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Panel To Discuss Kings Mountain Aims
At Woman's Club On Monday Night
A panel of Kings Mountain
area citizens will discuss the top*
u\ "Which Way, Kings Moun
tain?", to feature the program
for Monday night’s meeting of
the Kings Mountain Woman’s
club.
The program to which the in
terested public* is invited will b<*
held at 7:45 p.m. at the Woman’s
club.
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, a past
Woman’s elul) prosidoni and a
past president of the North Car
olina Federation of Women’s
Clubs, will be‘ panel moderator.
Other panelists will inelule Kings
Mountain Mayor John H. Moss,
Kings Mountain Police Chief
Torn McDevilt, George Newman,
direv'*tor of Cleveland County
Community Action and I>on Par
ker, Title 1 Dirc*ctor in the dis
trict schools.
Questions will bt* invited from
the audiencH' attending the pn)-
',ram and future community plan
ning will lie disrussed,
Members of tlie Puiilie Affairs
Department of the Woman’s club
are sponsoring the program. Oth
er members of the committee on
arrangements besides Mrs. Mau-
are IMrs. F. S. Morrison and
Mrs. Dorothy P. Ktheridge.
llostes.ses for a social hour
after the program wdll be .Mrs.
P. G. Padgett, Mrs. Fred Pritch
ard and Mrs. Frank Sincox.
Mrs. Ray Holmes, vi(H.*-presi-
dent, will preside over the busi
ness at the meeting.
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Miss Beth Houser, February Bride-Elect
Honored At Saturday Morning Brunch
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MISS CORNELIA MtNEILL PADGETT
(Bndo-Elect of Nelson Ray Ranusey)
MRS, JONATHAN WESLEY DOST
(Mary Elizabeth Self)
June Wedding Date Set; Winter Nuptials
Doctor and Mrs. Philip Grover
Padgett of Kings Mountain an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Cornelia McNeill, to
Nelson Ray Ramsey, son of Mrs.
John Nelson Ramsey of Peters
burg, Virginia and the late Mr.
Ramsey.
The brldc-elcct is a graduate of
Kings Mountain high school, at-
t<*ndod Lake Erie <*ollege in
Paynesville, Ohio and received
her degree in luiman relations in
from St. Andrew’s college
at Laurinburg. She made her de
but at the Shelby Junker Charity
Ix’ague Sub*D( butante Ball in
I960. For the past several years
she has taught in the Prince
George County School System in
Virginia.
The prospective bridegroom
.vas graduated from the Peters
burg City Schools, attended Ran-
dolph-Mac'on college and received
his ’B.S. degree from Virginia
Commonwealth University where
he was a member of Kappa Sig
ma fraternity. He has complet
ed his .service duty in the Army
and is a member of the coaching
staff of the Petersburg City
School System.
The wedding will be an event
of June 14th.
The marriage df Miss Mar>’
Elizabeth Self and Jonathan Wes
ley 3ost was solemnized Monday
evening, December 23, at 8 p.m.
in an impressive candleli.ght e<»re-
mony at Kings Mountain's First
Churth of the Nazarene.
Rev. Carlee A. Bost. father of
the bridegroom, heard the ex
change of vows at the altar which
was banked with ferns and a
basket of white chrysanthemums
and gladiolas, which was center
ed betiween the candelabra hold
ing tw'enty-eight tapers.
Mrs. Carlee A. Bost, mother of
the bridegroom, provided a pro
gram of organ music including
Guy de Ilardelot’s "Because",
Carie Jacobs-Bond’s ‘T Love You
Trul>", Reginald de Kovin’s "O
Promise Me", Fern Glasgow Dun
lap’s "Wedding Prayer’, Wagner’s
“Bridal Choru.s" and Mendels
sohn’s "Recessional".
The bride, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Willard Self, Sr. of
Chen>ville, was graduated from
Cherryville high school and
Southern Business college of
Shelby, whore she received her
IBM training. She has been em
ployed by Danoca Industries for
the past four years.
The bridegroom’s parents arc
'Continued on Page Two)
Mrs. L. Arnold Kis(*r entertain
ed Saturday .at her home at a
noon brunch honoring Miss Beth
Houser, bride-elect 0(f February'.
The Valentine motif of red and
whi't(» was beautifully carried
out in devorations and in refresh
ments. Mrs. Kiser »rcet<*d the ar-
rivin.g callej-s and the Ijride-eh :‘l
stood with her mother, Mrs.
