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Editor-in-Chief __ Frances Walker
Managing Editor . Gene Franklin
Associate Editor __ Vivian Smith
Society Editor __ Carolyn Kimzey
Photographer_Patsy Austin
Business Manager, Bruce Glazener
Advertising Managers:
Jim Newbury and Edwin Gallo
way.
Reporters:
Josephine Curto, Dorothy Gallo
way, Pat Griswold, William
Thomason, Theodore Carland,
Gene Hall, and Nancy Jane
Loftis.
GIVE HALLOWE’EN PARTY
The senior girls were entertain
ed last Friday afternoon with a
Hallowe’en party in the hut dur
ing the activity period. Several
amusing games were played. Two
of these were bobbing for apples
and tearing pumpkins out of pa
per when blindfolded. Square
dancing was also enjoyed by the
group. Refreshments of sandwich
es, lemonade, popcorn, cookies,
and candy were served. The sen
ior hostesses were Nan Allison,
Joyce Montieth, Marguerite Mc
Cann, Jeannette McCall, and Dot
Hubbard. All of the girls pro
nounced the party a definite suc
cess.
JUNIOR PLAYS SELECTED
Rehearsals have started for
three one-act plays to be given
around the first week in Decem
ber. The titles of the plays are:
“The Florist Shop”, a light com
edy drama; “Henry’s Mail Order
Wife”, a side splitting farce; and
“The Travelers”, an exciting mel
odrama.
“The Florist Shop” will be di
rected by Mrs. Kimzey. The cast
is as follows: Maude, the florist’s
bookkeeper, Marie Tankersly;
Slovsky, the florist, Gene Hall;
Henry, the delivery boy, William
Thomason; Miss Wells, a spinster,
Josephine Sizemore; and Mr. Jack
son, a bachelor, John Michel.
Mrs. Trantham will coach “Hen
ry’s Mail Order Wife.” The char
acters are as follows: Henry Glub
bons, who orders a wife, L. C.
Poor; Abe, his partner, Earl Sor
rels; Jim Davis, an old maid, Pat
sy Austin; Mrs. Tucker, Mary Lou
Hamilton; and the minister, Frank
Canup.
“The Travelers” is under the
direction of Mrs. Tilson. The char
acters are: Mr. Roberts, Philip
I
Price; Mrs. Roberts, Carolyn
Kimzey; Jessy Roberts, Eleanor
King; travelers in Sicily, Mrs.
Sidell, Dorothy Galloway; Freddy
Sidell, Richard Fanning; La Sera,
Jason Orr; the chauffeur, William
Thomason; Maria, Jean Kilpatrick;
and the man in the doorway.—By
Carolyn Kimzey.
HERE AND THERE
The senior boys seem to think
that the well dressed man suc
ceeds. Take a look at those
“flashy” ties!
Comment of the week:
Coach: “Ford, where were you
on that play?”
Jasper: “I was right over there.”
Doug B. and Carolyn S. seem
to make a pretty good team ... at
selling ads.
Wonder what will be the reac
tion of Bruce Glazener and Verena
Lewis working together in chem
istry class.
Allan Eberle says he really en
joyed a certain Hallowe’en party,
especially the game session.
Who was that football player
that asked Frances M. to be sure
and see the game Saturday. We
wonder . . .
Mrs. Reschke: “We will now
have a short test.”
Student: “Is it an objective
test?”
Mrs. Reschke: “Yes.”
Student: “I object”
“Gridley” E. says there are three
main interests in life: girls, girls
and girls!!
What is this world coming to?
Spalding M. wearing a coat and
tie?
Madison R. says he doesn’t think
he was built to be a chemist.
Could be!
Phillip P. seems to be a born
chemist; he surely can’t be taught
anything.
Tell me why a junior boy, blond
and tall seems to be making head
way with all the girls? How about
a little instruction, “Dickson”?
Question of the week: How are
“Brucy” and “Red” getting along?
“Jiggs” P. ought to be a pretty
good soda-jerk the way he shakes
those chemicals in the chemistry
class.
—By “Flash.”
Ceiling prices for 13 fresh veg
etables at country shipping points
are being announced by the Of
fice of Price Administration and
the War Food Administration.
Back to Work
GLAMOROUS Gene Tierney, one of
Holly wikxI’s most recent mothers,
has announced she will return to
picture making soon. She gave birth
to a son Oct 15. (International)
Gloucester Farmers
To Get A Thresher
Plans are being made with co
operation of the Farm Security ad
ministration to place an economy
TVA thresher among the farmers
in the Gloucester section of the
county, T. S. Gash, assistant farm
agent announces. This part of the
county consists of small farms and
this thresher would serve their
needs. Some small grain is being
grown along with much clover,
lespedeza and grass. “In our opin
ion, this thresher would save these
farmers much money in threshing
their own small grain and other
seeds”, Mr. Gash said.
When a soldier or sailor is sent
“overseas,” a reserve food supply
of nine months must be set up for
him. The more men sent “over
seas,” the greater the need for
extra food.
Is Your
IRON ON THE SHELF?
There aren't many Electric Irons
left, and there won't be any new
ones until after the war, so take
good care of the iron you now
have. A little attention now will
save you time and trouble later.
Here's How to Keep It Running!
e Keep the bottom of your electric iron
clean. Wait until iron it cool, then wipe
off with a damp cloth. If necessary, use
supersuds or a mild scouring powder.
Wipe with a clean damp cloth after*
wards. Never put the iron in water.
e Avoid ironing over buttons, hooks, rip
pers, or other hard articles.
e Avoid dropping the iron.
e Be sure the iron is perfectly eold before
putting away.
