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Mi taps if »fU»| stall «f MX. | Buy More f For Fraadom't Soto War Bonds VOLUME SEVEN ~ i.. i .1 ... —i T Men In Service - t . 2 , ! - -i —« :—1 Frank English who re cently received a medical discharge from the' army, has been visiting his mo ther, Mrs. Louis English. He left this week for Flint, Mich, to join his wife who resides there. Hugh Tomberlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Tom berlin of Swiss, has arrived safely overseas. Sgt. Howard Barbee of Jackson, Miss, has been vis iting his family here for' several days. • " Relatives here* have been informed that Capt. Lucius A. Buck who is with the American forces in the Middle East has be e n wounded. The extent of his injuries has not been learned. Pvt. Leslie Wheeler is at home on a 15 day furlough from Camp Claiborne, La. , He is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Wheel erspf Higgins. •> Raphael Phillips, son of; ' Mr.,, and Mrs. Elmer Phill ips of Bee Log is now sta tioned at Fort McCiellan, Ala. Dean Higgins is now stationed at Fort McClel lan, Ala. ' Benrteu' Ts ' W ioned at Camp Campbell, Ky. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pender Bennett of Burnsville. » \ Daymon L. Fender, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Fen-j der, enlisted in the Navy June 28 and is now station-; ed at Bainbridge, Md. He is 17 years of age. He writes that he likes the navy fine and that his whole desire is to serve his country. Yancey Record: 1 really enjoyed getting the Record while I was at Fort Stock ton but after I went on to a Basic Flying school 1,, did not receive it. I am now at Marfa, Texas Advanced Flying school. It is located about 100 miles from ElPa so down on the Rio Grande river, and it sure does get hot here. I don’t think very much of this part of Texas, but I guess it is a country club compared to what some of the boys from Yancey Co. are going through with. Any way I only have 7 more weeks to go until I finish pilot training. I would appreciate it very much if the Record could be sent to me here. I have lost track of several of my best friends, and this is one way o.f keeping track of them. A. C. Ford Bailey, AAF A. F. S. Marfa, Texas. Yancey Record: With us fellows nothing is enjoyed more than news from home. The home town pa per has given me much pleasure since I have been receiving it Thanks a million. W. L. Shepherd, F C l|c THE YANCEY RECORD “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR. -> y—-—: —t »-*— ; —t The following men left; on July 2 for Camp Croft, S. C. for final examination, and induction into military service for those who pass all exams: Herman Mica ville; Talmadge Robinson, Micaville; Clifford Brad ford, Bee Log; Paul I. Hol combe, Paint Gap; Jack Webb, Relief; Arnold A. Effler, Hamrick; E. L. Miller, Ramsey-; town; Clyde Phillips,.Paint i Gap; Freedom Edwards, Bee Log; Andrew C. Angel Jr., Swiss; Josef Wilson, Burnsville; Ben Gardner, Burnsville; John Ledford, Cane Riv er; Julian ' Roy Blanken ! ship, Burnsville Rt. 1; Ral ph McNeill, Bald Creek;! Ed W. Chrisawn, Micaville] tvoli; Haskel Lewis, Bee Log; Lawrence Higgins Higgins; Rufus Ingle, Swiss;Floyd J. King, Cane River; Loy Hensley, Bee Log; Arbv Chandler, Swiss. Pvt. Charles Phillips who is stationed at Charleston, ;S. C. has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Martha J. Phillips, and his sisters, Mrs. Rose Higgins and Mrs. W. H. Woodby of Bee Log, Mrs. J. C. McCurry of, Er win, Tenn., and Mrs. John JBilay Jolynsyn City, ret urned to Charleston Wednesday. Sgt. Norman Barhett of Camp Sibert, Ala. spent the past week end with Mrs. Barnett here. Ralph E. Young is sta tioned at Fort Wm. Henry Harrison, Helena, Mont. Lt. Pat H. Hobson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat H. Hobson of Burnsville and York, S. C., is stationed at Camp Maxey, Texas. Cpl. Bruce Silver of Long Beach, Calif, has been vis iting his mother, Mrs. Lil lie Silver at Vixen. James B. King, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. King of Burnsville is now at the Naval station in New Or leans. ★ ★ 'kJkatlfoußiut'WitU WAR BONDS Pig Boat At sea on a submarine isn't ex actly the “life of Riley.” In the Bat** tie of the Atlantic, or on the great stretches of the Pacific these sailors know the hazards of their work. i.,,. ifth.apota aboard theta" l'n Boats” that all craw members en joy is the gaUey, or kitchen. Space limitations prevent an elaborate set up. but cooks aboard these vessels era Justly proud of the meals they prepare for their crews. Your in creased purchase of War Bonds helps make submarine life as pleasant as possible. £/. S. Treasury Vtfarlmtat i . 