YOUR RED CROSS AT HIS
SIDE. GIVE TO THE 1944
WAR FUND. COUNTY
QUOTA $4260
VOLUME EIGHT SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
—Men In Service—
Awarded Air Medal
Mr. and Mrs. Sam J.
Huskins have been inform
ed that their son, Sam J.
Huskins, Jr. has been
awarded the air medal for
flights over enemy territory
in the European area. He
is a fighter pilot and has
been overseas for the past
four months.
Leave For Naval Service
The following men who
had previously been accept
ed for service in the Navy
left Monday for Spartan
-1 , S. C.: Joe
Gouge, James Turner Lau
ghrun, J Ward B. Price,
Grady Edwards, Robert G.
McMahan, Talmadge Elk
ins, Harold Boone, Seagel
Carroway, Andy Robinson,
Clarence Morrow, George
W. Hall, Jim McCourry,
Clayty Taylor, Wm. Har
old Presnell.
Register Here
The following boys who'
became 18 during February
have registered with the
local board: Kenneth E.
Mahey, Gus Ralph Chand
ler, Joe C. Tipton. Leroy
McCurry, Rotha Wilson,
Leland Ray Robinson, Cly
de Styles, Earl Roy Black,
Max Wil9on, Gus Haun, Os
car Thomas, Ralph B. Jam
erson, Roy Vernon Gard
ner, Burnie Peterson, Jr.
Paul Robinson.
Charles W. Hutching who
has been serving ijj. the Pa
cific area for several years
was recently promoted to
the rank of Captain. He
has be .n in some of the
most* important campaigns
in that area.
Dale Banner and Max
Penland of the Marine
Base, Cherry Point werej
home on a short leave dur
ing the week end.
Bill Fouts of the Marine
Unit, Chapel Hill has been
home on a short leave.
Kiffen Hennessee who is
stationed at Norfolk was
home over the week end.
Cpl. Charles A. Ayers,
son of Henry Ayers of,
Greem Mtn., has been home
from camp in Florida for a
short leave.
Pvt. Espie Black has been
home from Camp Howze,
Texas on account of the
illness of his father, Revi
J. H. Black.
Rush Beeler who is now
stationed at Arlington, Va.
was home ‘for the past
week end.
James D. Edwards has
arrived safely at an over
seas destination according
to a cablegram received by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
V. L. Edwards. He is with
the signal corps.
——
Pvt. James V. Rathburn!
who entered service recen
tly is now stationed at
Camp Wolters, Texas. Pvt.
Murray Styles, Jr. is also
at Camp Wolters.,
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THE YANCEY RECORD
Receives Wings
Selman Field, Monroe,
La. — John W. Galloway
wag among the graduates
from 35 states, the District
'of Columbia and Canada
| who were graduated o n
'Feb. 26 as navigators, and
i received their commissions
ag second lieutenants.
Selman Field, largest of
the AAF Training Com
mands navigation schools,
, sent this year’s third class
.of aerial navigators into
combat units with gradua
. tion ceremonies on the post.
, Graduates of the 18
. weeks course received their
. flight officers’ warrants
’ and second lieutenants’
. commissions, along with
their silver wings.
Lt. Galloway is the son
! of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gal
loway, formerly of Burns
! ville, and is the husband of
the former Miss Elizabeth
Anglin .They have one son.
■ ■
i With the 37th Division
on Bougainville:
Among the first Army
troops to occupy the Em
press Augusta Bay beach
head, Pvt. Floyd D. Giblas,
of Celo, N. C., is now activ
ely engaged in. the perime
ter defense of U. S. install
ations on Bougainville, last
Japanese stronghold in the
Solomons. Pvt. Gibbs i s
with the enlisted comple
ment of the staff section of
an Infantry regiment, and
a member of Regimental
headquarters company.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs,
John A. Gibbs, reside at
Celo, and his brother, Paul,
is stationed at Camp Clai
borne, La. Now in his 21st
month of active duty over-i
seas, Pvt. Gibbs has seen
service in New Zealand,
Fiji, and Guadalcanal, and
participated in the battle
'of Munda on New Georgia
Island.
The following men left
last week for Fort Bragg
to begin active army duty:
Ossie Edwards, Warren
C. Fox, Sam W. Bradford,
Dewey W. Laws, Virgil L.
