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Bridal Parties Continue^ Kings Mountain f olk Visit Japan, Vacation Time
Terry Bumgardner, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Bumgardner. celebrated her
Jthird birthday at a party '
Saturday afternoon at her
home. -
The birthday cake was
decorated with pink roses
and ballerina girls. Indivi
dual cakes were served with
ice cream, punch and other
refreshments.
Young Miss Bumgardner
is granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wray Plonk, Sr.
and Mr. and Mrs. Ed-Bum- '
gardner. Her great-grand- --
mother is Mrs. A. Benton «
Putnam. Mrs. Plonk and Mrs. Putnam assisted in serving re
freshments. ^
, ^ Children present for party fun were Jerry Valentine,
Lynn Valentine, ■ Bruce Valentine, Deanna Valer^ne, Timmy
Plonk, Shannon Bean, Dawn Champion, Carla Bridges, Kim
Bridges, Jody Plonk, Janice Plonk, Carol Bennett, Kristal
^ Huffstetler, Cindy Castor, Mike Blalock, Mark Black, Jenifer
Pruette Jill Guyton, Lanny Guyton, and Kinh Gladden.
Higb scores were awarded Mrs. Fred Paschal and Miss
Mary Ann McCurdy. ^ -
Miss Roberts was rei^ernbered with ^corsage by the
hostesses and a g'ift of china In her bridal pattern.
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Mrs. Robert Osborne, Sr., Mrs. Robert Osborne, Jr.,
Misses Linda and Judy Collins, all of Gastonia, and Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson of Kings Mountain entertained together
Monday night at the former's home in Suburban Heights,
Gastonia, honorirvg Miss Joe Carole Sigmon, Gastonia
bride-elect.
The wedding of Miss Sigmon and Vernon Carson of
Kings Mountain takes place August 28th.
Forty-five guests called frorn 7 until 9 o'clock and
showered the bride-to^be _with miscellaneous household
gifts. The hostesses- also gave the bride-to-be a corsage of
white carnations. ' J
Overlaid with ivpry lace over green, the refreshment
.table was hlghligfif^f deppratlon, Runners of English ivy
conn^teck the central arrangement of yellow mums and
daisies with the punch bowl. Green punch was served-from
one end of the table with fancy sandwiches, nuts, and green
and yellow mints.
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Brides-Elect Honored
Comings And Goings
August bride-elect Diane Roberts was honor-guest
Saturday afternoon when Mrs. Coman Falls and Mrs. Ken
neth Davis entertained at the latter's home at bridge and
rook. “ ■
Tables were laid for refreshments on arrival of guests.
The hostesses served a dessert course in pink and white.
Tables were decorated in pink and white with arrange
ments of Queen Anne's lace used as centerpieces. Daisies,'
carnations, and baby's breath were used decoratively
throughout party room^.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Blanton and children, Lori
Jean and Tim, will arrive July 30th from Pensacola, Fla. for
a 10-day vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Witey
Blanton and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gamble.
They will return to Charleston, S. C. where Yeoman
Blanton will report for duty aboard the submarine, USS Am-
berjack. Mr. Blanton recently reinlisted in the Navy for six
more years.
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Sherrill Spears is here from New York City for a visit
with his mother, Mrs. Goldman Spears, and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. McDaniel, Jr., their daughter. Miss
Rita Bell, and Miss Mary Ethel Dixon returned Sunday after
a week in Silver Springs, Fla.
While in Florida the McDaniels explored the mysteries
of the underwater world through the magic of the famous
Glass Bottom Boats. Silver Springs comprises the largest
prom^of natural springs,in the world and has for years been
know^s the underwater film capital and home of such fam
ous television subjects as Sea Hunt, the ' Aquanauts -and
other feature pictures. ^
“Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Parkep^ returned home Saturday
after visiting for several days with friends in Mount Airy,
;^a.,and Marlon. i ii
The Parkers were joined by Rev. and Mrs. Harold
Sprinkle_pf Mariori^and they were aH guests of^fhe
Mrs. Marlowe Stroupe In Blairsville, Ga. for several days,_
Rev. Mr. Parker is pastor of Piedmont Baptist church.
