Newspapers / The Eagle (Cherryville, N.C.) / July 22, 1943, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Eagle (Cherryville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
VOL. 37 (Published Every Thursday) CIIERRYVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1943 No. 29 LOCAL JUNIORS PLAY SHELBY HERE FRIDAY Member Tokyo Raiding Party Addresses Lions Master Sergeant Adam Ray Williams Who Flew With Doolittle Raiding Party To Tokyo Visits Cherryville Lions Orlando Hudson and Ralph Moseley proscntod a splen • lid program at the Lions Club meeting Tuesday night by hav ing as the guest speaker Master Sergeant Adam Ray Williams of the Greenville Air Base at Green ville, S. C. Sergeant Williams flew with Major Doolittle's group in the historic bombing of Japan on April IS, 11)12. Several guests were present for the meeting including Lions from Shelby and Gastonia. Frank Mosteller was welcomed into the club as a new menUbei" by Presi dent R. F. Smith. Lion Kill Houser showed some pictures of the-Hornet and the B-25 bombers which were used on the Tokyo raid which proved to be very interesting. In his talk to the club Sergeant Williams told of the preparation and train ing he and the other eighty-two men went through in getting rea: dy for the blast at Japan He re counted his experiences after hailing out over enemy occupied territory and his meeting with the Chinese guerillas. One of their ships landed in Russia, the remainder in China and some in Japanese held China territory, after four days without food or drink, they were rescued by Chi nese guerilla troops. Right of their men were captured, one’s chute failed to open, and one went down with his ship, one who resisted capture by the Japs was killed. After meeting his colu mns again, he and eight other ^ joined up with the A.V.G. Jt) mg Tigers' Sergeant Willi spent fourteen months fight ing in China, Burma, and French Jndo-China. He answered many questions about his experiences and really thrilled his hearers with some of the exploits. Sgt. Williams holds the dis tinguished dying cross, order of purple heart, silver star and or der of the Clouds. Over Rangoon Burma Sergeant Williams wa^ wounded eight times. I )n Wednesday, he spoke to the employees at the Nuwuy, How ell. Rhyne Houser. and Carlton Mills ami also to the group of children at Camp Rudisill. In his talks at the mills, Sergeant Wii hums urged the people to stay on the job anil keep producing the things that are needed to fight this war. He was high in his praise for the people of North Carolina and said they were do ing a wonderful job on the pro duction line and also in buying bonds. He is a North Carolinean, his home being in Morganton. His talks were thoroughly enjoyed by all who heard him and impressed on the people of this community that there is a war going on and there is a need for complete co operation on the part of every one in achieving the final victory. If the people of tlu-se United States could hear Sgt. Williams tell how the Japanese treated our prisoners in torturing them to death in the most horrifying way, we all would surely buy more war bonds and stamps and help our fighting men over there get this war ov'er with. BUY MORE BONDS AND STAMPS TODAY. PROMOTED TO MAJOR Captain C G. Willis,of Illinois, Flight Commander of the 471 Bombardment Squadron, station ed at Greenville, S. C., was pro moted to Major Tuesday, July 20th. The Cherryville Club of Lions are expecting to bring Major Willis and 50 of his command to Cherryville for a week-end outing scheduled for middle of August. MAKING WAGON TRIP TO TENNESSEE Messrs. Stowe Black, Ray Har relson, Charles Hugh Black, John I) Black, and Ruffin White will leuve here Friday night for a three weeks tour in Tennessee, driving a two horse wagon. The •noup plan to be away about ree weeks. They will drive two k e horses and do most of the ' uveling at night, or late in the evening and early in the morn ings due to the hot weather. Oatmeal is a good meat stretcher. Use it uncooked as you would cracker»crumbs — as the binding material in meat loaves, croquettes, and patties. AIR CADET DRIVE WILL BE PUSHED Lt. Carl Biggers, representing N. C. Wing Civil Air Patrol and Major J. A. Wh'eless, commanding officer U. S. Army Recruiting Station at Charlotte was in Cher ryville this morning in the inter est of all young men between the ! ages of 17 to 26 to enlist in the ! army ail' forces, as the country | is very much in need of men be tween 17 and 26. I All applicants must take a men ! tal and complete physical exam ; illation applicable to flying to be ! <|ualified. Seventeen year old I boys may be enlisted in reserves to be called when reaching the 'age of eighteen. 