FOREIGN WAR VETERANS TO FORM POST
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Cherryville Sales Still
Lagging In Campaign
Chairman Mauney, Urges Every One To
Buy Every Bond Possible; Only Few
More Days Remain In Drive.
Cherry ville 13 still behind in it3
quota for the Victory Loan Cam
paign. This campaign is supposed
to close on Saturday, December
8th., but due to the buying in tha
mills and through other payroll
deductions it is expected to be
extended for a few days.
This is a very serious situation,
and Mr. Mauney, the Chairman
is making a personal appeal to
everyone to mnj<e an intensive
effort in behalf^ of the E Bond
sales, so that we will not ia)i
short of our quota.
“This is the last drive to be
put on by our government in con
nection with the second World
War, but it is by no means the
least important. On the contrary
it is one of the most important
yet put on because the money
is to be used for tne purpose of
bringing men back home, supply
ing our forces in foreign lands,
as well as a: nome, with needed
food anl equipment, paying our
soldier, their mustering-out pay
and medical care for those who
anl emdical car, for those who
are sick or were in fighting for
our country. These are things we
a? patriotic rtinei leans un iwi
alford to neglect,’’ says Mr. Mau
ney.
“V ~ « - .
^ >uy Christmas Seals;
F i fir h t Tuberculosis
People of Gaston County arc
responding1 to the Tuberculosis
Christmas Seal Sale in iust thj
same creditable way as tney res
pond to all Wotthwj'le causes.
Mrs. May C. Nicholas, Executive
Secretary announces that special
solicitors for the sale of bonds tn
Cramerton, Gastonia and Mt.
Holly have brought into the office
$972.50 and that some of the
men have not yet reached several
of their prospective distribu
tors. Belmont Jaycees are hand
ling the Tuberculosis Bond sale
in Belmont and are counted on
for an excellent job when it is
completed. Mrs. Nichols hopes
for $2000.00 from the bond sale.
Letters returned through Dec.
1 have brought $2,119.75. Local
communities show up as follows:
Belmont $127.00
Bessemer City 122.89
Cherry ville 141.00
Cramerton 149.31
Dallas 90.50
Gastonia 1,197.55
Lowell 87.00
Mt. Holly 149.60
Stanley 55.00
$2,119.75
Please take note that there are
two sheets of seals in each letter.
It is hoped that very many peo
ple will buy all of the $2.00 wor
th in their letters. And it will be
greatly appreciated if contribu
tions are sent in promptly. We do 1
not expect people who received
letters to try to sell the seals. We
wish them to buy the seals or to
return them in the enclosed en
velope if they can not buy them.
Seals are being delivered to
principals this week to be sold in
the schools December 10th, 11th,
12th, & 13th. It is hoped that the
children will plan ahead and be
ready to buy them promptly
when they go on sale. We need
$1,000.00 from the white schools
in Gaston County.
Mrs. Maude Jeffers, Chairman
of seal sale among the colored
people has good strong com- ,
mittees working with her and she
has set Iter goal at $800.00. We |
believe they will reach it. I
Added up, the situation is that i
we need $4,200.00 more from |
letters. How about yours?
OWARD RAY GREEN, F 2lC
M THE US8 PRINCETON
Edward R. Green, 18, fireman, j
second class, USNR, East 1st st.,
Cherryville, N. C., ha» been as
signed to duty on the h)*sd
PRINCETON, a new ESSEX
class aircraft carreir soon to be
commissioned.
Members of the newly-assigned
crew now are in training at the
Atlantic Fleets Naval Training
Station at Newport, R. I* 1
NEW MASONIC
OFFICERS ELECTED
The members of Cherryville
Lodge No. 505 A. F. & A. M.,
held their regular communication
last Monday evening. At the close
of the regular order of business
j officers were elected to serve
during the year 1946, as follows:
Master, David P. Dellinger; Seri
al*' Warden, Hillard Hatrelson;
Junior Warden, Henry Dellin
ger; Treasurer, W. D. Browne
and Secretary, George S. Falls.
There was no change in any of
The appointive officers are:
Senior Deacon, Howard Allran;
Funior Deacon, Robert B. Mc
Neill; Senior Stewart, J. D.
iVatts; Junior Stewart, N. M.
Dellinger; Tiler, A. T. Dellin
ger; and Chaplain, E. S- Elliott.
And the following Committ
ees: Finance, S. M. Butler, W.
