The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53: No. 14
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1943
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
WAR LOAN DRIVE STARTS MON.
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Approval Of College's Application Delayed, But Outlook Is Encouraging
DR. COLTRANE IS
IN WASHINGTON,
D.C. AGAIN TODAY
Distance To Airport One of
Major Problems. Buses
To Co-operate
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
Inspection and final approval of
Brevard College’s application for
a 200-man army aviation cadet
training unit have been delayed
largely because of the distance
from the college to the flying field
near Hendersonville, President E.
J. Coltrane slated yesterday be
fore leaving for Washington.
With offers of excellent co-ope
ration from the Greyhound Bus
company, which has agreed to
transport the boys, Dr. Coltrane
believes that the distance problem
can be overcome, and he will dis
cuss the matter further today
with officials of the CAA and War
department and with congress
men and senators from this state.
When the application was given
tentative approval about three
weeks ago, a regulation then pro
vided that the distance from the
college to the airport should be
„only 20 miles. Being slightly
farther than that, Dr. Coltrane
and Ed Anderson had a serious
problem in getting tentative ap
proval, which was secured. The
following week, it is understood,
this requirement was reduced to
10 miles distance from college to
airport and the local problem bob
bed up anew.
Following conferences in Wash
ington last week. Dr. Coltrane re
turned, got in touch with bus
companies and they expressed
keen desire to co-operate in help
ing to solve this problem.
Dr. Coltrane also went to At
lanta Tuesday and discussed the
application with officials of the
CAA there. They manifested much
interest
The aid of various members of
the college board of trustees, in
cluding former Gov. Clyde Hoey,
has been solicited and they are do
ing all they can to get an early
approval. Senator Reynolds, Con
gressman Weaver and Congress
man Doughton are giving fine co
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FISHING SEASON
TO OPEN 15TH.
No Announcement Regard
i n g National Forest
Streams Made Yet
Sportsmen i n Transylvania
county are now polishing up their
rods and reels for the opening of
the trout season on April 15.
All streams in the county
that are not in the Pisgah Nation
al Forest area will be open and
the government streams will be
opened later, perhaps around the
first of May.
Due to the limited quantity of
fishing supplies available this sea
son because of war conditions,
fishermen will have to make out
the best they can.
County Game Warden Galloway
cautioned that all persons fishing
must have their licenses.
It was also announced this week
that the French Broad river be
low the mouth of East Fork, one
mile below Rosman, will be open
the entire year for taking catfish,
carp, suckers and other non-game
fish.
Audit of County’s
Books Being Made
Three certified public ac >unt
ants, J. W. Murray, T. A. Page and
O. L. Whitehead, employees of
the W. Bowen Henderson firm in
Asheville, have just completed an
audit of the county’s books for
the past six months.
Under their direction, a new ac
counting system is being set
up in the county accountant’s of
fice. The system, it is stated, is
more modern and more simplified
than the one that has been used.
“The county has some splendid
equipment and this system will en
able you to make full use of it,”
one of the accountants stated.
Large Crowd Expected To Attend
Ecusta Band Concert At Brevard
High School On Saturday Night
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Will Direct Concert
JOHN EVERSMAN, widely
known and talented violinist
and band director, will play and
direct the Ecusta Band in a con
cert here Saturday night,
GASTON WHITMIRE
RE-APPOINTED ON
WELFARE BOARD
Will Serve Another Term of
Two Years. Assistance
Budget Proposed
Gaston Whitmire was re-ap
pointed by the Transylvania coun
ty commissioners Monday to suc
ceed himself for another term as
a member of the county welfare
board.
Favorable consideration -was
also given to the old age assis
tance and aid to dependent chil
dren budget submitted to the
board Monday by Mrs. C. Y. Pat
ton, superintendent.
The proposed budget for 1943
44 is about the same as the one
for this fiscal year. It provides
aid for 45 dependent children
cases and 205 old age assistance
cases. The annual allotment for
the aid to dependent children pro
gram would be $8,100, of which
the county would have to pay $2,
025, while the cost of the needy
aged program would be $22,140
and the county’s total cost, $5,
535.00. The state and federal gov
ernment contribute the remainder
of the fund needed.
The budget for the new fiscal
year also provides care and treat
ment for 10 blind cases. Atten
tion is also called to the fact that
the state is furnishing the ser
vices of a blind case worker in
this county for two days one month
and one day the next month.
Mrs. S. P. Verner is chairman
of the welfare board and W. D.
Deavor is the third member.
John Eversman Will Also
Render Violin Solos.
Bennett To Talk
A large crowd is expected to
hear the concert that will be giv
en at the Brevard high school Sat
urday night, 8 o'clock, by the
Ecusta Band under the direction
of John Eversman.
