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VOLUME TEN
--Men In Service--
Yates C. Webb, S lc, of
Celo recently received his
discharge at the naval Sep
aration" center, Charlestoi
after completing 24Vc mon
ths service in the Navy.
Cpl. Max Penland, son of]
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Penland
of Bolens Creek, is now at!
home on leave after re
turning from overseas duty
with the Marine Corps.
Gerard Butner, AMM lc
is home on short leave
from the naval -air station
in Jacksonville.
Cpl. Charles Bradford of
Burnsville and T 5 Wm. M.
Jones of Green Mtn. re
turned to the states aboard
the USS Long Island, ac-|
cording to a news releasej
from Pearl Harbor.
Pvt. John C. Banks who 1
has been at Camp Crowder,
Mo. is now at the medical
training school, Camp At-,
terbury, Ind. ‘ |
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Cpl. Wm. 0. Riddle who
has been home on a 60 day
leave has returned to his
station in Panama. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ransom Riddle.
J. Taylor, S lc, of
Burnsville Rt. 1, has re-;
ceived his discharge from
the Nh .j. a?*3ie Separation;
Center, Charleston after
20 months service. He wears
the American Theatre and
the Asiatic-Pacific ribbons
and the World War II Vic- ;
tory Medal.
- Reenlist
Willie Hensley of
ging and Wayne Pate of 1
Bee Log have enlisted in,
the regular army at the |
Recruiting Station, Ashe-,
ville.
I
Jack C. Wray, A. S., has;
been assigned to the naval
training station at San
Diego, Cal.
Pvt. Jack E. Webb is now;
stationed at the airborne*
school Ft. Benning. Ga.
Tobacco Allotments
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AU eligible producers in ;
terested ijn applying for a 1
‘new growers’ tobacco al-,
lotment should file an ap-;
plication at the Yancey
County AAA office prio
to February 1, 1946, M. D
Bailey, Chairman, of th
County AAA Committe
said here today.
Ho pointed out that ir
order to be eligible for £
new tobacco allotment, the
following conditions must
be met: (1) The farm op
erator shall have had ex
perience in growing the
kind of tobacco for which
an allotment is requested
either as a sharecropper,
tenant, or as a farm opera
tor during the past five
years, or if the farm opera
tor has been in the armed
services of the United Sta
tes, within five years prior
to hig entry into the armed
services; (2) the farm op-|
THE YANC
SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
Discharged
The following men have
received their discharges
from service and are now
at home:
Glenn Howard, George
j Blake, Carmon Ballew',!
! Kiffen Hennessee, Shelby
i Ray, Nevil Boone, James j
Cornwell, Everett Troy
King, Boyce Stamey, Clyde
Hopson, Lawrence Hopson,
Ray Thomas, Edd Carroll,
Welzie Roland, Daniel
Briggs, Floyd Carroll, Cha
rlesJHubhard, Avery Elliott
! Ray Fox, David Ballew,
Phil Miller, Kelse Collins,
; Coy Sparks, Charles Har
din, x .ul Ayers, John
Blake, Elbert E. Bishop.
A telegram was received
j that -Sgt. Ralph W.Byrd
had arrived back in the
j States after 22 months of
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overseas ruty. Sgt. Byrd is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Byrd of Pensacola. He
i entered service in 1943 and
itook his basic training at
' Camp Swift, Texas, in Ari
zona and California.
Grady Edwards, S lc, is
now stationed at Black-|
foot, Idaho.
I Pvt. Richard G. Roland, 1
I son of Lake Roland of,
.Pensacola, is stationed at
Fort Knos, Ky.
Roy Lee Metcalf, A. S., is;
taking his boot training at!
Camp Peary, Va.
James Jones of the Navy
i has been visiting his aunt,
Mrs. Garrett Bailey and
; his grandmother, Mrs..R.
H. Dixon.
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750 Discharges
The total discharges
which have been recorded
i in the local selective service
; board office to date now
total approximately 750,
George Robinson, clerk to
the board, has reported.
Dr. J. H. Fouts of Frank
llin has been very ill of flu
and complications but is
i now improving.
