RS BONUS
volume nine :
—Men In Service—
Killed In Action
Pfc. John W. Blanken
ship wag killed in action in
France on Jan. 16, his par :
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb
Blankenship of Burnsville
Rt. 1 have been informed.
Missing In Action
S. Sgt. James L. Gouge
has been reported missing
in action in France since
Jan. 19, his mother, Mrs.
Mary W. Gouge of Burns
ville Rt- 2 has been notified
by the war department.
Missing In Action
Robert Higgins, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Higgins of
Hendersonville, Has been
reported missing in action
in Germany since Jan. 16- i
Killed In Action
Capt. Henry Griffin of
Greenville, S. C. was re
ported killed in action on
Dec. 12- His wife is the for
mer Miss Ollie May McMa
han, daughter of Rdbt.
Henry McMahan of Pensa
cola.
Lawrence Curtis who is
stationed somewhere i n
France has been promoted
to the rank of sergeant
He has been overseas for
the past 13 months. A bro
ther, Cpl. Dee Curtis, is
somewhere in Germany. He
has been overseas for 13
months. They are sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Curtis
of Burnsville Rt. 2.
Sewell Bailey, S 2c, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Bai
ley of Green Mtn. is home
on 30 day leave after sea
duty with the Atlantic fleet.
Ernest Peterson, AMM
3c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loss
Peterson of Green Mtn., is
home on 30 day leave. He
hag been stationed in the
South Pacific for the past
22 months.
Pfc. Paul L. McCourry is
spending a,(21 day leave
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Mai McCourry of Rt. 1
Burnsville
Pfc. Dick Mclntosh has re
ported to Lincoln, Neb. for
assignment after a leave at
home. He completed the
gunnery training course at
Kingman, Ariz. and receiv
ed hi 8 gunner’s wings.
Clay Edwards has receiv
ed a medical discharge from
the army and is now at
home.
C V. Belgarde is station
ed at the naval training
station, Bainbridge, Md.,
where he is taking boot
training.
Chief Gunners Mate Ja
mes C. Powell who has
been on duty with the At
lantic fleet is visiting fri
ends here while on leave.
His niece, Joan Powell of
Spencer accompanied him
to Burnsville to visit her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. P. Banks.
Sgt. W. B. Ensor is home
on a 15 day leave. A son
was bom to Sgt. and Mrs.
Ensor on Jan. 18.
THE YANCEY RECORD
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY'
SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
Prisoner of War
Pfc. Paul Hughes, son of
) Mr. and Mrs. William Hug
' hes of Green Mtn., is now
* a prisoner of war in Ger
-8 many, he hits , written his
parents. He had previously!
been reported missing in
action in Nov. He wrote
i that at the time he was tak
[ en prisoner he was wound
i'ed but that now he is get
. | ting along fine.
I 1 Pvt. Johnnie Street, son
of Mr. and Mrs W. M.
Street, Jr. of Green Mtn.,
is now at Moore General
f hospital for treatment. He
l had an attack of typhus'
t fever while in the South
, Pacific area.
Cpl. Charles Allison who
has been overseas in the
Burma-India theatre for
f more than two years is vis
■ iting relatives here.
i
In Naval Hospital
Naval Hospital, San Fia
* ncisco.—“As the war again
st Japan progresses, we’re
bound to run into tougher
. and tougher Japs.”
i That is the opinion ex
[ pressed by Marine Cpl. John
S. Ledford» 26, of Cane
. River, N. C., convalescing
. here following his return
. from Peleliu, where he was
; wounded in the back by a
V eniper’a bullet ,
f “Peleliu wa s the toughest
j campaign of all for me.
Not only was it better forti
fied, but the Japs we met
1 were a lot better fighting
' men than those on Guadal-'
! canal or New Britain.
“They’re really wicked
with those martars—both
■ light and heavy—and they
; have learned a lot of ,new
| tricks.”
Corporal Ledford was
! evacuated by hospital ship.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. S i
C. Ledford of Cane River,
Ledford has been in the
Marine Corps for three'
years. He left the States
for overseas duty in June,
1942
~
Ray Fox who received a I
medical discharge from the
army following a back in
jury sustained while he was
in England, is now at his
home at Green Mtn.
Howard Bennett, seaman
second class, is now station
ed at Miami, Fla. He is the!
son of Mr. and Mrs. Pender
Bennett and recently com
pleted boot training at
Bainbridge, Md.
