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VOLUME TEN
--Men In Service--
Discharged
The following men hav
received their discharge
from service «
■ Clarence Elmer King,
Robert G. Ward, Howard
Buchanan. Hoyle C, Hyle
mon, Jay Edge, Brock Dav
is, James Lee Ball, Ed
Boone, Shelby C. Higgins,
T. M. Swann, Charles P.
Ledford, $. R. Riddle, Locke
Phillips, Hobart B. Banks
Stewart Miller, William Ed
win Gouge, L. H. Huskins.
Pre Induction examinatioi
The following left Tues
day for Pre induction ex
amination:
Albert Tolley, Floyd Aut
rey, Norman King, Ferland
Haney, * Charles Hensley,
RobtrJim Thomas, Glenn
Hedrick, Guy Hensley, Dal
las Allen, Junior Hunter.
Seaman, Robert Peterson
son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
mon Peterson, is now sta
tioned with naval forces on
Saipan.
Pfc. Isaac Wheeler has
been on leave from Fort
Belvoir, Va. visiting his
wife in Nashville, Tenn.,
and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Wheeler at Bur
nsville, Rt. 1. He has re
turned to Fort Jackson, S.
C. .... - . .....
Arvelyn Angel is visiting
relatives and friends here.
Army Educational Plan
Men Learn 200 Skills Ta
ught Overseas and in
Amerka. GI Bill of Rights
Benefits Extended to New
Enlistees
The Yancey County
School Board today gave
it’s stamp of approval to
the extensive educational
program now being conduc
ted by the U. S. Army.
Under tht Army program
men who enlist are given
the opportunity ofstudyingj
one or more of 200 skills i
and trade 1 , in Army training
schools in this country and
in overseas theaters throu
ghout the world.
‘We believe”, said a
spokesman for the Board
“that the Army is giving
many hundreds of thous
ands of young men educa
tional opportunities they
would not be able to afford
themselves.
“Far too many young
men are unable to complete
their-high school courses,
and a much smaller percen
tage have the advantages
of college education. The
Army plan gives them
splendid training while they
arc in uniform.
“Also, after they leave
the Army, under the GI
Bill of Rights they may
have a years refresher cou
rse in a trade or business
school, with tuition paid
and a monthly living allow
ance. Those who enter the
Army now may, upon leav
ing, have a year’s college,
business or trade school ed
THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
/ Register Here
The following boys be
came 18 during the month'
of February and have re
gistered with the local Sel
ective Service Board:
McCoy W. Letterman
Ford G. McCurry, Willard
B. Crai,n, Edwin G. Banks,
Jack C. Honeycutt, Alden
C. Noblett, Alton W. Nob
lett, Ford E. Cannon, Jessy
A. Lewis, Paul E. Bennett,
Burgin Honeycutt, John H.
Styles, Floyd Freeman,
Lindy Styles, Edd Mathis,
Luther W. Proffitt, Blake
R. Wilson, Landon Robin
son, James C. Wilson, James
R. Buckner, Charles Pate,
Jr., Edgar C. Edwards.
S. Sgt. H. T. Hill who has
been in service 30 months
left Tokyo on Jan. 29 for
home. He has been process
ed for discharge. Mrs. Hill
and children have been
making their home with
her parents at Day Book.
Sgt. Max Penland was at
home for the week end'
from the New River Mar-j
ine base.
Arthur E. Street,- S: lc
of Green Mtn. returned
from overseas service ab
oard the USS Renville.
Charles B. Briggs is
now at Fort Sam Houston,
Texas.
ucation for each year they
serve in the Army.
“This privilege, plus the
refresher course, means
presenting a young man
with a total of 48 months of
higher education. In other
words, a full college course
plus one, year of post-grad
uate study.
Tuition, Living Allowance
Paid
“The Government will,
pay up to SSOO for each or
dinary school year, and al
so provides a living allow
ance of $65 a month to sin
gle men, S9O a month tc
marritd men.
ENLIST IN ARMY
Don Fender of Bee Log
enlisted in the Army Air
Forces on Feb. 6.
