I
AT THE MOVIES
IN CHERRYVILLE
THURS.-FRIDAY—2 DAYS AT LESTER
CHAS. BOYER—INGRID BERGMON IN
“GAS LIGHT”
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Charles Hover. Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotter* m a tense scene from
"Gaslight," with Dame M.tv VVhittv and Angela Lansbury.
SAT. ONE DAY AT LESTER “JOHNNY DOESN'T
LIVE HERE ANY MORE” with SIMONE SIMON
WILLIAM TERRY—JAMES ELLISON
Jtturj Kition, Sirr>ooe Simon ltd Vs tlliim Terry prove three » * cr.'vsd .
m this Kent fiirjot "JvUcmy Dn«*n t Live Here Anymore.’
STARTS L. S. SAT. NITE 12:02 & MON.-TUESDAY
2 DAYS AT LESTER “MARINE RAIDERS’’ with PAT
O’BRIEN — RUTH HUSSEY
FRI.-SAT. AT THE STRAND 2 DAYS— “WAGON
TRACKS WEST” with WILD BILL ELLIOTT and
GEORGE GABBY HAYES
•For Future Needs
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t Put every dollar above On
necessities of life Into War
Bonds. Payroll Savings la
the best means of doing your
best in helping your sons and
i friends on the fighting fronts, fig
ir» it out yourself.
• MON..TUESDAY AT STRAND—-DOUBLE FEATURE
“SLIGHTLY TERRIFIC” with ANN ROONEY
LEON ERROL
.Claudette Colbert and Ernest Torrence- in.
*1 Cover the WaterfVont *
Mr. and Mrs. Beam
Celebrated Golden
Wedding Anniverary
* Mr, and Mrs. C. L. Beam cel
ebrated their Golden Wedding
Anniversary at their home in the
North Brook section, Lincoln
County, four miles North of
Cherryville, Wednesday after
noon, from 4 to 6 o’clock.
The guests were met at the
door by Miss Lillie Beam and
shown into the living room where
Mr. and Mrs. Beam received
them, the home was decorated
throughoct with mixed flowers,
asters predominating. In the din
ing room the dining table was
covered with a handsome lace
cloth and the centerpiece was a
twenty pound three-tier anni
versary cake in white and gold.
Across the top of the cake was in
scribed in gold “Fiftieth Wed
ding Anniversary.” The top tier
of the cake was sent to a grand
son, Tech. Cpl. Hassell Beam, who
is in the armed forces, stationed
in France.
After the guests were received
in the living room they were in
vited into the dining room where
they were served delicious re
freshments and punch. About sev
enty-five guests called during
the evening.
Among the many beautiful and
useful gifts Mr. and Mrs. Beam
received was a set of crystal with
gold band, in service of ten.
The wedding of Mr. and Mrs.
Beam took place at the home of
the brides parents, on Thursday
evening, iSeptember 20, 1894, at
16 o’clock. The ceremony was
performed by Magistrate T. P.
Jenks, in the presence of many
friends and relatives. Immediate
ly after the ceremony, the bri
dal party went for a buggy ride,
as was the accustom in those days,
and upon the arrival back home
the wedding supper, which had
been prepared by neighbors, was
served.
Mrs. Beam, who is 67 years of
age, was before marriage Miss
Nancy Carpenter, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. John C.arnon.
ter and Mr. Beam, who is 74
years of age, is a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Beam. They
have lived in the same commun
ity their entire lives and have al
ways enjoyed good health. Mr.
and Mrs. Beam have been very
active in church and civic af
fairs. Mr. Beam served for twen
ty years on the School Board and
is now County Commissioner of
Lincoln County, which position h«
has held for the past fourteen
consecutive years.
They have ten children, who
are all living, they are: Guy E
Beam, Dewey P. Beam, and C.
Oner Beam, Cherryville; Marvin
S. Beam, North Brook; H- Craig
g**™. Wilmington; Mrs. Stowe
B«*m, Fallston; Mrs. Beverely
Heavner, Vale; Mrs. Carlyle Sum
mer, Cherryville; Mrs. C. B. Me
Millan and Miss Lillie Beam at
home.
They have twelve grand chil
dren and three great-grand chil
dren.
