Mr. And Mrs. L. Parton
Give Yule Party
The home Mr. and Mrs. Lin
wood Parton in Gastonia was the
scene of a lovely Christmas party
?on Saturday night. Gifts were plac
ed under the Christmas tree, and the
group enjoyed refreshments consist
--4ng of open-faced sandwiches shap
ed as stars, cookies in many, Christ
inas shapes, corn cheezles, hot Rug
?Jon tea, and other sandwiches).
Each person present then opened a
nice gift, and little Linda Parton Was
the-reclplent of many birthday gifts.
A delightful .social hour was enjoy
ed by all, Those present were:. Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Payne, Mr. and Mrs.
Baxter Payseur, Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Yelton, and Douglas Yelton.
MYF Has Christmas
Program In Chapel
Last Sunday morning the Youth
Chapel overflowed as the Senior
MYF met for a Christmas program, i
The spotlight was turned on a -draw- I
ing done with black ink on blue pos- :
ler board by Patricia "Prince, wh ich
was a copy of the painting, "The
Arrival at Bethlehem," showing the
scene at the -ton. The picture was
placed on a white cloth which cov- j
ered a large buletin board. The
voices which came form behind the
board, were those of the reader, Jean
Lynch, who interpreted the picture;
Joseph, BH1 Allen; Mary, Betty Cash;
and the hostess at the Inn, Dorothy
Smith. The group joined in Christ
fas carols, with Barbara Grantham
at the piano.
A special program is being arran
ged by Dorothy Smith and Jean
Cash 10 be presented in the youth
chapel Christmas Sunday at ten.
The lesson wHl be about Christmas,
too.
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beam anounce
the birth of a 9on, Sunday, Decem
ber 4, in the Shelby hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. William Biddix an
nounce the, birth of a daughter, on
Saturday, December 17, at Gaston
Memorial hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reynolds
announce the birth of a son, Suuc'ay
December 18, at the Shelby hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gill,, route
3, announce the 'birth of a daughter,
Sunday, December 18, at the Shelby
hospital.
Mr. attd Mrs. William Dyke an
nounce $ie birth of a son, Monday
Decembe? 19, at the Shelby hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. William English,
Nashua, N. H., announce the birth
of a daughter, Carol Ann, on Decem
ber 12. Mrs. English is the former
Miss Louise Putnam, of Kings
Mountain.
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! Social Calendar
Friday
3:00 ? Annual Christmas party for
children of S,:, Matthew's Lu
theran church from cradle roll
through junior department, in
the church recreation room.
4:00 ? Children's party at Kings
Mountain Country Club for
children under 12 of members.
8:00 ? $ld-and-Bye Club Christmas
party, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Fryer, host*.
9:00? Towne Club dance, Woman's
Cltrb.
Monday ' .
6:00? Annual reunion of J. S. and
W. A. Mauney families at
Kings Mountain Country Club.
Tuesday .
8:00 ? Miss Eleahor Myers and Earle
Myers wlM be hosts at an
open house at Kings Mountain
Country Club.
Wednesday
2:30 ? Duplicate Club meets with
Mrs, J. B. Simpson.
Thursday
2:30 ? Ace of Clubs, Mrs. Carl Maun
ey hostess.
9:00 ? Teen-Age Dance, Kings Moun
* tain Country Club. ? Informal,
music by The Statesmen.
Saturday
10:30 ? Free movie party for child
ren under 12 at Joy Theatre,
given by 'Joy management
and Junior Chamber of Com
. merce.
Mrs. R. E. Clark
Entertains Circle
On Monday evening at 8 o'clock
the Frances Garrison circle of the
A. R. P. church met with Mrs. Rob
ert E. Clark at her home.
The meeting was opened with
i prayer, after which Mrs, E. W. Neal
1 gave an interesting Christmas pro
gram, assisted by Mrs. Orr Weir.
Seventeen were present including
three visitor's, which the circle was
so glad to welcome.
Following the regular business
session the hostess served delicious
refreshments assisted by Mrs. Caro
lyn C. Blanton, Cor left a McDanlel
and Marjorie Jodley.
Gifts were tlien exchanged, after
which the group sang Christmas
carol*. .
The home was beautifully decora
ted hi keeping with the occasion.
