KEEP ON
with WAR BONDS
VOLUML NINE SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR
—Men In Service—
Killed In Action
Pfc. Herbert E. Wall of
Old Fort was killed in ac
tion in France on July 3rd
relatives here have been in
formed. Mrs. Wall is the
former Miss Margaret Lis
enbee of Marion. They
were married in January
and Pfc. Wall went over
seas in March.
Pvt. Gail Roland, son of 1
Lake Roland, lias landed
safely overseas and is now
somewhere in Italy.
Sgt. Edd Webb was home
last week end, visiting his
parents, Mr. knd Mrs. Fred
Webb. This is his first visit
home since he was wounded
last April in Italy, serving
with the First Army. He
received the Purple Heart
medal and is now at Ashe
ville recuperating at Moore
General hospital. His broth
er, Yates, is with the Navy
serving somewhere in the
South Pacific. The two bro
thers have not seen each
other in five years.
Pvt. Ivan F. McCourry is
with the Field Artillery
training regiment , at Fort
Sill, Okla.
Pvt. Edward L. Harris
is with Co A of the 14th
training battalion at Camp
Wheeler, Ga.
Pvt. Frank J. Anglin is
with the 3706th AAF base
unit at Sheppard Field,
Texas.
Pvt. Carl B. Young is
with the 63rd training regi
ment at Camp Blanding,
Fla.
Duane B Penland is now
taking naval boot training
at Camp Peary, Va. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Rhea Penland of Burnsville
Tom Geouge, son of Mrs
Martha Geouge of Celo, has
been spending a furlough
at home.
Number Os Yancey County
Men Are Wounded
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tom
berlin of Burnsville Rt. 1,
have received the following
telegram: “Regret to in
form you that your son,
Pvt. George W. (Wash)
Tomberlin was seriously
wounded in action in Fran
ce July 15.”
Mrs. Odessa A. Peterson'
of Day Book has been in
formed that her husband
was seriously wounded in
action. The message stated:'
“Regret to inform you that
your husband, Staff Ser
geant Seth Peterson, was
seriously wounded in action
July 8 in France.”
Pfc. Brady Fox, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Fox of
Bolens Creek, was slightly
wounded in action in Fran
ce and is now in a hospital
In England for treatment.
Pvt. Frank Thomas is
now stationed at Camp
Robinson, Ark.
THE YANCEY RECORD
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESSjOF YANCEY COUNTY”
Register Here
The following boys be
came 18 during July and
have registered with the
local board:
Elwood K, Smith, Burns
ville; Tilman Hughes, Mica
ville; James Billie Shep
herd, Paint Gap; Wm, Jack
son Presnell, Burnsville;
i Charles Edward Gibbs,
I Celo; Arnold R. Mclntosh,
i Burnsville; Gordon Hall
Huskins, Newdale; Danie
| Buchanan, Green Mtn.; Coy
Adkins, Ramseytown; Cra
wford G. Angel, Swiss;
Iss Peterson, Day Boole;
Ralph Metcalf, Windom.
Pershing Angel has land
ed in New Guinea, accord
ing to information received
this week »by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Angel
of Burnsville.
Sgt. Frank Phillips, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Phil
lips of Paint Gap, is now
somew'here in England A
second son of Mr. and Mrs.
Phillips, seaman first class
Clyde Phillips, is with the
Pacific fleet.
Pvt. Kermit Hensley, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bascombe
Hensley of Paint Gap, is
; now stationed at Fort Jack
son, S. C.
i
Milton B. Higgins, Jr.,
A. M. M. 2c has arrived
safely in the Pacific Area,
according to a message re
’ ceived by his parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Milt Higgins of
; Burnsville. He has been in
. the service twenty two
months and received his
Petty Officer rating in
June, 1943 at the Naval
Air Base Pensacola, Fla.
;He w r as later stationed at
i Norfolk, Va., and in the
. Tabulating Dept, of Naval
i Supply Depot at Mechan
icsburg, Pa.
> Pvt. Ossie is
i now at Fort George Meade,
i Md.
