CHERRYVILLE MERCHANTS HAS BUSY WEEK
First Methodist Church
Destroyed By Fire Sun.
Erected In 1920 at a Cost of $70,000.00;
Estimated Loss At $100,000.00.
ime r irsx. Metnofiust (JnuTch,
one of the most modern and
finest churches ’in Cherryville
wa,, totally destroyed by fire of
an unknown origin early Sunday
mornnig, resulting in <»n estimat
ed loa. of $190,000.90.
Yvhue it could not be definite
ly determined it was believed
that the fire started in the bal
cony. The smoke was first dis
covered by the wife of the pas
tor while the pastor, Rev. L. P.
Barnette was on a routine check
inside the church. Firemen res
ponded immediately but with a
" slate roof made it impossible
to curbe the blaze. Lincolnton
Firemen were called but the
blaze spread quickly throughout
the building. All the church
furnishing, including a Hammon
organ, and four pianos were a
complete loss.
Church officials, Board of
Stewarts and Trustees met Sun
day afternoon and estimated the
loss at $ 100,000.(nT, with only
$30,000.00 insurance. Plans
were made to hold church cer
vices at the high school auditor
ium at the present.
The church was erected in
1920 at a cost of $70^000,00,
under the pastoVate of Rev. J. F.
Moser. After years of sacrifice
and loyal devotion by the mem
bers the dedication service was
held in September, 1940, under
the pastorage of Rev. D. Moody
Nifong. The Hammon organ was
installed in 1941 and the floor of
the auditorium was carpeted.
Closely following the dedica
tion approximately $2,700 vyas
spent on the parsonage "and on
the church repairs.
During the past couple years
* building fund was carried on
for the erection of an education
al building to begin just as soon
was it possible to do so.
Now plans have been changed
and the church will be builded
back just as soon as it is possible.
At present Services will be
held in the High School Auditor
ium.
Sunday morning at 10 o’clock
the regular Sunday School hour.
A Christmas program will be
given and treats for the child
ren will be distributed, it was an
nounced by W. P. Fitzhugh,
Superintendent.
Services will be held at 11
o’clock and Young Peop'ies’
Group will meet at 6:15 at the
School Auditorium.
Veteran Bowling
Team Wins Two
The Veterans Bowling Team
won two practice matches from
the Cherryville Men’s team. The
first game ended 1562 to 1439
pins while the second game was
close all the way with the Vet
erans winning by 3 pins. H.
George’, 128 game was high for j
the two matches.
These teams are ready to ac-1
cept matches from any company j
sponsoring tarns. Matche, can be
arranged at the Bowling Alley.
Sergeant Mauney
Home with Discharge
Sgt. Christine Mauney, daugh
ter of Mrs. S. Mauney, ha, re
turned home after twenty-five
months in the service. Sgt. Mau
ney received her discharge from
Fort Bragg on points under the
AAF surplus program. She was
stationed at Fort Totten, La
Gaurdia Field, Long Island, N. Y.
Special Church Notice
At Lutheran Church
Instead of the regular schedule
on Sunday at the St. John’s
Lutheran Church the program
will begin at 10:30 o’clock and
will be continuous until complet
ed. The Sunday School treat
i?ill be distributed at that time.
Sgt. Murray Beam
Home with Discharge
Sgt. Mut ay Beam, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. Lee Beam ha, re-1
ceived an honorable discharge [
from the Army at the Fort Bragg
Separation Center and has re-!
turned to his "home on Cherry-.
ville, Rt. 2. IJe entered service in !
March of 1»44 and spent '14
months evereea, in the JETo. d
The Death Of Mrs.
William Leonhardt
On November 30, 1946, the
gentle „pirit of Mrs. Mary
Catherine Ledford Leonhardt
passed to her eternal home after
un illness of one day and several
years of declining health.