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Mrs. J. B. Wilbanks and Clara and Mr. and Mrs.
George Williams of Greenville,. S. C._ spent Friday and Sat
urday with Mr. and Mrs. Clareiice Black.
Also spending the weekend with the Blacks were their
son and daughter-in-law and family, Mr. and Mrs. Houston
Black, of Southern Pines.
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Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Moss were Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Rhodes and daughter, Judy, of West Palm
Beach, Fla. Mrs. Rhodes is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moss.
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Gene Douglas Harris, son'df Mr. and Mrs. Gene Har-*
ris, has returned home after a several week's vacation with
relatives in Allenton, Cedar Grove and Keewaskum, WIs-
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consin.
of last week here with N/lr. Mayes.
Mrs. W. B. Garrison of Gastonia came from her sum
mer home at Blowing Rock Saturday to attend a'luncheon
meeting of Women of Kings Mountain Presbytery at First
Presbyterian church here. Mrs. Garrison is council treasurer.
Weekend guests of Miss Louise Harry of Grover at
the Harry home at Blowing Rock were Mrs. Inez Davis, Mrs.
Bill McCarter, Mrs. Bubba Rountree, Mrs. Cecil Fort, Mrs.
Marvin Curry, Mrs. Lionel Barnes and Mrs. Ro'nald Queen.
Mrs. Charles Hartman has returned to her home in
Severna Park, Md. after a week's visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Herndon, in Grover. Mrs. Hartman is the
former Mary Anne Herndon. ' j
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Herndon and daughter, Patty, spent
Wednesday in Greenville where they visited Miss Martha
Herndon, summer school student at East Carolina college.
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Mr. aYid Mrs. Roy Haga, Jr. returned Tuesday to An-
nandale, Va. after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hicks, Sr.
Jimmy Haga remained for a longer visit with his grandpar
ents.
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Mrs. George Royster of ^ Grover underwent surgery
Monday morning at Kings Mountain hospital.
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Mrs. H. Carl Mayes is spending the summer at her cot
tage at Blowing Rock. Mrs. Mayes' daughter and her fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Moffatt Ware, Jr.of Charlotte, spent part
Molded Salad
Combines Tuna
And Cucumbers
A molded, appetizing salad is
good any time of the year but
particularly on hot midsummer
days.
Today’s recipe"'for tuna-cucum-,
ber salad combines tuna, cucum
bers,, celery and olive® with
gelatin.
1 package (Sounce) celery-
mixed vegetable or Italian flavor
salad gelatin. >
Vi teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water
% oup cold water
l„tablespoon lemon juice
' Vj cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon grated onion
l can (7 ounce) tuna, drained
and flaked
1 cup finely diced, unpecied
cucumber
V* cup each diced celery and
sliced, stuffed olives
Dissolve (gelatin and salt in
Class Party
Held Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Humph
ries entertained members of
Mrs. Humphries’ Primary Sun
day School class of Dixon Pres
byterian church at a cookout
Tuesday evening at their home
on Brice street.
Hamburgers with all the trim
mings were served from tables
in the backyard. Ice cream was
served for dessert. .
Young peole enjoying the par
ty were Kathy Stwart Gale Far
ris, Trudy Childers, Danny Go
forth and Charlie Berry. Frank
Stybrs, brother of Mrs. Humph
ries, assisted the hosts in enter
taining.
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boiling water; blend in cold
water, lemon juice, mayonnaise
and onion. Chill until thickened.
Fold in remaining ingredi
ents. Spoon into a l-quart mold
Or individual molds_ Chill until
firm.
Unmold on salad greens and
serve with mayonnaise, if desir
ed.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD
Thursday, July 28, 1966
nMiinEiLinJIii ^
The three ladies pictured here met John Wayne, movie
hero of two generations, at a chanoe meeting in the snack
bar^ Yokota Air Base near Tokyo, Japart recently.
