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The Transylvania Times
Published Every Thursday by
TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY
Brevard, N. C.
THE NEWS
Estab. 1896
THE TIMES
Estab. 1931
Consolidated 1932
Hntered as second class matter, October 29,
1931, at the Post Office in Brevard, N. C.,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
ED M. ANDERSON_I_Publisher
HENRY HENDERSON_Ass’t. Publisher
MISS ALMA TROWBRIDGE_Associate
IRA B. ARMFIELD_Business Manager
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THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1943
A Progressive Step
The county commissioners and the
board of aldermen of the town of Brevard
are to be congratulated for their interest
in helping to establish a free town and
c >unty public library.
In their tentative budget estimates,
which are to be discussed and adopted
next Monday, they have each included an
appropriation of $160.00 for a proposed
library, and thereby agreed to act as spon
soring agency in co-operation with the Wo
men’s Civic club.
Of course a lot more money will have
to be raised by private solicitation by the
civic club, but the action of the commis
sioners and aldermen will enable us to
start a free public library this year, and
thereby obtain financial support from the
state in the amount of around $1,100.
Realizing that Brevard and Transyl
vania need a large, free public library,
members of the UDC chapter here are
willing to turn over their books and all
other library facilities which they have
built up over a period of 30 years. Their
members have provided this service, but
they are inter
nent, improved
library establis
a perma
ifquipped public
In working out details for the establish
ment of this institution, we suggest that
members of the Women’s Civic club deter
mine just how much additional money will
be needed for the first year of operation
and that they conduct a drive the first
part of August. In determining this amount
we urge that they make it large enough
to cover salaries and the purchase of a
large number of new books.
We also suggest that a library board
be appointed, consisting of two members
from the county and town boards, one
from the civic club, one from the UDC.
one each from the Lions and Kiwanis
clubs and one from the county school au
thorities. Two other members might also
be added and selected from the town or
county.
A free library is an institution that is
of great benefit to young and old, rich and
poor and we urge the public to co-operate
to the fullest in getting a Transylvania
County Library established.
This is a progressive step and is one
that every citizen in the county should be
proud of. Without the facilities of such
.a library, it is difficult to continue to justi
fy our reputation as an educational and
cultural center.
Start Planning Today!
Every business, every industry, every
institution and every community in the na
tion should not only do its part to help
win the war, but should also start making
postwar plans, and this planning should
be started immediately!
That urgent suggestion was the key
note of the postwar planning conference
of the North Carolina Press association
held in Winston-Salem last week-end.
Participating in the discussion were
such outstanding men as Mr. Paul Gray
Hoffman, chairman of the committee for
Economic Development and president of
the Studebaker corporation; Mr. Joseph
D. Ardleigh, chairman of the executive
staff of the Research Institution of Ameri
ca, Inc.; Mr. Coleman W. Roberts, chair
man of the Charlotte Planning Commit
tee, and Gov. J. M. Broughton.
These able speakers emphasized the
fact that in order for Democracy to sur
vive after victory and peace have been
established, the problems of unemploy
ment, low income and inadequate distri
bution must be solved.
After the war the federal government
will owe so much money that it will be
impossible for it to undertake to employ
people on the scale used following the de
pression. The burden of employment,
high income and security will, therefore,
fall heavily upon the shoulders of private
enterprise and local governments. Unless
these enterprises and local governments
are ready to accept this responsibility,
there is serious danger of unrest and dis
aster in the nation.
Messrs. Hoffman and Ardleigh urged
every community and every industry to
make a careful study of its own future
problems. Mr. Roberts outlined an im
pressive 16-point program for the state
and Gov. Broughton pointed out that the
state has already set aside $20,000,000 for
postwar plans and suggested that $15,
000.000 more would be set aside in the
near future.
Every town and county, speakers as
serted, should build up postwar surpluses
now and should make plans for perma
nent improvement and thereby benefit
the community, as well as give employ
ment to its own people.
After the war there must be bold ac
tion and not conservative action, other
wise our economic system may collapse.
Right here in Brevard and Transyl
vania we think committees should be ap
pointed to study the problem and to do
a job of planning.
Let’s set up goals for the future. Among
other things, we should plan to have an
airport, a public library building, a large
modern hotel, an improved public play
ground, more co-operative marketing fa
cilities. vocational education, and many
other things.
Let’s start planning today!
They May Surrender
Will Italy surrender or will the Italians
fight on in the face of mainland invasion
and destruction?
That is one of the most significant
questions that # has developed in recent
months. The Alfies have not only made
a successful landing and stand on the
large Island of Sicily near the end of the
Italian toe, but also they are now making
record progress in conquering the island.
Already over one-third of the island
has been taken and the island’s most im
portant seaport towns are now threatened.
Axis resistance is crumbling before the
teriffic assaults of the Allies in the air and
on the ground.
At the same time, the Russians are
moving forward and are meeting with
such success that it would be unwise for
Hitler to move any of his forces to the Med
iterranean theatre of war and weaken
the Russian front.
Last Friday President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill served a “life
or-death” sentence upon the Italians. “The,
time has come for you to decide whether
Italians shall die for Mussolini and Hitler
—or live for Italy and for civilization,”
the ultimatum stated. By radio and pam
phlets the message was delivered to the
Italians. They have been given an op
portunity to surrender honorably.*
In reply, the Mussolini and Hitler dogs
tried to poke fun at such a suggestion and
to stir up the people to defend their home
land. The Italian government is moving
forward with a complete mobilization
program. All business establishments not
directly connected with the war effort
have been closed. All members of four
military age groups who are not in uni
forms have been called up to do special
defense work.
