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Vol. 51; No. 22
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1941
$1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
Brevard’s New $75,000 Post Office To Be
Dedicated Friday Afternoon, 2:00 O’clock
DEDICATION HEADLINERS
DEDICATORY SPEAKER
HON. WKIGHTSON CHAMBERS
from the Fourth Assistant Post
master General's office in Washing
ton, will make the dedicatory ad
dress at the dedication of Bre
vard's new post office building to
morrow.
HOEY ON PROGRAM
HON. CLYDE R. HOEY. ex
governor of North Carolina, will
maJte one of the principal addresses
at the dedication exercises.
CONGRESSMAN WEAVER
HON. ZHBULON WEAVER, Con
gressman from this district, will
speak briefly and introduce the
dedicatory speaker, Mr. Chambers.
HE IS TO PRESIDE
T. COLEMAN GALLOWAY, Bre
vard Postmaster, will preside over
the dedication tomorrow.
LOCAL RED CROSS
HAS ORGANIZATION
MEETING TUESDAY
Chairmen Are Named For
Work; Expenditures Are
Budgeted
Mrs. Catherine M. Stewart, field
representative of the American National
Red Cross, spoke here Tuesday night
before an organization meeting of the
executive board of the Transylvania
county chapter of the American Red
Cross and pointed out the urgent need
for full preparation along all linos in
which the Red Cross serves the coun
try. She complimented the local chapter
upon the excellent roll call member
ship obtained here during the past year
and urged them on to even a more suc
cessful year ahead. General discussion
included such topics as the establish
ment of highway first aid stations at
strategic points in the county, first aid
school supplies, the training of first aid
instructors, home nursing service, prep
aration for national defense emergen
cies, and home service relief.
Joseph S. Silversteen, chairman of the
Transylvania Chapter of the Red Cross,
presided at the meeting at which nine
members of the executive l>oard at
tended. They were Mrs. John W. Smith,
Mrs. H. N. Carrier, assistant production
chairman. Miss Elise Walker, produc
tion chairman. Mrs. E. F. Tilson. newly
appointed Junior Red Cross chairman,
Mrs. Al. Kyle, knitting chairman, Alex
Kizer. treasurer, Jerry Jerome, roll call
chairman, and E. F. Tilson, first aid
chairman.
The executive board voiced and ap
proved the following nominations of
members to the local Red Cross organi
zation: Herbert Finck, disaster chair
man; Henry E. Newbury, first aid
chairman; Kin McNeT. publicity chair
man; Nancy Macfie, home nursing
chairman; Jerry Jerome, Alex Kizer.
Mrs. H. N. Carrier. Mrs. J. W. Smith,
and Mrs. Al Kyle, members of the
nominating committee; Bert Freeman,
home service chairman; and Rev. R.
W. Thomason, home service secretary.
The report of the treasurer. Alex
Kizer, showed the budget of the local
chapter to be in good condition. The
board approved allotments for the re
mainder of the year's work as follows:
home service work, $40; buying ma
terial for loan closet. $15; first aid. $60;
fees for training two members in first
aid at the Red Cross Aquatic school at
Camp Carolina this summer, $60; con
tingent fund, $75; civilian relief fund.
$50; home nursing fund, $50.
ROOSEVELT SAYS '
FULL EMERGENCY
EXISTS IN U. S.
Warns That U. S. Will Active
ly Resist Any Attempt To
Control Seas
Repeatedly warning- that America
stands in peril of attack by the Nazis,
President Roosevelt Tuesday night in
an international broadcast, proclaimed
the existence of a full national emerg
ency and promised that all necessary
measures would be taken to deliver war
supplies safely to England. The speech
went by short wave to distant lands, in
English and half a dozen translations.
The chief executive warned Adolf
Hitler that America will “actively re
sist his every attempt to gain control
of the seas”. And he called upon capital
and labor to “merge their minor dif
ferences” in the broader interest of as
suring “the survival of the only kind
of government which recognizes the
rights of labor or of capital.”
