The Transylvania Times
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
Vol. 53; No. 29
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1943
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SUPERIOR COURT OPENS MONDAY
Brevard College’s New Accelerated War-Time Program Attracts Attention
INQUIRIES BEING
RECEIVED FROM
A LARGE AREA
Four-Year Pre-College And
Junior College Program
Offers Opportunity
ADVERTISING THE PLAN
A great deal of interest is being
shown throughout the state and
south in the new four-year pre
college and junior college pro
gram that has recently been in
augurated at Brevard College,
President E. J. Coltrane stated
today.
Because of the extensive delay
in securing an army or navy avia
tion cadet unit, the college has
worked out an accelerated program
of education for high school boys
and girls, as well as for college
students.
“In keeping with the trend of
these critical times, Brevard col
lege will present young men an op
portunity of completing a greater
part of their education before be
ing drafted into the armed forces,”
Dr. Coltrane said.
“One unique feature of the Bre
vard plan is that it offers a four
year college program on the junior
college level. It extends down
through the last two years of high
school and a student now in high
school will be able to shorten the
actual calendar time spent in high
school without losing r ?d;‘ units.”
he explained. ^ “ *
The college is now receiving
many inquiries from parents of
high school children who live in
congested camp and war areas and
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AN ARMY PLANE
IS FORCED DOWN
Landed In Field Near Prison
Camp. Took Off Again
Wednesday
A small army plane, while on
a military mission from the Aik
en, S. C., air base to Dayton, Ohio,
Tuesday afternoon landed at
the Robertson farm near Rosman,
after encountering a thunder
head storm over the Smokies and
turning back to land at the open
field near Rosman.
Austin Hogsed, who is chief
air warning observer for Rosman,
heard the plane go over and re
turn, and fearing a crash of some
nature, and in compliance with
his official air duties, rushed to
the scene to be ready for any as
sistance necessary. On being in
formed as to the cause of the
landing, Mr. Hogsed brought in
to Rosman in his car the two oc
cupants of the plane, Lt. I. Roshal
and Pilot W. Bowman.
The two flyers spent the night
at the Hogsed home, and continu
ed on their mission Wednesday
morning at 11 o’clock, after re
ceiving official reports on favor
able weather conditions for fly
ing.
The flyers highly commended
Mr. Hogsed for “being on the job”
and for taking care of them. Mr.
Robertson cut a run way in his
field for the plane to take off.
Nine Men Entered
Navy Training Mon.
Nine Transylvania men left last
Monday morning for Camp Croft
and were assigned there for train
ing in the Navy.
These nine were: James Joe
Walden, Walter Mack Hamilton,
Joseph Asbury Gillespie, John
Everett Sorrells, Alfred James
Cheek, Clarence Eugene Matthews,
George William Bryson, William
L. McCall and Jess L. Cash.
Men accepted for service in the
army are given 21-day furloughs
now and 10 will leave here on
Monday, August 2, for Fort Jack
son. They are:
Edward M. Watson, John C.
Whitmire, Christie P. Costanza,
Edwin A. Morgan, Floyd W. Calla
han, Joe Flem Tinsley, James Le
roy Banks, Howard P. Shepard,
Floyd Hensley (transferred) and
Lawrence 0. Hay.
Home Folks Are Thrilled By /
Radio Broadcast From North
Africa Featuring Lt. Allison
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Featured On Radio
LT. JOHN MACK ALLISON,
JR., bombardier, who has been
on 40 bombing missions in North
Africa and Sicily, was featured
on a CBS broadcast last Sunday
from Algiers.
COUNTY BEHIND
ON ITS SURGICAL
DRESSING QUOTA
A Large Shipment Is Made.
More Workers Are Bad*
ly Needed
A total of 48,600 surgical dress
ings to be used by the army and
navy were shipped to Red Cross
headquarters from Brevard a few
days ago by the two work shops
in the county.
Although this was a large ship
ment, the county is still behind
on its quota due to lack of volun
teer workers. Both shops have
ample supplies of materials on
hand and urgently request that
more people help make dressings.
The work shop here is located
over the city hall and is open
every morning during the week
from 9:30 until 12 and is open
on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day nights.
Approximately 50 persons could
work at one time in the shop, but
there are usually not over 15 work
ers on the job at one time.
The military authorities have
issued a request for more dress
ings and local women are expected
to respond to this patriotic call.