L. Browne and Stephen Stroup;
Orphan Arylurn, \V. D. TV-own",
D. R. Mauney, Jr., Ben R. Rudi
sill, L. L. Randall and Dwight
Beam; Education, W. J. T. Sty
era, Hillard llaprelson and T. A.
Carter. Reference, the princi
pal officers of the lodge.
The past year has been a very
successful year. Many new mem
bers have Deen received and pass
i d to the highest degree we con
ier here. A new member was
elected Monday evening. There
will be a first degree conferred
December 17th, and at the time
the new officers will be installed.
The membership is greatly
pleased w Vh the splendid suc
cess of the Lodge for all these
years. January first, the Lodge
enters upon the 46th, year of
,he Lodge. During all this time
the lodge has never failed to
function and most of the time
doing good work.
Dallas Leads County
In Sale of New Bonds
Dallas is the first town in Gas
ton county to go over the top in
the matter of the sale of E Bonds
in the present Victory Loan
drive according to reports from
that town this week.
With a quota of $15,000 sales
already made total $15,200 with
several more reports to be re
ceived before the campaign clos
e.; there.
All these bonds were sold by
the children in the Dallas gram
mar and high schools under the
direction of Mrs. May K. Faulk
ner in the high school and Miss
es Grace Farris and Edna Line
berger in the grammar school.
Largest sale in the high school
was in Forrest Allen’s eleventh
grade and the highest m the
grammar school was in Miss Ed
na Lineberger’s Grade 3-A.
F. O. Bois Crocker
Home From Over Sea
F. O. Bois Crocker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. S. Crocker has re
turned from overseas, after three
year, in service and six months
overseas. F. O. Crocker arrived
home on November 15th, and is
on terminal leave, lie is expect
ing to get his discharge within a
short time.
GLENN DUNCAN
ABOARD NIBLACK
Glenn W. Duncan, Beaman,
first class, son of H. 0. Duncan,
101 Pine ave., O' c’-ivville, \. C.,
is Ke*-vii s> abo")-l rlie destroyer
NIBLACK in the Pacific.
The NIBLACK has taken pait
in the occupation of Japan having
convoyed troops from Saipan to
Honshu. Before joining the Na
vy, Duncan was employed by the
Carlton Yarn Mills of Cherry
villa. One brother, Earl, also in
the Navy, is a baker, third class.
SELLING BONDS
TO INDIVIDUALS
Total Purchases Reach 90
Per Cent Of Goal; E
Bonds Sales Slow.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3—Pur
chases of Victory bonds by in
dividuals in the current $11,000,
000,000 drive, today totaled $3,
887,000,000—90 per cent of the
$4,000,000,000 goal.
However, War finance division
officials expressed some concern
over the slow progress of E
bond purchases. Today sales ol
E-bonds totaled $1,037,000,000.
Thi„ amount was included in the
individual purchase figure. The
goal for E-bonds is $2,000,000,
000. E-bond purchases to date to
taled slightly less than 52 per
cent of the goal.
North Dakota, with 131 per
cent of its E-bond quota was lead
ing the parade of slates in per
centage of quota attained. Mon
tana is in second place with 10..
per cent. These two states arc
the only two to have reached
their E-bond quotas.
Other leading states are: South
Dakota, 77 per cent of quota:
Wyoming, 69 per cent; Minnesota.
60 per cent; Mississippi, 59 pei
cent; Nebraska, 58 per cent; Col
orado, 57.6 per cent; Kansu:
57.S per cest; and the Distric
of Columbia, 57 per cent.
The drive for individual pur
chase closes Saturday.
Ralph E. Seism
Awarded Plaque
WITH U. S. ARMED FORCES
IN MACEDONIA: A Meritorious
Service Unit Plaque has beei.
awarded to the 3546th Quarter
master Truck Company of which
Private First Class Ralph E.
Seism is a member. Pvt Seism
is the son of Mr. Lee Seism who
makes his home at Cherryvilie,
North Carolina.
Cited for “superior perfor
mance and the achiervement and
maintenance of a high standard
of professional and military ef
ficiency,” the unit received its
plaque from Major General Max
well Murray, Socth Pacific Base
Commander with headquarters
here.
Originally an Illinois Nation
al Guard Unit, the 3456th went
thru Michigan maneuvers in
1937, 1938, and 1939, joined the
Second Army for maneuvers in
Wisconsin the following year
and, in 1941, participated in Sec
ond Army maneuvers in Arkan
sas and Louisiana.
