VOL. 37
(Published Every Thursday)
WAR FUND DRIVE OVER TOP
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SECOND COMMUNITY FAIR AT HOWELL FRIDAY-SATURDAY
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54 DRAFTEES WENT TO CAMP CROFT
Cherry ville Among First
To Report Over-Top
Wednesday’s Drive Proved Successful Again
For Cherry ville With 25 Per Cent Over
Quota Says Chairman Butler.
Cherryville as usual is
over the top again in the
United War Fund drive
which was made yesterday,
according to announcement
made by chairman, Sam M.
Butler. Cherryville’s quota
was $4,800 and Mr. Butler
stated it had been over sub
scribed 25 per cent or more
that exact figures could not
be released yet, because a
few places had not turned
in their amount. “We are
highly gratified,” said chair*
man ButUrr? "at this splen
did response on the part of
our people to this most yor
r thy cause.”
The textile plants started
their drive last week while
the final and complete drive
was made Wednesday when
all merchants and every
body in general was given
an opportunity to give.
Gaston county's total quo
ta in the nationwide 125
million-dollar drive for the
United War Fund’s 17 agen
cies is $65,200. From gen
eral reports all other com
munities are going over the
top.
'Subscription? And!
Renewals To Eagle
Subscriptions and renewals
received to the Eagle recently in
clude tnose oi tile following:
Kay denkins. Pvt. Paul Helms,
Mrs. Lena Huftstetler, I. P. Long,
Pvt. Hubert A. Voder,, Mrs. Neill
Beatty, Mrs. Ernest Stroup, Wil
burn Davis, Pfc. Henry H. George,
Janies H. Boyles, Hugh D. Put- j
nam, 0. L. Mauney, Pvt. Richard
0. Leonard, Lee K. Beam, Mrs.
D. B. Beam, Pvt. Howard R. Mc
Ginnis, Glenn D. WiUis, James
1L" Williams, Hubert Mauney,
i . t. Quentin Butt, Luke W. Hoyle,
1.. C. Beam, Mrs. K. C. Mullinax,
ivi.ence Stroup, Thelma Huss,
Pvt.. Herschel L. Fowler, E. W.
1.. .jlor, Mrs. Jesse Carroll, Cpl.
t ..arles .Stroup, Mrs. R. D. Lyles,
G. J. Bennett, Jr., Catherine
Lohr, Sgt. Robert G. Dellinger,
T. A. Carter. H. R. Leonhardi.
John W. Putnam, Mrs. J. E. San
ders, Mrs. K. W. Huss, Pv’t. A P.
Homesley, Lawrence Moss, Mrs.
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Kenneth E. Mauney
At Stevens Point, Wis.
STEVEMS POINT, Wis.—
NoV. 4.—Private Keneth E Mau
ney, 18,. of Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, sbn isf Mr. and Mrs. N.
B. Mautffl'y»Jpi7 N. Andrews
Ave.. Ft. Lrfwlerdale has arrived
at Central State Teachers Col
lege for coujrae " of Army Air
Force instruction lasting approx
imately five months prjor to his
appointment as an Aviation Ca
det in the Army Air Forces. Dur
ing this period he will take num
erous academic courses, as well
as elementary flying training.
Unon completion of the course he
will be classified as a pilot, nav
igator or bombardier and go on
to schools of the Flying Training
command for training in these
specialties.
Funeral Services For
Mrs. J. J. Sellers
Passes Away Suddenly Fri
day Evening At 7:00
O’Clock
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock for Mrs. J. J. Sellers who
passed away suddenly at her
home here Friday evening-, No
vember 5th, at 7 o’clock. Servi
ces were held at Mary’s Grove
Methodist church with Rev. W.
G. Cobb, pastor of St. John’s Lu
theran'VtFOrefcfin charge, assisted
by the pastor of Mary’s Grove..
Burial was made in the church
cemetery.
. Active pallbearers were Henry
Dellinger, Tom Dellinger, George
Dellinger, Coit Dellinger, Alvin
Dellinger, and Graydon Harrel
Flowers were in charge of
Mrs. J. Ben Dellinger with the
members of the Young Woman's
Sunday School class of St. John's
Lutheran church acting as flower
bearers.
