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TELEPHONE 2101 FOR PRINTING Better Printing and Quicker Service Is Our Motto THE EAGLE 1 VOLUME FORTY-NINE “ “ NUMBER SEVEN DOLLAR DAYS FRIDAY & SATURDAY 19 - 20 ************************************ ********* ****** ** ******* **** ** P. T. A. OBSERVING FOUNDERS DAY THURSDAY NIGHT ************************ ************************ ************ ***** BOY SCOUT FUND DRIVE BEING CONDUCTED HERE THIS WEEK All Three Units Meeting At 7:30 The three units: Elementary No. 1, Elementray No. 2 and the High School, comprising the Cher ryville Parent-Teacher Associa tion will observe Founders Day at a joint meeting Thursday Ev ening at 7:30 o’clock in the Starn es Auditorium. An informative and entertain ing short pageant, “Light for Tomorrow’’ - by Anna H. Hayes will be given by students from Mrs. D. O. Rudisill’s 7th Grade, and three parents. The student members of the cast are: Cecil Jenkins, Danna Gay Dellinger. Clarence Dixon, Jr., Wanda Car rel!, and Rose Marie Pate. The parent members are: Mrs. Her bert Hickson and Messrs. Berga Beam, Jr., and Robert C. Gurley. Mrs. W. A. Cooke, Director ot District No. 3, North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teach ers, will give a short address on the purpose of Founders Day. All parent* wheaher member* j of the PTA are not, are cordial ly invited to attend. All PTA members are urged to attend this meeting. Don’t forget the time and date: 7:30 o’clock Thursday night at the Starnes Auditori um. Plan now to attend and be on hand Thursday night. Elementary No. II Meeting Mar. 30 At. the meeting of the Exccu j~v tive Committee of Elementary No. 2 PTA Unit, Monday afternoon, it was announced that the next ■separate meeting will be held on Tuesday night, March 30, 1953, at 7:30 o'clock in the Auditorium of the School. Plan now to attend this impor tant meeting. -1 High School Unit Meeting Mar. 9th The High School PTA Unit will nold its last meeting of the year 1953-54 on Tuesday night, Maren 9, 1954 at 7:30 o’clock in th“ Sta " ■ Auditorium. Mark this date dh your calendar and make your plans to attend this impor tant meeting. Watch -The Eagle" for m »e information about this meeting. Parents To Engage Teachers March 11 There will be an exciting bas ketball game Thursday night, March 11 in the High School Gy mnasium when the Parents en gage the Teachers. This snort’s event will be sponsored by the High School Parent-Teacher As sociation. Mark this date on your calen dar and be sure to attend. Watch “The Eagle” for the names ot the parents and teachers who will play in this game. Subscriptions Ancs Renewals To Eagle Subscriptions and renewals re ceived to The Eagle this week are as follows: D. Glenn Stroupe. Gastonia; Jack Baxter, R-l; Mike Douglas, Sunbeam Farm; David Carpenter, Homestead, Fla.; Guy Sisk, States ville; David S. Neill, High Point; David Marrash, Newark, N. J.; Dr J. H. Bovles, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Guy Wells, Washington, D. C. . \V. Blaine Beam, City B. N. Craft, R1 ; W. E. Rudisill, Crouse; W. L. Bess, Kings Mountain; Mrs. R. C. Sharpe, City; M. A. Stroup, City S. E. Beam, Bessemer City, R-l ’ Joe S. Beam, Homestead, Fla • G. R- Wehunt, Iron Station; D. E. Duke, Mt. Holly; Frank Stroup, Hammonton, California; Mrs. William Van Dusen, Red ding, Conn. Boyd Houser, City. Chicken Supper At Oak Grove Club There will be a Chicken Sup per at Oak Grove Club House sponsored by the Club members on Saturday night, February -0, beginning lit 7:00 o’clock. The Oak Grove Club House is located near Oak Grove Church which is near Bethel Church in Lincoln county. Tickets are $1.00 for adults and 50c for children. Tom Sellers Is Drowning Victim Tom Sellers, 41 year old Kings Mountain building contractor, drowned in a bdat accident in the waters of Mill creek about lb yards from Beaver Creek bridge in South Carolina Saturday at ternoon. His body was found Sun day morning about 11:49. Mr. Sellers was well known in Gaston and Cleveland counties. He had been engaged in contracting work since he was discharged from service." He was a son of the late John A. Sellers and Mrs. Amanda Eaker Sellers. Funeral services were held at the Grace Methodist Church in Kings Mountain at 4 o’clock Mon day. Burial was made in Mountain Rest cemetery in Kings Mountain. