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“DEDICATED TO THE EitOGipSS 01 YANCEY COUNTY”
VOLUME TEN SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1945 NUMBER TEN
--Men Injj
I. b. anguFuber-
ATED FROM JAPAN
ESE PRISON CAMP
--Men In|(Service--
I. B. Anglin is safe, well
and on his way home, ac
cording to messages re
ceived this week by Mr. and
Mrs. Grover Anglin.
An official telegram, re
ceived Monday, stated that
he was well and would be
home soon. Also on Monday,
Mr. and Mrs, Anglin re
ceived a letter from I. B.
himself. The letter was
- w ritten Sept. 13 and stated
that he was leaving Yoka
homa on Sept. 14 by plane.
The letter also said: “At
last I am on my way home.
Am having a swell time
since the armistice. Tell
everyone Hello for me and
that I will be home earlier
than anyone expects. Am in
good health so far as I (
know”.
Sgt. Anglin served one
enlistment in Panama, then
returned to civilian life for
a year. He then enlisted j
again and was in the Phil-|
Ippines for several months.!
At the time of his capture 1
he was stationed at Nichols
Air Field.
Pvt. Lawrence C. Wilson,
son of C. L. Wilson of Pen
sacola ,N. C., has been hon
orably discharged from the
AAF at the separation cen-j
ter, Sheppard Field, Texas. l
A graduate of the Burns
ville high school, Pvt. Wil-(
son is married and is the
father of Lawrence Terrel
Wilson, age 3 years.
Hawaii—Pfc. Guy S. Mc-
G'lrrv, 39, of Micaville, N.
C. a veteran of the Euro
pean war, is on his way
home from the Hawaiian
islands to be discharged
from the service.
A member of the 3 3rd M.j
P. Co., Pvt. McCurry saw
action in North Afrila, Italy
and France. He was rede
' ployed to the Pacific am
was about to enter a combai
area when the war ended.
He wears the Asiatic-Pa
oific Ribbon and the ETO
Ribbon with two battle
stars. His wife, Mrs. Bonnie
Lee McCurry, lives at Riv
er Rouge, Mich, and his
father, Charles C. McCurry
lives at Micaville.
Birgious Fox who has
been stationed in Califor
nia since his return several
months ago from service in
the south Pacific area, has
received his discharge un
erder the point system and
is now at home.
Pfc. Charles E. Ray is
home on leave visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Ray of Vixen.
T. 5 David R. Cassida wa:
at'home with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Cassida
on week end leave. He re
cently returned from over
seas duty. Pfc. Charlie A.
Cassida, now in Belgium,
and S 2c Edd Cassida, now
on Okinawa, write that they
are well and hope to be
• home by Christmas. They
are sons of Mr. and Mrs. D.
C. Cassida.
THE YANCEY RECORD
Discharged from Service
The following men are
listed with the Local Board
as having received a dis
charge from service:
Lawrence King, Pa u
King, Ray English, Clari
Laws, Glenn McCourry,
Woodrow Bradford, Thom
as F. McCourry, Wayne
Silver, Ernest Hughes,
Woodrow Anglin, Willie
Hall, Ray Sparks, Bis Byrd,
Ted Masters, Harley Carl
Renfro, Walter Bryant
Charles Pittman, Woodrow
Edge, Frank Hensley, Suel
Anglin, Nat Robinson,
Clarence Simmons , Cecil
Higgins, Robert Howell,
Oscar Jones, Arthur Pat
ton, Jr., C. D. Gibbs, Andrew
Hensley, Virle Briggs, OG
tie Silver, Edward Buckner,
Thomas Shehan, Harold
Butner, Hubert England.
Men who has received dis
charges and are reporting
to the local board office
should bring their dischar
ge papers with them.
Promoted
Farris Fox, of Cane Riv
|er has received his second
i promotion in two months,
!his third this year, accord-1
ing to a dispatch from
Manila.
S. Sgt. Fox is now station
ed in Manila, a platoon ser
geant with “A” company,
738th Military Police bat
talion. He joined the 738th
jMP’s at Brisbane, Australia
in October, 1943.
