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Page 2 KINGS NfOUNTAfN HfeRALD:KP^GS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Thursday, August 19, 1965 Woman’s Democratic Club To Host 10th District Meeting ' ( if il« The Cleveland County Woman's Democratic Club be host for a 10th Con- wi gressional District meeting Sept. 8, and plans are well underway, Mrs. Warren Gamble, president of the organization said this week. Democratic women—and their husbands—are expect ed to attend from Cleve land, Avery, Burke, Cataw ba, Gaston, Mitchell and Rutherford Counties. The event, to be held at 6:30 p.m. at Shelby Elks Lodge, will feature a recep tion and dinner. Mrs. Dan K. Moore, North Carolina's First Lady, will be a special guest and featured speaker. The meeting will also mark an early observance of Democratic Women's Day, celebrated across the country in the fall. Three Kings Mountain women are on committees for the event. Mrs. Jack White and Mrs. Bob Cox are co-chair men of decorations and Mrs. F. A. McDaniel, Jr. is chairman of the menu committee. Mrs. Gamble is program chairman. for the party. Joseph Kevin Wheeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wheeler, celebrated his first birthday Thursday at a family party at his home at 500 Katherine Avenue. Young Wheeler is grand son of Mrs. Essie Stepp of Kings Mountain and Mrs. Luby Wheeler, Sr. of Nor folk, Va. A decorated cake was topped with a candle and cut and served with ice cream and other refresh ments. Young Wheeler's matern al grandmother was present .w Miss Elizabeth Stewart &| Francene Thornburg, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Thornburg of Winston Salem, celebrated her sev enth birthday Tuesday. Eleven guests were pres ent for party fun, and after the party the Thornburgs were hosts at a cookout with Rev. and Mrs. Wayne,. Ffaynes and family as'I guests. The Thornburg and Haynes families are former ly of Kings Mountain. || Francene's cake was dec- , ' orated with pink roses. The; % cake was served with fruit 11 punch, and homemade ice Editor Tammy Dee Cobb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Cobb, was three years old Friday and a par ty was held at her home on Phifer road. The decorated doll cake was centerpiece for the re freshment table. Ice cream was served with the cake, and balloons and candy were given as favors. Present for the party, in addition to her parents, were her grandmother, Mrs. Clyde McDaniel; Cathy and Lynn McDaniel, Debbie Ap pling, Frederick, Tonya and Rhonda Kay Kincaid, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Kin caid of Bessemer City, was honored on her birthday at a party attended by 47 youngsters in the Odell Memorial Methodist church fellowship hall. Pink and red streamers and balloons decorated the hall. Guests were given pink and red hats with their names on them. They were entertained by a three-act puppet show given by Lynn Rhyne and Karol Kincaid, children's games and stories by Mrs. J. B. Simpson. Rhonda's pink birthday cake was decorated with danc ing ballerinas. Pink and red cakes, red punch, and ice cream were served. Door prizes were won by Kenny Rhyne and Jackie Blanton. Helping the hosts to serve were Rhonda Kay s aunts Martha Wells of Kings Mountain and Sara Kincaid of Bes semer City, Bobbl Kincaid, Mosie Todd, Nancy Rhyne and her uncle, Tonnie Ware of Kings Mountain. Rhonda's mother is the former Catherine Ware of Kings Mountain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ware. K*g Wii <i cream. The Thornburgs are also parents of a son, David, age nine. Darrell Sisk. Young Miss Cobb is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McDaniel and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cobb, all of Kings Mountain. Mr. and Mm. Thomas C. Bridties CbaHotte Couple Honored Sunday On 50th Anniversary Boy Scouts Planning Trip To Lu+herldge ■Mr. ami .Mi's. Thomas Biklgcs ce'ebralecl thoir golden vvedUing day Sunday at a icct'p- ti'.n tjiven by their eight children at tile home of .Mr. and Mrs. Boy Scout Troop 91 plans to top off -summer vacations with a trip to Lutheridge near Arden. C. .Scoutmaster Otis Kails. Jr. re. ports. East Gold St. Church Setting Sunday For Ellison-Kilgore Double-Ring Rites East Gold Street Wesleyan Methodist church provided the setting Sunday at 3 p.m. for the wedding of Miss Viola Magda lene Ellison and John David Kil gore. Rev. Clyde R. Goodson, minis ter of the church, was assisted by Rev. E. O. Gore in officiating at the double-ring ceremony. Mrs. Eddie Brazzle was at the piano for the program of tradi tional music and Robert Good- son was vocal soloist. Mr. Good- son sang “Whither Thou Goest" before the ceremony and "Seal Us O Holy Spirit" as the bene- diction- The altar of the church was covered in white and banked by palms and background greenery- candles and white glads. Ed Thrift, brother-in-law of the bride, gave her in marriage- The bride's gown was a formal design of bridal satin and lace, featur ing a lace jacket with long sleeves. The full skirt was high lighted by a chapel train. Her triple-tiered shoulder-length veil was attached to a crown of pearls and she carried a white Bible topped with a white orchid and satin streamers. Miss Orvita Poppell of Odum, Ga., college classmate of the bride, was maid of honor. Her formal-length gown of blue satin ^"'the White had a white lace jacket. She' wore a blue headpiece with flirt ation veil attached and carried long-stem white chrysanthe mums. Miss Dixon Back From World's Fair 'Diane Dixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Dixon, joined a group of 103 King’s College stu dents and faculty members for a six day chartered bus trip to New York and the World’s Fair j last week- ‘ Miss Dixon returned home 1 Wednesday. She will enroll at King’s in Charlotte for the fall j term. i In addition to spending two ! days at the Fair, the students ! took guided bus and boat tours of Manhattan and returned by way of Washington, D. C.. tour- House and had lunch at the Sam Rayburn Office Building. Miss Dixon is a 1965 graduate of Kings Mountain high school. Miss Bennett Gives Plans Miss Linda Lee Bennett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. D. Bennett, has completed plans for her marriage to Jeffrey Lee Adams, son of Mrs. George E. Siple of Columbia, S. C., and Lt. Col. Dwight Lee Adams of Brook ings, South Dakota, and an nounces them today. The wedding will take place Sunday at 4 p.m. in First Pres byterian church. Rev. B. L. Raines, pastor of First Baptist church, will officiate at the dou ble-ring ceremony. Mrs. Darrell Austin will be or ganist for the program of nuptial music and Mrs. Robert Ware will be vocal soloist. The bride-elect will be given in marriage by her father. Best man for Mr. Adams will be Charles Patrick of Blacksburg, S. C. Mrs. Mary Helen Leigh of Grover will attend the bride, elect as matron of honor and bridesmaids will include Miss Cookie Miller of Inman, S. C., Mrs. Maurice Pace of Spartan burg, S, C., and Mrs. Charles Pat rick of Blacksburg, S. C. Junior bridesmaids will include Miss Cathy Siple and Miss Cindy Siple, both of Columbia, S. C., sisters of the bridegroom-to-be. Deedra Dale Stroup, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stroup, and Liza Lee Hubbard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hubbard and cousin of the bride-elect, will be flower girl. Shan London, son of Mr, and Mrs. Woody London, will be ringbearer. Miss Bennie Joyce Poole of Gaffney, S. C., will preside at the bride’s register. Ushers will include John Van Dyke and Noel Wemster. cousin of the bride-elect, both of Kings Mountain, and Maurice Pace of Spartanburg, S. C. The bride-elect’s parents will be hosts for an after-rehearsal party Saturday evening at Kings Mountain Woman’s club. Mrs. Bill Baker of Lincolnton, college roommate of the bride, and Miss Gloria Butler of Besse mer City, college classmate of the bride, were bridesmaids. They wore street-length dresses of blue peau de sole with white lace jackets, matching