This week the Ecusta Paper
corporation issued a special in
vitation to the general public to
attend the free concert.
The band has been practicing
for several weeks and will play a
varied number of selections, in
cluding patriotic songs, The Thun
derer March. Washington Post
March. Siboney, Basses on a
Rampage, Amina, Trombone Blues,
El Captain March.
With Mary Glass, of Asheville,
at the piano. Mr. Eversman, out
standing violinist and instructor,
will render several violin solos,
including The Humming Bird,
Meldoy, Czardas, Meditation from
Thais. Spanish Dance.
Ray F. Bennett, general super
intendent, will make a short, time
ly patriotic talk.
Members of the band are:
Goode Loftis, Lita Steppe, Fred
Wallin, Fred Williams, Joe Korn
owski, Giselle Cochran, Frank
Kerber, Justine Williams, Sue Al
len, Roland Wilber, Hazel McKin
ley, Gerald Grose, Buck Best,
Margaret McKinney, Marie Sprin
kle, Ann Howell, Jack Wilber, and
Maymie Reynolds.
Mysterious Boy
Apprehended Here
For Making Photos
A 20-year-old boy who might be
a fifth columnist was apprehend
ed here Tuesday by Sheriff Hayes,
but was released for lack of evi
dence.
The Sheriff, however, kept the
boy’s camera and four rolls of
films and these are now being
developed.
The boy attracted attention by
snapping pictures of buildings and
individuals. Among others, he
snapped a picture of Bruce Cas
sell who asked him why he was
doing it. Without getting a satis
factory answer, Mr, Cassell de
manded that he remove the film
from the camera.
The boy said he was from Ohio
and that his mother had plenty of
money, but claimed to be hitch
hiking. Sheriff seaiched his bag
gage. Upon being released, he left
for Greenville.
TO ORGANIZE A SINGING
ASSOCIATION NEXT WEEK
The Calvert-Cherryfieid com
munity gospel singing association
will hold its first meeting at Mt.
Morriah Calvert Baptist church
next Wednesday night, at 8
o’clock. This meeting will be for
the purpose of perfecting the or
ganization and electing officers.
There’s Romance As Well As Plenty
Of Hard Work In Being A WAAC,
Miss Garvey Tells A Times Reporter
“There’s plenty of romance for
a WAAC,” Auxiliary Jean Bennett
Garvey, 29 - year - old Asheville
woman who gave up a good job
at the Enka corporation last Nov
ember to join the Women’s Army
Auxiliary corps, told a Times re
porter in an informal interview
here yesterday.
“Why, in the camp in which I
am stationed there are only 150
WAACS and 30,000 soldiers,” she
declared.
“After classes at nights we are
at liberty to go over to the ser
vice clubs and dance with the
boys and we have every week
end free,” she said.
Miss Garvey hastened to explain
that romance is not the only at
traction that the Army woman’s
corps holds for young women.
Reasons For Joining
“I joined because I wanted to
do my part to help win the war
and I knew that if I could fill
the place of a soldier in an of
fice or in some other administra
tive work, I would make it pos
sible for our fighting forces to
have at least one more man on
the firing line.
“Of course I was also interest
ed in taking advantage of the
training offered and of getting the
actual experience of army life,”
she stated.
Miss Garvey has been in the
WAACS for nearly six months and
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BREVARD STORES
TO CLOSE EVERY
THURSDAY, P. M
New Schedule Becomes Ef
fective Today. To Give
Time For Gardening
Starting today and continuing
for an indefinite period of time,
a large number of merchants in
Brevard will join the grocery
firms here in closing their stores
every Thursday afternoon.
The stores will be closed from
1 o’clock for the rest of the after
noon in order that managers and
employees may devote some time
to raising Victory gardens, and to
recreation.
It is pointed out that due to ra
tioning ii is highly important that
all families have Victory gardens
this year.
Drug stores, cafes, garages, fill
ing stations, dry cleaners, news
stands will remain open. The B
& B Feed and Seed store and
Farmers Federation are also ex
pected to stay open, at least for
a while during the rush garden
season. Mr. Willis Brittain, man
ager of B & B, announced how
ever, that their employees would
be given a half of a day off each
week to work at home.
The Duke Power company here
is co-operating by closing the
front office, but the service de
partment will remain open.
