Miss Eleanor Ledford Elected
May Queen At Brevard College
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Frank Crawford Is Chosen
As Prince Charming.
Others Are Selected
Miss Eleanor Ledford of Rural
Hall has been elected 1943 May
Queen at Brevard college and will
reign over the May court on May
8.
Frank Crawford of Honea Path,
S. C., has been elected Prince
Charming and will be Miss Led
ford’s escort for the annual event.
' In other elections, Miss Velma
West, of Yadkinville, was chosen
maid-of-honor to Miss Ledford,
and Herbert Gregory of Kershaw,
S. C., was chosen Prince Charm
ing’s best-man.
Elected To Court
Sophomore girls elected to the
May court are Miss Patsy Howard
of Fayetteville, Miss Beth Buckner
of Chapel Hill, and Miss Gladys
Burnette of Scaly. Freshman girl
attendants are Miss Eugenia Mar
tin of Waynesville, Miss Betty
Smith of Greenville, S. C., and
Miss Ginny Blanton of Cliffside.
Sophomore boy attendants to
Prince Charming are Lonnie
Bishop of Arden. Odell Buckner
of Asheville, and Douglas Jones
of Spartanburg. Freshman boys
assisting Prince Charming will be
B. D. Rodgers of Charlotte, Man
ning Garren of Greenville, S. C.,
and Charles Coleman of Green
ville.
Is Sophomore
Miss Ledford is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ledford of
Rural Hall. She entered college
here in the fall of 1941 and is now
a member of the sophomore class.
She is a member of the Mnemosy
nean literary society and the
choir.
Crawford is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Crawford of Honea
Path. He entered college here in
1941 and is a member of the sop
homore class. He is also a mem
ber of the Delphian Literary so
ciety and was recently elected
vice president of the sophomore
class.
Faculty members serving on the
May Day committee are Dr. Burt
W. Loomis, in charge of elections;
Miss Madge Rhyne, in charge of
costumes; Miss Lily Brown, in
charge of music; A. C. Bradley, in
charge of staging, and Miss Nancy
Blanton, general director, in
charge of dances.
OAKLAND NEWS
By Mrs. Lee Norton
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reid, Mr. and
Mrs. I. S. Sanders, Mrs. Maggie
Nicholson, L. E. Cash, Clyde and
Hovie Chappell, Mrs. W .W. Reid
and Mrs. Lee Norton were Oak
land representatives in Brevard
last Monday.
Barry Robinson, of Tryon, visi
ted his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Roland Robinson, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Taylor and
'ghters, of Enka, and Mr. and
L. C. Sanders, of Brevard,
Irere recent visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. I. S. Sanders.
Miss Sadie North, of Brevard,
was here in the interest of her
first aid class and spent Friday
night with Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Reid.
Miss Macie Redman is reported
to be improving after a serious ill
ness.
W. F. McCall spent last week
here at his home, but returned to
PLEAD GUILTY TO
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was fined $25 and $16 to be paid
to C. S. Osborne.
C. E. Livingston was fined $50
and cost for possession and trans
porting whiskey.
Hugh Cathey, aiding and abet
ting in the transportation of
whiskey, taxed with cost and judg
ment continued.
Charged with transporting and
possessing whiskey, Charles Wil
son was given 60 days on the
roads.
Frank Fanning was sentenced to
serve four months on the roads
for violation of the prohibition
law and two months for drunk
driving. On charges of transport
ing and reckless driving, pray
er for judgment was continued.
On charges of assault with a
deadly weapon, Jack Hemphill
was taxed with the cost of court
and ordered to pay hospital bill.
Mattie Pierce, charged with pos
session of liquor for sale, was fin-,
ed $50 and cost.
R. E. Parker was ordered to |
pay the cost of court for false]
pretense and to make satisfactory1
restitution to Don Jenkins here1
in the amount of $147.
Grady Wilson, charged with j
larceny, was released in prayer
for judgment to be continued.
