Food Production and
Conservation are more Im
portant now than ever be
fore. Do Your Part.
VOLUME TEN
Army Day Proclamation
Whereas, our grmy has
been victorious over the
forces of aggression and
evil, and has brought pea
ce to our country.
Whereas, the citizens of
Burnsville, N. C., are grate®,
ful to the men and women
who fought, worked, suf
fered and even gave their
lives that the victory might
be ours.
Whereas, it is entirely
Leave for Examination
The following men left
Tuesday morning for Fort
Bragg for pre induction ex
amination :
James M. Wilson, Marcus
Laws, Jr., Talmadge Wilson
Carson Fox, Claude Husk
ins, John W. Robinson,;
James C. Ray, Howard!
Whitson, Calvin Ballew,'
Dick Peterson, Ernest Hen-;
sley, Alvin Westall, Thur
man . Edwards, Dale Ed]
Robinson, Jack Silver, Ford ;
McCurry, Ford E. Cannon',
Jess Lewis, J. C. Wilson,
John Peterson, Nealy Mc-
Intosh, Alvin Pate, Buster
Crain, Floyd Freeman, Rob
ert Buchanan, Edwin
Banks.
Cpl. Clydb A. Styles is
now stationed at Fort Mon
mouth, N. J.
Seaman Bill Mclntosh is
home on a today leave from
the naval air station at
Suffolk, Va.
Cpl. and Mrs. Paul Ang-j
lin were here for a few days]
visit with home folks. Ang-!
lin returned to Camp Canv-J
pbell, Ky. Sunday and will!
leave for Chicago Thursday
to take part in Army Day
Parade.
Discharged
The following men have
received their discharge
from service;
Max Penland, Elmer Tho
mas, John L. Hilliard, Brad-'
ley Wilson, John E. Fox,
Frank Greene, Sammy Ed
wards, Jack Higgins, Reece
Adkins, Clarence Fortner,
Paul Henderson.
Pvt. David Silver is now
rt r tioned in Berlin, Ger
m; :iy.
Iryan King of Cane Riv
er left this week for New
York to meet his wife and
child who were scheduled
to land in New York from’
England on March 27. . _•
Lee Ray Robertson, Q. M.
2c, was scheduled to leave
Japan March 25 to return
to the states. He was assig
ned to an LST and has ser
ved* in the Pacific area for
Manila.—Technician Fif
th Grade Eugene Hall, son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hall of
Route 2, Burnsville, has
bedn sent from his former
unit to the sth Replacement
Depot near Manila to await
reassignment in this area.
Entering the Army in
October, 1944, T 5 Hall,
whose wife Nellie and their
son, Ray, reside on Route 2,
Burnsville, arrived overseas
at Manila last May to serve
with the 37th Infantry Div
ision.
THE YANCEY RECORD
SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR.
fitting that we dedicate
one day to the Army who
stand, and have always
stood, in the strong defense
of our country, and
Whereas, April 6 has
Jong been celebrated as
Army Day—l do proclaim
it as such for Burnsville, N.
C., and direct that Army
Day be celebrated in a fit
ting manner.
H. G. BAILEY, Mayor.
NOTICE
Sgt. Dwight Freeman will
be in Burnsville Thursday
at the Selective Service of
fice to accept enlistments
for the regular army.
Enroute Home
Pfc. Wm. Virgis Anglin,
who has served with the
Marine Corps three years
is now on his way home
from the South Pacific.
Pfc/ Anglin was in battle
of Iwo Jima and then sent
to Japan. A sister, Florence
Anglin, is now employed
with Dr. Williams in Spruce
Pine after being discharged
from the army nurse corps
in Atlanta, Ga. They are
the son and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Anglin
of
Jerome Williams, S 2c, is
stationed at the navy bar
racks, Vallejo, Cal.
LAST RITES HELD FOR
JAMES M. EDWARDS
Was Former Sheriff
James M. Edwards, 82,
died at his home in Cane
River early Sunday morn-'
ing following a long illness.
A well known farmer of
this section, he was sheriff
of Yancey county 1908-1912.
