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The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53: No. 16
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1943
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Special Easter Services Planned For This Sunday By Brevard Churches
WILL FEATURE
SPECIAL EASTER
MUSIC, SERMON
Holy Week Services At The
Methodist Church To
End This Sunday
FEATURES ANNOUNCED
Easter will be observed in the
different churches of Brevard on
Sunday morning, with appropriate
sermons by the pastors and
special music in keeping with the
day to be rendered by the choirs,
it has been announced by the
pastors. Most all of the services
will be held at 11 o’clock.
A special choral service at the
Presbyterian church will feature
the service, using the theme of
Resurrection, on which the ser
mon by the pastor, Rev. Ashby
Johnson, will be based. The
junior choir will present in choral
form the Easter story, taken from
the Scripture, Mark 16, 1-7. The<
choral numbers of the adult choir,
assisted partly by the junior choir
will be: “As It Began To Dawn,”
by Vircent-Harts; “Dawn,” by
Gounod-Loomis; “On Easter Morn
Christ Rose Again,” by R. S.
Stoughton; “Easter Morn,” by S.
R. Gaines, with a violin obligato
by Miss Martha Sellers. A special
vocal solo by Miss Emmi Neu
berger, “O, Mystery Supreme,” by
Raoul Pugno. The choir will be
accompanied by Mrs. Ida Neu- j
berger and directed by Mrs. Ash
by Johnson.
At the Methodist* Iiuroh, die
pastor, Rev. W. A. Jenkins, will
use as his sermon subject, “The
Power of An Endless Life.” This
will be the culmination of a
series of sermons preached each
night during this week by the
pastor on different phases of the
life of Christ during Holy Week.
Special music by the choir will be
given, and the christening of
children and uniting them into
church membership will be other
features of the service. A special
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COUNTY HOME IS
SOLD FOR $15,000
However, Buyer, Walter
McNeely, Took a 60-day
Option on Property
At a second special meeting
held Tuesday, the Transylvania
county board of commissioners
agreed to sell the county home
farm and property to Walter W.
McNeely, of Lake Toxaway, for
the sum of $15,000.00, and gave
Mr. McNeely, through his agent,
Oliver Orr, a 60-day option.
The proposed sale of the coun
ty home property has been a sub
ject of controversy for some time
and in reaching their decision to
sell, the commissioners pointed
out that they had discussed the
matter with a large number of
voters in the county and that the
majority of them favored the sale.
It was pointed out that with the
extensive social security program
in operation, the need for the
home no longer exists and that
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There Will Be No
Contest In Brevard
Election On May 4
There will be no contest for
the offices of mayor and aider
men of the town of Brevard,
and no primary will be held, it
was announced yesterday.
Only one full ticket filed, but
a formal election will be held
on Tuesday, May 4.
Verne Clement, former thea
tre owner and operator, is un
opposed for mayor and the five
members of the board of aider
men who filed last Friday are
Mose Macfie, Fred Holt and J.
E. Waters, all three of whom
are members of the present
board of aldermen,. Keith Poos
er and W. M. Melton.
A primary election was set
for next Monday, but in the
absence of a contest, no election
will be held.
ELECTED TO HIGH OFFICE IN D. A. R.
Mrs. Joseph S. Silversteen, prominent Brev^j'l woman, who was
elecfri vice president genersj of tb* tal Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution in Cincinnati this week.
Mrs. Silversteen Elected Vice
President General Of National
Society Of DAR In Cincinnati
She Made Outstanding Rec
ord As State Regent Dur
ing Past Two Years
Mrs. Joseph S. Silversteen was
elected on Tuesday as vice presi
dent general of the National So
ciety of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution at the 52nd. an
nual convention in Cincinnati,
Ohio.
This is a high honor, not only
for Mrs. Silversteen, but also for
North Carolina.
During the past two years Mrs.
Silversteen has made an out
standing record as state regent of
the DAR and for the past 20 years
she has taken an active part in
the society’s activities.
Following the convention she
plans to visit her daughters in
New York.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients reported yesterday to
be in Transylvania Community
hospital were: Mrs. Samuel Hile
mon and infant son, Samuel Ray,
born April 19, Mrs. H. W. De
Bord and infant son born April
12, Mrs. D. E. Culver and Hazel
Galloway.
