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VOLUME. NINE SUB. RATES: sl.od YEAR.
—Men In Service—
Missing In Action
Mrs. Cora Bradford of
Bee Log has been notified
that her son, Pvt. Norman
Bradford, has been missing
in action in Italy since July
27.
Joseph Wilson is home on
leave, visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Wilson.
He is stationed at the naval
base, Beaufort, S. C.
Cornice Gibbs, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Gibbs, has
returned to camp following
a furlough at home. He
ha 9 served overseas for 20
months.
J. C Ayers, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Ayers of
Cane River, is home after
completing boot training at
Camp Peary, Va.
Champ ( McMlahan i s
home on leave after com
pleting boot training at
Camp Peary, Va.
Charles Ray, Dick Mcln
tosh, Ruben Harris and
Frank Anglin are all sta
tioned at Sheppard Field,!
Texas.
Pvt. Harley E. Shehan is
stationed with the 3706th
base unit training center at!
Sheppard Field, Texas.
Pfc. Leslie Wheeler has
returned to Camp Howze,
Texas after spending a 14
day furlough with his par- ■
ents, Mr. and Mrs Jim
Wheeler of Higgins, N. C.
Jack Anglin was home on
week end leave from Potux- ;
ent River, Md. where he is '
attending naval shhool. He x
was recently advanled to 1
seaman first class.
Reed H. Moody of Celo
and G. D. Robinson of Cane
River were inducted into
the navy on August 11 at
Camp Croft and forwarded
to Camp Peary, Va. for
training.
Pvt. Everett Bryant of
Fort Jackson has been home
on leave visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bryant
of Sioux.
Pvt. Roy Higgins has
been home on emergency
furlough from Fort Ben
ning, Ga.
Sgt. Luther Ray has re
turned to Camp Barkley,
Texas after a furlough at
home.
, Charles Wyatt is now sta
tioned at Camp Wheeler, Ga.
Charles R. "Hamrick, S. lc,
is now at the naval gun
nery school, Dam Neck, Va~
Mrs. Clyde A. Ayers has
received word from her
husband, Ist Lt. Clyde A.
Ayers, that he landed safe
ly overseas, and is now ser
ving somewhere in Eng
land.
Mrs. Ayers is staying
with her parents until his
return to the states. She
has been with her husband '
for the past 2 years while <
he was stationed at differ
ent camps. ... 2
THE YANCEY RECORD
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Accepted For WAVEs
[ Miss Martha Plonk who
* has been F. S A. home man
-1 agement supervisor for Mit
f,ehell and . Yancey . counties
7 has been accepted by * the
WAVEs and left yesterday
to enter the service. She
will attend officer candidate
’ school at Hunter College.
Returns To Duty
Staff Sgt. Seth S. Peter
■ son has returned to duty
’ following an injury in ac
> tion, relatives have been in
' formed. The telegram to his
’ wife stated: “Am pleased to
inform you that your hus
band, Staff Sergeant Seth
■S. Peterson returned to
• duty on August 4.” It was
signed by the Adjutant Gen
eral.
Unicoi Flier Cited for
30 Combat Missions
Cpl. Park Laws, of Uni
coi, Tenn. is serving with a
B-24 Liberator squadron
which has been cited for
distinguished and outstand-;
! ing performance of duty
ji n completing 30 aerial com
bat missions against the!
enemy without the loss of
an aircraft or crew, an
! eighth air force station in
England announced.
Many of the missions <
were accomplished in the
of intense antiaircraft
fire and formidable opposi
tion from enemy fighters,
the release continued 1
The citation read, in part:
The tenacity of purpose 1
and exemplary efficiency
displayed by both ground <
and combat personnel of
the squadron reflects great <
credit upon themselves,
the squadron and the
* United States Air Force. 1
! Cpl. Laws, son of Mr. and
1 1 Mrs. L. C Laws of Unicoi,
Tenn., is a member of the
transportation department
'of the squadron, he has
| been overseas a year A
brother, Cpl. Clyde W.
Raws is with the quarter
master corps in Italy.
Pfc. Fred Hensley has
been home on leave from
Camp Lee, Va.
