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The Transylvania Times
Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943
★ 12 PAGES TODAY ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY NOV. 30, 1944 ★ ONE SECTION ★
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December Term Of Superior Court Opens Monday
99 CASES LISTED
FOR TRIAL DURING
TWO-WEEK TERM
May Try L. V. Jones Charged
For Shooting Wife
With Intent To Kill
ROSSEAU TO PRESIDE
The December term of Transyl
vania county superior court will
open next Monday morning with
80 cases listed on the criminal
court docket and 19 on the civil
calendar.
This is the largest number of
cases scheduled for trial in any
term during the past two years.
Judge J. A. Rousseau will pre
side and Solicitor Clarence Ridings
will be on the job as prosecutor.
The term is set up for two weeks.
The most outstanding case on
the docket is the one of the state
against L. V. Jones, of near Bre
vard. who is charged with shoot
ing and seriously wounding his
wife with intent to kill. This
shooting occurred several months
ago and Jones is out on bond of
$2,500.00. while his wife is said
to have fully recovered.
Others charged with assault
are Cecil Burt, R. V. Galloway,
Wayne Worley, Garland Teague,
Bill Lee, J. T. Codie, Bonnie Davis,
James Daves, and Turner Allison.
Facing violation of prohibition
charges are Millard Smith, Mrs.
Millard Reese, Garland Chapman
and Mrs. Garland Chapman.
Those charged with transport
ing are Wilbur Ledbetter,
Logan, Junior Edward Bronnon,
Illar Lynch, Bill Bennett, Phil
more Walker and Larry Harris.
Six will face larceny charges.
They are Cope Kilgore, Claud
Morgan Banks, Benjamin O’Kelley
and Charles William Jones.
For breaking, entering and lar
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LEGION’S DRIVE
GOES OVER TOP
Monroe Wilson Post’s Mem
bership Campaign Ends
With Total of 116
During the annual membership
drive, just concluded, 116 mem
bers were obtained for Monroe
Wilson post of the American Le
gion, which was seven more than
the quota, according to Ike M.
Ayers, adjutant.
Included in this number are 24
veterans of World War II and
there are 63 others in the county
who are eligible, Mr. Ayers stat
ed. There are a number of veterans
of World War I also who are not
affiliated with the post. A letter
is being sent to these men by Mr.
Ayers inviting them to join and
pointing out the advantages of
such action.
At the next meeting of the post
on Dec. 19 methods of progressive
ly enlarging the membership of
the post will be discussed.
Veterans of either war who may
need any service or information as
such should contact the service of
ficer, J. A. Crisp, Brevard. Mr.
Ayers said.
Hardin Is Elected
Head Of College
Board Of Trustees
Rev. Paul Hardin, Jr., pastor of
the Central Methodist church at
Shelby, was elected chairman of
the board of trustees of Brevard
college at a meeting held at Hick
ory Tuesday, President E. J. Col
trane announced here today.
Mr. Hardin will succeed Edwin
L. Jones, of Charlotte, who resign
ed recently because of conflicting
offices which he held in the West
' era North Carolina Methodist con
I ference.
O. E. Woosley, of Winston-Salem,
was elected secretary of the board.
Mr. Woosely is superintendent of
| the Children’s Home and is keenly
' interested in Brevard college.
Ed McMahan Re-Elected Chairman
Transylvania District Boy Scout
Committee; Much Progress Is Made
Boy Scout Leader
ED H. McMAHAN was re
elected chairman of the Transyl
vania district Boy Scout commit
tee for a third term at a meet
ing held last Friday. Mr. Mc
Mahan is chairman of the War
Bond committee and immediate
past president of the chamber
of commerce.
