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GFDGFH VOLUME TEN --Men In Service-- S. Sgt. William T. Jobe, veteran of 9 months service as a Line Sergeant in the Europe a nTheatre of Oper ations, arrived at the Pres que, Maine Isle Army Air Field today aboard an Air Transport Command plane of the North Atlantic Div ision’s Snowball fleet. He has been awarded the fol lowing medals or decora tions: Pre-Pearl Harbor Ribbon, Good Conduct Med al, ETO Ribbon. He is the son of Mrs. Alice Evans Jobe of Burnsville,- N. C. Pfc. Thomas Renfro, Jr., is home on a 30 day fur lough with bis wife and children after serving 6 months overseas. He has served in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He now wears the ETO Ribbon with 3 battle stars, the corn-] bat Infantryman and good conduct medals. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Renfro of Jacks Creek. He will return to Fort Bragg. Pvt. Johnny Peterson is now home on leave after returning from overseas service. Pfc. Paul L. McCourry was home on week end leave from Camp Butner, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mai McCourry. Seaman Bill Mclntosh was home on week end leave from Suffolk, Va. Pvt. Herman H. Hall has been awarded the Combat Infantryman’s badge for participation in the Rhine-, land and central Europe campaigns. He is the son of Mrs. Ada G. Hall of Bums-' ville Rt. 2. Returns from Overseas . The following men have 1 returned to the states from overseas service, according to a news release: Pfc. Paul Wilson of Bee Log, Pvt. Grady Fender of Bald Creek, Pfc. Jesse D. Rath bum of Burnsville, S. Sgt. Ivewis Webb of Higgins, Pvt. Tarter C. King of Swiss, Pfc. Woodrow Edge of Micaville, Pfc. Ward Woody- of Green Mtn., Sgt. Samuel G. McKinney of Burnsville, Sgt. Arthur L. Jarrett of Burnsville. On Big Battleship Aboard the USS Wiscon sin—Joseph Peterson, 27, signalman third class, U S N R, is now serving on the signal bridge of this 52,000 ton battleship of the IOWA class. His mother, Mrs. Ida Peterson, lives at Green Mtn. He attended Clearmont high school and has a brother, Arthur in the Navy. Peterson entered service in Nov. 1942 and received boot training at Great Lake s He then served aboard a coastal transport before joining the Wisconson for the ship’s commissioning in April, 1944. His battle sta tion is on the signal bridge where he assists in the trans mission and receiving of the 2,000 monthly visual messages that the ship handles by blinker, sema phore and flag hoists. service. THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. Returns to States Pvt. Lester W. Edwards of Swiss has returned to the states after 27 months ser vice overseas with the First Armored division in Italy. He wears 5 battle stars. Pfc. Roger A. Banks is home on leave after spend ing 6 months in the Euro pean theatre. Pvt. George R. Banks is home on fur lough * from ; Camp Gordon, Ga. Pfc. Paul S. Banks has landed in Calif, after spend ing 36 months in the Paci fic theatre. They are all the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Banks of Banks Creek. Cpl. Virle Briggs has re turned fro ml 9 months ser vi<fb in the European Thea tre and is now at home on 'convalescent leave. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Briggs of Swiss. Commended Pfc. Dewey Davis o f Pensacola has received the following letter of com mendation from the com manding officer of the 28th General Hospital to which Pfc. Davis has been at tached: “As the day is ra pidly approaching when the 28th General' Hospital will sever its connections with the 818th Hospital Center, I wish to express to you and each member my sincere appreciation for the splendid work that you have done and for the fine support you have given, i “The 28th General Hos pital is one of a group of , United States army hospi tals which has functioned probably, never faced before by army j general hospitals. You have ! been called on to move well j towards the fighting front J to establish yourselves un der difficult conditions, to receive and handle large number of patients soon after your establishment and, in addition, to face the hazards of enemy action as represented by bombing. You have met every chall enge, and accomplished your primary mission of caring for our casualties in a superior manher. You have done your full share towards the development of the superior medical ser vice in this Theatre of which we are justly proud. Your record is one which each of you may remember with pride.” Pfc. Davis is now in France. His wife, the for mer, Miss Gladys Parker, resides at Pensacola. NOTICE TO AAA FARMERS . The Austrian Winter Peas are now available at the AAA Office, and may be received anytime except Thursday afternoons as the Ray’s Grocery Store is clos ed on Thursday. C. M. Bailey has relum ed to his home from an Asheville hospital Where the has been undergoing I treatment. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OP YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1945 MDEMOCRACY¥[| In this hour of Victory, we gratefully and humbly acknowledge the debt of gratitude we owe the following men from the County who gave their lives in the fight for Liberty and Justice: GFHFGH “Among all the people of the earth the cruelties and oppres sions of its would-be mastersjiave taught this generation what its liberties can mean Jefferson believed, as we believe, in man. He believed, as we believe, that men are capable of their own government and that no king, no tyrant,** no dictator can % ft s*. .. « &■'+■» << govern for them as, wisely as they can govern for themselves.” v Franklin Delano Roosevelt Killed In Action S. Sgt. Weldon Burleson Pfc. Warren Hensley S. Sgt. Smith J. Young Cpl. Joseph C. Beaver Pfc. Arthur Taylor T. 5 Guy T. Thomas T. Sgt. Olin Chrisawn Lt. Sam Byrd Bennett Pvt. Arnold Effler S. Sgt. Seth McCurry S. Sgt. Ralph Wilson Pvt. Homer Peterson Sgt. Edward E. Ballew Pvt. Fred Robinson Pvt. Alvin C. Rathbone Pfc. Plem Edwards Pfc. Warren C. Fox . Sgt. Walter H. Gibbs Sgt. Howard I). Loftis Pvt. Paul Deyton Pfc. John W. Blankenship Sgt. Willis Fields, Jr. Pfc. Joe Holloway ~ ( Seaman George Hall Pfc. Bill Marsh Sgt. Edison Buchanan S. Sgt. Ned W. Higgins T. 5 Linzie J. Buchanan Pfc. Zack R. Wilson Pfc. Guy Robinson Pfc. Hubert Johnson Pfc. Theron E. McDaniels Pfc. Edward Saylor S. Sgt. James Honeycutt Pfc. Isaac Tipton Opt. Leftridge Honeycutt Seaman Keith Adkins Seaman Bennie Whitson Died In Service Pvt. Luther A. Riddle Pvt. Jack Robinson J* ft ft NUMBER THREE BILL TAYLOR DROWN ED NEAR CELO Andy C. “Bill” Taylor was drowned about 3:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon while swimming in the South Toe River near jCelo. He had been swimming for some 1 time when he suffer ed either cramps or a heart attack and went under af ter calling for help. His body was recovered within an hour but attempts to revive him were unsuccess ful. Mr. Taylor received a dis charge on Saturday, Aug ust 4 after 13 months jn sendee. He was overseas for 8 months, and had seen ser vice in France, Belgium and Germany. He was wounded in Belgium in January anti spent some time in a hospital in Paris, and was sent back to the states about two months ago. Funeral services were held at the Windom Free Will Baptist church o n Saturday morning at 10 o’clock with the Rev. Cedi Higgins and the Rev. H. M. Alley officiating. Holcombe and Edwards wtre in char ge of arrangements and burial was in the Honeycutt family cemetery. Surviving are the widow, the former Miss Nell Brin kley of Windom; a three month old daughter; the father, Richard E. Taylor of Burnsville; the step "mo ther; two sisters, Mrs. Jam es Brinkley of Windom and Mrs. Wilburn Honeycutt of Burnsville; five half broth ers and one half sister; two grand fathers, J. C. Taylor of Swiss and Andrew John son of Swiss. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR G. A. HUGHES • G. A. Hughes, 77, promi nent citizen of the Brush Creek section of the county, died at his home Friday following a long illness. Funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with the Rev. J. H. Black officiating. Burial was in the family cemetery. Surviving are the widow eight sons, three daughters; 35 grandchildren; 29 great grand children; five sisters; two brothers and one half brother. COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN - * A Schools of the county system opened Monday with a record enrollment rported for many of the schools. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Beeson have accepted posi tions on the faculty of Bee Log high school snd will take up their duties there as soon as the sum. er camp season closes. Mr. Beeson is owner and direc; tor of Camp Mt. Mitchell for Boys. Pvt. Harold L. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams of Asheville, for merly of BUmsville, is now taking basic training at Camp Blanding, Fla.
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