head dresses and carried long-stem med white chrysanthemums. Best man for the bridegroom was Gerald Carpenter of Lincoln ton. Ushers were Jimmy Kilgore of Calhoun Falls, S. C., brother of the bridegroom, and Charles Goodson of Kings Mountain. The bride’s mother wore a royal blue dress with white ac cessories and a white shoulder corsage. Mrs. J. D. Biddix presided at the register in the vestibule of the church. For a trip to the North Caro lina mountains the new Mrs. Kilgore wore a blue linen suit with white accessories and the orchid lifted from her bridal bou quet. BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Bertha Ellison of Kings Mountain, She is a graduate of Kings Mountain high school and Central Wesleyan college. For the past year she has been a member of the faculty of High Shoals Elementary school near Lincolnton. The bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Claud Kilgore of Calhoun Falls, S. C. A graduate of Calhoun Falls high school, he has completed four years of USAF training. He Is employed by Leslie Fay Fabrics in Lincoln ton. The newly-weds will be at home on route four, Lincolnton. M. L. Bell Honored On Birthday Sunday M. L. Bell of Mount Holly, for mer Kings Mountain citizen, cele brated his birthday Sunday at a family dinner held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Sellers and Mr. Sellers at their home on Margrace Road. Members of the family attend ing besides the Sellers and their children and families included Mr and Mrs. Bell; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bell and Jeff of BeLmont; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bell and chil dren of Belmont; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Smith. Marcia, Verna and John, of Winston Salem; and Mr. and Mrs. George Stewart and family of Kings Mountain. Pair Honored At Cake Cutting Miss Viola Ellison and John David Kilgore were honored after their wedding rehearsal Saturday night at a cake cutting held at the home of the bride- elect’s mother, Mrs. Bertha Elli son. A color note of traditional green and white was carried out in decorative details. Overlaid with green over white linen, the bride’s table held a three-tier white and green cake as central highlight. Green punch was serv ed from the opposite end of the table. Centering the long table was a mass arrangement of white glads. Assisting in serving were two sisters of the bride-to-be, Mrs. Ed Thrift and Mrs. Edith Go forth, and Miss Carolyn Butler, the bride-elect’s college class mate. Miss Ellison and Mr. Kilgore took the occasion to present their gifts to their wedding attendants. Eight-year-old Monte Falls, left, and nine-year-old Warren Falls celebrated birthdays Friday. A party was held at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gillie Falls, Jr. A decorated birthday cake was topped with baseballs and served with refreshments. Party favors were given each child. The Falls brothers are grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Wells and Mrs. Gillie Falls, Sr. of Kings Mountain. Attending the party were Carolyn Green, Lou Ann Blalock, Tricia and Todd Blalock, Subetha Falls of Gastonia, Terry and Bridgett Glass, David Sanders, David Huffstetler, David Wells of Shelby, Craig Sheppard, Scott Moss, Donna and Jeff Moss and Danny Goforth. Ware P. D. week Sgt. and Mrs. Ray Carroll and .somi. Edwin and Timmy, of Sum ter, .S. C. spent the wc-ekend with Kings Mountain relatives, com ing especially to attend the Far ris family reunion held Sunday. The Carrolls visited Mrs. Car- roll’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Farris, and Mr. Carroll’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Car- roll. Wares, Mrs. Herndon Back From Florida Mr and Mrs. Howai'd and son, Pete, and Mrs. Herndon returned last fnnm a visit in Florida. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Biill Ware and children at Hollywood Beach, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Hern don, Jr at Hollywood Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Montgomery and children at Fort Lauderdale, Mr. and Mrs. Chax-les Holden and children at Bellview and John Floyd at St. Petersburg. Pair To Wed December 25th Pair Honored At Cookout Miss Margaret Bryant and John Harry, who.se wedding took place Sunday, were honor guests at a Thursday night cook-out given by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mur ray at their home on Meadow- brook road. Parents of the bride-to-be, Mr. and Mrs T. W. Bryant, were al so guests. A steak supper with accessor ies was served from patio tables. The hosts took the occasion to present the engaged pair with a gift of linen. Couple Set Wedding Date Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Wright of Route 3. Kings Mountain, an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Janice Elaine Wright, to Robert Milton Beam of Fallston, son of Mrs. Ben Stroupe of Cherryville and Rob ert Earl Beam of Oeala, Fla. The wedding is planned for September 26 at Shady Grove ; Baptist Church in Cherryville. ! The bride-elect is a graduate I of Tryon High School in Besse- ' mer City and Spartanburg Gcn- 1 era! Hospital School of X-Ray I Technology in Spartanburg, S. C. She is presently employed at Miss Lynda Sue Herndon. Bruce Sparrow Wed Saturday In David Church Rites Mr. and Mrs. David J. Hall of Winston-Salem announce the en- gage.Tent of their daughter, Miss Portia Hall, to Douglas Morgan, I Cleveland Memorial Hospital as son of Mr. and .Mrs. Theodore | a X-Ray Technician. Morgan of Kings Mountain. ; A graduate of Fallston High Miss Hall is a student at Wins- j School, the bridegroom-elect serv- ton-Salem State College in the | three years with the United School of Nursing. 1 States Army stationed at Fort Morgan is stationed with the I Jackson, S. C., spending several Army in Germany. He attended 1 imonths in Korea. He is an em- Winston-Salem State before cn- I ployee of Coca-Cola Bottling tering the service. | Company in Shelby. A Dec. 25 wedding is planned. , Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ramsey and — - i son, Mike, of Gastonia and Miss Dr. and Mrs. P. D Patrick of Helen Owens leave Friday for a Decatur, Ga. visited Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawrence Patrick and family Thursday. Dr. Patrick is a former pastor of First FTesby- terian cdiurch. visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Preston in Tallahassee, Fla. Mrs. Preston is a sister of Mrs. Ram sey and Miss Owens. They ex pect to be away nine days. Mr. and NIrs. Bruce Edw'ard Sparrow, married .Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in David Baptist church, have returned from a wedding trip to the mountains and arc at home on East Gold street. Miss Lynda Sue Herndon be came Mr. Sparrow’s bride in a candlelight double-ring ceremony conducted by Rev. N. S. Hardin. Mrs. R. G. Franklin sang “Sweetest Story Ever Told” be fore the ceremony and "Wedding Prayer” a-s the benediction Mrs. James Sanders was at the organ for the program of traditional music. Palms and seven-branched can delabra holding spiral tapers formed a background. White glads and mums were used on either side of the altar and light ed candles were used in the win dows. Harold H. Herndon gave his daughter in marriage. Her form al gown of silk organza and im ported peau d’ange lace over taffeta was designed with con tour bodice featuring a lace plas tron, scalloped portrait neckline, and short sleeves trimmed with I silk roses. The bell skirt, gar landed with lace, was caught up with silk roses, and a lace-trim med Watteau panel was caught high at the back to a bow and spread to a Chapel length train. Her bouffant-length veil of im ported illusion was attached to a tiered crown tri.Tmed with pearls and crystals, and she car- rUxl a lace-covered Bible topped with a white orchid, -stephanotis and ribbon streamers. Miss 'Vicki Beam of Cherry ville attended the bride as maid of honor and Mrs. Floyd Horn was matron of honor. Brides maids were Miss Gail Heavner, Mrs Brunson