Do your Part in the Na
tional Red Cross 1945 War
Fund. Keep “Your Red
( . oss at His Side.”
VOLUME NINE
--Men In Service--
Killed In Action
Pfc. Joe F. Holloway,
previously reported missing
in action, has now been re
ported killed in action on
Dec. 10 in Germany. He is
the son of John W. Hollo
may of Ramseytown.
Ensign Herrick Peterson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Peterson of Burnsville, is
here for a few days leave
after completing Naval
ROTC training at Duke Un
iversity. He was selected
for officer training after
completing two years ser
vice with naval forces in
Iceland and other posts.
He will leave Friday for
the University- of Colorada
to which he has been as
signed for special training.
Receives Letter From Son
In Germany
Mrs John Penland of
Paint Gap has received the
following letter from her
son, Pvt. Keith Penland
who is now a prisoner of
war in Germany: “Just a
few words to let you know
that I am well and in good
health. Don’t worry over!
me for I will be o. k. and!
hope to be home soon I!
want all of you to pray for
me that I may be homej
soon. I have been a prisoner
of war a month today and;
I am hoping and praying \
that I will be home soon.
Tell all the folks around!
home Hello and the best of
luck to them and I hope to
see them soon.”
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Cpl. Fess Radford has re-!
cently landed in New Guin
ea. His wife, the former 1
Miss June Whitson, resides
at Bee Log.
Clyde Tallent, Petty Offi
cer 3c, has returned to Long
Island, N. Y for reassign
ment after spending a 30
day leave at home.
Leslie J. Hensley, S lc,
has landed safely some
where in the Southwest
Pacific, according to a let
ter received by his mother,
Mrs. S L. Hensley. He has
' been in the Navy 5 months.
Pvt. Willie E. Hensley is
now stationed at Camp
Croft, S. C.
Isom Hensley who returned
recently to the states after
serving in the South Pacific
area, is at home on leave.
Sgt. Fred Sams who has
been home on leave after
serving overseas for 27
months left Wednesday
for camp in South Carolina
where he will be reassigned
Receives Discharge
111 j
Ottis Wilson, son of Mr.)
and Mrs. Elzie Wilson of
Cane River is at home after;
receiving a discharge from
service He now has two
brothers in service, Herman
in England and Zack in the
Marine Corps in the South
west Pacific. Another bro
ther, Ralph J. Wilson, was
killed in France bn August
28, 1944. Ottis took his bas
ic training at Camp Bland
ing, Fla. :
THE YANCEY RECORD
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” ' ,■
SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
Killed In Action
, Pfc. Robert E. Higgins,
\ son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
- Higgins of Hendersonville,
i former residents of Bums
* ville, was killed in action in
- Germany on Jan. 16, a tele
gram from the war depart
ment has informed his par
»'ents. He had previously
|! been reported missing in
5 ! action.
In addition to his parents,
l |Pfc. Higgins is survived by
Mone sister, Phylis, his grand
|j parents, Mr. ancEMrs. C. C.
’ Higgins of Burnsville and a
'-number of relatives here.
1 He was 20 years of age.
. Returns from Overseas
1 First Lieut. Clyde A
Ayers returned from 7
months overseas on the U.
S. hospital ship Wisteria
He is now at Stark General
hospital, Charleston, S. C.
for temporary treatment
prior to being transferred
'to another army hospital
; for further treatment His
wife resides at Cane River.
Lt. Ayers was in the Eu
ropean theatre and wears
the is. T. 0. ribbon with 2
jstars
Receives Wings
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Panama City, Fla.—Pvt.
j Walter H. Tipton, has re
ceived his aerial gunner’s
I wings from 9 the Army Air
1 Forces Flexible Gunnery
School at Tyndall Field, the
/largest school of its kind in
the Army Air Forces Train
ing Command.
Upon his graduation, the
j soldier is qualified to take
| his place as a member of
I the combat crew of an AAF,
bomber.
At the gunnery school, he,
has trained in the operation
of .30 and .50 calibre mach
ine guns, first on ground
ranges and later in the air,i
learning by simulated aer
ial battle conditions how to!
blast enemy fighter planes
from the sky.
As an aerial gunner, he
will join thousands of his
“teammates of the sky”,
carrying the attack to the
enemy in all parts of the)
world as guard fa ns of
America’s heavy and med
ium bombers.
1 He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Tipton who re
side at Burnsville, N. C.
Robert V. Robertson of
the U. S. Coast Guard has
been home visiting his par
ents, Mr and Mrs. Earl Rob
ertson of Burnsville Rt. 1.
He has been in service for;
two years.
