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4TH WAR BOND DRIVE CHAIRMAN NAMED * * * * * * * * * * * x- x- * * * * X- >:■ «■ * * * * RED CROSS SENDS FOOD TO WAR PRISONERS They Are Not Forgotten By American People Thousands Of Parcels For Prisoners of War And Civilian Internees in Overseas Camp Are Sent Mothers ami wives in this i country have been able to take I comfort in the knowledge that j their men in the service are the | heat led in the world. There are | four limit packing contcis where j approximately a million food . I arcels a month me (ml n)> hy | thousands of volunteei - of the; A meric. a tied < »os to 1.1'itlg a , 1ouch of homeland to American' in Knetnv ramie;. Ti e Christmas j food packages were : dollied \ ilh 1 a Christmas Festive Design iiist to let the hoys know it war Chi id These food packages sent to prisoners of war is concentrated » food supplied hy tile Army 'and Navy, selected by Red C10 s specialists for bin'll mumion val ue. Here is the list of items: lliscuits, lunch, type ( , Cheese, Chocolate, ration 1>, Cigarettes, pkg. iltt’s Cotlee concentrate, Corned heel'. Kruit dried, l.iver paste. Milk, whole, powdered. Oleomargarine, Orange concen trate, Fork luncheon meat. Sal mon, Soap and Sugar. It' lie is wounded or sick, a' risoner of War fit Germany will reive a somewhat special puek c with butter instead of mar line and with more easily di gested food to help him recover taster. Packages tor the KalTlast are heavier, and also contain but ler and more meat instead of the biscuits. Clothing and toilet arti cles also go lrom the Army and Nwvy through the Red Cross to captured service men. The Red Cross adds medieih^Vi and miscel laneous articles. • Of course the mother wants to know “How do you know he gets his package? They sav the Germans wnd Japanese aren’t getting enough to cat, so why wouldn’t they take the food?" Special receipts are put in ali packages and sooner or later the\ will come hack lrom the camps, through the International Reo Cross Committee otfices in Ge neva, to headquarters of the American Red Cross in Washing ton. Receipts are required all along the line for shipments, and great care taken to prevent pil fering. To the mother her hoy’s handwriting, on a receipt, is the best guarantee. These four large packing cen ters base been established at New York, Chicago. Philadelphia and St. Louis. Several thousand vol unteers do the packing of ox er a million parcels a month. Hun dreds of mothers, wives and oth er relatives of prisoners of wai are among the faithful Volun teers who work on the assemble lines regularly at a job which needs particularly a woman’s :' ill and attention to detail. They 1 honestly feel that they have mi important part in seeing to it 1b.a t he it men are well fed. Lt. Wm. F. Starnes At Laughlin Field DEL RIO, Texas (Special) — Lt. Wm. F. Staines, Jr.. 21, is now stationed at Laughlin Field, part of the Army Air Forces Training Command. where he will receive a nine-week special ized course in piloting the Mar tin B-2f> Marauder, world’s fast est medium bomber. Lt. Starnes is the soil of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Starnes. Sr.. Cherryville. North Carolina. Tax Listing Off To Good Start Here' Listing of real and personal property for Cherryville town shin has been started here by Listers E. E. McDowell, town 'V x collector, and C. .1. Jenkins, J ienty tax collector. The month of January has been set aside for tax listing and the listers urge the public to cooper ate with them in getting the job done in this month. Reported Missing •Joseph A. Whitesides, Jr., 22, son of Mr. mid Msu, J. A. White sides of Waco, who was rtpor ted missing in action on Novem her 17th. He enlisted in the Ma lines .July 22. 