Robert Lance and wife were
both fined $25.00 and cost, with
$12 to be paid to Mrs. Marshall
! who was hit on the head with a
rock by Mrs. Lance.
D. R. Boyd was fined $50 and
cost for drunk driving.
In the case of D. C. Bank, charg
ed with larceny, the jury was
unable to arrive at a verdict and
a mistrial was ordered.
Tom Phillips, charged with
drunk driving, was fined $25.00
and cost and the sum of $12 is to
be re imbursed to H. S. Jordan.
Divorces were granted to Mag
gie Stamey vs Adger Stamey, M.
G. Duncan vs Nora Duncan, and
Mary Wood vs Lafayette Wood.
The marriage of Polly Smith and
Ernest Smith, both minors, was
annulled.
Bill Vaughn, charged with gam
bling, was released upon payment
of cost.
Harvey Daves, charged with
larceny, was found not guilty.
Frank West, charged with trans
porting and drunk driving, was
fined $50 and costs in both action.
The new owner of the Phila
delphia Phils once was a catcher
for the Yale University nine.
Maybe that’s what the Phils need
most—a little of that old Bulldog
spirit.
Miami on Friday. He came home
to start planting his early vege
tables, but could only get a week
off from his work in Miami to
work here. He reports business
rushing on the railroads in Flori
da.
Mr. E. D. Reid is reported to
be quite feeble but still insists on
doing his chores.
Miss Myrtle Cash is improving
after a serious illness.
Cottage prayer service will be
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Higdon next Sunday night. In the
absence of the pastor. Rev. S. B.
McCall, Rev. Roland Robinson had
charge of the services at Lake
Toxaway Baptist church last Sun
day. j
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BREVARD
19 MEN PLACED
IN CLASS ONE-A
Other Classifications Are
Announced By Draft
Board. May Call Soon
Nineteen men have been placed
in class 1-A during the past week
by the local draft board, Mrs. Al
lie Harllee announces.
These men are Linus F. Orr,
Cecil A. Robinson, George R. Wil
son, Robert V. Banther, Richard
S. Tinsley, Frank W. Cummings,
Jackson D. Powell, Richard H. Er
win, Jr., Benjamin F. Walker,
Anderson L. Revis, Clairborne B.
Scott, Jack Wilson, William Fred
Wilson. James I. Ayers, Robert
M. Levy. Ernest M. Searcy, Calvin
C. Merrill. Marcel G. Thomas,
William Delbert Ellenburg.
David J. Luther was placed in
2-A and the following in 2-B, Har
lin D. Owen, Lester H. Edriey,
Otis W. Owen, Harold W. Davis,
William E. Merrell, William L.
McCall, James W. McCoy.
Placed in 4-F were R. J. Brown
and Ted H. Mull, and in 1-C—Bus
sey E. McCall, Edward H. John
son, Richard W. Lance, Lawrence
B. Owen, Carl H. Sutton, Jr., Earl
S. Lance, Jesse E. Gossett, David
E. Reid, Vernon Smith and Wil
liam M. Gaddy.
Gets A Promotion
Charles J. Siniard, 22, son cf
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome N. Siniard,
North Brevard, has been pro
moted to aviation machinist’s
mate third class, after complet
ing technical training school,
at Memphis, Tennessee. He rank
ed 3rd highest in his class of
166 men, the highest man of
class beating him by two points.
He is now stationed at the naval
air station at Hatboro, Pa.
WANT ADS
RATE: MINIMUM 25c ONE INSERTION NOT MORE
THAN 25 WORDS. ADDITIONAL WORDS 1c WORD
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For Sale
FOR SALE—Life insurance, all
types, for children, young peo
ple, and old folks—guaranteed
savings, in a company operating
in and supervised by the State of
North Carolina Insurance Com
mission. C. M. Douglas, Tran
sylvania Representative, phone 99
or 321. 4-1-lc
FOR SALE — Shrubbery. Ever
greens tall and low growing
varieties, flowering shrubs of
many kinds, also strawberry plants,
$1.00 per hundred, and red and
black raspberries, ever-bearing,
5c plant. Mrs. John C. Tinsley,
Maple street extension, Brevard,
P. O. Box 108. 3-ll-4tp
FOR SALE — Gladiolus bulbs,
from 10c to 25c per doz. Fine
variety mixed colors. Mrs. John
C. Tinsley, Maple Street Exten
sion, P. 0. Box 108, Brevard.
