The Transylvania Times
Published Every Thursday by
TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY
Brevard, N. C.
THE NEWS THE TIMES
Estab. 1896 • Estab. 1931
". Consolidated 1932
Entered as second class matter, October 29,
1931, at the Post Office in Brevard, N. C.,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
ED M. ANDERSON__Publisher
HENRY HENDERSON____Ass’t. Publisher
MISS ALMA TROWBRIDGE_Associate
IRA B. ARMFIELD_Business Manager
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Thursday, April 15, 1943
Another Fine Record
In keeping with its outstanding war ef
fort record, Transylvania county exceeded
the 1943 Red Cross war fund drive quota.
That news, which was announced on the
front page of last week’s paper, was real
ly not news to most of the people of this
county. On the same page appeared this
headline, “March War Bond Sales Exceed
Quota,” and the word “exceed” has been
used to describe the success of all of Tran
sylvania’s wartime programs.
Naturally, we are proud of the fine rep
utation that our county has established,
and certainly it serves as a stimulus in as
suring the success of future campaigns.
The Red Cross drive far surpassed the
quota, going over the top by a margin of
$2,435, or nearly fifty percent. A splendid
organization, hard work on the part of
the drive chairman, and publicity were vi
tal factors in making the drive a success,
but still more important was the desire
of practically every man, woman and child
in the county to do his or her part. They
realized the great responsibility that rests
upon the Red Cross this year and wanted
to contribute liberally.
The employees of the Ecusta Paper Cor
poration and Mr. Harry Straus deserve
special commendation. They gave over
half of the amount raised in the county.
Employees and managers of other indus
tries are also to be commended for their
generous gifts, as well as home demonstra
tion and 4-H clubs and civic organizations.
Now let’s get behind the Victory Loan
drive and put it over the top before May 1!
A Colossal Task
The peoples of the Allied world have
been greatly heartened in recent weeks by
news from the battlefronts, particularly
that in North Africa, but the treasury de
partment, asking for 13 billions of dollars
to finance the war effort, bluntly tells the
American people that we are not now do
ing enough to win the war. We are told
ipointedly that we must build more, fight
unore and buy more War Bonds before
victory can be achieved. Of the stupen
dous sum asked, Transylvania county peo
ple are expected to buy $107,300 worth of
bonds and we hazard the prediction that
they will subscribe more than the quota.
The canvass in this county is being eon
•ducted by 42 solicitors, under the direc
tion of Chairman E. H. McMahan.
Seven different types of securities are
being offered, the War Savings Bond, Se
ries E, being the best adapted for individ
ual and family savings. These bonds, held
until maturity, pay back $4 for every $3
invested.
The people are being asked to purchase
this amount of bonds during April. To
absorb them the participation of all will
be required and many will have to make
sacrifices, but none comparable to those
of the men who are doing the actual fight
ing. The slogan is. “They give their lives
—you lend your money.”
These bonds are the safest investment
in the world. Indeed, there is no safety for
the things we value most apart from them
—and more like them. By absorbing dol
lars that might be spent for goods, they
act as a brake on inflation and at the
aame ,time they fortify the individual and
“(if widely held) the community against
serious economic recessions following war.
Thus it will be seen that the purchase of
bonds is not only a patriotic thing to do,
but it is insurance against hardships and
dangers that are the sequel of every war.
Thirteen billion dollars, as we have
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already said, is a huge sum. It is nearly
double the amount which the American
people subscribed in the most successfuj
Liberty Loan drive in World War I. But,
when measured by the probable over-all
requirements of World War II, it is not
so large. By the end of the summer the
government hopes to be spending on the
war effort six billion dollars a month. The
objective in the present drive is tremen
dous only when measured by past per
formance, but it is not so impressive when
considered as a part of the herculean ef
fort that must be made from this^out if
the war is to be won.
Deserted, General Surrenders
The Germans used to taunt the British
with the statement that they were willing
to fight to the last Frenchman or Irishman,
but it appears that the Nazis, too, are will
ing—even insistent—at times that others
do their fighting for them.
In the retreat of the Afrika corps, Rom
mel has more than once cleared out his
troops from places he was unable to hold
longer and left the Italians to confront his
pursuers. Only last week, an Italian gen
eral and his entire staff were obliged to
surrender when the Nazis skipped out
from a point and took the general’s motor
equipment with them. Italian prisoners ta
ken in the area were said to have been
incensed at the treatment accorded the
general.
The attitude of disdain displayed; by the
Nazis toward their Italian allies makes it
virtually, certain that when the time comes
to defend Italy against invasion, the Hit
lerites will give scant consideration to
that country if its interests happen to con
lliet with their own. Italy and Germany
are avowed allies, but it is highly probable
that Hitler does not consider himself obli
gated to do anything that would be to his
disadvantage. Clearly, Hitler regards Mus
solini as a tool to be used to advance his
own ambitions and unworthy of any sac
rifice by the Germans.
