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Pvt. Heman Devine, of Ft. Bel
vior, Va., spent Sunday here with
his wife and son, Mrs. Devine and
Hen nett Richard Devine.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rudisill re
turned home Monday from Blow
ing Rock where they spent sever
al months.
Mrs. S. J. Millikin of Charlotte
spent the week-end here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. T.
Styers.
Mrs. S. D. Kirkpatrick is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. B . B. Mc
Kelvey and Mr. McKelvey at Eas
ley. S. C.
Mr. Roy Eaker returned home
Wednesday from Duke Hospital
where he underwent treatment
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ben Dellinger
and Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Maupey
spent Sunday in Blowing Rock,
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Rudisill.
Mrs. Harold Williams and Miss
Maude Michael of Maiden spent
se1 eral days here this week, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Heber Ea
Mrs. Harold Sipe and Miss Bet
ty Ruth Sipe spent the week-end
in Washington, D. C., with Pvt.
Sipe who is stationed lat Fort
Meade, Md.
Miss Sue Jenks underwent an
operation at the New Memorial
Hospital, Charlotte, Monday and
is getting along nicely. Her mo
ther, Mrs. Lee Jenks is spending
the week in Charlotte with her.
Mr. and Mrs. Flay Neill and
little daughter, Judy, of Knox
viH®, Tenn., spent the week-ead
here, the guests of Mr. Neills
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N
Neill.
Miss Tula Harrelson of Winston
Salem left Friday after spending
several days vacation here with
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Ford and other
relatives and friends.
Mis. R. D. McGinnis and daugh
ter Johnnie Mrs. Arthur Hallman
of I.incolnton, R-2, were shop
pers in Cherryville, Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles O. Nea), Mis
Mary Neal of Belmont spen
the week with her daughter, Mr
and Mrs. Evon Hallman of Lin
colnton, R-2.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hannon
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hannon 01
Baltimore, Md., spent last weel
wit i Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hannor
on Route 2.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
Hallman, a daughter, Margaret
Sandra, at Gorden-Crowell Me
morial Hospital, Sunday, August
UOth. Mother and daughter re
turned home ia-t Thursday.
Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Beam
guard, announce the birth of a
daughter, Friday, August 25th, at
Gordon-Crowell Memorial Hospi
tal. Mrs. Beamguard was before
marriage Miss Catherine Waters.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Dellinger
and sons, Everett, Jr., and Geoi’ge
returned to their home in Roselle,
Park, N. J., after spending sever
al days here with Mr. Dellingers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Dell
inger.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Carpenter
and Mrs. J. B. Farris and son,
Jimmie of Eatoston, Georgia,
spent the week-end here with Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Carpenter and
attended the Home-coming at St.
Mark's Church /Sunday.
Lt. Ben R. Rudisill left today
for Pres Que Isles, Maine, where
he will report for duty with the
Air Transport Command. Mrs.
Rudisill and son, Ben Richard, II,
who have made their home in Dal
las, Texas, will remain in Cherry
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Getto ef
Flushing, N. Y., and Sgt. and
Mrs. Ben Callahan of Gainsville,
Florida, are spending their vaca
tions with their mother and fath
er, Mr. and Mi's. C. F. Robinson.
Mrs. Getto and Mrs. Callahan were
formally Allie and Marie Robin
son.
Mrs. B. V. Foster has receiv
ed word that her husband, Pvt.
Brite Foster has arrived safely in
England. Pvt. Foster would be
glad to hear from all his friends:
His address is Pvt. Brite V. Gos
ter 34894657, 3028 O. B. A. M.
Co. (E.R) 143 O. B. A. M. Bn.
APO 505, c|o Postmaster, New
York, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Ross had ;
as their dinner guest Saturday:
My. and Mrs. Arthur Hallman,
Mr. and Mrs. Evon Hallman and
little son, Eddie; Mr. and Mrs.
and Sandra of Bessemer City,
and Sranda, of Bessemer City;
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McGinnis and
daughter, Johnnie of Lincolnton,
R-2; will leave for their home
in Homstead, Fla., next Tuesday,
a week, where Mr. McGinnis is
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MISS ARCHIE THRAILKILL
AND LT. LEONHARDT WED
tisses Mildred Fisher and Jes
, ®'a*ter. 3Pent the week-end in
loluca with friends.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS MEETS
o iT*10! ^ oune Woman’s Sunday
School Class of St. John’s Luther
an Church held its regular month
ly meeting on Monday night, Au
gust 28, at 8 o’clock at the home
vf Mrs. Claude C. Beam with Mrs.