Mrs. Leonhardt was the
daughter of James Ledford and
Almie Bailey Ledford and was
born August 12, 1860. Her stay
upon this earth being 86 years,
3 month, and 18 days. In early
girlhood she accepted Christ and
became a member of Bess's
Chapel Methodist Church where
she remained Tj^thful and loyal
until the end.
In 880 she was tini ed in
marriage with William L. L6on
hardt. The* hucV*and ahd thrtee
children, Mrs. Sallie Howell,
I Clarence E. and Lee J. Leonhardt
|rr c eded her in death.
| She is survived by four childr n;
: Ramon L. and Dorus Leonhardt
and Mrs. Ed. Ledford of this
community, Mrs. L. L. Willis of
Vale. Surviving also are 16
grandchildren and 8 great grand
children and one sister, Mrs
Francis Spake of Chase City,
Virginia. A brother, John Led
ford dud several year, ago.
Mrs. Leonhardt had reached
the ripe age of 85 years which has
fulfilled her mission as wife and
mother. iShe was kind, sympathe
tic, and understanding. She was
a faithful wife and a devoted
mother and a loving grand
mother. She was an inspiration
to those who were closely associ
ated with her. Her influence will
be a precif us memory in fhe live3
of her relative, and friends.
She has fought a good fight.
She has kept the faith. She has
finished her course. Henceforth,
I there is laid up for her a crown.
! A crown of righteousness,
j The family wishes to lhank the
'neighbors and friends for the
many act, of kindness, and sym
: pathy shown them during the
[sickness and death of this loved
one and also for the beautiful
floral offering. May God bless
each of you.
Written by her daughter, Mrs.
Ed. Ledford.
Roy Lee VanDyke
Post To Meet Tonight
The Roy Lee VanDyke Post
No. 6200, Cherryville V. F. W.
will meet tonight, Thursday, at
8 o’clock in the Cherryville Bank
Building on West Main Street.
This service will be an installa
tion service. Due to the incle
ment weather this ceremony was
postponed last Thursday night.
A large number is expected to
night. Mr. E. G. Kittles of Char
lotte will be present and will in
stall officers. Every member and
every overseas veteran of Cherry
ville is urged <> be present.
Rough weather did not inter
fere with our duties overseas, so
lots show our spirit and be pre
sent tonight.
Kememoer, Thursday night,
December 20th, at 8 P. M. in the
Bank Building.
Norma Anne Putnam
Wins 4-H Contest
Norma Anne Putnam won first
place in the annuual Canning De
partment in the annual Sears
Roebuck Garden Banquet for
4-H garden contestants which
was held at the Armington Hotel
in Gastonia Friday night, Dec
ember 14th. at seven o’clock.
Twenty-five 4-H club girl of
the county carried this plroject
for the year of 1045. This ban
quet was given in honor of these
contestants and their mothers.
Candle Light Service
At Lutheran Church
There will be a Candle Light
Service at St. John’s Luthera”
Churcar on Christmas Eve a
10 o’clock. The public is cordial!
invited.
College Students To
Meet Sun. At 4 P. M.
All college students of the
community are asked to meet at
9t. John’s Lutheran Church on
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock,
to make plans for the fifth Sun
ay evening service.
DESTROYED BY SUNDAY MORNING FIRE
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Christmas Program
To Be At City
Hall Saturday
A short Christina, Program
will be given in front of the
Christmas Tree next to the Cit>
Hall on Main 'Street, Saturdaj
evening at 6:30 o’clock, weathei
permitting. All are asked to joir
in singing the Christmas bongs.
Missionary Methodisl
Church
There will be a Ch istmas Pa
gent, “Gifts for Jiesus’’ by 1(
|character, presented at the Mi's
ionary Methodist Church Sunda\
evening, December 23rd. at r,
! o’clock.
