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% m w VOLUME TEN |--Men In Service-- Burnsville Soldier With Engineer Combat Battalion With the 13th Corps irt Germany— Serving with the 279 Engineer Combat Battalion is Cpl. W. J. Ben nett. Overseas since Sep tember 1944, he 1 has served in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, and has earned two battle stars. Last winter while the 9th Army was holding their positions and preparing for the crossing of the Roer River, Cpl. Bennett did his part of the job by clearing mine fields and rebuilding roads in order to keep the supplies up to the front. During the Roer River cros sing Cpl. Bennett was with the first wave to ferry the infantry across in assault boats. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Bennett, Burns ville 1 , N. C., and is marriedi to the former Miss Adore Lucille Schenk, now living in Chattanooga, Tenn. T. 5 Roy Mclntosh return ed to camp after spending a 30 day leave with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mclntosh of Bald Creek. T. 5 Mclntosh was with the famous fighting 103rd In. fantry Division through France, Germany, Austria and 10 miles in Italy to meet the 349 Infantry Regiment of 80th Division, sth army. He wears the ETO ribbon 1 with 3 battle stars, good conduct m dal and an ex pert driver’s medal. He will he sent from Fort Bragg to Camp Campbell, Ky. to join the Infantry Division! Sgt. Maurice Styles of Texas has been spending a leave with home folks. He was accompanied by his wife. Pfc. Jack Tipton is si lend ing a leave with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Tipton He has just returned from Europe. J V Kenneth Hunter is at home on leave visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Page Hunter. Pfc. Howard W. Davis, 25 of Pensacola has returned to the states after 34 mon ths s rvice overseas in Italy with the 13th Armored Tank battalion. He wears the Good Conduct badge, the Invasion Arrowhead, the ETO ribbon and 6 bat tle stars. T. Sgt. Carroll Souther who returned recently from overseas has received a dis charge from the army. He has been in service for 6 years and was overseas since Nov. 1942 when he was with the troops that in vaded Africa. Pfc. Samuel Clyde Mc- Kinney is home on a 30 day leave after spending 7 mon ths in Germany, Belgium and France. He has been awarded the Good Conduct medal and: also wears the ETO ribbon with combat badge. He will report to Fort Bragg. 1 THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. Service-- Pvt. Ossie Edwards has i returned to camp after spending a 30 day furlough 1 at home. His brother, S. Sgt ‘ Warren Edwards came in from the European theatre while Sgt, Ossie Edwards | was home on furough. . With Armored Division ’ News has come from Cpl. ! Fred Tallent, somewhere in Germany, to his mother, ‘ Mrs. Emma Tallent of Ram * seytown, that he was a member of the Headquar ’ ters and Service Troop, ’ 92nd Calvary Reconnais > sance Squadron, Mechaniz ■ ed, and that this unit has ’ been awarded, under the ■ direction of the President, ' the Meritorious Service 1 Unit Plaque. This unit is 1 highly honored for its high 1 .standard of military cour-j Jtesy and execution of all f ! orders. Cpl. Tallent served ' with this unit through nor thern France and western ’■Germarty. He has been in > service for 3 years and has been overseas for a year. He took training at Camp Campbell, Ky. and Camp' Promoted _________ m Harrell Silver of Burns ville has been promoted from corporal to sergeant. Sgt. Silver is a member of , the 157th Regiment of the 45th division. Pfc. Earl Blankenship of iRt. 1 Burnsville and Pfc. Talmadge Mclntosh of Bur nsville who have been over-, seas- have arrived back in the states. I \t. Donald Honeycutt is now stationed with the 201st Infantry at Camp Rucker, Ala. John Elliott is taking hoot training at th * naval j training station, Bainbrid ge, Md. Pvt. David H. Silver is now assigned to Camp Wheeler, Ga. for basic training. Pvt. Jack E. Webb is with 10th training battalion at Camp Wheeler, Ga. C. V. Belgarde, S 2c who recently completed training at Bainbndge, Md. is now stationed at Algiers, La. Jack Anglin, S lc is now at the naval air station at Olathe, Kansas. Pvt. Jeter P. Allen who has been stationed at Craig Field, Fla. is now at the Lockheed school, Burbank Cal. Pfc. James PWfitt is home on leave after com pleting basic training at Camp Blanding, Fla. Mrs. Proffitt and their daugh ters who have been in St. Augustine are also at home. Ashton H. Ramsey, S lc,l is now attending mailmen’s school, in San Francisco. ■ —I i> Pfc. John G. Edge is now i with the AAF Bqse Unit at Mather Field, Sacramen to, Ca|. ' BUY WAR BONDS “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 23, 1945 OFFICIALS HERE Wilbur R. Dosher of Wil mington, president, and Miss Pearle' Linville of Oak Ridge, secretary and treasurer of the North Car olina chapter of the Nation al Association of Post Mas ters, were in Yancey coun ty in connection with the work of the association. G. L. Hensley, Burnsville post master states that that the county is 100 per cent in membership in the state organization. BAPTISTS WILL HOLD ASSOCIATIONAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Yancey Baptist associa tion will be held with the Mt. Mitchell