MEETINGS OF SS
' ASSOCIATION TO
BE HELD SUNDAY
Sunday School Association
Will Meet In Four Sec
tions Of County On 3rd
Four meetings of the Transyl
vania Sunday School association
will be held next Sunday after
noon for the regular December
meetings, which will meet in dif
ferent sections of the county for
the convenience of members. All
meetings will be held at 2:30 p.
m., and members are asked to at
tend the meeting at the church
nearest to them, Fred Montieth,
superintendent, has announced.
The subject for discussion at
each meeting will be “The need of
co-operation in all phases of
church activity.” The group super
intendent of each district will pre
side.
The four meetings will be held
in the following places:
Upper district at Shoal Creek
church, L. H. Thomas, presiding.
Devotional, T. C. Henderson, and
discussion by Rev. J. A. Anderson.
Report of schools represented.
Cherryfield district will be held
at the Mt.Moriah-Calvert church,
with A. M. Paxton presiding. De
votional by Rev. J. E. Osteen, and
discussion by Rev. S. F. McAuley.
Report of schools.
Carr’s Hill district will be at
the Dunn’s Rock church, with Ed
McGaha presiding. Devotionals
will be led by Rev. Clyde Collins,
and the discussion by Rev. L. B.
Vaughn. Report of Sunday schools
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Drive Launched To Raise $4000
To Improve Brevard College Gym
A movement has been launched
by the students and faculty ol
Brevard college to put showers,
toilets and dressing rooms in the
college gymnasium immediately,
President Coltrane announced to
day.
“For the past month a compe
tent committee has been studying
this project, consulting plumbers,
engineers and contractors and the
cost of this needed improvement
will be $4,000,” he said.
“The board of trustees has au
thorized the completion of the
project provided funds can he
raised for this specific purpose,”
he explained.
“Mr. Ralph Edwards, of Morgan
ton, a new member of the board,
has already sent contributions
amounting to more than $200
which will be used on the proj
ect.”
Dr. Coltrane said an effort
would be made to raise a consider
able part of the cost locally and
expressed the hope that work
could be started in the near fu
ture and completed by February.
College officials state that this
is the most important single im
provement now contemplated in
the college plant
Membership hi Scouting In
District Increased 98 Per
Cent Last Year
Edward H. McMahan was re
elected chairman of the Transyl
vania district committee of the
Daniel Boone council at an annual
meeting held here in the city hall
last Friday night.
This will be Mr. McMahan’s
third term as chairman of the com
mittee and under his leadership
the district has made much prog
ress.
During the past year, the Boy
Scout membership in the eight
troops in the district has increased
from 100 to 198, a gain of 98 per
cent and the advancement record
was the best it has ever been, with
172 appearing before the court of
honor during the past 12 months.
Frank Kerber was re-elected
vice chairman and D. J. Luther
was chosen as district commission
er.
Other committee members were
elected as follows:
Jack Trantham, advancement
chairman; Alex Kizer, health and
safety; Verne Clement, camping;
Rev. W. A. Jenkins, leadership
training; W. W. Brittain, finance;
R. T. Kimzey, organization and ex
tension; Ed Anderson and Ira
Armfield, publicity; Anthony
Trantham, cubbing; Rev. B. W.
Thomson, and J. I. Ayers, mem
bers; Horace DeBord, rural scout
ing; J. M. Gaines, representative
of troop 1; L. P. Hamlin, repre
sentative of troop 2; C. M. Douglas,
representative of troop 4; E. A.
Johnson, troop 5; J. W. McGuire,
troop 6 and Phillip Price, tribe 7.
It was decided that the Decem
ber meeting of the committee
would be held on Thursday night,
Dec. 14, at which time plans will
be made for 1945, and that the
court of honor would be held Fri
day night, Dec. 8, at the First Bap
tist church.
Assistant Scout Executive W. C.
Wall said he was well pleased with
the progress made in this district
in 1944 and predicted a bright out
look for the new fiscal year. The
challenge now, he declared, is for
an extension of cubbing and the
program of scouting for older boys.
