Eisenhower Is Expected To Lead Big
Cross-Channel Invasion At Early Date
General Marshall To Re
main On Job As Chief Of
Staff, Rumors Say
Washington — It is now possible
to reveal that Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower will lead the cross
channel invasion which may come
within the next 90 days.
Allied chiefs already have
agreed on the choice of Eisen
hower to head up the mightiest
united nations enterprise of the
war. The decision was made after
President Roosevelt decided that
Gen. George C. Marshall, who fre
quently had been mentioned for
the job, would be most valuable in
his present post of U. S. Army
chief of staff.
The army and navy were pleas
ed by the decision which keeps
intact Mir. Roosevelt’s winning
war strategy team of Marshall, Al
miral William D. Leahy, chief of
staff to the president; Admiral
Ernest J. King, commander-in
chief of the U. S. fleet, and Gen.
Henry H. Arnold, commanding
general of the U. S. Army air
forces. These four men, compris
ing the U. S. joint chiefs of staff,
have operated as a unit since
March, 1942.
Marshall, who accompanied
Mr. Roosevelt to the Cairo and
Teheran conferences, returned to
Washington last week from a
round-the-world inspection tour
which included conferences with
Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Ad
miral Chester W. Nimitz.
Soon after his arrival Marshall
conferred with Mr. Roosevelt,
Leahy and Secretary of War Henry
L. Stimson.
The tremendous responsibility
confronting Eisenhower is empha
HOME-MADE LIME
SPREADER BUILT
A home-made lime spreader has
been designed by the agricultural
Engineering Department at State
College which utilizes materials
which can be found in almost any
junk yard, reports David S. Wea
ver, head of the department.
It consists of a hopper with a
rotating plate directly under open
ings in the bottom of the hopper.
The rotating plate is driven
through the gearing, which is
found in the rear axle of a discard
ed automobile. Old tires, too worn
for any use on a car or truck, may
be used on the machine.
The spreader, which costs on
the average, about half the price
of a commercial spreader may be
used for handling lime and certain
fertilizer materials in fertilizing
pastures, meadow strips, and in
distributing lime for a wide va
riety of crops.
Growers wishing to build a
home-made spreader should write
the Agricultural Engineering De
partment, State College, Raleigh,
for a free copy of Plan No. 254.
sized by the grim forecast of a
high government official that the
next 90 days will bring American
war casualties in an amount three
times greater than the present to
tal of about 131,185.
Write the Agricultural Editor,
State College, Raleigh, for Exten
sion Circular No. 270 if you wish
information on the care and
simple repair of household equip
ment.
★ The first Union Flag of 13 stripes
was unfurled by George Wash
ington on New Year's Day, 1776.
This is another good reason for
rejoicing at this time, for Old Glory
is a symbol of freedom wherever
it waves.
So, Happiest New Year to you,
and God bless you, one and all!
Farmers Federation
EAST MAIN STREET
BREVARD, N. C.
With the Hun on the way out,
there is unusual cause for re
joicing this New Year’s of
1944. So, let us make merry
in the fullest sense of the
word.
We wish you a Happy New
Year, and look forward to
greater service to all of you
in 1944.
—*—
B&B FEED AND SEED CO.
Phone 66 Gaston Street Brevard, N. C X
A. 1 "*K
5
TXT'HEN Dr. Wade turned away
* ^ from the telephone his face
was grave. Sara, his wife, came
into the living-room quickly. She
had been standing in the hall, 11s
tening.
“Hugh, you can’t go! You can’t!
It’s Christmas and the children are
all coming home, and oh, it will sim
ply ruin all our plans!"
“Now, now,” Dr. Wade said. He
slipped off his house jacket and
moved around the tree that spar
kled with gay ornaments and bright
tinsel and strings of popcorn. From
the closet he brought his overcoat
and overshoes and his cap with the
fur-lined earlaps. Sara watched him
desperately. Once she glanced to
ward the window. Snow hissed
against the glass. Wind howled
about the eaves.
Dr. Wade stood by the door and
drew on his gloves and picked up
his bag. He looked down at his
small wife whose hair t -as streaked
. . . The young wife lay, her face
white and drawn.
with gray, whose eyes were anxious
and desperate, but proud and loving.
A smile rested lightly on his lips
as he waited.
Sara bit her lip and looked away.
When she looked back again her
eyes held nothing but affectionate
reproach. “You—you—” she said,
and stood tiptoe and kissed him.
Dr. Wade backed his coupe out of
the garage. He was glad that he
had taken the precaution to put
chains on the night before. With a
storm like this the street depart
ment would be hours getting the
roads clear.
In the village Dr. Wade stopped
and went into Cy Anderson’s store
to make some purchases. An hour
later he stopped the coupe at the
foot of the logging road that led up
to Raid Ridge. Even with chains it
would be impossible to go farther
with the coupe. So he produced
snowshoes from the rear compart
ment of the coupe, strapped them
on, tied a canvas pack on his back,
tucked his kit under one arm and
started up the road.
The storm had increased rather
than lessened in fury. Frequently—
more frequently than he liked to
admit—Dr. Wade had to pause to
rest, turning his back to the wind.
It was two hours later when Dr.
