with the
(Transylvania Boys!
in the
( Military Service I
Pfc. Jack L. Brown has returned
to Edgewood Arsenal, Md., after
spending a 10-day furlough here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Brown. He was accompanied to
Brevard by Cpl. Leonard Lewis,
of Morehead City, who expressed
delight over his first visit to the
mountains. The two servicemen
were accompanied on their return
to camp as far as Asheville by
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brown, Ralph
Brown and Policemen Gill Thomas.
First Lieut. Charles Ruffin Wil
kins is now stationed in the Brit
ish Isles. He is serving in the
capacity of liaison officer and has
been abroad for several months.
Pvt. Robert R. Smith, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Smith, is
now serving the armed forces in
North Africa. Before going over
seas he trained at Fort Bragg and
Camp George Mead. Md. He writes
that the country there is pretty
but ‘Til take the good old U. S.
A. any day.”
Charles L. Reid, AMM third
class, has been seriously ill in a
naval hospital, Norfolk, Va., where
he was injured in the air station
explosion there a few months ago.
He was one of nine men to be
awarded letters of commendation
by the navy for removing aircraft
from the scene of the explosion,
which occurred on Sept. 17. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Bagwell, of Brevard.
Julian F. Bird, son of Mrs. A. R
Gillespie, of Brevard, who is a
pathnt at the Navy Convalescent
hospital, Asheville, has made a
drawing of the navy seal and small
sketch of the hospital, which will
be used on the cover of the
Thanksgiving dinner menu for the
hospital. A picture of him putting
the finishing touches on the draw
ing appeared in last Thursday’s
edition of The Asheville Times.
Mr. Bird, aviation chief machinist
mate, a native of Brevard, is con
valescing at the Asheville navy
hospital. He has been in navy ser
vice the past 14 years, and re-en
listed this week for another six
years, after which he plans to re
tire from the navy at the age of
36. A flight engineer on a PBM
flying boat, he has seen service
in Alaska, Hawaii, Panama, New
foundland, Iceland, Cuba, Brazil,
Spain, England, and other foreign
countries.
Lt. Ralph Grogan has received
his wings and has been commis
sioned lieutenant. He is now sta
ttioned at the army air base, Lake
land, Fla. He is a pilot and flies
the B-26 bombers. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grogan, of
Trenton, N. J., former Brevard
residents. On October 2, the day
following his commission honor,
he was married to Miss Helen
Stanley, of Waco, Texas.
CpL Lawrence R. Owen, son of
"Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Owen, of Bre
vard, Route 2, has been spending
his furlough here with his wife
and small son and his parents. He
has returned to Camp Stewart, Ga.
He entered military service the
past May. Three other sons are in
the army. St. Sgt. Hall L. Owen
is in the Panama Canal zone. He
entered service in March, 1941.
Cpl. Russell L. Owen entered ser
vice the past February and is now
stationed at Camp Walters, Texas.
Pvt William T. Owen, of Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo.* entered ser
vice the past April.
Pfc. John Anderson, classifica
tion specialist at the Reception
Center, Fort Jackson, S. C., is
spending a -week’s furlough here
in Brevard. He entered the Army
last January and has been inter
viewing new recruits at the Recep
tion Center since that time.
Lt. Comm dr. Joe E. Osborne,
has returned to the States after
serving two and a half x,ears in
foreign service. Lt. Commdr. Os
borne and Mrs. Osborne have been
at their home in Rosman for a
week. They left this week for
New River, where Commdr. Os
borne will be stationed as a sur
geon in the hospital at the marine
base.
The general sales tax rate in
Australia is 12% percent.
Brevard College Tornados To Play Brevard High Here Today
Shown above is the Brevard College football team of 1943 and their coach Robert Wilder. Last
Friday they defeated Biitmore high school 20-6 and will meet Brevard high school this afternoon at
3:00 o’clock on the high school field. Reading from left to right, front row, they are: Bernard Petty,
Bob Kappars, Casey Tweed, Robert Folger, L. A. Coman, WT. A. Crowell, Charlie Thomas, Alex Kizer,
Rufus Pannell; second row, Coach Wilder, John Hunter, Bob Brannon, T. C. McCall, Hank McDonald,
Jack Fleming and Pat Summey. Bobby Murph, manager, is sitting in front of the group, and Joe
Orr was absent when the picture was made.
