Nicholson-Holt
Vows Exchanged
Miss Helen Nicholson of Kings
Mountain and P/c. Reyford Holt j
Of Fort Bragg and Mobile, Ala
bama, exchanged marriage vows j
in a simple ceremony in York, S.
C., Saturday evening.
Miss Margaret Nunn, magis:
trate, heard the couple pledge |
Vows of. the single ring service.
Mrs. Howard Roberts and Mrs.
Wayne Patterson, of Gastonia,
sisters of the bride, accompanied
the couple to York.
I For her wedding, the bride wore
a two-plecte baby blue suit with
white accessories and a shoulder
corsage Of white split carnations.
The bridCi daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Nicholson of Kings
Mountain, attended Gastonia high
school and is employed by Eagle's
Stores, here.
Pic. Holt has served with thfe
armed forces for a year and la
now stationed in Fort Bragg.
Mr. and Mrs. Holt have return
ed from a weding trip and Pfc.
Holt has returned to Fort Bragg.
Mrs. Holt is making her home
here temporarily with her pa
rents.
{? BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Yancey Patterson,
route 3, announce the birth of a
son, Saturday, March 27, Gaston
Memorial hospital, Gastonia."
Mr. and Mrs. Pelmas Holmes
announce the birth of a son, Mic
hel Edward, Thursday, April 1,
Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wood
announce the birth of a son, Kel
. th Hlllard, Thursday, April 1,
Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Willis, Jr.,
, announce the birth of a daughter,
I Jan Elizabeth, Thursday, April 1,
Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ruppe,
k route 3, announce the birth of a
|a daughter, Carman Delores, Fri
ll day, April 2, Kings Mountain hos
ISpltal.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Oxen
ilne announce the birth of a dau
jhter, Cathy Jo, Friday, April 2,
vings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd llaity,
oute 3, announce the birth of a
on, Michel Edward, Friday,
Vprll 2, Kings Mountain hospital. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Patterson :
nnounce the birth of a son, Sat- j
rday, ApTil 3, Kings Mountain |
ospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Houstor an- j
ounce the birth of a daughter,
ynthia Diana, Sunday. April 4, I
Ungs Mountain hospital.
Wesleyan Service Guild
Held Meeting On Tuesday
Members of the Wesleyan Ser
vice Guild of Grace Methodist
church met Tuesday evening with
Miss Loraine Jonas and Miss Jes
sie Jonas as co-hostesses at their
home.
The meeting was opened with
two hymns, and Miss Jessie Jon
as presented the program for the
meeting.
During the business session, of
ficers were elected for the year.
Mrs. James Jonas was re elected
president with Miss Loraine Jon
as elected vice-president, Miss
Leona Grant, corresponding sec
retary, Miss Jessife Jonas, record
ing secretary, and Mrs. Russell
Smith, treasurer. # ;
During the social hour, the hos
tesses served a salad plate with
coffee.
Mrs. J. G. Darracott
La Fete Club Hostess
La Fete Rook club members
mtet Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. J. G. Darracott at her
home on Meadowbrook road.
Guests playing, In addition to
members, were Mrs. W. M. Moor
head, Mrs. F. E. Finger, and Mrs.
Robert Miller. Mrs. B. A. Mur
ray won high in rook for club
members with Mrs. H. R. Parton
receiving the second-high award.
Mrs. Moorhead won high for
visitors, and Mrs. Robert Milter
received the floating prize.
Mrs. Darracott was assisted in
passing a chicken salad plate with
a frozen dessert and coffee.
Club members presented Mrs.
Edith Goforth, one of thfe mem
bers celebrating a birthday anni
versary, with a gift.
Arrangements of spring flow
ers were used in decoration throu
ghout the home.
Mrs. Fred W. Plonk
Home Arts Club Hostess
Members of the Home Arts
club met Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Fred W. Plonk.
Fifteen members attended the
meeting. Mrs. Douglas Fritz won
a visitor of the club.
Miss Elizabeth Anthony, pro
gram chairman, presented the
program on "Thfe Story of Citrus
Fruits and The Orgln of the Oran
ges and Their Romance."
Mrs. B. D. Ratterree, club pre
sident, conducted the business ses
sion, During the social hour, the
hostess was assisted in passing a
salad plate with Russian tea and
cookies.
Mixed flowers decorated the
home.
Baptist GA Groups
Held Joint Meetings
Members of the Ruth Swann
and Stella Austin Girls Auxili
aries of First Baptist church met
at the church Monday afternoon
for a joint meeting.
