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i - ..b TRANSYLVANIA IS— An Industrial, Tourist, Educational and Agri cultural Center. Popula tion, 12,241. The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper TRANSYLVANIA IS— The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca For Summer Camps and Entrance to Pisgah National Forest. A—————————— Vol. 55; No. 34 * ONE SECTION * BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1945 * 12 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY Transylvanians Go Wild With Joy PEOPLE THRONG HERE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY Noisy Observance Of Vic tory. Parade Is Staged On Wednesday Morning. MUCH EXCITEMENT News of Japan’s unconditional surrender touched off a spon taneous celebration here Tuesday night and Brevard went wild with joy as men, women and children from all over the town and county converged at the square here, shouted, waved, blew horns and whistles, and a few even wept with joy. Officers estimated that a crowd of approximately 8,000 people poured into the streets to join in the celebration. The observance started shortly after President Truman announced at 7 o’clock that peace had come and continued until after midnight. It was describeH npinr^ the greatest and noisiest celebration ever witnessed in Brevard. At the same time, it was an orderly ob servance. No injuries or damage to property were reported. A few people were calm and only the smiles on their faces dis played the happiness which they felt inside, while most people were intent on making as much noise —Turn To Page Twelve TO HOLD MEET OF WILDLIFE GROUP County Hunters And Fish erm Asked To Meet At Courthouse Tues. 7:30 Hunters and fishermen of Tran sylvania county will have a meet ing at the Brevard courthouse next Tuesday night at 7:30, R. W. Ev erett, local chairman, announces. The purpose of the meeting is to consider formation of a club to join with hunters’ and fishermen’s clubs of other counties to sponsor a project for the conservation of game, fish and other wildlife. Ross O. Stevens, executive sec retary of the North Carolina Wild life Federation, Inc., will be pres ent and explain the plans and pur poses of the state-wide organiza tion. Already hunters and fisher men have organized in 28 counties and organizational plans are well advanced in 27 other counties. All kinds of hunters and fisher men, farmers and all others inter ested in the wildlife resources are urged to attend and take part in —Turn To Page Six Brevard Athletic, Recreation Assn. To Launch Drive The directors of the Brevard Athletic and Recreation associa tion will conduct an intensive drive to raise $20,000 to improve and light up the Brevard high school and college fields, it was an nounced today. Plans for the drive will be made today by a special committee com posed of R. E. Lawrence, Rev. Ash by Johnson and Ed Anderson. The directors and others will make a canvass. At a meeting of the directors Monday night, by-laws were adopt ed and a 10-year contract with the Brevard high school was ap proved. Merchants And Employees To Hold Annual Picnic In Pisgah National Forest This Afternoon At 5 O’clock - « Senator Clyde Hoey To Be Speaker. A Large Crowd Is Expected To Attend. Approximately 250 Brevard mer chants, employees and guests are expected to attend the annual pic nic of the Brevard Merchants as sociation that will be held this af ternoon at the Pink Beds in the Pisgah National Forest, President Curtis Kelley announces. The picnic will start at 5 o’clock and will feature an address by United States Senator Clyde R. Hoey. From 5 until 6 o’clock softball games, horseshoe pitching and oth er games will be staged. A barbecue dinner will be served from 6 until 7 o’clock with music being furnished by the Ecusta string band and quintette. Rev. W. A. Jenkins will give the invo cation. The dinner will bp prr „ pared and served by Pete Bikas. The program is scheduled to start at 7 o’clock. Ralph Ramsey will be master of ceremonies. Ad dress of welcome will be extended by President Kelley and the re sponse from employees by Mary Lou Hamilton. Special musical se lections will be rendered by the string band and quintette. Ed M. Anderson will introduce the speak er, Senator Hoey. In event of rain, the outing will be held in the dining hall at Bre —Turn To Page Twelve Several Bound Over To Supreme Court Leon Mason and Otis McCall were bound over to superior court on charges of stealing an automo bile belonging to Mrs. George Page and bonds were fixed at $2,000 each. The hearing wras held before Justice Shuford. Albert Kilpatrick, charged with assaulting Lloyd Cunningham, was also bound over under bond of $1,000. In a hearing Tuesday morning, Harold Bagwell and Paul Gaston were bound over on charges of re ceiving stolen goods. It was brought out that Harold Bagwell had purchased the tires that were stolen from Mrs. Page’s car and had sold them. When officers in vestigated the matter, however, he returned the tires and wheels to Mrs. Page and claimed that when he bought them he did not know they had been stolen. Gaston was associated in business with Bag well at Pisgah Forest. To Speak Today SENATOR CLYDE HOEY will speak this evening at the annual employer-employee picnic of the Brevard Merchants association in The Pisgah National Forest. DRIVE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR STATE SYMPHONY