While this last-minute preparation is
being made, the Allies are moving swift
ly in Sicily and this week, for the first
time, Rome was severely bombed. The al
lied fliers have also caused great destruc
tion in Naples and other Italian cities.
If this bombing is continued with in
creased effect and if Sicily can be con
quered within a short time, it is quite
possible that the Italians may overthrow
the dictator government and sue for peace
before their mainland is invaded.
With the loss of air and sea superiority,
it should be easy for the Italians to see
that they cannot hope to avoid ultimate
defeat. Their surrender would increase
our problem of feeding them, but on the
other hand it would shorten the war and
mean less loss of American lives.
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News Behind,
the News
By Paul Mal lon
Washington, July 14 — The im
pression is established among con
gressmen — from what they hear
inside — that the Byrnes-Vinson
Jones regime is largely a front for
an invisible cabinet which really
plans the domestic economy.
Mr. Roosevelt's espousal of the
subsidy plan has been attributed,
for instance, to this cabinet. The
congressmen have heard of a meet
ting at the White House, attended
by the leading executive officials
of the administration, at which ad
ministration policy on this subject
was to be determined.
The nominal leaders, the men
whose names are in the newspapers
every day were not strong for
White House espousal of the sub
sidy doctrine. The president sided
against them however, and in favor
of a quintet of officials whose
names seldom reach the public
eye.
The five, now frequently refer
red to as "The Quiz Kids,” in
cluded Harry Hopkins, Ben Cohen.
Judge Rosenman, Edward Pritch
ard and Richard Gilbert.
To establish further the omni
potence of this invisible five, a
democratic leader in congress con
fided to his associates that Ben
Cohen (who is Mr. Byrnes’ legal
advisor) wrote the first draft of
FDR'S veto of the commodity
credit bill and its anti-subsidy pro
vision.
There is even more direct evi
dence. The meat industry, includ
ing livestock men. drew up a plan
which its leaders believed would
help solve the situation. Among
other things, they wanted govern
ment purchase of 40 to 45 percent
of all meat as a means of stabiliz
ing prices and keeping them down.
They first received the approval
of Chester Davis, then food admin
istrator, and from him went to
see economic stabilizer Fred Vin
son. He passed them on to war
mobilized Byrnes, who said the
idea “sounded good.” but he was
operating under directives. Byrnes
suggested that they see the presi
dent.
When they did. the president
sent them back to Byrnes. Even
then. Byrnes would only say:
“It is my duty to administer
the program given to me.”
The meat men thereupon had to
conclude that the policy-makers of
the government were not those
whose names are on top. but no
doubt the “Quiz Kids” of the in
visible cabinet.
The public thus has a wholly
wrong impression of the Wash
ington domestic war set-up. Many
millions of words have been wasted
in comment (some in this column)
about the various changes made or
still required at the top of various
agencies, whereas the real makers
of policy never had been changed
and never will be.
This invisible cabinet, in the
main, has been working behind
Mr. Roosevelt for many years. Mr.
Cohen was in NRA, Hopkins in
WPA, and Rosenman at the presi
dent’s elbow in the earliest stages
of the new deal.
Pritchard is only another name
for Felix Frankfurter, inasmuch as
he was a former secretary to the
supreme court justice and a rep
resentative of that school of
thought. Gilbert, special assistant
to OPA’s Prentiss Brown, is one
of the old Henderson crowd, A
New York lawyer who dabbled in
economics.
Apparently, whenever the Kund
sons and Nelsons are dropped or
side-tracked in favor of the Byrnes
and Vinsons, it only means a
change of the figures in the show
window, whereas the window dress
ers always remain the same. The
president no doubt feels they rep
resent what he wants in the way
of economics with the piquant
flavoring of reform politics.
In this instance, of course, the
subsidy was backed—among all the
pressure groups of political and
economic influence — only by the
CIO. The farmers did not want it.
The packers did not want it. The
consumers did not want it.
But the invisible cabinet thought
it was a good idea and they seem
to know year in and year out what
the president will always take.
Betting here is that food admin
istrator Marvin Jones will not last
any longer than his predecessor,
Chester Davis. Most officials give
him a few months. The change of
Davis for Jones, for instance,
brought no change in the position
of Pritchard, who was special as
sistant to both.
The only change here that would
make any real difference now or
hereafter would be in the invisible
cabinet. There is no likelihood of
that before Mr. Roosevelt himself
changes or is changed.
YOU'RE TELLING MEI
—--—-—8y WILLIAM BUS
Central Pran White
Age, points out the Toronto
Star, has its advantages over youth
for, continues the T. S., we old
sters don’t have exams. Oh, yeah?
Filled out any government ques
tionnaires lately?
That German circus touring
Axis-counquered countries may
be overlooking a sure-fire num
ber—the big rug-chewing act,
imported straight from Berch
tesgaden.
Hitler said that this war would
affect Europe for 1,000 years. Oh,
come now—it won’t take that long
to rebuild those German towns!
Only female mosquitoes, we
read, bite human beings. Even
in the insect world, it seems
Mamma uses up all of Papa’s
ration points.
A middle-westerner is said to
diet on onions exclusively. The
eater, at any rate, should have no
trouble remaining exclusive.
Factographs tells of a bottle,
which had gone three times
around the world, being found
on a Massachusetts beach. A rec
ord for a loving cup, isn’t it?
Those new tablecloths on which
are printed maps of embattled
Europe probably are the scene of
many a pincers movement—aimed
at the sugar loaf bowl.
Oh! Oh!
A preacher dialed long distance
in order to call a clergyman friend
of his in a distant town.
“Do you wish to place a station
to station call?” asked the opera
tor.
“No,” came the answer, “parson
to parson, please.”
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