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dfsgsg VOLUME TEN --Men In [Service-- Liberated Ford Shelton, prisoner of Japanese since the fall of the Philippines, has been liberated it has been learned. He is the son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Har rison Shelton. His sister Mrs. Zora Warrick, lives ai Sioux. In Japan Fifth Air Force, Tokyo— S. Sgt. Kenneth Honeycutt, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Honeycutt, Burnsville, N. C., is now stationed in Ja pan as a member of the oc cupational Fifth Air Force Fighter Command. Overseas for 27 months Honeycutt is with the 35th Fighter Group—the “Spear head” outfit of Fifth Air Force. With Famed Team Weldon C. Burgin, gun ner’s mate, 3c, Celo, N. C., served with an Underwater Demolition Team The Navy’s famed group of ex pert swimmers who paved the way for invasions of enemy-held beaches. They served at Normandy, south ern France, Saipan, Tinian, Peleliu, Anguar, Iwo Jima, Lingayen, ZambaleS, Okina wa, Tsugen Shima, Kerama Retto and in the occupation of Japan. The work of Underwater Demolition Teams was vital to the success of landing operations. They cleared; enemy beaches of obstruc- 1 tions and blasted ways through reefs so landing ships might enter. Their casualties—as high as 40 per cent at Normandy— helped keep down the losses among the men who attack ed on D-days, always days after the “sailors in trunks" had done their work. Pvt. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Wilson announce the birth of a son Sept. 27 in the Bixby hospital, Adrian Mich. Pvt. Wilson has been stationed with the AAF in Sheppard Field, Texas. Pfc. Iliff Clevenger is home on 14 day leave after which he will report to Texas where he will be stationed. Pfc. Emerson Woody, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Woody of Burnsville, is now sta tioned in Manila. Gilmer W. Bagwell, Y 3c who has been stationed at Hutchinson, Kansas is now. at the Navy Yard, Charles ton, S. C. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Bagwell of Pensacola. Qpl. George MeCourry is ajl home on leave visiting Chis parents, Mr. and Mrs. J Sgt. Guy McCurry who friVt return home and re ceive a discharge under r th4 point system has been awarded the Bronze Star medal and oak deaf cluster for meritorious achieve ment in connection with op eration against the enemy. THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. Discharged from Service The following men who have received their dischar ges from service, reported this week to the local board: Thomas Gouge, Paul Joh nson, Jack Mclntosh, Cecil Harris, Elmer Boone, How ard Barbee, Enid D. Hughes Eulys Silver, Jess Jobe, Ar thur Peterspn, Horace Sil ver, Norman Byrd, Ray mond Autrey, Arnie Pate, Jes s Phillips, Ernest Whit son, Earl Rathburn, How ard Hall, Frank Thomas, Edgar McMaham, George Garland, Frank King, Jam es Clyde Wilson, Harae Hensley, Linwood Maney, Vernon Anglin, Ransom Wilson, Floyd Fred Huskins, Raphael 'Phillips, Max Yelton, Charlie Hmiey, Bill Duncan. n. The following men have landed in the states follow ing overseas duty, accord ing to a news release: Cpl. Gilbert Autrey, Ham rick; T 5 Clarence S. Laws, Burnsville; T 5 Fred S. Ray, Green Mtn.; Pfc. Marvin Williams, Bee Log; Pfc. Woodrow Pritchard, Celo. On the USS Astoria, San Francisco—Jack J. Young, radarman, 3c, USNR, of Newdale, N. C., is serving on this light cruiser, which was in the first group of warsihp s to return to the United States Sept. 13 from the Pacific Fleet. She brought several hun dred Navy men from other ! ships who are home for dis charges under the point system. It was the first itime her crew had seen the States for nearly a year. The Astoria saw action along the South China coastj lat Iwo Jima, Okinawa and in raids on the Japanese homeland. A Pvt. Ovan W. Jamerson is home on 30 days furlough He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jamerson of Swiss, N. C. Pvt. Jamerson has been in service for three years and has served overseas for 18 inonths. He was wounded in Luxem bourg, Jan. 29, 1945 and re ceived the Purple Heart. He stayed in England for three months then he was sent to Atlanta, Ga. and has been in the hospital there ever since. Pvt. Jamerson is wel comed back home by his many friends and relatives Swannanoa, N. C. —Pfc. j Clayton Whitson of Sioux, N. C., has been given an honorable discharge from the Army at Moore General Hospital Separation Point here. He has been in service since March 15, 1943. Whitson served in the European Theatre with the 331st Medical Battalion of the 106th Infantry Division ■mid saw action in the Ar dennes Forest and in the Rhineland.' He has two bronze battle stars on his ETO ribbon, and the Com bat Medical Badge for meri torious achievement „ under fire. 4 | U \{ m - > ■ ■■■ BONDS FOR FREEDOM “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1945 In Japan Clarence Presnell who is with the engineering bat talion of a Marine division has written his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Presnell of Ne. dale, from the China Sen. He