The public is cordially invitee
I to attend this ' Christmas Se .
|VCREV. ROY R. NANNY, Pastoi
Financial Statement
For Caleb Farmer
A financial statement is giver
below of the funeral services cl
Mr. Caleb Farmer 7 ho died njt
I the City Hospital in Gastonia
1 Sunday afternoon.
At the time he was taken ill
he possessed $96.40
The p opl j of Cher yv lb and
surrounding community contri
bute/ to a fund solicited in the
amount of $90. making a total
of $186.40
Expenses:
Hospital Bill 19.50
Carpenter Funeral Home (for
Ambulance service and grave
digging 11.50
Allran Floral Shop 20.00
Burial Expenses 220.00
Dr. Payne 2.00
Telephone Calls 2.00
Rev. W. G. Cobb 6.70
Rev. Luther Hawkins 5.70
Total 286.40
He had Insurance with the
Burial Association of 100.00
which leaves a balance of $186.40
The amount of the fund.
Signed: DAN BLACK
Missionary Methodist
Church Program
Services for the First Method*
ist Church will be conducted ;.*•
the High School Auditorium
Sunday morning.
Sunday School At 10: A. M.
Christmas Program and Christ
mas Treats for the Childre at
the Sunday School hour.
Preaching at 11 o’clock
Young People’s Group at 0:15
Services At The
Free Saints Chuurch
The Special Preaching Services
for the holiday season will be
conducted at the Free Saints
Tabernacle on the Shelby road
over the week-end.
Saturday night 7 :oVlock
Sunday morning Bible Study
10: a. m.
Preaching 11: a. m & 7:00
A tb" Free Saints Tabernacle,
Peri*(F’O", and son1"* will be ren
d^ved by young folk® Sunday at
7 TO P. M., under direction of
Mrs. C'hioe Water®.
BOBBY CRIGG DISCHARGED
Bobby Grigg, is at home after
receiving his discharge from the
IT. S. Naval Hosptal at Charles
ton, S. C. He has been taking
Polio treatment for a number of
months at the Georgia Warm
Springs Foundation. Hi, condi
tion has improved greatly. He s
the son of Ur. and Mrs. W. S.
Origg of Cherryville, Route 1.
i
Christmas Greeting
Edition Of Eagle
To Appear Monday
The annual Christmas Greet
ing Edition of The Eagle will be
published Monday, December 24,
and this will be the only paper
issued for next week. All mer
chants are urged to get their
Christmas Greeting ads in imme
diately. All news items must be
in the office by Saturday night.
Christmas Program
At Dora Friday
| A Christmas program will he
presented in the Dora Club Room
Fnday evening at 6:110 o’clock.
I A pageant Hr Bethlehem
Town” will include the ^Nativety
scene, music and scripture read
ing. Taking part will he, Betty
Jean McGinnis, Mary; Robert
Schronce, Joseph; Angels, Dapli
ine Dale, Peggy Upton, Coleen
Fourshee and Lillian Abernathy;
Shepherds, Tom Beam and Gar
land Fourshee; A little Shepherd
boy, Edward Schronce; Wise Men,
Howard Crane, Burl Hartman
I and Dennis Humphries.
The choir will include; Irene
and Jackie Huss, Juanita, Clara
Belle and Olivia Carpenter, Bet
ty Jean Hartman, Louise Bum
gardner, Shirley and Vivian Hum
| phries. Fay Belle Leonhardi,
i Frankie Jean Short and Bessie
McGinnis, Martha Carroll, Grace
Reynolds, Mary Joyce Dellinger,
and Maxine Quinn.
Pfc. Ralph E. Seism
Co., Awarded Plaque |
U. S. Armed Forces in New
Caledonia—A Meritorious Ser- j
vice Unit Plague has been award
ed to the 3546th Quartermaster
Truck Company of which Private ,
First Class Ralph E. Seism is a
member. His company was rited '
for superior performance and the I
achievement and maintenance of I
a high standard of professional
and military efficiency, the unit
received ts plaque from Major
General Maxwell Murray, South
Pacific Base Commander.