List of Stores Is Given
The list of stores that will be
closed is as follows:
Belk's, Plummer’s, Patterson’s,
Winner’s. Schulmans, Sample
store, Trantham’s, Abercrombie
Furniture company, Houston Fur
niture company, Parsons Jewelry
& Gifts, Carltons, McFee Jewelry,
Wolfe Radio service, Bradley’s
stores, Roses 5-10-25 Cent store,
Simpson's Barber shop, Murphy
Barber shop, Ward’s Barber shop,
Brevard Shoe shop, Quality Beau
ty Salon, Ruth's Beauty shoppe,
Blue Bonnet Beauty shop, Nickel
Bargain House, Farmers Supply
co., Austin’s studio, United Var
iety store, McBride’s 5 and 10
store.
INTEREST HERE
IN ELECTION IS
WARMING UP
One Full Ticket Is Announc
ed. Deadline For Filing
Is Next Friday
Interest in the Brevard town
election, which will be held on
Tuesday, May 4, started warming
up yesterday with the announce
ment that a ticket composed of
Verne P. Clement for mayor and
Fred Holt, Mose Macfie, J. E.
Waters, Keith Pooser and W. M.
Melton for aldermen, would seek
election.
Dr. Carl Hardin told friends this
week that he would not be a can
didate for re-election and two oth
er members of the board have sta
ted that they will not make the
race. They are Don Jenkins who
expects to enter service soon and
A. H. Harris, who is already chair
man of the draft board.
The primary election will be
held on Monday, April 26, and the
deadline for filing is next Friday,
April 16. Registration books will
be open this Saturday and next
Saturday at the courthouse here.
Fred Holt, Mose Macfie and J.
E. Waters are members of the
present board of aldermen. Mr.
Pooser is a plant engineer at
Ecusta. He came to Brevard in
February, 1939 with the J. E. Sir
rine and company, engineers, to
lay out and supervise the building
of the Ecusta pldnt. Later he be
came associated with Ecusta as
plant engineer.
Mr. Melton, another candidate,
has been here several years. He
is vice president and general man
ager of Pisgah Mills, and takes
an active part in all civic affairs.
Mr. Clement is widely known.
For a number of years he was as
sociated with his father in the
operation and ownership of the
local theatres. He is a World War
veteran.
Three Brothers Are Serving In The Navy
Shown above are the three Norton Brothers, sons of Mr. and
and Mrs. Felix Norton, of Brevard, who are serving in the Navy.
They were all three at home last week for the first time in 10
years. Richard, shown at the left, has participated in 10 major
battles in the Pacific. Lamar, center, has been in the Navy for
nearly 15 years, and is a chief petty officer. He is stationed at
Corry Field, Pensacola, Fla., while David, right, has just complet
ed his basic training at Camp Parks, Calif. (Staff Photo.)
A Pre-School Clinic Will Be
Held At Brevard’s Elementary
School On Friday, April 16th
FARMERS MUST
SIGN FARM PLAN
BY NEXT THURS.
Most of County’s Farmers
Already Signed Up. More
Wheat Is Ordered
Next Thursday, April 15, is the
deadline for signing the 1943 farm
plan, P. A. Rahn, who is assisting
in the work of the county AAA
committee, stated yesterday.
He estimated that already over
900 farmers in the county have
signed this year’s farm plans and
that there are less than 50 farm
ers in the entire county who have
not signed.
“This is the highest number we
have ever had to participate,” he
said.
He also urged that all persons
who have not placed orders for
lime and phosphate do so at once.
The county has ordered three
carloads of wheat and bins are
now being constructed on the lot
near the B & B Feed and Seed
store. Notices will be sent to farm
ers when the wheat arrives.
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
TO MEET NEXT MONDAY
The Transylvania county board
of education will meet next Mon
day and organize, appoint district
school committeemen and elect a
superintendent. The board did not
meet this week because of illness
on the part of one member.
Other Clinics To Be Held In
County. Sponsored Here
By The PTA
A pre-school clinic nvIu be he.d
all day next Friday, April 16, at
the Brevard elementary by the
county health department under
j the sponsorship of the Parent
Teachers association, Mrs. Frank
Kerber, chairman of the PTA
clinic committee announces.
Dr. Mary B. Michael, assistant
health officer, will be in charge
of the clinic and will be assisted
by Mrs. J. R. McCracken, district
nurse.
Dr. Sisk, health officer, stated
that the purpose of the clinic is
to give all pupils who are to en
roll next year a physical examina
tion, and to give vaccinations
against smallpox and diphtheria.
The state law requires that all
children between the ages of six
months and 6 years must be vac
cinated against diphtheria before
entering school, while compulsory
immunization against smallpox is
not required by law.
At the present time, however,
there is an epidemic of smallpox
in Cherokee county.
“We would like for every child
who is to enter school next fall
to attend the clinic," he said.
Clinics will be held in other
sections of the county this month,
Dr. Sisk said.