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Auto Tags To Go On
Sale Friday Morning
The new 1945 automobile and
truck license tags will go on sale
at the Carolina Motor Club branch
office on Broad street Friday
morning, it has been announced
by Manager C. M. Douglas. Owners
of vehicles will have the month of
December in which to purchase
the licenses.
Only one tag will be issued this
year, Manager Douglas states, and
that will be placed on the rear of
the vehicle. Applicants are urged
to bring their registration certifi
cate (long card) when applying
for the new license. The prices are
the same as in previous years. The
color of the tag is tan with black
figures.
CHRISTMAS SEAL
SALE IS STARTED
IN THIS COUNTY
County's Quota Is $500.
Public Urged To Help
Fight Tuberculosis
Transylvania county’s annual
Christmas Seal sale, sponsored by
the North Carolina Tuberculosis
association, is now underway and
will continue in progress until
Christmas day, it has been an
nounced by J. B. Jones, chairman
of the county committee.
The quota for this county has
been set at $500, the same as that
of last year, and Chairman Jones
expressed the belief that the goal
would be reached, if not exceeded
by this year’s sale of the little pen
ny seals.
The county sale is carried on
through direct solicitation and by
letter to individuals and organiza
tions, with enclosures of designat
ed amounts of seals to be sold,
through the school children, the
Girl Scouts and other channels.
There is one big and specific
reason why more Christmas seals
should be bought this year than in
any other year since the last world
war, it is pointed out. It is in or
der to take care of the returning
soldiers who are victims of tuber
culosis. Already large numbers of
World War II veterans are being
sent home with tuberculosis. These j
patients are cared for by the gov
ernment as long as they are hos
pital cases, but when they return
to civilian life, they will in many
cases create a community, state
and national problem. A portion of
the sales of the Christmas seals
will go toward this fund.
“Every one is urged to co-op
erate to make this campaign a suc
cess,” Mr. Jones stated. “Be sure
to buy seals and use them to
brighten up your letters and holi
day packages.”
The committee is composed of:
J. B. Jones, chairman, Mrs. E. F.
Tilson, secretary-treasurer, Mrs. C.
Y. Patton, Jerry Jerome, Don
ald Lee Moore, Mrs. N. A. Miller,
Miss Alma Trowbridge, Mrs. Paul
Lollis, Mrs. Allie B. Harllee, C. M.
Douglas and Ed M. Anderson.
Brevard Merchants
And Clerks To Sell
Bonds In Stores
Brevard merchants and their
clerks will meet at the Clemson
theatre here this afternoon at 1:15
o’clock to discuss plans for selling
war bonds in their stores during
the remainder of the Sixth War
Loan drive.
Following a request made by
Chairman Ed McMahan at a meet
ing here Tuesday night, the mer
chants unanimously voted to aid
in the sale of war bonds by con
ducting sales in their stores.
A committee composed of Harry
Sellers, D. T. Abercrombie, J. I.
Ayers and Mrs. James Parker was
appointed to see all other mer
chants in the town and to urge
them to attend the instructional
meeting today.
“We still have to sell over $100,
000 to reach our E bond quota and
without your assistance we are
not sure we can do it,” Mr. Mc
Mahan said.
Jennie Raines Buys
26 War Bonds And
Makes Sacrifices
Jennie Raines, 12 ■ year - old
girl who lives with her uncle,
H. P. Hogsed, in the Connestee
community, has not bought
any candy, chewing gum or a
ticket to a picture show since the
sale of war bonds was started.
Little Jennie has saved her
money and to date has purchased
26 war bonds. At a war bond
rally in the Connestee school, she
was the first to purchase and
was given a big hand for the sac
rifices she has made to save
money for bonds from her al
lowances,
County Board Of Commissioners
Made Outstanding Record During
Past Eight Years, All Debts Paid
Kiwanis President
F. S. “BUCK” BEST, shown
above, was recently elected pres
ident of the Brevard Kiwanis
club to succeed Lewis Hamlin.
