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Vol. 23: No. 48 The Transylvania Times Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation ★ ONE SECTION * BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DEC. 2, 1943 ★ 12 PAGES TODAY ★ POST-WAR PLANNING IS URGED ★ ★★★★#★★★★★★★★★★★»★★★ ★★★★★★★ Superior Court To Convene Here Next Monday ROSMAN YOUTH IS SLATED FOR TRIAL ON RAPE CHARGE Total of 63 Cases On Crim inal Docket And 10 On Civil Calendar NETTLES TO PRESIDE Boyd Owen, 19-year-old Rosman youth, is expected to be tried in the superior court here next week on a charge of criminally assault ing and raping a Rosman girl last July. Sixty-two other cases are listed on the criminal docket slated for trial during the December term of Transylvania superior court. On the civil calendar are nine divorce cases and one other case, Joe Tins ley vs Viola Mull. Judge Zeb Nettles is scheduled to preside over this term and Clar ence O. Ridings will serve as so licitor. The criminal docket includes 11 drunk driving cases, 11 larceny, 14 assault and 7 transporting cases. Charged with assault are Gar land Chapman, Creed Galloway, John Galloway, Charles Gardner, J. C. Hendrix, Fred Hunnicutt, Don Miller, Joe B. Brown, Robert Con ley, Ralph Gravely, Ed Killian, Tom Phillips Richard White and How ard Galloway. Charged with larceny are D. C. Banks, Alma Kilpatrick, Howard L. Morris, J. P. Reece, H. P. Sharp, Hubert Gravely, Pauline Anders, James Hopson, Bergin Hopson, Lawrence McCall and Lloyd Mc Call. Charged with drunk driving are Tommie Wood, Clarence Pickens, Beatie Balentine, Coy M. Comp ton, James E. Fortune, Henson Mc Call, Glenn Owen, Lewis Redmond and Cecil Robinson. Those who will answer charges of transporting include Leonard Fanning, Ruck Wilson, John Lit tle, Arthur Henderson, Monroe Patterson, James Dixon Pressnell and Don L. Prince. Reckless driving—Frank Barton and Dallas McCall. Manufacture of whiskey—Sam Morgan, Howard Galloway and Quinten Aiken. —Turn To Page Twelve BREVARD COLLEGE DAY THIS SUNDAY Observance May Raise $20, 000. Bishop Purcell Urges Full Support With Bishop Clare Purcell, of Charlotte, giving active support to encouraging universal observance of Brevard College Day on Sun day, December 5, in all of the churches of the Western North Carolina Methodist conference, President E. J. Coltrane today es timated that a total of perhaps $20,000.00 will be raised during .this year’s observance, “This college is the only educa tional institution owned exclusive ly by the Western North Carolina conference and I should like to see the observance of Brevard College Day made universal,” Bishop Pur cell pointed out in a statement is sued a few days ago. The Bishop’s statement was sent to all pastors. It also pointed out the many advantages at the col lege here. Will Select County AAA Committee Men At Courthouse Friday Friday morning at 10 o’clock del egates who were elected at com munity meetings held in the coun ty this week will assemble at the courthouse here and select a coun ty AAA committee to serve next year. Members of the triple-A commitr tee who have served this year are T. J. Wilson, chairman, James Dickson and Richard McCall. P. A. Rahn is field assistant. In addition to delegates to the county convention, AAA commun ity committeemen were elected at meetings this week. Parley Of "Big 4/ Including Red Leader, To Take Place In Iran At Date In Near Future i Luck-After 9 Years! MRS. DURWOOD SMITH, above, killed the deer shown in the picture on Saturday morning, Nov. 20. The animal, which weighed 100 pounds, was killed by one shot on the Burrell place. Mrs. Smith has been in the hunt ing game for nine years, and this is her first deer killed. DEFERRED FARM WORKERS MAY DO OFF-SEASON WORK New Regulation Issued By Manpower Commission. Details Are Given Farm workers, subject to mili tary duty and deferred because they are engaged in essential agri culture, under certain conditions, are permitted to engage in other essential activities during the off seasons in farm operations, it is announced by Dr. J. S. Dorton, state director for the War Man power Commission. Agreement has been reached by Brigadier General J. Van B. Metts, state director, Selective Service; G. Tom Scott, State chairman | USDA War Board; Dr. I. O. j Schaub, state director, Agricultur al Extension service, and Dr. Dor —Turn To Page Seven $3,615 CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB TO BE DISTRIBUTED HERE SATURDAY