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VOLUME TEN
--Men In Service--
Discharged
The following men hav
received their discharge
from service a
Herman N. Robinson,
Jasper D. Price, Clyde An
glin, James B. King, Clyde
McKinney, Garrett Lewis,
Roy King, Boyd Edwards,
Clarence Belgarde, Lem
mie Fox, Niram B. Haney,
Leslie Hensley, Ben Gard
ner, James H. Bailey, Rob
ert L. Riddle, Jay B. Styles,
D. R. Styles, Robert E. Bur
gin, Truett T. Johnson,
Grady Riddle.
Wallace Edge is home on
leave from Dayton, Ohio
where he is stationed.
County Basket Ball Tournament
Finals in the county bas-|
ket ball tournament will be:
played on the Clearmont
court Friday night, begin-j
ning at 7:30. In the girls’
game, Clearmont will play
Burnsville and in the boys’
game, Clearmont will play
Bee Log.
Semi Finals
The first games in the
tournament play were held
last week end.
On Thursday, Clearmont
girls won' over Micaville
Division Conference
The conference of Leg
ionnaires of the sth divis
ion and Auxiliary members
(if the 18tli district of the
American Legion of N. C.
will be held in Asheville on
Faturda, , March 30.
The Legion division con
ference will be held at 4
o’clock at the S & W Cafe-[
teria and the Auxiliary j
meeting at the First Pres
byterian church.
The division Oratorica
contest will be held at the
Buncombe county couri
house at 7:30.
CANCER CAMPAIGN
DRIVE NOW UNDER
WAY
With the War over and
the scientists turning their
atwntion to the solution of
various problems confront-!
rin ,v the people we know that;
one of the major problems
is to discover a cure for can
cer. This disease is taking
a terrific toll of the citizens
of the United States.
It is reported that the
largest percentage of dea
ths from this terrible dis
ease is among children up
to five years of age. The|
citizens of Yancey County
have always met such obli
gations in a noble way and
we are now called upon to
contribute to this cause.
The following constitutes
the Committee for Yancey
County:
Burnsville Township
Mrs. Lee H. Griffith, Mrs
George Robinson, Mrs.
Martha Westall, Mrs. W.
K. Banks.
Cane River Township
Mrs. Harmon Peterson,
Rassie Howell.
(Continued on page 4)
THE YANCfcY RECORD
SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
Pvt. Elwood K. Smith,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Smith of Burnsville, has
landed in Erlangen Ger
many. Pvt. Smith has been
in the army seven months.
He took training at Camp
Wheeler, Ga. and Camp
Pickett, Va.
Another son, Seaman 2c,
Billy J. Smith is now sta
tioned at Shoemaker, Calif,
after taking training at
Camp Peary, Va, He has
been in the navy six months.
Both sons attended Bur
nsville high school. Before
entering service Pvt. and
Seaman Smith were em
ployed at the Glenn L. Mar
tin factory in Baltimore.
28-22; Burnsville girls won
over Bald Creek girls 38-10.
Clearmont boys won from
Burnsville boys 14-7 and
Bee Log boys won from Mi
caville 20-19.
On Friday night Clear
mont girls won over Bee
Log 33-15 and Clearmont
boy s won over Bald Creek
11-10.
The Clearmont girls’
team won first place at the
Tri County tournament
held in Mars Hill.
SPORTS EDITOR
D. R. Fouts is one of the
two sports editors of “Papel
Pega-Mosca”, weekly maga
zine of the School of Avia-;
tion in Sao Paula, Brazil.
Mr. Fouts who is an in-;
structor in engineering at
the school which trains;
Brazilian cadets, has al
ways been very interested
in sports and plays third’
base on the school’s cham
pion base ball team. He was '
No. 3 hitter on the team;
during last season.
NOTICE
Carl Story and his “Ram
bling Mountainetrs” will
give a program at the
Courthouse here on Friday
night .March 15.
These performers play on
the Mid-day Merry-Go-
Round from Station
WNOX and are favorite en
tertainers for* radio audi
ences. Their appearance
here is being sponsored by
the American Legion Post.
HOME AGENTS NOTES
The Yancey county 4-H
County Council will meet in
the County Agent’s Office
in Burnsville at 10:00, Sat
urday, March 10.
