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Society
About People
Parties, Clubs and News
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Mr. and Mrs. Webb Beam who
have been making their home ia
Berkley, Calitornia are spending
this week here the guests of
Mrs. Beam’s mother, Mrs. tiillie
Thornburg. They are moving to
Salisbury.
Martell Beam, 1|C Petty Officer
and Mrs. Beam, the former Miss
Nelta Gates of Newport News,
Va., spent the week-end here
with relatives.
Captain and Mrs. James Allran
of Newport News, Va., arrived
Friday for a ten day furlough
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Allran and Mr. J. T. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Allran were
called to Newton Wednesday af
ternoon due to the illness of Mrs.
H. H. Houser who is in the Davis
Hospital at Statesville.
Mrs. R. D. Lyles of Camp Blan
ding, Fla., has arrived for a visit
of seveial weeks here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Stroup.
Mrs. John T. Passage and little
son Skippy of Great Falls, Mon
tana, arrived Saturday to spend
several months here with her
mother, Mrs. Eli Beam.
George Homesley, S. 11C is
spending a 20 day furlough here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Homesley.
Mrs. C. C. Stroup, Miss Marion
Stroup and Mrs. H. D.. Lyles of
Camp Blanding, Florida, will at
tend the graduation exercises of
the Mercy Hospital in Charlotte
tonight. Miss Edith M. Stroup is
t member of the graduating class.
Mrs. Julia Hall, Mrs. Heman
Hall, Henry Hall, Mrs. Lewis Dog
gett and Laura Wray spent Sat
urday in Charlotte the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. RudisiTl. Mrs.
Doggett remained for the week
end. .
The many friends of Mr?. P. C.
Beam will be glad to know she is
improving after being conhned to
her bed for several days.
Miss Maxine Beam is expected
home Monday from Key West,
Florida for a vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Beam.,
Mrs. J. R. Campbell and little
daughter, Joan, spent last week
end in Columbia, S. C. visiting
Cpl. and Mrs. J. W. Welch of San
^ntonio, Texas..
Mr. and Mrs. George Proctor
had as their dinner guests Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Roberts of
Shelby. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Proc
tor and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Tracy Proctor and baby, all of
Bessemer City arfd Mrs. George
Proctor Jr. and son of Shelby.
Dora Woman’s
Club Meets
Mrs. N. B. Boyles, Miss Bon
nie Carpenter and Miss Juanita
Carpenter were hostesses to the
Dora Woman’s Club Saturday
night.
Mrs. George Moore called the
meeting to order. The minutes
were lead and approved and dues
were collected. A short business
session followed.
Mrs. A. C. Suttle conducted
an interesting devotional hour.
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. E.M. Devine
read and discussed several current
events from leading magazines,
after which the club enjoyed a
sewing demonstration.
The hostess served a delicious
: salad course with accessories.
Mrs. H. H. Allen
Entertains Friday
p M. Book Club
Mrs. H. H. Allen entertained
(the Friday Afternoon Book Club
:at her home on April 6th at 4:00
‘o’clock. The living room was at
tractively decorated with spring
(lowers.
The subject for the afternoon,
General Dwight D. Eisenhower,
was presented by Mrs. Victor
Stroup, who reviewed the inter
esting biography, “Eisenhower,
the Man and Soldier.” Mrs. D. K.
Mauney, Sr. discussed Edna Fer
ber in connection with her latest
book, “A Peculiar Treasure,” and
reviewed this currently popular
novel which was a book-of-the
month selection. Mrs. R. C.
■Sharpe reviewed “Ride With Me.”
At the conclusion of the program,
the Prisident, Mrs. J. B. Dellinger
presided over the business session
After the exchange of books,
the hostess, assisted by her daugh
ter, Dorothy, served a delicious)
salad course to the following:
Mesdames J. B. Dellinger, D. R.
Mauney, Sr., Victor Stroup, R. J.
Morrison, W. F. Starnes, C. A.