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Downs Axis Plane
Sgt. Gerald Tate, of Brevard,
who is a waist gunner on a Fly
ing Fortress, shot down a fast
Italian plane in North Africa
last week.
26 Transylvania Men Accepted For
Service And Will Leave Next Week
Twenty-six Transylvania county
men who were examined at Camp
Croft Monday, were accepted for
service and will report for active
duty next week, Mrs. Harllee an
nounced yesterday.
Others were examined, but
when the paper went to press last
night no information had been ob
tained from them.
Nine men will leave for Fort
Jackson next Monday morning at
10 o’clock. They are Joseph J.
Tinsley, acting corporal, Harry
W. Ashworth, Roy H. Hensley,
William Taft Owen, Thomas N.
McCormick, John W. Dale, Davis
C. Barton, Edward L. Bryson and
Roy L. Head.
Four will leave next Tuesday
at 10 o’clock for Fort Jackson.
These are Don M. Jenkins, acting
corporal, Harold C. Nelson, Claud
S. Waldroop and Jackson A. Gil
lespie.
At six o’clock on Tuesday morn
ing eight more will depart for
Jackson. They are Vernon P. Full
bright, acting corporal, Ernest D.
Gravely, Lloyd L. Wood, David
W. Hemphill, William Gaswell
Ball, Robert H. Duckworth, A. J.
Parker and Hassie W. McQrary.
Ralph Sentelle, aviation cadet;
Stuart E. Campbell and Ted L.
McNeely, assigned to the air
force, were accepted and went
immediately into service.
All of these are well known
young men. Mr. Jenkins is owner
of the Brevard Lumber company
and a member of the board of al
dermen of the town of Brevard,
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HOSPITAL HERE
ENJOYED A GOOD
YEAR DURING ’42
Auditor’s Report Submitted
At Meeting Of Trustees
Tuesday Afternoon
The Transylvania community
hospital enjoyed a successful
year of operation during 1942,
according to an auditor’s report
submitted at the trustees’ meet
ing Tuesday afternoon.
A net operating profit of $3,
400 was shown for the year. Total
receipts amounted to around $14,
000 and expenses approximately
$10,000.
During the year, there were 532
white patients in the hospital and
around 15 colored.
The trustees authorized the
addition of one more nurse during
the summer months. The hospital
now has four full time nurses.
Another member was added to
the board of trustees and Dr.
Lynch was named acting chief of
staff.
The board decided to change
the hour of meeting from 4 p. m.
to 8 p. m. the third Tuesday night
of each month.
Miss Myrtice Dillard is super
intendent of the hospital.
The hospital was moved into the
beautiful new building last June
and has been getting along splen
didly since that time despite war
time difficulties.
SGT. TATE GETS
ITAUAN PLANE
Is Waist Gunner On Flying
Fortress. Shot Down
Plane In Tunisia
Because of the good shooting
of Sergeant Gerald Tate, well
known Brevard boy, Italy now has
one less airplane.
Last Thursday Sgt. Tate, who
is a waist gunner on an American
bomber in North Africa, shot
down a fast Regiane Italian fight
er and at the same time another
man from Western North Caro
lina, Sgt Emile Townsend, of
Morganton, scored similar victory.
News of these achievements was
received here with enthusiasm.
Sgt. Tate is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Tate, of Brevard. He
volunteered for service in Octo
ber, 1941, and trained at Keesler
Field, Miss. He was later sent to
England where he stayed for
four months and then went to
North Africa.
He attended Brevard high
school and worked at Ecusta in
the machine room.
Two Cars Of Wheat
Arrived Here Tues.
Two cars of wheat, 4000 bush
els, arrived here Tuesday after
noon and farmers of the county
can get their supply of this wheat
by calling at the AAA office in j
the courthouse here and by bring
ing sacks. The price of the wheat
which is furnished through special
government arrangements, is
$1.15 per bushel. The wheat is
now stored in the bins located
near the B & B Feed & Seed
store here.
To Hold Funeral
Service Today For
Rev. J. F. Scott, 59
Funeral services will be held
Thursday morning at 11 o’clock at
the Little River Baptist church
for Rev. J'. F. Scott, 59, who died
in a Morganton hospital Tuesday
afternoon, following an illness of
two years. Burial will be in the
church cemetery. The pastor, Rev.
