The Transylvania Times
Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943
Vol. 54; No. 30
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1944
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Transylvania Cannery Is Now In Operation Here
WILL HOLD OPEN
HOUSE SATURDAY,
PUBLIC INVITED
Every One Urged To Use
Facilities Of Modern And
Well Equipped Cannery
SIMMONS IN CHARGE
Operation of the Transylvania
county cannery, located here in a
building on the Brevard high
school campus, was started Wed
nesday and the public is being in
vited to use the facilities of this
ntodern and well equipped can
nery, C. L. Simmons, vocational
agriculture instructor and cannery
supervisor, announces.
All kinds of fruits, vegetables
and meats can be canned in record
time and at small cost, Simmons
said. The cannery has a maximum
capacity of 2,000 cans daily and 8
to 10 families could use it at the
same time.
“The cannery will operate every
day if a sufficient amount of can
ning is available to justify a full
time operation,” Simmons said.
This Saturday from 10 until 4
o'clock the cannery will have an
“open house” observance and the
public is invited to visit and to in
spect this newly established war
time institution. John E. Rufty,
canning instructor, will give de
monstrations and instruction in la
test canning methods.
“Every one is urged to take ad
vantage of these modern facilities
that will greatly simplify some of
the canning problems found in
many homes,” Simmons stated.
“As one of their wartime duties,
every family in the county should
can all of the surplus vegetables,
fruits and meats. The food needs
next year will be greater than ever
before. Many sections of the coun
try are having prolonged dry
weather that is rapidjy reducing
the amount of food that will be pro
duced in those areas and the de
mands for food from allied nations
are continuing to increase.”
WILL HOLD RUTS
FOR MILLS FRI.
Prominent Man of Transyl
vania County Died At
Home Here Wed.
Funeral service will be held Fri
day morning at 11 o'clock at the
residence for J. K. Mills, 68, who
died at his home near Brevard
early Wednesday morning, follow
ing a period of ill health the past
several years. Rev. B. W. Thoma
son, Rev. Ashby Johnson and Rev.
W. S. Price will be in charge of
the service. Interment will be in
Davidson River cemetery.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Maude Osborne Mills; two daugh
ters, Mrs. R. J. Lyday, of Colum
bus, Ga.; Mrs. Grady Pruitt, of
Brevard; James K. Mills, Jr., of the
U. S. army; one grandchild; four
brothers and one sister, all living
in the far west.
Pallbearers will be George Max
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5th Sunday Singing
Will Be Held Here
¥ —
Regular fifth Sunday singing
convention of Transylvania county
will be held at the court house
here on Sunday afternoon, begin
ning promptly at 1:30, it has been
announced by Glenn Winchester,
vice president. W. L. Harmon, of
Rosman, is president.
Several quartets, trios and other
special singers from points in
Georgia, Anderson, Greenville, Eas
ley and Pickens, S. C., Henderson
ville, Asheville and other parts of
North Carolina are expected to at
tend.
Due to the great demand for an
other all-day event, the convention
committee is planning an all-day
singing session for some time in
October. The public is invited to
attend the convention on Sunday
afternoon.
Music School-Camp Enjoyed A
Successful Season; Now Making
Plans For Permanent Operation
Nominated Again
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT,
America’s first three-term pres
ident, was overwhelmingly nom
inated for a fourth term at the
National Democratic convention
held in Chicago last week. In a
heated contest, Senator Harry
Truman, of Missouri, was chosen
as his running mate over Vice
President Wallace.
SERIOUS TROUBLE
IN NAZI AND JAP
CAMPS DEVELOPS
Outlook Brightens For Allied
Victory. Russians Are
Moving Forward.
Optimism in war trends and
speculation as to a nearer end of
the world war conflict have been
running high in all parts of the
globe since announcement of the
army plot to assassinate Hitler was
made known last Friday. Adding
further to the bright outlook for
the allies is the launching of the
great new offensive in Normandy
and the fast onrush of the Rus
sians on their long Eastern front
drive against the Germans, as well
as Tojo’s downfall in Japan.