Rudisill, J. D. Hobbs, b. A. Rudi
aill, S M. Butler, and R. C. Sharpe
Circle No. 1
Met Wednesdoy
Circle No. 1 of the Woman’s
{Society of Christian Service of
the Methodist Church held its reg
Callie Beam with Mrs. Palmer
Dellinger as joint hostess.
The meeting was called to order
by the chairman, Mrs. Hallman,,
who led in prayer. The Circle
joined in singing “All Hail tne
Power of Jesus Name. '
Mrs. C. P. Beam had charge of
the devotionals. She read the 3rd
Chapter of Timothy and also led
in prayer.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, roll
called and dues collected.
Mrs. Payne, our program lead
er, gave a very interesting talk on
the topic “Christian Church in Eu
rope.” The meeting closed wilh
the Lord’s prayer.
The following members were
present: Mesdames James L.
Beam, Pearl Beam, Walter Beam,
Eli Beam, Tom Howell, Hudson
Craft, J. W. Payne, C. P. Beam,
Sallie Kirkpatrick, Calvin Carpen
ter, Lester Dellinger, Albert Hall
man, R. G. McClurd, Palmer Del
linger, Lizzie Craft and J. P. Wy
Pretty Bridge Lunch
eon Wednesday P.M.
Mrs. J. D. Watts and Mrs. O.
T. Stewart charmingly entertained
at a 1:30 o’clock bridge luncheon
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of the latter on South Elm St.
Roses, Tulips and Iris added to
the attractiveness of the rooms
where the guests found their
places at beautifully appointed
tables. Each table was centered
with small vases filled with rose
buds. A delicious dessert course
was served.
Later, contract was in play.
When scores were tallied, high
score award went to Mrs. Bob
McNeill, and Mrs. F. M. Houser
received the prize for second high
Mrs. W. T. Robinson won the
bingo prize. Mrs. Grier Beam,
honor guest of the evening, re
ceived a shower of lovely baby
gifts for her son, Joel.
Guests were Mesdames Grier
Beam, D. R. Mauney, Jr., Carlyle
Summer, Lewey Heafner. Ken
neth Beam, Dewey Beam, Bob
Rhea, Howard Houser, W. T.
Robinson, John Beach, Floyd Del
linger, Jack Houser, Bob McNeil,
Johnnie Morgan, Forest Houser,
Russell Boggs and Miss Lunez
1 Houser.
Miss McSwain Be
comes Bride Of
Sergeant Hoyle
In a ceremony of quiet dignity
performed Friday afternoon at
five o’clock at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
K. McSwain, on North Washing
ton Street, Shelby. Miss (‘lidic
Wilma McSwain became the bride
of Sgt. Hubert Frederick Hoyle.
The vows were exchanged in
the living room before an impro
vised altar banked with greenery
and lighted tapers in branched
candelabra twined in ivy. On
each side were tall floor baskets
tilled with white gladioli and
Easter lilies. The lovely double
ring ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. Li. Sheppherd, pastor of
the bride.
Miss Mozelle Moore, pianist,
presented a program of nuptial
music prior to the ceremony. Mrs.
Ben Suttle sang “I Love Vou
Truly,” and “Always”. During
the ceremony “My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice” was softly played.
Mendelssonhn’s Wedding March
was used for the recessional.
The tapers were lighted by Miss
Maude McSwain, sister of the
bride, and Miss Virginia Ramsey,
The bride and groom entered
together. The bride wore a lovely
street length dress of sheer white
wool with sweetheart neckline, a
white straw hat trimmed with
white flowers, and other ac
cessories to match. She wore two
purple throated orchids at her
' snouiaer.
Mrs. John Dixon, sister of the
bride and matron of honor wore a
dress of powder blue with white
accessories and a corsage of gar
denias.
Frank Hoyle of Bessemer City*
brother of the groom, was best
man.
The mothers of both the bride
and groom wore dresses of slate
blue with navy and white acces
sories and corsages of red rose
buds.
Following the ceremony the
bride's parents entertained at a
small reception at their home, for
out-of-town guests and wedding
guests. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoyle
of Bessemer City received at the
door, and Miss Gladys McSwain,
sister of the bride, presented the
guests to the receiving line com
posed of the bridal party and the*
parents of the bride and bride
groom.
