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Do your Part in the Na tional Red Cross 1945 War Fund. Keep “Your Red Cross at His Side.” VOLUME NINE --Men In Service— Wounded In Action Pfc. Amos W. Presnell was wounded in action in Germany Feb. 27, according to a telegram received by bis wife from the Secretary of War March 26th. Wounded In Action Pfc. Gail Roland was wounded in action in Italy on Dec. 28 and since that time has been in a hospital in Italy. He is the son of Lake Roland of Pensacola. Wounded In Action T 5 Sam McCurry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Mc- Curry of Bee Log, was ser iously wounded in action in Germany on March 14, his parents have been notified by the war department. Returns To Duty Pfc. Clyde McCurry who was recently reported miss ing in action, ha 3 now been located. He is safe and re turned to duty on March 6. He is the son of Mr and Mrs. Wash McCurry of Bee Log, and hi&yvife is the for mer Miss Mary Edwards, Capt. Sam J Huskins, Jr., is at home on leave from the air base at Yuma, Ariz ona. Pfc. T. M. Swann is now in Holland, he has written Mrs. Swann. Pvt. Jack H. Hensley, son of Mr and Mrs. G. B. Hensley of Burnsville Rt. 1, is now with the army air forces at Amain’’), He has been with the air forces for the pas. 16 mon ths, and through a number of schools and is now in ad vanced training for crow member on a B-29 Super Fortress. Another son* Cpl. Frank T Hensley, is now serving in the south Pacific where he has been for sev eral months. He has been awarded a second good con duct medal since leaving the states. A letter from Pfc. Alvin Roland says: “I have been receiving the for some time and always enjoy reading it. I wish to say Hello to everybody in Pen sacola and all the boys in service I am somewhere in France. I want the good people there to prav for u 8 all.” " Pvt Junior Robertson who has been on leave visit ing his parents in Pensa cola, has returned to camp. He was wounded in France and returned to the states. Pvt. David R. Cassida is now with the first army somewhere in Germany. A; brothef'. Charlie A Cassida I is with the Third army also in Germany. A younger; brother, Edd Cassida is in Seabees and is spending a few days at home with his parents. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Crockett j Cassida of Burnsville Rt. 2. ■ mi • • Sgt Paul E. Silver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Silver of Windom, is now in the Hawaiian Islands THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. North Carolinian Wins Bronze Star With the 76th Infantry Division in Luxembourg— Staff Sergeant Foch Phil lips, 691st Tank Destroyer Battalion .recently was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for courage, iiiitia t’ve and solicitude for his men.' The citation reads: “Staff Sergeant Foch Phillips, Field Artillery, Tank De stroyer, United States Ar my, distinguished himself by heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an arm ed enemy in the vicinity of Bexange La Petite, France, on 20-October, 1944. “While leading a platoon of Company C. 691st Tank Destroyer Battalion, h e crawled under enemy fire up to a gun emplacement, gave first aid and removed one of his men who had been badly wounded t o shelter where he was treat ed by aid men. This action was instrumental in saving the life of the man. “His courage, initiative and solicitude for his men reflect the highest credit upon Sgt. Phillips as a sold ier and upon the Armed Forces of the United Stat es.” He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phillips of Bee Log, N. C. Two other sons of Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are also in service, Raphael who is ov erseas and w r as wounded in action in December in the European theatre, and Lock who lias been station ed in Indiana. T Pvt Mack Thompson is home on leave after return ing to the states from the European Theatre where he was wounded on Christmas Day, and is now assigned to a hospital in Rome, Ga. Lieut, and Mrs. Charles R. Hubbard were guests of friends here during the (past week. Lt. Hubbard who ihas been on sea duty with the Atlantic fleet has oeen