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VOLUME SIX
Patriotic Rally Will Be Held
In Burnsville Monday Night
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Judge Sink Will Speak ]
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A most important meet
ing will be held in the
courthouse here on Mon- i
day, January 19th at 7:30.
It will be a patriotic rally ;
for the county.
Judge Hoyle H. Sink; of
Lexington will give the *!
principal address. Other
speakers will explain phas
es of the defense program, i
and what we may do to !
aid in the program of civi- i
lian defense and of nation
al armament.
Citizens of the entire
county are urged to at-1
tend. This patriotic gath
ering should result in a|
better understanding and|
a more united effort on!
the part of every person.}
We as a county have
given generously to causes!
that would aid the distres
sed of other lands, and!
the soldiers of other na-i
tions. It is our own men
in service that we can aid
now, and the of
our country that we must
preserve.
Attend the meeting!
ALL CLASSIFICATIONS
WILL BE REVIEWED
As rapidly as possible j
the local draft board will
review all classifications
of registrants. This is in
accordance with instruc
tions following the new
regulations of January 1,
George Robinson, clerk to
the board, said.
Men whose classifica
tions will most probably
be changed are those in
1 H who were deferred be
cause they were over 28
and these in 2 A loccupa-!
tional and business rea
sons!. !
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MISS HAWTHORNE
ACCEPTS POSITION
WITH BANK HERE
Miss Emaline Hawthor
ne of Sparta has accepted;
a position as assistant
cashier of The Northwest
ern Bank here. Mrs. Rob
ert Fleetwood who has
served in this capacity fori
the past few months, re
signed last week.
Miss Hawthorne has
been with The Northwest-!
ern Bank system since;
June.
The Quickest, Surest Way
YOU Can Help Win This
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Now!
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THE YANCEY RECORD
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
SURVEY SLATED
ON FARM LABOR
Raleigh, Jan. —A coop
erative farm labor survey
“to be used in vital nation
al defense planning” will
be conducted beginning
March 1 by the Federal-
State Crop Reporting Ser
vice as the supervising ag
ency, Frank Parker, fed
eral statistician of the
State Department of Agri
culture, announced today.
An allocation of $20,000
by the United States De
partment of Agriculture
will be used to make the
survey in North Carolina,
one of two States in the*
Nation selected to con
duct a farfs labor enum-|
eration program. Indiana
has been designated as the;
other State to make the
survey.
“The present emergency
and drain on farm, labor
by defense forces makes
it imperative that agricul
tural agencies and leaders
be informed as to the ava
ilability of farm workers,”
Parker said. “Information
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C. F. SILVERS, FORMER
YANCEY RESIDENT,
DIES
C. F. Silvers, 69, died at
his home in Black Mtn.,
Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were
held at the Methodist
church in Pensacola at
11:00 o’clock Tuesday
morning. Burial was i n
the church cemetery.
Survivors include the
widow, Mrs. Lily Silvers;
six daughters, Mrs. Marvin
King of Asheville. Mrs.
Ned Puckett of Morgan
ton, Mrs. C. L. Williams \>f
Richmond, Ky., Mrs. Ben
Reese, Jr., of Chattanooga,
and Miss Lucy and Miss
Bonnie Silvers of Black
Mountain; five sons, Har
old Silvers of Bull Gap,
Tenn., C. L. Silvers of
! Black Mountain, J. W. Sil
i versos Shelby, W. L. Sil
vers of Chattanooga and
Fulton Silvers of Asheville.
A native of Pensacola,
! Mr. Silvers had resided in
Black Mountain for six
years.
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! COLLECTION OF SCRAP
METAL IS URGED
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Scrap metal is so urgen
tly needed for the manu
facture of defense mater
ials that collections are
being stressed throughout
| the United States.
The campaign has alrea
dy begun ~ in~ the county,
and officials of the Farm
ers Federation here have
said that they will provide
space for piling the metal
when it is brought to town,
r A complete explanation
of the program, as outlin
ed by the state extension
service, is printed on page
2. Please read this over
carefully, then collect all
, the material possible.
BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942
QUARTERLY B.T.U.
CONVENTION TO
BE HELD JAN. 24
The time is fast approa
ching for another quarter
ly, B; T, U. convention. It
will be held with Burns
: ville Baptist Church on
January 24 at 7:30 o’clock.
May I urge that every
one b e present! Let’s
make this meeting an ex
ample of what we will do
throughout the New Year,
by having a good attend
ance, good reports, and
a good meeting; thereby
returning to our churches
with renewed spirit and
faith!
(Dellma Hensley, asso
-1 ciational director».
ANNOUNCE PLANSFOR
PRESIDENT’S BALL
( Announcements, plans
j and committees for the
| celebration of the Presi
dent’s Birthday Ball, have
been outlined by Mayor J.
Frank Huskins, Chairman
;of the Ball, who was ap
pointed by Dr. C. M. Whis
nant, Chairman of the Lo
cal Chapter.
Round Dance
; Friday night, January
30, 1942 in the Community
1 Club House at 9 o’clock,
j Admission SI.OO plus 10c
Federal tax, total sl.lO per
I couple or stag. Tickets
will be sold i¥i ’ advance; * al-(
so at the door that night.
