MRS. P. D. HLmNDON, Editor m?n ? innr iwiim PHONE 167 J. B. Simpsons Hosts IS0*18 J11 a dinner bridge rri T?-J h j r? i_ I Saturday night al their home in the To Old And By Club Teacherage. Mr. and Mm. J. B, Simpson were Cover* were laid fpr rhe guests at By Baying re Nembtn oi the Kings Mountain Lions Club become broom salesmen this week end to help tbe blind oi North Carolina and oi Kings Mountain. Fall proceeds from tlie sale oi these brooms (and they good ones) go to aid the blind. BUY A BBOOM THIS WEEKEND Kings Mountain Lions Clnb lour table* in the living room which was beautifully, decorated with airy arrangements of summer flowers. A delicious two course dinner was served after which bridge was en joyed. Every time you bid and made I game you received a nickle, for bid I ding and making a slam you eceiv- > ; ed ten cents. When scores were add ; ed at the end of the progressions Mrs. Fred Plonk was high for the la j dies with George Houser winning 1 hrgh for the men. j Guests for the paity included Mr. and Mrs. Fred 'Plonk, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. ! Mauney, Dr. and Mrs PhiP.'p Pad igett and Mr. and Mrs. Haywood E. j Lynch. I Hallie Ward Honored On 8th Birthday Mr. and Mrs Hal D. Ward delight fully entertained at their lovely ? home on West Mountain street hon oring their daughter, H&liie, on her eighth birthday August 24. On arri val of the guests many lovely gifts were opened while the children sang "HAppy Birthday." Later in the evening the children enjoyed a straw ride to Grover where a weiner roast with all ac : cessories, birthday cake, iced drinks, and toasted marshmallows were served. Giant pencils were given to! each as favors Those assisting the mother of the honoree in entertain- ! j ing and serving were Mesdames j Jlmmie Harris, Ertle Powers and > Motilda Dedmon. Those enjoying this hospitality ' were: Sara Cox, Carolyn Bridges, , Connie Padgett, Martha and Jane! Ho user, Chip Neisler, Pete Frederick; j Freddie Hambright, Jane Gossy, i Beckie Thornburg, Jane Thomson, j Peggy Black, David and Jimmie Plonk, Jimmie Littlejohn, Mikie and Linda White, Jackie Merrill, Charity Goforth, Wally Ha;ris, Mickie Pow ers, Don McKinney, Robert Osborne, j Rosie and Patsy Malcolm, Linda ?Reynolds, Ashby Smith, Diana Falls, and Peggy R Craig. Birthday Party For Doris Dixon Mrs. Holland Dixon gave a child ren's party last Saturday afternoon at Crescent Beach, S. C? for her small daughter, Doris, on her sixth birthday. Kings Mountain children at the beach were invited. Prizes in the games went to "Mpl ly" Wrape for the lucky Jollpop, Do- 1 ris D^xon for pinning the candle . on i the cake, and to PoLly Page for the j best color sketch. After an hour of play, Doris' birth j day cake which was iced in white and decorated in pink, was cut and j served with ice cream, lollipops and a fruit drink. Mrs. Van. Wrape helped Mrs. Dix- 1 on to serve refreshments and enter tain the children. Y. W. A.'s To Present Program Tuesday Tuesday night, September 6, the Y. W. A.'s of the First Baptist church will be in charge of the program for the W. M. U. meeting* Mrs. W. B. Logan has prepared a program on "Becoming Of Commun ism." Those taking pan will be Ze lene Jackson, Ducky Jenkins, Betty Hayes, Sybil 31alock, Maxine Hord, Helen Logan and Betty Knox Dav<& C. J. SpiVey Dinner Host On Monday, August 22, Charles Jerome Spivey entertained with a steak dinner, and all accessories at the New South as a special courtsy to his wedding attendants. Covers were laid for J. E. Mauney, j W. J. Spivey, Ed Smi'h, Ed Camp bell, 'Jack Green of Charlotte, and Joe Paul Gamble of Monroe. Miss Cornwell To Wed W. J. McCloskey. Ir. The following invitations have! been received in Kings Mountain: Mr. and Mrs. Ben D. Cornwell request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Dixie Lou to Mr. William. John McCloskey, Jr. on Saturday evening, September third nineteen hundred and forty-nine at six forty-five o'clock Chapel of the'Eirst Methodist Church 263 E Mill Street Akron, Ohio 'Reception following the ceremony at the Bride's Residence 305 Arch Street Akron, Ohio Miss Cornwell is the granddaug ghter of Mrs. 