Mrs. Marion A. Autrey of
Hamrick has received the
following telegram from
the war department: “Re
gret to inform you that
your son, Cpl. Howard
Autrey was seriously
wounded in action July 12
in France.”
' Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Sil
vers of Burnsville Rt. 1
have received the following
telegram from the war de
partment: “Regret to in
form you that your son,
Pvt. Ulyses Silvers was on
July 11 slightly wounded in
action in France. You will
be advised as reports of
condition are received.”
Staff Sergeant Quince
Hill who has been with the
American forces in France
I for several weeks was sligh
tly wounded in action and
is now back in England foi
; treatment. He is the son of
» Mr. and Mrs. C- M. Hill ol
Swiss.
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BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSffIYY, AUGUST 3,1944
Complimented by Royalty
Staff Sergeant Frank
King, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. King of Burnsville,
assistant crew chief of the
flying fortress, “Ole Miss
Destry,” was personally
complimented by the King
of England, the Queen and
Princess Elizabeth on a re
cent visit to a veteran B-17
base in England.
Sgt King, a member of
the Eighth Air Force,
i j shares in the record of “Ole
> Miss Destry” which has
| completed' 60 combat miss
-1 ions over Germany and the
occupied counties without
■ once having to turn back
; due to a mechanical failure.
; He entered service in May,
j 1942 and has been overseas
j since September, 1942.
Promoted
> An Advanced sth Air
! Force Base somewhere in
New' Guinea.
i Coy Ford Bailey, son of
. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Bailey
r of Toledo, North Carolina,'
L w r as recently promoted to:
. the rank of Ist Lieutenant.!
5 Lt Bailey is an Army Pilot!
> with a C-47 “Sky Train”!
Troop Carrier unit.
Lt. Bailey is a graduate
1 of Clearmont High School,
Day Book, North Carolina!
; and he also attended the
Tennessee State College.
Johnson City, Tenn. He en
tered the Army in August,
j 1942 at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina and in February,
1 1943 he entered flight train
ing. He was commissioned
f and awarded his wings at
j Marfa, Texas in August,
} 1943. He also had Civilian
, Pilot Training at Tri City,
j Tenn. and was issued a pri-
I vate license in February,!
1942.
t Lt. Bailey has been awav
, ded the Distinguished
1 ing Cross foi;
.'nary achievement
participating in more than
i 50 operational missions dur
-3' ing which hostile contact
/with the enemy was both*
probable and expected
The Troop Carrier unit
with which Lt. Bailey is
serving under the com
mand of Brigadier General
. Warren R. Carter. Troop
r l Carrier has played an im
f| portant role in the SWPA;
' carrying necessary supplies
’ rations, and equipment to
j forward areas and evacuat
ing wounded for immediate
hospitalization.
AN AIR SERVICE COM
MAND DEPOT (Some
‘ w here in England)— Cpl.
‘ Arthur J. Thomas, son of
s Mrs. Nora M. Thomas, of
Mieaville, N. C. is now ser
ving as an Aircraft Electri-
Scian in the Aero-Repair
* I section of the largest Air
[J Service Command depot in
P Britain.
He is one of thousands at
1 this depot where America’s
e fighters and bombers are
e assembled, modified and
e repaired to support pur
i-;Allied armies battling, in
d France.
r Cpl. Thomas entered the
f Air Forces in 1942. He at
f tended Mieaville high
school.
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BRIGGS NOW M#TH -
ELECTRIC COMjANY
Clarence E, Bifcgs has
accepted a positifn as of-|<
fice manager with the!'
French Broad Membership
Corporation of th<|R. E. A.,
and began his dut es in the!
office here Augus 1. W. B.i
Woody is superint indent of
I operations and construc
! tion.
Mr. Briggs was jwith the
Northwest Carolfta Utili
ties company her! for 13
years until thefcompany
was consolidated jwith the;
East Virginia |eompany.j
For the past year and a
half he has been clerical
a sistant in the office of
the board of education.
Arney Fox is ti[ow cleri
cal assistant in th^board of!
education office, 4 position
he held prior to I entering 1
service. Following his dis-i
1 charge from the army hei
has been employed in the
postals account division in
Asheville.