George Houser, to receive the 25
guests.
^Irs. Charles Easiey was at the
coffee and tea service and Mrs.
Adult Dance Class
Now On Wednesdays
Shelby City Parks and the
Wagon Wheelers Square Dance
flub of Shelby will sponsor les
sons for adults each Wednesday
night at 8 p.m. at Huxley Village
Recreation Center. Shelby.
First class for couples be;-an
Wednesday.
Woody Christopher, assisted
by Wagon Wheelers club dancers,
wdll conduct the classes.
A nominal registration fee will
be charged. Refreshments will be
served.
Mrs. Blanton Wins Five-Year Scouting Pin,
Two Girl Scout Troops Among 10 Tapped
Mrs. Charles D. Blanton, local
Girl Scout leader, was presented
a five-year service pin in the
Pioneer Girl Scout Coiu.ncil .at
annual meeting oJ the Coun
ts Saturday.
The Kings Mountain woman
was also elected a member-al-
large in the council to serve a
two-year term. Other members-
at-laige include Mrs. James
S. ruggs of Grover.
A highliglil of tile mectin.g was
th<‘ presentation to 10 troops of
the Piper Banner by Council Pip
er Mrs. Edwin .Starr. Of tlie 10
among 170 troops in the Council
whiih qualifi(‘d for the lu>nor
two weie from Kings .Mountain:
Tr<H)p 4 CadeUcs of which .Mis.
R:i mond Holmes is leader and
Troop 1.55 Juniors of whicli Mrs.
Robert Davis is leader. The fol-
krwing criteria had to be met by
a tioop belweru Januaiy 1 and
DcccinlxM* 31, 1968, to achieve
banner status:‘have at least 20
Brownies or 28 iuniors or Ca
det los or 24 Seniors; bo a wi le-
age range open-end troop; have
a minimum of three rc:istc-rcd
troop committee members; have
a signed sponsorshi;^ agreement
dated 1968 with a copy on file
w i 1 h neighborhood chairman;
cany out a spc.ial service pro
ject and report on it; participate
in a troop camping experience
and report on it; have bridging
activity with sister troop and re
port on it; and register on time.
With 170 troops in the Council,
■ only 10 (jralificd.
Bmi's. Blanton, tha'rman of the
public relations committee for
the (ouncil, presenlrd tlie pro
gram. She first outlined some of
'em
y -'.f ? Y-
.\V.
MRS. CHARLES BLANTON
the work that is being done to
ward the development of the new
Pioneer .Scout camp site in Gold
en Valley, announcing that a
capital funds drive for this pur
pose is planned for 1970. She
then gave a premier showing of
colored slides with commentary
Vshi^h will soon be made into a
fOmstrip entitled, "A Time To
Measure" wh ch gives vei.. gra-
piiiCally the values to Iw gained
frem Girl S. outing in general
and from Girl Scout campinF in
paitieular. This film strip with
( mimentary has been put togeth
er by Mrs. Blanton. She conclud-
( d her program by challenging
all leaders and troops to share
the job or public relations for
Girl Scouting, and the new camp
with her.
Thursday, January 23, 1969 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
‘^Raescolf For N.
Psychotics'
David Lowry To Give Organ Recital
In Gastonia Monday Night At 8 p.m.
The Gastonia Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists will
present David Lowry in organ
recital Monday night, January
27tli, at S p.m. in Gastonia’s First
piosbyterian church.
Mr. Lowry’s program will in
dude the prelude, "Fu',uo and
Chaconne in D Minor” by Johann
Pachelbel; "Adam fui un pauvre
homme” by Joan Francois Dan-
drieu; "Fantasia in F Minor" by
Wolfgang Amadous Mozart}
“Wondrous Lovo" by Samuel
Barbor; and Four Chorales from
"Orgolbui'hlein" by Johann Se
bastian Bach.
David Lowry Is Winlhrop Or*-
lege Organist an 1 Assistant Pro
fessor of Music in the Winthrop
College S. hool cf Music, Ro^ k
Hill, S. C. Since coming to Win-
threp in 1935. ho has rppearod
thre. ghout the state in wcirk-
slK.ps and lecturos concerning
Music in the Contemporaiy
Chureh.