BY BFSA $3,615 of Christmas savings club money will be distributed here Sat urday by the Brevard Federal Savings and Loan association to over 100 persons, Secretary Jerry Jerome announced today. For several years the associa tion has been conducting a Christ mas saving club and the new series will open Saturday. Club plans are available from 25 cents to $5.00 per week. British Eighth Army Under Montgomery Takes Sangro Ridge From Germans Rumors have been widespread over the world the past two days regarding a Roosevelt, Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek conference alleg ed to have been held in Cairo, Egypt, which is to be followed by a parley of the “Big Four”, to in clude Stalin, scheduled to be held at some place in Iran in the very near future. This report was heard repeatedly over American short wave radio stations in broadcasts to France in the French language, and a Reuter’s dispatch gives the information that a joint communi que covering talks in Egypt will soon be released. Madame Chiang Kai-shek is said to have accom panied her husband to Cairo by plane. It is presumed that a Churchill Roosevelt-Chiang conference would be for the purpose of planning new heavy blows, against the Japs, possibly by air from China. Nazi Anchor Blasted General Montgomery’s British eighth army has shattered the eastern anchor of the Nazi winter line in Italy and the British ad vance now threatens the entire enemy flank. They have captured the whole of the Sangro ridge and have driven the Germans out of a huge bridgehead that extends at least 15 miles inland from the sea. The Germans have been driven back in White Russia at the Dnieper bend, where almost 4,000 Germans fell in heavy fighting yesterday, but the Russian army has fallen back from the strategic rail junction of Korosten before the furious counterattack at the Kiev bulge. Aussies Take Position An important Jap position has been taken by the Australians, oc cupying Bonga without opposition. This is the seaward anchor of the Japanese supply line on the north eastern New Guinea coast. While the Aussie jungle fighters were moving into Bonga, allied bombers were aiding the ground force by smashing at the Jap airdrome on Cape Gloucester. The American air forces con —Turn To Page Six Eight Men To Enter Military Service At Fort Jackson Dec. 8 Eight Transylvania men will leave here on December 8 to enter military service at Fort Jackson, it was learned from the draft board here today. They are Kenneth J. Stafford, James F. Hensley, William Lester Jones, Clyde M. McCall, J. Marvin Nix, Jr., Alfred L. Galloway, Boice B. White, and Fred C. Bryson. Lee H. Miller will enter the army on December 9. Perry L. An ders and Albert C. Evatt have been accepted by the army and Alvin C. Dunagin is to enter the navy. Copy Of The TimesjCauses Two Men To Meet Somewhere In England A copy of The Transylvania Times, sent to somewhere in Eng land, recently caused the son of a former Transylvania man to meet the owner of the paper, Kenneth Westwood, of Brevard, who has been on the British Isles for some time. “Had the surprise of my life last night,” Lt. Samuel M. Gash wrote his father, Lee Gash, of New Orleans, oh November 4. “I was in a British officers’ club and was looking through a pile of magazines and newspapers when I ran across a copy of The Tran sylvania Times dated August 12. In reading the Pisgah Forest so ciety notes I saw where Aunt Mar garet and Dad were visiting Aunt Annie. My eyes nearly popped out of my head. I intended to send you the clipping, but I accidental ly sealed it in Elsie’s letter. “Later it turned out that one of the U. S. Naval Officers here is from Brevard. His name is West wood. He, of course, knows all the family, etc. and we talked of North Carolina until pretty late. “This is very beautiful country here and has Africa beat a mile. It beats Italy and Sicily, too. The climate is not very pleasant as it rains a lot and we have an almost continuous fog and it is real cold, too. However, the people here are —Turn To Page Twelve TRAIN NURSES AS BULLETS WHINE OVERHEAD A GROUP OF if. S. ARMY NURSES in training at Camp Young, Cal., crawl under barbed wire and through trenches as machine gun bullets whine two or three feet above their heads. Rigorous train ing on the combat course prepares them to serve in real battle zones. News of the Day Newsreel photo. (International) CHIU) GOT LOST AND SPENT TUES. NIGHT IN WOODS Less Than Three-Year-Old Son Of