EUREY FAMILY...The above picture includes four generations of the John C. Eurey family.
The scene is from the Eurey home on S. Rhyne Street in Lincolnton where the family reunion
was held recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Eurey
Honored At Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Eurey
were honored at a family reunion
held recently at the home.
Mr. Eurey is S3 and Mrs. Eurey
is 76. They have been married 61
yeai.s and have lived in their
present home on S. Rhyne St. in
Lincolnton for the past 40 years.
They are the parents of 15 chil
dren; ten boys and five girls.
Thirteen of the children are liv
ing. Fred. John W., Ted, Robert,
N. W., Cecil, David, Paul, Charles,
Ruth, and Mrs. Lawrence Keener
all of Lincolnton; Eli of Estill,
S. C. and Mrs. Walter Smith of
Cherryville. Mildred and Mrs.
Calvin Laney are deceased. There
are 40 grandchildren and 16 great
grandchildren.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Eurey enjoy
good health. Mr. Eurey at 83
works every day. He is actively
engaged with several sons in the
Excel Textile Supply Co. which
manufactures textile materials
handling equipment for textile
mills throughout the eastern
United States. It’s a rare thing
for him to miss a day because of
illness.
Mrs. Eurey although an invalid
is a faithful and devout church ;
member. Just about every Sunday !
she will be found in her wheel
chair at the services of the Rhyne
Heights Methodist Church where
j she is one of the oldest members.
Mr. Eurey is a member of Wood
side Church and attends its ser
vices every Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eurey have always
practiced the Golden Rule and
have never hesitated to help those
in need or less fortunate than
themselves. They feel that the
Lord has been mighty good to
them.
N. C. Has Many Gems
And Minerals
Asheville, N'. C.—Ever hunt for
emeralds?
Since time began, men have
searched out precious stones and
valuable minerals in every part
of the world - sometimes their
own front yards - sometimes in
the remotest part of Ceylon and
Africa. There has been a growing
interest the last few; years in the
many gems and minerals to be
found among the coves and val
leys of Western North Carolina.
More varieties are to be found
here than any other hrea the same
size in the United States.
Mining in this section of the
country has a vivid and colorful
history. It was the rumor of gold
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diggings that brought t.he Spani
ards into the Cherokee Indian
Territory and forced them into a
series of retreats from the vast
: holdings of the original Cherokee
N'ation. Until the big California
gold rush, most of the gold mined
in North America was found in
North Carolina and the northern
part of Georgia.
To one unfamiliar with the ter
ritory. finding the mines is a bit
difficult, but usually a talk with
some of the local people will
bring ou' the desired information :
as to roads to take and trails to
hike. The local people are becom
ing used to becoming used to tne
“rook hounds" as the amateur
rock hunters are called and can
be counted on to give accurate
directions with a friendly smile,
in fact, if the mood strikes them. I
thev may go with the visitors to i
the mine since a lot of Carolina i
natives are rock fans.
Roby Buchanan of Hawk. North
Carolina, specializes in producing
lovely handmade silver jewelry
set with native Carolina stones.
His work is gaining popularity all
! around the country for the care
ful workmanship, original designs
and beautifully cut and polished
stones. He has. for many years,
been a member of the Southern
Highlands Handicraft Guild.
In the sparklinglv beautiful
sapphire country of Jackson and
Transylvania counties, corundum
: and gem varieties of ruby and
: sapphire (from which the area
takes its name) are found. The
Whitewater. Socrates and Rattle
I -nake mines are located here.
' Tourmaline, beryl and emerald
are to be found near Little Swit
zerland. Torbernite. which is ra
dioactive. is also mined at Little
Switzerland. Spruce Pine, near I
this section, is called the “Miner-j
al Cite" Nearby at the McKin- |
ney. Rig Crabtree and Wiseman j
nines, beryl, garnets, mica, feld- !
-par, tourmaline and many fluors
cr::: materials have been found..
At Franklin. North Carolina, at
the. Elijah. Mini y. and-.Corundum
Hi!! mines, corundum and rubies
mined.
RV i '• ahtree emerald mine
■ ■ i Little 'Switzerland- This .-pot
,nd one other in Western North
«':;-.dira. are the only places in
•he United. States where emeralds
have been located. The big Crab
tree mini’ was discovered by -U L.
ibo'i-or,; i i. rieer miner of mica.