Mr. Best is a prominent Bre
vard civic and religious leader
and is assistant to President Har
ry Straus, at Ecusta. (Photo by
Austin.)
HEAVY CHRISTMAS
BUYING PREDICTED
HERE THIS YEAR
Merchants Report Good
Christmas Business Since
Opening Last Friday
Brevard merchants are doing a
splendid Christmas business, a
check up yesterday revealed.
Since the opening of the shop
ping season here last Friday morn
ing, the public has been buying
Christmas gift merchandise and
mailing packages before Dec. 1, as
requested by the post office de
partment.
“Our business during the past
week has been far better than it
was last year this time on the sale
of Christmas merchandise,” one
merchant stated yesterday.
It is anticipated that buying this
year will be about 10 to 20 percent
over last year.
The public is impressed by the
fact that Brevard merchants have
large stocks of the newest and lat
est Christmas merchandise and
gifts on display and that their
prices are as low if not lower than
can be found in neighboring cities
and towns.
This week-end the square will be
attractively decorated in the
Christmas motif and plans are be
ing made for an early visit from
Santa Claus.
Persons who have not called for
their free theatre tickets at The
Times office are urged to do so
at once.
Sixth War Loan Drive Sales Total
$82,597, Only 4th Quota Reached
A total of $82,597.40, including
$46,864.00 in E bonds, have been
sold in Transylvania county during
the Sixth War Loan drive, Chair
man Ed McMahan announces.
“This is less than one-third of
our E bond quota and about one
fourth of our total quota of $332,
000,” he said.
A bond rally will be held Friday
night at 7:30 o’clock in the Little
River school with O. H. Orr and
Mrs. Harry Bradley as speakers.
The next rally will be at Lake
Toxaway school on December 8th
with Julian Glazener and Mrs. E.
H. McMahan as speakers.
Block leaders are busy this
week canvassing the town of Bre
vard and the merchants are plan
ning to start sales in their stores
soon.
A report from the issuing agen
cies Wednesday was as follows:
Brevard Federal Savings & Loan,
$48,296.25; Pisgah Forest post of
fice, $24,225.00; Transylvania Trust
company, $8,782.50; Brevard post
office, $1,125.00; Transylvania Tan
ning company, $93.75; and Rosman
post office, $75.00.
Mr. McMahan reported that
$6,550 were sold at the Connestee
rally; $13,750 at Pisgah Forest and
$11,050 at Rosman Monday night.
A bond premiere will be held
on Tuesday, December 12, at the
Clemson theatre here sponsored by
the theatre and the Brevard Lions
dub.
New Board To Meet Mon
day. Brittain Expected
To Be Named Chairman.
With a rather remarkable rec
ord of accomplishment to its cred
it, the old board of Transylvania
.county commissioners that has
been in office for the past eight
years, with the late A. B. Gallo
way and E. Carl Allison as chair
men, held its final meeting on
Monday.
Contrary to what this old board
found eight years ago upon enter
ing office, the new board that will
hold its first session next Monday
will find the county’s financial
condition in splendid condition,
with all current bills paid up-to
date and with $1,670.00 in the gen
eral fund, $25,400 in the debt serv
ice fund, $9,000 in the school fund,
$2,000 in the old age assistance
fund and a little surplus in the
outside poor, aid to dependent
children, welfare, health, account
ant, fire protection, home and farm
agents’ funds. All told, the coun
ty has $42,250.00 in the various
funds, and all payments on the
bonded debt of $1,500,000 have
been met. All of this has been ac
complished with no increase in the
tax rate.
In contrast to this condition,
when the board took office eight
jrearg Ago, the county owed over
%2,0#G,000 and was in default on
much of this debt, owed $18,000
on more or less current bills, in
cluding salaries over one year past
due.
In 1937 a refunding and re
financing plan for the county’s
debt was worked out and since
then over a half of a million dol
lars in bonds have been retired. In
1936 the county bonds were sell
ing for around 19 cents and now
they are bringing 96 cents.