Preventing Diseases
Realizing the validity of the adage “An
ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
cure,” all parents of children who are to
enter school next fall for the first time
should see that their children attend one
of the Pre-School Clinics that are to be
conducted in the county this month by the
Health Department.
The first one of the clinics is to be held
here at the Brevard elementary school
Friday and a schedule of other clinics will
be announced.
Communicable diseases which once
caused so much suffering and so much loss
ol time from the classrooms, are definitely
preventable and during recent years the
Health Department has made tremendous
progress in thwarting epidemics through
its immunization program.
Children are given free examination at
these clinics and free vaccinations against
smallpox and diphtheria.
Remember the adage, “An ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure” and
take your child to one of the clinics!
Trade Agreements
After listening to Secretary of State
Cordell Hull testify Monday before the
House ways and means committee in
Washington on the extension of reciprocal
trade agreements act, it was rather obvious
that Republican opposition to the admin
istration’s tariff agreements would de
velop.
In fact, leading Republican members of
the powerful ways and means committee
frequently got into heated verbal battles
with the tail and distinguished looking
Tennessee rteCve.
Although advanced in age and weighted
down with unprecedented responsibilities,
Secretary Hull demonstrated his fighting
ability and more than held his own in the
word engagements,
At the present time this nation has trade
agreements with 27 different nations and
Mr. Hull contended that re-signing them
for three-year periods is vital to future
world peace and Democratic leadership.
The opposition questioned the wisdom
of signing any trade pact now for three
years’ duration and made extensive in
quiry into the wherefores of the pacts with
Japan that caused this nation to send
thousands and thousands of tons of scrap
metal and old rubber to the Yellow em
pire three years prior to Pearl Harbor.
Indications yesterday were that the ad
ministration might effect a compromise in
order to gain full support of both political
parties.
“They Give Their Lives—You Lend Your Money”
V. S. Treasury Department Courtesy King Features
THE N _
By RmjlMaLLON
Washington, April 14—Petrole
um Poobah Ickes is being pressed,
not only by motorist representa
tives, but by other government
departments, to liberalize the gas
rationing program.
Even the Office of Price Admin
istration has made some repre
sentations within the government
suggesting greater allowances.
Now an A-card driver can get
only 90 miles a month at a maxi
mum. or 45 to 50 miles if he has
a heavy fuel consuming car. This
is hardly enough to keep a ma
chine in good condition.
The question of whether there
is enough gasoline at hand along
the eastern seaboard to warrant
a greater value for the A-cards,
or other relaxation of the restric
tions, is not part of the current
argument. The highest of au
thorities in OPA has taken the
position that more gasoline should
be furnished, indeed, should now
be available.
The tank cars which were haul
ing fuel oil during the winter
months should now be available
for gasoline. Also, one of the
new pipe lines from Texas to
New Jersey is so near completion
that the promise is made that it
will be finished by July. Its capa
city is 300,000 barrels a day.
A second pipe line through
Seymour, Ind., to the eastern
field is promised by next January
to alleviate the fuel oil demand
next winter by adding 325,000
more barrels a day. The position
of the oil industry also seems to
be undergoing a change trending
more toward the OPA position
than that of the Petroleum Ad
ministrator.
Thus, Mr. Ickes is gradually be
ing surrounded with opposition
pressure. A show down is in pros
pect. Relaxation is at least pos
sible for the first time.
This administration has always
stoutly maintained — and with
some display of righteous indig
nation — that the public works
programs were non-political in
character ... No one but a Repub
lican would say otherwise . . .
And, furthermore, you people who
did not believe it. have never been
able to prove otherwise.
Well, a legal authority, prowl
ing back into a specific case, came
upon the following peculiar set
of circumstances.
The Federal Works Administra
tion issued ordei's, approved by
the Administrator May 1, 1942,
requiring that a specific para
graph be inserted in the general
conditions governing costs-plus-a
fixed-fee contracts. The paragraph
read:
“(A) Preference in the employ
ment of laborers and mechanics
at the site shall be given to quali
fied local residents.
“(B) There shall be no discrimi
nation by reason of race, creed,
color, national origin, (caps) or
polictical affiliations (uncaps) in
the employment of persons quali
fied by training and experience
for work in the development of
defense housing or defense public
works at the site of the project.”
This certainly established the
political purity motif. Anyone had
the right to work regardless of
his voting peculiarities. Unfortun
ately, it did not last long.
Just about a month before the
last election, certain revisions in
the general conditions were issued
(October 5, 1942). The revised
order read:
“Delete paragraph 24 and sub
stitute therefor the following:
“ ‘The contractor shall not dis
criminate against any worker be
cause of race, creed, color, or na
tional origin.’ ”
This change negatively re-es
tablished the only discrimination
to be used on federal works pro
jects. On its face, it seemed to
say that relief is available for all
—except Republicans.
There was an insurmountable
defect in the way the promise of a
commission for Mayor LaGuardia
as a Brigadier-General was pre
sented to the public. No one, not
even the Mayor, made clear what
particular kind of a job he was
to do for which he was exception
ally suited. No convincing justi
fication for the appointment was
offered.