J. A. Anderson, will conduct the
services.
Surviving are the widow and
four children, of Little River.
Mr. Scott was formerly pastor
of the Little River Baptist church
and other churches in this coun
ty.
Osborne-Simpson funeral home
will have charge of arrangements.
Famed Radio Star
Joe Emerson Rose, known to
millions of the American radio
audience as “Joe Emerson” con
ductor for 16 years of the popu
lar “Hymns of All Churches”
program, will appear here at
the Brevard high school Tues
day night on the Victory Rally
program.
CONNESTEE FAILS
PROPERTY SOLD
TO FLORIDA MAN
Purchase Price Is $12,700.
Development Plans Are
Not Announced
After months of negotiation,
the famous Connestee Falls, in
cluding 3,671 acres of land, has
been completed, it was revealed
here Monday when a deed for the
property was recorded.
Earl Thurman, of Daytona
Beach, Fla., purchased the prop
erty from the Dr. H. H. Briggs
estate at a price of $12,700. R. H.
Ramsey, Brevard attorney, and
the Wachovia Bank & Trust com
pany at Asheville helped with
the negotiations.
Mr. Thurman was here about a
month ago, but did not reveal his
plans in connection with possible
development of the property. It
is understood, however, that the
plans to develop part of it into
a livestock farm.
The property is located seven
miles from Brevard on the Green
ville highway. Connestee Falls is
regarded as one of the beauty
spots of Western North Carolina.
There are several other waterfalls
on the property, one of which is
Twin Falls. Five miles of road
frontage is included in the sale.
In 1925 the Connestee property
sold for a quarter of a million
dollars, according to R. L. Briggs,
of Hendersonville, who handled
the sale at that time. Since then
much of the timber has been cut
off of the land.
KIZER AND RATCHFORD
GET EAGLE SCOUT AWARDS
Alex Kizer, Jr., and Kenneth
Ratchford, members of Troop one,
received their eagle scout awards
at the court of honor meeting last
Friday night here.
Johnny Summey passed his life
scout tests, while Douglas Brown
became a first class scout; Bobby
Ratchford second class, John Rob
ert Patton and George Poor pass
ed tenderfoot tests. Bill Thoma
son, Jr., got a merit badge in
chemistry.
Big Patriotic Event Will Be
Held At Brevard High School
Tuesday Night, Eight O’Clock
War Bond Goal Is $300,000
To Buy Bomber Named
“Miss Transylvania”
QUOTA IS DOUBLED
With the sale of war bonds in
Translyvania county nearing the
$250,000 mark, a goal of $300,000
has been set by the war finance
committee and if this goal is
reached, the county will buy a
large bomber and the plane will
be named “Miss Transylvania,”
E. H. McMahan, chairman of the
war bond drive, announces.
Sales in the county have more
than doubled the Second War
Loan drive quota and the bond
solicitors are now working hard
to reach the $300,000 goal before
April 30.
Mr. McMahan reported yester
day that sales to date total $241,
610.43, which is $134,310.43 over
quota.
In addition to this large amount,
the Transylvania Trust company
here has bought $125,000 in war
bonds this month, but the county
does not get credit for this pur
chase as all banks have separate
quotas.
Industries in the county have
gone “all-out” in their co-opera
tion with the gigantic war loan
drive. The Ecusta Paper corpora
tion has bought $100,000 in bonds,
Mr. and Mrs. Silversteen and the
Transylvania Tannery, $15,000;
Mr. W. M. Melton and Pisgah
mills, $14,000; Carr Lumber com
pany, $11,000 and Wheeler Hosi
ery is expected to purchase
around $7,000.
Other large purchases for which
the county has received credit in
clude Duke Power company, $10,
000 and state of North Carolina,
$25,000.
Reports from E. H. McMahan
and Jerry Jerome show that indi
viduals all over the county are
buying bonds. The Transylvania
Trust company has sold $14,973.
75; Pisgah Forest post office, $13,
300; Brevard post office, $2,600;
Rosman post office, $6,750; Brev
ard Federal Savings and Loan,
$34,703.93.
To reach the $300,000 mark,
every person in the county must
buy all of the bonds possible, it
was pointed out at a meeting of
solicitors Tuesday night.