1 r ■»* BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1943 EXCEEDS BOND QUOTA The sale of War Bonds in the county for June to-] taled $14,943.75. This ex* . geeded by more than $5,000 ; the quota set for the month. El) BRYANT ELECTED [FIRE CHIEF At the regular meeting of the Burnsville Fire De partment on Tuesday Ed Bryant was elected chief,; V. J. Goodman assistant and Ashton Ramsey, sec retary and treasurer. ' Other members of the department are C. E. Briggs, Troy Ray, J B. King, Hershel Holcombe, Bill English, Creed Hen sley, Oval Smith, S. B. Beeler, Vernie Wilson and -Ed RobeHs. — — I : FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CARMON MIT- Jr. Carmon Mitchell, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Car mon Mitchell of Burnsville died Friday after an ex tended illness. Funeral services were held at 10 o’clock .Saturday j morning with Rev. Holland] Black officiating. Burial; was in the McCracken cem etery. Surviving are the par ents, one sister and four brothers. County Industries Contri- 1 Bute To The War Effort © Yancey \ county is now contributing- an ever in creasing amount of vital materials for war produc tion. These materials in clude minerals, lumber and an in-creased quantity of livestock and farm products The minerals which are furnished in largest amou nts include cyanite, feld spar and mica, j Substantial quantities of jcyanite, a strategic war mineral, are being produc ed. Yancey Cyanite com pany as agent for Metals Reserve company, is opera ting the huge deposit of this mineral two miles from the town of Burnsville. Feldspar is used in such essential manufacture -as electric porcelain, glass for lenses, equipment for camps and other buildings. With the two neighboring counties of * Mitchell and Avery, Yancey county pro duces approximately 30 per cent of the feldspar produced in the country, according to leaders in the industry here. Over 500 men in Yancey county are engaged in mining feld spar. The Feldspar Milling company is the only plant in Yancey county which is grinding at the present time. Seventy per cent of the entire production is going to war or essential civilian needs. Used As Cleaner Ground feldspar is the basic material used by the Safford company whose plant is adjacent to the baptist Church Sm K *■» ' .b Harold McManus of Ral eigh will preaclt at the re gular morning I service on Sunday. Jf - if / IN AUSTRALIA ft; Word has received! that Ottis S. now with the American forces I in Australia, f . Tone Renfro, formerly of Green Mtn , is now with the Pacific fleet. ■' ..-a v „ L..Vi i ■ ■■■■■■—«■ BIBLE SCHOOL r* The ten day Bible school; opened Wednesday morn-' ing at the Burnsville Bap tist church <Mth Harold j McManus of as' director. '— j Mr. McManus*is assisted by Miss Louise Paschal, ] also of the depart-1 ment, Mrs. G. L. Mrs. Alvin Budkner, Mrs. R. N. Scott, Mrs. Ralph Shepherd, Mrs, Stanley Riddle, Doris apd Vinita Penland, PattfTEvans and Penland, Patty Epans and Mary D. Bailey, “IN WHICH WE SERVE”j The picture, “In Which i We Serve,” has been called; the finest war picture filmed. It will be shown: at the Yancey Theatre next Tuesday, July .1 X >— ■- Feldspar Milling company This converting plant mak es all types of cleanser pro ducts, using the feldspar as a base. At the present time, 90 per cent of the output goes to the military services, navy marine corps, medi cal supply and veterans ad ministration, for use in thei United States and abroad. At least 20 