Bonds will help bring Vic*
tory faster. Buy all you can
as often as you can.
VOLUME EIGHT
- —Men In Service--
Sgt. Daniel Briggs is
home on furlough from
McClelland Field, Cal.
where he is stationed with
the medical corps.
Cpl. Hugh M. King is
now stationed at the army
air base, Walla Walla,
Wash. He is an instructor
in gunnery there.
Pfc. Gay Thomason, son
of Ezell Thompson of Pen
sacola is now in New Gui
nea.
Pvt. Emery L. Sheppard
of Swiss, has arrived safe
ly in Italy, according to the
news received by his wife.
Pfc. Bums E. McMahan,
now serving with the army
air force at Douglas, Ariz.
has been awarded a medal
as expert machine gunner.
Pfc. McMahan entered ser
vice Jan. 11, 1943. He took
basic training at Keesler
Field, Miss, and was sta
tioned at Deming, New
Mexico before being sent
to Arizona.
S. Sgt. Charles Piercy,
who is stationed at Colum
bia Army Air Base, S. C.
and Pvt. Fenton Piercy who
is stationed at Camp Croft,
S. C. were home the week
end of April 28th to attend
the funeral of their grand
father, Isaac Lewis at Re
lief, N. C.
G. Britt Holloway, son of
Mr and Mrs. John Hollo
way, of Ramseytown has
arrived somewhere in New
Guinea. Another son, Jos
eph F., is somewhere in
England. He over
seas 9 months.
Technician 5 grade Char
lie Bradford left on May 3
for San Francisco, Cal. as-!
ter a furlough of several'
days spent with his mother,!
Mrs. Anna B. Bradford of «« ■»■> r> T j « ■ n
Green Mtn. Men Pass Pre-Induction Exams
Pvt. William E. Bailey
is now stationed at Camp
Wheeler, Ga. and Pvt. B. M.'
Edwards is stationed at
Camp McClellan, Ala.
Mrs. Lois McCurry of
Day Book has received
word that her husband, S.
Sgt. Coy McCurry has
landed safely in England.
* He is the son of Mr. Tommy
McCurry of Day Book.
John Eugene Pipes, chief
pharmacist mate, and wife
were guests of his sisters,
Mrs. Lloyd Elliott and Miss
Katherine Pipes, this week
end. Eugene has recently
been attached to the marin-,
es and is now stationed at
New River, N. C. His par-j
ents, the Rev. and Mrs. W.,
C. Pipes were also visiting
here.
Pfc. Clayton Whitson has
been on a 10 day furlough,'
visiting his parents, Mr.!
and Mrs.• Hobert Whitson!
of Sioux. He has returned
to Camp Atterbury, Ind.
where he is stationed.
Pvt. Richmond D. Young
is now stationed at Fort
Sill, Okla.
THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
An Air Force Service
Command Station, “Some
where in England”—SgL
Charles Hopson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Hopson of
Green Mtn. N C. is now
1 overseas and has participa-j
ted in a course designed to
; bridge the gap between
training in the States and
soldiering in an active The
ater of War.
At one of the Air Service
Command stations known
as Control Depots, Sgt.
Hopson was carefully pro
cessed by classification ex
perts who made certain
that he was well-fitted for
the job assigned to him.
His next station will be
one from which America’s
fighting planes take off to
smash the Nazi war ma
chine.
Mack B. Ray, former F. 1
: S. A. supervisor for the
* county, has been at home
■ on leave from Camp Bland
r|ing, Fla. and visited friends
here this week.
Capt. Royce Perry who
. has been stationed at Cantp
■ Wolters, Texas is now at
Fort George Meade, Md.
I ,
John Cooper of the navy
is home on leave.
Bill Bailey is home on a
10 day leave from Fort
Bragg, N. C.
I
Mack Thompson was,
home on week end leave
from Camp Belvoir, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Bau
com have received word
that two of their sons,!
James E. and Jack Baucom
have landed safely in Eng
land. Another son, Billie,!,
who has been stationed
- with naval forces in Ber-| i
i muda is now in Elizabeth !
| City, N C. |<
i
The following men who
reported to Camp Croft,
'S. C. on April 28 passed
the pre induction examina
tions and are now classified
1A;
! For Navy: Tarter King,
James Miller, Howard
Ward, Woodrow Hylemon,!
Claude Presnell, Paul Rob
inson, Elmer Thomas, Wm.