JHis recital appearances h>ve
^ftluded numerous engagements
chapters of the American
iTuild of Organists; an appear
ance On the famed Lenten Scries
of St. Thomas Church, New
York; Cliui\h of the Heavenly
Rest, New York; the Huntington
Harlfoid Gallery Qf Modern Art;
and many college campust*s.
At Winthrop College, he is the
College Organist, an assistant
proRssor in service playinl^ and
org.m literature, and the eonduct-
or of the Winthrop Chorus.
lie is cunently Doan of the
Charlotte Cliapfer of the Ameri
can Guild of Organists. His train
ing was rei>eived at Baldwin-Wal-
lace College and Union Theologi
cal Seminary. Prior to coming to
hi.s position at Winthrop, he was
assistant organist-choirmaster at
the Chur, h of the Heavenly Rest,
New York. In the summer of
1967. Lowry was an active parti
cipant in the Summer Academy
for Osganists in Haarlem. Hol-
lani, studying literature with An
ton Heiller and improvisation
with Cor Kee.
Finding himsidf discontent with
only te^. hing and lecturing on
music in the Chui"cli, he also find
{Continued on Page Two)
Mrs. Robert Scott, wife of
North Carolina’s Governor Bob
Scott, is shown here in the all-
North Carolina gown she wore to
the week-end presidential inaugu
ral ball in Washington.
The gown is made of a new
man-made filxn’ not yet on the
market. It is 100 per cent Dacron
Polyester, spun in DuPont’s Kins
ton plant, and woven at Glen
Raven Mills in Hurnsville. The
fabric, especially ma le for Mrs.
Scott’s gown, was designed by
Annie Hassell cir Burnsville. The
dying and finisiiing was supervis
ed by John Coleman. Only 20
yards of the material have been
manufactured.
Tlie goiwn itself, made by the
Doircaster Company of Ruther-
fordton, was designed by J. Faa:l-
ton Hodge. It features a boat
neckline, fitted botlice, and slight
ly flared A-lintM skirt. A detail
of self-trim is at the waistline
and a panel of self material falls
from the shoulders. An intricate
pattem of Mica books in gradu
ating circles accent the liemiino
and the panel of the dress. A
small inverted replica of the mica
design at the neckline is acctml-
ed with flakes a: amihyst. The
mica was provided by William
Wilkins of the Dcneen Mipa Co.
of Nevvfiale, N. C. and t!io ainth-
y.sls were given by Mrs. Margaret
Nr.Mbert of Asheville. J;m Tow.
an Asheville goldsmith, desLned
an.1 ga\o the large garnet ear
rings. The fabric Is now being in
troduced to the market under the
name Raoseott, honoring Mrs.
Scott, whose own name is Jcvssie
Rae Sc‘Ot1. J. Faulton Hodge, de
signer of the. dress, originated
the name.
C. First Lady ^ ,
c/ Here baturday
A. ini A
MRS. ROBERT W. SCOTT
..W ife of thf Governor of North Carolina
Bridal Party Fetes
Feb. Bride-Elect
Jacol) Cooper, Mrs. L. E. llin-
nant, Mrs. John O. Plonk. Jr. and
Mrs. Amos Dean assi.sle<l in de
tails of entertaining.
Th(* dining room table was
covered with a white linen cloth
and c*('ntered with a silver can-
delabium s<’t wPh white tap<*rs
and arranged with red carnations
and white mums. Silver trays
held a red salad with white dress
ing, cheese biscuits, country ham
lolls, chicken salad in tart sh<*lls.
and coconut balls, nul!y fing<*rs
and date bars. Cream<*d seafood
was served from a .silv<*r chaf
ing dish. Oth(‘r a])ix)intmenis
were in silver.
Bridal colors of red and whin*
were us<*<l in dcnoi'-ations in the
living room, dining ro<jm, break
fast room and den. Guests serv
ed themselves from the brunch
table and were seated in other
rooms o|K?n for entertaining.
The bride-elcet wor<* an aqua
wool Tiress and was given a cor
sage of red carnations from the
hostess. Mrs. Kiser’s gift to the
bride-to-lx‘ was a .starving fork in
her selected palt<*rn.
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SECTION B
For Legion Dance
"The Psychotics" will play for
.Saturday night’s dance for A
mcrican Legion members and
guests at the American Legion
Hall.
Dancing will bo from 9 until
12 p.m.
SOCIAL
CALENDAR
Saturday: *
9:<X)12 p.m. American Legion
dance for nx’mbers and guests at
the American Legion Hall.
