NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
FOR DELINQUENT TAX OF
CHERRYV1LLE TOWNSHIP
In pursuance of afi o«der of the Board of Commissioners of
Gaston County, and required by law, the undersigned Tax Collector
will sell for cash to the highest bidder at the Court House door in
Gastonia, N. C., on
MONDAY^ SEPTEMBER 3, 1945
beginning at the hour of 10 A. M. the following described real estate
on which county taxes for the year 1944 remain due and unpaid.
The amount given in these lists do not include costs and advertising,
which will be added to each item at time of settlement.
J. C. JENKINS. Tag Collector
CORPORATIONS
Cherry villa National Bank, Liquidation Trustees Cherryville,
N. C. Lot West Church St. South Side adj E. L. Carpenter $6.58
Indian Creek Lumber Co., Vale, N. C. Lot Cherry ville
Dallas Road adj J. Frank Beam ..-..-.—
State Capital Life Ins. Co., Raleigh, N. C. Bo* 761
26 acres J. C. Ballard land .-..-. $9.36
Sterlin Brick Co., Cherryville, N. C. Lots No, 155-162
C. A. Mauney Prop.—.
Sunnyside Gin Co., Bessemer City, N. C. Lot A Gin Bldg
adj S. L. Kiser ... .. . .-. *10-04
Anthony, J. W., Crouse, N. C. Route 1, 22 1-2 acres adj.
W. B. & Frank Dellinger ..- M-86
Baxter, Mrs. W. J., Cherryville, N. C., R-l, House A Lot
Kenwood St. adj. R. H. Carroll . $*.36
Beam, J. F. Estate, Cherryville, N. C. R-2, 17 acres adj.
Eli Beam and John T. Sellers $3.56
Black, Joe Estate, Cherryville, N. C. lot Estes Ave. 100x162
ft. adj. E. D. Stroup lot 40y90 E Main St. N. Side $6.30
Brown, G. L., Lincolnton, N. C. R- 61 acres G. L. Brown
land House & Lot West First Street .-. $18.39
Brown, G. L. & Sam Neill, Lincolnton, N. C. R- Lot Ballard
St. adj. John J- George Prop. .69
Carpenter, W. A. Lincolnton, N. C. R-4, 15 1-2 acres High
Shoals Rd. & Landers Chapel 26 acres adj P. S.
Carpenter and Sydney Paysour (Bal) 79
Costner, 0. A., Lincolnton, N. C.—1 Service Stiiion N.
Mtn. St. adj. P. C. Bean, lot $18.60
Costner, Will, Besvemer City, N. C. R-2, 29 acres A. E.
Moore land adj. Miles Bess $5.60
Dellinger, Lou Miss, Cherryville, N. C. Lot W. Church St. $ .40
Dellinger, Mae, Cherryville, N. C. R-2, 3 1-4 acres land
Cherryville-Waco Road $3.93
Devine, H. B. Cherryville, N. C. Lot Ben Black laud
East & Church St. Blk. 2 -30
Dougan, Ira, Bessemer City, N. C. R-2, 4 acs track 8 Dougan Id. $1.10
Eaker, J . D. Estate, Cherryville, N. C. House & Lot
South Jacob St. Ea*t side $7.97
Farris, E. B. & Jennie Lee, Bessemer City, N. C. R-l
4 1-2 acres adj. John S. Stroup $3.29
Ford, Ernest, Estate, Rhodhiss, N. C. 6 66-100 J. E. Ford land $1.19
Fold, Carl L. Morganton, N. C. lot H. Lee belliug.*r land .40
Grigg, Webb, Cherryville, N. C. 2 20-100 Geo. Self land . $2.i0
Harmon, J. O. Gastonia, N. C. 11 40-100 acs D.H. Harmon Id $3.16
Hastings, Loyd & Marie. Cherryville, N. C. House Si Lot
adj Claude Boyles .■. $4.66
Hoffman, George T. Lincolnton, N. C. R-4, 61 1-4 acres
adj R. B. Hoffman-High Sroals . £8.88
Homesley, J. O. Cherryville, N. C. R-2, 16 acres adj Arthur
Hallman 3 30-100 adj Paul Beam 8 91-100 adj
A. B. Homesley ... $14.66
