iffi THE YANCEY RECORD
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGftfeSS OF YANCEY COUNTY” f . - 7 J'^
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VOLUME NINE SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
—Men In Service—
Killed In Action
Staff Sergeant Seth Me-
Courry was killed in action
in France on July 23 accord* 1
ing to information received
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.'
Clayt McCourry of Day
Book.
The telegram stated:
“The Secretary of War de
sires me to express his deep ,
regret that your son, Staff i
Sergeant Seth McCourry
was killed in action on July
23 in France”.
Wounded In Action
Pfc. Ed L. Peterson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam S.
Peterson of Day Book, was
wounded in action in the
European area. The date
was not given.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Curtis
have received word thas
their son, Pvt. Lawrence
Curtis, was lightly wound
ed in France on July 20th.
Another son, Cpl. Dee Cur
tis, is also in France.
Cpl. Howard Autrey who
was wounded in France on
July 12 has written his
mother, Mrs. Marion Aut
rey of Hamrick, that he is
now in England in a hospi
tal and is recovering fast
Cpl. Autrey has been over
seas for 22 months. He ser
ved in North Africa and
Sicily and was transferred
to England before going to
France. He has a younger
brother, Clinas Autrey, who
is in the U. S. Navy.
Cpl. L. A. Deaver of
Canton visited Mrs. H. E.
Blaylock and family here
last week. Cpl Deaver is
in the Marine Corps and
had served in the South
Pacific area for over two
years before returning to
the states recently.'
Pfc. Joe Mayberry of
Tallahassee, Fla. is visiting
his wife and small daughter
at Hamrick -
J. B. Wheeler of Hubert
Smart Airport, Macon, Ga.
is home on furlough.
Pvt. Gresham E. McPet
ers is home on leave from
Camp Barkley, Texas.
T 5 Fred Tallent is spend
ing a leave at his home at
Ramseytown. He is station
ed at Camp Barkley, Texas.
Seaman Earl Bodford of
Camp Peary, Va. is home
on emergency furlough be
cause of illness in his fam
ily. _
Coxswain Claude H. Hen
sley spent a short leave
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. P. B. Hensley of Vix
en, last week.
Elmer Robinson has re
turned to his home at Ham
rick from Oteen hospital
and is greatly improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Gouge
have received letters from
their son, Hubert Gouge
who was wounded in Fran
ce on July 6 that he is im
proving.
Cpl. C. R. Gibbs, son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Gibbs is
ihome on a 23 day furlough'
.after spending 20 months in
South America. This is thej
first time Cpl. Gibbs has
.been home since entering
the service in 1942.
Technical Sergeant Paul
R. Westall is now with the
! U. S. Air Force in India, ac
cording to letters received
| by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
1 Roscoe Westall.
Leonard Honeycutt, S lc
has returned to the States
land is spending a 30 day
' leave with his mother, Mrs.
■ Margaret Honeycutt. t He
1 has been in England and
' also took part in the invas
-1 ion of France.
Bruce Westall who* has
1 completed boot training at
Camp Peary, Va. is home
1 on leave.
Sgt. Harold Carr who has
. attended school in Toledo,
Ohio for several months
and recently spent a fur
», lough with his parents, Mr.
‘ and Mrs. Furman Carr of
l ; Bald Creek is now at Camp
| Polk, La. His ‘address is:i
1 Sgt. Harold Carr, 3232 Ord
Depot Co., Camp Polk, La.
Pvt. Robert P. Ponder is
• with the 65th Regiment at
t Camp Blanding, Fla
1
, Pvt. Gar Blankenship is
i with Co. 88. of the 14th
> training battalion at Camp
Wheeler, Ga.
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• Vincent Lee Ray, for
, merly of Pensacola, N. C. is
> now with the ’ Merchant
j Marine. He completed his
[ training on Santa Catalina
[ Island, Cal. and has now
, been assigned to duty.
1 Cread S. Hylemon Q. M.
3c, of the U. S. Navy spent
> a 15 day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bry
-lan Hylemon, before being
assigned for sea duty in the
South Pacific.
'j Mr. and Mrs. R. C. How
ell have received a letter
from their son, Jesse How-'
ell, in France who wrote
{ that he was “well, safe and
in the best of health.” He
described the destruction
. in France, and said he felt
thankful to be fighting for
! freedom there rather than
have the fighting over
jhere. He wrote that the
• French people are very
s happy to see the Americans,
■|and that they are cheerful
■jeven though they have
been through so much.