Momiay:
7:45 Kings Mountai:i Wom
an’s club at the Woman’s clul).
Hostesses: Mrs. P. G. Padgett.
Mrs. Fred Pritchard and Mrs.
Frank Sincox.
Oratorio Singers
Are Auditioning
Auditions for new singers for
the Oratorio Singois of Charlotte
will bo hel<! on Monday evening,
January 27. at .Myers Park Metli-
odist chuiTh from 1 t(» 10 p.m.
.Music Director Donald Idoll
will hear all voices. Tc'aois and
Basses are especially needed.
'Phose who wish to audition but
cannot attend on Januaiy 27 arc*
asked to contact the Onloric)
Singers office at S27 East Boule
vard or call 375-7512, Charlotte.
"King David" by Honnogar will
be perfoi mc'd on May 3 In Ovens
Auditorium and on May 5 for the
Gastonia Community Conc*ert
series in Gastonia.
Miss Cecilia Morrison,
whose wedding to Dennis
Smith will take place Feb-
ruary 7th at 7 p.m. In
Christ the King Catholic
Church, was honored Sat
urday at a drop-in bridal
party held at the home of
Mrs. Roy Smith, aunt of
the prospective bride
groom.
Guests who called from
7:30 until 9:30 showered
the bride-to-be with mis
cellaneous household gifts.
Bridal colors in green
and white were featured
In the decorations and re
freshments. The gift table was overlaid with a white
floor-length cloth and centered with a bride doll cen
terpiece. A crystal punch bowl filled with green punch
centered the punch table from which party cakes, nuts,
and mints were served with punch.
The bride-elect, her mother. Mrs. W. D. Morrison,
and the bridegroom-elect’s mother, Mrs. George
Smith, received inforp'ralh' In +he living room.
n m m i '
ian Thomas Bedford,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Bedford of 208 N. Rox-
ford road, celebrated his
third birthday Tuesday,
January 14th. i
A birthday party was I
held at the Bedford home
and hotdogs were roasted
and served with cake. Ice
cream and punch. The ^
teddy bear shaped cake
was centerpiece for the
refreshment table.
Guests included Ian’s
brother, Neville, and Guy
BIckley. Peggy Davison,
Johnny Gaeto, Caroline
Harper, Christy King, Joey Laney. Timmy Plonk and
Todd Shields.
Ian is grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Aram Tessler of
Warwick. Rhode Island, and Mr. and Mrs. Neville Bed
ford of Bradford, England.
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Monty Thornburg, son
of Mr. and Mrs, Fred
Thornburg of 601 West
King street, celebrated
his ninth birthday Friday.
A family party was held
Saturday at the Thorn
burg home and Monty's
snowman-decorated cake
was served with Ice cream
and refreshments.
Monty is grandson of
L. H. Dover of Kings
Mountain.
Special guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Thomas,
Jr. of Gainesville, Ga.
Mrs. Thomas, the former
Brenda Thornburg, is Monty's sister.
* * ♦ ♦
Beverly Diane Stewart,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph E. Stewart, cele
brated her 12th birthday
Thursday.
A birthday party was
held Tuesday afternoon at
the Stewart home at 605
Floyd street.
The yellow and white
decorated birthday cake
was cut and served with
party refreshments.
Beverly is granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs.
George T. Stewart of
Kings Mountain and Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Maples of
Tennessee. She is greatgranddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Bell of Mount Holly.
Present fbr the party were Beverly's sister, Kathy,
and Terri Cash, Karla Russell, Cindy Bridges, Cynthia
Johnson. Jeff Grigg, Teresa Grigg, Jody Ham, Paula
Ham. Donna Nicholson and Cindy Crawford.
* * * ^
Jeffrey Scott Smith,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
dy Smith, celebrated his
third birthday Friday. A
party was held Saturday
with nine guests present
for party fun.
A race car cake of
white and green was serv
ed with ice cream, potato
chipsi mints and cold ^
drinks. Favors were given
to each guest.
Those attending Jeff-
rey's party were Sonya
Smith, Jamie and Dwayne
Rucker. Sheila and Cindy
Blanton, Lynn Tate, and
Jeffrey's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kirby of
Gaffney, S. C. Mrs, Buddy Smith, sister of Jeffrey's
mother, assisted In details of entertaining.
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