Houser, A. L., Cherryville, N. C. Lot 62x100
East Main Street south side . $4.16
Houser, W. Hinkle, Crouse, N'. C., 159 acres Beaver Dam
Creek adj Sid Carpenter 43 3-8 acres adj R.G. Cherry $47.10
Heavner, Mrs. Ann, Bessemer City, N. C. R-l
24 22-100 acres adj E. H. Biggerstaff . $3.62
Huss, Howard Est. Cherryville, N. C. R-2, Lot Kenwood
Avenue, East side . $2.76
Hutchins, James and Clara, Bessemer City, N. C. R-l,
House and 1 1-2 acres Bessemer Rd adj H.W. Ramsey $6.76
Jarrett, Geo. T. Estate, Cherryville, N. C. 12 lots
86-91 & 114-118 C. A. Mauney Property .38
Kiser, Audie L. 610 Rankin St., Gastonia, N. C. 9 acres
lot No. 5 (Phillip Kiser land) adj Clay Kiser .. $2.10
Kiser, D. A.. Lincolnton, N. C. K-4, 48 acres adj Sid
Paysour & Luther Kiser . $10.56
Mauney, Clyde Estate, Bessemer City, N. C. R-l,
11 1-2 acres Gratt Mauney land . $2.13
Mauney, C. B., Bessemer City, N. C. R-l, 29 acrea
Bessemer Rd. adj R. R. Mauney . $17.17
Mauney, Avelene, Bessemer City, N. C. R-i, 4 acres adi
J. L. Parris and J. H Watt^ .. $1.10
Hosteller, L. A., Vale, N. C. House or Lot adj
W. J. T. Styers
%J.» 6
Mostellei, Latta P., Cherryv.lle, N. C. House A Lot
N. Mulberry St. adj. A. W. Howell .516-78
Mosteller, Thomas J., Cherryville, N. C. Lot West
Second Street, Lot North Mountain Street . $-1 06
McGinnas, J. M., Kings Mountain, N. C. Lot East Main
Street adj M. A. A Steve Stroup . $6.96
McGinnas, J. W., Charlotte, N. C. Lot on Elm Street
East side between First & Second Streets . . $3.15
McGinnis, M. E. Jr., Crouse, N. C. R-l, 6 acres adj.
S. C. Carpenter and W. H. Crocket . $17.26
Paysour, Walter T., High Shoals, N. C. 16 acres gdj
S. L. Carpenter .... $3.66
Pruitt, Will, Cherryville, N. C. Box 494,
9 lots H. Lee Dellinger land .•••■ $3.01
Rhyne, Sam J., Bessemer City, N. C. R-2, 60 1-2 acres
Bessemer Road, adj J. C. McGinnas .,. $16.64
Rutter, Harry, Gastonia, N. C. Lot 8-9-10 East Main
Street, South Side .. $6.11
Stroup, Lee A Rush, Cherryville, N. C. Lot 180x180
N. Elm Lot 176x200 N. Elm (Bal) .. $4.46
Walters, H. B., Kannapolis, N. C., Box 323, lot 39
86x262 No. 12-26 Inc H. Lee Dellinger land.... $1.10
Watterson, Clarence Est, Kings Mountain, N. C. R-l,
62 acres George Sellers land adj L. C. Sipe -. $10.$4
Whitesides, Mrs. Lola, Bessemer City, N. C. R-l, 4 acre*
Long Creek Gold Mine Dougan land .- $1.10
Wright, Joel W., Asheville, N. C., l*>t 8. Mountain St.
82x166 ft W«st Sid* 66 acre* CherryviUe-Dfcllaa Road
adj Fox Paysour 60 acre* Sunnysidc-Long Crack Rd.
$36.68
COLORED
Behsotl, Jobry Mae, Cherryville, N. C. R-2, Lota 4-6-0-7
C. A. Mauney Prop. . $ .64
Bess, Hunter k Emma, Chtrryville, N. C. House & Lot
Bessemer City Road (Tom Bess Prop..) . $3.00
Clark, Waldo, Cherryville, N. C. R-2, Lots 1-2-3
C. A. Mauney Prop.... .40
Dixon, T. G., Cherryville, N. C. R-2, House & Lot adj
R. L. Young, 3 lots C. A. Mauney Prop . . $6.20
Green, W. H., Cherryville, N. C Lot 153x66, 18&x226
Pink Street & Highway ...,... $7.62
Hart, George W., Cherryville, N. C. R-2, House A Lot
adj Clarence Dellinger & L. E. Stroup .. $3.15
Hallman, Emma, Bessemer City, R-l, 34 acres adj C. A.
