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I‘ iWWWWWWWiWVWWWV.VW.VAV, PRINTING! Dial Day 6752 \ Dial Night 6866 | THE EAGLE j VOLUME FIFTY (Published Every Wednesday) NUMBER ELEVEN AMERICAN LEGION OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY ************************ ******* ************ ************ ** ****** **** JUNIOR CLASS PLAY TO BE GIVEN FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCH 18th At Starnes Auditorium On Friday, March 18th the Jun ior Class of Cherryville High School will sponsor “Junior Miss”, a delightful comedy which had a long run on Broadway, radio, and television. This play will he enjoyed by young and old alike. For those who saw “Little Women,” “Night, of January 10th”, and "Toni Sawyer", this play promises to he equally en joyable. The cast, chosen from the Dra matics classes, is as follows; Harry Graves; Boh Camp Joe: David Lee Beam Grace Graves; Mary Lois Brown Hilda; Judy Byars Lois Graves: Judy Blackwelder Judy Graves; Anne Hunter Sharpe Fuffy Adams: Gail Sullivan .1. R. Curtis: Paul Taylor Hllen Curtis; Gail Stroupe Willis Reynolds: Ben Watts Barlow Adams: Charles Harrelson Western ITnion Boy: Delbert Mc Merrill Feurbach: Gerald t>Iill Stelling Brown: Charles Hudson . Albert Kunod.v Wayne Heavner Haskell Cummings: Tommy Shu The cast has been working hard and has for you a great night of entertainment. We are looking forward to having a big attend ance, so come out and support this play. Don’t miss this even J fng’s entertainment for the entire The public is urged to come to the Starnes Auditorium. Friday March 18th, at 7:30 P. M. The admission will he 35c and 50c. Beam Elected Clutf Member Of Week Carlyle Beam. 20-year old of Mr. and Mrs. Claude C. Beam, Bessemer City, R-l, Sunnyside community, is one of the most outstanding members of the Gas ton County Young Men and Wo men’s Club. Although Carlyle has only been a 'member of the YMW Club for the past two years, he has an excellent background in 4-H Club work and in FFA Club work at Tryon School. When he was 10 years old. Car lyle joined the 4-H Club at Tryon School. From the beginning of his 4-H Club work, his primary inter ests were in livestock and garden ing. When in grammar school, he started his dairy herd and entered all of the dairy shows, both coun ty and district. In our dairy shows Caryle was one of the most con sistent winners, always takmg home blue ribbons and ribbons for fitting and showmanship. At the district meetings, he also excelled in both these fields. Although Carlyle was primarily interested in cattle, he became an avid gardener. For two years he was the Gaston County Garden Champion and his records repre sented this county in the state garden contests. Although he did (Continued on Page 3) I . Tennessee Ramblers ! To Appear Here Cecil Campbell and his Tennes see Ramblers will play at the Starnes Auditorium on Friday nipht, March 25th, at 8 o CiOck. Sponsored by the American Reg ion Post. Watch next week s Eagle. _v Extension Service At Oak Grove Church An Extension Service will be held at Oak Grove Baptist Church on the Tot Dellinger road, Satur day night, March 19th Buran Hasting will he the speaker and special sin gel's will be present to The public is cordially invited to come and singers are especially invited to come. ft Allen Brothers Head Allen Drug DR. BILL ALLEN dr. HARRY ALLEN Bill Allen and Harry Allen, Jr., have recently gone into partner- ' ship with their father. Dr. H. H. Allen at the Allen Drug Company and purchased the interest of Mr. ■I. T. Allen, Vhe Allen Drug- is the oldest drug store here and has ! been operated by the Allen | brothers since its beginning in 1 lb 16. All three of the Allens are reg- j istered pharmacists with ? com bined experience of over r»9 years j in the drug business. Dr, H. H Allen received his degree in Pharmacy at Southern College of Pharmacy, Atlanta. Ga.. and after working two years in Atlanta, he opened the Alien Drug Company here with his brother. Mr. J. T. Allen, Cr. If, ■ > Alle> attended the! >Xni sv.h. As. 