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Vol. 54; No. 27 Times Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943 E ; BUY mTM STAMPS ★ 12 PAGES TODAY ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1944 ONE SECTION PUBLISHED WEEKLY BUY •TATBS TO HOLD BOND RALLY HERE ERL National Security Award 1 ’resented To Ecusta GOV. BROUGHTON SPOKE; A LARGE CROWD ATTENDED Ecusta Officials And Em ployees Highly Praised. Pro gram Is Broadcasted. 4,000 ATTEND PICNIC Officials and employees of the Ecusta Paper corporation were highly praised at their annual Fourth of July picnic at Camp Sap phire Tuesday afternoon by Gov. J. M. Broughton, army officers and officials of the Office of Civil ian Defense. A National Security Award was presented to the large cigarette paper manufacturing company for having developed and maintained since Pearl Harbor a superior standard of protection and achieve ment. This award was made by the Civilian Defense Office, with the approval of the army and navy de partmnts, and the presentation was made by Major Dewey A. Her rin, of the Fourth Service Com mand, Atlanta, Ga. 4,000 Attend Picnic Approximately 4,000 attended the picnic and presentation cere monies were broadcast over two radio stations. Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., chair man of the Transylvania county civilian defense council, presided and the address of welcome was delivered by Harry H. Straus, president of Ecusta. “On behalf of the state of North Carolina, I extend hearty congratulations to the officials and employees of the Ecusta Pa per corporation for having won this coveted award,” Gov. Brough ton said. “The record that you have made is one that the people of this county and state are proud of and I commend you,” he said. The chief executive paid high tribute to the accomplishments of all civilian defense councils in the state and briefly reviewed the need for their creation. Through them the nation and industrial plants have been protected against —Turn To Page Seven PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND EVENT Music School-Camp Students To Present Outdoor Pro gram At College Members of the Transylvania Music School-Camp band will pre sent a concert on the Brevard col lege campus tonight at 8:30 o’clock and one of the highlights of the program will be a unique circus presentation. The public is invited to attend this concert which will be present ed under the direction of James Christian Pfohl. Saturday night is “stunt night” at the camp and next Tuesday evening at 8:30 members of the faculty will give a recital in the college auditorium. Tuesday afternoon a large crowd witnessed the water contests at the camp and enjoyed an excellent program of patriotic music pre sented by the school’s band and chorus. Local music lovers have express ed amazement at the progress that the students are making and urge the public to attend the concerts. Bishop Pfohl Will Speak Here Sunday Bishop J. K. Pfohl, of Winston Salem, head of the southern pro vince of the Moravian church, will speak Sunday night at the Union Vesper service to be held at Bre vard college, it was announced to day. Music for the occasion will be under the direction of his son, James Christian Pfohl, director of the music school-camp here. The public is invited to attend. SEE CHERBOURG AS SPRINGBOARD -ENGLISH channel: AFTER CHERBOURG—what? As the big Nazi-held port tottered, the question is given assorted answers by assorted students of strat egy. It appears generally agreed that it will become—almost im mediately—a springboard (1) for further attacks and this map in dicates two of the possible drives. One would follow the west coast highways and rail lines to some central rail center, such as Rennes (2) to cut off the entire Brittany and west coast area of France. The other (3) would sweep toward the River Seine, through the im portant St. Lo and Caen sections and on to Rouen—thus getting be hind the German defenses at Havre and heading toward Paris. Budget Estimate Is Tentatively Okayed By County Commissioners, Tax Rate Will Remain Same, $l.55 Provides For Total Expendi ture of $156,145. Valua tion Is Increased Transylvania county commis sioners tentatively adopted a bud get estimate Monday providing for the expenditure of $156,145.00 during the fiscal year of 1944-45 and setting the tax rate at $1.55, the same as during the past year. The budget estimate, which was submitted by Mrs. Dorothy Mitch ell, county accountant, anticipates the receipt of $56,956.00 in reve nue from sources other than the tax levy and provides for a tax levy of $99,189, or an increase of approximately $6,000 over the levy for the past year. This increase in tax income, al though the rate will remain the same, will be made possible be cause of a $400,000 increase in val uation. The 1943-44 valuation was $6,000,000 and the current esti mated valuation is $6,400,000. The largest increase in appro priation will be to the old age assistance fund. This amounts to over $5,500 and is considered necessary because the reserve fund for this purpose is lower than it was last year, members of the board explain. Increased expenditures will be made in several other depart ments, including the general fund, outside poor, aid to dependent children and the accountants fund. The debt service and school funds will be decreased by approximate —Turn To Page Twelve 2 BREVARD BOYS ARE WOUNDED IN FOREIGN ACTION Huff Wounded In Pacific Area And Smith On Inva sion Day In France Two Transylvania county boys have been reported wounded in action in two theatres of war with in recent weeks, according to mes sages received by relatives here from the War department. Pfc. Clyde