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UNITED WAR FUND DRIVE WEDNttuMY 1UIN * * FIRST COMMUNITY FAIR AT NUWAY FRIDAY - SATURDAY * * * Chri&iiiiu^ 7* '' • v* c ’ ■* J '*0> V fc, d Early W ft They Are Giving All; Will You Give 1 Days Pay -j If You Were There . . . You’d Help; Every American Citizen Is Urged To Help All They Can; Do Your Part. The United War Fund Cam paign will get under wav in Cher rjrvllle early Wednesday morning, November 10th, and it is the in tention of Chairman S. M. But ler to have sufficient workers participating to complete the drive in one day and be able to Vake final report to the County Chairman before the close of the week. The industrial plants in Cherryville are already making their drive and preliminary re ports indicate that all employees are making a fine response; their part of our Quota is in sight. Everyone should consider it a privileage to be able to contribute liberally to a tuna which will pro vide increased comfort and hap piness to our boys and girls in trannng, our boys a ml gins in combat areas; our boys and girls who are now, or may become, prisoners of waf. as well as. the refugees and millions of civilians throughout the world living un der the tyranny of the Axis. VvtiAi Wind. lOU GIVE? ONE \ 1A1 6 tai VVYEL SAVE MANV J .ives and bring happiness TO MANY. LEI'S NOT LET THEM DOWN. EXAMINE YOUR ixEaRT. CONTRIBUTE LIBER ALLY. It will not be practical to make a house to house canv'ass this nne. .Anyone not contacted a* ttieir place ot business arc re quester to make their contribu tions at ~ne of the following place Tne Eagle Publishing Company..Houser Drug Compan.’, Alien Drug Company, Put.iavi Hardware Company and the* Tar .in-- - l nicr. Supply Company. nets oe the 111st in Gaston Cuumy to meet our quota 01 S>-*,ouo.UU. Let our boys and gins Know we love them and are supporting them on the battle neius in far away Europe. Mrs. Sallie Dellinger Buried Monday Eve Mrs. Sallie Dellinger, 80, died Sunday morning about 2:00 o’ clock in ti.e Reeves Hospital foll -.»iiig a weeks serious illness. Funeral services were con ducted Monday aiternoon at 3:00 o’clock from Mount Zion Baptist church with the pastor. Rev. J. \v. Costner officiating assisted by ReV. E. S. Elliott, pastor of the hirst Baptist church. Burial was made in the church cemetery. Mrs. Dellinger was the last of her immediate family. She is sur vi cd by an adopted daughter, Miss Mvrde Dellinger, at home. She was born March 15, 1863. a daughter of the late Alfred Dell inger and Barbara Black Dellin eer. ’ROE HALLMAN EN BEANS ON H^R r-ARDEN Hallman served s m m her gar sday. November 2nd. s'aled she had ice beans from her past two months t the frost off by er vines with water in riling and wash st off. She has had a de the enure summer. F«*v. Leslie Bookout To Conduct Revival > Rev. Leslie E. Bookout will be tri ° Revival at the Second Bap tist Church Sunday evening, No vember 7t,h. at 7:3CT o’clock con tir>nini» through Noember 14th Pre/K’hiner each evening at 7:30 Everv one is cordially • ttipsp services. REV. W. LUTHER HAWKINS. Pastor 9000 MORE CIGARETTES ! GO TO SOLDIERS Putnam Hardware Gets Flag This Week The Putnam Hardware Co. is j flying the American Legion Flag I this week for having the largest j contribution in the cigarette box ] es from this store The Houser I Drug Co and Friday's Cafe are also both to be congratulated on their etiorts this week, however, they were not quite as high as Putnam Hardware Co. This week 9000 more cigarettes were sent from Cherryville to boys in the service and it is ex pected 40,000 more will be ship ped within the near future. Each cal toil is to be wrapped and the a.iine written on Uie label, which takes more time than one would think. The American Legions are doing a great work in re membering these boys in this manner and we know the boys will greatly appreciate their ef forts. The names ot the boys ci garettes were shipped to this week will appear in next week’s Contributions from the Cigar . to boxes this week: - Uciu.ni Hardware Co. $15.88 . u.iiic.s Union Supply Co. - .52 ..ouser Drug Co.