FOREIGN WAR VETERANS TO FORM POST -------- I-—--- - _____I 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 mnjuy 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.