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VoL 53; No. 25 The Transylvania Times A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the Peoplfe of Transylvania County ★ ONE SECTION ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1943 ★ 12 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY 700 ENROLL IN SUMMER CAMPS Times Wins Prize In National Editorial Ass’n. Contest CAPTURES SECOND PLACE IN NATION FOR EXCELLENCE Paper Had Previously Won First Place In State. An derson Speaks ELKIN TRIBUNE WINS The Transylvania Times won second place for general excellence among the larger non-daily news papers of the nation in the 1943 better newspaper contest sponsor ed by the National Editorial as sociation, it was announced last Friday night at the NEA wartime conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. The announcement was made by Floyd J. Miller, director of the NEA and publisher of the Daily Tribune at Royal Oak, Mich. Ed M. Anderson, editor-publisher of the Times, was present and ac cepted the certificate award. First place in the general ex cellence contest for non - dailies with circulations of over 1.000 was won by the Sussex Independent, Sussex, New Jersey and third place was won by The Graphic, Lake City, Iowa. The Times had previously won a trophy this year for first place in a general excellence contest sponsored by the North Carolina Press association. Judges of the NEA contest were C. W. Brown, of Oconomowoc, Wis.; K. C. Crabb, of Grinnell, Iowa and Webb McCall, Mt. Pleas ant. Mich. It is believed that this is the first time any newspaper in North Carolina ever won a prize for gen eral excellence in an NEA contest. For its outstanding service in getting the state to open the Yad kin county lime mine, The Elkin —Turn To Page Twelve STORAGE MEETING TO BE RED MON. State Specialists To Discuss Proper Storage Of Fruits And Vegetables Members of the county’s agri cultural workers’ council, neigh borhood leaders, members of the county nutrition committee, home demonstration club, 4-H club mem bers and all other interested per sons are invited to attend a meet ing at the county agent’s office here next Monday morning at 10 o'clock at which time state ex tension specialists will discuss the storage of food. Miss Pauline Gordon, home man agement specialist and H. R. Nis wonger, horticulture specialist, will outline proper methods, time and place for storage of canned food, fruits and dried fruits and vegetables. Storage, like canning, is an important phase of the Victory Garden program and a good at tendance at the meeting is being urged by Julian Glazener and Miss Annabel Teague. Auto Stamps Must Be Bought On Or Before July First Federal “auto use stamps,” which may be purchased at all post offices and offices of collec tors of internal revenue, must be bought on or before July 1, C. M. Douglas, manager of the Carolina Motor club here, reminded motor ists again this week. He also stated that the stamps are not being sold by his club and urged motorists to get their stamps at once and avoid a last minute rush. The stamps are serially num bered, gummed on the face in stead of the “wrong” side as was the case with the first issue a little more than a year ago. The cost is $5.00. Due to the fact that gas ration ing transactions or tire replace ment applications require that the stamps be paid before issuance will be made, Mr. Douglas said motorists should get their stamps at once. Ralph Fisher Elected District Commander Of American Legion At A Convention In Charlotte Elected Commander i RALPH FISHER, who was elected district commander of the 19th. Legion district at an annual convention held in Char lotte this week. 500 PEOPLE ARE NEEDED AT ONCE TO PICK BEANS Large Crop Is Reported In Henderson And Tran sylvania Counties The employment service is now looking for 500 persons to pick beans in Henderson and Transyl vania counties during the summer months. Carl Buchanan, manager of the employment office, announ ced yesterday. Bean growers in Henderson coun ty state that the crop this year is unusually good and that picking should be started next week. Tran sylvania also has a good crop, but the beans are not quite as far advanced as they are in Hender son. Production of beans in both counties has been expanded this season and pickers are urgently needed in order that there may be no losses. The job provides full time em ployment and pays 30 cents per bushel. It is stated that good pick ers can pick as much as 25 bushels in a day. There are around 10.000 acres of beans in Henderson county and over 500 in Transylvania. Beetle and heavy rains have done some damage. All persons who are interested are urged to contact the employ ment office here or in Henderson ville. Mr. Dewey Gravely, deputy col lector in Elizabeth City, spent a few days here with his family the past week. Prominent Brevard Man To Succeed Walker. Carr Is Vice Commander Ralph Fisher, prominent Bre vard Legionnaire, was elected commander of the 19th district of the North Carolina department of the American Legion at the an nual convention held in Char lotte this week, and Brown Carr prominent Pisgah Forest business man, was re-elected vice com mander of the district. Mr. Fisher, who succeeds E. L. Walker, of Forest City, as district commander, has been extremely active in Legion work since the or ganization was formed following the close of the first World War. He was one of the charter mem bers of the local post and