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W VOLUME TEN !_ --Men In Service— Killed In Action Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gouge of Celo have been in-? formed that their son, T. 5, J. L. Gouge, was killed in action. The telegram stat ed: “The Secretary of War has asked me to express his' deep regret that your son, T. 5 J. L. Gouge was killed in action in the south west Pacific area on Feb. 11, 1945. Corrected report now] received states that he died on the date he was previous ly reported as missing in action. Unavoidable circum stances made necessary the unusual lapse of time in re porting your son’s death”. T. 5 Gouge was 27 years of age and had been in ser vice for 4 years. He had been overseas since Nov 1944 and was in Dutch New Guinea when his parents last heard from him. In ad-j dition to the parents he is survived by a sister, Mrs Ix>ve Carroway. In Philippines Tfc. J. C. Hensley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Hensley of Higgins, was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Rib bon with one battle star on August 28th for service on Luzon in thq Philippine Is lands. Pfc. Hensley is a Driver in the Motor Section and has been in the Battal ion for 9 months. The Bat talion was organized at. Fort Jackson, in April ofi 1944 and was trained at Fort Bragg. _ i Promoted Mr. and Mrs. Charles H Wilson of Pensacola, N. C. have been informed that their son, Sgt. Charles Ed win Wilson has been pro moted to Staff Sergeant S. Sgt. Wilson is a crew member on a B-29 with the 20th air force in the Mari anas. He has completed 35 missions over Japan. Has been awarded the air med al with oak leaf clusters Presidential unit citations the Distinguished Flying cross. Also holds the good conduct and the Asiati< campaign ribbon. Robert Ramsey, AOM 2c, was home for the week end from Norfolk where he is stationed. Pvt. Clarence Styles is home from Camp Blanding, Fla.'and is spending a ten clay leave with his wife and son. Pfc. Lee Wallace is at home on leave after return ing from the European Theatre. Pvt. J. D. Harris is sta tioned at Camp Wheeler for basic training. Sgt. Daniel E. Briggs is stationed at Camp Sibert Ala. Seaman Wayne Byrd is at home visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Byrd of Burnsville Rt. 1. THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. In Tokyo Sam S. Young, Electric ’ ians Mate 3c, is now sta tioned in Tokyo Bay, his 1 wife here has been inform -1 ed. - With the 11th Airborne i Division in Tokyo (Delay ed) —T. 5 Lee B. Silver, Jr., ['22 year old Burnsville glid ; erman, entered Tokyo with ( the 11th Airborne Division, r ! first army troops to occupy I the fallen Japanese capital. Lee is the son of Mr. L B. [ Silver, Sr. of Burnsville. .With Battery F, 152 d AB J Bn., he saw action on Leyte i jand Luzon in the Philip pines. i Returns to States Sgt. Ossie Edwards, a 1 member of the Bth Infantry Division which recently re ’ turned from Europe, is i now at Fort Leonard Wood, ■|Mo. He is the son of Mr. i, and Mrs. Silas Edwards of Bee Log, and his wife, Ver lan Edwards, also lives at Bee^Log. Sgt. Edwards, an infan try rifleman, served 11 ] months overseas in Ger- 1 ! many and France, and J wears three battle stars on' : his ETO ribbon. He plso, ha s the Purple Heart, the ' Good Conduct ribbon and 1 the combat infantryman 1 badge. He entered service ' in Feb. 1944. 1 His worst experience, Sgt i Edwards relates, was in ' the Hurtgen Forest and the Rhur pocket. His company ;twas cut off from the Amer-! jiean line s for sometime in I the Rhur pocket, and the ] company Headquarter was captured, but soon rescued. Sgt. Edwards received the Purple Heart for woun ds received on last Thanks giving Day in the Hurtgen Forest when a piece of schrapnel from a mortar shell struck him in the back. He spent two months in ai hospital in France. The Golden Arrow divis ion to which Sgt. Edwards was attached finished ten consecutive months in the line on the western front by throwing a bridgehead across the Elbe river in nor thern Germany, capturing! 