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FOUR YOUNG MEN ARE INDUCTED IN ARMED FORCES Local Clerk Of Draft Board Releases List. Several Boys Enlist Four inductees and one volunteer entered the armed services this week, according to Mrs. Verne C, Hill, clerk of the local selective ser vice board. Boys who were inducted were James Odell Bracken, Charles Ed ward Davis, Brevard; Ralph McCra ry, Penrose and Haskell F. Powell, Rosman. John Henry Owen, of Lake Toxaway, was a volunteer. A number of boys who were clas sified 1-C enlisted during March and April. They are: John Dewey Nicholson, air force; Charles Mon- teith, air force; Wilbern Baynard, air force; Charles Wolfe, air force Graham Grant, air force; Clifford Frady, army; and James E. Brown, in the air force. SUMMER RESIDENT PASSES IN FLORIDA News has been received here of the recent death of John Seton Norris, 83, of Ocala, Fla. He had been a summer resident of Tran sylvania for many years and owned a summer home at Lake Toxaway. TRY TIMES WANT ADS CO-ED THEATRE THURSDAY & FRIDAY SATURDAY "RIO GRANDE” John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara SUNDAY & MONDAY SOSANHATWABD CHABLTON HESTON h IRVING STONE'S thePRESDENT’S im TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY New Exalted Ruler J. EDGAR LOFTIS, is the new exalted ruler of the Brevard Elks, succeeding Robert Duck worth. The new Elk head is pro duction control supervisor of the paper division of Ecusta. Masons Will Confer First Degree Friday At 7:30 O’clock An emergent communication of Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge will be held on Friday night in Masonic Temple on East Main street according to announcement by Theodore L. McCrary, worship ful master. The Entered Apprentice degree will be conferred by Frank Bridges, senior deacon, and assisted by Al lison Orr, junior deacon. The lec ture will be given by T. E. Reid; past master. 'Mr. McCrary urges all members to attend this meeting and a cor dial invitation is extended to all visiting Masons of the county. Miss Moore Gets ' Shorthand Award Miss Katherine Moore, of Pen rose, was awarded an official Gregg shorthand certificate for writing at the rate of 60 wpm. Miss Moore is a student at Cecil’s Business col lege, Spartanburg. S. C. Some motorists seem to think .. locomotive whistles at a crossing jiist to keep up its courage. Clemson THEATRE Friday & Saturday man Tfimr Also Comedy & Cartoon Sunday & Monday Had Those IKTERIUIIONAL BOUNDARIK % ^ they loved to light oveil No Roof Too High —- No Television Job Too Difficult Our skilled technicians will prompt ly and efficiently whip your TV set into shape—be your problem tiny or tremendous. Charge for install- ing any set vv Brevard Radio-T elevision Sales & Service Dial 2-2631 The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS GENERAL OFFICE SUPPLIES JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY^ Vol. 64, No. 18 BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1953 *• SECTION TWO ★ New Officers Of Brevard Elks Named, Elliott House Manager J. Edgar Loftis Succeeds Robert Duckworth As Exalted Ruler J. Edgar Loftis, Jr., production control supervisor of the paper di vision of Ecusta, is the new exalt ed ruler of Brevard Elks, succeed ing Robert Duckworth. Robert Rhyne, another active Elk, is the esteemed leading knight and William F. Huffman was re elected esteemed loyal knight. Ralph S. Heller has been named esteemed lecturing knight for the new year, and William M. Millner will serve as esquire. Thomas Watson was elected in ner guard, and John Goldberger, tiler. Local Elks re-elected both the treasurer and the secretary for the year 1953-’54. Howard Schmidt holds the former post, and C. Few Lyda the latter. LOCAL OmCERS NAB nVE STILLS Raids Are Made In Several Sections. Many Gallons Of Mash Poured Out During the past few days, lo cal officers and ATU agents have captured five “moonshine” stills in Transylvania. According to Sheriff Bert Free man, more than 1,800 gallons of mash were also destroyed in the raids. The sheriff and one of the lo cal officers nabbed a 50-gallon outfit in the Middle Fork section, which was made of sheet iron. It was brand new and had been in operation only a short while. Assisted by ATU officers. Sher iff Freeman captured a 90-gallon “steamer-type” still in the Old Toxaway section, and on the fol lowing day he put a 60-gallon contraption out of commission in the Gloucester area. Deputy Paul Fisher assisted. Deputies Fisher and John Kil patrick located and destroyed a copper “beauty” in the Old Tox away section. They also recog nized the operators who “took to the hills.” With the assistance of Lon Chapman, constable in the Ros man community, Sheriff Freeman captured a 75-gallon copper still Sunday in the Shoal Creek sec tion. Approximately 300 gallons of beer were poured out. NEW OFFICERS OF WMUAmLECTED Annual Meeting Held At Glady Branch Church. Res olutions Are Adopted New officers for the coming year for the Transylvania associational WMU were elected at the annual meeting at the Glady Branch Bap tist church, with representatives from 15 societies attending. Mrs. M. C. Shipman was elected WMU superintendent, succeeding Mrs. Alcovia 0. McCall, who was chosen as the associate superinten dent. Other officers named are as fol lows: Mrs. J. L. Gillespie, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Brown Pace, young people’s director; Mrs. J. A. Glazener, mission study chairman; Mrs. Lewis McGee, community mis sion chairman; Mrs. Kenneth Me- Darris, stewardship chairman; Mrs. Miro Welyezko, Margaret fund chairman; and Lewis McGee, royal ambassador chairman. Out-of-town speakers on the all day program included: Miss Janet Wilson, state representative, of Ra leigh; Miss Bertha Wallis, mission ary speaker of Birmingham, Ala.; B. W. Jackson, state R. A. secre tary; J. R. Morgan, Waynesville; Charles Robinson, Enka; and Rev. Frank Hopkins, Candler. Three