Staff Sgt. Glen R How
ard who was wounded in ac-1
tion in France is at his
home at Bee Log on leave. -
* Promoted
! • !
> Cherry Point, N. C—'
; Marine Staff Sergeant Fred
Renfro, son of Mrs. W. B.
Renfro of Higgins, has
been promoted from ser
geant to his present rank
here. j
S. Sgt. Renfro is serving!
as an aviation machinist (
mate with the Ninth Narine
Aircraft Wing here.
He enlisted in the Corps
June 1943.
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BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1945
RESOLUTIONS OF
REGRET
v At the regular meeting
of the Earl Horton Post of
• the American Legion, the
members adopted Resolu
> tions of Regret for the
■ deaths in action i; of the fol
-1 lowing men from the coun
',ty which had been reported
since the January meeting.
’!•' Pvt. Paul Deyton, son. of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dey
-1 ton of Day Book, killed in
i action in Germany on Jan.
1 11; Pfc. John W. Blanken
ship, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Zeb Blankenship of Burns
; ville Rt 1, killed in action
in France on Jan. 16; Pfc.
Joe Holloway, son of John
|W. Holloway of Ramsey -
I town, killed in action in
! Germany,on Dec 10.
f L r
Mrs. Jack H* Newsom Is
Rescued at Santo Tomas
• f I fIW
Mrs. Jack H. Newsom
11 was rescued by American
[ troops when they took the
Santo Tomas internment
camp in Manila, according
!to a telegram received this
week by her mother, Mrs.
: Richard L. Dryer of Wich
ita, Kansas. She was inter
ned when the Japanese ar
my took over Manila in
, Jan 1942.
I . Lt. Newsom in Japan
J Lt. Jack H. Newsom who
• joined U. S forces when
war was declared, was tak
en prisoner and was,seiit"to
(the prisoner of war camp
at Davao on Mindanoa Is
land. HoNvever, in June,
]1944 he was taken to Japan,
according to a message re
ceived by Mrs. Dryer His
present location in Japan
is not known.
Mrs. Newsom had sent
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR WILLARD FOX, 49
Willard A. Fox, 49, pass
j ed away at his home in Bal
timore on Feb. 21.
i Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon at
the Holcombe-Ed wards/un-|
eral home in Burnsville,
with the Rev F. R. Barber
jand the Rev. H. M. Alley of
ficiating Burial was in the
McCracken cemetery.
Surviving are one son,
Philip of the U. S. Navy;!
the father, H J. Fox of!
Newdale; two sisters, Mrs.]
Guy Moody of Newdale and
Mrs. Robert Orr of Balti-j
more, one brother, J T.
Fox of Newdale.
SOCIETY MEETS
The Woman’s Missionary
i Society of the First Pres
byterian church held its an
nual meeting at the home
of Mrs. Reece Mclntosh
Wednesday night.
The following officers
were elected: President,!
Mrs. Royee Masters; vice
president, Mrs. Ralph Lau-ji
ghrun; Secretary, Miss,!
Ruby Robinson; Treasurer,
Mrs. A. H. Mutschler.
The program, which was
i led by Mrs. J P. Lyon was
! sponsored by the United
! Council of church women,
and was in honor of the
World Day of Prayer.
BUY WAR BONDS
RED CROSS WAR FUND
The 1945 Red Cross War
Fund officially begins to
! day throughout the nation.
However,'the workers in
Yancey Atity, headed by
L. G- Demon as general!
: chairman, 1 have already
contacted citizens and busi
ness firm 4
The first donations re
ported Clearmontj
school facflty, 100 per cent
contributing; Bolens Creek
church. $194; H. S. Edge,l
$100; B. )B. Penland and
Son, SIOO.
Workers )4n each commun
ity have now received sup
t plies, and jail are asked to
. cover their section as rap
-1 idly as possible so that an
Over-The-Top report may
1 be made at the earliest time
possible. «
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j her mother three cable
grams during 1944, the last
; on Dec 5 when she stated
that she was “busy and
' cheerful”. Word of her saf
ety was not received im
mediately upon the capture
’ :of the Santa Tomas camp
as the official list-of all in-
Iternees was not available
( for several days. The tele
gram stated that Mrs. New
som’s physical condition
( was “fair.” i
, Lt. and Mru -Newsom re- 1
ailed irt Burnsville for 4
, years before going to the
/Philippines where he tau J
, ght in the school of mines.