Harmon, cousin of the bride, both of Kings Moun- ta’-n, and Mrs. Bob Woodruff of Clierryville. The attendants wore formal- length gorwn of cherry silk chif fon over taffeta, their dre.sse« featuring scoop necklines and el bow sleeves. Wattsau panels caught to bows at the back of the skirts and fell to the hem- lii'es of the boll skirts. They w.are matching hairbows with triille veils attached and carried bouquets of Rubntm lilies and white roses tied with satin streamers. Elizabeth Herndon, daughter of Mr. and DOrs. James E. Hem- don, Jr., was flower girl, wore a white long dress . The Scouts will leave Friday j at 2 p.m. They will stay two ,, , . „ • . • 1 ... ' nights ill tent.s. compete in swim relatives called during the after- ' noon. I Tlic boys will attend Sunday Children of Mr. and .Mrs. , ^ctuxil by the lake and chuicii Bridges who received with them j services in the beautiful semi- were Mrs. Tom Hamrick, .Mrs. open church higti on a hill Boyd Howell, both of Kings ■ Mountain, .Mrs. C. B. Seism of | The troop needs transporla- York. S. C.. Kirk Bridges of Los I tion for F'riday and for the re Angeles, Calif irnia. Hugh A. | turn trip Sunday morniing at Bridges, Troy D. Bridges, Rob- 11:30. Anyone who is willing to ert E. Bridges, all of Charlotte. I help should contact Richard Cul- and Coy Bridges of Belmont. i yet', 739-4476 or Otis Falls, Jr. Sons-in-law, daughtei-s-in-law 739.5392. and grandchildren also assisted I in details of entertaining. | The golden wedding thamewas Pa|"fy H OH OPS carried out in decorations and I p, . | |-i in refreshment.s. , Bride-blect Mrs. Madge H. Arrowood and^^ -Miss Lana Arrowood entertained j together Tuesday night at their K/1p-|- prlrjflv/ I home at a bridal party honoring ivici I Bt'imett, bride elect of Sunda.v. FHA Officers She with cherry chiffon sash and carried a white basket of flower petals. Ringbearer was Scottie Wyte, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jote Wyte. He carried the rings on a white satin pillow. The bridegroom’s father was best man. The list of ushers in cluded Eddie Herndon, orothcr of the bride; Jimmy White, cousin of the bridegroom; David Butler and Floyd Horn, all of Kings Mountain. For her daughter’s wedding Mrs. Herndon cho.se a tcige lace dress with matching hat and slippers and a cor.sage of bronze cymbidium orchids. The bridegroom’s mother chose a blue dress w'ith white accesso ries and a corsage of white or chids. Mrs. Clinton Jolly preside^ at the bride’s book in the vestibule of the church For a wedding trip the bride changed to a navy blue linen sheath with white accessories and the orchid lifted from her bouquet. BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Hern don of Kings Mountain are par ents of the bride. A graduate of Bethware high school and How ard Business college, she is em ployed in the accounting depart ment of Mauney Hosiery Mills. She was vice-president of Alpha Iota sorority while a student at Howard’s, The bridegroom is the son of R. H. Sparrow of Kings Moun tain and the late Mrs. Sparrow. He also attended Bethware higli school and is employed by J. E. Herndon Company in Kings Mountain. Among wedding guests were these from out-of-town: Mr. and Mrs. Quinton Herndon of Mount Gilead; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Herndon of Forest City; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Domenieo of New York; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brooks of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Herndon of Bostic; and Mrs. Glenn Altman and Mrs. Meredith Doggett, both of Shel by. SP/4 David P. Hughes and SP/4 Au';ry E, Erwin have re turned to New Cumberland, Pa. after apemding the weekend with Hughes’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hughes. The Kings Mountain chapter of the Future Homemakers of Amer ica held their first meeting of the school year 196.5-66 on Fri day, President Martha Herndon pre sided. FHA Advisors Betty R. Gamble and Margaret Baird met with the group. Members