'graduated i>i 1939, ; pi received his ft. S. in Phar macy from the Univ >rsitv of ! North Carolina in 1943. Since graduation, he has managed a diug store in Portsmouth. Ya., served as a hospital pharacist at Watts Hospital in Du rah m, man aged the prescription department at Sawyer and Moore in Durham until 194N when he returned to < herryville to accept a position at the-Allen Drug Store. Dr. Bill Allen graduated front ( herryville High School in 1941 and completed the pre-medical course at the University of North C arolina in 1944. After serving in the U. S. Navy for 97 months, he returned to the University of North Carolina and received his I-!.' S. degree in Pharmacy m 19.71. He managed the Sunimoy ]>•••.!£ Co. in Dallas for one year and for the past three years has managed the Stanley ltexall Drug Co. iu Stanley. Both the. Allen boys belonged to Kappa Psi. Pharmacy Frater nity. and Rho Chi, honorary Scho lastic Fraternity, while students at the U. N. C. Harry and Kill join with their ‘father in inviting you t<> visit them at the Allen Drug Store for your complete drug service. Cherryville's Namesake Trees Still Being Sold and Planted Evangelistic Service At The Presbyterian Week of Special Evangelistic Services begin at the First Pres byterian church Sunday, March _’0 at 11 o’clock and will run through the week until Friday evening. There will be evening services only and the hour of ser vice is 7 >30 P. M. These services are ire connection with simultane ous services being held through the State of North Carolina in Presbyterian Churches. The theme of this special effort, is “Find Life With God.” The preaching in these services will be preachers from the Synod of Virginia. Our preacher will be the Reverend R. M. Campbell, Piedmont, West Virginia. Mr. Campbell is a grad uate of Westminister College in Pennsylvania and also Westmin ister Seminary. He has had sever al pastorates and has been very successful as a, pastor. He has served pastorates in the United Presbyterian Church and also in the Northern Presbyterian and is now a member of our own South ern Presbyterian Church in Pied mont, West Virginia which is a member of Winschester Presby terv in the Synod of Virginia. The public is cordially invited to unite with us in this special series of services. Let us all pray that Revival might come to Cher ryville and that it might begin in Regardless of the fact that Cherry Vice Wo nth closed offici ary on February 28th the "Cherry Tree Fever” is still running high. The Village Garden Club con tinues to receive orders each week. For the information of the public the Cherryville Nursery will set out trees through the end of next week - Saturday. March 2fith - to accomodate those placing late orders for flowering cherries. The Kagle office will glad]? accept your order and give it to the Village Garden Club. C’a 11 The Kagle office - (5782 - today and buy a $5.00 share or a $10.00 share in beauty. The upright trees sell for five dollars and the weep ing trees sell for ten dollars. These prices include the price of planting. The young trees set out in February 1054 are now ;n bloom. Notice them as you drive along the streets of Cherryville. Do not let your yard be without a flower ing cherry tree. Community beautitiers purchas ing trees this week: Mr. and Mrs. Jessie VanDyke - 1 weeping, 1 upright Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hoyle Beam - 1 upright Dr. and Mrs. Charles Metcalf - 1 weeping Mr. and Mrs. Dave Black - 1 weeping Mr. and Mrs. Holden Smith - 1 upright Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Matinev - 2 upright Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Beam - 2 weeping Hatcheries in the state set 2,075,000 eggs for broilers during the week which ended February 26, Winners In High School World Peace Study 1 And Speaking Contest i Patricia Farris, Ben Dale, Judy Hovis, Paul Taylor, Diana ’ Rudisill, and Mildred Beam. Last Rites For Mrs John Simpson Funeral services for Mrs. John Simpson were