The Transylvania Times
Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1948
Vol. 54: No. 46
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1944
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
WAR BOND DRIVE IS UNDERWAY
Farmers To Elect AAA Community Committeemen
TO HOLD ELECTION
NEXT MONDAY AND
TUESDAY IN COUNTY
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Schedule Is Given. To Elect
County AAA Committee
Next Wednesday Here
DUTIES ARE EXPLAINED
Transylvania county farmers will
elect their Agricultural Adjust
ment Agency community commit
teemen at meetings to be held
next Monday and Tuesday and a
county committee will be chosen
at a meeting in the courthouse
here next Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock, T. J. Wilson, chairman
of the county's AAA committee,
announced today.
All farmers who have participat
ed in the 1944 AAA program, such
as carrying out approved soil-build
ing practices, are eligible to vote
in the elections.
There are 8 communities in the
county and each community is to
elect three committeemen and
two alternates. Delegates to the
county convention are to be chosen
at the same time.
“Committeemen elected at this
time will represent both their
neighborhood farmers and the
government in the work and re
sponsibilities of the AAA,” Mr.
Wilson said. “Their recommenda
tions, based upon personal know
ledge and experience, help shape
agricultural programs to meet lo
cal and national problems of farm
ers and consumers.”
The schedule of meetings is as
follows:
Monday. November 20
Hogback community—Lake Tox
awav school, 8 p. m.; Eastatoe com
munity, Burton’s store, 2:30 p. m.;
Dunn's Rock community, Powell’s
store, 2:30 o’clock; Boyd communi
ty, Penrose school, 4 p. m.
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SIX 4-H CLUBS
ELECT OFFICERS
Six Of Eight Clubs Organize
For Year’s Work; Proj
ects Are Selected
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Six of the eight 4-H clubs in
Transylvania county have elected
officers for the ensuing year and
are outlining plans for the new
year's activities, it has been an
nounced by Miss Annabel Teague,
home agent and supervisor of the
club work.
Some of the clubs are for girls
or boys and others include both
boys and girls in the member
ship. Each club is planning its
project for the year and leaders
will be named for the different
groups.
The officers of the six clubs are
as follows:
Pisgah Forest — Mary Frances
Bryson, president; Betty Ann Bry
son, vice president; Betty Gard
ner, secretary; Polly Wilde, treas
urer; Reba Allison, reporter.
Rosman — Mae Rigdon, presi
dent; June Lee, vice president;
Macie Redmon, secretary; Mil
dred Green, treasurer; Louise
Summey, reporter.
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Starting Next Mon.
Public Schools Will
Open At 9:30 O’clock
Starting next Monday public
schools in Brevard and Transyl
vania county will open at 9:30
o’clock in the morning instead of
at 8:45 because the days are get
ting shorter, Supt. J. B. Jopes an
nounced today.
Mr. Jones also announced that
due to the late start caused by the
polio epidemic the schools in
Transylvania would observe only
one day for Thanksgiving, next
Thursday and the Christmas holi
day season would extend from Fri
day afternoon, Dec. 22, until Mon
day, Jan. 1.
Ecusta Inaugurates Five-Year
Club; Certificates Are Given
To Employees At Banquet Fri.
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Gets Purple Heart
ST. SGT. FRANK J. CHAP
PELL, above, was shot down
over enemy territory in the Eu
ropean theatre of war, and aft
er evading the enemy he re
turned to his outfit in Italy. He
is the holder of the Purple
Heart, Air Medal with Oak Leaf
Clusters and has been recom
mended for the Distinguished
Flying Cross. He has returned
from overseas and is now at
Miami Beach, Fla., for rest and
re assignment. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde H. Chappell
of Oakland.
TO DISCUSS TVA
FLOOD CONTROL
Committee Appointed To
Meet With Henderson
ville Group
A committee composed of Ralph
Fisher, chairman, Ed McMahan,
William B. Duncan, Lewis Ham
lin, Ed Anderson and J. B. Jones
was appointed at a meeting of the
Brevard chamber of commerce di
rectors here Tuesday night to
meet with a committee of the
Hendersonville chamber of com
merce to discuss plans for op
posing the proposed construction
of TVA flood control dams in
the river valleys of the two coun
ties. It was pointed out that a
group of Henderson county farm
ers had already signed petitions
opposing present program.
The college building fund com
mittee was requested to continue
its solicitation of payment of
pledges.
