The Transylvania Times
Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943
Vol. 54: No. 47
★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOV. 23, 1944
★ SECTION ONE ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
YULE SHOPPING SEASON TO OPEN
County AAA Committees Are Elected This Week
WILSON, PAXTON
AND McCALL ARE
RE-ELECTED WED
Community Committeemen
Chosen At Meetings Held
In County Mon. And Tues.
WILSON IS CHAIRMAN
T. J. Wilson, A. M. Paxton and
Richard McCall were re-elected1 as
members of the Transylvania coun
ty AAA committee at a meeting of
community delegates held in the
courthouse here Wednesday morn
ing.
Immediately following the elec
tion the committee organized as
follows: T. J. Wilson, chairman; A.
M. Paxton, vice chairman and
Richard McCall, member.
Spurgeon Owen was chosen as
first alternate and James Dickson,
Jr., second alternate. Mrs. Julia
Westwood was re-elected as secre
tary and treasurer of the county
triple-A committee.
The committee also discussed
the 1945 farm program and urged
every farmer in the county to co
operate to the fullest possible ex
tent.
At meetings held Monday and
Tuesday, eight community com
mitteemen and alternates were
elected by the farmers as follows:
Boyd community—Sam Moore,
chairman, W. T. Whitmire, vice
chairman and S. V. Brown, mem
ber; first alternate, J. L. Gash and
second alternate, J. L. Wilson.
Little River community—Walter
Shipman, chairman; E. H. Mackey,
vice chairman and C. G. Merrill,
member; first alternate, G. W.
Merrell and second alternate, E.
W. Medford.
Brevard community—W. D. Dea
ver, chairman; Fred Johnson, vice
chairman and Harvey Sprouse,
member; first alternate, E. O.
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FOOTBALL GAME
STARTS AT 3:30
Large Crowd Expected To
See Big Thanksgiving
Classic Here Today
A record crowd is expected to
see the big Thanksgiving football
game here this afternoon at 3:30
o’clock on the Brevard high school
field when the Brevard college
Tornados meet the Brevard high
Blue Devils.
Both of these local teams are
fairly equally matched, although
the college has the slight edge.
For several weeks coaches of
both teams have been pointing to
this big game and it is expected to
be a thriller.
Each team will start the game
with first-team line-ups. Entering
the game at the kickoff for Bre
vard college will be Kizer, Bishop,
C. Heath, J. Orr, Johnson, Sham
blin, Bagby, McCall, McDonald,
Newbury and Erwin; for Brevard
high, Morris, E. Sorrells, Holden,
Wright, Michael, Barton, Fan
ning, Rhodes, Summey, Cheek and
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Sgt. Sims To Aid
In Sixth War Loan
Drive For 15 Days
Sgt. Eck L. Sims arrived yes
terday to assist local loaders in
conducting the Sixth War Loan
drive in Transylvania county for
the next 15 days.
He was sent here by the U. S.
army to aid in this important
campaign and he will attend all
rallies, as well as make speeches
at other gatherings if called upon.
“We are delighted to have
Sgt Sims assist us in this drive
and are grateful to the army for
lending him to us for 15 days,”
Jerry Jerome said.
“The war isn’t over yet and we
must continue to buy bonds,”
Sims said. “They are the best in
vestment in the world.”
Sale Of War Bonds In County
Is Lagging As Sixth War Loan
Campaign Gets Into Full Swing
Quits Sheriff’8 Job
FREEMAN HAYES, shown
above, has tendered his resigna
tion as sheriff of Transylvania
county, effective Monday, Dec.
4, to devote his full time to the
automobile business.
HAYES RESIGNS
AS SHERIFF OF
TRANSYLVANIA
Resignation To Become Ef
fective On Mon., Dec. 4.
Has Served Two Years
Freeman Hayes has notified the
Transylvania county commissioners
that he is resigning as sheriff of
this county effective Monday, De
cember 4, it was learned today.
It is understood that the main
reasons for his resigning are be
cause the salary paid by this office
is low and because the pressure of
his own personal business at this
time is heavy. The Hayes Motor
company, which he operates, was
recently moved back into the King
building here and Sheriff Hayes
states that he needs to devote his
full time to its operation.