Pfc. J. M. Styles who has
been stationed at the 380
Station hospital, Camp Bar
kley, Texas is now at Camp
Swift, Texas.
Frank Tallent of the U.
S. Merchant Marines is ;
spending a few days at'
home in Ramseytown, after
having served one and one
half years in this branch of
the service.
S. Sgt. Jess Jobe spent a
ten day furlough at home.
With him was Cpl. Tom
Coble They returned to
Camp Chaffee, Ark: Jan.
29th.
BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1945 .
MEMORIAL SERVICES
ARE HELD FOR SGT.
WALTER H. GIBBS
Memorial services were
' held at the Bald Creek Met
hodist church for Sgt. Wal
ter H Gibbs who gave his
■ life for hi s country in the
i fighting in Belgium, Dec. 20.
'( The pastor of the church,
i the Rev. J. R Bowman, was
■ in charge of the service in
• memory of the young man.
His wife who now resides
■ in Cleveland, Ohio, his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Gibbs, his brother, Horton
Gibbs, and two sisters, Mrs.
Lester Briggs of Alexander
and Mrs. C. F. Ramsey of
Cleveland, were present, as
,were many friends and re
latives of Sgt. Gibbs.
j An Eighth Air Force;
Bomber Station, England—
Second Lt. John H." Gallo-1
way, 26, whose wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Galloway, lives'
in Burnsville, N. C., has
been awarded an Oak Leaf
Cluster to the Air Medal
for “merritorious achieve
ment” in aerial warfare. Lt.
! Galloway is the navigator
of a B-17 Flying Fortress
participating in Eighth Air
Force bombing* attacks on
targets in Nazi Germany.
He is a member of the
34th Bomb Group, a unit of
the Third Air Division, the
division cited by the Presi
dent for its now historic
England - Africa shuttle
b#*»k*i*j*- of Mgger-rgchim't t
aircraft plants at Regens
burg, Germany.
Boone to Build Warehouse
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It was decided last week
at the Board of Director’s
meeting at the office of
the Secretary and Treasur
er of the Mountain Burley
Warehouse, Inc., to build a
second warehouse, the size
of the present warehouse,
! to be built on' the Coleman
! property, which was pur
chased by Mr. Coleman last
1 year for this particular
purpose. 4
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Forestry'Essay Contest
The North Carolina For
estry Association has an
nounced an essay contest
open to high school students
of North Carolina.
The subject matter of the 1
essays may cover a wide'
range and may be drawn
from any branch or all of,
the fields of forestry, such
as Silviculture, Utilization!
of timber, etc., or Dendro
logy, the natural history
of trees.
The paper must be the
work of a bonafide student,
so certified by the princi
pal, must jbe not more than
2000 words and must be
submitted by March 15.
Cash prizes of S2O, $lO and
$5 will be awarded the win
ners of first, second and
third places.
More detailed informa
tion and books on the sub
ject matter suggested may
be obtained from the coun
ty principals or from Craig
English, county forester.
Pvt. Arnold Whitson is
stationed at Camp Wheeler,
Ga.
•a
N OTICE
Herbert Cordle, deputy
collector of internal reven
ue, will be at the Court
house in Burnsville on Mon
day and Tuesday, Feb. 19
and 20 from 9 a. m to 5 p.
, m. to assist in filing income
taxes fpr 1944.
FUNERAL SERVICES
1 FOR RICHMOND L.
YOUNG, 85
i Richmond I* Young, one
of the oldest and most
widely known citizens of
the county, passed away at
his home near Bumsvilie
Monday morning. He was
85 years of age.
i Funeral services were
■| held at the Newdale Presby
terian church on Wednes
day afternoon at 2:30
o’clock with the Rev. Er
nest Wilson officiating.
Burial wa s in the Newdale
cemetery.
Surviving are six daugh
ters, Miss Laura M. Young!
of St. Louis, Mo., Mrs W. C.;
Murphy and Mrs. Robert
Presnell of Burnsville, Mrs.
O. P. Blankenship and Mrs
W. A Presnell of Newdale
and Miss Zoe Young of
Durham; three sons, A. A.
Young of Oak Ridge, Term ,!
Charles W. Young of North
Arlington, N. J., and Guy
Young of Micaville; one
sister, Mrs. Minnie Silvers
of Micaville; 13 grand child
ren and 2 child
ren. _
were in charge of arrange
ments.
