Reported To Fort
Bragg March 27th
ti0t:
Largest Number Called For Pre-Induction
In Several Months, Left At 8:00 A. M.
The follow im. yoiuiir nii’ii left
front Draft Board No. d here.
Tuesday, March itTtli at S a. ni.
Crlbert A. Bullard. R-l, Dallas.
Siimuiil T. Murphy, Wilnunp
ton.
Leslie II. Ilovis, \Y. Ciastoma.
Lew is M. Turner, II-1. Daston
Burrell R. Craven, Charleston,
S C.
Janies \V. Self. Cherry Vtlle.
h;i:ar L. tiarev Baltimore. Mil
Civile R Waldrop, Baltimore.
Mu.
I.eon Calloway, WTlmiiintoh.
Del.
Kagan \ C. Carver. Be-seme.
Baef 0,1 Nieholas Caller, Baha
ma. C.Z.
Robert Rufus Dameron, Dayton,
( Dili.
< iauite Vernon Boone, liessi
111 \ Chert.’ ’. he.
( l a: A Juiumis. la ssemei
City.
Ciui I.. ( Iktmliers. Iiih NJioals.
•f<>1'n Vn rn;o lore. Jr., Rossemer
< 'try.
'Javid Ream Pfeifer, Cherrv
vi!!e.
Hoiihy L. Eaker. I! -2, Ressemei
'•ty.
-e-Aer Karl .Jenkins, Cherrv
9 e
11 ’ey U. Marshall, Bessemer
i itv.
Unyd -1. Wiley. R 2, ( l.e-'ry
ville.
I’fvii If. I tellinger, K-2. ( her
< liui ins K. 1 hike, ( 'Itei i v\ i .
!•'■•*■<! K. I.inel-crirer, R-'l, ! : I
las.
Pa at D. Bridges, R-.l, Keys
•Vi .I.Haill.
Eugene Ulanien, Pessemei (My.
David K. Ramsey, it 1, Re-'-e
ilillard K. Gantt, R-2. i !u i ry
ville.
George W. Moore, It-), i.m
Jundersoti If. Friday, R-I, Del
ia?.
he ward M. Henkel. R-2, Cherrv
ville.
hiither A. Kiser, R-J, Ianeoln
ton.
Vietor MeSwain, Jr., R-1, Res
senier City.
Dewey W. lieaehhoard, R-2,
Re-seiner City. (Trans, fin. i\o.
2, A shyille. >
W illiam R. Boone, Bessemer
Funeral Services
Held For Bob
Houser Monday
Funeral services were conduct
ed froth Radish Methodist Church
Monday afternoon at .‘> o’cIock
for Bob Houser, son of Mr.
J. T. Houser and the late Mrs.
Houser of Yale. Services were
in charge of the pastor, assisted
hy the pastor of Zion Methodist
church of which the deceased was
a member.
Ur, Houser and Iris wife, who
before her marriage was Miss
Sue Dellinger, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Brady Bellinger had an
apartment at the home of his sis
ter. Mrs. (iuy Beam. He worked
at the Rhyne-Houser Mill and his
wife worked at the Ntiway Mill,
both on the third shift. When
ho did not return from work in
quiries from the family were made
and it was learned that he' did
not work that night. Since they
had a home in the country near
Flay it was thought he had gone
to this home and there is where
they went in search of him when
the body was found hanging from
a rope in the barn.
He is survived by his wife, his
her, who was in Florida, spend
IP r the winter months, and the
allowing brothers and sisters:
Mrs. (Iuy Beam, Cherryviile; Mrs.
Presley Styers, Newport News,
Va., Airs. Floyd Childers and Mrs.
John Leonhardt of Florida; Mrs.
Atlas Tillman, (Shelby, Mrs.
Raymond Leonhardt, North Brook,
Mrs. Clyde Dixon, Lawndale;
Mrs. Ray Wehunt, Vale; D. C.
Houser( Vale and Ferd Houser,
Vale.