Mr. Ned Wood, Assistant
State 4-H Club feeader, will
meet with the group to dis
cuss 4-H Club plans for the
remainder of the year and
also plans for 4-H Club
Camp and Short Course.
The Busick home demon
stration club met with Mrs.
D. F. Hurvey, Monday, Mar
ch 11 at 2:00. Mrs. Tohi
Huffman called the meeting
to order and the group dis
cussed the control of plant
diseases *•
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY’
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946
NOTICE TO ALL
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
You are invited to meet
at the Court House on
Monday night, March 18th,
at 8:00 o’clock to elect new
Officers for the coming
election. Your presence will
be appreciated.
County Chairman, Re-’
publican Executive Com.
Ralph Hall, Y lc, who is
stationed at Norfolk, Va.,
was called home because of
the death of his grand
father.
CONTRACTS SIGNED "
FOR HOSIERY MILL
All contracts have now
been signed for establish
ment here of the Burnsville
Hosiery Mill by the Brown
Brothers Mills of Hickory.
C. 0. Ellis who will be
manager of the new mill is
expected to arrivei today
and preparation of the bui
lding and installation of the
machinery will go forward
as rapidly as possible.
Officials yesterday said
that some machinery had
already been shipped and it
is hoped that operation can
begin within the next few
weeks.
LAST RITES HELD FOR
CHESTER HALL
Chester Hall, 08, died as
his home in Micaville Tues
day.
Funeral seryices were
held Wednesday morning
at 10 o’clock at Micaville
Presbyterian church, the
Rev. Ernest Wilson, the
Rev. W. E. Rusty, and the
Rev. Jimmy Thomas offi
ciated. Burial Was in Dan
iels cemetery at Hughes.
Surviving are the widow;
three daughters, Mrs. Cha
rles Campbell of Dearborn,
Mich., Mrs. Leland Robin
son of Micaville, and Mrs.;
S. 8.0 Daniels of-- Missoula,
| Mont.; two sons, George
and Robert Hall of Burns
jville; seven grandchildren;
his mother, Mrs. Sallie.HaH ;
three sisters, Mrs. Charles
Hughes and Mrs. Jack
Blackburn of Newland. and
Mrs. Aggie Diggs of Hughes
Holcombe Brothers fun
eral home was in charge of
arrangements.
No Forms For Canning Sugar
Raleigh. This year’s
home canners will not have
to fill out application forms
for canning sugar, OPA
State Director Theodore S,
Johnson reminded North
Carolina housewives today.
OPA District Offices, which
now handle sugar rationing
are not equipped to process
the millions of requests
that would result if users
were required to make for
mal application for canning
sugar, as was formerly the
case, he said.
Canning sugar this sea
son will be obtained throu
gh use of spare Stamps con
tained either i n Ration
Book Four or on the sugar
ration sheet now being is
sued in lieu of a complete
MEN’S CLfB ELECTS
OFFICERS! FOR YEAR
The Men’! Club held the
regular supper meeting at
the Nu-Wfay hotel on
Monday evening.
Following;supper, a short
business sesiion was held
with Reece s Mclntosh, pre
sident, in charge.
The following officers
were elected- for the coming
year: President, Dover R.
Fouts; vice president, G. L.
Hensley; secretary-treasur
er, Yates Bfejinett; board of
directors, Hi-G. Bailey, C.
L. Proffitt, ;B. R. Penland.
OFFICE WILL BE OPEN
SATURDAY MORNING
The office, here of the
deputy collector of state
revenue will be open on
Saturday morning, March
16, Mrs. Sa|n J. Huskins
ha s announced.
Anyone who has failed
to file his statei income tax
return by that time may'
do so Saturday morning.
funeral Services
FOR W. E. WILSON
W. E. < NsiHWilson, 82,1
passed away at his home
in the Jacks Creek section
Monday morning following,
an extended illness. t
Funeral sedvees were
ing s Chapel church, with
Rev. A. Z. Jamerson and
Rev. J. R. Bowman officia
ting. Burial was in the
Byrd cemetery.
The following grandsons 1
served as active pall bear
ers: Molt Hensley, Leslie;
: Hensley, Albert Hensley, !
Lloyd Hensley, Ben Wilson,
and Warren Roland.
Mr. Wilson is survived;
by the widow; one daugh-;
ter, Mrs. S. L. Hensley of
Burnsville Rt. 1; two sons,
| Lawrence of White Plains,
In. Y., and Vernie R. of
Burnsville; 13 grand child
ren; two half brothers, E.