Young War Victim
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THIS UTTLB OiRI lost her parents
and home when a Nad bomb land
ed in England. Now a ward of the
State In a London nursery for
orphans of war, she stands in her
crib and wipes away a tear. The
nursery was (he residence of a
wealthy American. (International)
Two Men Bound Over
For Making Whiskey
Howard Galloway and Quinton
Aiken, of the Shoals Creek sec
tion, are now under $300 bonds
awaiting trial in the superior
court here next month on charges
of illicit manufacture of corn
whiskey.
Sheriff Hayes and Deputy Brown
caught the two men at their still
in the Shoals Creek section last
week and they were bound over
to superior court. ,
The officers destroyed a 50-gal
lon outfit and 250 gallons of beer.
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STANDARD TESTS WILL BE
GIVEN 7TH. GRADERS SOON
—
| Standard tests will be given
all 7th. grade students in Tran
sylvania county on Tuesday, De
cember 7, Supt. J. B. Jones an
nounces.
These same tests are given to
7th. graders thoroughout the state
and the results recorded in
Raleigh.
DAIRY FORMS ARRIVE
All necessary forms have now
been received in the AAA office
to make dairy feed payments to
dairy farmers. It is urged that
all dairy farmers bring in their
records of sales of whole milk,
cream, or butter for the month of
October, at the earliest possible
date. It is necessary that these
payments for the month of Octo
ber be made by December 1st.
YULE PROGRAM PLANNED
A Christmas program will be
given at the Presbyterian church
here on Sunday night, December
19, it has been announced by the
pastor, Rev. Ashby Johnson, to
which the public is invited.
A cantata will be given by the
choir, assisted by members of
choirs of other churches, and a
short play in keeping with the
Christmas theme will be given by
members of the church.
Jaycees Honor Allen
Brittain Who Will
Enter Navy Friday
Allen Brittain, who is to enter j
the Navy on Friday, was honored
at the semi-monthly meeting of
the Brevard Jaycees on Tuesday
night in the Woodman hall.
President Curtis Kelley presided
at the meeting and presented Brit
tain with a year’s subscription to
The Transylvania Times and
said that Brittain would be great
ly missed by the Jaycees as he had
become one of the most active
members since the Jaycees were
organized over three years ago.
Two visitors, Pfc. John I. An
derson, an ex-president, and Fred
Taylor, ex-treasurer, were present
and spoke briefly.
The club voted to sponsor the
Bethel Gospel Singers in a pro
gram at Brevard high school on
December 14. Other business mat
ters were also discussed.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Patients reported yesterday af
ternoon to be in Transylvania
community hospital were: Mrs.
Ralph Morris and infant daughter,
Mrs. Lessie McCall, Mary Frances
Gaither, Mrs. O. L. McKelvin,
Lloyd McGaha, J. E. Driscoll and
Mary Erwin.
TO ELECT AAA
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Hogback community—Lake Tox
away school, Monday, Nov. 29, at
8 o’clock p. m.
Gloucester — Balsam Grove
school, Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 8
p. m.
Cathey’s Creek — J. L. Whit
mire’s, Monday, Nov. 29, 2:30 p. m.
Eastatoe—Burton’s store, Tues
day, Nov. 30, at 2:30 o’clock.
Dunn’s Rock—Powell’s store,
Monday, Nov. 29, at 1 o’clock.
Brevard—AAA office, Monday,
Nov. 29,/2:30 o’clock.
Little River — Little River
school, Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 8
o’clock p. m.
Boyd—Penrose school, Thurs
day, December 2, 8 p. m.
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Glazener and
members of the county AAA staff
will assist in holding the meet
ings.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Special Thanksgiving service
will be held at St. Phillip’s Epis
copal church Thursday morning,
with Holy Communion at 10:30,
according to announcement of the
rector, Rev. Harry Perry. The an
nual collection for the Thompson
orphanage will be taken.
ed McMahan
- FROM PAGE ONE
ward in the community the past
year. There are now four troops
and one cub pack in the district
with a total membership of 100
Scouts, Cubs and leaders.