held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock at Mount Zion Baptist Church with the pastor. Rev. P. A. Hicks, officiat ing. Interment was made in the church cemetery. IM'rs. Bryte Simpson, 53 years oi age, died at her home on Crouse, Route 1, early Friday morning; following an illness of several years. She is survived l>y her husband, John VV. Simpson, and the follow ing children: Mrs. Harrison Moody, Mrs/ Odell Fourshee, and the following' children at home: Ralph, Max. Cone, Kenneth, Ila, Jerry and Forest, Also surviving are her father, John White and six brothers and four sisters. Miss Diana Rudisili Wins "World Peace" Gold Key Miss Diana Rudisill, daughter of L. Edwin Rudisill. won the ••World Peace" Cold Key at the regular monthly meeting of the Cherryville Woman’s Club on Thursday evening:, March J at 7 :.•;<► o'clock at the Howell Club house. Sixty members of the jun ior class of the Cherryville' High School took part in this World Peace Essay Contest, under the direction of'Mrs. Ralph Hoyle and Mrs. Ernest R. Parker. The six winners to speak in the final con test were Misses Patricia Farris, Judy Hovis, Diana Rudisill, Mil dred Ream and Paul Taylor and Ren Dale, who spoke on “The Role of the United Nations in the Building of World Peace.’’ Miss Diana Rudisill won first place and Ren Dale was second place win ner. The “World Peace’’ Gold Key was presented to Miss Rudi sill by the president. Mrs. Hillard Harrel.son. Miss Cora White, I chairman of the International Re lations Department, who was in charge of the program, which was sponsored by the Woman’s Club, presented beautiful potted plants to the judges: Mrs. Ernest Shivcs. I.incolnton; Miss Irene Dellinger, Shelby, and Mrs. Albert Owen, Eincolnton. Other members of the International Relations Depart ment helping with the program were Mirs. Odell Dellinger, Mrs. .Milton Gold. Mrs. T. D. Gurley, Mrs. T. (’. Homeslev, Mrs. Ralph Hoyle, Mrs. R. W. I.efl-r. iMiss Julia Renfro, Mrs. W. T. Robin son. Mrs. D. A. Rudisill, and Miss Kate WhitwoVth. Reverend George ^iuldie con dueted the devotions. He read Scripture from the fourth chap ter of Romans beginning' with the thirteenth verse and had for his -abject, “Faith Is Adventure”. Rev. Riddle gave this definition of faith: “Faith is the substance of tilings hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” He also stated that Faith is belief in action and Faith is an adventure. We need something beyond human element to guide us. Too many people are seeking security in things that are not eternal. It is not how much faith that we have, hut how will ing we are to venture for the Lord that is important. The Collect of Club Women of America was repeated in unison bv the group. A business session was held. The minutes were read by Mrs. L. I. Chastain in the absence of the secretary, Mrs. J. W. Quinn. The financial report was given by the treasurer, Mrs. T. ('. Homesley. The delegates elected to attend the meeting of the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs to ■bp behl in Greensboro were Mrs. L. I,. Chastain, president-elect, and Mrs. J. W. Quinn, secretary. The alternates elected were Mrs. George S. Falls and Mrs. Troy C. Homesley. The hostess committee served refreshments, consisting of punch and cookies. Grandson Of Mrs. L. L. Self Killed Tuesday afternoon about 5:30, Mrs. L. L. Self received a mes sage from State College, Mississ ippi, that her grand-son, Clarence S. Peeler Andrew.