Square Dance
Saturday night, January
, 31, 1942, in the Community
Club House from 8:30 to
i 12:00 o’clock. Admission
25c per person which in
cludes federal tax of 2V-c
or 10 per cent of admission
i price. Miss Lucille Ervin
of the High School Facul
: ty has graciously consent
; ed to be in charge of the
i Square Dance, which is
.'being held principally for
■ the amusement and enter
s tainment of the High Sch
i 00l students of the county.
, Emmett Sams of the
; High School Faculty will
: be in charge of the string
■ music for the square dan
. ce and will call the figures.
: COMMITTEES:
• Refreshment Committee:
Mrs. Clarence Briggs
II has been appointed Chair-}
. man of the refreshment
,1 committee, and will be as- ;
i sisted by Mrs. J. Bernie
; King, and Mrs. Watson
Williams.
Decoration Committee:
»; T. G. Ellis, Boy Scout
Leader, has been appoint
ed Chairman of the decor
. ation committee and will
.be assisted by the Boy
. Scouts.
» Music Committee:
t L. V. Pollard, Chairman,
assisted by Mrs. Ivan Wes
. tall and Mrs. R. O. Jones.
Advertising committee:
J Mrs. C. R. Hamrick will,
. be in charge of Newspaper
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WITH T. V. A.
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Ashton Ramsey is now
i in Lenoir City, Tenn. where
i1 he is employed with the
• T. V, A. He is a junior
1 store keeper at the Ft.
Loudon Dam project.
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CLEANSER PLANT which is now in operation by thej
Safford Company, manufacturers of “Soap-O-Lene”
Cleaning Products. The plant is located adjacent to
ths Feldspar Company’s grinding plant at Bow-j
ditch, near Burnsville, North Carolina.
COUNTY AGENTS
FARM NOTES
Poultry Short Course
And Egg Show
Yancey Ctffinty is host!
county for this annual ev
ent that is sponsored by
the N. C. Extension Ser
vice Poultry Staff to aid
in the development of thej
poultry industry through
out the state. This short
course will be held at the
Burnsville High School
Auditorium Monday, Jan
uary 26th, 1912 for the
following counties: Avery,
Mitchell, McDowell, Bun
combe, Madison and Yan
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Thr~ffieetifs starts at
10:00 A. M. with the morn
ing being devoted to talks
by poultry specialists o n
poultry problems §jnd, con
ditions. ?
The program follows:
10:00 “Meeting our quo
ta for poultry and eggs in i
1 1942” by C. F. Parrish, Ex
tension Poultryman.
10:30 “Poultry situation
in N. C.—or Home Flock
Management” by Dr. R. S.
Dearstyne, Head Poultry
Dept. N. C. State College.
11:00 “Our Poultry Bre
eding Problems”' by C. J.
Maupin, Extension poul
tryman.
11:30 ‘Production and
handling of High Quality
Poultry Products” by T. T.
Brown, Extension poultry
man.
12:00 to 1:15, Lunch.
1:15 to 2:30, Round table
I discussion of poultry prob
lems.
2:30 to 3:30, Discussions,
! Egg Show.
Valuable prizes will be
} offered for the best dozen
white shelled and brown
shelled eggs. Eggs for the
show should be selected
for uniformity of weight,
size, shape, color, shell tex
ture, and should be clean
and free from stains. They
should weigh at least 2 4
to 28 ounces per dozen.
Everyone is" eligible to en
ter the egg show.
JAY EVANS RECALL
ED TO ARMY
John J. Evans who was
recently discharged from
the army after serving
his regular enlistment was
called back for service on
Wednesday. ,
Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Souther, on Jan: 2,
a daughter, Jennifer
W. N. C. PATRIOTIC *
RALLY WILL BE HELD
IN ASHEVILLE FRIDAY
One of the most signifi
cant meetings ever ( plan
ned for this section will
jbe held at the Asheville
■ City auditorium ' Friday
evening, January 16. It
will be a patriotic rally for
the entire Western North
Carolina section. “
; The chief speaker will
be former Governor Clyde
R. Hoey. -Theodore John
son, head of the civilian
‘ defense* organization i n
North Carolina, will also
Le present and will speak
on “What Can I Do in Civ-j
ilian Defense.”
Members of the Kiffen,
Rockwell Post of the Am
erican Legion will take
part on the program. The.
Honor Guard of the post
will advance the colors,
and the commander of the
1 post will lead in the pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag.
This is a strictly patrio
tic meeting and citizens!
of all Western counties
are urged to attend. It
will be an opportunity to
learn what the state as a
whole is doing for defense,
and to gain a deeper ap
preciation of the extreme
gravity of the present sit-1
uation.
Members of the county
defense council and- other.
citizens of the county have
already stated that they
will attend. s- ; |
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HELEN STYLES
ATTENDS MEETING
Miss Helene Styles, stu
dent at Asheville college
attended the second an-'
nualrmeeting of the South
eastern Cooperative leag-;
ue, held in Atlanta.
