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r. ’ ■ '■ The Transylvania Times Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943 Vol. 54; No. 25 ★ 12 PAGES TODAY if BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1944 ★ ONE SECTION if PUBLISHED WEEKLY 800 ENROLL IN SUMMER CAMPS ************************ *** Good Response Shown In First W eek Of Bond Drive LARGE NUMBER OF BONDS ARE SOLD DURING THE WEEK Rallies In County Schools And Elsewhere Are Meet ing With Success LEADERS ARE PLEASED Although definite figures are not yet available as to the total amount of bonds sold in the pres ent Fifth War Loan drive in Transylvania county, it is known that the drive is meeting with splendid success and that a large number of bonds of different series have been sold, Chairman E. H. McMahan reported yester day. It is confidently expected by the leaders that the county goal of $406,000 will be reached by the end of the drive on July 8th. A total of $56,650 in war bonds was sold at the four rallies held in Brevard and throughout the county the past week. The rally at the Connestee school realized $4,500; at the Pisgah Forest school, $29,650; at Rosman, $11, 375; and the negro rally in the Brevard court house, $11,125. In addition to the rally sales, bonds were sold from two other public sources during the week. The junior chamber of commerce flag presentation and dedication cere monies and band concert, held on the court house lawn here last Saturday afternoon, netted a sum of $13,000 in bonds sold. At the Lions club meeting, at which Sgt Eck Sims, who has just returned from the North African and Italian battle fronts, was the main speak er, a total of $8,400 was sold. Other sources of sales have been made through the various block leaders and other solicitors, the results of which are not yet available. The county’s “E” bond quota is $158, 000. —Turn Ti Page Seven JACKSON RETURNS HERE FROM ITALY Popular Brevard Boy Back Home After Completing 50 Bombing Missions* “I’m always glad to get back home, but this time I’m happier about it than ever before,” Lt. Vance Jackson who returned to Brevard last Saturday on a 34-day furlough from the Italian front told a Times reporter this week. Lt. Jackson completed his fif tieth bombing mission on April 28, with an attack on Piombina, Italy. He is a bombardier on an AAF B-17 flying fortress. His bombing missions included targets in var ious countries of occupied Europe, as well as in Italy. “We had two extremely close calls,” he said and explained that the plane was badly shot up both times. Lt. Jackson said that life in Italy where he was stationed, wasn’t so bad. “The things 1 miss ed most of all were the little luxu ries that we enjoy here at home, such as Coca-Cola, candy and even sweet milk,” he declared. The Red Cross is rendering a great service in Italy, he stated, and expressed appreciation to the —Turn To Page Twelve Invasion Pictures To Be Shown Here Official war pictures of the invasion of the French coast will be shown at the Co-Ed theatre here Sunday and Monday, it was announced today. “We feel that we are extreme ly fortunate in getting these historic and dramatic govern ment pictures of the greatest invasion of all time in such a short time after D-Day,” Bryan Shiflet stated. News scenes showing some of the gigantic preparation plans for D-Day were shown last Sunday and Monday. \ Democrats To Nominate Tax Collector In Second Primary Election To Be Held Saturday 29 MEN LEFT FOR ARMY INDUCTION AT FORT BRAGG Osborne Was Leader And Lance Assistant; 2 Trans fers To Other Boards Twenty-nine Transylvania regis trants left Brevard on Monday morning for Fort Bragg for induc tion into the army service. Three additional men were transferred to other boards for induction. Clyde K. Osborne was leader, and Howard A. Lance, assistant leader. The following left here for Fort Bragg: Roy F. Wolfe, Frank T. Owens, Henry E. Garren, Curtis H. Reid, Harold L. Owens, L. Briscoe Parker, Oscar L. Gasperson, Har low Owen, Paul L. Fisher, John B. Baldwin, Harry M. Johnson, Les ter J. L. Brown, Cos N. Banther, Jason L. Gillespie, Jr., Claud L. Barton, Otis G. Morgan, Mancil C. Fisher, W. Elzie Chapman, Avery P. Poor, Berlin Ashe, William L. Hunnicutt, Clifford D. Young blood, Floyd D. Nash, J. Paul Cur lee, Arthur M. Reece, Henry C. Bush, Clifford Powell, Ernest H. Moore, Jack 0. Crary. The three transfers to other boards are: Joseph E. Curto, Fred H. Clubb, and Adam Russell. Pfohl To Direct Music At Church James Christian Pfohl, director of the Transylvania summer school-camp, will have charge of the music