Funeral services were
conducted at Elk Shoals
Union church Monday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock, with
the Rev. J. R. Bowman and
the Rev. R. D. Ponder offi
ciating. Interment was -in
Gibbs cemetery, Bald Creek
He is survived by the
widow; two daughters, Mrs.
S. R. Hensley of Cane River
and Mrs. G. W. Hughes of
Bald Creek: two sons,
Wesley of Bald Creek, and
Harmon Edwards of Cane
River; two brothers, T. H.,-
of Bald Creek, and W. S.
Edwards of Cane River; 1
eight grand children and
one great-grandchild.
Singing Convention
A singing convention will
be held at Mt. Pleasant
church on Sunday after
noon, March 31 at 2 o’clock
All singers, quartets, etc.,
are invited to attend.
NOTICE
The Rhythmeer’s Quar
tet from radio station
WISE in Asheville will be
at Riverside church Sunday
night, March 31 at 7:30.
One of our own Yancey
county boys, Verle Briggs
sings bass with the Quartet
so if you like good gospel
singing you are invited to
come and hear this Quartet.
“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY’’
NOTICE OF DEMOCRA
TIC PRECINCT MEET
INGS AND COUNTY
CONVENTION
The Yancey County De
mocratic Executive Com-1
mittee at a call meeting on
March 23, 1946, decided by
majority of the full com
mittee to nominate candi
dates by delegates chosen
at precinct meetings to be
held on Saturday, April 6,
1946, at 2:00 o’clock P. M.,
in each of the' precincts or
townships in the county, at
the regular voting place.
At these precinct meet
ings the delegates will be
elected to attend' the Yan-I
cey County Democratic!
L*. ivention to be held in
Burnsville, on April 13,
1946, at 10:00 o’clock A. M.,
at which time the candida
tes on the Democratic tick-;
et will be nominated.
C. P. Randolph, Chairman
of Yancey County Democra- 1
tic Executive Committee.
Symphony Concert Is Given
Praise By Music Lovers
The North Carolina Lit
tle Symphony, in its first
concert appearance here on
Tuesday evening, was
greeted by a most apprecia
tive audience of music lov
ers.
The entire concert was
-distinguished by a brillian
ce and smoothness of per
formance. Benjamin Swalin
as conductor canned his
audience along with him
throughout the evening, and
hi s spirit of sharing the
music with the audience
and his brief explanation
before each number addedj
very much to the under
standing and enjoyment of
the program.
The opening number of
the concert was Schubert’s
Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat
major which was flawlessly
presented with each instru-i
ment clear and distinct in I
its part.
“Cripple 'Creek”, String-'
field’s interpretation of ;
me of the most familiar of:
mountain folk songs, was!
Training Union Meeting
The quarterly conference
of the Baptist training un
ions of the county will he
held at tiie Baptist church
Friday, March 29.
Carl Alley of South Un
ion, S. C., visited his uncle,
Rev. H. M. Alley, and Mi’s.
Alley here last week.
Mr. and Mrs, Wilson
Bradiey and son of Wil
mington, N. C. are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Penland.
STATE PLANS PEACE
TIME SALES OF
SAVINGS BONDS
Allison James of Greens
boro has been appointed by
Mr. V. L. Clark, National
| Director of the U. S. Sav
ings Bonds Division of the
Treasury Department, as
State Director of the*U. S.
Savings Bonds Division for
North Carolina for the con
tinuing peacetime program
(Continued on png* four)
BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946
ZONE MEETING
The Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of the
j fourth zone of the Ashe
! ville district met at Higgins
; Memorial church on Tues
| day. *
Mrs. Luther Oates, of As
bury Memorial church, As
heville, zone pre
sided and led the morning
devotional. f
Miss Amyl Hackney, pre
sident of the;Asheville dis
trict, conducted a training
class for the/officers of the
different, auxiliaries, assis
ted by the fdhowing district
officers: MrS. F. O. Dry
! man, secretary of Mission -
ary Education and Service;
Mrs. George, Bancroft, sec
retary of Spiritual Life
Work; Mrs|-L. G. Crouch,
secretary of‘Christian Soc
ial Relations*, and Mrs. Ver
non Hall, secretary of Chil
idren’s Work.
Mrs. Bancroft eonductec
! the closing devotional.
played second and the audi
ence approved heartily this
choice. )>'
Other numbers included
a double bass solo by A. G.