KILLED IN ACTION
PVT. BAIN C. LEONHARDT
Mi'. and Mi's. J. M. Leonhai'dt
rereived word from the war de
partment Wednesday night that
1 lieir son. Pvt. Bain C. Leonhardt
adieu in action in Germany,
March l.’Uh.
i vt. Leonhardt, was reported
missing in action January 18th,
l ot later r< ' , hed to Ins base m
Taixe'm ourg, safe.
Ills wife, the former Miss Al
linc Sellers and their four chil
d! cli. Harlan. Selen: . t.arry. and
Rita live in Charlotte, where they
tie making their home before
Pvt. Leonhardt was inducted into
the service on June 21. 11)44. He
wiiit over seas December It. 1944.
Before entering' the service he
was employed by the Railway Ex
pre s Company in Charlotte. He
an 1 Mrs. Leonhardt are both well
known in Cherryville, where they
formerly lived. He is'a member
of the St. John’s Evangelical Lu
theran Church and is the second
member from this church to make
the supreme sacrifice in defense
of hi. country.
Easter Sunrise Service
At Lutheran Church
Easter services at St. John's
Lutheran Church ^u.nday:
6:45 A. M. Early Worship Ser
10:00 A. M. fjunday School.
Easter Program
11: A.M. Morning worship with
the Holy Communion.
You are welcome to worship
LUTHERAN SYNOD TO
MEET NEXT WEEK
The Lutheran Synod of North
Carolina will convene in St.
John’s Church, Cabarrus county,
on Tuesday of next week. Rev. W.
G. Cold) and delegate from the
local church, Mr. D. F. Beam are
expected to attend. Mr. James
Cobb, son of Rev. and Mrs. VV. G.
Cobb will be ordained at this
meeting.
JOE R. NIXON TO TEACH
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
Mr. Hobson Hendricks, teacher
of the Men’s Class of the Second
Baptist Church, announces that
Mr. Joe R. Nixon, former super
intendent of Cherryville Schools,
will teach the Men’s Class Sunday
morning at 9:45.
Mr. Nixon, well-known to Cher
ryville people, will bring the
lesson discussion for Mr, Hen
dricks who has been ill foi the
past week. Mr. Hendricks is im
proving and expects to be able to
attend the class for this service.
it is a privdege to have Mr.
Nixon as the visiting speaker for
this class, and an invitation is ex
tended to all the men in Cherry
ville who are not attending other
Sunday Schools to be present for
this service.
Wnai War Has Done lo iiu^u.*
this su m c*i u. usuiuuu tuuay. lne two photos above were mi..
Walcheren island, where one of the bloodiest battles was tough:
the British opened the seaway to Antwerp.
Funeral Services For
Jessie A. Blanton
Funeral services were conduc
ed for .Jessieo shrdiumfyp xzfitl
ed from the First Methodist
Church Monday afternoon at 1 :•'!()
o'clock for Jessie A. Blanton, 44,
who succumbed in the Memorial
Hospital in C'.ariotte Saturday
about noon from injuries suffered
on last Tuesday night. Services
were in charge of the pastor, Rev.
L. F. Barnett, assisted by Rev. E.
S. Elliott, pastor of the First Bap
tist. Church and Rev. Morgan, pas
tor of the Fallston Methodist
Church.
Active pallbearers were: Roy
Carpenter, Huh Hickson, Carl
Hicks, Ellis Saine Arch Quinn
and Fred Houser.
Flower girls were friends of the
family.
The body was laid to rest in the
Mew Memorial Cemeterv under a
mound of lovely flowers.
Mr. Blanton was a son of Mrs.
Enoch Blanton and the late Mr.
Blanton of near Vale, Lincoln
County. He was married to Miss
Vida Moss of Cherryville and they
made their home in Cherryville
for several years moving to Char
lotte sixteen years ago. Since
that time he has been connected
with the bus company and at the
time of his death he was baggage
n .v 'etr st the Union Bus Termin
al of t liarlotte.
Suiviving are his widow, TITs
mother, one brother, Horace
Blanton of Hickory and one sister
Miss Emma Blanton of Ine home.