Mrs. Sellers was born Janu
ary 12. 1880, being 63 years of
age. She was a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Neill
and was married to J. J. Sellers
December 1903.
Surviving are her husband
and the following children: Mrs.
Jonas Froneberger, CherryVllle,
Wiley Sellers, U. S. Army, sta
tioned in California, Ervin Sel
lers and Russell Sellers, Belmont,
Everett Sellers, and Howard Sel
lers at home, and Miss Bessie
Sellers of Washington, D. C.
Also surviving are two sisters.
Mrs. Jack Sellers of Kings Moun
tain and Mrs. Ola Smith of Cher
ryville.
CHRISTINE MAUNEY JOINS
WAC’S THIS WEEK
Miss Christine Mauney, Sten-1
ogranher at the Carolina Freight J
Carriers Corp., has joined the
VVAC’S and will leave next Tues
day for Charlotte. She will
he inducted in Raleigh at the
WAC’S induction station next
■Wednesday in the Army Air
Force
LOCAL BOY MEETS
COUSIN IN N. AFRICA
Two cousins in North Africa
certainly were happy and sur
prised when they met recently.
Calvin McGinnis of Cherryville
met his cousin, J. V. McGinnis
of Gastonip. Calvin writes home
they had a swell time and expect
to see each other often now since
they know where they are sta
tioned.
LLOYD DIXON WEHUNT
GETS COMMISSION
ATLANTA, Ga., NoV. 10 —
Lloyd Dixon Wehunt, 23, son of
Dr. Evan S. Wehunt of Cherry
ville. N- C.. today was commis
sioned a second lieutenant in the
U. S. Marine Corps after success
fullly completing the rugged of
ficer training course at the Ma
rine Corps School at Quantico,
Virginia.
The new lieutenant will now
, hegin a two-month advanced
1 course at Quantico. before being
assigned to lead Marines in bat
tle. His commission was award
ed at a colorful ceremony at the
, Leatherneck school.
Lt. Wehunt attended Duke
University at Durham. N. C.
Will you help your country in an important way? Do you
want to do all you can to speed victory? Do you want to help
I in a really vital way to bring our soldiers home sooner? If you
do, then you’ve got the first thing it takes to be a \\ ac.
Junior Red Cross
Enrollment Nov. 1-15
The American Junior Red
Cross Enrollment Campaign No
vember 1 to 8th was sponsored
by the Cherryv'ille schools. The
High School led in contributions
which was $30.40 and Elementa
ry No 1 had the largest number
of members which was 265. The
money given to Junior Red Cross
is used to aid men in service,
health and oversea children.
High School
11-A Mrs. Ralph Hoyle $7.00
12 Mrs E. E. McDowell 4.00
11-B Mrs. H R Harrelson _ 3.25
9A Miss Julia Renfro-3.10 j
9B Erskine Carson 8.05
8A D O. Rudisill _.. - -- 3.00
8B Miss Grey -- _ 1 40
Senior Class of 1943 5.60
Total $30.40
Mrs. Hoyle's grade gave larg
est amount, $7 00 in High School
Elementary No. 1
7th Miss Fannie FarrTF $3.95
7th John Beach — - 1.42
6th Miss Sara Workman 1.32
6th Miss Louise Wyantt - 95
6th Mrs. Emmett Houser - 2.16
5th Mrs. T. A Carter - 2.50
4th Miss Altonia Beam-1 84
3rd Mrs. R H. Carroll 4.17
2nd Miss Kate Whitworth 1.54
1st Mrs. Garland Sherrill 3.41
1st Mrs J. M. Crocker 1.50
Total ----- $34.75 I
Mrs. Carroll's 3rd grade gave:
largest amount from Elementary i
No. 1, $4.17
Elementary No. 2
Miss Irene Sox- $3.00
Miss Mary Mosteller 1.13
Miss Ruth Black _ 2.70
Miss Louise Aderholdt __ 1.40
Mrs. Yates Homesley - 1.85
Mrs. Howard Houser - 3.70
Miss Janet Hobbs _ 1.30
Mrs. Ralph Beam - 2.00
Mrs. Ruth Porter ___ - 1.90
Mrs. Grier Beam 180
Amount $20.41
High School $30 40
Elem. No. 1 - 24.75
Elem. No 2 20.41
Total - $75.56
Mrs. R. H Carroll was chair
man of the drive and she wishes |
to express her appreciation for
the fine spirit of cooperation of
the children and teachers.