M. Huff, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Huff, of Bre vard, was wounded in action in the West Pacific and is now in a hospital, but the extent of his in uries is not known. His corporal wrote a letter, dated June 5, tell ing of the mishap but giving no de tails. In the letter the corporal stated, “Your son kept up the mo rale of his company with his jokes and good humor.” Pfc. Huff is in the infantry of the army and has been in service since June of last year. He has been overseas since last January. He is thought to have been wound ed in the New Guinea area. Pvt. Mack Lee Smith was wound ed in action on the first day of the invasion in France, according to the message received here by his wife. —Tarn To Page Six FSA Families In County Are Making Records This Year In Production FSA clients in Transylvania county have planted more acres thin year than ever before, accord ing to James E. Fletcher, FSA supervisor, and if the season con tinues favorable he predicted that yields would be the best yet, con sidering that they have been severely handicapped by labor shortage. “It is very gratifying to see the wonderful spirit and to see what FSA families of Transylvania county are doing to back up our fighting men by the production of food, canned goods and the buy ing of bonds" Mr. Fletcher said. During the past month, Mr. Fletcher stated, he had made a dose survey of the families follow ing up the food and feed program outlined at the beginning of the season. “All nooks and corners of the small farms have something growing on them this year,” Mr. Fletcher said, and continued that members of FSA families from the oldest to the youngest are doing their part to produce more food for victory. Not only have they planted more acres, he stated, but they have closely followed instruc tions prepared by the extension de partment and the FSA, such as the side dressing of corn with nitrate of soda. These families for the first time are planning to sow in the com cereal grains, such as rye and barley mixed with crimson —Turn T* Page Seven ENGLISH ESCAPES FROM A PRISON CAMP IN ITALY Transylvania Boy Returns From German Prison Camp; To Be Home Soon Sgt. Ernest B. English, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Eng lish, of Rosman, has notified his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Flem Glazener, of Rosman, * that he is now in New York City and will be home soon, after being in terned in a German prison camp and making good his escape. This message stated that after a few days’ delay in New York he hoped to return to his home here. A letter received from Sgt. Eng lish tells more in detail as to his recent whereabouts and of his es cape from prison camp. The let ter, in part, follows: “Hope you are all well. I have passed through the front, and am now with the boys on my way home. I am feel ing fine and very happy. “All prisoner's in Uie concentra tion camp where I was were libera ted in September of 1943. I have been staying with an Italian fami ly since then. I have made sever al attempts to pass through the front line before, but they were unsuccessful. On one attempt, on Jpne 4, 1944, I was taken prisoner by the Germans. On June 13 I es caped. On June 15 I was with English forces and was never so pleased in my life. A.* you pro bably know, it was impossible for me to write to you before now. “I don’t know how soon I can get home but it will not be long, I hope. I will probably have to go through a lot of red tape before I get home. Hope to see you real soon. Lots of love, Ernest.” 35 TRANSYLVANIA MEN TAKE EXAMS Majority of Them Pass And Will Be Subject to Induc tion Real Soon A large majority of the 35 Tran sylvania county registrants who were given pre-induction physical examination at Camp Croft last Thursday, passed the examinations and are ready for induction at an early date, Mrs. Allie Harllee, clerk, announced today. Three ad ditional men were transferred to other boards. The 35 who left Brevard were: Paul M. Whitmire, Leander W. Hollingsworth, Eugene W. Bucha nan, Rufus N. West, James L. Orr, Arnold M. Anders, James A. Head, Ralph S. O’Shields, Roland Owen, Doyle H. Eubanks, J. Bris coe McCall, Ralph J. Fisher, Rus sell E. Huggins, Albert Whitmire, R. D. Chapman, Jr., Gordon F. Canup, J. C. Anders, L. C. Anders, Raymond G. Hoxit, George A. Butler, Jr., O’Dell W. Collins, Robert L. Rice, William M. Head, Jr., Roy L. Barton, R. Ray Simp son, Earl E. Brown, Dewey H. Mc Call, A. Briscoe Norris, Everett R. Ellis, William H. Hogsed, Rufus W. Woodring, G. Volney McCall, Jr., Jesse R. Nash, Henry A. Cog gins and Emmet L. Shook. —Turn To Page Twelve Six Transylvania Men Enter Service Six Transylvania county men left Brevard yesterday for Camp Croft, S. C., and were inducted in to the army. Two additional re gistrants were transferred to other boards for army induction, and all eight men entered military ser vice. The six who left Brevard were: James C. Taylor, John B. Batson, John L. Taylor, Edwin M. Hunt, Milford W. West and John Lee Whitmire. James C. Taylor operates the McFee’s Radio and Jewelry shop. The two transfers to other boards were Leo F. Williams and Adam Russell. CARRIES ON WITH BROKEN LEG HOBBLING AROUND on borrowed crotches, the commanding officer of a Yank paratroop unit directs the wiping oot of a nest of ' Nad snipers in a village, in Nonrandy. He broke his leg while land ing in the early stages of the invasion. Signal Corps Radiophoto. (International Soondphoto) -»■■■... April I Is Set As Employment Ceiling Date; Male Workers To Be Employed Only Through U.S.E.S. HAMPTON RITES WERE HELD HERE WEDNESDAY A. M. Prominent Brevard Man Died In Asheville Hospital After Brief