The bus terminal committee and
the airport committee were urged
to continue their work.
Dr. Coltrane discussed the col
lege program and said the insti
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Plans Announced By Pres.
Harry Straus For Form
ing Other Clubs
A five-year club composed of
employees who have been with
the Ecusta Paper corporation,
Champagne Paper corporation and
Endless Belt corporation for the
past five years or more was in
augurated at a banquet meeting
held in the company cafeteria last
Friday night.
A total of 293 employees of the
three companies, plus 97 who are
in service, were invited to attend
the banquet and become members
of the club. Approximately all of
them were present and enjoyed
a delicious turkey dinner and a
splendid program, including
speeches, musical entertainment
and movies.
Faithful service award certifi
cates were presented to the club
members and it was announced
that they will receive attractive
lapel buttons as soon as they ar
rive.
Raymond Bennett, general su
perintendent, presided at the ban
quet and the principal address
was made by President Harry H.
Straus who expressed gratitude for
the active and loyal service which
the employees have rendered.
He also announced that the
companies planned to inaugurate
10, 15, 20 and 25-year clubs, and
that employees would become eli
gible for membership in the va
rious clubs in accordance with
their length of service.
It was also proposed that each
club should formally organize by
electing officers and holding meet
ings from time to time.
The first 5-year certificate was
presented to T. N. Word, vice
president and treasurer and Mr.
Word in turn presented certifi
cates to those who had been with
the older companies more than 5
years. The first one of these went
to Mr. Straus. The older com
panies include Champagne and
Endless Belt. Ecusta, it was point
ed out, was formed in 1938 and
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Varner Named Head
Of Methodist Board
S. E. Varner was re-elected
chairman of the board of stew
ards of the Brevard Methodist
church at the first meeting of the
new conference year, which was
held at his home last Monday eve
ning. The meeting was largely at
tended by other members of the
board.
Jack Trantham was re-elected
vice chairman for another year.
The offices of secretary and treas
urer have not yet been filled.
Nineteen active members and
several honorary members com
prise the board of stewards mem
bership.
Jury List Drawn For Dec. Term Of
Court, Total Of 54 Names Were Drawn
A jury list for the December
term of Transylvania county su
perior court was announced today
by C. R. Sharp, chairman of the
county jury commission.
A total of 36 names was drawn
as jurors for the first week and
18 for the second week.
The term will open on Monday,
December 4, with Judge J. A.
Rousseau scheduled to preside.
The first week will be devoted to
the trial of criminal cases and the
second one to civil cases, although
civil cases Will probably be started
during the first week since the
criminal docket is comparatively
light.
The other members of the jury
commission are O. H. Orr and
N. A. Miller. The full list is as
follows:
First Week |
A. M. Pharr, Vemer E. Red
mon, Harry Morgan, W. B. Bailey,
R. E. Matthew, Harley E. Merrell,
Fred Wallin, Sherman F. Crisp,
Charles Owen, Alex Angel, Walter
Ashworth, Luther E. Garren, Char
lie Gillespie, Virgil Owen, Charles
B. Orr, Edmond Newman, John
E. Driscol, E. L. Ellenberg, Ralph
Landreth, Vergil Merrell, Curtis
Kelley, P. M. Banther, Chester
West, Melvin Hamilton, James L.
Hawkins, Joe A. Siniard, E. L.
Hamilton, J. P. Bowen, Fred Mon
teith, I. S. Sanders, Alda Hall, S.
W. Radford, G. W. Whtimire, Foy
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Brevard Men Make Records In Pisgah National Forest Hunts
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Local sportsmen claim the honors this season of having killed the first and the largest deer on the
opening days of the 1944 Pisgah National Forest hunts. Shown above are Fred Stroup, left, and his
170-pound, 12-point buck. In the center is A. E. Tinsley, who killed the first deer of the 1944 season
and on the right is Wintzel Tinsley and his first deer. (Staff Photo.)
COLORED SCHOOL
WON FIRST PRIZE
IN FUND CONTEST
Glade Creffc Gets $25.00
Award. £tttranL£lem*«~
tary Is SeexidiHHaBtr.
Glade Creek colored school at
Davidson River was winner of
first prize offered in the War
Fund drive just ended, it has been
announced by Jos. S. Silversteen,
chairman of the drive in Transyl
vania county which has “gone over
the top” by several hundred dol
lars.
