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JL. 37 (Published Every Thursday) CHERRYVILLE. N. C. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14. 1043 No. 41 LOCAL LIONS TO SPONSOR SCRAP DRIVE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * # -x-* NEW ODT DELIVERY RESTRICTIONS BEGIN Plans Made At Board Meeting Tuesday Night Scrap Will Be Collected Next Tuesday Af ternoon; Lee W. Cauble Chairman Of Committee At a meeting of flic Hoard of Directors of tin* Cherry ville l.i ons Club last 'I in sday night it was voted that the club would sponsor the Snap (hive now in progress over the nation and the following- committer has been appointed for this project: Chair man, Lee Caublo, Koy Carpenter Howard Houser, W. II. Cobb and •I. I,. Hutnam, .1 r. Chairman Caubl( anouneed to day that begining next Tuesday afternoon trucks will la- available to collect all scrap and he luges the people of the town to cooper ate whole heartediy and place their scrap in front of their homes. If the citizens of the town will do this, it will facilitate the handling of the scrap and will al low a clean sweep 10 be made. If you have scrap to turn in you are asked to call any member of the committee and they will see that it is collected atal transput led to the point of collection. The vacant lot at the cast side of the Host Office will la- the de pository until the drive is com pleted. The nationwide drive to get 1 f> million- tons of scrap between now and November 15th is on it full all over the country. North Carolina has a quota of I of!,.500 us and is railing on eaeli ituli ual to lend his fullest support 1 the drive. Last year, the South riled in far mote than its quo in and it is hoped that this stel lar performance will he tepeated this time. The citizenry of this community have not fallen he fund in anv war endeavor and it is hoped that this drive will stir pass the last one. 't his is ope way in which, hopsrwif-. textile win ker. stole rlerk, 'ranker, halier, and people from all walks of life cun aid in the war effort A special plea is being made In the farmers to turn in old scrap which has been lying around for years doing- mole harm than good. II you fanners who live in this community will go all out in this drive it is bound to be 'suc cessful. Thlow your scrap in tlic car when ynti start to town and deposit it on the pile at the post ofl’ce. If you have pieces that ate too heavy and are not too far from town, call any member of the committee and they will see that a troth will be sent to gather it. The plume nnmlu is of the members of this flap committee ate: Lee Cauldo — 22b 1 ; Roy Cat pent el*— 2721 ; II. K. Houser 371)1; Rev. \V. (i. Cobb 27(>i; and ,1. I.. I’utnam, dr. 3341. With the exception of Rev. Cobh these arc 'the business addresses of the members. They may also he called at their homes if it is after office and stole hours Don’t hesitate in calling them and reporting scrap to be collec ted I Tin v will be only too glad |o lave iire opportunity of gath ering it and will appreciate great ly your cooperation. Chairman Oauhlo states that lie will ask the mills of the town to appoint a committee at their re spective plants to look after the drive. A plan will lie worked out at a later date for competitive participation in the four schools of the town. The proceeds from the sale of the scran will go to the Lions Club treasury to assist the club in its work with the blind and near blind. The local club does not confine its activities to the above-mentiolned project alone; but on all occasions the club has put forth financial aid and help for every worthwhile activity. Money which is derived from this and other such activities is kept separate from the money collec ted from dues and is expended only upon vote of the Hoard of Directors for some worthwhile enterprise. ^his explanation is given to clear up any misunder nndings which might arise as •i he snending of the money ve il, ed from the sale of scrap. member