CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE
SPECIAL: Solid Maple Break
fast Room Suites. Finest quality
made. Prices start at $39.85 for
five piece suite. Also solid Maple
China and Buffet to match if de
sired. CONNER FURN1T0KE
CO., Phone 550, Lineolnton, M.C.
FOR SALE—Eight Milch Cows.
P. S. Eaker, Crouse, N. C. Route
One. 2tA2pd
FOR SALE — 1941 Chevrolet
C' iich, two, : » ■->, Radio and Hc-.t
or, like new, law milea>e, origin
at tires. H. B. Wi’iiams, Cheiry
vlle, N. C.. Phone 3091
F'OR SALE — One milk goav
and one kid goat. RUFFIN I.A1L,
Rhyne Houser Mill No 1 H-ptl
FOR SALE
Lot on west side of North Moun
tain Street 50 x 75 feet. For
price and terms, write C. W.
Deitz, Lineolnton, N. C., or see
M. A. Stroup. 5t-A30-pi*
F'OR SALE — Six weeks old
white pigs. CLAUDE C. BEAM
Cherryville, N. C. it-pa
FOR SALE—Lot on West side
of North Mountain Street 55xi5
feet. For price and terms write
C. VV. Deitz. Lineolnton, N. C. or
nee M. A. Stroup.
FOR SALE—Brood Sow and b
pigs. John F. Queen, Cherryvilte,
N. C. Route 1, on Saliie Beam old
piace. It-pd
LOST
LOST — Ration Book No. 4—
Name Jessie Barnes. Kinder
please return to local Ration
Board. lt-pd
LOST—Part Police dog wearing
leather collar. Light tan 111 coloi,
near North Brook No. 1 Finder
see or call Woodrow Beam at 3511
in Cherryviile, N. C. and receive
a reward. 2t-Alt>-pd
LOST—Ration Books No. 3 &
4—Name Georgia Carson, Finder
please return to local Ration
Board.
WANTED
WANTED—Three house keeping
rooms unfurnished. Apply at lhe
Eagle Office.__
WANTED TO BUY—All home
made middling meat. Will pay top
price. J. B. NEWTON, Cherry
ville, N. C., at the old Carpenter
etand on West Church St. 2tA9p
SLIP COVERING—foi all types
of chairs. Also a 3 piece living
room suit for sale. Phone IMS
Mrs. Florence Craft. 3t-A30-p
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W. Church St. 2t-pd
SINKS, USED METAL WHITE
enamel, 2 drain boards, sinks,
good and smooth. 1 new double
metal white enamel in metal cab
inet with shelves. New and used
toilet seats, 2 hot water jackets; 1
pair Howe platform scales. Get
her a sink for the kitchen or
porch. Grover Beam. N. Trade
Alley, Shelby, N. C. 2tpd
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Bank of Cherrvville. Signed by S.
IS. Mauney and M. L. Mauney.
Will pay premium. EVERETTE
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Hickory, N. C. 3tpd-A23
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Today at Allen Drug Store. ai.
SPECIAL: Solid Maple Break
fast Room Suites. Finest quality
made. Prices start at $39.85 for
five piece suite. Also solid Maple
aired. CONNER FURNITURE
CO., Phone 550, Lincolnton, N.(J.
EGGS-—Pay highest market. We
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LEGAL NOTICES
NORTH CAROLINA,
GASTON COUNTT.
Beatrice Blanchard,
Plaintiff,
-vs
R. B. Blanchard,
Defendant.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
The defendant, R. B. Blanchard,
will take notiee that an action
entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of
Gaston Cocnty, North Carolina
for an absolute divorce on the
grounds of two- years’ separation,
and the said defendant will fur
ther take notice tl*t he is hereby
iequired to appear before the
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Gaston County at the Court House
in Gastonia, N. C., on the 10th
10th day of August, 1945 and ans
wer or demur to the com^aint in
said action, or plaintiff will ap
ply to the Court for the reliet de
manded in said complaint.
This the 10th day of Jcly, 1945.
PAUL E. MONROE,
Clerk of the Superior Court.
ERNEST R. WARREN.
NORTH CAROLINA
GASTON COUNTY
LN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Nola Lay, Plaintiff
L. E. Lay. Defendant
SUMMONS
The above named defendant
will take notice that an action en
titled as above has been started
dant will be required within 20
twehty days of the final publica
tion of this notice to appear be
for the Clerk of the said Court
and answer or demur to the com
plaint, of the plaintiff, or the
plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in this
complaint.
This the 13th day of July, 1945.
PAUL E. MON HOE,
Clerk Superior Court.