“Our bond drive is going over
big and let’s sell enough to buy a
bomber,” Mr. McMahan stated.
Hospital Auxiliary
Asking For Canned
Goods This Season
All housewives in Brevard and
throughout the county, who do
any canning this summer, have
been requested by the Women’s
Hospital Auxiliary to set aside
one can or jar out of each dozen
canned to be donated to the local
Transylvania Community hospi
tal.
This plan was suggested at the
April meeting of the organization,
which was held last Friday after
noon at the Methodist church,
conducted by the chairman, Mrs.
H. N. Carrier. Mrs. Ludwig
Straus, supply chairman, offered
the suggestion.
Small Army Of Junior Commandos
Being Formed Through Scrap Drive
The army of Junior Commandos
in Brevard and Pisgah Forest is
growing rapidly in numbers and
many of its enlisted boys and girls
are advancing in rank at a fast
pace.
The army of scrap fighters,
which is being organized via scrap
metal collection by the Jaycees,
now numbers around 100 and at
least one of them holds the rank
of colonel. There are several maj
ors, captains, lieutenants and other
commissioned officers.
All boys and girls who attend
Brevard elementary school are
eligible to join the commando
army, Fred Taylor, who has
charge of the drive for the Jay
cees, announces.
A grand total of 26,553 pounds
have been turned 'in already, 18,
621 pounds at Brevard school and
7,932 pounds at Pisgah Forest.
The scrap is weighed in every
Saturday afternoon at both schools.
Over 7,000 pounds were weighed
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Famous Radio Star To Talk
and Sing. Will Also
Feature Soldiers
SPECIAL MUSIC
A county-wide Victory Rally,
boosting the proposed purchase
of a large bomber to be named
“Miss Translyvania” and featuring
a nationally famous radio star and
wounded soldiers from the Moore
General hospital near Asheville,
will be held at the Brevard high
school next Tuesday night at 8
o’clock, War Bond Chairman E.
H. McMahan announces.
Joe Rose, star radio personality
who is known to millions as “Joe
Emerson,” will talk and sing. For
16 years he conducted a national
radio program known as “Hymns
of All Churches.” He retired a
short time ago and is now living
at Waynesville.
Special arrangements have also
been made to have a Jeep bring
a wounded soldier from the
Moore General hospital over here
next Tuesday afternoon. This sol
dier and probably a wounded
naval officer who is recuperating
at Grove Park Inn will make an
appearance.
Special music will be rendered
by the Ecusta band and Miss Julia
Owen, talented Brevard College
student, will sing a solo selection.
Brief talks will be made by
Gerald Cowan, of Asheville, vice
president of the Wachovia Bank
and Trust company and chairman
of the War Loan drive in this
area; J. H. Woody, president of
the First National Bank of Way
nesville and manager of the drive
in this district; Harry Straus, Joe
Silversteen, W. M. Melton, Ralph
Fisher, and Jerry Jerome. Chair
man McMahan will preside.
A special invitation to all men
in service who are at home on
furlough has been extended.
TOWN OF ROSMAN
TO HOLD ELECTION
Mayor A. M. White and Al
dermen to be Re-Elected
Without Opposition
The present mayor and mem
bers of the board of aldermen of
the town of Rosman will not have
any opposition in the election to
be held on Tuesday, May 4, it was
learned yesterday.
These men filed for re-election
and since there were no opposing
candidates filing before the dead
line expired, the board of elec
tions declared them duly nominat
ed.
A. M. White is mayor of Ros
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Caution Is Issued
Against Illegal Use
Of Rationing Books
In order to avoid a continua
tion of an apparent epidemic
of lost ration books, hereafter
numbers and names of lost
books will be published in thf?
paper and merchants will be
expected to check on the books,
it has been announced by Dr.
J. F. Zachary, chairman of the
local ration board.
In the future, no ration book
owner will be allowed a re
placement on lost books within
less than 60 days, Dr. Zachary
said. He also called attention
to the illegal use of ration
books by other parties than the
owners, and of the importance
of owners keeping better track
of their books.
Any one who finds a ration
book belonging to another per
son is asked to turn such books
over to the ration board or to
the rightful owners. Around
100 ration books have been re
ported lost by various owners
throughout the county, Dr. Zach
ary stated.