Mrs. Bessie BalleW of!
[Celo, had a letter from her
son, Cpl. Edward |I. Ballew
saying he has landed safely
in England. Another son,
! Cpl James E. Ballew', is in
: Italy- H j
Ralph Young who has
been in the South Pacific
area for the past six mon-,
ths arrived in the stater
1 three weeks ago agd reach-j
ed Burnsville Wednesday
• on leave.
Pfc. Robert M. Cheadle
of the Marine Corps is now
on leave visiting his mother
Mrs. C. M. Cheadle, Jr , in
Asheville. He landed in
’ Australia in April, 1942 and
|w as in the South Pacific
area until his recent trans-
Ift r back to the states.
s Fred S. Honeycutt who
r is visitin.;- his parents here
' has been promoted to first
1 sergeant His brother, Floyd
■ Honeycutt, who recently
: received a medical dischar
ge after serving in the
ai my for 21 years is ex
pected to arrive here this
1 week for a visit and to
• take up residence here.
, Charles R Hamrick. S. lc,
. has completed the course
. of training in the aviation
machinist mate school -i at
, the naval air technical tra
ining center, Memphis,
, Tenn.
Lt. Harold Baiby, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bailey of 1
’ Bald Creek, Lt. Bill Hurst,!
’ son of Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
; Hurst formerly of Burns
; ville, met recently in Eng
land fer the day.
They are first cousins
’ but had not seen each other
. since entering service. They
( are stationed 70 miles apart
| Hermon Robinson, sea
man lc, is with the Pacific
J fleet He is the son of Mr.
i and Mrs. Arthur Robnison
l! of Hamrick.
r l
1 Jack Riddle who is sta
tioned at the naval station,
; Miami, Fla. is home on
- leave visiting his parents, 1
1 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riddle
of Celo.
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EXTRA CANNING
SUGAR
Registration for extra
canning sugar is now under
way and will last until Feb.
1945.
This means that sugar
will be available when!
NEEDED. If you have any,
on hand to use, please do
not apply as it works a
hardship on the rationing
board and on the merchants}
Apply when you need|
sugor and certificates will
bo issued. Bring " Ration
Book 4 when you apply.
1 REVIVAL MEETING
A Revival is now’ in pro
gress at Borings Chapel
! Methodist church on Jacks
Cr< ek. Rev. F. R. Barber of
Burnsville is doing the
preaching
Services begins each ev
ening at 8:30 E. W. T.
Pvt. Stanley H Ledford
has finished his boot train
| ing at Parris Island, S. C.,
and was awarded a medal
as sharpshooter. He is now
stationed at New 7 River, N.
C. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Geter Ledford of
! Swiss.
j Pvt. Ray Mclntosh has
returned to camp after
spending a furlough w r ith
his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Earnest Mclntosh.
; Pvt. Amos W. Presnell ir,
stationed with the 67th re
, giment at Camp Blanding,
Fla. . |
Claude Hensley of the U. j
S Navy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Phin Hensley of Low
Ga}). is home on leave.
James Payne, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Payne, is
I home on leave from Camp
1 Claibourne, La.
Charles Cassida is home
on leave visiting his par-|
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C
Cassida of Burnsville Rt. 2.'
Bruce Mclntosh, who is
stationed at the naval base,
Davisville, R. I. and Bur
nice Mclntosh of the army,
are on leave visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs
i Grover Mclntosh of Bee
Log. __
Cpl. Fred Tallent is spen-j
ding a furlough with his
mother, Mrs. Emma Tailed!
,of Ramseytown. He is
: stationed at Camp Bark
! ley, Te:.;us. ’
Deckard Hedrick wa 3
ihome on leave visiting his
1 mother, Mrs. Manda Hed
rick of Ramseytown.
j Pfc. Albert Whitson has
! been home on leave visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Whitson of Ramsey-.
, town.
Locke Phillips, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Phillips is now stationed at
the Syracuse Army Air)
Base in Syracuse, N. Y*,
Pvt. Glatly Branche, son
!of Mrs. Wiley Condrev of
! Swannanoa and Mieaville is
spending a furlough at
home. 'n*.