BEGINS Goal For County Is $1,050. May Have Concerts Given In County. A campaign is now in progress here to raise $1,050 by the sale of memberships in the North Carolina Symphony society. If this sum is raised, John Eversman, chairman of the committee, said donors will be privileged to hear two small symphony concerts and two chil dren’s concerts in Brevard and one full symphony concert in Ashe ville by 60 or more pieces during the next year. A general membership is being offered at $2.00. Active member ships are priced at $5.00, donor memberships at $25.00 and patron memberships at $100.00. The state-wide objective is to raise $100,000. Formed in 1932 by music lovers to train young musi cians and to give all citizens of the state an opportunity to hear good music, the orchestra was placed “under the patronage and control of the state” in 1943 and given a donation of $2,000. Two years later, —Turn Te Page Six Army’s "Wood For War” Motorcade To Visit Transylvania On August 24th The army’s “Wood for War” motorcade under the command of Lt. Joseph H. Mitchell, veteran parachutist, with six wounded fighting men who have just re turned from European and Pacific battlefronts, will be at Pisgah For est and Rosman Friday, August 24. The motorcade is on a 1,500 mile tour of North Carolina’s wood pro ducing areas for the purpose of bringing to the farmers and work ers in the woods and the mills a message of appreciation to those who have been responsible for North Carolina’s tremendous pro duction of pulpwood and saw logs during the past year. Lt. Mitchell said he hoped that the direct mes sage from the motorcade’s combat veterans would influence any work ers who have not been carrying their share of the production load to stay on the job and get out the urgently needed lumber and pulp wood products. While in this county the motor cade will visit woods and mill op erations where walk-throughs, as semblies or community rallies will be held. A night meeting will be held in the school house at Ros man, at which the War Depart —T«r* T* Page Six *■ EDITORIAL The greatest war of all times is over and the sun light of peace is shining again upon a bloody and weeping world. At last the mighty forces of right have conquered wrong. Freedom and liberty have triumphed over tyranny and enslavement. Democracy and Christian ity have survived over dictatorship and idolatry. In this happy hour of history, our humble, deep and profound prayers go to Almightly God for hav ing given us the Victory. Our boundless gratitude also goes to those brave, courageous and heroic men and women who have fought, bled and died on land, in the air and on the sea in order that the light of indi j vidual liberty, truth and justice might prevail. This is a joyous hour, but at the same time it is a j sad hour. Our hearts go out to those mothers, fathers, ! | wives, sweethearts, children and relatives who sus- ] | tained the greatest loss of all, whose heroes have I fallen in battle and will never breathe again or enjoy ! the fruits of victory and peace. May we never, never, I forget the supreme sacrifice that they made. | This Second World War has been won at a stag | gering cost of the world’s resources, as well as lives. | We have become masters of the art of war. The gen- ! 1 ius of our scientists has created the bomber, the j bombs, radar, and most significant of all, the atomic [ bomb. Now we must become masters ©f the art of j peace. j We must make this Victory Eternal, otherwise the j whole of the world may be destroyed. Japan said she j surrendered because there was no use of trying to j fight against the atomic bomb. “Should wre continue j to fight it would not only result in an ultimate col i lapse of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to ! the total extinction of human civilization,” the Em { peror declared. 1 Pearl Harbor has been avenged. The world has j been liberated. Now we must devote our every effort to vanishing war forever and to the building of peace and security in the hearts and minds of mankind ev erywhere. This was one war. This is one world. May we have the strength and wisdom to make it a last ing peaceful world! Committee To Investigate Sites In Transylvania For A Possible Location Of State Bass Hatchery Three Good Sites Possible In National Forest. Funds Are Available. A committee of the North Caro lina Department of Conservation and Development is expected to visit Transylvania county within the next few days to investigate several proposed sites for the es tablishment of a smallmouth bass hatchery, it was learned today. During the last session of the legislature, an appropriation was authorized for the establishment of a smallmouth bass hatchery and the Western North Carolina Sports mens’ club is working to get this hatchery located in this section of the state. The site must be made avail able to the state without cost and it will take from 25 to 400 acres of land for the project. In response to a request from H. J. Truett, of Bryson City and chairman of the W. N. C. Sports men committee, Willis Brittain, chairman of the county board of commissioners discussed the pos sibility with local forest officials. Ranger Bill Huber states that there are at least three possible sites in the Pisgah National For est that will make ideal locations for the proposed hatchery and it is —Tara To Pace Six Lion’s Club Meeting Postponed For Week In co-operation