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VOLUME TEN
-•Men In Service--
With the 101st Airborne
Division in France is Sgt.
Robert B. Hilliard, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Hilliard
of Micaville, N. C. Overseas
since 1944 he has served in
Germany, Belgium, Scot
land, Luxemburg, Austria
and France. Sgt. Hilliard!
has been awarded the Guar-]
re de Guarre, the highest
award given a unit by the
Belgium government, the
Presidential citation with
Oak Leaf cluster, th: Com
bat Infantryman’s badge,
the ETO ribbon with four
battle stars, the good con
duct ribbon, also the Purple
Heart for wounds received
in action in Belgium in
Jan. 1945.
Sgt. Fox is with Famed Unit
Manila—Famed through
out the entire South Paci
fic Area for having served
as guard of honor for Gen
eral MacArthur at most
state occasions from Aus
tralia through Luzon, the
Honor Guard of the 738th
Military Police Battalion,
was at it again as the world
prepared for Peace.
r J lie group served as a
protective guard for the ar-j
rival and departure of the!
Japanese envoys at Manila'
in preparation for the sign-)
ing of the Peace, and also
joined their Battalion in
the protection of all digni-j
taries throughout the Ma
nila meeting.
All men in the Guard of
Honor arc over six feet
tall. Dressed in special uni
forms consisting of white
belts, white leggings, white
gloves and white pith hel
mets, the group makes an
imposing appearance. They
have been specially trained
for the work. Their parent
organization, the 738th
Military Police Battalion
has been overseas for 37
months and recently was
awarded a Meritorious Ser
vice Plaque for combat mil
itary police work.
A member of the honor
guard is Sgt. Farris Fox
son of Mrs. Ziller Fox of
Cane River, N. C.
Cpl. Ray. C. Fender has
been visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Fender
of Cane River. He was ac
companied from Marion by
his wife. They also visited
relatives in Marion. Cpl.
Fender is stationed at Fort
Ord, Calif.
Pfc. Howard Garland of
Green Mtn.; Ist Lt. Ivanell
Doan, Burnsville; Pvt. Lew
is Butner, Burnsville; Pfc.
Hubert Wilson, Bald Creek;
Pfc. Perry Robinson, Cane
River; Pfc. John B. Saylor,
Micaville.
Now Overseas
A recent arrival overseas
is Pvt. Everett L. Bailey, 19,
whose parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Bailey live in
Higgins, North Carolina.
Prior to entering the army,
Private Bailey attended the
Bee Log high school. A bro
ther, Pfc. Paul Bailey, is in
the Infantry, Pvt. Bailey is
now stationed at a Base in
the Central Pacific.
THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: $1.60 YEAR,
Sgt. Brown Tells of Rescue
After “Hump” Airplane
Crash
Celebration of the Japa
nese surrender took on ad
ded meaning to Mrs. Rich
ard A. Brown of Asheville
the former Miss Marie El
liott of Burnsville, when she
received a telegram that
day stating that her hus
band, Sgt. Rich ard A.
Brown, who was reported
missing in action July 30,
1945, is safe. ;
The Sergeant’s seven-day
odyssey- from the time his
C-4H transport plane crash
ed into the side of a moun
tain on a combat flight ov-]
er the “Hump” until he!
wended his way back to his
base in North Burma was
carefully recorded in a let- 1
ter he wrote i
“We were returning from
a mission and preparing to
land.” he wrote. “Visibility:
was zero and we were al
most out of gas. We felt the s
plane hit a tree. The pilot
pulled up to gain altitude.;
A second later we washed
plowing" us into the side of
a mountain about 4,000 feet
At the time, all four of us*
were in the flight deck. We 1
climbed out quickly because
we thought the plane might
get on fire. The wings and
the tail had been torn off.
After we treated our wou
nds we restedjn the cabin.
The who
were /ess hurt made up
four bunks and we stayed
there two and a half days
not knowing our location.
“On the noon of the 3rd |
day, the pilot and radio op-‘
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Capt. Isaac R. Lewis has,
returned from overseas af
ter 7 months service with
the 294th FA Obsn. Bn. in
France and Germany. He
arrived in Asheville Aug-'
ust 22nd to spepd ,30 days
Lelave with his wife, who
lives in Asheville. Capt.
and Mrs. Lewis are at
Gatlinburg, Tenn. for a fewi
days before visiting rela-j
tives on Jacks Creek and
Huntdale.