BANK WILL NOT BE
OPEN EASTER MONDAY
Easter Monday, April 2nd, be
ing a legal holiday, the Cherry
vilio National Bank will not be
open for business.
W. O. W. MEETING
THURSDAY NIGHT
The regular meeting of the W,
0. W., will be held Thursday
(tonight), March 29th, at 8 o’
clock at the Lodge Hall.
Al! members are urged to be
present.
R. H. CARROLL, C. C.
W. S. BEAM, Sec’y.
MRS. EMMA B. CAUBLE
BURIED AT BESS’ CHAPEL
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday, March 18th, from
Bess’ Chapel Church for Mrs.
Emma B. Cauble who died on Sat
urday, March 17th. The services
v ere in charge of the pastor. Bur
ial was made in the church cem
etery.
Mrs. Cauble was born in Pack
let, S. C.. on December 25, 1868
arid was 76 years of age.
A son, Mr. Boss Bess, lives in
Cherryville and is well known
here. Other children surviving
are: Mrs. Coy Eaker, Crouse,
John Bess in South Carolina,
and Pate Bet? of tht Baas’ Chapa)
lection.
' ? *.
Awarded Citation
JOE W. BURROUGHS
Machinist Joe W. Burroughs,
USN, of Cherryville has been a
warded the Presidential Cnit Ci
tation.
It was presented Machinist Bur
roughs by Commo. L. T. tiuudt,
Commander Naval Air Training
bases. The presentation was
made at designation ceremonies
on the Naval Air Station.
Machinist Burrougs is a son of
Mrs. Allie Mae Burroughs, who
lives on the Dora Mill village. His
citation was the award task which
conducted highly successful anti
sub operations in the mid-Atlan
tic when there was a vital flow
of supplies to North Africa.
CHERRYVILLE OVER
HIE TOP WITH RED
CROSS WAR FUND
Chairman D. R. Mauney, Jr.,
Thanks People For Splen
did Co-Operation.
Cherryville is over the top with
the Red Cross War Fund drive,
it was announced Monday, by D.
R. Mauney, Jr., chairman. Chair
man Mauney was high in his
praise for the loyal support ami
co-operation of every effoit made.
Every contributor, and ever work
er, is greatly thanked for his or
her gracious response in Lhe wor
thy orive.
The total figures are: $6,234.76.
Our quota was: $6,160.00.
MRS. BEN SUMMER RE
CEIVES PURPLE HEART
Mrs. Ben Summer has received
the Purple Heart. Her husband,
Pvt. Ben Summer was killed in ac
tion in Germany as of February
l» 1945, 8be has also received
aevarel ether of award*
I
FOUND: THE INDIS
PENSABLE MAN
A Tribute To The Man We!
Cannot Do Without.
For years now we have heart;'
of the indispensable man, the]
man we think we could not do j
without. Many factories have '
their men whom they think are in
dispensable, men_ without whom ,
they think they would have to
close shop, but many times these
“indispensable men” have passed
off the stage of action and the
factories or other businesses found
someone who could step in and of
ten do even better than the man
v.ho had been considered indis
pensable.
But tor the truly “indispensa
ble man’ we need not go out ofi
our own county. He is the old- 1
est resident of Gaston, 01 Cleve-i
h nd, or Lincoln county or any !
olher agricultural section. Were
it not for him we would have
starved to death long ago. W ere
it not for him we would have had
no iood, no clothes, no anything.
Were if not for him our factories
would have to close, our merchants
would have to give up their busi
ness, our armies would go un
clothed and unfed. Yes, we have
paid tribute to our textile work
ers, our merchants and business
men, our church, and others, hist
we have said little about the one
man who makes these all possible.
Of course, we know that back of
everything is an all-wise, all-sul
ficient, kind and merciful God.
but we are talking now of human
beings.
Ti..s “indispensable man” sac
rifices himself, his time, his tal
on's, his social pleasures to help
ill mankind. He toils front dav
'ight to dark, through the heat oi
he day, through the cold oi the
winter and the heat of the s,on
iter to help feed and clothe the
cat. >n. HE IS THE AMERICAN
FARMER! His day's work ,s nev
er done. If it rains so that he
■ anno work in the fields, there is
-mine wood to cut. hogs an ! ent
ile to he fed, a fence to mend,
a trip to town, a neighbor m dis
tress or a thousand and one oth
er things to claim his attention.