assigned to shore duty in New York and he and Mrs. Hubbard will reside in New iYork City. Pfc, James Brown who is stationed at the air field, base unit, Columbus, Ohio is home dn leave He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George A Brown of Burns ville. Seaman and Mrs. A J. Fox and son have been vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Gudger Fox during the past week. Seaman Fox will report to Philadelphia for assignment Pfc. Lucille Higgins, dau ghter 6f Mr and Mrs. Edd Higgins of Burnsville Rt. 1 a medical technician of the Woman’s Army Corps has been spending a 12 day fur lough with her parents and S sisters. She has been in ser vice approximately 18 mon ths and wears the WAAC ribbon and the “Good Con duct Ribbon”. She is sta tioned at Camp Blanding, Fla. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1945 SUNRISE SERVICE A special' Snn Rise Ser vice will be held Easter Sunday morning on the hill near the water plant at 6 ; 45. The service will he de voted to worship and praise and all citizens of the com munity are invited to at tend. Bronze Star Medal Staff Sergeant Tommy Hylemon, son of John Hyle mon of Bald Creek, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in connection with military operations against the enemy. r . The citation read, in part: “Sgt. Hylemon as sisted in the reconnaissance of forward division dumps, formation and movement of supply trains. Many times it was necessary to load supply trains under blackout conditions so that convoys could move for ward at day break Sgt. Hylemon’s work was out standing, coordinating the movement of trucks in the dump areas at night, at a time when enemy sniper fire was frequent. His tire less work throughout the operation made a substan tial contribution to the ef ficiency of the section.” McINTOSH RADIO SHOP NOW OPEN Mclntosh Radio Shop is now open in the small build ing recently finished next door to Dr Bennett’s office. Carl Mclntosh will operate the shop, and already has installed equipment for re : r’T.g all types of radios. The shop - will also special ize in photo finishing work. MENS (T UB The Mens Club held a dinner meeting at the Nu- Wray Hotel Monday even ing with 40 members and invited guests present. • The president, Reece Mc- Intosh, presided, V. J. Good man was program chair man and H. G. Bailey was master of ceremonies. an impromptu program, the'guest speaker, Judge Wilson Warlick was presented . In hi s address Judge War lick reviewed events im mediately following the ciose of World War I, and cited reasons why the Allies lost the Peace. He also dis eased the present conflict and the problems of the post war period. Put your chestnut trees in uniform. They can help win the war if used for ex tract. RED CROSS TOWNSHIP QUOTAS TOWNSHIP QUOTA * Amt. Raised BURNSVILLE $1550.00 $1803.72 CANE RIVER 400.00 488.00 EGYPT 200.00 190.09) RAMSEYTOWN 200.00 77 28 GREEN MOUNTAIN 175.00 154.20 JACKS CREEK 325 00 199.75 BRUSH CREEK 175.00 170.63 CRABTREE 700.00 396-71 SOUTH TOE 225.00 136.811 PENSACOLA 150.00 112.00 PRICES CREEK 200.00 225.16 TOTAL $4300.00 $401359 SALVAGE QF WASTE FATS IS URGENT One of the greatest sal vage needs continues to be the saving of waste fats. By checking mis week with grocers whos| stores are collection points, it was found that Y#y little waste fat has been Stunned in for several weeks. Mrs. Y. J. Goodman, cou nty salvage chairman, has discussed plans for the co operation of the clubs in an intensified program, and for darning a special fats collection day. These plans will be given “wide publicity when complete. NOTICE Dairy Feed’payment will be made for the months of Jan., Feb. and March Please bring all receipts toj AAA office as soon as March receipts are received C. V Belgarde who recen tly underwent an append ectomy at the naval base, Bainbridge is still seriously ill. Coast Guardsman L. H. Huskins is home on leave visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs Grover Huskins. Cpl. Hugh M. King has landed safely in the Euro pean theatre, he has infor med his parents, Mr. and Mrs Edd King, Word has been received; that Pfc. Jesse D. Rath-; burn is now