-, age 10 '-2 years had been accidentally elec trocuted. Clarence was the youn ger son of I)r. and Mrs. Baker Andrews. Mrs, Andrews is the former Miss Clara Adelle Self of Cherryville. The accident occurred while he was at home in bed with a minor illness. From details we have been able to learn, he was evi dently moving a floor lamp of the goose neck type closer to the bed. Burns on the hands and other in dications revealed the manner of his untimely death. Mrs. Self accompanied by the Rev. George I,. Riddle, pastor of the First Presbyterian church here left immediately for State j College, and made the trip in 12 We deeply sympathize with the family. Clarence is well known I here, having spent much time dur | :i.g the summer month- with his i grand-mother. He was a member | of the 5th grade in State College and loyal dev ted number of The Fir-t Baptist church. The family requests that any one wishing to do so, make a small contribution toward build ing additional class rooms for the First Baptist Church there. He was particularly interested in this project and it was felt that thi- would he a fitting memorial. The funeral hour has not been set a- we go to press but will be so nr.'* time Thursday afternoon. Peebles-Harley Co. Inc., To Open Soon T*he Peeblcs-IIarley Company, Inc,, a new General Department Store will open in the Galloway Department Store building on Hast Main street in the near fu Mr. L. D. KimbreJI, of Grier, S president of the company -rated this week, plans were being' made for an early openimr date which will lie announced in i ext week's Ragle. Mr. Fred Hailey, of Grier. S. who has been with the Pee bles for several years will he manager of the local sto”e. Mr. Harley is well experienced in the business and is highly elated over the prospects of the new busi ness. Mr. Harley is married and has two littie girls, one 1 years of age and one four months, lie plans to move hjs family to Cher ryville soon as housing is availa ble. They art1 Methodist. The Peebles is a -bain of stores ai d this store gives them 22 in number. They have be°n in the business flj yeas-’, with headpuar ti i*s in r.avvi'encoviHe, V'l.. which is near Richmond. Pleas F. Stroup Laid To Rest Here Picas Franklin SI.coup. t>3. of Parham, a forme,• native of Cher ryville. died in a Durham Hospital last Thursday afternoon. The body was brought, to Car penter’s Funeral Home here, where it remained until the hour of the funeral. Funeral services were held in tile Chapel loom at ? o’clock last. Saturday afternoon. Hev. F. S. Riiiott. pastor of the First Baptist Chuivh officiated, end burial was made in the fam ily plot in- the Lutheran ceme tery. Mr. Stroup was a son of the late Horace and Alice Blakely Stroup. He is survived by four children: Joe Stroup, a Lieuten ant stationed in England; Blain Stroup of Charlotte, Alene Stroup, who is married and lives in Charlotte; and Pauline Stroup who is married and lives in Alas ka Also surviving are one bro ther. Ernest U. Stroup of Cher rvville and the following sisters: Mrs. Charles Ahrenn and Mrs. A. C. Hallman of Charlotte and MYs J. H. Morrow of Crouse. Route 1. Services At First Methodist Sunday I a-t Sunday's Church School Attendance at First. Methodist Church was at. a peak for many years with a total of 280 persons. The goal for 300 is being worked for. Xext Sunday the minister will preach on the subject: “What We Believe About the Kingdom of God”. At the evening service at seven o’clock. Rev. Mr. Cooke will preach from Acts 10 on. the subject: “A Sermon of Peter-" The unchurched public will find h warm welcome at all thece ser FINAL RITES FORI TOMMY GURLEYi TOMMY GURLEY, III Funeral services and final rites for Thomas Daniel Gurley, III, seventeen-year old outstanding local high school student, were held Wednesday afternoon at 13:00 o'clock at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. The pastor, the Reverend Leroy C. Trexler, offici ated and was assisted by the Reverend George L. Riddle, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Reverend J. \V. Kiser, pastor of Wesleyan Methodist Church. 'Miss Fannie Farris organist, ' played the Prelude, which consist | ed of several hymns, and the I church choir, sang “Living For 1 Jesus.’’ The Reverend Trexler ! gave the Invocation and prayer. | The High School Glee Club, under ; .Mr. Dale Gpabill. Director of I Music, gave a choral number, I “Worship." The Reverend George | L. Riddle read the Scripture, the | twenty-third Psalm, followed by ! prayer, and the Reverend J. W. Kiser read Scriptures on “Faith.” ; Another choral number. “Early in j the Morning*^ w:is rendered by the High Scimol Gite Club, and ' the Reverend Leroy Trexler gave the Meditation on “Trust.” The i High School Glee' Hub then sang I “Go Forth With God." and the ; Reverend Trexler closed with the benediction. Chopin's “Funeral March” was p.aycu by Organist Farris as the Postlude. Active Pall Bearers \ve*fr .''lass mates: Larry Summer, Wallace I Harrelson, N'ed Reynolds, Charles I Sherrill, Buddy Hutchinson, AIMn uel Gnldiner. Edwin Hoyle, and I Fred Reynold.-. Leroy Bishop and ; Bud Pruitt, former high school students, along with the Senior j l.oys served as Honorary Pall ; Bearers. The high school Senior ! girls served as flower bearers as sisted by the ladies of St. John’s Lutheran Church. The entire church, where the body lay in state, was lined with beautiful floral designs, showing the high esteem in which the deceased was held. Burial wa- in the City Ceme tery. Tommy Gurley, as he was known, succumbed unexpectedly at the Kings Mountain Hasp tal, Monday night. March 7. from in juries sustained earlier in the week in an automobile accident hetwetn Kings Mountain and Bessemer City, North Carolina. He was a son of Mr. and Mi's. Thomas Daniel Gurley, Jr., and was born May ”0, 1937., in Rich mond, Virginia, and christened in (St. Thomas Episcopal .'Church in (Continued on Page 3) Red Cross Making Progress In Drive Kennth R. Ream, chairman of the Red Cross Drive for Cherry ville Township makes the follow ing' repm t. on the progress of the Red Cross Drive: Contributions since our last re port have been made as follows: I)r. F. M. Houser .....$ 10.00 Ream Con. Co: - 10.00 Lee Sip'e . 1.00 i Tillman’s Super Mkt. 5.00 : Kenneth Ream. Ins. 25.00 | Rev. .lesse Johnson 1.00 i James Franklin 5.00 i Lone-'? Metal Shop and Employees. 10.0Q ! Dixie I.umhV- Company . ! and Kmploveis 14.00 ! Allen Drug ('■ . 10.00 ST 1.00 Reported March 9th $265.00 $356.10 If there is anyone who has not been solicited for a Red Cross contribution, it will he very much appreciated if you will briny, your contribution to my office at 106 W. Main St., where a member ship card will be issued with pleasure. Signed: K. R. REAM Funeral Services For Mrs. Craft Funeral service.- for Mrs. Lcia riyije Craft, wife of Bert N. Craft, were held Sunday aftei n<.■ ■ r. at 3 o'clock at St. Paul’s 'Methodist. Church. The body lay in slat at the church for one hour prior to the services. The faster. Rev. Mr. Shepherd, offici- ! ated. assisted by Rev. \V. K. Ruf fin. a former pastor. Burial was made in the crumb, cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews and flower .oarers were- niece-. Miss ! Sara vVorkinan and Mrs. Blaine Dellinger wen in charge of the Mrs. Craft was a daughter of the late- Mr. and 'Mrs. Prank Chil ders. She was bom January 20, 1 s(lO. She had been in failing health for several yean and con fined to her bed since December 11. lft o 4 when she suffered a Sifrviviri.fr’a: e her husband and two children, Mrs. Nell C Davis and Wavne Craft. Also surviving are the following sisters and one br.uther: Mrs. Ethel Houser, Vale; Mi's. Annie Kerman. Wilmington; Mrs. Tt E. Fisher, of Hickory; •Mr--. Will Neill. Cherryville; Mrs. Kdna Huffman. Gastonia and Earl Childers of Cherryville; together with six grandchildren. Membership Drive On This Month The 36th anniversary of the founding- of The American Leg ion is being celebrated this month throughout the nation and in sev eral foreign countries where Posts are located. In North Carolina Rev. Milton 1!. Faust of Salisbury, Depart ment ( omniarufer, has called for staging of simultaneous Ameri can Region Birthday parties in the oil Districts-of the organiza et-up at 6:30 P. M„ or. .'•larch 17th. with special member shin etfo.tt to go over the quota The Ami lean Legion was founded at a caucus of delegates f rn m the l.