O. A. Warren, Attorney
for the Plaintiff. 4t-A10
I NORTH CAROLINA,
| GASTON COUNTY.
Lola Ingram Henderson,
Plaintiff,
Luther C. Morlar,
Defendant.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
The above named defendant
will take notice that an action for
divorce has been started in the
Superior Court of Gaston Coun
ty, North Carolina, and the de
fendant will be required to appear
before the Clerk of said Court
within the time prescribed by law
after the tinal publication of this
notice in his office in Gastonia,
North Carolina, and answer or de
mur to the Complaint of the plain
tiff, or this plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded
in this Complaint.
This the 18 day of July, 1945.
EMMA CORNWELL.
Ass’t. Clerk of the Super
ior Court.
P. C. FRONEBERGER
Att’y- for the Plaintiff 4t-A9
| NORTH CAROLINA
GASTON COUNTY,
j IN' THE SUPERIOR COURT
Luck Henson Kite'tin, Plaintiff
-vs
Olin Kitchin, Defendant.
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
The above named defendant
will take notice that an action en
titled as above has been commen
ced in the Superior Court of Gas
ton County for the purpose of
obtaining an absolute divorce
fiom the defendant and the de
fondant will further take notice
that he is required to appear t>e
fr re the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Gaston County at the
Court House in Gastonia, N. C.,
to file answer or to demur to said
complaint of the plaintiff within
twe.-ty days after the fina. ap
pearance of this notice, anil that
if he fails to answer or to demur
to s.i.d complaint within fhe ipe
cified above named time, the --'aid
plaiii"d will apply to the Court
tor tin reliet demanded in the
s.ud • omplaint.
V. llNESo: Paul fc. Monroe,
Clerk Superior Court of Gaston
County, at his office in Gastonia,
K {. This the 23 day of July,
1.U5.
EMMA CORNWELL, Asst.
Clerk 'Superior Court
Gaston County, N. C.
Claude B. Woltz, 4t-Al7
Attorney for Plaintiff.
NORTH CAROLINA
GASTON COUNTY.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Elizabeth Spargoe Mode, Plaintiff
-vs
Julius B. Mode, Defendant
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
The atyove nanfed defendant
will take notice that an action
has been started in the Superior
Court for Gaston County, for di
vorce and the defendant will be
required within' twenty days of
the final publication of this notice
to appear before the Clerk of the
said Court, and answer or demur
to the Complaint, of the plaintiff
or the plaintiff will apply to the
Court, for the relief, demanded
in the Complaint.
This 20th day of July, 1946.
EMMA CORNWELL,
Asst. Clerk Superior Court.
O. A- Warren, Attorney
for the Plaintiff.4t-Alt>
NOTICE OF SALE OF PER
SONAL PROPERTY
In order to administer the estate
of J. C. Murphy, deceased, the
undersigned will offer to sale at
public auction, for CASH, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH,
1946. at TEN O’CLOCK A. At..
the following Items of personal
property:
A cow, a calf, a quantity of
corn, miscellaneous articles of
household and kitchen furniture,
and wearing apparel.
The sale will be held at the late
residence of the said J. C. Murphy
near Crouse.
This the 26th day of July, A.
D. 1945.
L. BERGE BEAM,
Executor of the Will of
J. C. Murphy, deceased.
3t-A16
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
The undersigned, having quali
fied as executor of the last will
and Testament of J. C. Murphy
deceased, late of Gaston County
North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the said deceased to exhibit them
duly verified, to the undersigned
executor at Crouse, N. C. on or
before the 3rd day of August,
1946, or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery.. All
persons indebted to the said estate
will please make immediate pay
This the ls{ day of August 194o
L. BERGE BEAM,
Executor of the Last Will and
Testament of J. C. Murphy,
deceased.
NORTH CAROLINA
GASTON COUNTY
N O t I C E
Junior Henry Cudd, Plaintiff
-vs
Guydana A. Cudd, defendant.
The defendant in the above en
titled action will take notice that
an action for divorce ha.' been in
stituted in the Superior Court lof
Gaston County, and that the plain
tiff in the action is a member ot
•he armed forces of the U
States, and will be out of the ju
risdiction of the Court at the unit
the said case tomes on fci a hear
ir^ bofou tin* Court.
The defendant will take notice
that on the li.’.st day of August
1945, the plaintiff’s deposition
will be taken before Miss Mattie
Hopper at her office at No. 205
Realty Building, Gastonia, North
Carolina, at which time the de
fendant may be present ’n person
or through her attorney for the
purpose of cross-examining the
said plaintiff.