Albert Komarek of Mica
ville enlisted in the Army
Air Forces on Feb. 14. *
NOTICE "
The Navy Recruiter will
! be in Burnsville at the Post
Office between 9 A. M. and
12:00 every other Tuesday.
Next trip here is March 12,
1946.
REVIVAL SERVICES
The Rev. R. A. Pate of
Bostic is preaching in a ser
ies of revival services at
Byrds Chapel Baptist chu
rch. The meeting will con
tinue through March 10th
with services each night at
7:30.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY"
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 194 G j
RED CROSS
PLEASE REMEMBER
That the Red Cross Fund
Raising Campaign is on and
it is to run Friday, March
Ist, Saturday, March 2nd
Monday, March 4th.
We still have millions of
men in all parts of the
world and they now need
Red Cross assistance as
never before.
Our millions of men in
hospitals must be given Red
Cross service.
Our men in the active
military service must be
given Red Cross^assistance.
Tragedies still strike in
all parts of our country and
these must be taken care of
by Red Cross.
All the thousands of
claims and benefits of ser
vicemen and their depend
ents must be handled by the
Red Cross. This is the only
means of assistance in these j
matters.
Out of appreciation of:
all the men who have serv-.
ed and who are still serving;
we must make our gifts of:
money that this work will;
continue for these men.
If your donations are giv
en promptly to the fund it!
will help the committee to
complete this campaign in
record time.
Notice to 1946 Tobacco Growers
Individual farm acreage
allotments of Burley tobac
co in Yancey county for
1946 will be reduced by 10
percent below 1945 in ac
cordance with a recent an
nouncement by the U. S.
Department of Agricul
ture of a decrease of a sim
ilar amount In the 1946
national marketing quota,
it was stated today by M.
D. Bailey, chairman of the
Yancey County AAA‘Com
mittee.
This reduction, he said,
was made possible through
a recent amendment to the!
Agricultural A d justment.
Act of 1938, and is consid
ered advisable at this time
in order to bring supplies
o? Burley tobacco more
nearly in line with demand.
“During the past two
years, we have seen avail
able supplies of Burley to
bacco increased by approx
imately 200,000,000 pounds
because of the record crops
of 1944 and 1945,” he de
clared. “Many Burley pro
ducers have experienced
sharp drops in the prices of
some grades of the 1945
crop and have expressed
their favor of a reduction-
Ito prevent accumulation of
i a tremendous surplus of
! Burley, such as we saw sev
eral years ago.”
The reduction will result
in a total national acreage
allotment of 558,000 acres
compared with allotments
of 610,000 acres in 1945. If
(Continued on page 4)
OFFICE IS MOVED
.
The Baptist? Associatjon
al office has been moved to
the second floor of the Nu-
Wray garage building. '
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LEGION MEETING
— % —
J. C. Winchester, assist
ant district service officer
of the state Veterans
Commission, Jw a s guest
speaker at The regular
meeting of tie American
Legion Post members here.
C. L. IVoffitC* vice com
mander, presided.
..iMr. Winchester discussed
the work of 4ke commiss
ion, and of assistance to
veterans. He-outlined the
advantages and opportuni
ties offered by the GI Bill
of Rights, Sind stressed
the part thap. interested
persons may take in this
program. JL
The auxiliary held a
brief business' session to
discuss several matters.
It was voted Jto contribute
SSO of the Cfristmas Seal
sale funds to* the district
health department to assist
in the tuberculosis control
work. It was also voted to
contribute $10; to each high
school to be used for the
lunch rooms, f i
The March j meeting will j
be held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Rsy.
Rev. *H. M.
Alley and daughters, Eve
lyn and Juanita, have been
ill of flu for the past ten
days.
BUYS HOME
Claude Peterson of Green
Mtn., has purchased the
property in west Burnsville
known as the Troy Ray
HORTON HOME BADLY
DAMAGED BY FIRE
The home of Mr. 'and Mrs.
L. P. Horton was badly da
maged by fire Friday mor
ning. The fire which cau
ght in the roof, was discov
ered about 7:30 and the lo
cal fire department reach
ed it in a few minutes.
Practically all furnish
ings were removed before
the water was turned on,
thus reducing the amount
of damage caused.
Andy Fox has received
his discharge at the Jack
sonville naval base.