Final Rites for Carrie L. Tipton
Funeral services for Mi?-»
Carrie Lee Tipton, 37, who
died in an Asheville hospi
tal Saturday after a short
illness, were held Monday
afternoon at 4 o’clock in the
Dellinger Memorial church
at Day Book. The Rev. A.
H. Mutschler officiated, and
burial was iin the Horton
Hill cemetery.
Surviving are the parents i
Mr. and Mrs.. John C. Tip-1
ton of Day Book; four si;- 1
ters, Ella J. and Margie j
Tipton and Mrs. Friel
Young, ail of Day Book, and
Ens. Sadie Marie Tipton of
Portsmouth, Va., and four
brothers, Jake, of Day
Book, Jule, serving in the
army is California, Arthur, |
serving in the army in
France, and Jack Tipton,
serving in the army at
Camp Buti\er, and a grand
father, Jule Whitson.
Miss Tipton had been a
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
STORE IS SOU)
C. M. Bailey has sold his
store building, equipment
and stock of goods to Roy
Randolph of Riverside. Mr.
Randolph who has been em
ployed in Detroit recently
has already taken over tho
store and is operating it.
J. P. LYON BUYS BUSI
NESS IN BLOWING
ROCK
J. P. Lyon of Burnsville
and C. H. Berryman of
Blowing Rock have bought 1
a grocery, hardware and
furniture store in Blowing
Rock, and Mr. and Mrs.
Lyon plan to move there
by Sept. 15th.
Mr. Berryman has ow'ned
a drug store in Blowing
Rock for several years and
will continue to operate!
this. However, the drug
store will be moved to the]
recently purchased building
which is large enough to
accomodate it and the oth
er business sections also.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyon have
long been identified with
all activities of the com
munity and it is with genu
ine regret that residents of
the county have learned of
their leaving. For several
years Mrs. Lyon has taught
in the school system and
Mr. Lyon has been with the
ration board office here
since it was opened. He had
previously held business po
sitions in the county.
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“FIGHTING LADY” WILL
BE SHOWN HERE
“Fighting Lady”, the
gallant story of a gallant 1
ship and the men who sail
her and fly her planes, will
be shown at the Yancey
Theatre next Sunday and
Monday. The picture is fil-j
med in technicolor by army|
and navy photographers
and is one of the most
thrilling presentations of
recent years. Every Ameri
can with pride in the U. S.
Navy will wish to see thit
great Sea and Air story.
J. A. Goodin is now in the
Mission hospital, Asheville
for an operation.
| member of the Dellinger
! M:moria! Presbyterian chu
-1 rch sjnce 1930, and for sev
eral years was assistant to
Miss Mary Dellinger, Miss
ionary worker in Yancey
county. She was one of the
most active workers in the
Sunday School and church.
Miss Tipton was a grad-
I uate of Clearmont high
I school, and was widely
i known throughout the cou-
Inty, where she numbered
■ her friends by the hundreds
' j HolcQmbe-Ed wards fun
! eral home was in charge of
arrangements.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR ROBERT LEE
McMAHAN
pj Funeral services were
i held last Friday at the Pen
- sacola Baptist church for
; Robert Lee McMahan, 66.
Rev. R. C. Arrowood offi
ciated and burial was in the
i Laurel Branch cemetery.
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1945
Bald Creek high school
was alloted another teacher
and Chester Buchanan has
been elected f<lr this posi
tion. Jj V '
Funeral services for Dr.j
C. M. Cheadle, 76, who pass-,
ed away at his home here!
!on Monday morning, will
be held this afternoon. Pri-.
|vate services will be held at
the home at 1 o’clock, then!
'the body will be taken to !
• the Higgins Memorial Met-'
' hodist church here where it
will lie in state from 2 to
! 3 o’clock.
?■ ' Services will be conducted*
jat the church at 3 o’clock,
with the pastor, the Rev. F.
’l R. Barber in charge, assist
;i ed by the Rev. A. H. Mut
■ schler, the Rev. W. E. Ruf
-Ity and the Rev. H. M.
' Alley. Burial will be in the
Burnsville cemetery.
Active pall bearers will
| be H. G. Bailey, D. R. Pouts, 1
B. R. Penland, Bill Atkins,'
. Fred Proffitt and I. F. Mc-
Courry. Honorary pall bea- !
rers will be members of the!