Since that time he has
served in Milne Bay and
Oro Bay, New Guinea, and
Hollandia, Dutch New Gui
nea. On October 20, 19-14,
D" day Leyte, he was with
the 738th which landed in
the first few minutes of
the invasion. The LST on
inch S. . gt. Uhen Pfc.)
[Fox made the beachhead
wa- hit s.veral times by
Jap a' tillery fire during the
run to the beach. Mortar
and small arms . fire was
heavy.
S. Sgt. Fox’s company
were among the first troops
to enter Manila, arriving on'
Feb. 6. The battle of Manila
was just starting, the city
on fire, and Jap artillery
very active.
He is authorized to wear
the Asiatic-Pacific ribbotf]
with three battle stars, and
the Philippine Liberatioi
ribbon with two bronz
stars.
% Former Resident Will
Build Hospital
Dr. W. Gus Laughrun of
Forest City, Ark., formerly
of Burnsville, is planning to
build a large modern hospi
tal in Forest City. In mail
ing this announcement, the
paper there stated that this
was one of the most impor
tant developments in the
history of the county.
Construction of the three
story, brick building will be-j
gin immediately on proper-}
ty purchased by Dr. Laugh
run, and is expected to be
complete by January.
The hospital will be mod
em to the latest scientific
detail. The main hospital
BURNSVILLE INCLUD
ED IN PROPOSED POST
OFFICE CONSTRUC
TION PROGRAM
3 A Post-war building pro
-1 gram has been submitted
to Congress by the Federal
Works Agency, and includ
ed in that is the proposed
i construction of new- post of
> fice buildings in western
- North Carolina towns.
i If the program is inaugu
> rated, the project calls for
3 new r post office buildings in
> 24 towns, including a $95,-
1 000 building for Burnsville.
f HIGGINS CLINIC
1.
> The Clinic at Higgins
1 which has been closed for
> the past two weeks will now
-be open on Tuesday and
! Saturday afternoons from
- 2 to 6.
I COURT OF HONOR
The Court of Honor for
r the Toe River district will
j be held at the Presbyterian
. church in Pineola on Oct.
9. Fourteen Scouts from
Burnsville will receive pro
motions or awards of merit
at the court. The district
I I committee will meet im- 1
’! mediately following the
‘| session.
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; Rev. W. B. Archer
i A series of meetings be
gan at the Baptist church
r here on Wednesday evening,
i Services are held at 7:30
i 1 each evening, and
i ing service, from 10* to 11
r o’clock will also be held. It
■ will be appreciated if the ,
(business houses and offi-j
• ces can arrange to close for
rj that hour to make it pos- J
I siblc for both management .
and employees to attend. | (
Rev. W. ‘B. Archer is
guest minister.
i • *■
will staff three doctors and
surgeons, a dentist, most
competent nursing person
nel, trained attendants and
the finest equipment avail
able. There will be more
than 50 rooms, an outpat
ient clinic, ten treatment
rooms and a spacious den
tal office. In addition, there
will be a two story brick an
jiiex for the treatment of
I colored patients with sepa
rate operating rooms.
Dr. Laughrun established
a clinic in Forest City after
going there from Kentucky
in 1940. He enlisted in the
Army Medical Corps i n
' (Continued on page 4)
NOTICE
No orders for lime or
phosphate will be accepted
by the Yancey county A. C.
A. after October 15.
ATTEND JUNIOR DAIRY
SHOW TODAY
—*—
The first annual Junior
Dairy Show for Western
North Carolina will be held
in Asheville today (Thurs
day ).
The Yancey county 4-H
club members who are en
tering calves in this show
are Teddy Bailey, Charles
Lee Griffeth, Tommy Hig
gins, Billy Ray Riddle, E. J. 1
Roland, Keith Stamey, Aar
on Wilson and Wayne Silver
Enroute to Japan
Lt. Com. W. E. Anglin'
who is with the War Crimes'
Commission for trial of
war criminals is "now in
Guam, enroute to Japan. |
Deer Hunts Are Scheduled
Hunting of male deer will
be permitted on the Mt.
Mitchell Wildlife Manage
ment Area on Nov. 1,2, 3,5,
6,7, and on the Daniel
I Boone Wildlife Manage
ment. Area, November 12,
through 17.