served as commander several terms. During the World War he served in the 20th Engineers of the 11th xegiment and spent 19 months in France. Mr. Fisher is manager of the Transylvania Pipe company and has a number of other business in terests in the county. Mr. Carr has also been active in Legion affairs for many years. He is manager of the Carr Lum ber company store at Pisgah For est. There are five counties in this district—Transylvania, Hen derson, Polk, Jackson and Ruth erford. Others attending the convention at Charlotte this week as dele gates from the Monroe Wilson post were Howard Wyatt. James Gar ren and S. G. Fisher. Bob Stevens, of Goldsboro, was elected state commander to suc ceed S. Amos Maynard, of Greens boro. One of the highlights of the convention was an address by Roane Waring, of Memphis, Tenn., national commander. Plans Being Made For Canning Sugar Registration Here The rationing board here is now making plans to hold registration for canning sugar and in the mean time the attention of housewives is again called to the fact that they can buy 10 pounds of canning sugar with stamps 15 and 16. Dr. J. F. Zachary, chairman of the board, said that an announce ment of the plans would be an nounced next week. Miss Annabel Teague is stressing the importance of canning through a series of canning schools which will close next week. All house wives in the county are being urged to can as much as possible for winter use. FIREMEN TO HAVE SUPPER MEETING AT BRYANT HOUSE A supper meeting for members of the Brevard fire department and invited guests will be held Friday night at 7:30 o’clock at the Bryant house. All members of the department are urged to attend. Town Will Sell Large Number Of Lots; Prices Are Now Being Fixed Agreement was reached at a joint meeting Monday night of the Brevard aldermen and the county board of commissioners upon the division of proceeds resulting from the anticipated sale of approxi mately 100 lots in Brevard, upon which the city has foreclosed dur ing the past 14 years. These lots will be advertised and sold at an early date, it was agreed. At the meeting Monday night, minimum prices below which the lots will not be sold were fixed and another meeting will be held next week to place a figure on the remaining lots. Most of these foreclosures took place during the years 1933-36, but 25 of them were acquired recently when the owners failed to pay paving assessments. It is estimated that approximate ly $10,000 in taxes and assessments of all kinds are due on all of this property. Officials are trying to work out some scheme whereby title in surance company will guarantee the title to these lots, but no definite action has been taken along this line. A number of the lots are fine building sites and it is believed that all of them can be sold with out much difficulty. It is pointed out that in some cases the town and county will have to take a loss because of —Turn To Page Seven Certificate Of General Excellence Awarded The Times NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION CONTEST FOR BETTER NEWSPAPERS AWARD Transylvania Times IiR 1 VARI) \(>Kill ( ,\RO!..}N FOR SO UND ELAC J GENERAL EXCELLENCE \\ i ! KEY DIVISR VS. OYER* !.(«'«> ( TRO TA'HON JUNE 20, 1915 Here it is! As an award for winning second place in the general excellence contest among the larger non daily newspapers of the United States, the National Editorial Association presented The Times with the Certificate, shown above. The presentation was made at the 58th. annual convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio, last week end, and was accepted by Ed M. Anderson. Speaks Here Tonight CHARLIE HINES, of Greens boro, and a national director of the Woodmen of the World, will deliver an address at a meeting of the W.O.W. here tonight. W.O.W. TO HONOR MEN IN SERVICE Greensboro Man Will Make Main Address At Pub lic Meeting The 3 9 members of Balsam Camp No. 116, W. O. W., who are serving in the armed services will be honored at a public meeting in the camp hall here this (Thursr day) evening, at which Charles Hines, of Greensboro, a national director, will be the principal speaker. The meeting will start —Turn To Page Twelve Bennett Is Elected As Vice President Raymond F. Bennett, general superintendent of the Ecusta Pap er corporation and Roland Wilber, Pulp mill superintendent, at tended a wartime conference of the American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendents association in New York last week. Mr. Bennett was re-elected as one of the vice presidents and con ducted one of the meetings. Mr. Wilber is secretary-treas urer of the ^Southeastern division of the association. Outlook For A Good Tourist Season Is Bright, But Better Bus Service Urgently Needed TWRVE MEN TO ENTER MILITARY SERVICE JULY 2 No Final Report Received From Others Examined At Croft Last Thurs. Of the 43 men who left Brevard last Thursday for examination at Camp Croft, 12 of them have been reported as passing the examina tion and were inducted into the avmy. They will leave Brevard Fri day morning, July 2, at 11 o’clock for Fort Jackson. A large number of the 43 men chose the navy or air corps ser vice, and no report as yet has been made of this list by the local draft board, Mrs. Allie Harllee, clerk, said yesterday. Of the 12 men who were in ducted into the army and will leave here July 2, are included several prominent in the business life of Brevard. Melvin L. Gilles pie, register of deeds, will