MRS. HEMAN EAKER
IN BOLIXI HOSPITAL
Mr. R G. McLurd and Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Dellinger left Tues
day for Biloxi. Mississippi where
they were ‘ called due to the ser-.
ious illness of Mrs. Heman Ea
ker.
Mrs McLurd who remained at
home has receiv’ed a wire since
their arrival to the effect that Mrs.
Baker was better.
N. C. Will Observe
Holiday Nov. 25
RALEIGH, Xov. 9.—North
Carolina will observe Thanks
giving day November 25.
Governor Broughton proclaim
ed this yesterday and urged that
all citizens of the state “pray
earnestly for an early peace—
based upon justice, freedom and
democracy — throughout the
PVT. J. D. SISK AT ABERDEEN
PROVING GROUND, MD.
ABERDEEN PROV. GROUND,
MD.—Pvt. ,J. D Sisk, formerly of
Cherryville. N. C., who was re
cently taken into the service, has
been sent lo the Ordnance Re
placement Training Center, Aber
deen Proving Ground, Md., where
he will receive his basic training
as an Ordnance soldier.
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Sallie Dellinger
Funeral services were conduc
ted from Alt. Zion Baptist church
Monday evening at 3 o’clock, No
vember 1st. for Mrs. Sallie Del
linker, SO. who died at the Reev
es hospital early Sunday morn-!
ink. Services were in charge of
her pastor, Rev. J. W. Costner,
assisted by Rev'. E. S. Elliott, pas
tor of the First Baptist church of
Cherr.vville.
Active pallbearers were mem
bers of the adult Sunday school
class of Mount Zion.
Flowers were in charge of
Miss Vassie Lee Hicks and mem
bers of the adult Sunday School
class were flower hearers.
Interment was made in Mt.
Zion cemetery.
Mrs. Dellinger was horn March
15, 1863, daughter of the late
Alfred and Barbara Dellinger.
She leaves one adopted daugh
ter, Miss Myrtle Dellinger, at
Mrs. Dellinger was a member
of Mt. Zion Baptist church where
she remained a member until
death.
MRS STEVE STROUP
GATHERS BEANS ON 9TH.
Mrs. Stcv'e Stroup gathered a
peck of beans from her garden
on Tuesday, November 9th, and
also gathered some sugar peas,
Mrs. Stroup stated they were nice
and tender and the frost had not
hurt them so far, hjpwever, -she
does not account for the frost not
killing them before as she did not
protect theni in anyway.
This is getting late for snap
beans from the garden, in fact,
it is the latest any has ever been
reported to ms.
FAIR SPONSORED
BY WOMANS CLUB
BINGO WILL BE IN PLAY;
REFRESHMENT SERVED.
Friday and Saturday, Novem
ber 1 tli and lath, the Howell
Community it, presenting its sec
ond community fair, sponsored
by the llovvell Woman's Club.
Committees are busy tee11inu var
ious exhibits in shape. All exhib
its must be brought in on Thurs
day. except cut flowers. Pies and
cakes must be in before 2:00 o'
clock Friday.
Refreshments consisting of
hot dogs and cold drinks will be
served. Bingo will also be in
play.
By popular request the series
of community fairs will be con
eluded with square dancing on
the second floor from 9:30 to
1 1 :d0 on Saturday evening.
T here will he string music, also
specially appointed chaperones.
Mail Christmas Pack
ages This Month Sure
Deiivry of the annual flood of
Christmas gifts and cards on
time, always a serious problem,
'will be more than a problem this
year—it will be an impossibility
-unless Christmas mailings are
made largely in November, "
Postmaster General Frank (’.