3-18-4tp
FOR SALE — Riding cultivator.
International, operates with
feet. In good shape. Sell or trade
for livestock. D. C. King at Hen
dersonville, N. C., R. 2. 3-25-4tp
FOR SALE — Adding Machine
Paper and Typewriter Ribbons
at The Times Office.
FOR SALE—Small roller bearing
Meddow sawmill, in good shape.
Reasonable. Ray Hinkle, Oakland,
N. C. 4-1-lp
FOR SALE — Registered Pekin
duck eggs, $1.00 for 13. F. A.
Sitton, Pisgah Forest. 4-l-4p
FOR SALE—$10,000 travel (busi
train, steamship, or airplane)
Insurance policy, plus service to
your car, and hospitalization if
you’re injured—$15.00 for first 12
months, $12.00 per year renewal.
C. M. Douglas, Carolina Motor
Club, Broad Street. Telephone 99
or 321. 4-1-lc
FOR SALE — Chuwauwa collies,
Rat Terriers, Fox Terriers and
Cockers. W. S. Caraker, Brevard
Road, Davis Station, near Hender
sonville. 4-1-lp
FOR SALE — Several modern
homes, priced right; also tracts
of land and vacant lots. See Wil
son’s Agency, Brevard. 4-1-lp
For Rent
FOR RENT—Apartments for rent.
Inquire M. M. Feaster, or call
Phone 131. 3-25-tfc
FOR RENT — 5-room furnished
house, electrically equipped, on
Hendersonville highway, one and
one-fourth miles from town on
Ecusta bus line. See James
Mills. 3-ll-4p
FOR RENT—5-room unfurnished
bungalow at 44 Park avenue. In
quire at 30 Park avenue, or call
Phone 229. 3-18-tfc
FOR RENT — Large apartment,
steam heat, two baths, electric
ally equipped kitchen, large gar
| den; also 6-room house; and fur
t nished cottage. Inquire at Wil
son’s Agency, Brevard. 4-1-lp
FOR RENT — Unfurnished brick
garage apartment; also 2-room
and 3-room apartments, private
bath, hot water heat wired for
electric stove. Call afternoons,
240 Maple street. 4-1-lp
FOR RENT—Good farming land
inside city limits. See Osborne
Bradley. 4-1-lp
FOR RENT — 2-room apartment,
unfurnished. Mrs. Pat Poor, 346
Whitmire street. 4-1-lp
Wanted
WANTED—Pick-up truck, either
half or three-quarter ton. Will
pay cash. L. D. Martin’s Taxi
stand. 4-1-lc
WANTED—We want to buy good
used Furniture and Pianos.
Bring yours to us or phone
us and we’ll come look at it.
Houston Furniture Co., Brevard,
N. C. 1-7-tfc
WANTED—White girl for house
work and to tend two children.
Mrs. Way Mann, Brevard, Route
2. 4-1-lp
WANTED—2-burner electric plate
with 3-way switch. Call Phone
83. 4-1-lp
SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE TIMES
WANTED—Late model (36 or la
ter) coach or sedan. Cash. L. D.
Martin, Martin Taxi stand, Bre
vard. 4-1-lc
Miscellaneous
FREE! If Excess acid causes you
pains of Stomach Ulcers, Indiges
tion, Heartburn, Belching, Bloat
ing, Nausea, Gas Pains, get free
sample, Udga, at Varner’s Drug
Store. 3-ll-15p
ALARM CLOCKS ARE SCARCE.
