A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53: No. 15
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1943
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Transylvania County Schools To Operate On Nine Months Basis
DISTRICT SCHOOL
COMMITTEES WILL
MEET THIS WEEK
Teachers To Be Elected.
Schools Close Next Fri
day, April 23rd
STATEMENT ISSUED
In accordance with provisions
contained in a school bill passed
during the last session of legis
lature, the schools in Transyl
vania county will operate on a
nine months basis next year, Supt.
J. B. Jones announced yesterday.
The new law setting up the
ninth-month term is optional, but
it is believed that since the state
will pay all of the expenses, ev
ery county in Western North Car
olina will decide to operate its
schools on a nine months’ basis.
Later, if the agricultural situa
tion becomes more critical, the
ninth month can be eliminated.
Of course all teachers are in
terested in what program will be
adopted and next year’s teacher
contracts will show the ninth
month clause.
The Brevard district school com
mittee will meet tonight and elect
teachers for next year and the
Rosman district committee will
meet tomorrow night.
Before school ends next Friday,
April 23, all teachers will be noti
fied by registered letter of their
re-election or rejection. This ac
tion is in accordance with the
state law and teachers are re
quired to accept or reject in writ
ing within 10 days after the close
of school.
The manpower shortage has
seriously effected the schools and
Supt. Jones urged that all teach
ers “stand by their jobs.” He em
phasized its importance and com
mended teachers who have re
mained in the smaller schools
where living conditions are not
all that could be desired.
JONES RE-ELECTED
SUPT. OF SCHOOLS
T. E. Reid Was Re-Elected
Chairman Of The Coun
ty School Board
J. B. Jones was re-elected su
perintendent of Transylvania
county schools at an organization
meeting of the hoard of education
held here Monday.
Mr. Jones has served for a
number of years as head of the
county school system and it is
understood that there was no op
position to his re-election.
T. E. Reid was re-elected chair
man of the board and Mrs. Ran
dall Lankford was re-appointed as
clerical assistant.
The following persons were ap
pointed as members of the Bre
vard district school committee:
Harry Sellers, who succeeds Dr.
Goodwin; Mrs. G. H. Lyday and
Pat Allison.
Appointed on the Rosman school
board were Warren Fisher, Fred
Nicholson and J. L. Whitmire,
who succeeds W. J. Glazener.
Other members of the county
board of education are Mrs. J. K.
Mills and D. H. Winchester.
DAR To Award War
Stamps To Five Best
Seventh Grade Grads
Decision has been made by
the local chapter of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution
to give war stamps as awards
to the best 7 th grade history
pupils in three schools of the
county instead of the customary
medal awards given annually by
the D. A. R.
These awards will be made
in the Brevard school, Rosman
and Pisgah Forest, according to
an announcement made by Miss
Annie Jean Gash, regent of the
D. A. R. A requirement for
prize qualification is that the
7th grade history class must
have 15 or more pupils. Miss
Gash makes the request that the
principals of the three schools
notify her the time and place
they wish these prize awards to
be presented.
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Baccalaureate Sermons Will
Be Delivered At Brevard And
Rosman High School Sunday
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nip in the bud Axis attempts
to prepare for the evacuation
from Tunisia. (International)
MISS OWEN TO
GIVE SOPRANO
RECITAL SAT.
Talented Asheville Girl To
Be Presented By College
Music Department
The Brevard College school of
music will present Miss Julia
Owen, of Asheville, in a sopho
more soprano recital Saturday
night at 8 o'clock in the college
auditorium, Miss Lillie A. Brown,
music director, announced today.
Miss Owen is one of the most
talented students Brevard College
has ever had. She has been study
ing voice for the past two years.
The recital program consists of
Italian. German and French songs
as well as popular modern Eng
lish songs. She will be accompan
ied at the piano by Miss Brown.
Miss Owen, who is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Owen,
of Asheville, is an honor student
here. In addition to that, she is
president of the Brevard College
choir, editor of the Pertelote and
second vice president of the Chris
tian student movement.
A government man who hands
out jobs to relatives is a nepotist.
Johnson To Preach Here
And Jenkins At Rosman.