18 to 26 year ! old men may complete examination 1 and apply for induction. The j entire group who pass the exam illation will be sent to the finest colleges for a course of approx imately 14 months where they will graduate as pilot, bombar dier or navigator. In order for all young men to I comply with enlistment they will have to obtain an application, three recommendations and birth certificate. If papers are found to be complete and in order they will be called to Charlotte for mental and physical examination. If as many as five or six apply for induction, the government will send a represenative to Cher ryville and give the examination here. All young men interested in joining ti e Army Air Forces, call in at the Eagle Office for fur ther information. Two Lincolnton Bovs Wounded In Service Corpora! Raymond B. Bridges I and Staff Sgt. John Shufford, | both of Lincolnton were in town ! last Friday telling of some of their experiences. Corporal Brid | ges is in tlie army and has been ! stationed in North Africa for the past ten months and has seen ac tive duty in nine battles. He was wounded in the hand in the Bat tle of Hill GOD and returned to the states June 25th, he is at the Walter Reed Hospital in Wash ington, D. C., and was on a 30 day furlough with his parents, i Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bridges, in ' Lincolnton. He left one brother in North Africa and talked with him the day before he left there. He also has three other brothers iu the service. (Staff Sgt. John Shufford is in the Marines and has been over sea four years. He was at Pearl Harbor when the war began and^ lias Ibeen lighting on all those is lands in the Pacific, Midway, Pearl Harbor, Solomons, Guadal canal, New Guinea and others ever since the attack. Since he has been wounded he was sent to the Na'|al Hospital at Nor folk Va. He sailed on the ship with Barney Ross, the Welter weight champion of the world who was also wounded. Sgt. Shufford is on a 30 day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, H. D. Shuford in Lincoln ton. It is interesting to hear these boys tell of some of their exper iences. Let's get it over with — Buy 1 more stamps and bonds. Revival Meetings On Cherryville Circuit Rev’. J. E. B. Houser has an nounced the annual Revival Meeting for the Cherryville Cir cuit as follows: Bethlehem be ginning Sunday, July 25th, at 11 o’clock. St. Paul beginning Sun day, August 1st, at 1 lo’clock, Bess Chapel Sunday, August 8th, at 11 o’clock, Beulah Sunday, August 15th, at 11 o’clock. In every case the opening service is the pastor's regular preaching appointment at the several churches. The meetings will con vene daily for one week at each church. The night services will be held at early candlelight; day (Continued on back page) Molly Pitcher Tag Day, Aug. 4 The modern Molly Pitcher will greet yon throughout the nation on August 4th when brigades of Mollys will tag every buyer of War Bonds and Stamps. They will carry on the tradition of the Revolutionary War heroine who has gone down In history because she aided her fighters at the battle of Monmouth in 1776. Red Cross Calling For Old Used Furniture ! -. Articles Needed For Recreation Rooms At Camp Sutton And Morris Field; Cher ry ville Must Furnish Truck Load. The old Eagle Office building will lie headquarters Friday, Sat urday, Monday and Tuesday for collecting old tdbles, chairs, floor lamps, Radios, Books, Games, Ash trays or any piece of furniture or games which would be suitable for a recreation room at Camp Sutton or Morris Field. Clierry v'ille must furnish a truck load and ev'ery one is requested, to make a search of their home and help out in this great cause. An army truck will come for these things and it is the desire for the community to have a truck load when it arrives. Don’t forget the dates Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday to bring your articles to the old Eagle Office next door to the Central Cafe, operated by W. Giles and Melv'in Friday. Mrs. Julia R. Hall and D. R. Mauney, Jr., have been appointed chair men of the drive here and they are asking the co-operation