Cpl. Ray C. Fender is
» now stationed at Fort Ord,
l Cal.
Sgt. Fred Ballew has ar
rived safely in England, he
. has written his parents,
. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ballew.
1 Sgt. Paul Ballew of the
U. S. army is visiting his
, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pink
' i Ballew. -----
2 Pfc. Harold Gibbs o f
- Camp Stewart, Ga. is spend
- ing a 12 day furlough with
his wife and little daughter.
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BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1944
CAMP MT. MITCHELL
FOR BOYS SOLD TO
DIRECTOR BEESON
j Camp Mt. Mitchell for
i Boys, located a short dis
tance from the town of
Burnsville, has been sold
by the owners, E. F. Wat
son and the J. A. Watson
Estate, to Edward L. Bee
son of Clearwater, Fla. The
purchase was made .. this
' week.
Mr. Beeson has been con
nected with the camp for
three years, this season and
last as director. During the
school term, he is principal
I of a high school in Florida.
I 4 The camp was built 15
i years ago, and has been con
sidered one of the most
complete camps in this sec
tion. The entire tract in
cludes 83 acres and has a
golf course and lake in ad
dition to the swimming
pool, athletic fields, etc
This year there is a capa
city enrollment and the
season is proving most suc
cessful in every way.
Promoted
James A. Anglin is pro
moted from the rank of
first lieutenant to captain,
the Charleston, S. C., Port
of Embarkation headquar
ters announced today.
Capt. Anglin, who i 9 the
son of Mr. and Mi's. Geo. W
Anglin of Burnsville was a
chief accountant with the
; Farm Administration Asso
ciation before entering ser
vice. *
The captain was commis
sioned as second lieutenant
September 21, 1942. In
November, 1943, he attend
ed the Atlantic Coast Tran
-1 spoliation Corps Officers’
Training School at Fort
Slocum, N. Y.
Assigned to the Charles
ton, S. C., Port of Embark
ation in September, 1942, he
was promoted to the rank
of first lieutenant in April,
. 1943.
At present, Capt, Anglin
jis on duty with the Over
seas Supply Division of the
I Port.
. I
Men Leave For Induction, and
!j Pre-Induction Examinations
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The following men lefj
today for Camp Croft to re
port for induction into mil
itary service:
Everett Banks, William
B. Fox, Grady J. Young,!
Clyde Anglin, Loyd Ken
neth Peterson, Arthur Jar
; rett Samuel C. McKinney;
Loyd D Laws, Robert B.
| Deyton, Dale L. Geouge,
! Clyde B. Gortney, Roger
I Banks, Edd Swan Wilson;
Reed H. Moody, Jesse L.
Wallace, Isaac W. Tipton, G.
■ D. Robinson, James G. Bea
' ver, Danie Buchanan, Tom
, | Webb. I
■ ! The following men left
, | this morning for Camp;
Croft for Pre-induction |
.examination:
L Melvin Honeycutt, Well-
Jington Robinson, Rubin
' Honeycutt, Woodrow Wil
■jgon, Grant Hensley, Ransom
t R. Edwards, Thad C. Brad
. ford, William F. Riddle,
HORTICULTURE EX
PERT WILL BE HERE
Professor ! S. C. Clapp,
,! horticulture | expert em
: ployed by >lJie Farmers
j Federation to give his ser
; | vices free of charge to all
farmers in Federation terri
‘ tbry, .will hi in Burnsville
1 on Septembef 1.
’ All farmers having ques
-5 tions they would like to ask
s or -farm problems they
would like tojdiscuss are in
' vited to see Professor Clapp
l ' at the Farmers Federation
‘ warehouse On that day.
Questions ate cl problems
1 pertaining t<* grasses, field
. crops, gardes, orchards,
J and insects ire especially
■ invited.
t There is no obligation
“ and all farmers whether
’ they are customers of the
1 Farmers Federation or not
are invited to avail them
s selves of Professor Clapp’s
wide knowledge and exper
ience
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Pvt. Roy Higgins is home
on 10 day furlough from
Fort Benning, Ga.
—,—
Pvt Yates C. Laws is
, home on leave from Fort
p Knox, Ky.
*| Hermon Silvers of the
11 Navy is visiting his parents,
•jMr. and Mrs. Alonzo Silvers
.this week.
