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The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53: No. 12
★ TWO SECTIONS ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1943
★ 16 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FARMERS PLAN BIG OFFENSIVE
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Brevard College May Get 200-Man Army Aviation Training Unit
APPLICATION HAY
RECEIVE FINAL
APPROVAL SOON
If Approved 200 Men Will
Be Sent In April For Five
Months Training
WENT TO WASHINGTON
Serious consideration is now
being given to Brevard College’s
application for a 200-man army
flight training unit and if a favor
able report is made following an
inspection, the students will prob
ably arrive here on Mondav, April
5.
President E. J. Coltrane and
Publisher Ed M. Anderson went
to Washington last Thursday and
placed the institution’s applica
tion before the joint committee
for the selection of non-federal
educational institutions for utiliza
tion by the War and Navy depart
ments.
Congressmen Zeb Weaver and
Bob (Farmer) Doughton and Sena
tor Reynolds assisted them in
giving the committee vital informa
tion concerning the college’s facil
ities and in urging approval of
the application.
It was pointed out that since
Brevai'd College is a co-educational
institution, a large number of the
men students have been drafted
and that its facilities are adequate
to give specialized training to at
least 200 army or navy men.
Those interested in the college’s
application also stressed the fact
that Brevard College is o. cl the
iargest junior colleges in the
south, that it is the only college
owned and operated by the West
ern North Carolina Methodist con
ference and that to date none of
the 10 schools in Western North
Carolina have been approved for
specialized training.
Dr. Coltrane and Mr. Anderson
talked with Dr. Fred Kelly and
Major C. H. Dabizies, who are
members of the committee and
with J. Kirk Baldwin, of the Civil
Aeronautics authority which di
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39 REGISTRANTS
PLACED IN ONE-A
Other Draft Classifications
Are Announced. To
Report Soon
Thirty-nine selectees have been
classified in 1-A and 18 in the
other groups at a meeting of the
local draft board the past week,
it was announced yesterday by
Mrs. Allie B. Harllee, clerk.
Those in class 1-A include:
Ralph L. Case, Alvoid Daves, Otis
W. Owen, Lensy Sanders, Dorsay
Paxton, Walter Sanders, David J.
Luther, Robert Dills, James W.
McCoy, James Conner, Robert Gal
loway, Leroy Holden, James R.
Owen, Jesse Cash, Harry Ash
worth, Horace Blythe, Paul E.
Orr, Clammer G. Ward, Ernest
Ball, Charles Y. Patton, Jr., Wil
liam S. Tolley, Jr., Albert Israel,
CUfton C. Lyday, Arthur G. Er
win, Ray Johnson, Burgin Hamil
ton, John E. Evins, Vessie McCall,
William J. Summey, Edwin A.
Morgan, Leo B. Gravely, Cecil A.
^ Smith, Wade Scroggs, Clyde M.
Nicholson, Calvin C. Scott, Lovic
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To Hold Red Cross
Dance Friday Night
A dance for the benefit of the
Transylvania county 1943 Red
Cross war fund will be given
at the Brevard Country club
Friday night of this week from
9:30 until 1 o’clock under the
sponsorship of the local chapter,
with Miss Roberta Bryant in
charge.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by an outstanding
Asheville orchestra and every
one is invited.
Sponsors of the dance include
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jerome, Mr.
and Mrs. Keith Pooser, Mr. and
Mrs. George Wheeler, Mr. and
Mrs. Eben Morrow, Mr. and
Mrs. Wendell Jeffries, Miss Dor
is Myer and Roy Head.
Brevard Women Make Surgical Dressings For Armed Forces
Here are a group of volunteer Red Cross workers making surgical dressings in the workroom
over the city hall in Brevard. The county is behind on its quota and more workers are needed.
Shown standing is >lrs. Edwin Happ, who is in charge here. (Staff Photo.)
RED CROSS WAR
FUND DRIVE TO
END WEDNESDAY
Goal is In £>ight. Several
Schools Have Not Made
Reports Yet
The Red Cross War Fund for
Transylvania chapter was $365.58
short of the goal set for the coun
ty, outside of the Ecusta plant and
employe donations at noon Wed
nesday.
Workers had set their goal as
$3,500,000 and last Wednesday re
ported a shortage of $811.00. This
has been cut down nearly $300
during the week, and there are
several groups in the county who
have requested extension of time
until the end of this week to file
their final reports.