-- 12.63 . riuu.vs Cafe _ . _ 8.06 Allen Drug Co._ 1.10 Royal Cafe___ 6.42 ititz Cafe _ __ 1.33 Harrelson Table Supply _ 3.48 Xuway Store 3.30 YV. N. McGinnis store __ .96 Jallard brothers __ __ 1.02 Hen Boyles Store .92 Houser Grocery _ .78 unitary .Market 1.90 toy .t Troy Grocery l.u3 City Market 2.06 red’s Place __ .80 Goldiner’s Dept. Store _ .42 Helk Matthews Co. _ .22 Calloway’s Dept. Store .07 .Veils Esso Station 4.00 Amoco Service Station _ .45 llomesley Service Station _ .68 Sinclair Service Station - .46 Cherryville Nat’l. Bank 1.07 TOTAL ._$69.56 HAL AND OSCAR PEELER 'ECEIVE ARTICLES TOM NORTH AFRICA Hal and Oscar Peeler received number of articles from their brother. Pvt. First Class Lonnie r. who is in the North Afri ’t:i The articles are a beau ' ' of many bright colors, b 'oks, apparently made by <;th good leather, a book v ores of Alger, pictures soldier boys and a num rtalian stamps. r"be picture of Alger are —" nf the water front with "me buildings and ship yards. The ••s • pparently built on a hill ’ - «> V>uee architectural ’"s. but apparently their •r'e of traveling is slow. The ities from pictures are beautiful LLOYD WEHUNT RECEIVED’ COMMISSION WEDNESDAY Dr. E. S. Wehunt left Tues day night for Washington, D. C. where he will attend the gradu ation exercises of his son, Lloyd I Wehunt. who will receive his' commission from the Officer! Candidate Training School in j Ouantieo, Va. Lloyd is in the i "-rinp.! ppH has onlv been in j twe states about four month* al tar serving overseas. Bahama Torch Murder Principals Left: Count Alfred de Marigny as he appeared during his trial fov the torch murder of his father-in-law, Sir Harry Oakes, Bahama multi millionaire. Right: Nancy de Marigny, wife of the defendant and daugh ter of the victim. American police experts were brought to the island, to testify. __ Funeral Services Held For S. W. Dellinger Passed Away Early Monday Morning Foll owing Long Illness; Burial In Lutheran Cemetery. Funeral serv’ices were conduc ted from St. John? Lutheran Church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Samuel Wesley Del linger, G2, who died at his home early Monday morning- following a long illness. Services were in charge of his pastor. Rev. W. G. Cobb, assisted by Rev. E. S. El ,uu, pastor oi ihe hirsi Baptist Active pall bearers were: Marvin Mitchem. Mark Hoyle, Kern Eaker, M. Webb,. of Shel by, Harry Barbee and Floyd Co rner of Lincolnton. , Honorary pallbearers were W. D. Brown, L. p. Dellinger, Roy Carpenter, D. P. McClurd, Troy Carpenter, J. E. VanDyke. C. E. Neill, Fred C Houser. S. M. Butler, M. R Hager and George Kiser. uwera we.e m cha.ge of Mrs. ). P. McClurd and Mrs. Harry Barbee, with friends of the fam dy serving as flower girls. Interment was made in the Lutheran cemetery. Mr. Dellinger was. born on May 25, 1881, a son of Pinkney and Barbara Dellinger. On March 20. 1907 he was married to Em ma C. Slroupe who survives to gether with one adopted daugh er, Mrs. Forest E Davis, also of CherryVille. He was the last member of his immediate fami ly. Mr. Dellinger was a faithful member of St. John’s Lutheran church, and also a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge. TOMMY CARTER ILL IN COLORADO HOSPITAL Pvt. Tommy A. Carter, who was transferred to Fort Logan, Colorado, to attend a clerical school, is in a hospital there un dergoing treatment for sciatic rheumatism He appreciates the cards and letters that he has re ceived from friends in Cherryville during the past three weeks that he has been in the hospital His address is: Pvt. Tommy A. Car ter 34777171. 733rd Sgdn. Flight 3 B. Fort Logan, Colorado. PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS MISSION CHURCH By act of General Conference of Pentecostal- Church which conv’ened in Danville, Va., Oct. 15-20th, Rev. C. Frances Nobles was assigned pastor of the Cher ryville Work. 'Services will be gs following: Sunday School 2:30 P. M. Preaching service 3:30 P. M. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. Air Medal and Oak Leaf Goes To M Sgt. Jack Wyant Lately SAN JUAN. P. R.—Award of the Air ivituai and Oak Leaf cluster to iVi /Ski. JacK A. Wy antt. of Cherryvuie. N. C.. lor meritorious achievement while flying anti-submarine patrols in tne Caribbean tiieatre "with the possibility of encountering fire from enemy ships” was announc ed here today at Antilles Air Oommanti neaaauarters. Sgt. Wyantt received the Air Medal for JO0 hours operational uying lime and was awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster for 200 hou.s in aduition to those required lor the medul. His citation read, “For extra ordinary achievement while par ticipating in both day and night long range patrol . flights over Caribbean waters with the possi bility of encountering fire from enemy ships . . . Accomplish ments of many of these missions was made when unfavorable weather conditions made flying hazardous.” A iormer marine, ogi. w yanri entered the Army September 6. 1939 in New York City and was assigned overseas November 12, 1940. He received his first stripe July 11, 1940, was promoted to the rank of corporal September 15, 1940, became a sergeant No vember 1. 