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‘ The ‘.Mighty 7th” War Loan Drive Opens May 15. Buy More Bonds. VOLUME NINE --Men In Killed In Action S K t Willis Fields, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Fields of Burnsville Rt. 1, was killed in action on Cebu oa April 13. Back From Overseas Pfc. Troy Mathis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bach Mathis of Burnsville Rt. 1. has re turned from 6 months duty, in the European theatre. He has been in service a year and overseas 6 months,! in England, France. Bel-1 gium and Germany. He re ceived the Bronze Star award on Jan. 15 and the Purple Heart later when he was wounded in the battle of Germany. He also wears’ the Good Conduct medal and the ETO ribbon with 3 stai*s. After a leave with his parents he will return to the hospital for further! treatment. S- Sgt. John G. Low is now on leave visiting his I parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Low of Burnsville Sgt. Low who is navigator-radioman cn a bomber completed his missions over Germany shortly before V-E Day. He has been awarded the Air Medal with four clust ers and a presidential cita tion. Sgt. Arthur L. Jarrett of the 7th Armored division 1 has been awarded the Com bat Infantryman’s Badge for “excellent performance of duty in ground combat against the enemy in the camnaiern of Germany”. He is the son of Mrs. Deck Jar-i rett of Burnsville, and his | wife, Mrs. Virginia L Jar-1 rett also liveshere. Pfc. Pa d Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Bailey 1 of Higgins is at home. Hei was recently liberated from a prisoner of war camp in Germany. Sgt. Roy Vs King is home on leave after duty with a hospital unit overseas in the European area. Robert W. Ramsey, Jr., Aviation Ordnance Man 2c, who recently completed a course of special training at the Jacksonville naval air station is now at the naval air station, Norfolk where lie is an instructor. Pvt. Edward C. Gillespie has been assigned to the in-, fantry training canter, Camp Gordon, Ga. Pvt. Clarence Styles who! recently entered service is! now at the infantry train ing center, Camp Blanding, Fla. Pvt. Ralph Tomberlin is now stationed at Camp Rucker, Ala. Pvt. J. B. Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs Bis Robin son of Route 1, is home on leave. He has been station ed at Camp Blanding, Fla., and will report to Fort Mead. Sgt Jennie Proffitt of the Woman’s Army Corps,! who has been stationed at: Fort Sill, Okla. has beenj home on short leave. She will report to a redistribu-j tion center in Georgia for reassignment. I THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. Service - - Wounded In Action Mr. and Mrs. Tom King received a telegram that their son, Pvt. Dennis King was wounded in Germany April 25. Pvt. King came from Germany to France 1 where he was in an Army 1 hospital and is now in Eng land. i I ! . 1 Liberated I _ Mis. Janette Peniand Bai ley has received word that her husband, Pvt. Thomas W. (Bili) Bailey has been liberated from a prison camp in Germany. Returns Home Pfc. Wade Proffitt who was liberated from a pris l oner of war camp in Ger many has returned to his home at Bald Greek. He is | the son of Mrs. Sherrill Proffitt and the late 'Mr. Proffitt of Swiss. /His wife' resides at Bald Creek. Sgt. Charles, E. Wilson is now assistant engine; r and, tail gunner on a B-29, bas-; jed somewhere in the Mari-! annas. He is tha son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles II Wilson of Pensacola, and i s a grad-; uate of Burnsville high fschool. He received train-’ ing at Miami Beach, Fla.,! Wofford. College, ham. Field, Fla., Lincoln Field, Neb. and Clovis Field New Mexico. j... ° » *»*« v * r *--»-v.. Lt. Ralph Bostian is at jhome on leave visiting his I mother, Mrs. Mollie Bos itian of Burnsville. He was igraduated on May 17. at the! I Childress air field, Texas land received hip wings as a Bombardier-Navigator. Lt. ! Bostain graduated at Bur-; nsville high school in 1942 and following his entering! ..2i vice teal: training at; Washington University, StJ Louis, San Antonio pre- 1 flight school, Tyndall Field, Fla., and Childress field. Pfc. Hughes Wins Merit Certificate Pfc. Emil D Hughes, son of Mr and Mrs. Dave Hugh es of Burnsville has been awarded the Certificate of Merit for outstanding per formance of