91 DRAFTEES TO CAMP CROFT MONDAY
Those Accepted For
Army Get 21 Days
Those Accepted For Navy Only Get Seven
Days; All Have Returned From Camp.
Ninety-one men Ifl'i here early
Montlay morning for ('amp I'rott,
;S. C., for physical* examination
for service in the lb S Aimed
forces. Those who were accept
ed for the army will have 21
days before being; inducted and
those accepted for the navy wil.
only get 7 days before reporting
back to Camp Croft for further
information.
The men leaving- were:
Marvin Carpenter, Newport
News, Va.
Clarence M. (Hayson, Bosso
mer City, N. C.
Homer K. Sisk, Cherryville.
Arthur .1. James, Shelby, N, ('.
Jake L. Kliyne, Dallas, N. C.
David A. Hoyles, Bessemer
City, N. C.
Paul J. Kirksey. Dallas, N„ C.
Marshull K. Vvyant, liessemer
City, N. C.
John V. Burch, Dallas, X. C.
'Samuel K. Johnson, Dallas
Carl W. Mitcnem, Bessemer
City, N. C.
Charles T. Wacaster, Route 1,
Cherryville, N. C.
Howard D. Lewis, Alexis, N.C.
Hoover Carpenter, Route 1,
Bessemer City, N. C.
Sidney C. Hoyle, Dalis, R-l.
John P. Wilson, Cherryville
Ralph D. Williams, Cherryville
Marvin E. Wyatt, Route J,
Gastonia, N. C.
George C. Neal, ,l}r., Route -I,
Lincolnton, N. C.
Jeter Mathis, Rt. 1, Dallas
Kemp G. Henry, High Shoals
Malcolm J. Hayes,. Dallas, N.C.
Luther W. By Lineoh yni
Robert G. BailaiJ Gastonia
Robert H. Ballard, Cherryville]
Jack Houser, Cherryville, N.C.,
William H. Rucker. Gastonia
Leonard C. Fain, R-l. Gastonia!
Clyde T. Heafner, High Shoals ,
Marion F. Gue, Navy Yard SC I
George A. Rash, R-l Dallas
Marvin Pressley, Stanley
David B. Crawford, Jr., Bes
semer City, N. C
J. D. Wright, Hoschtan, Ga
William Bell, Bessemer (it y
Joseph A. Suther, Statesville
Ralph P. Rhyne, R-l, Besse
mer City, N C.
Willard L. Busby, Bessemer
Pleny Coe Key, Dallas. X. C
Ray A. Norris, Afexis
Eugene S Stinnett, Bessemer
City, N. C.
Dalis James Ramsey, Cherry
v'ille, N. C.
Andrew H. Plopst, Cherryville
Dewey D. Rice, High Shoals
Miles R. Clark. R 1, Bessemer
City. N. C.
Arnold .A, Duncan, Cherry
ville, N. C.
Dav'id P Cooke, Cherryville
Russell W. Shelton, Alexis
Claude P. Robinson, Cherry
ville. N. C.
David 1) Black, Jr., Cherry-;
ville, N. C.
James B. Flowers, Bessemer
City, N. C.
James T. Bowen, High Shoals
Dewie Kirkland, Dallas, N. C.
Guy W. Shuford, Bessemer
City, N. C.
Joe A. Hager, Cherryville
Earnest B. Owenshy, Kings
Mountain, N. C.
James W. Lunsford. Route ■'>.
Gastonia, N C.
Earnest G. Lowery, R-l Dallas
Harold J. Sipe, Cherryville
Howard D. Ratchford, High
Shoals.
John W. Robinson. Cherryville
Robert F. Clentmcr, Dallas
E. G. Green, Cheiryville, N'.C.
Billy M. Wilson, R-<>, Char
lotte, N. C.
Frank R. Howard, Alexis
Ambrose A. Turner, Kings
Mountain.
Ralph V. Harmon, Bessemer
City, N. C.
George S. Best, Bessemer City
James W. Carpenter, Clierrv
Ville, N. 0.
Augustus G. High, Jr., High
Shoals, N. C.
Paul J. Devine, Cherryville
Fred D. Tallent, Bessemer Citv
Don R. McGinnas. Cherryville
Laurence S. McAllister, Rt. 1,
Dallas, N. C.
Curtis L. Smith,, Dallas, N C.