announced plans for installation of officers to be held Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. and plans to operate a concession booth at Bethware Fair next month. The KMHS Future Farmers will also assist. Following the business meet ing FHA officers had lunch at Bridges Barbecue. Guests sliowcred the honorcc with miscellaneous hou.sehold gifts. Bridal games were conducted after which tlie hostesses .seiwed party refreshments. Pink and green was combined to carry out a decorative motif in decorations and refreshments. .Miss Bennett’s novelty corsage was done in pas tel colors and tied with while ribbon. The honorcc wore a navy par ty dress witli navy accessories. Out-of-town guests were .Mrs. F^red l.x;igti of Grover and Bennie Poole of Gaffney, S. C. Ledfords To Live In Charleston, S, C. Follov/Ing Wedding In Pourtsmouth, Va. Charleston, S. C. will be home for Mr. and Mrs. FJdward Earl Ledford, married Saturday eve ning in Monumental Methodrit church of Port.smouth, Va. The bride is the former Miss Ava Ji-anne Porter, daugliter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Virginiu-s F’orter of Portsmouth. The bride groom is the son of Mrs. Irvin W. Ledford of Kings Mountain and the late Mr. Ledford Dr. John F. Owens, assisted by the Rev. Bennie Crawford, un cle of the bride, officiated al the double-ring cere.T.oiiy. The bride’s father gave her in marriage. Her formal wedding gown was designed of white lace and tulle over ducliiss salin.Tlie bodice, which buttoned to the waist, featured a scalloped Sa brina neckline with long sleeves. The full lace ,*k:rt was edged in tulle ruffles and sptead to a Ca thedral train. Her finger-tip- length veil cf illusion was ar ranged from a crown of )acc edged with iiearls. and .she car ried a cascade , ouquet of pom pons and swi'etheart roses. Mrs Joseph lA Jones of Ports mouth was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs, George T. Jennlgan of Chesapeake, Miss Sandra Blankenship of Washing ton, D. C. and -Miss Betty Meier of St. Louis. Mo. The matron of honor woro a full-length gown of sunset pink neau de sole styled with a sleeve less bodU'e, scooped neckline and sheath skirt. Her veil was dropped tram a fabric rose, and she carried a liouquct of pink carnations The bridesmaids wore similar gowns of Mush pink and carried bouquets of contrasting pink car nations. Miss Amy Jones of Portsmouth was flower girl, Charles Davis of I Eure, N. C. was ringbearer. Jciry Ledford .:f Kill's Moiin tain was host man for his bro ther. Groomsmen were Lorenz I Villenpontoaux, Jr., Charleston. S. C.; Joseph Crawford and Charles Gibson, both of Ports mouth; and O. Thomas Adams. Jr. of Richmond. Richard Haines accompanied^B Mrs. B<'vcrly Veal, soloi.sl. The motlicr of the bride wore a pale blue chiffon sheath dress 'styled witli an cm roidcred bisl I ice. Her corsage was of pink [sweetheart loses. The bridegroom’s .mother wore I a corsage if pink sweetheart- ; roses witli a blue lace sheath. : Following a reception in lh<’ ' social hall of the church, the j couple left on a northern wed ding trip. The bride traveled in a navy and while .-iuit and the roses lifted from her hridal bon quet. The ncwli-weds will make their home at 606 Merlway strool, Riv- erkind Terrace, Cliarleston, S. C. Among guests from out of I Porrimoullt who attended the wedding were: .Mr and Mrs. J. :A. Jone.s, Mr. and’ Mrs. Wilson Ledford and family, and Mrs. .Margaret Hinson, all of Kings Mountain; Mrs. Nell Hollings worth. Charlotte; Mrs. Loren/ Villcpon'ieaux, Jr., Charleslon; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ledfird and family. Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. I -M. L. Cha-noy and family, Rocky ■ Mount; Mr. and Mrs. Alvah B I Crawford and family, Nashville, iTenn; Rev. and Mts. Bennie Crawford, Lexington; .Mr. nnd .Mrs. L C. .S.awyei', Crescent City. na,; and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Blades and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis and family, all of Eure, N- C.