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THE UNITED WAR FUNIX WILL AID ON TOE HOME FRONT AND ON THE WAR FRONT. CAMPAIGN OPENS /OCTOBER 18. VOLUME EIGHT Men In Service Ted Phillips of the army has been visiting his moth er, Mrs. Rheuhany Phillips of Bee Log. Chad Williams who has been stationed at the Naval training station, Bainbrid ge, Md. and Cash Williams' who is stationed in Texas have been on leave visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Williams of Bee Log. Alfred McMahan has been home on a short fur lough from the U. S. Navy, visiting relatives at Pensa cola. Virgle Banks has been home on a week’s furlough from Camp Jackson, S. C. Herman Bostian has re cently been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant He is now stationed at Ardmore army air field, Ardmore, Okla. Sgt. Ransie L. Hall has' been home on a short leave visiting his parents, —Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hall of Green Mtn. He has been stationed at Camp Bland ing, Fla. until recently when he has been on man euvers in Tenn. where he is with the 2nd army umpire pool. B. W. Howard has been home on leave visiting his mother, Mrs. H. K. Howard of Bee Log. "He has been in service ten months and is now stationed at Fort Casey, Wash. Sgt. Lester Bailey who is stationed in Florida has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Bailey. Commander George W. Allen_ of Portsmouth Here for Visit i — ——- ' Commander George W. Allen of the U. S. Navy was here this week for his first visit in ten years. He is the Commanding Officer of the Naval Mine Warfare Scho ol in Yorktown, Virginia. Commander Allen is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John W. Allen, pioneer cit izens of Yancey County. He grew up in the county, at tended Stanley-McCormick school here, and enlisted in the Navy in 1908. Since that time he has literally “seen the world”. During World War I, Comfnander Allen served with the British fleet in the North Sea and held the rank of Senior Lieutenant on the Battleship Wyoming He was present at the sur render of the German fleet at. Rosyth, Scotland, on * November 21, 1918. Earlier in that same year he had married in Edin burgh, Scotland, the dau ghter tis an Admiral in the "British Navy. He and Mrs. Allen have one daughter, Mary W., whose husband, Major W. E. Gise of Holly wood, of the Marine Corps Air Force has been missing in Guadalcanal since May 13, 1943. There is one grandson, W. E. Gise, Jr., THE YANCEY RECORD a*; * * T v SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR. ? Yancey Record: I often read in the papers, where the Red Cross has contri buted so much money for a certain period or where they have made a given number of articles for the j service men overseas, j Several weeks ago my . ship was torpedoed and sunk and the survivors were taken ashore. Some of the boys had only a shirt on, some had no pants and oth ers no shoes, etc. That night it seemed as if old Santa Claus had vis* ited us, because the next morning the Red Cross had : hand knitted bags for our toilet articles, some shoes, pants, shirts, tooth paste and brush, razors, candy bars, gum, cigarettes for those that smoked, combs, etc. These were life savers for us until we could draw clothing. Every boy carries a warm spot in his heart for the mothers that knitted, and to those that gave their time and to those that con tributed. I would like to take the opportunity thro ugh the courtesy of the Record to thank each one of you for your effors. You may feel assured that your efforts are not in vain. I would like to hear from anyone in the South Paci fic. It might Lie* that we could meet each other. Best .wishes to each one and thanks for the home paper. It is an inspiration each time I see it in my mail. Joseph M. Radford, Fleet P. 0. San Francisco. ® . now 14 months old. Mrs. j Allen did not accompany t her husband here, but is in » California with their dau ; ghter and grandson. In the spring of 1941 Commander Allen was as-! » sistant Naval Attache in . London and was there ■ through the last of the in ! tense bombings of London. In speaking of those i bombings, Commander A1 i len said that the only safe > place to be was the place r where the bombs didn’t strike, and he was fortu ( nate enough to be there [ through each raid. i The one thing which per i haps impressed him more ; than anything else during : those weeks, he continued, was the wonderful example , of courage which the school i children set. Every person, including! ■ all school children, carried gas masks and there were . frequent drills for air raids. i During raids the children , went to their assigned sta , tions with no sign of panic , or fear. Their coolness and discipline were .unexcelled. \ After those months of ; raids, Commander Allen ’ said, the people of London i were united more complet ,[ (Continued on £ack Page) “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1943 NOTICE FOR EXAMS Examinations for the L Navy V-12 and Army Spec , ialized Training Program . will be given on Nov. 9. t B. M. Tomberlin has ask- Jed that any boys who plan i to take either of these ex aminations contact him im mediately so that a suffi r cient number of copies of l ! the exam may be obtained x by Nov. 9. ( . High school graduates jor students in Senior or /Junior colleges, within a i certain age limit, are eli-. s ! gible to take the exams. l| 1 - TIT RATION BOARD NEWS I! l •' Arrangements have been: J