10-12 and was sin Honed at Parris Island, S. ('.. where he received his hoot tram ing\ later he was stationed New River and front there went to Camp Elliott, California. He was married to Miss Margie Kroneberger of Cherryvilh' on Noentber 15, 10 12 and -ailed in Jonuairy lpi;i. He was in t lie S. Cacifie when reported missing in Before his enlistment he wtts employed with Cathey Lumber 'Company in Charlotte. In Florida I I’fc. George P. Wright, son ol Mr. and Mrs. X. A. W tight, was inducted into the service on July 2Kth of last year. Ik' was stationed at Fort Jackson, S. for eight weeks and was then transferred to Camp Blanding, Florida. He would appreciate tiny letters' from friends back home.. His address is: Pvt. George P. Wright. ASX UOSTlbS. Co.TP 11)5 Bn. I. R. T. ('., Camp Bland ing, Florida. ' RAY CROCKER DIES IN FLORIDA FRIDAY I Ray Crocker, 5.1, died at his i home in Florida last Friday fol I lowing a short illness. He is a I native of Cherryville and was truck farming in Florida at the ! time of his death, having gone to Florida just a few weeks prior to his death. The body arrived here Monday and funeral services were con ducted from St. Mark’s 1 utheran Church with the pastoi. Rev. L. S. Miller assisted by Rev. .1. J. Bickley, of Divllas, a former pas tor, Tuesday. ! Surviving are his widow and several children. Chieago Bears Again Pro Football * '.humps Andy I'arkas of tin* Washington Redskins is pictured as he »alne* , SO >ards ‘or his team In the professional championship game held at , \Vi ir,lev I'ieh’, Chicago. ISut despite the hitter hattlc offered liy Wmh i.ig'oii, the Chicago Rears regained the championship with a acora ai 41 to 21. I CHERRY VILLE POST OFFICE' HAS BEST YEAR IN HISTORY Tim 1'leiTyvilh* IVsl Oll ier closed the veur 10-13 with I i hr grculest husiurss they have enjoyed since its organization., nccot'ding In announcements made by flic postmaster, John \V. Mosteller. Total receipts for I lie year, 1!)42, were $17,dj •! 20, an in crease oyer 11)12 of $4,77-“!.20. Postmaster iWostellcr has furnished us with receipt's for the years beginning with 102!) through 14)4.‘5 showing! the business decrease until 1 !)?>(! when the receipts began to climb itgain and show a steady increase through l!)4:>.j 1021*-- Receipts 1930 -Receipts JO.'il Receipts 1 1*32 — Receipts I !•.'».■>- Receipts I OS 1 — Receipts lO.Sg- -Receipts 10:0i Receipts $(>,5113.4!* 1037—Receipts 5,t>S5.()l! 1038— Receipts 5,080.77 1030—Receipts 5,070.0-1 10-10 —Receipts 1.055.03 1041 -Receipts 5.108.81 10-12—Receipts 0,323.58 1 013 —Receipts 0,505. 1 1 The above amounts include only the stamp -l net money older business eonlinues as usual the numb the year was 10875, amounting to $0-5,318.85. 0.084.03 7,558,23 1 7,007.15 8.050.-10 10,075.24 13,04 1.00 ! 1 7.81 4.20 ales. The issued for The defense -lamps and bonds continue to increase The personnel of the olfioe al present is: John \\ . Most-idler, I’ostma im: Mrs. Roller! R. Carpenter, Clerk; John YV. .Mosteller. jlr.. Clerk. Paul Crocker, sub. clerk, and Carolyn Hearn, sub. clerk. | Post litasu-r • Most oiler slated these receipts were sufficient to en ! title Cherryville lo a new Post Oll'icc and also city mail,however, due j to the war there will lie no consideration of a new building for the i duration. When ibis war is over the citizens would do