Yancey county Medical So-j
ciety, and th* Men’s Bible
Classes of the Methodist,'
Presbyterian and Baptist
Mail Oiriatmas Packages Now
Atlanta.—lt's time to be;
thinking of mailin'g Christ-!
mas packages overseas.
Army postal officers at
Headquarters Fourth Ser-i
vice Command reminded
the public that even though 1
hostilities have ceased on'
till fronts, there are still
many thousands of Amen-;
can troops who will spend;
their Christmas in foreign
lands and these troops will
be lookiing forward to
packages from home.
The regulations govern-'
ing the mailing of overseas 1
Christmas gifts to Army
personnel remain the samel
as last year—they must be!
posted between September
15 and October 15—one
package a week may be
sent (without a request) by
any one person to the same*
serviceman—the usual re-|
strictions as to size and (
weight of Christmas par- j
cels applies.
Families and friends of
men stationed in the China-
Burma Theater, India The
ater, the Middle East, or onl<
the Pacific Islands, are ur- ,
ged to avail themselves of I
the early mailing date to
insure receipt of Christmas 1
presents by Christmas Day.j
It is suggested that parcels)
routed to these distant bas-'
es be mailed as nearly as
possible to September 15
and no later than Oct. 1.
Mr. and Mm. Lester
Banks and small son and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Allman
oi Canada have been visit
ing Mr. Bank’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Banks of
Banks Creek. Their son,
Pfc. Paul Banks is home on
leave after 30 months ser
vice in the Marine Corps
in the Pacific. u
NEW TEACHER
Last Rites Will Be Held Today
For Dr: Clarence M. Cheadle
NOTICE
The Yancey county sing
ing convention will be held
Sunday, Sept. 9, at River
side church. Everyone is
invited to come
| churches.
Dr. Cheadle was born at
i Dallas City, 111. on Aug. 27,
1869.! He was married to
, Miss Maggie McCormick of
[Carthage, 111. on March
5, 1891.
] For several months he
j served with the American
Red Cross in Yugoslavia,
and during World War 1 he
, held the rank of Captain in
! the Medical Corps. Later, he
was with the Veterans Ad
ministration for 5 years.
He had practiced his pro
fession in Yancey county
for the past 22 years.
Surviving are the widow;
two sons, C. M. Cheadle, Jr.,
of Minneapolis, Minn., and
!R. H. Cheadle of Brooklyn,
N. Y.; four daughters, Mrs.
'Genevieve Dennis of Pitts
burgh, Pa., Mrs. J. M.
Cheek of Monroe, N. C.,
] Mrs. Hardin Masters of
j Pittsburgh, Cal., and Mia
■Gene Bowyer of Coral Gab
les, Fla. Ten grand children
and five great grand child
ren also survive.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. H E. DONAHO
Mrs. Lucy Penland Dona
ho, 54, died at her home
near Burnsville Saturday
following a short illness.
Funeral services were
held at Bolens Creek Bap
tist church Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o’clock, the
Rev. A. Z. Jamerson officia
ted, assisted by Rev. ,J. H.
Black and Rev. Euranus
Hall.
Pall bearers were: B. B.
Penland, Welzie Ray, W. B.
Hensley, Willard Ray, Sol
Harris, and Horace Ray.
Burial was in Young ceme-,
tery.
Surviving are her hus-j
band, the Rev. H. E. Dona-;
ho; and one brother. Kelse
Penland of Philadelphia, Pa
Holcombe-Edwards fun-|
eral home of Burnsville was'
in charge of arrangements.
CLASS OFFICERS
The 11th grade of Bald
Creek high school has elect
ed officers and grade moth
ers for the year. These are
President, Russel York
vice pres., Earl Ray; secre
tary - treasurer, Kathryn
King; reporter, Atlas M. 1
Shepherd. , <? „
Grade mothers are: Mrs.
T. H. York, Mrs. Blake Ray,
| Mrs. R. 0. Shepherd and 1
Mrs. Mary C. Severs, The
class sponsor is Mis s An-’
astasia Tomberlin.
Born to Pvt. and Mrs.
Ezekial M. Banks a son on
August 31st at Williams
Clinic, Spruce Pine. Pvt.
Banks is somewhere in the
Philippines.
Buy VICTORY BONDS
Memorial Services Held Monday
Hundreds of people from
all sections of the county
including many members
of the families of the men
killed in action in World
War 11, attended the Mem
orial Service which was
held at the Burnsville Bap
tist churcji on Monday ev
ening. The observance was
sponsored by the Earl Hor
ton post of the American
Legion.