Ralph R. Carrigan, Kings Mtn
Bennie Mattox, Rt. 1, Dallas
Earl D. Hicks. Bessemer City
Marshall P. Jenkins, Dallas
Thomas D. Howell, Route 2,
iherrvvllle. N. C.
Hubert N. Huss, Cherrvville
David G. Beam, High Shoals
Luther R. Summv. Jr., Route
1. Dallas. N. C.
.Arnold C- Smith, High Shoals
(Continued on page 8)
Leaving Friday
CHAPLAIN FISHER
Chaplain Roy L. Fisher, who
has recently been appointed as
Chaplain in the Cnited States
Army with the rank of Lieuten
ant will leave Friday for Cam
bridge. Mass., where he will un
dergo four weeks training at
Harvard I'nivVi sity.
Mrs. Fisher, who was before
her marriage Miss Ethel Black
welder of Concoru, with the four
children, Roselyfl). Jean. I arl
and Marjorie will make their
home in Rockwell which is ( halt
lain Fisher's home town, lor the
duration of the war. _
All Soldier Addresses
Must Be In *By Oct. 1
Packages To Soldiers Across
Sea Must Be Mailed
For The Boys
J. Ben Dellinger, commander
of The American Legion. 1 ryon
Post Hitt, urges parents, wives,
arid sweethearts to get the ad
dresses of the soldier hoys in by
the fust of October.
Christmas packages to all the
boys in the service from Chen y
v'ille township will be mailed by
the American Legion and they
must be mailed to the boys over
seas early. All ate urged to
get. the addresses in as soon as
possible, and all addresses must
be in by October 1st. These ad
dresses are being accepted by
Eagle Publishing Company. How
ell Ready To Wear, tioldiners
Department Store, NuWay Stor^
and N. B. lloyles Grocery Store.
Bring your address today and
don’t wait. Help to make this
Christmas a happy one for our
boys in the service.
The T'ryon Post No. 100 are to
he commended upon their efforts
in sending these nice Christmas
packages to the boys in service.
Help them get the addresses in
order that no boy from Cherry -
vi 11 e township will be missed.
Addreses of all Wacs and Wav’
es from here are also wanted.
Revival Services
At Church Of God
Reviv'al Services are being;
conducted at the Church of God,
on East Main Street. Services
each evening; at 8:00 o'clock,
with special singing at each ser
vice.
Rev. C. D. Spake is pastor.
Ev’angelist W. C. Lambert of
Charlotte is doing the preaching.
Services began Monday night and
will continue until further an
nouncement.
All News Must Be
In On Wednesday
We appreciate your interest
in reporting the news to the
Eagle, but due to the shortage
of help, we must urge you to
bring or send news to this of
fice on Wednesday.
We are grateful for your
past :o-operation and hope to
continue to have this same co
operation.
Society Editor
As British Troops Land in Italy
A British signalman wigwags messages to ships at sea as Com- I
mandos land on the shores of Italy In American made “ducks.” British |
troops poured onto the southern end of the Italian boot on the same day i
the unconditional surrender was signed.
HELP OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE
WITH ALL DONATIONS CAN SPARE
Have you seen the little wood
en boxes on the show counters at
various places about town. Drug
Stores, Cafe's, Department Stor
es, Service (Stations, etc.? Have
you bad tile thrill of dropping a
“Nickel”, “Dime’' “Quarter" or
“Half Dollar'', in one of these
boxes just as your apetite was
suggesting an ice cream cone, a
cigar or box of candy or any of
the niceties that we enjoy here
in peaceful Cherryville, today?
The sign attached to the boxes
reads: "Cigarette* for our men
in *ervice. AH money dropped in '
this box wfill be colected weekly
by the American Legion and u*ed
to send cigarette* to our men in
service.” And it means, ’"Just
That.”
Lets not think of ourselves al
together. Consider the sacrifice
they have been called upon to
make—and when the urge comes
to buy this or tl>it article tor
ourselves, first drop a large coin ;
■n the box, pick it up and-shake
it, saying, Tom, Dick and Harry, j
old friend here’s luck to you from !
your pal. Don’t you have one
there?
Tryon Post No. 100 is sponsor
ing this project and let's all get
in the habit of “Our Hoys’ of the
Army, NaVy and Marines, coming
first.
Beginning Tuesday, September
“Hth, when the boxes are emptied
first a contest will be gotten un
derway. On each Tuesday there
after when the money is collected
the box yielding the most, tha'
business firm will be presented
the American Legion flafy for the
Buy War Bonds and Stamps'
and let’s get this thing over with.