When the members arrived,
they wrote letters to college stu
dents as a Community Missions
project for the month. Brenda
Bridges, president of the Stella
Austin group, presided. Linda
White led in prayer.
A 'program on "The G A Watch
word" was presented by Carolyn
Walker. Mrs. Howard Ware, GA
leader, discussed "Stewardship".
During the social hour, Mrs.
Ware served let cream. The meet
ing was closed with prayer.
Mrs. Hayne Blackmer
Tuesday Bridge Hostess
Tuesday Afternoon Bridge club
members met this week at thfe
Country club with Mrs. Hayne
Blackmer as hostess.
j Guests playing, in addition to
members, were Mrs. L. E. Abbott,
Mrs. J. B. Simpson, and Mrs. C. T.
Carpenter, Jr.
Mrs. W. L. Ramseur won high
for club members and Mrs. L. E.
Abbott Won the, visitor's high a
ward in bridge for thte afternooh.
The hostess was assisted in ser
ving a salad plate with tarts and
coffee.
Arrangements of violets, iris,
and other spring flowers were us
ed In club decoration.
Hi-Lo Bridge Club
Held Meeting Saturday
Members of the HU-Lo Bridge
club met Saturday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hed
den. Guests playing, in addition to
club members, were Dr. and Mrs.
J. C. McGlll.
Mrs. McGlll and J. C. Bridges
won high score awards In bridge
for the evening. The nosts passed
a salad plate with dessert and cof
fee at the conclusion of the
games.
The homfe was decorated with
arrangements of spring flowers.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrill
and children, Charlotte, Billy,
Donnie, and Denny of Clearwater,
Florida, left Wednesday morning
to return to their .home in Flori
da after spending several days
here in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben F. Beam.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McMackin,
Mrs. H. B. Herndon, and Will
Parrish have returned from a
visit in Sanford and Sarasota.
Florida. Mr. and Mrs. McMackin
and Mrs. Herndon went especial
ly to visit Mrs. W. 12 McMackin,
Jr., and daughter in Sanford. Mr.
Parrish visited his daughter, Miss
Patty Parrish, a student at Ring
ling School of Arts, in Sarasota,
Fla.
v ? o?
Dick McMackin, student at Le
nior-Rhyne^ college, Hickory, I
spent the weekend with his pa- j
rents. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. MoJ
Mackin.
Social Calendar
Thursday:
' 2: 45- -Ace of Clubs meets pt the
Country club with Mrs.
H. R. Hunnicutt as hos
tess.
7:00? M a r g r a c e Girls club
meets at the Margrace
Woman's club house.
7:45? -Regular game of dupli
cate bridge at the Coun
try club.
Friday:
2:30 ? Fortnighters Bridge club
meets -at the home of
Mra. W. L. Ramseur.
7:00- Regular mf?etlrg of the
Eastern Star at the Ma
sonic Hall.
7:30 ? Regular meeting of the
Margrace Woman's club
at the Margrace club
house.
8:00- Couple's Bridge club
meets at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Anthony,
Jr.
Monday:
2:45? Duplicate Bridge club
meets at the home of
Mrs. Sam Davis.
3:00? Ann Hasseltlne circle,
First Baptist church,
meets at the home of
. Mrs. W. K. White.
3:30? Circle II, Central Metho
dist church, meets at the
home of Mrs. John O. i
PlOnk.
3:30 ? Lou la Herndon circlfe,
of First Baptist church,
meets at the home of
Mrs. J. W. Watson.
3:30 ? Sunbfeams of First Bap
tist church meet at the
church.
7:00? 'Ellen Irene Ledford cir
cle, of Temple Baptist
church, meets at the
home of Mrs. W. A. Chil
ders.
7:30? Rebecca Long circle,
of First Baptist church
meets at the home of
Mrs. Sam Collins.
7:30 ? Elizabeth Runyon circle,
of First Baptist church,
meets at the home of
Mrs. F. R. McCurdy.
7:30 ? Circle 5, Central Metho
dist church, meets at the
home of Mrs. Dewey
Murray with Miss Louise
Hullender as co-hosttess.
7:30? Circle 6, Central Metho
dist church, meets at the
hottie of Mrs. J. C. Mc
Klnney with Mrs. T. W.
Grayson as co-hostess.
7:30? Circle 7, Central Metho
dist church, meets at the
home of Mrs. A. L. All
ran.