This the 7th day of August
1945.
P. C. FRONEBERGEK.
Attorney for Plaintiff. 3t-A23
NORTH CAROLINA
GASTON COUNTY
IN THE SUPEIIOR COURT
Junior Henry Cudd. Plaintig,
-vs
Junior Henry Cudd. Plaintiff,
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
The above named defendant1
will take notice that an actioi
for divorce has been started in
the Superior Court of Gaston
County, North Carolina, and the
defendant will be required to ap
pear before the Clei.,* of said
Court within the time prescribed
by law after the final publication
of this notice in his . nice in Gas
tonia, North Carolina, and answer
or demur to the complaint of the
plaintiff, or this plaintiff will ap
ply to the Court tor the relief
demanded in this complaint.
This 7th day of August, 1945.
PAUL E. MONROE
Clerk of the Superior Court.
4t-A30
NORTH CAROLINA
GASTON COUNTY
IN THE iSUPERIOR COURT
Nora Haynie, Plaintiff
\V. D. Haynie, Defendant
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
The defendant, W. D. Haynie,
will take notice that an action en
titled as above has been commen
ced in the Superior Court of Gas
ton County for an absolute di
vorce, and the said defendant will
further take notice that he is
hereby required to appear before
the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Gaston County at the Court!
House in Gastonia, N. C. on the j
6th day of September, 1945, and,
answer or demur to the complaint'
in said action, or plaintitf will ap
uly to the court for the relief de
manded in said complaint.
This the 6th day of August,
1945.
PAUL E. MONROE,
Clerk of the Superior Court
ERNEST R. WARREN,
Att‘y for Plaintiff. 4t-30
UPSET STOMACHS
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afraid I’d burst. Sour, bitter sub
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tual testimonial from a man liv
ing right here in Cherryville.
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containing medicinal juices from
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cleanse bowels, clear gas from
stomach, act on sluggish liver and
1 kidneys. Miserable people soon
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Gaston County.
BUY BONDS
NEW DINING LODGE, KITCHEN TO BE DEDICATED AT SCOUT CAMP
Phot > above -Top View of Poring Lodge and Kitchen of Piedmont Boy Scout Camp at Lake Lanier, near Tryon, N. C. Built of stone
and log construction. One of the finest camp buildings in the Nation. Bottom—right—. View of spacious kitchen eqhipped with most
modern cooking equipment isitig steam and gas.
Bottom—left—. View of dishwashing and sterilizing section and boiler room. _
ffloMfitl Jtattiood
ADJUSTMENT OF GROWING
CHILD
There are two common experi
ences that no mattet it w mat y
we go through them. can t tnt
agtn ahead just how disrupting
they will be. One is tie discom
fort of excessive heat, the other
is the adjustment to the change!
from a quiet, sleeping baby to a
creeping or toddling bundle ol
energy. When they happen to
you at the same time, it's a
saintly mother indeed who can1
keep from giving in to cxasper-;
But if you were learning to tty
would a hot uay keep you out
of the air? It is the same with
baby—the excitement of getting
from one spot to another
ting from one spot to another
under his own steam is enough to
make him forget the heat. S"
just when you want to be as
still as possible, baby will catch
on to some new trick of manip
ulating arms and legs to increase
his speed—and oif he goes with
you after him.
You’ll save yourself wear
and tear if you give up try
ing to keep the creeping ba
by still, but arrange some
quiet periods for yourself
in the midst of his activity.
Don’t count on a baby pen
for this because the creep
ing child needs cruising
range. But try to arrange
at least one room in the house
so that the baby can be left
by himself in it, with occa
sional interested visits f>om
mother to check on a sense
of companionship.
If you have a din ini' room,
why not turnit into a nursery
for the next few months? I)in
irg room furniture is usually
sturdy and provides plenty of
anchorage for baby’s practice:
in luring himself up to stand
ing position. Linoleum or aj
washable rug makes a safe Moor I
covering1, plant stands and any
other flimsy furniture can be
moved to another room for the
time being: and sash-length cur
tains can be substituted tor the
to-the-floor hangings. The din
ing room being close to tne
kitchen you can do your kitehen
work without baby underfoot,
and yet he'll be close enough to
save you steps when it’s time to
have a look-see.
The kitchen too is good crawl
ing teiritory if there is room for
botli of you. Perhaps you could
fence yourself into the stove
siink-icehox area with chairs on
their sides, and .leave the rest of
the loom to the chief exponent
of the oor’t fence me in policy.
The kitchen is also the be,-, spot
for water play, one of the few
activities that will success!ally
woo the creeper into semi ipuet.