at the local Methodist church while the camp is in opera tion, Rev. Wm. A. Jenkins, pastor, announced yesterday. Services will be held at the church each Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. There will be no evening service at the church during this period and the congregation is in vited to attend special music ser vices at the college at 8 o’clock. Miss Jenkins Is New Welfare Case Worker Miss Janet Jenkins has been se cured as case worker for the Tran sylvania county welfare depart ment, and has already assumed her duties. Miss Jenkins, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Jenkins, of Brevard, has had six months of social work and other training along this line at the University of North Carolina, and is well quali fied for the position. - T. E. Reid and Frank King In Race. A Light Vote Is Predicted. Transylvania county Democrats will go to the polls this Saturday to determine who will be the party’s nominee for tax collector. In a second primary election, T. E. Reid, incumbent, is being op posed by Frank C. King who was second high man in a four-corner ed tax collector’s race. In the first primary, Reid, re ceived 667 votes and King 501. Gillespie was third high with 387 and Brooks fourth with 189 votes. This is the first second primary for county offices that has been held in Transylvania since 1934. Interest in the election has been picking up considerably during the past few days, but it is estimated that only about 50 to 60 per cent of the vote will be cast The polls will open at 6:30 and close at 6:30 in the afternoon. The election will be conducted by Democratic officials. Mr. Reid, who served as chair man of the county board of educa tion for some time, was appointed tax collector last year to serve out the unexpired term of Edwin Mor gan. Two years ago he ran for sheriff and came out in second place, but declined to ask for a second primary. Mr. King has never sought public office before. He is a farmer and dairyman and is well known in the county. He served in the first world war. Both sides are confident of victory. Daily Bible School To Be Held Here In Two-Week Session A daily vacation Bible school will be held at the Presbyterian church here, beginning next Mon day morning and continuing for two weeks, until July 7, it has been announced by the pastor, Rev. Ashby Johnson. Classes will be held each morn ing, Monday through Friday, from 9 to 11:30, in a varied course of instruction to fit the different age children, whose ages will range from 5 to 12. Among the teaching staff will be Rev. and Mrs. Ashby Johnson, Mrs. S. P. Verner, Mrs. J. M. Wing et, Alfred Neumann, Mrs. Paul Baker, Mrs. Harry Rathje and others. The Bible school will be open to all children of the community of other denominations, Mr. Johnson said. Mrs. H. E. Newbury and Mrs. J. F. Aycock spent several days last week in Columbia, S. C. Security Award To Be Presented To Ecusta; Broughton To Speak June H. Rose, assistant state director of the N. C. council of ci vilian defense, will present to the Ecusta Paper corporation during a program beginning at 3 p. m. on July 4, the national security award. This award is made by the OCD in recognition of the com pany’s maintenance of a superior standard of protection and security designed to safeguard production, employees and property. The award will be accepted by Raymond F. Bennett, general superintendent of Ecusta. The program will be given in connection with the annual Ecusta picnic at Camp Sapphire and Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., chairman of the county defense council, will pre side. .Music will be rendered by the Ecusta band under the direc tion of John Eversman. Mr. Ramsey will explain the significance of the award and give credit to the key men and others whose participation made it pos sible. He will present Harry H. Straus, Ecusta president, who in turn will introduce Governor Broughton. The chief executive will make a speech and following his address the award will be pre sented. Closing remarks will be made by Col. Wm. S. Pritchard, commanding internal security in district No. 2, Fort Bragg. The national anthem will follow. From 3:30 to 4:00 p. m. the pro gram will be broadcast by station WWNC and a portion of the Co lumbia network. “The public is cordially invited to be with us on this memorable occasion,” Supt. Bennett said yes terday in announcing the program. In case of rain, the program will be held in the Brevard high school Bombed-Out Italian Women Seek Help From Yanks ONE. OF THE PROBLEMS facing the Allies in Italian towns they captured