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PAGE TWO I I Will I ■ 'I THE YANCEY RECORD ESTABLISHED JULY, 1936 Editor t13r..... Mrs. C. R. Hamrick Managing Ed. Lee E. Edwards Published Every Thursday By YANCEY PUBLISHING CO. A Partnership Entered as second-class matter November lltli, 1936, at the Post Office, at Burnsville, North Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1579. J AAA PROGRAM IN CREASES YIELDS FOR WAR NEEDS -The widespread use of winter legumes and grass- , ee, use of green manure \, and cover crops, applicat- \ ion of lime and phosphate,;, and other soil-building pra- , ctices of the agricultural . conservation program ha ve helped prepare North • Carolina farms for war-; ' time production, according 1 , to G. T. Scott, chairman of the State AAA Committee. Pointing to results of the program, Mr. Scott said the state average yi eld for cotton had been in creased from about 250 pounds per acre during the 1928-32 period to more than 35Q pounds during the past three years. To bacco yields were increas ed from 685 to 980 pounds per acre. Corn, oat, wheat, and hay yields per acre"; have been, increased 15 to 2(\jier cent, and the graz ingjeaparity,of pastures al .so/has been improved >-■ “High' production yields* cannot be overemphasized • during this important ag ricultural year,” Mr. Scott said., “Every acre of crop land must produce to its maximum capacity for our farmers to contribute their ! THE POCKETBOOK] ■/KNOWLEDGE » y : ~A ; m Amo twe mmvrim.4 rr -tax** I / ////// \ •* TO MAKE. A If THOUSAND-Ton i ' //i-f \ exrri^ l *^*‘ JBBe * - - 1 .•'■ - P\(j j / QOO 0[)M». Y "xeotce. jav/rxr oner wr *«r «wan of a* \ v.wv j ' m ~ircme,"t snHiMstLVrsi4tt*itKiimt "'■ ; * - B■■:■ . a ilia.. • CASH 1 PAID FOR LOGS | ' 11 ii. • We buy Oak, Birch, Hard and Soft Map- I le and Ash Logs. I One load or more delivered at our mill. For prices See Luther Ayers at Old Pollard Plant Penland & Ayers BURNSVILLE M C. I 1 -.■«.< * L full share to the nation’s war effort.” The 400,00 tons of lime stone used by North Ca rolina farmers last year under the agricultural con servation program was ab out four and one-half times the 1936-39 average. Both are furnished as conserve ation materials under the AAA program without an immediate outlay of cash. Field d e monstrations show that yields of crops like cotton and corn are greatlyi.increased w he n preceeded by a good growth of winter legumes which have been turned under to enrich the soil with nitrogen and humus. Phosphate and lime enable the legumes to reach suffi cient growth to be turned under before planting time of other crops. Mr. Scott said that pre liminary reports show that 'farmers operating 95 per cent of the cropland in North Carolina are taking part in the 1942 agricult ural conservation program. These farmers have pled ged to meet needed pro duction goals in the Food for Freedom campaign. No Fatal Grade Crossing Accidents on N. C. System i Raleigh i—There were ne fatal railroad crossing FOR CONGRESS * ' \ * 0 . 4 Hr 9 ■ % Wm J ■ VoJfctv : <• iFTt»w*l > A. L. Bulwinkle I am a Candidate for re-nomination as Representa tive in Congress from the (new! Eleventh Congression al District of North Carolina in the Primary to be held on Saturday, May 30, 1942. ■ )■ , ■ On account of the war, it will be practically impos sible for me to come to Yancey County before the Pri mary, I would have overy voter to know how much I appreciate the loyalty to me in the past, and in advance, to thank each and every voter for his or her support in the coming Primary Election. -v. . (Paid Political Ad.) TRAVEL OFF 45 PER CENT FIRST RATIONED WEEK ENI) Automobile travelers to ok their last fling at pleas ure driving on the week end of May 9-10, according to official figures comput ed by Statistics Engineer James S, Burch of the State* Highway and Public Works Commission. How ever, May 15-16, first week-end to feel the pinch of gasoline rationing saw traffic take a tumble of about 45 per cent. "Magic-eve” traffic co unters on eleven important highways made the count. The only exception was from a counter near the important cotton mille of Ctevland County where the meter showed but a 13.7 decrease. However, this was lopped off a 25 percent decrease already shown the _preceedipg week-end from the 1941 figure. “The small percentage does in-, dicate,” Burch said, "that in defense areas traffic has reached the bottom.” accidents on the N. C. high way system during 1941, largest travel year in North Carolina’s history, accord ing to statistics released by the highway safety divi sion The state highway system is, of coQrse, those roads bearing US or NC number designation. KBMCTORY UNITED WAR STAMPS INVEST IN VICTORY! • Our boy» can take the War to the enemy, if we back them up with ships and tanks and guns! But that takes money! Help your Government to put the tools of war into the hands of our Boldiers by purchasing War Sav ings Bonds and Stamps. And re tnsmbrr . . . just one Bond csn’t lick the Axis any more than just lone gun! It takes millions of Amer icans buying War Savings Bonds #nd Stamps every pay day! Bonds cost flff.7s and up . . . fad they pay you back one-third tnorein only 10 yean! Stamps coat OO*, 25 1, and up .. . soon total jhe price of a Bond if bought regu- I help our boys on the fighting fronts wherever they may ber Buy IVar Savings Bonds as an invest bosat for yourself and your cougtry, L ( THE YANCEY RECORD RUSS MEMORIAL ’ NEWS ITEMS We are having a good | Bible school here despite bad weather. Miss Mildred Harrell is teaching the In termediates, Miss June jGarlanl has the Juniors, Miss Madge Masters is the Primary leader, and Miss Davison has charge of the • Music. The older pupils are studying .