Mr. And Mrs. James H^ll Strays After having spent a cold night all alone and lost in the woods near Camp Transylvania, Daniel Hall, two-and-a-half-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hall, of Bre vard, was found Tuesday morning about 8:30 o’clock. The adventurous young lad was taken immediately to the Tran sylvania community hospital and a report indicates that his condi tion is not serious. Officers stated that approximate ly 50 persons searched all night for the missing child, who strayed off from his home here on the Transylvania Camp road about 5 o’clock Monday afternoon. The youth was lying in a pile of leaves about a mile from his home when found Tuesday morn ing. He was crying and of course was very cold after having spent the night out with the thermome ter ranging around the freezing mark. The boy’s parents stated that they did not know why he went up to the camp unless it was be cause he had been going with them from time to time to get some wood. He is their only child. Mr. Hall works at the tannery here. WILLIAM E. GREEN HERE . ON VISIT TO PARENTS William E. Green, gunnermate third class in the navy, with head quarters in Brooklyn, N. Y., is home on a 15-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Green. A daughter, Mrs. Jack Bishop, and little daughter, Reta Gail, spent last week here with Mr. and Mrs. Green, but have returned to their home in Summerville, W. Va. Deputy Collector Announces Dates He Will Be In Brevard Deputy Collector S. E. Varner announced today that he will be in his office here on December 4, 11, 13, 14 and 15 to assist farmers and others in filling out and fil ing their estimated income tax re turns. “There is no use applying at the office on other days because I will be in neighboring counties,” Mr. Varner said. “When I am here I will be glad to help the farmers. I have com plete instructions and blanks.” Persons who filed estimated in come tax returns in September and who need to file additional esti mates must do so on or before December 15, Forms for this pur pose are available here. Christmas Shopping Season In Full Swing Here, Santa Claus Will Return On Sat. RESPONSE TO OLD CLOTHING DRIVE IN COUNTY GOOD Campaign To Last Through Saturday, Dec. 11. Co operation Urged The Transylvania county drive to collect old clothing to be ship ped to relieve distress and suffer ing in foreign lands will be con tinued through Saturday, Decem ber 11, Howard Wyatt, county sal vage chairman, announced today. The drive opened a few days ago and the initial response to this humanitarian appeal is good, Wyatt declared. The three dry cleaning estab lishments here are serving as col lection centers for the county. Ten per cent of the discarded garments collected will be retain ed and distributed in the county by the welfare department and the county chapter of Save the Children’s Federation to needy families. Members of the Mathatasian club are boosting the campaign in the town of Brevard and home demon stration clubs are in charge in the county. “The clothing that you give may keep unfortunate people here and in foreign lands from freezing to death this winter,” Wyatt said. On their delivery routes, the cleaners are picking up the con tributed garments, while people in the county are asked to send or bring their clothing. Merchants Report Record Business. List Of Contrib utors Given Old Santa Claus, having been graciously received on his initial visit here last Saturday by a host of children and their elders, will return again this Saturday to make his rounds of the business district. With the advent of Santa, the Christmas shopping season in Bre vard officially opened. Local mer chants report brisk trade last week-end and stocks are being rapidly depleted. Streets in the business district have been deco rated with evergreen, but lights have been used sparingly in de ference to a request of the WPB that electricity be conserved for more vital uses. Stores Open Thursday P. M. With the exceptions of the gro eery establishments, all local stores will be open Thursday afternoons until Christmas. The grocer} stores will continue to close Thurs day afternoons until December 23 when they will remain open all day. Several shoppers from outlying —Turn To Page Seven LARGE STILL CAPTURED BY OFFICERS LAST SUN. A 100-gallon still, 400 gallons of mash and 6 gallons of newly made com liquor were destroyed Sun day afternoon near the Bear Camp road by Sheriff Freeman Hayes, Deputy