Pvt. Horace Silvers who|
has been overseas for 20
months has been home on
leave. He has returned to
Esler Field, Alexandria, La
Jesse Jobe and Fred Ang
lin were home over week end
from Fort Jackson, S. C.
J. D. Greene is now at
the Merchant Marine Aca
demy, Kings Point, N. Y.
Pvt. Wayne Ramsey has
returned to camp' after a
seven day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Ramsey of Bee Log.
Lewis Butner, son of Mr. 1
and Mrs. Lonas Butner, is
home on 15 day leave froth
Camp Barkley, Texas.
Seaman 2 class Edgar W.
Thomas has been home on
emergency furlough from i
the naval air base, Charles- i
ton, R. I. |
BURNSVILLE N C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944 *
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Medical Unit
Directors of Celo Com
munity, in recent session in
Chicago, approved setting
up a Medical unit at Celo
> Community.
Definite plans for estab
■ lishing and inaugurating the
complete .....
r CIVIL CASES ARE
i HEARD AT COURT
Civil cases "" have been
heard this week at Superior
Court, with Judge J. A.
Rousseau presiding. The fol
■ lowing report has been giv
' en:
Theodore Angel vs A. J.
Goforth, continued. H. D.
• i McCanless and wife vs W. F.
Ballard et al, referred to;
referee. W. A. Black et al
; vs Hiram Young, Remanded
to clerk. Grace P. Brown vs
A. L. McLaughlin and wife,!
continued. i
Perry Bradford and wifej
vs Q. F. Johnson et al, Set-;
tied by compromise judg-l
ment. Ernest Buckner, BNF
vs Dr. Thomas Wheeldon,J
judgment of no suit. Byrd
; Milling Co. vs Clyde Styles,
; compromise judgment; John
| Carroll, receiver vs W J.
'Baker, judgment for plain
tiff.
M. G. Roland vs Sheridan
Roland, compromise. Zeb
Henson, administrator vs
Penland and Ayers, Mistrial.
J. R. Bolick vs J. D. Blanton,
continued. The case of Berry i
Wyatt vs Black Mountain :
Railway is iriett. I
Divorces Granted j
Charles E. Ray vs. Nar
vin H. Ray. (
Bonnie Wallen vs. Ed- ]
ward Wallen.
J. D. Metcalf vs. Orla Met
calf i
Cyril A. Young vs. Marie *
Cecil Young.
Receives Award
i Eighth Air Force
Bomber Station, England—
The first Oak Leaf cluster
to his air medal, for “cour-j
age, coolness and skill in
aerial combat with the
eighth air force, has been
conferred on Staff Sgt.
Charles B. Hopson, 27 year
old B-17 flying Fortress en
gineer and top-turret gun
ner.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Hopson, of Green Mountain
N. C., and formerly em
ployed by the Champion
Paper and Fiber Company,
at Canton. Hopson has seen
action over Nazi targets
ranging from Central Ger
many »to the French Coast,
aiding in the destruction of
Key Nazi war plants, mili
tary installations and Ro
bot-Plane sites.
Sam B. Young, F. 2c, is
now at Purdue University,
Lafayette, Idaho for a spec
ial naval training course.
Pvt. Roy W. Huskins who
has been stationed in Miss
issippi is now at Fort Ord,
c »i.
T. H. Shean is at the naval
air station, Harvey Point
Hertford, N C.
Clarence Presnell of the
Marine Base, New River is
on leave, visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Presnell.
LOCAL BOARD NEWS
\\ Recently the local board
r received orders to send for
,i preinduetfcan, registrants in
I the 26-29 year age group
J where deferments have ex
, pired or where the regis
trant is net employed in
War effoa ~ or something
essential to the War effort.
■ Under present regulations
any registrant who is 30
» years of age or more will be
*; defered if he shows that he
• is essentially employed in a
■; worth while cause. Registra
■ nts more than 30 years of
age may be forwarded for
■ examination and induction
- if not employed or who do
not file a statement of em
ployment.
It is very noticeable that
many employers and regis
, trants are not requesting re
newal of deferments on or)
j before ."expiration dates. 1
When possible this office!
.gives notices of expiration l
I dates but this is not compul-,
sory on the part of the office!
! Any employer or indivi-j
dual who wishes deferment <
for self or employee should!
request this in plenty of
time before expiration date.