be suc ceeded, it is understood, by his wife in this county position, al though no official announcement —Turn To Page Six Request For Another Round Trip To Hendersonville Is Filed The outlook for the tourist season here is better now than it was a year ago and every ef fort is being made to get the Greyhound bus line to add another round trip to the daily Brevard Hendersonville schedule to take care of the urgent transportation needs, according to reports made at a meeting of the chamber of commerce directors Tuesday night. Mrs. Ralph Fisher stated that she is receiving a good many more inquiries today than she had last year. A large number of people want to rent cottages for the sum mer, she said. Campers Catch Taxis The acute need for improved bus service from Hendersonville to Brevard is emphasized this week by the fact that the hundreds of boys and girls who are coming here from all over the country to attend summer camps are having difficulty in getting to Brevard. Tuesday over a hundred of them were transported in taxi cabs from Hendersonville to Brevard. A regulation prevents cabs from going farther than 10 miles and Brevard cabs met cabs from Hen —Turn To Page Seven Junior Commandos To Stage A Big Parade Here On Saturday Afternoon In celebration of a successful scrap metal drive, the Junior Commandos will stage a parade here Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Fred Taylor, who has charge of the Commando program of the Brevard Junior Chamber of commerce, announces. Over 100 boys who have quali fied as Junior Commandos by col lecting and turning in scrap metal, are expected to participate in the parade. • Mr. Taylor announced that all orders for Commando caps and sweaters have been received and that the boys could get them on or before Saturday afternoon. I The Commandos who plan to take part in the parade are to meet at the Brevard elementary school Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Following the parade, the boys will attend a theatre party here. Mr. Taylor stated that the Com mandos have collected a total of 57,000 pounds of scrap metal dur ing recent weeks. “We are well pleased with the Commando program and apprec iate the fine interest that Brevard and Pisgah Forest boys have taken in the drive,” Jaycee President Curtis Kelley said. The drive will be resumed this fall, it is stated. SEVERAL CAMPS OPENED WITH A BIG ENROLLMENT Other Camps Remain Closed For Season. Children From Many States Several of the many fine boy and girl summer camps in Tran sylvania county are opening this week with capacity enrollments of around 700 youths Boys and girls from all over Eastern America are attending the camps and it is reported that more applications have been rejected than were accepted because of capacity limitations. For various reasons, at least five camps in the county will not open this season. Operators of the camps report no difficulty in obtaining adequate supplies of food, but transporta tion is proving to be a severe handicap. The matter of help has also been a serious problem. How ever, they all without exception predicted a successful season. Local merchants report that shopping by the visitors has already been felt in trade channels here. Deerwoode Opened Monday Camp Deerwoode opened Mon day with an enrollment of 106 girls from the Southern states. More applicants for admission in the camp were rejected than were enrolled in the camp last year, Lieut. Gordon Sprott, who has conducted the camp since 1939, said yesterday. He was granted a ten-dav furlough from his duties at tne army flying field at Walnut Ridge, Ark., to assist with the opening. Mrs. Elizabeth Battle, head of the language department in Chatta nooga. Tenn. high school, is again director of the camp this year. Miss Frances Cake, director of physical education at Limestone —Turn To Page Twelve OPA EDUCATION CROUP IS NAMED Committee Appointed A t College To Help Educa te The Public Miss Bell Gault, of the OPA education service bureau office in Charlotte, was here yesterday and formed a committee at Brevard college to conduct an education al program in the community. Miss Madge Rhyne is chairman of the committee and Prof. M. G. Pangle and Lloyd Hughes are members. The success of the government’s rationing, rent and price control program through the OPA to hold down the cost of living and pre vent inflation depends upon full co-operation and appreciation on the part of the public. Miss Gault said. This fall, she said, an educational program will be promoted through the public schools. Miss Gault asked civic clubs and other organizations to co-op erate with the college committee.. Only Few Workers Here Are Changing Their Jobs Today Applications for statements of availability have dropped off 50 percent during the past two weeks, at the employment office here, it was learned yesterday. “This shows the employment stabilization order is having a good effect here,” Carl Buchanan, man ager of the office here and at Hendersonville, said. Under the order, employees in essential industries must obtain statements of availability before they can change from one job to another. The statements must be issued either by the employers or by the employment office. The order does not apply to state and local governments. All of the county’s industries are on the essential list and employees realize that the climate here is ideal, especially in the summer time.
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