to gather your scrap ..nd have it in front of your home next Tuesday afternoon! —BUY BONDS— Key West7 Fla. HOWARD I!. PARKFR, S. IT son of .Mr. and .Mrs. 1. R. Par ker is stationed at Key West Flit, ile joined the Navy Jannuiw IS, I'M:; and lias been at Key West most of the time, lie wishes his friends to write him. Ilis address is Howard II. Parker. S I C Key West, Florida. I’.oat House. FOUR CHERRYVILLE BOYS MEET IN PACIFIC Mrs. I). F. Witters has received a lettei from hoi son, Harold Waters, dated September titith, slat itly there were four happy ( lierryville boys down on the South I’aeitie when they all met reeently. The boys are Harold Waters, Harvey Lankford, .lack Uolord and I). L. .McCoy, dr., UJiett the boys learned, they nil were neat each otliei they lost no time in getting together, Har old .stated they were all doing i heir part to get this w ar over so they eould eome home. MAJOR PASSAGE IS DECORATED Charlotte Officer Gets Diitin guished Flying Cross For Transport Flying CHARLOTTK. — Major John T. Passage was presented the Distinguished Flying' Cross on Oetoher 8, and ha:-, been cited for completing 1,000 hazardous flying hours pioneering air trans port routes across Africa. The honor was conferred upon his by l.ieut. Col. Williant S. Barksdale, deputy commanding officer of the Sixth Ferrying; group, West ern sector of the Ferrying divis ion, Air Transport Command at Long Beach Army Airfield, Cali fornia, where Major Passage is now stationed. He was forced to depend en tirely upon dead reckoning, with out the aid of radio and night flying facilities, lie flew an aver age of I it,(lilt) miles a month, carrying vital supplies and war materials to Buttle areas border ing the Mediterranean sea. Major Passage, who is a grad uate of Central High school and Appalachian State Teachers Col lege, was a mathematics teacher and coach at the Pinehurst high school before entering the service in October, 19!>9. He received training at Kelly and Randolph fields in Texas. He served over seas front December 1941 to July 194.'! and prior to that time was captain for Pan-American Air ways. He flew the South Atlan tic shuttle for four months. Major Passage is the husband of the former Miss Virginia Beam j of this place. FRESH CUCUMBERS IN EARLY OCTOBER Mr. Clifton Jones brought to this office Tuesday morning; a nice pickling- cucumber from his garden. Mr. Jones says he has had a nice garden all summer. Scene At Surgical Dressing Room The above picture is a typical scene at the Red < Joss Surgical Dressing Room at the* Woman's Club House. Reading front left to right. 1st row: Mrs. '1'. A. fuitei, Mrs. W. I'. Starnes, Mrs. .Tohn Reach: .Second row: Mis. F>. It. Mauuey, Sr., Mrs. f; R. Whit/., Mis. Julia Hall. Mrs. Sallie Kirkpatrick; Third row: Mrs. Troy C. Homesley, Mrs. Hillard Hairelson. Mrs. |). I1, McCliud: Fourth row: Mrs. Horns Huss, Mrs. Jimmie Rlackvvoo.l, Miss Kdith Hoyle, Miss Janet Hobbs, Mrs. J. D. Hobbs. Fifth row: Miss I.avinia Rudisill. Miss I.une/ Houser■. Miss Marie Huss. Mrs. Edwin Rudisill. Miss Virginia Morris. Miss Alma Esher. .Miss Fannie Farris. Miss Rowena Austin, Miss Ruth Simpson. Miss Imogene Greene. OLD GLORY TO FLY FRONT FREDS PLACE FOR ANOTHER WEEK Total Collection For Week Was $81.33. FRED’S PLACE $40.16 In tin* third weekly collection from the little coin boxes, Fred’s place was highest with $40.Hi in his box. lie has the honor of having the I'nited States flag placed in front of his place of business each day by the Ameri can Lesion for another week. Surely anyone would be proud to see Old Glory flying in front of their business. Stop to think what the flag stands for. Freedom, liberty. Jus tice. Then think of the men who are giving their lives for that flag. Surely the least we can do is send them a few cigarettes. When you buy a pack of cigar ettes, new clothes, or any other items think of those men who are, not only lighting for thicr lives but who are lighting for you itlso. Let's make them feel