86 To Graduate
Annual commencement exer
cises at Brevard and Rosman high
schools will start Sunday when
baccalaureate sermons will be de
livered and graduation programs
will be held on Friday night,
April 23, it was announced this
week.
Rev. Ashby Johnson, pastor of
the Presbyterian church here,
will preach the baccalaureate ser
mon at Brevard high, with the
exercises starting at 8 o’clock
Sunday night in the school audi
torium.
The baccalaureate sermon at
Rosman high will be delivered at
3 o’clock Sunday afternoon by
Rev. W. A. Jenkins, pastor of the
Brevard Methodist church.
Rev. B. W. Thomason will give
the invocation here Sunday night
and Alvin Moore will sing, “Now
the Day is Over”. The benediction
will be spoken by Rev. W. A.
Jenkins.
At Rosman Rev. W. H. Whitlock
will give the invocation and spec
ial music will be rendered by the
senior girls. Rev. M. E. Summey
will pronounce the benediction.
At Brevard there are 58 stu
dents in the graduating class and
at Rosman 28 are to receive their
diplomas.
Dr. Philip Elliot is to deliver
the graduation address here and
the seniors will have charge of
their program at Rosman.
Madge Finger Is
Elected President
Of Student Body
Students at Brevard College,
for the first time in the history of
the college, chose a girl Monday
to head the student body next
year. She is Miss Madge Finger,
of Lincolnton.
At the same time Miss Sara
Jane Moseley, of Newton, and B.
D. Rodgers, of Charlotte, tied for
vice-president and a run-off elec
tion will be held in the near fu
ture.
Miss Finger, who has been very
active in campus affairs, is a fresh
man. She is a member of the
Euterpean literary society, the
Christain student movement, the
Clarion staff and the Internation
al Relations club. Recently, she
was elected vice president of the
North Carolina Methodist Stud
ent conference.
GIVES PINT OF BLOOD
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Silversteen
received word this week from
their youngest daughter, Mrs.
Robert N. Hill, whose professional
name is Adelaide VanWey, of New
York City, that she had donated
a pint of her blood for the war
blood plasma to be shipped to the
service men overseas. Mrs. Hill
went to a hospital for the trans
fusion and reported no ill effects
whatever at the time or after
wards.
Commissioners To Consider Offer
Of $15,000 For County Home Farm
The Transylvania county com
missioners will meet today to
consider an offer that has been
made to purchase the county
home farm and buildings.
Through a real estate agent
here, it is understood than an
out-of-town firm has offered $15,
000 for the property that consists
of 56 acres of cleared land and
four buildings.
This is the highest offer that
has been made for the county farm
property and is regarded as be
ing a good offer.
The property has been leased
for this season to a Florida firm
that plans to raise beans on the
land this year, and if a sale is
authorized, it will be made sub
ject to this lease.
The county home was closed
five or six years ago and many
taxpayers have suggested that it
be sold and the money used to re
tire county bonds.
Those interested in its sale point
out that under the social security
and old age assistance program of
the federal government, county
homes are not needed any longer.
Others contend that if they are
needed, they should be operated
for several counties and thereby
reduce the cost. The largest num
ber of inmates the Transylvania
county home ever had was 9.
“People who have to go to coun
ty homes aren’t able to farm and
therefore we do not need to keep
this one,” an interested citizen
stated.
First Corps Of WAACS At Attention in North Africa
WHILE A FRENCH MILITARY BAND plays the Star Spangled Banner in Algiers the first conting
ent of WAACS to arrive in North Africa stands at attention. The ceremony was part of a Tri-Na
tions parade in which American, British and Fighting French troops participated. U. S. Signal
Corps photo. (International)
FISHING SEASON
DATES IN FOREST
ARE ANNOUNCED
Opens On May 8. Sportsmen
Must Have License And
Special Permit
The trout fishing season in the
Pisgah National forest and coop
erative wildlife management areas
will open on Saturday, May 8th.
and remain open until August 31,
it was announced here today.
A complete schedule of fishing
dates for the various streams in
the Pisgah game preserve was
announced.
Fishing license and a special
permit, costing $1.00 per person
per day are required, and one-day
non - resident license is available
for $1.10. The special permit may
be obtained from the warden at
the checking stations.