We want our boys to come home
and be among us again.
Milford L. Mitchem
Cited For Bravery
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin M. Mit
chem have receiv'eu a lette.
through their son, Milford L
Mitchem wlio is in the Navy,
from Commander of his battal
ion in which he commends him
for his courage. The letter fol
Sixty-first U. S.
Naval Construction
Battalion
It) August 1943
From: Officer in Charge <» 1 st
Const. Battalion
To: Mitchem, Milford L. Sic
Subject: Voluntary Ser\'ice.
Appreciation for:
1— The courage and patriot
ism that you displayed in volun
teering for hard and hazardous
duty on the night of August 1(1
is worthy of commendation, and
this command takes this means to
show its appreciation.
2— Such zeal and devotion to
duty is the result of your desire
to do your utmost in getting in
your “Slap at the Jap”, and with
such an attitude you will greatly
aid in helping to return mates
to their homeland with an early
Victorious peace.
W. W. Studdert, Commander
CEC USNR
Milford L. Mitchem has been
in the service for ten months and
has been on foreign soil for three
months. He was 20 years of age
the 22nd of this month.
His address is:
Milford L. Mitchem
61st N. C. B. Oo. A
Plat 6 % Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California.
Surgical Dressing
Room Has Good
Report Here
Si‘ve the opening of the Sur
gical Dressing Koom on March
22nd, Cherryville women have
made 20,275 bandages. Forty
six Volunteer workers have serv
ed at the dressing room during
this time. 'Seven of these workers
have served a sufficient number of
hours to receive Red Cross Ser
vice pins. Mrs. .1. D. Hobbs, who
has made 15o dressings in two
hours, holds the record for mak
ing the greatest number at
dressings in a given period of
time. Cherryville's quota for
September 15th. to Oc tober MOth,
is 10,000 Surgical dressings.
Every woman is urged to come
as often as she can to the dress
ing room at the Woman's Clutf.
The dressing room is open each
Monday and Thursday night from
7:30 to 9:30, and each Wednes
day afternoon from 2:30 to 5:00
o’clock.
Cherryville Football
Team Opens Season
Cherryville High School foot
ball team opens its 1943 season
Friday afternoon of this weeu
against the highly praised Besse
mer City eleven at Bessemer
City.
The “Irbnmen” will have to
prove their name this fall be
cause our boys will probably
have the lightest team in its his
tory. They promise, however, to
give a good accoun. of themsel
v'es in this opening game.
The team has been quietly,
working hard tor several weeks
now, and all the players seem to
be in good condition.
Two newcomers have recent
ly joined the squad, Kenneth
Stroup, whose brother was an
outstanding player for Cherry
ville sev'eial seasons ago, and
Hoover Knight, a guard on last
year’s 125 lb. team. Both boys
will likely see some action Friday
Bob Franklin was cdected cap
tain and Hilbert McGinnis was
chosen alternate captain.. The
starting lineup has not definitely
been decided upon, but the fol
lowing boys have been showing
up well in practice: Ends, Voyde
White, Hugh Dellinger and Yates
McGinnis; Tackles, Herbert
Black, Harold Blackwood, S. M.
Butler, Jr., Cone .Moss and Hoyle
Dellinger; Guards, Tommy Sum
mer, Edward Elliott and Wayne
Jenkins; Center, Kent Jenkins,
and in the hackfield, Boh Frank
lin, Quarter back; half hack, J.
T Sigmon, Hilbert McGinnis,
Boyd Edker Frank Knight, Frank
Starnes, and Ned Beam. These
boys with the two newcomers
will almost definitely see action.
Kings Mountain has cancelled
its game with Cherryville, hut a
game has been arranged with
Cramerton to be played here on
October 8th.
FIREMEN CALLED TO
RHYNE HOUSER MILL SUN.
The Cherryville Fire Depart
ment was called to the Rhyne
Houser Mill No. I Waste house
Sunday afternoon about 5:00 o'
clock. The department respond
ed to the call quickly and very
little damage was done.
Three Sons In
The U. S. Service
IN THE ARMY
Corporal Earl (I i’ropxt. son
of Mr. and Mrs. I,. IT Propst en
U. S. Army and
inducletd a t
Fort Jackson
oil January 1 1,
llllll. Ho sail
ed in ,\[ay HM2
aijd lias lioen
stationed i n
t h o 1‘acilic
more titan a
'ST
His address
is; Corporal Karl (i. I’ropst, 18th
(lenoial Hospital. APOJild, 'i
Postmaster, Sail Francisco, Calif
IN THE MARINES
Sot. I.ellii.v Propsf. son of Mr.
and Mrs. I, ]J propst. enlisted
os Ootolior 2X.