from the Nazis is that of taking care of hundreds of refugees caught in the whirlpool of war. Here some women, among those driven from their homes in Formia by the Germans, appeal to American infantrymen for shel ter and food after the Americans seized the coastal town near the Appian Way. U. S. Signal Corps Radiophoto. (International Sound photo) REPORT 3 COUNTY HEN MISSING OR WOUNDED IN DUTY Smith Reported Missing In Action; Masters And Stansell Wounded Three Transylvania county pa rents have been notified this week by the army and navy departments that their son is reported missing or wounded in action in foreign service. Pvt. Arthur Arnold Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, of Brevard, has been reported as mis sing in action in Italy since May 25. The message further stated, “If further details or information are received you will be promptly notified.” Pvt. Smith registered with the Jackson county board, in Sylva. Prior to entering military service he was a construction worker. A message from the navy de partment informed Mrs. Elice Clark Masters, of Rosman, that her son, Clarence Eugene Masters, seaman first class, USSR, had been wounded in action in the perform ance of his duty. It is understood here that his wound is a compound fracture of the right leg. He was formerly employed as a leather roller by the Toxaway Tanning company. His wife, whom he mar ried in January, 1943, was former ly Miss Mary Belle Goldsmith. Seaman Masters was inducted in the navy in July, 1943. Mrs. Nora Mae Stansell, of Bre —Turn To Page Six Lieut. Patterson Is Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster In Pacific (Special to The Times) SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA—Lieut. Gem George C. Kenney, commander of th£ Allied air forces in the South west Pacific, has awarded an oak leaf cluster “for meritorious achievement” while participat ing in operational flight missions in the Southwest Pacific during which hostile contact was prob able and expected, to 1st Lieut. Benjamin N. Patterson, of Bre vard, N. C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Patterson. The decoration is in addition to a previous award of the air medal. These operations, which have played a major role in General MacArthur’s offensive against the Japanese — consisted of bombing missions against enemy airdromes and installations, and attacks on enemy naval vessels and shipping. Throughout these operations he demonstrated outstanding abil ity, courage and devotion to duty. Captain Johnston Tells Of His Thrilling Experiences With Hell's Angels Group GRIFFIN SENDS A JAPANESE DAGGER TO HIS FATHER Brevard Man Took Weapon From Jap Whom He Killed Recently. J. A. Griffin, of Brevard, Route 2, received from his son Pvt. i Harold Griffin, Monday a dagger which he took off a Jap whom the j former killed in the battle of Bou : gainville. The weapon, encased j in a holster made of wood and covered with a rubber sheath, is 15 inches long. Pvt. Griffin has been in the ser vice for about five years. He was at Pearl Harbor when the Japs made their sneak attack and was engaged in various battles with the Nips on South Pacific islands. The battle for Bougainville was in pro gress when Pvt. Griffin left there several weeks ago to come home on furlough. After spending 21 days with his parents here, Pvt. Griffin left on June 10 for Camp Butner, N. C., where he is now an instructor. The Griffins have two other boys in the service. The eldest, Howard, is a paratrooper stationed in England and James, the young est, is located at Camp Shelby, Miss. Noted Pilot of Flying Fort ret* Visits His Parents Here In Brevard. Capt. John Richard Johnston, accompanied by his bride of three months, who spent a few days’ furlough in Brevard the past week with his parents, Capt. and Mrs. R. H. Johnston, at their summer home on Maple avenue, has to his credit a distinguished flying cross, air medal with three oak leaf clusters and various other cita tions for his 10 months’ operations as pilot and co-pilot over the Eu ropean theatres of war, in which he flew a B-17 Flying Fortress, of the famed Hell’s Angels group He was a member of the Eighth American air force. Upon completion or his rlquirec 25 missions over Germany anc German occupied countries ii which his plane shot down a tota of 11 enemy planes and helped ii the destruction of or serious in jury to many of Hitler’s factorie! and war essential industrial cen ters, he was released from foreigi service and returned to this coun try last February. Since that time for two months, he has been at th< Galveston, Texas, army