Walker warned today.
“Transportation facilities are
burdened to the limit with war
materials and personnel, and the
Postal Service has sent more than
thirty-one thousand experienced
employees into the Army and
Nav'y, ’ Mr. Walker said. “The
only solution to the Christmas
problem is: MAIL IN NOVEM
BER. Mark your parcels, “DO
NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRIST
MAS,’’ That is the only way to
avoid disappointment on Christ
mas Day not onl.v^for many civi
lians but also for millions of the
members of the armed forces who
are still in this country.
“It is also the only way to
avoid the possibility of a Christ
mas emergency in the transporta
tion and pastal services. If the
public will cooperate by mailing
their Christmas parcels during
November, we can handle a small
volume of light, last minute mail
ings, such as cards up to Decem
ber 10—but we can do that and
avoid an emergency only if No- l
Vent her is really ‘Christmas Mail j
ing Month."’
Postal officials pointed out
that the volume of mail now is
far above any previous records,
that railway cars by the hundreds
have been diverted to war ser
vice and that the airlines have
only about half as many planes
as they once operated.
More than two hundred tlious
and extra temporary employees
normally are employed to help
with the holiday pastal rush. This
year, the extra employees wi'
be largely women and high scshoc
boys and girls wfio are unable t.
work for long hours usually re
auired and whose work will bi
relatively slow.
T'o deliv'er the Christinas mails
on time, therefore, it is necessa
ry that mailings be spread out
over a longer period so that the
available transportation equip
ment and postal personnel can
be used during more weeks. II
j will be utterly impossible to make
the deliveries by Christmas if
mailers wait, until the last three
weeks before the holiday, as in
normal years.
There is another reason for
Shopping and mailing earlier than
ever before. Retail stores are
short handed. Purchasers car
avoid shopping in crowded store I
. long waits for service, and oth
er inconveniences of late shop
ning if they buy now. They will
also doubtless hav'e a better
choice of marchandise than will
be available later.
Postmaster General Walker
observed that his warning is not
an attemnt to tell the publiclwhat
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This Group Goes For
Physical Examination
Those Left October 29th, Assigned To Army;
Navy, Marines, Coast Guard Listed;
16 Colored Boys Left Here Today.
Royal Cafe Win*
Flag For 3rd Time
In lilt' collection this week*
from the boxes for cigarettes Co
send our men in service, the
Koval Cafe was high for the
third time with $8.28.
Due to the War Fund Drive
the collection was the smallest
this week since the boxes have
been out. From now on the money
will lie collected every two weeks
instead of every week. So far.
the people have responded splen
didly We hope the good work
continues because we know how
much our men will appreciate
something from home.
Listed below is' the collection
as it. was this week, and the
names of the men we have sent
cigarettes to recently. We would
like to scud every man in service
from Cherryville township some
cigarettes or some other package
before Christmas. Please drop
the names and addresses of any
relatives or friends you have in
the service in the little boxes so
we will know who to send cigar
ettes to, for that seems to he
mr biggest trouble getting their
addresses.
Royal Cafe $8 28
Kit/. Cafe 1.1a
Friday's Cafe .... _ ..'17
’?orest Davis .7:;
looser Drug 1 71
Xuway Store 42
it y Market .87
Toy & Troy .SI
Sanitary Market .41
X |: Hoyles .(to
'looser (Irorery .7
Tarrelson Table Supply l.fto
Rolk’s ' .C,7
Putnam Ildw Co .'l l:!
Rose’s 1.0 1
' eder Theatre l.'.H
‘strand Theatre 2.8:!
'■'ro'le H
X’cils Esso Sta 2.20
Sinclair Service St a.
TOTAL $24 27
rir.ARETTES MAILED
OCTOPF.R 29. 1943
Xew York: Ensign W. (I Hit
’■urn, Lt. Cigl W. M llovis.
