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VOLUME TEN SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. BURNSVILLE, N. C\, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1946 NUMBER TWENTY-NINE
--Men In Service--
Discharged
The following men have
received their discharge
* from service a.
Willie .1, Ray, Ward Ben
nett, , James A. Anglin,
Eclfel King, Frank Fox
Creed Austin, Lat Elliott,
• Jr., Andrew Westall, Leroy
Ray, James Wilson, > Ervin
Bradfond, James Rl Rob
ertson, Roy Bryant, Billie
Baucom, Dudley Deyton.
Rufus Ingle.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Edw
ards of Cade River have re
ceived word from their son,!
Cpl. Jack Edwards, of the;
army air corps, that he had!
landed in Tokyo.
Sam S., Young, E. M. 3c,
received h:s discharge from
service in the Navy at the
Separation center, Great
Lakes, 111.
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Cpl. Ezekial M. Banks
who is with the army in
Japan and Lee Ray Rob
ertson, Q. M. 2c, of the
Navy met in Tokyo in Jan
uary. They are now sta
tioned near each other and
expect to be together often
for the next few months.
William 0. Riddle, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Rid
dle of Burnsville, has been
promoted from corporal to
sergeant at a base in Pana-J
ma, it has been learned by
his parents.
A brother, Cpl. Claude
Riddle, is serving in Italy.
Po»h men entered service
in July, 1944. Another bro
ther,, Plato Riddle, received
his discharge from service
in June, 1945, after serving
four and a half years.
Pvt. Foch Pate of Camp
Crowder, Mo., is spending a
ten day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Pate of Bee Log.
Army Offers Top Training
Air Forces Course Called
“Most Complete”
There is no place in the
world where young men
can get more complete
training in aviation than
they are given in the U. S.
Army Air Forces. This fact!
was revealed by Captain i
Woodrow A. Abbott, Public
Relations Officer, U. S.
f , Army Recruiting Station,
Asheville, N. C.
“The Army Air Forces is
the greatest aviation or
ganization in the world,”
he said. “We’re not only
keeping abreast of every
important new develop
ment in the science of fly
ing, but we are specializing
in every skill and trade
which pertains even re
motely to aviation.”
Wide Range of Specialties
Elaborating on the edu
cational advantages, Capt.
Abbott pointed out that, in
addition to flying crew
training, which is offered
to many men who enter the
Air Forces, there are such
specialists as radar techni
cians; radio operators, re
THE YANCEY RECORD
T. 5 J. C. Hilliard is now
stationed in Yokohoma with
the 153rd Engineer Con
struction Battalion. H e
landed in Japan on Oct. 24.
«j Pfc, Royce L. Hall is now
with American forces in
' Berlin. He landed overseas
in January.
Chief Warrant Officer]
and Mrs. Arnold Wayne
• Buster ) Hensley of Atlan
ta were the guests of Mr.
Hensley’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Hensley, Swiss,
last week.
Warrant Officer Hensley
has served five years with
the army, 16 months of
which he spent in the Euro
pean Theater with the 100th
; Signal Corp s.He is now on
terminal leave and has ac
cepted a position as purch
ashing agent for the Camp
i bell Coal company in Atlan
ta where he and Mrs. Hen-'
!sley will reside.
James Atkins and David:
Samuel Robertson left;
Tuesday for induction into
military service.
RECRUITING SERVICE
Sgt. Dwight M. Freeman
of the Marion Army Re-!
cruiting office is in Burns
ville each Thursday to con
tact men who wish to en
! list in the regular army 7 , or
i who wish information con
| cerning enlistment.
Any one who would like
to contact Sgt. Freeman
will find him in the selec-!
tive service board office
each Thursday.
George D. McCurry who
received his discharge at
Fort Geo. G. Meade, MG., 1
is now at home. J
James T. Fox of Burns
ville and Charles G. Wilson
of Hamrick have enlisted
i in the regular army.
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pairmen and mechanics;
airport control tower oper
ators ; teletype operators
and repairmen; communi
cations technicians; meteo
rologists; electrical and me
chanical aircraft engineers;,
[television operators and!
many others.
“There is, undoubtedly,
an enormous future in civi
lian and commercial avia
, tion,” continued Captain
Abbott. “Young men can!
jbest prepare themselves;
for careers in this growing
industry by enlisting in the
Army Air Forces.”
BOY SCOUT ANNIVERSARY WEEK
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY’
MARCH OF DIMES
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A final report of contri
butions to !the March of
Dimes campaign has been
' made by the treasurer,
, Fred Proffitt.
A total of $761.78 was
contributed. The quota was
$565.
l Mrs. Sam J. Huskins was
) county chairman, and she
reports that Jhe drive was
, completed Within a very
' short time, with most of
the contributions made on
“March of Dimes Day”,
Jan. 22.'
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Purchase Drug Store
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Joseph M. Radford and
. Charles Radford have re
cently purchased the John
son Drug Store, 22 Nortn
Pack Square in Asheville
and will operate it. Both
received r.heir discharges
recently after serving in
: the Navy.
