The Transylvania Times
Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943
Vol. 54: No. 44
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 1944
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
NEXT TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY
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Deer And Bear Hunt Starts Monday
1,000 SPORTSMEN
WILL PARTICIPATE
IN FOREST HUNTS
Schedule Of Various Hunts
Given. W. W. Huber
Will Have Charge
RANGERS TO ASSIST
Final plans are now being made
for the annual Pisgah Forest deer
and bear hunts which will start
next Monday morning and contin
ue through November 18, W. W.
Huber, local ranger who has charge
of the hunts, announced today.
A total of 1,000 sportsmen from
several states have signed up to
participate in the hunts, and there
are 200 alternates.
Three hunts will be staged next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
as follows: Davidson River, 200
hunters, $7.50 fee; Big Creek Wil
derness, 25 men, $10 fee; Can
trell Creek Wilderness hunt, 25
men, $10 fee. For the first three
days of the following week, similar
numbers will hunt at the same
places.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of each week the hunts will switch
to: North Mills area, 200 hunters
allowed $7.50 fee; Pisgah Ledge,
25 men, $7.50 fee; Bradley Creek.
25 men, $10 fee.
The fees are higher this year
because hunters will be allowed to
kill buck deer, does and bear.
Several National forestry offi
cials will be here for the hunts,
including L. L. Bishop, of Atlanta;
Mr. Swift, of Washington anP* S.
Cossett, of Atlanta.
Next week six district rangers
will assist Mr. Huber in conduct
ing the hunts. These are John Was
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TO HOLD POOLE
RITES ON FRIDAY
Aged Man Died At Daugh
ter’s Home Here Tuesday;
Burial To Be In Burke
Funeral services will be held at
noon on Friday at Linville church
in Burke county, near Morganton,
for William H. Poole, 84, who died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
W. T. Whitmire, in the Enon sec
tion of Transylvania county on
Tuesday afternoon, following an
extended period of ill health. Rev.
Mr. Rathburn, pastor, will conduct
the service. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Poole was a native of Burke
county, where he served as magis
trate for 40 years and was a promi
nent farmer in that county for
many years. He was a member of
the First Methodist church in
Marion.
Surviving are four daughters
and three sons, including: Mrs. W.
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College Will Play
Christ School Here
Saturday Afternoon
The Brevard college football
team, having won a thrilling 6 to
0 victory over W. C. T. C. here
last Saturday afternoon, will play
Christ school here this Saturday
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock.
Coach Wilkie said he was de
lighted with the brilliant game
played by his team last Saturday
in winning over a superior eleven.
Both offensively and defensively
the tornadoes played a superb
game. On two occasions in the first
half they held the strong W. C.
T. C. boys in the shadow of the
goal and in the last half they open
ed an offensive attack that result
ed in a touchdown when Henry
McDonald threw a beautiful pass
to T. C. McCall who went over the
goal
Much credit goes to every mem
ber of the team. Over 1000 spec
tators were thrilled throughout the
battle.
County Has Four War Casualties
During Past Week, Pfc. McCall
Killed In Action Over Germany
Missing In Africa
COL. JOSEPH A. MILLER,
JR., of Brevard, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Miller, has been listed
as missing over North Africa
since Oct. 21, on an airplane
flight. He is regional control of
ficer for the army air forces
weather service in the Mediter
ranean area.
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Killed In Italy
ST. SGT. CHARLES R. McKIN
NEY, above, was killed in action
in Italy on Sept. 13. He was a
mejmber of the infantry of the
91st division. He entered service
on Nov. 4, 1942, and had been
overseas since April. He was
wounded July 5th and was
awarded the Purple Heart. He
returned to his company on July
29 and was fatally wounded 45
days later. He was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Allen McKinney,
of Lake Toxaway.
Pfc. Banks And Frady Are
Wounded While Col. J. A.
Miller Is Missing
Four casualties among Tran
sylvania county servicemen have
been reported during the past
week to parents or relatives here
from the war department. Of the
number, one is reported killed in
action, two wounded and one mis
sing.