Austell Infant
I Buried Thursday
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mi’s. Jimmie Austell born at the
Gordon Oowell Memorial Hosui
tal on Wednesday ni ht, Dec m
ber 12th., died and was buried on '
Thursday at the New Memorial
cemetery. Committment services |
were conducted at th graveside
by Rev. L. P. Barnette, pastor of
the First Methodist Church. The
mother's condition i, reported
satisfactory.
I -——
Dean Jenks Home
With Discharge
Dean Jenks, Radnrman 1C
arrived home Wednesdnv night
with hi, discharge. Randannan '
Jenks is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Jenks. He has been in the
Navy for thirty eight months and
thirty two months over; pas. He
arrived in the states T ecnmeber
the first and received his discharge
from Camp iShelton.
Harold Lloyd Waters
Gets His Discharge
Harold Lloyd Waters, SC 2!C i
wa3 honorabUt! d^charged from
the United States Navy at the
Navlal Per^nkel Sepai*|tior
CentA” in Shoemaker, California
on December 6th. He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Waters. tl
D. R. Mauney, Sr.,
Home From Ten Day
Trip Thru Southeast
D. R. Mauney Sr. has just re
turned from a ten day trip
through the south and southeast.
On this trip he inspected cotton
gins in four states, Georgia, Ala
bama, Louisana, and Mississippi.
This trip was made in the inter
est of new ideas for better ginn
ing in this section. In Mississipp
he saw the new cotton pickers at
work, (the International and
Russ Pickers) These pickers are
being experimented with in the
delta of the Mississippi River,
and all of the major gin manu
facturing companys have exper
ienced gins in that section. The
picker is doing good work, but
Mr. Mauney beleives there will
be a great improvement made in
the next year or so. The ginning
equipment is doing a fine job of
cleaning the machine picked
cotton.
Mr. Mauney bjought samples
showing the work of g-inning the
machine picked cotton. He has
samples showing the cotton pick
ed by the International and Russ
Pickers.
While in the Delta experiment
al station at Stoneville, Miss.,
where the government is testing
pickers, machinery to chop and
grass cotton by flame, and also
all types of gin machinery and
cleaners. He also visited the
Gullett Gin Co. Shop at Amite,
La.
Mr. Mauney beleives that we
need more cleaning of cotton and
better all-round ginning of cotton
tin this section, and it was with
[this in view that thi^ trip was
made.
Dora Mill Erected
Nice Service 'Board
We have seen many nice things
in Cherryville, but the prettiest
thing in the why of service boards
I is the one recently placed at the
Dora Yarn Mill in North ( herry
iville. The service board sets near
enough the sidewalk for the
I name, to be easily read by any
one standing on the sidewalk,
yet far enough back to give room
for a small white picket fence
around the front of the board.
The whole thing is surrounded
by shrubbery of the right height
to correspond with the other
surroundings. The hoard itself is
done in red and white with a
gold eagle and other appropriate
decorations. It contains 5fi names j
of service men. Two gold stars j
are placed by the names of two |
men who gave their live, in sei-|
vice. They were Hillard ('.
Adams s*id Max Lyhrand. A>
night, a spotlight is turned on
the board, making it a pretty
sight even at night.
This service hoard is careful
ly maintained by the Dora Yarn
Mills and kept up to date. It is an
asset to any community, any
where, and we congratulate the
Dora Mills on their thoughtful
Caleb Farmer Buried
Here Tues. Afternoon
The remains of Caleb Farmer,
87, were laid to rest here Tues
day afternoon at two o’clock in
the Lutheran cemetery, after a
services held at the Lutheran
Church. Serives were conducted
by Rev. W. G. Cobh, pastor of
the church and Rev. W. L. Haw
Hawkins, pastor of the 2nd. Bap
tist Church. The body had lain
in state since Monday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Black.
MV. Farmer had come to
Cherryville last week and was
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Black. He
suffered a strode while here last
Wednesday night and was carried
to the hospital where he died last
Sunday afternoon. Until just be
fore his death, he had made his
borne with Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Frazier of Hickory.