For the inevitable overxow, a
piece of oilcloth on the floor
fin winter you might cover baby
with an oil cloth apron, too, to
keep bim from getting chilled be
fore you can get dry clothes on
nira.) A shallow dishpan is the
baby’s lake end bath tub toya, his
>oau>. A Utiid old enuogh to creep
vi.t *ant to pour the water from
one container to another. Tin
;ans whose edges are smooth will
ir. or >. small double boiler is sure
to please. —
The play pen does have its place
during the creeping period— and
that place is outdoors. For tne
creeper is too young to be turned
loose in a lenced in portion oi
the yard since he is apt to eat d..t
and pebbles. Besides the play pen
keeps the child off the damp earth
Here he cun take his outdoor a. i
nun, even his nap, with a mini
minn of supervision from the
mother.
Yes with planning mothers can
g.ve themselves breathing spells
even during the time wne.i the
child prefers not to be still a
minute!
DON'T BUY GOOD CONDUCT
One of the strangest things
parents do is to try to buy tnoii
children s good behavior. f ou
often hear a mother say: “1 give
John ten cents when he gets an
‘A in conduct"—or; "1 give Jane
money for candy every week it
. oe uoesn t tease tile little girl
_4 uoor." Or perhaps "1 give
..... . a quarter if sue helps me
..." me dishes.”
i n.s policy of offering bribes or
.c-wurds lor good conduct has two
, i ions defects. The tirst and the
...ost practical one is that it does
i.ot work—at least not lor long.
Johnny soon gets lo the point
where ten cents isn't enough to
make up for tne lun he thinks he
is missing. Or Jane linds shed le
ahy father tease the little gnl
next door than have some canny.
And mary lias a date after dinner
tnat s more alluring than tnut
quarter. Y\ hat do those pay-as
you-go paienis do then? Kaise
me aine: And ju^t now muon
snoulu iriendiiness and helpiul
ness be worm .' n hat is the ced
ing pi ice lor not Leasing your
neignoor oi tor helping niouiei
\viwt me dishes?
1 he second detect ot inis
pay-as-you-go plan is that it
puts a money vaiue on some
thing that can't be nought.
Co-operation has no price
tag. Chitortn have to learn ;
tnat living with people means
sharing, and this means shar
ing chores as well as pleasu
res. They have to learn, too,
that good behavior does pay
rividenas—not in money, but
in mating people Iriendly and
co-operauve in return. Jane
may discover, for instance,
that when she doesn’t tease
the little girl next Moor that
little girl invites her in to
play, and lends her skates or
a ooll carriage.
This is just as true in the larg
er world, and children should
valuable things have no price,
snould learn early that the most
you cant buy peace, for instance
as we are learning at great cost,
iso let’s not fool ourselves or our
children into believing that you
can buy the approval of your
family or your neighbors, either.
Let the children discover that
iney can win good will only witn
g.iou will. If iney behave well to
ward other people they will be re
; warned in Kinu. iney will find it
especially rewarding to be ITiend
(ly aim neiptul to children who
! may be less comfortable or less
secure than they are— new chii
' men in me neigbOihood. or chil
dren whose paients speak a dil
leient language or worship in a
different cnurcn, or whose skin is
a different color. isuch children,
because iney are often a minority
in the neighborhood or school,
may sometimes be especially in
need ot lnendliness. And our
children who are iriendly to them
will lind themselves ricniy re
warded in that warm, inner feel
ing that conies of knowing you
have been helpful to someone,
aril at the same time have won
I yalty and ahtction in return.
The important thing in all this
is to help children know the dif
ference between the kinds of
goods and services that can be
pa.u tor with money and those
generous acts that should he u*V
THE RETORT COURTEOUS j
So many of those Americans
who have nveu abrad—especially
in England— during ihe war, and
who come ovei Here lor business
or otlier reasons, manage to say
the wrong ihing at precisely Uie'
light time.
m a recent conversation a visit
111 g expatriate American iuuy
niaue tne remark—and repealed
it several times—mat “you non t
Know over Here tnal theie^ a war
going oil. liieie was an liiiigiisii*
man present wnose nine nas oeeii |
auaut .equally uiviueu between
mis council anu ms own iur tne
last live xu vel y one toon the
leniui k passively u»i me lii'&t two
nines; uui ai me last ic^cuiion,
just us ic lapel's vveie auaUc 10
iciuuce guau umuneis, liit* ixilg
u. iiniuil uuei 1 upiyti mu e^-Aiuvi- ^
icaii s HOW 01 jjiODtn.'ii m
IVllig xVilS. lUt 1 t*
^i (UjuuL 10,v*0p,000 Klmtl u *lll
„iuui u.s wn.use x*», 000,000 tn.iu
1 cii are m tiie “nnvu
xu.iC.es 01 me l. .i.ieU Oiiuto.
i liac is a iai iwi^u uumoei mall
me oimou rmip»*c nas uct 11 au*e
ta iiiustci. lut.'C inatlieis ana
im-ii iiusualias, and med Ou»fi
ennui cii, uL »ux*sl suspect tnal
■ i_/ui* c iin^uwuci^tuiiu me, ans.