Five schools had reported at
noon Wednesday with a total of
$220.22. Brevard elementary stu
dents and teachers led with an
even $100.00. Rosman was second
with $67.00, Brevard high third
with $40.73, Enon and Selica fol
lowing with $8.06 and $4.49 res
pectively. School bus drivers also
made a nice donation to be dis
tributed among the schools.
Home Demonstration and 4-H
clubs, which groups are carrying
the Red Cross message into the
county proper, are continuing
their fine reports this week.
Chairman C. M. Douglas said in
turning in his report to The Times,
and it is the schools, 4-H and
Home Demonstration groups which
are being counted on to help put
the $3,500.00 goal in the history
book by next Wednesday.
Transylvania Tanning, Carr
Lumber, and Pisgah Mills employ
es have added to the list during
the week, with a few other smaller
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A Two-Day Food Conservation
School Will Be Held Here At
High School, Starting Today
TOWN ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON
MONDAY, MAY 4
Primary Election Will Be On
Monday, April 26. Reg
istration Dates
A primary election for the
nomination of candidates for
mayor and aldermen of the town
of Brevard will be held on Mon
day, April 26 and the general
election on Monday, May 4, Alex
Kizer, town clerk and secretary
of the board of elections, announc
ed today.
Mrs. W. F. Short has been ap
pointed registrar and Charles Y.
Patton and Lewis P. Hamlin jud
ges.
Registration books will open on
April 3 and remain open for the
registration of those who have
not previously registered, through
Saturday, April 17. This registra
tion will be held at the court
house here.
The deadline for filing is April
16, and a fee of $5.00 is charged
each candidate.
WORKING IN TENNESSEE
Glenn Lookabill, who operated
Tinsley’s News Stand here for
nearly two years and recently sold
to the Lions club, is now working
with McCrary Transfer in Tennes
see.
S. S. Conference Will Be Held At
Pisgah Forest Church Monday Night
A 1-day associational North Caro
lina Sunday school conference will
be held at Pisgah Forest Baptist
church Monday, March 29, accord
ing to Fred Monteith, superinten
dent of the Transylvania associa
tion. The meeting will begin at 5
o’clock and close at 9 p. m.
The first hour and 15 minutes
of the meeting will be for the of
ficers, Sunday school superinten
dents and pastors of the Transyl
vania association. The next 45
minutes refreshments will be
served to all those present by the
host church. The last two hours of
the meeting, starting at 7 p. m.,
the following program will be
carried out as far as practicable:
Program Given
Review of attainments in 1942
and reports from associational of
ficers, pastors and superintend
ents, 15 minute^, team leader.
Conference on associational
goals and plans for 1943, 30 min
utes, team leader and association
al superintendent.
Conference on the Sunday
school work in the churches, with
efforts to help pastors, superin
tendents and others make plans
for 1943, 30 minutes, team leader.
Evangelism in unreached com
munities, 10 minutes, associate
superintendent of evangelism.
From the meeting to the task,
15 minutes, open conference for
pastors, superintendents, associa
tional officers and others to say
publicity what they propose to do
in 1943.
Victory in a day of confusion,
10 minutes, team leader
All who are interested in Sun
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District Home Agent and
Duke Power Dehydra
tion Expert To Talk
Beginning this morning at 10
o’clock in the Brevard high school,
a two-day Food Workshop will be
held, sponsored by the State
nutrition committee under the
civilian defense council, in co-ope
ration with the local FSA, voca
tional home economics and ex
tension, it has been announced
by Miss Annabel Teague, county
home demonstration agent.
The morning session on both
days, Thursday and Friday, will be
from 10 to 12:30, and the after
noon session will be from 1:30 to
4. The same program will be car
ried out on both days.
Miss Anna C. Rowe, districl
home agent, of Asheville, will be
the principal speaker at the morn
ing sessions, and will give a food
conservation demonstration. The
sessions will open with a talk by
Ralph H. Ramsey on the purpose
of the school, and greetings will
be extended by Julian A. Glazen
er, county agent.
The afternoon sessions will be
concerned with dehydration prob
lems and making plans for the
work in this county. M. T. Ged
dings, agricultural engineer ol
Duke Power company, will speak
on dehydration. Mrs. Elma Goo
dell, of the local FSA, will intro
duce the speaker and special
guests.
Both sessions on Thursday are
for the county nutrition commit
tee and trained home economics
persons, and the Friday sessions
are for block leaders and home
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Brevard Seniors To
Present Play Here
On Friday Night
A record crowd is expected to
see the senior class play at the
Brevard high school here tomor
row night at 8:30 o’clock.