Miss Rudisill Hostess
To Blue Stocking
Book Club
Miss Lavinia Rudisill was hos
tess to the Blue Stocking Book
Club on Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 12th. The home was dec
orated in lovely fall bowers.
The theme for the club this
year is Russia. Mrs. Howard K.
Houser presented the program of
the evening on “Politics of Rus
sia” which was very interesting.
Mrs. Floyd Delljnger gave a re
port of the life of Marcia Daven
port, author of “Valley of Decis
ion’.
The hostess assisted by Mrs.
Robert Mobley and Mrs. Hunter
Rudisill, served a delicious ice
course to the following club mem
bers: Mrs. D. R. Mauney, Jr.,
Mrs. Isaac Payne, Mrs. Howard
Houser, Miss Lunez Houser, Miss
Marie Huss, Mrs. Edwin Rudisill
and £frs. Floyd Dellinger.
Mrs. Heafner Hostess
At “Open House”
Mrs. George Dewey Heafner
was hostess at a lovely ‘‘Open
House” Thursday afternoon, Sep
tember fourteenth from four to
seven o’clock.
The pajamas home, ksown as
the John J. George house, recent
ly purchased by the Heafners
has been remodeled and redecor
ated both inside and out. This was
used for the occasion and was at
tractively decorated with a pro
fusion of lovely fall flowers. In
the dining room the table was
covered with a handsome Irish
linen cloth, and had as a center
piece a mound of mixed dowers
with blue tinted birds on each
side.
As the guests arrived they were
greeted on the porch by' little
Miss Carolyn Joy Heafner. Mrs.
Heafner received the guests at
the door and directed them to the
dining room where a delicious ice
course with nuts was served by
Misses Jerry Hobbs, Winona Sum
mer and Lucy Jane Stroup.
Mesdames M. A. Stroup and
E. V. Moss assisted in directing
the guests over the house. The
register was presided over by
Mesdames Grier Beam and W T
Robinson.
As the guests were leaving
they were served punch in the
sun parlor by Mrs. Howitt Quinn
of Lincolnton, Mrs. A. D. Heaf
ner, of Crouse and Mrs. J. b
Thornburg.
About one hundred and thirty
hve called during the afternoon.
WARM MORNING
STOVES
CHERRYVILLE ICE
_& FUEL CO.
Mr. and Mrs. Farris
Celebrate Golden
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. William A. FarriS
celebrated their fiftieth Wedding
Anniversary on Wednesday, Sep
tember 20th. Mrs. Farris is the
oldest daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Mel II Rudisill and Mr.
Farris is the oldest son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Farris
of Kings Mountain. They have
four children, Clyde A. Farris.
Charlotte, Rev. Mel L. Farris, of
Gibsonville, Miss Fannie Fanis
and David K. Farris of Cherryville.
Jr., and Chsfrles Farris of Char
Six grandchildren, C. A. Farris,
lotte, George William Farris, of
Chapel Hill, Mary Mel Farris, of
Gibsonville, Mary Etta and Pat
ricia Farris of Cherryville.
Mr. and Mrs. Farris have been
life long residents of Cherryville
and been active in both the civic
and religious life of the commu
nity. Mr. Farris, a carpenter b\
uade, helped build the first cot
ton mill in this town.
Mrs. Howard A1 Iran
Is Hostess To
The Readers Club
Mrs. Howard W. Allran enter
tained the members of the Cher
ryville Readers’ Club at her home
on Friday evening, September
15th, at 8 o'clock. The home was
attractively arranged with fall
flowers.
Mrs. T. A. Carter presented
the program of the evening on
‘‘Famous Women of the Bible,”
discussing tlTe characters of the
Old Testament, namely: Eve, the
mother of mankind, Sarah, Re
bekah, Rachel, Leah, Deborah,
Jezebel, Ruth and Esther.
Mrs. R. H. Carroll read the in
teresting life of Owen Bristow,
author of ‘‘Tomorrow Is Forev
er.”
The hostess served a delicious
salad course with punch to the
following club members: Mes
dames Hunter Carroll, Heman
Hall, Dewey Beam, T. A. Carter,
Emmett Houser, Howard Robin
son, Hunter Rudisill, Garland
Sherrill, M. A. Stroup and Miss
Louise Wyantt.
iHUKtH NOTICES
First Baptist Church
E. S. ELLIOTT. P«»tor
10:00 A. M. Sunday School.
