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Vol. 54; No. 41 A The Transylvania Tim Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943 SECTION ONE BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCT. 12, 1944 ★ 16 PAGES TODAY ★ HOLD FIREMEN’S BANQUET HERE ***************** ******* ★** United War Fund Drive Is Off To A Good Start SOLICITATION IN BUSINESS SECTION TO START TODAY Schools, Block Leaders And Rural Communities Start ed To Work Monday SPEECHES ARE MADE The Transylvania county United War Fund and Community Chest drive to raise $12,800 for the U. S. O. and 18 other war agencies, as well as for local humanitarian purposes got off to a good start the first of the week. Here in Brevard block leaders are making a house-to-house can vas and solicitation in the busi ness district will be started this morning by Jerry Jerome and C. M. Douglas. In the county the community committees are making the can vass and all of the schools are conducting an extensive campaign. Chairman J. S. Silversteen today pointed out that every school has an equal opportunity to win one of the three cash prizes as award will be based on the largest a <ount of money raised per pupiL He also called attention to the fact that the drive is supposed to end on or before October 21. No reports of the initial solicita tion were available in time for publication. Monday night Chairman Silver steen and Ralph Ramsey spoke in the theatres here and a collection of around $75 was taken. The war front agencies that will receive benefit from the fund are the U. S. O., United Seamen’s ser vice, War Prisoners Aid, Russian War Relief, United China Relief, British War Relief, Greek War Re lief, Polish War Relief, French Relief Fund, United Yugoslav Re lief, Belgian Relief Fund, United Czechoslovak Relief, Queen Wil helmina Fund. American Relief —Turn To Page Four BREVARD TO PLAY FRANKLIN TODAY Game To Start At 3:30 P. M. Blue Devils Defeated Blue Ridge School. The Brevard high Blue Devils are scheduled to meet Franklin high this Thursday afternoon on the Brevard home field at 3:30 o’clock. While Franklin was de feated 19-0 by Brevard college re cently, the reports are that the visiting team has developed in a fast and aggressive outfit. Attention is called to football fans to a change in day for this game from Friday to Thursday af ternoon, in order to allow the business men to attend. At the opening game of the season for Brevard high on the home field, played last Friday af ternoon, the Blue Devils won over Blue Ridge school for boys by a score of 47 to 0. Among the highlights of the game for the local boys was E. Sorrells’ 56-yard run for a touch down in the second quarter. Bill —Turn To Page Five County Recognized For Record Made Fifth Bond Drive The name of Transylvania coun ty is inscribed on a plaque in a new ship, “The Commandant,” that will be launched today at the Charleston, S. C., navy yard, War Bond Chairman Ed McMahan an nounces. This recognition and hon or are given to the county because of the record made in the sale of bonds during the fifth war loan drive when the county went over the top of its total and “E” bond quotas. The sixth drive will be conduct ed in November and December and the national quota is 14 billion. PROCLAMATION I To the Citizens of Brevard: § By virtue of my office, I hereby proclaim the week of October \ i 8 to 14, 1944, National Business Women’s Week. 1 urge the citi- \ l zens of our town to cooperate with the Business and Professional \ i Women’s club of Brevard in observing this week. \ “Are We Part-Time Citizens?” is the challenging theme of \ | the week. It is a question that every citizen should ask himself. jj« I Dynamic citizenship requires work every working day of the year. \ I A once-in-four-years-citizen is not much good to himself or anyone | | else, for he has failed to observe that cardinal principle of citi- | | zenship, “Be ye alert in exercising your civic duty every day in | \ - the year.” How can a citizen be alert? The answer is plain, by knowing i E the men and women nominated for office, by watching the govern- i | ment charged with local, statq^nd federal administration, by read- j i ing reports, attending public hearings of the board of education, | i finance committee, health board, etc. And by registering and vot- { § ing, of course. § The Business and Professional Women’s clubs have underta- { § ken the task of making our responsibilities clear to us. May public j | interest be their reward. i VERNE P. CLEMENT, j Mayor, Town of Brevard. § i z Saturday Is First Day To Register Books To Remain Open On Oct. 21 And 28, Registrars To Meet Fri. - ♦——— Absentee Ballots For Civil ians Are Now Available. Also For Servicemen. The registration books for the general election to be held on No vember 7 will be opened this Sat urday and on Saturday, October 21 and 28 at all of the voting places in Transylvania county, Fred E. Shuford, chairman of the county election board, announced today. A meeting of the county’s 15 reg istrars will be held Friday after noon at 2 o’clock in the courthouse here. For voters to be eligible to vote they must have resided in the state for the past 12 months and in the precinct 4 months, and must be properly registered, Mr. Shu ford said. Civilians now can obtain absen tee ballots from the election board office and servicemen’s ballots are still issued upon application. To date a total of 485 service men and women have