The dining table , covered with
a linen embroidery cut work cloth
branched silver candelabra hold
was centered with two live
ing white tapers and oranmented
with valley lilies and fern. On one
end of the table was the three
tiered wedding cake topped by a
wedding scene and at the other
I end was a bowl of white snap
dragons, sweetpeas and fern.
Bridal ices and wedding cake,
and green and white mints were
served by Miss Theo McSwain,
Hiu Violet Early and Miss Imo
pni JMUa* __
Later the couple left for a wed
ding trip. For travel the bride |
wore a becoming dressmaker suit ]
of navy wool with white accesso
ries and her bridal corsage.
Following their return Mrs. I
Hoyle will make her home u ni-1
porarily with her parents before ,
joining her husband.
Mrs. Hoyle is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. K, McSwain and re
ceived her education at Shelby
High School. Sgt. Hoyle is a grad
uate of the Cherryville High
School and has been serving m
the Army Air Corps foi the past
two yeats. He is now stationed at
Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia.
GEORCES MOVE TO
HOME ON MULBERRY
Mr. and Mrs. Howard George
and daughter, Irma Nell George,
who have been making their home
with Mrs. George’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Beam, moved rec
ently to the S. S. Mauney home
on South Mulberry Street. Mr.
and Mrs. George purchased mis
property some time ago and rec
ently had it re-decorated.
Father of Mrs. Troy
Homesley Passes
W. L-. Taylor, 77, father of
Mrs. Troy C. Homesley died at 5
o'-aoek Friday morning, Maicb
•‘lOth, in Davis Hospital, at State
ville following an illness of four
Funeral services were conduc
ted at his home on West Lith St.
in Newton on Sunday afternoon,
April 1st, with Rev. Harry Haw
thorne, pastor of Beth-Eden Liu
theran church, and Rev. U. Har
old W. Groce, pastor of the First
Methodist church officiating. Bur
ial was made in East view ceme
tery.
The deceased is survived by Ins
widow, and four children, Mrs
Troy C Homesley, <'lie, ry ville,
Mrs. Rodney Hamby of ('amp be
Juene, Miss Nellie Taylor at home
and W. G. Taylor of Newton, to
gether with seven grandchildren.
Sgt. Carl Rudisill
Tail Gunner on 'B-24
15th AAF in Italy.—S Sgt Cal l
H. Rudisill, son of Mr. and Airs.
John H. Rudisill, Cherryvifle,
C., is a tail gunner with a If 'M
Liberator heavy bombardment
group which has flown 4d() com
bat missions over enemy targets
in Europe.
This group, commanded by Col.
Robert H. Warren, Tampa, rin..
is the oldest heavy bombardment
group in the Mediterranean thea
tre of opviatiom and iia.-, neen
awarded three Distinguished t mi
Sgt. Rudisill entered ;he ser
vice in October of IP-12 and is a
veteran of more than si v ‘nioni !i ■
foreign service. lie wears the
Distinguished l'nit Badge, Air
Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
Good Conduct Medal and the hu
ropean-African- Middle Eastern
theatre ribbon with two campaign
T 5 Jack Houser and
Johnnie Noles Meet
T|5 Jack Houser who is in Par
is had the surprise of his life re
cently when Johnnie Noles walked
into the post office in Paris where
Jack was working. Jack has been
overseas one year and this was
the first time he had seen anyone
from home since he left. Jack is
stationed in Paris and Johnnie
was on a week-end leave ami was
spending it in Paris. Sgt. George
David McGinnis is also stationed
in Paris.
ARC YOU OF AGE7"
SUBJECT AT SECOND
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY
“Abe You Of Age?" is the sitb-j
ject announced for the mo) .dug
service at eleven o’clock next
Sunday morning al Second
Rpm litvthe Cm - ITT 1" . iuj>
II.) [ i! t 1 hill ell. Ill*: t I V I ■ I; a I
that-i !iin.< li I ■••■in . pi a vei
A Al.. !'..,d suuiiay ■’ 1 ' at U .-la
A. M. Al.ii." v.aj. In|> a . 1 , -
clock, at which lime t> pa-dor.
