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Food Production and Conservation are more Im portant now than ever be fore. Do Your Part. VOLUME TEN Legion Post Elects Officers Members of the American t Legion Post and the Auxil- t iary held the regular meet- ( ing at the home of Mr. and £ Mrs. Ransom Silver a t Micaville. . The following musical g program was given in obser- , vance of National Music ] Week: Piano solo, Helen ( Westall; piano duet, Alber-i; ta and Peggy Parrish; vocal , solo, Peggy Jean Huskins; Book review, “Our Nation- . al Ballads”, Mrs. G. L. Hen sley; saxophone solo, Tom my Burton; piano solo, Bet ty Wray Hensley. At the business session of; the Auxiliary, Mrs. Hobart Ray presided. A report was made of the proceeds from the poppy sale. A letter from Dr. B. B. McGuire was read thanking the unit for the recent contribution to the X-Ray film fund. The following officers were elected: President, MrsJ Hobart Ray; vice president, Mrs. R. Y. Tilson; sec.-treas., Mrs. R. N. Silver; chaplain, Mrs. W. R. Robertson. BALD CREEK NEWS Special Services The denomination - wide day of Prayer will be obser ved at the Methodist church in Bald Creek next Sunday; with special prayers being offered against the whiskey; traffic. The pastor will preach at 11 a. m. on the subject of “The Ecclesiasti cal Farce”. A service will also be held at the Elk Shoals Union church at 3 p. m. The public is invited to these services. . i WINS PRIZE AT MILLS RIVER SCHOOL Theodocia Blalock, daugh- ' ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Blalock, was first prize win ner in the sale of bonds which closed recently. She received $5 for selling the most bonds, and in addition j a three months pass to the Carolina Theatre, Hender sonville. The school group from Mills River school which, she attends, at the close of j the drive,, went to Hender-: sonville to attend a concert,) to have lunch and to attend j the show. The prizes werej then presented on the stage of the Theatre. HOME AGENT’S NOTES j Toledo —A demonstration on the “Care of Milk” will be given at the home of Mrs. : Tom Laws, Thursday, June 6 at 2:30. Leader Training School will be held on Friday, June 7th. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ponder had as their Sunday guests Rev. Ward P. Shepherd, Mrs. Maurice Banks, Fran-, cis Johnson and the Allen j sisters all of Weavervill'e. Also Miss All ass Shepherd and Miss Ruth Buckner of Bald Creek. Rev. Shepherd preached at Bethel Sunday night. THE YANCEY RECORD SUB. RATES: $1.50 YEAR. The Legion Post elected the following officers for the coming year: Comman-j tier, Mark Bennett; vice commanders, C. L. Prof-i fitt, Jay Evans, J. H. Ray; 1 adjutant, Z. B. Byrd; as sistant adjutant, R. N. Sil ver; service officer, H. G Bailey; asst, service offi cer, Dover R. Fouts; guard ianship officer, Yates Ben- nett ; Sergeant-at-Arms, Ilor J ace Higgins; chaplain, W.j E. Rusty; historian, W. W. i Hennessee; athletic offi-; cer, Charles Tomberlin; : child welfare officer, Os-: jcar 1,. Young; American- ! ism officer, Monroe Mcln tosh; national defense offi cer, Ransie L. Hall; registration, James A. Ray;! employment, officer, Jam es Hutchins; Boy’s State officer, Earl Wilson; Boy Scout officer, Sewell Ang lin; membership chairman, Dr. W. B. Robertson; pub licity officer, Horace Edge; I oratorical contest, Guss ,j Peterson; chairman, Sons j of Legion, Carmon Hensley. KEYS IS AWARDED DOCTOR’S DEGREE The Rev. Walter K. Keys, formerly pastor .of the Micaville group of Presby terian churches and now pastor at Blowing Rock, was presented the honor ary doctor of divinity de gree by the board of direct tors of Kings College, Bris tol, Tenn. at commencement exercises Monday morning. The award was made in honor of the pastor’s, coun-l try and mountain church work. He is an alumnus', of King college, having re ceived his A B degree, there in 1916 and his M A degree there in 1917. He re~| ceived the B D degree at Union Theological seminary Richmond, in 1920. In addition to his vari ous pastorates since that; | time, he has served as sup-| [erintendent of home mis sions of Holston Presby tery and as home mission worker in the Roan Moun tain area. MEN’S CLUB MEETING i c - \ The Men’s Club held the 1 regular supper meeting at ( the Baptist church on Mon day evening. Following the supper, a 1 short business session was 1 held with the president; ! Dover R. Fouts, presiding. H. G. Bailey and G. L. Hen sley gave a report of the p meeting of representatives 1 from towns in western] North Carolina which was held in Asheville last week. Vincent Westall was nam ed to attend the next meeting. | Organization of a base, , ball team was discussed, 1 and D. D. Baggett was’ i nfuned to investigate the . player material, and to re [ port to the club at its t next meeting. 