Beam and Mrs. Alene Fisher as
joint hostesses.
The meeting was called to or
der by Mrs. J. Ren Dellinger,
acting president. Devotionals
were conducted by Mrs. D. R.
VTauney.
Minutes of last meeting were
■ead and approved. Roll called
and dues collected.
A short business session was
held at which time all business
natters were taken care of.
Following the business, Miss
Clara Sullivan, returned Mission
ary from China made a very
interesting talk which was great
ly enjoyed.
Luring the social hour the hos
tesses served delicious home made
>ce cream, cake and grape juice,
o the following members: Mes
dames J. Ben Dellinger, D. R.
Mauney, W. G. Cobb, Judson
Slack, Howard W. Allran, Kern
Baker, Fred K. Houser and Miss
Clara Sullivan.
The September meeting will
he held at the home of Mrs. Roy
Housafr, with Mrs. Houser and
Vfrs. Rex Eaker as joint hostess
es.
Cherryville Music
Club Meets
The Cherryville Music Club
met last Friday night at the
home of Mrs. L. L. Summer with
Vlrs. Summer and Mrs. R. H. Car
roll as hostesses. The home was
beautifully decorated with sum
mer flowers.
The program on “Music Inspir
ed by World Wars” under the
leadership of Mrs. L. L. Summer
was rendered as follows:
Woild War 1 songs.
Long, Long Trail
Keep the Home Fires Burning.
K-K-Katy.
Over There—By the Club.
Piano Solo: Stars and Stripes
Forever—Sousa—Mrs. Clyde Car
penter.
Life of Irvin Berlin—Mrs. W.
H. Houser.
Vocal Duet: There’s a Rose
That Grows In No Man’s Land—
Mrs. D. Hunter Rudjsill and Mrs.
Grier Beam.
World War 11 songs.
Artillery Song.
Marine Hymn.
Anchor Aweigh—By Club.
Vocal Duet: Coming in on a
Wine and a Prayer—Mrs. J. Gar
land Sherrill and Mrs. L. L. Sum
mer.
The American Creed—Mrs. R.
11. Carroll.
God Bless America—By Club.
The hostesses served delicious
'•efreshments to the following:
Mrs. Howard Allran, Mrs. John
Beach, Mrs. Clyde Carpenter,
Mrs. Julia Hall, Mrs. W. H. Hou
ser, Mrs. J. W. Payne, Mrs. Hun
ter Rudisill, Mrs. L. L. Self, Mrs.
W. B. Andrews, Mrs. J. Garland
Sherrill, Miss Fannie Farris and
Mrs. Erskine Carson.
MR. NEILL HONORED ON
72 BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Over a hundred friends and
relatives gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Neill Sunday
to celebrate the seventy-second
birthday anniversary of the for
mer’s father, Mr. Milo Neill.
At the lunch hour a long table
was laden with a sumptious pic
nic dinner. Mr. H. Lee Beam
said grace.
In the afternoon, special music
was furnished by "The Smith
Brothers,” L. L. Warren and Be
mus.
Due to Polio quarantine, a son,
George Neill, Rockingham, was
unable to attend. Mr. and "Mrs.
Fred Neill were also unable to be
present.
GASTON COUNTY 4-H GIRLS
HOLD DAIRY TEAM CONTEST
At 9 A. M., Saturday, August
19th preliminary contest to de
termine the county winners in the
4-H Dairy Team Contest was held
at the Home Center. The 4-H
girls in this contest prepared
foods made of dairy products.
Three teams of two girls each
gave their demonstration before
the judge, Mrs. Earl Pasour. The
teams were Mary Sue Kiser and
Betty Jane Beam who represented
the Tryon Senior 4-H Club; Jane
Abernethy and Thelma Clippard
who represented the Stanley Sen
ior 4-H Club and Jane Alexander
and Eva Mae Alexander who rep
resented the Gastonia 4-H Club.
Mary Sue Kiser and Betty Jane
Beam of the Tryon Club won
this Contest and they will repre
sent Gaston County at the District
Contest which will be held when
the infantile paralysis ban is lift
ed.
