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VOLUME EIGHT SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
—Men In Service—
Receives Purple Heart
Emery Silvers who has
been overseas for several
months was recently award
ed the Purple Heart for in
juries received in the Nor
th African campaign. He
is the son of Harve Silvers
Os Jacks Creek and is now
in England.
With the 9th Division
Artillery overseas. Pfc.
John J. Evans of Burnsville
was recently awarded a
Good Conduct Medal by
Major General M. S. Eddy,
Commanding General o f
the 9th Infantry Division,
for “exemplary behavior,
efficiency, and fidelity.”
The award was made some
where in Sicily following
the close of the Sicilian
Campaign.
Pfc. Evans participated
in the landings in Africa in
November, 1942, as well as
the Tunisian campaign as a
member of the 9th Infantry
Division before coming to
Sicily.
Pfc. Evans is the son of
J. E. Evans of Route 1 Bur
nsville. He attended Bald
Creek High school, and en
tered service in September,
1940.
Pvt. Marshal Carroll who
is stationed at Fort Bragg
has been visiting llbme
folks.
Sgt. Carl E. Tipton, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tipton
of Bald Creek, is now over
seas in the New Guinea
area.
The two sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Edwards of
Swiss are both overseas.
Pvt. Lester Walter Edwar
ds served several months in
North Africa and is now in
Italy. He entered the army
in June, 1941.
Pfc. Kiah Edwards en
tered service in 1943 and
has been in New Guinea
for the past six months.
Staff Sgt. Glenn R. Eng
lish is now serving overseas
He is with the Field Artill
ery in the European area.
Lt. Van B. Bennett of
medical corps has
landed safely overseas and
is now in the New Guinea
area, according to informa
tion received here.
George D. McCourry of
Camp Seeley, Imperial Cal.
is home on leave.
Handy Bailey is now at
the Marine Base, Parris
Island, S. C.
A. S. Cedric V. Hunter
of Chattanooga, Tenn. spent
a few hours over the week
end at home. His brother,
Leßoy of Camp Blanding,
Fla. was also home on short
furlough on his way to
Ft. Mead, Md.
Donald Thomas, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jobe Thomas
of Green Mtn. is now at
the naval training station,
Lake City, Fla.
Clarence King is at the
naval training station,
Great Lakes, 111. for boot
THE YANCEY RECORD
IN ENGLAND
According to a release
received from Headquar- 1
ters, European Theater of
Operations a group of in
fantry soldiers, all of whom"
have seen, action in the
most important battles in
North Africa, have arriv
ed in England to help train
troops preparing for the
invasion of Europe.
Many of the men partici
pated in the initial land
ings in Nov. 1942. Later,
many of them saw their
first action in Tunisia
Others were in action in;
the - Maknassy campaign
and at Faid Pass, Kasser
ine Pass, El Guettar and
elsewhere.
Among those listed are
Pfc. Ralph V. Ogle of Pen
sacola and Pfc. Henry Shel
ton of Bee Log. ‘I
The following men left
Monday, Feb. 7 for Camp
Croft for pre-induCtion er
aminations, or were trans
ferred and reported from
some other board:
Willie Robinson, Grant
Byrd, .Lee Ray Robertson,
E. Paul Fender, Lones Tol
ley, Wesley David Chris
awn, Charlie Sawyers, Cal
vin Roland, Fred Jerry
Boone;
Charles R. Chrisawn,
Clarence Paul Blankenship,
Stanley Randolph, Edward
Lee Harris, Woodrow Whit
son, Page Hunter, Donald
Thomas, Talmage Young
Hensley, Narm Hensley,
William Brooks Higgins,
Troy Harmon Ray;
Bis Buchanan, Robert B.
Hilliard, Howard R. Hugh
es, Burl 0. Rathburn, Rob
ert McMahan, Charles Cas
ida, Reece Atkins, Hobart
Byrd, Frank D. Gillespie,
Lawrence Edwards, Cecil
Mclntosh, Charles D. Phil
lips, Eddison Buchanan;
John L. Hilliard, Horace
R. Wilson, Ray Garland,
Roy W. Crain, Romie
Brown Huskins, Alvin Wil
son, Nealie R. Ledford,
Kenneth J. Hensley, Roy
Wyatt, William J. McLau
ghlin, Byrd Metcalf, Louis
Williams, Floyd Johnson,
Jake Lewis, Joe Renfro;
Clarence Elmer King,
Lee Clyde Banks, David G.
