The Transylvania Times
Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943
Vol. 54; No. 32
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUG. 10, 1944
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Times To Publish Pasture Improvement Honor Roll
OBJECTIVE IS TO
ENCOURAGE MORE
CATTLE RAISING
Honor Roll Report Blank Is
To Be Published In
Paper Next Week.
SUGGESTED BY AGENT
To encourage pasture improve
ment work and to promote the ad
vancement of more and better
livestock farming in Transylvania
county. The Times is going to car
ry an honor roll of farmers who
have already done pasture im
provement work this year.
This is one of the major object
ives of all farm ageneies in the
county and the idea of publishing
an honor roll was suggested to
The Times by County Agent J. A.
Glazener.
“Your past active co-operation in
the promotion of better farming
practices in the county prompts
me to request that you carry an
honor roll of our farmers who are
doing a job of pasture improve
ment,” Mr. Glazener said.
“This improvement work would
include liming, phosphating, seed
ing and mowing of weeds. Since
so many farmers have done some
or all of these practices, it would
appear that such information
placed before the public would
Emulate further pasture work in
the county, as well as promotion
of the advancement of livestock
jaising,” he expiSmed. ' * *
A “Times 1944 Pasture Improve
ment Honor Roll” blank will be
published in The Times next week.
Farmers are asked to clip it out,
fill it in and send or bring to The
Times office.
The honor roll will be carried
in the paper from time to time.
The co-operation of all farmers
in this project is urgently solicited.
TOWN FATHERS
REJECTED BIDS
Call For New Bids For Haul
ing And Disposing Of
Trash And Garbage.
At the August meeting of the
board of aldermen for the town of
Brevard, held Monday night in the
city hall, two bids that had been
submitted for trash disposal dur
ing this fiscal year were rejected
and a call was issued for new bids.
The deadline for entering new
bids was set as Wednesday, Aug
ust 16. at which time the town
fathers will meet again at the city
hall to consider these bids and
other business matters.
The two bids rejected Monday
night were Frank Bagwell $270
per month and Roy Owen $275 per
month. Owen has had the con
tract for the past several months.
The board has issued a call for
tenders and bids will be opened
at the call meeting on August 16.
To Hold *'‘Christmas
Dance” At Country
Club Saturday Night
These are unusual times and
most anything can happen.
As proof of this fact, a “Christ
mas Dance” will be staged at the
Brevard country club this Satur
day night by a prominent group of
local people.
“There’ll be a Santa Claus, snow,
red candles and full Yuletide dec
orations,” one of the sponsors
said.
The affair will be informal and
music will be furnished by Tom
Sullivan’s orchestra.
The sponsors are Dr. and Mrs.
C. J. Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Aycock, Mr. and Mrs. George
Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Col
well, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Matheson,
Mrs. Dorothy Fetzer and Mrs. Hol
lis Fort, Jr. The Dance committee
is composed of June Fenwicke,
Eleanor Pettit, Edith Ridenhour
and Eldred Burns.
Chamber Of Commerce Directors
Endorse Movement To Erect A
Union Bus Station In Brevard
Corporal In Italy
CpI. J. D. Poland, above, is
now in Italy with the 36th gen
eral hospital unit. He has been
overseas nearly a year. He was
stationed in North Africa before
being sent to Italy. He has been
in service three and one-half
years. Corporal Poland, a former
employee of Ecusta, was the
first draftee from Transylvania
county to be inducted for mili
tary training. He is a brother of
Mrs. Tom Hargis and Mrs. Ar
thur Bowen, of Brevard.
OPA REGULATIONS
VIOLATED BY SIX
SERVICE STATIONS
Must Refund Money To Fed
eral Government For
Overcharges Made.
Six Brevard service stations
violated OPA regulations when
they increased their charges for
washing and greasing of cars and
trucks in June and they will have
to send the federal government a
check covering the full amount of
the overcharges to customers
since that time or be subject to
prosecution, Galen Bennett, of the
OPA district office in Charlotte,
told the station operators at a
meeting with the local price pan
el members here Tuesday night.
The station operators explained
that they did not think the OPA
price control regulations applied
to this type of service and that
they would comply with the re
quest.
When this is done they can file
application with the OPA for per
mission to increase prices on
washing and greasing, it was ex
plained. In the meantime they are
not permitted to charge any more
than they did previous to the in
crease. Jerry Jerome is chairman
of the local price panel.
