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VOLUME SEVEN SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR. BURNSVILLE, N. C. THU ISDA\ , MAY 27, 1943
Men In Service --
Pvt. Gold H. Bolick is ’
stationed at Fort Jackson,
S. C.
Ray Peterson is station
ed at Fort Custer, Mich.
Cpl. Claude R. Thomas is
now at the Smyrna Air
Base, Smyrna, Tenn.
Pfc. Merrimon Thomas is
now stationed at Kearns,
Utah.
Cpl. Walter W. Gibbs is
stationed at Camp Adair,j
Ore.
Kenneth Laugh run, son!
of Mr. and Mrs! I. R. Lau
ghrun, entered service last
week.
S. Sgt. Howe Deytoon is
now stationed at Greens- 1
boro, N. C.
Pvt. Lester J. Holcombe;
is now stationed at Fort'
Jackson, S. C.
Pvt. Forest H. Shepherd
is now at the army air base,
Dalhart, Texas.
Kiffen Hennessee who
has' been taking his naval
boot training is at home on
leave.
Yancey Record: I have
appreciated getting t'ae pa
per very much, and even
more since I have been in
“ ’CRe'Tibspital. T know other
boys like to hear from their
home town too. Best re
gards to all back home.
Rufus B. Wallace, Wm.
Beaumont Hospital, Ward
25, El Paso, Texas.
Yancey Record: I have
been” getting the paper
most of the time. They us
ually come tmo or three at
the time, and about a mon
th late, but I do look for
ward to getting it, It gives
me lots of news from home
that I never get in letters.
England is a very beauti
ful country and now that
; spring is here it is very
nice, but Ido miss thsose
rugged mountains. I ima
gine it is somewhat a dif
ferent place ‘in the O’le
home town now. I am
looking forward to the day
when all of us boys can re
turn. Give my best regards
to everyone and especially
the boys in the service.
Cherrio and all thg. best,
Bruce King.
Somewhere in England.
' NAVY
In an effort to save men
and women 6f Yancey cou
nty and vicinity, much time
and trouble in making ap
f plication for the Navy or
the WAVES> Recruiter K.
E. Handy Sp (R) lc of the
Asheville Navy Recruiting
Station will open a tempor
ary reciuiting station in
Burnsville on Wed. June 2,
to interview persons inter
ested in any branch of the
Navy.
Recruiter K. E. Handy
will maintain his office in
the Courthouse building,
(Continued on pa«|i four)
THE YANCEY RECORD
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCETf COUNTY” ~ ' :
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MEMORIAL SERVICE j
Memorial services for |
Warren Hensley will be; 1
held at the Micaville Pres-;J
byterian church on Sunday,!*
May 30. Rev. Ernest Wil-j 1
sort and Rev. Dan Graham 1 <
will be in charge.
Carroll Angel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gaston Angel of
Burnsville, has passed all |
examinations for service in
| the Navy and will report
'June 1.
j Billie Hensley, seaman '
i second class, of the U. S. N. :
R. has returned to his base
(after having spent a short
leave with his parents, Mr. j
land Mrs. A. P. Hensley.
i
Keesler Field, Biloxi, 1
;Miss., Pvt. Archie W. King.i
| son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb V.
King, Jfct. 1, Box 68 Burns- j
ville, N. C., was promoted to
the grade of private first
' class this week and enrolled
in Keesler’s huge B-24 Lib
( erator mechanics school.
Private. King’s promotion
L and his selection for techni
cal training, were results
of the high scores he re-j
► ceived in his Army mechan
• ical aptitude tests. His
i course, directed by the |
t Technical Training Com-,
: mand of the Army Air For
• ces, will last 17 weeks and
- will include training in B-24
maintenance, hydra ulics,
. fuel and electrical systems,.
I propellers, instruments, en
gines and inspection.
The last eight days of
the course will place him in
the open under simulated
battle conditions where he
will have an opportunity to!
apply in the field what he
has learned in hangars and
workshops.
Yancey Record: Will you
mail me the service men’s
subscription to ytour paper.
lam the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Loss Peterson, Sr., of
Green Mtn., N. C. 1 have
two brothers in service,
Earl H. . Peterson, U. S.