1 erator shall be living on
' the farm and largely de
pendent on this farm for
I his livelihood; <3) the farm
| covered by the application
shall be the only farm own
ed or operated by the farm
operator on which any to
bacco is produced; and .(4)
no kind of tobacco other
than the kind for which ap
plication for an allotment
is 4Kadc will be grown on
such farm in 1946.
He emphasied that the
only exception that would
be made in the date for fil
ing applications would be
in the case of a farm opera
tor being in the armed for
ces on that date. Under
this condition, application
1 may be filed not later than
' the time tobacco is sub
stantially all planted in the
county, or within 30 days
‘ following his discharge
L from the armed forces,
■ which ever is earlier.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROG
6URNSVHXE, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1946
JBAPITST CONFERENCE
The annual Woman’s
Missionary Union associa ;
tionai leadership conferen J
ce will be held at the Bui
nsvilie Baptist church Sat
urday, Jan. 19 at 10:30 a. m.
Mrs. J. R. Owen, divis
ional young peoples leader,;
Mrs. J. C. Jackel, divisional
stewardship chairman, and
other divisional leaders
will be present.
Lunch will be served by
the Burnsville Society.
It is requested that re
presentatives from each of
the 32 churches in the as
sociation attend.
P. T. A. MEETING
The regular meeting of
the Burnsville P T A was
held at the high school
building on Tuesday even
ing with the president, Mrs.
Milton Higgins, presiding.
Dr. O. E. Croy was guest
speaker, and he discussed
the development of charac
ter as the goal of education.
We divide education into
secular and religious edu
cation, he said, but this
should not be so because
anything that contributes
to the enrichment, develop
ment and improvement of
human life may be consid
ered as God’s divine plan.
“Our capacities and pos
sibilities are God given,”
Dr. Croy continued, and che
development or them should
follow His plan. The goal
of education is the develop
ment of a specific type of
character, and character is
the quality of life. The
greatest contribution which
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NOTICE
The supper meeting whi
ch was planned for Wed
nosday evening at the
Presbytelian church was
postponed on account of
the weather. It will be held
on Sunday evening of the
weather permits.
Tax*Listing
rr, i- .l- I j ville township, Robert Pet
he listing of property , erson; Cane River, E. J
tor taxes for 1946 has be-| Angel; R amse ytown, Lloyd
gun in the county, and all Miller; Green Mtn., R. A
citizens are requested toip ea ke; Jacks Creek, Carl
see t e tax listers in the Young; Brush Creek, L.
various townships as soon D> Thomas; Crabtree, J.
as possibe. * j M . Thomas; South Toe
The following tax listersjj. W. Hoover; Pensacola
are now serving: Burns-IMrs. D. J. Jamerson.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the disease of infantile paralysis rages
in many cities of our nation every year, leaving in its
wake hundreds, even thousands, of stricken men, women
and children, many of them crippled for life, and
WHEREAS, the National Foundation for infantile
paralysis, by assuring care and treatment for all victims
ol poliomyelitis and by carrying on its great program
ol research for the prevention and possible cure for this
virulent disease, has earned the overwhelming gratitude
of the American people, and
WHEREAS, the March of Dimes, conducted an
nually by the National Foundation will be held January
14 to 31, and
WHEREAS, Yancey County having designated Jan
uary 22, 1946 as the date to reach our goal
THEREFORE, be it resolved that all citizens are
urged to cooperate with the March of Dimes in the town
of Burnsville and to bring or send'their contributions
to any committee or the Clerk of the court's office, Fred
Proffitt, Treasurer.
Signed, H.-G. Bailey, Mayor, The Town of
Burnsville, N. C.
VICTORY BONDS
The final report for sale
of Victory Bonds in the
county gives *he following
totals:
Overall Quota, $93,000.
Uverail salt*, $91,371.25.
E Bond Quota, $57,000.
E Bond sales, $63,771.25.