Applications will be ac
cepted for one day only, fori
each hunter, on the Mt.
Mitchell Area during the
period Nrfvtrrftrer 1, 2, 3,‘
and 5; on the Boone Area
November 12, 13, 14 and 15.
Persons who have hunted
: on these dates, not making
j a kill, may purchase addi
tional daily permits at the
| checking station, provided
(the daily quota of ’25 hun
't *s has not been filled. Ap
plications will be accepted ,
f( i* the Mitchell hunt until
iy H) p. m.j October 27, and
for the Boone hunt until ■
5:90 p. i)’., November 7. i
Discharged Veterans
I
Asheville, N. C.—N ovv
that dischargees from the
United States Army are re-‘
turning home, many of
them are continuing t o
wear their uniforms. What
they do not fully under-'
stand, according to Major
Arthur J. Hanna, Provost
Marshall for Western Nor
th Carolina and Eastern
Tennessee, and the Army
Ground and Service Forces
Redistribution Station here
is their obligation for wear
ing he uniform properly.
Recently several dischar
ged veterans have Ijpen oh j
served with their sleeves
rolled up, collars open, no
tie, or minus a hat. Upoi j
being questioned by mili
tary authorities the reply'
usually was: “I’m discharg
ed, I don’t have to.”
“On the contrary”, states
Major Hanna, ‘‘they do have
to. The reason for this
state of affairs is”, in Maj-,
or Hanna’s opinion, “they
have either misunderstood
or forgotten their instruct
ions. Actually, a discharged
soldier’s personal pride (
should dictate to him that 1
he be properly dressed ra-j
tber than to inflict discred
it on the service by wearing
the uniform improperly t
sS 01 YANCEY COUNTY”
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR RALPH W. ROB
ERTSON
Funeral services for Ral
ph W. Robertson, 39, of
Fletcher, who died Sunday
night in a hospital after an
illness of four months, were
held in Baker’s Creek Bap
tist church. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
He is survived by the
widow, Mrs. Lexie Robert-
Lson; two sons, Stanley and
'Ralph, Jr.; one daughter,
Wanda; and his father,
Willard F. Robertson, all of
Fletcher; four brothers,
Vasco of Yancey county;
' Pfc. Clifford, serving with
the army overseas; Arnold,
of the navy, and Clarence
of Yancey county, and four
sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Mat
hies of Fletcher, Mrs. Lu
' cille Mclnturff of Burns
ville, and Miss Carrie Rob
1 ertson and Miss Rena Rob
jertson, both of Fletcher.
Upon receipt and accept
ance of the application, a
permit will be mailed to the
applicant, who will be ad
vised of the date and place
to report. Permits may not
he transferred, nor may re
funds be made on any is
sued permit.
A valid North Carolina
hunting license will be re
quired of each hunter.
1 The U. 8. Forest Service 1
retains the right to cancel
the hunt in the event of
dangerous fire weath r,'
and in this event the De- !
pan memos Game and In- 1
land Fisheries will refund
the fee.
Applicants must be citi-j
zans of the United States
and at least 18 years of age.
Persons assigned to these
hunts will be checked in
each morning at 7:00 a. m.l
on page 4)
*ln other words, privileges,
carry obligations”.
* lt is pointed out that the
Provost Marshall’s office
still has complete control
over a dischargee while in
'uniform. The MP’s may
hold any person to account,
civilian or otherwise, who
is dressed in the uniform of
the United States Army
without the right to be, or
if worn improperly.
According to Army regu
lations, persons who served
honorably in time of war
shall, when not in the active
! military service of the
' United States, be entitled
'to bear the official title and
: upon occasions of ceremony
'to wear the uniform of the
'highest grade held by them
during their virar service.
j Honorably disc harged
personnel en route hoifle,
according to the National
Defense Act, permits them
to wear their uniform from
' place of discharge to and at
his home, for a maximum
period of 90 days. This ap
plies to officers and en
listed men.
i ■
Pfc. James Boyce Stamey
of the Marine Corps is now
in Guam. Edward Anglin of
1 the Sea Bees is also there.