Stroup and Rachael Eaker . $7.72
Jackson, Maude, Cherryville, N. C. R-2, house k lot
adj Will Jackson & Robert Young . $1.57
Keel, C. L., Shelby, N. C. Vacant lots 12-13-14 C. A.
Mauney Prop. $1.19
Patterson, Laura & M. L., Cherryville, N. C. R-2, |
House & Lot adj John Fite . $4.14
Rudisill, Allen & Olivia, Cherryville, N. C. Box 603.
Lot adj M. H. Rudisill ... .99
Rudisill, M. H., Cherryville, N. C. House & Lot tdj
Kendrick Bro. . $6.70
Sanders, Pearl, Cherryville. N. C. House & Lot
Bessemer-Cherryville Road . $3.51
Schenk, Floyd. Cherryville, N. C. vacant lot adj
Lum Patterson $2.69
Weathers, Julia, Shelby, N. C. R-2, 84 acres adj
Sid Carpenter and Albert Mauney . $13.23
Wells, Herbert, Cherryville, N. C. R-2, House & Lot
Mulberry St. East Side, Lot 47 1-2x198 ft adj col church $7.77
DISCOVERY
Abernetliy, James A. Jr., Lincolnton, N. C. Lot North Elm
St. (Cherryville National Bank Propb .. $4.25
Beam, Yates, Cherryville, N. C., Lot 25x75 North Mountain
Street West Side ....... $12.68
Lrougan, A. C., Bessemer City, N. C. 1 lot $. L. Kiser land.. .40
Howell, Clyde J., Bessemer City, N. C. R-l, House & Lot
2 3-4 acres adj E. H. Biggerstaff . $14.45
Lovelace, Fred R., Bessemer City, N. C. R-l, 30 acres Dallas
Cherryville Road, 6 3-. acrts Cherryville-Bessemer
City Road adj S. L. Kiser .. $24.31
Rector, Azalee, Bessemer City, N. C. R-l, 12 1-2 acres
Sid Tritt land adj D. H. Mauney ... $10.48
Truelove, G. W., Cherryville, N. C-. 1 lot E. Church St.$5.13
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
FOR DELINQUENT TAX OF THE
TOWN OF CHERRYVILLE, N. C.
In pursuance of an order by the Board of Commiss
ioners of the Town of Cherryville and required by law, tht
undersigned Tax Collector will sell for cash to the highest
bidder at the City Hall in Cherryville, N. C.,
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1945
Beginning at 10 o’clock A. M.t
the following described real estate on which Town ta\
for the year of 1944 remain due and unpaid. The amounts
jjiven in these lists do not include costs and advertisement
which will be added to each item at the time of settle
ment.
E. E. McDOWELL, Tax Collector
ALFONSO BEAM, Clerk
Beam M. C.—Lot East Main Street „. 11.38
Beam, Hubert H.—Lot W. 2nd Street $ 3.83
Beam, E. Yates—Lot North Mtn. Street 2.1
Black, Joe Estate—Lots 8.8-0
Brown, G. L. & Sam Neal—Lot ... .82
Brown, G. L.—Bldg. W. 1st Street 21.5';,
Costner, O. A.—F. Stat. N. Mtn. . 25.7.8
Devine H. B.—Lot on Highway No. 160 ... .40
Eaker J. D. Est.—House and lot Bates Avenue . 11.13
Eaker William—House and lot 4th Street 14.92
Hendrick Arvel L.—Lot Bates Avenue 2.86
Houser A. L.—Lot E. Main Street 6.8"
larrett, Geo. T. Est.—Lot Essex Street .7"
Mosteller L. A.—House & iot Styers Street 12.64
Mosteller Thomas J.—Lot N. Mtn. . r> 68
Mosteller Later P.—House & Lot N. Mulbeiry St. 24.41
Moore Andrew Est.—House and lot S. Mulbeiry St. 5,12
McGinnas George C.—•. 7.92
Neill Hearmon & Evolin—Lot 1.84
Rutter H. R.—Lot 7.12
Short Mrs. Sam—House & Lot N. Mulberry Street 7.8S
Cherryville National Bank-Liquidution—Lot 9.12
COLORED
Bess Hunter &. Emraer—House & Lot 4.18
Dixon T. G. Est.—House & Lot S. Mtn. Street 8.78.