Mack Burgin, Floyd Holli
field, Kenneth Rathbone;
Donald Tomberlin, Ray
McPeters, Everett Troy
King, Charlie Deyton, Cor-[
nelius Mclntosh, Robert
Daniel Carroway, James J.j
Harris, Friel Young, Will
iam Johnson, Millard F.
Gardner, Jack Brinkley,'
Jeter Thomas;
Harold Anglin, Wm. E.
Peterson, Thomas Renfro,
Jr., Edward Willis, Charles
Kenneth Wyatt, Wm. Oliv
er Riddle, Gar Blankenship,
Albert J. Jones, Garland
j Duncan, Frank A. Anglin,
Paul Edwards, Wayne
Ramsey, Leonai d Haney,
Charles Ray, Kermit Hen
sley, Mack Branton, Clar
ence Presnell, Paul Roy
Thomas.
For Army: Ward Dixon
“DKDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
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BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1944
COLD WEATHERJ3ONr_
TENUES IN SECTION
Residents of the county
saw both snow and frost
this week. An inch of snow
fell in sections of the coun
, ty Saturday night and Sun
day morning, and a heavy!
frost fell Monday morning,
jit is reported that little da
,mage was done.
GRADUATES AT BOONE
Margaret Banks was
among those w’ho received
diplomas at the graduating
exercises at A. S. T. C.,
-Boone on Wednesday. She
is the daughter of P. M.
Bankfe of Burnsville.
Presented In Recital
Miss Hope Bailey, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Bailey, was presented in a
joint music recital last
i Thursday evening by the
Mars Hill College depart
ment of music.
| Miss Bailey, accompan
ied by Miss Martha Pea-|
tross, sang two groups of
songs, “Come Raggio di
j Sol” by Caldora, “0 Cessate 1
di Piagarmi” and „ “Le.!
Florindo e Fedele” by
Scarlatti; “Sea Shell” by|
Engel and “Surely the.
Time for Making Songs”
by Rogers. _
Miss Bailey is graduat
ing in voice at the college. !
Chief Warrant dfficer!
j Arnold W. Hensley andj
wife of Atlanta, Dr. and
Mrs. L. L. Hill and family
of Florida and Long Isrnnd,
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Hen
sley and family of Bolens
Creek were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Hensley of
Swiss during the week end.
Miss Irene Hensley will ac
company Mrs. Hill to New
York Friday, and will be
employed at the Eastman
Kodak Co. in Rochester
during the summer months.
)
Woody, Clyde Anglin, Jeff
Doane, Ralph Walter Grif
fith, Yates Carl Laws, Ad
am Mitchell, Benjamin Rid
dle, Clarence Edge, Dewey
Phillips, Arthur D, Wilson,
Charles F. Fox;
J. Willie Chandler, Clyde
; McKinney, Joe Blanken
ship, Aubrey Lee McPeters,
Samuel J. Rathbone, Ran
som Jose ph McKinney,
Amos Wm. Presnell, Wm.
Eugene King, John H. Pet
erson, Burdette McAlister,
Andy Calvin Taylor;
Ralph Lee Barnes, John
Russell Dale, Hardy Price,
Robert B. Deyton, Claude
jJohn Bolick, George Buch
anan, Dale L. Geouge, Ed
ward Saylor, Grady Fen
der, Bill Huskins, Hermon
James Wilson, Robert Earl
Burgin;
Royce Horton, Vincent
Dale McMahan, Briscoe
Randolph, Clifton Wilson,
Paul Wilson, C. L. Hunter;
for limited service in army:
James Ralph Randolph, Os
lar Willi 8 Renfro.
Reports are not in on all
the men examined, and
other names may be added
to this list later.
, CLINICS
Be sure to attend the
typhoid clinks which will
be held in your community.
If you will need three dos
es of the vaccine, attend
all clinics so that you may
complete the immunization.
Please be onetime at all
■ clinics. This will greatly aid
in the with whi
, ch the work can be carried
on.
The is again
1 printed on page 2 of this
issue. Check up and attend.
1 BANKERS OFFER
4-H CLUBS BONDS
The North Carolina Ban
kers Association, through
Secy. Leroy Lgwis, has of
fered one hundred $25.00
War Bonds to 4-H Club
boys and girls“in the 1944
i “Feed a Fighter” program, 1
( it is announced by L. R.
i Harrill.
! A War Bond 1 will be pre-|
jsented to the ; outstanding
i club member county
in North Carolina with the
best record in 1944. The
awards were authorized by
Frank P. Spruill of Rocky
Mount, chairman of the
i Agricultural Comm ittee; I
i Philip Woollcott of Ashe- 1
ville, president* of the As-j
eociation; and |J. N. Coturn
,of White vi 11 incoming l
president ofjhe Associa
-1 j
Last year Johnston eoun-j
ty won first place in the'
State with a record of fur
nishing enough food for
914 fighters. The Cleveland
School in this county won
first place among all the
individual clubs in the state, I
with a record of feeding
132 fighters.