Bob Banks is very ill in
the Biltmore hospital.
Federation Stockholders to : Meet
Yancey County stock-j
holders of the Farmers j
Federation will hold their
annual meeting at the Fed
eration warehouse in Bur
nsville on Saturday, March
2nd at 11 A. M., according
to an announcement by
James G. K. McClure, presi
dent of the Cooperative.
Members of the Yancey
County Federation Com-,
mittee will be elected by {
the stockholders, and a far- |
mer from Yancey county
will be chosen to represent
the county on the Federa
MT. MITCHELL/ROAD
The contract for the con
struction of a highway
from the Blue Ridge park
way to Mt. Mitchell, 4.7
miles, is scheduled to be let
at a State Highway and
Public Works Commissior
•meeting on March 12. ac
cording to an Associated
Press dispatch from Ral
eigh. Bids have been sub
. mitted for construction of
she road in Yancey county.
FINAL RITES FOR
jW. A. HALL, 73
i i
W. A. Hall, prominent!
citizen of the Micaville
community, died at his;
home Friday, Feb. 22. He!
was 73 years of age.
Funeral services were!
held at the Micaville Pres-i
byterian church Saturday!
afternoon with the Rev.
j Ernest Wilson officiating.
• Burial was in the Micaville
'j cemetery.
Mr. Hall was widely
known throughout the sec
tion. He had for many years
taken an active part in as-l
sail’s of the community and
served at one time as sher
iff of Yancey county.
Surviving are the widow;
.four daughters, Mrs. Win
nie Gouge, Mrs. Ed Burle
|son and Mrs. Florence Hall
i of Micaville and Mrs. Seigle
•Davis of Celo; three sons,
‘ Mark. Earl and George
1 Hall all of Micaville.
i
LAST RITES FOR
ELBERT H. STYLES
Elbert Hugh Styles of'
Paint Gap, died at an Ashe-!
ville hospital Monday. He!
had been in ill health forj
! the past year He was 66
years of age.
Funeral services were
! held at Paint Gap church
| Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock, the Rev. Erntst
Wilson officiating. Burial
was in Horton Hill ceme
tery.
Surviving are the widow;
six daughters. Misses Kate
and Dorothy Styles of the
ihome, Mrs. Paul Wilson of
iSwannanoa, Mrs. Dan Bow
sers of Atlanta, Ga., Miss
Grov a Styles of Asheville,
land Mrs. Neal Culbertson
of Asheville; five sons, Bert
iMack and Jay Styles ofPaint
I Gap, Lee Styles of Fairview,
jand the Rev. Walter Styles
.of Black Mohntain; 11'
grand children; three bro
thel’s, John, Bert and Will-!
ard Styles of Barnardsville;,
and one sister, Mrs. B. H.j
Carter of Barnardsville.
tion's board of directors.
The present county com-,
mittee consists of: Wilson
Edwards, Cane River; Miss
Hope Buck, Bee Log; Tomj
Ray, Burnsville, Rt. 1; H.j
W. Higgins, Cane River;
Grover Robinson, Boonford
Sam Hilemon, Higgins; A
P. Honeycutt, Day Boofc
.John Hannum, Ramsey
l town; Charles F. Byrd, Bur
insville; Lester Bailey, Bur
nsville; E. N. Stamey, Bur
nsville ; A. P. Hensley
Swiss; and J. T. Lippincott,
Celo.
Much Interest Shown in Estab
lishment of Hosiery Mill Here
Endorsed by Business and
Civic Leaders
Citizens of the town and
county have been unani
mous in their approval and
endorsemtnt of the estab
lishment of the Hosiery Mill
in Burnsville by the Brown
Brothers Mills of Hickory.
The transaction was com
pleted last week between
the Mills and the owners
of the community club
house here, for the lease of
the building. As soon as the
building is available the!
| necessary changes and re-j
j pairs will be made to facili-i
Itate installation of machin-!
i j
iery. Plans are to begin op
jeration as soon as possible,!
| according to statements by j
officials.