246,000 prisoners in a fast 35 mile thrust and linking with the Russians. Somewherea in the Paci sic— Forest Parker, seaman, first class, Bee Log, N. C., took part in a dual celebra tion aboard hi® Pacific air craft carrier;* the USS In trepid, on August 16. The officers and men of this famed warship celebrated 1 the victory in the Pacific and the observance of the ship’s second year in ser vice. The day of celebration be gan with thanksgiving ser vices and closed with a spec ] tacular fun show. The noon meal was turkey with all of tfhe trimmings. , ! The Intrepid has a proud, Record as a fighting ship j Four times she suffered battle damage. Her history i records 80 enemy ships sunk • and 650 enemy aircraft de • stroyed by the carrier’s planes and guns. I “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1945 Returns from Overseas T. 4 Nat Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Robin son of Paint Gap, is at home following service overseas in the Pacific area. He en tered service in Feb. 1942, and has been overseas for 40 months in Hawaii, Aus tralia, New Guinea and the Philippines. Returns from Overseas T. 5 Leslie Wheeler, of Higgins; Pfc. Espie Black Burnsville; Pfc. Alvin L. Blevips, “ Pfc. Thomas M. Young, Micaville; Pfc. Hen ry Shelton and Pvt. Harold Z. McCurry of Bee Log. ■ S. Sgt. Harley C. Renfro, ■T. 5 Charles F. Pittmon, T. 5 Edward L Ramsey all of Burnsville; Pfc. Everett T. King of Day Book. Leave for Induction ;ir * < The following men left , Thursday morning for Fort Bragg where they will be ’ inducted into military ser • vice: ; James Banks, Coy Moore, Joe Elzie Gouge, Walter Huskins, Worley Robinson, Rex Byrd, Dock Autrey, Welzie Effler, Edward Par nell. Commendation j j From his commanding of ficer who went on to the Pacific area, Cpl Jay M. 1 Blankenship received the following letter of commen ' dation. Cpl. Blankenship ] was in a rest camp in Fran ce when he received the let- I ter. He is the son of Mr. ’i and Mrs. Zeb Blankenship of Burnsville. “At thi s time of parting, 1 desire to express my deep appreciation to you for the i work you have done for the unit and for me. It is with great pride that I look back on the sup erior work that our Battal ion has done throughout its i combat time in Italy, Fran ce, Germany and Austria. Our long association en ables us to know without stopping to think what was expected of us in combat. This long association with one another produced an “esprit de Corps” that ] made u s all want to serve the 697th well, to bring credit to its name. I feel that is why we were able to perform as we did, to stand out in comparison to any other 240 mm unit in the i war. I realize that our laur -1 els were earned at the! ex * pense of many hardships on the part of all. No one who has not been I with you can conceive of | the way you conquered rain, snow, ice and mud. No one who has not “sweated out” the shellings, starvmg and bombing with you can understand what it cost to carry on a s we did. Your spirit and your per formance brought to us the friendship and admiration jof men in high places and I we» can all feel that in the hearts and minds of many others with whom we work ed there is a special place [ for the 697th Field Artillery >. Battalion. You were a mem- Iber of a great team.” * - . . J HEAYY RAIN Unusually heavy rains fell in this|section during ’ the week ehd. From Satur -1 day night through Monday night the rainfall was prac tically continuous. Throughout the county the streams rose steadily 1 but no damage was report ed to roadsfM* bridges. The rain, however, did delay farmers wh<l had been busy : for sometiiq# cutting the ; tobacco crop Some farm 1 , land was flooded causing l , damage to growing crops. FUNERALSERYicES FUR H. M. RADFORD 1 H. M. Radlord, 84, passed ■ away Sunday night at 10:30 o’clock following an ex tended ilinesS. Funeral services were , held at the Elk Shoal chur , ch Tuesday afternoon at 2 i o’clock with the Rev. W. L. , Edwards