I THOMAS I
WES FROM BURNS
Body M»is of Chured Fl*ih
-.Details of How Affair
Occurred Not Learned
One of the ssui events of the county
et Christmas time vras the death of
Mrs. Ben Thomas, who died Uwt
Friday n on Burns received Christ
mas day her home in the upper
end-of the county.
According to Information received
here, Mr Thtjnas was saved from
near instsot death by Alfred C'v.n,
who was passing the Thomas horn*
and was: sttrocted by scream; of a
woman.
Finding the front dcor of the home
fastened, and screarmi jta of a woman
in exenu feting Mr. Owen is
said to have btokap the door open
and there was greeted with the
sight- o' the victim enveloped in
flames. Mr. Owen tore the woman’s
clothirf from her scared body, and
gave so ! aid as lie could. Details as
to how Mrs. Thomas’ clothes caught
fire have not been correctly ascer
tained.
Th w>' n«r. was or.iugni to kvu.j
Men: d hospital, but was in such
badly l.tu ted state that medical aid
was of no avail, and she died Friday
without 1 iving become clearly con
scious.
Funcr. services were held Sunday
afternoo from Ook Grove church
with tl" Rev. Clyde McCall in
chaiK'o ! termer.t was made in the
cc meter Kirby. Kilpatrick Funeral
home h 1 charge of arrangements.
The 1' band, two daughtes and
five sor urvivo. as follows: Mrs.
Fred F .Hove, Miss l>nora Tho
mas. \Y el, Major, Gathel, John
Howard 1 J. C. Five sisters and
throe hr. .ers also survive. They
ore; Mi Emma Whitmire, Lake
Toxa"uy Mrs. Hattie Alexander,
Liberty; rs. Nannie McFalls, Old
Fort: M Sue Patterson, Jones
ville: Mr.-- Margaret Prince, High
land; Fee Fisher. Jim Fisher and
Jack Fi.il o? the Toxaway section.
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mtci sting experiment
; ttentlon is being carried
I' & B Feed store in Brc
ery of hens being kept
and fed only Purina
the store specializes in
iforc-rtrrfr trf
h hen is being kept, plus
to the ounce of feed
nens.
EARTHMMORS IN
mm TUESDAY
Pi pic of lire card
vani report d thnt they
trem va Tue day morning
o’clock.
T’i t remoi i were slight,
windows rattle and residenc
tremble. The quake was also
other section, of Western
but no da meg a reported.
Lcc?.l Relit
To
It is
van in W
solidated
Polk «
quaitorS .
dersonvill,
days.
IS’mh
of the old
dei’snvillo
disf i -t '
the Hrevi
oe placed
Mrs. $
gn f
reci iw«
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'
Veteran
vet-’-jinaH
i; .<'00 ■
ad; i-i.'qB
acc n-ilin9
pon^J
men nj
„ Ja
Only 58 percent of sutc and tnicijf
owners in the county had purchases
license tags Wednesday at noon ac
cording to figure* given out oy ths
McCrary Auto Service* antliorised
tag station for ihts* county.
Announcement has bean made by
; the state highway commission that
i rrents of t.t \ err who do not nave
ho new tags is to be expected.
Requests Reports Be
, Made On Sea! Sales
Ttsquest is made by Mrs. J. B,
i Piokelsimcr, president of the P. I - A.,
j .hat ail money and unsold seals rom
i the Christmas seal sale be turned in
at once to the Rvo-ard Pharmacy
It is necessary that the report be
msde of ihe result of the sale a?
soon as possible, end this cannot b.
done until all orsanteatkins taking
part in the sale tern in then* money
and extra seals.
Wilson P rys Pressmg i
Club Business Here
Announcement - rnade by.
W. A. Wilson that he has taken over
thn White wav Pic. vif club, and be-1
ginning' Thuid >y P ' weak, will
hn in active c' ■ .'.the business, j
Mr. Wilson h:.* in charge of;
the local FER.V ■ a here for the,
post two yeai ! E,,,0.rP ^> *}*.
time served yiwelfare agent.
RSCDT
!NA!JT0T 4 PRICES
Believes ,Ca? Soldi Wouid In
Creale Si to Revenue
By Bb Anvount
Woodmen Will Elect
Officers On Monday
Election and installation of offb
tors will feature the Monday night
meeting of the Brevard Woodmen
camp. After the business session, re
freshments will be served.