Members of the PTA clinic com
mittee include besides the chair
man Mrs. Goode Loftis, Mrs. J.
M. Gaines, Mrs. Freeman Hayes
and Mrs. Henry Rathje.
Miss Ethel Tankersley spent the
week-end in Hendersonville.
$7,835 Raised In County For The Red
Cross War Fund, Exceed Quota $2,435
Transylvania county Chapter
American Red Cross has exceeded
its War Fund quota by $2,435.10,
with a grand total of $7,835.10 re
ported on hand Wednesday at
noon.
A big boost was given the fund
by patrons of the Clemson and
Co-Ed theatres during the week,
with a total of $195.30 being con
tributed through the theatres and
Girl Scout organizations from col
lections taken four nights follow
ing an appeal from the screen by
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker.
Another boost was given by the
Brevard College Clarion staff with
a report Wednesday of $51.15 from
college students. In addition sev
eral individuals have made con
tributions since the appeal last
week through The Times for
$229.47, which has been exceeded
already by more than $100.00.
“Forty-five percent over the as
signed quota is in line with other
war work this community has
been doing since long before Pearl
Harbor,” said Chairman C. M.
Douglas Wednesday when making
his report to the newspaper, “and
goes to prove that along with the
man-power in which we already
lead, the folks here are also ready
and willing to back up the boys
with their pocketbooks.”
Special praise is given by lead
ers of the War Fund drive to
Ecusta Paper Corporation for the
largest single donation of $4,
207.58; followed by Silversteen
Industries with $701.00 here and
$600.00 to the New York drive;
Wheeler Hosiery, Pisgah Mills,
Carr Lumber company, and other
smaller firms, many of the latter
group giving liberally and induc
ing their employes to give an
amount equal to one day’s salary.
Home Demonstration, 4-H, Com
munity clubs, and schools in all
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COUNTY QUOTA IS
$107,300; NATION
COAL 13 BILLION
Solicitors To Meet Tonight.
E. H. McMahan In
Charge of Drive
TO SELL ALL BONDS
Final plans to launch next Mon
day a gigantic war loan drive in
Transylvania county will be made
tonight at a meeting of 42 special
Victory fund solicitors to be held
in the office of Jerry Jerome here
at 8 o’clock, Chairman E. H. Mc
Mahan announced today.
Literature describing the seven
different types of bonds to be
sold during the Second War Loan
drive will be distributed and dis
cussed.
Starting April 12 and ending
this month, the government is ask
ing the people of the United States
to lend it 13 billion dollars to
carry on the war program.
The Transylvania county quota
is $107;300, and to sell this much
will require co-operation from ev
ery man, woman and child in the
county and from all of the indus
tries and banks.
The slogan of the drive is “They
Give Their Lives—You Lend Your
Money.”
The sale of all kinds of war
bonds is included in the drive, and
the individual can choose the one
he or she likes best.
Several Types of Bonds
These types are: the series E
bonds which are stressed every
month. They are the perfect in
vestment for individual family
savings, and range from $25 to
$1000.
Six other bonds are offered dur
ing the campaign, including 2V»,
percent Treasury bonds, series C
tax notes, etc.
Fuller information concerning
the different types of bonds ap
pears elsewhere in this issue in
a page advertisement sponsored at
the request of the Treasury De
partment by local industries and
firms.
Plans for conducting the cam
paign in this county were mapped
out at a meeting of the war sav
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SALE OF EASTER
SEALS ANNOUNCED
Annual Drive Will Start To
day. County’s Goal $300.
Jerome Chairman
The annual sale of Easter seals
to finance the local, state and na
tional program for crippled chil
dren will be started today and
last until Easter Sunday, Jerry
Jerome, chairman of the Tran
sylvania county chapter of the
North Carolina League for Crip
pled Children, announces.
A goal of $300 has been set for
this year’s drive and the public,
as well as school children, are
asked to co-coperate.
The attractive seals will be dis
tributed to all of the schools in
the county and others are being
mailed to 500 persons in the coun
ty, with the hope that a check will
be sent in return.
A canvass of the town will be
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March War Bond
Sales Exceed Quota
Continuing its fine record,
the sale of war bonds in Tran
sylvania county during the
month of March again exceed
ed the assigned quota, Chair
man E. H. McMahan announc
ed today.
March sales totalled $33,
861.75, which was about $4000
in excess of quota.
The sales were reported as
follows: Pisgah Forest post of
fice $18,600, Transylvania Bank
$6,900, Brevard Federal Savings
& Loan association $4,099.25,
Brevard post office $3,243.75,
Rosman post office $693.75 and
Transylvania Tanning company
$325.00.
The county’s Victory war loan
drive quota for this month to
$107,300,