Annua! Session Of
Baptist Association
Is Now In Progress
The sixty-third annual session
of the Transylvania Baptist associa
tion is now in session at the Mid
dle Fork Baptist church, with Mod
erator T. C. Henderson presiding.
A record crowd is attending the
session which will close this af
ternoon with the election of offi
cers and final reports.
Participating on the program
yesterday were Rev. B. W. Thomas
on, J. A. Glazener, Rev. J. C. Pipes,
D. H. Orr, Dr. J. C. Owen, J. A.
Anderson, Ttev. N. H. Chapman,
A. M. Paxton, N. L. Ponder, Rev.
Charles Parker, R. H. Satterfield,
M. H. Kendall and Mrs. E. H. Da
vis.
A full report of the session will
be carried next week.
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Committee Is Appointed. To
Co-operate With Music
School-Camp Program.
The Brevard chamber of com
merce directors Tuesday night
unanimously endorsed the propos
al that a union bus and motor
freight station be established here
and pledged their co-operation with
the project.
It was pointed out that L. B.
Houston, of Greenville, S. C., and
Brevard, had offered to erect a sta
tion on the large lot next door to
the city hall if local organizations
would assist in securing the co-!
operation of the bus companies that
operate in Transylvania county.
Other members stated that the
present bus station facilities are
not adequate for the postwar per
iod and urged the endorsement
and encouragement of the erection
of a union bus station.
The directors declined to en
dorse any person or proposed loca
tions, but agreed that the need
existed and pledged their co-oper
ation in the establishment of a
union station.
A committee, composed of Joe
Tinsley, Jerry Jerome, C. M. Doug
las and C. H. Orr, was appointed
I\ ^Itnt Ed McMahan to work
on the project.
The directors also voted to co
operate with the Transylvania
Music School-Camp in sponsoring
a weekly series of concerts here
next summer, to be given by sev
eral nationally known artists. It
is estimated that the total cost of
these concerts would not exceed
400 and the directors agreed to
help underwrite this expense.
A committee composed of A. H.
Harris, Ray Bennett, Harry Sel
lers and Ed Anderson was named
to work with the camp directors
on this and other programs of mu
tual interest. James Christian
Pfohl, director of the camp, stated
that plans are now being made to
establish the music-school camp
here on a permanent basis.
The merchants committee of the
chamber of commerce was request
ed to make plans to hold a fish
fry for all merchants and em
ployees in the town of Brevard. At
that time the merchants could con
sider the possibility of organizing
an association of their own, it was
stated. D. T. Abercrombie is
chairman of the committee.
The airport committee reported
that investigations are underway
i and that a location may be worked
out in the near future.
Proposals for the establishment
of a modern tourist-commercial
hotel here were also discussed.
Lloyd’s Offering 8
To 5 War Will End
By October 31st
Lloyd’s of London is wager
ing nearly eight-to-five that the
European phase of the war will
terminate before Oct. 31.
Current premium rates on in
surance against the possibility
that the war in the west will
end before Oct. 31, are approxi
mately $253 to $400 insured.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HOLD A SHORT SESSION
The August meeting of the
Transylvania county commission
ers, held in the courthouse Mon
day, was one of the shortest ses
sions held in many months. The
meeting lasted for about an hour
and only routin’: business matters
were disposed of.
Attorney Ralph Ramsey explain
ed that permission had been se
cured from the State Department
of Archives and History to destroy
all of the county’s old vouchers
and the commissioners ordered
that this be done.
Members Of State Board Entertained In Pisgah Forest
Members of the North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development and heads of various state
agencies, as shown above, were entertained by a Brevard Chamber of Commerce committee when they
visited the Davidson River section of the Pisgah National Forest. (Staff Photo)
BUS SERVICE TO
HENDERSONVILLE
NOW IMPROVED
John Loy Adds Another
Round Trip, Making
Four Daily.
The bus service from Brevard to
Hendersonville has been improved
by the addition of another round
trip daily, making a total of four
round trips a day, Ashe Macfie,
bus agent, announces.
The Greyhound bus line operates
3 round trips daily and this com
pany has given John L. Loy, Hen
dersonville bus operator, permis
sion to make another round in the
afternoon.