1 Several numbers were j presented by the Gospel Bell Quintet of Burnsville. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY .COUNTY” BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 30,1946 Register Hert J The following became 1$ during the month of May, and have registered with , the local selective service . board: Lark A. Adkins, Ralph Thompson, Jr., Emmitt L. Randolph, Ferrell Adkins, Wayne Wilson, Manion Norton, Charles Byrd, Rus-j sell York, Howard England, 1 Izzie Cannon. Discharged I The following men have received their discharge Clyde A. Styles, Perryn England, Ralph Hyatt, Dick j. Bailhy, Edd Cassida, Bill , Huskins, Lee Lewis, Luther! t P. Robinson, Charles L. El- ] liott, Hobe'rt J. Burleson. ] ■■■ .=*- ——•- j For Induction James M. Wilson, J. Tal-P madge Wilson and Claudel Huskins, reported to Fort Bragg for induction o n May 27. Pfc. Emerson J. Woody is returning to the states aboard the US S Admiral Simms from the Fifth Re placement Depot Disposi tion center near Manila. He will be sent to Fort Bragg for discharge. Pvt. Norman King is now stationed at the Aberdeen i Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Md. Seaman lc, Evelyn Young j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Clyde Young of Newdale,: has been discharged at the |U. S. naval separation cen ter, Washington, I). C. i Seaman* Ybilng reported for active duty in the navy on May 3, 1945 and was on duty at WAVE quarters West Potomac Park, Wash ington. Pfc. Bill Fouts who has been overseas with the Marine Corps, landed in the I states last Thursday. Emergency Food Proclamation WHEREAS, the Presi-j dent of the United States g has warned that “more peo-| c , pie face starvation and ev- j a en actual death from want 0 of food today than in any, war year, and perhaps more ; than in ail tht war years t combined,” and j WHEREAS, Pres ident . Truman has also warned that “only through super- < human efforts ‘can mass ] starvation be prevented” in ; many areas of the world,' which.experienced the test crops in fifty years be-;] 'cause of extreme droughts , lin 1945, and the disruption 'of war, and | WHEREAS, the President 'has expressed his faith that ■ “the conscience of the Am lerican people will not per i mit them to withhold or ,1 stint their cooperation while 5 their fellow men in other i lands suffer and die” and - WHEREAS, the Ameri can people have food to share because this counry ( e enjoyed a near record pro -1 duction of food in 1945, and a record crop of wheat, and PATROLMAN ASSIGNED TO COUNTY I J. R. Miller oil Robbins ville has beep aligned as ( full time patrolman here, and has already Staken up 1 his duties. -Jr Mr. Miller was with the' state highway patrol before; ( entering service and has re j joined the organisation since! his discharge thl“ee months ago. r Richard D. Young En Route To States T-4 Grade Richard D. Young, son of Mrs. Joseph A. Young, Micaville, is now? on route to the States from the sth Replacement Depot | Disposition center, near Manila, to be ..discharged from the army under the current readjustment regu lations. Entering thef army in j January, 1944, T-4 Young , arrived overseas at LeHar-j ve, FYanc*e, in January, 1945 to serve with the 2813 En gineer company. He is authorized td wear the European - African - Middle East theater ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon, the Philippine Lib tration ribbon, f the Good Conduct medai, and the World War II Victory! medal. Pfc. Ffcr/tT run, J returned to the states | aboard the USS Chapel, I Hill Victory, docking in 1 New York on May 24. He is ; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Laughrun. Shirley