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County Sportsmen To Organize
Hunters and fishermen
of Yancey .county are plan
; ning a get-to-gether at the
• | Courthouse at 8 p. m., on
r October 10, 1945 according
( to Roland A. Glenn, tempor
> ary Chairman of the local
■ committee. Purpose of the
t meeting is to consider for
mation of a club to join with
s hunters’ and fishermen’s
• clubs of other counties to
1 sponsor more game, fish,
, and other wildlife.
. The local committee has
■ arranged for Ross O. Stev
> ens, Executive Secretary of
I the North Carolina Wildlife
i be present and explain the
! plans and purposes of the
‘ state-wide organization. A1
ready hunters and fisher-;
NOTICE
The Wesleyan Service
Guild will meet with Mrs:
Vincent Westall on Friday
night, Oct. 5 at 7:30.
MICAVILLE HIGH '
SCHOOL WILL PRESENT
JUBILEE MINSTREL 1
, o
“Lazy Moon Minstrels”, a ,
faculty-student production ,
of a full evening Minstrel !
’ with a mixed cast, a chorus ]
of thirty-five members, and
ten specialty numbers, will ,
be given at the Micaville !
1 High School.
‘j Mammy’s talented chillun 1
J famous now as radio enter-',
I tainers, return home to the‘
; cabin yard and rehearse
j their tuneful radio show
'l under the lazy southern
'linoon down on tho Suwan-!
J nee River.
, The dramatic production
|is under the direction of
'I Miss Edith Robinson. The
choruses and musical num
j bers are under the direction
of Mrs. Bill Bailey and Mrs.
Clarence Robinson. Stage
settings and back drops are ,
by Mrs. H. D. Justice, Mrs. !
Edwin Peterson, Miss Bess :
'Lewis and Miss Annie En- J
Idey. ||
j Cpl. John King has been
home on a 9 day leave from ;
Camp Croft, S. C. i
Pvt. Sol E~Griffeth is {
now in the Philippines. He
had been in the European
Theatre for 7 months and (
was transferred to the Pa
cific area. i
teAMERiCAM heroes
_ ■,
SEEING his two squads of infantry pinned down by enemy machine
gun fire, Lt. Beryl R. Newman, Fargo, N. D., boldly'advanced,
wounding two with his Tommy gun and ehating two others into •
house. When the latter two attempted to retake a gun, he killed
them. Then he kicked in the door of the house and forced eleven
armed enemy gunners to surrender. He was awarded the Medal of
Honor. Victory Bond investments can support men fc» all services *
v 'yho made this drive for final victory. u. s. 7 rtasxry Dttartm* *s j
I ■
Pi
men have organized in for
ty-three counties and orga
nization plans are well
along in thirty-five addi
tional counties, according to
information received from
the state-wide federation.
All kinds of hunters, fish
ermen, farmers, and all oth
ers interested in the wild
life resources are urged to
attend and take part in this
meeting. “If a club is form
ed in this county”, said Mr.
Glenn, “we will elect a dele
gate who will help elect
state-wide officers and vote
on other state-wide matters
Undoubtedly, this is the
most important meeting
for hunters and fishermen
ever held in this county,
I and J urge all to be present”.
DRIVE ON TO RECRUIT
MEN FOR WOODS
AND MILL JOBS
Faced with critical labor
shortages in pulpwood pro
ducing areas, the Pulp and
Paper industry and the U.
S. Employment Service will
launch a drive for woods
and mill workers in 24
states, beginning Monday,
Oct. 8, according to infor
mation received this week.
At the same time, the
serious nature of the man
power shortage was reflect
ed in a report this week by
the War Production Board
i placing August domestic
pulpwood receipts by U. S.
Mills at a drop of G percent
below receipts in August
of 1944.
The jointly‘sponsored re
employment program, the
first of its kind since the
end of the war, plans to se
cure jobs for as many as
possible.
Plans have been work cl
out for all mills, contractors
operators, suppliers and
shippers in major wood
producing communities to
inform local U.S.E.S. offi
ces of job openings in their
organizations.
Opportunities in c 1 ude
jobs for both skilled and
unskilled labor in woods
and mill work.
Appalachian mills are in
urgent need of rnori top
quality pulpwood NOW.
Cpl. John J. Edge is now
in the Hawaiian Islands.