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PAGE TWO THE YANCEY RECORD ESTABLISHED JtfLY, 1936 Editor Mrs. C. R. Hamrick .- : ' i ’*■- -*«• Published Every Thursday By < YANCEY PUBLISHING CO. A Partnership Entered as second-class matter November 11th, 1936, at the Post Office, at Burnsville, North Carolina, under the Act of ! March, 3, 1879. ' , UU : : : ■ ■ .1 ■■ 111 ill mm MANY INJURIES FROM FIREWORKS REPORT ED • • - Durham—An indication of the number of injuries caused by fireworks in Nor th Carolina during the re cent Christmas-New Year’s season was revealed today; in a survey released by The Hospital Care Association, Inc. Signed reports were! Re ceived from 261 North Car-! olina physicians who stated they treated 751 patients injured from fireworks, from Dec. 10 to Jan. 10. Os the 751 patients re ported treated, 74 were ad mitted to hospitals. A total of 121 patients were repor ted as being “seriously in jured”. Among the seriously in jured were 37 classified as ‘‘eye injuries” including 9. cases involving the loss of | ' - * . i i ★ jjt. - l Radiator Repairing : < I : 1 ★" * c J - ■ tie ★ Radiators boiled and rodded J c ★ . it i out - ! * | - Satisfaction Guaranteed ;' ? Prices Reasonable ;' i * l ■ • .: J! | STATON’S GARAGE \ \ Micaville, N. C. I l - I ; 24 Hour Service : i ■ . - - - -1 ] NOW OPEN . .“ | BAKERY SHOP | AT I ' - ; COOPER'S CAfE I I | PIES - DOUGHNUTS - CAKES | : L —" —- —I.- ——- !• ORDERS TAKEN FOR ~ I BIRTHDAY AND OTHER SPECIAL 1 j OCCASION CAKES r : ! i \ r —— i ■ - . - -i > l sj& : ' : '\' framing at/ av , ' ' a11 ’ »*« worth j C/VWffMI framing well _£P» | j fiueihati WYAT,rs S ™ MO i ’ MICAVILLE, N. C. an eye, six cases resulting in the loss of vision of one eye, two cases resulting in , questionable vision of one 1 eye, two cases with corneal scar of one eye, and four cases of burns of eye. Among 50 reported arm injuries, were two cases of ! the loss of hand, seven cas *es of partial loss of hand, six cases of loss of one fin ger, seven cases of loss of two fingers, five cases of i three fingers, and one cas£ i of five fingers. Other serious injuries and the number reported were severe skin burns, 8; ruptured ear drum, 4; chest injuries, 1; face injuries, 3; ; leg injuries, 2; fractured - foot, 1; and abdomen in jury,' L ( . Though generally regard- ‘ ed today as one of the most important Federal services, j .the U. S. Weather Bureau was not created until 1890. SOCIAL SECURITY I Z . l- AND THE VETERAN “Does the insurance pro tection provided b y the amended Social Security! Act apply to men and worn en who died while in mili tary service?” | No. The Veterans’ Ad-; ministration is the agency which awards payments to the dependents of those Who died while in military i service. For further information call or write the field office of the Social Security Ad ministration, located: 203 Flatiron Bldg., Asheville. Social Security Benefits World War II veterans’ survivors who may qualify for social security benefits on the deceased' veteran’s service record should apply for benefits at once to avoid loss of money, D. W. Lam bert, manager of the Ashe ville office of the Social Security A d min istration warned today. Eligible survivors, of vet erans who died after their discharge from the armed; forces and before August | 10, 1946, have only until I February 10, 1947, to filei their claims to receive ben efit payable back to time of the. veteran’s death, Mr! Lambert said. The 1946 veterans’ amen dment to the Social Secur ity Act provided monthly cash benefits for depend ents of ex-servicemen who died or will die, > within three years after discharge leaving their survivors without compensation o r pensions from the Veter ans Administration. Survivors of ex-service men -who dietj before enact ment of the amendment on August 10, 1946, were given six months in which to. ap ply for benefits payable back to the date of the vet eran’s death. That six-mon th period expires February 10. Social security benefits l - n ; - - v NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION NORTH CAROLINA YANCEY COUNTY I have been appointed adminis tratrix (eta) of the Estate of Levi Buckner, Sr., deceased. All per sons having claims against the. Estate are required to present! the same to the undersigned with-! in one year from the date of the! publication of of this notied, oth erwise the bar of the statute will be plead. All persons indebted to the .Estate will please make pay ment. This 23rd day of Jan. 1947 Alice Buckner McEwen, Admin istratrix (eta) of the Estate of Levi Buckner. • Sr., deceased. Charles Hutchins, Attorney Jan. 30. Feb. 6, 