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MERRY
CHRISTMAS
TO ALL
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No. 61
Majority Of Cherryville
Stores Closing 2 Days
Giving Their Employees A Good Rest After
Christmas Trading Rush
The majority of the Cherry
ville merchants will be closed for
two days, Friday and Saturday of
this week according to annuonce
nient made here yesterday.
An advertisement on the back
page of this section, list the
names of those merchants who
will have their stores closed, giv
ing their employees a few days
rest, following the Christmas
trading rush.
.According to announcement
STiven is to the effect that all the
S<»-res' ^*nk, building and loan
offjces will be open for business
Monday morning.
Kester Groome
Closing 2 Days
The Kester Groome Furni
ture Company will be closed
two days for Christmas, Fri
day and Saturday, December
25 and 26. They will be op
ened for business as usual on
Monday, December 28.
*Twas The Night Before Christmas
Clement Clarke Moore, poet and renowned scholar,
was borne in New York City, July 16, 1779. A graduate
of Columbia, he j re'pared for the ministry, but was never
ordained.
It was Christmas Eve, 1822, while homeward bound
with a turkey for a Christmas basket that his wife, Gath
ering Elizabeth ’.laylor, gave to the poor. Moore began to
think about his six children, the Christmas season and
Santa Claus. Reaching home he rushed to his study,
straightened his jumbled thought and gave the world its
best known Yuletide verse.
For twenty years Moore refused to admit authorship,
as he felt the verse trival. This refusal cost him a small
fortune in royalties. The poem was first printed, anony
mously, is the Troy Sentinel, Dec. 23, 1823, under the or
iginal title, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” but it is best
known as ‘‘T’was the isight before Christmas.” Moore
died in Newport, R. I., July 10, 1963.
‘Twas the night before Christinas, when all
through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with
care,
In hopes that St, Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds.
While visions of sugar plums danced in their
heads;
And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long Winter’s
' nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter.
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow.
Gave the luster of midday to objects below,
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a miniature sleigh, and eight reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them
by name;
Now, Dasher! now Dancer! Now Prancer and
Vixen!
On Comet! on Cupid! on Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! To the top of the Wall!
Now dash away! dash a.way, all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the
sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew.
With the sleigh of toys, and St. Nick, too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my ehad, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nick came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his
foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes
and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his
pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled his dimples how
merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow.
And the beard of his chin was as white as the
snow,
The stump of a pipe he held tight in hig teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a
wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed, like a bowlful of
jelly. 1
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf.
And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself,
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his
work,
And Ailed .all the stockings; then turned with a
jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a
whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
Hut I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of
sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good
night.”
JOHN AND CLAUDE
HALLMAN
John and Claude Hallman, sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Hall
man of Cherryville. They regis
tered in the first registration and
was sent together to Spartanburg,
I South Carolina, then to Fort
Bragg and from there they were
transferred to Camp White, Ore
gon. They are still together and
room together. Their address is
Pvt. John or Claude Hallman,
80th. General Hospital, Camp
White, Oregon, Barrack No. 2.
Services At First
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church, Rev.
Coleman O. Groves, pastor.
10:00 A. M_Sunday School,
Dr. Joe Pharr, superintendent.
Mr. Erskine Carson, teacher of
Men’s Bible Class.
11:00 A. M.—Preaching by the
pastor. Text: Psalm 103:13.
“Like as a Father.”
6:46 P. M.—Young Peoples'
Vesper Service.
7:46 P. M.—Evening Worship.
The pastor will discuss the
“Parable of the Barren Fig Tree.”
7:15 P. M.—Wednesday, “The
Prayer Band.
7:46 P. M.—Wednesday, the
Mid-Week Prayer Meeting.
Lieut. Howell W. Stroup, son of
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Stroup, who
has been serving with the In
fantry in New Foundland, ar«
rived home Thursday to spend
a few days with, his parents.
Lieut. Stroups haa been transfer
red to the Air Corps and left
Wednesday for Maxwell Fields,
Montgomery, Ala.
