Page 4B - MmilOR-HERAU) - Tluind»y, March S, 19T* ( Mrs. Essie Hammett Is 93 Love The Lord, Work Hard Is Her Secret Love the Lord and work That’i Mre. Baele Hammett's secret for kmcevlty. The well-known Llnwood Ruaa resident celebrated her Mrd birthday Sunday and well-wishers from the community and her church-Orace United Hethodlst-Jolned her at 1:80 p.m. for cutting of a pink and white decorated birthday cake. Mrs. Hammett, who resides with her son and daug^ter-ln-law, Mr. and Mrs. D.M. Hammett, had to retire at age 70 because of falling eyesight but her q>ryness belles her age. She continues to busy herself at home and her memory and hearing Is Mrs. Plato Heavner, and Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Ellison on Sunday af ternoon. Also Joining In the celebration were Mrs. Hammett’s son, H.P. Hammett of Charleston, S.C. and her grandson, Roy Hammett and Mrs. Hammett, of Kings says she knows all about hard work. She helped to rear her younger brothers and sisters. She was married over 00 years and has lived most of her married life In Kings mett. She has a younger sister, age 81, and longevity "runs In the family", according to "I've done some prac tical nursing for senior cltlsens and quite a lot of babysitting In recent years”, said Mrs. Ham- Mrs. Hammett received some of her favorite gifts— sweet-smelling perfumes and powders-on Sunday and Mrs. Emmett Ross, who has been baking a cake for "Miss Essie" for more than M years. decorated a large, tiered cake with pink roses and topped It with a rocking chair. The numerata 88 were reversed to be 88. "Mama doesn't look and act like she's 88", said her proud son. And, "Miss Essie” agrees that she doesn’t do a lot of rocking In a rocking chair. "I enjoy life’;, she says. UP TO $20,000 Per Year Raising CHINCHILLAS For Information write to: (plM$»gl¥»nam», ape anti phoM numbv) RANCHERS P.O. Box 3666 Dalton, Gaorela 30721 (404H7S4828 ENJOYS LIFE AT S8-M celebrated her 8Srd birthday Sv and friends at 718 Llnwood Roa pink decorated trirthday cake fi called during the afternoon. "I expect to live to be 100”, she told her visitors. Including Mrs. J.E. (Beulah) Mauney, Mr. and WE CONGRATUUITE Tracy McGinnis SALESMAN OF THE MONTH For FEBRUARY Tracy McGinnis JERRY NATION CHEVROLET RAILROAD AVENUE KINGS MOUNTAIN nione 739-5471 Exhibit Planned The Third Annual Student Art Exhibit, qwnored by the Shelby Art League, Is being held In the Shelby OaUery at the Hotel Charles. Beginning on Monday, March 0, It will be on exhibit until Sunday, March 18. It la open to the public from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. weekdays and from 3 to B p.m. on Sunday. A reception for the ar- ttsts wlU be given on March 11 for Shelby Art League members and friends and family of the artist. Several other upcoming eventa scheduled by the Art League Include a lecture on March 30 by Clement E. Conger, curator of the White House, who wUl qwak on "MAS tar Pisa of Americans In the Diplomatic Reception Rooms"; a lecture on April 32 by Herb Jackson