(Published Every fhu«8ayi I5UUUUV7'tlXBp" N.T.,” WtMS&AV, W6vbMBER~9, 1944
No. 45
CHERRYVILLE POLLED LARGEST VOTE IN HISTORY
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MILITARY BAND HERE SAT.
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Annual Nuway Fair Friday And Saturday
Scrap Paper Drive
Saturday And Sunday
Sponsored By American Legion, Tryon Post
No. 100. Car Load Scrap Paper Expected
The Morris Field Air Base
Military Banc) will be here Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 to head
the big scrap paper drive parade.
The scrap paper drive will be
conducted two days, Saturday
and Sunday, November 11th and
12th. under the sponsorship of
the American Legion, Tryon Bust
No. 100.
A car box will be placed on the
side track at the Farmers Union
Saturday morning and all scrap
paper will be loaded directly into
the car box. By Sunday night it
is expected to be filled and ready
to ship.
Saturday, Armistice Lay, is ex
pected to be one of the biggest
days Cherryville has witnessed in
many years. They are very for
tunate in securing thi* big fifty
eqe Military Band to head one
• the biggest parades ever stag
.1 in Cherryville. All school chil
dren from the Cherryville schools
North Brooks No. 1, 2 and 3
Schools, Waco Schools, Crouse
Schools and Tryon Schools will
participate in the parade.
This scrap paper parade headed
by the Morris Field Military Band
is worth your while to see. Those
who have never seen a military
Land will want to see it and those
who have witnessed one will see
it again.
Get prepared to come to Cher
ryville Saturday and bring your
scrap paper to the Car Box at the
Farmers Union and see the big
pm ade.
Saturday will be Cherryville’*
big day. Don’t miss it.
Pfc. David Stroup
Killed In Italy
Pfc. David L. Stroup, son of
Mr. and Mis. Winifred Stroup of
Route 1, Bessemer City, and r.he
grandson of Mrs. M. L. Stroup -A
Clierryville, was kihci. in acf'>n
in Italy, October 9th, according
to a mtseafce from the War De
partment to the family last Sun
day.
ft. Stroup was 19 years of
age and /nad been in the service
since February 18, 19-14. He was
attached to the 38th Division in
the Infantry in Italy. He was the
first graduate of the Try.cn High
School to make the supreme sac
rifice and was also the first mem
ber of Concord Methodist Chun-li
to die in action. He finished the
Tryon High School in 1942.
Surviving in addition to his
parents, are his wife, the former
Miss Eolis Sigmon of Hickory,
four brothers and two sisters.
One sister, Miss Caroline Stroup,
Army Nurses Corps, is in Roper
Hospital, Charleston, S. C., she
was formerly at Garrison General
Hospital, Gastonia.
SGT. HOKE SHUFORD
WOUNDED IN GERMANY
Mrs. Hoke Shuford has recei
ved a message from the War De
partment that her husband, Sgt.
Robert Hoke Phuford was slight
ly wounded October 17th, in ac
tion in Germany.
Sgt. Shuford is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Shuford of Lincoln
county and has been in service
four years. He sailed for over
seas dutv about six months ago.
Mrs. Shuford is the former Miss
Lettie Belle Ford.
* ' CLIFTON JONES GROWS
LARGE TURNIP AND POTATO
Mr. Clifton Jones brought to
this office Saturday the largest
turnip we have seen this season,
it was the purple top variety and
weighed three pounds. He also
brought a nice large sweet poto
to that tipped the scales at 6 -3-4
pounds. Mr. Jones stated he had
•bout eight bushels of potatoes |
•nd all of them were large ones.
The Armistice Day
Scrap Paper Parade
2:30 P. M., Saturday
November 11th, 1944.
This parade headed by the
Morris Field Air Base Mili
tary Band will begin at the
Cherry ville High School
building, proceed up Main
Street to the square, turn to
the right at the squara and
proceed across the railroad to
Walter Houser’s Store, there
they will turn to the left tnd
paride Perots the overl oad
br;dge, l.y the Post Of.ic.*
and back up to the square
and from there to the band
The order of the parade:
1. Morris Field Air Base
Military Band.
2. Membership Try on Post
No. 100, American Legions.
3. Service Men in uniform.
4. Tryon School Children
and faculty.
5. Waco School children
and faculty.
6. North Brook No. 1, 2
and 3, school children and
7. Crouse School Children
and faculty.
8. Cherryville School Chil
dren and faculty.
CARLTON FAIR
GRAND SUCCESS
In talking with Mrs. Victor
Stroup, who is director of Carl
ton, NuWay and Howell Commu
nity Fairs, we got the information
that Carlton Fair which took
place Nov. 3rd and 4th, boasts
806 entries. More and more va
ried entries coming from more
different people made the fair an
outstanding success. There were
many visitors mostly, coming and
going but judging by little groups
of people sitting around talking
we were reminded of The Carl
ton Fair Slogan, “Where Old
Friends Get Together." Carlton
people and other friends of Mr.