air base taking advanced instructional train ing. He and his wife left Brevarc on Monday for Dyersburg, Tenn. where he will be a B-17 bomber instructor at the air base there. Toured the Country His return to the United States —Turn To Page Seven J. A. Glazener Withdraws Resignation As County Agent; Board Scans Budget Julian A. Glazener announced yesterday that he had withdrawn his resignation as county agent, which he submitted May 30 to F. R. Farnham, district agent, and the county board of commissioners. This announcement followed a special meeting of the county bAard of commissioners Tuesday morning at which Mr. Farnham conferred with the members. The latter explained the various phases of extension work in the county, more especially the demonstration program which is carried on in co operation with the TV A. It is understood that Mr. Giazen er’s resignation was prompted largely by dissatisfaction in rela tion to the demonstration program in the county, as he felt that a number of the fanners had not had the proper consideration in rela tion to this program. W. B. Col lins, farm management supervisor has been replaced in this count] by George Farthing, who will hav< complete supervision of this coun ty. Mr. Glazener has served as coun ty agent in Transylvania for th< past nine years and reports of hi! resignation current during recen weeks had occasioned many ex pressions of sincere regret. Ovei these years he has endeavored, ht said yesterday, “to build a progran through the process of educatior and leadership training that woulc lead to a more properous, happj and contented people.” Since the outbreak of the war, he has initi' ated and guided a number of pro —Tub To Page Seven ALL OF COUNTY’S CAMPS ARE FULL, OPEN IDS WEEK All Directors Report Capac ity Enrollment; Come From Many States DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED Around 800 boys and girls from various sections of the United States will be in Brevard and Transylvania county this summer for four or eight weeks to attend the seven organized summer camps which are opening here week and next week. Of the seven camps in operation here, one is for boys, five for girls, and one for both boys and girls. These camps have been in operation in this section for a period varying from six to 27 years. Before the conditions of war caused the temporary closing of several of the camps in thin county, Transylvania county was widely known as the mecca for organized summer camps of the entire Southland. There were, previous to this country’s entrance into the war, 14 summer camps for boys and girls in this immediate vicinity. The capacity limit of the camps here vary from 50 to 200 campers. All of the camps have a common purpose—that of enjoying two equipped and organized to succaae fully accomplish this purpose. AH have trained and experienced directors and counselors to super vise the various activities, and all have lakes for canoeing, swimming and other waterfront sports. Seven Camps To Operate The seven camps to be in opera —Torn To Page Six. A LARGE CROWD ATTENDED DANCE Jaycees A re Sponsoring Street Dances Here Every Monday Night. 1 A large crowd attended the i street dance given here Monday 1 night in front of the high school i under the sponsorship of the Bre vard Junior Chamber of Com i merce. This was the first of a series of l street dances that will be given every Monday night by the Jay , cees for the entertainment of tour ! ists and visitors. Music for these dances is fur nished by Rhett Talley and his 1 championship string band. Prizes , consisting of war stamps are given for the best dancers. Hal Kenner is in charge of the calling and Few Lyda is chair man of the ticket committee. All members of the Jaycees as sist in conducting these dances. “Every one is cordially invited to attend the street dances,” How ard Schmidt, president of the Jaycees, states. • Last Pay Check Of Soldier Buys Bonds Arthur A. Hoss (to his close friends Smith) who was killed r in action in Italy on May 25th, 1 sent his last pay check to his mother, Mrs. Cassie Zachary Smith, with instructions to “Buy bonds with this money/* The letter of instruction was the last letter the mother receiv ed from her son, and she proud ly told a Red Cross Represents ■ tive who carried the casualty message to her home—“My boy wanted to help all he could to win the war, and he has now not only given his life, but sent Us last month’s pay to buy bonds so other boys can get hnm sooner, and fewer mothers have to receive messages like this one.”
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