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VOLUME SEVEN
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Men In Service - -
IN NORTH AFRICA *j
Howard Autrey, son of
Mrs. W. B. Autrey of Celo'
and Elmer Boone, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Boone
of Celo are nowSvith the
American forces in North
Africa, according to mes
sages received by their
parents during the past
week.
Howard"- Davis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davis
of Pensacola, is ‘ now sta
tioned in North Africa.
Sgt. Gar I*oll Souther is
now in North Africa, ac
cording to information re
ceived here by relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
Wilson of Pensacola have
recently learned that their
son, Charles, has landed
safely in India.
Charles Bradford o f
Burnsville is now stationed
in San Francisco, Cal.
Sgt. L. L. Fairchild has
been spending 15 days with
his father. and . mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Fair
child of Morganton, N. C;
Sgt. Fairchild is stationed
in Hawthorne, Cal. He is
formerly dfXelo.
Pvt. James T. Walker
who recently spent a leave
hW is with, the - Medical
Section. Fort Knox, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mc-
Intosh of Bald Creek have
two sons in military service
Pvt. Roy Mclntosh is serv
ing at Camp Claiborne, La.
and Pfc. Ralph Mclntosh
is.with the 82nd Air Borne
Division at Fort Bragg.
Ralph Mclntosh entered!
the service last March and]
his younger brother, Roy,|
entered in December.
Kenneth Robertson of
the U. S. Marine Corps,
came up from Cherry
Point to spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr. and!
Mrs. W; Z. Robertson.
R. W. Ramsey, Jr. of the
U. S. Navy will arrive this
week for a short leave with
his parents.
Pvt. Clyde Dulaney is
now stationed at Camp
Maxey,. Texas.
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Cpl. Jess Styles returned
to Camp Young, India Cal.
last Saturday after spend
ing a weeks leave with his!
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Del-!
zie Styles.
D. R. Styles who has
been in the Navy since last
February and is now a
store keeper in Norfolk,;
Va. returned Monday to
his job, after spending a
few days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Delzie Styles.
Pvt. Welzie H. King, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Alec King
is stationed at Camp Phil
lips, Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wil
son of Pensacola received
the following from their
son Benjamin who is sta
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THE YANCEY RECORD
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-" “DKOICATEI) TO THE PROGRESS OP YANCEY COUNTY’ - * '
SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
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Fort Sift, Okla;, Dec. 24
'(Special)— Isaac Rassie
i Lewis, Burnsville. N.C. was
graduated this week from
!the Field Artillery Officer
Candidate School here, and
(has been commissioned a
Second Lieutenant of Field
Artillery.
J Lieutenant Lewis has
I been assigned to Camp!
; Forrest, Tennessee.
•) Warrant Officer, Arnold,
Wayne Hensley, of Camp
Wheeler, Ga. spent Christ
mas here with his parents,
1 Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hen
■ sley.
j Camp Stewart, Ga.. Dec.
, 21—Post .Headquarters to
day announced the promo
tion of Private Gaw J.
Sparks of Route 1, Green
Mountain, N. C., to the!
grade of Corporal.
f He was advanced to his
new rank on the recom-!
mendation of his battery!
commander. Post author
-1 ities pointed out that hiaj
! promotion was based on (
his attention to duty and'
his*soldierly qualities.
Cpl. Sparks was induct
ed September 21y 1942. : : !
Pvt. Ralph E. Banks, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson!
Banks of Burnsvilla is j
stationed at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
I
Brown Murphy of the
U. S. Navy and Howard
j Murphy of the army, sta
tioned at Fort Bragg have
been visiting their parents,)
Mr. and Mrs. Milt Murphy 1
! of Micaville during the
holidays.
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MEN LEAVE SATURDAY FOR
MILITARY EXAMINATION
Note: In last week’s is
sue the list of names given
were of men who had been
classified 1-A and were av
ailable for service. From
this group the following!
quota has been named to 1
leave Saturday:
Burns Ellis McMahan,
Mallie Mitchell, Charlie
Carroll, Vernon D. Robin
son, Jack Laws, Jr., Harold
Gibbs, Van Leer Choate.
Robert H. Ballew, Earl
Deyton;
Johq Oscar Hensley, Guy
S. McCurry, Alfred Hollo-'
jwa y, Carmel McPeters,, j
Frank T. Riddle, Kermit
Gillespie, Molten L. Hens
ley, Clay Earl Edwards,
Clifford C. Honeycutt;
Jack Mclntosh, B. L. Ly
,da, Roy A. Duncan, Charles
Cooper, Burl David Woody,
William Nelson Phillips,
I Willie Western Woody;
Robert Roscoe Effler,|
J. William Tomberlin, An-i
drew J. Robertson, Bill!