10-11 anil sail
ed in Sep.tem
her 10 12. He
too. is on t lu
ll is a ill lies:,
is ; ,Sg't. I Jo Roy
Riopst lT S. M.
CAM - 2">2
' Fleet Rost
OfVioe
Sail Fraiirise
Cali-foi nia
Lester
IN THE NAVY
I! (.Jaek) Propst. the
It ist en
listed in the
Navy .lime d 1.
I'.M.'i. and at
aresent is stn
t i a ti t. d at
Bainl) r i d ••• e
Aid. His add
ress is: I,ester
R. Ptopst S A
C R a d i o
Service School
Building 1 .'12,
I!ainl>ridj*e, Maryland.
In Vancouver
ROBERT VANDYKE
pvt. Rolicit () VanliyUe is
till1 sou of Mr. aiul M is. S. A
\.mnyKc ami
a son in-law
of Mr. and Mrs
L. R. Propst
He was induo
tod into tho
army in May,
I ’d-l:: and was
sont to Van
couver, Wash,
ills wife join
oil #fim soon
:in<! is still in \\ nsliinji
him. His address is I'v
O. VanDyke, -IMsi y.
(Refris:) AiS.N. t-IT7 r>•
U. T. C. \ aiuouver
Washington.
lie If It
•ton will)
M. Co
>a Q At
Heavy Per Cent
Of Rejection"
From Last Call
Reports brought back Mondaj
bight by members of tip. call of
ninety-one white men who went
to Camp Croft tha; morning in
dicate that about two-thirds ol
those •examined wer,. rejected. It
will he son)'1 days jet before the
selective service hoard is pro
vided with the li-t of those ac
cepted for service, hot it appears
that the percentage of rejections
is perhaps the largest in any white
group ever sent to camp from
Draft Hoard No.
Typing Course
To Be Given
All interested in taking night
courses in typing will meet at the
High School building next Tues
day evening. September 28th. at
7:30 o’clock to arrange for class
W. F. STARNES, Supt.
Joints of beef were found by
scores of people on their door
steps in Belfast, Northern Ire
land, on a recent morning, and it
is believed that the meat had
been stolen from a near-by but
cher shop, where the thieves had
cut it up.
Lion's Club Has
War Bond Rally
Resulted In Subscription Of $5', 125.00 In
U. S. War Bonds Showing Patriotism.
In Brazil
PVT NEVERET M’NEELY
1’v't. Novelet McNeely. sou of
•Mis. (’ (’. MrNoelv was induc
ted into tin- service December 11,
kbit-’. at Fort Bragg ami was
transferred to (’amp Lee, \ a.,
where lie .received his basic train
ing'. lie is now stationed some
where iii Hi ai.il. He would like
to hear from his friends in Cher
rvville. Ills address is: Pvt. New
i erel McN'eelv d-ffjKii:; id p. M.
1 nasgd, AP() tilti Post mas -
er, Miami. Florida
House To House
War 'Bond Canvas
Friday and Saturday of this
week a house to house canvasj
tor War Bonds will be made by
a group of women who have vol- j
unteered their time and service.
W e hope as these women call at
your home' you will be ready
with the money to purchase a
bond. Look up till your warstninp
books and cash them in on a
Tht‘ people of Cherryville have
always done their part when ap
| peals have come to them and we
ittre confident you will not fail in
one of the greatest and most
necessary appeals ever to come
to the people of Cherryville Let
your slogan be, "I’ve bought one
bond this month but I’ll buy an
The following women will
j makt the .canvas- Mesdames
Hunter Carroll, Jimmy Black
I wood, lleorgp S. Falls, 11. 11 Al
I len, Jiilia Hall, D. P McClurd, C
I A. Rudisill, (iarland Sherrill, F.
j JM. Houser. Dewey F. Beam. Tom
my A Cartel. \Y. F. Starnes, I).
R. Mautiey, Jr., Robert Boggs,
.1 D. Hobbs Howard W. Allran,
Fred K. Houser, Ambrose Hen
drick, E K. Ellington and Miss
Irene Sox.