'J. T. Goforth. Mrs. Go forth flew to 4Vron to attend the wedding. Model 61?, *+, ib **xvi capacity New Miliar* 1W> lht. ?f ro*l. McO?) J24-B itiml 1*T< Heidi SCO lb*, of coal 520-B 579.50 SI 49.50 SH4C 15.00 DclitMi SbJOO DtUvttt S5UI0 Dtlitm tnrludin? (he?? Fmmmua WARM MORNING COAL HEATERS * Mora than a Millioa now n uso! Build A Fire But Once A Yeor! IT COSTS LESS AT? Mountain St i rtwm 348 OUm Stack) Sim, Sarro too at SlMlbj, ?til*. FtnM City, ?oavilta. Charlotte. % V 9K3 SEEKS SECOND WIN ? Curtis Turner. th? blond* blizzard star from Roanoke, Va. will be seeking his wwiid win in th? Sovtheastern championship stock can series in the 100-lap teatuze at Vorth Wilkes boro Suxulsy. The race was postpon ed bom last Sunday due to rain. Ralned-Out pace Set Sunday At Wilkesboro | NORTH WILKES BORO. ? Rain played hgvoc with the scheduled 100- lap Southeastern championship stock car rHCe 3t the famous North Wilkesboro Speedway last Sunday afternoon, but the event has been rescheduled for nexi Sunday to high light the weekend sports program ' in (North Carolina. Bill Prance, popular director of j the racing program, announced also j that this week's stock car races at , Winston-Salem's Bowman Gray sta- 1 dium would be held Saturday night again lis week rather than on [ Wednesday night. The Bowman Gray race last Sat- , urday went to Fonty "Flock, veteran Spartanburg, S. C., star, with Curtis Turner of "Roanoke, Va., finishing second. Tim Flock's desperate Kid for third place in an effort to overtake Pay White on the last lap resulted, in serious injury to Alvin Hawkins, chief starter, who was struck by Tim Flock's car. The 100-lap feature at North Wll kesboro's track next Sunday after noon should attract a large field of the ranking drivers, including all ? three Flock brothers, Red Byron, 1 Curtis Turner, BH1 Blair, Pap White, ; Buck Baker, and other top notch per- j formers of the NASCAR circuit. At present, Turner leads in the Southeastern championship race j with a victory at Greensboro with Byron second in the standings. However^ in races at The- Wilkes boro track this season, the #? two Flock brothers, FOnty and Tim; have paced both races and rank among the top favorites for the 100-lapper; here Sunday afternoon. Time trials start at 1 o'clock with the 10-lap consolation slated for 2:45 p. m. and the feature at three o'clock. Youth Activities Week A Great Success During Activities Week at Central Methodist Church, the tolowing had perfect attendance at the Study Course: "Our Protestant Faith' :" | Adults: Mr. Kelly Dixon, study cour se teacher; Rev. J. H. Brendal,, Jr., j Pastor, Mrs. J. H, Brendall, Jr., Ad ! visor, Mrs. J. C. McTCinney, Jr., Suut. Youth Division, and Mrs. Baxter Payseur, Senior teacher; Senior Young People, Bill Allen, President; Barbara Gault, secretary and junior organist; Dorothy Smith, chairm.m of worship; Ramona Allen, chair man of Community Service;' Rand all Williamson, assistant treasurer; Barbara Grantham, pianist; Regi nald Murray, and Ann Mayes; Inter mediates: Jay Patterson, Bml.iv Mayes, Gall Allen, Shirley Fn'Is, Nancy Ballard, and Billy Brigtrs. Those who only missed one hour of the Study Course are: J. Ben GoW th, Jr., Councilor; B. S. Peeler. Jr.. 'Junior choir director; Patricia Pririce. vice-president; John W?->r Hck. chairman of World Friendship: Jo Ann Falls, sohg leader; Tommy Falls, and Dorothy "Fulton. The week closed with an Inspira tional dedication service In die sane tuary. The group filed in sing inn i hvmn, all dressed in white as mv-*h as nossfble. The communion fab'e and other tables were draped e wall above Rnecial music was n-e sented bv B S. Peeler. Jr.. and Dnr thv Smith. who sang a beautifll each. For the communiod servl<>t?. Tommv Falls and Bill Allen served as ushers. Kvervone went silentlv -<> the alfar and olnced there a of dedication before taking eo?~* mun'on administered bv their P~ ?? tor. Following the communion s-? vice, the grouo left in silence. By Way Of Mention By Lois Beattie Mrs. J. E. "Rhodes Is improving ?t this writing. Mrs. Mary Lingerfelt spent the weekend in Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Payne had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brown of Gastonia. Mrs. J. E. Rhodes 'had as her guests for the weekend her daugh ter, Mrs. Ernest White, of Green ville, S. C. Mrs. Troy Wright had as her guests for the week end her sister. Miss Blanch Smith and Mr. Theror* Houser all of Gastonia. Miss Lois Beattie was a visitor in Charlotte Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brady and chil dren of Gastonia spent Monday with. Mr. and Mrs. Tfoy Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Wright Harmon cel ebrated their golden wedding anni verysary Aug. 16. Rufus Huffstetler has recently enlisted in the Army. DIXIE GEM ^ J ; "? ' : v' - Z - - I - I " - A -WAY DOWN Sol 1H IN DIXIT The national tavoritf ' ORDER TOUR .? <> Phone 124 KINGS MOUNTAIN ? ? ?? . '? Vv ; V- -".fy' COTTON on. COMPANY Tom Ice and Coal Dealer Foi 4t Tears ? IceP!aalOi>?n24Heqn ADay ? ..