Green is the guest this week of Chariot- 1 te Ray. They were room mates at Greensboro college Mrs. Arney Fox is visit ing relatives and friends in Atlanta and Thomas-' ville, Ga. Mrs. Cornelia Nicholson moved yesterday into her new home in west Burns ville. of this community, and all' WHEREAS, more than 500,000,000 men, women and children in Europe and Asia are now in dire need of food, and WHEREAS, disease and unrest caused by food short ages threaten the health and peace of the entire world, and WHEREAS, the EMER GENCY FOOD COLLECT ION gives every American an opportunity to help pre sent faßnhe overseas, NOW, THEREFORE, I, 1 IH. G. Bailey, Mayor of Burn sville, call upon all citizens s religious, educational, pat riotic, civic, fraternal, busi ness and labor groups to ( cooperate in this collection j of canned food and cash • contributions for the pur • chase of food to be shipped ( ? overseas through UNRRA ■ for free distribution to star ving people. - IN WITNESS THEREOF ) I have hereunto set my hand f and caused the seal of Burn -'sville to be affixed on this d 29th. day of May, 1946. d H. G. Bailey, Mayor. FIVE FROM COUNTY WILL GRADUATE Five from Yancey coun ty are members of college graduating classes and will t receive diplomas at gradua- F ting exercises. J Charlotte Ray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Ray, k * has received her diploma r and degree in home econo- r at Greensboro college, |i Greensboro. Hope Bailey, daughter of 1 Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Bailey, < is graduating in public! school music at Woman’s ‘ College, Greensboro. J Louise Jamerson, daugh- ' ! ter of Mrs. D. J. Jamerson < of Pensacola, will graduate |at Wake Forest College. 1 | Mary Jo Parrish, claugh- 1 ' of Mr. and Mrs. A. E.j l Parrish, will receive her | diploma at Sacred Heart i school, Charlotte, and Dor is Penland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Penland, will; graduate a t Mars Hill College. THRESHERS MUST SECURE LICENSES Attention has been called the state laws governing any “person, firm or cor poration” that will engage | in power threshing. It is; j necessary that such a per-; ! son or firm secure a license to engage in this work. I Licenses are issued by the register of deeds in ! each county, and local threshers may apply to Yates Bennett, county’re gister of deeds. In addition tov&ecuring ( the license, it is the duty of keep a complete and accu i rate record of the amount ■of grain threshed and to i make this report to the re gister of deeds. Mr. Bennett has askec i that this matter be brou • ght to , the attention o: - those in the county wh< plan to do any threshing ’ and to urge them to obtaii licenses and make report! promptly. COMMENCEMENT AT MARS HILL COLLEGE The commencement pro gram began Suhday, May 26, with the baccalaureate sermon by Dr. C. C. War ren, pastor of the First Baptist church of Charlotte The final exercises will be' held in the college auditor-] ium Friday morning, May 31, when Dr. H. M. Poteat of Wake Forest college fac ulty will deliver the bacca- laureate address. Dean R. ' M. Lee will present the 181 students to President Hoyt Blackwell, who will awards the diplomas. Thursday,' May 30 has been designated] a9 homecoming day at the college, the first to be held since before the war. The day will be climaxed with a ' pageant in the outdoor theater, depicting the founding of the college and significant events in the '9O years of its history. J. S. LeFevre is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lyon in Blowing Rock. Emergency Food Relief Drive Set for June 3-15 Yancey county will join in the national Emergency Food Collection . drive on June 3-15. Mrs. B. S. Connelly has been named county chair man, and committee chair men in the various commun [ities have also been named. Contributions of cash are| preferred since this will en able the national committee! to purchase food in whole-'; sale lots and already packed However, food in tin cans will be accepted and sent' on for shipment. Business firms, churches,' civic groups, theatres and other organizations are co loperating with individuals to make the drive a success-! : ful one. The