Among the first American
ti-oopjj to land at this vital South
Seas supply base, the truck com
pany arrived on March 12, 1942,
and has ben stationed here for
three and a half years.
The organization worked 10
hours daily for seven days in the
week hauling loads from ration
dumps, gasoline dumps and Quar
termaster warehouses to ships
that carried supplies to fighting
fronts from the Solomon Islands
successively north to Tokyo it
self. The unloading of incom
ing cargo and its transport and
storing also was a responsibility
of the 3546th as was the trans
port of two infantry divisions
staging here for combat assign
i ments.
In addition to operating a fleet
of 50 two and a half ton trucks
land 16 tractors and primemovers,
the outfit instituted a school for
drivers of heavy trucks.
Pfc. James McGinnis
Gets His Discharge
Pfc. James H. (Sug) McGin
nis received hiR discharge from
l. Knox, Kentucky on Novem
ber 19th. He has been in the
service for lorty-three months
with seven months sp-'iit in Eng
land, France and Belgium. Pfc.
McGinnis is a son of Mrs. P.. iS.
MeGi’-n's ant! since 'etuming
home has been employed with
McGim,and Houser Produce
Company.
FLAY SELLERS HOME
ON TEN DAY LEAVE
Flay W. Sellers, S l|C, son of
Mrs. Ruth Sellers Hoyle is home
on a ten-day leave. He returned
from overseas duty in the Pacif
ic in September and is now sta
itioned at Jacksonville, Florida.
Admiral Halsey Retires From Navy
Bear Adm. Howard F. Kingman addresses ships officers and men on
hoard the South Dakota, aa he takes over command of the 3rd Gleet u,>. .
Admiral Halsey's retirement. Halsey is shown fondling his gloves behind
Admiral Kingman.
Local Men Receive
Higher Degrees In
Masonry Last Week
The Scottish Masonic Reunion
was held in Charlotte last week,
lasting four days and nights.
Quite a number of the local Ma
sons attended and received the
higher degrees, Howard AUran,
Robert B. McNeill, D. R. Mauney,
Jr., and Ben R. Rudisill received
all the degrees that can be con
ferred in the state, advancing to
L. L. Summer, Robert G. Dellin
ger (Smokey) and Dr. C. E. Phil
ips of Gastonia, with this group
were advanced to the 18th, de
gree. There are many other ma
sons in and about Cherryville
holding the higher degree. Some
with the 14th, some 18th, and
some 30th, and many with me
32nd.
George Homesley On
His Way Home Now
George C. Homesley, Sic, USNR
son of Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Homesley of Cherryville, is on
his way home.
Homesley is one of over 1,250
high-point Navy veteran3 whom
the “Magic Carpet” is bringing |
back to the States aboard the U.
S.S. FAERISLE.
The U.SJS. FAERISLE—one
of more than 250 carriers, battle
ships, cruisers, and attack trans
ports in the Navy’s famed “Mag
ic Carpet” fleet—left Okinawa.
November 15, and is scheduled
to arrive in San Francisco abou*
December 1.
Passengers will go directly to
the Separation Centers nearest
their homes to complete the foi
malities of obtaining their dis
charges before returning to civ
ilian life.
Pvt. Harold Sipe
Gets His Discharge
Pfc. Harold Sipe received hi?
discharge from lie service ion
Wednesday, November 28th.,
from Oliver General Hospital, Au- i
gusta, Ga. Pfc. Sipe has been in j
the service almost two years with
about five month, overseas ser
vice. He was returned to the
states in January 1945 air' since
that time he has been stat'enod
at Oliver General Hospital- Pfc.
Sipe is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Sipe.
Bobby Davis MM 1-C
Gets His Discharge
Bobby Davis, M. C. 1|C, son
of Mr. F. E. Davis returned
home Saturday, November 24th
with his discharge. Bobby has
been in the Navy for almost 4
years and spent most of the
time in the South Pacific.
He received his discharge from
Norfolk, Va.
Grocery Stores To
Remain Closed On
Tuesday Afternoons
In announcing the stores to ro
n>ai,n open on Tuesdays until
Christmas in last weeks Kagle it.
was not designated that the gro
cery store* would remain closed
on Tuesday afternoons until the
last Tues. before Christinas. Ah
grocery store, will remain closed
on Tuesday afternoons until Dec
ember 18th., vvi :cc is the la;t
Tuesday before V istmas an ’
they will renvdn . e a otr th;
afternoon. The nm :P bn- of th ■
stores will be open on Tuesday
afternoons during rids month ut -
• il Christmas.
