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X CIVE10 THE + RED CROSS The Transylvania Times Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943 CIVE TO THE + RED CROSS Vol. 54; No. 11 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAR. 16,1944 ★ SECTION ONE ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY OPA IS CHECKING FOOD STORES Every One Urged To Give To Red Cross Fund INITIAL REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGING DRIVE ENDS 25TH Schools And Industries At Work. House-To-House Canvass Made TO SOLICIT STORES The drive to raise Transylvania county’s $9,000 Red Cross War Fund quota is now in progress and will be continued until Saturday, March 25, C. M. Douglas, campaign chairman, stated today. Initial reports from local solici tors, schools and industries indi cate that everybody is contributing generously and that the quota will be reached during the allotted time. The drive was started this week in all of the county’s schools and each industry is handling solicita tion of employees. A house-to-house canvass of the town of Brevard is being made under the direction of Mrs. H. P. Vannah. with various zone leaders assisting. Home Demonstration clubs and 4-H club members in the county are conducting a canvass of rural areas. Chairman C. M. Douglas and Jerry Jerome have already con tacted some of the stores here and have secured several “hundred per centers.” Employees of all Brevard firms are being asked to give a day’s salary. , m “I would like to have as many reports as possible by next Monday and all of them by Monday, March 27,” Mr. Douglas said. Mr. Jerome, chapter chairman, today appealed to everyone to con tribute liberally. VICTORY GARDEN GROUP TO MEET County Garden Committee To Meet At Farm Agent's Office Saturday In accordance with national food goals for 1944, plans for increasing the number and quality of victory gardens in Brevard and Transyl vania this year will be discussed at a meeting of the county garden committee to be held in the farm agent’s office here Saturday morn ing at 10:30 o’clock, J. A. Glazener announces. He stated that the U S. depart ment of agriculture has set a goal of 22 million gardens for the na tion this year, which represents about a 10 per cent increase. The garden committee is com posed of representatives from the extension service and neighbor hood leaders, FSA, AAA, voca tional agricultural departments, schools, county commissioners, chamber of commerce, civic clubs, home demonstration clubs, mayors of Brevard and Rosman, chairman of the rationing board and repre sentatives from each industry. UPPER DISTRICT SINGING CONVENTION TO BE SUN. The upper district singing con vention of Transylvania county will meet Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Oak Grove Baptist church, near Quebec, it has been announced by Glenn Winchester, president. A special invitation to the public and to all quartets, trios and choirs of this county has been extended to attend and take part in the singing. MRS. FRANK KERBER ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BREVARD P-TA ASS’N. Mrs. Frank Kerber was elected president of the Brevard Parent Teacher association at a meeting held here Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Willis Brittain was chosen as vice president; Mrs. E. R. Par rish secretary and Miss Dorothy Allison treasurer. These officers will serve next year. Sees 9-Months-Old Son For First Time Here’s Captain Henry Carrier, Jr., and his family. After serving 14 months as a Marine transport pilot in the, Southwest Pacific war theatre, Captain Carrier was given a leave and visited his family here, as well as his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carrier at Rockbrook. He left this week for California where he will be stationed for some time as an instructor. Captain Carrier made an outstanding record evacuating wounded from the Solomons area. (Staff Photo) Teachers Requested To Remain On Jobs And Not To Ask For Release After Signing Contract Delegates To State Conven tion Chosen At County Teachers Meeting Because of the acute teacher as well as manpower shortage, Supt. J, B. Jones told Transylvania coun ty teachers and principals at a meeting here last Saturday that he hoped an overwhelming majority of them would remain on the job next year and that after they sign ed a new contract they would not ask for release. He requested the teachers to notify the board of education on or before May 1 if they desired to be candidates for re-election. “After you sign a contract, it is not fair to the students to request release,” he declared. Mr. Jones further explained that teachers in various congested