Baptist church on Friday and Saturday, I August 31 and, Sept. 1. The | Rev. A. Z. Jamerson is 'moderator and Miss Laura Mae Hilliard is clerk. Speakers for the meeting will include a missionary returned from foreign fields, a representative of the orphanage, the pastor of the Indian church at ■ Cherokee, and a representa tive from the colored miss ion board. M. A. Huggins, executive secretary of the state board, will also be present. RECEIVES DIPLOM l Among those who a re re ceiving diplomas from Ap palachian State Teachers College upon completion of ■ the summer session is Dor is Hunter of Burnsville, lit. 1. Miss Hunter has been el ected as teacher in Bur nsville high school and will take up her duties there. FARM NOTES On Monday, August 13, the directors of the Demon stration Farmers’ associa- | tion met with the Exten-, sion Agents and«W. B. Col lins, farm management sup ervisor, in the County Ag ents’ office to discuss plans foi; operation of the test demonstration program in Yancey county for the com ing year. Progress which has been made was reviewed and plans for further develop-; ment made. The directors agreed that no farmer would be approved for T. V. A. phosphate without liming the land first accord ing to recommendation of. N. C. Experiment Station.! Special emphasis was plac-| ed on the keeping of accur-J ate farm records in order to reveal the value of lime, phosphate and better farm ing methods. It was voted that twenty new unit farms be estab lished to use fused rock phosphate. Also two new watersheds will be approv ed for fused rock phosphate. With the farmers direct ing the program, it is anti cipated that rapid progress on a sound basis will be made. Mr. and Mrs. Grady L. Hyatt of San Bernardino, Cal. are here for a visit with relatives and friends. CAMPS CLOSE FOR THE SEASON Camp Mount Mitchell for Boys closed' the two months summer season on Sunday following a very successful session. Campers and coun selors have left for their homes except Mr. and Mrs : E. L. Beeson who will re main in Burnsville through out the year. Camp Mount Mitchell for Girls closed its camping ses sion on Wednesday, and campers and counselors left for their homes. The camp had a capacity enroll ment throughout the season Mrs. Palmer, owner and director, will remain at the camp for seyeral weeks to enjoy the fall season in the mountains. TIME IS SHORT FOR SEEDING PASTURES - A permanent pasture on many farms in North Caro lina usually is a few acres of poor land surrounded by a wire fence, with about one-half of the area or more in woods and the re mainder in grass that has been overgrazed for a long number of years and not fertilized. John Ajrey, ! in charge of Extension dairying at State College, says that the aver age dairy cow expands ahQUfc. JIS., mqctu ttnergy in finding grass in such a pas ture as she obtains from it. It’s no wonder that average milk production per cow is exceptionally low on many farms when compared with the milk yields of herds on improved permanent pas tures, carefully seeded to both legumes and grasses, Well fertilized, and so man aged as to prevent over grazing in early spring, late fall, and during dry periods in summer. On the basis of Agricul tural Experiment Station records, the Extension Ser vice has outlined a forage crops program for North Carolina that may be ad apted to the needs on any' farm. Full information on the plan is in the hands of county agents. Time is now short for, developing the 1945-46 for age crops program. manent pastures, tempor-; ary grazing crops, and al falfa should be seeded by September 1. The plan ap plies not only to dairymen' and beef cattle producers but also to small farmers' for the production of the 1 cheapest possible feed. Har-' vesting of the crops by ani mals not only saves labor but also money. | Clarence Edward Pate, S 2c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shirden Pate of Pensacola has returned to camp after spending a 9 days leave at home. He tobk his basic training at Bainbridge, Md. Ensign Herrick Peterson is home on leave from the’ University of Oklahoma where he has been stationed for several months. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ram sey are' at home from Buck roe Beach, Va. for a visit. ( ATTEND MEETING Superintendent of educa tion Howell and principals and teachers of the five high schools of the county attended a district meeting held last Wednesday at Harris High school, Spruce Pine. Dr. J. Henry High smith and Miss Hattie Par rot were present. New i books and new programs of • study were discussed, with Mr. Howell leading the dis | cussion on school workshops s - ■■ ■ . REPORT MADE OF . SYMPHONY FUND L 1 [ Mrs. C. P. Rogers, Jr., ■ Yancey county chairman , for the North Carolina . Symphony orchestra fund drive, has announced com munity chairmen. They are Burnsville, C. P. Randolph; Pensacola, Mrs. Brook Wil son : Prices Creek, Mrs. i Noah Ledford; South Toe . David Hervey, Jr.; Mica t ville, Mrs. Carl Silver; Green Mtn., Mrs. Clarence Bailey; Brush Creek, Mrs. • Claude Hughes; Paint Gap, . Mrs. Rex Yelton; Bald j Creek, Mrs. Earl Wilson; r Ckarmont, Mrs. Madge B. Byrd; Bee Log, Mrs. D. M. Buck. f The first report of dona . tions includes the following . Feldspar Milling Company, ; $25; B. B. Penland