Newspapers / The Yancey Journal (Burnsville, … / June 7, 1945, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Yancey Journal (Burnsville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
The County Quota in the 7th War Loan Drive is $95,000. Set your own quota and buy as many as you can- VOLUME NINE —Men In Service-- Wounded In Action Pfc. Leslie Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bis Peter son of Burnsville, was wounded in the back on May 4th on Okinawa Is land, and is now in the General hospital on Mari anas Islands, he has writ ten his parents. Royce Silvers, S. 2c, is home on leave after 22 months on duty with the Pacific fleet. He is the son of Mrs. Vonnie Silvers and entered service on May 28, 1943 A brother, Harrell, has been with the U. S. army in Germany. Returns from Prisoner of War Camp Andrew Hensley, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hensley of Pensacola, is at home on leave after returning from overseas. He was recently liberated after spending 17 months in a prisoner of war camp in Germany Pfc. Paul Hughes is backj in the states and on his way home after returning from Europe. He was liberated after 6 months in a prisoner of war camp in Germany. He was wounded at the time of hi s capture and has spent most of the time since then in the hospital. Home From Overseas Ransie L. Hall h:i' returned home from 14 months service in France, Belgium, Holland and Ger many and is how assigned to the Lawson General hos pital for treatment o f wounds received in action, lie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hall of Green Mtn. Sgt. Hall entered service on Jan. 18, 1911 He now wear s the ETO ribbon with 3 battle stars, the Ameri can defense ribbon, the com bat infantry and good con duct medals, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star, awarded when he knocked out two enemy- machine guns. i Cread S. Hylemon, Q. M. 3c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bry an Hylemon, Jay King, S. 2c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ilichard King, met in the Pacific area Hylemon writ es, “it is sure good, after 9 months over here, to meet some one from back home.” Pfc. Jack L Laughrun has returned to the Finney General hospital, Thomas ville, Ga., for further treat ment after a 30 day leave at home. Pfc. Paul L. McCourry is at home on a 15 day fur lough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mai McCourry Rt. 1, Burnsville. Pvt. Frank B. Briggs from Fort Riley, Kansas, ha 8 been spending a 15 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs J. G. Briggs. Pvt. L. Ray Hylemon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hylemon, is now taking training at Camp Blanding, Fla. THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. Seriously Injured Pvt. Jack B. Hensley, while in line of duty at Fort Knox, Ky. suffered injuries to his right foot and leg which necessitated amputation of the leg above the knee His condition now is reported to be improving. Pvt. Hensley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N A. Hensley of Bee Log, and husband of the former Miss Hazel Adkins of Ramseytown. He entered sendee on Oct. 13, 1944. Mrs. N. A. Hensley, Mrs. W D. Adkins and Miss Edna Wheeler went to Fort Knox when they lear ned of their accident. Mrs. Jack Hensley has been in Kentucky with Pvt. Hens ley for several months. Liberated Pvt. Oscar K. Sparks, son of Mr and Mrs. W. A. Sparks of Green Mtn., has been liberated from a pris oner of war camp in Ger many and is now awaiting passage home. His parents received a telegram from the war department last week stating that their son had been liberated by the Russian army and that Pvt. Sparks had been returned to the American army for ces. On Monday Mr. and Mrs Sparks received a let ter from their son stating that he was in France wait ing to return to the states. Pvi. Sparks was taken prisoner during the invas ion of North Africa in 1942. He has written a number of letters from prisoner of war camp since that time. Ralph W Ayers, G M 3c, | 'has returned to the St. Al bans hospital in New York after spending a 30 day leave with his wife and baby. He has been in ser vice 27 months and spent 17 months i n England and France. He returned to the states April 11, after being in the hospital in England for 6 months. Sgt. Jack Bailey who ser ved for approximately 28 months in the south Pacific