W. T. Brown and Police man Gill Thomas. It was a new outfit and a coil out of a gasoline burner was being used, officers stated. No arrests were made as the illicit unit was not in operation when the officers found it Governor Asks For Greater Output Of Lumber In County And State Raleigh, North Carolina timber owners and lumber producers must make available to the war effort a total of 1,656,000,000 board feet of lumber and 600,000 cords of pulpwood during the present cal endar year if the state’s pro-rata share of national production and need is met, Governor Broughton said in a proclamation issued last Saturday. The proclamation called upon labor, timber owners and produc ers to “work without stint in mak ing available greater timber and lumber supplies for the war ef fort.” The governor said the need for lumber and pulpwood was crit ical. In his proclamation, Governor Broughton said that a recent U. S. forestry service survey estimated that there is a stand of 54,610,000, 000 board feet of timber in the state at the present time. “If this stand of timber is con servatively managed, it is suffi cient to produce a cut of 1,656,000, 000 board feet of lumber and the required 600,000 cords of pulp wood annually during the war em ergency, and will not impair the future productivity of this vital re source within the state,” he said. —Turn To Page Six ECUSTA PRESIDENT HEARD AT ANNUAL C. OF C, BANQUET Creating Jobs For Released Service Men First Goal Of C. E. D. AIRPORT PROPOSED Speaking last Tuesday evening at the annual banquet of the Bre vard chamber of commerce in the college dining hall, Harry H. Straus, president of the Ecusta Paper corporation and vice chair man for Western North Carolina of the Committee for Economie development, proposed that the town and county appoint a com mission to make comprehensive plans for the post-war period. Mr. Straus announced that he had des ignated F. S. (Buck) Best chair man of the activity in this coun ty, Invocation at the function was pronounced by Rev. A. C. Gibbsr superintendent of the Asheville district of the Methodist church, after “America” had been sung by the gathering of possibly 175 peo ple. E. H. McMahan, president of the chamber, who presided, then welcomed those present and intro duced the guests. Special music was then presented by John Evers man, recreation director at Ecusta. The Ecusta string band played be fore and while dinner was being served and was vigorously applaud ed. Ralph Ramsey was presented and he in turn introduced Mr. Straus as a “pioneer in his work and an A-l citizen of Transylvania county.” Fighting Men Lauded Mr. Straus began his speech by lauding the efforts of our fighting men and sketched briefly the ori gin and purposes of the C. E. D., the first goal listed being to ob viate widespread unemployment after the war. “Planning now,” Mr. Straus said^. “will safeguard the national economy in the critical transition al period which might come soon, so let us be prepared. We must . do our part, during peace time, as well as we have performed our~ job during the war period.” Mr. Straus pointed out that post- - war planning was different in ev —Turn To Page Six. PAPER DRIVE IS WELL UNDER WAV Jaycees, Schools And Scouts Working On Campaign. Will End Soon A waste paper campaign that' is being promoted in Brevard and: Transylvania county through the salvage committee by the Brevard junior chamber of commerce, schools and Scouts, is progressing splendidly, Howard Wyatt states. Over 37 tons have been collected and shipped to date, 7 tons by the Jaycees and 30 tons by the Ecusta Paper corporation. The Jaycees have a collection center here for the county and when sufficient quantities are gathered at the larger schools, trucks are sent to haul in the waste paper. The paper is then sold and the schools and Scouts are paid $7.00 per ton. The WPB states that paper is one of the most critical items in the war program today and urges the public to co-operate with the waste paper drive. Sale Of Auto And Truck Tags Started Auto and truck tags were very much in demand the first day of sale for 1944, according to C. M. Douglas, manager of the laeal branch office Carolina Motor Club. Policeman Gill Thomas secured the first tag Wednesday, with the plate being numbered 361-001. The License office on South Broad street is open each day and he manager urges people to buy their tags %arly and avoid the last day rush.
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