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VOLUME SEVEN
Men In Service
Wilse Hensley, son of Mr,
and Mrs. Joe HensLejL .of
Burnsville is now a membeiv
of the army air corps. He
is stationed at the Techni
school training center in
Miami Beach, Fla.
Pvt. Max W. Penland of
Paint Gap is now stationed
in El Segundo, “California.
Pvt. Samuel M. Calloway
is with the 327th engineer- 1
ing battallion, Camp Max- !
ey, Texas.
Pfc. Kenneth E. Chris-!
awn who has been in train- 1
ing at Camp Wolters, Texas
is now stationed at Fort
Bliss; Texas.
Norman Barnett has re
turned to Camp Sibert, Ala.
after a leave which he
spent here and in Asheville.
Sgt. Burns Gillespie of
the army air corps is visit
ing relatives here while on
leave from Mac Dill Field, i
Tampa, Fla. (
Gorman B. Smith, form
er science teacher at Bur
nsville high school is now
stationed at Keesler Field,
Miss.
Sgt. Jack Higgins is now
with the Military Police
Detachment at Fort Moul
trie, S. C, __ _ x i
Jay B. King, Ralph T.
Proffitt, Virle E. Briggs,
and Hugh King are all now
with the 309th T. S. S. 667
Flight, Keesler Field, Miss.
A. C. Sam Byrd Bennett
is now stationeh at the
army air school, Santa Ana
Col.
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Pvt. Virgle Banks who
is stationed at Fort Jack
son is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Banks.
Charles E. Allison who
is with the U. S. Army Air
Corps is now in India ac
cording to a letter received
by his mother. Mrs. Mary
Allison. The letter, said—
“ Well and happy—some
where in India.”
FORT DES MOINESJ
IOWA, Jan. 14.—Auxiliary |
Dorothy B. Holcombe of
Arden, N. C. has begun
training in the Women’s
Army Auxiliary Corps.
She was immediately as
signed to a Receiving Cen
ter company for a week’s
elementary military train-1
. ing. Here she is issued
clothing and equipment, in
structed in rudiments of
drill, and given Army
classification tests. These
tests will help determine
the job she will fill in the
WAAC.
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For the following four
weeks, she will be assigned
to a basic company for
more detailed training pre
paring her to replace a
man in a non-combat Army
job.
She is the daughter of
Mrs. Hettie Whitehurst of
Burnsville, N. C.
THE YANCEY RECORD
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRfesS OF YANCEY COUNTY” t
SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
Iliff Clevenger is now
stationed at Camp Davis,
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Cash Williams is spend
ing a furlough with Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Williams of
Bee Log.
Paul Silver pf Windom is
home on leave from Miami,
Fla. Before entering the
I army he was employed at j
I Styles Brothers Garage.
FORT SillTOkla., Jan.
15.—(Special) Corporal Joe
Peterson Hughes, 33, of,
Green Mountain, N. C., was
graduated this week frQm
the Field Artillery Officer
Candidate School here, and
has been commissioned a
Second Lieutenant of Field
Artillery.
Lieutenant Hughes, son
of William E. and Mary D.
Hughes, Green Mountain,
N. C. reported to Fort Sill
from Ft. Bragg, N. C. and
has been assigned to duty
at Camp Roberts, Calif.
Before starting active |
duty, Lieutenant Hughes
was Sr. Public Safety Of
ficer.
Seymour Johnson Field,
N. C.— Pvt. Welzie*B. Sil
i ver, son of Mrs. Lillie Sil
ver, Vixen, N. C., was grad
uated this week from the
.Aviation Mechanics’ * course
at this branch of the Armyi
Air Forces Technical Tra
ining Command.
At Seymour Johnson
Field he studied airplane
maintenance and repair
from this school and oth
ers of the Technical Train
ing Command comes an
unending stream of soldier
mechanics to “keep %m
flying.” Most graduates
proceed to tactical units of
the Air Forces on fighting
fronts throughout the wor
ld. A few are retained to
instruct future students.