In the futdre, if a registrant
whose deferment has ex
pired receives a 1-A card he
may expect to be forwarded
for examination and induc
tion if found physically fit
in any age up. to 37 years in
clusive. This applies to 11-6
as weß'W&ll-A and H-B
classifications. ~Watcß ex
piration dates on your cards. *
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO
POLIO FUND
1
Contributions given to the t
fund for treatment of infan- 1
tile paralysis victims now to- t
tals $52.65.
Os this amount, the Elk
Shoal church gave $15.65 f
Donat ons are entirely 1
voluntarily. So far this coun- s
ty has had only one case. The
child is now improving ra- 1
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Widely Known Organist And
. Composer Here For Visit
Charles H. Demorest, head
of the organ department of
Chicago Musical College,
and composer, is a guest at
the Nu-Wray Hotel for a
two weeks vacation.
Mr Demoro9t is widely
known in tlie field of music,
and holds a degree in the
American Guild of Organ
ists. He is a charter member
of the Illinois chapter of the
Associate American Guild
of Organists and also a char
ter member cf the Califor
nia chapter of the Guild I
He is a member of the
Harrison M. Wilde Club of
Chicago, organized in honor
of the distinguished teacher
under whom Mr. Demorest
studied for eight years. In
addition to his position as
head of the organ depart
ment of the College, he is
organist of the First Chris-'
tian Science church of Ev
anston, 111, Previously, he
was organist and choirmas
ter of. St. Paul’s Episcopal
church in Chicago, and at!
other churches in Los Ange-j
les, Seattle and New York
City. *
CELEBRATES 100TH
BIRTHDAY TODAY
[ “Uncle” Levi Buckner is
’ celebrating his 100th birth
| day today and relatives and
’ friends are congratulating
him and wishing him “hap
py returns.”
Uncle Levi is now making
his home with his daughter,
Mrs, Sam McEwen in Erwin
but lived in Burnsville the
greater part of his life and
is widely known throughout
' the entire section.
11. L. PRESSNELL DIES
OF WRECK INJURIES
AT MARION
Herman Leonard Presnell
22, died Tuesday at a Mar
ion hospital of injuries sus
tained in an automobile ac
cident just inside the Spruce
Pine city limits on the Mar
inn highway Sunday morn
ing.
1o
Funeral services were
:held at the Newdale Presby
iterian church Wednesday
afternoon, the‘Rev. Ernest
I Wilson and the Rev. A. R.
Craig officiating. Burial was
'in the church cemetery.
He was a native of New
dale, but came to Spruce
Pine two years ago and had
been employed in the min
ing business. He was a mem
ber of the MicavillePresby
terian church.
Surviving are his wife.
Mrs. Jenneila Henson Pres
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J N. Pressnell of Newdale;
four sisters, Mrs. Jefwell
Young, Mrs. Ruby Thomas,
Mrs. Jennie McCourry, and
Mrs. Pearl Wilson; two bro
thers, Thad and Clarence of
Newdale; and his grandmo
ther, Mrs.'Sallie Young.
Cpl. Jimmy Safford of
Camp Howze, Texas is visit
ing his father, James, 0.
Safford here.
Pvt. Handy H. Bailey fsj
now at the naval training
center, Jacksonville, Fla.
5 In addition, Mr. Demorest
, has appeared with a number
'of Symphony orchestras.
, He was official organist
with the Los Angeles Phil
harmonic, and has appeared
;as soloist with the Los An
! geles, Portland, Ore. and the
Minneapolis Symphony or
chestras.
Os great interest also is
Mr. Demorest’s work as a
composer as he has had a
numbec~of compositions for
I voice, piano and organ pub
lished.
This is Mr. Demorest’s fir
st visit to this section, and
he says that he considers it
an ’‘ideal place for a vaca
tion. The entire section is
wonderful, and aftfljr the wat*
I believe there wits be a re
newed appreciation of cul
'tural and artistic develop
ment along many lines.” ,
Mr. Demorest will give an'
{ informal recital at the First
| Baptist church on Friday'
■ evening at 8:30 and the pub-j
lie is cordially invited to at
tend. ■
Swiss Consul Is Vacationing
>•* f In Burnsville]
i
l; Albert Greutert of New
1 Orleans, consul from Swit
zerland to the United Stat
es, and Mrs. Greutert, are
' iguests- -at —the— Ntt-Wray
! Hotel, Burnsville for a short
vacation.