-l AKF in Paris, France. March 15-17, 1019. It was the only American veterans' organization fe-tl tided overseas by Mr Milton Ley. Commander of tfc( IVyon Per; No. 100, announc ed the. !o,al post would join in this celeb, at Ion, and urges every i ligible man. who is not. a mem ber of the Legion to send in then membership during this month. Oherryvljje has a number of ac tive member and have built a i,be Legion building- on North Officers For The Cherryville Unit Of N. C. Education Association Elected ' * ' __ ssr;: Officers for the Cherryville Unit of the North Carolina Kdu ration Association for the year ; 1 S>55-1 S».r>fi have been elected. I They are shown in the picture, ; seated, left to ri<rht: President, Mrs. T. A Carter; Treasurer, ; Mrs. Yates Uoniesley; and stand- j j iny left to rijrht: vice-president, I Knie.-t Ft. Parker; and secretary, Mrs-. Fenton 1.. Larson. The TMnroh meeting 1 f the lo l cal unit of the North Carolina education Association was held i in the Cherryville Hiph School library on Wednesday afternoon. At. this meetinjr a film on “The Legislative Program for the Unit ed Kor.es fin Education” war shown by Miss Julia Renfro. Mr. Krskine ('arson, Mr. Ernest R. Parker, .Mis. W. F. Starnes, Mrs. V. A. t'iute”. and Mrs. Fen ton !,. Larson were elected dele yates to attend the meetinjr of the North Karolina Education Association ri Asheville March L’-t-L’tf Mrs. \V F. Starnes, Mrs. K’den Faker was elected as an i.ifcrtiate dcicyati. E. W. Carson Appointed Principal Of East Elementary School Here Ritz Cafe To Open Here At Early Date A new i r.ti , “Th- Rii::'’ will • •pen hen at an early date, a<; itording to Mr. Mjrvjr Haiti r. ovv Tlve C. MeCirrth budding on .North Mom,Tah street, is under • going much . impt cvemcnt rn the interior and \0! hr tKe home for l tile new eal'e. Mr, Hatn i ha*, had many years i in the eafe ba.-ii;es.'. hvaing oper bated a cafe here severai years ago mi East M.i'n street. Watch Mia Eagle foi opening date. Woodmen To Meet Monday Night There will lie a -l eeiai meeting ! of Th( Woodmen Of the World ' Mondav night! March t?!.-t at | 7;':?»> o’clock on the third fioof of ilie Cherryviiii National Rank :"i::d'tu!'. \r, ehetion of officers j ’vli h(-ld at this time., along with other impoitatit business to >-e discussed. Ail members are treted (f, at MRS. F.LESF PUTNAM ATTFNDS REVELON REAUTY SCHOOL | Mis. Eiese Put it am, employee of the Houser Drug- Company, attended thi Revelon Beauty School conducted at the Win, Rar ringer Hotel in Charlotte last Thursday, under the superi vision of Miss Jean Castleberry. {Mists Castleberry, Instructor of the Revelon School of Cosmetics, con ducted the course in facial make up. i The Chrrtyville School Board on Monday night appointed Mr. K. \V. Carson ns principal of the now Hast. Elementary School now nncii‘1 con.'tmction on East Aca demy Street. The school building will have twelve class-rooms, an auditorium, a cafeteria and a library. The primary class-rooms will he at one erd of the build ing and the grammar grade rooms in thi East 'vine- of the building The hallways will be finished with torrazxo .floors. The building is expected to be ready bv earlv fall. iMr. X. S. Cranford was ap pointed as principal of the Senior Hijrh School, and Mr. John L. Beach, as principal of the Junior High School. Mrs. Irene Sox If' avior wiH serve as principal of the West Elementary School and Mr. Kenton 1.. 1.arson, as Super intendent of Schools. Mr. Lar son's term of office wall pogin c> July 1st and the others will be effective as of the beginning of the now school year this tall. PRE SCHOOL CLINICS TO BE HELD THIS MONTH The i rc-Scnool Clinics for t« r.inncrs who will he six year.- of aye as of October loth, will lo held in Cherryvitle on Wedive. day. March .‘loth, at West Ele mentary School . at 8:3ft M., and at. Junior High School at 12:3.0 P M The required imipunizat ions ai t for diphtheria, whooping cough, and smallpox. The ‘‘shots” may he secured from local doctor-, Forest M. Houser, Loran L. Chas j tain, Marshall Agner oi J. W. |Pa.vrie; or at the Cherryville Health Center on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The John Chavis School Clinic will be held on Friday, April 1st 'at 12:30 P. M.