With his proclamation of a full
emergency Mr. Roosevelt took to him
self extraordinary powers to be exer
cised as developments demand. He can,
by issuing additional proclamations,
close or commandeer radio stations,
demand preference for troops and war
materials by all transportation systems,
suspend trading on the securities ex
changes, and take over power houses,
dams and conduits needed in the pro
duction of munitions.
These are, in fact, but a few of the
powers he can wield. In legal circles it
was considered that most of them could
have been exercised under the “limited
emergency” already in effect. Conse
quently there was a disposition to be
lieve that Tuesday night's proclamation
was principally for the purpose of im
pressing upon the people a full realiza
tion of the gravity of the present situa
tion.
UDC Library Will Be
Closed All Day Friday
The U. D. C. Library will be closed
9,11 day tomorrow, Memorial Day, an
nouncement has been made by the li
brarian. Mias Annie Jean Gash.
WILL BE DEDICATED HERE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Brevard’s $75,000 Post Office Building which will be formally dedicated here tomor
row afternoon in ceremonies beginning at two o’clock.
COUNTRY CLUB TO
LAUNCH DRIVE FOR
MEMBERSHIP TODAY
Lists For Solicitation Have
Been Issued To Drive
Committee
Today the Country Club membership
drive committee, composed of John An
derson. Lee Bauer, John W. Smith,
Kev. K. P. Billups, Rev. B. W. Thoma
son, Robert F. Thomas, Karl Straus.
Lewis Hamlin, Jr., Russell Ramsey, and
Mrs. \\\ p. Jordan, todaj launches its
annual membership drive. Lists for
solicitation have already l>een given to
members of the committee, anil they
are to start working immediately, it is
understood.
Members of the recreational board
of the town and Country Club, urge that
persons join right away in order to take
full advantage of the opportunities of
fered there this year. Bob Smith, man
ager of the club, reported that the golf
course is now in good condition and
that other facilities have l>een improv
ed. Fees for single memberships are $12
per year. Family memberships are $18.
Green fees are 50c daily.
Board members pointed out that the
Country Club is a distinctly worthwhile
project of the town of Brevard and that
everyone should do his or her part to
support it. He emphasized that by be
coming members of the Club citizens
could take their full share of responsi
bility in the Club.
BANK TO BE CLOSED
The Transylvania Trust company will
be closed all day tomorrow. May 80, in
observance of Memorial Day, bank of
ficials have announced.
Ask Representatives
Appear For Library
Miss Annie Jean Gash, chair
man of the U. D. C. library
committee, has announced that
people from the various com
munities in Transylvania coun
ty who are interested in the se
curing of a Bookmobile library
for this county should send a
representative to appear with
the library committee before
the County Board of Commis
sioners next Monday morning,
June 2, at 10 o’clock to present
their views on the subject.
Miss Gash emphasized that
it was very important that all
communities be represented.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients reported to be in the Com
munity Hospital Wednesday morning
were: James Rice, Dan Ward, Mrs.
Wade Eubanks and Mrs. L>. V. Gosnell.
Pisgah Forest Gets
More Mail Service
The Postmaster at IMsgah Forest has
just received notice from the Post Of
fice Department in Washington, D. C.,
that his office is soon to have additional
mail service.
In addition to the schedule service
now in effect, and beginning next Mon
day, June 2. 1941, the star route from
Greenville, S. C., will serve the Pisgah
Forest office. It is scheduled to arrive
at 5:37 p.m. and depart at 5:40 p.m.
The patrons of the Pisgah Forest of
fice are asked to post their mail not
later than 5:15 p.m. so as to allow
plenty of time to prepare the mail for
dispatch.
Swimming Party At Little River
Ends In Near Tragedy For Four
Masons To Confer ,1st
Degree Friday Night
A special communication of Dunn’s
flock lodge will be held Friday night at
8 o’clock in the lodge hall on Broad
street for the purpose of conferring the
first degree.