Rev. \V. ! utiier Hav. 1 :)• expects';
<;■ cr ill: above ) ante*..; * p, ,
jCCt.. .
Training Unions are meeting
Sunday evening al 7 o'clock,. i,ml
evening worship is at ,s 1’. Al. At
the evening, hour the pastor ex
pect; .o make a chalk inlying il
iustiating the hymn, "Shall We
Gather at the River?'' this hymn
is the favorite hymn of Mix Jack
Ream of Cliej.tyvilli . and others.
The evening sermon subject wiJt
lie "Our Future Home.’
An invitation is extended to. ail
to attend these and other services
at the Second Baptist ( hutch.
Miss Edith Stroup
Graduates Tonight
Miss Edith M. S.troup, who has !
been a student nurse at the Mercy
Hospital in Charlotte will gradu
ate tonight. Graduation exercises
will be held at the Woman's- Club
in Charlotte. Miss Stroup has'al
ready passed tlie State Bouid
which was held in Winston-Salem
in March. She is a daughter ot
.Mr. and Mrs. C. ('. Stroup of
t 'hen y I’ille.
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Town Primary
(Continued from front page)
with I.. Edwin Ruth-ill.. Treasur
er on or before Saturday, -April
28th at f>:00 o’clock.
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impression Labs mvdo on Cun
when he first sees her L about as
fin notice:! hie as two planets crash
ing: in mid-air. Then, .U's'l; as
somethin*' heau'ili ! ‘ ' m
velop he tween Tom end 1’
mini"! Topi's I 'd he 1 '' " ■ 1
'■'■"'ii hone1. Tom".' i i1 1 -■
the girl fn'lii home ' i -t la 1 I
for Tom B.vb- is I'"' oo itie ■ a
when the trirl she cfiaiured places
“Girl Shy' mates one of 'lie host
you will he mind he ran t. liccapse
iiist. evaporate out of :t all. liar
and soon Tom w>-Yr* he could
with returns. The iniv-itp grows,
comedies you could ever hope to
(T AKA'TKLS
I'otn Arsdale, who ,ia~ '.roubles
with ■- ir.ls Tommy Sommer
Ike St'mom. who feci he's
iirisistii.de Charles Mauney
Hubs Santord, who changes Toni's
outlook , ' Mildred oljl.
Beaches Carter. Oke's girl of
!)ons in am
the moment
J>ii die Lav ■ i
pi- >'•• Vda
Chuck Mayo,
li :end
Sylvia Wcbstr
I • i ii lie's let. eh hoy
or.; the g;irl from
Meta', Black
Sybil Alii an
;• Toiu's l a'her.
Ch.n'e, ,\vd
MciHie Sue MrCInms
Ivan Marlowe, dean of the college
Ben Brackett
Alfred Tennyson Mm gat oyd. the
College poet. Woody Loudon
I Anthony A
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Laura W'ay and Ida Mae Neill
left Wednesday night lor New
York to it Miss Wray's sister.
Mrs. M..i v I-.: a -ter.
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Joe—For two cents I d knock
your block oil'.
Bill—Oh. a professional, eh?
For Complete PAINT Information see
Charlie Baker or Robert Harrelson at Har
relfon Electrical Supply Company.
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WACO .JUNIOR PLAY
SATURDAY, APRIL, 14th
The \\us. .Juniors will present
tile animal .Junior I’Jay Saturday
ovenin-jr at the Waco IJ itvii School.
April I 11Iv at; suit) o’clock, it is a
Tlircc Act Comedy titled “('Inna
l’>o\ It was written hy .James
Reach and To'in Tajjjrort. It is di
re, ted hy Miss McLeod. The ail—
mission will lie If, & 25c.
Chejrvville. N. C.