Navy at Norfolk, Va. and
Ernest Peterson, U. S.
Navy.
I have been in service for ]
about three months now
and like it fihe so far. It
has been very cold around
Fort Custer but some war
mer mow. Work and drill
ing are not very hard, and
we have plenty to eat and
good quarters. We hope
to get this war over some
time soon so all us fellows
can come .back to good old
N. C. We boys that lived
in Green Mtn. would like
to get back and can some
more beans, turnip greens,
beets, etc., and kill some
quail and rabbits in the
, winter.
Best regards to all tb?
; folks back home. Keep
, the Home Fires Burning*
by buying War Bonds and
r raising plenty food.
k Pvt. Ray Peterson, Miss.
Co. 1631 SU. Fort Custer,
Michigan.
SCHOOL
The 1943-44 term for
Yancey county schools will
begin on August 4, it has 1
been announced. <
ITifP will be t
nine months. The nine <
months term was voted by «
the 1943 Legislature but
left to the option of the 1
counties. The local school »
boarcf voted unanimously :
to adopt it for this county.
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CHURCH SERVICES
Quarterly conference will
be held at the Methodist
church on Sunday evening
with the RevrM. T. Smath
ers preaching. A business
session of the church will
be held following the ser-|
vice.
Regular church services
will be held at the Baptist
church.
NOTICE
Mrs. Sam J. Huskinr,, de
! puty commissioner of re
venue, calls attention to
i taxpayers that the last
General Asesmbly reduced
a great number lof Schedule
“B” License, and states a
partial list of Schedule “B”
License has been mailed toj
every taxpayer which he
should check carefully be
fore applying for license,
in order that (the correct
amount may be sent in.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. CHARLES
BUCHANAN
| Mrs. Charles Buchanan
of Micaville died Thursday j
at her home.
Funeral services were
held Friday afternoon at
3 o’clock at the Pleasant
Grove Baptist church.
Surviving are the hus
band; three children, Bras
key, Pearl and Iss Wyatt,
and one sister, Mrs. Emma
Harris of Micaville.
Mrs. Yates Bennett has
joined Mr. Bennett here
and after a few days visit
they will leave for Newport
News where they will re
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RATIONING BOARD NEWS
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REGISTRATION FOR i
WAR RATION BOOK M
NO. THREE t
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Application blanks for 1
War Ration Book Number i
Three, which Replaces War <
Ration Book No. One and i
Two are now in the hands
of Postmasters. These will
be mailed to persons in this
county on the General
Mail routes and may be ob
tained by others, by calling 1
at the general delivery
window at the Post Office.
The back of each applica
tion carries the printed ad
dress of the mailing center
at Charlotte. Applications
must be filled out correctly
and mailed to this address.
The staff there will check
them and mail the new ra
tion books to the head of
each family.
The date on which the
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SERVICE FLAG
DEDICATION
The GneerpMountain Zion
Baptist wishes to
extend a cordial invitation
to the service flag dedica
tion, service «t their church
June 6, 1943 2:30 o’clock.
At this tinje we wish to
honor all the boys from our.
community Who are in the
service of lour country,
whether they are a mem
ber of our ®iurch or not.
We feel are djoing !
a fine job, itad we wish to;
pay this honbr to them and J.
their parents. j
The progfam, as < now
planned, is ap follows:
Song, America, Audience
Devotional, * Rev. Smoot
(Baker; Welcome and dedi-
I cation of Flag. Rev. E. J.
Hall; Selections of Patrio
tic-Songs, Young Peoples
Choir; Sennpn, Rev. Jul-i
ius Henline; The National
Anthem, Audience; Bene
diction, Rev. E. J. Hall.
Parents of sons in service
are especially invited to
attend.
Rev. E. J. Hall is pastor
of the church. Miss Lois
M. Turbyfill is in charge of
the program’.
MEMORIAL POiTIES
WILL BE MAY 29
Hr
Memorial -Poppies this
year will the dead
ipivwoundedaof two wars.
They wale in’ the
j county on Saturday.
