The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53; No. 24
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1943
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
DR. C-HARDIN IS
PRESIDENT AND
OTHERSELECTED
Application is Made For
Charter. To Promote
Raising Rabbits.
HELP FOOD SHORTAGE
A Western North Carolina Rab
bit Breeders association has been
organized here with Dr. Carl
Hardin, of Brevard, as president.
Other officers elected to date
include H. E. Redmond. Asheville,
vice president for Buncombe
county; M. W. Smith, of Hender
sonville, vice president for Hen
derson county; Jimmy King, Bre
vard. treasurer and C. M. Douglas,
Brevard, secretary.
The association will include all
counties west of Marion and
other vice presidents are to be
selected.
Application for a national char
ter has been made to headquarters
at Colorado Springs. Colorado.
Rabbit, as food, and for breed
ing purposes, have come to the
forefront in this section of the
state, it was pointed out by those
applying for the charter and it is
expected that the culls or regu
lar food rabbits will do a lot
toward relieving the meat short
age.
An association of breeders and
growers will be worth a great
deal toward the promotion of rab
bit production.
41 ARE PLACED
IN CLASS 3-AH
Registrants Are 38 Years Of
Age. A Total Of 10
Placed In 1-A
Forty-one men have been placed
in Class 3-A(H) by the local draft
board at meetings held the past
week, it was announced yesterday
by Mrs. Allie B. Harllee, clerk.
These selectees retain their proper
classifications with an (H) added,
the re-classification showing that
the registrants are over 38 years
of age, it was pointed out by Mrs.
Harllee.
The following were placed in
3-A(H): Henry Conover, Anderson
Byers, Waverly Morris, Joe Pat
terson, Harold L. Aiken, Robert
Smith. Winfred Hamilton, Ingo
mar McCall. Mannings McCrary,
Ed Sentell, Grady Brittain, Nelson
Bowen, John Duncan, Dave Holli
day, Glenn Parlier, Carl L. Hen
drix. Albert Johnson, Silversteen
Whitmire. Edward H. McMahan,
Bruce Waters, Parnell Johnson,
Mickler Lusk, Roy Allison, Lee
Morgan, Floyd Jones, Guy Pitts,
Homer Galloway, William Lee,
Fred Revis, Alonzo Valentine, Ar
lon Williams, Gerald Sitton, Ful
ton Corbin, James Johnson, Arthur
McGaha, Wayne Crenshaw, Willie
Tinsley, John Banks, William Har
mon, James Rogers, Hugh W. Sig
mon.
The 10 placed in 1-A are: Char
les Lee, Walter Clayton, Albert
Lee, Vernon Jones, William Mc
Call, Jackson Holden, Joe Blythe,
Buren Morgan, Johnnie Young and
Ernest Anders.
Those in other classifications
include: 2-B, Melvin Dutton, Claud
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Will Play Opening
Game In Softball
League Next Week
The initial game in the local
Sunday School Twilight Softball
league will b. played between the
Episcopal-Presbyteriaa and the
Baptist teams next week at a date
to be decided later, it was learned
yesterday.
The former team will begin
practice tomorrow, while the Meth
odists have also formed a team.
It is understood that the Second
Baptist church is also considering
forming a team and if this is done
there will be four units in the
local league.
Games are to be played on Tues
day and Friday afternoons after
6 o’clock on the local high school
football field.
\
Sergeant Is Down To Bare Essentials
Enjoying war time-out as a “castaway,” Sergt. Charles Gar
docki decks himself out as Robinson Crusoe and poses before his
coconut shack on a Pacific island. Other servicemen approved the
idea highly and built similar huts during brief relief from fighting.
Fifty Transylvania Children
Had Tonsils Removed At 2
Day Clinic Held This Week
Annual Clinic Was Real Suc
cess. District Nurses
Help With Clinic
Fifty Transylvania children had
their tonsils removed at the two
day clinic held here at the Bre
vard elementary school this week
by the county health department.
Dr. C. N. Sisk, district health of
ficer, was in charge of the clinic
and other physicians participat
ing in it were Dr. Mary Michael,
assistant health officer;' Dr. Tom
Stringfield, of Waynesville and
Dr. W. E. Brackett, of Henderson
ville.