-"The Bible, Its [.History and What It Teac ' hes”, while the Primary department is studying Je sus, the Friend of Children. Miss Harrell goes to Bean’s Creek, next week and Miss Garland to Pop lar to hold DVBS. All these teachers are local girls. Miss June Garland who had the honor of having the best essay from the high school group in Hols ton Presbytery on "Christ ian Education”, has also won first place in Appala chia Synod. Her essay has been sent to Louisville, Ky. for final examination. The best essay wins the $l5O scholarship to some Christ ian College Cpk* W. G. Honeycutt, Jr. was home oyer the week end. He has been in! quite a number of states since entering the army. He is in the .Signal Corps. Quite a number form here have been attending Dan Graham’s Revival services the the Buladean Church. Our friends at the Bret hern Church have also been having a good revival. Madge Masters is plan ning to attend the Young People’s con f e rence at Bristol, Va and June Gar land is looking forward to atending Leaership Train ing school at Montreat. Rev. and Mrs. Troy Yo upg visited the Bible school last Thursday and were also visitors at Russ Cott ] age. CALLED The small operator will be called upon to provide a good portion of the in creased harvest' of hay crop seed needed this year, says the U. S Department of Agriculture. OVER THE TOP l XW FORVICTORY united states war v* BONUS-STAMPS MEN DEVICE Unless they have been transferred recently the following men are at the camps listed: Arthur Pleasant, Hawai ian Islands; Burns Gilles pie, Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City; Boyd Banks, Camp Edwards, Mass.; Jess W. Jobe, Post master, N. Y.; Thomas E. Atkins, Postmaster, N. Y.; Paul King, Camp Shelby, Miss.; Edgar Hensley, Ca nal £one; Linwood Maney, Camp'Shelby, Miss.; D. R Styles, Norfolk; Ralph Byrd, Canal Zone; Cecil Byrd, Camp Beauregard, La.; Woodrow An gli n, Postmaster, N. Y.; Harvey Deyton, Sheppard Field, Texas; Earl L. Bailey, Camp Wallace, Texas; WoodroW Ayers, Chicopee Falls, Mass.; Glen McCour ry, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.; Denver Edwards, Postmas ter, s.N. Y.; Clarence E Higgins, Corpus Christi, Texas; Luther Petorson, Ft. Benning, Ga.; Edward Ayers, Postmaster, N. Y.; Craig Styles, New River, N. C. - ' r- —> - (Let us know where the service men are located. Your Dimt 1 ! In The Army Nowß f THEfcFFICIENCyOF- t I V >*/ IAW MMICMS ""rSswTZ S ol I . \ its sk*w j— l V WILL Boy A I m Ok - v v V\ [ifiaii #1? Tes i, *k\ I > / ‘ 'ftmHSdto urat o^l \ T. You} MUM J —Courtesy Richard Yardley and Baltimore Sun. ______ 1 "**' - •’ Advertising Notice FOR 1941 TAXES .•" . s«‘ . JL ' . -••***-. ?■’?' . - v The 1941 taxes on your property are overdue and delay means extra cost to you. PAY NOW AND SAVE - - -rr Penalty and advertising costs | DONALD BANKS Tax Collector of Yancey County 1 * J If full addresses of thfese i men are desired, please make inquiry at this of- < fice. Additional names ne*t week.) Captain Clarence McCo urry of Camp Forest, Tenn., son of Mr. and Mrs U. S. McCourry of Day Book, has been selected and sent to Officers Train ing School at Fort Leaven worth, Kansas. Claude Banks, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Banks of Loaksville and Burns ville, is stationed at 313th Fighters Squadron, Orlan davAir Base, Orlanda, °Fla. Claude was promoted to Corporal on May Ist. He enlisted Jan. sth. MEN IN SERVICE Pvt. Arthur Pleasant, son of Mr. and Mrs W. D. Pleasant, is now in the Hawaiian Islands. He has taken a course in Chemical > Warfare training, and is » now a Junior Warfare ex -11 pert. He recently won a ! medal as an expert rifle > man. ‘When heard from last, he was stationed ; “Somewhere in Hawai . ian Islands.” THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1942 QUARTERLY CONFER ENCE FOR BALD CREEK CHARGE The third quarterly con ference for the churches of the Bald Creek charge of the Methodist denominati on will be held at Elk Shoal church on Sunday, May 31, at 11 A M.’j The first part of the con ference will be in the form of a church service, with the pastor, lilev. C. B. Way conducting the devotional exercises. This will be foK lowed by a sermon by Dr. M. T. Smathers of Ashe- . ville, district superintend ent of the Asheville Metho dist district. Immediately after the sermon by Dr. Smathers, the business s- ssion of the conference wil be held, dur ing which reports of the pastor and Sunday school superintendents will be submitted and other busi | ness transacted. The churches composing the Bald Creek charge are s Bald Creek, Borings Chap el, Deyton Bend, Elk Shoal, i It is expected thatt officials of the four attend the con fererfce, l which will be operf to all members and friends who ! desire to attend.
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