resolutions, (1) opposing the return of legal sale of beer in Brevard; (2) opposing any such move in the county; and (3) urging citizens to express their opposition to the legalizing of alcoholic bever ages by voting at the polls, were adopted at the meeting. CARD OF THANKS We would like to express our deep appreciation and thanks to all the people for their many ex pressions of sympathy and for the lovely flowers which were sent dur ing. the illness and death of our wife and mother, Mrs. O. M. Gallo- ay. Mr. 0. M. Galloway and Family. Was Prominent In Civic And Industrial Affairs In Hendersonville Charles M. Elliott, former mer chant, manufacturer, politician and civic leader of Hendersonville, is the new house manager of the Bre vard Elks lodge, Elk officials an nounce. A native of Hendersonville, Mr. Elliott was educated in the city schools there, at Blue Ridge School for Boys and at Western North Carolina Teachers college. He is married and they have four sons, ages 11 through 17. Prior to coming to Brevard, Mr. Elliott was a member of the Elks lodge at Hendersonville for 12 years, a member of the Woodmen of the World and a Rotarian. Active in civic affairs, he served as vice chairman and then chairman of the merchants committee of the cham ber of commerce. He was also elect ed as a city commissioner. He is also a vestryman of the Episcopal church and a leader in Boy Scout work. In 1938 he established, owned and operated through 1949 the Laureldale Hosiery company. Dur ing these years, from 1942 until 1949, he engineered and served as general manager of the following other industries in Henderson coun ty: Spinning Wheel Rugs, Inc.; Coronet Imports, Inc.; Michaelian and Kohlberg, Inc.; and Craft Tex tiles, Inc. From 1950 to 1952 he en gineered and developed as a part nership Skyland Handbag company, manufacturer of ladies nylon hand bags. All of these concerns are re ported to be successful enterprises today. Local Elk officials express much pleasure in being able to obtain a man with Mr. Elliott’s qualifications as house manager. When yon think of prescrip^ tions. think of VARNER’S.—adv. Is House Manager liiiiliMiliiMiiiil CHARLES ELLIOTT, former merchant, industrialist, civic leader and politician of Hender sonville, is the new house man ager of the Brevard Elks lodge. Mr. Elliott has already assumed his duties here. Mail Service On Route At Pisgah Forest Stepped Up Subscribers on the Pisgah Forest mail route are receiving their mail approximately an hour and 45 min utes earlier each day, Joe McLeod, the Pisgah Forest postmaster, an nounces today. The stepped-up schedule began on Monday, Mr. McLeod states. Mail going out on the routes leaves the Pisgah Forest post office at 8:45 each morning. Mr. McLeod says that the stepped-up schedule also means better connections for outgoing Pisgah Forest mail. MONUMENTS 600 Beautiful Designs To Select From Priced Reasonable L. PAUL BECK 326 Probart St. Dial 2-3451 New Cub Scout Pack Presented With Charter, Has Four Dens Mrs. Watkins Death Said Unavoidable By Coroner’s Jury A coroner’s jury declared the death of Mrs. Rachel L. Watkins, 57, an unavoidable accident. Mrs. Watkins died Monday after noon in the local hospital as a re sult of a fall from an automobile that morning. She was the wife oi WTlliam Henry Watkins, RFD 1, Penrose. Last rites were held last Thurs day at the Little River Baptist church, and burial was in the Shaws Creek cemetery in Henderson coun ty. Rev. John T. Neal officiated. Pvt. Hobert Owen At FortTilden, NY Pvt. Hobert Owen, son of Mrs. Julie Owen, of Lake Toxaway, has completed his basic training and is now assigned to “C” Battery of the 69th AAA gun battalion at Fort Til- den, New York. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Lutheran Church Is Sponsor ing Organization. Radio Program Given The new Cub Scout pack No. 2,. of Brevard, received its charter at the last regular monthly meeting at the Lutheran church. Sponsored by the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd here, the pack is composed of four dens, and the charter was presented by Rowell Bosse, of the executive com mittee of the Daniel Boone council of Boy Scouts of America. Charlie Moore presented mem bership cards to the members of the Cub Scout committee of the church and also to the cubmaster. Rev. David F. Cooper, who presid ed over the meeting. Charles Dunlop, chairman of the Transylvania district of scouts, spoke briefly on the program, and he told of plans of the scouts and others to hold Bob Loftis day here on May 14. Highlighting the event will be a big parade, followed by a public court of honor for the se outs. The theme of the program at the meeting was “radio stuH,” and —Turn to Page Eight CHOP SUEY Chop suey was concocted in New York City in 1896 by the chef of a visiting Chinese to please both American and Chi nese tastes and was unknown in China then. We’ve “concocted” coiuteous and friendly banking services to please everyone. TRANSYLVANIA TRUST CO. “THE FRIENDLY BANK" Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation We wish to announce that we bave bought all tbe physi cal assets and goodwill of R. G. Taylor Oil company, wholesale and retail Esso products (fuel oil, kerosene and gasoline) and have assumed charge of the business. George T. Perkins, Jr., will serve as manager of the busi ness which will be know'n as the Perkins Oil Co. We wish to assure all old customers of Mr. Taylor and others with whom we may form business contracts in the future that we shall endeavor to render at all times prompt, courteous and dependable service. All business of the Perkins Oil Co. will be transacted in the office of Brevard Laundry and Coal Co. George T. Perkins George T. Perkins, Jr. OWNERS PERKINS OIL COMPANY DAY PHONE Dial 3-3791 Dial 2-3231 OFFICE HOURS 7:30 A. M. 6:00 P. M. NIGHT PHONE Dial 3-4972 If No Answer Dial 3-1381
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