Mr. Farmer was known to a
’rent number of Cherryville peo
f SGT. MILLARD BFSS
RECEIVES HIS DISCHARGE
T Sgt. Millard Bess (colored!
nf Cherryville returned home
VHfinesday, Dec. 12, 1945 wS|th
his discharge. Millard has been
in the service for 54 months
serving 9 months overseas in
China, Burma, India, and on the
Ledo Road. He wears the Pre
Pearl Harbor Ribbon, American
Theatre Ribbon, Asitic Pacific
Ribbon and the Good Conduct
and Victory Ribbon. He wears j
sne bronze star. Millard received 1
Ms discharge at Fort Bragg, N. j
C. He plan, to go to College on
h» G. I. Bill of Rights. He >> a
jrricuate of the Cltc-s of 1928 of,
i« John Chavis High School. 1
Stores Lined With
Christmas Shoppers
The Last Minute Rush Is Now On; Only
Three More Shopping Days.
Funeral Services Are
Held For Mrs. Baxter
Funeral services were conduct
ed for Mrs. Junie Dellinger Bax
ter at Bethlehem Methodist
Church at 11:30 Saturday, Dec.
8. The body lay in state' from
10:30 to 11:30. Funeral services
were in charge of Rev. \V. L.
Harkey, pastor, Rev. Bowman of
Fallston, a former pastor and
Rev. J. E. B. Houser. Special
mu^ic was rendered by £>rum
Collins Quartet. Mrs. Baxter was
converted in early life and joined
Bethlehem Methodist church, la
ter moved her membership to
McKendree Methodist church
where she remained a very faith
ful member until death.
Active pallbearers were neph
ews. Hall Peeler, Blaine Childress,
Raeford Dellinger, .Jack and Boyt
Baxter and Lawrence Dellinger.
Flowers were in charge of Mrs.
Lester Houser and Mrs. Kenneth
Beam, along with members of
the church.
Mrs. Baxter wa, a good neigh
bor, loved by all that knew her
and a consecrated Christian. a
loving mother and grandmother.
I .Junie Dellinger Baxter was a
daughtei of the lute Mr. and Mrs.
iC. Li. Dellinger. She w'as born on
'.Time 23, 1875, died December
. <3, 1945. She was married to
j George Peter Baxter; to this un
(ion were horn six children. Two
| children preceded her to the
grave. An infant son and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Eulua Connie Houser.
Her husband preceded her to the
grave Apwl 8, 1914.
Sm vicing a e the following chil
dren: Mrs. Hillard Hoyle, Lin
colnian: Mrs. H. Guy Self, Roa
noke, Va.; Tom T. Baxter, Char
lotte; E. E. Baxter, Lincolnton.
Robert Stroup
Receives Discharge
Mr. Robert Stroup has jurft
been discharged from the Un ted
States Army after serving near
ly four years. OT thi. time about
15 months was served overseas.
He participated in many engage
ments as tank commander in the
12th. Armored Divi-ion in the
battles in central France and
Germany. Mr. Stroup was early
made a sergeant and won for
himself a number of marks of
distinction for meritorious »er
vico including EAMET Cam
paign Medal with 2 Bronze Ser
vice Stars; Rronze Star Medal;
Victory Medal and Good Conduct
Medal.'
Change In Sun. Ser
vice At Mount Zion
Sunday School 10 A. AT.
Dwight L. Ream, Supt.
^reaching sj'vicos \Vill be
held at Mount Zion Baptist
Church on Sunday evening. Dec
ember 23rd. at 6:30 in order to
give those interested an oppor
tunity to attend the Christmas
Program at Shady Grove Church.
This change in time is for this
service only.
tVe invite you to worship with
us.
"'lif'tttmas Program
At Howell Sunday
There will be a Christmas pro
gram at the Howell Club House
on Sunday evening. December
23rd. at 5:30 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited.