The limit catch is 12 legal size
fish and all trout under seven
inches in length must be return
ed to the water at once. Treble
or “gang” hooks are prohibited.
Schedule for the Pisgah pre
serve is as follows:
Davidson river and tributaries
—open every day except Monday,
beginning May 8. and ending Au
gust 31.
Upper South Mills river — May
15, 16—June 12 and 13, July 10
and 11 and August 14 and 15.
Lower South Mills river and
Bradley Creek below intake —
March 22 and 23; June 19 and 20;
July 24 and 25 and August 21 and
22.
North Mills River — May 8 and
9; June 5 and 6; July 3, 4 and 5
and August 7 and 8.
North Fork French Broad river
—May 19, 20 and 21; June 16, 17
and 18; July 21, 22 and 23; Aug.
18, 19 and 20.
Bent Creek Lake—May 8, 9, 14,
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Will Hold Home
Nursing Classes
In County In May
Itinerant Home Nursing
classes under the sponsorship
local Red Cross home nursing
and civilian defense, will be
started in Transylvania county,
beginning May 6th and contin
ue for a period of two months,
it has been announced by Mrs.
Mary Jane McCrary, chairman
of home nursing of the Bre
vard Red Cross chapter.
These classes will he held
in about eight sections of the
county, with each class to meet
two hours twice a week. Those
desiring to enroll in these class
es may obtain their textbooks
from Alex Kizer at the city hall,
Mrs. McCrary said.
Miss Annabel Teague is in
charge of the county group of
home nursing, and Mrs. Oliver
Orr of the town group.
Plans Are Made To Organize
A Business And Professional
Women’s Club Here In Brevard
MUSIC STUDENTS
TO GIVE FINAL
RECITAL FRIDAY
Second In Series Of Two
Commencement Events
To Be Tomorrow Nite
The second of a series of two
piano recitals, presented annually
by music pupils of the public
schools, will be held in the high
school auditorium this Friday
evening at 8 o’clock.
The first of these events was
presented last Monday evening
to an appreciative audience, Mrs.
Hague Padgett and Alvin Moore,
instructors, have arranged an in
teresting program for Friday eve
ning. Donald Lee Moore, Patsy
Austin and Katherine Auvil will
appear as guest artists.
The following students will
present the program: Nancy Sim
mons, Jo Ann Poole, Travis Wald
rop, Ann Zachary, Margaret Ann
Boyd, Dorothy Plaut, Emogene
McGuire, Louise Wood, Phyllis
Franklin, Albert Bishop, Nannie
Sue Tinsley, Carolyn Sentell, Bet
ty Crary, Joanne Newland, Jerry
Aiken, Betty Dean Smith, Wanda
Sue Waters, Mary Norwood, Har
riet Patterson, Bill Duckworth,
Mary Alice Hollifield, Miriam
Merrill; Mary Jane Newland, and
Mary Ann Ramsey.
The following honor students
from the junior class will serve
as marshals for this and the other
commencement events: Bruce
Glazener, chief marshal; Gene
Franklin, Frances Walker, Helen
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Committees Are Appointed
And Organization Meet
ing Set Next Week
Several business and profession
al women of Brevard held a
luncheon meeting last Sunday in
Galloway’s cafe here for the pur
pose of organizing a Business and
Professional Women’s club.
The meeting was presided over
by MisS Dorothy Johnson, and
guest speakers were Miss Mary
Ely, of New York City; Miss Mabel
Bacon, of Wilmington; Miss Pau
line Slaughter, of Canton; and Dr.
Irma Henderson - Smathers, of
Asheville.
District Plans Discussed
This meeting was both an or
ganization meeting for the Bre
vard club and a district business
meeting. Miss Pauline Slaughter,
of Canton, who is chairman of the
North Carolina District Number
One, presided over the business
meeting and introduced Miss
Mabel Bacon, of Wilmington, who
is membership chairman for the
state of North Carolina. Miss Ba
con, who is associated with the
Manpower Commission, urged
that people should have two jobs
in order to fit into the economic
conditions during the post-war
period.
Miss Bacon introduced Miss
Mary Ely, who discussed the his
tory of the B &. P. W. Club and
activities of clubs all over the
world, and gave a summary of
the programs and needs of the
club during the war and post-war
period.