Ralph Lyday, secretary of the
local camp, urges that all members
attend the meeting and help plan for
the year’s work.
FREE SHOW FOR KIDS
Ovev four hundred children of the
community were guests of the dam
son Theatre at a Chriatmci Day
show lest Tuesday morning and after
the show were given a bag of candy
each by *he Messrs, Clement, mana
gers of the theatre.
This free show on Christmas "day
has been an annual custom with the
Clemson for fifteen years.
! American Legion Meet
i At Court House 7:30
_
f Regular monthly meeting of the
'American Legion will be heid Thurs
j day night of this week at the coait
' at rover.-thirty o clock. Off»•
bora ,f the I.eirion expect to take UP
the matter of soldier bonus at th.
: meeting and win vary probably have
f0 resolution endorsed to present to
the senator and congressman from
! this district. _^ .
New Year Ushered In
Quietly In Brevard
Tru> Vew Year was ushered in
very quietly in Brevard, little‘noise
being heard at the midnight hour,
and hut very fsw people cn the
street:1 at that hour.
A square dance held center of at
traction, given by the America
faction, hut this, too, fell short oT
expectations due to the had weather.
Seventv Subscribers Rerepr Their Subscriptions
To Transylvania times f wring Holiday Season
The following subscriber*; have r'e
■flg'tn*; ihtir aubscripcoux ,aittc« r
24th; ‘
Ralph Lyday Brevard
C. E. Hamilton, Alabama
A. C. Lyctay, Brevard, R-2
T. G. Moody, Raleigh
Looney Banther, Lake Toxav.ay
' L. r5. Lewis, Raleigh.
f Br&aeas Handafew, <??e«v»Ol*.
Mi . R. H. Zachary, Brevard.
I,. R, Scruggs, Brevard R-3.
1 Cora ,T. Orr, Brevard 1-2.
W. M. Cloud. Erevan!.
! i,.
mWSSsM
vit gaeroey,
Obed J. 0
3lo Bein m
Luther C. Gray to Ada
Huldcji.. Brevard.
Gltmice PressiCy. Pisgsh Forest
to Geneva Coren, Fisgafc Forest.
County SeKoola Open
For Work On Monday
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All school* of the county will open
for classes on Monday, January
j 7th, according to County Superin
I tr.ndcut G. C. Bush, after having
| been closed since Wednesday, Deecm
Iber 19.
I ■ -
fNEW RECRUITS SENT!
I TWO COUNTY CAMPS
—
Fourteen Transylvania Boys
Left Tuesday To Work
On Forest Jobs
-Jg&Vy '
On* hundred forty-four recruits
an; being added to the two CC camps
in Transylvania county this week,
bringing both camps up past regula
tion strength.
Camp 14 at Balsam Grove is re
ceiving t!2 additions from the Ash3?
viile recruiting office which will
bring their total up to 233, while
Gimp 1 at John’s Rock will receive
82, making thajr full enrolment 83).
Several bey# hevo
during tho past few dftVb at, each of
ths two comps, after-shaving com
pleted fifteen months service, . .
Tho following fourteen Transyl
vania boys igft JhieWjgj for enroll
mm
SjbSpta-&■*•
Ms$i» in these
categories* ry3l$'fr/y-‘:*--: *
The advtit te#oj»r* ere/eirairtd to
have classes with, a minimum aver
age attendance at not less th3TJ tew,
and in most cases the rlasm^tire
much larger than that. All can W»U»
this program greatly by
with the tea*Hr?, and tak'ng it ser
iously as a county prefect The roliet
hendcuarters will now b* in Hender
sonville. but no material change is
indicated for the ERK program. The
county' has had a few autm. tesc-jora
at work but has lest three to puraic
nchool p<writio*j$ *nd .*.<>fchwy Is ft
cut Is ordered a® ‘lew ®g 'he work
goes prosperously.
The classes ore distributed in
Brevard, Rosatan, East Fork, Tnxn
viray, Penrose, Pisgah Forest, anti
Calvert. JnSHgggl
Dance To Be Given By
Athletic Ci# Friday
Brevard high sehoiitfithietic as
aoemtion Is atoging ft .‘benefit ttnee
at the City Oym « M»'r. sheet on
Friday night of ths> week. „ ~
The Royu! Crttwbt ll-pwce w*
chestra will finish music for the
dtnee.^ be u^todef ray
i were the quietest in Brevard in
i aral years, according to Chief of
Police B. H. Freeman, very little