The class, featuring a large
number of local stars, will present
at that time “Plane Crazy,” a
thrilling three-act comedy, direct
ed by Mrs. W. E. Turner.
Characters in the play include
Charles Cantrell, Jim Kanipe,
Jean Hardin, James Charles, Tay
lor Norton, Bradley Wyatt, Doris
Wilson, Rosemary Dunlap, Melba
Siniard, Nelle. Gallamore, Hicks
Scruggs, Barbara Bobst, Betty
Robinson, Connie Pipkin, Ruth
Osborne, Stella Gaither, Thelma
Bishop, Llaleet Simpson, Ray
Simpson, Ben Thomason and Hom
er Tate.
Superior Court To Convene Here
Next Monday; Large Number Of
Cases Are Docketed For Trials
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Judge Felix Alley To Pre
• side. To Try Civil Cases
Wed. and Thurs.
Although there are 44 old and
34 new cases on the criminal doc
ket and 14 cases on the civil cal
endar, the two-week March-April
term of Transylvania county su
perior court, which convenes here
next Monday, is expected to last
only four or five days.
Practically all of the cases in
volve more or less minor charges
and none of them are expected to
require much time for trial, it is
stated.
Judge Felix Alley, of Waynes
ville, will preside and Hon. Clar
ence Ridings, of Forest City, will
serve as solicitor.
A case of major interest is the
one of Ilovie Chappell, of the
Bear Wallow section of the coun
ty who is charged with criminal
negligence in connection with the
recent death of Gordon Chapman.
He will also face charges of illicit
manufacture of whiskey.
Of the 34 new cases on the crim
inal docket, 9 of them are for
violation of the prohibition law,
9 for drunk driving, 6 for assault,
3 larceny, 2 adultery, 1 non-sup
port and 1 public drunkenness.
Robert Lance and his wife, Fred
Owen, Jack Hemphill and ?Irs.
Floyd King are charged with as
sault with deadly weapons. Fac
ing larceny charges are Howard
L. Moms, Grady Wilson, Claude
Nicholson and Jerry Reeves.
Of the 44 old cases on the doc
ket, 7 include larceny charges, 11
drunk driving, 3 violation of the
prohibition law, 7 assault, 2 car
rying a concealed weapon and 2
embezzlement.
There are 13 cases on the new
sci fa docket.
Civil cases slated for trial next
Wednesday are Duncan vs Dun
can, Wood vs Wood, Stamey vs
Stamey, Kenny Craft vs Paul Re
vere Insurance company, Martin
vs Justice and Ramsey vs Town
of Rosman. In printing the court
I calendars an inadvertent error was
made which stated that Ramsey is
suing the Town of Brevard. The
suit is against the Town of Ros
man.
Scheduled for trial next Thurs
day are the cases of Alberta Nich
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State Jaycee Head
To Visit Brevard
Howard W. Halberstadt, of
Charlotte, state president of the
Jaycee organization, will address
the local Junior Chamber of Com
merce here at 7 o’clock Monday
evening at the Pierce-Moore hotel,
it was announced yesterday.
An entertainment feature is be
ing planned and it is hoped that
a group of Brevard college girls
will be able to render a number
of songs. Vernon Fullbright is
president of the Jaycees and Lloyd
Hughes secretary.
Working In Newark
ROBERT LANCE, formerly of
Brevard, who was in the U. S.
army, is now out and is working
for the P. S. company of New
ark, N. J. Mr. Lance says the
army life is fine. A reader of
The Times, he wrote, “Keep the
good news coming.”
TO HOLD TESTS
FOR ARMY, NAVY
SCHOOL TRAINING
Tests To Be Held Here. Ap
plication Blanks Are
Now Available
Application blanks for the qual
ifying tests on Friday, April 2,
for the Army specialized train
ing program and the Navy College
training program are now avail
able at the office in Brevard high
school, Principal R. T. Kimzey
announced today.
Properly filled out, these ap
plications will admit qualified
high school seniors or recent
graduates to the tests. Each ap
plicant may indicate on his blank
whether he prefers the Army, or
the Navy which includes the
Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
From those who successfully
complete the tests, candidates for
the Army Specialized training
program and the Navy College
training program will be selected
to attend colleges under contract
to the respective services. Stud
ents selected for the Army pro
gram must undergo further screen
ing during thirteen weeks of
j basic military training before
they are fnally qualified for col
lege attendance. Students chosen
for the Navy program, after se
lection by the Office of Naval Of
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Sale Of Meats And Butter Will Be
Resumed Monday Under Point System
With sales frozen this week, the
rationing of all types of pork,
beef, lamb, mutton and butter,
lard and other edible fats and
oils, cheese and canned fish starts
next Monday under the point sys
tem on red coupons in war ration
book two.
