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[ * The Transylvania Times Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation Vol. 53: No. 41 ★ ONE SECTION if BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 1943 ★ 12 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY WAR FUND DRIVE STARTS MON. Plans For Distributing Ration Book 4 Announced MEETING OF ALL TUCKERS TO BE HELD HERE SAT. Starting October 21, Child ren To Take Application Blanks To Their Homes. DETAILS ARE GIVEN Plans for distribution of the new War Ration Book 4 in Bre vard and throughout the county have been worked out by the ra tion board here, and dates for registration have been set, it was announced yesterday by Dr. J. F. Zachary, chairman of the board. Instead of the entire registration taking place in the schools, a more simplified method, it is believed, will be carried out with the assis tance of the school children in co operation with the teachers. The new books will be dis tributed partly through the school children on October 21, Dr. Zach ary pointed out. The children will be given application forms by the teachers, with instructions to bring them back, properly filled out. to the teachers on October 25, together with the old Ration Book 3. The teachers will then is sue new books to the children on Oct. 25 and 26. The books will be given to the oldest child of a family attending school. For those families not having children in school, or with a child too young to trust with the book, registration will be arranged through the PTA or volunteer work ers on October 27 and 28. The place and hours for this registra tion will be announced in next week’s paper. Dr. Zachary called attention to the fact that these new ration books must not be lost, because no spares will be available. A meeting of all principals and teachers of the Transylvania coun —Turn To Page Seven VERNER BURIED HERE LAST SUN. World Traveler And Widely Known Brevard Man Died After Unusual Career. The death of Samuel Phillips Verner, 70, of Brevard, which oc curred early last Saturday morn ing in an Asheville hospital, brought to an end the useful and varied career of a man known on three continents for his world trav els and distinctions won. ' Funeral sendees were held Sun day afternoon at the Brevard Pres byterian church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Ashby Johnson. Inter ment was in the Davidson River cemetery. Mr. Verner had been ill for several weeks, and had been in declining health for some time. Suniving are the widow; three daughters, Mrs. Mary W. Allston, of Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Julia Wyer, of Bath, N. Y.; Mrs. Laura Brad ford, of Baltimore, Md.; one son, John Verner, of Brevard, three sisters, Mrs. J. E. James, of Tren ton, Tenn.; Mrs. Lewis O’Bryan, ctt Kissimmee, Fla.; Miss Kucy Verner, of Columbia, S. C.; one brother, Charles Verner, of Seat tle, Wash. Active pallbearers were R. T. Kimzey, J. E. Rufty, Jerry Jerome, —Turn To Page Six Two Liquor Stills Destroyed And One Man Nabbed In Co. Two large stills were destroy ed in the Cane Brake section of the county last Thursday and Fri day by officers. A 60-gallon outfit and 700 gal lons of beer were destroyed on Thursday and a Ford car was captured and one man was ar rested. A hearing for him will be held on the 19th. Deputy Browr Roy Reece and Gill Thomas took part in this raid. On Friday a 50-gallon still and 400 gallons of beer were de stroyed by Deputy Brown and Roy Reece. Pisgah Forest Buck Deer And Bear Hunts To Be Held From November 15th Through 27th Details Are Announced. Wo men To Be Allowed To Hunt. Charges Given. The Pisgah National forest big game hunt on Pisgah preserve will be held from Nov. 15 through Nov. 27, except on Sunday, Nov. 21, with hunting limited to buck deer and bears, according to an an nouncement made by J. H. Long shore, chief refuge supervisor of the N. C. Division of Game and Inland Fisheries. The hunts are being held under the joint supervision of the North Carolina state department and the United States Forest service. A total of 1,200 persons will be permitted to take part in the hunts, it was announced, and applications must be filed with the N. C. Divi sion of Game and Inland Fisheries office, 28 Law building, Asheville. Schedule Given The following dates for the hunts have been set: The main hunts will be held on the Southern cir cle, Davidson river, on Nov. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24. North circle, North Mills river, on Nov. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, and 27. Pisgah Lodge hunt, Stony Fork station, Nov. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27. The Wilderness hunts on Big Creek will be held Nov. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24. On Cantrell Creek, Nov. 18 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27. On Bradley Creek, Nov. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24. Charges for the Wilderness hunts will be $7.50 and a fee of $5 will be charged for the other hunts. Women will be permitted to take part in the regular hunts in the forest, where the hunters check in and out each day, but will not be allowed on the Wilderness hunts, Mr. Longshore said. Hunters will be permitted to kill one buck or one bear. After kill ing a bear, the hunter will be charged a fee of $10, but this fee is not collected unless a bear is bagged. Hunting Hours Hunting will be permitted from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. each day, and hunters will be assigned to definite shooting areas to provide a care ful distribution of the hunters over the area. When a hunter leaves the compartment' to which he is assigned, he will lose hunting privileges for that day. The checking station for the —Turn To Page Twelve Dr. Ralph McDonald Was Visitor Here Dr. Ralph McDonald, Demo cratic candidate for governor, was in Brevard yesterday, visiting friends and discussing various plans that he has in mind in event he is elected governor. Dr. Mc Donald ran a close race with Gov. Clyde Hoey and he declared yes terday that much interest is al ready being shown all over the state in his campaign for the Democratic nomination next spring. Italy Declares War Against Her Former Partner WASHINGTON — The White House yesterday announced that Italy had declared war against Germany. The news was communicated to President Roosevelt by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Allied commander in chief in the Medi teranean, along with a proclama tion by Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio which said “there will not be peace in Italy as long as a single German remains upon our soil.” The president, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain, and Premier Josef Stalin of the Soviet Union issued a joint state ment congratulating Italy on the action. Badoglio’s proclamation at tacked “German arrogance and ferocity.” He accused the Ger man army of “abuses of power, robbery and violence of all kinds . . . while they were still our al lies.” Badoglio communicated the Italian declaration of war again st Germany yesterday. General Eisenhower has been working for some time to get the Italians to take this action. At the same time the Allies are making progress in their drive on Rome, the Italian cap itol. 79 HUNTERS BAG 350 SQUIRRELS IN PISGAH AREA Hunts Continued Today In South Mills River. Sched ule Given. A total of 79 hunters participa ted in the first two days of super vised squirrel hunting in the Dav idson river area of the Pisgah Na tional Forest and bagged around 350 squirrels, or an average of about 4 and a half each. The lim it is 6 per day. Hunting yesterday was in the South Mills river watershed dis trict and will be continued there today, and also on Oct. 20 and 21. North Mills river areas and Bent Creek will be open Friday and Sat urday of this week and Oct. 22-23. Hunting will be resumed in the Davidson river area next Monday and Tuesday. J. H. Longshore, chief refuge supervisor who is supervising the hunt, urges that all hunters be extremely careful with fire. He pointed out that the forest is dry from lack of rain for the past 20 days. The big deer and bear hunts are slated to be started on Nov. 15 and last through Nov. 27. —Turn To Page Twelve Transylvania County Girl Wins 1st Place In District 4-H Club Contest Miss Lucy Irene Tinsley, 15-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lew is Tinsley, of Lake Toxaway, tied for first place in the 4-H club dis trict contest girls’ dress review, held in Asheville last Friday. Miss Tinsley modeled a wool checked two-piece street ensemble she had made for her 4-H club project this year. Miss Ruby Hy der, of Rutherford county, was co winner for first place in the con test. Winning in the district contest entitles Miss Tinsley to compete in the state contest, and winners in the state contest will qualify to enter the national 4-H contest. Miss Tinsley’s winning two-piece suit was made of wool checked ma terial, with blue, wine and white predominating, collar and pockets in solid blue wool. The skirt was made with a box pleat in front and back. Her beanie or tam, also made by herself, was of wine col or. The pattern, material, style and color of the ensemble were selected by Miss Tinsley for their suitability and durability. The to tal cost of the ensemble, including dress, shoes, socks, tam and undies was $13.31. Miss Tinsley is in her second year 4-H club work, under the —Turn To Page Six BREVARD P-TA WILL PROMOTE LUNCH PROJECT Adopted Project At Meeting Tuesday. Social Pro gram Enjoyed. Decision of the Brevard P.