Pfc. Glenville C. McCall, 28,
was killed in action over Germany
on Oct. 12. He was drafted into
army service on Aug. 20, 1943, and
had been overseas for some time.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. McCall, of the Lake Toxa
way section. He was an automo
bile mechanic with the Burrell
Motor company here before en
tering service. His wife, Mrs.
Pearl Price McCall, lives in Bre
vard. Two sisters also survive,
Mrs. Overton Kitchen and Mrs.
Julius Owen, of Lake Toxaway.
Pfc. Horace E. Banks was
wounded in action in Italy, the
date of injury not being specified.
He was drafted in service on Oct.
21, 1942, and had spent some time
in overseas service. His sister,
Mrs. Fred Owens, lives in Bre
vard. He was employed by Pisgah
Mills here before entering ser
vic.
Pfc. Louis C. Frady, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Frady, of Penrose,
was slightly wounded in action in
Italy on Oct. 4. He was drafted in
to service on Dec. 28, 1943, and
had been overseas for several
months. He has been confined in
a hospital in that war area, but
his injuries are not thought to be
of a serious nature.
Col. Joseph A. Miller, Jr. son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Miller, of Bre
vard, has been reported missing on
an airplane flight over North
Africa since Oct. 21.
Colonel Miller is regional con
trol officer for the army forces
weather service in the Mediter
ranean region, and has been in
command of this area since the
invasion of North Africa in No
.£mber, 1942. His weather st^uac.
ron moved into North Africa with
the allied invasion forces, served
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Library Announces
Winter Schedule
The winter schedule for open
ing hours of the U. D. C. library
have been announced by the
librarian, Mrs. Lehman Kapp, as
effective Nov. 1st.
The library will be open every
week-day from 11 a. m. to 6
p. m., except on Thursdays,
when it will be closed all day.
The night opening schedule has
been disbanded, for the winter.
Burrell Motor Company Is Constructing
Large New Building On South Broadway
Construction of a large, modern,
one-story building to house the
Burrell Motor company has been
started here on South Broad street
across from the Brevard high
high school.
B. B. Shropshire, manager of
the company, announced today that
construction is expected to be com
pleted within the next 30 to 40
days and that in the meantime
temporary showrooms and offices
have been set up in the Bagwell
building on South Caldwell street.
The Burrell Motor company was
established' here about two years
ago by W. C. Burrell, of Franklin,
who operates several dealerships
in this section. The company’s
lease of the King building here
expired Tuesday and it was neces
sary to establish temporary quart
ers until the new structure is
completed, he stated.
A short time ago Mr. Burrell
purchased several lots on South
Broadway, with frontage of 381
feet by 196 feet deep.
The new building is being erect
ed by W. T. Trippett, Franklin
contractor. It will be 65 by 110
feet in size, and the cost is esti
mated to run around $10,000.
Mr. Burrell announced that the
company’s service department
would be closed until the new
building was occupied. The com
pany is dealer for Pontiac cars
and GMAC trucks.
Sheriff Freeman Hayes has
leased the King building and plans
to move his garage and used car
business back into this location.
New Officers Of Chamber Of Commerce
President
GEORGE WHEELER
Secretary
ALEX KIZER
Vice President
J. M. GAINES
T reasurer
JOHN A. FORD
COLLEGE LIBRARY
MEMORIAL FUND
TO HONOR BUCKNER
Alumni Association Agrees
To Sponsor Campaign.
Homecoming Success
One of the major highlights of
homecoming day at Brevard college
last Saturday was the unanimous
decision reached at a business ses
sion of the alumni association to
establish a $10,000 C. E. Buckner
library memorial fund for the col
lege.
The fund will be in honor of
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Hollywood Producers
Shoot Local Scenes
For Wolfe Picture
Arthur Ripley, of Hollywood,
one of the nation’s best known
independent movie producers,
together with a party of camer
men and technicians are spend
ing Wednesday and Thursday
in Transylvania county shooting
scenes for the film story based
on Thomas Wolfe’s first novel,
“Look Homeward Angel.”