THE STAR STILL SHINES
By J. R. McCRARY
Over the smoke of battle the Star of Bethle
'hem hines on and on.
It is still discernable through the telescope of
the spirit, to the eye of faith its radiance can
yet be seen.
Over the bodies of the dead and the groans
of those dying on the fields of conflict, over the
roar of cannon and screaming shells, over the
cling in the skies, over the tears and heartaches
airshops carrying their loads of death and cir
of widows and orphans and of mothers and
fathers caused by this terrible war, this serene
and blessed Star is always over us and will en
dure forever.
Other stars may sometimes fly from their
orbits and crash together in the illimitable dis
tance of space, but this one will never leave its
place, for it stands beneath the throne of God
itself.
Wars may continue to come and go, despots
may continue to rise and fall for generations
yet to come, but sometime^ in the near or dis
tant future, the glorious light, of the Star of
Bethlehem will be seen <m every land sea and
will be worshipped by all the sons of men, for it
is the only solution for the strifes and conflicts
and hatreds and woes and miseries of the hu
man race.
It is the same Star once let down from the
Throne to guide the Wose Wen of the East, and
Which stood over the cow stable in the little
town in old Judea where the Redeemer began
His earthly career and taught and lived and
died for that glorious call to a sin-covered
world:
“Peace on Earth, Good-Will Toward All
Men.”
Funeral Services For
Martha Jane
Wacaster
Funeral services were con
ducted from Mount Zion Baptist
Church Tuesday afternoon at
2 o’clock for Martha Jane Wacas
ter, who died in the hospital at
Morganton, Monday morning at
12:15. Services were conducted
by Rev. Mr. Kiser.
Mrs. Wacaster had been in ill
health for the past four years,
she was 81 years 7 months and 10
days of age at the time of death.
Surviving are two children, S.
iS. Wacaster and Miss Sallie
Waenrtfr, one brother, F. P.
Waeaater.
Carlton Pageant
Largely Attended
The Pageant, a colorful Pag
eant of the Nativity of “The
Prince of Peace,” was largely at
tended Sunday night at 8:30 at
the Carlton Club House. The
house was filled with an enthu
siastic audience.
The directors, Mrs. Victor
'Stroup and Miss Minnie Coleman
as well as the entire cast are to
be commended upon the fine man
ner in which it was rendered.
The Nu-Wav and the Rhyne
Houser mills also rendered Christ
mas programs which ware wall
attended and enthuanfcically re
ceived.
Read The Greeting Ads
In The Eagle This Week
This Is Our Annual Christmas Greeting Issue
Sending Greetings From The
Merchants To All.
Correction
In last week's Eagle we had
an error in the advertisement
of Neal’s Taxi. The phone
number should have read
4921. We are sorry this er
ror crept in but always glad
to make corrections.
Remember
4921
GETS WINGS
LIEUT BEN. R RUDISILL
Large Class of Army
Airmen Is Graduated
Hdqs. Army Air Forces Gulf
—'Coast Training Center, Dec. 13.
_One of the largest classes ever
to receive silver pilot’s wings at
the seven schools of the Army
Air Forces Gulf Coast Training
Center was graduated De
cember 13. little more than one
year after Pearl Harbor. Many
of these already seasoned flyers
will be carrying America’s smash
ing vengeance to the Axis.
Among the 42 graduates from
North Carolina was Lieut. Ben
R. Rudisill, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl A. Rudisill. Mr. and Mrs.
Rudisill attended the graduation
exercises.
Among the members of the
current class are John Winatit,
Jr., son of the United States
ambassador to Great Britain,
and Benjamin D. Randolph, after
whose father, Capt. William
Randolph, Randolph Fild was
named.
Fighter pilots, shortly to join
the Allied air offensive, are win
ning their wings at three single
engine advanced schools_Foster
Field, Texas; Moore Field, Texas:
and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Twin-motor pilots, trained to
fly bomb loads to enemy produc
tion centers and supply lines, will
be graduated from four bomber
schools — Kelly Field, Brooks
Field, Ellington Field, and the
Lubbock Flying School, all in
Texas.