area has received his dis charge from service. He is the son v of Mrs. Myrtle Bailey and served as gun ner on an army bomber. He has been home on leave. Pfc. Earl McPeters who was ill of Typhus fever for several months is out of the hospital and has rejoin ed his company in the In dia-Burma theatre. Register Here The following boys be came 18 during May and are registered with the lo cal board: Joe Webb, Claude Mitch ell, Bulo Riddle, Claude Hughes, Edgle Presnell, Ottis Woody, Lee Garland, Woodrow Kincheloe, Don Fender, James Vernon Till ey, Charlie Wheeler, Cleo phas Johnson. A countrywide shortage of food containers of all kinds is reported by the War Food Administration. “DEDICATED TO THE PR MEMORLVL SERVICES Memorial services for Capt. Leftridge W. Honey cutt and Pfc. Bill Marsh will be held at the Presbyterian church, Micaville at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, June 10. Pfc. Marsh who was kill ed in action in Manila on Feb. 23, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Marsh of Micaville. Capt. Honeycutt, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Octavus Honeycutt of Mic aville, was killed in action in Italy on April 19. Awarded Bronze Star The Bronze Star has been awarded to Pfc. Stanley C. Bailey, son of C. M: Bailey of Burnsville. The citation read: to “Stanley C. Bailey, pfc. of an Anti-aircraft ar tillery AW battalion who distinguished himself by heroic achievement in act ion against the enemy on March 13, 1945 at Remagen, Germany. While Pfc. Bailey was manning his guns on a halftrack vehicle, a disabled plane crashed in the immed iate vicinity and sprayed the vehicle with flaming gasoline He remained at his guns until the intense heat drove him out of the vehicle. As he was leaving, an enemy plane strafed his vehicle. Despite sev ere burns and ti'e iminent dan ger of an explosion from the burning gasoline, Ire immediately remanned his weapon and routed the en emy phmtrwith hi< volume of effective and accurate fire. Pfc. Bailey’s devotion to duty, complete disregard for personal safety, and courageous actions were a credit to himself and to the Armed Forces 28th Division Men Win Combat Awards With the 28th Infantry Division in Germany—Six ty-seven soldiers of the 110th Infantry Regiment of this division w r ere recently awarded the Combat In fantryman’s Badge at a re gimental review by Colonel Daniel B. Strickler of Lan caster, Pennsylvania, regi mental commander. These men, receiving this coveted award, had shown exceptional courage and de monstrated out s t anding leadership and ability in re cent fighting in the drive for Colmar Among those listed for this award is Pfc. William E. Peterson of Burnsville. Passed Examination The following men have passed pre induction exam inations: Charlie Miller, Ernest Gardner, Boyd M Robin son, Royce Lee Hall, Carl Silver, J.r, David H. Silver, James E. Branche, Charles Smith, Claude Robinson, Glenn Fox, James D. Har ris, Luther Higgins, Bruce Taylor, Nealy Mclntosh, Rome Bailey, E. Y. Allen, Bob Williams. The following have al ready been inducted: Jesse Phillips, Raymond Mcln tyre, ' Willie McCracken, Bulo Riddle. BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1945 The Annual Yancey Bap tist Missionary Union Con vention will meet with the Byrd’s Chap# Church on Friday, June 15th. at 10:30 a m. A State Worker and a Missionary y will be the guest speakers. A delega tion from ea#i church, and all Pastors arc urged to at tend. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR J. SJMOODY Joseph S. Moody, 77, of Green Mountain, died in an Erwin, Tenn ,-hospital Sun day mominglfollowing an extended illn&ss. A former masonry fore man with tile Clinchfield Railroad company, Mr. Moody is survived by the widow, Mrs. Ravinah Moody three daughters, Mrs. Gus Bailey and Miss Lois Moody of Green Mountain, and Mrs. Royce Masters of Bur nsville; threes sons, George ; C., of Chicago, Dr. J. R., of! Erwin, and Ellis T. Moody ; of Burnsville; a sister, Mrs.; V. E. Wolfe of Marion, VaJ one step-son, the Rev. Fred E. Harrell oflGreen Mtn.