Vol. 53; No. 52
The Transylvania Times
Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation
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_★ SECTION ONE * BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DEC. 30, 1943 ★ 16 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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The Entire Staff Of The Transylvania Times Wishes All Readers A Happy New Year
ZERO HOUR OF INVASION NEARS
Sixty-Five Selectees Sent To Gamp Croft Tuesday
LARGE NUMBER OF
FATHERS INCLUDED
IN DECEMBER CALL
Several Failed to Report For
Induction. One Man Was
In Jail.
FOUR TRANSFERRED
Sixty - five Transylvania county
men, about half of whom are fa
thers with pre-Pearl Harbor chil
dren, were sent to Camp Croft
Tuesday morning for examination
and induction.
For various reasons, several men
who had been ordered to report
for induction did not show up in
time to leave with the group. One
of these men failed to answer the
roll call because he was locked in
jail on a public drunkenness
charge, it was stated.
The large group of December
selectees included a number of
well known local men.
Ordered to report for induction
Tuesday were 23 single men and
men who have married since Pearl
Harbor. This list is as follows:
Homer G. Morris, Jesse B. Chap
man, Paul C. Miller, James C.
Grogan, Arthur D. Galloway, Bert
Dodson, William Vaughn, Jonnie
S. Buchanan, James L. Goodson,
John R. Pickelsimer, Richard Dod
son, Theodore M. Danziger, James
R. Galloway, Louey O. Ffady, Gor
don Lance, Vaughn C. Fisher,
Jack C. Thomas, V. L. Reece, Jas.
D. Brewer, Cecil Hughey, J. Sid
Barnett, Jr., Charles F. Hinkle,
and Ernest M. Searcy.
Sixteen married men with no
children or children born since
Pearl Harbor were included in
the group as follows: Charles B.
Disher, Dewey P. Wood, Johnnie
N. Crawford, Harlin D. Owen, John
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THIRTEEN PLACED
IN CLASS ONE-A
Several Essential Men Given
Deferments. Others Are
Listed
Thirteen registrants from Tran
sylvania county were placed in
1-A at the meeting of the draft
board here this week, as announc
ed by Mrs. Allie B. Harllee, clerk.
Sixteen were classified in 2-A, 17
in 2-B, and 13 in other classes.
Those in 1-A are: Hubert B.
Gravely, Charles A. Orr, Leo F.
Williams, Cleo Mackey, Arthur D.
Galloway, Arthur Dishman, Har
low Owen, Reuben O. Knuth, Ran
zie Owen, James Reid, John B.
Fortin, Dewitt T. Sherman, James
H. Johnstone.
In 2-A, Howard H. Hall, Erwin
J. Holden, Jerry H. Moore, Mark
G. Hazelrigg, Clifford D. Young
blood, James A. Newsome, Leonard
W. Bonnell, W. Ansel Hart, James
E. Moore, Arthur A. McCrary, Rob
ert Scruggs, James B. Henderson,
William H. Warren, Robert H.
Plummer, Robert F. West, George
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Bus Stolen Here on
Friday Night Found
In Bryson City Sat.
An Ecusta bus belonging to the
Scott Bus lines was stolen here
from the Burrell Motor company
parking lot late last Friday night
, and was found Saturday morning
parked in front of the courthouse
i at Bryson City.
The bus was not damaged at all
/ and it is believed that the party
, or parties taking the bus was an
! experienced driver. Since the bus
was not being used on Christmas
day, its loss was not discovered
until Sunday. In the past keys
had been left in the bus and the
party taking it encountered no dif
ficulty whatever. The tank was
f also full of gasoline.
THE TIMES
WISHES FOR
YOU A HAPPY
AND A
VICTORIOUS
NEW YEAR!
Christmas Business In Brevard
Surpassed All Former Records; A
Survey Made By Times Reveals
Increased Sales Over Last
Year Ranged From 10
To 50 Percent.
Without exception, Brevard mer
chants who were questioned yes
terday by a Times reporter stated
that their Christmas business this
year was far in excess of what they
had ever done for a similar period.
In fact, the gain was so marked
in some cases that precise infor
mation was withheld until the re
porter said that he would not di
vulge exact figures or use nam^.
Increases reported ranged from 10
to 50 per cent over last year.
Practically all of the local mer
chants ascribed the gain to the
larger amount of money in circu
lation. One dealer in women’s
wear said that more women are
working and as a result have more
money to spend. One of those ask
ed for his explanation of the in
crease remarked, “We were for
tunate enough to have the goods
and the people had the money.” In
every instance, a marked gain was
reported over last year as well as
a margin over the best year for
each store. This is all the more
remarkable inasmuch as certain
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THIRTEEN MEN
TO REPORT TO
BRAGG JAN. 18
Group Accepted And In
ducted Into Service At
Croft Last Tuesday
Of the 65 men who were sent to
Camp Croft Tuesday for examina
tion, 13 of them were accepted
and inducted into army service and
will report on January 18 at Fort
Bragg.
Of course many others were ac
cepted, but no report was avail
able in time for publication.