Lee Roy Ray is with the
i Atlantic fle ±‘
? AUSTRUNWINTER
- PEA SEED ARE NOW
- AVAILABLE
Austrian Winter Pea
t Seed are now available for
n farmers of the county who
- participate in the AAA pro
- gram. Ray’s Grocery store
i’ is handling the seed, and is
t open every day except
Thursday afternoons.
-j Any farmer is eligible to
-j receive seed if he is a parti
e cipant in the AAA program
t and if he has taken his full
I, allowance up in materials.
Farmers should call by
i the AAA office for the ord
-ei s and then go to Ra/s.
e Grocery on Main Street for
the seed.
Ralph Ensor. Wayne Tip
ton, Ray Pvar.dolph;
David S. Fox, William 0.
Thomas, William 11. Ogle,
Gay Robinson, Baxter Ren
fro, Thomas F. McKinney,
Claude Allen, Champ Silver
Arvil Lewis, J. B. Robinson,
Arnold Whitson, Vance
Webb, James H. Jones;
Troy J. King, Gracon
Williams, Guy S. Peterson,
Ray Edwards, Horton A.
Gibbs, William G. Edwardß,
Bea E. Hensley, Eugene
Hall, Herman L. Presnell,
Roy E. King, Edgar Hun-
I ter, Jr., Ralph Hylemon,
Garland Autrey, William B.
Hall, Virgil Roy Thomas,
! Leslie J. Hensley, T. J. Pet
erson, Terrel Staton. Har
j old L. Hands, John D. Mc-
Kinney, Olen Randolph;
Transferred to this Local
Board:
Bernice B. Robinson,
Floyd Robinsons
NOTICE
A number of citizens of ,
the county have expressed
n desire to make a contri
bution to the Fund ,for the .
treatment of Infantile Par
alysis in the state.
No cause, at this time,
could be of greater inter
est to the people of the en- .
tire state; there is, perhaps,
at this time no more ur->
gent need.
A meeting of the county j
‘ committee has not been, 1
called, and this plan is,;'
I therefore, no 4 official ]-
I However, .wb fed that an
opporlunity should be giv-i
■ en to all who desire to con
tribute, and that this an
..(n.ncement should be made
_ in this- issue. j
Clarence Briggs at the
! electric shop has volunteer-;
■ ed to accept contributions.
‘ You may take your dona
’ tion to him, or send it by
’ mail.
Please respond to this at
j your earliest convenience,
[ and make your contribution
as generous as possible/ It
is a cause worthy of our
5 most generous support.
t 1
MEN IN SERVICE
■ Two Yancey County, N.
»jC- Bluejackets w r ere enroll
ed recently in an intensive
'course at the Radio Naval
i Training School, Navy
Armory, Indianapolis, Ind.
I The emoiKies are: Dud
ley Deyton, 20, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Deyton, of
Day Book; Robert C. How
ell, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs
* R. C. Howell, Green Mtn.
i* Selection to attend the
> specialty school is based on
- results of recruit training
J aptitude test scores. The..
5 course of study include?
I the use, operation and
maintenance of radio eq
uipment and the operation'
-of Navy radio transmitting
i and receiving equipment. I
1 The theoretical phase in
cludes electricity and radio 1
r 1 fundamentals.
-, Upon the successful com- 1
\;'pletion of the course the
•! Bluejackets will graduate
| with the petty officer rate!
of radioman third class or
! receive recognition as eligi
ble to qualify for that ad
i vaneement
Ralph E. Young who has
| served overseas for the past |
! eight months, has received
Van honorable discharge
!. from the army to ertter es-,
sential war work. He was
! stationed in the Marshall
Islands with the Quarter*
/master Corps, and later in
the invasion of other is
, lands in the southwest Pa
s cific. |
■j Bill Byrd of Jacks Creek
» who has completed boot
! training at Camp Peary,
» Va. is home on leave.
1 Pvt. Stanley HI Ledford
’ is now stationed at Camp
’ Pendelton, Oceanside, Cal.
‘j Pvt. Frank \D. Gillespie
who has been at Camp Fan-'
:nin, Tex. is now with the
541st Parachute Infantry
1 at For, Benning, Ga.
, Pfc. Ctynton R. Baines is.
now at Presque Isle, Maine.
