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CIVEIDTHE + RED CROSS Vol. 54; No. 12 The Transylvania Times Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943 ★ 12 PAGES TODAY ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAR. 23, 1944 * ONE SECTION ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY CIVE TO THE + RED CROSS VICTORY GARDEN DRIVE STARTED Red Cross Fund Nearing $9,000 Goal This Week EMPLOYEES HERE LEAD ALL CROUPS IN CONTRIBUTIONS Reports From Schools Are Good. Industries Are Mak ing Canvasses MOTION PICTURE DAYS Transylvania county chapter of the American Red Cross fund drive for $9,000—the largest quota ever given—is nearing the top, and will be over by the first of the month if groups not yet re ported come up to those who have turned in their cash collected Wednesday, according to C. M. Douglas, chairman of the drive. Employees and employers of uptown Brevard are again leading, the report Wednesday showed, with 78 firms and offices having received 100 percent signs which show that each employee has con tributed one day.’s salary or more and the employers have matched the total or more. Other business houses have not completed their reports and the list of “honor roll” businesses is expected to climb higher by time next week’s Times is issued. School Reports Good School reports indicated Wed nesday night that this would be banner year for students and teachers in their Red Cross con tributions. Likewise, initial re ports from home demonstration and 4-H clubs are cheering to those in charge of the Red c%^3 fund drive. Block leaders in Bre vard have not completed their canvass, and expect to make ad —Turn To Page Six ANNOUNCE 100 PERCENT FIRMS Large Number Of Firms And Offices Here Are In cluded On List A large number of firms and offices in the business district of Brevard have qualified as “Hun dred Per Centers”, C. M. Douglas announced today. To qualify, all employees gave one day’s pay and this amount was matched by employers. To be added to this list in next week’s Times are those who have not completed the donations from each employee, or for lack of time on part of contributors have not been contacted. Cafes — Galloways, The Grill, Stroller’s Inn. Barber and Beauty Shops — Modem Beauty, Smith’s Barber. Drug Stores — Ford’s Comer, Longs, Macfie, Varner. Department Stores — Belk’s, Bradley, McBride, Patterson, Plum mer, Rose’s, Schulman, Trantham, Winner’s. —Turn To Page Twelve Over $14,000 Raised Thru Observance Of Brevard College Day A total of over $14,000 has al ready been raised through the ob servance of Brevard College Day in the churches of the Western North Carolina conference and there are still approximately 80 charges in the conference that have not reported, President Eu gene Coltrane announced here to day. To date the Charlotte district is leading with contributions amounting to over $3,300 and the Greensboro district is second with over $2,700. The Dilworth Metho dist church at Charlotte made the largest individual contribution and Wesley Memorial church in High Point has made the second highest. “The response* to the observance of Brevard College Day has been more widespread than ever before and clearly indicates that the peo ple in the conference territory are determined to make Brevard col lege a truly outstanding institu tion,” Dr. Coltrane said. i Here are the winners in the men’s division of the Ecusta Bowl ing League, the Maintenance team. Kneeling in the front are* left to right, James Bradley and Bruce Reynolds; back row, Wayne Conn, Waverly Morris, Bob Kappers and Emil Vassey, Captain. (Photo by Staff Photographer.) Cost Of Operating Local Chapter Of Red Cross Is Extremely Small Wo One Gets A Salary. Ex penses During Past 10 Months $85.87 “Your Red Cross dollar goes ir» its entirety to the work of the greatest organization on earth,” Alex Kizer, chapter treasurer, said this week in stressing the use of money given to the Red Cross. During the past 10 months, Mr. Kizer said, there has only been $85.87 spent by the Transylvania chapter for all office and overhead expense, including freight, postage, stationery and supplies. “Transylvania chapter is one of the few of its size in the country which pays no salary to any per son,” Mr. Kizer