It is understood that more work
ers are also solicited for the shop
at Rockbrook.
To Present Charter
To Club Here Tonite
Dr. Irma Henderson-Smathers,
first vice president of the state
organization of Business and Pro
fessional Women’s clubs, will pre
sent a charter to the Brevard club
at a meeting to be held tonight at
7 o'clock at the Bryant house.
She will also deliver an ad
dress and all members of the new
ly organized club are expected to
attend. The club has around 30
charter members.
Well Known Brevard Man
Tells About Bombing
Raids Over Sicily
The folks back home here in
Brevard and Transylvania county
were thrilled last Sunday after
noon when they heard their own
Lt. John Mack Allison, Jr., de
scribe his experiences in the in
vasion of Sicily and North Africa
over the Columbia Broadcasting
System from Algiers.
“It was a great thrill to hear his
voice over the air,” his mother
declared, and said that Mr. Allison
was almost speechless with delight.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Allison re
ceived a telegram Sunday morning
stating that their son would ap
pear on the afternoon broadcast
for an interview and the message
was spread over the entire com
munity. It is quite likely that more
people here heard the broadcast
than any other radio program that
has been on the air in years.
In introdr-ing Lt. Allison, the
announcer explained that he was
a bombardier from Brevard, N. C.,
and that he is with the U. S. air
forces stationed in North Africa.
“He is a member of a fighter
squadron attached to a B-25 and
h'- w approximately 40
bombing missions,” the announcer
said.
Questioning Lt. Allison, the an
nouncer asked:
“John, would you tell us just
when you realized that something
was afoot?”
“Just about one week before the
invasion I realized something un
usual was on hand, but I did not
know that it was an invasion of
Sicily,” Allison explained. “We got
up around 5 o’clock on the par
ticular morning of the invasion
and went across to Sicily. We usu
ally dropped our bombs and head
ed for home, but on this particular
occasion we circled back over our
target and realized that we had
done considerable damage. We
could see clouds of smoke rising
from everywhere and as we start
ed back we could see the landing
barges unloading 20 to 30 men at
one time.”
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Two Illicit Stills
Destroyed In County
Two illicit stills have been de
stroyed in Transylvania county,
Sheriff Freeman Hayes announced
today.
Neither one of the moonshine
manufacturing outfits was in op
eration when the officers found
them and no arrests were made.
One of the stills was located on
Frozen Creek above Rosman and
was captured last Saturday. It was
a 30 - gallon capacity unit with
about 500 gallons of beer. The
other one was located on Dia
monds Creek, not far from Ros
man and was a steam-boiler type
with a copper worm. Over 300
gallons of beer were destroyed
there, too. It was found last Sun
day.
To Organize A Community Chest
For Brevard And County Tuesday
A Community Chest for Brevard
and Transylvania county will be
organized next Tuesday night at
a meeting to be held at the city
hall.
.Presidents of all organizations
here and one member from each
club or organization appointed by
the presidents, as well as all other
citizens who are interested in the
health and social welfare of the
town and county are invited to at
tend. Representatives of churches
and welfare agencies are also ask
ed to attend.
A steering committee met Tues
day night and mapped out plans
for perfecting the organization.
This committee is to recommend
that the chest have 15 trustees, a
full set of officers, and several
committees. A proposed constitu
tion and by-laws have also been
drafted.
The chest proposes to include in
its solicitation funds for Boy and
Girl Scouts, Red Cross, Tubercu
losis Association, Salvation army
and perhaps a good deal for child
care and old age assistance.
Members of the steering com
bittee who met Tuesday night are
Ed McMahan, Jerry Jerome, Keith
Pooser, Jack Trantham, Rev. Ash
by Johnson and Ed Anderson.
Mr. Johnson is now making a
survey of the health and child
welfare needs of the county.
Other drives may also be merged
in with the chest campaign.
TERRAIN WHERE ALLIED TROOPS BATTLE AXIS
THIS SICILIAN VILLAGE, Santa Elia, located east of Palermo, is typical of many of the areas
in which Allied troops are now fighting Axis defenders on the Italian island. Mountains run right
down to the sea and landings had to be made through reef-infested, heavily-mined waters and
beaches. * (International)
MISS KELLER IS
NEW MANAGER OF
ROSE STORE HERE
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W. A. Balcornb Gets Pro
motion. Transferred To
Lebanon, Tennessee
Miss Frances Keller, of Martins
ville, Va., has succeeded W. A.