somewhere in; Germany. He received tra-i ining at Camp Wolters, Tex. and Camp Shelby,-Miss, be fore going overseas. Be fore entering service hee was employed at Old Fort, N. C. He requests that all his fidends write to him, and his address will be fur nished upon request He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rathburn of Pensa cola. . # United Nation Clothing Drive The month of April has been named as the time for the United National Cloth ing collection, during which good used clothing will be collected for the destitute people of liberated coun tries. Officials of the drive point out that this is the only nation wide clothing collection for the spring of 1915, and that it is most im portant that all sections of the country cooperate. What is needed is good, substantial clothing for both summer and winter wear. Although clothing need not be in perfect re pair, it must be useful to the people who receive it RESOLUTION OF REGRET . Members of the Earl Horton Post of the Ameri can Legion, in regtf’ar ses sion on March 27, ,'issed re- solutions of regret for the deaths in action of the fol lowing Yancey county men whose deaths were report ed by the war department during the month of March Pfc. Joe F. Holloway, son of John W. Holloway of Ramsey town, killed in ac tion Dec. 10 in Germany Pfc. Bill Marsh, son of Mr. and Mrs Thad iMarsh of Mieaville, killed in action in Manilla on Feb. 23. Sgt. Edison Buchanan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Buchanan of Green Mtn., killed in action in Holland on March 1 Prisoner of War Pfc. Gate Whitson is a prisoner in Germany ac cording to a card received from him by his parents, Mr and lyirs. Hobert Whit son of Sioux. He said he was well and getting along i good and hoped to be home soon, he was reported miss ing the 21st of Dec. ; Cpl. Jack Whitson has | biy n home on furlough vis iting his wife and 3on. He ha s returned to Jackson, Miss, where he is now sta jtioned c ss zzr'> I Wayne Honeycutt, sea man second class was home ion a week end pass visiting ! friends at Sioux. He has returned to Bainbridge ,Md. 1). It. Styles, S K 2c is at home on leave from the Norfolk Naval base, visit ing his parents, Mr and Mrs. Delzie Styles. Tanning extract from chestnut acidwood is used for the soles of the shoes our fighting men wear. Underclothing and all types of cotton garments should be washed before they are donated but need not be ironed. Most urgently needed are infants’ garments for whi ch there is an urgent de mand; garments for men and women, boys and girls, such as overcoats, topcoats, shirts, skirts, overalls, sweaters, shawls, etc. No evening wear, novelty shoes women’s hats or other non useful clothing will be ac ceptable. Citizens of the commun ity are urged to gather all suitable clothing now, - see that it is in usuable condi tion and plans for collection will be announced later : UNION SERVICE A special union service of the Burnsville Churches will be held at the Presby terian church on Friday • evening. Mrs. W. M Anglin of Jacks Creek has been visit ing her son, Garrett Ang lin and family in Forest | City. He returned with her .during the week end for a short visit with relatives and friends Fewer Passe: Yancey county passenger car drivers will have to guard their tires even more carefully during the com ing months if they are to continue to drive, C- P. Rogers, Jr., Chairman of the Yancey County War Price and Rationing Board said today. Yancey county board will have only 60 passenger car tires for rationing in April as compared t04)7 in March, he said. The shortage of passen ger tires makes it neces sary that they be issued only after the war import ance of each applicant’s car use is measured against the importance of other ap plicant’s ears, he pointed out RUSSELL BEAVER PASSES AWAY AT HOME HERE Russell Beaver, 50, wide ly known citizen of Burns ville, passed aWay at his home following a long ill ness. Epneral services are planned for this afternoon (Thursday ) at 2:30 at the Burnsville Baptist church, with the pastor, the Rev. H. M. Alley officiating. Surviving are the widow, the former Miss Eva Ren fro; three daughters, Mrs. Jack