with the Brevard Merchants association, the regular meeting of the Brevard Lions club, scheduled to be held tonight, has been postponed until next Thurs day night, President Ike Ayers an nounced yesterday. Japs Surrender Unconditionally And Terms Will Be Signed This Week,MacArthurTo Have Charge Announcement Made At 7 O’clock Tuesday Night. To Let Emperor Live, But With out Power. To Proclaim V-J Day. f—. World War Two has ended! At 7 o’clock Tuesday night, President Truman an nounced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally and an order to “cease firing” was issued to the allied forces in the Pacific. Signing of surrender terms and the official proclamation of V-J day remain to be executed and are expected to take place the last of this week. General Douglas MacArthur, the hero of Bataan, has been appointed as supreme allied commander in the Pa cific and he is to give orders to the Japanese emperor, Hirohito, who will have no power whatever and will be used as a tool for the occupation armies to rule Japan. LOCAL STORES AND INDUSTRIES WERE CLOSED WEDNES, To Be Open And Resume Operation Thurs. Banks Will Remain Closed. In celebration of victory in the Pacific, the stores and industries in Brevard and Transylvania coun ty were closed all day Wednesday, but will be open and resume opera tions Thursday morning. All federal and state offices, however, will be closed both Wednesday and Thursday in com pliance with statements issued by President Truman and Governor Cherry. The county offices were closed yesterday, but are expected to be open today. Post offices are observing holi day hours today, as well as yester day. There will be no city delivery in Brevard or rural delivery ser vice until Friday. The stamp win dow at the local post office will be open this morning from 10:30 until —Turn to Page Six LOCAL FIRMS CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF OPA CEILING PRICES Charges of price ceiling viola tions will be lodged against a num ber of local firms, including cafes, service stations, department stores and so on, it is understood and that a hearing will be held at the ra tioning board office here next Thursday afternoon for the alleged violators. OPA officials, it is stat ed, will clamp down on violators and make them pay. Rosman Man Who Escaped From Prison And Served In Navy Is Given Pardon Dewey W. Mitchell, seaman first class, USN, was granted a pardon by Governor Ramsome J. Williams at Columbia, S. C., Thursday, ac cording to advices received here by the Red Cross home service. He was released from Greenville coun ty jail Saturday. Seaman Mitchell was convicted of larceny at the January, 1942, term of Greenville court of gen eral sessions, sentenced to four years, and served four months of his term. The prisoner escaped from Greenville county stockade and returned to his home near Rosman, and moved on immediate i ly to Tennessee. He eluded local officers who had been warned of his escape. Previously registered for the draft, his selective service papers were transferred to Sevierville, Tenn., at his request by the local draft board who knew nothing of his trouble in Greenville county. He volunteered for service through the Tennessee board in June of 1943 and was placed in the navy. After three months training in the United States, he was sent to the Pacific area and made rating of seaman first class during his -All f Pip Star The Jap warlords will be put to death and the country complete ly controlled by the allies. Japan surrendered without ever being invaded and accepted without reservation the allied declaration of Potsdam dictating unconditional surrender terms. (rental M&cArthur is now ar ranging for the signing and for the occupation of Tokyo and all of the empire. The Russians are continuing to fight and probably will keep up firing until the surrender docu ment is signed. MacArthur has issued definite —Turn To Page Six PEACE MACHINERY IS SET IN MOTION _____ To Check Drafting. All Man power Control Lifted. More Gasoline. The entire machinery of the government has been set in mo tion to carry the country back on the road to peace as swiftly as pos sible, President Truman has an nounced. He declared that the emergency today is as great as it was on De cember 7, 1941. He announced that drafting is over for men 26 years of age and over and that the number taken into service will be cut from 80, 000 to $50,000 per month, and that all service men and women over seas will be replaced immediately. Congress will re-convene on Sep tember 4 and determine the mean ing of six months after the dura tion and how long drafting will —Turn To Page Twelve County wide Teachers Meeting To Be Held Here On August 29th. Preparatory to the opening of schools on Thursday, August 30, a county-wide teachers’ meeting will be held at the Brevard high school on Wednesday, August 29, start ing at 10 o’clock in the morning, Supt. J. B. Jones announced today. Every effort is now being made to get the school buildings, class rooms and buses in readiness for the opening. The buses have been repaired and old tires replaced with new ones. Monday Supt. Jones and Princi pals R. T. Kimzey, E. F. Tilson^ John Rufty and Miss Annie May Patton attended a district meeting Df the classified principals that was held in Hendersonville. At that time plans for the year’s work were outlined.
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