Tho stores will he closed for
two holidays, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, December 2a and 20th.
Former Deputy Mar
shal Leaves Army
Robert Beam, who has spent
20 months in tin armed services,
and who was 1'. S. deputy mar
shal in Asheville before his in
duction. is expected hi receive
his discharge in :t short time, it]
was announced yesterday by John
H. Shannon. U. S. marshal in
Charlotte. He expects Mr. Beam
to tie assigned to the Charlotte
district.
Robert arrived in Cherryville
Saturday night, after spending
twenty-three months of his .20
months in service overseas in the
Pacific theatre.
SGT. CRAIG HULL
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Sgt. (vaijv Hull who ha,, sow
ed hi the \avv for thro ’ vent-'
arrived home Sunday with lu^
discharge. He is the son of Mr
and Mis. W. A. Hull. They had
a teh-ytram firm anothr son.
Rdl, that he hud landed in Cal
ifornia. hut wouldn’t get homo
for Christmas. lie would Ijk
to hear from any of his friend
His address is:
"'"I Hull F. C. C
U. S. S. Richard W. Suesen..
• ->42 co Fleet Post office
San Franscisco. Calif.
SCT WILFORD G. HARTSOE
HOME FROM THE PACIFIC
Set. Wilford G. Hartsoe, son
of Mrs. Lilllie Hartsoe and the
late Fdd Hartsoe of Kings Moun
tain arrived home St ••Way night
from the West Pae tic. after 22
months of oversea service. He
served with the 5th Air Forte in
New Guinea, Dutch East tide, .
Palau Is'ands,. Luzon and Lyt’.'c
in the Philippines, Okinawa and
on to Japan. He vas awarded
the good conduct medal and Asia
tic Pacific Ribbon with four stars
tihe American Theatre Ribbon,
the Victory Ribbon and the Phil
ippines Liberation Ribbon with 2
stars. Wilford is a brother of
Mrs. Pink Mayhue of Cherryville
and will he remembered here as
a grammar grade student in 1929.
Installation Night
Thursday, Dec. 13th
Will Be Named Roy Lee VanDyke Post;
Honoring Cherryville’s First War
Casualty In World War Two.
FUNERAL SERVICES1
HELD FOR MRS. WISE
•Mineral services were conduct- j
«'d' for Mrs. Rita Wise of the
< >-n|i:igp Community, Tuesday'
afternoon at 2 o'clock front the
Bethpiiage Lutheran Church of !
which she was a life long mem
ber. Services were in charge of
her pastoi. Rev. L. S. Miller, as
■ ted by the pastor of Granite ;
Falls Lutheran Church.
Aet.ve pallbearers were ncph-i
ews: .Messrs. Ila! Wise. Carr Heav
er. Blair Wise, Call S;,ine, Roy
Hein tier ami Hugh Hallman.
! lov.a .were in charge of Miss
Ml < Mae Hallman v, .,h the mem
beis ,f the Bethphage Mission
ary Sues, tv and friends of the
unit l.v serving as Lower girls.
ai: . Wise was a consecrated
< In k i uni woman, a good neigh
bor, kind to all wijh whom she
came m contact and loved by ail
who knew her. She will be great
ly missed hy all. Although she
was in ill health for some time
she hole her suffering with pat- j
Mary Etta Wise, was a daugh
ter of Joe David and Sarah Ann
Hallman. She was born on Octo
ber 1, In(58 and died on Decem
ber 2. 194.5 at the age of 77
years. 2 months and 1 day. She
was married to Llysses S. Wise i
oil February 12, 1890. To this |
union were born nine children. .
Two sons preceded her to the I
grave, Coyle C. Wise, October
10, 1930 and an infant son Jan-j
. ary ;>0, iitOP. jl.-r husband pre
ened her to the grave on Octo- j
l.er 15, l.l>'0.8.
Surviving are the following
ihildren: N'orveii C. \i iso of Lin- j
min ounty; .'Mrs:. -\. A. Saine,
Hickory; Mrs. Ca l J. Houser,
Cherryv ille, Hillard 15. Wise,
Cherryville; Mrs. ( latence Payne, I
Grainte Falls; Levie W. Wise and ,
Edna Wise of the home. Ten
grand-children and four great
grand children.
Mrs. Wise was the last living
member of her immediate family.