duty 1 in Fran ce, Belgium, Holland and Germany, from 26 June 1944 to 1 February 1945. j The citation reads as fol-} lows: “Pfc. Hughes has dev j monstrated outstanding a-j bilily in the performance! of his duties and has, in a large measure been respon sible for the smooth func tioning of his section, many times under extremely dif ficult conditions. By his skill and energetic devotion to duty, Pfc. Hughes has en abled his section to deliver rapid and accurate fire against the enemy, which reflects great credit upon himself and upon the mili-j tary service.” -Seaman. Harold Harris J who has been assigned to service with the Atlantic has been home on short leave visiting his parents,. Mr and Mrs. Sol Harris. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” MOUNT MITCHELL PARK WILL BE OPEN THIS YEAR North Carolina’s * bt&te parks will operate on a cur tailed basis this summer, acting "'parks superintend ent R. J. Pearce has an nounced . This includes Mt. J Mitchell park. Facilities for Mt. Mitchell ’park are listed as follows: I Open to visitors for limited : camping and unlimited hik jing. A good road from the 1 Blue Ridge parkway leads to the last 900-foot climb to : the top of the mountain. I : j —. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR .1 R. STAMEY i Funeral services for Jam ies Robert Stamey, 73, who died at his home at Celo j Thursday night, were held I Sunday afternoon at I I o’clock at Micaville Presby- Iterian church, the Rev. Er nest Wilson and Rev. W. E. '2Rufty officiating. Burial was in Micaville cemetery. Surviving are two sons, W. H. Stamey of Navy I Yard, S. C, and Roy Stam jey of Peary Point. Md.; I f ive sisters, Mrs. Tom Tay- I lor of Madison county, Mrs. Dave Ledford of Spring I Creek, Mrs. Landon Bald-1 I win of Joe, Mrs. Ida Stills of’ ; Spartanburg, S. C., and ; Mrs. Maude Cole of Wash- 1 : - inert on, l>. C. r*thr©@ - 'era, T F. Stamey of Joe, C.l , L. of Hot Springs and Em ! mett of Burnsville. Holcombe and Edwards j funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Promoted i An VIII Air Force Ser vice Command Station, En gland.—The promotion of John II Howell, son of Mr. ; and Mrs. Garrett Howell of Sioux, N. C., from private! I first class to corporal has ! Kn en announced by the • headquarters of this strate ! gic air depot bomber repair base. Cpl. Howell is a mem-. Iter of the aircraft salvage and reclamation depart ment of the supply division He was graduated from Bee Log high school in 1942 and then attended Mars Hill college. Prior to his entry into military service, April 13, 1943 at Fort Bragg N. C. he was a student. He hag been stationed in the J European Theater of Oper ations since March, 1944. . ! ! Wear a Poppy Saturday Legion Officers Are Elected The Earl Horton Post of the American Legion and the Auxiliary held the re gular meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs R. N. Sil vers on Tuesday evening. Election of officers foi* the year was held and the following we r e named: Commander, Dov er R. Fouts; vice commanders, J.; H. Ray and Earl Wilson;] adjutant, R N. Silver; ser vice and guardian officer, H. G. Bailey: sergeant; at arms, Horace Higgins; cha plain, W. E. Rusty; delega tes to convention, H. G Bailey, C. L. Proffitt, Dov-j BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1945 EDGE HOME SOLD TO L. E. BRIGGS •A— The Arthur Edge home in east Burnsville, was sold last week to L. E. Briggs. The property in cludes the lajrge house and two smaller .houses at the ! rear of the large lot. Receive? Citation I . With the XI Corps Troops! on Luzon, Philippines— Pfc. Charlie Hicfe of NewdaleJ ha s been cited for outstand ing devotion fto duty by his , officer, and his ur.it, th®B2d”. has also been commanded by Major, ! General Oselsr W. Griswold, ! C emmandingf General, XIV : Corps. Pfc. picks is a gun ner in the *|ls2d Chemical Mortar Battalion. He has been overalls twenty-one .months and: during that time has participated in sev eral campaigns in the Solo mon Island? and in the Philippines. J, His outfit,Mile “82d”, has 1 become famous through the devastating effect its mortars have brought on’ the Japanese. Firing both high explosive and white phosphorus, the mortar has been acclaimed one of the outstanding' “support wea pons” of the war. In the Luzon campaign, Pfc. Hicks’ knit landed with the first a&ault waves at I support to combat troops lof both the XIV and XI i Corps wherever stiff resis .tance was encountered Outstanding engagements were at Clark Field Air Center and at Fort Stotsen burg, the former U. S. Cav -1 airy Post. In Manila, the “o2d” was largely responsi ble for the reduction of re sistance in the Post Office, the Agriculture, and Legis lative buildings and of In teamuros, the famous, an cient walled-city, in which the Japs made a last-ditch stand. funeral Services FOR MRS. JANE WILLIAMS Mrs Jane Williams died at her home near Bee Log on Thursday, May 10 fol lowing an extended illness. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday afternoon ai Roaring Fork with the! Rev. Quince Miller officia ting. Surviving are two sons, Louie and Bachus Williams. Buy a Poppy Saturday er R. Fonts, W. W Hennes see, R. N. Silvers. Mrs. V/. W. Hennessee was reelected as president of the auxiliary and other officers are: vice jgresiden'. Mrs. R. Y. TiLson; secretary treasurer, Mrs. Dover R. Fouts; sergeant at arms, Mrs Hobart Ray; chaplain, Mrs. W. B. Robertson. Plans were made for the annual Poppy sale on Sat urday. Members of the aux iliary will be in charge of the sale and funds will go to disabled veterans of World War I anf.l World War II TRUCK CROP MARKET Plans for the opening of the truck crop market in Spruce Pine for the tri-j county area are progressing and a charter has been ob tained under the name of! Tri-County Mutual Market ing Association, Inc. Also, jland has been leased for the !erection of an auction shed and construction wall begin at once. i I This market is being fi nanced by stock, both com mon and preferred, and the price is $10.90 per share. All truck crop growers siio \uld pure ha-.;.- at least one share of stock since this will give him a voice in the management. I lie market needs thc.ro i operation of the farmer and business man to make it a success. It will be ’able to handle snap beans, i-risli po tatoes and cabbage and other vegetables that can be grown in quantity. Anyone interested in pur chasing stock should con tact on ol' the Directors 1 from Yancey county. They unv: Den Brest, Celo; Ilobt i Presnell, Newdale; and R. ; C. Deyton, Rt. 1 Green Mtn. . If more convenient, you . might stop by the County Agent’s Office as the secre tary there will have a re » ceipt book to be used in is suing stock. ; A iMV BKI i\ art ARE COMINGT [ Ts you want to smile a while and give your face a rest, be sure to see the sen ior class play at Bald Creek • high S' hool, Thursday ev . ening, May 31, at 8:30 . o’clock. 'i he following are mem - hers of the caste Grace Ed - wards, Gailya Hope Shep , herd, Wanda Sams, David - Peterson, Wayne Proffitt, Ron Wilson, Richard Edw ards, Margaret Phillips, Bruce McKinney, Marv Helen Neill. BURNSVILLE SEMORS WILL PRESENT PLAY Members of tlm Senior class of Burnsville high school will present the 3 act corftedy "Big Hearted, Herbert”, on Friday even ing, June 1 The play will be present ed under the direction of Mrs. Joe Young RECITAL Music students of the high school department will present a recital on Wed nesday afternoon, May 30 at 2 "o’clock. The public is invited to attend. j Pfc. James T. Walker has’ been home on leave from Fort Knox, Ky. Wayne Honeycutt, son of ’ Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Hon- | eycutt of Sioux, is at home, on leave. Pvt Edward T. Buckner,; son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy N.j [Buckner of Burnsville, is] stationed at Camp Rucker,] Ala., Training center. His ( address is: Pvt. Edward T.j Buckner, Co. G. 2nd Bft.j 90th Inf. Reg. I R. T. C.' Camp Rucker, Ala. | Wear a Poppy Saturday RED CROSS CHAPTER Reports on Program of Activities L. G. Deyton, chairman of the 1945 Red Cross war fund committee of Yancey county chapter, was presen ted with a certificate of honor in recognition of “distinguished achievement” in leading* the local chapter in attaining the 1945 war fund goal, at a special meet ing Saturday in the audi toriuirt of the courthouse. Appreciation ce r tificates \v re also-given to all of the ! committees and workers in ! the 1945 war fund drive. The established quota for | Yancey county jWas exceed ed. it was announced, and j Yancey county was one of the first counties in the southeastern arga to reach its quota. The certificate