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7• - . ANSYLVANIA TIMES A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County Vol. 53; No. 30 ONE SECTION BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1943 ★ 12 PAGES TODAY ^ PUBLISHED WEEKLY COMMUNITY CHEST IS ORGANIZED *************************** Many Cases Tried In Superior Court Here This Week ADJOURNMENT BY NOON TODAY IS ANTICIPATED To Hear Divorce Cases This Morning. Judge Zeb Nettles Presides RECORD IS PUBLISHED The July-August term of Tran sylvania county superior court, which has been in session since Monday morning, is expected to adjourn by noon today. When the case of Hubert Grave ly, charged with larceny of lum r ber from the farm of Ed Single tary. is completed this morning, a number of divorce cases will be heard. During the past three days, a large number of more or less mi nor cases have been tried. Judge Zeb Nettles, of Asheville, is pre siding judge and Hon. Clarence Ridings has served as solicitor. A good deal of time was spent yesterday in trial of Clifford Fish er, charged with stealing tires. He was found guilty and sentenced to serve 18 months in the state prison at Raleigh. Judge Nettles also gave him a two and a half years suspended sentence. Bennett Anthony, of South Caro lina, entered a plea of guilty in the same case and was given a sentence of 12 months. Paul Miller, charged with steal ing a truck here, was placed on probation and prayer for judg ment was continued for 3 years. Monday a divorce was granted to Harland Ledbetter* fiom"''".cva Mae Ledbetter. Gordon "Whitmire was given a 4 months suspended sentence and was taxed with cost of court. Ford Owen was taxed with the cost of court for assaulting with a deadly weapon. On a charge of abandonment, —Turn To Page Seven MULLENAX DIES FROM POISONING Cause Is Not Known. Ran Morgan Water Mill At Cherryfield Funeral service will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Mills River Methodist church for J. O. Mullenax, 58, who died at the local hospital Tuesday night about 9 o’clock, following an ill ness of less than 24 hours, due to poisoning. The pastor, Rev. W. H. Whitlock, will conduct the service. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are his widow and five children, Mrs. Charles Evatt, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Winifred. Bertha, Vernon and Bill, all of Brevard, and four grandchildren. Two children also survive by his first wife, the late Mrs. Cora Smith Mullenax, including, Mrs. James Pipes, of Asheville, and Mrs. Georgia Carter, of Mars Hill. Two brothers and a sister also survive, who are, George Mullenax, of Henderson county, Henry Muil enax, of Middlesboro, Ky., and Mrs. W. C. McElrath, of Hender son county. Mr. Mullenax was a native of Henderson county, but had made his home in Transylvania county for six years. He owned and —Turn To Page Seven ir-—-J Schedule Of Events For Visitors — ■ " ■■ ■■ .. ■■—■■ • Street dance every Monday night in front of Brevard high school building, sponsored by Jaycees. Community sings every Thurs day night at Brevard courthouse, sponsored by Jaycees and senior chamber of commerce. Square dance at Country club every Friday night, sponsored by the club. Swimming every day in Bre vard’s municipal pool. Golfing on beautiful 10-hole golf course at Country club. Fishing in various streams of the county. Sixty-Second Annual Session Transylvania Baptist Assoc. To Be Held Wednesday, Aug. 4 Chest President I JERRY JEROME, manager of the Citizens Telephone com pany and secretary of the Bre vard-Federal Savings and Loan association, was unanimously elected as president of the Transylvania Community Chest. JURY DESCRIBES SANITATION IN COURTHOUSE BAD Recommends Fixing And Cleaning Or Close Up. Commissioners Meet During a conference Wednesday morning, Transylvania county com missioners told Judge Zeb Nettles that every effort would be made at once to make improvements in the water and sanitary system in the courthouse here. Judge Nettles requested the con ference following a grand jury re port which recommended that the “toilets be closed to the public and not re-opened until such time as proper replacements have been made to take care of the sewage disposal and eliminate the terrible stench which permeates the entire court building from this unsani tary toilet.” Commissioners explained that due to building restrictions they were unable to obtain new equip ment and fixtures, but assured Nettles that a water line would be installed and repairs made at once. T. J. Wilson served as foreman of the grand jury and submitted the following report: “We find the jail in