Serving on the board with Mr.
Allison for the eight years was
John L. Wilson. The late A. B.
Galloway was chairman of the
board from 1936 to 1940 and he
was succeeded by Willis Brittain.
For the past four years Mr. Al
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Cpl. Jack Loftis
Killed On Saipan
Cpl. Jack Loftis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore J. Loftis, of Bre
vard, died on Saipan Nov. 22, ac
cording to a message received
here by the parents from the War
department.
Corporal Loftis entered service
on Sept. 20, 1942, and had been
overseas in the Pacific area for
several months. He was in an en
gineer’s combat battalion of the
army, and was 31 years of age.
A brother, Pfc. Edward T. Loftis,
was killed in action in Italy on
July 16, after overseas service of
about four months.
Another brother, Richard Mar
shall Loftis, ARM 3c, is now in
overseas service somewhere in the
Pacific.
ALL MERCHANTS IN
COUNTY INVITED TO
JOIN IMMEDIATELY
Committee Appointed To
Contact Them. Officers
And Directors Elected.
ANNUAL MEET PLANNED
Realizing that there never was
a time when co-operation and or
ganization among retailers and
business men were more necessary
than- now, a Brevard Merchants
Association was formed Tuesday
night at a meeting of local mer
chants held in the courthouse.
A finance and membership com
mittee was appointed to contact
every merchant and professional
man in Brevard and Transylvania
county and to invite all of them to
become charter members of this
association.
The second Tuesday night in
January was set as the date for
the first annual banquet meeting
of the association, at which time
officers for the year will be elect
ed and permanent plans made.
The initial cost of becoming a
charter member is $3.00 minimum
and this will include the associa
tion charter fee and pay for the
banquet. Appointed on the com
mittee to contact Brevard mer
chants and professional men were
Harry Sellers, D. T. Abercrombie,
Mrs. James Parker, and Ed H. Mc
Mahan. Another group will be
named to see merchants in other
s ctions of Jbe county.
Subject to amendment at the
initial annual meeting in January,
the merchants present Tuesday
night adopted a constitution and
by-laws which had been recom
mended by W. L. Dowell, secre
tary of the North Carolina Mer
chants association, and voted to
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FINAL RITES FOR
L R STATON HELD
County Resident Died After
Brief Illness; Funeral
Held Last Friday
Funeral service was held last
Friday afternoon in Rosman for L.
R. Staton, 73, who died in an Ashe
v i 11 e hospital the preceding
Wednesday, following a brief ill
ness of penumonia. The service
was held in Rosman at the home
of a son, James Staton, conducted
by Rev. F. A. Raines. Interment
was in Carr’s Hill cemetery. Spec
ial music was furnished by the
Harmon trio, of Rosman.
In addition to the widow, who
was formerly Miss Annie Wilson,
of near Brevard, other survivors
are: two sons, Edwin and James
Staton, of Rosman; two daughters,
Mrs. S. K. Owen, of Rosman, and
Mrs. Henry Wells, of Forest City;
one sister, Mrs. Delia Powell, of
Greenville, S. C.
Pallbearers were Eddie Towns,
Homer Manly, Jack Fisher, Floyd
Smith, Tom Stroup and Crit Gal
loway.
The honorary pallbearers were
J. S. Silversteen, Herbert Schain,
Dave Culver, A. M. White, B. B.
White, J. E. White, A. H. Harris
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Commissioners May
Appoint Freeman As
Sheriff Of County
Bert Freeman, popular and effi
cient chief of police here for the
past several years, will probably
be appointed as sheriff of Tran
sylvania county to fill out the un
expired term of Sheriff Freeman
Hayes, by the new board of county
commissioners next Monday morn
ing.
Several other men are being
considered for this office, includ
ing Ernest Paxton, well known
farmer and lumber man.
With court in session, the new
sheriff will have to start work
immediately.