they are proud to he Iron) Cherr.vville Jiust think how much they will appreciate something from home. If you have a son or a friend in the service who doesn't smoke please notify the American Leg ion at once and we will try our best to send him something else he will enjoy. We surely Want to send him something he will an orecmte. We are not begging for money We started this hecalisp we know how much the men in the service will appreciate something from home. You can express your opinion hv voiir contributions. T.isted below is the amount of collections from each hox. Fred's Place $40.1 0 Roval f’at'e .'1.44 Fridays Cafe 1.0,2 Ritz Cafe _ . . .25 Harrelson Table Supply .‘1 00 \uWay Store ", 3.82 City Market 1.49 Rov # Troy .IS Robert Ballard 1.42 Sanitary Market -- 1.10 Ren Boyles . _ 1.15 Houser Grocery - .43 W. N. McGinnis Store .45 Farmers Union 1.84 Houser Ditto- Co. . .. I.9:! Allen Drue- Co .70 F F. Davis _ __ 2.23 Faele Office . __ 1.00 R'ltnam’s Hardware 2.85 Ctiprrvvill-e Bank 1.00 °inelair Service Station 1.01 Amoco Service Station * .23 Homester Service Station ' ..'18 A uto Inn.__ __ 2.01 Roses 5 & 10 - Relfliners Dept. Store __ 2.01 Howell’s .20 Holloway's ____ °5 Ralk's , .73 Harrelson’s _ 1.38 High School _ .42 CAPTURES 500 ITALIANS ALONE I MAJOR GEORGE L. RIDDLE NKWS comps from one of the men in liis out lit to the imy's mother here in Oastonia that, Ma jor lieorge Riddle, chaplain with an air-borne division in Italy, had captured f»UU Italians single handed in the invasion of Sicily . . . The tiastonia paratrooper writes that Major Kiddle is a fighting chaplain, that he likes hint very much and so do all the men , . . Rev. Mr. Riddle, the son of Mr and Mrs Howard Rid dle of the Rethel section, was a former pastor of the Cherry ville Presbyterian church . . lie was stationed at Fort Krafts before going overseas , . His many friends in York and Huston counties will read the above with a great deal of interest . . They know that lie would have made a line soldier or officer if he were not a chaplain and they a re not surprised to learn of his activi ties . . The address of Pvt. W. 11. Oakley is as follows: 27th Ferry ing Sudrn., \CA.\I1, Wilmington (00> Del. — Along the Avenue, Lieut. Roy C. Eaker Granted Leave Home CAMP CAMPBELL. Kv,— A leave of absence lias been firan ted to I.t. Roy C. Kaker of Head quarters Company of the 20th tank Battalion of the 2tith Ar mored Division at Camp Camp hell, Ky.. to visit his home. Route 1, Cherryville. X C.. the office of Major General Stephen G. Hen ry announced today. Elementary N'o. 1 -- .27 Elementary No. 2 .5*5 Total __ $81.33 American Legion Wrapping Packages Tomorrow jj, tin1 lust i.luv for 11)i 1 i11u boxes ovnxMx. Tile local American I.egion. I’cst No. Mill, is anxious to i 11-11 > you Loop itii touoli with the buys. An office on the second ilooi- ol' tin- Itank i building, ! oiiol 'y oootipioci by j '.ho Ha; ion board is now upon lor this purpose. They will wrap your package,. | give you tho right address and j assist \ou in ;,tiv way they tan J in I ltd yin g 'ou In keep in toiioli j v.'itli any of tho boys. I no office j will ho open toluol low. I'Titiay, i Oetohor lath, from I o'clock tin til <i o''f|r.cL Saturday they will ho open I'loin ID A. AI. until l-:dll H. AI. and boginiung next Week. Aiondat through Fi rda.\ i ho office w ill ho • opo11 from :l o' clock until n o'olooL oafli af.tei noon anti on Saturday from III lo o clock. Anyone wishing! to mail packages or would like I any information in regard to ad j drosses m any otlioi such infor j 'nation arc urged to please note 'lip hours and call during open J Ilhis srhctliil(. will ho followed j until .further notin'. The I.onion | wants to see that every one gets a hn\ for < lil ist mas. One hlin Irod Viivil sixty-live boxes have already boon mailed over, -eas. Itoxos will lie mailed to 'hose from pur section in the states later. Ho not only mail boxes bill write letters. Wo can’t write them too unit'll about the 'lows at home. If you want to 'keep them happy write them what is taking place at home. Ves. write your own boys and friends, and also the neighbors' boys as well. They like 'o get bring the addresses of your boys to this offh"‘. We want to help others write to them. Some one will be here during the opening hours listed above to address envelopes, help write letters, and give institutions about wrapping boxes, anti wrap ping boxes for them. This is a great service w> can rentier. Will everyone help. K. S. KU.IOTT. Chaplain PAUL KISER IS NEW FARM AGENT (ias.tnnia..