The crimson poppies, fas-
I hioned like the flowers of
1 Flanders Fields, are made
iby disabled veterans of
World War I, and funds
from their sale go to the
veterans and to families of
such men who need assis
tance. So in a material
way they aid those who
have served their country
Gus Fender who has
been with the American
forces in North Africa and
was wounded in the fight
; ing there, is now in the
States, a message to his
parents said.
r Glen C. Evans is home
■ for a few days from Indian
Head, Md.
new ration hook, becomes
effective has not been an
nounced. OPA Officials
said that it is absolutely
essential that all applica
tions be filled out correctly
and legibly. Ration books
cannot be issued unless ap
plications contain all of the
information called for in
legible form.
Careful records must be
kept of all the books issued
and books can not be sent
to indefinite names or in
definite addresses.
Ration books cannot be
forwarded. Books sent tc
the wrong address will be
returned to the Cnarlotte
office.
This application must be
mailed between June 1 and
June 10th. After June 10th
applications will not be
accepted before August Ist
Affix postage before mail
ing.
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ATTENTION TO WOOL
GROWERS
The Yancey County Wool
Pool will be assembled at
1 Cane River Postoffice on
Wednesday, June 2, 1943,
from 8:30 a. m. to 4:00 p.
m. We must have a large
quantity of wool Ito get the
top price, so we are asking
all wool producers to coop
erate. Present indications
are that we should get 1 to
2 cents more than last year.
; Bring your wool in on time.
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BRUSH CREEK CLUB
MEETING
The Brush Creek Home
Demonstration club met
Wednesday, May 26th with
Mrs. Fred Whitson of Green
Mountain.
The lesson this month
; was on “Milk,” it’s impor
tance in the diet and vari
ous ways of using it.
Those attending the
meeting were Mrs. Angus
Masters, Mrs. A. P. Ran
' dolph, Mrs. John C. Woody,
Mrs. Desota Johnson, Ethel
Lee Randolph, Sarah Mas
ters,’Mrs. Roy Lyles, Mrs.
Harrison Gortney, Mrs.
George Letterman, Mrs. W.
M. Street, Mrs. C. M. Dey
jton, Mrs. Whitson, Miss
Dorothy Turner and Mrs.
Helen R. Goodman,
j The next meeting will be
i with Mrs. G. B. Deyton,
■ June 23rd.
j SUGAR FOR EMER
GENCY CANNING
l Sugar is now available
for canning to take care of
] early fruits and berries.
i Stamps lb and 16 are good
for five pounds each for
’ canning purposes between
May 24 and October 31.
J Stamp No. 13 in War
/ Ration Book 1 will be valid
s !for five pounds June 1 to
! August 15.
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NUMBER WILL GRAD
JU ATE FROM COLLEGE
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Among the students from
B Yancey county who will
graduate from colleges this
spring are the following.
University of N. C.: Lu
cille Gillespie.
Berea College: Ruth Wil
s son.
; E. C. T. C.: Clonnie Hus
a kins.
v Meredith College: Vini'ta
Penland.
v Stephens College: Mary
s Glatly.
Brevard College: Ernest
e Banner, Margaret E. Whit
n j tington.
Mars Hill: June Ayers.
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Control of Tobacco Blue Mold|
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Tobacco Blue mold has;
made its appearance in
plant beds in the county.
This is a serious threat to
the supply of plants for set
ting. The following an
nouncement from the farm
agent’s office will be of
particular interest to grow
i ers:
' Farmers can tell blue
mold from other injury by
looking on the underside of,
pale green or dead leaves
and finding grey to blue
colored molk. After there
is an outbreak on a bed,'
! part of the plants will re
- cover and more can be sav
-led if the plants are not!
1 dead, by treating with P. C.
Benzene at the rate of 4
i lbs. per 100 square yards of,
MISS WEAVER SPEAKS
"(AT LEGION MEET
*i Miss M. Pearl Weaver
5 who is here as district
health nurse, w r as guest
* speaker Tuesday evening
* at the meeting of the Leg
'jion Post and Auxiliary.
Miss Weaver served as a
Red Cross nurse in World
War I in England and
’ France, and with this back
ground of personal experi
ence, her talk was of unus
ual interest. She has kept
- in touch with and devoted
' much time to Red Cross
land other activities since
the present war began.