Kemp W. Wehunt
Receives Promotion
SAN .11'AN. p. K.. Sept 22.—
Promotion of Kemp \\ . Wehunt
of Cheriyville. N. to the rank
of corporal m the Army Air For
res was announced here today
at Antilles Ail Command heail
iliiarters.
I Filtering the army in Docem
her I‘.Ml at Charlotte, N
<1)1 Wehunt was assigned to his
present overseas unit in Februa
ry I’d 12. Me now is stationed at
one of the West Indies air bases
guarding the vital approaches to
the ('arribhean.
CpI. Wehunt was horn Decem
ber 10, 10 IS, in Lincoln county,
\. the son of Mr. and Mrs. ,J
C. Wehunt of Cheriyville. He at
tended North Brook high school
and was a farmer before his in
duct ion
Planes of the Antilles Air
Command, of which Cpl. Wehunt
is a member, fly daily patrols ov
er tbe area extending: from the
western tin of Cuba to the equa
torial ‘belt of South America, an
area 118 times that of North Car
Palm-fringed AAC air bases
are located strategically on small
volcanic islands and in the midst
of Caribbean jungles forming a
protective barrier for the vital
gateway to the threg Americas.
A War Bond Rally was the
feature attraction at the merlin"
of the Cherryville I.ions i Jut.
Tuesday night which was held at
the Woman's Club. This Rally
which resulted in the subscription
of $5,1:25.00 in I’uited States
War Bonds by members of the
Lions Club was an exceptional
tribute to the spirit and patriotism
of the men of this Club-.
This Rally had no' been plann
ed extensively but its success was
unique and unprecendented; Mai
exceeding the expectations of its
promoters, especially in view of
the fact that these subscriptions
were over and above those made
by these men in the THIRD WAR
'i't.c Cherryvilie Club of Lions
hav'e had many speakers in tin*
past tew months who h;t\ e in.
iiiessed upon its members- the
necessity of everyone participat
ing to the fullest extent in the
War Effort in order to insure a
quicker victory and a safer
peace. Among these were the
messages brought by Sergeant
Williams of the 'L'okoyO Raid.
Attorneys Gregg Cheny and L.
Merge Hearn and Congressman
A. L. Uuhvinkle. All of these
men pointed out the fact that
there could be no slackening, in
stead with VICTORY -becoming
more and more of reality our to
tal efforts must be intensified-. Ti e
outstanding success of this Rally
is something that the Lions Club
can certainly be proud of and
represents willingness to help our
country in its greatest eniorgen
Tlie assistance of the Lions
Cluli was solicited by the Amer
ican Legion Post in their endeav
or to secure the names and prop
er addresses of all the men from
Cherryvjlle Township now in the
Armed Services in order that
Christmas packages might he
mailed to them.
Guests attending the meeting
were Staff Sergeant H L. Smith,
brother of the Lions Cluh presi
dent. R. F. Smith: and Miss Peg
gy Houser, who took tin- War
Bond subscriptions as they were
_ BUY WAR BONDS _
PRODUCTION CREDIT
ASSOCIATION BUYS
15,000 WAR BONDS
The Cherry ville Production
Credit Association has invested
$15,000 of its funds m United
States Treasury bonds offered in
connection with the Third War
Loan Drive. M. A. Stroup, secre
tary-! reasurer, announced this
‘‘For over a year this associa
tion has been issuing bonds, hav
ing been designated by the Uni
ted States Treasury as one of the
issuing agencies.” Mi Stroup de
dared. ‘During the Third War
Loan Drive we are offering oui
services in issuing bonds to far
mers and the general public. Of
course, after the drive we will
Continue as one of the govern
ment’s authorized agencies to
issue bonds.
To the People
of this Community:
HURRY-UP JOB!
The Third War Loan is a
hurry-up job for the home front.
| The government must rush bil
lions of dollars to the fighting
fronts in the form of extra mu
3rd
W A R
L O A X
Bun am Extra
9100 Baud *
muons.
It's actual
ly a matter
of life or
death for
Americans in
uniform.
Once the in
vasion got
under way
we commit
ted ourselves to the use of large
numbers of troops and great
stores of supplies. Any let down
or crack-up in the supply trains
could prove fatal.
Your job is to see to it that
there is no shortage of anything
needed to make the invasion
swift and sure. We do not want
another Bataan or Corregidor.
j Get that extra War ^ond to
day. Show that you ate with
! our boys in this critical hour of
invasion. THE EDITOR
J