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From left to right, are '■Mrs. Ed Muche of Wisconsin,
Mrs. T. J. Shytle of Kings Mountain, and Mrs*. Roger Quinn
of California.
Mrs. Shytle's husband, S/5gt. T. J. Shytle is in the Air
Force stationed at Yokota.'^ He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T.
W. Shytle who live on the Shelby Road, Mrs. Shytle is the
former Mildred Roper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Rop
er of 2nd Street Ext. in Kings Mountain.
Section B Shytles are expected home sometime in December.
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Party Honors
Judy Watterson
Miss Judy Watterson, whose
wedding to John Woody, Jr. of
Durham takes place August 7th,
wds honor guest at a bridal
shower given Saturday night
by Mrs.' Bruce Boyles, Mrs. Jer
ry Webster and Miss Sherry Bell
in the fellowship hall of Oak
Grove Baptist church.
The 30 (guests showered the
bride-elect with miscejlaneous
household gift®.
Overlaid with linen cutwork
cloth, the refreshment table was
decorated in green and yellow. A
centerpiece of yellow mums and
greenery was arranged with
candelabrum holdiAg yellow tap
ers. Green punch wa® serv^
from one end of table with mints,
fancy cookies, and nuts_
The gift table, covered with
white linen cloth, held a central
arrangement of yellow candles
with mixed blossoms.
Miss Watterson wore a yellow
and white party dress and re
ceived a green gladmcllia cor
sage from the hostess.
MR. AND MRS. MACK CONNER
... .note golden wedding dag
Mr, and Mrs. Mack Conner
celebrated their 50th wedding an
niversary Thursday.
Members of the family and a
few close friends visited during
the day at the Conner home at
941 Grace street.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Conner are
natives of Cleveland County.
Mrs. Conner is the former Ethel
Davis of Kings Mountain. Wed
July 21, 1916, the Conners are
parent® oi two sons a daugh
ter.
They are Yates Conner and
Rochel Conner, both of Kings
Mountain, and Mrs. Sam Dover
of Gastonia. There are s^en
grandchildren.
Family members cut a gold
and white two-tier anniversary
cake and the cake was served at
the noon meal. The luncheon ta
ble was spread with white cut-
work cloth and was decorated in
gold and white.
Dawn Hambright.
Has Birthday
Dawn Hambright, two-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mr®. R. E-
(Bob) Hambright, Jr. of Grover,
eelebrdted her birthday at a par
ty Monday at her homo.
Six young friends were, invit
ed for party fun which featured
the cutting of Dawn’s blue decor
ated birthday cake topped with
two pink candles.
Dawn’s grandmother, Mrs. W.
R_ Wylie of Blacksburg, S. C.,
and her aunt, Mrs. A. L. Feuer
of Gastonia, assisted in enter
taining.
Young Miss Hambright ia
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Wiylie of Blacksburg, S.'C.
and Mrs. R. E. Haimibright,.Sr.
of Grover, ’ \
Pattersons First Couple
Wed In Present Sanctuary .
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Patterson
were the first couple married in
the present Central Methodist
church sanctuary.
Mrs. Patterson, church histor
ian, was the subject of consider
able teasing from her friends
this week following a feature
story on the 61-year-old church
in the Herald last week.
Several paragraphs of type
were garbled and the story ap
peared in print wyth the note of
the first wedding appearing aft
er the statement that the church
was organized in 1874 by the
Rev.'^J, W. North who was then
pastor of Shelby Circuit, 1873-76.
From the one-room frame
building Central .T church grew
and the cornerstone for the pres
ent plant was laid in 1905. The
present plant was dedicated in
1914. Mrs. Patterson, the.former
Fairy Long, was not historian in
1905.