The overall sales fell ap
proximately SIBOO below
the quota, but the county
purchased 112 per cent of
the E Bond quota. *
YviLL ATTEND RED
CROSS MEET
A delegation from the
Yancey Couniy Chapter of
the American Red Cross
will be in Aslve ville on Jan
uary 21 to attend a region
al conference, with South
eastern Area ! officials on
plans for thu 1946 Fund
Campaign which is to be
heid in
The meeting is scheduled;
to begin at 9m> a. m. at the;
Geo. Vanderbilt Hotel, with
Regional Director, Francis
P. Simerville! leading the
discussion | f campaign
plans. After puncheon the
group will h-.ar Lucy H.
Darter, Red Cross hospital
worker, in a talk on her
experiences in serving hos
pitalized servicemen.
Other area headquarter
representatives will include
John C. Wilson, area mana
gen-vA/e Im* obief
of radio and W. D. Dibrell,
general field representative
Guernsey Association
The Guernsey Breeders
Association of Y a ncey
county has purchased a re
gistered Guernsey bull
County farm agent V. J
Goodman went to Danville,
Va. to purchase the bull
which will be brought to
the county within a few;
days.
Robert Maney is in
Grace hospital, Banner Elk
for treatment.
RECORD
OF YANCEY COUNTY’’
NOTICE FOR AAA
FARMERS
All farmers who received
1945 Burley Tobacco cards
are requested to return the
cards to the AAA office as
t oon as sales are made.
RESUMES LAW OFFICE
J. Frank Huskins re
sumed the practice of law
here after 43 months ser
vice in the Navy. His offi
ces are located on the hec
ond floor of the Law
Building.
Mr. Huskins was former-'
ly a member of the firm of j
Huskins and Wilson butj
has resumed practice in an!
individual j capacity with
offices adjacent to those
formerly occupied by the
firm.
NOTICE
Beginning January 29th,
1946, the United States
Public Health Service Milk
Ordinance and Code which
has been adopted by the
Avery - Mitchell - Yancey
District Health Department
will be in effect. From and!
after that date this Ordi
nance will he enforced.
If you are now selling;
milk, or plan to sell milk inj
the future, you are hereby!
notified to come into your!
Health Department for an
explanation of the provis-i
ions of this Ordinance.
District Health Depart-j
ment, by Jake F. BucanerJ
District Sanitarian.
MOVES LAW OFFICE !
Attorney Bill Atkins has
moved his law office from
the second floor of the Law
Building to the room ad
joining the Sheriffs office
in the court house.
jAo'l' IvTlfiO I' UIV iTULvS.
.DA EDNEY AUSTIN
Mrs. Ida Edney Austin,
wife of the late Mr. J.' C.
Austin, died at her home at
Bald Creek, Wednesday,
Jan. 9, at 6:45 p. m. follow
ing an illness of two months
•She is survived by eleven
daughters, Mrs. Len Elkins
of Ivy, Mrs. Bascomb Hen
sley of Cane River, Mrs.
Earl Erwin of Blackstone,
Va., Mrs. Essie Franklin of 1
Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. N.
H. Phillips and Mrs. O. H.
Clary of Richmond, Va.,
Mrs. Troy Blankenship of
Swiss, Miss Lethy Austin
of Bald Creek, Mrs. Elsie
Ray of Swannanoa, Mrs.
Porter Proffitt of Bartley,
W. Va., and Mrs. Earl Wil
son of Swannanoa; two
sons, Diamond and Hudson
both of Swannanoa; two
sisters, Mrs. Arthur Rob
inson of Woodfin and Mrs.
Guy Lou Hensley of Sandy
Mush, N. C.; 37 grand
children and five great
grand children.
Mrs. Austin has been a
life long resident of Yancey
county and prior to making!
her home at Bald Creek, 1
lived at Paint Gap, N. C.|
[Funeral services were held
[Saturday afternoon at 2
| o’clock and interment were
at the Horton Creek ceme
tery. She was 67 years old.
January 22nd Is Named
“March of Dimes” Day
A one day drive in
“March of Dimes” will be
held in on Tues
day, Jan. 22, it has been an
nounced by Mrs. Sam J.
Huskins, chairman for the
drive.