Hitler and the commanders of
his air force and navy, in reveal
ing the plot against his life and
the apparent revolt against Nazi
ism. reported that a group of gen
erals, revolting in an attempt to
get Germany out of the war, had
attempted to assissinate the fueh
rer and, setting up a purported
new reich government, were trying
to win the armed forces to their
cause. A bulletin issued later
stated “The revolt of the criminal
officers’ plot has completely col
lapsed.” According to reliable re
ports from enemy quarters, Hit
ler’s swift purge of rebellious offi
cers has spread to the fighting
fronts of Russia, France and Italy,
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Camp Transylvania May Be
Purchased and Additional
Buildings Erected.
The first season of the Transyl
vania Music School-Camp, which
closed last Sunday night, was more
successful than its directors had
anticipated and plans are now be
ing made to operate this unique
music school-camp here every
summer at beautiful Camp Tran
sylvania, it was learned today.
The school (had a capacity enroll
ment of approximately 125 boys
and girls between the ages of 10
and 18 from a number of southern
and eastern states. A large p^ r
centage of these students had such
a good time and learned so much
that they are planning to return
for another season, Director James
Christian Pfohl stated.
“We have had an excellent sea
son and are now working on plans
to make it a permanent institu
tion,” Mr. Pfohl said.
These plans, it is understood,
will probably include the forma
tion of a corporation and the pur
chase of Camp Transylvania. If
this is done, a number of small
buildings will be erected at the
camp to house the girls as well as
the boys. Tentative plans also call
for the construction of a guest
house, auditorium and teaching
shacks.
“This is an ideal location and we
believe that we can develop the
school here into one of the out
standing music school-camps in
America,” Mr. Pfohl declared.
“We deeply appreciate the fine
co-operation we have received from
the people of Brevard and Tran
sylvania county and from Brevard
college.”
Members of the faculty, as well
as the students, thoroughly enjoyed
the season and are looking forward
to returning. Instruction in all
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Still No Polio In
County; Children
Staying At Home
No cases of infantile paralysis
have been reported officially in
Transylvania county and there are
no suspect cases at the present
time, it was announced yesterday
at the health board office here.
The one isolated case, which was
unofficially reported last week, is
now released and the precaution
ary quarantine notice has been re
moved, Mrs. Paul Lollis, county
health nurse, said.
The polio epidemic has now
reached its peak in the state and
is already on a noticeable decline,
according to a statement made
public by Dr. Carl V. Reynolds,
state health officer.
The majority of citizens in the
county are complying with the re
quest made last week that all
children under 12 years of age re
main away from public gatherings,
swimming pools, etc., Mrs. Lollis
said.
County Commissioners Adopted New
Budget Monday; Set Rate At $1.55
The Transylvania county com
missioners Monday adopted a bud
get for the fiscal year of 194445
and set the tax rate at $1.55, the
same as last year.
The budget that was officially
adopted was practically the same
as the budget estimate which was
published in this paper last week.
The official budget provides for
the expenditure of $28,250.00 out
of the county general fund for tax
listing, commissioners, elections,
courthouse, county officers sala
ries and so on.
Other appropriations were as fol
lows: interest on debt, $44,793;
town paving assessment, $506;
school fund — current expenses,
$24,015; capital outlay, $3,525 and
debt service, $6600; outside poor,
$2,040; old age assistance, $24,270;
aid to dependent children, $8,630;
welfare department, $4,935; health
department, $1,500; accountant’s
department, $5,700; forest fire pro
tection, $1,200; home agent, $800;
farm agent, $1,545 and library,
$250.
It is to be noted that the budget
anticipates the continuance of all
of the services that the county has
been rendering.
Adoption of the budget Monday
was necessary to conform with
state law requirements.
BATTLE-WEARY NORMANDY VETS LAND IN ENGLAND
AT A DOCKSIDE IN AN ENGLISH PORT tired American veterans of the beachhead invasion stream
ashore, smiling and eager, hurrying to trains bound for rest billets in the country. That their places in
the battle lines were well taken by fresh troops is shown by the steady advance of the American First
Army toward encirclement of Lessay and St. Lo, bastions of the Nazi line. Signal Corps Radio-telephoto.
(International)
ACUTE SHORTAGE
OF CIGARETTES
IS UNEXPLAINED
Merchants At Wit’s End Try
ing To Supply Demands
Of Customers.