The War Department has a rule
that no older men can be appoint
ed to commissions unless they
possess “extreme qualification”
which enable them to do a specific
needed task.
The promise of LaGuardia’s ap
pointment was accompanied only
by a suggestion that he was to un
dertake certain unidentified ad
ministrative work in North Afri
ca, and later to do some more
unidentified administrative work
in Italy when we conquer it.
There are approximately 1,200.
P00 olive trees in the United
States.
Brevard Hi News
B.H.S. STAFF
Editor-In-Chief_James Kanipe
Managing Editor _ Frances Walker
Associate Editors_Irma Rahn,
Willoree McGuire, Vivian Smith,
Doris Wilson, Ben Thomason,
Vannoy McAuley, Gene Franklin,
Buddy Tankersley, and Ruel
Whitmire.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED
By Vivian mith
A shipment of new books was
received April 7. The books were
specially requested by the teach
ers and were paid for by the
school.
Most of the books were modern
fiction. Some of them were: three
books by Richard Halliburton,
“Drums of the Morning” by Stern,
“Small Town South” by Byrd,
“Until the Day Breaks” by Brom
field, “The Days of Ofelia” by Di
amant and “See Here, Private
Hargrove” by Hargrove. Also,
there were two history books,
“American Civil War” by Hake,
and “Stage Coach and Travel
Days” by Earle; two English
books, “Grammar for Composi
tion” by Ward and “Flowering of
New England” by Grooks, and a
French song book, “Chanton Un
Pere” by Conniston. Another
book, “Here’s How” by Hake, was
a book on stagecraft.
These books will not be released
until next year.
BOYS’ TOURNAMENT ENDED,
GIRLS’ BEGIN THIS WEEK
By Gene Franklin
On Friday, April 9, the last
game of the Brevard high school
annual softball tournament for
boys was played. The tournament
started last Monday when the
eighth grade played and was beat
en by the ninth. These two teams
played again on Tuesday during
the lunch period and again the
ninth won. On Wednesday at noon
the ninth was put down by the
tenth and then the same thing
happened when these two teams
played again during the chapel
period. The tenth grade played
and was beaten successively on
Thursday and Friday by the sen
iors, which made the seniors vic
tors of the tournament.
Last Thursday the girls’ tourna
ment started with Miss Redfearn’s
eighth grade girls playing Mrs.
Olive’s eighth grade girls. The vic
tor of this game will play the
sophomores and so on until the
winner is determined.
Large Number of
Students Make 7th
Month Honor Roll
Those students making all A’s
for the 7th month are as follows:
Javena Austin, Grace Bracken,
Willoree McGuire, Lucille Merrill,
Mildred Orr, Vannoy McAuley,
Jeanette McCall, Helen Rogers,
Sherrill Allison, Patsy Austin,
Katherine Auvil, Mary Jane Mc
Call, Gwendolyn Reese, Lucille
Siniard, Theodore Carland, Gene
Hall, Alex Kizer, Kenneth Rat
chford, Nancy Jane Loftis, Doro
thy Osborne, Wylma Pooser, Mary
Ann Ramsey, Jean Vassey, Juani
ta Albertson, Dorothy Allison,
Joan Austin, Alfred Neumann,
Howard Burgess, and Edward Gal
loway.
Those students making all A’s
and B’s are as follows: Rosemary
Dunlap, Stella Gaither, Miriam
Merrill, Janet Tinsley, Hicks
Scruggs, Harold Garren, Henry
McCormick, Ben Thomason, Ruel
Whitmire, Josephine Curto, Mary
Ann Daniels, Frances Hendricks,
Dorothy Hubbard, Virginia Mc
Curry, Ruth Norris, Anna Rathje,
Marguerite Scruggs, Vivian Smith’
Frances Walker, Lucretia Camp
bell, Patricia Griswold, Bob Bran
non, Herbert Finck, Bruce Glaz
ener, Mary Lou Hamilton, Betty
Jane Holden, Carolyn Kimzey,
Josephine McGaha, Eileen Mc
Gaha, Eileen McCrary, Betty Nor
ton, Mary Norwood, Mildred Tins
ley, L. C. Poor, Johnny Summey,
Frances Loftis, Evelyn Lookabill,
Mildred Melton, Gladys Norris,
Alda Poor, Carolyn Scruggs, Mar
ian Shamblin, Annie Jo Sherrill,
Helen Whitmire, Betty Jo Wilson,
Audrey Auvil, Mabel Galloway,
Carolyn Hawkins. Martha Lee
Hudson. Mattie Hamlin and Betty *
Roller.
Olives serve as milk, butter,
eggs, tonic and soap to the masses
of Greek people.
The word cliche, meaning a
hackneyed from the expression, is
derived from the moulds used in
steretoype printing.
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prefer to have your prescription
filled, say: VARNER’S, because:
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cist; as written and at reasonable
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