of Democrat offi ciating. Nephew s served as pall bearers and nieces were !in charge of the flowers. Burial was in the family ’ cemetery at the old home place. Surviving aH 1 three sons R. A. of Cane River, Carr of Spruce and Roy' with the armed forces over seas; one daughter, Mrs Edd Marsh banks of Detroit,! | Mich. * Holcombe and Edwards' ( funeral home was in charge* of arrangements. - - -n- - - - P. T. A. MEETING i i The first regular meeting of the Burnsville Parent- Teacher Association was ] held in the high school building on Tuesday even ing with a very good at tendance of both parents and teachers. During the business ses sion, the nominating com-: mittee presented the fol lowing ticket: For presi dent, Mrs. Milton Higgins for vice president, Mrs Charleg Proffitt; for secre j tary, Mrs. G. L. Hensley; for treasurer, Gusg Peter- 1 son. These officers were un-| animously elected. A discussion of the year’s program was held, followed! ;by a social hour during which.the hospitality com mittee served refreshments! Attendance banners were awarded Miss Nettie Ben nett’s grade, and the 10th grade. TWO NEW SCHOOL BUSES FOR COUNTY Two new school buses bav&, received., for the county school system. These will replace bus No. 6 at Bee Log, and bus No. 7 at Clearmont. Micaville re j ceived one new bus for re placement last year. RED CROSS BAIEFS Garments for 350,000 Yugoslavian children, made by the Red Cross chapters throughout the country, have been assembled by the Red Cross for distribution with other relief supplies for that nation. . * EMBER 20, 1945 ANNUAL p. t. a. CONFERENCE The annual conference of District No. 2 of the North Carolina Congress of Par ents and Teachers will be held at Morganton in the educational building of the hirst Baptist church, Fri day, September 28. Regis tration will begin at 9:30 A. M. State officials who will be present and who will have part on the program in -1 elude Mrs. E. N. Howell, Swannanoa, president; C. W. Phillips, Greensboro, second vice president of the National Association; Mrs. J. W. Burke of Gibsonville, executive secretary and treasurer; Mrs. J. g>. Blair, Elizabethton, field worker. It is urged that as many representatives from Yan cey county attend as can do so. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR T. M. McKINNEY Funeral services for Tho mas Milton McKinney, 53, who died at his home near I Celo, Yancey county, Fri day following a short illness were held Sunday after noon at 2 o’clock at Hall’s Chapel church, of w'hich he wa s a member. The Rev. Waites Hollifield and the i Rev. J. L. Street officiated .and burial was in Robinson | cemetery. j Mr. McKinney was a na [ tive—and life-long resident of the Celo section and was' a miner and a farmer. ! Surviving are his widow, iMrs. Julia Edge McKinney; i seven daughters, Mrs. E. D. I Davis of Winston-Salem Mrs. Luther Holler, Mrs. 1 Ed Kilby, and Mrs. Kenneth Lail, of Hickory, and Miss ’ es Nola, Shirley and Grace iof the home; four sons, Walter, Ransome, Leland ;and Lester of Celo; tw'o sisters, Mrs. Berg McKin ney and Mrs. Gordie Bailey of Little Switzerland; six brothers, Fonda, Rufus Hickey, Oliver, Tate and i Lester, all of Little Switzer land, and 14 grandchildren. | j Mrs. A. H. Mutschler is | visiting her sister in New Jersey. i Heroes j . / ~i INVESTMENT ia ▼•* Bondi has helped win the war and was no sacrifice compered to Pvt. Furman L. Smith’s. The brave Central, S. C. lad, who haa been awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously, stood between two wounded sergeants and 80 advancing Germans with a lone Garand rifle and some clips. From a shallow shell hole he killed 10 of the enemy eswl littered the field with writhing wounded, in a hopeless stand before a machine gun burst ended his fighting. Your investment in Vietory Bonds will care for his Buddies who were wounded in the tame battle. u. S. 7>«amr Pit art*** Pearson Riddle Released From Japanese Custody i Pearson Riddle, Jr., has been liberated from intern ment by the