C. A. Rudisill were glad to have
him get back from a recent trip
to Rochester, Minn, in time to be
present for this annual event at
Carlton.
CHERRYVILLE KNITTING
September and October 1944
Mrs. Lawson Sipe, 6 Navy
turtleneck sweaters 180 hr9.
Mrs. Mary Mosteller,
5 khaki helmets 45 hrs
Mrs. H. D. George,
1 Navy scarf 50 hrs.
Mrs. George Falls,
12 khaki helmets 180 hrs.
Mrs. John Beach,
1 khaki V-neck sweater 22 hrs.
Mrs. A. H. Huss,
6 khaki helmets . 90 hrs.
Miss Marie Huss,
6 khaki helmets 90 hrs.
Mrs. D. P. McClurd,
Sewing in labels . 6 hrs.
SUMMARY
6 Navy turtleneck sweaters.
27 khaki helmets
1 Navy scarf
1 khaki V-neck sweater
No. garments—35
No. hours—663
No. knitters—7
A number of garments are out,
will you please finish them and
hand them in sometime during
November.
We still have left on our 1944
knitting quota the following gar
ments to be made—
14 khaki V-neck sweaters
27 Navy scarfs
2 khaki mufflers
COMMITTEE BUSY
MAKING READY
Hot Dogs, Cold Drinks And
Bingo Will Be In Play.
The NuWay Community presents
second annual community fair
Friday and Saturday, November
10 and 11. Various committees
are busy this week putting finish
ing touches to plans and remind
ing the employees, their families,
and the villagers to get in their
exhibits on Thursday. Cooking
and cut flowers may be entered
as late as 2 P. M. Friday. The
committee to secure the judges
report the following judges se
cured. Mesdames W. G. Cobb, H.
C. Harrelson, A. H. Huss, W. D.
Browne, M. A. Stroup and Miss
Stamey.
Each day the doors will be open
to the public at 5 P. M. Hot dogs,
cold drinks and coffee will be on
hand. Bingo at 5 cents a game
will be in play.
The NuWay invites the public
to attend her second annual com
munity fair sponsored by the
Woman’s Club.
CHERRYVILLE SOLDIER
AWARDER PURPLE HEART
A U. S. ARMY PORT, England
—Private First Class Arnold A.
Duncan, 24, of Cherryville, North
Carolina, former Infantry rifle
man, has been awarded the Pur
ple Heart for shrapnel and ma
chine gun bullet wounds in his
arm and back received in the in
vasion of France.
Pfc. Duncan, completely re
covered is now serving in the
Transportation Corps at this U.
S. Army Port, helping push thru
the supplies for the final thrust
in Germany. Colonel Cleland C.
Sibley, Transportation Corps,
Port Commander, made the Pur
ple Heart presentation before a
formal company formation.
Pfc. Duncan entered the Army
on September 21, 1943. His wife,
Nellie, and his mother, Mrs. Thel
ma B. Duncan, live in Cherryville
Pfc. Duncan was employed by the
Howell Manufacturing Company.
He attended Dallas High School i
and the Geyer Business College
of Charlotte, North Carolina.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
UNITED WAR FUND
DRIVE GOING GOOD
S. M. Butler, chairman of the'
United War Fund Drive which
was made last Thursday announ
ced this morning the drive was
very successful, while the com
plete quota had not been met.
funds were still coming in nicely
and the goal was expected to be
reached soon. Mr. Butler express
ed his appreciation for the fine
spirit of cooperation from the
public.
Sgt. M. G. Alexander
Prisoner Of War
Mrs. Hazel J. Alexander recei
ved a telegram on Friday, No
vember 3rd, from the War De
partment reporting her husband
Sergeant M. G. Alexander a pris
oner of war of the German gov
ernment. |
Sgt. Alexander is a son of:
Mr. and Mrs. Will Alexander of
Grover. He entered the service j
January 1941 and went overseas i
January of this year. He was first!
reportdd missing as of August
29th.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
Armistice Day Scrap
Paper Program At
Band Stand Up Town
Saturday, November 11th
3:00 P. M.
The National Anthem.
Welcome—Hunter Rudisill
Commander Tryon Post No.
100, American Legion.
Invocation—Rev. E. S. El
liott, r»tor First Baptist
Church and Chaplain of Try
on Post No. 100.
Introduction of Speaker—
W. F. Starnes, Supt. Cherry
ville Public Schools.
Patriotic Address—Judge
Wilson Warlick, North Car
olina Superior Court, New
ton, N. C.
Introduction Band Leader—
W. C. Howell.
Band Concert — Morris
Field Air Base Military Band.
AT ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH SUNDAY
Mr. W. K. Mauney of Kings
Mountain will be at St. John’s
Lutheran Church on Sunday
morning at the eleven o'clock
hour. He will make a report of
the U.L.C.A. Convention.