Of the quota, $12,800, the Glade
Creek school with one teacher and
29 pupils, contributed a total of
$29.57, or $1.02 per student. Ger
tie Hemphill is principal of the
school, and will receive the $25
cash prize offered by Harry H.
Straus, president of Ecusta Paper
corporation.
Brevard elementary school was
winner of second prize of $15 of
fered by Chairman Silversteen.
This school has always been lead
er in amount of money contributed
for any and all drives put on in
the county since start of the war.
Principal John E. Rufty and his
757 students contributed $645.09,
or a net per pupil of 85 cents.
Third prize of $10 contributed
by Chairman Silversteen goes to
Rosman high school, with an en
rollment of 130. This school group
contributed $109.91, or 84 cents
per student. Principal Ernest Til
son was second to make report in
the school group.
Other schools and amounts con
tributed include:
Brevard high, $200.00; Balsam
Grove, $1.85; Cedar Mountain,
$3.01; Connestee, $29.00; Lake
Toxaway, $15.55; Little River,
$39.93; Penrose, $15.00; Pisgah
Forest, $151.89; Quebec, $5.00;
Rosman Elementary, $52.72; Sel
ica, $36.40; Brevard college,
$207.75; Rosenwald colored $32.46.
Total for all schools was $1,
523.13, and was a material factor
in the successful drive.
Brevard college students and
faculty gave $207.75.
Pfc. W. J. Ward Is
Killed In India
Mrs. Agnes Hawkins Ward,
principal of the Penrose school in
Transylvania county, has received
a message from the war depart
ment giving the information that
her husband, Pfc. William J.
Ward, Sr., was killed in action in
Tezrur, India, on Nov. 3.
Pfc. Ward was not a registrant
of Transylvania county.
In addition to his wife and son,
Billy, Jr., of Hendersonville, other
survivors are his mother, Mrs. J.
W. Ward and sister, Mrs. Elbert
Peace, of Henderson county and a
brother Pvt Clyde Ward who is
stationed at Greenville, Miss.
Plans Being Made For Opening
Of Christmas Shopping Season
In BrevpriJNje&t Friday, 24th
P. T. A. OBSERVES
AN ANNUAL PARTY
Large Attendance And Good
Program Marked Meet
ing; Teachers Honored
A large attendance and enjoy
able program featured the No
vember meeting of the Parent
Teacher association, which was
held on Tuesday at the NYA hut
The meeting was in observance ol
father’s night and the annual par
ty honoring tHe teachers.
Mrs. Arthur McCrary was pro
gram leader and supervised the
games, assisted by Mrs. Melvin Gil
lespie and Mrs. Karl Bosse in pre
senting a program of music and
songs.
Mrs. Frank Keroer, president
was in charge of business transac
tions, which opened with the P
T. A. prayer given by Mrs. Jact
Trantham. Mrs. Paul Baker read
the objectives of the P. T. A. Mrs
George Massey, chairman of the
membership committee, announc
ed that the grade room having the
largest number of parents presenl
at the meetings would be enter
tained with a party given by the
grade mothers. The new teachers
were introduced by Principals R
T. Kimzey and J. E. Rufty.
A social period and refresh
ments in keeping with the Thanks
giving season concluded the meet
ing. Mrs. Charles McCrary, chair
man of the hospitality committee
was in charge.
Times To Publish Christmas
Shopping Issue Next Thurs.
Early Mailing Urged.
In compliance with a govern
ment request that all Christmas
gifts be mailed this year before
Dec. 1, Brevard merchants will in
augurate the Yule shopping sea
son here next Friday, Nov. 24.
As a prelude to this yearly shop
ping event The Transylvania Times
will issue next week a Christmas
shopping edition, containing a
host of suggestions for Christmas
gifts and many features relating to
the patron saint of all children,
Saint Nick.
Local merchants this year, in
quiry by The Times reveals, have
abundant holiday merchandise
from which gifts for both service
people and civilians may be
chosen. Without exception, all ol
them anticipate sales that will
reach or exceed those of any pre
vious Christmas.
In connection with the earlj
mailing appeal, ODT has pointec
out that this is a premature season
made necessary by wartime con
ditions. Transportation facilities
are already overburdened anc
1944 gift shopping is expected tc
top that of 1943 by 25 per cent
Gifts will travel greater distances
this year, it has been pointed out
due to wartime population dislo
cation. Holiday furlough travel
will add further to the transporta
tion burden. The only solution to
the problem, the ODT states, is
co-operation by the public in meet
ing the Dec. 1 mailing deadline.