Miss Archie Bell Thrailkill and
Lieut. Lester Henry Leonhardt
were married in a lovely home
ceremony last evening at 8:30 o’
clock at the residence of the
bride at the Poplar apartments.
The vows were spoken in the
living room before the mantel
which was banked with palms,
fern, white gladioli, and flanked
by seven branched candelabra
holding white tapers. Bowls of
roses, asters, gladioli, and fever
few were used throughout the
home.
Prior to the service Mrs. Albert
H. Parquette, pianist, played
“Serenade,” “Liebestraum,” “The
Sweetest iStory Ever Told,” “In
dian Love Call,” and sang “Be
cause.” The wedding march from
“Lohengrin” was used for the
processional.
Miss Bobbie Ann Thrailkill, sis
ter of the bride and junior brid
esmaid, wore a yellow net over
taffeta dress, carried a nosegay
of mired flowers, and wore a halo
of flowers on her hair.
The flowergirls, Gale Baxter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Baxter of Cherryville and niece
of the bridegroom, and Lorine
Thrailkill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Thrailkill of Fort Lawn,
S. C., and cousin of the bride,
wore pink net over taffeta
frocks, wore flower halos, and
carried nosegays of pink and
blue flowers.
Miss Melba Thrailkill, sister of
the bride and maid of honor,
wore a blue net over taffeta gown
and carried a nosegay of mixed
flowers.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, Archie
James Thrailkill, wore an ivory
satin and lace Hattie Carnegie
wedding gown made with a fitted
bodice, long sleeves ending in
lace forming gloves at the hands)
a sweetheart neckline with a col
lar of Queen Anne’s lace, and a
full skirt with a long train. Her
fingerlip veil of illusion was
worn with a halo caught with or
ange blossoms and she carried a
bouquet of Lily of the Valley with
Orchids .
Rev. Howard Wilkinson, assis
tant pastor of the First Methodist
church, officiated. The bride
groom had Arthur A. Beam as
his best man.
A reception was held after the
service and bridal ices and cake
were served. Later in the even
ing the couple left on a wedding
trip to the mountains after which
they will make their home at 1116
West Fifth street until Lieute
nant Leonhardt receives another
assignment with the Merchant
Marine.
Mrs. Thrailkill, mother of the
bride, wore black velvet and
taffeta and a red roses shoulder
bouquet. Mrs. Leonhardt, the
bridegroom’s mother, wore black
crepe wjth a shoulder bouquet of
roses.
Mrs. Leonhardt is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Archie James
Thrailkill of Fort Lawn, S. C.,
and has made her home in Char
lotte for several years. She has
been connected with the office of
R. K. 0. film exchange. Graduat
ing from Fort Lawn High School
she attended business school in
Charlotte, where she has been
active in church work.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Leonnardt of
Cherryville and is a lieutenant
in the U. S. Merchant Marine,
having been in the service for
three years serving often in for
eign areas. He was graduated
from North Brook High school
before entering the Merchant
Marine.
Out of town guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Thrailkill, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Thrailkill, Mr. and
Mrs. T. M. Hyatt, all of Fort
Lawn, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Leonhardt, Mr. and Mi’s. J.* Bax
ter.
NOTICE!
NORTH CAROLINA,
r- \ST0N COUNTY.
^.arence Lane,
Plaintiff
-vs
Cathline Lane,
Defendant
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
The above named defendant
will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been com
menced by the plaintiff in the
Superior Court of Gaston County
for the purpose of obtaining an
absolute divorce from the defen
dent; And the defendent will fur
ther take notice that she is re
quired to appear before the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Gaston
County in Gastonia, N. C., to file
answer or to demur to said com
plaint of the plaintiff within
twenty days after the final ap
pearance of this notice, and that
if she fails to answer or to de
mur to said complaint within the
specified above named time, the
said plaintiff will apply tp the
Court for the relief demanded
in the said complaint.
WITNESS: Paul Monroe, Clerk
Pvt. Hillard C. Adams
Killed In France
Mrs. Mary F. Adams of Cher
ryville received a telegram from
the War Department on Satur
day, August 26th, stating that
her son, Pvt. Hillard Clinton
Adams, 34306406 Infantry, was
killed in action on June 10th in
France.