Members are urged to be presnt and
a cordial invitation is extended to all
visiting Masons.
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Square Dance Is Set
For Tomorrow Night
Members of the Country
Club committee have announc
ed that the regular weekly
square dance will be held at
the Country Clubhouse tomor
row evening from nine until
twelve o’clock. String music
will be furnished, and ‘Speedy*
Jones, popular square dance
caller, will call the sets.
Admission price has been set
at 35c per person.
Four Children of Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil McCrary Were
Involved
Four members of the family of Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil McCrary of Penrose,
narrowly escaped death by drowning
Tuesday afternoon in little River near
their home, according to reports reach
ing here today. Involved in the near
tragedy were Mrs. Dola Shipman, 22,
Julia McCrary, 21. Charles McCrary,
10, and Lucy McCrary, all children of
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil McCrary.
Reportedly, Charles, who was just
learning to swim, went down out near
the middle of the river and Lucy, swam
to his rescue. In the struggle to rescue
Charles she was swept under herself
and the other two members of the fam
ily. Mrs. Shipman and Julia came in
to help. They, too, in the excitement
and confusion, were swept under.
Julia was almost drowned before she
was finally rescued by members of the
party, and her brother and sisters at
tempted resuscitation for thirty minutes
before rushing her to Brevard to a lo
cal doctor who was successful in reviv
ing her.
Wednesday she was reported improv
ed from the shock and was resting well.
NINETEEN FROM
TRANSYLVANIA BE
INDUCTED JUNE 5
Four Are Volunteers; Seven
Are Replacements On
Other Calls
The local draft board office has called
for induction for call Xo. 12 on June 5,
nineteen selective service draftees from
Transylvania county, Mrs. Allie B. Harl
lee. clerk of the board here, has an
nounced. The call was made for ten
men as the Xo. 12 quota, Mrs. Harllee
pointed out, but an additional seven
men are to be taken to be inducted as
replacements on former calls, some
members of which failed to pass en
trance examinations at the camp. A
total of nineteen men have been called
to report for the induction on June 5
because of illness among one or two
members of the group which may call
for deferment in one or two instances,
Mrs. Harllee said.
Leader named was James Allen
White. Charles Ernest Paxton was
named assistant leader.
Four of the following men called for
induction, Vaughn Lane, Monroe David
Wilson, Quentin Crane and Clarence
Mitchell Revis, are volunteers.
Vaughn Lane, Brevard
Edward H. Mackey, Penrose
Joe Earle Jones. Cedar Mountain
Charles Ernest Paxton, Brevard
Carl Dean Bryson, Brevard
Ray Joseph Beddingfield, Henderson
ville
Charles Mac King. Rosman
Alvin Dwight Wilson, Brevard
Luther Monroe Holden. Brevard
Fred Harris Israel. R-l. Brevard
Monroe David Wilson, Brevard
Ralph Edwards Ezell, Brevard
Dewey Sylvester Winchester, R-l,
Brevard
James Allen White, Rosman
Harold Lawrence Erwi* Brevard
Quentin William Crane. Rosman
Clarence Mitchell Revis, Oakland
Joe Bill Lance, Rosman.
Harold Rivers Merrill, Rosman.
All of those called will report at the
local board office on Broad street on
Wednesday evening, June 4, at eight
o’clock for final instructions, Mrs. Harl
lee stated.
Post Office Will Be
Closed Most of Friday
The Brevard Post Office will be closed
all day Friday, May 30, except from
eight to eight-thirty in the morning
and from ten-thirty to eleven o’clock in
the morning, when general delivery
windows will be open to give out gen
eral delivery mail and to sell stamps.
The Post Office is being closed in
joint celebration of Memorial Day and
the dedication of the new building.
JAYCEES TO ENTERTAIN
POST OFFICE SPEAKERS
Officers of the Brevard Junior Cham
ber of Commerce. Eddie Varner, Edgar
Loftis, Mack Allison, and John Ander
son, will entertain the guest speakers
for the dedicatoin of Brevard’s new post
office at a luncheon at' the Pierce
Moore hotel tomorrow at 12:30, mem
bers of the Jaycees have announced
here.
