E Cecil Deal Home After Three Years Overseas Pfc. Cecil Deal, who has been serving with the armed forces In the European theatre of opera tions for three years and eight months, has been granted an hon orable discharge after amassing 106 points and is now at his home here. Pfc. Deal wears the European ribbon with three battle stars, the American theatre ribbon, the Pre Pearl Harbor ribbon, the good conduct medal and a star and the medical badge. He served with the medics. John A. Roberts, Jr., Home On Furlough Pvt. John A. Roberts, jr„ who has completed basic training at ^ Camp Blinding, Fla., is spending P 14 days with his parents on route 3, Shelby, prior to reporting to Fort Meade, Md., for further duty. Carl Randall Now In Norfolk, Va. Word has been received here that Carl Dexter Randall, motor machinist mate first class, has re ported to the staff of the opera tional training command, Atlan tic fleet, in Norfolk, for duty. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Ran dall of Grover, he is married to the former Mary A. Lee of Shelby, who la with him in Norfolk. Evan Boyles Serving On Aircraft Carrier Word has been received that Evan M. Boyles, son of Bruce B. I Boyles of route 3, Lawndale, is now serving on an aircraft carrier which recently took part in an at tack on a Jap naval air station at Kanoya in southern Kyushu. In uFwrsm PoonM'd SKIN SUCCESS SOAP and OINTMFNT the raid not a single Jap ventured out to look over Uncle Sam’s crushing navy power. Pfc. Worley Here On Furlough From Texas Pfc. R. M. Worley and Mrs. Wor ley are visiting Mrs. Worley’s pa rents. Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. How ington, of Boiling Springs for a few weeks. Pfc. Worley, who was wounded in France last November, is now stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Robert Crook With Air Force In Germany Sgt. Robert C. Crook, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Crook of Kings Mountain and husband of the for mer Miss Marjorie Bowling of this place, is now at a Ninth air force base, in Germany operated by the veteran 31st air transport group for flying supplies, equipment and personnel essential to efficient functioning of the military gov ernment. Sgt. Crook is an aircraft engineer and prior to entering the air corps he was a student at Clemson college. Fred Cornwell Earns Infantryman's Badge Pvt. Fred S. Cornwell, whose home is on route 5, Shelby, has been awarded the combat infan tryman's badge while serving with the 100th division of th* Seventh army in Germany. The Seventh army participated in the invasion of Sicily and Southern France and from there went into Ger many. capturing more than 650, 900 prisoners. William M. Weathers Made First Lieutenant Word has been received here that William M. Weathers, who is stationed at Smoky Hill army air base in Salina, Kansas, has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant there. Lt. and Mrs. Weathers have been making their home in Salina. but Lt, Weathers, who is pilot of a B-29 Superfor tress, expects to leave for overseas duty soon. S*u£3 Don’t miss these out standing values on Coats and Suits. You have to see these Coats to appreciate their value. All of them are favorites. Choose now from our Mid - Summer selec tion. \ I Suit* that measure up to every standard of fine Am erican Tailoring. Cut from the best Fabrics money can buy . . . styled for both good looks and casual com fort . . . and designed to meet the latest demands of fashion. Complete assort ment of sizes and colors. Grady Clothing > 211 SOUTH LaFAYETTE STREET t Personals From Pleasant Grove PLEASANT GROVE—The crops in this community are badly in need of rain, especially the gar dens. Mrs. John A. Wright is ill in the Edwards clinic at Toluca. Mrs. Leek Turner is sick. Mrs. Talmadge Queen is recov ering from mumps. Weekend guests of Miss Ada Pearl Wright were Misses Dorothy Sue Hoyle of Ross Grove, Mildred Harmon of Shelby, Evelyn and Thelma Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Stonewall Wil liams spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Spangler of Double Shoals. Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Cline of near Waco and Mrs. Albert Ham rick of Kings Mountain visited Mr. and Mrs. Plato Costner Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Carter have moved into Frank Seism’s house. Pfc. Talmadge Queen of Charles ton, S. C„ spent Friday with Mrs. Queen. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wright of Landrum, S. C. spent Sunday with Zim Williams and Eula. ON FURLOUGH Pvt. Parris C. Hoyle of Fort Bragg is spending a furlough here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rush Hoyle. Miss Hazel Glenn of Morganton spent several days last week with her sister, Mrs. J. P. Bridges. onri TV/Trs Tvv flrawlAv and 1V11. iUiu i-VAiO. XT J children of near Glen Alpine spent Sunday with Mrs. W. H. Glasco and Broadus. Mr. and Mrs. Newell Wright and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Far ris Martin of near Belwood Sat urday going especially to see Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whisnant and Pat ricia, who were visiting there from Hickory. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Williams and son, visited Mr. and Mrs. Webb Barnette of Eastside Sunday. C. W. Carter of Marion has re turned home after spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Carter. Mias Betty Weaver of Spencer’s Mountain was a Sunday dinner guest of the Carters. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pressley Costner were Mr. and Mrs. Onley Wright and children and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bridges and children of Shelby, who have returned home after a three weeks' stay in Manteo. SUNDAY VISIT ! Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kendrick and Mary Jane spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clem Kendrick of Pop lar Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cooke and Frances and Mrs. Setzer of Hick ory spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grigg 1 and Aileen of New House spent 'Monday with Mr. and Mrs. S. J I Williams. i Mrs. Leonard Wright and chil dren spent Tuesday with Mrs. Ed Bridges of Shelby. Miss Nell Wright remained to spend this week end 1 with Joanne Bridges. , Mrs. Dewrell Glasco, Mildred and ; Gene, of Valdese spent the holi days with Mr. and Mrs. Plate ' Costner. They with Mrs. W. H I Glasco and Sammy Costner were i Tuesday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wellmon of Shelby. Mrs. Newell Wright and chil dren, Mrs. James Costner and daughters and Jeanette Hendrick spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Furman Sellars of Fallston. Mrs. John Hendrick and Lynda of Belwood and Mrs. Hubert Smith and son, of Fallston. visited Mr and Mrs. Clem Hendrick Tuesday SHARON EVENTS OF PAST WEEK SHARON—Twenty ladies of the Shelby circuit were present and enjoyed the mission study class taught by Mrs. Stentz Sunday af ternoon at Sharon church. Miss Agnes Rayle of Charlotte, was the week-end guest of Miss Rebecca Dodd. Miss Janie K. Smith spent the latter part of last week in Shelby with her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. George Morehead. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Elliott were Rev. and Mrs. B. Wilson of Lincolnton and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dodd. Mrs. Nora Bowens of the Ora mill, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Holland. Mrs. John Keigler and children of Virginia, visited Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Hamrick last week. VISITORS Visitors at the home of Mrs. J. R. Harrill Sunday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lovelace, Mr. and Mrs. Rainey and daughter of Shelby, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Laugh ridge and children of Kings Mountain. Mrs. Ada Gold of Polkville, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Evans Gris**. The (rendition of Mrs. W. R: Smith remains about the same. Mrs. Glenn Blanton has been sick the past week. Mrs. W. M. Whitaker and Mrs. J. D. Elliott entertained the young ladies class of Sharon Sunday school with a party Saturday ev ening at the Elliott home. Games and contests were enjoyed (Hiring the evening. The hostess served sandwiches, cookies and cold drinks. Fifteen people enjoyed the evening. Miss Agnes Rayle of Charlotte was a visitor. MaoARTHUR TO SPEAK MANILA— (A>) —Gen. Douglas MacArthur has accepted an invi tation to address a joint session of the Philippine legislature July 9 in response to a concurrent re solution of the senate and house. Sunday School Lesson: Deluge Story, Attested By New Evidence, Is Today’s Tale DR. WILLIAM T. ELLIS and EARL L. DOUGLASS It is the divine right of every man to go to hell—or to heaven. Awesome is the capacity for choice, which in every mortal is the sign of Divine sonship. This power is what sets man apart from all the rest of creation. Because he is made in the image of his eternal Father, he is free to flout and forsake his Parent. God made man good, and sur rounded him with good and de signed for him the good of godli ness. But with the powerful help of the Devil, man perversely turn ed to evil. Every day and in every sphere, we see repeated the story of disobedience to God. While the Divine mercy never fails, the Di vine Justice must forever operate. When evil goes too far, the Father sense of justice intervenes. The length to which pagan evil can go has been tragically demonstrat ed by Germany, now crushed be yond recovery. Only a father with a broken heart can understand the grief that filial disobedience caused the Eternal. The time came, in a world sodden with evil, when God had to assert His righteous authority over man. The race must be wiped out, and a new beginning made. The only saving remnant was the righteous family of Noah. Thank God, there is always a saving remnant. So Noah was bidden to prepare the ark of deliverance from the flood of punishment. THE REALITY OF THE Fl.OOn Every ancient nation has a tra dition of a universal flood. But recent evidence is more concrete and conclusive. When, in behalf of the University of Pennsylvania and the British Museum, Leonard Wooley recently excavated Ur of the Chaldees, he came down to the level of 4000 B. C. Then he was stopped by a great stratum of allu vial soil, eleven feet thick. He had the vision and the persistence to continue to dig. When he got through with this flood Aposit, ne came to an earlier city. At about the same time, more than a hundred miles up the river, the archaeologists of the Univer sity of Michigan's expedition en countered the same deposit, at the same level. The story of Noah’s flood had thus been doubly demon strated as true. Tradition has long identified the twin mountain of Ararat, in Ar menia, where Turkey and Persia and Russia meet, as the landing place of the ark, after the flood had subsided. I have dwelt for many days within sight of the snow-covered peak, which rises 17.000 feet