Mrs. Belie Erwin left
this week for Brevard
where she will reside.
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Associate Agricultural Economist -
West Virginia University
FARMERS are playing a vital
* role in the Victory drama. Most
farmers are doing their utmost to
insure that our armed forces and
our civilian workers are getting
ample supplies of the right kinds
of food for continued maximum
efficiency. All of this is being ac
complished under unusual circum
stances such as labor shortages,
scarcity of essential feeds, fer
tilizers, gasoline, spray materials,
and limited machinery repairs
and replacements.
On the other hand, we must ad
mit that our extra effort is being
more adequacy rewarded than
previously and that along with
such sacrifices and hardships as
are encountered, there Is some
gain; and justly so. The farmer
deserves every bit of credit and
money he gets for his part.
In that knowledge, however, lies
real danger. Are we apt to become
complaisant and feel we are doing
our parti CAN we do more? 4
SELFISHNESS OR SELFLESS
NESS: War is seltish business. No
war ever began from purely phil
anthropic motives. To the aggres
sor, the gain always outweighs
the sacrifice. To the defenders, the
violation of human rights and
liberties forms the common meet
ing ground of joint agreement and
effort. However, victories are not
won by selfishness. They depend
on selflessness—a willingness and
desire to sacrifice individual good
for the good of all. That Is why
both sides always must try valient
ly to establish in the minds and
heart* of their peoples the justice
of their cause. That is the will
that wins.
>
Representative of Red
Cross Here
- j
l Mrs. Hill who was recent
. ly named as Red Cross re
. gional field supervisor was
[ visiting the local chapter
• this week. She succeeds O.
, E. Roberts who is now with
[ the Atlanta office.
MICA PRODUCTION
l! Raleigh, May 10.—The
critical shortage of strate
i gic mica and requirements
i for stock piles for use in
. radio and radar production
is made the subject of a
; nation-wide news release
jby Paul V. McNutt, chair
| man of 4he War Manpower
•. Commission, who points
out that 40 percent of the
I additional workers in .the
mines are needed in North
Carolina.
“The most critical situa
j tion concerns mica and a
, few other special minerals
I where domestic production
jinust be increased to make
up for the failure of im-|
ports to keep pace With the |
ilequirements”, said Mr.:
McNutt.
“Needs for radio and ra
dar production will lead to
,a serious shortage of high
i grade mica unless workers
can be found. Requirements
i for 1944 will be higher than
,in 1943 a
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OPPORTUNITY? If each of us
were faced with the necessity of
answering honestly the question—
Am I doing everything within my
power to speed the day of victory
—the answer in most cases would
be “No.” Some of us can’t forget
or forego things which in a time
of crisis matter little. «
The two things most essential to
waging successful warfare ara
food and money. The farmer
recognizes his responsibility in
food production. Does he fully rec
ognize his opportunity to help pro
vide the munitions of war?
OBLIGATION? Government Bonds
offer the farmer an opportunity to
have a part in providing our fight
ing men with ample and effective
training and equipment. They also
are an opportune way of laying
aside reserves to meet needed re
pair and replacement costs after
the war. Are they an obligation?
Oh yes! The obligation of the gov
ernment to puy back the loan with
interest is no greaser than our ob
ligation *o LEND the government
our support. Remember? WE are
the government. "WE THE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES” ... s
PRIVILEGE? The greatest joys In
life come from the privileges we
enjoy, and which we are now light
ing to defend. It is not only an
opportunity and am obligation, but
also a privilege to have as great
a part as possible in insuring to
ourselves, our children, and to
generations yet unborn those free
doms which distinguish the bond
and the free.
BUY BONDS AND BE FREE
BE FREE TO BUY BONDS
>* V. S. '/'uatary Dtfartmtat
S~" —if. mmmmsmaO- am
Leave To Enter Active Service
Report to Fort Bragg
The following men re
-1 ported to Fort Bragg to
' day for induction into the
Army:
Charlie Hunter, George
Mclnturff, Robert Lee Rid
dle, Clyde Wm. Riddle,
Earl Jr. Gurley, Arthur A.
Hughes, Colmari Tipton,
Lee Roy Ballew, Paul W.