Hart Geo. W.—House & Lot 4.40
Jackson Maud—House & Lot S. Min. St. 2.24)
Green W. H.—Lot 7.82
Patterson M. L. & Lona—House & Lot 5.76
Shanks Floyd—Lot . 5.12
’7he GIRL from
Jhe DOUBLE Rl
BE T TY BLOCK LI NGEH ?/ Mg
CHAPTER II
Ralph Rowland was off in the
wars. His sister, Rusty, drove him
to the station. She hated to see
him go, leaving only an uncle, a
young brother and her mother on
the ranch. She knew she would
have to run the ranch and would
receive littfe help from any of
them. On the way ba#k to the
ranch she ran into a storm, found
a stranger calling himself “Herb
wrecked. She pulled his car out
of the water before deciding to
try again to reach the ranch.
He held her away for a moment
“Let this be a lesson to you,” he
chuckled. “Don’t pick up chance
strangers on a lonely piairie.
His arms closed about her rgun
but not for long ....
“Let this,” said Rusty, grimly,
,fbc a lesson to you . . . The arms,
Stranger Herb, ailb supposed to
reach for the stars . . . There,
that's more like it.”
How, thought Rusty wildly
would you keep a revolver in 2
man’s midriff when it heaved with
such convulsive laughter.
On a morning a few weeks lat
er, RuBty stood on the ranchhousfe
verandah and watched the sun's
approach over the Nopocos.
Uncle Jed ambled out after her
“What’s for today?” he asked.
“That southern slope must be
spaded,” Rusty began earnestly
“We have got to get our next
vegetable crop in without
Of -ill the dadgummed fool
ish nonstr.se!’ burst from the old
man.-“This thing o‘ turnin’ a re
spectable cow ranch into a truck
garden is the dad-gummed blame
tst—”
“Hold it,” suggested Rusty,
‘“and remember you’re the eat
ingest man on this spread. If we
can’t get tl.e gasoline to ge: into
town to buy the vegetables that
aren’t on the market any longer,
jus; what are you going to n-e f >i
food,”
“I’ll eat Mexican Jieans afor*
I’ll lower myself in spading foi
spuds.”
As fyisty rode on over the
range, she told herself that she
shoulckriot blame two men for
leaving. How could they be ex
pected to withstand the lure ot
high wages in war plants? And
the Double R could not afford to
pay such wages.
Nor could she blame Uncle Jed
for wanting to sell the young
stock for high prices. It was a
temptation. But Ralph had said
they must remain true to their
country and they would do much
more toward relieving the meat
hortage if they sent their stock
• the feeders before selling. The
ting steers out there would trip
- in size, would mean three times
lie meat for consumption after
hey’d been built up for the pack
Yet this meant very little addi
tional profit for the ranch.
“Get thee behind me. Uncle Jed
Rusty • murmured, digging her
heels into her pony's sides.
A tortuous path led up the
"harp rise of the first Nopoco.
The pinto, Babe, took it carefully
kicking rolling rocks from under
her f' ;t. She came out on a shelf.
And then her attention was di
verted to the far north, where a
onudge of smoke show’ed the loca
tion of the distant city. This turn
ed her thoughts to the redheaded
stranger. Herb. Of course, he
might have come fom some other
Suddenly, Rusty stiffened. There
to tfae north, near the road—those
turkey hawks and buzzaids wheel
ing—a cloud of them too many
for a dead prairie dog or rabbit.
And the stock — the stock wag
cuddled far from that spot, They
were milling about in a tightly
packed'’ mass against the line
fence,
Babe picked her way down the
first rise carefully. Then, finding
the prairie soil beneath her, she
stetehed her legs and fiew over
the short green, her mistress
straining forward aa though she
might help.