13 20 27 Mar. 6 National Forest Timber for Sale Sealed bids- will be received by the Forest Supervisor', LJ. S, For est Service, Box 7008, Asheville, N. C., up to and not later than 2:00 P. M, February 24, 1947 and opened immediately thereafter for all the chestnut timber designated for cutting on an area embracing about 2,060 acres lying on the watershed of Brown’s Creek, tribu tary to South Toe River in Yancey County, N. C., Pisgah National Forest, estimated to be 2,000 cords of chestnut extractwood and 200 MBM of chestnut sawtimber, more or less. No bid of less than $0.45 per standard cord of 128 cubic feet of stacked chestnut extractwood, $2.00 per M ft of chestnut saw timber will be considered. In ad dition to the price bid for stump age, a deposit of $0.16 per cord of extractwood and SI.OO per M ft of sawtimber will be required for sale area betterment work; 'Check und shake will not be considered ds defects in scaling sawlogs S3OO 00 must accompany each bid to be applied on the purchase price, refunded or returned in part as liquidated damages according to the conditions of sale. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Before bids are sub mitted full information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale and admission of bids, should be obtained from the Forest Super visor, Asheville, N. C, or the District Ranger, Marion, N. C. THE YANCEY RECORD I NATIONS ATTACKING LIVESTOCK DISEASES • i „ > . .*/. * Raleigh The entire rworld will soon be benefit ing from methods employ ed in North Carolina i n i curbing livestock diseases, [Dr. William Moore, veter inarian with the State De partment of Agriculture is informed. \ ; He finds that the United food and agricul ture" organization has ac cepted the recommc-nations! iof its veterinary advisors ! for a world-wide program* jaimed at controlling live-! stock diseases in order to increase food production.: Plans similar to those fol-j lowed in this State in con trolling Bang’s distase and* cattle tick will be used in this tremendous project. One step,, according to Dr.- Moore, will be the prompt use of new vaccin es, chemicals, and similar \ products. Vaccines have al-’ ready been sent to East Africa and China, where cattle diseases are a serious | problem. I Eventually, he said, Am erican veterinary measures may help overseas nations than all the food we (Can send them. i I j NOTICE I v ! The Governor has under consideration the case of Avery Edwards, who was convicted in the Superior Court of Yancey County on August 8, 1946, of an as sault with a deadly waepon and sentenced to two years on the road, All persons opposing parole in this case are requested to notify Hathaway Cross, Commis siontr of Paroles, Raleigh North Carolina. This 30 day of Jan. 1947. (S) Walter Edwards Father. * IfsJr' ■* A k£ '* JK * 1 I I l . m Wr GALLON OF S' pfmroy costs f vi 9s At-t-.’; - . I MIX WITH WATER 1 TO GET 5 GALLONS OF MHH INSECT KILLER CQSHE I|UDT p Firmer., buy Patroy, the economical jBSfl concentrated DDT. One gallon of Pcstroy mixed with water makes 5 gallons of 5% DDT, the recognized strength for mutimum killing effi. ciency. Pestroy can be sprayed, H brushed ot used as a cattle dip. " • generally are payable re troactively for a maximum period of three months prior to the time claim is filed. Buy Savings Bonds r=r - --= 'V,- # k l , | The Norßurn Hospital of Asheville, bavin* moved to f| 1 Its new location. Is ready to ooen the East Wine . I with the most modem equipment but lacks Registered ? I Nurse* Tour living conditions will be ideal, remun- <* I eratlon excellent. II available ulease wire or wrlto hJ ’ Superintendent of Nurses. Norbum Hospital. Ashe ville, North Carolina. air “ ---iA *> ■ jj^H Presbyterian Church Rev. Bernard Taylor will be the guest speaker at the Presbyterian church o n Feb. 2nd. Mr.. Taylor comes from New York. Services will be held next Sunday, Feb. 2, at Day Book at 11 r. m. at Upper Jacks Creek at 3 p. m. Rev. Robert Sanford will preach on the subject “Why Care About Missions ” Sunday School will be i held in the churches at Banks Creek, Higgins, and Day Book at 10 a. m. and at ■ Upper Jacks Creek at 2:00. Saturday night, February :1, the Senior class of the | Upper Jacks Creek Sunday School will meet at the . home of Calvin Evans. COURT OF HONOR The Court of Honor for | the Toe River District of jthe Daniel Boone Council, ' Boy Scouts of America, vvill be held at the Baptist i church in Spruce Pine at 17:30 p. m„ Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1947. Billy Riddle, Troop 1 Burnsville will be install ed as a Tenderfoot Scout. Tommy Johnson, Troop 