The 61-ycar-old church, a land
mark across from the U. S post-
office on East Mountain street,
i® being razed soon and a new
plant is to be (built at estimated
cost of $250,000.
Roberts-Houston
Invitations Issued
Invitations reading as follows
have been issued in Kings Moun
tain:
Mr. and Mrs.
Engeno Ross Roberts
request the honour
of your presetwe
at the marriage of their daughter
Mayvlc Diatie
" ■ , to
Mr^ Samuel Humes Houston,
junior
on Sunday, the fourteenth
, of August
Nineteen hundred and aixty-sia!
at four o’clock
First Baptist Church,
Kings Mountain,oMdirth Carolinm
and afterwards for the reception
OhAtrek Parlor ’
Miss Goforth
Gives Plans
Miss Geraldine Goforth, daugh
ter of Mr. and IV^s. Dennis Go
forth, has completed plans for
her marriage to William (Bill)
Stinnett, son of Mi’s. Gay Stin
nett and the late Mr. Stinnett,
and announces them today.
The wedding will take place
Sunday, July 31, at 4 p.m.. in
East Side Baiitist church. Rev.
Darrell Coble will officiate at
the double-ring ceremony.
Jimmy Bus '.y will be organ
ist for the program of nuptial
music and B. S. Peeler will be
vocal soloist.
The bride-elect will be given
in marriage by her father. Best
man for the prospective bride
groom will be pill Queen..
Mrs. Kenneth Cash will attend
her sister as matron of honor
and bridesmaids will include
Miss Brenda Goforth sister of
the bride-clect: Miss Roxie Sell
ers. Miss Carolyn Hcavner, Miss
Anne Trott and Misses Vickie
Stinnett arid Gaynelle Stinnett,
sisters of the bridegroom-to-be.
The list of oishcrs will include
Ronnie and Gay Stinnett, broth
ers of the prospective bride
groom; Mack Jenkins and Den
nis Goforth, Jr., brother.® of the
bride^lect; Carl Boll and John
Owens
Miss" Stjsan Oates will keep a
register in the vestibule of the
church.
Following relicarsal for thcji;,
woddln(» Miss Goforth and Mr.
Stinnett will be honored Satur
day night at a cake cutting at
Kings Mountain Woman’s club.
Hostesses will he Mrs. Warren
Goforth, Mrs. Kenneth Cash and
Miss Peggy Stinnctt_
Mrs. W. O. Holmes and daugh
ter, Janice, returned Tuesday to
their home in Melbourne. Fla.
after a three-week 'dsit in Gro
ver with Mrs. Will Moss and
Mrs. L. R. Hollificld.
They also visited Dr. and Mrs.
H. s. i*owWl la Gastonia.
Mrs. Kirby Hostess
To Baptist Circle
Grover Roysters
Have Visitor;
“A Study of Major Cults—The Miss Jane Abercrombie of
Mormons”, wms program topic Jacksonville, Fla. spent from
at Monday night’s meeting of Friday until Sunday as guest of
Circle 1 of Second Baptist Mike Royster and his parents,
church. Mrs. S. O. Kirby was Mr. and Mrs. Frank Royster and
hostess at her home and was as- Steve, in Grover,
sisted by Mrs. George Julian Miss,Abercrombie is a stud.ent
and Mrs. Ethel White in serving at Salem cdllege in Winston Sa-
refreshments ' lem where Mike Royster is a
student at Wake Forest college.
Mrs. Helen Tate was program
chairman, Mrs. James Ware, •! l i i*
Mrs. Ethel Whjtc and Mrs. Katie L_,OUnCll Meetinq,
Pruitt assisted Mrs. Tate in pre- . c i I
senting the program theme. Mrs. LunCheOn OatUrClay
Dewey Allen, opened the ■ pro- '
gram with a devotional and the Officers 'of Women of ^Kings.
evening.prayers were offered by M:;iuntain Presbytery hfrld a
Mrs. Julian and .Mrs. Ivey Lank-^ summer council meeting arid
ford.