Miss Styles said that she
was impressed by the fact!
that so many people are
getting such great benefits
out of. the principles of
consumer cooperation. The
introduction o f coopera- j
tives into college life is!
one of the best examples!
of the teaching of work-!
ing together that students
could have, Miss Styles ad-
I ded.
’ Miss Styles is an active
1 member of the campus co-,
1 , operative.
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> DEFENSE BONDS NOW
i AT BANK
Defense Bonds are now
. available at the Northwest
, tern Bank, R. N. Scott,
Cashier said yesterday.
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Plant Is Now Manufacturing
Various Cleanser Products
PRESNELLS BUY
FARM
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Robt. and W. A. Pres
nell have purchased the
Clarence Robertson farm
near Windom.
Mr. Robertson recently
bought a farm in Haywood
! county and it is reported
that he will, move there
within the next few weeks.
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JOSHU A McCOURRY ILL
j Joshua McCourry of!
Boonford who has been'
very ill for several weeks
is in the Veterans hospital
at Johnson City. His con-;
dition is still critical.
LOCAL BOY PITCHER
WITH CHICAGO CUBS
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Glenn Gardner who is I
now on the pitching staff'
of the jChicago’Cubs was
visiting' his parents, Mr.
and Mrs: Conner Gardner!
of Cane River, last week !
He is living in Gastonia butj
expects to report on Feb
ruary 15 for the spring
training season.
1 Mr-. Gardner is a local;
boy j,s making.,good, in i
baseball and his career has!
been watched with the
keenest interest by friends
and sports fans here. He;
attended Bald Creek high
;school, and his sand lot ball}
playing was done here in
the county.
In 1936 the St. Louis
Cardinols held a try-out in
Asheville for boys from
this section, and Mr. Gard
ner was among those sele
cted by the Cardinal scouts.
He began his playing with
the • Union Springs, Ala.
team in 1936.
He played with Shelby in
1937 and part of the 1938
season, then with Gastonia
in 1938 and 1939. He play-j
ed with Mobile, Ala. in
1940, and for the 1941 sea
! son was with Houston,
(Texas of the southeastern
; league. In October he was
'drafted from the Cardi
nals to the Cubs.
His record for each sea-}
'son is, 1937: won, 13; lost,'
10. 1938: won, 16; lost, 11.
1939: won 23, lost 3. 1940:
; won 10, lost 9. 1941: won
10, lost 7.
Gardner is a right hand
ed pitcher, and is 25 years
old. When asked about
Uncle Sam’s draft he said
that he is in class 3A as
he is married ‘and has one
child. He added that he
; wouldn’t mind military
i service so much but he
would like to play at least
one season in the majors!
; “Ever since I started
playing I’ve always been
lucky enough to be in at
the finish for the play
off,” he Shid.
The Cub training ground
is at Cataline Islands, Cal.
and Mr. Gardner said that
he had not had instruc
tions that any changes
would in plans
for the training season. *
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DEFENSE STAMPS J
AND BONDS f
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Safford ..Company
Operates Plant
Near Burnsville
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The cleanser products
plant, located adjacent to
the Feldspar Milling Com
pany plant near Burns-’v.
ville is now in operation.
Equipment and machinery
of 4he Safford Company
has been moved to this lo
cation frdm Morganton,
W. Va. and installation
was completed this week.
It is under the personal
supervision of Col. James
O. Safford.
The company will manu
! facture various products
; with the" naiyie .. “Soap-Or
iLene”, and these cleaning
| compounds are adapted to
|a variety of cleaning de
-1 mands.
The plant at Morganton,
|W. Va. has been in opera-
I tion since 1934. It was be
. gun on a small scale but
'has outgrown the original
fiacilitiejß. The present
;plant here is capable of
manufacturing a very lar
ge quantity of the prod
ucts at short notice so that
capacity may be stepped
lup easily to meet increased
demands.
Formula Developed .
Mr. Safford tells an in
teresting story of the de
velopment of the
formula some years ago.
•A young professor of or
jganic chemistry was mar
ried, and he very soon dis
covered and was irked by
the unpleasant tasks of
helping wash dishes and
clean household equipment
He set about finding ways
to make this work easier,
and the formula now used
by the Safford Company
was the result. It is a ,
breakdown of existing •'
compound formulae plus
the engineer’s own ideas.
The originator of the
; formula is now— head of
the commercial chemistry
department of tjie Rhode
Island State University.
Government Order
The products haare had
very successful' sales, and
at present thb company is
I completing a 20,000 pound
contract for the U. S. Vet
erans Administration.
The decision to move,
the plant here, Mr. Safford
Said, was partly influenced
by the fact that the main
ingredient, ground feld
spar, can be obtained here.
This will eliminate ship
ping of raw material
which may grow increas
ingly difficult with war
conditions and develop
ments.
Defense Item
Cleanser products are
listed as defense items so ‘
that there should be few- 1
er delays in obtaining oth
er materials necessary.
Col. Safford served thr
ough World War 1 with
the Engineer Corps, A. E.
F. and the Army of Occu
pation in Coblenz, Ger
many after the Armistice*
He participated in the
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