* f The Staff Of The Transylvania Times Wishes All Readers A Victorious And Joyous New Year The Transylvania Times Adjudged Best Large Non-Daily In North Carolina And Second Best In Nation In 1943 Vol. 54: No. 52 ★ 16 PAGES TODAY * BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1944 ★ SECTION ONE ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY RE-ASSESSMENT BOARD IS NAMED _ ~ -r ^ -r German Drive Checked, Allies Attempt A Cut-Off ARMIES SMASHING INTO NAZIS FROM NORTH AND SOUTH Enemy Salient Narrowed To Less Than 20 Miles. Bastogne Freed. LOSSES VERY HEAVY At last the German advance in Belgium has been checked to near ly a standstill and powerful allied counter attacks from the south and north have cut through sev eral miles of the Nazi offensive lines and reduced the enemy sa lient to less that 20 miles, late re ports Thursday indicated. The third army is reported to be driving hard into the German lines from the south and Field Marshal Montgomery’s forces and the seventh army are said to be counterattacking fiercely from the north. If these two powerful forces can cut through and isolate the large number of German divisions al ready in Belgium, a great victory will have been won. Thursday it was reported that relief troops had reached and come to the rescue of the encir cled Bastogne garrison that held out gallantly since Dec. 20. The Germans triedofig get the garrison to surrende • on Christ mas eve and again on Chri: nas day showered it with Christmas cards, calling for surrender, but they refused to do it and thus tied up several German divisions for days and prevented them from cap turing this key point that is served by seven highways. It is stated that Rundstedt has lost the initiative in his great all out gamble to smash through the —Turn To Page Four MRS. ROTHBAUER DIED IN DURHAM Popular Brevard First Grade Teacher Passed Away This Morning Mrs. Edwin Rothbauer, popular first grade teacher at Brevard ele mentary school, died early Thurs day morning at the Duke hospital in Durham following an illness of several weeks, it was learned here. The body is expected to be brought here some time tonight, but funeral arrangements are still incomplete. Mrs. Rothbauer resumed teach ing last fall, but had to give it up about two months ago on ac count of the condition of her health. She had been in Duke hos pital for 10 days. She is survived by her husband, Sgt. Edwin Rothbauer; her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lynch Moore, of Brevard; one sister, Miss Beat sie Moore, teach at Shallotte, N. C.; two brothers, Sgt. Clifton Moore, of the army air corps and Allison Moore, of the U. S. ma rines. Brevard College Advisory Committee Named By Trustees The board of trustees of Bre vard college has appointed a local advisory committee composed of Harry H. Straus, Mrs. J. H. Pickel simer, S. E. Varner, George Wheeler and Ed M. Anderson, Rev. Paul Hardin, Jr., chairman, has announced. “We think it will be helpful and to the best interest of the college' to have in Brevard a local advisory committee that will make sugges tions from time to time relative to policy, finances, program or any thing else for the general good of the college,” Mr. Hardin stated. A meeting of the local commit tee will be held in the near fu ture. r Women At Work In Transylvania _ MRS. DOROTHY MITCHELL, shown above, is county accountant and tax supervisor of Transylvania county. She was appointed to these offices in September, 1942, following the resignation of Ralph Lyday. She has served efficiently and effectively, and was reappointed recently for another year. Mrs. Mitchell is the daugh ter or Mrs. Grace H. Smiilv. «f Atlanta, Ga., and formerly of Bre vard. Her father, the late W. L; Smith, died some time ago. She was born in South Caiolina where she took high school training. Later she graduated from Draughan’s School of Commerce in At lanta. For several years she worked in the F. E. R. A. office here and was county supervisor of the WPA lunchrooms. Later she worked in the draft board office. She married Tom Mitchell, one of the managers of the Brevard Lumber company, in 1934 and they have two children, Lee, 8 years old and Ruth 5. Mrs. Fred Holt And Mrs. Hollis Fort Appointed Co-Chairmen Of County Infantile Paralysis Drive County’s Quota Is Set At $1,184.00. More Than Double Last Year’s. Mrs. Fred Holt, of Brevard and Mrs. Hollis Fort, of Pisgah Forest, have been appointed co-chairmen of the Transylvania County Infan tile Paralysis drive for 1945, Dr. Ralph McDonald, state chairman, has announced. In announcing the appointment, Dr. McDonald also announced that this county’s quota is $1,184.00, which is more than double the 1944 quota. The reason for this high quota is because of the serious epidemic of infantile paralysis in the state last summer, he stated. “The serious epidemic with over 850 cases reported so far and with the expenditure of over a half million dollars for medical and hospital care, make it abso lutely necessary that we raise all of the funds we can this year,” he said. —Turn To Page