sec tions of the state are more easily available for work here if con tracts are to be made far in ad vance of school opening. John E. Rufty, R. T. Kimzey, E. F. Tilson, Mrs. Bernice Holli field, Miss Geneva Paxton, Miss Annie May Patton and Supt. Jones were selected as delegates to at tend the state convention of the North Carolina Education associa tion to be held in Raleigh next week, March 22-24. Due to trans portation problems, all of the dele gates said they could not attend. Bill Bangs, vice president of the Brevard junior chamber of com merce, discussed the county-wide —Turn To Page Six COUNTY MAKES A BIG BOND RECORD Sales During Fourth Loan Drive Exceeded Quota By Over $200,000.00 Sale of war bonds in Transyl vania county during the Fourth War Loan drive exceeded quota by 159 per cent and gave the coun ty one of the best records of any county in the nation, according to information obtained today from Chairman Ed H. McMahan. North Carolina exceeded its quota 137 per cent and this state ranked fourth in the nation. “I am proud of the fact that our record was considerably higher than the state average,” Mr. Mc Mahan said. The county’s quota was $346,000 and total sales amounted to $547, 967, or $8,000 more than was sold during the third drive. The sales were divided as fol lows: series E bonds, $160,000; series F, $11,692; series G, $14,700; certificates, $42,000; tax savings notes, $305,700; long-period bonds, $13,000. The county’s March quota is $35,000. Mr. Lamar Lewis, of Pelzer, S. C., spent the week-end here with his family. Around 800 Transylvania Farmers Have Already Signed Farm Plans Approximately 800 Transylvania county farmers have signed 1944 farm plans and all others who desire to participate in the pro gram must sign up immediately, it was learned from the AAA of fice here today. March 15 was the deadline for signing, but this is being extended a few days longer. There were approximately 950 farmers in the county who co operated last year and it is be lieved that at least that many, which is nearly all of the farmers here, will take part again this year in the federal program. It was also announced that most of the farmers signed to date have placed orders for lime and phos phate. This county has already ordered 240 tons of phosphate and 2100 tons of lime so far this year. It is estimated that at least 2000 more tons of lime will be ordered through the AAA grant-of-aid pro gram. The AAA office here is also accepting orders for crimson clo ver, vetch and Italian rye seed. Shipment will be made some time in July. Farmers interested in ordering seed through this program are urged to contact the office at once. AN EXTENSIVE TOWN CLEAN-DP DRIVE IS URGED Chamber Of Commerce Di rectors Passed Resolution Tuesday Night Directors of the Brevard chamber of commerce unanimously passed a resolution at their meeting here Tuesday night urging all civic clubs, organizations and individuals to co-operate to the fullest extent with the Women’s Civic club and the officials of the town of Bre vard in sponsoring an extensive and intensive city-wide clean-up campaign this spring. It was pointed out that there are a number of vacant lots in town which are literally covered with junk and other unsightly trash, weeds and waste. “We are anticipating a good tourist season and it is imperative that we have and that we keep a clean town,” one of the members declared. A companion resolution, which also included street safety, was passed, suggesting that something be done to eliminate unnecessary blind corners and interesections and asking the town fathers to make some of their vacant lots available to various organizations for beautification and improve ment. A committee composed of Willis Brittain, Bryan Shiflet and Jerry Jerome was appointed to appear before the board and dis cuss these proposals. Ed M. Anderson reported that collection of pledges to the college building fund that is now under way is progressing. Since the re newed campaign was started, he said that around $500 had been collected and that every effort would be made to obtain all other pledge payments. It was voted that the college expansion committee be empower ed with authority to solicit funds for the college endowment fund, with the view of raising at least $5000 for this fund. At a recent meeting, a committee composed of Dr. E. J. Coltrane, Ray Bennett and Alex Kizer was named to do this. 1 - ARREST DESERTER ON THEFT CHARGE Vollie McCall Alleged To Have Stolen Bicycle And Truck Monday Vollie McCall, charged with de sertion, stealing a bicycle and truck was arrested late Tuesday af ternoon by Sheriff Freeman Hayes, Chief Tom Wood and Policeman Gill