Have yours repaired. Reasonable
prices. Clocks made good as new.
McFee’s Jewelry Shop, Brevard.
3-ll-4p
TRY TIMES WANT ADS
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NEW WAR VICTORY
LOAN DRIVE WILL
BE STARTED SOON
Special Campaign Will Be
Conducted In County and
Nation April 12-30
Edward H. McMahan has been
appointed as chairman of the
Transylvania county War Finance
committee for the second war
loan drive that is to be conducted
throughout the nation from April
12 to 30, Hugh Leach, of Rich
mond, chairman of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond, has
announced.
The month of April has been
designated by the U. S. Treasury'
department as “Victory Fund
Month,” and the goal is to raise
thirteen billion dollars.
Former Governor Clyde Hoey
has been appointed state chair
man and J. G. Cowan, of Ashe
ville, is district chairman in this
area.
Members of the county war
savings staff are being asked to
service on the war fund commit
tee and others will be added.
Mr. McMahan attended a dis
trict meeting in Asheville a few
nights ago.
“This Victory loan drive includ
es all bonds now issued by the
Treasury department for the fi
nancing of the war effort, with
the exception of the Series E
bonds that we have been pushing
and will have to continue to pro
mote,” Mr. McMahan stated.
Full details concerning the
bonds and the county quota are
expected to be announced next
week.
Loans may now be obtained on
cotton stored on farms. It must
be sampled and classed by the
proper authorities and the storage
building must be approved.
Paul Smathers Buys Cash And
Carry Property From Local Men
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Osborne Gets Smathers Farm
Property In Trade. To
Stop Grocery Business
Paul P. Smathers has purchased
the Cash and Carry super market
building located here near Bre
vard College from Lewis Osborne
and R. M. Hawkins and will con
vert this building into a modern
machine shop, it was announced
this week.
Messrs. Osborne and Hawkins
announced that they would con
tinue to operate the super market
grocery for at least three more
| weeks and possibly longer.
| In discussing the purchase, Mr.
Smathers stated that plans are
now being drawn for construction
of a two-story office building in
front of the present structure. On
the first floor, he says, there will
be display rooms and offices up
stairs, as well as the engineering j
department. He also purchased
the lot adjoining the property
and has plans for developing it.
Sale of the property also in
volved a trade, with Messrs. Os
borne and Hawkins buying Mr.
Smathers’ farm property, consist
ing of approximately 50 acres of
land, a dwelling and other build
ings. The Smathers family is ex
pected to move to another home
which they have on the corner of
French Broad and Franklin
street.
Mr. Osborne stated that he is
retiring from the grocery business
and will devote his entire time to
farming. He already has extensive
holdings in the vicinity of the
Smathers property.
Mr. Hawkins has not been ac
tively identified with the grocery
business. He works with the
Duckworth Motor company.
Mr. Smathers has been in the
SCF OFFICIALS
HERE ON TUESDAY
Commended Local Chapter
On Work That Is Being
Done Here Now
Paul B. Rains, of Nashville,
southern area director of Save
the Children Federation and Dr.
Frank Foster, former president of
Asheville College and now state
SFC director, were in town Tues
day, visiting with members of the
local welfare SCF chapter, and
offering suggestions as to how
the work of the chapter in this
county could be expanded and
improved.
They pointed .out that the local
organization is making progress
and is doing fine work among
the underprivileged children.
Besides supplying these needy
children with clothes, the federa
tion is interested in the hot lunch
program, health service, recrea
tion for children, books, garden
seed, etc.
In 1942 the SCF spent $15,198
in this state on its various humani
tarian programs.
Prof—“What do you find the
hardest thing to deal with?”
Stude—“A pack of old cards.”
machine shop and manufacturing
business here for a number of
years and has complete and mod
ern equipment.
The Cash & Carry has been in
operation for two years and is a
popular grocery center. War con
ditions are believed to have had
some effect upon the present
transaction.
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