Turkey Dinner Fetes
Policemen - Firmene
Dr. J. E. Anthony, G. A. Bridges and
L. Arnold Klser entertained the fire
men and policemen with a dinner
' at the Couhtry Club Saturday.
This is an annual affair and look
ed forward to by the members.
Short talks were made by i>r. J.
E. Anthony, Q. W. King and N. M.
Farr.
'Lively conversation was carried
on while they enjoyed the turkey
dinner with aM the trimmings.
(he irtty fact that (?htiitmai
is with ui a fain euijkt to
briny joy enough, but ur*
want to yilct tht lily by villinf .
everyone a wonderful holiday.
CITY SERVICE STATION
Phone 208
Otic Falls. Proprietor
S. A. >ys Celebrate 50th
Wedding Anniversary On Tuesday
Mr. and Mra. S. A. Mauney cele- i
brated their golden wedding anni
versay Tuesday evening, December
20th, with a farrtily dinner at the
Kings Mountain Country Club. The
dining tables" were decorated with
gold-colored magnolia syrays and
foliage, and in thfe center of the ta
ble was a beautifully decorated
three-tier wedding cake, with yellow
candles and yeHow roses on each
side. *' ?
Mr. and Mrs. Mauney were marri
ed on December 20, 1899, at Concord
ia Lutheran church, Conover. Mrs.
Mauney was the former Anna Isen
hower, daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. P. E. Isenhower of Conover. Mr.
Mauney is the eldest soh of the late
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mauney of Kings
Mountain. Immediately after their
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Mauney
came to Kings Mountain to. live and
have lived here ever since, where
Mr. Mauney has been actively con
nected with the Kings Mountain
Manufacturing Company, of which
| he ifi now president.
Mr. and Mrs. Mauney's six chil
dren and their families were all
present at the dinner: Mr. Aubrey
I Mauney and Dr. Jacob Mauney of
Kings Mountain, Mrs. Juanita M.
Wolf of Chariotte, Mrs. Julia M.
Barnes ot Kings Mountain, Mrs.
Frances M. Lohr of Raleigh and Mrs.
Martha Lou M. Fisher of 'Rockwell. j
All twelve grandchildren were prc?
ent. Other guests were the ri??verend
and Mrs. W. H. Stender of Kings
Mountain, their three children and
Mrs. Stenders' mother, Mrs. Robert
McDougall of Columbia. S. C.
The children presented Mr. and
Mrs. Mauney with a gold chin~
<ray, pitcher and six goblets, and re- '
ceived from their parents gold-fram
Mrs. Alexander Wins
Shelvador In Centest
Mrs. Charles Alexander "has been
adjudged winner of the Kings
Mountain Crosley contest, and has
been awarded a new 1950 Shelvador
refrigerator according to Lewis
Hovis, manager of Community Im
plement & Supply Co., Inc.
The contest was conducted during
the month of November and was a
part of the nation-wide Crosley
. "Million Dollar Giveaway" contest.
All local entrants also will have
i chance at the national Jackpot.
| Winner is scheduled to be announc
ed around January 1, 1950, Mr. Ho
vis said.
The contest here was judged by a
panel of Kings Mountain citizens,
who had difficulty in deciding
which entry was the best, it was
stated. <? ?* '
ed miniatures made from the wed
ding picture taken fifty years ago.
Goforth And Felt on
"Best-Dressed Men"
Charles K. Goforth, Jr., was voted
the . "best dressed nr/an in Kings
Mountain," and 'Martin Felton the
( "best dressed colored main in Kings
Moutain," in the contests conducted
for the past two months by Saun
' ders' Men's Shop.
i Announcement was made by the
management after counting of the
I ballots at the close of the contests
, last Friday.
1 Runners- up to Mr. Goforth were
, W. P. .Fulton and J. W. Webster,
while runhers-up to Felton were
were Clyde Crosby and J. W. Bell.
The winners received a complete
outfit of clothing, valued at $120
each.
i _
Lincoln's first inaugural address
was rushed by Pony Express from
i St. Joseph, Mo., to the Pacific coast
, in the fastest trip ever made by the
express? seven days ar.d 17 hours.
Ladies Give Yourself a
mas ?2 Price Clearance !
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