The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53; No. 20
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1943
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
COUNTY MAKES A BOND RECORD
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Transylvania Is One Of Few Counties Without A Public Library
HISS BEAL URGES
COUNTY TO TAKE
OVER UDC LIBRARY
Establishment O f County
Library Would Result In
Fund From State
WOMEN INTERESTED
Transylvania is one of the 21
counties in North Carolina that
do not have county libraries and
therefore cannot qualify to receive
state aid, which this year, amounts
to $1,125, Miss Marjorie Beal, sec
retary and director of the North
Carolina Library Commission, said
while in town last Saturday.
Miss Beal said she was anxious
for the Transylvania county com
missioners to take the necessary
action for the establishment of a
free public library here.
A minimum appropriation of
$300 a year for county-wide libra
ry service is required for the
smaller counties to qualify, she
said.
After talking with Miss Annie
Jean Gash, head of the UDC chap
ter here and director of the UDC
library, and with other UDC mem
bers and civic leaders, Miss Beal
said that it would be a simple
matter to convert the present UDC
library into a county-wide institu
tion.
The county commissioners
would have to agree to appropr'
ate some money, have the library
building repaired and it would be |
necessary to have a walifi V 1: '
brarian. It is stated that there is
such a person here in Brevard.
If this action were taken, Miss
Beal said, the county’s library
would receive $1,125 from the
state fund and that the most of
this money would be used to pur
chase new books. Some of it could
also be applied on salary, pur
chase and maintenance of book
mobile and so on.
Miss Gash stated this week that
in her opinion a majority of the
UDC members would be glad to
co-operate in a program to estab
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BIG GIRL SCOUT
DRIVE ENDS SAT.
Campaign T o Raise $500
For Next Year’s Work
Is Well Underway
The drive that is underway
here this week to raise $500 to
carry on the work of the Brevard
Girl Scouts during the next year
is progressing nicely, Mrs. Ashe
Macfie, chairman of the council’s
finance committee, announced yes
terday.
Members of the council are mak
ing a house-to-house canvass in
town and Jerry Jerome and Char
lie Douglas are contacting the
business district. Industrial lead
ers will also be asked to contribute.
Mrs. Macfie estimated that
around $200 had been raised and
expressed the hope that the cam
paign will go over the top by
Saturday.
The drive was launched with a
big Girl Scout parade here Mon
day afternoon. Participating in
this parade were nearly all of the
town’s 81 Girl Scouts, and several
of the adult leaders. A wagon and
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Clean-Up Campaign
Ends On Saturday
Brevard’s annual clean-up cam
paign ends Saturday and all
persons who have not cleaned
up their premises are urged to
do so before Saturday night,
Mrs. John Smith, chairman of
the drive, said yesterday.
Town trucks started collection
yesterday and will continue to
day. Today’s schedule is:
Zone 3—North of Main street
and West of Broad street, trucks
wiB haul this morning.
Zone 4—South of Main and
West of Broad streets, trucks
will haul this afternoon.
The campaign is being spon
sored by the Women’s Civic club,
through the co-operation of the
town officials.
59 Transylvania Men Will
Be Examined At Camp Croft
Today; 19 Men Are Married
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Several Are Prominent. Reg
ister Of Deeds Is In
cluded In Group
Fifty-nine selectees will leave
Brevard at 7:30 this morning for
examination and induction at
Camp Croft, it has been announced
by Mrs. Allie B. Harllee, draft
board clerk.
Of the 59 who leave here, 19 are
married men, and none, so far as
is known, has children. The men
were all married before Pearl
Harbor. Three of the group are
transfers from other boards.
Among the number to leave are
several who are prominent in
county and town business life.
Melvin Gillespie is register of
deeds; Edwin English, Jr., is in
the forestry service of the Pis
gah National Forest; Karl H.
Straus is connected with the Ec
usta Paper plant and a relative of
President Straus; “Jimmie” Smith
is manager of Belk’s Department
store.
The men will return to Brevard
from Camp Croft for seven days
before being inducted into active
service. The names of those who
pass the examinations and are
inducted will be printed in this
paper nex* week. According to a
ew / . e iiment ruling, the names
o' those leaving for examination
m y be released only on date of
dep arture.