At the business session,
final plans were made for
the sale of Memorial Pop
pies on Saturday, May 29.
The present officers of the
post were elected for the
coming year except Monroe
Mclntosh, adjutant who re
signed—R. N. Silver was
elected for this office.
TOBACCO MAY BE SENT
TO PRISONERS OF WAR
American citizens who!
are prisoners of war in'
Germlan or Italy may be !
'sent cigarettes and tobacco!
every two months, starting!
Monday, May 10, under a
plan announced by the War
Production Board. As yeti
no method has been devis
ed to send these comforts;
to American prisoners in;
• Japan or in any of the Ja-i
panese internment camps.
1 Two gift bundles each
containing three cartons of
r cigarettes, or twelve two
ounce packages of tobacco,
; or 100 cigars, or about 24
■ ounces of chewing tobacco
may be sent every 60 days.
Smaller amounts of mixed
packages will not be accept
ed.
Under the program, the
I next-of-kin of each prison
i or. will be sent two tobacco
1 labels every two months by
j the Prisoner of War Infor
i mation Bureau of the Pro-|
I vost Marshal General’s of
fice. The label's—which
may be used by either the
relative or given to some
one else—are then forward
ed with money to a tobacco
manufacturer, who sends
| the tobacco direct to the
prisoner.
'THEY GIVE THEIR
LIVES-TOO LEND JgBElK|
your money* in Hiflnr
Buy in AiUMnul
talMw m^dSSm
NUMBER FORTY-THREE
bed. This material 4s -a—
--; salt-like crystal and pro
duces a gas as it melts.
A bed should be air-tight
to get the effects of the
gas to kill the blue mold.
If a bed is not completely
i lost, by treating it and fer
tilizing it, a great many
plants can be saved, altho
ugh they will be late. An
infected bed should have
, three.^treatments and the
cost is around SIOO per
treatment per 100 square
! yards.
Any farmers interested
in treating their beds for
blue mold should contact
the County Agent’s office
immediately. We have a
fair supply of the P. C. Ben
’lzene on hand.
| “SEABEES”
’j Asheville, N. C., May 24.
' —Lt. Charles J. Dietrich,
' “S'eabees” Recruiting Offi
■ cer will be in Asheville
‘ Navy Recruiting Station, ’
Post Office Building June
1 2 and 3 for the purpose of
I interviewing men with
LI skilled trades who are in
terested in joining the
■ I Navy’s “Seabees” tConstr
• uction Battalion t.
- Men between the ages of
1 17 and 50 te are eligible for
5 voluntary enlistment. They
1 must pass physical exami- "4
nation given at the Navy
, Recruiting Station and ob
tain three letters of reeom
- mendation from employers
. or bosses pertaining to skill
? in trade in which interested.
> Character letters are not
i j desired. If letters cannot
-! be secured by the time re
3, cruiting officer is in Ashe
ville, interviews will be
given regardless. Men be
tween the ages of 18 and
38 are urged to apply im
mediately. These men will
be given induction papiers,
after passing physical ex
amination in Raleigh, whi
ch ‘must be presented to
draft board for induction
into’ the “Seabees”.
Trades urgently needed
are Blacksmiths, Bulldozer
! operators, Building Carpen
| Crane operators, Divers,
I Draftsmen,. Drillers-quarry,
Electricians—all types, En
gine operators, Gas and
Diesel repairmen. Gangway
men, Head hatch checkers,
Launchmen, Leading Slin
gers, Longshoremen, Mech
anics—shop and station,
Piledrivers, Pip ef i Iti ters,
Pipelayers, Powder mien,
Riggers, Road Machine op
erators, Hatc h bosses,
Sheetmetal workers, Shovel
Operators, Steelworkers,
Telephonemen, Tierers and
manila rope splicers, Truc
kers, Water tenders, Weld
ers, Wharf Builders, Win
chmen, Wire splicers.
Mrs. J. A. Goodin, Mrs. T.
M. Swann and son and Lle
wellyn Ray are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Charles in
Erwin.
| Charlotte Ray is at home
from Greensboro College
Where she attended school,