Every body be on time. This is
promotion Day. Every body come.
10:30 A. M. Promotion Day
Service in the Church Auditorium
7:00 P. M. Training service.
! ' ns made for new unions. Pro
mo* ion exercises. Everybody on
s :00 P. M. Preaching service.
Sutiject: ‘‘A Day of Sin.”
All young people’s organiza
' ions are meeting this week. Find
i ut when yours meet.
Mid-week Prayer Service Wed
night at 8:00 o'clock
This is really a time in which
the souls of men, women, boys
and girls are in danger. The
Tempter is on every side. Jesus
is the one who keeps and saves:
| Roanoke River Above
Flood Stage, Rising
WELDON, Sept 20. — Th«
Roanoke river, already 14 feet
above flood stage, is expected to
reach 45 feet or more at Wel
don by Thursday night, weather
officials said.
Residents of low-lying areas
along the river, which is swollen
by heavy rains of the past two
days, were warned today to take
every precaution and to he pre
pared to evacuate to the higher
ground if necessary.
A report issued from the Vir
ginia highway department this
morning said that U. S. highway
501 at South Boston, Va., will he
closed about six or seven o’clock
this evening. Also U. S. Highway
15 at Clarksville and U. S. No. 1
between Norlina and South Hill
are expected to be closed at nine
or ten o’clock tonight.
Train* Out
Officials of the Southern Rail
wav at Raleigh said their trains
were still out between Greens
boro and Charlottesville, and
that they were operating on de
tour routes.
belief that the record 58 foot
Present indications led to a
mark reached in the disastrous
flood of 1940 would not be re
repeated this year.
Two hunderd and ten highway
bridges were reported washed
out over rivers and streams in
Virginia.
26-FOOT FLOOD
ON JAMES RIVER
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 20.—
A 26-foot flood on the James
river, one of the worst in years,
was expected to reach Richmond
tonight.
Danville reported today then*
was no damage to property in
that city from the flood "in the
Dan river, and the river was fall
I ing after having reached a 12
foot crest.
State highway officials expec
ted highways near Clarksville and
South Hill in south side Virginia
would be covered by flood waters
tonight The towns themselves
are not expected to suffer damage
from the high waters in the Roa
noke river, since they occupy
j comparatively high locations.
The crest at Richmond was ex
i peeted at about 9 P. M. Weather
| bureau officials said a previous
prediction of a crest of 27 feet
I was probably a little high, be
cause the waters are flattening
put somewhat after the peak
level had passed Columbia.
nmcncan itaiiroaas
! Awarded Harriman
Safety Medal
There are many people these
days who pay tribute to the Sea
; board Railway and the other
| American Railroads by remark
ing that these carriers are doing
a magnificent war-time job. And
so they are. With less equip
ment and fewer men, the rail
roads have handled much great
er volumes of freight and twice
the number of passengers in
| World War II than in the “over
there’ days of 1917-18.
About 1,250,000 members of
the armed forces in organized
groups are moved by rail each
i month and this figure does not
PINE
WATCHES
I
DIAMONDS
JEWELRY
DELLINGER’S
JEWEL SHOP
fAOTAfA
REWARD
$15.00
Will be paid to the person
or persons .tor inlorniation
leading to the arrest and
conviction of person or per
sons who broke for the
second time glass in adver
tising frame in front of the
Lester Theatre, during the
last two weeks.
Person or persons will be
prosecuted for the wilful
and feloniously destroying
i personal property.
For further information
call Lester Theatre, Dial
I 4G01 ur
Lincolnton
Amusement Co.
Box 190 Lincolnton
A. E. Miller, Owner
include the millions of G. I. Joes
and Sailor Macs who travel on
furloughs or under individual
01 But' the point of this P,ec* Mj
the fact that in doing all this
business for Uncle Sam in partic
ular and for Mr. and Mrs. Amer
ica in general, the railroads have
hung up an amazing safety rec- ^
ord. Only one railroad
was killed lor each JoO-000,000^
railroad miles traveled m 194*5.
For this outstanding performance
the railroads of America have
received a special award, the
coveted Edward Harnman Me
morial Medal, from the American
Museum of Safety. _____
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