^iiuukj—-1 am nut uciiviiiij, me
ciiuii ux In,) uuiiui^ and ti»v.: e»iit
i. ii LiujJln . iiifa; uiC a*u,> ‘ O,
uod.aaa to t>a,uuu,uaa iiiUUUeia
luuik uu in tins sal t Ox e 11 iCX“
gciit^. me uiuus uie me people
ax pales Ol lntiiU, -rexllCU, etc.,
me Stiine
iuuuu.' anu
at/ a, a a a ■ ov.
iia V e Uuiic
111 ve* e.>c ao nave Ine
it. v. ...puiull^i OOUill
\ uoi 1 aliuno, x* e\V Zx e a -
i ex i c vv a cue is. .-vlutil
uuici ltuuU, lias xoO,
, uio V»uu ait uilftuj
tne event ol Vvai. »» e
uui' lull snare—anu
ims miiciica—vaaa
il uoesn t signuy anyinnig
ue«.dU6c Ainciic «*ns complain at
cvciy opportunity, iney would
be niuefauie u nteis iney could
uo tnuw. ii uie ouiter 100a* a bit
pa«e mey want to tire every
uent is personally trying to strave
A auriQay mey believe itie t'resi
to forego meat tor one meal on
member oi uie Ol'A. At idey ftave
them to deatti. .but when the real
blow strines, you tunny people
take it—and mut your mourns, it
it 'changes your stride’ it isn’t
are alone in the bosom of your
family—but certainly not other
* Perhaps, Mrs. Snooks, you
have been away so long that you
are out of touch with tne sprit ot
urally a part of our daily living
together — the things we do for
t. lie another, and tor ourselves.
Si* ** j
Inch.
Sermon
f'REV. ROBERT H. HARPER t
Isaac's Testimony to God.
Lesson for August 12: Genesis
2<>: 1 i»-33.
Mem ry Verse Psalm 77:14.
Isaac was a man of peace in a
warring age and lie won out ill
Ilia policy of peace towaul Ins
neighbors in Canaan.
Alter Abraham's death the Phil
istines had filled m the wells he
had digged. Isaac reopened the
weils: also digged another. Wisely
enough men i copen the wells ol
liUih their fathers diggeu—go to
me past for the best it holds, and
mso h\e isauc open new wells o^%
truth. * 0 \
When the Philistines conrendeu
with his men for the wells, Isaac
iiloYci; on to lieersheua. Lvnlently
11is ptdicy oi peace was approved
oi uuu, ,ioi the Lord appeared to
him ana renewed the covenant He
nan muiie with Abraham.
And note the eliect of his pol
icy of peace upon ms enemies,
they came to turn at LSeei sheba
unu proposed to mm a league oi
,.euce w.mch Isaac uccepieu. The
covenant was celebrated with a
great least.
On the morrow when the visitors
nail imparted the servants of Is
aac reported to mm ihat they hud
■ uui'U water, l ne man who ictus
es not water to others wdl have
an aouuuant well lor himseii.
Isaac s career ol peace was ill
ueeu reiaarKubie tor the age in
wli ch i.e liveu. Liul above ms mo
urn mm as a mail ol peace was
me testimony oi his nle to Goo —
even heumei neighbors weie m
in.iincu ny it ami bine to oner a
. oyu.alu oi ri leijusmp to tue iiiau
iin nun so Sigiiauj ..ppioveii and
MORE ABOUT
North Carolina
rixptuuiiuies uuniig die j cal tu
rned $l‘J,iut>,y45 other tnan debt
service, ana $7,734,457 lor dent
service, making total uisburse
mtius $ 1 o,o31,402.
tlie American people. You think
because they haven’t had bombs
land upon them, and have not had
i to pull in their belts as much as
have those abrad, and don't com
plain about things which have oc
curred—that "they don’t know
I there’s a war going on.’ Well, Mrs.
Snooks, 1 can only suggest—in
i the vernacular of your erstwhile
I country—that you ‘guess again’—
and maybe study a few statistics.