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wilma Hull Sellers, seven broth ers: J. P. of Gastonia; P. S., Mar shall and C. L., of CherryvilK; H. W., of Salisbury; and F. O. ol Kings Mtn.; three sisters, Mrs. J. I. Eaker of Kings Mountain, Mrs. R. O. Black of Gastonia and Mrs. A. G. Gattis of Belmont. Golden Gloves Starts Thursday The Jaycees Annual Golden Gloves starts on next Thursday night and runs three nights, Feb ruary 18, 19 and 20. The Gloves will be held at the Community Building in Mt. Holly and Will start at 7*30 each night. Coach Red Dellinger and his Champs, Bill McGinnis, Colen Warren, Larry Boyles, Warren Griffin, Frank Wright, Harold Goins; Mike Dellinger, Reece Lynn, “Boozie” Dellinger and Tommy Craig will be in the fight to represent Cherryville. Re on hand and see a goon tight. The entire proceeds will go to the Junior Chamber ol' Commerce for civic work and to apply to their building fund. Local People Attend Jefferson Day Dinner Gaston County was well repre sented at the Jefferson-Jackson Pav Pinner in Raleigh last Satur day night. Mr. L. B. Hollowed, County Chairman of the party, and M ss I.ov Stroup, Vice Chair man. Mr. \V. OT Barrett of the Mount Holly News, Mr. Stewart Atkins of the Gastonia Gazette. Senator Grady Rankin, Represent ative. David P. Dellinger and Charlie Bryant, and quite a num ber of others from the county at tended. More than 600 were fed. I. wfs a colorful meeting. The Governor. Lieutenant Governor, United 'States Senators and near ly all the members of the United States House of Representatives were in attendance. Singing Convention At Missionary Meth. Sunday, Feb. 21st There will be a singing conven tion Sunday afternoon, February 21, at 2 o’clock at the Missionary Methodist Church in Cherryville on Ballard street. There will be plenty of good singing so make your plans to be with us. The pub lic is cordially invited. REV. PAUL HARRIS, Pastor CHERRYVILLE GIRLS MAKE DEAN’S LIST Miss Barbara Janette Sellers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, E. S. Sellers, and Miss Doris Ruth Put nam, daughter of Mr. Frank Put nam and the late Mrs. Putnam made the Dean’s List at Mars Hid College for the first semester. To be entitled to a place on the Dean’s List, a student must earn 40 quality points with no grade below C. ‘ This honor also repre sents good campus citizenship. Cherryville Sailor Advances To Seaman Atlantic Fleet—John J- Bolick, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bol ick of Route 1, Cherryville, N. C., has been advanced in rate to sea man, USN, while serving aboard the attack transport USS Navarro. Bol ck, who entered the Naval service on Dec. 2, 1952, reported phoard from the U. S. Naval T-aining Center, San Diego, Calif. Before entering the Navy, he attended North Brook High School. Rev. J. C. Dietz Taken By Death The Rev. J. C. Dietz, a former pastor .of St. John’s Church, died Thursday night in the Gastonia Hospital. He was 78 years of age and had been retired from the ministry since August 1, 1944, and was living on the New Hope Road in Gastonia. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Lutheran Chapel Church in East Gastonia and burial was made in Gaston Memorial Park. Dr. Dietz served the St. John j Lutheran Church as pastor from September 1909 to September 1912 and served Crouse from September 1912 to September 1913 and continued to serve other churches until he retired in 1944. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Minnie Rudisill Dietz; one son. Henry Dietz of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Miller and Mrs. Alban Whitener, both of Hickory. Methodist Rally In Gastonia 24th The Board of Evangelism of the Methodist Church, under the leadership of Dr. J. C. Madison, Chairman is making plans for live Evangelistic Rallies which are to be held at strategic points over the Western North Carolina An nual Conference. All leaders of the church and pastors are ex pected tO' attend. One of tne most important Ev- j angelistic Rallies will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 24. at Main Street Methodist Church, Gaston ia. .It i-- expected that at least five thousand persons will attend these Rallies, and at least rive hundred persons are expected to be in attendance at the Gastonia Rally. • Congressman Jones Seeks Re-election Congressman Woodrow W. .Ton es has announced he will seek re election to the Congress of the I'nited Staaes front the 11th Con gressional District of North Car olina. Congressman .Tones has served two terms and has served the peo ple of this district well. , If re-elected he pledges hint s' If to the people of this District his continued interest in all of the problems which face our country today, and will continue to give these duties his undivided atten tion. Sleepy Hollow Boys Coming To Lester Theatre Hubert & Don Anthony and the Sleepy Hollow Boys will start a big Saturday Night Jamboree at the Lester Theatre this coming Saturday at 8:JO sharp. Don is a local hoy well known for his Addle playing and guitar picking and he has promised a a* show for the people of Cher ryville and if the folks like it, it! will he a regular Saturday night I affair. j To start the first Saturday show , off the boys are going to present the newest married couple in the audience with a real live baby. So, if you like good old fashioned entertainment come out and hear the Sleepy Hollow Boys this <•< til ing Saturday night. Cherryville Soldier Is Promoted To Cpl. Army Home Torvn News Center. Kansas Citv, Mo., February 15— Pusan, Korea — R. L. Woods, whose wife, Janelle, lives on Routp 1, Cherryville, N. C., was recently promoted to corporal while serving with the 111th Quartermaster Graves Registra tion Company in Korea. His unit is part of the 32d Quartermaster Group, which fur n'shes supplies and services for U. S. security forces on the penin sula. Corporal Woods, son i of W. 11. Woods, Route 1, White, Ga., is a security guard with the unit. Overseas s;nce last February, he wears the National Defense Ser vice Medal and the UN and Korean Service Ribbons. The corporal entered the Army in .Tune 1952 and completed basic training at Fort Lee, Va. Flowering Cherry Trees To Be Set Out Next Week The flowering cherry trees will he set out by the Cherryvitle Nursery the first of next week. The Garden Club wishes to make the following request of those wno have ordered trees: Select the spot in which you want your tree and there upon drive a small stake tied with some sort of red stream er. When the nurseryman arrives at your home next week, even though you aren’t at home, he can still plant your tree in its proper place. The Village Garden Club also asks that if you have placed an order for a tree, pay the nurseiy man for your particular tree when it is set out next week. List Of Cherry Tree Buyers The Village Garden Club through the courtesy of The Eagle wishes to list the new blossoms that have appeared on the cherry tree during tne past week: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Costner, Jr., 1 Mr. and Mrs. Webb McGinnis, 1 Mr. and Mrs. F. L'. Larson, 1 Mi. and Mrs. J. W, Kendrick, 2 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stroupe, 2 Mr. and Mrs. Pete Black-welder, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lewis, 1 Miss Marie Huss, 1 Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Cobb, 1 i Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Boyles, 1 Mr. Hector Stroupe, 2 Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Randall, 2 Mr. and Mrs. Harry George, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Galand Sherrill, 1 Mr. and Mrs. James Allran, .Jr., 1 Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Carter, 1 Howell Mfg. Co., 2 Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Faker, 1 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Galloway. ! | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beam, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cornwell, 1 j Rhyne Houser Mfg. Co., 2 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hicks, 1 Mauncy Cotton Company, 2 Mr. anil Mrs. R. C. Sharpe, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Houser, 2 I Mis. Aileen Harrelson, 1 Carlton Yarn Mill, I Mi. and Mrs.'Lee Sipo, 1 Mr. and Mi.'