7:30? Circle 8, Central Metho
dist church, meets at the
home of Mrs. Annie Mae
Howie and Miss Ollie
.:Hartsell.
7:30 -Circle 9, Central Metho
dist church, meets at the
home of Miss Margaret
Harmon.
7:30? Dorothy Lete Morris cir
cle. Temple Baptist chur
ch, meets at the home of
Mrs. Furman Smith.
8:00? Circle III, First Presby
terian church, meets at
the home of Mrs. H. R.
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Tuesday:
9:30 ? Pozier circle, First Bap
tist church, .mteets at the |
? home of Mrs. Harold
Crawford.
9:45 ? Circle I, Central Metho
dlst church, meets at the.,
home of Mrs. J. H. Ar- 1
thur.
3: OO? Contract Bridge club
meets at the home of
Mrs. Hugh A. Logan, Jr.1
3:00? Tuesday Afternoon Brid
ge club meets at the
homte of Mrs. J. A. Nels
ler.
3:30 ? Kathaieen Mal.ory circle,
of First Baptist church,
meets at the home of
Mrs. G. A. Bridges.
7:30 ? Twin Table Bridge club
meets at the home of
Mrs. M. H. Biser.
8:00 ? Cornelia Leavell circlte,
. of First Baptist church,
meets at the home of
Mrs. Howard Ware.
8:00 ? Sophia Nichols circle,
.of 'First Baptist church,
meets at the home of
Mrs. Charles Dixon.
Wednesday:
3:00 ? House and Garden club
metets at the home of
Mrs. Henry Neisler. '
3:30 ? Kings Mountain Garden
Club meets at the home
of Mrs. Vernon Crosby.
3:30 ? Open Gate Garden club
meets at the home of
Mrs. F. Ft; McCurdy with
Mrs. B. T. Wright as co
hostess.
4:00? Frances Hord circlte,
of First Baptist church,
meets at the home of
Mrs. E. W. Hord.
Insurance Agents
Attend Convention
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Coble, Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Rose, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Harmon, and T." A.
Carter have returned from a Life
Insurance convention in session
in New Orleans, La.
Mr. Coble Is assistant manager
of the Lifte Insurance Company
of Virginia with offices here, and
Mr. Rose, Mr. Harmon, and Mr.
Carter are agents.
The convention, an annual af
fair, included a banquet at the
Charles Hotel In New Orleans,
a boat cruise up the Mississippi,
and other sight seeing tours of
the city.
Next year's convention will be
held at the Hollywood Beach Ho
tel in Hollywood, Fla.
The lumber manufactured In
North Carolina teach year would
build 130,000 homes.
City Bond Sale
To Be April 27
The Local Government Com
mission at Raleigh will receive
bids on $600,000 In City of K'.rgs
Mountain bonds, as authorized In
a special election in January, on
April 27, It has notified City At
torney J. R. Davis.
The bonds will be offered in
two issues, (450,000 wafer and
sewer bonds, and $150,000 recrea
tion facilities bonds. All the bonds
will be dated May 1,
The Water and Sewer bonds
will be a 30-year series and will
mature annually on May 1 as fol
lows: $8,000 from 1956 to 1960;
$10,000 from 1961 to 1966; $20,000
from 1967 to 1983, all dates inclu
sive, and $10,000 in 1984.
Thte $150,000 recreation bonds
will be a 20-year series and will
mature annually from May 1 as
follows: $4,000 from 1955 to 1959 j
$5,000 from 1960 to 1963; and $10,
000 from 1964 to 1974, all dates
inclusive.
Mayor Glee A. Bridges and City
Attorney J. R. Davis conferred
with Local Government commis
sion officials last week, and Mr.
Davis said the state officials re
ported the bond market favor
able. They felt, he reported, that
the Kings Mountain bonds Would
command a low interest rate.
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Bank May Alter
Its Stock Basis
Shareholders of First National
Bank will meet May 10 to deter
mine whether they will reduce
the par value of the bank's stock
from $100 to $10 and concurrent
ly Increase the number of shares
from 1,000 to 10,000.
F. R. Summers, president, said
the change, which will mean no
difference in thte bank's capitali
zation, was an effort on the part
of the bank to broaden owner
ship of the stock as well us to in
crease the participation by pre
sent minority stockholders.
He said stockholders of the
bank gave thte directors a go-a
head on the proposal at the an
nual meeting in January and that
the U. S. TreasuVy, which governs
national banks, has given its ap
proval to the proposal.