presented to Mr. Deyton was issued by national head quarters of the Red Cross. Mrs. Carroll P. Rogers, ] Jr., chairman of the Junior I Red Cross reported on the work of the members dur-j !ing the past year. The Junior Red Cross members made 190 Christ mas menu covers for the Navy; made 1000 pieces of candy and 3000 cookies and assisted with the 200 Christ j mas boxes that went from the Yancey county chapter ito Moore General Hospital W«t Chri st nrms»; made and sent to Moore General hos pital 300 valentines; collect ed 240 coat hangers for the Army, and assisted in the clothing drive and other things. The colored school made 50 St. Patrick uay cards to be sent to the hos pital. H. Grady Bailey repor ted on the Home Service work of the chapter, and following is a brief resume iof Home Service work of the Yanciey county chapter, Red C ross for the year 1944: 2,000 people have visited the chapter for assistance of all kinds. Broken down into differ-: cn. classifications, the more important work has been’ as follows l As nstance with family; ailowanc s, 624 claims exe cuted. This represents a monthly income to these! YANCEY BOY WINS REGISTERED JERSEY . The- annual Sears 4-H Club Pig Show was held in Asheville Thursday, May 17, 1945. There were entries from seven counties —Yan- cey, Buncombe, Haywood, I Henderson, Swain, Graham, land Rutherford i Ther: were three gilts j entered from Yancey and! these are owned hv Ouida! Hugh g of the Clearmont! Club; E. J. Roland of the 5 1 Burnsville Club and Frank', ! Gurley of the Micaville Club! j These pigs were judged and; ! Frank Gurley’s pig was I first, Ouida Hughes second iand E. J. Roland’s third. {The first from each county ; were judged for the pick of | the prize heifers and Flrank I Gurley’s was fifth, giving him fifth choice of the pure bred registered Jersey hei- The War is not Over Yet. Buy Bonds, Save Waste Fats. <- NUMBER FORTY-THREE i families of $38,440.00, or a | yearly income of $461,280.00 | Thirty five widows of World W’ar I have been as sisted with documentary evidence and preparation of applications to draw pen sions in the services of their husbands who served in World War I. Claims filled out and passed for pay ment amount to more than sl,7so.oojnonthly or an an nual income of $21,000.00. Twenty five claims in be half of casualties in World War II have been executed in Home service office. This amounts to an income of , $1500.00 monthly or an an nual income of $18,000.00. A large number of wid ows and dependent children of Spanish War veterans have been assisted with claims for benefits. ! Fifty Social Histories . have been prepared in con nection with Family wel : fare, or serviceman welfare. Hospitalization has been arranged for more than 200 dependent relatives of servicemen More than 700 people have been in the office seek ing information of all kinds Jin connection with men in .the service and their de pendents. 1 More than 300 letters to iFTeTd directors, and other '{branches of sendee to men jin the service have been written. I 20 Veterans of World | War I have been assisted I with Government claims. | More than 1000 Tele grams were received in the Red Cross office. These had to be checked on and veri fied. j More than 1000 Telegrams , went out from the office. Forty Six Casualty Mes sages were received and de livered. | A total of 6,346 miles , traveled in Home service. More than 200 were as sisted in getting Emergen cy Furloughs because of 'serious illness, death or other emergency, j The Red Cross is now re sponsible for notifying fam ilies of the liberation of prisoners of war. fers that Sears awarded to the county winners. Ouida Hughes, E. J. Rol and and Patrica Piercy will each receive 100 purebred baby chicks next spring as prizes for second, third and fourth places. All of the other six club members that own thie Sears’ pigs will re ceive 50 purebred baby chicks next spring. They jare: Annie Eusley of the Micaville Club, Ada Lee 'Bailey of Cleaa-mont, Ed ward Bailey of Clearmont, -Erma Letterman of Clear mont, Wayne Letterman of iClearmont, and Violet and Alphonus Young of the Starlight Club. Grady Edwards, S. lc is at home on 30 day leave visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Edwards of Bur nsville Rt. 1. 1 Wear a Poppy Saturday
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