Japanese, ac cording to a message re ceived this morning (Thur sday)! by his parents, Mr. 1 and Mrs. Pearson Riddle, 1 Sr., of Pensacola. Tw'o messages w r ere re ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Rid dle. The first was from the War Department in Wash-! ington and stated: “Pleased! to inform you of the libera-! tion from Japanese custody: of your son, Pearson Rid-: die, Jr. Physical condition! well. The second message, sent j through the War Depart-, mem, included a message from Pearson himself: It w’as from the Provost Mar-, - - Red Cross Service to [Veterans With the end of wgi* the armed forces are ready for the greatest demobilization in history. The American Red Cross stands by to as sist Yancey’s returning vet erans in securing the gov-, eminent benefits to w r hich they are entitled, and to help them w'ith the many; problems they face in thtiri return to civilian life. H. G. Bailey, executive secretary, attended a 2 day conference in Henderson- 1 ville on veterans’ claims and benefits At the meetings l it was emphasized that the work of the American Red DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club of Burnsville high school, un . der the direction of Miss Islean Ray, has been or ganized and term officers elected. These are: presi dent, Martha Bailey; vice president, Dorothy Brink ley; secretary, Mary Ellen Banks; treasurer, Peggy Parrish. On the program commit tee are: Ruth Batiks, Bar bara Higgins, Ruby Brink ley, Maggie Riddle. Social committee, Fredia Brown, Alberta Parrish, Lela Bod ford, Mary Blake Wilson. Pi Pi H NUMBER EIGHT shall General and stated: iThe following message re- Iceived: “Well, happy, on way home. See you soon. | Love, Pearson”, j Riddle was a civilian con j struction w'orker on Wake Island when it was overrun by the Japanese. For mon ths nothing was heard from him, then his parents re i ceived a letter from the ; War Department, stating j that he w r as in&erned py the Japanese. They also receiv ed several cards and letters i from their son during the ! years of his internment. ■ From one they learned that he had been taken to the jhome islands of Japan, and then they had heard noth ing since American forces took over. Cross at home will of nec essity continue and in some respects will increase, par ticularly in those services related to the serviceman, the ex-serviceman, and his family. Newest developments in veterans’ claims and ben»- ; fits were discussed and a program planned which will enable the Yancey county chapter to provide the greatest possible service for servicemen. Vet erans desiring assistance are advised to contact Mr. Bailey at the Red Cross of t fice in Burnsville. MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN BURNSVILLE, SAYS MR. WRAY . Garrett Wray of Nogales, Ariz., who is visiting his mother, Mrs. W. B. Wray, is much impressed with the improvements in the town. This is Mr. Wray’s first vis it in ten years and he says that he has noted many ad ditions to the town. New businesses, includ ing the pipe plant, Roberts and Johnson Lumber com pany, new stores, garages and service stations, new homes have been built since he was last here, Mr. Wray noted. “The opportunities i for the section are unlimit ed”, he added, “This is prac tically the last uncrowded and incompletely developed part of the country and the post war period should see much expansion". Mr. Wray of the improvements in homes, not odly in the town but in all rural sections also. The homes are better built and the grounds as well as the buildings are well kept andf»-. present a more pleasing ap pearance. One of the most amazing things that he has seen, Mr. Wray said, was the Park way which passes through Yancey county. The road is wonderfully located, the scenery is unsurpassed, he said, and hig prediction is that when the Parkway is completed, the travel on it will equal or exceed that on any other highway in the states. / Mr. Wray who owns a (Continued on pnge 4)
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