Wilson, William Rufus Mc-
Intosh, Edgar Wm. Thom
as, Sammie Williams, Ral
ph Way caster, Wood But
ner, Ralph Holcombe, John
Lee Roland, Warren Cling
man Fox, Clarence A. Wil
lson, Edd Randolph, Delzie
F. McPeters, Bristo Wal
lace, Cloyd Haney, Ralph
Tilley, Clyde Young, Jr.,j
Bimont Higgins, David
Creighton, Ezekiel Banks,
Avery Wyatt, Reuben Hon
eycutt, Chester Tipton.
Mack Wilson of Detroit,
Mich, hag been accepted for
service in the army and will j
report to Fort Sheridan,|
IU f He and Mrs. Wilson are
visiting relatives in the
county.
I Cpl. Ralph Mclntosh is
'now stationed at Camp
;Mackall, N. C.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1944
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
DRIVE IS VERY
SUCCESSFUL
The annual “Fight Infan
tile” drive in the county
was most successful, with
an “over the top” -report
early in the campaign.
The county quota was
$190.00, and the final con
tributions reached a total
of $234.64. Miss Hope Buck
was chairman for the coun
ty and on Tag Day the
workers in Burnsville were
Barbara Bowyer, Doris
Penland, Frances Blalock
and Patty Evans. They al
so took up contributions at
the theatre.
The Yancey Theatre as
sisted in the drive in a num
ber of ways, showing trail
ers for several days and
appeals from
the screen.
SCOUT SERVICE
A special service dedica
ted to the local troop of
the Boy Scouts of America
will be held at the Burns
ville Baptist church on Sun
day evening, Feb. 13. Rev.
W. A. Kendall head of the
Bible department at Mars
Hill college, will bring the
message.
Parents of local scouts
and members of the Par
ent-Teacher as s o,c iation
sponsors of the troop, are
sent.
Accepted for Service
The following men were
recently accepted for ser
vice, and have already re
ported or will report with
in a few* days for active
duty:
Army: Ossie Edwards,
Bee Log; Sam Bradford,
Bee Log; Dewey Laws,
Green Mtn. ;, Virgil Hicks,
Newdale; Melvin Fox, Bur
nsville; Loss Hopson, Green
Mtn.; Junior Wyatt, Mica
ville.
Navy: Herbert Gouge,
Hamrick; James T. Laugh
run, Poplar; Ward Price,
Grady Edwards, J. B. Sty
les, Bruce Bodford, Burns
ville ; Talmadge Elkins,
Burnsville Rt. 1; Harold
Boone, Celq; Seagel Carro
way, Windom; Andy Rob
inson, Bee Log; Clarence
Morrow, Hamrick; George
Hall, Newdale. Transfers:'
Jim McCourry, Claty Tay
lor, Harold Presnell.
Greensboro — Pvt. John
G. Edge, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. G Edge of Burns
ville has arrived at the
basic training center no. 10
of the AAF training com
mand. ;
While attached to this
station Pvt. Edge will take
basic training in the AAF
Pfc. Cecil B. Whitson is
with the 505th Service
Squadron, ASCTC, Fresno,
Cal.
John A. Cooper is now
stationed at the Naval Air
Technical Training Center,
Chicago.
Charles R. Hamrick is
stationed at the . NATTC,
I Memphis, Tenn.
WORD RECEIVED OF
DEATH OP W. M.
PETERSON
A telegram was received
stating the death of Will
M. Peterscm of Pendleton,
Oregon February 2, 1944.
He was reared in Yancey
county, buljbad been living
in the western states for
many yeasts He is the son
of the latje Mr. aAd Mrs.
Mose Piterson of Day
Book, N. Q.
Surviving are three sons,
one daughter, three grand
children; t|ree sisters, Mrs.
Cora Bailed, Burnsville Rt
1, Mrs. Mary Peterson, Day
Book, Axie Elliott,
purnsville| one brother,
Charles Peterson, Cayuse,
Oregon apd a host of
friends. 4
P. T. 4 MEETING
The Burnsville Parent-
Teachers will observe Foun
der’s. Day ft the February:
meeting wmch will be held
at the high school building
on Tuesday evening, Feb.
15. There will be a guest
speaker and a social hour
will be hell following the
program. |
At the meeting the char -
ter will* be presented to the
local Boy Stout troop which
is sponsored by the P. T. A.
W. C. Wall of Asheville,
Scout executive for this
, diatrig^B^pihft.~ present.