Subscriptions And
Renewals To Eagle
Subscriptions and renewals re
ceived to the Eagle this week in
elude the following;
Mrs. Howard Ford, Mrs. R. L. j
Combs, Mrs. John Brown, Sam- j
uel R. McClurd, C. D. Eaker, J. '
-V. WiP bison, Mrs. R. F. Smith,
O. L- Husa, Mrs. J. [). Blackburn, !
W. M. Fowler. Paul H. H.uss, ,
C. A. Witherspoon, Lewis All- j
ran, Frank A. Henklo, W. C. j
Crain, Lucy White, Bryan Hull, !
Frank Mosteller, Mrs. R. Lee ;
Newsome, C. C. Sipe, W. J. T.
Styers, Charlie Murphy, Clay
liars clson, Eskent Cat son, P\t.
John I,. Harrelson, Waco Schoolsyj
T. C. Skidmore, Mis. Ben Sum
mers, Caldwell Farnsworth.
Barney F. Parker
Receives Discharge
Rainey F. Parker of Route 1,
Cherryville, lias received his dis
charge from the TJ. S. Army. He
has served in the army for 44
lvon+hs, spending 21 of these
months overseas. He served with
Alt"' Tractor Bn. as
a Section Sgt. He wears the Good |
Conduct, Asiatic, Pacific, Navy [
Lint that ion v t)h three battle!
stais, and the American Theater
on He is making his home
with hi,. family-. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. f). E- Parker.
3,899 Bales Of Cot
ton Ginned In Gaston
Census report shows that 3,899
bale., of cotton are ginned in
Gaston County, from the crop of
1945, prior to November 14th at#
compared with 4,079 baits for the
crop of 1944.
Roy Lee Vandyke, Cherry
ville’s first casualty of World
War 11, will be honored here
when a chapter of the Veterans
jf Foreip-n Wars is perfected. The
■hapter has been in process of
Formation for several weeks and
i number of members have al
ready been signed up and the
charter has ^been granted. This
Post will be named the Roy Lee
Van Dyke Post.
The first formal meeting of the
post will be held on Thursday
night, December 13flh., at 7:30
o’clock on the 3rd. floor of the
National Bank Building. At this
meeting officers will be installed
for the coming year. Mr. Kettles
State Commander, will be pre
sent to install the officers, and
several district and state officials
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
will be present.
If you are an overseas veteran
that served outside the United
States in either World War 1 or
World War 11 you are eligible
to join. The Post wants to ex
plain the advantages of being a
member.
Cherryville is fortunate in be
ing granted a charter in an or
ganization as large as this one.
All Foreign Veterans are urged
to join now and be present for
installation night.
GASTON SCHOOLS
SEEK MILLIONS
County Board Asks Com*
missioners For Bond Issue
To Increase School Facilities
GASTONIA, Dec. 3 — Gaston
county school board today pre
sented to the county commission
ers a unanimous recommenda
tion that the county call for a
bond issue, because of inflated
for additions to schools of the
county, to alleviate badly over
crowded conditions.
The commissioners took no im
mediate action, bait asked for
time to ci nsid r the proposal. It
was the opinion of the board that
now might not be an appropriate
time to call for such a large
bond issueu, because of inflated
prices of building materials, and
because of the possibility that the
voters of the county might turn
down such a proposal for fear oi
higher taxes. The commissioners
made it plain t hey are in favor
of doing everything possible for
the schools, but indicated that
they believed the proposed bond
issue might meet with more fav
orable response six months from
County Education Supt Hun
ter Huss appeared before the
board to support the proposal,
and pointed to the phenomenal
growth of Gaston county’s school
population in the last few years,
and to the fact that not one dol
lar has been spent on enlarging
the schools during that time.
M-Sgt. Clyde M.
Putnam Decorated
Anions' American soldiers decora
ted by Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichel
herger, Eighth Army commander,
during- a recent review at Yoko
hama Occupation Headquarters
was M Serf. Hyde M. Putnam,
Chinyvil’e. Nor h Carolina.
Sgt. Putnam received the
Bronze Star Medal for meritor
ious achievement against the
enemy in the Philippines and Ja
pan. A member of Eighth Army’s
forward echelon, which moved in
to Japan before the surrender, he
serves ... assistant chief clerk of
an adjutant General subsec
tion. His work during the Philip
pine campaign and ni Japan was
declared by General Eichelber
ger “in accord with the highest
faditions of the American non
commissioned officer’’.
His sister, Mrs, Nettie Jane
Stroupe, resides at Route No. 2
in Cherryville, North Carolina.