per cent for medical supply is for ship ment overseas. A secondary benefit from the increased feldspar min ing is that it has aided the increased production o f mica whsh is often a by product. —* In Yancey county appro ximately 50 mica mines are' in production, and others are being prospected and opened every week. Ac cording to estimates of buyers, the county is now' producing as much or morej mica as sty other county in the U. ri. Almost an industry with in itself is that of cutting mica, and preparing it for market. Three mica hous es take care of this vital process, and since a man power shortage exists in the county, it is fortunate that women can do this iwork. About 95 per cent Os the cutters and process ors are women. Almost every branch of the service and war manu facture reflects a use of lumber materials from the county. Plants in the cou nty are shipping approri (Continued on Back Page) ■ -Vi MAYOR TAKES OFFICE Clarence E. Briggs who. was elected mayor at the town election May 6 was inducted into office July I. There was no opposi tion in the election, and j the two commissioners, J. B. King and Troy Mcln tosh, were also unopposed. Mr. Briggs has long been active in civic affairs, having served two terms as alderman. In many other; capacities such as treasur- 5 es for Red Cross chapter and chief of Burnsville Fire department he has ] served in programs of civ- ] jic activities. t H GREEN MOUNTAIN CANNERY BEGINS (OPERATION J The Mountain Mutual cannery at Green Moun-j ! tain has begun canning] 1-beans and is now operating (at full capacity. Bean growers of the county increased their ac reage this year and the recent rains have assured a good yield. Last year most of the pack was sent [to military camps and this jyear the military service; will again get a very large per cent of the beans pack :ed at this and other can neries in the district. C. L. Proffitt of Burns iville is manager. [fftnoreirTAMTa havb- FULL ENROLLMENT ■ Camp Mt. Mitchell for' girls and Camp Mt. flitch ell for Boys opened last week for the season, and both camps report a full enrollment. * One new cot tage has been built at the girls’ camp to take care of the larger number of ; campers. [ Perhaps because so many] 1 families are unable to take their usual vacation trips i because of travel restric-' tions or because so many' parents find it harder to': leave their work, camps (throughout sec tion report a very large 1 enrollment. A full program of camp- . i ing activities is being en- j joyed at both camps here, j I Instruction in hand craft, wood work, music, drama tics and other subjects is stressed, with swimming ( and riding as the favorite outdoor sports. Miss Gladys Chandler of \ Swiss was the week end . guest of relatives in Bre- j vard this past week end, , also Rufus Ingle, Gus and j Calvin Chandler. All re- i ported a nice time at the , big Ecusta picnic. * ( Mr. and Mrs. James Gou- , ge and children of Hender sonville have been visiting , Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Nichols. : Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Croley and children have been vis- ' iting relatives in Kentucky. i Jack Angel has returned to Biltmore hospital for an operation. The operation was planned for last week but he did not have it at that time. A “Work or Fight” Meeting DAY OF DEDICATION T OBSERVED Pursuant to the request i of the Governor of North i Carolina, and th£ call of 1 the Chairman of the county i a large erowd gathered at 1 the Courthouse in Burns- < ville at 11:00 o’clock A. M., : July sth. The meeting] j was opened with prayer; i and then the Proclamation ’ of the Governor was reach-L There were many mem- i bers of the Work or Fight ; j committee present from I 1 : various sections of the coto I fflty. This committee is i composed of one hundred i land twenty members. Each ' township made a report i and these reports disclosed that there was quite a bit ] |of loafing and idleness thr- i joughout the county. jl -All of the sentiment that 1 was expressed at the meet- 1 ing was to the effect that ! the patriotic citizens, of 1 Yancey county had no in- 1 ' tention of permitting loaf- 1 ing or idleness when sons,M brothers and husbands are ' |at the front fighting. It 1 'was emphasized that those 1 men vvhp have been turned;* down for military service' would have to work. It J was brought out at thei 1 meeting that there are! Marty Attend Picrtie j The Farmers Federation' held the first of its 1943 picnics at the Burnsville high school last Saturday and in spite of rain and muddy roads . over 1,000 people attended.