At the time of the outbreak
of hostilities, Mrs. Newsom
had gone from Davao
where they lived to Manila
to meet a friend who was
J coming to Manila from
1 Shanghai. ,
PROMOTED
A United States Troop'
Carrier Force Base, Euro-|
pc an Theater of Operations
The promotion of Homer
Biggs, a member of the
Mess Staff, to the grade of
private first class, has been 1
announced by the head-}
quarters of a Troop Carrier
squadron of the 486th Troop
Carrier Group, with which
he is now serving.
Pvt. Biggs’ group is a un
; it of the U. S Troop Carrier
1 Forces, commanded by Maj.
, Gen. Paul L. Williams U.
!S. Troop Carrier Forces 1 ,
form the air component of, I
! Lt. Gen Lewis H. Brere
ton’s new First Allied Air-, 1
borne Army, which made
its battle debut on the Ger- j j
man northern flank in Hol-'i
land. i
Prior to entering the ser
vice in August, 1942, Pvt.
Biggs was engaged in farm
ing work.
Medical Technician
Pfc. Lucille M. Higgins, *
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. *
Edd C. Higgins of Burns
ville Rt. 1, is now a WAC J
medical technician at the :
Army Service Forces re- 1
gional hospital at Camp j
Blanding, Fla.
Pfc. Higgins enlisted in ,
the Woman’s Army Corps ‘
on Sept. 23, 1943, and train- }
ed as a medical technician j
at Daytona Beach.
LAST RITES FOR MRS.
J R. MURPHY -
Mrs. J. R. Murphy, 63, of
Asheville, Rt. 2, died yes
terday in a hospital after
a short illness.
Funeral services* were
; held at Sandy Bottom Bap
tist church, Yancey county,
with the Rev. H. A Buck
ner officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Murphy was a mem
ber of the First Baptist
church of Burnsville,
j- Pallbearers were Howard
1 Murphy, Bascom Gibbs,
Fred Autrey, Adison Wes
tall, Howard Westall and
Lawrence Mason.
Surviving are the hus
band; three daughters, Mrs.
W. E. Corum and Mrs. W.
L. Maynard of Asheville,
and Mrs. Lloyd Marshall of
Hampton, Va.; one. son,
Joseph M Murphy of Ashe
ville; two sisters, Mrs. Mar
tha Gibbs of Hamlet, and
Mrs. Earnest Mason of
Black Mountain, and 11
grandchildren.
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I FUNERAL services
FOR N. W. HORTON
, Funeral services for N.
. W Horton, 85, of 229 Pat
ton avenue, who died Thur
sday in an Asheville hospi
tal, were held Monday at
Brownell-Dunn and Lovin
1 funeral home.
1 The Rev. John Dunlap of
'Newport News, Va!, offi
ciated, and burial was in
Bald Creek ecmetery, Yan
cey county.
Survivors include three
Hairy H. Horton, with
whom he made his home,
B. B. Horton of Anderson,
bid, and R. W. Horton of
Newport News, Va.; and
! two daughters, Mrs. H. J.
i Gibbs of Bald Creek and
Mrs O. B. Young of Ashe
| ville.
; DAIRYING PROFIT
ABLE TO SMALL
FARMER
In 1944, Mr. Yates Ran
. dolph of Brush Creek Town
ship, kept three cows, from
which he sold milk in the,
amount of $506.27, in addi
tion to the house supply, 1
with a purchased feed cost
of only $60.00.
One of the cows is a
purebred Guernsey and!
the others good grades. Mr. j
Randolph credits the low!
cost of production to good’
cows and the good pasture j
which they were grazed on.:
This pasture was built .by
(1) cutting off and clean
ing up an old field, (2) ap
plying a liberal application ,
of ground limestone, (3)
(Continued on pCf* four)
NOTICE
Chapter 120 Public Laws
of North Carolina requires
a burning permit, before
burning plant beds and new
grounds, etc.
Our country is in critical '
need of forest products now
and will be more critical for 1
post war building We must
protect our young growth 1
by burning in an approved (
manner. The Forest Service ■
suggests:
1. Burn plant beds and
new grounds in the even
ing and at night.
(Continued on p«ft 4)
NUMBER THIRTY-ONE
Farmers, Woods Workers Urged
To Cut Chestnut Timber
Jp this issue of The Yan
> cey Record we publish an
appeal by the United States
i Forest Service. _
Our fighting men must
have shoes. To tan sole
1
. leather, there is no substi
i tute for tanning extract of
vegetable origin. With sup
plies of foreign tanning
materials cut off by lack of
shipping, the main burden
falls on the blight killed
chestnut trees that still
stand like white skeletons
on the slopes of our South
ern mountains.