Some members of the graduat
ing class will be commissioned
second lieutenants, and the others
will be appointed to the recently
created rank of flight officer.
First Baptist
Services
9:45 A. M—iSunday School.
Christmas Time should be a time
of all times to worship God. “For
sake not the assembling of vour
selves together.”
, 11:90 A. M.—Preaching serv
Vrf. Subject; “War Conditions.
Why All This?
6:30. P. M. Training Service.
Come, it will help you. The FBI
estimated that 1,631,272 major
crimes wieie committed in the
U. S. in 1941. Our courts tell
us that these who attended curch
services regularly do not commit
these crimes,.
7:30 P. M.—Worship service.
Student night Service, College
students will have charge.
Mid-Week services. Wednesday
night 7:30 o’clock.
New Years Eve Watch Night
Service at the church. Plan for
I am profitably engaged in
reading the Bible. Take all of
this Book upon reason that you
can and the balance by faith, and
you will live and die a better
man.’’—Lincoln.
E. S. ELLIOTT, Pastor.
We call your attention to the
special Greeting ads from the
merchants and business men in
the Eagle this week. These flma
appreciate your patronage.
The following ads appear ia
todays issue of the Eagle.
Carlton Yarn Mills
Rhyne-Houser Mfg. Co.
Howell Manufacturing Co.
Nu-Way Spinning Co.
Knight Motors, Inc.
Belk-Matthews Co.
Kester-Groome Furniture Co.
Cherryville National Bank
Town of Cherryville
Dellinger’s Jewel Shop
Carolina Freight Carriers
Galloway's Dept. Store
Homesley Chevrolet Co.
Ballards Grocery
Beam’s Barber Shop
Waldensian Bakery
Cherryville Building & Loan
Association
Eagle Publishing Co.
Allen Drug Company
Allran’s Flower Shop
Main Street (Service Station
t-'ity Market
Long’s Metal Shop
Peoples Barber Shop
Amoco Service Station
Elite Beauty Shop
David P. Dellinger
Carpenter Furniture Co., and
Burial Association
Upchurch Department Store
Putnam Hardware Company
Central Cafe
Cherryville Ice £ Fuel Co.
Goldiners Department Stofe*e
Peoples Dry Cleaners
Western Auto Associate Store
Houser Drug Company
Royal Cafe
Shell Service Station
J. C. Jenkins
Modern Dry Cleaners
Sanitary Market
Sinclair Service Station
Farmers Union Supply Co.
Houser’s Grocery
Paul Crocker
Rose’s 5c, 10c, 26c Store
Harrelson Company, Inc.
Harrelson’s Table Supply
Moss Radio Service
New Coal & Wood Company
N. B. Boyles Grocery
L. M. Clemmer
Peoples Barber Shop
W. N. McGinnas Grocery
Howell’s
Lester Theatre
Strand Theatre
Sanitary Barber Shop
Morning 10 O’clock
St. John’s Lutheran
Church Services
There will be a Chriatmaa pro
pram at St. John’s Lutheran
<- hurch on Christmas day at
10 o clock. You are invited to
attend.
In California
J- D. Randall enlisted and wa*
inducted into the U. S. N. R. Aujr
ust 16, 1942,
as a seabee
Later he was
promoted t o
2nd class sew
man. In Oct
ober he was
transferred to
the fleet Ma
rine Force
Training Cen
ter.
He write* he
likee the Navy
fine and is very
proud he ia able
to serve hi
country. He wants hla friends
Tt\WnJ;e fo him. His address is
John David Randall, 2 C-S Head.
SteMS C°- JP' N C B R G
tl. et Marine Force, Tr. Ctr. San
Diego, California.
In Pikesville
Pvft. Charles
Marion Ramsey,
of Cherryville,
was inducted in
to the service in
April. His ad
dress ia Pikes
ville, Md. M. P.
Training; Cen
ter.
Don McGinnis, student at But
|®r College, Indianapolis, arrived
home Sunday night to spend the
Christmas holidays with his mjv
““ "-J ” Webb Me
•nts. Mr. and Mrs
omnia.