Illness Funeral services were held at the Brevard First Baptist church Wednesday morning for Alfred E. Hampton, 62, of Brevard, who died in an Asheville hospital Mon day night following an operation and an illness of about a week. Burial was in Gillespie cemetery here. The pastor, the Rev. B. W. Thomason, conducted the service. Surviving are the widow; two sons, Thomas D. Hampton, of Bal timore, Md., and Rdm. lc Alfred E. Hampton, Jr., of the Pacific war zone; six grandchildren; two sis ters, Mrs. Thomas Dodsworth and Mrs. Mary Hampton Mills, of Bre vard; three brothers, Charles —Turn To Page Twelve Employment Over 60 - d a y Period Is Limited to Only 15 Per Cent All Transylvania and North Carolina employers are authorized to accept their employee figures as of April 1, 1944, as their tempor ary employment ceilings in the new War Manpower Commission order establishing such ceilings, which became effective on July 1. The employment ceilings and priorities referred plan of the War Manpower Commission is deemed necessary in order to insure the allocation of increasingly scarce labor to those activities which con tribute most to the furtherance of the war effort, it is explained. This plan makes it mandatory for all male workers to be hired through the U. S. Employment Service, which has an office here in the Tinsley building with Ralph King in charge. The Employment Service in turn is instructed to re fer only according to priorities established by the Manpower priorities committee on the basis of urgent needs of the war effort. —Torn To Page Seven Winners Of Various Ecusta 4th Picnic Contests Announced, Won Ball Game The Champagne girls softball team defeated a girls team from the Champion Paper and Fiber company 17 to 16 at the annual Fourth of July picnic held at Camp Sapphire Tuesday. Winners of various other con tests conducted at the picnic were as follows: Bobby Nicholson and Charles Duckworth won first place in the pie eating contest for the men and boys and Otis Bayriard and Charles Mason, second. Buth Styles and Ruth Ashworth won first award in the pie eating contest for wo men and girls and Barbara Mc Call and Sue Aiken won second place. In the water events, Bill Charles, Mary Hamlin and Erwin Schranz won first awards in swimming contests and Bill Shamblin and Bertha Edwards won second places. Bus Freck won first place in men’s diving and John Summey second place. Bertha Edwards was the cham pion women’s diver and Mary Ham lin was second. In canoe contests, Summey and Sprouse won two first places and Head and Corn won second. A1 Montville captured first award for fly casting and Paul Ro berts second place. Walter Straus won first place in men’s singles in ping pong and —Turn To Page Twelve COUNTY EXPECTED TO CO OVER TOP AT THIS RALLY Mrs. J. S. Silversteen And Wounded Service Men To Talk MUSICAL PROGRAM Transylvania is expected to go over the top of its fifth war loan quota at a county-wide rally to be held at the Brevard high school Friday night at 8:15 o’clock, Chairman Ed McMahan declared today. Sales to date in the county to tal around $200,000, or approxi mately one-half of the $406,000 quota. The “E” bond sales amount to over $95,000 and the quota is $158,000. “The drive officially ends on Saturday and therefore we must reach our quota at the rally Friday night,” Mr. McMahan said. “We get credit for “E” bond sales made during the rest of the month of July, but if we are to reach this quota of $158,000, and that is most important, we must sell a lot of these bonds at the rally,” he explained. Highlights of the bond rally program include a short address by Mrs. J. S. Silversteen, vocal selec tions by Adelaide Van Wey, out standing radio artist and concert singer; music by the Transylvania Music School-Camp band under the direction of James Christian Pfohl, and short talks by wounded officers and men from Moore Gen eral hospital, representing all theatres of war. During the program an auction sale of bonds will be conducted. At the rally at Lake Toxaway, $40,150 worth of bonds were sold, and at Little River sales amounted to $44,250, which were record sales for both communities. A check up meeting held last Thursday night revealed that zone leaders in Brevard have sold ap proximately $20,000 worth of bonds. PAPER DRIVE TO CLOSE SATURDAY Public Urged To Co-operate With Boy Scouts. Collect 40,000 Pounds The waste paper campaign that has been conducted by the Boy Scouts in Brevard and Transyl vania county during the past several weeks will end this Sa turday. Between now and that time all individuals and firms are being urged by Salvage Chairman Ho ward Wyatt to co-operate with the Scouts and turn in all of their waste paper. It is explained that persons who want the Scouts to pick up paper are asked to notify Alex Kizer at the City Hall here. Those who can and will haul their paper are re quested to send or take it to the paper collection depot here below the college at the Rock Filling station. Mr. Wyatt said that the Scouts have collected to date approxi mately 40,000 pounds of waste paper and that shipment will be made next week. Most of the Scouts plan to pur chase uniforms with the money —Turn To Page Twelve Sgt. McCall Is A German Prisoner S Sgt. Carlos John McCall, of Brevard, is a prisoner of Germany, according to a message received by his wife from the War department Sgt. McCall had previously been reported as missing in action over Germany since May 24. He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Clyde S. McCall, of Lake Toxaway. He entered service in December, 1942. McCall was a radio operator on a bomber and was stationed in England.
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