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(From, the file of March, 1904)
Ernest Black, Brevard’s enterprising
tonsorial artist, has leased the DeLxrng
store room, next door to the Aethel
wald office, for three years and will
move his barber shop next week. Baths
are to be put in and a first class barber
shop with all necessary appointments,
on the ground floor, will soon be an
other attraction for our town.
Mias Hattie Aiken returned home
from Greensboro, where she has been
attending the Normal. Owing to the
recent fire destroying the dormitories,
the college will be closed for two or
three weeks.
Several. South Carolina horse traders
ihave been In Brevard this week buying
horses and mules for the coming season
and the are paying good prices. Our
farmers could always find a ready mar
ket for good mules and they pay better
than cattle.
W. E. Breese Esq. has been appointed
a notary public by his excellency Gov.
Aycock.
Chet Kilpatrick has built another
cottage on his lot on Broad street, and
It is rumored that Bob Neely will occupy
it with his family.
What Is Brevard going to do about
street lights, again we ask? Of course
we who stay here all winter can con
tinue to carry a lantern, but summer
visitors will hardly remain long in a
place where carrying a torch is one of
the requirements. Can’t our business
men think of some scheme and put it in
operation to light at least the main
streets?
Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Trantham have
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Broad St. Brevard
Highlights Of State, National, and ,World News
N. C. Mills Getting
U. S. Defense Orders
WASHINGTON — Carolina textile
mills received orders for more than ]
$4,300,000 worth of supplies for the na- J
tional defense program during the week J
ended March 29.
The largest was for $1,617,000 for
khaki cloth used to make soldiers’ uni
forms which went to Cramerton Mills,
Inc., Cramerton, N. C. The Chatham
Manufacturing Co., Elkin, N. C.( re
ceived a $1,588,400 order of woolen blan
kets.
Sees Early Stand On
American Convoys
WASHINGTON—The possibility has
arisen of a "show-down” in the senate
foreign relations committee this week
on the resolution by Senator Tobe.v
(K., N. H.), to forbid American naval
convoy of shipments abroad.
Although saying he thought a con
gressional declaration on the convoy
question would bo "unwise,” Chairman
George (D., Oa.), announced he would
ask the committee to decide what action
it wished to take on Tobey’s resolution
—if sufficient members were in the
city to provide a quorum.
Governor Attended
Vessel Commissioning
RALEIGH—Governor Broughton at
tended the commissioning of the battle- '
ship North Carolina at the New York
navy yard in Brooklyn Wednesday. Be
cause of the emergency under which
the navy is operating, was not open to
the public.
Only naval and civil representative*
known to the navy department were
allowed aboard the first battleship con
structed in this country in 18 years.
The ship is of advanced design, and in
corporates many secret features devel
oped from a study of combat in the
European war.
moved into the John McMinn house for
the winter.
Mrs. J. E. Clayton had a quilting party
at her home Friday night for the bene
fit of the Industrial School.
John A. Bishop has commenced work
on his dwelling on Whitmire street, and
from the plane he will have a very at
tractive cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. Bishop of Waynesvillo
have arrived in Brevard and hereafter
will make their home here with their
son. W. E. Bishop, of Whitmire street.
M. D. Cooper is building a back stair
way to his brick block, which will add
greatly to the convenience thereof, and
| makes it one of the best office buildings
j in town.
Thanks, Overseer Cooper, you have
made a great improvement on that
Caldwell street sidewalk. May you live
long and prosper and your shadow
never grow less.
We notice that the R. E. Wood Lumber
company of Baltimore have purchased
about 40,000 acres of timber lands just
across the state line on Keowe river,
and intend building a railroad through
their property. This may be the con
necting link between the Transylvania
and the Southern in South Carolina,
and we hope that it will so turn out.
Among the instrumentalities of love
and peace, surely there can be no
sweeter, softer, more effective voice
than that of gentle peace-breathing
music.—Elihu Burrltt.
Closed Allis Plant
Now In Operation
MILWAUKEE—Production lines at
the Allls-Chalmers Manufacturing
company, stilled during a 76-day strike,
roared lijto full 24-hour a day operation
on Tuesday to speed delivery of $46,
000,000 in delayed national defense |
orders.
A company spokesman said all 7,800 I
production workers would be called to j
their jobs, that all departments would
be operated on a 26-hour shift six days
a week and some seven days a week.