—Paul Kiser, son of .Mr. and .Mrs. I*. A. Kiser of (he Sunnyside section of the county, has accepted tile position as county a treat of (iaston county, succeeding Maury (iaston. lie will take up Iris work here the first of .November. Mr. Kiser has been county ag ent of Lee county for the past several years. Last year he was voted the outstanding- citizen of the county on account of the fine work he had been dointr in the office of county agent. Prior to going to l ee county Mr. Kiser had served for two years as as sistant county iurent in Iredell county and was teaching: Agri culture in tluj Cartilage Farm Life High School, when lie was elected to the position of county agent in the adjoining county of Lee. Sanford is the county seat of Lee. Mr. Kiser is 12 years old and a graduate of N. ('. State College. Jfe attended llessenier City High School in this county. He taught one year at P.esse mer city following iiis. graduation front State College. prior to ae eepting the work at the Moore County Karin life School. He was married to the former Miss Camille Alexander of Ca barrus county four or live tears ago, while she was county dem onstration agent in Iredell coun ty. She was former dietitian at Duke Hospital in Iturham. They have no children. BOXES TO BE KEMOVED FROM THE SCHOOLS Due* to the fact that some of the patents object to the coin boxes in the schools, for cigar ettes for out men m the service sponsored by the American Le gion the boxes will he removed immediately. COTTON GINNING REPORT Census report shows that lt>21 bales of cotton were ginned in Gaston county. N. C-. from the crop of 104;} prior to October 1st as compared with 1780 bales for the crop of 1942. Grocery Merchants Held Meeting Wednesday Deliveries By Truck to Be Made Only Three Days Per Week; All Customers Urged To Cooperate Camp Hood, Texas THOMAS W. SMITH, -J li.. son of Mr. anil'' Mrs. Thomas \V. Smith was S*'rhut eil into the set vir,. a hi ill t six months a^n at Ft. .laokson, S. Ho has been traits iVrroil to ('amp llooil. Tonus. ami has remit ly been home on a Curin',Iirb to visit his parents. PROCLAMATION j MAYOR S PROCLAMATION To THK PKOI'I.K OK CRKlt-j i:Y VII. I. K: 11 is with great pleasure that | 1. K. V, Moss, heartily indorse j this city's participation m the \ nation wide all states campaign ; for the Women's Army Corps' re-i crUi.ti.nir drive. Vntl doubtless know there is a tremendous need for WAV's, (leneral Marshall stated recently: "Commanders to whom WAV’s j have Keen assigned have spoken j in tin hit;host 1t .1 ins o-f then ef I ticiciicy and value in I a a kinds : of Ai niy iohs, ' 'll,is statement i is indicative of the excellent job | the Women's Army Corns i> do 1 However the present objective: :s to release moiy thousands of soldiers for combat trainingy In order to accomplish this. each state will participate in the cam paign. Likewise each city and county. Olir office of Civilian Defense has been designated by Governor Broughton as tin- re-i cruiting agency in North Caroli j Our eity's participation in tins nation wide drive is needed to as sure the success of this proclaim Our county has heoi.i selected to enlist three iecruits by Ocjohei j 'JOI h. 1 feel sti re i hat t he pen- I pie of mil community will want (iastpn County and North t aro j lina to lead till others in the na j tion wide enlistment drive. The Aniiy lias asaed I'm tillO, uuu W AV's The