Eight i Citizens’ Committee Is Ap pointed. To Meet Next Tuesday Night Here. The appointment of a citizen’s committee of the Transylvania County Infantile Paralysis cam paign for 1945 was announced to day by Mrs. Fred Holt and Mrs. Hollis Fort, co-chairmen. The purpose of this committee is to assist in working out plans for the drive that will start Jan. 14 and end Jan. 31, they explaned. A meeting of this committee will be held next Tuesday night, Jan. 2, at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Holt here at 554 Country Club road. Appointed on the citizens’ com mittee are: George Wheeler, president of the Brevard chamber of com merce; William Bangs, president of the Jaycees; F. S. Best, presi dent of Kiwanis club; John Ford, president of Lions club; Supt. J. B. Jones; R. T. Kimzey, principal —Turn To Page Five Y omen Sell $26,850 In Bonds In Brevard And $2,867 In The County 1 Zone chairmen and block lead ers who made a complete canvass of Brevard during the sixth War IfOan drive sold a total of $26, 850.00 worth of bonds, Mrs. Oliver Orr, chairman of the women’s di vision of the Transylvania county whr finance committee, announced today. In making the announcement Mfs. Orr highly commended all of th4 six zone chairmen and block leajders and particularly Mrs. Ju lius Sader, head of all zones. The zone report is as follows: Fforest Hills—Mrs. Frank Ker ber,\ chairman and Mrs. Frank Scruggs, block leader, total sales $250.00. Southwest zone — Mrs. Poe, chairman and Mrs. Edna Morris, Mrs. Justus and Mrs. Gill Thom as, block leaders, $5,050.00. Northwest zone—Mrs. Paul Bak er, chairman, Mrs. Ethelyn Doyle, Miss Marie Galloway, Mrs. Jesse Rockwood, Mrs. L. A. Lothery, Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Crisp, block leaders, $6,650.00.||g North Brevard — Mrs. T. E. Moody, chairman, Mrs. E. W. James, block leader, $275.00. (re port incomplete.) —Turn To Page Eight YULE BUSINESS HERE SURPASSES FORMER RECORDS Increased Sales Over Last Year Ranges From 10 To 30 Per Cent Christmas business in Brevard surpassed all former records by increases ranging from 10 to 30 per cent over the previous record year of 1943 and the Brevard post office had an increase of approxi mately 20 per cent on Christmas cards and packages, a check up by a Times reporter reveals. Merchants in all lines of busi ness reported gains, with the de partment stores showing perhaps the largest increase. “We’ve never seen anything like it,” one of the leading local mer chants declared. “Every day last week was exceptional and Saturday beat anything we’ve ever experi enced.” Grocery stores here also did an unusual volume of business, par ticularly on Friday and Saturday. A further check at the Transyl vania Trust company on the vol ume of Christmas business done here verified statements made by individual merchants. The stores were closed Monday and Tuesday, except groceries which opened Tuesday. All stores will be open next Monday, New Year’6 day, but the bank, post office, town and coun ty offices will be closed. One of the major reasons as signed for the increased business was the fact that individual in comes now are at a peak. The Christmas season was qui etly observed here. The police de partment reported that 13 persons were arrested, mostly on charges of public drunkenness. They were tried Tuesday night in the mayor’s court. The weather during the holidays was unusually pretty and mild. PRIZES OFFERED IN BABY CONTEST First Arrival In County To Receive Awards In Times’ Baby Derby Always eager to give a glad wel come to newcomers, whatever the age or circumstances, Brevard merchants are offering to the first white infant bom in Transylvania county in 1945 (or its parents) a number of useful gifts. The following prizes are being offered: a dozen cans of Stokely’s baby food by Cash and Carry store; two suits or dresses dry cleaned and pressed by Whiteway dry cleaners; 25-lb. bag of Ful-O Pep chick feed by Farmers Federa tion; a portrait of the baby when he or she is six months old by Aus tin’s studio; two tickets to the Co-Ed and Clemson theatres; a wool baby shawl by the Union; article to cost not over $2.50 by —Turn To Page Five Presbyterian Church Services Announced Rev. Ashby Johnson, pastor of the Brevard Presbyterian church who will be in Richmond, Va., for the next five weeks studying at the Union Seminary, today an nounced a schedule of services for the Sundays that he will be away. Rev. Charles B. Ratchford, of Hendersonville, will preach Sun day morning, December 31; Dr. E. J. Cpltrane, president of Brevard college, Sunday, January 7; Dr. Gilbert Lycan, Queens college, Charlotte, January 14; Dr. R. T. L. Liston, president of King col lege, Bristol, Tenn., January 21 and Dr. D. R. Freeman, superin tendent of the Orphanage at Black Mountain, January 28. May 1945 Bring Victory To a Weary World Tax Listing To Be Started In Transylvania Next Monday, All Listers Met Here Wednesday FELLOWSHIP AND VICTORY SERVICE TO BE HELD SUN. Parents Of All Service Men And Women Are In vited To Attend A Christian fellowship