of everyone in helping fill the truck. The Gaston County Red Cross Chapter is launching a drive for these articles to send to the rec reation rooms at Camp Sutton and Morris Field. The govern ment provides the rooms but not the furnishings. And as we are a branch of the Gaston County Chapter, we are expected to do our part. The immediate need for these rooms of which there are 16 at Morris Field and 48 at Sutton, are tables, suitable for games or writing, straight chairs, easy chairs, table or floor lamps. We understand that these do not have to <be all in Hirst class condition, as the men can work them ov'er. Radios and lamps not in working condition may furnish parts that will make one good one. Also much in demand are jigsaw puz zles, playing cards, ash trays, Chi nese checkers, badminton sets, ping-pong tables and balls, mir rors. Look through your homes and see if you have one or more of these articles that you can spare. If so, bring them to the old Ea gle Office building July 23-2-1 26 or 27. For whole fruit preserves use berries that are just a little on the green order. They will held their shape better. To get full flavor, add the juice o| fully ri pened berries, Plans For Annual Houser Reunion Plans for the Houser Annual Renuion were laid when the pro gram committee met recently. As nas been the custom for a num- I her of years the family will meet | at Bethphage Lutheran Church' on Wednesday after the first Sunday in August which will be August 4th. One suggestion fa- [ Voted by the entire committee was that families having sons in the service get furloughs on the coming date of the reunion so that they could be present at the meeting. Special music and other fea tures of former reunions are be ing planned. Dinner will be spread at noon by the attending families. Where gas is not avail able use wagons and other Vehi cles to get to the meeting. Me morial service will be held at high noon for those who have died since the meeting of 1941. Rev J. E. B. Houser will be in charge of this feature of the program and hg urges that ev’ery family i get to him the names of those in the family who have died since 1941. A new president is to be selected this year to succeed the late Evon L. Houser, of Dallas, who with the father, L. H. J. Houser of Cherryville served the Reunion since its organization. Numerous members of the clan have been suggested for presi dent. Mrs. Ella Beam Buried This P. M Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Jetton Beam, 84, were conducted this afternoon at 3 o’clock from Loray Baptist church. Burial was made in Holly Brook cemetery at Lincolnton. Mrs. Beam died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. R. G. Wood, in Gastonia Tuesday evening at 6 o’clock. Surviving are one son, Thomas Beam of Hickory, four daugh ters, Mrs. M. M. Goodson, of Homestead. Mrs. R. G. Wood of Gastonia, Mrs. E. L. Hewitt and Mrs. Fred Hewitt of Newton. Al-! so surviving is a stepson, A. Sid- j ney' Beam, of Cherryville. CAMP RUDISILL The annual encampment at Hamp Rudisill is in full swing. Monday morning bright and ear y seventy three youngsters swarmed in and in no time all were happily roaming about and feeling completely at home. The iges range from four years to ten years this week. Neqt week the iges will range from elev'en through sixteen. Activities center around the following schedule: Reveille, 7:30. Exercise, 8:00 Breakfast, 8:30. Inspection, 9:30. iSwim, 9:15-11:30. Dinner, 12:30. Rest, 1:30 - 2:00. Swim, 3:00 - 6:00. Supper, 6:30. Jitterbug after supper. Taps, 9:30. This schedule will be altered some to suit the second group. The recreation period at the end of the day in the “Jitterbug” is a special future of the day. These periods are usually led bv Mr. C. A. Rud&ill, who is termed the most popular “little" camper. Among other campers the four year old group stands out. These four year olds are: Wade Moss, Thomas Craig. Amelia Ann Mc Ginnis, T. L. Saine. The following is a complete list of the campers; Loraine McCur ry, Hccky Friday* Klsie Ileal. Kathryn Lconhardt, Ann Hicks, Winona Alban, Nellie Duncan, Betty Jean Black Mary Frances Seism, Diana Rudisill, Joan Stroupe, Hilda Black, Mary Rulh Black. Tucker Blackwelder, Mar tha Jane Putnam, Newell Quinn, Mary Jo Flowers, Christine Sig mon, Betty Jo Craig, Edith Pat terson, Catherine Patteison, Peg gy Thornburg, .Jo Carpenter, Shirley hail. Annie Lee Lail, Norma Jean