splendid —Turn To Page Twelve One-Day Session To Be At Glady Branch Church. Henderson Moderator The 62nd annual session of the Transylvania Baptist association will be held at the Glady Branch church on Wednesday, August 4, it has been announced by T. C. Henderson, moderator, who will preside over the one-day meeting. There will be three sessions, beginning at 9:40 in the morning, at 1:40 in the afternoon, and at 7:30 in the evening. The main feature of the morning session will be the sermon by Rev. J. A. Anderson. Election 'of officers will feature the afternoon meet ing. together with reports from the different departments of work. The night sendee will include talks from different departmental leaders of the association. The program follows: Morning session — Devotional, Rev. B. W. Thomason; roll call of churches; appointment of com mittees; reports, hospital, Mrs. M. C. Shipman: condition of churches, N. L. Ponder; cooperative pro gram, E. Carl Allison; orphanage, Mrs. W. D. Montgomery; sermon, Rev. J. A. Anderson. Afternoon session — Religious literature, C. W. Henderson; tem porf,r.rp and public morals, A. E. Hampton; Christian education, Miss Helen Henderson; W. M. U , Mrs. E. R. Pendleton; Lord’s Acre, Lloyd Cantrell; treasurer-histori an. Ed McGaha; miscellaneous business and election of officers. Evening session — Devotional, Rev. W. S. Price; Sunday school, Fred Monteith; D. V. B. S., Miss Lorena Merrill; B. T. U., Mrs. Karl Bosse; miscellaneous busi ness. COLLEGE STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ENJOY OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIP Approximately 50 Brevard col lege students and faculty members enjoyed an overnight camping trip in the Pisgah National For est last Saturday night. Alice Amon. of Charlotte, was in charge of arrangements. The group spent the night in the CCC camps barracks and a campfire program was staged that night under the direction of Elea nor Beasley, of Louisburg. Sun day morning Julia Cutchins lead dcvotionals. AT THE HOSPITAL Patients reported yesterday af ternoon to be in Transylvania Community hospital were: Mrs. Joe Veal and infant son, Joe Mc Carver, III, born July 22, Tom Dodson, J. B. Pickelsimer, Fred McCall, Nancy Penix, Caroline Davis, Mrs. Jack Whitsen, H. C. Green, Norman Sensing. Over 500 People Attended Farmers Federation Picnic Here Wednesday Over 500 Transylvania county people attended the annual Farm ers Federation picnic held at the Brevard high school yesterday. A. C. Reynolds, field secretary and war stamp bond drive chair man of the Federation, praised the patriotic spirit of the county, and at the end of the day the picnic stamp and bond sales ex ceeded $600. E. H. McMahan was honorary chairman of the Fed eration’s war drive committee for Transylvania county. J. G. K. McClure, president of the Federation, who presided at the meeting, outlined the pro grams of the Federation, emphasiz ing quality poultry and improved work stock. “Our different pro jects are building new wealth for the farmers of Western North Carolina,” he said. Speakers on the program were W. S. Reed, forest products man for the Farmers Federation; Max Roberts, educational director of the cooperative; Charlie Davison, Farmers Federation director in this county; Perry Green, poultry field man for the Federation; Dr. Dumont Clarke, director of the Federation religious department; and Ralph L. Smith, FSA super intendent. Miss Annabel Teague, home demonstration agent, spoke, and her home demonstration club served lunch at noon to supple ment the watermelons and'lemon ade provided by the Federation. John Eversman’s string band from Ecusta, with Rhett Talley, George Fowler, Estle Hall, Robert King and Avery Fowler, received an enthusiastic reception from the audience. Betty Huntley and Betty Jean and Eugene Boone, of —Turn To Page Six As Allied Invasion Fleet Headed For Invasion Of Sicily PART OF JHE GREATEST INVASION FLEET in history consisting of more than 2,000 ships, is shown headed for the shores of Sicily. The vessels were loaded with battle-tried U. S., British and Canadian armored and infantry forces, and all kinds of war supplies. Allied forces continue to cap ture many Sicilian towns and ports, and are driving toward the strategic city of Messina. OWI Radio ph°*°‘ (International) GROCERY STORE CEILING PRICES ARE ANNOUNCED New Community Plan Went Into Effect Monday. List Published Today A community ceiling price program in retail grocery stores in Transylvania and 13 other Western North Carolina counties went into effect tost Monday and a full list of these maximum ceil ing prices is published elsewhere in this issue