The management and op
eration of the new ware
house will be under the
same supervision of Mr. R.
C. Coleman, who has so
successfully operated the|
present warehouse, and
built the Boone Tobacco
Market to its present high
standing. Work will begin
on the new building as
soon as permission is grant
ed by the W. P. B.
i
G T *ANT HENSLEY. *
FORMER RESIDENT,
PASSES AWAY
Grant Hensley, former
j resident of Yancey county,
passed away at his home in
Johnson City Wednesday.
I Funeral services are plan
ned for 2 o’clock Friday af
ternoon at the Cane River
Baptist church.
Survivers include the
widow; two daughters, Mrs.
Roy Bailey of Bald Creek!
and Mrs. W. W. Burton of
Johnson City, and two sons,
Ernest and Arthur of John
son City, one sister, Mrs.
Cordelia Mclntosh of Elk
Shoal.
F. S. A. NEWS
The Annual meeting of
Yancey County Tenant
Purchase Borrowers will be
held in the Clearmont High
School building, Saturday,
February 10, 1945, from
10:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m.
Office and Field Personnel
will attend this meeting the
County FSA Office will be
closed on February 10.1945.
""■ 1 : \
Col. McCurry Tells
Destroyers’ Record
With the U S. 6th Ar
mored Division—The 603rd
Tank • Destroyer Battalion
attached to the Sixth Ar
mored Division in the drive
northeast o f Bastiogne,
boasts the record of knock
ing out 63 tanks and self
propelled guns while lpsing
only four tank destroyers
since last July.
Lt. Col. Clarence Mc-
Curry of 127 Outlet, Mem
phis, said the tank toll in
cluded one King Tiger.
(The above story" was
i taken from a Memphis,
Tenn. newspaper Col Me-
I j Curry’s wife lives in Mem
phis. )
M. Sgt. Noble B. Laugh
run, son of Mr. and Mrs.
I, R. Laughrun of Johnson
City is now somewhere in
Italy with a Troop Carrier
Wing, and has received an
i additional ribbon and star.
1 Noble has been overseas
since Nov. 5, 1944.
i Mrs. Laughrun and little
i son Larry are making their
home with her parents, Mr.
! and Mrs. George Parker of
Greenville, Ala. They will
j spend the summer months
! with Mr. and Mrs I. R.
Laughrun Johnson City.
I Register Here
The following boys be
came eighteen during the
month of January and have
Registered with the local
board: Lewis Edward For
tner, and Tom Junior Rob
inson of Micaville; Harley
Woody, Windom; Bill Ev
ans and Ray Franklin Rid
dfe of Burnsville Rt. 1;
Samuel Dewey Robinson,
Green Mtn.; Elzie Eugene
Willis L. Black of Jones
! ville, S. C. died last week in
jan Asheville hospital, fri
-1 ends here have learned. Mr.
Black and his brother, Rob
ert Black, were station
agents here for the Black
Mtn. Railway for a number
! of years.
I FUNERAL SERVICES
j FOR WILTS McMAHAN
| Funeral services for Wilts
McMahan, 77, who passed
away at his home near Celo
N. C. on Feb. 3rd after an
eight months illness, wae
held at the home Feb. sth
at 2:30 p m. Rev. J. H.
Black officiated. Interment
was in the Ballew cemetery.
Mr. McMahan was born
and reared in Yancey coun
ty and lived there all his
life where he had farmed.
He was a member of the
Fairview Baptist church
and was well known throu
ghout the county.
Survivors are his widow,
Mrs. Dovie McMahan and 1
10 daughters: Mrs. Allie
Bolick, Mrs. Ellen Bolick,
Miss Lizzy McMahan, Mrs.
Roxie Ballew, Mrs. Minnie
Blevins, Mrs. Mary Ballew,
Mrs Cordia McFalls, Mrs.
Mary Cook, Mrs. Lou Bal
lew all of South Toe, and
Mrs. Bertha Young of
Spruce Pine; three sons,
Robert McMahan of Rt. 1,
Spruce Pine, William and
Carl of Celo; one brother,
Jack McMahan of Windom;
one sister, Miss Margaret
McMahan of Celo.
NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT
County Library
On February 14th
L Plans are now practically
complete for the opening of
the county library on Wed
nesday afternoon, February 1
i 4, in the library room at}
the club house. Mrs. J. S.
’ LeFevre is librarian in
■ charge.