well to got I together and work for both a new post office and also city delivery. CHr.RRYVII.l.F. POST OFFICE WAS YEARS AGO "WHITE P1NF.” The i-1>ii11• K-1<■ history of the post office at <'hci ryv'ille together w ith the- changes of postmasters, terms of oilier :ilit 1 their succession in ull'ice, tin' Postmasters General under whom they served and the President making- the appoint men i or under whom they served is interestitiy? readme;. We feel that our readers would be clad to have the facts ns obtained from the Post Office Department at Washington. ]>. I.ikely many people would he clad to sav'e the clipping for future reference in years to come. 'Hie facts in tabu lated! form follow: This office v,is established as “White Pine” September 9, 1854. Postmaster Date Appointed P. M. General Pres. Benjamin Black Sept. 9, 185 1 James Camp hell Pierce The office was discontinued March 7. 1859 The office was re-established May 22. 18)10 Jacob M. Rudisill May 22, 18 GO Joseph Holt Buchanan The name of the olfict w:is ehtmeed to Ohorr.vville. Nov. 2 1805 Miss Margaret SutnmiU Nov. 2. 1805 William Dennison Johnson Miss Sarah .1. Summitt Match 0,18(17 Alex W. RundaB Johnson John W. Quinn ,t idy 10, 18)18 Alex W. Randall Johnson Henry Summitt Jan. 2(i, 1875 Marshall Jewell Grant William J. MeGinnas Jan. (!, 1880 David McKe.v Haves Marcus M. lluss April 10, 188!) John Wanamaker Harrison I evi II. J. Houser June 22, 181)2 Wlison S. Bis>ell Cleveland Jonas I.. Stroup June ‘28, 181)7 James A. Gary McKinley John J. George July '5, 1901 Charles E. Smith McKinley Thomas E. Summer June 20. 1905 Geo. B. Coitclyou Roosevelt David S. Thornburg- Auc-. 21, 1909 Frank II. Hitchcock Taft The office was advanced to the Presidential erode Jan. 1, 1912 \. |l. Huss June 18. 1912 Albert S. Burleson Wilson A. II. 11 us July 21, 1917 Albert S. Burleson. Wilson James R. Houser. Act July 18, 1921 Will 11. Hays Harding James B. Houser. PM. Nov. 15, 1921 Will II. Hays Harding James B. Houser Dec 17. 1925 Harry S. New Coolidge Dorsie C. Upton April 28, 1920 Wither F. Brown Hoover Elliott E. McDowell Act May 15, 19.'U James A. Farley RooseVelt John W. Mosteller, Act Oct. 4, 19,‘U James A. Farley Roosevelt John W. Must idler, PM. Jan lti, 1925 James A. Farley Roosevelt John W. Mosteller Aug. 9, 1929 Janies A, Farley Roosevelt -UNERAL SERVIC-! ES HEED FOR MRS.j I. T. ALLEN FRI. Hu H««utiful Floral Of for : ings Atk'stcd to the High j Esteem She Was Held. V iprict r.'ivtl reverent hush fell •Vl-I- "111 ' Ini', II Thill-day Inol nili:; | lien (la- pew I eachi d ■ <‘he) r\ j iile "1 the (lentil LI Alia. .1. T Vilen at. p (i-i Wednesdnv. In (tube i .'tilth I Hi::, 1U tilt- Mein,i j ini H< ■ | it I a I. i ha llut. te. I fee I >11 il lipped an 11 u it-11 \ j min lli-i hod \ t hat even I he ] V\ a: ,-iiei ; si i.'iulaij; tty eii.iiId not i!t-\ . Iieie end, (he- hie and here bee.ins the rievt. (hid touched I hrit ■‘eoidtn key that open,; the pyl H 1 |ta-i-iln- v.o .oinewhnt ke !h: . (I, -cl iln d I \ the poet, .-hen In' :aid 'Su'tained and soothe,I, Uy an n.nl'aderina ti n.