• Replace the connecting cord when
necessary.
e Keep the cord away from hot iron,
e REMEMBER THIS: It's the contact of
heat with the dampened garment that
removes wrinkles, not the pressure or
weight. So, don't wear yourself out
pressing down. Use a lightweight iron
and let the heat do the job.
Electricity ie Vital in War—Don’t Waste It.
DUKE POWER CO.
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OUR READERS
SAY
Letters of interest are always
welcomed in this department, but
opinions expressed therein are
not necessarily shared by The
Times.
ONE DAM VERSUS FOUR
EDITOR THE TIMES:
I read with mingled interest
and astonishment J. W. Smith’s
article on flood control. With in
terest, because I have wanted to
give my unreserved endorsement
to the proposed dam at Van Wal
drop’s, and the great relief it
would bring from fear of crop
destruction for all farmers below
the dam in the county.
It would also greatly increase
the value of all lands subject to
flooding for all those who want to
sell. We all know all these lands
are ideal for truck farming, and
we all know that one acre in
truck is worth four or five in
corn. But while subject to over
flow, com is all we can afford to
grow on these lands, because the
many small floods would destroy
completely truck corps because of
their low growth, but would not
destroy all of the com because of
its taller growth. Therefore, all
farmers below the dam would be
greatly benefited, not only in re
lief from fear of destruction by
flood, but also would be greatly
benefited financially, except
John’s few frog ponds. But they,
too, would be benefited to the ex
tent they could lay their claim of
benefit before the government as
compared to the expense to the
government of blasting and dredg
ing, with this added advantage
over the present situation, in that
the blasting and dredging would
entail no danger of damage to
others. On the other hand, with
out any dam or dams, John admits
himself, in his arguments for a I
multiciplicty of dams, that the!
flood waters scour or wash our'
lands, even with the shoals and
debris in the channel to obstruct
and retard the current of flood
waters, is disastrous. Any one
who knows anything about erosion
knows it is in direct ratio to the
speed of the current, and by blast
ing and dredging those shoals and
channels you would possibly more
than double the speed of flood!
currents. And when they had1
done their worst in a few years,
you would have not only one acre
of bog land to 100 in cultivation,
as at present, but the ratio would
be reversed and we would have
100 acres of bog land to one in
cultivation. The swift currents of
flood waters would soon wash our
valuable bottom lands down to
the level of the normal flow of
the river.
However, I have refrained from
expressing my views for fear those
living above the dam, the only
ones who could be damaged, would
think to speak from a selfish mo
tive, caring nothing about the
damage to others. Don’t worry,
John, for retarding the flood
waters won’t retard the growth of
hair.
If I am correctly informed, both
those living above and below the
dam will be greatly benefited. The
government proposes to pay them
for their land, and leave them in
possession, and according to Mr.
Smith, they will get four crops
>every five years just like they do
now, besides having the value of
their lands in their pockets till
they can find better use for it,
and who could complain of such
liberal treatment.
Now, as to Smith’s multiple
dams, one on Cathey’s Creek, and
one on each East, North and Mid
dle Forks, each one might have
to be as long or longer than the
one proposed at Waldrop’s, and j
certainly a great deal higher be
cause of the rapid flow of these
creeks, and the limited and res
tricted storage space owing to the
proximity of the mountains. There
fore each dam would cost as much
or more than the one proposed
dam, and the cost of one of these
dams on the small streams will
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ED M. ANDERSON
IS PRAISED FOR
NEA, WPB WORK
Item About His Work Last
Month Featured In
State Press Paper
In the October issue of the
North Carolina Press Association
bulletin a news item entitled,
“Anderson Praised”, was featured
on the front page in bold face
type. It stated:
“Ed M. Anderson, publisher of
five Western North Carolina week
lies, was given high praise by
Senator Bankhead, sponsor of the
Senate Bill for War Bond adver
tising, and by National Editorial
Association officials for the ex
cellent manner in which he as
chairman of the N.E.A. Legislative
committee prepared and conduct
ed the “case” for the newspapers
in the hearing before the Senate
Committee on Banking and Cur
rency in Washington during the
third week in October. It was a
difficult assignment, but how well
it was carried through by Chair
man Anderson and members of
his committee, newspaper men
who went to Washington from ev
ery section of the country, was
indicated by the favorable report
given the bill, the “out” vote by
the committee being 11 to 5. If
it passes the Senate, the House
committee will be the next ‘battle
line’.”
At a meeting of the advisory
council of the National Editorial
Association in Chicago, Mr. Ander
son was also highly commended
for his work on the advisory com
mittee of the printing and pub
lishing division of the War Pro
duction Board.
Mr. Anderson is editor and pub
lisher of this newspaper.
,
Jmore than pay for all the land
! flooded by the proposed one dam.
I Therefore, what is the advantage
or benefit in building the three
extra dams, and who would bene
fit by them? The government
would be out of several million
dollars. The people above the pro
posed one dam seem to be well
pleased with the terms under
which the dam is to be built, and
certainly all below the dam will
i welcome its consummation.
| F. HENDERSON,
Brevard, Route 1
Lt. Long Receives
Number of Awards
Lt. William B. Long, former
employee of the Ecusta Paper
corporation who has made an out
standing bombing record in the
Pacific theatre of war, visited here
the first of this week.
Lt. Long has been awarded the
distinguished flying cross, the oak
leaf cluster and the air medal. He
is also wearing four South Pacific
campaign stripes.
He has been in overseas duty
for the past 14 months as a navi
gator on a bomber. He entered ser
vice in January, 1942. At Ecusta
he worked in the physical labora
tory. He is well known here in
Brevard.
For the duration of the war, no
matter how much food America
produces, we will always need
more. The ever-increasing demands
for food will continue to exceed
the supply. *
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