Rusty called out as she neared
.he milling mass of stock, and
there lifted their white faces, only
to lower them again again and
'*^11, their coasoleas milling,
TRe^ast gate open, she rode in
circled them and drove inem
ahead- to that gate,' They poured
through and, once through went
umbering on—on south, he no
ticed.
Bhbe snorted, danced and turn*
ed her head, She backed and pto.
nested, she cavorted apd objected
and finally, knowing it was useless
to change the mind of her mist
ress, she proceeded with mincing
steps.
“Ah!” Rusty breathed the word
In shocked surprise.
The herd was due for the feed
er’s trucks. iSome of them would
still be run up the tramway, but
those over there—
“Why, that’s queer. Why, Tve
never seen anything like chis
Someone — someone has killed/
those, jsnd taken—”
Someone had come in. slauph
tered the cattle and taken cnly
the prime cuts. The rest lay there
spoiling under the sun.
Uncle Jed wouldn’t believe it.
He stomped around and defied
Rusty.
“Can’t be,” he rumbled. ‘Cat
tle don’t get themselves rifle-kill
ed. Men wouldn’t do a thing line
that—no man—
“Uncle,” Rusty said, ’haveq t
you heard of black marketing';
It’s the same as bootlegging—rur
by gangsters. Gangeters use high
powered rifles and machine guns,
don’t they?” __
“Bah.” snorted the old man.
“This isthe range, girl. Gangsters
don't come outside city limits less
they’re run out. You been iistenin
to too many of them radio dramas
Going out to take a look-see lor
myself.
He went to the door to bellow,
“Manny!”
“Want me, uni?” inquired a
voice from behind the nearest di
van, and a shock of dark hair fol
lowed by two darlf. eyes appeared
over the back. “Say, sis, honest,
were they gangsters like in the
movies? Say, can 1 go with you
unc?”
“Ask your sister; she’s boss
around here," grumbled .led How
land. “Then get yourself out and
whistle up Sudan.”
“Let the boy go,” Mrs. Row
land coining in, sank heavily into
a chair. “Now, Rosalyn, tell me
everything from the beginning. 1
do wish your father were here.
She sighe as her brother-in-law
went out. ‘We need a man to han
dle this. I think we’d better tele
phone Decker and see what he
says.”
Rusty would have preferred to
call the sheriff. All the ranches
should be warned and he was the
one to do it. Hut her mother in
sisted that she phoqe Ladue Dec
ker.
She went to the hall phone.
Three short and one long turn ot
the handle. As she picked up the
receiver she could hear other re
ceivers being lifted all along the
line. If she wanted to warn her
neighbors, all she had to do was
tell Ladue what bad occurred.
“Tell Ladue to come over,” or
dered her mother from the other
room. “Don’t go telling him things
over the phone; have the whole
county in on us for dinner. And
with rationing and Conchita act
ing the way she is — I couldn’t
face it."
“Hello, hello.” came the sharp
voice of Ladue’s mother.
“This is Rusty, Mrs. Decker; is
Ladue there?"
‘'He’s about somewheres. What
are you wanting with the boy?”
Riuy:y waited a moment. She
felt everyone along the line wait
ing, wetting their tongues to re
late, “Now that, her brother’s otf
Rusty’s running after Decker.”
“Will you tell him my mother
would like him to ride over. Some
thing important has happened, and
she and Uncle Jed want to dis
cuss it with him.”
“Important? What?”
Rusty gestured at her mother.
“You can handle her; 1 can’t,’
she whispered.
Rusty was relieved of going to
the scene of the slaughter with
Decker when “Piney" the under
boss, offered to go with him.
“Now you fergit this business,
Miss Rusty,” Piney advised. “We
'll take care of it.”
Forget it? How could she?
Then cars began turning into
the Double R—cars of neighbors
who just thought they’d ‘drop in’.
They dropped in, stayed to din
ner, then departed after Uncle
Jed had glibly assured them that
Rusty had “gone off half cocked”
merely because she had found a
dead yearling down in the North
field.
“Hallucinations of rustlers, ' he
churckled.
In the kitchen Rusty stood look
ing about her in dismay. Conchita
had left dirty dishes everywhere.