Following is the complete list
of the 59: Clyde Ruff, Willie
Broom, John Franklin Osborne,
Henry Harry Hogsed, William Al
bert, Karl H. Straus, J. P. Reece,
George Osteen, James Goings,
John Pat Summey, Davis Elbert
Barton, Wilber Rahn, Arnold Mon
teith, Jack McCrary, Mancell
Thomas, John Rhodes, Melvin Gil
lespie, James Edward Smith, Ed
win S. English, Jr., Linus Floyd
Orr, Lensey Sanders, Walter Lee
Sanders, Vessie McCall, Lawrence
Rufus Owen, James K. Mills, Ce
cil Smith, Wade Scroggs, Harry
V. Tinsley, Benjamin F. Walker,
Mike Henry Minick, Hobert C.
Barton, John E. Driscoll, Leora
M. Baynard.
William Fred Wilson, Lloyd M.
Compton, Charles B. Smith, Fra
zier Glenn Sentelle, Claude Lewis
Barton, Harold L. Meyer, Martin
E. Landreth, Robert L. Dills, Hor
ace H. Blythe, Kyle Eli Galloway,
Howard J. Jones, Paul Eugene Orr,
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Still Is Destroyed
In Quebec Section
Sheriff Hayes and Deputy
Brown captured and destroyed an
illicit moonshine still in the
Quebec section a few days ago.
The still was of a 50-gallon ca
pacity and was operating in full
blast, but the operators checked
out before the officers arrived.
Around 250 gallons of beer were
destroyed.
Sank 11 Jap Ships
HOLDER OF THREE Navy
Crosses and skipper of a U. S.
sub that sank eleven Jap ships,
including two destroyers, is Lt.
Commander Charles Cochran
KirkHe was awarded
the Dinstinguished Service Cross
by the Army for a “special job.”
This is an official U. S. Navy
photograph. (International)
JUDGE BOBBITT
WILL SPEAK AT
ALUMNI BANQUET
Elaborate Annual Event To
Be Held At College Next
Saturday Night
An elaborate alumni banquet,
featuring an address by Judge
William H. Bobbitt, of Charlotte,
and celebrating the final merger
of the Rutherford and Weaver col
leges with Brevard college, will
be held here at the college on
Saturday night. May 29, at 7 o’
clock, President E. J. Coltrane
announced today.
Approximately 250 persons are
expected t o attend, including
members of this year’s graduating
class, their parents, alumni and
former students, faculty members,
members of the board of trustees
and invited guests.
The next day Rev. James B.
McLarty, of Belmont, will deliver
the commencement sermon and on
Monday morning at 11 o’clock,
May 31, Dr. H. T. Hunter, presi
dent of W. C. T. C., will make the
graduating address and diplomas
will be presented to the 48 mem
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Experiments Are Started To Develop
Hybrid Corn In Transylvania County
Efforts to raise hybrid corn in
Transylvania county from seed
produced in other sections of the
nation have not been successful
and two experiments are now un
derway to develop a hybrid that
will be adaptable to the soil and
climate here, J. A. Glazener
states.
“A few farmers in the county
have tried, to their sorrow and
regret, to raise hybrid corn,” he
said. “Through the co-operation of
the state experiment station, we
are now endeavoring to breed a
hybrid corn that will grow here
with marked success.”
In the meantime, Mr. Glazener
cautioned farmers against order
ing seed from various sections.
This week experiments were
started on the farms of W. T. Wil
son and J. B. Jones. On the farm
of Mr. Wilson, an effort will be
made to develop a white variety
and yellow varieties are being
tried on Mr. Jones’ land.
Details of the experiment are
said to be very interesting.
Victory Gardeners
To Meet Saturday
Reports on the progress of the
Victory Garden program in Tran
sylvania will be given at a meet
ing of the Victory Garden com
mittee to be held in the county
agent’s office here on Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock, J. A. Glaz
ener announces.
He urged all members to make
a full check between now and
Saturday so that each report will
be complete.
H. R. Niswonger, extension hor
ticulturist at State College, will be
present and speak.
SMATHERS FIRM
OPENS IN FINE
NEW LOCATION
Now Open For Business In
Former Cash And Carry
Store Building
Paul P. Smathers announces in
this issue that the Smathers Manu
facturing Company is now instal
led and ready for business in the
modern and commodious brick
building here formerly occupied
by the Cash and Carry store.
