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PERSONALS Mrs. Dewey Gravely is spending this week with her husband in Elizabeth City, where he is with the revenue department. Out of town relatives called here on account of the death of S. P. Verner were Mrs. Mary W. All ston, Miami, Fla., Mrs. Julia Wyer, Bath, N. Y., John Verner, Balti more, Md., Miss Lucy Verner, Co lumbia, S. C., Mrs. Joseph E. James, Trenton, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hamilton, Spartanburg, S. C. Mrs. Ray Swanson, of Franklin, has been guest of Mrs. Howard Schmidt and family here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Thompson and little daughter, Rosemary, spent the week-end in Spartanburg with Chief W. A. Willis, of the U. S. coast guard, and Mrs. Willis. Mrs. 0. C. Crowder, of Candler, was the week-end guest of her cou sin, Mrs. John R. Sledge. Mr. Oat Bryson returned last week from a visit of two months with his two sons in New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rice, Miss Ada Rice and Mr. C. L. Rice, of Asheville, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.. J. B. Pickelsimer and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Loftis. Mitchell Smith, who has a medi cal discharge from the army after nearly three years in service, is now home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Red Smith. Mr. Edwin Saltz, of St. Peters burg, Fla., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Saltz, here sev eral days the past week. Leo Rice, of the navy, Charles ton, S. C., was the guest the past week-end of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Reid. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Scott and family, of Gaffney, S. C., spent the week-end as guests of Mr. and No need to suffer the tortures of acid indigestion and other acid stomach discomforts any longer. Not while you can get Bisma-Rex. j Here is a four action product that is helping thousands obtain relief. Bisma-Rex is sold only at Rexall Drug Stores. Try it today. bisma-rex 50° Macfie DRUG COMPANY Phones 5 & 90 Brevard, N. C. Mrs. O. B. Bell at their home on the Hendersonville highway. Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral service here Sunday afternoon of Mrs. Per ry Galloway were Mr. and Mrs.. H. K. Alexander,' Mrs. L. G. Scruggs, Mrs. W. M. Ramseur of Asheville, Miss Arietha Bolick, Franklin, Mrs. Ira Chapman, Kan napolis, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Chap man and family, Liberty, S. C, Mrs. R. A. Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duncan, Greenville, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Chandler and Miss Edna Chandler, Travelers Rest, S. C., Fulton Galloway, Gas tonia, Echel Galloway, Portsmouth, Va. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Clayton and children returned on Sunday to their home in Buchanan, W. Va., after a week’s visit here with rel atives. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ray, of Lake Toxaway, were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Mc Neely. Mrs. A. H. King and Mrs. Har old Davis are visiting in Balti more, Md. and Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. T. A. Bjerg has returned to New York City, after a three weeks’ visit here with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Silver steen. Joe Carmichael, of Portsmouth, Va., visited friends and relatives here this week. Mrs. J. W. Wilson and daughter, Betsy, of Goldsboro, were guests last week of their aunts, Misses Rose and Annie Shipman, at Wal nut Inn. Mrs. Gus Bagwell and Miss Mary Compton have returned from Nor folk, Va., where they have been visiting Mrs. Bagwell’s son, Char lie Reid, who is in the naval hos pital there. He was injured in the recent naval air station explosion, near where he was serving as avia tion machinist. Mrs. Louise Munn Poe has moved from Marion to Brevard to make her home here with her son, R. A. Poe, Jr., and family. Mrs. Poe’s late husband, who died October 3, did much of the street paving in Brevard during 1913 and ’14. Pvt. Jack C. Fenwicke, of Fort Bragg, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Fenwicke. The Homemakers class of the Baptist church will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. B. W. Thomason. Circle No. 4 of the Baptist church will meet Thursday after noon of next week at the home of Mrs. Thomas Dodsworth Mrs. J. H. Swindle, of Camilla, Ga., and Mrs. Carr Whitmire, of Asheville, were guests last week of