. Lewis Dogaett, 1 Mr. and Mrs. .lake Quo ", 1 Mr. and Mr.-. Kenne' 'cam, 1 Rev. and Mrs. Geo. I.. .Mdlr. 1 In January the Village Ganum I Club set out 21 flowering cherry trees in the City Memorial ceme tery ami the various church yards. Cherry trees sold to date by Gui don Club . .. 1* Cherry trees planted in commun ity Garden Club . 21 Grand total of young cherry trees to be in community . lid Burris’ To Erect New Building - Lincolnton LINCOLNTON, Feb. 15. — A modern, fireproof building, 2k x SO feet, is to be erected on South Poplar St., here by Drs. 1'. Ray and K fini Burris, Lincolnton ihiropraf tors. The elder Dr. Ray Burris next month will begin his 20th year in tho practice of Chiropractor.!’ in Lincolnton. Recntly he was nam : ed the “Chiropractor of the year” | in North Carolina. His son, Elird ' joined him in chiropractic prac tice five years ago. Work on the clinic building he- ! gall this week. “Considerable! time,” Dr. Ray Burris said, "has been spent in the planning of this clinic builditig to fit the par ticular requirements of today’s 1 chiropractic practioner. William Robinson, Jr. Aboard Destroyer Far Fast—5 Pacific Fleet Des-; tioyer Force units visited the Re public of the Philippines last j month. Aboard the destroyer USS Tingev was William T. Robinson Jr , gunner’s mate third class, rs\T, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wili am T. Robinson of 210 S. Elm ?r.. Cherrvvijle, N. C. These units are helping to main tain the Korean truce. They are engaged in patrol operations and training. The ships have operated off the coasts of the Japanese islands and crewmembers have had the oppor tunit’ to visit Yokosuka and Kobe on the main island of Honshu, and Sasebo on Kyushu, t he southern most Japanese island. All Four Troops Participating Raleigh Putnam, local Post master. has been appointed Chair man of the Community f inance Committee, and will he assisted by the following persons through out the campaign which will end February 2S, I if54. Business district—Mr. Keith I <>hi Carlton Area—Mr. James Black Carolina Freight Carriers Coi p.— Mr. Milton I.oy Howell Area—Mr. .1. t. Herd Dora Area—Mr. Paul Holt Xuway Area—Mr. Bill Fitzhugh Rhyne-IIouser Area No. 1 & No. 2 Mrs. Roland Ferguson Outlying Business—Mr. .1. How ard Davis The annual finance campaign for the support of the work of the Hoy Scouts of Amene i is more than the mere raising- of money. While funds are needed, it is also true that public under standing and appreciation of the importance and value of Scout training in character and citizen ship and manpower for Scout and Cub Scout leadership is also need ed. Funds raised in the support of Scouting are not sent to another community. They are sent to the Treasurer of the Piedmont C oun cil for the work of Scoutmg throughout the entire area. The annual budget is made up and ap I-tm-cd by representatives i'r un each of the County Districts. The numerous counties and com munities of the Piedmont area, by working together, are able to provide a service which would not be possible in any other way. 'I ho Piedmont Council lias at Lake Lake Lanier one of the finest Boy Scout Camps in the Southeast. The Camp, started i,ti l'.»25, has an investment in buildings, ian I and equipment valued at Sevi"-.il hundred thousand dollars. The Piedmont Council is nationally known for its efficient and eco nomical operation. More than 2,000 volunteei men and women give leadership and help in :h-> Piedmont Scooting- Program. "Hack the Hoy Scoots'' by con friluiting to this Campaign. ( on •act-any one of :|ie ..above workeis o sen-d your.'check to Raleigh I Putnam, Chairman. !