Balcornb as manager of Rose’s 5,
10 and 25c store here. Miss Keller
operated a five and ten cent store
in Martinsville for five years be
fore joining the Rose organization
four months ago. She is the four
teenth woman manager in the Rose
chain.
Mr. Balcornb, who established
the Rose store here in July, 1939,
operating it continuously since
that time, has been transferred to
Lebanon, Tenn. He left Monday
night to assume his new duties.
The new assignment is said to
be a promotion for Mr. Balcornb,
since the Lebanon store is the
fifth largest store in the Rose
chain of 125 units operating in
the south.
Mr. Balcornb was active in busi
ness and civic circles here. He
was governor of the local order of
Moose and an enthusiastic member
of the Lions club and the W.O.W.
The Rose store under his manage
ment enjoyed a steady gain in
business.
Mrs. Balcornb and two daugh
ters will remain in Brevard for
two weeks, or until such time as
Mr. Balcornb can procure a home
and moving facilities can be ar
ranged.
Lt. R. F. Johnston
Is Killed In Action
Mrs. Robert F. Johnston, of
Brevard, received notification from
the war department last Friday
morning that her husband, Lt.
Johnston, was killed in action in
the Southwest Pacific on July 11.
Lt. Johnston, who had been in
foreign service one month, was
a bomber pilot. He was the only
son of Mrs. Robert A. Johnston
and the late Mr. Johnston, of Co
lumbus, Ohio, and Miami, Fla. One
sister also survives.
Mrs. Johnston is the former Miss
Christine Yongue, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Yongue, of Brevard,
where she has been residing the
greater part of the time since her
husband entered military service
14 months ago. '
Herbert Promotes A
‘Street Bench’ Drive
For the benefit of tourists,
aged and children, as well as the
public generally, Dad Herbert,
well known Brevard sign paint
er, is promoting a “street bench”
campaign here now.
In his shop he has made a
number of street benches and has
already sold several to local mer
chants.
Farmers Federation Will
Hold Annual County-Wide
Picnic Here Next Wednesday
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FATHER AND SON
BURNED SUNDAY
Neither Seriously Injured.
Caught On Fire Starting
A Ford Car
Fred McCall, 14-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McCall, of
Maple extension, Brevard, is still
in the Transylvania hospital, suf
fering from severe burns about
the face, chest and abdomen sus
tained last Sunday afternoon
when he and his father were try
ing to start their car on the
street in front of the home.
Mr. McCall also sustained severe
burns on his right hand, but he
left the hospital immediately af
ter receiving treatment.
The father and son, it is re
ported, were pouring some gaso
line into the V-8 Ford carburetor
when the engine backfired, igni
ted the gasoline and threw it on
Fred. The boy’s clothing immed
iately caught fire and he was said
to have started running with his
father in pursuit.
Finally the father, it is stated,
managed to tear all of the boy’s
clothing off and in so doing suf
fered burns on his hand.
The boy is said to have been
taught in scout work to lie down
and wrap up in case of personal
fire. “I was so excited that I
forgot about that,” he told his
scout leader.
Public Invited To Attend
All Day Program. To Be
Here At High School
Next Wednesday, July 28th, at
the Brevard high school the Farm
ers Federation will hold an agri
cultural war rally day and its
1943 picnic for Transylvania coun
ty, it was announced today. The
program will begin at ten o’clock
in the morning and last until mid
afternoon. “Agriculture’s Part in
War Production” will be the theme
of the day’s activities.
However, plenty of fun, singing,
string music, and other entertain
ment will be included. All mem
bers of the Federation and other
citizens of Transylvania county
are cordially invited to attend and
bring their families and friends,
it is stated.
James G. K. McClure will be
in charge of the program and will
discuss the farmer’s part in the
war effort. Also, reports will be
made by the Various departments
of the Federation as to accomp
lishments of the past and plans
for the future. Several officials
of local government and farm
agency offices have been asked to
give a brief greeting to the crowd
from their offices.