following have been, named to direct the drive in [.the communities of the cou ['nty: Vance Hensley, Bolens Creek; Mrs. Ransom Silvers, Mrs. Carl Silvers, Micaville; Ed Gibbs, Celo; Ronda Wes- CIVIL SERVICE j 1 EXAMINATIONS Examinations will soon be held for probational ap pointments to Forester and Range Conservationist po sitions in the Department of Agriculture and the De partment of Interior, Ash ton Ramsey, local secretary of the board of U. S. civil service examiners, has an-J nounced. These positions ; pay $2,320 a year and are located throughout the country, chiefly in the Wes tern part of the United States. In addition to in the written test, »the !o-j g cal Secretary stated persons applying for the' Forester and Range • vationist examinations must ! show the completion of 1 specified courses of study! , in the appropriate subjects j '\ l [ It was pointed out by the ! local secretary that no ex- j perience is required for this examination. The maxi-J ; mum age limit of 35 years will be waived for persons entitled to veteran prefer- 1 ence. [ The closing date for ac-i 5 ceptance of applications is ' June 6, 1946. Application y Card Form 5000-AB must received in the Commis-' Psion’s Washington office on or before that date. Army Changes Regulations On Enlistment Os Specialists j The War Department has added fifty military occu-j pational specialities to the current list of .specialities, in which ex-Army men mayj reenlist in grades up to Technical Sergeant, Sgt. 1 James D. Batts of Marion ( Army Recruiting Sub-Sta-; tion announced this week.] |ln addition to these new, 'specialities, Sgt. Batts ad ded, there have been sub stantial increases in the au ; thorized grades for reen -I'listment for many of these | specialities.. For example: Food Production and Conservation are more lip portant now than ever be fore. Do Your Part. NUMBER FORTY-FOUR tall, Mrs. Arthur Robinson, Hamrick; Frank W. Howell, Green Mtn.; Mrs. Edd Hun ter, A. P. Honeycutt, Jacks Creek; D. R. Fouts, George Robinson, Bruce Westall, Burnsville churches; Mrs. Mary C. Severs. Bald Creek; B. M. Tomberlin,* Swiss; ! Jack Young, Newdale 5 ; Mrs. Grover Robinson, Boonford; J. S. LeFevye, Burnsville; Mrs. Brook Wilson, Pensa cola; Mrs. Hiram Higgins, Elk Shoal; T. H. Phoenix, Cane River; Rev. A. H. Mut jschler, Higgins; S. T. Lee 'ford, Prices Creek; Niram Hensley, Bee Log; Mrs. D. M. Buck, Bald Mtn.; Mrs. Jack Hensley, Ramseytow’ Mrs. Carl Mclntosh, Rt. t 1 and John Holcombe, Paint Gap. t Contributions will be ac cepted at the Bank, at Pol s' lard’s Drug Store and at the , Record Office, or may be ; sent directly to Mrs. Con - nelly. WESTERN COUNTIES WILL BE CLOSED TO DEER HUNTING Western counties of Nor th Carolina will be closed to deer hunting next seasan while deer .trapping and re distribution is effected, ac cording to an announce ment today by Game & Fish Commissioner John D. | Findlay. The Board of Con servation and Development adopted the Division’s plan in its entirety during the recent meeting in Fayette ville, he said. Sincq the piedmont coun :ies have been closed to leer hunting for the past several years, this indicates there will be no deer hunt ing next year in and west of the line composed of the following counties: Warren Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, Greene, Waynt, Johnston, Wake, Chatham, Randolph, Montgomery, Rich mond, and Scotland. Explaining .'the program in "full, Findlay stated th under the proposed plar deer will he trapped on con cent rated areas in western | North Carolina and moved 'into other areas in the western- counties which should support deer but in which there are no deer at present. This program does not contemplate moving (Continued on page 4) 'Until we received this new - 'directive, we could reenlist 1 riflemen as Privates or Pfc’s only no matter what their experience or grade at time of dischargt. Now iwe can reenlist riflemen in grades up to and including ] Technical Sergeant, i We expect, Sgt. Batts 'stated, that these new changes will bring back ■ many of the experienced j ex-soldiers to relieve the ■[Army’s present critical shortage of leaders, techni :|cians and specialists.
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