N. V. Company will lie sworn in hv the (Iovernor at the State Canitol. will go through basic training together, will car rv the N. C. Klae as pail of the color sruard. will weal a N. C. insignia on the uniform: This croup will train at historic Kort Oglethorpe. near ('lull tanboga. Application blanks can he se cured through OC|» or V. S. Ar lltv lift u'. Stations at Asheville. Charlotte, and Durham. Qualification* for enlistment; American w omen cit ih/.eiis he twelt the ayes of JO - aO. IlaV-e two years high school educat ion. Have no children under four teen years of aye. He without dependents. K. V. MOSS. Mayor. BIRTHDAY DINNER AT MRS. A. M. BLACK’S Tln'i'e will he .1 birthduv din ner at the home of Mr. and Mis. A. M. (Bud) Black’s Sunday. October 17th. Everybody is in vited to come. ('hci i y villp Merchants Associa lion held a meeting Wednesday nijfht at IS :0U o dock witli the president, X. It. ibnles, p, esio intr. Tliis (nee t i try which eon sisted ot the y i oeery merchants was held in the interest id' the new Delivery Restrn lions ordered by (It fire of Defense Transput', tation. After full iliseussion front all tri'oeer merchants present. it v<as deeiiled to delivet by truck or ear only three ila.ys each week. I Itese days at e W ednesday, 'I'llurs dny and Saturdays. Ileyinnin" .Monday. Oct ober I St li. all deliw r<v set vice hy truck el cat will no ini to three days a week. Idach merchant was left to work out his own problem of handling the situation of the number of deliveries made to the eutsomer. Tin- eo operation of the huyimr public ip the understanding of these restrictions will be appir (dated by tile Cherryville Aler eltants who must comply with these new’government re{ru hit ions. Kvei y bundle you eat t v borne will save icasoiine, tires, rubber and wrapping and will help speed the way to victory. ( n-operate with our merchants and help them save every deliv t't'v trio possihle. See their :id on the hack pari' of this issue .with the list of names who wdll observe these do liverv days. Funeral Services „ Held For Mrs. Mary Payseur Funeral services Wfi'c eondui - ted 11 oiii Mount lo'ulali liaptist < Iki lIi near hurt- Wednesday afternoon at o'eldeji for Mrs. Mar\ t at in-line Itaym-Id I’nV'laii1. ant- (PI. win, die,| at the home of her sister. Mrs. David Payseur. here Tuesday niorniii” at !10 o'eloek. aftei an illness of one year. Serviees were in eh;iii;e of Kev. .). p. Smith, past ot of t h o Dallas Presbyterian < 'Ini felt. In terment was made in the rhiireh She was a duiufhter of the late Andrew .1. and I.ottie l.imrerfe’lt Pay field, Surv-ivinu are the hu 1 and. I.. M . Pa vseur. a ltd liv • brothers and three sisters. .1 K, "lid II u sseli Ra v field, and Mis ”• >■ 1 ed ford of (last on ia. A. Pavfieh! of Hiuh Shoals; .1. K Pa.ytield of Pessemel Cite. p! 1; A. T. I; w-tieh! of l.enoir: Mrs 1. Pa eseu r of <'herr\ viIle, am! Mrs, W . .1. Carpenter of pel RITES TUESDAY FOR MR. DEVINE SJIKLIIY. Oct. tl. I. A n 11 y Devine, 70. native of this county niul a farmer in the New Pros pect set lion .until lie thrived to Shelby several years aifo. (lied at his home at 10!t Cline street last ttia'ht at 10 o clock following an illness of ahout IT months. h ttneral rites will hr* held Tues day nmrninjT at 1 1 o’clock at the New Prospect church where he was formerly a member, and in tcrment will be in the cemetery there. Die Rev. \Y. P. lliggerstaff pastor of the Hast Side P.aptist church, ot which lie was a mem I er. will officiate, assisted 1 y the Rev. H. K. Waldrop. Surviving; are his widow. Mrs. Cora Raker Devine; five sons. II. P>. Deine of Cherryville; Houston Devine of I.ouisville. Ky.. Hun ter Devine of Knoxville. Tenn„ TURNIP CHAMPION SO FAR THIS SEASON Mr. A. Rurlisill is the tnr 11 in champion so far this season. H.* hromrht a nice large turnip of the nurple top variety to this office Tuesdav. We presume he has many more of the same sixe or even larger.
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