The company will act as manu
facturer, distributor and jobber of
industrial and agricultural ma
chinery and already has patrons
in many widely scattered parts of
the United States. Mr. Smathers
said he would also engage in the
maintenance and repair of agri
cultural and industrial machinery,
power lawn mowers and electrical
appliances.
At present Mr. Smathers em
ploys five men and hopes to in
crease this force greatly when he
is able to obtain larger quarters.
Just now restrictions on building
materials prevent him from ex
panding his establishment, but he
said he would proceed as quickly
as these restrictions are removed
or relaxed.
The new shop is so arranged
that work can be expedited and
lost motion eliminated. An office
has been constructed at the front
entrance, a space segregated for
display, and soon the building will
throb with activity.
Mr. Smathers fear been in the
machinery business in Brevard for
the past six years and for 24 years
prior to that he was an automobile
dealer in Brevard and Asheville.
Since the war situation brought
about an acute shortage of ma
chinery, Mr. Smathers has devoted
much time to the rebuilding of
used and discarded equipment of
one kind and another, principally
farm machinery. Orders for this
machinery, many of them unso
licited from people he never
knew, come from all parts of the
United States, Mr. Smathers said.
FARM REPORTS
MEASUREMENTS
NOT REQUIRED
Sketch Maps And Listings Of
Total Acreage In Each
Field Necessary
Farmers of Transylvania coun
ty will not be required to give
linear measurements in reporting
their compliance with provisions
of the 1943 program of the Agri
clutural Adjustment agency, ac
cording to T. J. Wilson, chairman
of the county AAA committee.
It previously had been announc
ed that performance reports should
be accompanied by a sketch map
of the fields reported with linear
measurements for each field, the
chairman said. The sketch maps
still are required, but only a list
ing of the total acreage in each
individual field will be necessary.
“It was determined that listing
of the linear measurements of
each field probably would be the
cause of considerable confusion,
and it was decided that they would
not be required,” Mr. Wilson
said. “However, the fanner will
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Ruth’s Beauty Shop
To Be Moved Soon
Ruth’s Beauty Shop will be
moved within the next few days
from its present location at Belk’s
department store into the building
here on West Main street that was
formerly occupied by the Brevard
Drug store, Mrs. M. W. Wallin,
owner, announces.
Remodeling work on the build
ing is now underway and plans
are being made to hold a formal
opening. Mrs. Wallin said she
would add some new equipment,
too.
“Our new location will give us
a lot more room for our modern
shop,” she said. Employed in the
shop are four experienced opera
tors.
MASS JUMP AT CAMP DEDICATION
FILLING THE AIR near Maxton, N. C. are part of the 200 mem
bers of the 506th Parachute Infantry who took part in a mass
jump as a feature of the dedication of Camp Mackall. Two of
the giant planes from which the men jumped are pictured at left
center. (International)
Miami Contractor Purchases
Sapphire inn And Plans To
Develop More Tourist Trade
I
| Now A Bombardier
Lt. Vance Jackson, well known
Brevard man and a former em
ployee of The Times, has just
completed bombardier training
at a camp in Texas and has re
ceived his wings. He was also
promoted to the rank of second
lieutenant.
TWO LOCAL MEN
RECEIVE WINGS
Two well known Brevard men
have just completed special avia
tion training and have been award
ed their wings.
Vance Jackson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Glover Jackson, of Brevard,
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W ell Known Property
Bought By F. L. Manion
From B. S. Colburn
Transfer of Sapphire Inn, an
old landmark in Transylvania coun
ty, together with the adjoining
property of 150 acres, was con
summated here this week when F.
L. Manion, property owner, hotel
manager and contractor, of Miami,
Fla., purchased this property at
Sapphire from Burnham S. Col
burn, of Asheville. It is under
stood the purchase price was in
the neighborhood of $12,000.
Mr. Manion, who has spent the
summers in the Sapphire section
the past two years, states that he
and his wife will operate the Inn
as a tourist hotel, which will be
opened the first of June. The Inn
is a two-story frame building and
accommodates 18 guests. It is
directly opposite the Sapphire
post office, has been completely
remodeled outside and inside and
is modernly equipped in every re
spect, Mr. Manion said.
