PERSONALS / _ _ _ * _- - - - _._._______ __ Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Loftis have *had as their guests this week their two sons, Lt. Edgar Loftis, of a South Dakota air base, and Cpl. Charles Loftis, of the Richmond, Va., air base. Lt. Loftis’ wife is also with him here. Mrs. C. D. Brown and daughters, Misses Louise and Charlotte, of Abbeville, S. C., have arrived to spend the remainder of the sea son at their summer home here. Guests the past week of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Thorne were their son, Mr. J. C. Thorne, and Mrs. Thorne, of Baltimore, Md., their daughter, Mrs. W. D. Kennerly, and Mr. Kennerly, of Greenville, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Terry, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Terry and Miss Barbara Terry, of Greer, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Mullinnix and son, of Greenville, S. C., and Miss Estella Sherrill, of Easley, S. C., were guests the past week of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hargis. Mrs. Paul Sheriff, of Elizabethton, Tenn., was also a guest the first of the week. Mrs. John Dickson has return ed from Buffalo, N. Y., where she was with her husband for three months. He has now been trans ferred to the Nashville, Tenn., air base for further flight train ing. i Make An Appointment l | With Us— I BEFORE YOU HAVE j I A DATE! | | We want to help you to look \ \ your best at all times, so jj i why not give us a chance i i and see what we can do for § i you. i 1 Our shop is cool, clean | Our operators are polite f i Our prices are reasonable \ QUALITY | Beauty Salon Phone 107 13 E. Main Street Miss Ruth Franklin, of Lees burg, Fla., is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. N. Carrier, Jr., who with her infant son are Spending some time at Rockbroolc with Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Carrier while Capt. Carrier is in overseas combat duty. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Moore an nounce the birth of a daughter, Freddie Ruth, on July 12th. Pfc. Rowell E. Bosse is home on a 15-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. W. T. Bosse, from the army air base at New Orleans, La. Mrs. Henry Jollay, of Winter Haven, Fla., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Cordia King. Mr. Jollay will join his wife here later. Mrs. Wade Dent and son, Wade, Jr., of Columbia, S. C., spent last week in Brevard, guests of the former’s sister, Mrs. C. B. Brown, at Peter Pan cottage. Miss Elizabeth Allison left yes- j terday for St. Augustine, Fla., j where she will spend several weeks with a college mate of Converse college. On her return home she will stop in Atlanta, Ga., for a visit with another college mate. Mrs. Julius Sader is spending this week with Capt. Sader at Camp Atterbury, Ind. During Mrs. Sader’s absence, her sister, Mrs. S. G. Turner, of Covington, Ga.. is here with the three Sader children. Mrs. Howard W’hitmire has re turned to Baltimore, Md., after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Zachary, here. Mrs. H. R. Lance, of Union Mills, is visiting relatives here this week. Mrs. R. D. Drvsdale and grand daughter, Beth Drysdale, have returned to their home in Jack sonville, Fla., after visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. A. E. Hamp- j ton, and Mr. Hampton here. Mrs. Bea Lydav, ready-to-wear buyer of Belk's department store, left last Monday for New York, where she will buy fall and winter merchandise for the local store. She is expected to return to Bre vard on Sunday. Mr. A. B. Riley returned to his home here last week from Davidson. Miss Lorene Payne, of Green ville, S. C., spent the week-end here with her mother, Mrs. R. A. Payne. She was accompanied by two friends, Mr. Miller and Miss Pauline Sponer, of Greenville. Misses Mary and Edna Scratch ley, of New Orleans, are Brevard visitors, stopping at Virginia Lodge with Mrs. E. H. Webb. Guests the past week of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Runion and family j were their son-in-law. V. J. Dixon, FINANCIAL STATEMENT -★ County Of Transylvania NORTH CAROLINA AS OF JUNE 30, 1943 -★ Assessed Value (1942)_$5,870,671.00 Bonded Debt - 1,552,943.33 1942 Tax Levy- 87,956.49 Uncollected Taxes, 1942 Levy_ 17,380.45 Uncollected Taxes, 1941 Levy_ 9,737.15 Uncollected Taxes, 1940 Levy_ 6,744.25 Uncollected Taxes, 1939 Levy_ 6,099.78 Uncollected Taxes, Prior Years_ 74,331.47 Miscellaneous Revenue other than Taxes 34,549.21 Cash on Hand- 26,546.30 Estimated Tax Rate for 1943: Operating expenses_.76 Debt Service Fund_ .79 TOTAL-:$ 1.55 I hereby certify that the above statement is true to my best knowledge and belief. DOROTHY MITCHELL, Acting County Accountant. of Camp LeJeune, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Runion, Mrs. L. D. Rogers, Mrs. Annie H. Springfield, Miss Azalee and Adair Springfield, of Greenville, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Heinly and daughter, Jean, of Greer, S. C., and Sgt. Andrew J. Garry, Jr., of Yonkers, N. Y. Mrs. Ben Runion and Mrs. E. J. Heinly and daughter remained to spend several days here this week. Miss Marion Wicker, of St. Louis, Mo., was the week-end guest of Mrs. Howard Wyatt. Mr. Ervin Burrell spent last week in Brevard visiting his sister, Mrs. W. A. Bracken, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Davis, of Morganton, spent several days here last week in the Carter apart ment. Frank Tallant had his tonsils re moved last week in an Asheville