-:. Approach li.v efave. Like one wild wraps the of his edtieh About him, ami ii,-s pleasant iiroams. Mrs. .Allen was a typical idHlIU'in woman of gnicc, digni ty, charm. si re'njjl-li and loveli russs. Her home was nl'l'times the meeting place hi tile various nr gu'liizatiolts, lot the yuan" peo ple of the Cherry Ville Bapti t church. She loved yuti'ii" people ami young |ieo)>le loved her. She was utterly unselfish. Ac cciduie to the Scripluies sue found it more blessed to give than to receive. site loved to See a worthy underlukine move on to become an achievement and i stave of her time, energy anil sub j • tamer to In ii*p if about. Mrs. Vilen possessed a radiant : personality ami attracted people 1 to her itt this way. Sure I v this vyas evidenced hv the many word of appreciation and the lovel.v floral offerings. iron, he; host of t friend's and relatives. Kven though she turn been tak en away, she will he absent from us in body only: in spirit her pi'esenee will cVei linger. Those •\pe will and afw iys ehei ;sh Such a life will anitie of in-oir . h i w hat who have otia'in t mice ' her metoorv continue to In at ion and help for iSonie thild; of as d. ash. The fhrrt -on to lake allot' ei i. Vt, ! ion.fell.iv . -■1 \ ‘There is no death' • o is t ran-‘it io>. This life of mortal breath Is hut the suburb of life Klv-iau Whose portal ve call fleath.” The funeral of Mis. Allen we conducted in the i'iist RiWitist Church of Cherrvville at o'clock Friday afternoon. Dvi.emhei !1, HMti. by her pastor. Rev. K S Elliott, assisted hv hei former Pastors, Rev. I). F. Putnam of Shelhv and Rev'. Ibivid K. Bohlutt of Charlotte. also Rev. \\ . ti. Cobb, nastor dt St. John's laith eran Church. Rev. Cobh, past-oi' of Church and Rev. I pastor of the Met! The choir sail" ine Stranger" iiiul morrow." A duel bv nVorak was re ariu Goldstou an Mesdsimes F. 1 •T. Id. Hobbs were n charge of the flowers, assisted bv the ledie of the Wooviu’s Missions' v Soci ety’ of the First Baptist Church Deacons of the church served ns honorary nail heaie-s end ac tive pallbearers were S. M But ler Rov Carnentm John Beach. A1 fonto Ream V 'ter Houser and Kenneth Putnam. Mei"Iters of the -\m. ' iron I e pion. Trvon Post No. ton amt d the American 1 "" mi Auxiliary attended in a bod .1. Walter Presbyterian P Bat nett. be Wavl’i.r S uv is,. To red h\ M.idred i Mel In" ell Iv 'old. fPROW WACASTFR HIPS ,T THF. AC.E OF 90 YEARS Ferrow Wusaster tiled at bis home neat Cherryville W ednes day morning tibout In o’clock after sufl'erine a heart, attack. Funm al set v ices will lie con ducted from the Mt. '/.mu Baptist Church Friday afternoon at ■'! o'clock. One daughter Louisa Wacastcr lived at home with her father, also surviving are two sons, John Waeastei, Lee Wa caster, and another daughter. Plans Will Be Made And Committees Appointed D, R. Mauney, Sr., Named Chairman Of 4th War Bond Drive For Cherryville Township Chairman D. R MAUNEY, Sr. I • u Ainu my, Sr ;,p|wiin: i-'l ■ ('nainnan 1 ail i ll. Win I .cap ( Iicri-J \ iHr TI.v/ii~.liif>. iiappinr ulan> and anui'uni t .ipnls lain i .• ap!)ninini.-iit.s. .. ha- hcon I nl' t he 111- is will make | Ft. McClellan im‘I inllmger. funnel ly I" ilic AlctTiimis (lm i- now -ini ii.iit'il til Ft.. A lie was ituliH’ <• vi, r .1 uly till. I H (:> • r I’v't. Basil i" . ITT'*'I Hi. l.K.T.C. I’. I I’m. at h 1,'egt.. Fort A laiuima. NEW YEAR SHOOT ERS HAVE COME AND GONE, 1944 A. Sidney Beam., Veteran Speech Crier Made The Rounds Again, 1944. II". "New Year Shooters" have rumo aii'l gone again. Nn a1'! linn' tradition handed down fioin one generation to a ■ Ahei in tin.- section lias been the ‘.'New Vcar Shooter.'," This Ini' been in vou'ue in many sec ion' until about :tii years ago when the pi art ire played out ex ert in tins immediate section. Long yrajS ago there were fiv’e ;ililVerent groups in tills commu >iil x. the t'heri vville group. Bea ve ri la in group. Bethphave gmun. Be s' t lnnel group and the Indi ian (‘reek group.. In those days its they inode their rounds they (were followed hy the Severn I dif (Continued on page g> it. i- in.