By SARAH WEAVER
Staff Writer
Cigarette smokers in Brevard are
faring hard this week, which puts
them in the same category with
cigarette smokers all over the
United States, perhaps cigarette
smokers everywhere. Further in
vestigation would be necessary in
order to make the statement a de
finite one, but there is reason to
believe that there are a lot of folks
riding in the same nicotineless boat
during these July days. That is—
their boat is nicotineless if nothing
but a cigarette will satisfy. There
seems to be plenty of cigars, pipe
tobacco, and all sorts of supplies
for those who are adept at “rolling
their own,” not to mention the old
corn cob pipe that may come back
into prominence, along with the old
gray mare.
A survey made this morning by
your reporter disclosed several in
teresting angles to the situation.
Drug stores, grocery stores, and
cafes where the turnover is nor
mally a large one were questioned,
and each one expressed genuine re
gret that he could not get hold of
enough cigarettes to even begin to
supply his customer deipand.
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2,000 Applied For
Canning Sugar At
3rd Registration
Approximately 2,000 applications
were made for canning sugar at
the third and special registration,
which was held at the Brevard
grammar school building last Fri
day and Saturday, Dr. J. F. Za
chary, chairman of the war price
and rationing board, stated.
This registration was for those
who failed to make application at
the second registration held the
previous week, at which time 10,
000 applications were made for
canning sugar. It is expected that
another registration will be held
sometime in August, for those who
still have not obtained their allot
ed sugar for canning purposes.
Volunteer helpers who assisted
with the registration last week
were: Mrs. J. J. Gray, Mae Garren,
Ruth Fisher, Mrs. Johnson, Jane
Yongue, Mrs. R. F. Johnston, Do
rothy Hubbard, Ann Zachary,
Frances Hendricks, Mrs. Ted Schep
kowski. The ration board has ex
pressed appreciation to these vol
unteers for their services.
Twelve Members Of Dunn’s Rock
Lodge Will Be Honored Here At
A Meeting Tonight For Service
COUNTY IS STILL
BEHIND ON QUOTA
Bond Chairman Urges Public
To Buy At Least $8000 In
E Bonds At Once.
Citizens of Transylvania need to
dig a little deeper in their pockets
and buy at least $8,000 more “E”
bonds before August 1st, if the fifth
war loan is to meet with complete
success. The fact was revealed
this morning by Chairman Ed Mc
Mahan.
The overall sale of bonds totals
$627,580.75, topping the quota of
$406,000 by more than $221,000.
Chairman McMahan urges the
people of the county to note the
short time remaining in which to
wipe out the amount that remains
to be purchased to meet the “E”
bond quota, and reiterates his
statement made last week, “I can
not over-emphasize the importance
of reaching our E bond quota.” To
date only $133,793.00 has been re
ported by the federal reserve, and
after it has been swelled by the
$20,000 which is unreported, there
is still $8,000 that must be sold be
fore Transylvania county can feel
that her job has been well done.
CLUB TO HAVE PICNIC TODAY
The regular monthly meeting of
the B & P W club will be held
Thursday evening with a picnic
supper at White Pines. Every
member is urged to attend.
Two Past Grand Masters
Will Be Guests) And
Present Awards.
Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge will
pay tribute to twelve of its mem
bers who have been Masons for 25
continuous years or more at the
regular communication that will
be held in the lodge hall here
Thursday night at 8 o’clock, Henry
Henderson, worshipful master, an
nounced today.
E. D. Reid, of Oakland, who has
been a member for over 50 years,
will receive a gold plated button.
This button will be presented by
Thongs J. Harkins, of Asheville,
past grand master of North Caro
lina. This will be the first 50-year
button presented to a member of
the Dunn’s Rock lodge which was
formed in 1867. The late Thomas
S. Gash received one of the 50
year certificates and later had it
exchanged for the gold button.
J. E. Shipman, of Henderson
ville, past grand master of North
Carolina, will present 11 members
of the lodge with certificates for
their 25 years or more of continu
ous membership. These members
are: P. H. Galloway, Louie Gallo
way, J. W. Glazener, Ren Webster,
Alex Patterson, James F. Barrett,
George P. Morgan, John L. Wal
drop, C. C. Yongue, Frank Morgan
and Julian A. Glazener.