The group of six or eight in
dividuals, including cameramen,
property men and technicians
are accompanied on their trips
in Transylvania by Alvin Moore,
musician and nature lore autho
rity of Brevard.
Background shots, and plate
shots for the main love scenes
in the picture are to be made in
Transylvania, Producer Ripley
told The Times in an interview
just before press time Wednes
day. Several water wheel mill
scenes, a railroad still, old-time
mountain home, and scenes de
picting Western North Carolina
will be made here and used in
the picture, Mr. Ripley said.
COUNTY IS NEARLY
OVER TOP OF ITS
WAR FUND QUOTA
Chairman Silversteen Urg
ently Requests That All
Reports Be Turned In
Transylvania’s War fund is with
in $200 of being over the top, Jos.
S. Silversteen, chairman, said Wed
nesday following the check-up
meeting of the executive commit
tee Tuesday night at the home of
Mrs. A. G. Kyle.
Chairman Silversteen said that
a number of pledges had been
made which had not been turned
in, and that these are badly need
ed this week, in order that Tran
sylvania’s goal of $12,800 for the
combined War Fund and Commun
ity Chest will be completed. He
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Approximately 5000 Votes Expected
To Be Cast In This County, Chief
Interest Centers In Local Contests
Township & County Ticket
Given. Much Interest In
Presidential Contest
ALSO CONGRESS RACE
Transylvania county voters seem
to be more interested in the local
races than they are in the state
and national campaigns, although
the presidential race between
President Roosevelt and Gov. Dew
ey is holding the spotlight. Be
cause of the fact that Lewis P.
Hamlin is a local candidate, there
is also much interest in the contest
for Congress.
Running on the county ticket
are:
Democratic Ticket
For state senate: W. B. Hodges,
of Hendersonville, and Carroll P.
Rogers, Tryon.
For representative: M. W. Gal
loway.
For tax collector: Frank C. King.
For register of deeds: Mrs. Eva
C. Gillespie.
For county commissioners: W.
W. Brittain, C. Lewis Osborne and
Gaston Whitmire.
For justice of peace, Brevard
township: Harrison Case.
For constable, Cathey’s Creek
township: L. R. Chapman.
Republican Ticket
For state senate: George Ded
mondt, Tryon, and S. A. Jones,
Transylvania county.
For representative: Ralph Fish
er.
For tax collector: B. B. White.
For county commissioners: Vir
gil McCrary, Dan L. Glazener and
Charles L. Scruggs.
Eastatoe township: Paul Dotson,
constable and John Lvday, justice
of peace.
Little River township: O. C.
Merrill, constable and George E.
Merrill, justice of peace.
Cathey’s Creek township: R. K.
Powell, constable.
The names of the candidates for
congress from the 12th district
appear at the bottom of the state
ticket.
Sunday School Ass’n. I
To Meet This Sunday
The regular monthly meeting of
the Transylvania Sunday School
association will be held at the
j Macedonia Baptist church this Sun
day at 2:30 o’clock in the after
I noon. Reports will be submitted
j and Rev. J. A. Anderson will
j preach the sermon. “We had the
best meeting at Oak Grove the
first Sunday in October we have
ever had, with the largest atten
dance present and we want this
one at Macedonia to be even bet
ter,” Fred Monteith said.
KIWANIS TO ELECT OFFICERS
Annual election of officers will
feature the bi-weekly meeting of
Brevard Kiwanis club to be held
at the Bryant house on Friday
evening of this week at 7 o’clock.
It is expected that F. S. Best, vice
president, will succeed Lewis P.
Hamlin, incumbent.
Christmas Shopping Season In Brevard
To Open Thursday, 23rd, Plans Made
The Christmas shopping season
in Brevard will be officially open
ed on Thursday, November 23, it
was unanimously agreed at a
meeting of the merchants held in
the courthouse here.