The church was beauti-i
fufly arranged with fall!
flowers in keeping with the 1
spirit of the service. The!
invocation was given by
Rev. W. E. Rusty, pastor of
the Micaville Methodist
church, and the scripture
selection was read by Rev.
F. R. Barber, pastor of the
Burnsville Methodist chur
ch. Mrs. Philip Ray was or
ganist. ;
Dover R. Fouts. comman
der of the post, was in
charge and gave the “Pled
ge of Allegiance” to the
country in the hour of vie-'
tory.
Two special music num
bers w’ere given. A quartetj
Mrs. Arney Fox, Evelyn J
Hamrick, H. G. Bailey and
Cpl. Virle Briggs* sang
“Battle Hymn of the Re
public”. Miss Hope Bailey
sang “Near to the Heart of
God”.
As Mr. Fouts read the
Roll Call of names of all
Services for A. C. Fox
A. C. Fox, 57, died at his
home near Burnsville Sun- ;
day after a long illness.
are the w’idow;
three daughters, Mrs. Wal-[
lace Hensley of Celo, and
Mildred and Grace Fox of:
Cane River; five sons. Ros-!
coe, Earl and Coy of Cane
River, and Roy and Charles
of Burnsville; four sisters, 1
Mrs. Allie Austin, Mrs. Lilly j
Ray and Mrs. Jane Mein-’
tosh of Burnsville, and Mrs.
Mary Banks of Arlington,
Va.; four brothers, John j
Jim, Eizie and Charlie Fox'
of Burnsville. j
Funeral services were
held Monday afternoon at 2
[o’clock in the Cane River
'Baptist church, with the
'Rev. James Deyton officiat
ing. assisted by Rev. Britton
iSi American Heroes
■.
PVT. E. E. FRYAR single-handedly destroyed twenty-seven Japs in
t rifle fight on Leyte Island and saved the life of his commanding
. officer. When a Nip rifleman arose from a ditch alongside the road
and aimed at Fryar's platoon leader, the private jumped in front of hie
lieutenant and received seven bullet wounds in his chest and stomach.
A medal of honor was awarded to Pvt. Fryar. At home we can help
to keep such heroes adequately fed and equipped by buying War
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NUMBER SIX
those from the county who
had given their lives for
their country during the
war just ended, Mrs. W. B.
Robertson placed a white
flower in the Memorial
Wreath. B. M. Tomberlin
gave the “Memorial Tri
bute”, and the benediction
was given by Rev. H. M.
Alley, pastor of the Bap
tist church.
The names on the Roll
Call of Honor are:
Keith Adkins, Edward E.
Ballexv, Joseph C. Beaver,
Sam Byrd Bennett, Edison
Buchanan, Linzie J. Buch
anan, Weldon Burleson,
John W. Blankenship, Olin
Chrisawn, Paul Deyton,
Plem Edwards, Arnold Ef
fler, Willis Fields, Jr., War
ren C. Fox;
Walter H. Gibbs, George
Hall, Warren Hensley,
Lloyd Hilemon, Ned W.
Higgins, Joe Holloway, Ja
mes Honeycutt, Leftridge
Honeycutt, Hubert Johnson,
Howard D. Loftis, Bill
Marsh, Theron E. McDan
iels, Seth MeCurry;
Jack Melntc-h, Homer
Peterson, Alvin C. Rath
bone, Mack A. Rathbone,
Luther A. Riddle, Fred Rob
inson, Guy Robinson, Jack
Robinson, Edward Saylor,
Arthur Taylor, Guy T. Tho
mas, Isaac Tipton, Bennie
Whitson, Ralph Wilson,
Zack R. Wilson, Smith J.
Young.
McMahan, Rev. West all and
Rev. Griffeth. Burial was
in the Holcombe addition
to the McCracken cemetery
Active pall bearers were:
Nephews, Bill, Love, James,
Ralph and Jack Fox and
William Banks.
Holcombe-Edwards fun
eral home was in charge of
arrangements.
Among those who came
home to attend the funeral
services for A. C. Fox were
Connor Banks of Alcoa,
Tenn., William and Willard
Banks of Alexandria, Va.,
Homer Banks of Washing
ton, D. C. and Carl Banks
of Leaksvilb.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P Lytel
of Orlando are visiting
friends here.