At the present time, a local law
fixes the sheriff’s salary at $260.00
per month and out of this amount
the sheriff has to pay the salary of
a full-time deputy, furnish his own
car and take care of operating ex
penses.
Sheriff Hayes was elected in
1942 for a four-year term and his
resignation leaves two more years
before the term expires.
At the first meeting of the new
board of county commissioners on
Monday, December 4, it is under
stood that some one will be ap
pointed to fill out the unexpired
term. The present board will hold
its last meeting next Monday and it
may make recommendations as to
the appointment.
Total Sales To Date Amount
To $58,279. More Rallies
Are Announced
Except for purchases at rallies,
the sale of war bonds during the
Sixth War Loan drive has gotten
off to a slow start, Chairman Ed
McMahan said yesterday.
Total sales up until Tuesday aft
ernoon amounted to only $58,
279.50, with “E” bond sales being
$24,637.50.
The county’s quota is $332,000,
of which $150,000 is in “E” bonds.
“It is obvious that we are going
to have difficulty in reaching these
quotas and I am again appealing to
every one to do his part,” McMa
han declared.
A rally will be held Friday night
at 7:30 o’clock at the Pisgah For
est school with Rev. Ashby John
son and Mrs. E. L. Happ speakers.
Monday night at the same time
a rally will be staged at Rosman
with Lewis P. Hamlin and Mrs. J.
S. Silversteen as speakers.
Next Wednesday night another
rally is to be held at Silversteen
school and Rev. W. A. Jenkins will
speak.
Movies and special musical en
tertainment will be provided at
each of these rallies.
Mrs. Julius Sader announced
trday that a house-to-house canvass
of Brevard will be conducted next
week, starting on Monday, by the
zone and block leaders.
She issued a special request to
all women to be ready to buy
bonds or to give their orders when
a solicitor arrives. “Your co-opera
tion in this will be greatly appre
ciated so that our workers will not
have to make so many trips,” she
explained.
She also requested those who
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Nine Transylvania
Men Are Sentenced
In Federal Courts
Nine Transylvania county men
were given jail sentences ranging
from two months to one year and
one day in federal court in Ashe
ville last week by Judge Yates
Webb on charges of violating the
prohibition law.
Elmer Gillespie, of near Ros
man, who was a candidate last
spring for the Democratic nomina
tion for tax collector, was sen
tenced to serve two months on a
charge of owning a still. In the
same case Ned Brittain and Jordan
Masters were also given two
months jail sentences.
Austin and Dallas McCall, of the
Boyd township, drew six months
for making liquor, while George
Smith, of Brevard was given six
months for transporting.
Garland and Spencer Chapman,
of Dunn’s Rock were sentenced to
serve a year and a day, and Flem
Woods, of Rosman, got six months
for transporting.
Annual Hunt Big Success; 281 Deer
And II Bear Killed During Two Weeks
A grand total of 281 deer and 11
bears were killed during the 1944
Pisgah National Forest hunt that
ended at 10 o’clock last Saturday
night, Ranger Bill Huber an
nounces.
“It was a very successful hunt
and ended without an accident,
without a forest fire and without a
hunter getting lost,” he stated.
The total poundage killed
amounted to 27,663 pounds of deer
meat and 1,755 pounds of bear
meat.
In the North Mills area, 147 deer
were killed and averaged weighing
97.6 pounds. On the Davidson Riv
er area, 134 deer were killed and
averaged 99.3 pounds per deer.
Bucks bagged totalled 169 to 112
does.
Mr. Huber said the bucks killed
this year were the finest deer ever
to be recorded in the 10 forest
hunts. The largest deer was killed
by Chester Patterson, of China
Grove and weighed 195 pounds. It
had four points. Hunting with his
brother in Bradley Creek, Chester
brought in the 195 pounder while
R. L. had to be satisfied with a
165-pound, 9-point animal.
Other large buck were killed by
the following: a
Dan Watkins, Waynesville, 187
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‘THE OLD 18’—INVASION VETERAN—DOES IT AGAIN
VETERAN OF MANY AMPHIBIOUS operations along the tough road back from the Solomons to
the Philippines, the Coast-Guard manned LST-18 known as the “Old 18” is right on the job again ac
Leyte Island, as the photo shows. In the foreground, sandbags for beach gun emplacements are being
readied while more men and supplies for the battle, of the Central Philippines pour on the famous
ship. In the background is the LST-?02, which al so has a proud invasion record.—U. S. Coast Guard
photo. (International.)