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Commander Anglin with War
] Crimes Commission in Pacific
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| Commander W. E. Ang
»lin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Anglin of Bur
nsville, who has been with
i the War Crimes Commis
sion for the past year, is
! now with the commission
jin the Pacific area* with
'headquarters at Guam.
Commander Anglin J en
tered service in the Navy
jin April 1942 and was.com
, missioned as lientenant
Mj. g. i His first assignment!
! was head of the Labor!
Measles Epidemic in County
An epidemic of “Red”
measles has been spreading
through the county for the
past month. At Micaville it
has been particularly pre
valent among the school j
children, and several cases;
of pneumonia have been I
reported,-following the at
tack of measles.
The school at Clearmont
has also been much affect
ed, and at Burnsville where
[the epidemic did not begin
until later, the peak of cas
hes has not been reached.
The District Health De
partment has made the fol
lowing suggestions:
Concerning Measles '
A widespread epidemic
of measles continues una
! bated in Yancey county,
especially in the Micaville
and Clearmont sections.
Measles is a serious dis
i ease, and many North Car
BAPTIST CHURCH
A called meeting of offi
cers and teachers of the
Baptist chur eh Sunday
School will be held at the
church this evening (Thur
sday I a t7:30. A group from
the Bolens Creek Sunday
School will present the pro
gram.
On Saturday, evening at
7:30 an associational work- 1
ers council of all superin-’
tendents and Officers of
Sunday Schools in the coun
ty will be held at the Bap
tist church hereby
i A meeting wil 1 be held
tat 3 o’clock Sunday after
moon of the Sunday School
teachers and officers of the
western district o f the
county uncludi|g Burns
ville and west pi Burns
ville).
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Miss Ethel Ayers has
been ill of flu the past!
week at her home.
Board of the Navy Yard,;
Charleston, S. C.f
He was next jnaae liai-j
son officer for new ship
construction for the Sixth
Naval District, and later
w r as made specia] .assistant
to the commandant of the
Sixth naval azstrict at
.Charleston.
Anglin was then promot
ed to the rank of lieutenant
commander and assigned
to the War Crimes Commis
sion in' Washington and;
I later to the Pacific area.
olina children die of it each;
year. It should be avoided
v\ hen possible.
The American Red Cross
supplies to the Health De
| partment Serum Globulin
; which is used to prevent
'and to modify the severity
! of measles. The Health De
partment has a limited sup-;
ply of this Globulin for dis- !
tribution to physicians. Ifj
you are exposed to measles;
see your doctor at once. j 5
Important points about
Measles
The best thing to do is to
call your doctor. If he can-|
j not come, remember that
measles starts like a cold,
with inflammed eyes, dis
charging nose, and rather
severe cough and fever.
When this occurs in an ex
posed child, put the child to
bed at once in a dark room,|
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MEN’S CLUB
Dr. Charles Harris was
■ guest speaker at the supper
’ meeting of the Men’s Club,
1 held Monday evening at
the high school building.
Dr. Harris gave an inter
esting discussion of the
Maya, and showed a num
ber of pictures of these
' people of mystery.
'■ Reece Mclntosh, presi-i
-dent, was in charge of the]
brief business session.
Thirty five members and
guests attended the meetr
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FINAL RITES FOR~
MRS. ROSA AYERS
Mrs. Rosa Ayers, 79, died:
at her home here Sunday
morning following a long
I illness.
i She is survived by four!
daughters, Mrs. Zilla Mor
gan, and the Misses Ethel
and Clare Ayers, all of Bur
ns ville, and Mrs. Bessie
Beaver, of Marion; four
isons, Nelson of Burnsville,
| Woodrow and Charlie, of
| Blawneburg, N. J., and
Jerome Ayers of Baltimore,
j Md.; two brothers, Frank
! and Tilden Bennett, of
Burnsville; three sisters,!
Mrs. Julia Elliott, Mrs.;
Lee Ball, and Mrs. Martha j
Anglin, all of Burnsville;!
, and 10 grand children and'
eight great grandchildren, j
I Funeral services were
held Monday at 3 o’clock !
with the Rev. A. H. Mutsch-j
ler and the Rev. Troy!
McCourry officiating. In-j
jterment was in the Mc-i
Cracken cemetery. j:
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RAMSEYTOWN NEWS ]•
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j Cpl. Ward Bennett, son !
of Mr. and Mrs. Richmond i
Bennett, -is home with an
honorable discharge. He
has been overseas.
Alvin K. Edwards, S. lc, t
is spending a 21 day fur
lough with his parents, Mr. <
and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
|He is now stationed at'.
'Oakland, Calif. ii
Celebrates Birthday
.Mrs. Dora Adkins was!;
given a surprise birthday j
dinner at her home on Me- i
Kinney Branch Sunday. ;
She was 74 years old, and
the greatest surprise was
the beautiful cake in white
with 74 pink candles which
the guests brought.
The guests were Mrs.
Daisey Williams, Mrs. J. W.