., • a 1 > A. Bowman or. the R'orison
: ropertv. It wa_- T<■ ;nd in ls94.
r- .. elevation at 'h, -•*.• the
mine is ."i.OOjl fee: on Rig
•vee Moiinhfn. The prop >r‘
:he American Gem and
Company: It produced som
f.o-tly transparent eryst'a
r.meralds which, when cuts
..i gems up t" ca
weight. Recently, since tb.e
amateur mining has
■ :her emeralds hove be. n
Crab
. made
hobby
~f o-ii'nd
: this'site.
The McKinr.ev feldspar mine is
located about six miles from th
i rail-tree mine. It is a working
oneern and a fabulous ..place A
od literally paved with mica
leads to three tremendous hole
in the side of the mountain.
So much interest ha- been
aroused in the minerals of North
Carolina in the last few years that
the Government and the State
have jointly erected a- tine
museum to house a large Collee
tion of native stones. Located at
iGillespie Gap, on the Blue Ridge
Parkway, main North-South vaca
tion highway, the museum is one
bf the most popular places for
visitors on this route. One of the
most fascinating i exhibits at the
museum is a Geiger counter which
clicks to an alarming rate when
some of the stones of North
Carolina are held at close range.
Another favorite feature of the
museum i s the black 'light dis
play. Many of the minerals glow
in shades of brilliant reds, greens,
purples and yellows when the
rays of a black light strike them.
Many continue to glow in the
dark after the light is switched
off.
The western part of North
Carolina, always thought of as a
vacation wonderland, is fast, be
coming known for the many in
teresting mines which can be
visited in the region. The Ashe
ville Chamber of Commerce has a
steadily growing number of in
quiries and requests for informa
tion on the location of those
mines. More and more people ve
discovering the fun and adventure
of combining a vacation in the
mountain playground of Western
North Carolina and a hunt for
valuable minerals.
Western North Carolina is lo
cated within easy driving distance
of over half the populaton of the
United States. The sapphire coun
try, with its land of waterfalls,
is a days round trip from jVshe
ville. In this same region is the
Franklin mining Center. A drive
up the Blue Ridge Parkway with
its spectacular scenery, picnic
places and camping grounds,
takes one to Little Switzerland
and Spruce Pine, both fertile
areas for the “Rock Hounds".
What finer or more unusual sou
venir could lie had from a vaca
tion in North Carolina then a
garnet, ruby or' valuable emerald
to be set in a ring for milady"
THE MYSTERY OF
MARILYN MONROE
Maurice Zotoibw tells the in
credible life story of the skinny,
stuttering waif' who was farmed
ear to 11 foster homes and who
grew up to be the world's most
exciting feminine star — Marilyn
Monroe. Read this revealing story
in the October 2nd issue of the
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Adjutant,
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Tuesdays of each month at 7.80
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cerning veterans aifairs in govern
' ment and throughout the world
has been felt for sometime and
thru the fine spirit of cooperation
from The Eagle Publishing Com
pany, we have been given the op
portunity to bring you weekly,
the latest news and activities of
special interest to veterans. We
wish to extend a warm welcome
to all veterans to attend our regu
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4th Tuesdays of each month at
7:30 P. M. Don't forget to come
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releases each week direct from
American Legion National Head
quarters.
Washington. D. C., Sept. 27—
(AI.NS i—National Commander
j Seaborn P. Collins of The Ameri
[ean Legion has called in the na
tion’s nearly three million Leg
ionnaires to “avoid any identifi
Aation with activities sponsored
by the Fund for the Republic.”
T am issuing this alert to our
membership because it appeasr
that the Fund for the Republic,
headed by Dr. Robert Maynard
Hutchins, is threatening and may
sueceeed in crippling the national
security.’’ Commander Collins de
“Study of projects and actiei
ties financed by the Fund for the
Republic has convinced me that
Hutchins and his associates are
trying to propagandize Americans
into believing that:
“(1) Communism never has
been and is not now a serious dan
ger to this country;
’• 12) Sinister forces under the
pretext of fighting communism
are the real danger, and threaten
the civil liberties of all Ameri
ca tis :
" i :’A Stcurity meausers are un
American and are being used to
harass and perseute innocent peo
‘•<i> Intelligent and educated
people are aware of these things,
but are opposed by the ignorant
who are be ing misled by evil de
magogues.’’
Many of the fellowship waards
and other projects supported by
the $15 million Fund. Commander
Collins said, give the impression
that thep organization is battling
what it terms "witch-hunds" and
“viffilanteisni."