CHAMBERS WILL
MAKE ADDRESS
OF DEDICATION
Hon. Clyde Hoey and Congress
man Zebulon Weaver Are
Speakers
GALLOWAY WILL PRESIDE
Hundred Postmasters From
Surrounding Country Ex
pected Present
Brevard's new $75,000 post office
building will be formally dedicated here
tomorrow afternoon, with ceremonies
beginning at 2 o’clock and with Wright
son Chambers, from the division of en
gineering and research in the office of
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Washington, making the dedica
tory address. Other speakers scheduled
on the program are Hon. Clyde R. Hoey,
ex-governor of North Carolina, and
Hon. Zebulon Weaver, United States
representative from this district. T.
Coleman Galloway, Brevard postmaster,
will preside at the exercises.
Music for the occasion will be furn
ished by the combined Brevard College
and Brevard high school bands, which
are under the respective direction of
Leonard W. Roberts and Mrs. Clyde
McDonald. The group will present et
concert on the post office lawn at 1:30
tomorrow afternoon, prior to the actual
opening of dedication exercises. Im
mediately following the principal ad
dresses and just prior to the benediction
the band will play a patriotic air.
A great throng of people is expected
here for the dedication ceremonies, and
included in that group will be post
masters and members of their staff from
post offices in the surrounding counties.
Postmaster Galloway said that somo
100 pastmasters in Western North
Carolina and adjoining South Carolina
had been invited to attend the exer
cises.
Tn the event of unfavorable weather
the dedicatory exercises will be held in
the Brevard high school auditorium, but
scheduled plans call for holding the pro
gram on the lawn at the post office
building where speakers stand and band
stand have been erected by the local
NYA group. A loud speaker system will
be installed in order that people out on
the streets may be able to take in the
full content of the program.
According to schedule the dedicatory
program will open with the playing' of
the “Star Spangrled Banner’’ by the
combined band group, followed by the
invocation given by Rev. B. W. Thoma
son, pastor of the First Baptist church.
An address of welcome will be made by
Dr. Carl Hardin, mayor of Brevard, and
a response to that welcome will be made
by Wythe M. Peyton, Asheville Post
master. T. Coleman Galloway will rec
ognize guests at the ceremony, after
which Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., Brevard
attorney, will introduce Hon. Clyde R.
Hoey, who will make one of the prin
cipal addresses.
The introduction of Congressman
Weaver will be made by J. B. Jones,
superintendent of Transylvania county
schools, and Congressman Weaver will
in turn introduce Hon. Wrightson
Chambers, who will make the dedicatory
address.
The benediction will be pronounced
by Rev. E. P. Billups, pastor of the Bre
vard Methodist church.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the dedication program is
composed of Julian A. Glazener, chair
man. Randal Byday and Flave H. Hold
en.
Surface Treatment
Given Highway Section
A two-mile stretch of U. S. Highway
64 between Brevard and Pisgah Forest
is undergoing repair this week by re
ceiving a surface asphalt treatment.
For the past few days parts of the
highway from the center of town here
have been closed and traffic has been
detoured, but late Wednesday after
noon it was reported that the stretch
from Brevard to the top of Gallamore
Hill is now open for traffic.
Officials at the State Highway Of
fice said that the repair job would be
completed within ten days or less.
Draft Board Announces
Office Hours Schedule
The selective service draft board
here has announced the following office
hours, effective immediately. The of
fice is located in the Pickelsimer
Ramseur building directly over Simp
son’s Barber shop.
The office will be open from 8:30 to
12:00 in the morning and from 1:00 to
4:30 in the afternoon, except Saturday
On Saturday office hours will be from
8:30 until 12:30.
Mrs. Allie B. Harllee, draft board
clerk, urges that persons having busi
ness to transact at the board office take
note of these office hours in order to
avoid unnecessary visits to the office.