-, h ri:. I! s. til'd ; h i.ccw l>. Ft. .Miumey. Sr.. h.,. lumod ('hairnin'n of n f >Var Loan Drive for f K< u vvi;:r township which .-.tail.-, Jat, , Ai IN, and will clou' kcb.'uai ;.,u,. i. il. i’ilillix of 1,'a. ., oni.c . , la-ston county chaum.in Mrs. |tester Mnwyci «.i (Listen.a ,s ladies counly cliaii man. 1 , lies ciiaiimail for ( il(.| r, \ uic ownship will be appointee at .,,, •ally date to be annoui.eed latei file scllinu quota is si l.ooO. )0G,000 of which .Sn.onp million mist lie raised from individuals. hi.te the quota for (.aston tounty has not been ■ detihitelv announced. Mr. Matmex -tated hey were expect iipf to have ,jeii lite information spoil on the i mount which must be raised, iVhilo ('lien vville 'township did ict have a quota in pi exams hives the ladies did have a set fin mint in the Third War Loan Drive and met theii quota, it was loted several good ideas were HU across in the last drive by he ladies which succeeded U\ do inir a {food work and it is expec ed some of these ideas \x ill be used m the cominjf drive. (Mierry v'ille has always suc ceded ill obtaining its goal. The •halleime is attain before us to •erform an essential war time ■ehviee. “Let’s all hack the ;it nek." and bring ('herryville 'cross a train in the Fourth >Vai [.pan Drive. The ("herryville Chairman is linking a personal appeal to each leison ju this section to hu.v muds during this drive. Workers Are Needed in Essential Industry I lie Gastonia office of the V. S. r.mpioy merit Service is in;.k:ir; i sjn eial elton to iiiui Workers who ale not now employed or working' in non-esHMUiui aiiivi Lu‘s* 1,1 that they. may ho ,'iaeeo 111 essential work where .lien eiiorts will count most in me war elloit. There is a demand ior uoiivers in Gaston l omjtv .i.d in other places in Aorth't ai Oiina as well. If a worker can l.e l,M‘d In Ins local coiiiniuiiiiv where his highest skill j, utilised he .si.otud be placed there he > a use there would be no housim; hililcUit.v 1] lie can stay at h.eme ami work, however, if there is “o work available in the home community, there are piem.v of opportunities lor this worker in ->l..er sections.,.-, The Frilled Stale, iMUplov nient service has a special l eel tlitink' mill whose dalle- a G> no out into the various inanities if, Gaston and Lincoln counties and enlist workei - who are not now employed or who ale wotkiiiii in iion-esseaii.il aet'iv ths. These workers are veiv .-a Xll,us to tio everything j-m.-sible lo net every worker enaatted in t'hie essential work. In this hum o responsibility when otir War edoit is so important, the people •‘t home must he just as willim; to work and sacriliee as our bovs •"'f on the battle fronts It mac ,* lllilt Vou flu not have to work ‘h't at a time like this, a worker should not he novel tied b\ whether or not it is m-cc>sar\ fo, "m !° "ovk t<> make a living, tmt he should determine m hi, own mind whether or not lie can he of service to the war effort h'nd he willing to take a job wlieie bis services will count ' It is our hope that evcivm.0 m this community will respond to tin, <all. 1 hose who are interested may contact F. S. Employment •Service in Masonic- lluildino in (■astonia. N. C. FERTILIZATION Fertilizer applied to a winter cover crop has produced a hltth 01 yield of corn following a ci»\Vi crop than when applied directly to the corn after turn'intt under itlu‘ crop, report State College specialists.
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