said. Supervision work is furnished free. The home service chairmen give their time and expense free. Collections of all funds are on a strict no-charge basis with no commission nor ex pense paid for workers in Brevard and throughout the county. Only such items as telephone and telegraph and a part of the postage are charged to the chap ter, the treasurer said. “Of course there* are other expenses, such as loans to soldiers and soldiers fami lies, grants in aid to soldiers and their families, and purchase of ma terials which the volunteer work ers make into socks, sweaters, caps, surgical dressings and other hos pital supplies, as well as first aid kits which necessarily have to be paid,” he added. Altogether, Mr. Kizer stated, the expense of operating one of the largest businesses in the county, —Turn To Page Twelve 45 REGISTRANTS PLACED IN CLASS ONE-A PAST WEEK Full List Of Classifications Announced Today By Local Board Forty-five men have been placed in class 1-A during the past week by the Transylvania county draft board, it was announced yesterday. These men are Fred Gillespie, Harold L. Scruggs, Quentin E. Cantrell, William T. Gardner, Ed gar M. Meece, Ules P. Bryson, Wil liam Paul Couck, Lewis N. Moore, Gerald P. Gillespie, Curtis H, Chapman, Rue! W. Whitmire, Von J. Tritt, James A. Meece, Rufus M. Owen, Condon A. Raxter, Kay Miller, Jason L. Gillespie, Jr., John S. Bradley, John L. Whitmire, Med ford J. McCall, Newton H. Ship man, Glenn H. Newton, John R. Nicholson, Mitchell H. Morris, Horace Bagwell, Frant T. Owen, Robert H. Plummer, Frank E. Parker, Arthur F. Sentelle, Jerry H. Moore, Mark Hazelrigg, Horace M. Morrow, Vardirey McCall, James Lee McCall, J. Herman Kitchen, Roy C. Whitmire, William W. Huber, William E. Henderson, Ira W. Ray, Lester H. Edney, Lo renza V. Gosnell, Harry E. Stiles, Arthur L. Waldrop, Robinson Mc Call and James B. Young. Placed in 2-A were Ernest C. —Torn To Page Six NEWS AND COMMENTS FROM RALEIGH Capital Letters BY THOMPSON GREENWOOD PROMISE — One announced candidate for the legislature has promised in his initial advertise ment that he will not get drunk if elected to the house this year. He adds, seriously too, that neither will he be sent to the asylum for the insane this time ... if his folks will just be kind enough to send him to Raleigh next year. The ad was run in no jocular man ner. Anyone wishing to have a copy of the notice and the name of the person running it may have both by contacting this column. ROOMS—If you want to run for some big office (governor, senator, etc.), chances are you will be able to get headquarters space free of charge in the Sir Walter. Although Gregg Cherry and Dr. Ralph Mc Donald have very nice rooms (Raleigh and Manteo) in said ho tel, neither pays anything. It’s all free, the hotel charging it to ad vertising or something. Nice. AWARDS—Around 23 plants in this state have received the army and navy “E” awards. Governor Broughton, it seems, was present at the presentation'ceremonies for 22 of these events. McDONALD — The directors of the N. C. Retail Merchants asso —Turn To Page Seven THIRTY MEN TO ENTER MILITARY SERVICE SOON Sixteen Accepted For Service In Navy And Fourteen In The Army Thirty Transylvania county men have been accepted for military service and are now waiting calls, it was learned from the local draft board here yesterday. Sixteen of these men were ac cepted for service in the Navy and are as follows: William H. Jordan, Fritz J. Mer rell, Willis W. Cauble, John B. Wliitmire, John S. Brock, Theo dore W. Cantrell, Howard W. Townsend, Fletcher P. Mull, James Barton, Mack McGaha, Haskell W. Luker, Augustus P. Lusk, Virgil S. Owen, William B. Jones, Lionel Troy Jones and Woodie O. Deason. Twelve accepted by the army are Robert M. Green, Frederick A. Powell, Harvey G. Rogers, James C. Taylor, Hall E. Merrell, William T. Nelson, William J. Summey, Claud D. Luck, Melvin T. Dutton, David H. Hollingsworth, Jesse A. Wilson, Calvin T. Reese, Monroe V. Patterson and Zeno H. Ponder. These men were examined at Camp Croft recently and will re port for active duty soon. TIMES BOWLERS ARE WNC CHAMPS Won Tournament At Ashe ville. Champagne Team Also Wins Out The Transylvania Times bowling team won the Western North Caro lina Ten