The early opening was adopted
because of the urgent request from
the post office department that
Christmas packages be mailed by
December, if possible.
The merchants also agreed to
have some Yuletide decorations in
the business district and to invite
Santa to make an official shopping
tour here. A committee to have
charge of these plans and to col
lect funds was appointed. Named
on the committee were Mrs. James
Parker, chairman, Curtis Kelley,
Alex Patterson, Jack Trantham, Ira
Armfield and D. T. Abercrombie.
It was agreed that The Times
will publish a Christmas Shopping
edition on Thursday, November 23.
The merchants voted to remain
open on Thursday afternoons dur
ing the month of December. The
grocery stores, however, will only
remain open the Thursday after
noon before Christmas.
A lengthy discussion was held
relative to closing either at 7 or
8 o’clock on Saturday nights. The
final decision reached was to poll >
the entire town and to abide by
the decision of the majority.
In the near future it was pro
posed that an organizational meet
ing of a merchants association will
be held.
Schools Will Be Closed All
Day. Voting Lasts From
6:30 to 6:30
MAKE PREDICTIONS
Transylvania county voters will
go to the polls next Tuesday and
vote for township, county, state
and national officers and they will
ballot for or against five proposed
state constitutional amendments.
Because of wartime conditions,
it is expected that the county’s
total vote will be slightly less than
it was four years ago, but consider
ably higher than the total vote
cast in 1942.
Leaders of both parties esti
mated yesterday that approximate
ly 5,000 votes would be cast this
year. Fred Shuford, election board
chairman, estimated that there are
around 6000 persons registered to
vote. In 1942, which was not a
presidential election year, the to
tal vote was approximately 3,900,
with the Democrats having a ma
jority of over 1,200.
Predictions Are Made
Local party leader predictions
on the outcome of Tuesday’s elec
tion were, as usual, at variance.
The Democrats claimed they would
win by 800 to 1,000 majority,
while the Republican leaders con
tended that their party would win
in the county this time by at least
200 majority.
The polls will open at 6:30
o’clock and close at 6:30 in the
afternoon. A list of judges was
not available in time for publica
tion. Mr. Shuford said that most,
of the judges who served during
the primary last spring would
probably serve again Tuesday.
Schools To Be C'osed
All of the schools in the county
will be closed all day Tuesday
because many of the school build
ings will be used as voting places,
Supt. J. B. Jones announced.
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HAMLIN TO MAKE
RADIO SPEECH FRI.
Republican Candidate For
Congress To Speak Over
WWNC Tomorrow Nite
Lewis P. Hamlin will conclude
his campaign for Congress with an
address over radio station WWNC
Friday night from 7:00 until 7:15
o'clock and with a speech at the
Henderson county Republican rally
in Hendersonville Saturday after
noon at 2 o’clock, it was announ
ced.
In his radio address tomorrow
night, Mr. Hamlin is expected to
review many of the national and
district issues and to speak plainly
and frankly about them.
Wednesday night he spoke at
Sand Hill school in Buncombe
county and on Monday night over
WWNC Halsey B. Leavitt gave an
address in behalf of Mr. Hamlin’s
candidacy.
He said that since the Republican
party will no doubt have a majori
ty of the members of Congress
after November 7, that this district
would be very wise in electing Mr.
Hamlin, whom he described as
being ably qualified to fill the
position.
Democratic Rally To
Be Held Here Friday
Night At 8 O’Clock
A county-wide Democratic rally
will be held in the courthouse here
Friday night at 8 o’clock with R.
R. Williams, of Asheville, as the
principal speaker.
Mr. Williams is chairman of the
Buncombe county Democratic ex
ecutive committee and is regarded
as being an outstanding speaker,
John E. Rufty, chairman of the
county committee, stated.
Mr. Rufty will preside and all
local candidates are expected to be
present and make a few remarks.
\ rally was held Monday night at
ft os man, with McKinley Edwards,
)f Bryson City, as speaker.