1940, was advanced to staff sergeant August 11,1941, to a technical sergeant April 18, 1942 and to a master sergeant April 1, 1943. He now is an aerial engineer at one of the South American air bases of the Antil les Air Command. Born April 12, 1918, in Cherryville. Sgt. Wyantt is the son of Mrs. Winnie Wyantt. He was graduated from Lynchburg high school and was a member of the Marines for four years be fore entering the Army. Sgt. Wyantt is a combat crew member of one of the Antilles Air Command pla ins that fly daily patrols over an area ex tending from the western strip of Cuba to the equatorial belt to South America, an area 65 times that of South Carolina. Palm-fringed A A C air bases are located strategically1 onismall volcanic islands and in the midst of Caribbean jungles forming a protectiv’e barrier for the vital gateway to the three Americas. —Buy W»» Savings Bonds— HOWTO MAIL NEWS PAPERS, PARCELS; ETC., OVER SEAS Mail To Them During November For Sure. The following information in regaru io post oince regulations win be oi interest anti Oeneiituti to our rentiers, and we are giau to i,css tne Uiloi luatlvn on to tile Curies oi puoiiealions entered as seeonu-ciass matter wiien mail ed by me public to army person nel overseas in response to spe cnic reguests tnerefor may be ac cepted eitner singly or in quanti ties at tne transit second-ciassrate oi postage oi 1 cent for each two ounces or iracuon thereoi or the parcei-post rate, wmcnever is lower, pioviued the parcels are witnin tne limits oi weignt and sue prescribed lor overseas mail. In eaen instance the request should Oe presented when the matter is planed and postmarked to pre vent re-use. The wrapper or ad dress label should be endorsed by tne sender "MAILED IN RES PUaYoE TO SPECIFIC RE QUEST.’ in the absence of a request, copies of publications of the sec ond class if seated and not ex ceeding a ounces in weignt, may be accepted at the first class rate without endorsement for mailing to Army personnel at A.P.O.’s overseas, as indicated, in supple ment to Postal Guide, which reads: "Hereafter sealed parcels not exceeding 8 ounces in weight on which postage at the first-class rate is prepaid may be accepted for dispatch to Army personnel at A.P.O.’s overseas without the presentation of an approved re quest from the addressee. Except as hereinafter provid ed, no parcel shall be accepted for mailing to personnel of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard who are stationed overseas if it weighs more than 5 pounds, or exceeds 15 inches in length, or 36 inches in length and girth combined. This includes parcels addressed in care of the Postmaster, or the Fleet Post Office, at New York, N. Y.. or San Francisco., Calif., and parcels addressed to naval installations or Stations in care of the Postmaster, Seattle, Wash., or the fleet Post Office at Seat tle. For the present, it is not nec essary that an approved request be obtained from the addre°,ie before parcels may be mailed to naval .personnel overseas, but no* more than one parcel within these limits of weight and size shall !■ accepted for mailing in any one week when sent by or on behnl;‘ of the same P' :son or concern <i or for the seine addressee. No perishable mailer shall be accept ed for s.uh ptisonnel. CHRISTMAS GIFTS SHOULD BE MAILED EARLY There can he no assurance, in view of the unavoidable handi caps of war, that gifts and cards mailed in the week immediately preceding: Christmas will he de livered on time. Such matter must not impede the movement of war materials and personnel, and Military mail. Transportation facilities are heavily burdened. The number of railway cars and airpianes available for handling: Christina" mails is for below that of for mer years. Facilities simply arc not available to transport and de liver in the last three weeks be fore Christmas, the tremendous Quantities of mail that we hereto fore moved in that period. The only way, therefore, in which deliveries of Christmas mails can b§ made on time is by spreading: the mailings over a longrer- period so that available transportation eouipment and pos tal personnel can be used during more weeks. Last year, at the urging; or postal people, the public did start its mailings earlier than usual r>ut the early volume was small. There was a de!ug:e of later mail* (Continu'd on p*|t foot) F air Sponsored By NuWay Woman’s Club Refreshments and Cold Drinks Will Be Served; Doors To Open Each Day At 5:00 O’clock. Are You Interested In A Night Class In War-Time Selling A night class in wartime selling will be held at the Cherryvilhe High School on each Wednesday night for six consecutive classes from 7 to 8 o’clock provided there are enough people who are interested in taking this course at night. The afternoon class will con tinue to be held each Wednesday afternoon but due to shortage of help in most of the stores it has been suggested to have a night class also. Mrs. Virginia Howell, coordin ator for Distributive Education at Gastonia has agreed to hold these