Young, Dewes Moss, Rus
sel Whitson, Charles E.
Hopson, Homer Harrel,
Clarence Edge;
James T. Laughrun, Ross
Wilson, Earl L. McPeters,
Clarence Hughes, John R.
Wilson, Bristo Wa 1 lace,
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BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1942
| BASCOMB RAY DIES
Bascomb Ray of Bolens
Creek died at his home this
morning (Thursday) fol
lowing an extended illness.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete.
NEAL ANGEL DIES
AT CANE RIVER
Neal Angel. 68 of Ashe
ville and Cane River died
Monday morning at 2£o
at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Welzie Robinson at
'Cane River after a short
illness.
Funeral services ■= were
held at the Cane River
Baptist church at 2:30 P.
M. Tuesday. He was a
member of this church sin
ce he was 21 fears of age.
The Rev. Smoot Baker and
Rev. E. G. Adkins of Hig
gins conducted the funer
ial services.
Survivors include his sis
ter, Mrs. Robinson, and
! two brothers. M. L. Angel
!of Penland and Jim Angel
of Cane River.
| The pall bearers were T.
iH. Phcenix, Tom Robert
son, Walter Maney, Arth
ur King, Charlie Fender,
Bernie Pitman. Frank Hen
sley, Coy Miller and Edd
1 Riddle.
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j PASTOR OF MICAVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH .
The Rev. Ernest Wilson
is now serving as pastor of
; the Micaville Presbyterian
church which has been
without a pastor since the
Resignation of the Rev. M.
L. Reid who recently en
tered service as chaplain
I in the Navy. *
Hugh M. King, Grover Led
ford, J. B. Wheeler;
Iliff Clevenger, Frank |
Anders, Walteij G. Duncan,j
Ervin A. Wilson, William
Edwards, Carl W. Penland.i
Ralph Laughrun, Luther
M. Byrd;
Ralph Proffitt, Gem Del
Woody, Tom B. Elkins,
Bradley M. Shuford, Ersk
ine P. Fender, Clarence
Fortner;
Edgar Whitson, Willie
Harris. Milton Athon Shu
ford ;
Virle Voyte Briggs, Clay
Bailey, Ray She p h erd,
Scott Hensley, Woodrow
Wilson, Edd Lee Chandler,
James E. Williams,'Joseph
B. Riddle, Bill Bailey;
Lloyd Snelson, Guy Hon-!
eyiutt, Charles Webb, Car-!
mon Adkins, Joe Wilson,
Wm. S. Gortney, Fess Rad
ford ;
Edd Hollifield, Martin |
Whitson, Warren D. Laws,
Wm. N. Jones. Fred Rob
inson, V e rnon Wheeler,
John Ellis Fox;
Transfers: Elbert Lee
Jenkins, Locke Phillips,
Bill W. Hylemon, Bryan
King, Wade Randolph,
John C. Pleasant, Charlie
Cooper, Garmon Smith.
NOW EMPLOYED IN
WAR INDUSTRIES
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Two young men from
Yancey. couftty are now
employed in war industry
following their training
course at the Asheville
NYA war production trai
ning center. D. R. Fouts
who completed the radio
training is now with the
Army aib technical school
at Goldsboro. Frank Hut
chins of Micaville. also com
pleted the rgdio training
and is with the Naval air
craft factory, Philadel
phia, Pa.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS.IE.EVANS
Mrs. J. E. Evans of Bald
Creek died at her home
Sunday mousing following
a short illness.
Funeral services were
[held on Wednesday morn-)
ing at 11 o'clock at the!
Burnsville Baptist church
of which she' had long been
a member. The pastor,
Rev. Smoot Baker, officia
ted, assisted by Rev. J. S.
Folger.
Active pall bearers were
Bruce Westall, Philip Ray,
1 Ray Edwards, Horton
Gibbs, Welzie Riddle, Jr.,
C. P. Randolph, and Henry
Stamey.
Hon ora rj pall bearers
1 were T. H. Edwards, Gus
Edwards, Garrett Hensley,
Wes EdwaMs, Tom Hyle
mon, Lat Carter, T. H.