Vo matter how long or how\short
lie day, he is up before daylight!
and labors until darkness forbids
'tint to work longer.
His children grow up quickly.
They learn the meaning ot honest
oil long before the city hoy knows
anything about the value of a
iollar. In this and many other
sections they do not know what a
vacation is. They go to school un
til Spring planting begins, and
hen when city children are out
for the summer vacation, the far
mer hoy is hack in school until
time to pick cotton; It is a con
tinuous round of school and work.
They are grown-ups from the
start, for they have no opportun
ity to “just he kids.”
This “indispensable man” was
our earliest settler, fhe pioneer
who cut a path through the wil
derness. He, it was who cleared
the lands and made way for our
thriving cities.
This paper is proud to number
among its subscribers a great
many of the fanners of Gaston,
Lincolnton and Cleveland coun
ties, and others farther away. Wo
experience a great pleasure in
paying a tribute to this “indispen
sable man” THE AMERICAN
FARMER.
MRS. JOHN SMITH GETS
SOUVENIRS FROM SON
Mrs. John Smith received a box
of souvenirs from her son Pvt.
William D. Smith who is in tier
many. The box contained a beau
tiful crochet bedspread and a lin
en table doth', several scarfs of
all designs, together with many
other things which she was really
proud to receive.
L. W. SHORT LANDS
7 LB., 2 OZ. BASS
L. W. (iSpeed) Short, who re
cently returned front overseas and
has received a discharge from the
service tried his luck fishing last
week at Lake Hickory. So he says
be caught a seven pound two oz.
bass, while his companion, tiuy
Roberts caught a nine inch bass,
and of course had to throw the
catch back in the lake.
Mr. Short, is always catching
big fish, according to his stories,
but h« never display? or haa any
iv|tneaa«8 to hia catch.
t
Will Take Over
Duties May 20th
Talent Will Be Drawn From Cherryville,
Kings Mtn., Lincolnton and Bessemer.
ON THE JOB
A. K. MELTON
Melton Has Seen l
Cherryville Grow
Mr. A. K. Melton, superinten
dent of the Ihike Power Compa
nies work here, has seen the
growth of (Tierryville as i'e.v of
us ha, • . lie <ame to Cherryville
ui lull, when the population was
a o' ,yum than a third of its p:e
lle **aii ,.eii you many things of
interest about happenings in Cher
ryville during these years. for
instance, hack on August 10,
lit 10, when a balloon fell on the
electric wires near the Presbyter
ian church and the occupant of
the balloon was electrocuted in
stantly. Mr. Melton was cal led ami
.■■■■ usual responded and removed
the dead man fiom the wires.
The Kaglc appreciates the many
limes Mr. Melton has come to its
rescue, when some machine was
stopped because of some electri
cal trouble. Through his willing
ness to repair our electrical equip
, liient, lie has helped us to get the
Eagle out cm time or to get some
important' job done when most
Marion E. Hilliard !
Prisoner Of War
_ |
Pfc. Marion E. Hilliard, bus
land of the former Miss Helen j
Homesley, daughter of Mi. and !
Mrs. John W. Homesley, is a
risoner of. war in Germany. Mrs.
Hilliard who is t making her home
in Washington, 1). C„ received a
letter from her husband last
Thursday. which was dated on
January 25, 11)45. stating he was
, a “Pristvnei of W nr" in Germany
and was well. No other details
were given. This was" the first
news .Mrs. Hilliard had received
I since lie was reported missing as
i of Itec-ember llith, 1944,
Mr. and Mrs. Jenks
Moved Last Week
I Mr. and Mrs.. Lee Jenks and
dauirhter. .Miss Sue Jenks, and
I Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Jenks and
daughter, Glenda Frances, who
have been making their home at
the A. II, Huss house on Mulbcr
•y Street, moved last week to the
Peeler liouse on the cornor of
Academy and Elm Streets. Mr.
and Mrs. Dwight Jenks will make
this their home while Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Jenks are there temporarily.