-. can be ti ulj -aid that all fiiiuis raised in a community in tiie support of Scooting are sj. -ri, in giving !o the boys of the i n u ll. nil;.. A co-.it -j--of' to the work of Scouting is an iuv's' ni.m in future citizenship, it is cheaper to build boy- than to mt-n.U' men. SUPT FENTON L. .LARSON PARTICIPATES IN PANEI. DISCUSSION AT N. J. Mr. I-Sgmo.it L. Larson, Superin tendent of the Cherryville Schools, is spending this week ill .Atlantic City, \\-w Jersey, whce he is attending' a meeting- of the National School Administration Association for School Superin tendents from ;he different sec tions of the United States and the outlying possessions, Hawaii, Alas ka, and P lerto Rico. On Monday afternoon, Febru ary 10, at 2:.'!() o’clock, in a joint meeting with the National Edu cation Association Department of Rural Education, Mr. Larson took part m a panel discussion o i the subject “Administering Com munity School Policies The Chairman'was ITerbet \V. Si lit or der, supervising principal at Cato, New York. The presenta tion of the subject was made by John V. Policy, Teachers’ Col lege, Columbia University and Edgar L. Grim, Michigan Slate Department of Public Instruc tion. The participants in the panel discussion were: William D. Carr, Superinten dent, Cushing-Oklahoma; Fenton L. Larson, Superintendent, Cher ryville, X. C.: Jack M. Logan, Superintendent, Waterloo, Iowa: Orrin G. Thompson. Superinten dent, Elgin, Illinois; John Wilcox Supervising Principal, Candor, N. Y. MR. AND MRS. LEMCKE MOVE TO CHERRYVILLE Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Lerncke have moved to Cherryville and making their home in the little new brick house across the Iron Bridge from the V. F. W., Hall I Mr. Lerncke is the new manager if the Lester and Strand Thea tres. and is also a Mason. Mrs. Lerncke. is a member of the - of the Eastern Star and Tho American Legion and wishes members to call on her at her new home. Garden Club To Close Cherry Tree Sales Sat. The Village Garden Club will close the sale of flowering cherry trees this Saturdav. February 20th. The last w of Cherry Tree Month will b. .'served for the planting of the trees in the community. All the members of the garden club are still taking orders for the remainder of the week; so if you haven’t placed your order for a tree, do so today. For the convenience of the pub lic the garden club will maintain a booth on Main street this Sat urday where busy citizens can quickly place their cherry tree orders. The booth will open promptly at 9:20 A. M. and close at 6:00 P. M. Buy a cherry tree this week and do your, part to make a dream be come a reality. The future Cher ryville can become a lovely local ity aglow with pink cherry blos soms everywhere. How do the following phrases appeal to you?— “See Cherryville in Cherry Blossom Time”. "Attend Cherryville’s Annual Cherry Blossom Festival". Today the above phrases art j mere dreams; tomorrow they ear j be actual facts, if only each citi zen will do his little share. Buy a cherry tree from a garden tin! member for your yard and ask your neighbor if he will do the same, Members of the Village Garden (’lull are-: Mesdames Ben Dellir,’ i r, Ben RudiSill. Blaine Dellinger. S. M. Butler, Howard Houser, i. L, Summer, j. D. Hobbs, J. \\ Payne, Raleigh Putnam, D. li, Mauney, Sr., 1). li. Mauney, Jr. Mark Hoyle, Carlyle Sunime ', F M Houser, Carl Summer, C. A. Uudisill, W. H. Houser, Jr., Char les Metcalf and George Falls. Republican Rally Thursday Night A Republican Rally will.be ntd : Thursday night, February 1M "■ at 7 :'!n o'clock in the Bank bed ! iiur. Mr Robert X .1,1, Folding «t Trynn will be the main -pi -d , f the evening, Folding has cn : :ju iced him-eT as an a-ni: ai l t’o. i he noiuibalion ‘if.congr - I the Ib-puiilican tick-.a from V | 11th I 'istriet. i M r. (i aiding m a- a sr-ta ti the Attorney (b-m-ral in i. •: lb "-hurt ll-H'Ve! • ('abiiHt. 17 Y. Nanny, prnmiin .v R ■ ir-blirati o:' I’nion Mil!-. S ( . I as- ill also In- present and nja.; - r j short talk. - i All Republicans and i- ■ \ e lit the Republican prhn-ipn ! Urged and requested to be pi - i a* this meeting as Township an | Precinct I'artv Otficer.- w: ' d elected. Don’t forget the date an I lime, Thursday, February Ici, at 7:30 P. M., on the third Poor of the Cherryville National Bank building. C-rife a C tuvict’ NOW/ ;g.