One of the main features of the
day’s activities will be the sale of
war bonds and stamps from a
booth which the Farmers Federa
tion will erect and decorate. The
bonds and stamps sold will be ob
tained either from the local post
office or bank, so that the total
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Town’s Budget Requirements Are
Little Higher, Rate To Be Same
Total budget requirements for
operating expenses and debt ser
vice payments for the town of
Brevard for this fiscal year will
be $75,801.49, an increase of $5,
738.93 over last year, according
to a budget estimate published
elsewhere in this issue.
This increase is due in a large
measure to the fact that the
town will have to pay a good deal
more for common labor this year
on work on the streets, sewer
lines and in the water department,
Clerk Alex Kizer states.
The budget estimate for the
general expense fund is $46,293.24,
an increase of $4,939.18 and the
debt service fund is up $799.75.
Mr. Kizer estimates that reve
nue that the town will receive
other than through the tax levy
will be $40,000, the most of
which comes from the water de
partment.
A tax levy necessary to balance
the budget is $35,801.49, and es
timates of income from uncollect
ed taxes to date is $3,058.65, mak
ing the total levy $38,860.14.
The budget estimate is based
on a valuation of $2,300,000. about
the same as of last year, and
provides that the tax rate shall be
the same, $1.45.
The aldermen are expected to
adopt the budget next Monday
night.
A financial statement also pub
lished in this issue shows that
the town’s bonded debt is now
$435,169.40, a decrease of around
$17,000 for the past year.
In the debt service fund, the
town had on hand in cash the
first of July a total of $14,953.80
and in the general fund, $627.39.
Including last year’s uncollect
ed taxes, the town has nearly $50,
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SHORT SESSION IS
EXPECTED DUE
TO LIGHT DOCKET
Bell-Gardner Assault Case
To Attract Most Atten
tion. 11 Divorces
ALLEY TO PRESIDE
The July-August term of Tran
sylvania county superior court
will convene next Monday morn
ing with Judge Felix Alley, of
Waynesville, expected to preside
and C. 0. Ridings, of Forest City,
as solicitor.
Both the civil calendar and
criminal docket are unusually
light and court may not last over
three or four days.
Only 30 new cases have been
added to the criminal docket since
the last term when around 35
other cases were continued, and
on the civil calendar there are
only 11 divorce cases.
The most outstanding criminal
case will probably be the trial
of Charlie Gardner, young Mitchell
county man, charged with slash
ing the throat of Ernest Ball, 18
year-old Connestee boy here on
the street last month.
Ball’s condition has improved
somewhat. For several days after
the assault his condition was ex
tremely critical.
All of the other cases involve
more or less minor violations, in
cluding drunk driving, simple as
the
are divorce cases:
Duncan, vs Duncan, Oliver vs
Oliver, Harkins vs Harkins, Mer
rill vs Merrill, Feaster vs Feaster,
Morris vs Morris, Singletary vs
Singletary, Conley vs Conley,
Owenby vs Owenby, Kyle vs
Kyle.
TIMES IS PRAISED
AT PRESS MEETING
Lauded For Winning N E A
Prize. Anderson And Arm
field Attend Meeting
Ed M. Anderson and Ira B.
Armfield represented The Times
at a postwar planning conference
of the North Carolina Press As
sociation held in Winston-Salem
last week end. During the confer
ence, this paper was highly prais
ed for winning second place in the
National Editorial Association
general excellence contest this
year.
Mr. Anderson spoke on news
print rationing, presided over the
non-daily session and served as
chairman of the nominating com
mittee. Last Thursday he attend
ed a meeting of the task com
mittee of the Printing and Pub
lishing division of the WPB in<
Washington, D. C.
Newly elected officers of the
state organization are John Harris,
of Albemarle, president; Frank
Daniels, Raleigh, vice president;
Miss Beatrice Cobb, Morganton,
secretary and treasurer and Clar
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Three Teachers Are
On Retirement List
Three former Transylvania
county teachers are eligible to
receive retirement pay under the
state’s new teacher retirement
law, Supt. J. B. Jones announced
today.
These teachers have not been
active in the profession during
the past year, but the new law
provides that a teacher who has
reached the age of 65 and who
has taught as long as 20 years
is eligible for retirement bene
fits. The three teachers are:
Miss Janie Gillespie, of Bre
vard, who taught in various
schools of the county for 35
years.
H. P. Nicholson, of Little
River, who taught 28 years in
Henderson and Transylvania
counties.
Rev. A. J. Manly, of Rosman,
taught in this county for 25
years.