The following Monday, August
28th, she received the following
letter:
Dear Mrs. Adams;
It is with profound regret
that I confirm the recent tele
gram informing you of the death
of your son Private Hillard C.
Adams, 34306406, Infantry, who
was previously reported missing
in action on June 10th, 1944, in
France.
An official message has now
been received which states that
he was killed in action on the
date he was previously reported
missing in action. If additional in
formation is received it will be
transmitted to you.
I realize the burden of anxiety
that has been yours since he was
first reported missing in action
and deeply regret the sorrow this
later report brings you. May the
knowledge that he made the su
preme sacrifice for his home and
country be a source of sustaining
comfort.
My sympathy is with you in this
time of great sorrow.
Sincerely yours,
J. A. ULIO
Major General,
The Adjutant General
It will be announced in the Ea
gle later when and where Memor
ial Services will be held.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our neigh
bors and friends for the many
oeeds of kindness and words of
sympathy during the illness and
neath of our dear mother, Mrs. J.
M. C. Stroup. We are also deep
ly grateful for the beautiful flor
al offering.
THE FAMILY
MASONIC MEETING
There will be a regular or stat
ed meeting of Cherryville Lodge
No. 505 A. F. & A. M., next Mon
day evening at 7:15 o’clock. Also
work in the M. M. degree. All
members and visiting Masons in
vited and urged to attend. Light
refreshments and a good time.
DAVID P. DELLINGER,
Master
GEORGE S. FALLS,
Secretary.
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First Presbyterian
Pastor
J. WALTER COBB
“Paradise Lost ’ is the subject
jf the Pastor’s sermon at 11 «• m. ;
‘The Princess Sarah” of the
evening sermon at 8 o’clock. This
is the ninth sermon in the present
ieries on the ‘‘Life of Christ.”
Sunday School at 10 a. m. Su
perintendent, W. W. Browne.
Woman’s Auxiliary on Monday
evening.
Choir Practice Wednesday even
ing at 7:30. E. W. Carson, Di
rector.
The Pastor’s vacation is over
and he welcomes the cooperation
of all the members as we take up
the fall and winter activities.
First Baptist Church
E. S. ELLIOTT, Pastor
10:00 A. M.—Sunday School.
You come and help us make ready
for the boys and girls who can
come now in a Sunday or two.
11:00 A. M.—Preaching ser
vice. Subject: “The Value Of
Soul Winning.”
7:30 P. M.—Training service.
This is for you. The Army can't
gc, neither can the cause of
Christ without trained soldiers.
8:30 P. M. — Special service
sponsored by W. Blaine Beam and
the American Legion. The Ran
gers Quartette of Radio Fame
from Charlotte will be here and
sing Religious Songs in a special
program for every one. The pub
lic is invited.
The Second Baptist church will
baptise at the close of the evening
service.
Monday afternoon the W. M. S.
circles will meet at 4:00 o’clock.
Wednesday night Mid-week pray
or service at 8:30 o’clock.
E. S. ELLIOTT, Pastor
(Continued from page 1)
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Israel’* F'rft King.
Lesson for August 27: I Sam
uel 9: 15-21, 10:25-27, 11:12-17.
Golden 1 Pete. 2:17.
In the ry I rael wab a theo
cracy—G«d v' as Kinj, and was
represented Ly chosen servants,
tiom Moses and Jushtoi through
the Juugt^ Anri, after the mon
irchy was e ablished, the king
•vks regal tea as the servant of
God. The clamor of the people
for a king fii.aliy led Samuel to
anoint 3a i! a.-: the first ruler.
Hunting th • straying as^es of his
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Having suinmoned the people to
Mizpah, Samuel presen ted Saul
as the kin • and a>' present
shouted, in the first use of the
cime-honoieu words. ‘G d save
the king!’
Harily had Saul been proclaim
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of Jabesh-Ghead which was in
danger of being destro / d by
the Ammonites, a nomadic nation
from the east. Sending messen
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upon the Ammonites and almost
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all Israel to Gilgal, the old camp
of Joshua in the days of the
conquest, and a second time Saul
was proclaimed as king, with
sacrifices of peace offering and
great rejoicings. Thus did Saul
under appointment of God and
in his own humility and depen
dence upon the Lord, begin his
reign with every token of suc
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