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Nat! Howell of Memphis, Tenn.,: and seven grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Funeral services were held at the Boyd-DeArmond 1 fuirei en-'Rj w in-at 3p. m Monday., The RevJ Carl S. Miller and the Rev.) Gus Laughrun officiated, and burial was in Oak Hill; cemetery, Johnson City Tenn. Pvt. John P. Wheeler has received the following let ter of commendation from the commanding officers of| his Auto. Weapons battal-j ion: “It ia my desire to; commend the personnel of A and D Batteries on their highly efficient conduct against the enemy during recent operations on the Waal River from March 5 to March 14, 1945. Their efficiency and eonduet un der enemy fire during most 1 difficult circumstances was most admirable. I person ally extend my thanks to these men for their splend id cooperation accorded me during the operation.” PVt. Wheeler is the son of Floyd Wheeler of Win dom. He entered service in May, 1943 and went over seas in Sept. 1944. Beecher Lee Allen, 23, machinist’s mate, third class, USNR, of Barnards ville, N. C., arrived at the Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va., May 12, to train for duties aboard a new destroyer of the At lantic Fleet He is a veteran of 27 months aboard a bat tleship in the Pacific. Allen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hascue Allen for merly of Pensacola. Before enlisting, he wds employed by the Beacon Mfg. Co. He was graduated from Burns ville high school. ANNOUNCEMENT Commended BONDS FOR VICTORY OF YANCEY COUNTY” The Day for Examina tion for Driver? Liense has been changed from Tuesday to Thursday of each week. Graduating Exercises Graduating exercises will be held tonight at Bald Creek, Bee Log, Micaville and Burnsville high schools. Exercises will be held at Clearmont high school Fri day night. At Bald Creek. 34 mem bers of the graduating class will receive diplomas. Mica ville high school will grad uate 35; Bee Log, 13; Clearmont, 16; and Burns ville, 24. 436th Tro op Carrier Group, France—Four times previously awarded battle participation credit for Troop Carrier sorties on the Western Front, Pfc. Homer Biggs, assigned to the mess, section of a Troop Carrier squadron, has been presented with his fifth bronze battle star, signifi cant of service in five maj or campaigns in the Euro pean Theater of Operations Pfc. Biggs’ unit, the 436th Troop Carrier Group, per formed Troop Carrier op erations in the areas of Northern France, Southern France, Normandy, Rome- Amo and Germany. The Group was cited for its successful fulfillment of airborne drop operations on D-Day in Normandy, and has-since carried out thous ands of resupply and air evacuation missions be tween combat sorties. With 15th Army j With the Fifteenth Unit led States Army in Ger many— Pfc. Roy Silver of Mieaville is a member of the infantry regiment about which the following release has been received : Typical of the manner in which the American troops who chased Hitler’s Wehr mach’s across Europe and into oblivion are now sot-, tling down to administer j the problems of a defeated Germany ig the case of men of the Cannon Company of the 302 d Infantry Regiment; The company is now as-, signed to Lieutenant eral Leonard T. Gerow's Fifteenth Army. The gunners of the 302 d arrived in France about three months after “D-Day” with the 94th Infantry Division. Their first assign ment was to wheel their pieces onto line and help pin down the 00,000 Ger mans who had taken up siege positions in the ports offSt,'Nazaire and Lorient From there they moved ■ Eastward towards Ger-| many and the cracking of the ' Siegfried Switchline the cleaning out of the Saar-Moselle Triangle and the crossing and bridging of the Saar river. In their Division’s sensa tional drive the Cannon Company set up what they claim as something of a re (Continued on 4) NOTICE Commended Pulpwood Production Must Be Increased, Say Officials s Greater production o f pulpwood for V-boxes, shell containers, bomb bands and fiber drums, and of lumber for wooden containers, is urgently needed for prose cution of the war against' Japan, the Forest Products Bureau of the War produc tion Board said today. Pointing out that fibre container re q u irements have been increased for the third quarter over the sec ond quarter of 1945 by 159,-' 287 tons, and that with re conversion on the way, fur ther increases in the third quarter are indicated, Ben-' ton lb •Cancel], director of the Forest Products Bureau said: “Victory in Europe has actually stepped up forest requirements for military use in the Pacific.” As direct evidence of the volume of this material now needed, Mr. Cancell said that over 72,000,000 corrugated and solid fibre boxes and