1 Burnsville will receive a f Merit Rev. Joseph ,B. Folds will preside over ! the court. i The regular monthly . meeting of the Toe River >; district committee will be held immediately following lithe Court of Honor. D. A. Fink, district chairman, will preside. H. G. Bailey, district commissioner, will give a report on the state of the Troops in the district NOTICE The date for the regular pre-natal clinic at the dis trict health department of fice has been changed from Friday, Feb. 22 to . Friday, Feb. 28. Members of the health department person nel will be attending a meeting in Asheville on; February 22. WANTED; One good man! to work on farm, who can drive team, and assist ii j other work. An opportun-j ity to J&arn the fruit busi-| ness while being well paid for all you do. House fur nished with wood and gar den, also some pasture for cow. Can furnish some land to tend rent free with fer tilizer furnished and horse to plow. 50c per hour for good work, and down ac cording to quality of work. Applicant must have ex perience with team plow ing and be of good charac ter, willing and able to work regularly. Good quiet team, reasonable! good house, four rooms half mile from work. C. D. Wilson, Pensacola 1 N. C. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks to our many friends and neighbors for their kindness during the illness and death of our dear fath er arid grandfather. The Riddle Family. Diggers of worms for fish bait along the Atlantic coast often average earn ings of $1,600 a season. — > *************»**tf*jf***+****+*++***4*)f*44>****+*JM I ALLEN & DELLINGER ELECTRIC CO. f * TELEPHONE 235 “ BURNSVILLE, N. C. * ★ * i State Licensed Electrical Contractors \ * * * * ★ ELECTRICAL REPAIRS, HOUSE WIRING I * * ★ AND ELECTRIC SUPPLIES + * * ' * ALL WORK GUARANTEED AT REASONABLE PRICES £ + J *+♦****************************************** ★ ' -v --★ ■* ; Farmers . . . . I i■ " s ★ - -* i £ i It won’t be long until seed-1 i ing time. See us for your spring $ l needs. '$ | Timothy Seed | | Sapling Clover J | Red Clover | * Orchard Grass ! I Alfalfa | | Red Top l i Buy reliable seed from your ★ * | FARMERS FEDERATION I TELEPHONE 47 ! | BURNSVILLE, N. C. f ★ 9- - : ■ & ■ , * •*. ■' PEOPLE ARE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT | ARMY ENLISTMENT Q. What educational benefit* do I get under the Gl Bill of Right*? A. If you serve honorably on active duty for a period of 90 days, one day ol which is served between September 16,1940, and the date of termination of the present war, or you are discharged because of an actual service-incurred injury or disability in cun ed withiri that first ..90-day period of service, you are, upon discharge, entitled to' one year of education in the college, trade or business school sis your choice for which you can qualifv. In addition, each month of active duty, including the first three, prior to the termination of the war, entitles you to another I month of post-service education, lip to 4S mnntha, Your tuition, laboratory-fees, etc., up to S6OO per ordinary school year will lie paid by the government. Also, you will re ceive SOS a month living allowance; S9O a month if you have ; dependents. Q. What about family allowance* ? . A. For men enlisting or reenlisting now, family allowances will continue until six months after the war is officially ended. ' Q- What are my chances of going over*ea*? A. If you enlist for 3 years, you may select to serve in any over seas theater which has openings, especially Japan or Korea. Q. Can I ttill choose the branch of service / want to serve in? A. Yes. You can pick any branch which has quotas to be filled, if - you enlist for 3 years. Q. Is there any way I can reenlist in my old grade? A. Yes, you can, if you reenlist for a 3-year term within 20 days after your honorable discharge. ■V Q* there any other way I can reenliet in grade? A. Yes, if you held one of certain military occupational specialties, und were discharged on or after May 12, 1945, you can reenlist M o*B G ’ pendi " g on the len » th of time you held the desired Vitil ypur nearest U. S. Army Recruiting Station lor onlvv.ri to any other % qu»*«o»i you may have, or hr further detail < on the above question*. Llfton to: "Sound Off," "Warriors of Peace," "Voice of the Army." and "Proudly iiL £.i - J ,*■ ;,c We Hail," on your radio. Your Regular Army Serves the Nation and Mankind in War and Peace ENLIST NOW AT YOUR NEAREST U. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION ASHEVILLE, N. C. MARION, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1947
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