-. v.1-[attznv chukch eti'K* ?r/vrv _ The sermon subject for 1 elMui | ary 21st at Concord and Maty1 ! Clove churehes is: “Shall ! Tle-eg I hire My Loved Ones In Heaven?' . This question has troubled main generations of sorrowing people Come and hear what the go • | book has to say on the subject. Concord preaching at 1.1 :bii am. Mary's Grove at :*: 15 A. M. The minister of these Method ? , churehes is Rev. R. \V. Hlanohard O. E. S. TO HAVE CAKE SALE, MARCH 6TH. ! V'herryville Chapter Xo. lad Order of the Eastern Star wil have a Cake Sale on Saturday March 6th at The Eagle OfTict. Proceeds will go to the bene fit of the Chapter. CH’CKEN SUPPER FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH. T h e Missionary Methodist Church will sponsor a Ohieker Supper at th e Howell Club House or Friday evening, March 5th Plates will be $1.00 for adult; and 50c for children. The public is cordiallv invitee and urged to attend. ' DAVID CARPENTER David Carpenter Laid To Rest Funeral service for David Car penter, 52, was held Monday af ternoon at 3 ’ o'clock from St. Mark's Lutheran Church. The pastor, Rev. L. S. Miller, officiat- i ed, assisted by Rev. Leroy Trex-1 lor, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran \ Church; Rev. Ceorge L. Riddle, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, and Rev. E S. ElLott. j na-tor of First- Raptist Church. j i The church choir sang, "Come j : Ye .Disconsolate'’, and "My Faith : Looks Up to Thee". A solo, “{Join’ ; | Home", was sung by Mr. F. D. ' ! Grabill. Active pallbearers were Bobby Kiser. John Mauney. Charlie Car penter. Carlyle Summer, T. C. Homesiey and Car! Rudisill. Flower.-, were in charge of Mrs. Berlin Carpenter and Mrs. Ernest Sunup. Mower bearers wore insets and f-iends of-the family: M-’-dnmos ’’rank Beagle. John I • - ”iek, Aifon.o Beam, Garland S' uford,- Ralph Hudson, Charlie Carj-ent* •. < '■;>■■■ B-kuk. Bryte Sea g o. !!••!•• : „. H.n • : . Pi: " ip Ease: , rA’iw Haiw an, V.' H. Houser. ; Si'.. J. AY. Mwney. • m -t Sellers. ; 1*. I*. .'Jci'lurd. A\a 1>. Rudisill, Hat: • i u ■ . c i t. Crocker, Ra < - La ad Earli-worth, Beu 'o •; Beam. Julia Hall and ,M:s.- - c'.m!'. -. Dwllngv . Sybil Manner, P - ■ . Nan-, y' Seitglr, \ ■ ■ ruer \y"~ killed in an ■ ■' . . deli! in Honest end Blow a oil" ■■ he had made In 'inn f t :i past several veara las; Pi v : ' i ; noon about 5 \ *>»rl ' lUeral sei Vice wi! Homestead on Saturn : da: am • b.wly -hipped here \y.he-" :m I -erviio - Were held at S’. Mi.v Monday afternoon m o-i was made a t he faili the S- Mark's (•■mi M . i :• neuter w as born April I .a-; in :' , S:. Mar1:'- co.mniun i ity a - - ■ of t no at J. S. and S : Penal Caw -liter. He grow j it' in t!"' Sr, Mark's Lutheran j ’ Church a;-.! bream - a member in j ea' ly heyhood. Lab . la- served lvs ; church a- Church Councilman and ! was an active member and a loyal j ' supporter of tiie church. In 1921 , he was nuiii'H’ti : ■ • aiiss lairn i Baker ami to this iitiion was born j tv., ns-, ...a -on died in intancy. j Surviving- an- hi widow and son ' b’;, 10th Cai’-ontei of (Ireonsborp. j and two granddaughters. Mai-1 1 par.' Susan -and Ruth Ellen. Als-i j -.u-.iving a’’, thro- half brothers: j i Arthur and t'lyd. Carpenter o' J 1 Katnmor, Ha.. and Everett Car 1 he liter of H cl on ; two half sts ' » >■-. Mi- Myrti. Carpenter ot \ ai iese and Mrs. .1. B. Farris of Katonton. (ia. j T!.-- following oa-agrapK war to front Rev. Luther A. Thomas-, pa-tor, of Miami Beach i-Cnited 1. irheran church: "Whfn Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter ! ;.