This will make a total of 57 of
the 25-year certificates that have
been presented to members of the
Dunn’s Rock lodge. The lodge has
a membership of 150, and 20 of
them are past masters. These
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Members Of Board Of Conservation
And Development Visited County Mon.
Members of the board of the
North Carolina department of con
servation and development and
heads of various agencies operating
under the department visited the
Transylvania county area of the
Pisgah National Forest Monday af
ternoon.
Refreshments were served to the
visitors at the ranger station by a
committee from the Brevard
chamber of commerce, headed by
Mayor Verne Clement.
The board has been holding its
annual meeting in Asheville this
week and one of the purposes of
the visit here Monday afternoon
was to determine, in co-operation
with the national park officials, if
it is advisable to hold the annual
deer and bear hunts this fall.
When this paper went to press
last night, no announcement had
been made concerning the hunts.
Because of the small number of
“kills” last season and because of
war conditions, it has been pro
posed that the annual hunts be sus
pended this year.
The board decided to shorten the
general deer season by 15 days,
giving a 75-day open season ins
tead of 90 days, with October 5 to
January 1 as the deer season ex
cept in counties having shorter or
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JULY TERM ENDS
WEDNESDAY AFTER
ONLY THREE DAYS
Number Of Cases Disposed
Of, However. Two Divorces
Are Granted.
MACKEY GETS SENTENCE
The July term of Transylvania
superior court, which was conclu
ded yesterday afternoon after hav
ing been in session only three days,
broke or equalled all former re
cords for brevity.
The trial of criminal cases was
completed Tuesday afternoon and
all civil cases were disposed of be
fore adjournment on Wednesday.
Judge J. A. Rousseau, or North
Wilkesboro, presided.
The July term is slated to last
for two weeks, but since Pearl Har
bor the number of days required to
finish trial of cases has been de
creasing.
Criminal cases tried were as fol
lows:
Hamilton Kilpatrick was given a
90-day road sentence for violation
of the prohibition law.
Ulus Barton, Jr., plead guilty to
violation of the prohibition law
and was given a suspended sen
tence and taxed with the cost of
court.
Elliott Riley was fined $50 and
cost and given a suspended sen
tence on a similar charge.
Bob Wood and Austin Waldrop,
charged with larceny, were given
suspended sentence.
Charged with posssession and
transporting whiskey, Leonard
Heath was fined $25 and cost.
Junie Mackey was sentenced to
serve three and one-half years in
the prison camp at Raleigh on four
charges of larceny.
Paul Orr, charged with assault,
was given a 60-day sentence.
The court ordered a suspended
sentence against Eugene Orr put
into effect.
For disorderly conduct, Tom
Mackey was given 30 days.
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LANGSTON BUYS
BIG CANNON FARM
Florida Construction Engi
neer Purchases Farm From
1. J. Router.
E. C. Langston, of Orlando, Fla.,
has purchased the large Glenn
Cannon farm, consisting of appro
ximately 1,000 acres and located
near Brevard, from I. J. Router,
of Miami Beach, Fla., it was learn
ed today.
The purchase price was not dis
closed, but it is understood to run
around $75,000.00 The Stike
leather Real estate company, of
Asheville, handled the transac
tion.
This is regarded as being one of
the finest farms in Transylvania
county. Approximately 400 acres
of the farm’s 1000 total acres are in
cultivation of cropland and pas
ture.
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Clinics Will Be Held
This Week And Next
Two maternity, infant and im
munization clinics will be held in
Transylvania county the coming
week—one at the Brevard health
office this Friday, and the other at
the Rosman clinic room next Fri
day, Aug. 4.
The Brevard clinic tomorrow will
be held only in the afternoon from
1 to 4, and not all day as hereto
fore. This change in hours is
made for this week only, Mrs. Paul
Lollis, county health nurse, said.
The Rosman clinic next week
Friday will be at the regular hours
of 1 to 4 in the afternoon.
At both clinics immunization
will be given for typhoid, whooping
cough, diphtheria and small pox.
Dr. Mary Michal, assistant health
officer, and Mrs. Lollis will conduct
the clinics.