On the local committee are
Dover R. Fouts, B. M. Tom
berlin and B. R. Penland.
F. R. barber is scoutmaster
and V. J. Goodman is as
sistant.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. SAM
McMAHAN
Mrs. Sam McMahan, 83,
passed away at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Clay
Ball of Banks Creek, Fri
day afternoon following an
extended illness.
Funeral services were
held at the home Sunday
at 11:30 with Rev. A. H.
Mutschler officiating. Hol
combe and Edwards was
in charge of arrangements,
and burial was in the fam
ily cemetery.
• Mrs. McMahan had been
a member of the Presbyter
ian church for the past 35
years. She is survived by
five children, Mrs. Ball,
Mrs. Jack Gardner of Ash
eville, Mrs. Hugh Banks
and Mrs. Bascomb Hensley
of Banks Creek and Mrs.
Walter Harris of Baltimore
Md. Twenty three grand
children and several great
grand children also survive.
Pvt. John Zenas Jamer
son is now stationed with
the Signal Corps, Camp
Crowder, Mo. Before en
tering the service he was
employed by the S. K. Well
man Company,, Cleveland,
Ohio. Pvt. Jamerson is the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Jamerson of Swiss.
Edward Lee Metcalf has
returned to Warren Wilson
Jr. college in Swannanoa,
N. C. after speiiding the
holidays with , his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Troy M. Met
calf of Jersey City, N. J.
Church Loyalty Campaign
Is Planned by Local Churches
Final plans for the Chur
ch Loyalty Campaign were
made Wednesday evening,
and the campaign will get
under way February 20th,
lasting for the ensuing
eleven weeks.
Committees
V. J. Goodman has been
named general chairman,!
with J. P- Lyon, J. H. Ray!
and Dover R. Fouts as
mapping committee.
The purpose of the acm
paign is to seek to enlist;
every person in more regu
lar attendance of all ser
vices of his church or the
church of his choice. Dur-;
ing the initial canvass they
will be given an opportun
ity to pledge attendance if
at. all possible. Each chur
ch will keep check on its
own members and of those
who attend who are not
members, and will make
reports from time to time.
INCOME TAX
A representative of the
Federal Revenue depart
ment will be at the Court
House in Burnsville on
February 21 and 22 to as
sist citizens of the county
in filing Federal income
tax returns.
NOTICE TO WORKERS
The War Manpower
Commission’s Stabilization
Program restricts chang
ing jobs locally and travel
ing to other areas for new
jobs. Workers in essential
activities should not apply
for jobs advertised here.
Check with the U. S. Em
ployment Service office in
your area before changing
jobs.
Record Book Awards
Awards for keeping the
best record books were pre
sented at the recent farm
ownership meeting. First
award to Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Penland, Paint Gap,
a $25 War Bond, donated
by Farmers Federation,
Asheville; second, $lO in
cash to Mr. and Mrs. R. B
Deyton, Green Mtn. donat-l
ed by Northwestern Bank,
Burnsville; third 400 lbs.
fertilizer to Mr. and Mrs.
George King, Route 1 Bur
nsville, by Farmers Federa
tion, Burnsville; fourth,
200 lbs. laying mash to Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Robinson,
Celo, donated by Banks &
Co.; fifth, medicine cabinet
to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dun
can, Day Book, donated by
Penland & Son;, sixth, 1
year subscription to Yan
cey Record to Mr. and Mrs.
Gudger Mclntosh, Bald
Creek.
Mrs. Larmer Byrd has
joined her husband who is
in the U. S. Army stationed
at Camp Howze, Texas.
Mrs. Byrd was before her
marriage Miss Maude
Wheeler of Day Book.
Mary Bailey of Relief
left for Canton, Ohio where
she plans to visit her sister.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. M. L. ENGLISH
Mars Hill Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. M. L. Eng
lish, 88, who died at her
home near Mars Hill Fri
day, were held from the
Upper- Laurel Methodist
i church Sunday morning at
jll o’clock. The Rev. L. W
‘ Hall officiated, assisted by
Dr. Hoyt Blackwell.
Mrs. English was' a na
itive of Madison county and
I was the oldest citizen of
the Upper Laurel commun
ity. She was the daughter
Los the late John Ponder,
one of the early settlers of
1 that section of Madison
| county.
! She is survived by four
! daughters, Mrs J. S. Brown
! Waverly, Mrs. G. W. Ang
,| lin, Burnsville, Mrs. Jim
; Phillips, Ingalls, Mrs. Ethel
! English Moyers, San Lean
dro, Calif, and two sons,
L. B. English and Ed Eng
lish of Mars Hill.