-f- ('her.yv-lle in 1045 to make I the r home in t he" Homestead, Florida area, they took with them vhei - desire for the Church of I their- faith. That interest Was l-never lost. In the community in i which they made their new home j there was no Lutheran Church. : For a number of years they went I regularly to Miami thirty miles' north to worship. Later going to ] Miami Beach more than thirty-five i miles, 'I All this time they were working for a Lutheran Church in Home-1 stead. It was not until January \ 1ft2 fhat Hr. Luther A. Thornes j arranged to go to Homestead from ; Miami Beach for night services. On the first evening David Car penter was elected Chairman of the Steering Committee for the new group that had been tempor arily formed. This long waited for meeting stirred the zeal and en (Contlnued on page four) Merchants Ready For Two Big Days The Cheiryville Merchants A s ociation met Wednesday night and completed plans for :wo ct the biggest Dollar Days ever to be held in CherryvMie.. These two days will be bargains galore ni every store. Turn the pages and read the bargains advertised by your merchants in this issue of 1 he Eagle. They nave gone all out to save you money. You will save time and money by reading the many bargains advertised. Cherryville merchants have ev erything to offer the buying pub lic and have many items too num erous to advertise. They have reduced prices and have on display bargains for every member of the family and the Household. All Cherryville and surround ing territory are expected in town on these two days. Ttvere tire plenty of FREE parking space aiid Cherryville does not nave parking meters for you to feed while you are Shopping. Come and bring the whole fami y. The merchants will give you :i hearty welcome. Come—See—Buy—Save and ningle with our people on Friday and Saturday of this week. Reminiscences Of Cherryville DAVID P DELLINGER. A. OLD FLOUR MILLS Ktfck m the nineteenth century -.veil' but few flour mills in this part of the country. This I say partly from personal know k ti t and largely in : • i embrance of •:ati/ineiits of old i-eepde. P t'-> <t flour mi! and the old i I rane any knowledge of was tii.:-: i .ated' at Buffalo on the < ■ .'u*t up the from the • :: * mill. My firs-.; personal edge of th>- . is obtain 1 i : 1 was fiv ears of age went. v.ifh my father to the \\ i had to stay early all : • e-o'de would \:,i- large lots an: . o that, the four would " . vh for three - nths or so. f\" .-ally many of th* customers , :uv<- tn stay neat . all day. > look then win a- and got . y: fro.-.i that e wheat, i a l.j’.e;- iii’le? - on Id ex ■ k* pound*, of rood Hour ! • sin of good wheat. .■• eiiyg milhng tfi the man ■ m ated first abort the eus wouid lake a'fu'jg extra I'ne would be for taking ■a f.'tiu- ...an wh.i. vould bo -I feed for livestock. Next re lie shorts o idddlings. a- the ( "arse and dark part r. fipar. This made good dark a- t contained much of the h af the wheat. Then the . * I white flour was the part that was (allied in the little troughs • • i !■-valors by small • ups on a ur-itich belt. These carried the mu wheat to the very top Of n i adding where 1, wept ' the bolting cloths and : am., riii- through different sec tions of the1 cloth as man, shorts dr i ia- flour. The entire process ons interesting t o see arid follow n "1 den times and is interesting cm vpjire with the present-day processes. ; • fm.e after to- Buffalo 'oi- built oil Buffalo creek 'H'u: a mile or so north of Saint If ! - Methodist Churc This was; mow a--' Mr. Andy Beam’s mill, H ■ ; iso had a cotton pin run by ■v.i power. IBs saw mill was an "Id curiosity. The saw ran up and ('own and the saw it.se'f looked e\:vtlj like ,a cross-cut saw but. " much larger. This wa- a slow way to make lumber. Shortly after this mil! was built a not hoi flour mill was built fur the*T down Buffalo creek just, acioss tho creek at New Prospect church on the Shelby highway. " ri was a noted mil! and known ■ a generation or longer as the M-- Susie Beam mill. Both those 1 ' V A <ro note<l Places m Cleve land county and served a targe part of that county. l.atcr we find another flour mill was built near us. That was known as the Uncle Joe Houser mill. This v as located on the little . ’•eek a eoi:;,i- miles east of Mr. Hugh Helms store, on the north side of I lint Hill road. This was a most, popular place ant! was opera ted for many years bv Mr. A L. Houser. He commenced this work long before he was grown and continued for years thereafter Later he gave up the job and built him a home on the north side of the Flint Hill road where Mr, Carl (Continued on Page 4 )
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