Coupons A, B and C in book
two are good through March 31.
All commercially canned, bottled
and frozen fruits and vegetables,
including juices and soups and
dried fruits, beans and peas re
quire coupons from book two.
The holders of ration A coupons
must have their tires inspected
by OPA stations on or before
March 31. Subsequent inspections
of A drivers will be every six
months. B holders must have their
tires inspected every four months
and C holders once each three
months. The second deadline for
B inspection is June 30 and
second C inspection is May 31.
With the lifting of the ban on
pleasure driving and cutting A
holders to 1 and one-half gallons
per week, these motorists must
make their books last twice as
long. Each coupon, however, is
still good for three gallons.
The A holders will also be giv
en more gasoline for occupational
purposes if they apply at the ra
tioning board office.
Drivers with gasoline mileage al
lowances of at least 560 essential
miles a month, both B and C hold
ers, may obtain certificates for
grade II tires. C book holders
with more than 1,000 essential
miles a month may apply for cer
tificates for grade 1 tires.
SURVEY REVEALS
INCREASED CROPS
ALREADY PLANNED
County Has 925 Farmers.,
To Have Over 16,000
Acres In Croplands
FIGURES ARE GIVEN
In answer to Uncle Sam’s call
for food and feed for Victory, the
farmers of Transylvania county,
925 in all, are going to increase
production this year and break
all former records in spite of la
bor, material and other difficul
ties, a summary of 1943 farm sur
veys made in the county recently
by members of the AAA commit
tees, reveals.
A total of 16,052 acres of crop
land in the county, an increase
over last year of nearly 1,500
acres, will be the battleground.
443 Acres of Soybeans
The survey shows that 443 acres
will be planted in soybeans and 89
acres in potatoes for marketing.
A total of 1,264 acres will be
planted in oats, barley, rye and
other small grains. Figures indi
cate that the farmers intend to
double their production of rye.
The intended hay crop acreage
is 2,508, non-commercial corn, 6,
570 acres and 171 acres in non
commercial potatoes.
To Double Chicken Raising
It is significant to note that the
farmers expressed intentions of
nearly doubling the raising of
ch’ckens this year. Around 52
Guo v jre raised in 1942 and the
estimate for this year is 82,383.
Under livestock the farmer’s in
tend to raise more cattle and calv
es, more cows, more sheep and
more hens.
Estimates for various crops, as
gathered in the survey, include:
Oats, 117 acres; barley, 75 acres,*
rye. 906 acres; alfalfa and clover,
807 acres, lespedeza, 372; Summer
legumes 406; other tame hay,
923; sorghum 7; wheat 15, etc.
The survey further reveals that
the farmers will have 912 Victory
Gardens, over a thousand acres
of land.
21 YOUNG MEN
TO LEAVE FR1.
Selectees To Leave At 6
O’clock For Bragg.
Others To Go
Twenty-one men who were ex
amined at Camp Croft, S. C., last
Friday have been ordered to leave
Brevard at 6 a. m. tomorrow for
Fort Bragg, where they will be
inducted into the army. Others in
the contingent of 59 who were
examined at Camp Croft at the
same time and accepted will leave
next week from time to time. A
complete list was not available
yesterday. Several of the Transy
lvania men failed to pass the ex
aminations.
Ralph L. Case has been appoint
ed acting corporal of the group
directed to leave in the morning
Others in the group are: Jack L.
Huggins, Esby E. McCall, Carl B.
Baynard, Charles H. Barton, Frank
J. Rigsby, Russell W. Alexander,
Riley W. Pressley, Wayne H. Full
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Car Badly Damaged
In Wreck Saturday
Arnold Smith, of Brevard and a
member of the armed forces on
furlough, and three companions,
miraculously escaped serious in
jury last Saturday night when
their car failed to make the curve
at the intersection of the Ecusta
road with the Asheville-Davidson
River highway near the Pisgah
Forest entrance, ran off of the
bank and through a telephone
pole, officers who investigated
said.
Aster Reece, of Brevard, sus
tained cuts on his hand and Har
old McCarroll was lightly hurt,
while Roy Hensley was uninjur
ed, it was stated.
The car was almost completely
demolished. Officers said that the
car was apparently going too fast
to make the turn.