} A brother, J. T Branche,
is serving with the navy in
! the South Pacific.
♦ ♦ bonds over America * *
Sea Gulls Cry *
In Salt Lake City ia a —*
memorial to sea gulls, ?gjag
by Mahonri, grandson *TifAif"
of Brigham Young. It
commemorates the sea
guUs of 1848 that de- | • 1
stroyed the pest of 1 79 """* V
crickets appearing in -“m
the Great Salt Lake re- jA
Over the cliffs of Dover
the sea gulls wheel and
cry as isolated lookouts
keep tense watch in
preparation for the Al-
B af ,L iL a AMaelrl lied invasion. Far above
Mnawn. them our bombers roar
Buy Mor* Than B.for. . °'™" 7
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Quarantine Rules Still In Effect
There are as yet no cases
of infantile paralysis re
ported in Yancey county
nor in the two adjoining
counties of Madison and
Mitchell.
Avery county, however,
has reported 6 cases/—the
latest one on July 28. All
6 children have been re
moved to the special hospi
tal for treatment and are
all doing nicely.
A number of inquiries
have been received by the
health department as to
the time when the quaran
tine will be lifted in the
county. The health depart
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News From Ration Board Office
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'
The following release was
received this week by the
local rationing board:
TRUCK TIRES 8.25 x 20
or LARGER: The critical
supply situation which ex
ists with this size group of
truck tires has already
been pointed out to all War
Price and Rationing Boards
Stocks of these tires in
dealers’ hands are pitifully
small throughout the coun
try, and manufacturers are
1 shipping immediately, up
on completion, all tires pro
duced for civilian operators
Only 60,000 large size
truck tires were allocated
for civilian use for the i
month of August. There
fore, boards should screen';
all applications very closely ’1
GREAT NEED FOR
SAVING SEED
There is still time to (
avert a serious threat to
livestock and conservation!
programs by harvesting
every available pound of
grass and legume seeds, J. 1
iA. Hannum, chairman of
the Yancey county agricul
tural conservation associa
tion said today.
I Red Clover can be har
vested through September
and the period for Alfalfa
seed stretches from Aug
ust to October.
| There’s no use beating
around the bush on this
question i of legume and
grass seeds. The cold facts
are, unless we beat the seed
shortage, we are headed
for serious trouble, he said.
There is a supplemental
Congressional a p propria
| tion of $12,600,000 for use
veiVLIB HOIS
ment hopes that it may be
lifted soon, but since there
seems to be no decrease in
cases in the state, no defi
nite announcement can be
given at this time.
Notice of this will be giv
en through the press, and
until this notice is received,
the quarantine is still in
effect and parents are ex
pected to keep their child
ren at home. The continued
cooperation is the best pre
caution we can take to keep
the county free of the dis
ease.
Dr B. B. McGuire, Heal
th Officer.
to determine that tires
available be allocated only
to the most essential opera
tors. That is, operators who
are hauling materials, etc.,
directly connected with the
war effort. -
All applications for large
truck tires must bear the
ODT Certificate of War
Necessity class number.
. The assistance of the
District Tire Examiner
should be requested for in
vestigation of any applicant
where actual need is in
doubt.
Haulers o f perishable
produce, etc., be ad
vised that they travel long
distances at their own risk.
Boards may not have quot
as available for emergen
cies before the month is out.
V AXftV/AAV'** +KT V/MW#
under the program of the
Agricultural Adjustment _
Agency in meeting the
1 grass and legume seed
1 shortage. Payments from
1 this fund, he said, will pro
vide farmers with a cash
'incentive to insure produc
| tion of the needed seed.
Under the AAA program
faflftners had been offered a
payment ranging up to $3.5
per acre— up to 26 acres—
for harvesting specified
grass and legume seeds.
This provision has been
amended to remove the 25-
acre limitation, and pay
, ments will be made for ev
ery .acre harvested. In ad
i dition, special poundage
[ payments of SV 3 cents per
I pound, clean basis, will be
, made for Red Clover seed,
[ and 2y 2 cents per pound for
. alsike clover and alfalfa
5 seed.
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