1 This will mark a step for-1
ward for the county that
I has long been sought by civ
! ic leaders and toward which
| interested persons in - the j
'county have been working
' for years. It is made possi-i
’!ble by the cooperation of
J the county S commissioners
and the state library Com
mission, and the aim is for
• it to be of the greatest use
. to the people of the, entire
i county. ri
i Tentatively, the schedule
now is for the library to be
1 open from 2 to 5 o’clock on
• Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
• day and Saturday after
noons.
i To aid further in making
the books available to as
; many people as possible,
! LOCAL BOARD NEWS
It is noticeable that a
number of registrants who
have been granted Class
11-A, 11-B, 11-C, and same
classifications followed by
! letter (F) are leaving posi
tions for which deferments
' granted Before leaving any
■ position for which defer
ment is granted a regis
trant must first request a
change by written request
! to his local board. Local
; board may then grant per
’ mission to make the change
1 if it i s considered to the
, best interest of the War ef
fort.
Any registrants, age 18
through 37 years of age
who have changed jobs
without permission since
December 12, 1944, or do so
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR L T. FOX
I. Tillman Fox died sud
denly at his home on Sun
day, Jan. 28 following an
extended illness.
Funeral services were;
held on Tuesday afternoon'
at Riverside Baptist church
with the Rev. Fred Allen
officiating. Pall bearers
were Carl Grindstaff, Bud
Grindstaff, Carl Wheeler,
Joe Silvers, Rotha Bailey
and Lester Bailey. Those in
charge of the flowers were
Leone Bailey, Margaret
Buchanan, Mrs. Carl Mcln
tosh, Mrs. Rexter Hensley,
Mrs. Pearl Roland, Mrs.
Marion Fox, Burdetta Rol
and.
Mr. Fox was reared in
Yancey county and for
many years was a farmer
of the countyr-He was wide
ly known throughout .the
section.
Surviving are the widow;
six sons, Jennings, Hick,
Isaac, James, Frank and
Carson Fox; five daughters
Mrs. Bill Wheeler, Mrs. Sam
Blevins, Mrs. Lark Wright,
Mrs. Willard Wright, and
Mrs. Conner Ogle, all of
Yancey county; two broth
ers, J. E. and Marion Fox,
rm
mmmmm
arrangements have been
made for teachers through
out the school system to get
collections of books for
their school grades. Possibly
too,: through the schools in
the communities, adults
■ may also obtain or return
! books so that they may ben
! efit also through school dis-
I tribution.
The county library com
mittee, appointed by the
i board of commissioners to
assist in plans for setting
[up and operating the libra
;xy, has asked that it be
stressed particularly that
the library i s for the bene
fit of the entire county;
that funds have been ap
propriated by the state and
the county with this under
standing, and all citizens'
are urged to make a s full
use of the facilities as pos
sible.
A very excellent collection
of books is now available
for use and this will be ad
ded to as rapidly as possi
ble.
in the future, automatically
fall in Class I-A and there
is no relief that can be
granted by the local board
since the regulation is man
datory. This applies to a
registrant who has been
"I deferred for self employ
iment.
| Registrants affected by
the above regulation will
be physically examined un
der a lowered standard
which has gone into effect.
Such a registrant may not
j be physically fit for gener
al military service but will
be assigned to whatever
branch of service that is
set up by the Military Au
thority.
Yancey County Local
Board No. 1.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR WELZIE M.
ROBINSON
Welzie M. Robinson, 50,
(passed away at his home at
j Cane River on Saturday
miming.
Funeral services were
| held at the Cane River Bap
tist church on Monday af
ternoon at 2:30 with the
Rev. A. Z. Jamerson offi
ciating. The following ne
phews served as pall bear
ers: Claude Robinson, Alvin
and Allman McMahan, Thu
rman, John and Clyde De
weese. Burial was in the
family cemetery.
Surviving are the widow,
the former Miss Lizzie An
gel; one sister, Mrs. Bill
Metcalf of Ivy; and three
brothers, Herman and Lee
Robinson of Asheville and
Dr. Locke Robinson of Mars
Hill.
and three sisters, Mrs. Wel
zie Hughes of Green Mtn.,
Mrs. Jim Laws of Ohio and
Miss Rosie Fox of Marion.
Thirty six grand children
also survive.
Holcombe and Edwards
were in*charge of arrange
ments.
BONDS FOR FREEDOM