A meeting of the committee
named about two weeks ago by
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Nearly 300 Deer And Bears Expected
To Be Killed In Pisgah Forest Hunts
Around 300 deer and bear are
expected to have been killed dur
ing the 1944 annual hunt in the
Pisgah National Forest when the
season closes this Saturday night,
Ranger Bill Huber stated today.
Through Tuesday of this week a
total of 197 deer, 110 bucks and
87 does, and 9 bears had been
killed.
Monday J. H. Davis, of Spindale,
killed one of the largest deer. It
weighed 185 pounds. On Saturday
H. H. Campbell, of Jonesboro,
Tenn., killed a 196-pound, 5-point
buck and Tuesday C. H. Barton,
of Hendersonville, killed a 10
point buck, weighing 183 pounds.
The final hunts switch today to
North Mills, Pisgah Ledge and
Cantrell Creek, with 250 hunters
scheduled to participate.
Mr. Huber said the hunt had
been very successful and that ev
erything had gone off smoothly.
Transylvania county men and
women killing deer during the
past week were Jim Stamey, Bre
vard; E. H. Davis, Rosman; Gilbert
Coan, Rosman; Paul K. Jones, Ce
dar Mountain; Mrs. Jesse E. Ben
nett, Brevard; L. D. Gravely, Bre
vard; C. E. Tinsley, Jr., and Tom
Hargis, Brevard.
Hunters f?om 14 states and
Washington, D. C., have thken part
in the hunts.
COUNTY QUOTA IS
$332,000, BOND
RALLIES STARTED
Two More Rallies To Be
Held Next Mon. And
Wed. Nights In County
FINE PROGRAMS GIVEN
With a quota of $332,000, the
; Sixth War Loan drive is now in
! progress in Transylvania county.
The overall quota is a little less
' than previous drives, but the “E”
bond quota is approximately the
same, $150,000.
“We are going to have difficulty
in reaching this “E” bond quota,
too, because of competition from
Santa Claus, income tax payments
and so on, but it must be done,”
Ed H. McMahan, chairman of the
drive stated in an urgent appeal
to every citizen of the county to
buy bonds.
The drive got off to a good start
Monday night with a rally at Que
bec school at which time $5,500.00
worth of bonds were sold. At the
Cedar Mountain rally Tuesday
night sales amounted to $3000.00.
During the next week two more
rallies will be staged as follows:
Monday night, November 20„
7:30 o’clock, Balsam Grove school,
with Rev. B.^E, zVhowutm and
Jflte JEeitJi Peeper
T.90T HfBMy Cormestee4 school,
Supt. J. B, Jones and Mrs. Julian.
Glazener speakers.
Between now and December 15
a total of 11 rallies are to be held
in the county. At each of these ral
lies special war movies will be
shown, musical entertainment will
be rendered by a group of talented
Brevard college students, speeches
made and short talks given.
“The mo\fies are fine and an ex
cellent program is given by the
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LEGION BANQUET
HELD LAST NIGHT
Annual Armistice Day Event
Was Largely Attended;
War Pictures Shown
Around 100 members of the
Monroe Wilson post of the Amer
ican Legion, with their wives or
. special lady friends, were in at
tendance at the annual Armistice
day banquet, which was held at
the NY A hut here .Wednesday
night. The event, which was in the
nature of an oyster supper, was
postponed from the scheduled
date on Armistice day to this week
due to conflicting meetings.
The main feature of entertain
ment following the supper was the
showing of war movies furnished
by the Ecusta Paper corporation
and presented by R. F. Bennett,
of the Ecusta company and a Le
gionnaire.
Ralph Fisher was master of
ceremonies and introduced a num
ber of servicemen who have seen
overseas combat duty. Other serv
icemen and ex-servicemen of the
present war were present as spe
cial guests. The entire program
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Brevard High Will
Play Biltmore Here
Today 3:30 O’Clock
Brevard high school Blue Devils
will play Biltmore high here this
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
A large crowd is expected to see
this game and judging by the re
sults of the game last Friday after
noon with Biltmore, Brevard
should win. ,
The score last week was 19 to 0,
in favor of the Blue Devils.'
The Brevard starting line-up
will be Montieth, Petit, R. Reid,
Charles, Moore, Paris, Wheeler, EL
Sorrells, Mull, Lance and Simpson.
The local high school will meet
the college on the high school field
next Thursday.