Parsons of Potts Camp, Miss., Mrs. Ivan Whetstine of Morganton, Mrs. Vance Silver of Balti more, Md.; one step son, Landon McCurry of Day Book, four grand sons and two step grandsons. Holcombe and Edwards funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Leave for Induction The following men left Wednesday morning for Fort Bragg for induction into military service: ’ James Proffitt, James W. Hensley, Ottis Melton, Ral ph Ensor, Elmer Thomas, Carlo Riddle, Arthur Hugh es, Horace Doan, Arvil Lew is, Lawrence Hylemon, Ear lis Crain, Horace Adkins; Brooks Boone, Roy Lee Fox, Julian Blankenship, David Robinson, J C. Hill iard, Lloyd Calvin Garland, George Banks, Adrian Rob inson, Welzie Homer Bish op, Brown Wyatt, Isaac Wheeler, Wm. Robert Ball. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR W. V. SHEPARD Funeral services were held at the home at Paint Gap for William V Shep hard, 83, who died at his home Friday night. Burial was in the family cemetery. Mr. Shephard is survived by his widow: six daugh ters, Mrs. Ellen Hensley, Mrs. Rosetta Woody, Miss Goldia Shephard all of Yan cey county, Mrs. Leila Pen land of Leicester, Mrs. Sara Jones of Woodfin and Mrs. Minnie Moxley of Mars Hill; five sons, Donald, Webb and Boyd of Yancey! county, Horace of Calif or-j nia, and Oscar of Detroit,! Mich.; and one sister, Mrs. Leona Wilson of Yancey county. —« i iinimmuto— i ■———mwM— urn ‘ The Boy Scouts of Amer ica Program Stands for Character Building, Ameri canization, Citizenship Tra ining. Give them your Support. NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE ger Car Tires Under the new plan the number of eiigibles is not reduced, but is classified in to preference groups, based on the direct importance of the car’s use to the war ef fort. The priorities in con sidering applications are divided into four groups. First priority group is limited almost entirely to persons whose occupations are of emergency nature and to workers at estab lishments faced with pro ! duction emergencies. In i eluded in this .group are eli ■ gible physicians, public i health nurses, police and ! employees at critical sar i industries Group Two includes per sons employed in other es- (Continued on page 4) FARMERS FEDERATION NEWS Wilson Edwards of Cane River was elected for a two year term as a director of the Fanners Federation when that cooperative held its annual general stock holders meeting Saturday in Asheville. Tom Ray o £, Rt. 1, Burnsvilie was elect ed last year as a director and still has another year to serve. Principal item of business was the authorization of half a million dollars worth of 5 percent preferred stock Janies G. K. McClure, presi dent of the Farmers Feder ation, explained that the new stock will provide funds for post-war expansion and for freezer locker plants and other marketing facili ties in the Western North Carolina territory served by the Farmers Federation. Following the stockhold ers meeting, the directors elected the executive com mittee for the coming year. It consists of James G. K. McClure, R C. Crowell, H. A. Osborne, L. L. Burgin, C C Cook, H. A. Coggins and 0. J. Holler. Pfc. BILL MARSH Another star in the ser vice flag turned to gold when Pfc. Bill Marsh was killed in line’ of duty in Manilla on February 23. He entered service June 19, 1942 at Fort. McClellan, Alabama where he took basic training for six weeks From there he was trans ferred to Camp Hood, Tex as where he was attached to the Wild Cat Division. At this camp he spent twenty months in training. He was then sent overseas He landed in New Guinea June 16,1944. He next went to Leyte Island and then to Luzon Island, where he made the supreme sacrifice. Pfc. Marsh was born April 26, 1920, at Micaville in Yancey county, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Marsh. He was a graduate of Mica ville high school where he made a commendable re cord. He is survived by his fa ther and mother; two sis i ters, Mrs. Jack Patton of i Burnsville and Mrs. Troy Boone of Keystone, South Dakota; two brothers, Jam r es Marsh of Micaville and John Mureh of the Navy.
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