Mrs. Harrison Case and family. Mrs. Swindle is an aunt of Mrs. Case's and Mrs. Whitmire is a sister. , Mrs. Edith Kauffman, of Akron, Ohio, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Daniels. YOUNG PEOPLE’S CIRCLE MET WITH MRS. SLEDGE Circle IV, the young ladies’ group of the Methodist church, met last Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. J. R. Sledge for the regular October business and so cial meeting. Mrs. Bill Hamrick was co-hostess with Mrs. Sledge. Routine business was in charge of Mrs. Sledge. Mrs. Carl Hend ricks was program leader, assist ed by Miss Betty Loftis, who gave the devotionals. Plans were dis cussed for helping a needy family the barbed wire legion More than 6,000,000 men are in the ■barbed wire legion"—prisoners of war, who need more than the estab lished prison regime if their spirit is to be maintained. These men need your help. Don't fail them. You help them whenyou support the Rational War Fund—by giving to your own community campaign*. $10,800.00 Is Asked of Transylvania County GIVE YOUR PART PARSONS’ Jewelry and Gifts ON THE SQUARE BREVARD, N. C. MUCH INTEREST IN WAVES HERE Recruiter To Return On Oc tober 28 and 29. To Address Club. Dorothy F. Robinson, Yeoman 3/c USNR (WR), WAVES recruit er from Knoxville, Tenn., will again visit Brevard this month in the interest of WAVES recruiting, it Avas announced today by the Business and Professional Wo men’s Club, local organization that is sponsoring an intensified re cruiting campaign for WAVES ap plicants from Transylvania coun ty. Yeoman Robinson spent Tues day here, having a recruiting booth at Winner’s Store. During the day, she interviewed many lo cal women who were interested in the WAVES. Several of these, Yeoman Robinson said last night, have already filed their applica tions. On her next visit here this month, the WAVES recruiter will address the Business and Profes sional Women’s Club meeting on the evening of Thursday, October 28th. She will spend all day Fri day, October 29th, in Brevard for the purpose of interviewing others interested in making application for the WAVES. The recruiting booth will again be at Winner’s Store, where Yeo man Robinson will be available all day. In the meantime, those who are interested in obtaining appli cation blanks or the newly-revised, informative WAVES pamphlet can get them at Winner’s. MEETING OF ALL -FROM PAGE ONE ty schools will be held at the Bre vard high school building Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock for the purpose of discussing plans for distribution of the new ration books. All volunteer PTA help ers are asked to attend this meet ing also. Dr. Zachary will speak to the group and explain the meth od of distribution of the new books. To obtain the new books, it will be necessary for all applicants to show their copies of the old book No. 3 at the time they apply, it was pointed out. The new war ration book is ex pected to last at least two years. It is the same size as Books 2 and 3. It contains eight pages with a total of 384 stamps, each about half the size of the familiar red and blue stamps used in Book No. 2 and the brown stamps in Book No. 3. Colors of the stamps in Book No. 4 are blue, red, and green. with clothing. Following refreshments served by the joint hostesses, the circle adjourned to meet in November with Mrs. Nathan McMinn. A visi tor, Mrs. William Millner, was present in addition to the mem bers. LOCAL DEPARTMENT HAS ENJOYABLE MEETING An enjoyable and well attended meeting of the Local Department of the Methodist church was held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. W. L. Aiken, for the regular October business and social meet ing. Mrs. B. W. Trantharn was co hostess with Mrs. Aiken. Following the transaction of rou tine business, in charge of the president, Mrs. A. R. Gillespie, a social hour was enjoyed, during which the hostesses served re freshments. MRS. LOLLIS ATTENDED DISTRICT MEET TUESDAY Mrs. Paul Lollis, Transylvania county nurse, attended a district meeting of the North Carolina State Nurses’ association held in Asheville Tuesday and heard top ics dealing with the war program discussed. A state convention will be held at Winston-Salem October 22 and 23. CLUB MIRERS ATTEND DISTRICT MEETING Several members of the Brevard federated clubs attended the dis trict meeting in Asheville on Tuesday, which was reported as a | successful, well attended meeting. The Fortnightly club won the gavel for the second year in suc cession