-T. A. to adopt the school lunch room as its major project for the year was the main matter of business trans acted at the October meeting of this organization, which was held in the high school hut Tuesday ev ening. The meeting featured a Hallowe’en party in* connection with the regular business session. The event was attended by a large number of parents and teachers. Mrs. Goode Loftis, president, presided over the business, which opened with devotionals led by Rev. Ashby Johnson. Superin tendent J. B. Jones reported that as soon as the school lunch room operation here has been approved at Raleigh, the project will get underway in the schools. The mem bership drive will continue until the November meeting, the presi dent announced. Mrs. Paul Baker is the chairman. Mrs. Keith Poos er, program chairmin, outlined the programs for the year, and in troduced the program for the ev ening. Mrs. E. H. McMahan and Alvin Moore led in several group songs, after which Mr. Moore rendered two humorous numbers of his own composition. The program closed with the showing of moving picture technicolor slides of na tive wild flowers, shown and ex plained by Charles Moore. Hallowe’en decorations and re freshments were emphasized in the social feature, which was enjoyed at conclusion of the program. The hospitality committee had charge of arrangements and refreshments. FINAL RITES FOR MRS. P, GALLOWAY Local Lady Died Here Last Friday Following Long Illness. Funeral services were held -last Sunday afternoon at the Brevard First Baptist church for Mrs. Per ry Galloway, 63, who died at the Transylvania Community hospital early Friday night following an ex tended illness. The pastor, Rev. B. w. Ihomason, conducted the service. Interment was in the Glazener cemetery. Surviving are the husband; one daughter, Miss Marie Galloway, of Brevard; two sons, Fulton Gallo way, of Gastonia, and Echel Gal loway, of Portsmouth, Va.; one brother, Luther McGaha, of Selica; and one sister, Mrs. George Nel son, of Brevard. Four grandchild ren also survive. Pallbearers were Bruce McGaha, Knox DeLong, Roy Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mack McGaha and Karl Bosse. Members of the Homemakers class were in charge of flowers. Mrs. Galloway was a member of the First Baptist church here for about 40 years and was active in church services until failing health prevented her regular attend ance about three years ago. She was a native of Transylvania coun ty. Osbome-Simpson funeral home had charge of arrangements. Galloway Is Making Outstanding Record Captain Vance Galloway, whose father, Hanson C. Galloway, for merly lived in this county, is mak ing an outstanding war record in General Patton’s army against the axis. Captain Galloway is one of the General’s aides. His father was bom and reared in the county and has been living at Glouster, Ohio, for a number of years. VISITS HERE Pfc. Walter Clayton, of Atlanta Dental college, and Pvt. Harry Clayton, of Fort Jackson, were week-end v^^rs here. NAZI WITH DANISH PLUNDER THIS PHOTO MAY EXPLAIN in part why the Danes revolted against their Nazi oppressors. Bound for home on leave, a Ge, i man soldier is shown laden with Danish eggs, butter, and meat tak en by Nazi leaders as part of the costs of occupation of the Nazi army. The picture was received through a neutral source. (Inter national.) Eight Out Of Ten School Children In County Are In Need Of Some Dental Work RIDING DEVICES COMING MONDAY FOR WEEK'S STAY Lions Will Use Their Share Of Proceeds In Sight Conservation. Arrangements have been made by the local Lions club for Lee’s riding devices to come to Brevard on October 18 for a week’s stay, Jack * Trantham, president, an nounced yesterday. The Lee layout consists entirely of rides of different kinds, Mr. Trantham said. There are no gam es or shows attached to the enter prise in any way. It has played many of the leading towns in North Carolina, frequently under Lion auspices. —■Turn To Page Twelve This Estimate Is Made By Man Now Conducting Dental Clinics. Surprising as it may seem, eight out of every ten public school children in this county are in need of dental attention, Dr. D. W. Dud ley, state school dentist who is Con ducting clinics in the county this month, estimated today on the ba sis of those examined