At the meeting, for which no
tice is advertised today, share
holders will be askted to vote the
stock change and to adopt cer
tain changes in the aVticles of as
sociation of the bank.
j Over 3,400 industries in North
' Carolina manufacture products
from wood. ' -
Red Cross Drive
Total Nears $4,000
Annual appeal for funds for the
Red Gross in Kings Mountain and
No. 4 Township will "officially"
end on Friday, April 16, accord
ing to Joint announcement by W.
K. Mauney, Jr., drive chairman,
and Hoyle D. (Snooks) McDanlel,
chapter publicity chairman.
B. S. Neill, Sr., fund treasurer,
reported $3,253.80 turned in at
noon Wednesday. Goal of the
campaign is $5,420.
Commit te chairmen and solici
tors are urged to turn in their
reports by Friday, and all per
sons who have not contributed to
the fund are bfelng urged to do so,
Mr. McDanlel said. Additional
gifts reported by the chairman,
along with what has been turned
in, increases the gift* to approxi
mately $4,000, he added.
Chairman Mauney expressed
thanks to all area workfers, drive
committee heads, and contribu
tors to the effort here.
Kiwanis Club
Honors Fanners
Kings Mountain area farmers
enjoyed ah entertainment pro
gram last Thursday night, as
they were guests of the Kings
Mountain Kiwanis club's annual
Farmer's Night banquet.
Dr. W. P. Gerberding, club
president, welcomed the guests
and Glee A. Bridges served as
master of ceremonies.
Feature entertainment was
provided by Panhandle Pete, the
one-man band, who recently ap
peared on a nation-wide televis
ion show. By use of a homemade
contraction including bass
drum, cymbals, harp, bells,
horns and other devices, the
Asheville entertainer made mu
sic not too unlike that of Spike
Jon^s and his orchestra. He also
Interspersed his music with wit
ty repartee.
?Prior to the Panhandle Pete
performance a group of Negro
singers presented a program of
spirituals.
Among special guests at the
meeting were Joe Carver, of - the
Soil Conservation service, IX G.
Harwood and H. W. Dameron, of
the county agent's office, Paul
Kiser, Gaston county agent,
Dane Rhyne, Gaston PMA chair
man, and County Commissioner
Hazel Bumgardher.
L. Arnold Kiser served as
chairman of the committee on
arrangements, and others were
J. ?, Anthony, Jr., M. A. JEnloe,
G. A. Bridges and Lawrence Pa
trick.
Lot Be-Zoned
By City Board
The city board of commission
ers rezoned the lot at Battle
ground avenue and Falls street
from residential to commercial
designation at its meeting last
Thursday night.
Request had been made by D.
W. Royster, of Shelby, who had
stated he expected to erect a mo
dern supfer market. No opposition
was expressed to the re- zoning.
The board also authorized con
tract with Charles M. Graves, of
Atlanta, tor architectural work
on two city swimming pools, it
being stipulated that total bids
for the two swimming pools not
exceed $120,000. Mr. Graves Is to
receivte a gross fee of five per
cent of the contracts, and, if bids
are higher than the maximum
figure, Is to submit .revised plans.
Fred W. Plonk, recreation com
mission chairman, was present
for the meeting, along with Jack
White, secretary, and both urged
conclusion of the agreement with
Mr. Graves. .
The board also:
1) Approved purchase of a
typewriter for the waterplant,
and authorized Operators George
Moss and Robert Wright to at
tend a' wafer operators confer
ence at Fayetteville.
2) Appointed Jlm.Lybrand, fire,
man, to record ownership chan
ges on the djy tax maps from
county of fice records. i
3) Amended the city privilege
licence ordinance to. prohibit op
eration of riding devises within
the city, except on express per
mission of the board.
4) Authorized purchase at $75
of a used calculator for the tax
office.
5) Approved an agreement with
Mauntey avenue residents where
by the city will Install drainage
at 50 cents per foot to alleviate a
drainage problem. Residents are
to defray the pipe expense.
6) Named streets in thte C. F.
Stowe property off N. Piedmont
avenue as follows: Joy . stree^,
Phillips street, Shockley street,
Margaret street, Blanton street,
and Stowte Acres.
? 7) Approved purchase of need
ed street markers.
8) Approved a jtreet-pftvlng pe
tition at 75 cents per llifeal foot
of Gantt street, from Lackey to
Bridges street.
9) Approved employment of an
extra man for the cemetery de
partment, on plea of Superinten
dent Sam Suber. Mr. Subter ex
plained that care of the stadium
required another man.
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