Luboff, “J)eep Forest”,
“Romance” * and “Child’s
Play”, a grteip of shorter
ing number sTrauss’ Waltz
“Vienria Life” which the
hearers especially enjoyed. |
A Russian Cavalry song
was played as an encore.
Program for School
A program was present
ed in the afternoon for the
school children of the coun
ty. This wa s especially en
joyable as the various in
struments were explained
and demonstrated to the
students. j
The North Carolina Sym
phony Society ig “dedicated
to the development of good
music in North Carolina”,
and the appearance here of
the Little Symphony was a
very definite step in better
understanding and deeper
appreciation of this.
Recreation Commission Is Named
_For Town and„ County
The governing bodies of!
the town of Burnsville and
of the county have created
a Recreation Commission
for the town and county,
and have named the mem
bers of the commission.
The ordinance for this,
as passed by the town board
of commissioners and by
the board of county com
missioners states in part:
“WHEREAS, by virtue
of section 160-156 of the
General Statutes, the lack
of adequate recreational (
programs and facilities has
been declared as a matter (
of Public Policy to be a
menace to the morals, hap- |
pinesg and welfare of the
people of this state; and I
“WHEREAS, in its con-'
sidered judgment, the board
of commissioners of the
town of Burnsville and the
board of commissioners of
the county of Yancey, be-'
NOTICE TO ALL RE
PUBLICAN LEADERS
You are requested to
meet jat the Court House,
at Burnsville, on Tuesday
night, April 2, at 7:00 p. m.
At this time candidates
will be chosen for the com
ing election.
It is very important that
everyone attend this meet
ing.
Chairman Republican Ex
ecutive Committee.
ASSISTANT AGENT
D. D. Baggett will begin
duties a s assistant county
agent on Monday, April 1.
He has been serving as
T. V. A. assistant.
A meeting to discuss the
production of Truck Crops
will be held in all 6 sections
of the county. The one for
Burnsville will ’be held at
the courthouse tonight at
7:30.
EMERGENCY FOOD
PROGRAM FOR
YANCEY COUNTY
The National Program is
ito conserve food so that
we may do our part in
helping feed the starved
countries of the world. Our
government is requesting
a4O percent reduction in
the use of wheat and wheat
products and a 20 percent
reduction m the use of fats
and oils.
A meeting is being called
for Tuesday, April 2, 1946
at 3:30 p. m., at the County
Court House for the county
plans to be announced. At
this meeting it is requested
that the Superintendent of
Schools, all principals, all
preachers, officers of all lo
cal clubs, presidents of the
home demonstration clubs,
| owners of all cases and gro-;
eery store owners be pre- 1
1 sent.
*
We can carry out this,
program and still be well
fed and at the same timej
help starving people. Each!
small bit will help, there
fore, your cooperation is
sincerely requested. , I
j lieve that adequate recrea-j
tion programs and facili
ties for the town and coun
ty can best be advanced by
placing the recreation sys
tem of said town and
ty under the supervision
and direction of a Recrea->
tion Commission as author-;
ized by Section 160-160 of
the General Statutes. Now,
therefore,
“Be it ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of
the town of Burnsville and
the Board of Commission
-1 ers of-the county of Yan-!
j cey: . ,
Sect. 1. That there is
, hereby created a Recreation i
Commission.
Sect. 2. That the Recrea
tion Commission shall be
, composed of nine members
to be appointed by the gov
erning boards as follows:
( a. One member to be select-
(Continued on page 4)
SecondiHighest Peak Is In
Black Mountain Range
The following story has,
been released from the
state news bureau:
Raleigh. ln spite of|
their reputation for giving i
picturesque names to al
most anything which comes
to their attention, North
Carolinians still are bland
!ly ignoring the second
highest mountain in east
ern America. Until a few
years ago, it was believed—
and recorded —that Cling
man’s Dome in the Great
Smokies was second in
height to lordly Mt. Mitch
ell—6,6B4 against 6,643.
There was a dramatic
reason why the two heigh
ts were linked as close com
petitors. Dr. Elisha Mitch
ell and General Thomas L.