hospital. Mrs. George Nicholson has re turned to her Blue Bonnet Beauty shop, after a vacation of two weeks. Mr. John Hudson, of Fontana Dam, spent the week end here with his family. James L. Cox, who has been in a naval hospital at Bremerton, Wash., for some time, returned last week to join his wife, the former Miss Juanita Freeman, here. Mr. Cox has a medical dis charge from military service. Misses Eva and Faye Sentelle have returned home from a two weeks’ visit with their father, who is working on a defense job, and their ^ister, Mrs. Hayes Merrill, of Panama City, Fla. Mrs. Merrill and son, Melvin, returned home with her sisters for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Lyman, of; Thomasville, Ga., are Brevard vis itors for two weeks, stopping at Mrs. Lyman’s home at Lake Sega. Mrs. Lyman was formerly Miss Jean Agnes Clarke, a Brevard Institute teacher, now teaching at Vashti School, Thomasville. Mrs. T. M. Weisner and Miss Anna Tesh, of Winston-Salem, were guests last week of Mrs. R. F. Mock and Mrs. John Reese Sledge. Mrs. Weisner is the sister in-law of Mrs. Mock and Miss Tesh a cousin. Mr. P. B. Lankford, of Spartan burg. S. C., visited relatives in and near Brevard last week. Mr. and Mrs. Turner Allison left Tuesday for Jacksonville Beach, Fla., where Mrs. Allison has em ployment and Mr. Allison will work in the government ship yards. Major Pete Breese, who is in the anti aircraft in the South Paci fic, is expected to arrive in Bre vard next week for a visit with his sister, Mrs. John Hudson, and family. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Huddleston and daughters, Wanda and Jerry, of Athens, Ala., were guests the past week end of Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Martin. Mr. Huddleston is army instructor for the Southern aviation training school at Decatur, Alabama. Mrs. Ray Yeoman and son, Har ry, have returned to their home in Charleston, S. C., after visiting the former’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson, here. Mr. Yoeman is employed at the government ship yards in Charleston. Pvt. William E. Neill returhed Monday to Fort Bliss, Texas, after a furlough visit here with his mother and friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Keels, of McColl, S. C., are visiting their daughter, Mrs. E. F. Tilson, and Mr. Tilson. They expect to remain here through the summer. Rev. and Mrs. 0. E. Bryant, of Clinton, are visiting their son, Dr. Earl Bryant, and family here. Mrs. Glenn F. Riley, of Memphis, Tenn., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lehman Kapp, and family in Brevard. Mrs. Juanita Pearce, who has been in Charlotte for some time, and confined in Charlotte Memori al hospital for several weeks, has returned to her home, Flor-O-Lina. near Brevard. Miss Beulah May Zachary, of New York City, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Beulah Zachary, at their home here. Mrs. J. R. Smith, of Savannah, Ga., was called here last week on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. C. C. Morris, who is reported to be somewhat im proved now. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Bunting, of Bethel, who have daughters attending summer school at Brevard College, are spending this week in Brevard, stopping at the Franklin hotel. Mrs. C. J. Lee, who is spending some time in Strother, S. C., visit ed relatives here last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Will McCormick, of DeLand, Fla., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Webb and other relatives here. Pvt. and Mrs. Glenn C. Merrill announce the birth of a daughter, Janice Marie, on July 3. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cook, of Maiden, visited friends in Brevard last week, on their honeymoon. Mr. Cook is a graduate of Brevard College. Other former students who visited on the college campus last week were Bill Nolan, a gun ner in the army, and Miss Mary Addington, of Franklin. Miss Grace Jackson, head of the business department at Brevard College, spent the past week at her home in Clio, S. C. Mrs. Anthony Trantham, who underwent a major operation at Smart Slacks Suit Elegance for resort wear. By VERA WINSTON IT LOOKS like a general ac ceptance of the slacks suit since the stores are ordering it in every fabric, and style for work, for lounging and for smart wear. The suit shown comes under the latter category. The beautifully tailored slacks are of creamy white gabardine teamed up with a matching jacket that is nice with a skirt or over a dress. Here the jacket is worn with blouse of shocking pink crepe with a tur quoise and white print. There is a pleated edge to the wide shawl collar. Grow More Alfalfa For Excellent Hay Alfalfa produces exceptionally high quality hay and larger total acre yields than other legumes, making it an excellent crop for planting to offset the existing feed shortage, says Dr. E. R. Collins, in charge of agronomy extension at State College. Alfalfa can be grown on moder ately-heavy, well-drained, and fer tile upland soils throughout the state. It is not suited to bottom soils because it gets “wet feet” when the water table is high. It must be grown on good land be cause it is not a “poor land” crop. Collins advises that now is the time to select the land for the sowing of the crop in September. Disk it with a “bush and bog" harrow, leaving as much of the vegetation on the surface as pos sible, and prepare to disk once or twice more before seeding. A sample of the soil should