SOCIAL
CALENDAR
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Mrs. Ivey Lankford, Women’s
Society president, was present
as a visitor. Mrs Tommy paltpn
w'as welcomed as a new member.
Included in the program was'
'group singing of the hymn,
“Sweet Hour of Prayer.”
Engaged Pair
Feted Saturday
Miss Diane Roberts and Sam
my Houston, whose weddin
luncheon Saturday at 12:30 at
First Pre^oyterian church.
Women of First' Presbyterian
church ^^ere hostesses for the
luncheon and Mrs. T. P. Seism,
.Mrs. F. O. Morris, Mrs. W. Q
Ballew aiid Mrs. Charles Neis-
ler were members of the hostess
committee. t
,The 12 officers found their
pllaces at small tables set up in
the ladies Bible classroom of the
church. White damask cloths
overlaid three tables and center-
pieces were bud vases of sum
mer flowers For an appetizer,
S the guests were*^ served canta-
takes place this (month, were lotjpe topped by fresh, green
honored Saturday at a cook-out g,apes. Fried chicken, congealed
and swim party at Lake Mon- salad, and , green beans were
tonia. served with hot rolls and iced
Hbsts wercMr. and Mr®. Tony “"‘I ™
Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Bum-' » r- .noil
gardner. Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Ware and Mr. and Mrs. Fred pusident, presided.
Thornburg. Gerry Humphries, daugh-
The 25 guests included three ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
couples from out-of-town, in- Humphries, spent last week, in
eluding Mr. and Mrs Guy Flint Florida. She returned home Sat-
of Boone, Mr. and Mrs. F. C- urday.
Roberts, Jr. of Gastonia and Mr. —o—
and Mr®. Doug Turner of S{)elby. Mrs. E. Hawkins is hero
Charcoaled hamburgers were from Macon, Ga. for a visit with
served with all the trimmings.
Following the meal, the hosts
took the occasion to present thfe
engaged pair an electric can
opener. TTiey also gave Miss family have returned from a
Roberts a basket of artificial two-week’s vacation with rela-
fruit lor ber kitobitti CitjiN
her father, A. H. Cornwell and
Mrs. Cornwell
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Brewer and
Saturday:
7:C)()—Rehearsal for the Go-
forth-Stinnett wedding in East
Side Baptist church.
8:00—Mrs. Warren Goforth,
Mrs. Kenneth Cash and Miss
Peggy Stinnett are entertaining
at Kings Mountain Woman’®
club at an after-rehearsal party
honoring Miss Geraldine Go
forth and Bill Stinnett. _ ^
Sunday: 1
4:00—The wedding of Miss
Geraldine Goforth, and William i
Stinnett in East Side Baptist
church.
Monday:,
3:00 p.m.—Circle No. 1 of First
Methodist church will meet at
the church.
3:30—Circle 5 of First Pres
byterian church at the home of “
Mi^. Paul Mauney, 3600 Mar- •
grace road.
5:30—Circle 1 of First Presby
terian church, covered dish suyp-,,
per at Lake Montonia Picnic
Shelter Miss Nancy Nickels,
hostess!
.6:45—Circle 4 of--First Presby*
terian church, covered dish sup
per. cottage of Mrs. C. F. Thom-
asson, Lake Montonia. Must
Thomasson and Mrs Harry Page,
hostesses.
7:00—Circle 2 of First Presby
terian church, covered dish sup
per, cottage of Mrs. C. D. Blane
ton, Lake Monfonia.
Tuesday:
8:00—Home Arts clult;^ at the
home of Mrs .Tolly Shkford tM
Fulton road.
Tuesday:
9:30 a.m.—Circle No. 2 of Oen-.;
tral Methodist church will mi
with Mrs. Paul H. Briggs.
Wednesday:
11 «jn.—Circles 3 and
Firk Presbyterian church,
ered dish luncheon, cotta^
Mrs. C. D. 'Blanton. Lake^
tonia.