Dr. Irma Henderson-Smathers,
who is a State first vice-president,
spoke on the programs and work
carried on by the Asheville club.
Appoint Committees
It was pointed out that the
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Alex Kizer And Kenneth Ratchford
To Receive Eagle Scout Awards Fri.
Eagle Scout awards, the most
coveted award in scouting, will be
presented to Alex Kizer and Ken
neth Ratchford at a meeting of the
court of honor at the Methodist
church Friday evening, April 16,
at 8 p. m.
A life award will be presented
to Johnny Summey, while Bobby
Ratchford will become a first class
scout. Presentations will be made
by E. H. McMahan, chairman of
the Daniel Boone Council of Boy
Scouts of America. McMahan will
be assisted by Rev. Wm. A. Jen
kins.
All four of the local Scouts re
ceiving awards are members of
troop number 1, which is spon
sored by the Kiwanis club.
Alex Kizer is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Kizer, of Brevard;
Kenneth and Bobby Ratchford
are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. L. K.
Ratchford, of Brevard; and John
ny Summey is the son of Mrs.
Ethel Summey, also of Brevard.
Jack Trantham, Transylvania
county scout examiner, said that
the four scouts passed their tests
with high marks.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the court of honor Fri
day night.
MORE THAN $70,000
WORTH OF BONDS
SOLD THIS WEEK
Ecusta Agrees To Match
Sales. Oportunity For
County To Lead State
SOLICITORS ARE BUSY
During the first three days of
the Second War Loan drive, a
total of nearly $70,000 worth of
war bonds, over one-half of the
county’s quota, were sold or
pledged. Chairman E. H. McMa
han announced late yesterday af
ternoon.
In addition to that, the Ecusta
Paper corporation has agreed to
match in war bond purchases ev
ery bond that is sold in the county
this month up to $100,000, and
the county will get credit for
$25,000 as its proportionate part of
the state’s purchase of $14,000,
000 worth of bonds.
As a result, Transylvania is
now assured of going over its
quota of $107,300 and it now has
an opportunity to set a record in
the state.
“I’m more than delighted with
the excellent start that we have
made and I want everybody in
the county to buy bonds and to
boost the sale of bonds so that
we can have the best sales record
in North Carolina, if not in the
nation,” Mr. McMahan said.
The Brevard Federal Savings
and Loan Association made the
first purchase of the drive, buy
ing $10,000 worth of bonds. Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Silversteen and the
Transylvania Tanning company
bought $15,000 worth. Pisgah
Mills and Manager W. M. Melton
agreed to purchase $12,000 and A.
H. Houston $5000, it was reported.
Harry Straus assured the com
mittee that his company would
match purchases made in the
county this month up to $100,000.
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PRICE CEILINGS
PLACED ON CAFES
Local Rationing Office To
Compute Lids On April
4-10 Basis
Ceiling prices on all foods and
beverages served by hotels, res
taurants, bars and other estab
lishments have been established
by Price Administrator Brown in
accordance with President Roose
velt’s hold-the-line inflation order.
He fixed the week of April
4-10 as the base period for com
puting prices and instructed all
establishments to submit copies of
menus or price lists used during
that week as guides for local
offices.
The latter, at their discretion,
will determine whether existing
prices shall be frozen or price
reductions may be ordered.
Brown said the program is in
tended to “stop the rise in the
cost of eating out” and to assure
the diners that portions are not
reduced or that they feed infer
ior foods because of shortages of
meats and other commodities.
“Merchants,” he said, “must
not be permitted to take advant
age of the shortage of meats and
other foods.”
Series Of Services
Planned At Brevard
Church Next Week
Special religious services will
be held at the Brevard Methodist
church, starting this Sunday morn
ing, Palm Sunday, and continuing
through Holy Week and Easter
Sunday, it was announced by the
pastor, Rev. W. A. Jenkins. Ser
vices will be held at the church
each night next week at 8 o’clock.
This series of meetings is in ob
servance of the Week of Dedica
tion services, which were orginally
scheduled to be held early in
March, but were postponed for a
number of necessary reasons. An
invitation is extended by the pas
tor to the entire church member
ship and any interested friends
to attend all of these Holy Week
services.