Hicks, Melvin Fox, Loss
Hopson, Ju n ior Lyd i e
[ Wyatt.
Robert Peterson, 17, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon
Peterson, has passed exam
inations for the naval re
serve and is now at the
Naval Air Training Station
Jacksonville, Fla.
Pvt. John Miller, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Miller
of Burnsville is now some
where in the South Pacific
area.
Lewis Butner, son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Butner of
Burnsville is home on leave
from Camp Barkley, Texas
Arnold Higgins of Camp
! Blanding, Fla. is home on
leave. He is the scfln of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Higgins of
Jacks Creek.
Donald Thomas is now at
the Naval Air station, Lake
City, Fla.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1944
4th WAR BOND SALE
OVER $150,000..
The total sale of E series
bonds in the Fourth War
1 Bond drive has been an
nounced by G. L. Hensley,
county chairman. The total
was thus far
exceeding the quota of
1 $90,000.
| $90,000.
LOCAL BOARD NEWS
Classifications of all re
-1 gistrants under 26 years of
; age will be reopened at
' once: That is registrants
who have been granted oc
• cupational deferment i n
J Class 11-A or 11-B. Files of
all registrants in Class
; 111-A are being reviewed
as fast as possible and clas
-1 sification is being changed
from 111-A. All registrants
1 who do. not have children
' and who are under 26 years
;of age now defered for
farming will be immed
-1 iately classified I-A unless
■ they are making 16 or more
War Units under their own
'power. ....
J Yancey County Local
Board No. 1.
Pvt. Lee Phillips is now
, with the 410th Infantry,
Camp Howze, Texas.
J Charles Edwards, S2c is
now stationed at North
-western University, Evan
■ ston, 111. at the Naval Train
ing station.
'! .
: Pvt. Jack Hensley is now
at the army air force train
ing center, Miami Beach,
Fla. Claude W. Robinson
is also stationed there.
BOY^COUT
Members of the local
, Boy Scout troop are now
Collecting scrap paper, and
will have a special drive
on Saturday. Anyone who
• has scrap paper is asked to
have it ready for collection
I on Saturday, either tied in
I bundles or packed Yh paste
! board cartons so that it
may be handled easily.
Any of the following
members of the troop may
be contacted: Tommy John
son, Landon Proffitt, Rom
ie Burns, Bob Jarrett, Cha
rles Pate, Phillip Banks,
Bobby Brown, Jean Gard
ner, Jimmy Gardner, Char
les Parnell, Hale Bryson,
Charles Lee Griffeth, Billie
Hughes, Robert Tilson.
• ItL <
Capt. Hutchins Offers Award
Capt. Charles W. Hutch
ins, now serving with the
U. S. army in the Pacific
area, recently wrote Mrs.
W. B. Robertson of a very
worth while award which
he is offering annually
to a member of the Burns
ville Senior class.
Capt. Hutchins, in his let- j
ter, recognized Mrs. Rob
ertson as his foster guard
ian and parent for the cul
tural aspirations and train
ing he received in his youth
and he wishes to express
his appreciation to her and
to acknowledge the full
consideration which he feels
should be given for the
complete growth of boys
,
HILBERT MITCHELL IS
FATALLY INJURED
**4 1
SERVICES ARE HELD
TUESDAYY
i Funeral servfces for Hil
' bert Mitchell ‘ were held
Tuesday afternoon at 4
o’clock at the Rome of his
brother, Dewey, with the
Rev. R. C. Arrpwood offi
ciating. BuriaUwas in the
McCracken cemetery.
Surviving are the widow,
the former Miss'Ruth Cline
of Charlotte, his mother,
i Mrs. Trissie Mitchell and
■ three brothers, JDewey of
i Burnsville, Guy of Char
: lotte, and Richmond of Mt.
> Hays, Md.
I Mr. Mitchell died of in
■ juries received in an acci
-1 dent when the motorcycle
s he was riding collided with
ian automobile sriven by
s Grat Springs of |Charlotte.
He was employed at an'
• A & P store in Charlotte.