MERCHANTS WILL
MEET NEXT TUES.
IN COURT HOUSE
Three Important Matters To
Be Discussed, Including
Merchants Assn. Plans
D. T. Abercrombie, chairman of
the merchants division of the
Brevard chamber of commerce, ha$
called a meeting of the Brevard
merchants to be held in the court
house here next Tuesday night at
7:30 o’clock for the purpose of dis
cussing three important matters.
The first one is a discussion of
plans for the formation of a Bre
vard Merchants association. W. L.
Dowell, executive secretary of the
N. C. Merchants association, has
prepared and sent a proposed con
stitution and by-laws for a local
asssociation.
“I have delayed replying in the
hope that I could tell you that I
would be up there this month to
assist in organizing a merchants
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Times Giving Free
Tickets To Theatre
Maybe you are the winner of
a free ticket to the show! *
In all of the advertisements of
five, inches or over in this edi
tion are names that have been
chosen from The Times mailing
list' in an impartial numerical
manner.
Read these ads carefully and
if you find your name, bring a
copy of the advertisement to The
Times office and you will receive
a free ticket to the Co-Ed or
Clemson theatre.
All tickets must be called for
within the next week and they
must be used on or before Christ
mas.
You are also urged to take ad
vantage of the many Christmas
merchandise values offered by
Brevard merchants and to shop
now and mail before, Dec. 1.
Postmaster Makes
Request Of Public
“We are very anxious to see
that all mail reaches the right
person, but we cannot do this
unless each letter, parcel or
package contains the full and
complete address,” Postmaster
Galloway stated this week.
"I am, therefore, requesting
that all mail addresses include
the proper street, box or rural
route information and that return
addresses be shown. Your co-op
eration will enable us to give
better postal service.”
Thanksgiving To Be Observed In
County Today In Many Ways, Will
Hold Specia^Sertiees At£hurches
LANCE BROTHERS
PARTICIPATED IN
FRENCH INVASION
Meet At Their Home Here
On Visits For First Time
In Two Years
A happy wartime incident in the
Jeff Lance family is the reuniting
at the home here of the two sons,
Richard and Earl, both of whom
returned from European navy
service within about three weeks
of each other, neither knowing
that the other was granted a leave
until arrival at their home here.
The two brothers entered navy
service together about two years
ago and took their boot training
at the same time at Bainbridge,
Md., after which they were sep
arated. They had not seen each
other since that time until now,
although one was in the Normandy
invasion and the other in the in
vasion of Southern France.
Earl Lance, gunner’s mate sec
ond class, the younger of the two
brothers, arrived home first on a
30-day leave, surprising his par
ents on his return. He participated
in the invasion of Southern
France, engaging in amphibious
combat demolition operations in
that area. He was previously in
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All Stores And Offices To
Be Closed. Quail And
Grouse Season Opens
Thanksgiving day will be ob
served today in Brevard and Tran
sylvania county in the traditional
manner.
All of the stores, county and
town offices will be closed. The
draft and rationing board offices,
however, will remain open and
the industrial plants will operate
more or less on a regular sched
ule.
At Ecusta the main office will
be closed and the company will
serve turkey dinner to all of the
mill workers in the cafeteria.
At St. Philip’s Episcopal church,
communion service will be held at
10:30 o’clock and a thank offering
will be taken for the Thompson
orphanage at Charlotte. On Sunday
morning the holy communion will
be at 8 a. m., followed by a
Thanksgiving sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. Harry Parry at 11 o’clock.
At 10:45 this morning a special
Thanksgiving program will be
given at Brevard college. g.
At the First Baptist church at
10:30 a short Thanksgiving service
is to be held. Revs. B. W. Thom
ason and E. R. Pendleton will de
liver Thanksgiving messages.
The Presbyterian Thanksgiving
service was observed at the church
last night, with a family supper,
group singing and other features.