The schools of the county
will be headquarters for
donations, and each child
in the county will be asked
to contribute at least a
dime. , j
The “March of Dimes”;
fund is really a kind of
“Hospital Insurance” for
children since they are the
most frequent victims of
Boone Tobacco Vl aretcus es
Floors are now' cleared
at the Mountain Burley
Warehouse in Boone, N. C.
and farmers can be assured
of g sale the day they come.
Sales during the past week
brought the season’s total
of more than 3,250,000 !
pounds, 500,000 pounds
more than were sold to'
date last year.
R. C. Coleman, manager;
of the warehouse, asks
that'farmers do their ut
most to keep their crop dry,
and in good condition for
SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
FERENCE MEETING j
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A county wide Baptist
Sunday School meeting will
be held at the Mt. Pleasant
church on Tuesday, Jan. 22
at 7:30. Dr. Hoyt Blackwell
will be guest speaker.
Baptist associations;
throughout the south are>
having similar meetings at
this time.
SOCIAL SECURITY
With the return of many
servicemen to civilian life,
and war plant workers to
their former homes, many!
of them will be interested
in having abrief summary
of benefit payments that
may be due, and where to
file claim for them, accord-!
ing to a statement released
today by D. W. Lambert,
manager of the Asheville
office of the Social Secur
ity Board. , 1
Workers who have reach-,
ed age 65, or the surviving!
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P. C. Coletta is ill of flu
at his home.
Scout Court of Honor
The Toe River district
Boy Scout Court of Honor
was held in the Scout room
of the club house on Tues
day evening. D. A. Fink of
Crossnore presided in the
absence of A. R. Craig, ad-1
vancement chairman of the
district. W. C. Wall, assis
tant scout executive, as
sisted.
Those advanced to ten
jderfoot rank were Jack
'Edge, Bobby Connelly, Joej
I Mattson and Kenneth Mc
, Curry.
James Hughes and L. B.i
Jarrett advanced to second
class and Danny Fouts to!
star rank. Charles Lee:
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NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE
| infantile paralysis.
The following were nam
* ed chairmen of special com-'
mittees: Womens group,
[Mrs. Troy Ray; business
firms, B. R. Penland nad
Mrs. Reece Mclntosh; for
Theatre collection, Dr. C.
M. Whisnant; professional
’ group, Billie Marie Ben
nett; rural farms and hom
es, V. J. Goodman and
Juanita Rush; county and
Town officials, H. G. Bailey
'! Fred Pro/fitt is treasur
!er and anyone who does
‘ not contact some of the
• committee may give his
’ contribution to Mr. Proffitt
marketing. Despite the lar
ge amount of wet tobaccos
offered for sale last week,
good leaf held its own a' to
price while certain of tho
lower grades held to ceiling
throughout the week.
Tobaccos on the floor fcr
Monday’s sale were of goo.l
quality and much improved
by the change in weather.
With the prospect of con
tinued dry weather, the out
look for prices during tho
, coming week looks much
brighter.
ARE NOW COMMISSION
ING FORMER OFFICER’S
Applicants selected for Re
gular Army commissions
the current expansion pro
gram will be appointed no
i later than June 28, 1946, un
der provisions of newly
j enacted legislation author
izing increase of Officer
personnel to 25,000.
Any male citizen who ser
ved as an Officer any time
between Pearl Harbor and
last December 28 is eligible
to make application for a
i commission. He must have
been honorably discharged •
and must not be overage in
grade when appointed.
Commissions will b e
made in grades ranging
from Second Lieutenant to
Major, with length of ser
| vice and age considered.
However, applicants will
not be eligible for a grade
higher than that held dur
j-ing wartime.
Maximum age for grades
is as follows: 2nd Lt. 28;
Ist Lt. 35; Captain, 42;
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Griffeth was advanced to
tenderfoot air scout.
Merit badges were awar
ded Danny Fouts and
Charles Gillespie.
The Burnsville troop was
awarded the two banners,
Ifor attendance and for ad
vancement.
Following the honor
court, a district committee
meeting was held, conduct
ed by D. R. Fouts, chair
man.
; James Ray, W. W. Rob
erts, Lee Griffeth and D.
R. Fouts attended the dis
trict conference which yvas
jheid Monday at the Geor
!ge Vanderbilt hotel in
i Asheville.
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