' San Antonio Aviation
■ Cadet Center, Texas, . Ca
dets in training at the pre
-1 flight school of the San An
tonio Cadet Center include
32 from North Carolina, 1
of them from Burnsville.
The nine-week preflight
course prepares the cadets
physically and mentally for
aerial instruction in-prim
ary, basic and advanced;
flying schools. The future
! pilots study code, maps and
| charts, physics and other
academic subjects as well
as undergoing vigorous
physical training schedules.:
Cadets now in preflight'
training include Francis W.
Hennessee, son of Mr and
Mrs. W. W. Hennessee of
Burnsville. j
HOME DEMONSTRATION j
• t
A joint Larmyrmd- home
meeting wasHSeW 'at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Car
los Garland Jan. 25. A cof
ered dish supper was serv
ed at 6:30 to 30 guests.
The theme of the meet
ing was “Teamwork.” Miss
Russell and Mr. Shepherd
spoke on making and car
| rying out better farm and
; home plans for 1944. It is
of vital importance to ev- t
|ery family first, to win the
war, and second, to provide
security for the future. To
do these things it is neces- 1
sary for every farm family
to make the best possible
use of their time, labor,
land and equipment. This
calls for very careful plan
ning.
j Both- Miss Russell and !
Mr. Shepherd stressed that!
the financial security of
farm families for a life
time may depend on the,
use made of their income ;
during this period of high i
prices. Each advised the
reducing of indebtedness, I
buying only what is neces
sary and paying all taxes
fully and promptly. The |
buying of war bonds to be
used to replace farm and
i home equipment after the
war was also stressed.
back™ ATTACK
NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT
To the People
of this Community
YOU CAN AFFORD IT
You can afford to buy Extra
War Bonds during this Fourth
War Loan Drive.
Everyone in this community'
knows incomes are higher than
r ever before
—that . both
[workers and
farmers have
more cash
than ever be
fore. Every
one knows
that more
than one
member of
hundreds of families are income
earners and everyone knows
that increases in wages and sal
aries have far outstripped rising
prices, and increased taxes. You
can afford to buy Extra War
Bonds. » .
As a matter of fact you can't
afford NOT to Buy Extra War
Bonds. If you spend your money
for needless, scarce goods, you
are increasing prices ... if
you want to help win the war ycu
can’t afford NOT to buy War
Bonds. If you want to help that
boy in the service, you can’t af
ford NOT to buy Extra Bonds
and if you want a gilt-edged in
vestment for your own future
security, you can’t afford NOT
to buy Extra War Bonds.
Don’t just do the expected
buy All the Bonds you can.
THE EDITOR.
WAR BOND DRIVE
WILL CLOSE FEB. 15
Yancey county has pass*
ed its $90,000 quota in the
Fourth War Loan Drive
but the government urges
that all citizens buy extra
bonds in this campaign-for
victory.
State Quota
The quota for the state
has not been reached,
Chairman G. L. Hensley
stated this morning and it
is urgent to continue buy-
of the d
A final report will be
made in the next issue of
the paper.
BURNSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
SIXTH MONTH
B. M. Tomberlin has an
nounced the sixth month
honor roll for Burnsville
high school as follows:
Freshman class: Peggy
Parrish, Mary Evelyn Hen
sley, Betty Wray Hensley,
Evelyn Hamrick, Clara D.
Banner.
Sophomore class: Billie
Banks, Landon Proffitt,
Mary Frances Hamrick,
Clara Mae Smith.
Junior class: Peggy John
son, Ned Wilson.
Senior class: Joyce King,
Doris Penland,. Lillian Hen
sley, Loucretia Blankenship
Mary Jo Parrish, Francis
Riddle.
BALD CREEK NEWS
Mrs. Furman Carr has
returned to Detroit to be
with her husband who is
employed there.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. An-
D
derson and daughter Patsy
spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Proffitt.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Phil
lips announce the arrival
of a son, Jackie, on Janu
ary 29 at the Marion Gen
eral" hospital.
j Mr, and Mrs. Rassie Pro
ffitt, Mr. and Mrs. Otis
I Proffitt and son Bobby,
Mrs. Clay Davenport and
Miss Jean Carr spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Paul
1 Hensley o f Alexander.
Mrs. Hensley and daughter
Loyce accompanied them
I home.