, Phoenix, T. R. Robertson,
H. G. Bailey, Dr. W. L.
Bennett, Dr. J. B. Gibbs,
Dr. W. B. Robertson, E. N.
Stamey, Welzie Riddle, L.
E. Briggs, J. M. Lyon, Geo.
W. Anglin, M. P. Honey
cutt, J. A. Peterson ;
W. M. English, H. C.
Smith, B. B. Penland, W.
Z. Robertson, 0. R. Lewis,
Dr. L. D. Gillespie, Rudolph 1
Glatly, Blake Wilson, R. S. !
! Roland. J. M. Robertson,
,W. K. Banks, J. A. Goodin,
)C, C. Higgins, R. E, Neill,
I Fred Proffitt, J. H. Wilson,
W. C. Ramsey. Q. L. Hen
sley, Earl W. Wilson, Car
mon Hensley, Max Proffitt
and Guss Peterson.
Surviving are the hus
band; the stepmother, Mrs.
Gregg Metcalf of Ivy;
three daughters, Mrs. Eli
zabeth Buchanan and Miss
Lucy Evans of Bald Creek
and Miss Martha Evans of
Detroit; three sons, Sol
and Charles of Detroit and
Sgt. John J. Evans now
with the American forces
in North Africa; five sis
ters, Mrs. Jason Briggs ofj
Mars Hill, Mrs. Frank
; Boone of Newdale, Mrs.
French Holt of Clarksville,
W. Va., Mrs. Joe Chandler
of Waverly and Mrs. Wade
Gardner of Asheville, and
four brothers, Joe, Fred,
j Marion and Willard Marsh
banks of Detroit.
Burial was in the Burn-i
svflle cemetery, with Hol
combe and Edwards funer-i
al home in charge of ar-i
rangements.
Pvt. Oscar Banks o f
Camp Barkley, Texas vis
ited home folks during the
week end.
EMPLOYED IN ELEC
TRIC CO. OFFICE
j Miss Mary L. Bufne#;- is
now employed in the ideal
office of the French Broad
Electric Membership Cor
poration. At present, the
office is in the same loca
tion on Main Street as for
merly occupied by the Nor
thwest Carolina Utilities!
Company.
MR. AND MRS. CARTER
HIGGINS OBSERVE
GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter
C. Higgins; of Burnsville)
observed their fiftieth wed
ding anniversary Dec. 29,’
at their home here with al
family dinner. (
Mr. and Mrs. Higgins)
have six children, Bert S.
Higgins o f Greensboro,
‘ Edgar Hr Higgins of Hen- 4
I derSonville, Mrs. J. A! 1
Goodin, Mrs. S. T. Ray and
Cecil Higgins of Burns- .
ville, and Mrs. Lewis Tap
pan of Nashville, N. C.
They also have ten grand
children and one great
grand child. — 5 -- ■ •
Mr. and Mrs. Higgins
are members of pioneer
families of Yancey county.
Mr. Higgins is the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. The
i odore Higgins of Higgins.,
i Yancey county and Mrs.
, Higgins is the daughter of
the late—Dr. and Mrs. Will
iam Austin of Burnsville.
Mr. Higgins is sixty
nine years of age and Mrs.
Higgins is sixty eight.
RADIO OPERATORS
ARE NEEDED
Asheville, Dec. 27
The urgent call for ap
plicants for training as ra
dio operators in the Mer
j chant Marine was issued
(here today by officials of
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YANCEY THEATRE REDECO
RATED AND IMPROVED
Entire Interior Repainted
In Latest Color
Combination
During the past week a
crew of workmen has re
decorated the Yancey The
atre. Changes have been
made in the lobby which
keeps the light from the
street shining on the screen
when the front doors are
opened.
New Ceiling Color Scheme
In Auditorium Effective
The extensive ceiling of
the auditorium has been
repainted with a most ef
fective color scheme. The
combination of colors used
brings out the size of the!
, auditorium and combines
well with the new lighting
j effects. ..
i With this redecorating
and repair work the Yan
! cey Theatre is brought
right down to date with
the latest styles in theatre
designs.
Cherokee Amusements,
Inc. has consistently main
tained its sound and pro-
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NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
EYE CLINIC WILL BE HELD
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR RAY KATES
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Rav Kates, 19, died at :
his home at Hamrick on
Dec. 20th. He had been ill
for the past four months
in the hospital at Ij'ort
Bragg and at the Lawson
General Hospital, Atlanta,
Ga.