Pvt. Silver attended Bur
nsville high school. Before
entering service in August
10, 1942, at Camp Croft, S.
C., he was employed by the
Drexel Furniture company.
Yancey Record: I re
ceived the paper today and
; sure was glad to hear from
all the people back in Yan
cey. I enjoy reading it
very much, and I am al
ways glad to know what is
going on back home, it
helps me a lot in knowing
the addresses of my school
, mates and ship mates.
Thanks a lot for sending
the Record to me.
Milton B. Higgins S 21c
T. S-I. D. Sanfley Field,
Pensacola. Florida.
s Yancey Record: I want
to thank you for the home
town paper, for the last
few months.
I am enjoying it thorou
ghly each week. It tells
me the things I want to
know. My new address is:
Jack Riddle S. 2|c Commis
sary Dept. U. S. N. A. S.,
Miami, Fla.
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BURNSVILLE, N. C. THUIJSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1943
PRISONER OF JAPA
ANESE IN PHILIPPINE
ISLAND AREA
PRISONER OF WAR
Sgt. I. B. (Piercy) Anglin
has been reported a prison- ,
er of war of the Japanese
government in the Philip
pine Islands, according to a
telegram received by mem
bers of the family.
The telegram from the
| war department stated:
“Sgt. Isaac B. (Piercy)
Anglin reported a prisoner
of war of the Japanese
government in the Philip
pine Islands. Letter fol
lows.”
Sgt. Anglin is the foster
son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Anglin of Burnsville. He
was reported missing after
the fall of Corregidor on
May 7, and this is the first
word that has been receiv- 1
ed concerning him.
LEGISLATOR HERE
FOR WEEK END
Charles L. Brown of
Burnsville, Senator from
the 30th district, was at
home for the week end.
In discussing the work
of the General Assembly
Mr. Brown said that the
needs of the state and na
tional government in reia
f tfoh to war time conditions
were being considered and
that he thought the session
would not be very long sin
ce the members would de
sire to return to their us
ual occupations as soon as
possible.
Mr. Brown is a member
of several important com
mittees of the Senate, in
i eluding those on Finance,
Education, University Tru
stees, Internal Improve
ment, Senate Expenditur
es, County and Towns, Mil
itary affairs, Enrolled Bills
Library. His head
quarters are at the An
drew* Johnson Hotel, and
citizens of the district may
communicate with him at
any time, Mr. Brown said,
concerning any matters
they wish.
Dr. Bennett, county re
presentative is on the fol
lowing committees:
Appropriations,- Consti
tutional Amendments, Ed
ucation, Election Laws,
Game, Public Welfare, Sal
ary and Fees, Mental Insti
tutions, Justice of the
Peace, Trustees of the Uni
versity, Unemployment.
VICTORY CLUB WILL
SPONSOR DANCES
The Victory club will
sponsor the dances which
will be given in connection
with the “fight infantile
paralysis” drive.
A square dance will be
given at the club house on
Saturday evening, Jan. 23.
The President’s Ball will
be given on January 29th
at the club house.
All who can attend are
urged to do so to aid in the
drive.
CANE RIVER PRISON
CAMP IS
The Prison ffcamip at Cane 1
River was [reopened on
Jan. 9th with Cleve Prof- 1
fitt as superintendent. •• -j
The camp which was re
garded as orh of the best
managed in tie entire state
system was closed several
months ago a| a measure of
economy. I
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BRAKEMAN ON
RAILfcOAD
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Mrs. C. Y.f Belgarde is
one of the teh women who
were recently employed as
brakeman on r the Pennsyl
vania Railway, from Phil
adelphia to New York. j
This was the first, "ehi
ployment of women in
this capacity that the Rail
way system has ever made,
‘and it caused a great deal
of interest there.
Mrs. Belgande is the for
mer Miss Olive Briggs and
she has been ,employed in
Philadelphia for some time.
HENNESSEE BUYS
SPRUCE PINE HOTEL
W. W. Hennessee, Burns
ville real estate man has
recently' purchased ■th ej
Spruce Pine Hotel, proper
ty in Spruce, Pine, he said
this we%k. did" not dis
close wh o t disposition
would be made of the pro
perty.