The 13 accepted were: Theodore
V. Schepkowski, Theodore E. Dal
ton, Jesse B. Chapman, Lee R.
Nelson, Joe Cantrell, Avery R.
Moore, John S. Barnett, Jackson D.
Powell, James R. Galloway, Louey
O. Frady, Vaughn C. Thomas and
Charles B. Disher.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ford and
son, John, spent Christmas day in
Asheville.
Family Will Get $200 A Month If
Bishop Is Accepted Into Service
If Boyce S. Bishop, well known
Brevard automobile salesman, is
accepted in service his wife and
children will receive $200 per
month from the government.
Bishop, who has bought and
sold used cars here for years, and
whose home is at Cedar Mountain
was sent to Camp Croft Tuesday
for examination and possible in
duction.
One thing that is believed to be
against Mr. Bishop’s being ac
cepted into the armed forces is
his age. On January 2 he will be 38
years old.
Bishop has a wife and seven
children. Present allowances pro
vide $50.00 for the wife, $30 for
the first child and $20 for each
additional child per month.
Of the 37 fathers who were in
cluded in the December quota,
Bishop had the largest number of
dependents. James L. Hawkins,
of Brevard, has four children. The
average number of children for
the 37 men was 2.5. Hawkins is a
meat cutter at the A & P store.
Ginny Wood, Transylvania coun
ty’s popular comedian, and John
Pickelsimer, who frequently plays
Santa Claus, were sent to camp
Tuesday.
SUNDAYSCHOOL
ASSOCIATION TO
HOLD MEETINGS
Four Meetings To Be Held
This Sunday Afternoon
At 2:30 O’CIock.
The Transylvania Sunday School
Baptist association will hold meet
ings in four churches of the as
sociation Sunday afternoon, be
ginning at 2:30 o’clock, with a
group superintendent in charge
of each meeting, it has been an
nounced by Fred Monteith, super-1
intendent of the association.
The four meetings will be held
in the following places: Turkey
Creek church, with Arnold Brown
in charge; Connestee group at
Rocky Hill church, with the Bishop
quartet in charge of the song serv
ice; the Brevard group at Glady !
Branch church, with Glenn Win
chester in charge of the singing;
the Rosman group at the Lake
Toxaway church, with A. M. Pax
ton in charge.
The main purpose of the meet
ings is for talks by the Sunday
school superintendents, followed
by round-table discussions on
phases of the associational work,
combined with songs and other
musical features.
“We would like for every sup
erintendent in the a&sociation to
attend one of these meetings,” Mr.
Monteith said, and added: “At our
November group meetings we had
an all-time record for attendance,
with all of the churches except
four represented. As this is the be
ginning of a new year, we want
an even better attendance this
Mrs. Lucinda Cole
To Continue Doing
Case Work in Co.
Mrs. Lucinda Cole, of Asheville,
who has been doing case work in
Transylvania county for the wel
fare department for several weeks,
will continue on the job here dur
ing the month of January, it was
learned from Mrs. C. Y. Patton,
welfare superintendent.
“We are fortunate in having the
temporary services of an expe
rienced case worker,” Mrs. Pat
ton said, and explained that a
great deal of time is required in
checking and re-checking all old
age assistance cases.
At the present time the county’s
old age assistance quota is full
and there are about eight appli
cants on the waiting list. The
quota is 199.
About the first of February Mrs.
Cole expects to report for work
in Cherokee county.
Planned To Get A
Friend Out Of Jail
But Landed In, Too
With the view of getting his
colored buddy out of jail, Ed
Boist, a Charlotte negro, march
ed into the sheriffs office here
a few days ago and declared his
intentions of posting bond of
Everett Midtz.
Before he got out of the court
house, however, Policeman Gill
Thomas searched Boist and
found a pistol. Instead of get
ting his pal out, Boist landed
behind the bars, too, for carry
ing a concealed weapon and did
not have enough cash to give
bond for both of them.
Later he posted a 575 bond
and Midtz 520, both of which
were forfeited whmt they failed
to show up for trial.
THREE WOMEN ARE FINED
Three negro women are said to
have had a free-for-all fight
at Greasy Corner last Christmas
eve night. The result was that
they were taxed with a fine of $10
and cost.
SOLDIER WINS RACE WITH DEATH
After a hurried trip from Camp Crowder, Mo., to Albany, N. Y.
Pvt. Franklin L. Higgins holds his aged dog “Pal” in his arms
as the loyal animal happily licks his face. The soldier was granted
a furlough to visit the 17-year-old dog after it was stricken and
laj’ hpr- death. It had grieved over its master since he entered
the 5rmy. (International)
Schools In Transylvania County
Will Not Open Until January 10
Because Of Bad Epidemic Of Flu
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GLAZENER GIVEN
APPOINTMENT AS
POETRY LEADER
To Have Charge Of Work
In Chatham County.
Made College Record
Edward Glazener, 21-year-old
son of County Agent Julian A.
Glazener and Mrs. Glazener, of
Brevard, leaves today for Rtts
boro, where he will engage in
specialist work with the North
Carolina Extension Service as
poultry technician for Chatham
county.