be taken now and sent to the Soil Testing Laboratory at Raleigh for a recommendation on how much lime is needed for the crop. It should be applied immediately since limestone does not quickly neutralize soil acids. General hospital in Greenville, S. C., last Tuesday, is reported to be recuperating nicely, but will not be able to return to her home here for 10 days or two weeks longer. Mr. Trantham accompanied his wife to Greenville, where he re mained for several days. Mrs. Edna M. Smith, of Rich mond, Va., is visiting her brother, Mr. E. H. McMahan, and family. YOUNG GIRLS GIVE REPORT AT AUXILIARY MEETING Three young girls gave report of the young people’s conference at Montreat, which they attended recently, at the July meeting of the Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church, held last Thursday after noon at the Hut. Those giving reports wei’e Caro lyn Kimzey, Barbara Wilber and Jean Vassey. Mrs. E. L. Happ, president, con ducted routine business. HOMEMAKERS CLASS HAS INTERESTING PROGRAM An interesting prQgram featured the regular meeting of the Home makers class of the First Baptist Sunday school, which was held on Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. J. A. Crisp. Mrs. W. S. Price was program leader on the general topic, “We Are Entrusted With the Gospel.” Others assisting on the program were: W. S. Price, teacher, intro duction; Mrs. Streeter Fisher, “Our Responsibility to Believe the Gos pel;” Mrs. A. M. Case, “Our Re sponsibility to Prove the Gospel;” Mrs. Bart Charles, “Our Repsonsi bility to Adorn the Gospel;” Mrs. B. W. Thomason, “Our Responsi bility to Propagate the Gospel.” Following refreshments served during the social period, the class adjourned to meet in August at the home of Mrs. Fisher, with Mrs. Excell Lothery as program leader. Alexandria, Egypt, was founded in 331 B. C. A Bible School Is Underway Now At Oak Grove Church By T. C, Henderson The Daily Vacation Bible school began at Oak Grove Baptist church last Monday. It is being conducted by Miss Evelyn Stewart, who is being assisted by Mrs. J. K. Hen derson, Mrs. W. D. Montgomery and Mrs. Annie Lee Whitmire. There were 22 enrolled Monday with the expectation that several more will attend. The commence ment exercises for this school will be held at 8:15 p. m. on Friday of this week. A series of meetings is in pro gress at Oak Grove church this week, conducted by Rev. A. J. Manly of Rosman. The services begin at 9 o’clock each evening. Pvt. Lee Reid, who is in training at Camp Edwards, Mass., spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Reid. He left Sun day on his return to Camp Ed wards. His brother, Corp. John B. Reid, who is in training at Camp White, Oregon, is spending his furlough this week at home. Pvt. Harold Reid, who is stationed at Panama, is spending a thirty days furlough here with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Owen, of Kannapolis, are spending this week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus A. Owen, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fisher. Luther Fisher spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Burt Brown at Easley, S. C. Mrs. Jack Brown and son, of Concord, spent a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Reid. Last week Rev. J. K. Henderson, assisted by C. W. Henderson and T. C. Henderson, killed, not the “fatted calf” but the fatted pig, a fine 200-pound Guinea shoat. He and Mrs. Henderson canned most of the meat, reserving one ham to boil and be used at a special din ner on Thursday, to which a num ber of their friends were invited to partake of a sumptuous feast anc^ enjoy together a most pleasant social hour. CLASS TO MEET TUESDAY The young ladies class of the Methodist church will have their business and social meeting at Mrs. Ed McMahan’s next Tuesday evening at 8:30 o’clock. All mem bers are especially invited to at tend. HOME FOLKS --FROM PAGE ONE “Did you have any trouble with anti-aircraft guns?” he was asked. “Yes, we had right much anti aircraft resistance everywhere we went.” “We did not run into any Ger man resistance except from ground planes ... We headed for home through smoke and heavy gun fire . He also mentioned the names of many towns that he had bombed in the Tunisian campaign, too. Mack entered service in Janu ary, 1942 and after a year of train ing, was sent to foreign service in February of this year. Mack is a graduate of the Uni versity of South Carolina and is widely known in this county. His father is a prominent business man here and operates the Farm ers Supply company. When your doctor asks where you prefer to have your prescription filled, say: VARNER’S, because: Filled only by registered pharma cist; as written and at reasonable Drices. (AJvt.) 12-18-tfc MONUMENTS You can make no better selection than a stone from— Palmer Stone Works Incorporated ALBEMARLE, N. C. For one of their beautiful stones, see L. P. BECK 326 Probart St Phone 495 BREVARD, N. C. Buy U. S. Government Bonds and Stamps regularly. Gardens in Transylvania county are producing abundantly this year and any surplus of commodities above immediate needs should be canned for future use. New Glass Top Seal Fruit Jars Prices Per Dozen Pints, 69c Qts., 75c \ Gals., $1.05 IIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIimilllllllllHIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIII, WATERMELONS COLD DRINKS ICE CREAM Tinsley’s Store Rosman Highway V. L. TINSLEY, Prop. 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