nigfit "classes from 7 to 8 j provided enough merchants show their interest and will sign up for I this six lesson one hour every I Wednesday. If you are interes ted please drop Mrs. Howell a card, % Gastonia High School, Gastonia, N. ,C.. telling her how many people you can send from your store. There is no fee for the course, this is taken care of by theState Department of Education. There is a 50 cent charge to each indi vidual for the entire course which covers the cost of materials, etc. used in the classes. A similar class in Wartime selling is being opened to the Ju niors and Seniors of Cherryville High School. The first class which met from 2 to 3 Wednesday, No vember 3rd had an enrollment of over 50 students. TO THE HOUSEWIVES Are you interested in helping the merchants in our local stores during the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Virginia Howell wishes to contact all those housewives who feel they can help in the local stores between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and otTer them a short six lesson training course in re ,ail selling. If you desire this training course please drop Mrs. Virginia Howell, cio Gastonia High School, Gastonia, N. C., a card, Unless there are a sufficient num ber of people interested in tins class it will not be given. The state department offers a certificate to all those who at tend the entire 6 lessons. The class will be in Cherry ville High School from 3 to 4 every Wednesday afternoon. No charges, just a small fee of 50c to take care of materials used on classes. Hickory To Battle Lincolnton Friday Night At Lincolnton Hickory’s Tornadoes, a pow erful organization with fiVe con ference wins ^nd one tie, will play Lincolnton's Woles in Lin coliiton Friday night. The Hickorv line is heavy, cen ter J. Wilson weighs 216, and many hard running backs. Jack Kiser is coach of the Lin colnton’s Wolves and has won 6 and lost 1. Co-Captains Elmore and Jarrett in the line and Ga briel, Beal, and Capt. Stroup in backfield.. The game is called at 8 o’clock Rationing Board To Change Hours The Rationing Board will ohange their opening and closing hours. Heretofore thev ’’a’,e been opening at 8 and closing at 6. Hereafter thev will open at 9 and close at 4 and will close on Saturday at 12 Noon. T^e public is urged to please notice and observe the new hours. Friday arid Saturday, Novem ber 5th and Gth, the NuWay Community will present its first Community Fair. The Woman’s club is sponsoring: the e.e ,t. ’■ lack of space in the club rooms variety of entries is necessarily limited. Ent^^gbsta hgw,Jieww*— aosted in theW^ultand^TW-club louse. Seryicfittena.mrctuxes for fecial booth ar* r«4Pnted. Refreshments and cold drinks vill be served. You may also play bingo. Everyone welcome. Opens each day at 6 o’clock. Harvey Lankford’s Outfit Breaks Record GUADALCANAL (delayed) — llie rifleman gets 16 shots to the minute firing the semi-autofrttrfle Garand rifle. But Marine Sergeant W. Har vey Lankford. 27, of Cherryv'ille section chief of a howitzer bat tery. tells of his outfit firing 3 rounds in 10 seconds, a faster pace per round than expected of the .30 calibre rifle. , “It’s all a matter of team work,” says Lankford. “The am munition has to be ready so the loader can grab i$. Everything is by cue. One man dopes off a d we’re all sour. That one day. things were clicking so well that the loader was ramming home the other shell as the piece was still recoiling.” “If we can do that well in practice/’ he said, “just watch our smoke in combof.” CHERRY'VILI E SCHOOLS OBSERVING EDUCATION I WEEK NOV 7-11TH In observance of American Education Week, November 7-11, the Cherry Ville High School will have “open house” for parents and friends on Thursday, Novern ber 11 from 7 to 8 P. M. in Ue high school building. Come and visit the classrooms, meet the teachers and see displays of class work. You are cordially invited to spend a pleasant hour in the school in the interest of your children. v ELEMENTARY NO. 1 OBSERVES EDUCATION WK Elementary School v--' : ’ ' bse”’-e Amcv: -r vemher 11th. All parents are i vited to Visi' 4be s^h«•« 7 - «• o-°n * v • V«~p t-o - ’ room f v^v** v ” ’ vrrv-r-V f <-» 'fy ^ *7 OB°E~V~ -nM- - i As a part of A v> ; tion Week. Fie™ School wPl el s • at the school b ,:' day afternoon. 'V at 1 -30. Visiting the cla<-=rooms ’■ i1 from 1:30 to 2:00, then a brief program in the audit rr lowed by a social hour in tbe brary. “Education for a W',r*;™ tizenship” is the slogan for Am erican Education Week, and all patrons and friends of Elemen tary No. 2 are cordially invited to mop* with the young citizens on this day. WHEAT Stocks of wheat in interior mills, elevators and warehouses .are about 22 per cent lower than the holdings of last yaar.