Mr. Glazener, who received his
B. S. degree at State College, Ral
eigh, last June, enters his new
field of work well qualified for
the responsibilities of the special
ized position. During his high
school years and two years at
Brevard college he operated a suc
cessful poultry farm of a flock of
300 and more at his home place.
After entering State College, he
majored in poultry and was con
nected with the poultry experi
ment station during his two years
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Action Taken Yesterday
After Investigation Was
Made Of Situation
Because of serious epidemic of
flu, public schools in Brevard and
Transylvania will not open until
Monday, January 10, Supt. J. B.
Jones announced today.
An investigation made yester
day revealed that the flu epidemic
which hit the county two weeks
ago spread considerably during
the holidays and school authori
ties decided to delay the opening
of schools for one week.
Physicians report that in many
places every member of the fam
ily is in bed and that there have
been a number of relapses.
It is also reported that there
are several cases of pneumonia in
the county. As yet, however, no
deaths have resulted from flu and
penumonia.
Brevard drug stores report
record prescription business and
the local physicians are unable to
answer all calls.
County Has Six Grade-A
Transylvania county has six
grade-A dairies, Sanitarian Walter
Hart announced yesterday. They
are Eastview, Sunnyside, College,
Blakes, Harts and Crarys.
Ecusta Passes Million-Hour Mark
Without Single Lost-Time Accident
The Ecusta Paper corporation
has passed the million-hour mark
without a single lost-time acci
dent, H. E. Newbury, director of
the company’s safety department,
announced Wednesday morning.
“This is more than double our
last record of 467,824 hours with
out loss of a day’s work from in
jury on the job and I’ve got my
lingers crossed with the hope that
we can reach the two-million
mark,” Mr. Newbury declared.
The last lost-time accident at
Ecusta was July 26. Since then 155
lays or 1,005,277 hours have pass
jed without a single interrupting
accident.
“This excellent record is due to
the fine co-operation on the part
of all workers and supervisors,”
the popular safety director assert
ed.
Much of the credit is also due
to the outstanding work that Mr.
Newbury has done to make every
employee at Ecusta safety con
scious at all times. ,
There are a number of hazard
ous jobs and every possible pre- i
caution in the form of safety de- ]
vices is provided by the company. ]
Mr. Newbury also conducts a
continuous safety campaign ]
A SECOND FRONT
EXPECTED TO BE
OPENED AT ONCE
Full Commanding Staff with
General Eisenhower In
Charge, Named.
ALLIES MOVE AHEAD
Zero hour for the Allied attack
upon Fortress Europe was brought
appreciably nearer during the
past week by the designation of an
invasion staff, headed by General
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Stressing the important role that
air power will have in that opera
tion—designed to crush Hitler and
hasten the peace—was the naming
of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur
Tedder as deputy to General Eis
enhower. Lieut. General Carl A,
Spaatz, commander of the north
western African air forces, will
be chief of all American air forces
and General James H. Doolittle
has been appointed head of the
Eighth air force in Britain. He
succeeds General Ira Eaker, who
will become Allied air commander
in the Mediterranean, a post relin
quished by Marshal Tedder when
he accepted the assignment under
Eisenhower. Command of the 15th
air force in the Mediterranean was
given to Major General Nathan
Twining.
General Bernard L. Montgomery,
British eighth army commander,
will be chief of British land force?.
Lieut. General Jacob L. Deavers,
former American commander in
the European theatre, has been
made commander of the Ameri
can forces in the Mediterranean as
deputy to Sir Arthur Maitland Wil
son, overall commander there.
General Sir Harold Alexander,
Eisenhower’s former deputy com
mander, will direct Allied armies
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TAX LISTING TO
START MONDAY
Public Urged To See Listers.
Full Schedule Is An
nounced Today.
Listing of taxes in every town
ship in Transylvania county will
be started next Monday, January
3rd.
A complete schedule of list tak
ers is announced elsewhere in this
issue and the public is urged to
co-operate by seeing the listers at
the appointed times.
The listers are: L. F. Lyday,
Boyd Township; Lamar Lewis, in
side city limits of Brevard and
Mrs. Edwin Morgan, outside city
limits, with Alex Kizer assisting
them; Gaston Whitmire, Cathey*# »
Creek township; George Maxwell,.
Dunn’s Rock township; A. M.Pax
ton, Eastatoe township; Obfaie
Fisher, Gloucester; Frank Slut
ford, Little River. Mrs. Dorothy?
Mitchell is tax supervisor.
All property must be listed dur
ing the month of January and a
farm survey will also be made by
the list takers. There is a penalty
for failure to list.
Officers Get Sick
But Behavior Here
Good Christinas
Brevard’s officers celebrate#
Christmas in bed with flu, but
fortunately there was no great
urgent demand for their services
aver the Yuletide week end.
Chief Bert Freeman and Po
liceman Gill Thomas, as well as
Deputy W. T. Brown were sick
luring Christmas and Streeter
Fisher was drafted into 24-hour
luty for three or four days. He
nade six or eight arrests for puta
ic drunkenness.
The three local officers are bout
>etter and back on the job.