! FUNERAL SERVICES
; FOR MRS. THOMAS
DUNCAN
Mrs. Thomas EHmcan, 69,
passed away at |er home
r near Burnsville f Tuesday
, morning about 10 o’clock,
following an extended ill
ness. She had bcsfen in ill
i health for more than a year
Services were .held at
u Riverside churen*raui s s3§y
’ March 2 at 1 p. m. The
Rev. E. J. Adkins officiat
, ing. Burial was in the Hall
. and McKinney cemetery,
near the Duncan home.
[ Mrs. Duncan is survived
by the following children:
Mrs. Zeb McAllister of Bal
timore, Md., Mrs. Charles
I Burton of Portsmouth, Va.,
. Miss Mary Duncan of Ash
eville, and Harold and Roy
! Duncan of Burnsville Rt. 1.
| She is also survived by
seven grandchildren, two
sisters, Mrs. T. M. Rector of:
Asheville, and Mrs. John;
Randolph of Inman, S. C.,
and three brothers, James
I Edwards, Landrum, S. C.,
Ira Edwards of Tampa,
Fla., and Wes Edwards of
Mars Hill, N. C.
Holcombe and Edwards
funeral home was in char
ge of arrangements.
Mrs. H. G. Crowgey and
baby are visiting relatives
in Emory, Va.
Mrs. Howard Johnson is
ill of flu at her home.
and girls.
The cash annual award
will be given to the senior
of Burnsville high school
who has made the greatest 1
moral, physical and intell-i
ectual development during
the high school years.
Capt. Hutchins volun
teered for service in the
army five years ago, and
when war begun was in the
Pacific area where he is
still serving. He was re
cently advanced to the
rank of captain. The offer
which he has made and the
spirit in which he has made
it is a fine expression of
loyalty to his community
and school.
Thl» year, with aervice flr.f* in window* of nearly every home,
Red Croaa will mean ao murli more to Americana. As depicted in thia
reproduction of a 1944 Red Croaa War Fund poster, many window*'
alto will diaplay the aymhol of participation in the cause of Mercy)
and Humanity—-the Red Croaa.
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
The Red Gross War Fund
drive is progressing rapidly
Mrs. Sam J. Huskins, coun
ty chairman has reported,
and she added that she was
sure the quota of $4250 will
be met very so«n nn the*
drive, although this is the
largest quota ever assign
ed to the county.
Township Workers
The" following workers
have been named to accept
contributions in the town
ships:
Burnsville workers: B.
R. Penland, Mrs. Roscoe
Banks, Miss Hope Buck, G.
C. Hunter, Mrs. Jack Pat
ton, Mrs. D. R. Fouts, J. E.
Huskins, Thelma Allen
Marie Bailey, Luther Ay
ers, Clarence Briggs, Mary
Martha Banks, Mrs. J. H.
Ray, Troy Mclntosh, G. C.
Huskins, Mrs. Martha Wes-!
tall, Mrs. J. G. Lowe, Mrs.
Rena Ray, Mrs. W. J. Bak
er, Mrs. Carl Mclntosh,
Mrs. Troy Ray, YatesTKing,
Hershel Holcombe.
Cane River: E. W. Wil
son, Mrs. W. M. Mclntosh,
! Mrs. Harmon Peterson,
Hiram Higgins, Charlie 1
Hill, Carlie Angel, Mrs.j
Auburn Shepherd and Jess
Buckner.
Egypt: Miss Alma Buck,
Max Higgins, Tom Wheeler
G. C. Mclntosh, Niram
Hensley, Mrs. Elmer Phil
lips, Rex Mclntosh.
| Ramseytown: W. D. Ad
kins, Mrs. Harrison Jones, I
,Rex Miller, Mrs. J. H. Lew-[
is, T. E, Tipton, Mrs. Jack!
TOWNSHIP QUOTAS
Burnsville . $1400.00
Cane River 375.00
Egypt 200.00
Ramsey town 200.00
Green Mountain 175.00
Jacks Creek 300.00
Brush Creek 175.00
Crabtree • 82500
South Toe ‘ 225.00
Pensacola 175.00
Prices Creek 200.00
Colored quota 50.00
Total $4250.00
I
I Hensley, Mrs. Daisy Will
iams, Richmond Bennett,
j Green Mtn.: Walter How
jell, Mrs. M. D. Bailey, Mrs.
| Monnie Johnson, Mrs. Ed
[ Wallace, Mrs. Dewey Fox,!
v Tiirhy^
ifill, Mrs. Garrett Tipton,!