Nurses from other counties in
the district assisted Mrs. Jessie
Alexander Lollis with nursing du
ties. These nurses included Mrs.
Ruby Bryson, and Mrs. Myrtle
Vrabel, of Haywood county; Mrs.
Helen Smith, of Swain county;
Miss Sarah Tarpley, Indian reser
vation; Mrs. Lillian Clapp, Jack
son county; Mrs. Josephine Gaines,
Macon county and Mrs. Doris
Hicks, Swain county.
The Brevard x Parent-Teachers
association furnished sandwiches
and coffee. Mrs. Jessie Loftis was
chairman of the P-TA refreshment
committee.
The clinic went off smoothly
and patients were taken care of
efficiently in the school building.
MUNICIPAL POOL
IN BREVARD I $
POPULAR PLACE
John Misenheimer In Charge.
Rates Announced. Open
Every Day
Children and adults, too, are
enjoying cooling off in Brevard
municipal swimming pool which
opened a few days ago with John
Misenheimer in charge.
The pool is open every day from
9:30 in the morning until 6:30 in
the evening. The charges are 10
cents for children and 25 cents for
adults. Season tickets are on sale
at $4.00 for children, $5 for adults
and $10 for family. No charge is
made for the little tots who play
in the baby wading pool.
The swimming pool has been
painted this season and water is
changed every three days. It holds
35,000 gallons of water and the
depth ranges from 2 to 9 feet.
Buddy Tankersley is assisting in
running the pool.
On July 1, John Misenheimer
plans to enter naval reserve train
ing at the University of North
Carolina and no one has been ap
pointed to take his place.
Two Brevard Men In Service Met
For The First Time In Australia
A wishful comment on Brevard’s
cool summertime climate was the
means by which two well known
Brevard men met each other for
the first time, in Australia, it was
learned from Milton Sellers, who
has just returned from the Pacific
war zone area to take hospital
treatment before returning to con
struction work with the Seabees.
For a number of years, Milton
worked at the A & P store here
with his brother, Harry, who is
manager of the store, but he had
never met Henry Carrier, Jr., who
is a lieutenant in the air corps,
stationed somewhere in the Pacif
ic.
Milton was doing some construc
tion work on an airport in the
country “down under.” It was hot
and he declared casually, “My,
what I wouldn’t give to be cooled
off in the mountains of Western
North Carolina now.”
Upon hearing the remark, Lt.
Carrier, who was sitting nearby,
jumped up and inquired where
Milton was from. The rest of the
afternoon was said to have been
spent by the two talking about
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AQUATIC SCHOOL
CLOSES SATURDAY,
FESTIVAL STAGED
Slogan Of School Is “Every
body Seaworthy.” Ken
ning Is Pleased
The American Red Cross Na
tional Aquatic school, which has
been in session at Camp Carolina
for the past week, will close Satur
day and the second school for 1943
will be held on August 21-31.
Director Harry Kenning yester
day stated that he is well pleased
with the school and that the in
struction is designed to meet war
time emergency needs in swim
ming, first aid and accident pre
vention.
Yesterday afternoon the students
participated in pn impressive wa
ter festival, demonstrating what
they have learped so far.
This aquatic event featured wa
ter ballets, exhibitions in swim
ming. diving, lifesaving and canoe
ing. Godfrey Novotny, director of
first aid and water safety in Phila
delphia. and Mr. F. Lewis, of the
national Red Cross staff, were in
charge of the men’s activities,
while Miss Jannie Johnson, of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla . was in charge of
women's exhibitions. A number of
local people witnessed the colorful
demonstration.
One of the slogans of the school
this year is “everybody sea
worthy.” The aim of the 28 mem
bers of the faculty is to return
to the Red Cross chapters through
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SILVERSTEEN IS
NAMED CHAIRMAN
Will Head New United War
Fund Drive In County.
Named By Governor
J. S. Silversteen has been ap
pointed Transylvania county chair
man of the United War Fund drive
which will be conducted through
out the nation this fall.