SPECIAL NOTICE
fr* ,
James G. K. McClure of
Asheville, widely known
religious, civic and business
leader will teach the Mens
Bible Class at the First
Baptist Church of Burns
ville next Sundav. Jan. the
24th at 10:00 A. M.
! All men of the town and
county are cordially invited
to attend and hear this
brilliant leader.
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FARMERS WARNED
THAT MACHINERY IS
HARD TO GET
College Station, Raleigh,
Jan. 18.—Severe rationing
of new farm machinery
this year brought a warn
ing from David S. Weaver,
head of r the agricultural
engineering department at
N. C. State college, that
farmers should take every
precaution to keep existing
machinery in good condi
tion.
During the winter mon
ths, growers have a chance
to check over their equip
ment and make such minor
repairs as may be neces-i
sary. If new parts are
needed, their delivery un
der, wartime conditions will
be more certain if the ord
ers are placed as soon as
possible, the State college
specialist said.
GARDEN CLUB
The Garden Club will
meet with Mrs. D. R. Fouts
Thursday, January 28th at
8:00 o’clock.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO
PERSONS HOLDING
KEROSENE COUPONS
I
I Beginning February, Ist.
all persons holding kero-
books must return-the
old coupon book and re
ceive a - new one.
j The date for exchange
of qoupon books is from the
,Ist, to the 15th, of Febru
ary in the COURT ROOM.
People who have electric
lights in their homes are
not eligible to register for
kerbsene.
Yancey County Ration
ing Board, 45-134, Burns
i ville, N. C.
'SPECIAL NOTICE
CAR OWNERS: Be sure
I that you know what your
car will be used for if you
let some one drive it
Should they be caught for
pleasure driving YOU will
be the one who will lose
your gas ration book and
perhaps other rationing.
County Rationing Board
F. S. A. NEWS
The Farm Security Ad
ministration o f Yancey
i and Mitchell counties is
planning for a one day an-
I nual meeting of its Tenant
Purchase borrowers, Tues
day Jan. 26th in Burnsville.
Since tires, time and gas
j oline are precious these
"(tSys this nieSfing will be
made to count toward mak
ing, plans and decisions
| that will help the farm and
I help the government thro
ughout the year.
Those families buying a
farm through the Federal
Government have some
very special responsibilities
related to both winning
the war and winning the 1
peace. Just what these 1 re-j
sponsibilities are will be
the main subject under
discussion at the annual
meeting of Tenant Purch
ase borrowers this year.
Mack B. Ray and Ersk
ine Bailey will have charge
of this meeting.
GASOLINE AND TIRES
FOR JUNK PEDDLERS
In as much as WPA is
discontinuing operation on
Feb. 1 in all of the counties
in the state where they!
have set up projects for
farm scrap it is necessary
for us to encourage ped
dlers to collect this scrap.
After a conference with
O. D. T. in Raleigh this
plan was agreed upon:
1. County Salvage chair
men will be supplied with
ODT form CWN-5-5. The
; chairman will fill out the
form for the peddlers us
ing trucks exclusively for
I the collection of scrap ma
i terial.
2. These forms will be
aDproved by letter from
the Salvage Committee
Chairman r e commending
the allowance of this gaso
line for this express pur
pose.
3. Upon receipt of this
form properly executed,
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NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE
COUNTY WILL JOIN IN IN
FANTILE PARALYSIS DRIVE
\ North Carolina had 2248
cases of infantile paralysis
from 1918 to 1942, Dr. Carl
~V. Reynolds, state .Health
Officer said today in a
statement urging the peo
ple of the State to give
generous support to the in
fantile paralysis drive
being sponsored by commit
tees for the . President’s
Birthday celebrations from
January 15-30.