wrote that they were “at sea. We left Saipan on the 17th and are supposed to drop anchor in Nagasaki harbor tomorrow'. Nagasa ki i s onthe southernmost is land of the Japanese Home land and as you know is where one of the atomic bombs wa s dropped. I just wonder what we will find there. “1 don’t suppose that we will stay in Nagasaki long as our division and one oth er Marine division will pol ice all of Kyushu and there are several large cities on that island. I don’t know yet where I will be located. “I am on a LST which has; a Coast Guard crew. We; • have had a good trip but; the water has been very! . rough for the past few; days. Can hardly stand up now. We are running with the lights on at night and it* seems funny to be able to smoke on deck at night and; not he expecting to get an air raid or sub alert at any; minute. . j “We have been coming up the coast of Japan all day ; and are about 20 miles off but can see some of Hie 1 higher mountains and peaks We could not get any closer as the w'aters are mined. ■ We blew one up this morn ing. Suppose it was a loose one. 1 will write again when I get to my location.” ' NOTICE No orders for lime or j phosphate will be accepted by the Yancey county A. C A. after October 15. Give Generously to The United War Fund. Scouts Attend Courtjof Honor The Toe River district Boy Scout Court of Honor , was field Tuesday evening , at Pineola, with W. C. Wall of Asheville in charge. Dover Fouts and Lee , Griffeth accompanied the , following Scouts to the , meeting: Arliss Young, . Jack Paul Jones, Eugene . Hensley, Robert and Tom ,my Tilson, Danny Fouts, I Charles Lee Griffeth, Phil- I ip Banks, Frank Wilson. ,| This court of honor had| , the largest attendance ever! 1 ' | Men Urged To Re-enlist 8 Atlanta, Ga., Oct.—Know ! any former non-commis sioned officers who would s ilke to return to the Army ! with their old rank? ? They can—if they were i honorably discharged since ■i May 12, 1945, and if they ;|re-enlist by October 20. ) Headquarters Fou r t h Service Command today - sought to bring the change - in policy to the attention of r all former non-cimmission l ed officers. The obvious ad vantage is that any man re enlisting after the deadline MEMBER OF STATE RE CEPTION COMMITTEE < Mrs. Sam J. Huskins has been invited to be a mem ber of the state wide recep tion committee when Presi dent Truman addresses a meeting of tsie state senate at Statesville on Nov. 2. Mrs. Huskins was also re cently named on the Veter ans’ Committee for the county. I SPORTSMEN OF COUNTY ORGANIZE To Promote Wildlife Program J Sportsmen of the county met at the cpurt house on Wednesday evening and formed a county organiza tion which will be affiliated with a similar state organi zation. Ross O. Stevens, execu tive secretary of the North Carolina Wildlife Federa tion, addressed the assem bled group add outlined the [proposed pla s. He discuss ed the program in other > states and sa d that North'; Carolina sho Id inaugurate! a program ti at would com pare favorably with these, j The purpose of the pro gram is to imp^ove v and de velop the game and' fish re i sources in the state and to expand facilities for carry ing out this plan. Officers elected for the organteailbri* ~Ti-e -& hlcwtb . Carl Silver; vice president, l Earl C. Wilson; secretary- 1 treasurer, Roland Glenn. There are 14 charter mem bers of the group. Another, meeting is planned within* a month and others inter ested in the program are 1 urged to attend and join. Mr. Stevens said that 1 every county in this district i s now organized and ready to cooperate in carrying out the state wide program. Give Generously to The United War Fund. recorded in this district Mr. Wall also announced that the scout membership in the district was 70 a year ago and is now 186. Following the honor; court, the district commit-* tee met. Dover R. Fouts was nominated for reelection as district chairman, and county chairmen nominated were Lee Griffeth, Rev. A. R. Craig and Dr. D. R. ! Fink. Committees will be named at the next court .which will be held in Spruce ! Pine. must do so as a private. If he held a rating such as master sergeant, buck ser geant or corporal and is eligible for ‘ re-instatement, he should apply before Oct ober 20. | Full information about this re-enlistment induce ment may be obtained at ’ any Army Recruiting Sta i tion. In Asheville, the Re -1 cruiting Station is located ■in Room 8, Post Office ■ Building. Major Girard Haven is the Commanding ! Officer. i MRS. HUTCHINS NAMED ON RECEPTION GROUP! Mrs. Charles Hutchins has been invited to serve as a member of the state wom en’s reception committee at Statesville Nov. 2 when President Truman makes an address before a meet ing of the North Carolina state senate. Senator Hugh Mitchell of Statesville is sued the invitation. HEAVY FROST Yancey county experien ced the first killing frost of the season Tuesday night. Temperatures were below freezing with ice reported rin a number of places. On Mt. Mitchell the tempera ture was 26 degrees. Though the heavy frost this year was earlier than the