The appointment was made by
Gov. J. M. Broughton who is hon
orary chairman for North Carolina.
The state has been divided into
12 districts and J. E. S. Thorpe, of
Franklin, has been named chair
man of this district.
“The President has called upon
all allied relief agencies and other
agencies raising money for relief
and recreational purposes in con
nection with the war program to
unite in one campaign this year
instead of having a number of
different campaigns,” Gov. Brough
ton wrote Mr. Silversteen.
“The national organizations of
the several agencies have readily
agreed to this recommendation
and accordingly there will be con
ducted this fall what is designated
as National War Fund Drive.”
RE-ELECT GIRL
SCOUT OFFICERS
Mrs. Keith Pooser Again
Chosen As Commissioner
Of Local Council
Election of officers was the main
feature of business transacted at
the regular meeting of the Brevard
Girl Scout council, which was held
Tuesday night at the home of
Mrs. Keith Pooser, commissioner.
All officers were re-elected, as
follows: Mrs. Keith Pooser, com
missioner; Mrs. A. H. Kizer, depu
ty commissioner; Mrs. Roland Wil
ber, treasurer; Mrs. E. H. Mc
Mahan, secretary.
Plans were completed for the
Girl Scout encampment at Camp
Illahee next week, and 44 girls
had enrolled at latest reports.
Announcement was also made at
the meeting of two Girl Scout
broadcasts, which will be heard on
June 17 and 25. The June 17
broadcast will be at 4:45 p. m.
over CBS network, with the Girl
Scout Farm Aides, and the June
25 broadcast will be at 6:45 p. m.
over NBC network, with Helen
Hayes on the air for the Girl
Scouts.
Catches
Whale” Of A Bass In County
Here is Walter Me Neely, well known Lake Toxaway merchant,
and a five and a half pound small mouth bass which he caught
'in the Toxaway river at the mouth of Indian creek near his store.
As the yardstick shows, the fish is 22 inches long. This is one of
the largest bass ever caught in the county. “No, I'm really not a
fisherman, but I was thrilled when I caught that one,” Mr. McNeely
sa*d. (Photo by Austin.)
A Modern, New Oxygen Tent
Has Been Installed Here At
Brevard Community Hospital
MRS. McAULEY IS
ELECTED TO HEAD
COUNTY W.M.U
Other Officers Chosen At
Annual Meeting Held
Here Last Thursday
Mrs. S. F. McAuley, of Brevard,
was elected superintendent of the
Women’s Missionary Union of the
Transylvania Baptist association,
at the annual one-day meeting
which was held last Thursday at
the Brevard Second Baptist church.
Other officers elected to serve
with Mrs. McAuley the ensuing
year include: Mrs. J. A. Anderson,
associate superintendent; Mrs. J.
A. Glazener, secretary - treasurer;
Mrs. Martin Shipman, young peo
ple’s leader; Mrs. W. C. Morris,
mission study chairman; Mrs. E.
H. Davis, community missions
chairman; Mrs. Karl Bosse, ste
wardship chairman; Mrs. Ed Mac
key, training school and Margaret
Fund chairman; Mrs. J. L. Gilles
pie, literature chairman.
Highlights of the day’s program
were the addresses by Mrs. J. S.
Farmer, of Raleigh, state W. M. U.
president, and by Miss Bertha
Smith, returned missionary from
China. Mrs. J. A. Anderson, super
intendent, presided over the ses
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Valuable Piece Of Equip
ment Made Possible By
Hospital Auxiliary
Since the news has become
circulated over Brevard concern
ing the arrival last week of the
new oxygen tent at Transylvania
Community hospital, several per
sons have been heard making wild
guesses as to who will be No. 1
patient to use the tent at the hos
pital.
Miss Myrtice Dillard, head nurse
at the hospital, said yesterday that
the tent is installed and ready for
use when the need arises, but so
far no patient has required its
use.
The oxygen tent was purchased
through funds, amounting to $300,
raised by the Women’s Hospital
Auxiliary, and is modern in every
respect, Miss Dillard said. Among
the up-to-date devices is a cooling
system, which the old canvas-type
model, formerly owned by the hos
pital, did not possess.