through the co-opera tion of several grocery stores. All housewives are urged by the OP A to cut out the price list from this newspaper and to carry it with them when they do their food shopping. These ceiling prices replace all other ceiling prices on items cov ered by the list. Inauguration of the plan followed a survey of both retail and wholesale food prices in the 14 counties. The figures ob tained were computed and ceilings were set in the district OPA office at Charlotte. The community price plan has been accepted with favor by both consumer and merchant through out the state, it has been pointed out. Jerry Jerome is chairman of the price ceiling panel here and Miss Mattie Lewis is clerk. There are a number of volunteer price panel assistants. A survey of cafe and restaurant ceiling prices will also be made this wreek. BAPTISTS TO HOLD SERVICE HERE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR MEMBERS IN UNIFORMS A special dedication service for the boys in service, whose names are on the service roll at the First Baptist church, will be held at the church here Sunday night at 8 o’clock. The pastor, Rev. B. W. Thoma son, will deliver the message, and special music will be rendered by girls of the Y.W.A. An invitation is extended to the public, and es pecially to Baptist parents whose sons are in the armed forces, to attend this service. To Hold Bingo Party At Penrose Fri. Nite A bingo party will be given by the Penrose community club Fri day evening at 8 o’clock at the Penrose school house. The club will be divided into two groups to put on a contest. Refreshments will be served after the party. Pisgah Forest P T A To Have Called Meet A called meeting of the Pisgah Forest P. T. A. will be held at the school building Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, the president, Mrs. Buck McCall, has announced The main purpose of the meet ing to make plans for members to 3o canning this summer to provide food for the school lunch room next winter. All interested per sons are invited to attend this meeting tomorrow afternoon. Improved Bus Service Between Brevard And Hendersonville To Be Started This Sunday, Aug. I TRIAL OF BOYD OWEN CONTINUED SERIOUS CHARGES Rosman Boy Now Being Held In Jail On Charges Of Assault And Rape The trial of Boyd Owen, 19 yearold Rosman youth charged with criminally assaulting and rap ing a young Rosman girl, Pearl Jones, last Thursday night, was continued in the superior court here this afternoon after Judge Nettles held a conference with at torneys representing both sides of the case. It was agreed that the case may be tried at a special term to be held some time in early fall, rather than to wait until the December term. Owen is being held here in jail without bond. The alleged crime occurred on a side road in the Quebec mountain section above Rosman. According to the girl’s testi mony at the preliminary hearing last Friday afternoon, Owen of fered to take her home late Thurs day afternoon when she arrived in Rosman on an Ecusta bus. Instead of going to her home, she said he drove several miles beyond the town, stopped the car and made demands with a pistol in his hand. She said her cloth ing was pulled off and that the —Turn To Page Twelve Extra Round Trip Daily Added To Schedule. Much Better For Visitors Effective this Sunday the At lantic Greyhound corporation will start an improved bus service be tween Brevard and Hendersonville, it was announced at the company’s office in Charleston, W. Va., a few days ago. Instead of having only two round trips daily between Brevard and Hendersonville, the Greyhound company will run three round trips daily, in accordance with the re quests made recently by a local chamber of commerce committee. This will make it possible for visitors and tourists to make bet ter bus-train connections from Hendersonville to Brevard, and will also give more time for shop pers in both cities. An improve ment in the service between Hen dersonville and Asheville is also being effected at the same time. Starting August 1, the schedule is as follows: Leave Hendersonville 8:55 AM 1:25 PM 6:40 PM Arrive Brevard 9:43 AM 2:13 PM 7:28 PM Leave Brevard 6:00 AM 10:30 AM 2:45 PM Arrive Hendersonville 6:48 AM 11.18 AM 3:35 PM “This schedule will give us adequate bus service between Bre vard and Hendersonville and we deeply appreciate the fine co-op eration on the part of the Grey hound people,” members of the —Turn To Page Twelve Twenty Tons Of Ammonium Nitrate . Are Distributed To 135 Farmers BY T. S. GASH Assistant County Agent Through the mutual co-opera tion of the Tennessee Valley Au thority, the North Carolina Ex tension