Thomas and is now being held in the Transylvania county jail. A companion and cousin, Glenn McCall, was also arrested on a charge of stealing a bicycle. Both men live in the Cashiers section of this county. —Turn To Page Seven Deserter Arrested By FBI And Local Officers Last Fri. Heavily armed and ready to , overcome any resistance, four FBI agents and several local officers arrested Columbus McCall at his small home in the mountains of Cathey’s Gap section early last Friday morning . McCall, officers said, deserted military service over a year ago and that when they arrested him for desertion he was carrying dis charge papers belonging to a bro ther. They also stated that threats had been made which made it necessary that they take every pre caution. Local officers participating in the arrest were Chief Freeman, Policeman Gill Thomas, Deputy Sheriff Brown, Patrolman Morrow, Deputy Lewis Dobbins. McCall was taken to a jail in Asheville by the FBI Officers said he had been doing logging work 3ince he left the service. Lewis Hamlin Is Unanimously Chosen As Republican Nominee For Congress At Convention Wed. Prominent Brevard Attorney To Make Race Against Zeb Weaver Lewis P. Hamlin, prominent Bre vard attorney and veteran Repub lican leader, was unanimously nominated as the Republican par ty’s candidate for congress from this district at a congressional con vention held in Asheville yesterday afternoon. No announcement has been made, but it is understood that Representative Zeb Weaver will seek re-election. This will make the second time that Mr. Hamlin has run for congress against Wea ver. The first time he ran was in 1924 and at that time he was defeated by approximately 3,500 votes. In 1929 Mr. Hamlin was minority leader in the house of the North Carolina general assembly and he has served on the state executive committee since 1924. Approximately 25 delegates from Transylvania attended the congressional convention and loud ly cheered when their candidate was unanimously selected. Halsey Levett, of Asheville, made the nominating speech and George Pritchett, of Asheville, seconded I the nomination. Clyde Jarrett. of Cherokee and I. H. Powell, of Haywood county, were selected as delegates to the national convention. Ralph Fisher, Lewis Hamlin and a number of other delegates from this county are attending the state convention in Charlotte today. ELECT DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONS Transylvania Republicans Met Here Last Saturday In Convention Transylvania county delegates to the Republican congressional and state conventions were elected at a county convention held here in the courthouse last Saturday morning. Ralph Fisher, chairman of the county executive committee, pre sided and explained that organi zational conventions are to be held in all precincts between now and April 9 and that the organizational convention will be held sometime after that date. All precincts were represented at the county convention last Saturday except East Fork. Chosen as delegates were Lewis P. Hamlin, chairman, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Fisher, Roy Bed dingfield, Fred Montieth, U. G. Reeves, Austin Hogsed, Lewis Morgan, Dr. R. L. Stokes, Roland Owen, Mrs. J. L. Saltz, and Walter McNeely. It was decided that the alter nates would be any other Republi can in the county who wished to —Turn To Page Twelve To Seek Election LEWIS P. HAMLIN was unan imously ejected as the Republi can candidate for congress from this district at a meeting in Asheville yesterday. SCHOOLS TO OPEN AT 8:45; CLOSE AT 3:30 O’CLOCK New Schedule To Become Effective Monday. To Aid In Farm Program. Starting next Monday morning, March 20, all schools in Transyl vania county will operate on a new schedule, Supt. J. B. Jones an nounced today. They will open in the morning at 8:45, instead of 9:30 and close at 3:30 in the afternoons instead of 4:15, as they are doing under the present schedule. “Now that the sun is rising much earlier, it is felt that the new schedule will not work a hardship on anyone,” Mr. Joi\es said. “The older boys can get back to the farm and do a considerable amount of work in the afternoon which will help some in the crit ical labor shortage,” he explained. “The new hours will coincide with the general activities in the j town. The high schools will have lone or more class periods in the morning and one less in the after ; noon. It is easier to concentrate and study for long periods in the morn ing than it is in the afternoon, es pecially in view of the iact that spring fever is approaching.” NEWLANDS RETURN HOME Major Charles L. Newland, Mrs. Newland and two children arrived last Saturday from