In addition to the Inn, there
are on the property two cabins
and a 4-room house, which are
ready for rental.
The main atraction which Mr.
Manion intends to add to the
property this season is the rebuild
ing of Sapphire lake, which has
been in disuse since the dam
broke about two years ago. His
plans are to erect 20 cabins around
the lake and to provide facilities
for boating, swimming and fishing,
when materials become available.
Sapphire Inn dates back to 40
years or more ago, when it was
erected by Patton Crisp and was
then known as Crisp Inn. Its pop
ularity as a summer tourist home
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13 Transylvania People Tried In
Federal Court On Whiskey Charges
Approximately 13 Transylvania
persons were tried in the federal
court at Asheville last Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday on liquor
charges. Several of them were con
victed, fined and sentenced, while
two were found not guilty and
I other cases continued.
The cases disposed of were as
follows:
George Smith, of Brevard, was
sentenced to serve two years in
the federal pen at Atlanta, and
given a 4-year suspended sentence
in another case.
Nathan Pressley and wife, of
Rosman, were placed on proba
tion.
Harvey Morgan, of Frozen
Creek, was fined $100 and given
a suspended sentence.
L. V. Galloway, of Toxaway,
was placed on probation.
Frank Parker, of Brevard, was
fined $200.
Fred Kilpatrick, of Little River,
and Joe Anderson, colored, were
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RANKS SECOND IN
STATE IN VICTORY
WAR LOAN DRIVE
Quota More Than Tripled.
Forsyth Led. Rutherford
County Ranks Third
PLANS BEING MADE
Transylvania county made the
second best record in the state of
North Carolina in the sale of war
bonds in the big war loan drive
conducted last month. Chairman
E. H. McMahan announced at a
meeting of the war savings com
mittee Tuesday night.
This county more than tripled
its quota of $107,300, but Forsyth
county beat Transylvania’s record
by a small margin, he stated.
Forsyth exceeds it quota by
about 348 percent while this coun
ty’s over-quota percentage was
around 330 percent.
These were the only two coun
ties in the state that more than
tripled their quota, according to
final figures just released.
Rutherford county, which near
ly tripled its quota, ranked third
in the state. Three other counties
that nearly tripled were Haywood,
Henderson and Polk. Counties that
more than doubled their quotas
were Orange, New Hanover, Row
an and Wilkes.
The state’s quota was 62 million
and sales totalled 109 million,
nearly doubled. There were only
nine counties in the state that
failed, to reach quotas and none
of them were Western North Caro
lina counties.
“We made a wonderful record
in spite of the fact that we did
not lead the state,” Mr. McMahan
said. “I know every person in the
county is proud of this record and
that we will strive even harder
to do a better job in the future.”
He called attention to the fact
that the county has always sur
passed its monthly bond quota and
urged every one to co-operate and
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CANNING SUGAR
PUNS DELAYED
General Registration Post
poned. Persons May Ob
. tain Emergency Sugar
The general registration for
canning sugar has been postponed
until a later date by OPA officials,
but persons who have strawber
ries and other early things to be
canned, can obtain emergency
canning sugar by applying at the
local rationing board office here,
Dr. J. F. Zachary, board chairman,
announces.
It was announced last week that
registration would probably start
on Saturday. Forms did not arrive
and last Friday night the board
received a telegram, authorizing a
delay in the general registration.
Those who apply for emergency
canning sugar should take their
rationing books with them.
The general registration will
probably be held around the first
of June. “It will be conducted in
plenty of time for the regular
canning season,” Dr. Zachary said.
Native Boy Wounded
In N. Africa May 3
Staff Sergeant Joe Y. Currie,
a native of Transylvania, was
wounded in action in North Af
frica on May 3, his mother, Mrs.
Maggie Currie, of Hamlet, has
been advised by the War depart
ment. How he sustained the in
jury and the nature of it was
not specified.
Sergt. Currie is a grandson of
Mrs. W. A. Brown, of Brevard
and a nephew of Deputy Sheriff
W. T. Brown. He has many
other relations in this area,
where he was bora and from
which he moved as a youth. He
frequently visits Brevard in the
summer and was last here two
years ago.
Sergt. Currie has been in the
army for nine years and before
going overseas a year ago he
was located at Fort Bragg.