completed for registration, i for ration book 4 in Yan r cey, it is announced by C. • P. Rogers, Jr., chairman of; , the locar war price and ra s tioning board, and will be / conducted Oct. 28-29. Re gistration sites will be set i up a thigh schools and will .'be manned by school teach l ers, high school students • 'and other volunteers. - The public was again re ) minded that presentation -of all copies of book 3 pre viously issued to any fam ; ily must be presented at the I, registration site to simpli fy identity and eligibility for book 4. ij One adult member of a JnML&P r e jp>?r, in per > son, for new Dooks for ev i ery member of that family, it was explained, but indi ' viduals living alone or in • boarding houses must ap i ply in person. P. T. A. MEETING The Burnsville Pare nt- Teacher association held the regular meeting on Tuesday evening, with B. M. Tomberlin presiding and Dover R. Fouts as guest speaker. Mr. Fouts discussed the United War Fund drive, particularly the aid to pri soners of war. For several months he served as home service officer for the Red Cross and spoke of the procedure observed concer ning men taken as prison ers. V During the business ses sion reports of committees were heard, and Mrs. C. R. Hamrick was elected tem porary president. Annou ncement was made of the Hallowe’en festival which will be held on / Thursday evening, Oct. 28. FIRE DEPARTMENT' MEETING The annual banquet meet ing of the Burnsville fire department was held Tues ! day evening at the club house. The following members , attended: Ed d Bryant, 1 chief; V. J. Goodman, as sistant chief; Ashton Ram- ! sey, R. A. Glenn, Creed Hensley, J. H. Ray, Vernie i Troy Mclntosh, Joe Yeung, J. B. King, Seth Laughrun, Clarence Briggs 1 and Hershel Holcomfle. ' BONDS FOR VICTORY NEW CASHIER FOR NORTHWESTERN BANK Assumed Duties Monday D. H. Covington has been employed as cashier of the Northwestern Bank here and will assume his duties in that capacity on Monday, Oct. 25. He has been cashier of the bank at Carbon Hill, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Covington and their two children will reside in the home owned by Lt. (j. g.) and Mrs. J. Frank Huskihs in east [Burnsville. THE RUBBER SITUATION Acute tire shortages al ready in many parts of the country. A recent joint statement by the Office of Price Ad ministration and the Offi ce of the Rubber Director . discloses that the tire sit- 1 , uation has reached the ; most serious point in the [war. A great number of pas [ senger cars and essential commercial vehicles face a tire-less spring unless im-| mediate steps are taken to conserve every ounce of rubber now on the wheels ■ of America’s vehicles. At the present rate of (Continued op- buck page) FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. STYLES '< —— Mrs. Eliza J. Johnson Styles died at her home in the Jacks Creek section on Thursday afternoon. She was 79 years of age. Funeral services were held at the home on Friday afternoon with Rev. A. H." Mutschler officiating. Bur ial was in the family ceme tery near the home. She is survived by her husband, William Melvin Styles, four sons and one ■ daughter, one brother, Zeb ! Johnson of Bakers Creek, ( and seven grand tliildren. Mrs. Styles united with the church early in life and J remained a member until 1 her death. Holcombe and Edwards were in charge of arrange- i ments. 1 Tt 1 ' ~ Funeral Services For R. M. Ray Were Held Wednesday Funeral services for R. M. Ray, 82, who died Mon day night at his home, 37 Monroe place, Asheville af ter a prolonged I were held at 11 a. m. Wed-i nesday at the Cane River l Baptist church. Pall bearers were Hobart Ray, Harold Anglin, Selwyn! Hensley’ Robert Anderson J Max Proffitt, 1 Emmett Sams and Lester Heavner. Honorary pall bearers were Dr. W. B. Robertson, W. Z. Robertson, Fred Pro fitt, Dr. W. L. Bennett, W. Wilson’ R. S. Roland, Emerson Banks, Blaike Wil son, Dr. L. D. Gillespie, George Anglin, H. G. Bai ley, J. A. Goodin, Dr. J. B. Gibbs, W. M. English, C. RADIO REPAIR SHOP Lloyd Elliott , has opened a radio repair shop in the building on the square for merly occupied by the Rid dle Shoe » Shop. General radio repair work is done. Mr. Elliott has had a great deal of experience along this line and , the work is guaranteed to be satisfactory. Mr. Elliott explained that the greatest difficulty is in getting re pair parts anl said that it would be wise for those whose radios are not in good condition to see about them now instead of wait ing till the heavy demand season through the winter months. LOG YARD AT GREEN MOUNTAIN The Wood-Mosiac Com pany of Louisville, Ky. and j Asheville is opening a yard at Green Mtn. to buy wal nut logs delivered there, j The logs purchased will l be used in the manufacture of gunstocks for the arm ed services, and citizens of I the surrounding section are urged to cut and deliver iany logs they may have to help meet this very vital war need. The opening of the yard at Green Mtn. will give owners of small lots of wal-l nut a good local market for their logs. The yard will remain iii operation as long as the supply holds out. Specifications for the logs have been given by the company. l ogs should be cut in lengths from six to sixteen feet, odd or even lengths for the best grad es. Logs should be at least 12 inches in diameter in .side the bark at the small end, and those with nails or metal of any kind are not suitable. The inspector will be at the Green Mtn. yard every Monday