Elliott, Ward Ballew, Ar
thur Eugene Robinson,
Blake Penland;
Jack Laughrun, Emerson
Woody, Paul Price, Horace
Daniel Ray, Wayne Edw
ards, Brown Buchanan, 1
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; Presbyterian Group Will Meet
i Micaville, N. C.—South
ern Presbyterians of the
• North Carolina district of
Holston Presbytery on May,
1 1 19 will gather for a spec
ial rally on evangelism at
Pineola, N. C.
Plans for this rally are
an outgrowth of a sugges
tion made at a fellowship
dinner in the Micaville
Presbyterian church by E.
D. Bowditch of Toecane,
N. C. The suggestion voic
ed the desire for a deeper
concern on the part of the
'church toward persons who
are out of Christ. The sug
j gestion seemed to set
i aflame a common desire of
ithe whole group present.
[Even though the purpose
of the meeting was not to
talk of soul winning, yet
with one accord it became
the real climax of the hour.
One thought became out
standing: “We must do
[something about it”.
With a desire to harness
this enthusiasm and put it
to work Rev. T. W. Clapp
of Plumtree suggested that i
PRESSURE CANNERS
BEING REPAIRED
About 5,000 pressure can
ners, or one-third of these
now in service in North
Carolina, need some correc
tion before they will be
ready for the canning of
vegetables and fruits this
summer.
The State College Ex
tension Service has recent
ly held 13 pressure canner
clinics at which 713 canners
were thoroughly tested by
members of the Agricul
tural Engineering Depart
ment. The program calls
for 45 clinics, serving 76
counties.
The home .demonstration
specialists report that there
are 15,133 pressure canners
in North Carolina and
about one-third of them
need some correction be
fore they can be depended
upon to can vegetables
without loss and spoilage, i
The chief difficulties
noted by the engineers are
that the pressure canners
do not register correctly;
that the safety valves are!
leaking; and that there is !
an imperfect seal between
the lid and the kettle.
Food officials are insist
ing that there is a much
greater need for home gar
dens and for canning than
Food Will Help Win The
War. Plant a Victory Gar
den and grow all you can,
NUMBER FORTY-ONE
of
Hudson Riddle, Jack Edw
ards, Roy Wm. King, John
L. Hilliard, Troy Mathis,
Ivan McCourry;
Rube McKinney, Paul
Anglin, S. D. McKinney,
Charles Branch, James Lee
Silvers, Ellis Renfro, Boyd
Edwards, James Rex Mc-
Mahan, Lloyd Johnson,
Brock Davis, Deward
Boone;
Charles Ledford, Gerald
Adkins, Lloyd Burleson,
Everett Paul Bryant, Floyd
Laughrun, Hermon Styles,
Joseph Cecil Robinson, Ed
McFalls.
■ a committee be appointed
! to investigate the possibili
f ties of a rally to be held
in the near future and to
make plans for the same if
; advisable. The following
committee was appointed:
Mr. E. D. Bowditch, chair
man and to help him, Rev.
A. R. Craig of Spruce Pine
and Rev. W. E. Wilson of
Micaville.
The meeting will begin
iat 5 o'clock on Friday,
i May 19. Supper will be ser
ved by the Pineola church
group at 7 o’clock. Minis
ters and laymen of the
Presbytery and district will
speak. Ample opportunity
will be given for discussion.
Outstanding on the pro
gram in the afternoon will
be Dr. H. H. Thompson,
Field Representative of
Evangelism in the General
Assembly. In the evening
we are also fortunate in
having Rev. Dan H. Gra
ham, Evangelist of Holston
Presbytery.
Signed W. Ernest Wilson
Committee Secretary.
NOTICE
The Asheville bus which
. hag been leaving Burnsville
; at 9:30, will leave at 9:00
l each morning, effective
. today.
Betty Sue Watson is
visiting her grandmother,
1 Mrs. J. A. Watson.
Kay Beavers is here for
a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Hazel Beavers, public
health nurse.
1 H. O. Belmear, sanitarian
with the state board of
health, Raleigh, is here this
week working with Jake
Buckner, district Sanitar
ian.
j J. M. Lyon has returned
from a visit with relatives
and friends in Florida
W. M. Hensley was taken
to the Mission hospital for
treatment this week. He
has been ill for some time
at his home here.
Miss Frances Wilson was
j home Sunday visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Cam Wilson and
had as her guests Mr .and
Mrs. Clifford Hensley and
Phil Garland all of Johnson
| City, Tenn.
last year because so much
additional food must be
sent to the armed services
and because there is a se
vere shortage of labor for
truck farmers and for the
commercial canning plants.