“Each new case is a gra
ve threat to the entire com
munity,” Dr. Reynolds
pointed out, “because in
fantile paralysis is a dread
epidemic disease.”
i “No North Carolinian
, can say it can’t happen
i here,” Dr. Reynolds con
tinued. “Not after the re
. cent epidemic of 1935. A
I total of 675 cases were re
, ported to the State Board
that one year. . .And the
i plague, fell like a pall over
1 COMPLETES TRAINING
AT WAR PRODUCTION
CENTER
Edward Morgan of Bur
i nsvilla has completed his
• training in the Auto Me
, chanics shop of the Ashe
• ville N. Y. A. war produc
, i tion training center and
has been placed in the Por
> tsmouth Navy Yards, Port
t smooth, Va.
I
•j Marjorie G. Young of
1 Newdale was trained in the
! radio sfaop and is now with
■ the U. S. Signal Corps,
at Fort Monmouth, N. J.
;! Two have been assigned
to the U. S. Signal Corps,
Arlington, Va. They are
William B. (Bill) Huskins
' of Burnsville who complet
i ed 1 -the radio training, ‘ and
(Jesse Dawes Rathburn of
| Vixen who was trained in
’ the Electrical shop.
Mrs. Troy Metcalf and
son Edward are here from
Baltimore, Md.
VICTORY BOOK CAMPAIGN
Miss Hope Buck has been:
named Chairman of the
Victory Book Campaign in
Yancey county. Schools
will be collection centers,
.and groups and individuals!
all over the county are ur
ged to get their books in
at 'once.
The one thing that is
being stressed more parti
cularly than ever during
this campaign is for qual
ity ralther than quantity
in the selection of Books.
Just “any old book” won’t
do. A gobd rule is, “If you
enjoyed a book yourself,
send it in”.
During the two weeks
period, January 1 -30, the
Asheville Citiden -Times
! will cooperate with the
t communities of Western
► North Carolina in an inten
;se publicity cam p a i gn,
■ planned to bring the drive
to every person in this sec
tion of the state,
i At the close of the two
weeks intensive campaign
the Citizen-Times will ar
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fans® MAO
EVERY
PAYDAY
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the entire State, not only
bringing disease and suf
fering but indirectly exac
ting aiTecbnomie toll which
was estimated to run to
many million dollars.
The money raised in the.
drive from January 15 to
30 will be used by the Na
tional Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis to fight
poliomyelitis in every way
possible, it was pointed out.
Half of the funds will be
used by each county locally.
»■ While the disease is still
largely a puzzle to medical
authorities, and the fight
has really only begun, tre
mendous good has already
been accomplished by the
Foundation, it is said. The
spread of the disease is un
der better control, and re
markable improv ements
have brought about in the
j.r e c 1 am a t io c h il dyen
stricken by the disease.
TRAINING UNION
MEETING
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The Quarterly Baptist
Training Union meeting
, j will be held at Bolens
Creek at 7:30 Friday ev
. ening, Jan. 29.
All churches are urged
[ to send representatives.
DIVORCES GRANTED
The following divorces
? have been granted this
« week at Superior court
i session:
> Earl John Roberts vs
Lucy Roberts.
Steve W. English vs Lucy
Pitman English.
Ulyses Silver vs Kath
' leen Melton Silver.
Mrs. Joe Proffitt of Elk
' Shoal is visiting Mrs. O. E.
Smith in Asheville, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Burton of Warren. Ind.
I are visiting Mrs. J. L. Ray.
John English is now em
ployed at the Cyanite Mill.
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range to have the books
collected, taken to Ashe
ville, classified and sent
directly to their destina
-1 tion in military centers in
! this area rather than being
sent to national headquar
ters.
Some suggestions have
i been prepared as a guide
for those who are soliciting
; or donating books in the
■ campaign:
r “Quality is more impor
■ tant than quantity. Any
- book the giver wants very
i much to keep is likely to be
, a very good one to give.
“The whole purpose of
1 this drive is to place in the
hands of a man in the arm
i ed services a book that he
will'really enjoy reading.
“The wise giver will sea
rch his library for some
salty tales of adventure,
some mystery thrillers tin
the modern tempo, a best
seller that has the commun
-1 ity agog. That is the kind
of reading this fighting
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