The fires in the two big stoves
were out and the wood box was
empty,
“Manny!”
Her young brother who had
been listening in on the men s
conference, appeared hastily.
“Kindling and that box full of
wood,” Rusty ordered, "and muse
it snappy,”
I “Aw, gee, Sis, us men are talk
ing things over, Don’t you want
those gangsters to get caught? I
gotta—■“
Just then Decker appeared and
looked a hand into Manny’s ct 1
lar,
Come on Big Stuff. Were
Commandos, see? That woodptlt
out there is a mess of Japs. Let’s
ee which of us can pick off the
most in the least time. Ready?
Charge!"
Washing dishes wasn’t so bad
thought Rusty when you had a
companion who sang as he dried
them,
“ ‘And the funny old hills,” "
crooned Decker, He broKe off.
“You know if I were to go to the
bunk house and talk to those men
of yours — I mean if 1 had the
right kind of authority—”
“If I were to go there as your
fiance, they’d know they’d have
to toe the mark toll Ralph got
home. Some of them don’t cotton
I --
to working for a girl.”
“They’re not. They're working
for the Double R, the same as al
ways, and they know it.'
Decker went into a ihoughttul
condition of “Tumbleweed” to
break off with, ‘You haven’t an
swered me.”
“Answered?”
“I proposed.”
Rustv turned, soapy hands go
ing to her hips. Did you call that
a proposal? It sounded more like
the prospectus of a working
agi cement.”
"Then how about this?” He
pulled her to hmi. “Honest, little
half-pint, I’ve only been waiting
for you to grow up. We can go
into the Nopocos for a honey
moon. I know a great place to
camp. Stream rushes down in a
roar, then spreads out in a green
pool. There are trees, Rusty, big
trees, and the ground beneath
them is like a park. Ne;0 month
there'll be flowers in the clearing
Rusty closed her eyes and saw
a young man with red hail — hair
lank with river mud and watgj^
“She pushed Decker avTt »
“Sorry, something's lacking.”
“What?”
She surveyed him critically.
“Mud in your hair.”
He laughed. “You mean ‘mud
in my eye’?"
“1 don’t know what l mean,
Deck. It’s just — no, but thank
He stared at her a moment aa
though not believing what he a
heaid. And then into lus eyes
came a look of determination.
“You meant to say ‘Not jot.'
AH light—hut I'll he ba< k lor the
‘yes' I have coming.”
Ha wheeled and strod' out of
''After supper, Rusty walked
through the twilight to the mess
shack where her riders were hav
ing theii evening meal, Not all of
them were there. Only tne men
ftom (he nearby range lad come
"Hi. gang,” she gree'el
it. she inKied. “Go on eatiiu
rhanks L.ng, no coffee. Tl.e boys
taver. t enough as it is.”
She tod them what had hap
Kiied ami what they coull es
,eet ; what [in had been w eked
o by Jed, rffney and 1 r.
'inev was
rounding
already out
vers whose
was outstann ling,
i c old man a‘ ttie inr
‘able piped up
o' their plan. u;<: you
’ \\'hv? Got loo c >v; es
’it-li a rifle
i >1 r gl . i.
nd of thr
“Ain't i!
Iiss Rusty
i it, ain't it?”
“Well, if your Dad was a-dom’
. or Ralpliy, they'd not wan to
etch them gangsters evidence of
heir crime. They'd go straight to
lie sheriff.”
’t he men talked it over. Hank's
olee rising abode the others.
Can't see any sense in letting
iem get them-'dves good beef to
et eaught with.”
Rusty walked back to th * house
i find Piney had just ridden up.
“Short a man, Miss Rusty. Can
ou round me up one and stake
nil out? Want him over on that
ast section. Tell him to ride from
he big slump in the three rocks,
“ I’ll have someone there to
ovci,” she promised.
But who? The men in t|ie mess
l"’ck had already done a hard
ay's work,
She went to (he corral, whistled
p Babe and, saddling her, rod®
irto the night.
(TO BE CONTINUED*
Poultry is hi ing rued to lay
ggs with a thicker white than
usual so that theeggs peach and
fry Letter. Another line of breed
ing is woiklng for thi< ker, less
porous, and stronger eggshells.