for having the largest per centage of members present at the meeting in proportion to mile age. The president, Mrs. G. H. Lyday, gave the club report. Mrs. Roy Long, president of the Wed nesday club, gave report of that club, and Mrs. C. J. Goodwin, president, gove the report of the Mathatasian club. Brevard members attending from the three clubs were: Fortnightly, Mrs. Lyday, Mrs. J. C. Wike, Mrs. J. S. Nicholson, Mrs. Burt Loo mis, Mrs. G. W. Henson and Mrs. A. R. Gillespie; Wednesday club, Mrs. Long, Mrs. H. F. Finck, Mrs. David Ward and Mrs. A. H. Kizer; Mathatasian club, Mrs. Goodwin. TRY TIMES WANT ADS lilMMnmnwimM«MmMmmwtwiimw»niiiminMiniBI with the • 3 {Transylvania Boys! in the | Military Service I Pvt. Melvin L. Gillespie has finished his basic training at Mi ami, Fla., and is now at Fort Log an, Colo., at the administrative clerical school for eight weeks’ training. He was register of deeds of this county before entering ser vice. Pfc. Raleigh T. Waldrop, has j been spending his 5-day furlough ! here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Waldrop. He is in the ordnance of the air forces, and is being transferred from Santa Anita air base, Arcadia, Calif., to Goldsboro for advanc ed training. He has been in the service since March. Pvt. James P. Whitmire, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Whitmire, of the East Fork section, has been transferred from Camp Howze, Texas, to Shreveport, La., who is now stationed in the infantry of the U. S. army. He has been in service since last November, and was employed by the Biltmore Dairies before entering service. Another son, Charles L. Whitmire, seaman second class, is in the U. S. navy, now stationed at Hast ings, Neb. He has been in the navy since June, and took his boot ‘training at Great Lakes, 111. Carl Scruggs, pre-aviation cadet in the army air forces reserve, has been called to active service at Keesler Field, Miss., training center. He will report on October 14th to begin his basic military training before being assigned to a college for pre-aviation studies. He was a former student at Bre vard College. Ralph C, Morris, whose home address is Brevard, has been promoted from the grade of Private first class to the grade of Corporal. He is assigned to Company C, Academic Regi ment, T. D. School, Camp Hood, Texas. The Tank Destroyer shoulder insignia depicts a black panther devouring a tank. The mission of this force is the de struction of enemy tanks by ac curate gunfire from stealthily occupied positions. Pvt. James E. McCormick and Pvt. Thomas McCormick have been promoted recently to private first class. The former is with the paratroopers somewhere in Sicily, and he has also seen ac tion in Italy. The latter is with the port battalion, stationed some where in the States. Both are sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McCormick. Pvt. Howard Douglas Wyatt, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Wyatt, of Brevard, has notified his par ents of his safe arrival in North Africa. He is in the U. S. army and has been in service since last February. He took his basic train ing at Ft. McClellan, Ala. Another son, Bradley Hugh Wyatt, seaman second class, has been transferred from Bainbridge, Ma., to the naval air base in Jacksonville, Fla., where he is taking his tech nical training. He has been in service since May. Pvt, Charles L. Waldrop, of the army medical corps, has been on a recent 5-day furlough here visiting his wife, who is staying with her brother and sister-in-law in Brevard. She ex pects to join her husband soon in Denver, Colo. C. L. Misenheimer, warrant of ficer at Camp Cook, Calif., return ed yesterday after a 10-day fur lough here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Misenheimer, of Brevard. He has been in service nearly three years. Another son, Weldon Misenheimer, who is in the army air corps, stationed at Norfolk, Va., was also home on a recent furlough- John Misen heimer, the youngest son, in the naval reserve, at Chapel Hill, spent the week end here with his parents. Marshall Teague, AOM second class, son of Mrs. Ada Teague, of Brevard, has been transferred re cently to Floyd Bennett Field, New York. He was for some time at the Norfolk air base, and from there was sent to Quonset Point, R. I., before being transferred to New* York. MIKE MYERS HAS MANY THRILLING WAR MISSIONS Mike Myers, well known Tran sylvania county man who has seen a great deal of action in the Navy, has been spending