We do not know of any
stranger fact, in this time
of str**’ "e and marvelous
happenings, than this sud
den up-surge in importance
of a natural resource that
had long been written off
as a lost asset. Getting out
j acidwood Js an essential
[ war activity of very 3 high
priority.
Farmers and woods wor
kers are being asked to go
into the woods with their
axes and saws and produce
chestnut extract wood so
) our fighting men will not
run low on shoes.
Lack of woods workers
i producing acidwood is prov
ing a serious bottleneck in
j the output of extract plants
. I tanneries and shoe factor
ies, the U. .-S?'Forest Service
Former Resident Passes Away
In Minneapolis, Minn.
I William E. Honeycutt
died Feb. 26 of heart com
, plications in the University
hospital at Minneapolis,
Minn, at the age of 51
He was born and reared
in Yancey county, the son
of Mrs. G. B. Honeycutt and
the late Mr. Honeycutt. He
received his early education
at Yancey Collegiate Insti
tute under the leadership
of E. E. Hawkins, one of
the state’s pioneer educa
tors. He graduated from
Wake Forest College in
: 1917 and did post graduate
I work in law and political
science at George Washing
ton University. He was ad
mitted to the Bar in 1922
land had practiced his pro
ifession in Minneapolis since
Mr. Honeycutt was elect
jed to the Minnesota House
jof Representatives in 1942
| and reelected in 1944. He
jwas a member of the Bap
tist church.
He had been away from
this section for more than
20 years but requested that 1
he be buried in his native J
county. Funeral services
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR FLOYD PETERSON
Floyd Peterson passed
away Wednesday, Feb. 21,
at his home in Ramssytown.
Burial was in the Peterson
cemetery.
Surviving are the widow;
one daughter, Yvonne Pet
erson ; his mother, Mrs.
Barbara Ann Peterson; 2
brothers, Virgus and Lester I
Peterson of Ramseytown;
two sisters, Mrs Mai Whit
son and Mrs. Euphrates
Tipton of Huntdale.
The Boy Stouts of Amer
ica Program Stands for
Character Building, Ameri
canization, Citizenship Tra
ining. Give them your
Support.
points out in an appeal for
woods labor.
The Forest Service and
I tanners declare that chest
nut extract wood is abso
lutely essential in making
leather for shoe soles and
the decrease in acidwood
receipts at the extract
1 plants seriously threatens
leather production.
Woodsmen say that the
! old chestnut trees, standing
like silent ghosts on the
, mountains, can’t stand for
many more years. Killed by
a devastating blight in the
1920’5, the trees are decay
ing in the center. Probably
in 10 years most of them
will be gone. They may
have little or no commer
cial value in five to seven
more years.
Today, these old trees
can be salvaged. Shortage
of woods labor keeps many
of the old chestnut trees
from joining the fight
against Japan and Germany
The woods labor deficit in
the production of vegetab
le tannin ig emphasized in
some extract plants that
periodically are forced to
shut down for lack of wood
and by other plants that
are running below capacity-
That is why an appeal is
being made for farmers
and woods workers to boost
TSojiUnuOT tin page iH
t will be held at the Jacks' 6
- Creek Baptist church on
f Saturday morning at 11
i, o’clock. The body will lie in
state at the church for one
\ hour before the services be
i gin. Interment will ~be in
I the family cemetery.
i Survivors include his
i wife, the former Miss Ruth
. Haft of Menomonie, Wis.;
j one daughter, Marna Lou,
f student at McAllister Col
. lege, St. Paul, Minn.; his
i mother; five sisters, Mrs
i Margaret H. Johnson of
J Fayetteville, Mrs. E. J.
I I Rector, Mrs. J M. Franklin
. and Mrs. Marvin Robinson
JqfriMarion, Mrs. A. Z. Jam
s'erson of Burnsville; five
. brothers. W P. Honeycutt
of Salisbury, M. A. Honey-
Jcutt of Oak Ridge, Carl C.
i Honeycutt of Uniontown,
; Ohio, Lenoir Honeycutt of
i Hudson, Ohio and D. G.
Honeycutt of Anniston, Ala
! The local bar will act as
honorary pall bearers and
close friends of the family
wilHbe active pall bearers.
and Edwards is
in charge of arrangements.
BOUNTY WIDE SUN
DAY SCHOOL MEETING
A county-wide Sunday
School meeting will be held
at the Burnsville Baptist
church on Tuesday evening,
March 6, at 7:30. Rev. J. C.
Canipe, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Boone
will be guest speaker.
Plans will be discussed
: for the Gentennial Crusade
jin the county, in keeping
with the Southwide pro
gram. Representatives from
i all Baptist churches in* the
county are urged to attend,