interior contain-j ers were manufactured in March, out of which 54,-! Qoo,’ooo V-boxes were re-, quired for overseas ship ments. I “Our supply routes have! been lengthened to as much as 15,000 miles in instances where supplies will be re : packaged in Europe and shipped to our bases in the Pacific, w 7 hile supplies ship ped directly from the Unit ed States must traverse a distance of more than 6,000 j miles to Manila, w r hich is FSA NEWS FSA NEWS Advisability o f laying their farm plans for a con tinued long war was urged today upon small farmers who are Farm Security Ad-; ministration borrowers by Erskine B. Bailey, FSA County Supervisor in Yan cey county. “Home gardens”, Mr. Bailey said, “will achieve their purpose b.tter if they are laid out with, the war, in mind. We still have a long row to hoe, and com placency is out for the dura tion.” ' ' | He cautioned against a I tendency to plant in homel gardens only vegetables which can be harvested this year. Perennial crops, like asparagus and rhubarb and small fruits such as straw berries, raspberries,- black berries, quince, grapes and cherries, should be included wherever possible, he added, even though they will not yield a crop for two years or more “Even if this war should i be won this year or next,', Mr. Bailey cohimented, “the, whole hungry world will, turn to the American far mer as the only bulwark be tween it and mass-famine. Then as now, the welfare of the world and the health and strength of future gen erations will depend on the American farmers ability to produce as never before. “Many small farmers have overlooked excellent The War is not Over Yet. Buv Bonds. Save Wast# Fats. NUMBER FORTY-FIVE still almost 2,000 miles short . of ihe Japanese homeland,” Mr. Cancell said. The long supply routes are going to require more care in packing, according :to the Forest Products Bureau. “Additional care,” Mr. T’ancell pointed out, “must be taken to protect supplies from tropical rot develop ing in the humid conditions in the Pacific ” , He said that where no large ports and docks are l available to handle supplies, , in many instances they have .to be floated ashore and i stored in the open, subject Ito tropical storms. All this requires waterproof pack aging of the highest type, he added. Mr. Cancell expressed the opinion that the original goal of 16,000,000 cords of pulpwood, set by WPB as the 1945 quota, may well have to be increased before the year is out. “Pulpw'ood inventories at I mills have seriously dee-lin ed and first-quarter pulp wood receipts showed a i downward trend, which is continuing into the second i quarter,” he said. The situation w r as report ed as already acute, and likely to become more ser ious a s time passes and in creased demands— far the Japanese w’ar continue. In view of this, the combined efforts of all pulpwood pro ducers throughout the year are called for, Mr. Cancell concluded. /. opportunities for profit in the production of small fruits,” Mr. Bailey continu ed. “They make good out lets for family and off-sea son labor, and because of high vitamin content are a very valuable addition to the family diet.” Mr. Bailey pointed out that the government is ask ing every farm family to grow as much as possible of the food needed for home use. He said that fruits ami berries are especially adap table for canning in these days of sugar shortage. An important feature of (Continued on paste four) To the People of this Community The 7th War Loan objective is four billion dollars in Series E Bonds. At this time last year Americans had oversubscribed two war loan yet it may be no higher than or even leas than the combined amount you Invested In bonds in the 4th and sth War Loans. Why should you continue to put every dollar above the cost of the necessities of living into extra bonds? 1. Uppermost you owe an obligation to your fight ing men and women to back them to the limit as long as any enemy military atrength re mains. 2. Think about Iwo Jima for a moment—sacrifice on the battlefields Is still away of life lor your relatives and friends in uniform. 3. The self-interest mo tive is at a new high. Civilian goods are now scarcer than ever before. Every dollar you spend for non-eseentiale works for high er prices. THE EDITOR
The Yancey Journal (Burnsville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 7, 1945, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75