The Greyhound schedule is as
follows: Leave Hendersonville for
Brevard—8:50 A. M., 1 P. M., and
6:20 P. M. Leave Brevard for Hen
dersonville—6 A. M.; 10:15 A. M.,
and 2:45 P. M.
Loy’s bus is now leaving Hen
dersonville at 3:30 in the afternoon
and leaves here for Hendersonville
at 5:30 P. M.
Loy also has special runs to
Horse Shoe and Blantyre.
TO HOLD ELECTION
AT TANNERY WED
Workers In Local Plant To
Vote For Or Against
Joining Union.
An election will be held next
Wednesday among the employees
of the Transylvania Tanning com
pany to determine whether or not
they want to form a CIO union
and to have this union represent
them as bargaining agency.
The election will be conducted
by one or more representatives of
the National Labor Relations
board and the workers at the tan
nery will vote “yes” or “no” to
the question, “Do you want the
CIO to represent you as a bargain
ing agency?”
There are appromixately 300
employees at the tannery here
and before a union can be estab
lished a majority of them must
vote favorably.
Hardy Scott, of Asheville, rep
resentative of the CIO fur and
leather workers international and
other organizers have been work
ing and holding meetings in the
community for several weeks.
Last Wednesday employees of
the Toxaway Tanning company at
Rosman voted to have CIO repre
sent them, but as yet no contract
has been signed with the company.
SHERRILL WILL SPEAK
E. A. Sherrill, manager of
Belk’s department store, will speak
at Oak Grove Baptist church, Que
bec, Sunday morning, Aug. 20, at
11 o’clock, it has been announced
by the pastor, Rev. N. H. Chapman.
Rev. Mr. Chapman will preach
at Cathey’s Creek church this Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock, at
which time the Chapman sisters will
sing.
County Benefits in Many Ways
From Small Amount Of Money
Spent For Health Department
6 COUNTY BOYS
ARE WOUNDED IN
OVERSEAS DUTY
McKinney and Barton Are
Wounded In Italy; Owen
In Hospital in S. A.
Parents of six Transylvania
county servicemen have been no
tified by the war department that
their sons have been wounded in
action in overseas duty.
Mrs. Vergie O. McKinney has re
ceived word that her son, St. Sgt.
Richard McKinney, was wounded
in the Italian theatre of war on
July 5. He has been in Africa and
Italy the past three months, and has
been in service for 19 months.
Sergeant McKinney was con
nected with an infantry unit in the
5th army when he was wounded.
He took his training at Camp White
and Camp Adair, Oregon.
Sgt. James E. Barton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Barton, of
Brevard, was wounded in action
in Italy on June 15. It was a leg
wound of some nature, but was not
thought to be serious. He has been
overseas three months, and volun
teered in November, 1942. He was
in the infantry and had won sev
eral medals.
Fred A. Owen, seaman second
class, son of Andrew Owen and
husband of Mrs. Dovie Owen, of
Brevard, is now in a hospital recov
ering from a broken leg and other
injuries in South America, where
he has been three months. He has
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14 Baptist Churches
Had Bible Schools
Fourteen Baptist • churches in
Transylvania county held daily va
cation Bible schools this summer
and more would have been con
ducted had it not been for the can
cellation of public meetings for
children due to the polio threat,
Miss Lorena Merrill, director,
stated.
A total of 168 pieces of hand
work were made by the children
in the different Bible schools and
these articles were given to the
Transylvania community hospital.
Included in the articles made
were pillow cases, tray covers,
dish towels and other useful items.
The Bible schools were held in
the following churches: Brevard
First and Second, Boylston, Blue
Ridge, Carr’s Hill, Dunn’s Rock,
Enon, Little River, Middle Fork,
Oak Grove, Pisgah Forest, Rocky
Hill, Turkey Creek and Zion. Miss
Merrill has expressed apprecia
tion for the splendid co-operation
in making the schools a success.
Brief Report of Department’s
Activities For Past Year
Are Given.
For every dollar contributed by
Transylvania county to the district
health department the past year,
five or six dollars were returned
to be used in the form of various
health benefits in this county, it
has been revealed through a state
ment received this week by E.
Carl Allison, chairman of Transyl
vania county board of commis
sioners, from Dr. C. N. Sisk, dis
trict health officer.
The statement, which covers the
past year’s period ending June 30,
shows that Transylvania county ap
propriated $1,500 for health pur
poses, which represents a contri
bution of approximately 18 per cent
of the money expended by the
health department in this county.