The strike had tied up urgently needed
army and navy orders.
Defense Building In
South Is On The Boom j
BALTIMORE— Industry’s “feverish j
effort” to cope with national defense I
production demands coupled with in
creased federal projects, boosted con
struction contracts in the South to
$201,834,000 In March, the manufactur
ers record said early this week.
This figure was the highest monthly
total for the 16 southern states so far
this year, the record said, and was morn
than triple the figure for March of 1940.
It raised the southern construction con
tract total for the first quarter of 1941
to $542,43t,000.
Long Lost Evidence
In Army Trial Found
BOSTON—A rusty cannon ball —
which 62 years ago would have been
evidence in convicting a private of the
attempted murder of his captain—has
been discovered at the bottom of an old
cistern at historic Port Warren in Bos
ton harbor.
According to an old army story, a
private in 1889 dropped the 65-pound
cannon ball from the fort wall. He
missed only because his hard-bitten
captain failed to make his customary
stop for a smoke in a certain corner of
the fort.
The story describes how two of the
private’s companions hid the cannon
ball under cover of night. The private
was set free at a trial when the all-im
portant evidence—the cannon ball—
could not be produced.
Army records show the captain died
in the Philippine islands in 1902 and the j
private left the army in 1910 and died
in 1925.
Recovers Lost Voice
By Odd Experience
SHELBY, O.—For the first time in
more than a year, Francis Leernaster.
30. can talk.
An automobile accident cost Leemas
ter his voice. While shaving recently
he placed his finger over the opening to
the tracheal tube which forces air
through the mouth, discovered a pe
culiar sound, and began talking.
N. C. Man Mentioned
For Dykstra Post
WASHINGTON — Should President
Roosevelt decide to elevate someone al
ready in the selective service system
to prelace Dr. Clarence A. Dykstra as
director, he could easily turn to Col.
John D. Tangston of Goldsboro, N. C.,
who at present is chairman of the
planning council of national headquar
ters.
Dr. Dykstra resigned to become chair
man of the new national mediation
board to iron out labor troubles and
Brig. General lawis B. Hershey of the
regular army, who was assisting dirct
tor, is now acting director.
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Defense Work Makes
Large Number Jobs
WASHINGTON— The rate at which
the defense effort is producing new jobs
has been shown in an announcement
of Paul V, McNutt, federal security ad
ministrator, that state employment of
ficers found work for 354,000 persons in
February.
This was 70 per cent over the number
of jobs found by the employment of
fices in February, 1940, and 90 per cent
more than in February, 1939.
Willkie To Return
To Law Practice
PITTSBURGH—Because he feels “it's
time he started earning’ some money,”
Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican
presidential candidate, will return to
private law practice shortly, his brother,
H. F. Willkie, has announced.
“Wendell has told us he plans to
practice law again,” said Willkie, vice
president of the Seagrams C. of Louis
ville, Ky. “He is undecided whether
to open up his own firm or to accept
one of the offers that have been made to
him by some outstanding offices.
Army Day Observed
At Ft. Bragg Monday
FORT BRAGG—Army day exercises,
designed to give the general public a
comprehensive view of the varied
phases of army life, were held at this'
big army post on Monday.
Memorial services were first on the
program at Longstreet church, follow
ed by a review of the ninth division on
Honeycutt field, north of the ninth div
ision area. Each battalion of the 9th
division artillery displayed guns and
equipment on the parade ground. The
9th reconnaissance troop exhibited an
armored scout car with machine guns
mounted. And the 9th medical battalion
established a clearing and collecting
station with full medical equipment as
used in the field.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as Administratrix of
the estate of Robert S. Gardner, de
ceased, late of Transylvania County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against the estate
of said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 1st day
of March, 1942, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
FLORENCE L. WINCHESTER,
Administratrix of the Estate of
Robert S. Gardner
8-fl-8t
Urges Awakening To
Nation’s Big Task
WASHINGTON — Declaring that
both Industry and labor had acted “sel
fishly” in some cases, John D. Biggers,
OPM production chief, urged a general
awakening to the “serious urgency of
our nation’s task.”
Appearing as one of the first witnes
ses In the house military committee’s
investigation of the national defense
program, Biggers said the next 100 days
are "precious” and “no one knows how
much they may mean in the history
of the world."
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