“Intellectual VigilanteUm”
“On the contrary, it seems to
us that the erect of this constant,
loaded criticism of Congressional
and Administraion efforts to re
sist communist infiltration i.
bouitd to he the encouragement
if a form of intellectual vigilan
teism which would be a far more I
dangerous problem.”
The National Commander said
he hoped American Legion ele
ments at the state and 'oral lev
els "will have no truck with I
"Fund for the Republican enter- |
"If American Legion posts and
departments are offered financial
aid by the Hutchins group to car
ry out the group's program; 1 ]
sincerely hope they will decline." j
Noting that the Fund for the
Republic was granted $15 million
by the Ford Foundation when es
tablished in 1952, The American
Legion chief asserted:
“The American Legion ..as con
sistently advocated and fought for j
a strong and united nation. 8y
shrewd grants and expenditures,
the Fund for the Republic is
threatening and may succeed in
crippling the national .security.
One apparent line of attack is to
attempt to persuade Americans
that Communism is not, and nev
er has been, a serious threat .o ,
the United 'States.
"This propaganda is considered
by The American Legion to be as
dangerous as it is untrue, but we
recognize that even such propa
ganda as that being disseminated
by the Fund for the Republic
can be sold to many Americans
when millions of dolars are be
hind the sales effort."
Hutchins "Unsuited" for Job
Commander Collins said the re
cord of Hutchitvs’ stated opinions
on the subject of Communist sub
version supports the belief that
he is “peculiarly unsuited” for
the responsibility of administer
ing a multi-mililon dollar opinion
moukiing campaign.
“This man has made statements
publicly which seemingly retlect
his contemptuous attitude toward
our legally constituted govern
ment. Because the U. S. Supreme
Court upheld the Smith Act out
lawing the Communist Party, he
blasted our highest tribunal, say
ing the decision ‘indicates that we
are at last up against a crisis in
this country.’
“Onlv a couple of years ago
he made a sneering reference to
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion, stating ‘Today we are cur
sed by a tremendous glorification
of the FBI. The only people we
will believe are confessed spies
and traitors'.
“Hutchins is entitled to an opin
ion that communists should be
given jobs in teaching and in
government. He is entitled to his
evident opinion that the Supi'eme
Court, law makers and the FBI
are evil when they are intolerant
of communists.
“By the same token. Legion
naires are entitled.to know, and
he alerted against an operation
directed by Hutchins which, in
our jugdment, will not serve the
vause of American unity ■ and
strength." I
Mrs. William Russell Carswell. Jr., who before her marriage on
September 11, was Miss Martha Jane Leonhardt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Stowe Leonhardt of Crouse. Mr. Carswell is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Russell Carswell.
COTTON REPORT AS OF
SEPTEMBER l, 1955
NORTH CAROLINA: Based
Upon conditions as of September
1, the 1955 production of cotton
in North Carolina is forecast at
540,000 bales of 500 pounds
gross weight. Such a production
would be 00,000 bales, or 15 per
cent below the 400,000 bales
forecast on August 1, and just
slightly below the 564,000 bales
harvested in 1954.
The smaller total production
now in prospect reflects the dam
age to the crop resulting from
hurricanes and heavy rains during
the last half of August, according
to the North Carolina Crop Re
porting Service.
Yield per acre on the 463,000
acres for harvest is calculated at
352 pounds lint cotton, compared
with 319 pounds per acre last
year, and 334 pounds the 10-year
(1944-53,) average.
At the time of the August 1
forecast on unusually good crop
was in prospect over practically
the entire cotton area of the
State. Good progress continued
until August 12 when Hurricane
Connie swept across the eastern
half of the State. Plants were
badly whipped and additional
damage was caused by heavy
rains. Hurrciane Diane followed
Connie by 5 days, being preceded
and accompanied by unusually
heavy rainfall. Also, heavy rain
continued throughout the re
mainder of the month. Fruiting
of plants was brought to a halt
and infestations of boll weevils
and boll worms were sharply in
creased as the result of these un
favorable conditions. Although
deterioration is indicated for all
areas of the State, the most
severe damage is reported in the
Coastal Plain counties.
UNITED STATES; For the
United States, the September
forecast of 12.873,000 bales is
145,000 bales above the August
forecast. Indicated reductions in
the Carolina^, Louisiana, and in
some western states are more
than offset by increases in pros
pective production in Georgia,
Alabama, and California, and in
the Mississippi River Delta .States
other than in Louisiana. Ginnings
to September l this year were re
ported at 1,388,380 running
bales, as compared with 1,004,792
for 1054.
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