The appropriation of $1,500 in
cludes $1,000 from the county and
$500 from the town of Brevard.
To break-down the expenditure
of this $1,500, the report reveals
that $7,949.49 of this amount was
expended in Transylvania county
in the following health depart
ments: one-sixth of the salary of
the health officer, assistant health
officer and supervising nurse;
four-fifths of the salary of sani
tary engineer; full salary of county
health nurse; full salary of cleri
cal assistant in the Brevard office.
This money is expended in the
county through the various health
agencies in the holding of clinics,
immunization for contagious dis
eases, maternity and infant ser
vice, control of communicable dis
eases, nursing visits, X-ray exam
inations and many other health and
sanitary services.
According to tne report, the
greatest service rendered to the
largest number of persons during
the past year was the school hy
giene inspection of 2,306 children.
The next largest services were
the immunization of 845 persons
against smallpox; 608 diphtheria
immunizations, from the ages of
under 1 year through 5 years; 233
against whooping cough; 138 ma
ternity cases; also 566 private
premises investigated for general
sanitation, and other services in
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Bishop Gribbin To
Preach Here Sun.
Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbin, D.
D., bishop of Western North Car
olina, of the Asheville diocese,
will preach at St. Philip’s Episco
pal church here on Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock, it has been an
nounced by the rector, Rev. Harry
Perry.
Holy Communion will be ob
served at 8 a. m., followed by
morning prayer and sermon by the
bishop at 11 o’clock.
LOFnS AND SISK
KILLED AND JOHN
NIX IS MISSING
Loftis Killed In Italy July 16
And Sisk Died In
Action In France.
SEVERAL ARE WOUNDED
Two Transylvania county ser
vicemen have been reported kill
ed in action in overseas duty, and
one is reported missing in action.
Edward Terrell Loftis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Loftis,
of Brevard, was killed in action in
Italy on July 16. He was attach
ed to the 88th infantry division
and was inducted in service in
Sept., 1943. He was formerly a
plumber and pipe fitter in the em
ploy of the TV A. His wife, the
former Miss Mildred Hinson, and
small son are now living in Wal
halla, S. C.
Sgt. Craig Sisk was killed in act
ion in France on July 16. His
wife, Mrs. Fannie Sisk, lives in
Brevard, and his mother, Mrs. Bes
sie Sisk, lives in Bostic. He is a
registrant of Rutherford county,
but was an employee at Ecusta
here.
John M. Nix, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Nix, of Sapphire, is
reported missing in action in
France on July 16. He was 19
years old and entered army ser
vice in Dec., 1943, being sent first
to Fort Jackson.
A total of six other Transylvania
county men were wounded in
action, reports received during the
past week show.
FRED MONTEITH
RESIGNS PUCE
He And George Massey Buy
Tinsley's Grocery Store
On Rosman Road.
Fred Monteith and George Mas
sey, two well known Brevard men,
have purchased the Tinsley Gro
cery store on the Rosman road
from Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Tinsley
and have changed the name to
M & M Grocery.
Mr. Monteith, who has been
manager of the Farmers Federation
store here for the past 4 years,
will be in charge of the business.
He has resigned his position with
Farmers Federation, effective on
the 15th. No one has been appoint
ed to take his place.
The Tinsleys have been operat
ing the store for several years.
They plan to devote their entire
time to handling circulation of
the Asheville papers here.
Mr. Monteith is a native of
Swain county. He is superintendent
of the Transylvania Sunday school
association and teacher of the
men’s Bible class at the Second
Baptist church here. Mr. Massey is
a contractor.
County Exceeds Its
5th War Loan Drive
Quota 182 Per Cent
Final tabulation of bond sales
for the Fifth war loan drive reveal
that Transylvania county exceeded
its total quota by 182 per cent
and its “E” bond quota by 120
per cent.
The total sales amounted to
$680,475.75 and the “E” sales were
$186,595.75.
“This is an excellent record and
I am mighty proud of it,” Chair
man Ed McMahan said.
He also called attention to the fact
that the county’s E. F and G quota
for the month of August is $28,
663.
“We have made a fine record
during the Fifth war loan drive,
but let’s not fall down now,” he
said. “We must meet our regular
monthly quotas.”
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hill, of De
troit, Mich., have been guests the
past week of Frances Keller.