Pin association tourna ment championship in Asheville Tuesday night. At the same time, the Times team won two out of three games from Seaitest in the Tri-City Bowl ing league and the Transylvania bowlers are still leading in the league by a margin of two games. Lupper was high man with 583 points, Reynolds 530, Rappers 539, Simpson 567 and Straus 487. In the tourney’s men’s singles, Golderer, of Champagne’s depart mental league, won second place, rolling 101 above his season aver age. Walter Straus won 5th. place, scoring 85 points above his aver age and Rogers, of Champagne, won 17th. place. The Champagne team won fifth place in the team bowling. In the doubles, Rogers and Is rael, of Champagne, scored 1022 and won 3rd. place. Ralph R. King Is Acting Manager Of Employment Office Ralph R. King is now acting manager of the Hendersonville U. S. Employment office that serves Henderson and Transylvania coun ties. He is succeeding Carl Buchanan, who has been transferred to the Raleigh office, which means quite a promotion for Mr. Buchanan. The office here is open every Tuesday and Saturday afternoons from 3 until 4:30 o’clock and from 10 to 4:30 on Thursdays. It is emphasized that all em ployees who desire to change jobs must obtain statements of avail ability from this service. OFFICERS CAPTURE CAR, THREE GALLONS LIQUOR George Smith is now under bond of $300, charged with transporting non-tax-paid whiskey. The Brevard man was arrested last Friday morning by Patrolman Morrow and Chief Freeman on the Country Club road with three gal lons of moonshine in his car, it was reported. The defendant and his car were turned over to federal officers. GETTING READY FOR THE BIG PUSH DURING ALLIED TANK MANEUVERS in England, two of the world’s best known soldiers take time out to examine a carbine. Casting expert eyes on the rapid-firer are Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, chief of Allied forces for the invasion of western Europe, and Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery', head of British Ground forces for the big job. (International) New Postal Rates Will Become Effective On Sunday, March 26; Most Classes Of Mail Included LEGION MAKES AN APPEAL TO WORLD WAR 2 VETERANS Commander Of Local Post Urges Them To Join And Help In Work William Wallis, commander of the Monroe Wilson post of the American Legion, today issued a special appeal to discharged vet erans of World War two to join the Legion post. “You will not only enjoy being a member of this great organiza tion, but you will also receive much benefit from your member ship and at the same time you will be helping put across the Legion’s program in the community, state and nation,” Commander Wallis said. “For the past 25 years the American Legion has been work ing for the benefit of the ex-ser vicemen and their families,” he said. “We are now promoting a program in Congress that will aid every serviceman in World War two.” At a meeting of the post Tuesday night, a building committee, com pos ad of Ray Bennett, Ralph Fish er, J. I. Ayers, Alex Kizer and Verne Clement, was appointed to —Turn To Page Twelve t> - Local Letters To Be Increas ed From 2 To 3 Cents. Other Rates Given Effective Sunday, March 26, postal rates on practically all classes of mail will be increased, Postmaster Coleman Galloway an nounces. These increases will be made in accordance with provisions con tained in the new revenue act, passed by Congress February 25, 1944. The rate cn all first-class local letters will be increased from 2 to 3 cents. Parcel post rates will be increased approximately 3 per cent, while insurance on parcel post packages is exactly doubled. For instance packages valued from 1 cent to $5.00 will cost 10 cents for insurance instead of 5 cents as formerly. Money order fees will likewise be increased substantially. The for mer rate was 6 cents for money orders from 1 cent to $2.50. The new rate will be 10 cents. Air mail will be increased from 6 to 8 cents, except to boys in service overseas. Registered mail will likewise be increased. TO HOLD BINGO PARTY There will be a bingo party at Penrose school house Friday night starting at 8 o’clock, sponsored by the Penrose Community club. The public is cordially invited. Jurors For April Term Of