into the air. Local tra ditions in this oldest part of the earth identify various sites asso ciated with the life of Noah. IS GOD REALLY INTERESTED? This Book of Genesis is a rec ord of God’s dealings with men. It proves the tendency of mortals to break away from the Creator’s beautiful plans, and to slump into sin. Again and again the people have so defied Him that He has regretted that He ever made them. But “His mercy endureth forever.” His forgiveness is as ample as His justice. Our generation has lost the sense of the seriousness of sin. We dis card it as a creation of the theo logians; and we call it "experi ence.” No greater need confronts civilization today than a need for a fresh sense of the sinfulness of sin. We have affronted a moral God, and have been punished. We The Sunday School Lesson for July 8 is, “Man’s Failure and God’s Promises”—Genesis 3-9. shall never have the social order of whicn we dream until, in re pentance, we confess and a ban* don our sinning. As we labor for peace by planning, we need to re member such solemn work of Scripture as Isaiah’s “The work (or consequence) of righteousness shall be peace.” Because He is a moral being, author of a Law of human beha viour, God cannot be indifferent to the character and conduct of the men and women whom He cre ated for a high and holy purpose. He is as interested in the be haviour of the people of 1945 as He was in that of Noah's contem poraries. That is why He has pro vided a way of redemption through Christ. SAVING CIVILIZATION The present war, and subsequent conferences, has been a surge of the struggle to “save civilization.” Back of that rather vague word, "civilization,” lies the greater mean ing of a common life lived in loy alty to a Creator-Ruler, whose de signs for man are all beneficent. The flood expressed this Divine solicitude, which represented jus tice and love. The slate ahd to be wiped clean before the problems of life could be faced anew. Fascinating as is the story of the flood, its deeper meaning for today is more important. Man must reckon with God, who deals with nations as well as with individuals. Retribution follows disobedience. But mercy crowns all: the rain bow promise succeeds the Deluge. No Nightmare DOVER, England.—(£>)—It looked like an old German dream come true when Dover flew Nazi flags and military policemen directed traffic wearing swastikas. But it was no Nazi invasion—some of the “Red ; Devils" of the 6th airborne division had returned to Dover to deck it with their captured flags and signs. Soothe Soreness of Minor Skin Irritations Beat the heat... relieve baby’s heat rash with Mexsana, the soothing, med icated powder. Helps guard your family from heat rash. Eases chafing—often more troublesomein hot weather. Checks itch of healing sunburn and mosquito bites. Costs little. Always get Mexsana. bulo WATCHES^ jiii'iririYiYi'i'i $42.50 $49.50 $39.95 AUluvtt*> JEWELRY DEPARTMENT oifiCl' I BUI OVA n Auiinos front c yuvf-to-convt STUDY COURSE AT FLINTHILL FLINT HILL—The Rev. J. W. Costner will preach on “The Gods of the Mountains”, Tuesday night, July 8, at 8:30 o’clock. Beginning Monday night, July 9, through Friday night will be the study course week for the training unions. A class for all the unions will be taught. The pastor, Rev. J. W. Costner, will be assisted by Rev. T. G. Downs of Gardner-Webb and two local teachers in teaching the course. Wednesday, July 11, the monthly W. M. U. meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Hoyle Bowens. The meeting will be at 4 o’clock p. m. Mr. and Mrs. F ,M. Smith spent this week with Mrs. Smith’s par ents, the Rev. and Mrs. Harrill McAlister. They are leaving Thursday for Mt. Pleasant, Michi gan. Mr. and Mrs. Audie Hawkins and children and Mr. and Mrs. John Hawkins of Kings Mountain, visited in the community Sunday. DINNER GUESTS Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arey Weaver Sunday were Pfc. Elijah E. Weaver from Camp Butner, N. C., Mrs. C. R. Haynes of Morganton, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Price and children and Mr. and Mrs Billy Ledbetter of Boiling Springs. Callers in the afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Wade Ashe and children from Belmont, Miss Ethel Ledbetter of Boiling Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Weaver and children from Mt. Sinai. Mr. and Mrs. Hughlon Pearson and children spent the week-end at Belmont visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jappie Pearson Rev. J. W. Costner and Graham Weaver have returned home from a vacation in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Western North Carolina. Mrs. F. M. Ledbetter and Mrs. T. W. Bryant and daughter, Dolo res, spent the week-end at Shelby visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Led better. Mr. and Mrs. Buford Hopper and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hopper of Belmont, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dover and children of Albemarle, spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Blan ton. Give your farm some fire pro tection. "Fire spreads with amaz ing rapidity when help is far away.” DECLARE YOUR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE By starting some shares in our new series starting Saturday, July 7, 1945. Save now while you are making it and build or buy your home when all restrictions are removed. We have money to lend on improved real estate in Shelby and Cleveland county. 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