B. Williams of Ashtville;
and Wade Williams of
Alexander, N. C.; two half
sisters, Mrs. Cora Franklin
of Asheville and Mrs. Hir
am Wilson of Burnsville.
Hoicombe Brothers fun
eral home directed arran-j
gements.
ration book, according to
the OPA announcement.
First spare stamp to be
used especially for canning;
sugar is No. 9, which be
came valid Monday, March
11, for five pounds and re
mains good through Octo
ber 31, Johnson pointed out.
This and another stamp to
be validated sometime in 1
June or July will provide]
this year’s allocation for!
home canning sugar, hq* 1
said.
The use of spare stamps
for canning sugar makes
no change in the regular
consumer sugar rations,!
which remain at five pounds 1
for each four-month period, j
The next regular stamp be
comes valid on May 1, John
son pointed out
I. E. CLEVENGER WILL
MANAGE TWO THEA
TRES IN TENN.
Iliff E. Clevenger who ,
recently received a dischar
ge after 3 years service in
the army has been named
manager of the Doradeele
and Cherokee Theatres in
Copperhill, Tennl, effective
April 1.
Mr. Clevenger came to
Burnsville in 1939 and open
ed the Yancey Theatre.
He was manager of the
Theatre for 3Va years, re
signing in 1942 to enter ser
vice. »He married Miss Jes-j
sie Bailey of Toledo andj
they have one daughter,;
Carolyn.
During his residence in j
Burnsville Mr. Clevenger |
made a wide circle of fri-j
ends who will be interested!
to learn of his plans.
NOTICE
A representative of the
Asheville field office of the
j Social Security Board will ,
be at the Register of Deeds
Office, Burnsville, N. C.,
on March 21 at 10:00 A. M.,j
weather permitting,
j Wage earners who have
worked in a job covered by i
the Social Security Act
since December 31, 1936,
and have attained age 65,
! may be eligible to file claim
Tor themselves, their wives,
W minor children, whether
(they have an account num
ber or not. Surviving rela
tives of deceased workers,!
such as widows, children,
or parents, or if none of the
above, persons who have!
paid funeral expenses, may 1
be eligible to file claim.
■I I
STANFORD WALLACE !
FATALLY INJURED
Wm. Stanford Wallace,
157, fanner of Candler RFD
2, died in the Enka corpor
ation dispensary Sunday
morning as the result of in
juries received when struck
by a car. He wap a former
resident of Yancey county.
I Mr. Wallace was walking
ito his home at the time of
the accident and died of
intej-naf injuries within 20
mindtes after he was struck
by the car.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon in
Candler and burial was in
the McCracken cemetery
here.
Mr. Wallace is survived
by the widow, Mrs. Mary
Wallace; one son, S. Sgt. :
, Nealy Wallace, stationed at
Fort Bragg; six daughters,
Mrs. Myrtle Blankenship
of Yancey county, Atlas
Wallace of Welch, W. Va.,
Pfc. Flora Wallace, station
ed at Camp Blanding, Fla.,
j Mrs. Lydia Hudgins of;
jEmma, Mrs. Bessie Prevatt
.■of Jacksonville, Fla., and
|Ruby Wallace of Candler;
lone brother, Sam Wallace
•of Cane River, and two
! i sisters, Misg Gertie Wallace 1
’ of Yancey county and Mrs.
(Margaret Sutton of Canton
t 1 Streams and lakes in the
j nation’s 152 national for
■ ests furnished 2,210,000
■ pleasant days for 1,450,000
anglers last year.
Court Will Convene March 18th
‘~ E= V J 3'T
The spring term of Sup
erior Court will convene in
Burnsville o n Monday,
March 18 with Judge W. H.
Bobbitt presiding.
Criminal cases will be
heard during the first week
and both criminal and civil
during the second week:
The following jury list
has been drawn:
First Week: Forrest For-!
tner, T. J. Phillips,-’ Vance
Carroll, Bob Higgins, Wood-j
row Allen, L. C. ThomasJ
| Till E. Wilson, Back Matn-|
jis, S. R. Hensley, J. C. Rob
inson, Horace Riddle, T. G.