Gus Bailey, T. A. McKinney
Jacks Creek: A. P. Hon
eycutt, Mrs. John Byrd,
Rotha Bailey, Mrs. Mack
Bailey, W. O. Briggs, Luke
Laughrun, Edd Hunter.
Mrs. Henry Stamey, Reu
ben Peterson, J. S. Le-
Fevre. f.
Brush Greek: Jobe Tho-j
mas, Claude Hughes, Doris
Johnson, Sam Grindstaff,
Lowe Thomas.
Crabtree: W. B. Robin
son, C. P. Gibson, James
; Hutchins, Terrell Young,
Robert and W. A. Presnell.
Joe Gibbs, Mrs. Ruth Hug
| hes, Carl Silver, Leland
Robinson, Lee Hilliard,
Lyda Ray, Mark Hall.
South Toe: Mrs. R. S.
Ballew, W. S. Bryant, Edd
Gibbs, Mack Huskins, Ron
da Westall, Mrs. Arthur
Robinson, D. F. Hervey,
W. C. Robinson, Jack Pat
iton, D. E. McKinney.
! Pensacola: Mrs. Brook
>Vilson, H. D. Ray, U. S.
j Allen, Kathleen Hensley,
Julia RatLbotieJ
Prices "Creek: Donald
Banks, S. R. Hensley, Mrs. I
Miller Ledford, Arcemus
Fox, Mrs. Lela Sams, Har
vey Phoenix, Mrs. Cora
I Allen.
All employees have been
(Continued nn pnire four'*
YOUR RED CROSS AT HIS
SIDE. GIVE TO THE 1944
WAR FUND. COUNTY
QUOTA $425Q
NUMBER THIRTY-ONE
TOKENS NOW IN USE
FOR PURCHASE OF
RATIONED FOOD
Red and Blue tokens are
now in use to simplify the
use of ration books in the
purchase of rationed foods,
and the public is asked to
become acquainted with
the correct use of these as
rapidly as possible.
At the request of the
local ration board, and
merchants of the county,
we are printing the latest
information about tokens.
Please read this on page 2
and clip it out for future
reference.
Signalman 3c Joe Peter
son, son of Mrs. Ida Peter
son of Green Mtn. is stop
ping over for a few days
on his way to a new assign
ment. He has just return
ed from the South Pacific
where he was in the invas
ion of the Gilbert Islands.
He left Tarawa on Jan. 23.
He has been in service sin
ce Nov. 10, 1942.
INCOME TAX
Mrs. Sam J. Huskins, de
puty commissioner of rev
enue, will be in Burnsville,
state revenue office, on
j March 4,6, 11, 14 and 15th
to assist taxpayers in fil
ing state income and in
tangible tax returns,
f Every resident having a
net income during the in
come year in excess of
SI,OOO, if single, or $2,000
if a married man living
with wife on December 31,
or SI,OO if a married wom
an with separate income,
must file an income tax re
■ turn.
Any person owning on
December 31, 1943, intang
ible personal property;
such as, money oh hand, ac
! counts receivable, notes,
bonds, mortgages, or other
evidences of debt, or shar
es of stock of corporations
(not wholly in this state)
must file an intangible tax
return. Postal savings
must be reported as “money
on deposit.”
NOTICE TO WORLD
WAR II VETERANS
The Earl Horton Post
122 of the American Leg
ion now has blanks on whi-.
ch to make application for
Mustering Out Pay in be
half of World War II
Veterans. Any person in
terested may see R. N. Sil
ver at Micaville, J. H. Ray
and Dover R. Fouts at Bur
nsville. There is no charge
for the service which the
Legion is rendering.
The Legion urges every
World War II Veteran to
have his discharge record
ed immediately in the Of
fice of the Register of
Deeds. Under the 1943
Act of the General Assem
bly there is no charge for
this service. In many in
stances trouble has arisen
by service men losing their
discharges and it has been
difficult to get duplicates.
If the discharge is record
ed in the office of the Re
gister of Deeds
Dover R; Fouts, Service
Officer.