applied for bal lots in this county and over 200 of them have already been re turned. “The time is mighty short for overseas ballots, but those in the states have ample time,” Mr Shu ford said. The registrars are as follows: Brevard number one, Mrs. Edna A. Wood; Brevard number 2, Mrs. W. F. Short; Brevard number three, J. L. Morris; Cathey’s Creek, Gaston S. Morgan; Cedar Mountain, J. E. Pace; Dunn’s Rock, G. W. Whitmire; East Fork, Mrs. W. C. Gravely; Gloucester number 1, Al —Turn To Page Eight Is In The Pacific SEAMAN CLARENCE MAR SHALL, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Marshall, of Pisgah Forest, is in an amphibious landing force somewhere in the South Pacific. He has been in overseas service since last May. Rosman P-TA Meets Tuesday Afternoon Mrs. Hubert Callahan, president of the Rosman Parent - Teacher association, has announced that the first meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 o’clock —Turn To Page Eight Mrs. Patton Elected Chairman Of Local SCF,To Resume Sale Of Clothing Here Mrs. C. Y. Patton, county wel fare superintendent, has been elected chairman of the local Save the Children Federation, filling the unexpired term of Mrs. H. F. Finck, who resigned from this office. Other officers already members of the organization who will serve the remainder of the year with Mrs. Patton are: Mrs. E. W. James, vice chairman; Mrs. Jimmie Sledge, secretary; H. V. Smedberg, treas urer; Ed M. Anderson, publicity chairman. Among the business matters transacted at the meeting, which was held at the home of Mrs. F. P. Sledge last Friday afternoon, was the decision to resume the Saturday sale of clothing as soon as the order which has been placed for clothing has been received, and also the outfitting order for children of school age. The next meeting of this organ ization will be held at the home of Mrs. Sledge Nov. 7. Many worthy children have been supplied with clothing and shoes this fall so that they might attend school. Local, State, And National Woodmen And Circle Officers Here are several of the Woodmen of the World and Circle officers who attended the W. N. C. Log Rolling association convention here last week-end. The picture was taken at the Franklin hotel. Reading from left to right, they are: front row—Mrs. Louise Smith, Charlotte; Judge and Mrs. Barring ton T. Hill, Wadesboro; Mrs. Nick T. Newberry, Charlotte; Mrs. Juel Pipes, Lenoir; J. Cloyd Rob erts, Lenoir; Ray King, Brevard; second row—Miss Blanche Eakin, Charlotte; Nick T. Newberry, Char lotte; Sterling C. Holston, Omaha, Nebr.; Frank L. Smith, Lenoir. FINAL RITES FOR J. S. NICHOLSON TO BE TODAY 11A.M. Prominent Brevard Native Died In Hospital Here After Brief Illness Funeral service will be held at the Brevard Methodist church this morning at 11 o’clock for J. S. Nicholson, 62, who died in the local hospital late Tuesday after noon. following an illness of ten days. The pastor. Rev. W. A. Jen kins, will conduct the service. In terment will be in Gillespie ceme tery. Surviving are the widow; one daughter, Mrs. Paul Schachner; a son, Richard Nicholson, of Bre vard; two grandsons, Paul Schach ner, Jr., and John A. Schachner; four brothers, R. L. Nicholson and R. N. Nicholson, of Brevard, B. E. Nicholson, of Orlando, Fla., and H. C. Nicholson, of Asheville. Pallbearers will be Ralph Fisher, George Nicholson, Frank Duck worth, Charlie Cox and Dr. J. F. Zachary. The Fortnightly club, of which Mrs. Nicholson is a member, will be in charge of flowers. Mr. Nicholson was a native of j Transylvania county and had al-; ways made his home here. He was a prominent farmer and dairyman , and was formerly in business in Brevard. Moore-Trantham funeral home will be in charge. SERVICEMEN WILL BE ENTERTAINED HERE Between 50 and 75 servicemen from the Weather Wing center at Asheville and a number of local servicemen will be honor guests at a dance to be given at the Bre vard Country club this Saturday night. Music will be furnished by Nix Nixon’s Greenville air base orches tra. The sponsors are Mrs. Hollis Fort, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Col well and Mr. and Mrs. John Hud son. All servicemen are invited to attend. QUIZ FEATURE BY MISS TROWBRIDGE PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN MAGAZINE A unique quiz feature, entitled “Know Your Language,” prepar ed and written by Miss Alma Trowbridge, associate editor of The Transylvania Times, has been published in the November issue of The American Magazine, on page 71. The feature consists of a 20-question quiz, with answers, on oddities in the English language. Some time ago Miss Trowbridge received a check for the contribu tion. Miss Charlotte Brown has ac cepted a position in Abbeville, S. C., for the fall months in a ladies’ Two Transylvani Killed In Action, Houston Latest Heads Shrine JERRY JEROME, prominent Brevard business man and civic leader, is president of the newly organized Transylvania Shrine club. Air Pilot Reported Missing Over Italy Lt. Lewis Kerry Foster has been reported by the war department to be missing in action over Italy since Sept. 12, according to a noti fication received by his wife, Mrs. Gloria Wilson Foster, of Brevard. Lieutenant Foster, 28, was a Thunderbolt fighter pilot, and en tered service in Feb., 1943. He had been overseas four months and was on his 25th mission when re ported missing. The missing pilot is the son of Mrs. R. E. Foster and the late Dr. Foster, of Carrollton, Ga., former