Troops 1 and 2 were represented
at the summer council camp for
a one-week period. Eagle badges
were awarded during the past
year to Alex Kizer, Jr., Kenneth
Ratchford, of Troop 1 and a star
award to William Thomason, of
Troop 2.
Plans are being made to organ
ize troops at Rosman, Cedar Moun
tain and Boylston Baptist church.
FINAL ROUND
-FROM PAGE ONE
last Thursday and E. M. Laughlin,
of Charlotte, got a 65-pound buck.
Three hunters brought down
160-pound bucks to tie for the
top kills on Monday. Walter C.
Littker of Concord bagged one in
the Big creek area aand the other
two 160-pounders were brought
out of the Davidson river area by
Otis Taylor of Speedwell and Dr.
G. F. Mathis of Greeneville, Tenn.
Mr. Taylor’s kill bore five-point
antlers, and Dr. Mathis’ buck
eight-point antlers.
Other hunters and their kills
follow:
Davidson river area — S. M.
Nicks of Statesville, 101-pound,
five-point; Norman Austin of
Asheville, 110-pound, two-point;
Otis Falls of Kings Mountain; W.
B. Collins of North Wilkesboro,
147-pound, 10-point; W. E. Hurdt
of Candler, 11-pound, nine-point;
P. N. Hodge of Charlotte, 105,
three-point; W. B. Merrill of Hen
dersonville, 135 - pound, seven
point; C. S. Brown of Newton, 152
pound, eight-point, and Tom Mc
Kinney of Brevard, 120-pound,
two-point.
Bradley creek area—A. B. Vinay
of Valdese, 98-pound buck, and D.
G. Fry of Hickory, under 100
pounds.
Tuesday kills included Thad C.
Russell, Granite Falls, less than
100-pound deer; G. F. Higgins,
Pleasant Garden, less than 100
pound deer; C. S. Smith, Northern,
Ky.r 128-pounds; C. O. Howard,
Waxhaw, 159-pounds and Robins
Rhyne, Morganton, 155-pound. D.
E. Brokhyser, of Sylva, with a 125
pound bear.
TRY TIMES WANT ADS
A GOOD IDEA FOR THANKSGIVING
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V*S an Old
COUNTY FLOOD
- FROM PAGE ONE
committee feels that engineers on
the Transylvania group should be
allowed to check data and have
complete area proposals before
action either approving or disap
proving will be taken.
In the proposed control program
one dam will be built on Davidson
River just inside the National
Forest boundary, one on Little
River below the Frank Shuford
place, and one on French Broad
near the Van Waldrop farm.
Ten members of the committee
were present for the meeting, with
Lewis P. Hamlin, vice chairman,
presiding in the absence of A. H.
Harris, chairman. Others attend
ing the meeting included, T. J.
Wilson, Ralph Ramsey, Julian
Glazener, E. Carl Allison, R. H.
Morrow, Herbert Finck, W. J. Wal
lis, Virgil McCrary, and C. M.
Douglas.
Mexico produces 600,000 tons of
steel annually, and is the leading
steel-making nation south of the
Rio Grande.
So There’ll
Always Be
Thanksgiving
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Gredt sections of Berlin and other Axis cities today lie in ruins where bombs have
cascaded upon them from the skies. Further and greater devastation is in prospect.
In Greece and other lands famine has claimed its millions. In other lands oc
cupied by the Axis or in active war zones there has been severe suffering.
When we consider these things, we realize the extent to which we have been
| blessed . . . how real is the justification for our Thanksgiving this year. True, we can't
i get all of the things to which we are accustomed; there have been business disloca
| tions; families have been separated; some of our countrymen have paid the supreme
i price of their devotion; taxes are burdensome. Still, as a nation we have escaped
1 dire hardship in a world racked with woe. It is fitting at this time that we acknowl
I edge our blessings and pledge anew our efforts, each in this own way, to preserve
| them and to extend them to other less fortunate peoples the world over. L. E. Cash
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