Morrow, Elene Par ker, Martha McGinnis. Jane Sox, Nellie Sue Russ, Patsy Ruth Beam, Betty Jean Randall, Jan ice Richards. Charles Randall. Forest Aiiran. DaVid Kiser, Franklin Kiser, Bobby Duncan, Dan Martin, Paul Martin, Ralph Seism Jr., Don Randall, Don Car penter, Carol Carpenter, Scott Mauney, Jerry Stroup, .Jonny Stroup. Joe Da'Jid Wise Billy Frank Sigmon, John Wayne Sig mon, Joel David Blackwelder. Billy George Blackwelder, Ben Saine, Bud Flowers, David Craig. Hal Thornburg, Charles Sherrill. Glenn Randall, Don Hue Sigmon, Buddy Rudisill, George Parker, Derrell Sigmon, John McGinnas, Duck Jarrett, Bill Barker, James Devine, Richard Newton, How ard .Saine and Jimmie Sigmon. The camp staff is as follows: Erskine Carson. Jack Kiser, Mon roe Randall, S. M, Butler, Jr.. James Dellinger, Theodore Short •L T. Sigmon, Misses Irene Sox. Louise Sox, Jean Randall, Kath erine Dellinger, Mesdames Gar land Sherrill, Jack Kiser. Victor Stroup, and “Skeet” Wither spoon (Col.) On Saturday, July 17th, the Carlton Woman’s Club enjoyed a delicious fried chicken supper and a swim. Saturday, July 24th. the Nu wa.v Woman’s Club will enjoy the same hospitality while on Saturday, July 31st, the Howell Woman’s Club will also have supper and swim. On Monday, August 2, through Friday, August 5th, employees of either- of the three mills or their children may swim as last Mr. and Mrs. Beam To Entertain Legion Mr. anti Mrs. W. Rlnine Ream will entertain the members of the American Leg-ion, Tryon Post No. 100 at the annual watermel on slicing at their home on Fri day night, July 25, at 8 o'clock. The guest speaker for the oc casion wnl be Hon. Gregg Cherry of Gastonia. Hon M. A. Stroupc will introduce the sneaker and Edwin Smith. Musician. Radio City, New York, with bis $1,000 accordion will furnish the music. Commander J. Ren Dellinger wilt be in charge. Spending Vacation At Camp Rudisill Mr. and Mrs. C. A Rudisill Mr. and Mrs.D . R. Mauney, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ben Dellinger and Mr. and Mrs. Cone Mauney of iBessemer City spent last week at. the Rudisill cottage at Camp Rudisill. High School Park At Five-Thirty O'clock Stores To Close At 5 O’Clock To Give Em ployees An Opportunity To See Game. In South Pacific CPI,. HENRY BLAINE Mc GINNIS. in the Medical Corps of the Army, has arrived safely somewhere in the South Pa cific, his mo ther. Mrs. L. A. T. McGinnis was advised in a message re ceived f om him recently, stating he was well and OK Cpl. McGinnis was inducted into the service in April 1942 and has been stationed in Texas most of the time. His ad dress is Cpl. Henrv Blaine Mc Ginnis, 34300990 Med. Det. 2 Bn. 23 Q. M Trk. He«t. APO 4573. co Postmaster, San Francisco. California. J. ’Ben Dellinger Heads Legions Try on Post No. 100 of the American Legion held its meeting on last Friday night, July 0th, at 8 o’clock for the purpose of in stalling the new officers for the ensuing year. Past Commander W. C. Howell had charge and in stalled the new officers as fol lows: J. Ben Dellinger, Comman der; Frank Mot,teller. Vice Coni inander; Hunter Rudisill. Vice Commander, J. Sid Carpenter. Vice Commander, 1. P. Long. Adjutant 1. P. Long, Finance Officer, C. C. Beam, Service offi cer, N. B. Boyles, Guardianship Officer, E-erette Melton, Serge ant at-Arms, Rev. E. S. Elliott. Chaplain, Carr Black, Historian. Webb Beam. Child Welfare offi cer, Walter Smith, Americanism Officer, Cliff Stroupe, Graves Administration Officer, Ernest Sellers, Employment Officer, E V. Moss, Boys’ State Officer, W. Blaine Beam, Publicity | )ffi cer, Lee Eaker, Chairman, Sons of Legion. Two Hour Parking Limit For Town People on Saturdays A paiking limit of two hours for Saturdays, applying to town people only will, go into effort here Saturday, July 24th and continue thereafter until further notice is given, according to our new chief of police, Lawrence Davis. This new rule applying only to the town people is 101 me good of i ur merchants and bus iness men. All citizens of Cherry ville and especially the merchants are asked to cooperate with the officers in parking their cors on nearby parking lots each Satur day, whereby enabling the out of town ■shoppers to find parking space conveniently. The < hief-of-police and the city Itecoider, Robert It. Carpen ter in discussing the matter point ed out very clearly the reason for this aition being taken was to help our merchants draw more