CHAMPION TOMATO VINES
L. P. DELLINGER, GROWER I
Mr. L. P. Dellinger, grower of 12 feet tomato vines is shown in the above picture gathering his
tomatoes. Mr. Dellinger purchased the seed from the Burgess Seed Co. and grew his own plants.
About the first of May he set two rows across his garden just behind his home on West Main street
and from the above picture you will get an idea of the results.
The vines are 12 feet high and several bushels of tomatoes have been gathered from them. Over
a thousand people from various parte of the ccun try have visited Mr. Dellinger to see the tree vine.t.
Since the frost Mr. Dellinger has kept them covered and still gathers his tomatoes.
Mr. Dellinger is a great gardener and flower grower and expects to have plenty of the plants
for sale next spring of this same variety.
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Photo—By Dr. Bill Houser
Cherryville Breaks All
Records Casting Votes
* ^olal Vote At AU Three Precincts Was
1827; Democrats Led Ticket.
Sgt. Lankford Back
In Good Old U. S. A.
Mrs. John Lankford of this
place received a telephone call
Wednesday moraine; at .10:00 o'
clock from her son, Sgt. \V. Har
vey Lankford, Who has seen plen
ty of action fight in ft the Japs in
the Pacific, that he had arrived
safely in Califoi lia, and would
visit her in Uherryville in about
two weeks, at which time he would
get a JO day furlough. Lankford
.mined the United States Marines
e.eral years ag ) anu has been
over seas for men e than two
Lankford 'jt-igsr. •'■•s newspaper
career with to*. Eagle in 1932, «r
of a column, known as "Flashes
a ; rinterc devil, adva icing to Lin
o > pe operator and machinist an .1
t • fore leav.r; r here was auth *r
and Dashes' pul iisiied in the La
s;e each weeK for a number of
years. He received many h an
letters from Eagle leaders whi*e
hit- column appeared.
It is the hope of tms newspapi r
to have Sgt. Lankfo'd, before lie
returns back across, to write a
relies of articles on ‘fighting c,: 1
Japs in the Pacific". We learn, 1
recently, that the Marine had an
opportunity to return to the Stat
es several months ago, due to th_
fact he had been across the re
quired time, hut the “Fighting
Marine” declined the trip to the
states, stating that he wanted to
he in several more battles with
the little brown skins and thrash
them to a finish in order that
liberty, freedom and peace shall
exist once more in the United Stat
es for ever, after the destruction
of Germany and Japan.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Coal
dealers, beginning November 11,
must give their customers full
information about the kind of
coal they buy.
An invoice, sales slip or re^
ceipts must be given each purch
aser, the Office of Price Admin
istration ruled today.
OPA said the idea is “to aid
in enforcement of ceiling prices”
The three voting precints in
Cherryville rcorded the largest
number of votes ever cast in an
election in Cherryville. A total
number of 1827 votes were cast.
Below is a total vote for each
candidate in Tuesdays election:
FOR PRESIDENT
Franklin D. Roosevelt . 1113
Thomas E. Dewey .... 714
TOWNSHIP CONSTABLE
R. E,'Guffey .1144
(No opposition)
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Clyde R. Hoey . 1149
A. I. Ferree 650
FOR GOVERNOR
R. Gregg Cherry 1143
Frank C. Patton 657
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
L. Y. Ballentine . 1090
George L. Greene . 654
SECRETARY OF STATE
Thad Eure 1096
\Y. H. Gragg , . 666
STATE AUDITOR
George Ross Pou 1091
J. M. Van Hoy 663
STATE TREASURER
Chas. M. .Johnson 1086
S. B. Roberts 668
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Harry McIVIullan
Sam J. Morris
1084
656
Supt. of Public Initruction
1103
652
Clyde A. Erwin
B. Carl Fussell
Commission of Agriculture
\Y. Kerr Scott . 1096
Clarence T. Allen 654
Commissioner of Insurance
William P. Hodges 1092
Halsey B. Leavitt 666
Commissioner of Labor
Forrest H. Shuford 1094
James E. Spence, Jr. . 653
Associate Justice of Supreme
Court
A. A. F. Seawell 1089
E. P. Stillwell 654
Associate Justice of Supreme
William A. Devin 1086
Algernon L. Butler 666
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
A. L. Bulwinkle 1046
E. V. Moss .... 745
STATE SENATE
! Steve Dolley 1080
i W. H. Sanders 614
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Cherryville Man Helps Man Anti Craft Guns
CORPORAL ROY L. UPTON
Shown above is one of the U. S. Anti Craft Guns which was
used to clear the Japanese out of the jungles of New Guinea. Cor
poral Roy L. Upton, 163>d Infantry, Cherryville man, helped to do
the job.
Corporal Upton ies shown standing in front of the gun with
three other Anti-Craftmen from other parts of the states. Corporal
Upton has been in the Pacific for the past fifteen months and writa*
his wife ha is getting along fine.