Christmas Overseas Packages
Must Be Mailed Sept. 15-Oct 15
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_ “Save strong string and
box material and start to
plan shopping,” Postmaster
General Frank C‘. Walker
advises Americans in an
nouncing the rules for mail
ing of Christmas gifts fofr
Army anl Navy personnel
overseas.
This year the Christmas
mailing period for both
Army and Navy overseas
forces is the same—Septem
ber 15 to October 15. After
October 15 no gift parcel
may be mailed to a soldier
without the presentation of
a written request from him.
i The great demands upon
shipping- and the need for
One Case of Polio Reported A
In County **
Yancey county has re
ported one case of Infantile
Paralysis while Avery re
ported another, making 7
for Avery county. None
have been reported in Mit
chell.
Please call your private
physician first when your
child gets sick, whether or
not you suspect Polio. Kind
ly do not start rumors
about your neighbor’s child
ren having the disease. The
Health Officer has recently
made calls in response to
rumors, only to find the
children out at work. Call
your private physician first
If he desires me to see the
child in consultation I will
be glad to do so. If the child
needs further study we will
take it for this study and
take it on to the hospital
if it really has polio. The
Health Dept does all this
without charge.
, Please remember that the
child MAY start with fever,
I vomiting, stiffness in the
neck, followed by paralysis
or inability to move a leg or
: arm. But there may be only
a slight fever for a few
hours or a day or two, fol
lowed quickly by paralysis.
Please do not become
panicky. Keep your child
ren on your own premises
until the quarantine is lift
ed.
Your Health Officer vis
ited the hospital in Hickory
recently and has only good
reports about the care the
children are getting. Re
markable results are being
obtained in overcoming the
paralysis and recovering
muscular movements. Os
course not all the children
Will recover total use of
limbs, but partial recovery
will be extremely desirable.
Dr. B. B. McGuire, Health
Officer.
Charles G. Clark, seaman
first class, is with an air
craft repair unit on the
Pacific Coast.
Pvt. Seth L. Laughrun is
how stationed at the 36th
Street Airport in Miami.
! j Pvt. B. M. Edwards who
I has been stationed in La.,
Is now at Holobird Depot,
Baltimore, Md.
NUMBER TWO
}
giving preference to arms,
munitions, medicine and
food is the prime reason for
the early mailing date.
Moreover, gift parcels must
travel great distances to
reach Army and Navy per
sonnel who are located at
remote points, and freque
ntly the transfer of large
numbers to new stations
necessitates forwarding of
the parkages and addition
al time is required.
“The response that our
people made last year dur
ing the overseas mailing
period demonstrated that
they will cooperate in any
measure designed for the
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j There is now one case of
Infantile Paralysis in Yan
cey County; Mary Pittman,
, age 3, of Boonford. The
child w r as carried to Ban
ner Elk hospital for further
diagnosis, then on to the
' Emergency Hospital at „
, Hickory for treatment. All
precautionary me a s ures
’to prevent the spread of
’ the disease have been tak
‘ en and strict quarantine of
: the family has been estab
-1 lished. The Health Depart
* ment is urging every per
: son in Yancey county to be
more careful than ever be
; fore in carrying out the
j quarantine regulations in
the County. There has been
an idea that the quarantine
was lifted, which is false,
Some people are beginning
;to be more lax on their
* children and this should not
3 be so. It is hoped that theie
will be no more cases but
J chances are there will be,
» and since we do not know
J where to expect the next
* case, every person should
* redouble his efforts to do
' the best for his chlid.
The general cooperation
‘ throughout the County ha 3
' been excellent and this h is
' been important. However,
} we must ask those few who
have disregarded our regu
lations not to continue to
do so since a more, strict en
’ foreement will be necessary
’ from now on
Hazel Beavers, Public
Health Nurse.
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1 ARTILLERY FLIES IN
: WITH FIRST PAR 4-
i TROOPS ON D-DAY
; MISSION " ■ " Jr- j
-,
- (.The following release
, tells a dramatic story of
i D-Day. One member of the
unit was Staff Sergeant
Cecil Higgins of Bee Log) :
i Headquarters, 82nd Air
. borne Division, Normandy.
« Glider-borne elements of
an artillery battalion of
the 82nd Division landed in
» the heart of Cotentin Pen
l insula along with the first
paratroops. From that time
whether as fighting infan
} try or manning their how
» itzers, they gave the cloe
* est possible support to the
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