The $300.00 paid by the women’s
auxiliary for the tent was raised
mainly through progressive hospi
tal teas given by several hundred
ladies of Brevard, and also through
individual donations from interest
ed friends.
SOFTBALL GAME TODAY
The DeMolay softball team will
play the Ecusta office team ov
the Brevard College field this
Thursday afternoon at 6:30, it has
been announced by H. E. New
bury.
Opening Street Dance To Be Held
Here Monday Night, Sings Thurs.
A cordial invitation was extended
today to every person in Brevard
and Transylvania county and to
all tourists to attend the opening
street dance here next Monday
night.
The dance will start at 8 o’clock
and will last until 11. It will be
held on Broad street in front of
the school building.
Music will be furnished by Rhett
Talley and his string band and the
charge is 10 cents for each dance
per couple.
The street dances will be held
here every Monday night through
out the summer season. They are
sponsored by the Jaycees and the
newly formed order of DeMolays.
Eb Morrow is in charge.
The first of a series of commu
nity sings will be staged at the
NY A community hut in Brevard
next Thursday night, June 24.
These will also be sponsored by
the Jaycees, with the Senior Cham
ber co-operating. C. M. Douglas
and others will assist in conduct
ing thef sings.
Both the street dances and com
munity sings have proven to be
very popular.
COUNTY BUDGET
FOR NEXT YEAR
BEING DRAFTED
Valuation Expected To Be
About Same. Some Depart
ments Want Increase
COLLECTIONS GOOD
In spite of the fact that the
county’s valuation will be about
the same and that a number of
departments are asking for in
creased appropriations, Transylva
nia county’s tax rate for 1943 will
remain at $1.55, information ob
tained yesterday from Carl Alli
son, chairman of the board of
commissioners, indicated.
This week Mr. Allison, County
Attorney Ralph Ramsey and Mrs.
Dorothy Mitchell, county account
ant, have spent a good deal of
time working on a propospd bud
get for the new fiscal year which
starts July 1, and the commission
ers are expected to meet within
the next few days and give further
study to all budget requests. Final
adoption, however, will rrot be
made before July.
Tabulations of 1943 tax listing:
figures have npt been completed,
but according to estimates, the
county’s valuation will remain
about the same as of last year,
approximately $6,000,000.
The county s debt payment re
quirements under the refunding
plan are also about the same as
last year, but some departments,
including the schools and welfare,
state that they need more money
lor operation during 1943-44. It
is pointed out that the nine months
school term will naturally cost the
county a little more even though
all salaries and bus operating ex
penses are paid by the state.
The commissioners, it seems,
are endeavoring to make certain
increases in some departments
and economize in others in order
not to increase the tax rate.
“Our county must progress, but
at the same time I do not think
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TO PROMOTE SALES
OF BONDS, STAMPS
County Has Large Quota
This Month. Women To
Push Stamp Sales
With a county quota of $45,150
for the month of June, the war sav
ings staff is urging every man,
woman and child to buy bonds
and stamps this month.
The original quota was $30,150,
but this amount was increased by
one-half to help meet the short
age in the national goal of 12
billion dollars for the fiscal year
set by the President last June,
Chairman E. H. McMahan states.
In addition to the sale of E
bonds, members of the county’s
staff will push the sale of F and
G bonds. Solicitors have been ap
pointed to make contacts.
The women’s division of the
staff will concentrate on the sale
of stamps. Mrs. Oliver Orr is
chairman of this drive. The wo
men of the Civic club in particular
will promote these sales.
According to present plans, mer
chants will be requested to allow
the ladies to have booths in their
stores and sales will be pushed
all next week.
Oliver Orr Buys
Dan English Real
Estate Business
Oliver Orr has purchased the
real estate and rental business of
Dan L. English and will consoli
date these in his office here in
the Pickelsimer building, it was
learned today.
For the past 10 years Mr. Prr
has been operating a real estate
and rental agency in connection
with an insurance business. In the
insurance business he is associated
with Fred Shuford.
A short time ago Mr. English
sold his insurance business to Joe
Tinsley. It is understood that he
is planning to enter some kind of
war work.