Brevard residents. Before enter ing service he attended Gordon Military college and Georgia Tech. a County Men McKinney And Victims Of War Two Transylvania county ser vicemen have been reported by the War department as killed in action on the battle fronts. Mrs. Irene M. Houston, of Bre vard, has been notified that her husband, Pvt. Beulon C. Houston, was killed in action on^Sept. 19 as a result of wounds received in action in France. Private Houston was registered by the Macon county draft board but was inducted into service from the Transylvania draft office. He was employed by the Sunnyside dairies here before entering ser vice. S. Sgt. Charles Richard McKin ney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Lee McKinney, of Lake Toxaway, was reported killed in action, but the date and place were not des ignated. He was in the infantry of the army and was thought to have been in the European theatre of war. He registered in Oregon, where he was employed at the time, but entered service from this county. He had been in service about two years. OFFICERS CAPTURE CAR, DRIVER AND MOONSHINE After a lengthy chase, Patrol man Morrow and Deputy Sheriff Brown arrested James Richard Ward, of West Asheville, in Bun combe county Monday night and charged him with reckless driv ing and transporting liquor. The local officers made the chase so hot for Ward that he failed to turn a curve and crashed into a tree, completely demolishing the automobile and getting cut up and bruised himself. In the car there were 84 gallons of non-tax-paid whiskey. Ward v^ps taken to a hos pital in Hendersonville. New Directors Of Brevard Chamber Of Commerce Are Elected; List Is Given Results of the election of direct ors for the Brevard chamber of commerce for 1944-45, were an nounced at a meeting Tuesday night. Ralph Fisher, who was president of the body two years ago, re ceived the highest number of votes from the 70 members who cast bal lots. All of the 126 members were nominated and the 25 receiving the largest number of votes were elected as directors for the com ing year. These directors will meet soon and elect officers. Chosen to serve on the board are Ralph Fisher, Jerry Jerome, C. M. Douglas, Verne Clement, Lewis Hamlin, R. F. Bennett, J. M. Gaines, H. B. Shiflet, Willis^ Brit tain, E. H. McMahan, O. H. Orr, J. A. Ford, A. H. Harris, E. J. Col trane, R. H. Ramsey, Geo. Wheeler, Ed Anderson, A. H. Kizer, H. R. Sellers, T. E. Reid, D. T. Abercrom bie, Mrs. Carl McCrary, J. M. Al lison, J. H. Tinsley and S. E. Var —Tm To Pago Eight BAILEY TO SPEAK AT MEETING THIS EVENING IN HUT Members of Brevard Fire Department Will Be Guests of Clubs. CAUTION IS ISSUED In observance of national fire prevention week, the members of the Brevard Fire department will be honor guests at a “firemen’s banquet” to be held Thursday night at 8 o’clock in the hut here. This banquet, which is an an nual affair, is sponsored jointly by the Brevard Kiwanis and Lions clubs. John Ford, president of the Lions club, will preside. Jim Bailey, assistant chief of the Asheville Fire department will he the principal speaker. Mayor Verne Clement has issued a proclamation, designating this week as national fire prevention week and asking all citizens in the town of Brevard to inspect their homes and other property and to eliminate all fire hazards. In previous years a number of public officials and others have been invited to attend this ban quet. but because of food prepara tion and serving difficulties that have been encountered, the clubs have found it impossible to extend this time, it is ’ire department mding record in we are delighted to have them as our guests,” Presi dent Ford said. Members of the department are: John Smith, chief; Red Misenhei mer and Dan Merrill, assistant chiefs; Bob Kilpatrick, Roy Mc Call, Leon English, Bill Erwin, Frank Bridges, Shirley Primm, Ted McCrary, Paul Kellar, D. J. Luth er, Few Lyda, Rufus Orr, Gill Thomas, Harold Kilpatrick and Phil Price, honorary member. PATTON TO SPEAK HERE ON MONDAY Republican Candidate For Governor To Speak In Courthouse at 8 P. M. Frank Patton, of Morganton, Re publican candidate for Governor of North Carolina, will speak in the courtl*>use here next Monday night at 8 o’clock, Ralph Fisher, chairman of the Transylvania county Republican executive com mittee announced today. D. L. English, of Brevard, will preside and all Republican county candidates for office are expected to attend. Mr. Fisher also announced that Republican headquarters have been opened in the Pickelsimer building here on Main street, to give assis tance to absent voters and informa —Turn To Page Five Fire Prevention Proclamation Is Issued By Mayor Mayor Verne Clement, in is suing a proclamation designat ing October 8-14 as National Fire Prevention week, calls on all citizens to become more fire cautious and to eliminate fire hazards in their homes and on their premises. “Fire prevention waav is re garded as a patriotic duty,” May or Clement said, “and both Presi dent Roosevelt and Governor Broughton have called on the people of the nation and state to observe this week as a stand ard to be maintained throughout the year in fire prevention. “I would like to emphasize this point and to state that we have been extremely fortunate here in Brevard during recent years. We have a fine fire de- * partment and a well trained, loyal group of firemen”.
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