Clingman each contended
the peaks' they explored
were highest, and the riv-!
als ran levels across the
state from an established
altitude to support their,
claims. Mitchell, lost one 1
night on his mountain, fell
down a cliff into a pool, 1
where his body was found
by Big Tom Wilson, and
Clingman magnanimously!
withdrew his claim. Later
surveys substantiated Mit-j
Rites Are Planned For
Donald E. Campbell
Donald E. Campbell, son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cam
pbell of Micaville, N. C.,
died at his home in New
York City on March 24th.
He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Jacqueline How
ell Campbell of New York
City; hi s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Campbell of
Micaville; five sisters, Mrs.
Thad Marsh of Micaville,
Mrs. A. G. Edge of Burns-;
ville, Mrs. T. S. Hughes of
Erwin, Tenn., Miss Alberta
Campbell of Micaville, and
Mrs. Ferrell MeCourry of
Burnsville; two brothers,
Charles Campbell of Dear
born, Mich., and Bradley
Campbell of Micaville.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR FRANK TALLENT
Funeral services for
Frank Tallent, 29, who died
in a Johnson City,- Tenn.,
hospital Saturday afternoon
as the result of injur
ies received in an automo
bile wreck at Erwin, Tenn.,
Saturday morning, were
conducted at hi s home at
Ramseytown Monday after
noon at 4 o’clock.
The Rev. A. Z. Jamerson
officiated. Interment was
in Burton cemetery, Bald
Creek.
He is survived by the
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tho
mas Tallent; two sisters,!
Mrs. Floyd Miller and Mrs.
Arnold Whitson, both of j
Ramseytown; four broth-;
ers, Wesley, of Burlington,!
Fred, of the U. S. army,
Clyde, of the U. S. navy,
and Neely Tallent, of the
home; and the grandfather,'
Pierce Tipton, of Ramsey-j
town.
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Food Production and
Conservation are more Im
portant now than ever be
fore. Do Your Part.
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NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE
Jchell.
J But more scientific sur
veys show that one of Mit
j chell’g neighbors—the south
fork of Black Brothers is
6,663 feet high. Nobody had
ever paid any attention to
this lofty, lonely and ob
scure peak, and to this day
it is but rarely identified,
llt i s still given that vague
name, but few natives can
point it out to you.
In North Carolina are 40
summits above 6,000 feet
high, and 73 which are
over a mile above sea level.
, The Appalachian system
divides sharply as it comes
into North Carolina from
Virginia. On the west it be
comes the Unaki, Iron, or
Smoky Range. Eastward it
is the Blue Ridge. But the
two stems throw off shoots,
and curiously enough, the
most formidable mass i s .in
one of these off-shoots of
the main Blue Ridge range.
In the Black Mountain
range are nine of the peaks
which top Mt. Washington,
and they give Yancey Coun
ty in North Carolina, the
highest average elevation
of any county in Eastern
America. In addition to Mt.
(Continued on page 4)
Funeral services are
planned for this morning
1 Thursday) at 10 o’clock at
the home of his parents
with , the Rev. Ernest Wil
so( 9 officiating. Burial will
be in the Holcombe ceme
tery here with Holcombe
Brothers funeral home in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Campbell attended
Stanley McCormick school
here, Scranton Business
School, Scranton, Pa., and
the University of Kentucky
He was a civil engineer.
A veteran of 18 months
ovrseas service, Mr. Camp
bell was awarded the Pur
ple Heart for wounds re
ceived in Italy, and 3 battle
stars.
AAA FARM NEWS
Farmers must have farm
I practices approved before
carrying them out to be eli
gible for AAA assistance
under the 1946 Agricultural
Conservation Program, ,M.
D. Bailey, chairman, Yan
cey County AAA Commit
tee, reminded farmers to
“In previous years, farm
ers could earn a payment
simply by completing a
practice approved gener
ally for the area, Mr. Bailey
said, “but this year, coun
ties have received an allo
cation of funds to carry
out the AAA program. In
order to keep expenditures
within the county budget,
practices must receive' prior
i approval by the county
I committee.”
“Farmers should check
first with the AAA com
munity and county commit
tees, so that practices they
need to carry out on their
farm s can be included in
i the' county’s program bud-
Iget,” c-