average, farmers had most of their crops gather ed. Good weather the past few weeks were a great help in getting the late crops in. HEAVY TOBACCO ’YIELD IS FORECAST i The U. S. agriculture de partment ha 3 estimated that this year’s hurley to bacco yield will be 576* mill ion pounds. This is slightly under the record yield of last year. For North Carolina, the ‘yield is estimated to reach mjIIOO.OOO pounds with a yield per acre of 1,400 I pounds. Local growers re port the heaviest yield, in ! many places, that they have j known. NOTICE The McCracken cemetery will be cleaned on Saturday, Oct. 13. All those who will help Hath this are urged to come Saturday morning. NOTICE Dr. C. W. Harris of Wea verville will preach at the Bunnsville Pr e tsbyterian church at the 11 o’clock ser vice on Sunday. P. T. A. WILL MEET The regular meeting oi i the Burnsville Parent-Tea [cher Association will be 1 held in the high school buil j 1 ding on Tuesday evening at 7:30. All parents and teach-; er s of the community are; urged to attend. BURNSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL I | The Senior class will 'spon sor a Box Supper at the club house on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7:30. Boxes will be sold to the highest bidder and anyone wishing to bring a box may do so. Bingo Vi 11 also be played and cake walks held. There prizes for all and funds will | go 10 the school. Class Officers The Senior class has elec ted the following officers: President, Dorothy Brink ley; vice president, June Wilson; secretary, Junior Adkins; treasurer, Louise Penland; class reporters, Barbara Higgins, Romie i Burns. Jurors Listed For Court The following jury list was drawn for the October term of Superior Court which will convene on October 22: First week: Clvde Taylor, W. W. Penland, S. S. Tipton, Wash Wilson, E. §. Byrd,! Boyd Johnson, W. S. Edw ards, John Penland, Henry Ayers, Clate Adkins, Wel zie Hughes,-Will Adkiins; Harmon Edwards, Gus Ray, R. 0. Riddle, W. E. Hall, J. S. ‘Fox, Mack Hen sley, Mack Huskins, T. M. Elkins, Willard Mclntosh, National War Fund Drive The National War Fund drive is now in progress, with L. G. Deyton as Yan cey county chairman. The county quota is S3OOO and township quotas were as signed this week by the committee. Citizens are urged to contribute generously this year, since there will be ur gent need for funds. The[ motto is still “For us and for our Allies”. The pro-j gram is stili carried on here and overseas, wherever Un-| ited States forces are still stationed. In addition, the need is more critical than ever among liberated peoples who face the hardest winter 1 yet. All predictions are that! there will be more need for fuel, food anl clothing than] UNITED WAR FUND TOWNSHIP QUOTA BURNSVILLE $1025.00 CANE RIVER 325.00 egypt . .. .. .. .. ... r 150.00 7 KAMSEYTOWN 125.00 GREEN MOUNTAIN 125.00 JACKS CREEK 250.00 BRUSH CREEK 125.00 CRABTREE 400.00 SOUTH TOE 150.00 PENSACOLA 100.00 PRICES CREEK * 225.00 TOTAL $3,000.00 Mrs., Rom Bailey has re turned from a two weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. T. F. Sofge in Augusta, Ga. Mrs. William Wilkes and i daughter have b.en visiting i the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hall. BHi AMERICAN HERO ES by WOC r I COWAN _—_ _ /p/fWjßjgU: (//ft 1 Nlfl MACHINIST’S Mate Aurelio Tassone, Milford, Mass., recipient of 4 Silver Star Medal for gallantry in a Pacific island landing, should inspire thousands to buy Victory Bonds. When a jap pillbox caused casualties in a construction force, he d">ye at it with a bull dozer. At a signal from an officer he dropped the blade of the marline ' and annihilated 12 nun entrenched there. u. A’, irramry Vifanm*m a—- * ft m ■ u- ~n'f NUMBER ELEVEN M. 0. Ferguson, G. W. Chandler, S. D. McKinney. Second week: Val Young, 0. P. Blankenship, J. C. Mc- Intosh, Mark Hall, Jr.., By rd Mclntosh, 0. M. Robin son, J. C. Hunter, M. C. i Gardner, Leland Robinson, !R. C. Howell, R. D. Maney, W. A. Carroll, Vono Anglin, G. B. Honeycutt, Henry Stamey, Jack McLaughlin, Jame 8 Fender, Cheet Hoi combe, Will Duncan, C. M. Hill, Oscar Bradford, An drew McCurry, E. Hugh Styles, Kennith Wyatt. ‘ever before since the liber ated nations have not had tinie nor facilities to pro duce for themselves the things which they will need. Part of every dollar contri buted will senjj food for the weak, medicines for the sick, clothes and shelter for the ragged and homeless. Next week has been de signated throughout the county as “War Fund, Week” and ail citizens are urged to try io make their contributions as early as possible. The task of the county committee will be made much easier through the cooperation of all citi zens who are asked to “Give Generously iin Victors” to The men still in service, and to the unfortunate peoples 1 throughout the world. -j Wallace Edge who is sta tioned in Dayton, Ohio is ,ihome on leave. ’! Rev. F. R. Barber is at tending the annual Method ist conference in Greens boro this week. r _ • I Give Generously to The [United War Fund.
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