a furlough vis iting his mother, Mrs. Arthur Mc Gaha, of near Brevard. Myers has participated in three major naval battles and has had several very narrow escapes, in cluding one or more ship wrecks in which his vessel went down. Taking General Patton and his army to North Africa was one of the missions that Mike is most proud of. He regards General Patton as being one of the great est men of this war and said that his army was the finest he had seen. Times Bowlers Won Three Games Tues. The Transylvania Times bowling team defeated the Army air forces Tuesday night 3 to 0 in the Tri City league and Bruce Reynolds rolled the highest score of the sea son, 644. Bridges also made over 600. Dunne scored 507, Kappers 445 and Straus, 546. Total team score, 2,757. NEW BERN MAYOR, WIFE VISIT KIN IN COUNTY L. C. Lawrence, mayor of New Bern, and his wife, to whom he was married last Thursday, are spending a portion of their honey moon with the former’s brother, R. E. Lawrence, and his wife at Lake Sega. The bride is the former Mrs. Lillian Macon, of Aberdeen. SING CONVENTION SUNDAY The upper district singing con vention of Transylvania county will be held Sunday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Calvert Baptist church, be ginning promptly at 2:30, it has been announced by the president, Glenn Winchester. It is expected that a large num ber of singers will attend, and a cordial invitation is extended to all singers of the county. Plans will be discussed for holding the county-wide fifth Sunday singing this month. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. S. E. Ives, Jr., of Orlando, Fla., wishes to express apprecia tion to the citizens of Brevard for herself and sisters, Mrs. Alma Dorell and Miss Julia Chapman. A sister, Mrs. Martin, was killed in a car accident near Brevard, and the other ladies were con fined in the Brevard hospital. Prominent Mason To Visit Here Thursday L. P. Beck, Worshipful Master of Dunn’s Rock Lodge, has an nounced that Alfred J. Creasman, District Deputy Grand Master of this district will pay the local Ma sonic lodge an official visit at the regular communication which will be held Thursday night, October 14th, at 8 o’clock in the lodge hall on Broad street. All members are requested to be present and a cordial invita tion had been extended to visiting Masons. , Middle Fork To Have Service Sunday Nite By INEZ CHAPMAN Rev. Clyde McCall will preach at Middle Fork Baptist church Sunday night at 7:30, it has been announced by the pastor, Rev. George Holcombe. A miscellaneous shower was giv en to Mr. and Mrs. Grady Bell at the home of Justin Morgan Satur day night. Many useful gifts were received. Mrs. Charles Dotson and daugh ter, Virginia, visited the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Aiken, last week. FOR SALE—Index cards, different sizes, and stick files at The Times office. AT THE GAME —AT WORK Everyone needs a little re laxation these days. And here is a special hair-do that will do for work and play and also keep you looking your best. It’s comfortable. It’s neat, and it’s the latest in style. Come in and see for yourself. RUTH’S BEAUTY SHOP West Main St. TRY TIMES WANT ADS From where I sit... 6t/ Joe Marsh Charlie Jenkins writes me from down at camp: "Dear Joe: Somethin’ mighty swell happened to me on my last day’s leave. I’m standln’ on the corner, not knowin’ anybody in town, when a stranger says ‘hello, soldier—how’d you like a chicken dinner at home with me and the wife?’ "Well, it turns out they were the kind of folks who couldn’t do enough to help out soldiers. They’d invited*two other fel lows and just as soon is we're introduced the lady brings us a glass of beer before dinner. “We had a fine dinner, talked till ten ... Honest, Joe, I’ll never forget their hospitality. Makes me feel good fighting for people like that.” Thought you might like to hear what kind o’ fellows we got in this army of ours, and how they like to enjoy themselves when they get a chance to. 1 !U_^U • —■ ' ■ €> '<943, BREWING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION. North Carolina Commit*# Edgar H. Bain, State Director. 606-607 Inturance Bldg., Raleigh, N. C Just Arrived! Children’s Coats THE FIFTH BIG SHIPMENT THIS SEASON / Smart coats for the little girls and the teen-age youngsters PLAIDS TWEEDS FLEECES REVERSIBLES Some with leggings and caps. 3 to 6X Sizes 1 to 3 7 to 16 $3.98 TO PLUMMER’S W. MAIN STREET BREVARD, N. C.
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