Indianapolis, Ind.. where he has been stationed with a hospital unit, but is being transferred to Randolph Field, Texas. Mrs. Newland and children will remain at their home here. 45 Sent To Camp Croft Last Sun. For Examination; 31 Are Accepted Thirty-one of the 45 Transyl vania men who were sent to Camp Croft last Sunday for examination were accepted for military service, it was learned here today. .The names of all of those ac cepted were not available in time for publication today. Included in the group who took examinations were 19 Pre-Pearl Harbor fathers, 13 of whom volun teered for service. The fathers were Virgil Staton Owen, William Herman Jordan, Fritz Merrell, Willis William Cau ble, P. George Farmer, Carl Kil lian, Fred Joseph West, John Samuel Brock, Theodore Wm. Can trell, Carl Pressley, Howard W. Townsend, James Oscar Owen, Robert Morgan Green, H. G. Rog ers, James B. Staton, Fred T. Mc Kinna, Hall E. Merrell, Otho M. Scott and Robert Galloway. Others sent to camp Sunday were John Baxter Whitmire, Lloyd Kinzey, Kenneth W. Walters, Fred erick A. Powell, James C. Taylor, Elmer O’Shields, Fletcher P. Mull, James Barton, Bill T. Nelson, Wil liam J. Summey, Mack McGaha, Claud D. Lusk, Haskell W. Luker, Augustus P. Lusk, Melvin T. Dut ton, David Hollingsworth, William B. Jones, Edward W. Glazener, James Daves, Jesse A. Wilson, Ralph J. Fisher, Calvin T. Reese. Transferred from other boards were Walter S. Shelton, Clarence O. Wimbish, Adam Russell and John L. Taylor. MERCHANTS AIDES CHECKING STORES HERE THIS WEEK Nation-Wide Drive Under way To Hold Down Cost Of Living VOLUNTEER WORKERS A drive to mobilize price control forces among retailers and con sumers in Brevard and Transyl vania county is in progress this week under the direction of the local war price and rationing board, Jerry Jerome, chairman of the board’s price panel, states. A group of volunteer price panel assistants and merchants aides are conducting a survey of all food stores in the county with the main objective being to help retailers understand necessary price control requirements. In the survey, several popular market-basket food items are be ing checked for selling ceiling prices. A second check will be made later of all food stores where price violations were discovered on the first check. Later, storekeepers who are found to be “out of line” will be asked to meet with the price panel and deliberate viola tions will be referred to the OPA district office for enforcement. An instructional meeting of the merchants aides was held at the rationing board office here last Thursday afternoon and was con ducted by Mrs. Alice Timmons, of the OPA district office. “The task of keeping down the cost of living is an important re sponsibility of Brevard and Tran sylvania county,” she said. “It can’t be done from Washington.” “Of course all of us want to help keep the cost of living down,” she said and explained that checks on types of stores other than food will be made in the near future. The first step towards price con trol was the establishment of com munity ceiling prices last April. About 80 per cent of food items are covered by ceiling prices. {STRESSES VALUE OF OPA SERVICE Ralph Ramsey Spoke At Brevard Parent-Teacher Assbciation Tuesday. To hold down the cost of living and to prevent an economic col lapse on the home front, Ralph Ramsey urged everyone in Tran sylvania county to abide by ra tioning regulations and ceiling prices in an address before the Brevard Parent-Teacher associa tion here Tuesday afternoon. The prominent Brevard attorney and chairman of the civilian de fense council pointed out the dan gers of high prices and inflation and declared that one of the major' duties of patriotic citizens at home is to pay no more than top OPA legal prices and to accept no ra tioned goods without giving up* ration stamps. “Our boys are fighting to save our country from its enemies on —Turn To Page Seven TO GIVE A SOCIAL The Balsam camp of the Wood men of the World is giving a social in the hall here tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. All members of the camp and of the Circle are invited. Lewis Hamlin will speak and re freshments will be served. URGENT APPEAL ISSUED TO ROCKBROOK SURGICAL DRESSING ROOM WORKERS An urgent appeal has been re ceived today for the Rockbrook Red Cross box of 9,000 4 x 4 sur gical dressings to be completed and packed by March 31, Mrs. H. N. Carrier, director, has announc ed. This can be accomplished in the next four meetings only fcy great effort on the part of all the members. Never have they to do more than was expected of them, Mrs. Carrier said.
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