; Jones, Lowe Thomas, Hicki
|Fox, J. A. Tomberlin, J. M.
jShuford, Daniel R. Honey
;cutt, Thurman Fox, A. D.
jMcCurry, S. C. Edwards,
Harrison Cooper, Thomas
| Cooper;
Symphony Orchestra Will Give
Concert Here March 26
Plans are being complet- 1
ed for the forthcoming ap-j
--pearance of the North Car
olina Symphony Orchestra,
which will give a concert at
the School auditorium in
Burnsville on Tuesday,;
March 26, it was announced
today by Mrs. C. P. Rogers, .
of Burnsville, chairman of
thejoeal campaign commit-
I The State Orchestra goes
ion tour March nth and
plays for ten weeks in al
most every corner of the
! state. More than 50 towns
and cities will have their
;own concerts, some by the
Little Symphony, some with ,
the full orchestra, and all
will have free Children’s V
Conctrts.
The Children’s Concert
here will be given at appro
ximately 2 o’clock in the (
afternoon. Instruction ma- :
terial has been sent to the
lpcal schools, and the child
ren are being taught some-!
thing about the music they'
are to hear. They will also;
have complete demonstra- 1
tions of the various instru
ments of the orchestra, and
W. C. T. U. MEETING ,
The Woman’s Christian,'
, Temperance Union met ih
the Baptist church on Thur
sday evening.
. Rev. H. M. Alley, "as
guest speaker, brought a
most interesting and prae-!
tical message.
An inspiring letter from'
Mrs. W. H. Causey, state 1
field worker, was read. {
New committees were 1
appointed and plans werej
made to strengthen the
work of the organization.
1 Born) to Mr. and Mrs. P.
C. Coletta a son at the
Mission hospital on March
il3th.
,
Mrs. John Tucker and
young son have returned
'to their home here.
Seaman Champ McMahan
is here on leave v/Siting re
latives and friends.
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NUMBER THIRTY-THREE
Dewey Mitchell, J. W.
Cooper, John Anglin, R. H.
Hughes, Fred B. McCurry,
Burnie Arrowood, Grady
Proffitt, Sam Wilson, Roy
Duncan, Bern Bodford, G.
B. Hensley, J. M. Thomas,
Rex Bradford, Preston Bea
ver, George W. Robinson,
G. G. Hensley, C. R. Pres
nell, Sam Robinson, Jack L.
[Young, Troy Hilliard.
i Second Week: John Ogle,
Lee Roy Silvers, Henry Wil
lson, Walter Barnes, John
! Edwards, Stanley Gurley,
|Erwin Hensley, Joe Lewis,
Bruce Anglin, C. W. Robin
;.son, Ben Peterson, Hoy
1 Boone, Patton, Law
rence Penland, Reece Mcln
tosh, Vance Hensley, Oscar
Gibbs, Troy Howell, J. E.
Johnson, J. B. Mclntosh,
Lewis Shufford, J.-E. Byrd,
H. W. Young, Ernest Canipe
| will hear explanations of
i the meaning behind the
music. All this is part of the
I educational program of the
State Orchestra.
Admittance to the even
ing concert here is free to
those persons who are mem
bers of the Symphony Soc
iety. Holders of General
Membership cards may at
tend the local concert free.
In cases where the local
concert is being given by
the Little Symphony, these
members may also attend
the nearest full-orchestra
concert free, since the Soc
iety provides that all mem
bers may hear the full or
chestra without charge. An
Active Member may attend
all the concerts in the state
free.
Persons who wish to at
tend the local concert should
contact the campaign chair
man. It was announced that
tickets will be sold to this
single concert, provided
j there is enough room in the
auditorium to accomodate
| extra listeners after the
members have been cared
for. Further details may be
secured from the local
BALDCREEK CHURCH'
I
I Next Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock Rev. J. R.
Bowman will hold a service
at Bald Creek church in ob
servance of the Methodist
College Advance in North
(Carolina. The offering will
i go to the improvement fund
| of ono and one quarter mil
lion dollars the Western
i North Carolina Conference
lis to raise for the colleges
I during the next three years.
(The sermon topic will be,
“Some Obligations Imposed
; By Scholastic Training.”
The colleges to be helped
financially by the Advance
are Brevard, High Point,
Louisburg, Greensboro and
the Duke University school.
Offerings and pledges may
be designated for a particu
lar college if the donors so
desire.
i! Mrs. Rothie Laws is very
ill at her home at Burns
ville Rt. 1.