people from out of-town to Cher ry vTlle. if shoppers ca find a parking place on the streets they will visit our town more often. Chief Davis, and the Recorder handled tin. double parking situ ation here in a very satisfactory manner and we are sure they will handle the two hour parking limit in the same diplomatic way. They urge the merchants and citizens of the Fown to co-operate with them in drawing more trade to Cherryville. Merchants Asked To Close For Ball Game N. B. Boyles, president of the Cherryville Merchants Associa tion, after a consultation with members of the board, asked the Cherryville merchants to close their stores at 5 o’clock on to morrow afternoon, (Friday) in order to give their employees time off to attend the Cherry ville-Shelby Junior ball game at I the Cherryville high school park. Jack Kiser’s American Legion Juniors who has surprised base ball fans throughout this sec-lion, by defeating Charlotte Juniors two straight games, eliminating them from the Western cham pionship piay-off, and then de feating the strong Shelby nine here Wednesday afternoon 8 to 5, after losing the first game to the Cleveland county lads at Shel by Tuesuay afternoon, 14 to 4. They will play Shelby here again Friday afternoon at the high School park at 5:30 o’clock. These youngsters will again show base ball lovers that they are real ball players and do not give up until the last man is out. N. Ben Boyles, president of the Merchants Association, announc ed today that all the stores in town are asked to close at 5:011 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in or der to let their employees go to the game. The Cherryville Juniors are still in the race due to the un tiring efforts and faithful ser vices of David Hunter Rudisil) and J. Benjamin Dellinger, mem bers of the Tryon Post No. 100. When all others gave up all hop es these two great ball lovers kept their shoulders to the wheel and kept the ball rolling. A number of fans also stayed with them and was j»ut to see every game, the team losing most of the time. By mo means, do we intend to leave out the faithful, hard working coach. Jack Kiser. It is due to the efforts of these three men. and a few others that the Junior ball players wyxe hacked up and are making good and probably be a Western championship team by Saturday. Cherryville Juniors Defeat Strong Shelby Team, 8 To 5 Cherry ville's American Legion Juniors defeated the strong Shel by Juniors here Wednesday after noon. 8 to ,"> in a well played ball game. The win evened up the senes one-all. The two teams will meet ibis afternoon in Shel by and will pjay back here Fri day afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. All home games are being played at the nigh school park. Going into tin- bottom of the eighth the locals were trailing 4-3, but soon went to work on Wayne Haynes, starting Shelby pitcher, for the necessary runs. Clanton singled, Tillman was on an error by the pitcher. and Weaver singled, bringing in Clanton to tie the score. It war then that Everette Fail renlared, Haynes. Gabriel greeted dim with a double that counted Tillman and Weaver, and Grigg also doubled, scoring Gabriel. Grigg then stole third and came home on an infield out Radford. with two for four, led Shelby, and Grigg with two dou bles in tl.iee trips, paced the < 'herryVillites. Neill wno went the route for the winners pitched one of his best games of the season, allow ing !• scattered hits. Kiser in all nrohability will have to pitch him again today at Shelby, as Green who is scheduled to pitch is in a l.incolnton hospital with I onsilitis. Score by innings: Shelby 000 200 021—5 9 3 Cherv . 000 102 05x—8 8 3 Revival Services At Mt. Zion Church A revival meeting will begin at Mt. Zion Baptist church Sun day evening, July 25th at 8:30 P. M. The Rev'. Clarence V. Mar tin, pastor of the ITrville Baptist church of Anderson. S C.. will do the preaching. Rev. Mr. Mar tin is a former pastor of the See i ond Baptist church of Shelby, i and conducted a revival at Mt. Zion last year. There will also be an ordina tion service, two deacons to he ordained in the church, following the regular service Sunday even ing. The public is cordially invited to attend all of the services and worship with them. i — BUY WAR BONDS
The Eagle (Cherryville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
July 22, 1943, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75