service, and the Transyl vania county agent and assistant agent 20 tons of ammonium ni trate have been released to 135 active demonstration farmers in this county. This material anal yzed 32.5% nitrogen, and used as a side dressing to corn, truck crop and grasses. Most of this nitrogen was used as a side dressing before July 1, 1943 and we have been able to de termine the value of this material already by comparing the untreat ed area with the treated area. The treated areas show a decided in crease in growth over the untreat ed plots. Due to the excessive rains this year the farmers using this nitrogen will not receive the whole value of the Ammonium Ni trate, but we can safely say, tak ing an average dressing on corn at 100 lbs. per acre, the yield will be increased at least 10 bushels per acre. Taking this as a base for 400 acres treated the yield of corn would be increased 4,000 bushels. If this com was worth at a low figure $1.00 per bushel, the increase in income would be $4,000.00. This Ammonium Ni trate actually cost the demonstra tion farmers $240.00, although this material has not been used ex tensively for fertilizer in this county, you can readily see its value as a plant food. This material was released to the farmers because the TV A plant at Wilson Dam, Ala., was producing a surplus beyond that required by the war department; therefore, the officials of the TV A thought it advisable to release this surplus to the demonstration farmers where it would increase the production of crops this year. JERRY JEROME IS NAMED PRESIDENT OF ORGANIZATION Elect Eighteen Members Of Board Of Trustees. Pur pose Is Outlined MRS. PATTON SPOKE A Transylvania Community Chest was organized Tuesday night here at the city hall by a large num ber of representatives of various civic and social organizations in Brevard and the county. Jerry Jerome, prominent Bre vard business man and a leader in the community for the past sev eral years in conducting worthy financial campaigns, was unani mously elected president. Mrs. J. M. Allison was chosen as first vice president and Ed H. McMahan second vice president. Keith Pooser was elected treasurer and C. M. Douglas secretary. A board of trustees, consisting of 18 members, was elected as follows: William Wallis, C. M. Douglas, Ed M. Anderson, Harry Perry, Jerry Jerome, Ed McMahan, Jack Trantham. Mrs. J. M. Allison, Mrs. Harry Bobst, Mrs. Alex Kizer, Mrs. Ernest Tilson, Ralph Ramsey, Keith Pooser, Mrs. Oliver Orr, Mrs. H. N. Carrier, Rev. Ash by Johnson, Mrs. Joe Pickelsimer and Austin Hogsed. The purpose of the Community Chest will be to consolidate all financial drives ipto one big an nual campaign, thereby saving time on the part of solicitors and ‘^txib' tors. It is also proposed that tne Chest make a careful survey of the health and welfare needs of the county that are not already being taken care of through federal, state and county funds and to include additional sums in the Chest campaign forr these agencies. Mrs. C. Y. Patton, superinten dent of the county welfare de partment, attended the meeting —Turn To Page Twelve LAST RITES HELD FOR 0. V. SUMMEY Prominent Brevard Resident Died Sunday Night After A Long Illness Funeral service was held Tues day afternoon at the Brevard Meth odist church for Otto Vance Sum mey, 68 who died last Sunday night at his home in Brevard, following an extended illness. The pastor. Rev. W. A. Jenkins, con ducted the service. Interment was in Oak Grove cemetery. Survivors are one daughter. Mrs. Ashe Macfie; one grandson, little Mose Macfie; and four sis ters, Mrs. Lula Miller, with whom he made his home, Mrs. H. M. Miller, Mrs. C. C. Morris, and Mrs. J. M. Kilpatrick, all of Brevard. Pallbearers were R. P. Kil patrick, D. P. Kilpatrick, J. A. Crisp, John Kilpatrick, T. N. Dav —Turn To Page Six Charter Presented To New Brevard B & P Women’s Club At the regular monthly supper meeting of the Brevard Business & Professional Women’s club held Thursday, the charter for the local chapter was presented by Dr. Irma Henderson-Smathers, of Ashe ville, 1st Vice-President of the North Carolina Federation. Dr. Henderson delivered an in teresting and inspiring address on the history, accomplishments and ideals of the organization, which is of international as well as national scope. She closed her remarks with the presentation of a gavel fa the Brevard club’s President, Dr. Dorothy Day. Mrs. Natalie P. Hampton, pres ident of the Asheville club, was also a guest speaker and gave a short talk on the achievements and aims of that chapter, one of the first to be established 24 years ago. *
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