DIAL 4601
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BLUEGRASS GENTLEMAN
Trails. Royal Mounted (2)
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
Under and by virtue of an or
der of the Superior Court of bias
ton bounty, made in the special
proceeding' entitled “.John Wa
taster, executor, I < uise VVaeaster
tot ..iln i i v parti,' the under*
i ■ iie<l ■ • .inmu miivi will, on Tues
d.>> ■ | ■ 111 pi l '>10, at 2:30
• • i I o I I' ’,1 , mu ill- premises, in
' in 11, ill-- I' ,wi lii)), Gaston
< -unity, Nmlh i arnlimt. after due
,id\ in i in nivnf, according to law,
Sell al public and inn I o the higll
e P Ifid'h i. for cadi, that certain
fiail nf land, adjoining the lands
of Henry Oellinger, Muty. Del
linger, Lucy Harreison, and oth
er.'. and more particularly de
scribed as follows;—a
Loginning al a post oak stump
north of the ( herryville-Fallston
road, ihe old corner, and corner
of Lucy llanolson, and runs
1 hence with her line S 10 \V 35 1
:.' poles to a stone, old corner;
i fence with the old line S 80 1-2
L 40 poles to a stake, a new cor
ner and cornel' of -I. Henry Del
linger; thence a new line N 10 E
8,i poles to a stake, a new corner
on line of Muty. Dellinger; thence
with his line S 87. 1-2 \\ 4 0 poles
tn the beginning,containing 21.50
acres more or less, same being a
part''of the lands of the late F.P.
Mdicaster.
This April 0. I'd 15.
M. A. STROUP,
COMMISSIONER
2T-A 1!)
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
IN GASTON SUPERIOR COURT
Howard Deese, Plaintiff
Jessie Deese, Defendant.
The defendant above named
will take notice that the plaintiff
above named has commenced an
action in the Superior Court of
Gaston County. North Carolina,
to procure absolute divorce on the
mounds of two years separation
n_ the 1 1th d.iy of March, 1945.
The said defendant will fur
ther take notice that she is re
united to answer op otherwise
plead to the complaint tiled in
this action, by tiling such plead
ing in the office of the Clerk of
said ( ourt in the Gaston County
• ourt House, within 20 days after
the final publication of this no
tice. in the plaimiif will apply to
tile ( i.uit lor the relief to which
plain: it! is entitled under the law
ai d facts of 11,,.
_'1 ~i*-1• "I dual publication of this
(Continued from front page)
Clothes Collection
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partment — Co-Chairman, Clyde
Carpenter.
SCHOOLS:
High School— Co-Chairinan, D.
0. Kudisill.
Elementary No. 1 — Co-Chair
man, John Beach.
Elementary No. 2 — Co-Chair
man, Miss Irene Sox.
Every person in Cherryville anti
surrounding community is being
asked to make a contribution to
this collection of clothing. The
drive opened the first of April
and will close April 30th.
The purpose of the drive, as, is
perhaps already known, is to col
lect 150 million pounds of wear
able clothing of all kinds to be
sent to the needy and destitute
peoples of war devastated coun
tries. Among the articles needed
are knitted caps, woolen wraps,
shawls, smocks, heavy socks, low
heeled shoes, dresses, work
clothes, coveralls, underwear, pa
jamas, robes, sweaters, skirts, top
coats, jackets, suits, shirts, infants
garments, bedding, piece goods,
and etc.
Millions of people, it has been
pointed out, in the nations over
mled by Hitler will be, or already
have been liberated by the Allied
armies and they will be at the
mercy of the weather if clothing
is not provided for them by the
United States.
Boxes will alsr be provided at
the churches.
“WHAT CAN YOU SHARK
THAT THEY CAN WEAR?'’
AN APOLOGY
We wish to offer apologies to
several of our advertisers who
were left out this week. Some tiO
inches of advertising- had to be
leit out due to 'some unexpected
changes in the news ite.ns pub
lished in this issue. VVc hope our
advertisers whose copy was left
out will forgive us for thife change
1 his advertising will appear in
next week’s issue.
notice is 19th day of April, 1945.
PAUL E. MONROE
Clerk of Superior Coupt of
Gaston County, N. C.
J. L. Ha in me, Attv. for Plaintiff.
Gastonia, N. C.4t-Al»
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