-James G. K. McClure, Federation president, presided, and , spoke on the farmers’ vital [part in the war effort. |This, he explained, will be The great emphasis of the picnics this year. At Bur nsville the war stamp sale i netted $438. Barbara Hig gins, Louise Blalock and Betty Hensley of Burns ville assisted in the stamp booth. Mack B. Ray, F. S. A. supervisor for Yancey cou nty, termed farmers the backbone of American de mocracy and declarer that “the food they are produc ing is making our army one of the best in the world Perry Green, poultry field man for the Federation, hr ged 100 quality hens efery farm as an import ant contribution in war time and the foundation of a great peace time indus try. Guy Sales, general manager of the Federation outlined the organizations’ achievements and aims for building Western North Carolina; and A. C. Rey- Reynolds, Federation field secretary, spoke on the Lord’s Acre in the absence of the Rev. Dumont Clarke, and on the Farmers Feder ation News.’ Other speak ers were Grady Bailey, Burnsville Warehouse man ager, W. T. Brown, F. S. A. assistant, R. C. Crowell, vice-president of the Far mers Federation, and Mrs. Sue Coleman of the Caro t « Invasion Costs liPjljA Mors Money— MgßjJpUpYourPayroll Savings today NUMBER FORTY-NINE numbers of men in the county who have failed to .pass the physical examina tion or the mental test for military service and who have an idea that they can remain idle. Those men who have such ideas are due to receive a rather sudden and unpleasant sur~ r prise unless" they immed iately engage in productive work. meeting was to select a secretary in each township with whom could be regis-* tered the names of the men in that township Who Were not engaged in productive work; likewise, men who desire to work can- register With the secretary and any person needing labor in the townshij) will register with the secretary. All persons refusing to engage in pro ductive work in the town ship will pe reported to the central committee and the central committee wi 11 make investigations and take such action as is deem ed necessary and pursuant to any instructions from the Governor of North Carolina. Aside from the power granted to the Governor of North Carolina by Chapter (Continued on page 4) Power and Light Com ! pany who explained dehy i dratton of vegetables. Rev. R. D. Ponder, of Buckner i church opened the meeting • The musical program was as full and varied as ever jin spite of the absence of [{the older boys. In addition .to the Federation string band, other musicians took ; part were Frances and Billy Ray, Virginia and ■ Claud Riddle, Champ Me ■ Mahan, Mrs. Clyde Anglin, Ralph Gardner, and Ernest and J. B. Robinson, all of ■ Burnsville. Nell Foy, from > Riverside danced; Frank Reed of the Blue Ridge , Singing Convention broug •ht his singers from Bun- 0 i combe county; the Ashe ville Mountain Boys from WISE, Jim Lunsford, Dem ■ psey Cothran and Bill Rec ■ tor entertained; and the four Pritchard boys from Polk county played while their nine-year old broth • er, Charlie, danced. A highlight of the program (Continued on pagre four) NAVY RECRUITER I HERE K. E. Handy, Sp. lc (R), recruiter for the Navy will be in Burnsville every Tuesday to interview those who wish to enlist in the Navy. Recruiter Handy will be at the courthouse each Tuesday until further not ice, to interview men for enlistment in the Navy. Young men 17 years old and men over 38 are eligi , ble. He will also have in formation about the Navy’s seabees, WAVES and SPARS. ,
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