at Penrose, Connestee, and Cedar Mountain schools. “The result of my first two weeks’ work here emphasizes the need for periodic dental health pro grams in the public schools,” he stated. “Bad teeth may lead or con tribute to scores of other troubles, such as those of the heart, lungs and kidneys,” Dr. Dudley said. “However, if teeth are examined regularly and defects are prompt ly corrected, the school records show that a great deal of sickness, —Turn To Page Twelve Chamber Of Commerce Directors Pleased With Greyhound Service Directors of the Brevard cham ber of commerce passed a resolu tion Tuesday night urging the At lantic Greyhound company to con tinue operating their bus line from Brevard to Hendersonville and not to lease it. This action was taken when it was pointed out by President C. M. Douglas that the Greyhound peo ple are giving consideration to a proposal that the line be leased to John L. Loy, Hendersonville bus operator. The directors pointed out that they had nothing whatever against Mr. Loy or any other proposed leasee, but that they were satis fied with the service that the Greyhound company is now giving between Brevard and Henderson ville and wanted Greyhound to continue to operate directly into this community. The directors voted that the an nual election of officers should be held in the usual manner and urg ed all firms that have not paid their dues, to do so at once. Ballots will be turned over for printing October 21, and officers will be chosen, following the elec tion of new directors. Ralph Fisher reported that a committee is still busy looking for a location for a proposed airport. EVERY PERSON IN COUNTY IS URGED TO GIVE FREELY Complete Canvass Of Town And County Planned. To Hold A Contest. BANQUET FRI. NIGHT The National War Fund drive in Brevard and Transylvania coun ty will start next Monday morning and last for two weeks. Final plans for conducting this drive to raise at least $10,800.00 for the U. S. O. and 16 other war related agencies as the county’s All ministers and Sunday School superintendents in Transylvania county are re quested by the War Fund com mittee to make special announ l cement of the drive in the churches this Sunday and next" Sunday and to urge all persons to contribute to this great cause that is for our armed for ces, the armed forces of the allies and to relieve suffering and hunger in the various oc cupied countries and of our al lies, especially in China. part of the $125,000,000 goal were made at a meeting yesterday. To raise this huge amount of money, the co-operation and par ticipation of every man, woman, and child in the county will be needed, it was pointed out. • Every employed person in the c. unty is being asked to gi\ c at least one day’s pay. Solicitation of business firms here will be made by Co-Chairman C. M. Doug las and Jerry Jerome. To encourage the teachers, prin cipals and school children to work hard on the drive, a total of $50.00 —Turn To Page Six LEGION SPONSORS MOTION PICTURE “This Is The Army” To Be Shown At Co-Ed Theatre 27, 28 and 29. At a called meeting of Ameri can Legion Post number 88, held Tuesday evening, it was voted to sponsor for the first night the famous picture, “This Is The Army,” which will be shown at the Co-Ed theatre here on October 27, 28 and 29. Seventy per cent of the proceeds for this first night will be donated to the current Na tional War fund, according to J. M. Gaines. Tickets will also be sold by Legion members and other patriotic organization members prior to the 27th. The admission is $1.00 plus tax and Mr. Gaines pointed out that in addition to see ing a stellar motion picture, pur chasers would at the same time be contributing to an essential war activity for which Transylvania people have been asked to donate $10,800. Mr. Gaines pointed out that the local post would not receive any —Turn To Page Twelve $50 In Cash Prizes Offered To Schools By War Fund Group To stimulate additional inter est in the public schools in Tran sylvania, the County War Fund committee is sponsoring a con test and will give $50.00 in three cash prizes to the schools that raise the most money per pupil enrolled during the war fund drive that opens Monday and closes on October 30. The prizes are: $25 first prize, $15 second prize and $10 third prize. It is pointed out that each school has an equal opportunity of winning and that fhe prize money, which is being given by local citizens is to be used for school purposes. Principals are asked to turn in reports by November 1. Child ren are asked to contribute and to solicit contributions.
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