and Son i Company, $25; Penland and . Avers Lumber Company, . $25; Dr. C. M. Whisnant, | $10; Mr. and Mrs. Carrolll i Rogers, $5; Welfare Office, $5; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hutchins, $5. LIBRARY NOTES The Yancey county pub lic Library reports that . boxes of books have recent ly been taken to three of th: outstations in the coun ty—Bald Creek, Bee Log and Micaville. Pensacola will receive one very soon. We have received about fifteen new books which will be on the shelves this week. 1 We are’ constantly re ceivingwjiew, interesting books of all kinds, Fiction land non-fiction, also child 'ren’s books. Come to see us; we will try to get what 'you want. Combat Badge Pvt. Herman H. Hall of Burnsville Rt. 2 has been 1 awarded the Combat In fantryman Badge. He is an 'automatic rifleman and has! 'participated in the Rhine-j land and central Europe 1 ' campaigns. I ____ Lansing Hatfield, concert singer, has been a guest at the Nu-Wray Hotel this week. Mr. Hatfield is a na tive of Hickory and is wide ly known on the concert and grand opera stage. Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Jester of North Wilkesboro have been visiting relatives here. Dorothy Whitehurst of Norfolk, Va. has been visit ing her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.‘H. Holleman. - Peace brings reconver sion problems in agricul ture as well as in industry. SILVER TEA A Silver Tea will be giv en in the Garrett De Weese room at the Nu-Wray Hot el on Tuesday afternoon from 4to 6 o’clock. The af fair is being sponsored by the Woman’s Club and do- j nations will go to the fund forthe 1 North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. NOTICE The Burnsville cemetery is being cleaned and im proved. Anyone wishing to 1 donate funds for this are asked to see J. M. Lyon or G. L, Hensley. Cullowhee—ln view of the growing demands with in the area served by Wes tern Carolina Teachers Col lege to provide . a special training school next sum mer for high school stud ents who will lack not more than two units to complete their requirements for gra duation from the twelve year high school course, the College is making defi-i nite plans to provide a pro gram t mebt such needs. This institute for high school students wishing to take one or two subjects to' complete their high school course will be given at the College during June and July at the time when the regular College summer school will be in session. Before a student may en roll in the institute, he must ! have secured the full ap-' proval of his principal or superintendent. A mini mum of six weeks wall be| required to complete one unit of work. If a student wishes to take two units, he will continue w r ith an ad ditional six week’s term, provided the demand is suf ficient to ’jyarrant the Col lege’s operating the second six week’s session. ] RAMSEYTOWN NEWS i M’s- Lena Phillips of Erwin, Tenn. was the week end guest of Mrs. Ross Miller. Mr. a nd Mrs. Hubert Ad-j kins of Envin, Tenn. w 7 ere visiting friends here Sun day. | igAMERICAN HE QOES ■5 DEATH came to Lt. Dale Christensen, Gray, lowa, 112th Cavalry. after heroic action at New Guinea, which earned him a medal of honor. Finding his platoon badly shot up from short range fire, Lt. i Christensen crawled close to the enemy, silenced one machine gun with hand grenades and later led an assault which resulted in tho destruction of four mortars and ten machine guns. Our investment in War Bonds encourages such men to offer the supreme sacrifice for freedom for all humanity. l/. s. utparimtni & m ph NUMBER FOUR MAJOR BULWINKLE HERE THIS WEEK Congressman A, L. Bul winkle, accompanied by his secretary, Charles F. Gold visited Yancey county this j week on a visit through his district, before leaving for Washington early in Sep tember for the session of Congress. Mr. Bulwinkle expressed his great satis faction with the contribu tions this section has made to the war effort which re i suited in victory, and spoke of problems now facing Congress and the Ameri can people. MT. MITCHELL PARK TO BE IMPROVED Raleigh.—An attempt to complete the water work system a t Mt. Mitchell State Park before heavy frosts come was announced here by Acting Supt. of State Parks R. J. Pearce. Work which the CCC had been doing on the project was in terrupted by the war, but new contracts hav been ■ let to construct a dam and two reservoirs to impound waters of a stream. ! A large concrete reser voir already has been built above the old CCC camp, Pearce said, and it is plan ned to pump directly to this reservoir and then to force , the supply 800 feet to the top of the mountain. J3uch i a system w r ill insure a pure , water supply for the top of the mountain and for fu ture cabins, lodges or other developments nearby. Pearse said the park ser vice hoped to utilize the CCC buildings for over night visitors next summer, with meals and sleeping fa cilities available. There is also the possibility that power lines may be laid to the top of the mountain, with underground cables being used. In spite of the lack of accomodations on the stat e’s highest peaks, numerous autoists continue to visit it. Richard H. Byrd is tak ing boot training at the naval training station, Great Lakes, 111.
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