afternoon from 2:00 till 5:00 o’clock to in spect and buy logs deliver ed there. Hope Bailey was over from Mars Hill College for the week end. Ann and Patty Mintz and Yvonne Whisnant are vis iting Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Whisnant. % L. Proffitt, Dr. B. C. Mor gan, George Foster, Dr. C. A. Hensley, Dr. Locke Rob ertson, Harvey Phoenix, I Grant Hensley, Charles Al- I len, Tom Robinson, Monroe i Mclntosh, Hiram Whitting ton, H. C. Ball, Glen Prof fitt, Roy Bailey, Frank i Proffitt, Leslie Proffitt, | Cleve Proffitt, W. T. Tom berlin. s> . Granddaughters and nie-j ces were in charge of the' flowers. Surviving are the widow; three daughters, Mrs. W. M. Hensley of Burnsville, Mrs. H. G. Anderson and Mrs. T. E, Collins, both of Asheville one eon, Ben Lee Ray of Asheville; ten grand child ren and five great grand children. BURLEY REFERENDUM SET FOR OCTOBER 23rd Committee Feel Large Vote Will Be Polled Then (Three Questions To Be Voted Upon By Growers To Determine 1944 Program.) Yancey burley tobacco growers will vote in the an nual tobacco referendum to be held on Saturday, October 23, 1943. The committee, composed of J. A. Hannum, Luke L. Laughrun and R. O. Rid dle, recently met and made all detailed plans for the referendum. - The commit tee was optimistic over the prospects of a large vote. The growers of burley to-j bacco will vote on three questions: <T) Are you in favor of marketing quotas for three years ? (2> Are you opposed to marketing quotas for three years, but in favor of the quotas for one year? •3) Are you opposed to marketing quotas? A two-thirds majority of! eligible voters is necessary! to adopt quotas. An eligi ble voter is any owner, tenant or sharecropper who shares in the 1943 burley [tobacco crop. Any farmer whether individual, part- Barnett Is Manager of Farmers - Federation Warehouse Here <S Norman Barnett who was recently given a medi cal discharge after serving in the army for 14 months, has been named manager of the Farmers Federation Warehouse here. Mr. Barnett was mana ger of the store here be fore going into service and was given a leave of absen ce at that time. He will be assisted by Sam Sluder who has been temporary mana ger for the past few mon ths and Thad Bradford as clerk and truck driver. Through his years of ex LOCAL BOARD NEWS It has been fully deter-] mined by Selective Service that married men who have children must be inducted into the Armed Forces. The only claim for deferment by any registrant now un der 38 years of age is the fact that he is employed in some position essential to the War effort. Registrants who are far ming or who are employed in farm work by others should file a statement at once with the USDA War Board as to the extent of their activities in farming. Those employed in other j work essential to War i 'should file if working for, self or if working for oth ers have the employer file Form 42A if such.form has not already been filed with the lonal board. The above does not apply to registrants who have been classified as farmers, or industrial workers but only to registrants now in SIXTEEN AGENCIES WILL SHARE .IN THE UNITED WAR FUND; AID OUR OWN MEN. OUR COURAGEOUS ALLIE& PEOPLE IN OCCUPIED COUN TRIES. PRISONERS OF WAR. CAMPAIGN BEGINS OCT. 18 NUMBER TWELVE I nership, Corporation, As sociation or other legal en tity will not be entitled to more than one vote even though, such farmer may have been engaged in the production of burley tobac co in two or more commun ities, counties, or states in 1943. If the quota is ap proved by two-thirds or more voters, acreage allot ments for 1944 will be 20 per cent larger than they were in 1943. Mr. Hannum stated that it is recognized ithat many growers will not ibe able to grow their full tobacco allotments in 1944. Consequently this adjust ment in farm acreage al lotment makes more flexi bility in the tobacco quota program by allowing those growers who can to increase their planting so that they may attain their desirable production next year. If the quotas are not ap j by two-thirds or more voters no farm acre age allotments will be ef fective for 1944, and burley tobacco may be produced without any restrictions as to the number of growers (Continued on png* four I »- with the Federa tion? r 4nd his association with the farmers of the section, Mr. Barnett has become familiar with the farmers and their prob lems, and with the services of the cooperative. This experience and understand ing are especially valuable now when the marketing of eggs and farm products is increasingly important. Friends throughout the county will be very glad to have Mr. Barnett back af ter the. year’s absence. f I Class 111-A. In the future, iif the board has no infor mation which to base a defered classification, the registrant will be called for physical examination as the order numbers are reached and it wiil then be too late to furnish the in formation. - Registrants who were farming and have not made eight war units can not be given a farm classification at this late date. Any re gistrant who has not been reclassified and who wishes to volunteer for any branch of the service may do so by coming to the local board office. (Registrants more than 38 years of age are not included) A call will be filled about November 1, and those wishing to volun teer should make applica tion by October 26, so that blood test may be complet ed in time for November call. -
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