meeting and Victory prayer service of all denominations will be held at the First Baptist church here on Sun day afternoon, Dec. 31, beginning at 2 o’clock, sponsored by the ex ecutive committee of the Transyl vania Baptist association. The meeting will be mainly in recognition of community service men and families of servicemen who have made the supreme sac rifice. Church leaders and officers and parents and families repre senting the men in service are particularly invited to attend. The program will include a song service, prayers by leaders of the various communities, reports of —Turn To Page Four Schedule Of Listers An nounced. Property Must Be Listed In January Listing of property for the pur pose of taxation for the year 1945 will be started in Transylvania county next Monday morning, Mrs. Dorothy Mitchell, county tax su pervisor, has announced. Township tax listers met in the courthouse here Wednesday and received instructions and supplies. The listers are Mrs. Edwin Mor gan, Brevard, outside of the town; L. F. Lyday, Boyd township; E. Carl Allison, Cathey’s Creek; George W. Maxwell, Dunn’s Rock; Clyde Hubbard, Eastatoe; A. C. Price, Gloucester; L. E. Cash, Hog back; Mrs. Celia Shuford Boyd, Little River. Those living inside of the city limit of Brevard will list in the tax supervisor’s office here. A schedule of the township list ers was announced and the books will be in the townships until Jan. 12th, after which time they will be returned to the supervisor’s of fice here in the courthouse. Mrs. Mitchell asked that all —Turn To Page Four Public Invited To Attend Installation Of Dunn's Rock Officers Friday Night The newly elected officers of Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge here will be installed at a public instal lation service to be held in the hall Friday night at 8 o’clock, it was announced yesterday. The public is cordially invited to at tend. J. E. Shipman, of Henderson ville, past grand master, will have charge of the installation cere mony and will install the follow ing elected and appointed officers: D. R. Boyd, worshipful master; T. E. Reid, senior warden; D. F. Barnett* junior warden; A. N. Jenkins, treasurer; Henry Hender son, secretary; E. L. Happ, senior deacon; Gill Thomas, junior dea con; K. L. Barkley, senior stew ard; John F. DeBord, junior stew ard and Ralph Parrish, tyler. A. J. Creasman, of Asheville, district deputy grand master, will act as marshal. S. N. Foster, of Toppenish, Wash., who has been a continuous member of the lodge for over 50 years, will receive the 50-year gold button. Since he will be unable to attend, A. H. Harris will receive the button for him Rev. W. A. TO RE-VALUE ALL PROPERTY DURING NEXT 2 MONTHS Harry Patton Is Chairman And R. P. Kilpatrick And Ed Loftis Are Members COMMISSIONERS MEET At a call meeting of the Tran sylvania county board of commis sioners, held in the courthouse here Wednesday afternoon, plans were made for re-valuation of property in this county for taxa tion purposes during the months of January and February. This action was in conformity with the requirements of the state law that provides for re-assess ment or re valuation of property every four years. Harry Patton, of Brevard and Pisgah Forest, and a prominent bu siness man and farmer, was ap pointed as chairman of the coun ty’s re-assessment board. The other two members of the board are R. P. Kilpatrick and J. Ed Loftis, of Brevard, both of whom are well known. All three of these men, it was. pointed out, have had extensive experience in real estate and gen eral property values. The county’s present valuation is : $6,400,000. Business property, homes and personal property are supposed to be valued at around 60 per cent of the selling price and farm land is listed on the tax books at from $4 to $65 per acre. Within the next few days a joint meeting of the commissioners and members of the re-assessment board will be held and definite —Turn To Page Five APPEAL IS ISSUED TO BUY E BONDS County Needs Around $10,000 By Saturday To Go Over Top Of Quota In response to a telegram re ceived Wednesday from state headquarters. Chairman Ed H. Mc Mahan issued an urgent appeal to every man, woman and child in Transylvania county to buy anoth er E bond before Saturday after noon in order to put the county over the top before the Sixth War Loan drive ends. The county still needs from $6, 000 to $10,000 more E bond sales to reach its $150,000 quota, he de clared. “We urgently appeal to you to put forth vigorous action with all committees functioning for re maining few days of Sixth War Loan drive to see that North Caro lina again makes her E bond quota,” Allison James, executive manager of the state finance com mittee, wired Chairman “E bond sales through Pec. 26th show $2,400,000 yet to 00 far $34,000,000 quota. If your county -Ttam t. hn nm I — License Tag Sale Less Than Half Of 1943 At Same License tag sales as day morning are less tha the same date in 1943, to C. M. Douglas, Carolina Motor Car plates are £ slow, the

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