Edwards and daughters, ’
Mary Martha, Joy May and|
Anna Bell Lee all of Ram-;:
seytown. x» !j
Red Cross Chapter Plans
Fund Raising Campaign
A meeting of |ted Cross
executive committee mem
bers and officials was held
Monday afternoon, with
the chapter chairman, Dr.
O. E. Cfoy presiding.
The purpose of the meet
ling was to discuss plans
Jfor the 1946 Fund Raising
j Campaign. Frank W. How
ell and L. G. Deyton have
been named co-chairmen
for the drive.
D. E. Debril, area field
representative was pre
sent to discuss the cam
paign and to give informa
jtion concerning it.
County Quota
The county quota, Mr. :
Debril stated, is S2BOO. : Os
j this amount, $2200 will be;
: retained in the county as:
i the national organization'
is asking for only $625;
from the county this year.
This is in contrast with
last years division of funds.
Last year, S2OOO went to the’
national organization and
SI7OO was allocated to the
county. The quota last year
was $3700 and more than
| $4500 was contributed.
Greater Local Needs
| The county quota has
; been reduced but' the local
jneeds are greater than ever,
and are now increasing' nr
|ther than decreasing. This
( is due principally to the
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Court of Honor
The Court of Honor for
scouts of the Toe River dis
trict was held Tuesday ev
ening in Spruce Pine. The
court was conducted by
Rev. Craig and W. C. Wall,
assistant scout executive, i
Burnsville Scouts
Bobby Connelly and G.
H. Riddle were advanced
to second class rank and
Kenneth McCourry to ten
derfoot.
Merit badges were awar
ded the following: Charles!
Parnell, aeronautics; Frank!
Wilson, painting and con
servation ; Charles Lee
Grifleth, textiles, scholar
ship, conservation, painting
and public speaking; Arliss
Young, pathfinding; Rob-
LAST RITES FOR MRS.
MARY ELIZABETH RAY
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Ray, 78,
who died at her home near
Burnsville Saturday morn
ing, were held Sunday af
ternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The'
Rev. Ray Riddle and Rev.,
Eulas Adkins officiated
and burial was in the fam-[
ily cemetery near the home.!
Surviving are five daugh-|
ters, Mrs. Tom Mclntosh i
and Mrs. Virgie Robinson
of Burnsville, Rt. 1, Mrs.
A. G. Scoggins and Mrs.
Clyde Chandler of Mars
Hill, Rt. 2, and Mrs. C. M.
Holcombe o f Baltimore,
Md.; four sons, Frank, W.
E., C. C. and W. B. Ray, all
of Burnsville, R.t 1; 28
grand children and nine
great grandchildren; three
brothers, Oscar, Blake and
J. H. Wilson, all of Burns
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.’fact that as more veterans
’ return there are more pro
blems which require service
t The question is often ask
1, ed: Why does the Red Cross
' I need money now that the
War is over Mr. Debriel
’ gave an answer to this by
’ stating that the national
1 fund still has numerous ob
’ jects: Disaster relief which
is administered from na
-1 tional,^: rather than local
funds; men still in the
army o± occupation, and
! those still in service in this
; country who require Red
'Cross services; Veterans’’
; hospitals that need more
Red Cross facilities than
! before.
| In addition, increasing
j emphasis will be placed on
. Junior Red Cress activities
and instruction in first aid,
| life saving, home nursing
and other phases of the
program.
County Wide Meeting
A County wide meeting
of all workers has been
called for Thursday, Feb.
1 21 at 7:30 at the Court
t house.
Sunday, Feb. 24 has been
designated throughout the
nation as Red Cross Sun
day, and the churches of
the county will be asked to
cooperate “ in presenting
this vital program to the
citizens of the county.
ert Tilson, pathfinding,
textiles and safety; Danny
Fouts, Pioneering, safety
and pathfinding.
! The Burnsville troop was
awarded both the attend
; ance and advancement ban
ners. Burnsville also won*
these banners at the honor
court last month. Those
who attended in addition
to the 17 scouts included V.
J. Goodman, Wesley Rob
erts, James Ray, Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Buckner.
The adult membership
drive will begin this week,
and all citizens are urged
to respond to this as liber
ally as possible. The Burhs
ville organization has shown
steady progress and now
numbers 28 scouts.
P. T. A. MEETING
Alumni o f Burnsville
high school who have serv
ed in World War II will be
honored at the P. T. A. j
meeting on Tuesday even
ing.
The condition of Ben
Franklin who has been ill
for several weeks does not
[show much improvement.
j Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ray of
Mars Hill spent the week
end with their son, Mack
B. Ray, and Mrs. Ray here.
ville; and five sisters, Mrs.
i Andrew Ray of California,
Mrs. Sudie Bailey of Wash
, ington, D. C., Mrs. Belle
Horton of Arizona, Mrs.
I Elsie Byrd of Cane River,
> and Mrs. R. T. Ray of Bur
i nsville, Rt. 1.
; Holcombe Brothers fun
l eral home was in charge of
arrangements.