They will move to East Main
street in the house now occupied
hy Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrelson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrelson are erect
ing a house on the Lincolnton
road, just out of town and will
move soon as it is completed.
Mr. and Mrs. George Proctor
have purchased the Huss house
and have already occupied it.
Murray Greason, well-known
coach at Wake Forest college, will
handle the 1945 edition of Cher
ryville’s American Legion Junior
baseball e-r's.
That announcement was made
Monday by meml>ers of the Legion
Post here.
Gleason is ''scheduled to take
over his duties tie re around May
20, but a four-team league from
which the players will be chosen
will be in action starting the first
Saturday in April. Talent wifi he
drawn from Gherryville, Ki»g«
Mountain, Lincolnton and Besse
mer City, Prospects are bright
tor a successful season.
Returning from last year’s out
standing team will be such play
ers as Charley Gabriel, John Sta
nley, Carroll Wright and Tom
Summers.
Funeral Services For
Benjamin Carpenter
P unoral services were held
1 hursday, March L’Snd, at 4 o'
clock fiom Antioch Methodist
Church, for' Benjamin Frederick
( <u penter, who died Wednesday
morning' at the home of his daugh
ter. Mrs. A. \. Carpenter at
( rotn-e. Services ware in charge
V.1 *UT' J1' *'• ‘'t-tihlrs, assisted bv
Kev. -I. E. B. Houser.
Pallbearers were grand sons:
Ct. lames L. Beam, Jr., Ports
mouth, Vu.. Hubert Carpenter,
< louse, Fitzhugh Carpenter, Lin
colnton Jim Weaver, Lincolirton,
Kichard ( arpenter, Cherryville,
J. (. Mortz, Wilmington.
blower girls were grand daugh
famil assisteii !)-v friencls of the
Mr Carpenter was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Jake Carpenter.
He was a native of Gaston coun
t.\. born August 6, 1856, being 88
years of age at the time of his
ocatii. He was the oldest Church
■i.emher on the entire Crouse
ehaige, naving been a member of
he .i m meh Methodist Church for
the past fifty years.
He had been in declining health
oi . everal years but was serious
1 . 101 aliout tour weeks, three
, . ’, st‘ u'eek> were spent in a
Emeolnton hospital and at his re
quest he was brought to the home
h l'IS | ‘n Crouse, where
Surviving are the following
chduien. Mrs James L. i{eam,
C herryville; Mrs. A. N. Carpen
ter, (rouse; Mrs. J. G. Bumgar
iu-r. ( .mover; Cleveland Carpen
u r, I.i ncolnton; Mrs. Roy Heav
"d. (rouse Bate and Wilfy Car
penter of Florida City, Florida.
Ills Wife preceded him to the
grave two years ago. He was the
a t member of his immediate fam
i' i .■ ■so surviving' are grand
dre-'i"t M ani1 F’ eat-gi and-chil
1 u».al was made in flic Antioch
cemeterj in the family p.ot: The
many lovely flowers a,tested to
Ue h gh esteem in which the de
ceased was held.
Miss Herberta Beam
Manager Of Roses
•'jjSSi Herbert a Beam, daughter
Ot Mr ami:Mis. Herbert Beam
\\iio has been manager of the
Koses 5, 10 and 25 Cent Store in
Martinsvtlle, Va., has returned to
UierryviHe and is manager ot the
Koses Store here. She entered
uiion her new duties last fceek.
Miss Beam succeeded Miss Betty
i suntan oi I.incolnton who has
atn manager of this store and
vrS,'^ned to take up other work.
Miss Beam s many friends wel
eome her hack home.
Cpl. N. L. Black
Moved To France
Corporal Nathan L. Black, Jr.,
who has been stationed in Iran
tor the past year, has been mov
ed to h ranee. His address is:
VP’-Nathan L. Black, Jr., A. S. N
3477832, 876 Or«|. Q. A. M., O
vwL°'v77^ c‘° Po<,tn»*ater,
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