Mr. Kates was enrolled
in the CCC Gamp until
was discharged on Dec. oth
when he returned to his
home from Atlanta. He
was the son of Mr. and Mrs
George Kates of Hamrick.
Surviving are his parents
and the following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. John Gri
ffen, Mrs. Reba Rathbone,
| Mrs. Jessie Rathbone and
Mrs. Dee Robinson, all of
Hamrick and Mrs. A. Sim
mons of Marion and Frank
and Ridhard Kates at home
Funeral services were
held at the Baptist church
on Monday afternoon, Dec.
21 by Rev. Euranus Hall
of Celo. Burial was in the
cemetery near the church.
Holcombe and Edwards
funeral home of Burnsville
was'in charge of arrange
ments.
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Music Appreciation Course
Is Offered
The Farmers Federation
will present a Music Ap
preciation course for use in
all schools within the ran
ge of Radio Station WISE
who would like to take ad
vantage of it. The course
will stain on January* (j and
will continue through the
school year.
The course is designed]
for pupils who have not
had musical training of any
kind. Its purpose will be
to teach them to enjoy the
world’s best music. It will
operate on the promise
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jecting equipment up to
the highest standards ob
tainable from the day that
operations were started in
August, 1939.
During the next few
weeks the management
has booked a series of the
best pictures that have
been produced recently.
Many have received awards
as outstanding offerings
in the field of entertain
ment.
Iliff Clevenger, as man
ager of the Yancey Thea
tre since the opening' three
years ago, states that he
has been greatly pleased
with the cooperation ex
tended him by the patrons
and will continue to do his
best to provide gqod shows
and strictly orderly condi
tions at all times.
Mr. Clevenger will enter
the army Saturday and Mr.
V. H. Freeman of Spruce
Pine who has been mana
ger of the Gem Theatre in
Lenoir City, Tenn. will take
over the managerial duties
while Mr. Clevenger is in
service.
tdASS *****
YBBSg& EVERY
PAYDAY
t\\s& BOND DAY
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4 The State Commission
i for The Blind has obtained
] the services of Dr. Louise
Merriman Perry> an eye
specialist of Asheville, N,
C., to hold an eye Clinic in
1 j the offices of the Health
Department on Tan. 11,
1943.
'I This .Clinic is especially
for school children who
! ( need glasses. A total of
125 patients will be examin
i jed for fitting of glasses.
s | Arrangements must be
; made at the health depart
ment before patients can
ii be seen. The cost of the
/examination will be SI.OO
w*hich must be paid in ad
vance of the clinic date.
When the SI.OO is paid your
appointment is made, so
the first 25 to make ap
pointments will be the ones
to get in the clinic.
! If you have been examin
]ed and know that you need
glasses contact the Health
! Department as soon as pos
sible for an appointment.
If your eyes have not been
i! tested and you feel that
you need glasses then get
. your eyes tested at the
Health Department before
the clinic.
! The cost of glasses usu-
I ally runs from $3.00 to
$5.00 and must be paid for
1 on the clinic da.v, Jan. 11,
■1943.
T'
LAST RITES HELD FOR
: LAFAYETTE ROBINSON
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! j Funeral services for
! Lafayette Robinson, 64.
of Marion were held thgre
Sunday morning. Mr. Rob-
I inson passed away Satur
day.
Burial was in the family
cemetery near Boonford.
Mr. Robinson was reared
in the Boonford section of
the county.
Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Bertha Jarrett Rob
iinson; three sons, Daniel
Robinson of Marion, "Sgt.
Bruce Robinson of Camp
Gordon, Ga. and J. B. Rob
inson of Marion; five dau
ghters. Mrs. B. R. Penland
of Burnsville, Miss Virgie
Robinson of Marion, Mrs.
J. A. Lawrence and Mrs.
C. W. Bradley of Carolina
Beach and Mrs. S. H. Rol
and of Newport News;
three brothers. Grover,
Bascom and Chester Rob
inson and three- sisters,
Mrs. Charles Howell, Mrs.
William Smith and Mrs
Green Smith, all of Boon
ford.
BANKS CREEK NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Harris, Mildred and Don
ald Harris of Rock Hill. S.
C. spent the holidays with
relatives here.
j B. L. Lyda is in from
California to visit home
folks before his induction
into the army on Jan, 2.
Mr. and MrsJ Selwyn
Hensley and daughters re
• turned home Sat. after
i spending Christmas week
with Mr, Hensley’s parents