Lt. Jack A. Wyant
At Keesler Field
Second Lt. Jack A. Wyant of
the Army Air Corp has reported
to Keesler Field foi Duty. He is
the son of Mrs. Winnie Wyant
of 104 Sussev Ave. / i Cherry
ville, X. C. Ho was transferred
from the San Marcos Army Air
Field. Tevas to the A. A. F.
Training Command.
Brent M. Quinn
Gets Discharge
Brent M. Quinn, CWT has been
honorable discharged from the
[Tnited States Navy at the Naval
Porsonnel Separation Center in
Shoemaker Cdifot nia on Decem
ber 10th. ID :s a son of Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Quinn.
Never before in all probability
have the merchants of Cherry
villa experienced such a rush
shopping season. Christmas shop
ping began severs^ weeks ago
and with the days drawing near
er to a close the shopping be
comes more and more ruBhing.
Only three more shopping days
before Christmas.
Starting last week, the Eagle
began their annual Christmas
Edition, a custom established
many years ago. These issues
prove to be valuable as an aid
to those people who shop in
Cherryville. A careful analysis of
the advertisements in these is
sues will show hundred^ and hun
dreds of gifts and from these
may be chosen gifts for every
member of the family. Many
Christmas shoppers have adopted
the habit of taking these issues
of the Eagle and from them mak
ing a shopping list, marking the
item and the store advertisng it
and thus enabling the shopper to
av# much time as wall »s
cal wear.
Local merchants have followed
cd their long established policy
of having in stock as near as 't
possible under present condi
tions a complete line of merchan
dise for the shopping public. Do
your last minute buying now,
Robert Young
Receives Discharge
„ Robert William Voutog SliC,
zO years'"'of age Hrae discharged
from the Navy at the U. S. Naval
Separation Center at Charleston,
S. C. He will make his home on
South Mountain Street in Cherry
ville. N. C. He served in the
iNavy for -°>0 months with the 919
: unit. and the Asiatic-Pacific
j Operation* in the Pearle Harbor
Midway December 7th., 1941.
Stores To Remain
Open Evenings
The stores in Cherryville will
remain open in the evenings be
ginning- tonight, Thrus|lay, Fri
day, Saturday and Monday for
the conveniences of the buying
public. They will remain open
each evening as long as it seems
necessary to take care of the
Christmas shoppers.
They will be closed two days
for Christmas, Peciemhfer 25th.
and 26th. it was announced by
the Merchants Association today.
First Baptist
Church Services
10:00 A. M. Sunday School.
The last days of the year and
especially at Christmas time:“ln
God’s house studing Hi, word
should he a coveted place”.
11:00 A. M. Preaching Ser
vice. Subject: "God’s Gift7’.
6:30 P. M. A Special Christ
mas Program. Everybody bring
a gift for needy'families wrapp
ed in white.
Mid-week Prayer services Wed
nesday night 7:16 o’clock.
A Merry Christmas is wished
for all. That can . be realized
best when spent in a way where
Christ in not left out.
E. S. Elliott, Pastor
CHRISTMAS PRO
GRAM AT CARLTON
Th|' Caijtoti Confmifnilty will
present her annual" Christmas
program Sunday evening, Decem
ber 22 at 7:45. The Choirs will
present the chorals. The pro
gram is entitled “Bethlehem”—
a panoramic scene of the town
of Bethlehem reproduced from a
famous artist painting will be us
ed as the background for the first
part, while an elaborate man per
scene will be the chief feature
of the second pari.
CHERRYVILLE SCHOOLS
CLOSED UNTIL DEC. 31ST.
The schools of Cherr^ville have
closed until December 31st, ac
cording to an announcement
made by superintendent W. F.
Starnes. Mr. Starnes stated due
to the inclement weather it was
decided to close before the sche
duled date which, was December
19th.
The schools will open Monday
December 31st.