Mr. Gruetert has been in
the consular service for 15
years, one year of which
was spent in Mexico City,
seven in Havana, Cuba and
the past seven in New Or
leans.
North Carolina is includ
ed in the consulate division
of ten southern states, so
Mr. and Mrs. Gruetert are
still “at home” in their dis
trict though this is their
first visit to this section.
Both are enthusiastic
about this part of North
Carolina, and arc thorough
ly enjoying the scenery and
climate which are very sim
ilar to their native Switzer
land. It is a great pleasure,
both of them said, to spend
a short period of relaxa
Processing Plants Are Added
At Roberts And Johnson
Lumber Company
! The planing mill and lum
ber # dry kiln, now under con
i struction at the Roberts and
Johnson Lumber company in
"w?3T''Burrisvllte, expect
ed to be completed and in
operation within approxi
mately ten days, officials of
the company said this week.
This will give this section a
complete lumber manufact
uring and finishing plant;
and seasoned material for
building, previously shipped
into the county, will be com
pletely manufactured here.
The sawmill was moved
to:? Burnsville three years
ago, and green lumber, cut
in standard dimensions or as
dimension stock for ship-
'ment to furniture manufac
turing plants, was the main
' product.
; The new Moore Dry Kiln,
built to latest specifications
and equipped with the most
modern and efficient mach
inery, has a capacity volume
of 30,000 feet-. Since the kiln'
will dry green lumber in sev
en days, this means a capaci
ty of 3p,000 feet per week.
In contrast, the old type
kilns required that lumber
have 90 days weather drying
before it could be placed in
the kiln, and, 30 days of kiln
1 drying.
The nearest kilns similar
&
Changes Are Made In
F. S. A- Organization
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The* Farm Security Ad
ministration in the state has
been reorganized to effect
an even more efficient op
eration of the program.
There are now 6 districts in
the state instead of 4. __
Paul Laughrun who has
been associate supervisor of
33 western counties is now
district supervisor as all
counties west of Madison.
His headquarters will be in
. von ntw/uji
| It KtifMQtfA
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1 tion in the mountains tho
- ugh Mr. Greutert’s consu
lar duties necessitate aa
} early return to New Or
r leans.
' The topic of world event*
naturally come into the in
\ terview, and particularly
the wonderful work of the
1 people of Switzerland thro
i ugh the International Red
Cross. “We, as citizens of
■ the oldest republic, are par
ticularly happy to serve in
this way,” Mr. Gruetert
said, “and much of the tre
mendous task of transmit
ting messages and mail,
transporting and distribu
ting packages, and other
phases of intermediary
work is done by volunteers.
In this work, and that of
international charity am
ong the refugees from oc
cupied countries, we feel
that we have a very real
opportunity to be of service
to other nations of the
world.”
- to the one here are located
- in Morganton, N. C. and
1 Newport, Tenn.
i Planing Mill
r A complete planing plant
l,is also nearly complete. This
-* l will be equipped with var
ious sizes of molds so that
. any type of lumber to be
used in building may be pro
■ cessed here. Thus, building
lumber may be sawed, dried,
' processed and finished in
one plant. Both electric and
steam power will be used to
operate the various unitg.
The plant has been cutting
and shipping a great deal of
dimension stock. Most of
this will now be dried and
finished.
Mill work will also be done
so that any one who wishes
to have work of this type
done may bring his own
lumber for manufacture.
Officials of the company
state that an adequate sup
ply of lumber is available
for operation of the plant
for some months. The firm
owns a number of boundar
ies of timber and in addi
tion, recently purchased 4
million feet from the gov
ernment in the South Toe
section of the Pisgah Na
tional Forest. An estimated
7 or 8 million feet are avail
able for manufacture.
Asheville.
W. B. Oliver will also
have headquarters in Ashe
ville, and his district will in
chute Yancey county.'
E. B. Bailey who has been
supervisor of both Mitchell
and Yancey Counties has
now been assigned full time
to Yancey county. This will
insure even greater effi
ciency and interest in carry
ing out the program in the
county.
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