Superior Court Announced; Term Opens 3rd Jurors drawn to serve during the April term of Transylvania su perior court were announced to day by Clerk N. A. Miller. The term, which will convene on Monday, April 3, with Judge J. Will Pless presiding, is a mixed term and is scheduled to last two weeks. Jurors drawn for the first week are as follows: Clyde Hamilton, W. W. Ray, Charles V. Allison, Jr., C. E. Tins ley, Jr., Mitchell Holden, Duncan McDougal, Landrum E. Bagwell, Henry N. Lyda, D. Gillespie, Pat ton McLeod, Frank Thomas, Rural S. Hunt, Harry P. Clark, Alvin Hubbard, F. A. Raines, George W. Clark, Tom West, S. E. Jones, H. H. Patton, J. R. Brown, James A. Ashworth, Frank C. Fisher, Leon English, Jr., Walter Hinkle, Walter W. Duckworth, George R. Nicholson, T. P. Galloway, Jr., Kermit Chandler, J. C. Cassell, Red Nicholson, Joe Grooms, Earl Orr, Wade Lyday, Ben Arwood, R. E. Johnson and R. Lewis Orr. Jurors for the second week are: Claud Glazener, Harlon Neill, Hen ry Hinkle, D. L. Glazener, A. E. Wilson, Ben H. Jones, Holland Talley, Robert L. Merrill, H. B. Shiflet, C. D. Townsend, R. R. Fisher, Curtis Kelley, H. L. Mc Call, W. B. Head, Oscar Galloway, W. A. Baynard, M. G. Pangle and W. L. Nicholson. MORE AND BETTER GARDENS IS GOAL OF ’44 CAMPAIGN County Garden Committee „ Met Last Saturday. To Conduct Survey TO PUBLISH SECTION Stimulated by the success achie ved last year, a group met in the county agent’s office last Saturday and mapped out plans for 1944 Victory gardens. The consensus of those present seemed to be that the procedure followed last year, as shown by results, was fund» mentally sound and that only mi nor changes were needed to make the program an even more marked success. About 25 people were present and all phases of garden ing were discussed. Among the objectives listed were: an increase in the number and quality of gardens, increased facilities for storing and preserv ing garden products, adequate sup ervision for inexperienced garden ers. A survey of the town will be conducted by the same organiza tions that did the work last year and after that is concluded there will be set up in each of four zones made by the intersection of Main Street and Broadway, groups to be known as garden advisors to supervise operations in those areas. The county survey has already been made, and the set-up in rural :,ectit*'?4and among schools and industries will remain the same as last year. Approval was expressed of the - Turn To Page Twelve COUNTY ELECTION BOARD APPOINTED Fred Johnson, C. Y. Patton And A. E. Hampton Are Named On Board Fred Johnson, C. Y. Patton and A. E. Hampton have been appoint ed as members of the Transylvania county board of elections. The appointment was made by the State Board of Elections in Raleigh last Saturday. The county board is expected to meet in the near future and or ganize. Since Mr. Johnson has served two terms as chairman, it is believed that he will be selected to fill this post again this year. Mr. Patton has likewise served two terms and Mr. Hampton is a new member. The board will also appoint reg istrars and judges for each pre cinct in the county. A resolution passed by the state board provides that “presidential approval or disapproval of the present congressional service vote bill would not make necessary any changes in the North Carolina. —Turn To Page Twelve Mrs. Callahan Is Elected President Of Rosman P-T A Mrs. Hubert Callahan was elect ed president of the Rosman Parent Teacher association at a regular meeting held last week. Other officers chosen were Mrs. E. H. Davis, vice president; Mrs. Ralph Paxton, secretary and Bliss Mary Morgan, treasurer. An interesting program was presented, including a Bible story by Bobby Conner; a playlet, “Signs of Spring,” by Mrs. Lucille Gordon’s fourth and fifth grade pupils; a one-act play, “Pansy Faces Smile,’*' by Miss Morgan’s second grade. Besides reports, Mrs. Eugene King discussed the pre-school clin ics, Red Cross drive and salvage campaign. Miss Paxton’s seventh grade and Miss Morgan’s second grade tied for the picture award for having the largest number of parents pres ent at the meeting. Refreshments were served by Miss Nesbitt’s home economics girls.
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