At 3:30 o’clock this afternoon
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45 Transylvania Registrants Took Exams
Last Monday; Now Subject To Call
Forty-five Transylvania county
registrants left Brevard on Mon
day morning for Camp Croft for
pre-induction physical examination
and will be subject to entrance
into military service in the near
future. It has not been learned how
many of the group passed the ex
amination, but it is believed the
majority of the number will be
called to army or navy service.
The ages of the men are from
26 to 37 and a number of them are
married men with children. Two
of the number are transfers from
other boards.
Girtha F. Shipman was leader
of the group, and A. M. Paxton,
Jr., John F. Israel and Howard I.
Schmidt were assistant leaders.
The following men, in addition
to the above four, composed the
group: Johnnie C. Jones, Giles L.
Moore, James T. Sheppard, Glenn
Powell, Spurgeon Queen, Roy C.
Whitmire, O’Dell C. McKinney,
George B. Walden, Fred H. Mof
fitt, Riley A. Galloway, Selwin F.
Hamilton, James M. Chapman,
William P. Jordan, Albert J.
Rhodes, Columbus H. Hutchins,
Bert M. Owen, Grady W. Pope,
Robert M. Levy, John M. Sterling,
Tyrrell T, Loftis, Wiley K. Gal
loway, Talmadge W. Brooks,
James P. Bumgarner, Conrad L.
McClure, Elbridge H. Grimmitt,
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PUBLIC IS URGED
TO BUY AND MAIL
BEFORE DEC. 1
Large And Attractive Array
Of Christmas Merchandise
On Display Here
WALKER ISSUES PLEA
The annual Christmas shopping
season opens in Brevard tomorrow
morning and local merchants are
patriotically urging everyone to
buy gifts immediately and to do
all of their mailing before Decem
ber 1, which is the deadline that
has been set by the Post Office
Department.
Many of the stores here are
beautifully decorated and have on
display a surprisingly large quant
ity of Christmas merchandise and
gifts.
Advertised in this special Christ
mas shopping edition are many
splendid values in Yuletide mer
chandise and everyone is urged to
take advantage of them.
Postmaster General Frank Walk
er issued another appeal this
week to the public to co-operate
with the war transportation pro
gram by mailing all Christmas
gift packages before December 1.
“Unless more people buy and
mail this month the Postal service
cannot do its job of delivering all
Christmas gifts on time,” he stated.
“It is not pleasing to have to ask
the American people to mail pack
ages so far in advance of the de
liver date, Jnit we do so only be
cause it ke*4» to don*
The Brevard merchants are 'also
planning to decorate the square
here with evergreens, to have a
lighted Christmas tree on the
courthouse lawn and they have in
vited Santa to make several offi
cial shopping tours of the town and
to give candy away to the children.
All of the merchants are antici
pating a record Christmas shopping
business this season.
CONNESTEE FALLS
PROPERTY SOLD
Famed Falls And Large
Tract Of Land Bought By
Two Conway, S. C. Men
Doc G. Spivey and Dr. Hal B.
Holmes, of Conway, S. C., have
purchased the Briggs estate in
Transylvania county, consisting of
3,200 acres of land on which is lo
cated the famous Connestee falls,
it was learned today.
The prominent Conway men
bought the property from the
Thurman estate and paid approxi
mately $16,000 for it. Also includ
ed in the purchase is a one-half
interest in a 471-acre tract.
Connestee falls, located about
six miles from Brevard on the
Greenville, S. C., highway, is one
of the most beautiful falls in
Western North Carolina. Thou
sands of people visit the falls ev
ery summer.
The new owners plan further
development of this valuable prop
erty. Mr. Spivey, an uncle of Mrs.
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14 Registrants Left
Tues. For Induction
And Now In Service
Fourteen Transylvania county
registrants left on Tuesday for
Camp Croft for induction and are
now in army or navy service. Rob
ert S. Pearce was leader of the
group.
The 14 men are as follows: Rob
ert S. Pearce, leader, Verco W.
Houston, Allen T. Pressley, Mel
vin D. Ward, Charles F. Sitton,
Doyle H. Eubanks, Russell E. Hug
gins, Richard D. Chapman, Jr., L.
C. Anders, Raymond G. Hoxit,
George A. Butler, Jr., Roy L.
Barton, R. Ray Simpson and Ru
fus W. Woodring. Hilliard O.
Crawford, Jr. was transferred to
another board for induction.