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Christmas Greeting
Cards Overseas Must
Be Sent First Class
The War Department advises
'uit Christmas greeting cards
iir soldiers overseas must he
ent in sealed envelopes and
repaid at the first class rate. The
Var Department further ureas
hat such cards he mailed at
nee. stating that cards mailed
otv will. according to the Army
'ostal Service, teach even the
post remote A.l’.O.'s hy Decent
her 25th.
CHARLES PARKER GEORGE
STATIONED IN EUROPE
T. S. NAVAL OPERATING
BASE. Londondet ry, N Ireland.
—Charles P. George of Bates
Avenue, Chet ryville, N. (’., a
Carpenter’s Mate third class in
the Nave's Construction Battal
ion, is set-vine with II. S. Naval
orces in Europe.
The Seahecs are erecting and
naintaining buildings. roads,
shops, and other installations vi
tal to the shore bases of the Na
v’.v.
George, who enlisted in the
Navy in August 1942. is the son
of Mrs. A B. George of Cherrv
ville. He was a carpenter in civi
lianlife.
The following young men left
Tuesday, November iuh at s .00
A. M., for Camp Croft for physi
cal examination:
Claud Caswell Jones. char
lotte.
1 ho mas I, e e Mutiny, Cheri'v
viile.
James Fernian Holland. IM.
Gastonia.
Zed Humphrey, R-l, Dallas
John ( lark, Jr., Uessenier City.
William Parrish. Jr., Ressemcr
City.
Charlie Alexander Stines. |» o,
Gastonia.
Howard Phillips. R.-j, Bes-t
mer City.
Frances Ronald Carver, High
Shoals.
Ruel .Lester Stinnett. Ilesse
mer City.
^ . R- P- Capps. R-o, Kin.. Mou'ii
Hrite Vernon Foster. R-J Cher
ry Vi lie.
1 liomas W alter Harris, Chero
kee Falls, S. C.
Tollie Cloninger. Dallas.
Thurman Lewis Wilson. Gas
tonia.
Noah Thomas Hensley. R-1
Dallas.
David Andrew Neal. Dallas.
Willie Kvan Neal. R-1. Dallas.
Raymond Isaac Jarrell. Cher
ryville.
W liliam Thomas Ha-iice. Hesse
mer City
Kv'an Daniel Ramsey, Chcrrv
ville.
Paul Frank Stanley. Chein
v i 11 e.
^ Marvin Cecil Campbell, Salis
Gurney Fnnderlmrk Statins,
Wadeshot o.
Francis Kelly Clemmer. Daliu-.
Jack C Whitenei . High Shoal-.
Jack Garland Willis CbcrrV
v'i lie.
Clyde Evert Nohlett,
ner City.
Ernest William Garrison. U-l.
Dallas.
James Tom White'ner. llijfh
shoals.
Fred Hendricks. <'hcri > villc
Jessie Lester Woody. I’esse
ner City.
James Vincent Tamper. llese
(lettys (Hadden, Bcssemet City
Howard Blanc Mallard. Cher
William Clarence Rlake. Hal
'as.
Julius Ralph Ho'le. Chcrrv
v'ille.
Clyde RufTus Hammitt U-l’.
hevryville.
Henry Forest l'hyne. U-l.
Dallas.
Dorns Ray Carroll. Cherrv
ville.
William Lee Russ. Morranton.
William Edear (iriirjr. t'lu rry
v i He.
John Cicero Rhiptoii. Gastonia.
R -1.
Rohert Glenn Davis. Newton.
James Fredrick WTijfht, Jr..
I tallas.
John William Waddell. Ilesse
.lames Hardin Hurt on, Besse
mer City.
Daniel Bartow Griffis. Jr..
Cherrvviile.
Rov I.ee McGinnis. Dallas,
William Bartley Stafford, Cher
Thomas Earl Huskey, Dallas,
R-1.
Edward I.ee Wrijrht, Cherrv
ville. R-2.
Jack Yount, Cher>vv'ille.
Rohert Bryan Rudisill, Cher
ACCEPTED FOR
U S. ARMY
The following retrist rants were
accepted for tie Army at Camp
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