Down Your Alley BY REE TOWNSEND ’ The roaming convoy of captured equipment created quite a bit of excitement in Brevard but we’re still trying to decide if the nine service men accompanying it didn’t cause the greater sensation. 2nd Lt. Frank Izzo without a doubt received the biggest ap plause of any of the speakers at the rally—even though he did re member after he sat down that he forgot to take his hands out of his pockets! Taking time out to be serious, 1st Lt. Ralph Renzulli compliment ed the state troopers on their won derful cooperation during their tour. (Incidentally Brevard was the 54th town: visited by this group in 26 days, with stops at Hender sonville, Tryon and Gastonia sched uled before returning to Camp Davis.) H. M. Morrow lived up to the lieutenant’s expectations and was on hand down at the Pierce-Moore in time to escorf the army trucks out of Transylvania. All the boys tuned in to agree that Ecustans were swell hosts and that they enjoyed their meal in the cafeteria. In case some of you are interested in names, here’s who all were in the crowd: Lt. Ralph Ren zulli, Lt. Frank IzZo, Sgt. Beraett, Sgt. Renner, Cpl. Hanks, Pfc. Annabel, Pvt. Payne (and his name really is Respectable!) Pvt. Landi no and Pvt. Hicks. Then too, Ed gar Farr, of Atlanta, was along just to conteract the Northern at mosphere and, of course, to keep the big truck which led the cara van in the road. Jazzy Moore, frequent visitor in Brevard, who writes a daily column, “The Town Crier,” in the Kannapolis paper, wrote one of his columns recently on Bre vard and the people of this com infinity. He really gave us a good build-up, too. Ralph Fisher is now considered the best speaker in town by the younger generation. Making quite a hit with his story of the Fishers and Owens, Mr. Fisher thoroughly entertained the cub scouts and school boys and girls at the bond rally. Another things which goes over big with the “children” is the jeep riding. Howard Schmidt and his Jaycees put on a pretty big show Saturday afternoon. Sgt. Rossi had his Moore General hospital band playing tip top in spite of the extra cold weather. Landed out at the college in time for an informal reception Saturday night and had the op portunity to find out that those boys and girls really know how to have fun. The International Relations club was responsible for this week-end’s affair hon oring the N. C. State debaters. Paying our visit to Rosman on Saturday afternoon we were ex tremely impressed with the town. i They Don’t Want Your Tears “DONT CRY. Don’t let them see you cry!” Whispers the older Red Cross Worker. And as the litters of wounded come up the gangplank of the hospital ship, the young novice swallows, shuts her eyes for an instant, and nods. They don’t want your tears . . . these boys of ours. Not though they face a future that at first can seem harder than death. They want our courage . . . they want our resolution. Courage and resolution to match and sustain their own. Courage to keep us going on with this great task—no matter what it may cost these coining months in blood and sweat. Resolution to back the boys who are tak ing these risks, with every breath that’s in us and every dollar we can rake or scrape. These boys realize, far more than we can, how fast war uses up machines, ammunition, equip ment. We cannot win the war with bullets our bonds bought last summer. Those bullets are already buried in Jap and Nazi graves. And another horde of the desperate, cor nered enemy is coming on. Bullets and shells . . . tanks and guns . . . ships and planes. These are the things the boys are asking for . . . the boys at the front and the boys behind them who will never again do things with their two hands, or walk with two feet, or see with two eyes, They don’t ask us to give what they have given. They only ask us to skip the easy tears ... To invest our money instead of spending it ... to lend the mere money price of Victory. They only ask us to buy War Bonds Attend the Bond Auction Sponsored by Brevard Merchants at the Co-Ed Theatre Tuesday night at 9.15. DUKE POWER CO. DAY PHONE 116 NIGHT PHONE 16 Status Of Ecusta Bowling League Standings Remains About The Same PECAH FOREST By Mrs. C. F. Allison SEWING MEET TODAY All home demonstration club members are reminded to meet Thursday (today) at the home of Mrs. Carl Hamby for an all day sewing to make mattress covers for army use overseas. Each one will bring a covered dish to be served at the noon hour. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. J. N. Rhodes, who has been employed in Washington, D. C., arrived Friday for a visit with her daughter, Sandra and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nich olson. Sandra makes her home with the latter. Woodrow (Doc) Smallwood, of the Seabees, is spending several days leave with his wife who is making her home with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Evans for the duration. Raleigh Capps, who has been ill with pneumonia in Transylvania Community hospital, is improving. Charles McCall, of the army, Indian Town Gap, Penn., is spend ing a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jud McCall, and was a caller on Thursday of his aunt, Mrs. D. H. Orr. Mrs. William Albert left on Monday for San Antonio, Texas, to be near her husband who is in the army air corps, stationed at Holson, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Otho Scott an nounce the birth of a son on February 10th, at their home. Elbert Nick and family have moved to this section and are oc cupying the second house on Deaver road. L. V. Corn* of the navy, is spend ing several days leave with his mother, Mrs. Nellie Corn. Mrs. Sherman Ducker, who is making her home for the duration with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sentelle, has recently heard from her hus band. who is in the Marines and has been stationed in California, that he is now in the Hawaiian Islands. Perhaps mainly because we had never seen anything like it. The one thing which made the most lasting impression was the heat ing system in the Company store out there. It is different from the usual, but really heats! As we ate steak dinner in at Galloway’s Sunday night we en joyed watching the crowd. Many Rrevardians were coming in to eat. others to get a hot cup of cof fee or chocolate and some to flee from the wind and cold outside, waiting for time to go see “A Lady Takes A Chance.” Varner’s assistant manager has almost turned into an in terior decorator these days, only Mr. Welfare’s artistic talents are being used to touch up the interiors of the show windows, The red and white scheme in Patterson’s window the first of the week was shown up to per fection by the white snow out side. Speaking of the windows, did all of you see the scout dis play? It was well worth stopping to see. The Federal Government is the largest individual purchaser of goods in this country. Government payments for goods and services in 1944 will reach the sum of approximately 100 billion dollars, says J. B. Hutson, of the Commodi ty Credit Corporation. A Good American Custom . . . Eating in pleasant surround ings where service is ef ficient and quick. We cater to critical tastes! So treat yourself to meals in The Grill and see for yourself that our food is just right. n* GRILL J. C. Gaither, Proprietor BROAD STREET WE CLOSE WEDNESDAYS Machine Room And Cham pagne Fighting For Sec ond Place Now In the Ecusta bowling league Maintenance and Champagne are still in the lead, though each lost one game last week. The Mainte nance men’s team was defeated by Machine Room while the women’s champions, Champagne, lost to Control. Endless Belt remains in second place in the women’s league and Machine Room, having won one more game than Champagne, holds second honors in the men’s divis ion. Two of the women’s teams, Fin ishing and Pin Setters, did not bowl last week, but will make up their games. High team match score of 2393 and high team set score of 845 in the men’s division were bowled by the Champagne team while Rey nolds, of the Maintenance team, made high individual score of 205. Champagne women’s team took off all top honors in the women’s division bowling high team match score of 1395 and high team set score of 492. Anne Morris, also of the Champagne team, bowled high individual game, 128. Results Of Games MEN’S LEAGUE Wednesday, February 9th Control, 3; Office, 0. Champagne, 3; Refiner,' 0. Maintenance, 2; M. Room, 1. WOMEN’S LEAGUE Thursday February 19th Champagne, 2; Control, 1. Endless Belt, 2; Office, 1. (Finishers and Pin Setters will bowl theirs later.) League Standings WOMEN’! Team Champagne Endless Belt Finishing Control Office Pin Setters MEN’S Team Maintenance Machine Room Champagne Control Office Refiner Room LEAGUE W L PC 39 3 .928 25 17 .595 21 18 .538 17 25 .404 15 27 .357 6 33 .153 LEAGUE W L PC 40 11 .784 36 15 .705 35 16 .686 25 26 .490 15 36 .294 2 49 .039 ANOTHER STILL DESTROYED IN FROZEN CREEK SECTION A 60-gallon still in the Frozen Creek section was destroyed last week by Sheriff Freeman Hayes, Deputy Sheriff W. T. Brown and Gill Thomas. The officers making the raid poured out 700 gallons of beer. When the county officers came within sight of the still a man was at the location stirring up mash, but when he av the officer* «#» preaching he disappeared around the mountain, and no arrest was made. When yrur doctor csks where you prefer to have your prescription filled, say: VARNER’S, because: Filled only by registered pharma cist; as written and at reasonable prices. (Advt) Buy U. S. Government Bonds and Stamps regularly. You buy baby chicks in groups but it is quality in the individual that counts. Our chicks are hatched from eggs laid by blood-tested hens and are therefore robust and healthy. First hatch off Feb. 22. B & B Feed & Seed Co. GASTON STREET - - - BREVARD, N. C. Announcement • •••• OUR TAILORING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HOPKINS TAILORING COMPANY WILL BE HERE Feb. 21 & 22 1 For the first showing of Spring Suits and Trousers. MAKE A NOTE OF THE DAYS AND DATES Ladies, remind your husband or sweetheart of the above dates and here’s news for you alone— Hopkins Now Has A Ladies’ Custom Tailoring Department You may choose your all-wool fabric and have a suit or coat tailored for you individually. J PLUMMER’S W. MAIN STREET BREVARD, N. C.