Wade saw the blurred outline of the
cabin. Ordinarily the trip would
have taken him less than thirty min
utes. He knocked and the door
opened at once. He stepped inside
and leaned against the wall, breath
ing heavily. Slowly he became
aware of the warmth. Life came
back to his muscles. He looked up
and smiled.
ioung onu Junes was waicnwg
him, wide-eyed, dumb gratitude In
nis face. Behind him his young wife
lay on the bed near the stove, her
face white and drawn, biting her
lips to keep from crying out.
Dr. Wade had delivered hundreds
of babies, but this one was different.
It was different because it was
I Christmas and a storm raged out
side, and his children were coming
home and he wasn’t going to be
there to greet them. It was differ
| ent because he had stopped in An
derson’s store and bought some
things that brought tears to Mrs.
Jones’ eyes, and made it impostfble
for young Brad to speak.
• • *
It was late afternoon when Dr.
Wade started for home. The storm
had abated, but the wind was cold
er, sharper. Now that it was over
the doctor’s thought leaped ahead, to
his own home and his own children.
He was sorry he hadn’t been there
to greet them. He and Sara had
planned so many surprises.
Sara met him at the door. She
helped him off with his coat and
brought his slippers from before the
fire. Her eyes were shining.
“The children didn’t get here. The
storm held up the train. They ~t
’phoned from the station. They’ll be
i here any minute, and we’ll both be
on hand to greet them. Oh, it’s go
ing to be the best Christmas ever!”
Dr. Wade smiled and thought of
the expressions on the faces of young
Brad Jones and his wife. “Yes,” he
said, “the best Christmas ever.”
And his chin fell forward on his
chest and he slept.
Sara looked at him. “Oh, you—
you—” she said lovingly and tiptoed
out of the room
Pisgah Forest
j —COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS—
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By Mrs. C. F. AUison
CHRISTMAS QUIET HERE
The holidays were quietly but
enjoyably spent in this section
with the children being well re
membered by the school and
churches. On Tuesday afternoon
at the school house the school
grade mothers were in charge of
a Christmas party and carol sing,
during which delicious treats were
given each child. Members of the
Davidson River Presbyterian Sun
day school enjoyed a tree, gifts
and treats on Dec. 19th and
the Baptist Sunday school ob
served the same on Dec. 26th. Of
course, a number of children en
joyed the party give by the Ecusta
Corporation in Brevard on Thurs
day afternoon.
We missed the many absent
ones, but we tried to make our
Christmas merry for them and as
we go into 1944 our best wishes
are extended to our editor and his
force, our readers, friends and
especially to the boys in the serv
ice for a New Year filled with
happiness, hope and peace.
H. D. CLUB MEETING
The January meeting of the
Home Demonstration club will be
held at the home of Mrs. J. P.
Cheek on Tuesday, Jan. 4th, at 2
o’clock. Every member is urged
to be present as plans for the new
year will be outlined and officers
and committees selected.
PERSONAL MENTION
Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Galloway were Miss Delphine
Galloway, of Chilhowie, Va., Pvt.
Bill Galloway, of Fort Jackson, S.
C., and Mr. and Mrs. Dee Wilson,
of Brevard.
Aunt Sarah Orr, mother of D. H.
Orr, where she makes her home,
observed her 86th birthday an
niversary on Dec. 24th, and Rev.
and Mrs. J. A. Anderson were her
guests on that day.
Robert (Dobbin) McCrary, who
is employed in Frost Proof, Fla.,
spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer McCrary.
Ralph Sentell, of the army air
corps, Courtland, Ala., is spend
ing a 10-day furlough with his
parents, Mr. .and Mrs. G. C. Sen
telle.
Mr, and Mrs. Oscar Gasperson
had as their holiday guest the for
mer’s brother, Henry, of Avery’s
Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Com and
son, Thomas, of Atlanta, Ga.,
spent Christmas with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Barrett
and Mrs. Belle Corn. C. L. left on
Tuesday for Camp Croft for army
induction examination.
Ray Marshall, who is employed
at Wilmingtpn, spent the holidays
here with his family.
Mrs. Jake Parris, who under
went a major operation at Tran
sylvania community hospital, will
return to her home on Thursday.
Clarence Ramer spent Tuesday
at Camp Croft for army induction
examination.
Junior Monteith spent the holi
days here.
Mrs. Nellie Corn has been ill
with flu, also Bobby Morris, Mrs.
R. V. Allison and Millard Allison.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Holden had
as their holiday guests, their
daughter, Miss Eugenia Holden,
who is employed in Atlanta, Ga.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Fay Holden and
daughter, of Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cathcart and
son, Don, spent Christmas day
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Cathcart and Mrs. Livesay in
Spartanburg, S. C.
THROW YOUR SCRAP INTO
THE FIGHT.
NOTARY PUBLIC SERVILE
Henry Henderson
THE TRANSYXVANIA TIMES
Day Phone 7 Night Phone 43
WE can hardly wish you 366
SUNNY days during 1944,
but we can and do wish you 366
HAPPY days. We hope that the
coming year brings you more true
happiness, true friendships, and
more opportunities than any year
that has gone before.
★ ★ ★
A. W. Wheeler 6* Son
HAPPY NEW ,YEAR
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