Officials of the town and!
county, civic groups, busi-j
ness lirms and individuals
have voiced their keen in
terest in the establishment,
of the mill here. Among!
k those who have stated their
interest and approval are!
the following, representa-i
tive of the town and county:
H. G. Bailey, mayor of
Burnsville: “I am indeed
grateful that a Hosiery
Mill will be established here
This meets a long existing
need for our town and cou
. nty, and is a step forward
|in the progress and econo
mic development. The town;
;of Burnsville will cooperate 1
I fully in every way to make ;
I this a successful enterprise”
! B. R. Penland of B. B.
I Penland & Son Lumber -
i
company and Penland &\ ]
Ayers Lumber company: !
“For a long time we have 1
recognized the need for ad- 1
ditional industries here,'*
and we feel sure that' theJ
! mill as a business firm, and,'
the individuals who operate;*
it, will be a valuable addi- 1
tion to this section. We will
be glad to cooperate ini
every way”. i
Dawson Briggs of Briggs
Grocery: “We extend a 3
welcome and best wishes to
the men bringing the mill 1
here. We appreciate also
the cooperation of the citi- '
zens and organizations of
the county which has help
led to make this possible.
!We will cooperate fully in!
I every way possible”.
Ellis Moody of Burnsville
1 Radio Shop: “I will be gladi
to cooperate 100 per cent
with officials of the new
; mill and feel sure that it j
i will prove a very success-!
ful addition to the county”,
j H: S. Edge of Edges De-j
ipartment Store: “The es-j
j tablishment and operation'
of the mill here will, be-an :
'advantage to citizens of the
I town and county. We wel-|
BOY SCOUT MEMBER- |
The quota for r Yancey j
county for the Adult Mem
bership fund of the Boy
Scouts is $285.00 Os this
. amount,* $152.50 has been
. collected to date.
The committee desires
, very much to collect the re-!
mainder of the quota this;
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NUMBER THIRTY-ONE
come this new business firm
to the county and will coop
erate in every way”.
Bruce Westali of Young
& Westall’s Department
Store: “The establishment
of the Hosiery Mill here
will be a fine thing for the
town and county. We wel
come the officials of the
mill and will be glad to co
operate with them’’.
G. L. Hensley, Burnsville
Postmaster: “I am certain
ly glad that arrangements
j have been made for estab
lishing the Hosiery Mill
ihere, and am sure that it
I will prove of mutual bene
fit to both the owners and
people of the community”.
Dover R. Fouts, attorney
'am,! commander of the
i American Legion Post:
I “With the establishment of
a Hosiery Mill in Burnsville
undoubtedly other indus
tries will come to Yancey
l county. This will be a means
•of letting people know that
jWe have a high type of la
,bor and a section that is
ideal both from a stand
point of climate as well as
wholehearted cooperation in
any enterprise that is for
the upbuilding of our sec
tion and the improvement
of living conditions. Every
citizen should , strive, to
’make ‘known the many ad-’
vantages of Yancey coun-
L. V. Pollard of Pollard’s
' Drug Store: “The 'efforts
expended in securing the
Hosiery Mill for Burnsville
and Yancey county is, in
my opinion, one of the
greatest steps forward in
the development of our
town and county. I heartily
endorse the action taken
by our mayor .and city
commissioners and our
county commissioners”.
E. L. Briggs, attorney:
‘‘lt is the beginning of an
era of prosperity for Bur
nsville and Yancey county.
We should all strive to help
make it a great success and
work together at all times
to secure more of like kind”.
C. P. Randolph, attorney:
“The Town of Burnsville
and its various Clubs are to
be complemented for their
aid in securing the Hosiery
Mill. This progressive move
is the beginning of an in
dustrial age in our Town
;and County from which the
people will derive a great
material blessing.
Reece Mclntosh, business
man and president of the
Men’s Club: “Securing the
! Hosiery Mill for Burnsville
! shows what can be done
jwhen all factions work to
gether. % Let’s continue to
pull together and secure
• more of like nature”.
week. In case you have not
• joined the group, you may
jgive your contributions to
Lee Griffeth, Reece Mcln
tosh, H. W. Johnson, B. M.
Tomberlin, Byrd Gillespie
T. M. Swann has joined
Mrs. Swann here after re
turning from service over
seas. He has received his
j discharge.