Page 2-BESSEMER CITY RECORD-Wednesday July 23,1969
MRS. ROBERT ALAN LINDSAY
Lindsay-Thornburg
Marriage On Sunday
Miss Cheryle Christine
Thornburg and Robert Alan
Lindsay were married in a
ceremony taking place Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at First
United Methodist Church,
The Rev. George Lydon heard
the exchange of vows. Musi
cians were Jimmy Busby, or
ganist, and Miss Katherine
Eury, vocal soloist.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Kenneth Caldwell of 120
S. Inman St., Bessemer City
and the late Melvin Thornburg.
A graduate of Bessemer City
High School, she attended Gas
ton College, and is employed by
Pyramid Mills.
Parents of the bridegroom
are Mr. and Mrs. George R.
Lindsay, 106 W. Lee St., Bes
semer City. He was graduated
from Bessemer City High
School, where he won the Babe
Martin-Watts
Marriage Vows
Are Exchanged
The marriage of Mrs. Nannie
Carson Watts of this city to
Jay W. Martin of Clover, S.C.,
took place Tuesday morning at
11:00 o’clock at First Presby
terian Church.
The Rev. Allen E. Morrison,
minister of the church, offi
ciated.
Among the immediate family
members present were the
Ruth Sportsmanship Award and
Civitan of the Year Award. He
is a student at North Carolina
State University and is em
ployed by a construction co.
The bride wore a formal
gown of white peau de sole and
Chantilly lace. The empire
bodice featured a high neckline
outlined with lace flower motifs
and appliqued with garlands of
lace extending down the front
of the skirt. The chapel-length
train was accented with a lace
insert. Her full-length man
tilla veil was bordered in
matching lace.
Miss Mott Reta was maid of
honor and Mrs. Ronald Forres
ter of Portsmouth, Va., was
matron of honor. They wore
floor-length A-line dresses
of yellow crepe and carried
long-stemmed white roses.
Bridesmaids were Misses
Beverly Harmon, Julie Pruett
and Sandra Broome. Their
dresses were mint green crepe
and they carried yellow roses.
Carman Connor and Carolyn
Young were flower girls and
Greg Caldwell was ring bearer.
Michael Kiser was best man
and ushers were Mike Mor
row, MikeHornand Jimmy Loo
per, all of Bessemer City, and
Charles Clements of Ranlo.
Following the ceremony, the
parents of the couple, entertain
ed at a reception in the fellow
ship hall of the church.
After a trip to Miami, the
couple will live at Crabtree
Manor, Raleigh.
Day Lillies Are
Given To Park
Dewey Kiser of Kiser’s nur
sery has given day lilies to be
planted in the downtown park.
The lilies have been planted
in the ridge area near the road
in front of the pink dogwood
memory trees across from city
hall.
The lilies are three varie
ties, Jack Russell, Cream Ac
cent and Frances Fay.
Plans are to make the flow
er plot an all-year blooming
one with other perennials sche
duled to be planted.
Reading Racers
Chalk Up Laps
Young readers are continuing
to participate in the Racers
Reading program at the Besse
mer City Branch Library.
Each week, an additional
group of readers complete the
first lap in the reading race.
To chalk up the first lap, twen
ty books are required to be
read.
Readers completing the first
lap this past week by reading
twenty books were FernScates,
Dede Crawford, Marshall Wad
dell, Marva Morrow, Anne Ma
rie Watt, Tammy Franklin,
Todd Parker, Bobby Waddell
and Linda Burnett.
Readers who completedread
ing forty or more books this
past week were VickieHallman,
Jeffrey Whitworth and Donna
Waddell.
To keep the reading racers
posted on the reading race,
Mrs. T. A. Lynn, branch li
brarian, has prepared a bulle
tin board. Each week, the
young readers study the bulle
tin board in order to keep up
with their racing comrades.
Teen Book Club
Holds Meeting
The Between-The Pages Book
Club for teenage girls continues
its weekly meetings onTuesday
afternoons at 2:00 p.m. at the
Bessemer City Branch Library.
In addition to discussing dif
ferent books, invited guests
have conducted literary pro
grams.
Morris Davis of the Gaston
County Library Staff, recently
conducted a program on poets.
He used humorous comments
and brought out points of unusual
interest in presenting the pro
gram.
Dan Barron is scheduled to
conduct a program on North
Carolina authors.
The reading club is part of
the summer months reading
program which is directed to
interest teenage readers.
FROM FLORIDA
Eric Graff of Coral Gables,
Fla., spent the week with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Whitley.
He is the three-year-old son
of the Rev. and Mrs. Richard
Graff. Mrs. Graff is the for
mer Shirley Whitley.
Engagement Announcement
D. Hoke Coon
Family Dinner
Held Monday
Mr. and Mrs. D. Hoke Coon
entertained Monday night at a
family dinner which celebrated
the birthday anniversary of
their son, James W. Coon of
Richmond, Va.
The dinner took place at the
Coon home on East Washington
Avenue with all of the Coon’s
children and grandchildrenpre-
sent.
Covers were laid for Mr. and
Mrs. James Coon and children
Chip and Catherine, of Rich
mond; the Rev. and Mrs. D.
Hoke Coon, Jr. and son David
of Lexington, N. C.; Miss Bren
da Coon of Gastonia, and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Dean Coon
and children, Kevin and Dina
of this city.
W. Barry Smith
Gets masters
Dr. Sellers Opens Office In Ra
Dr. Bobby Eugene Sellers has
opened an office for the prac
tice of psychiatry in Raleigh.
A Bessemer City High School
graduate, he had been asso
ciated with DortheaDix Hospital
in Raleigh.
His office is located at 13U0
St. Mary’s Street in Suite 205.
Dr. Sellers is married to
the former Sue Lutz of this
city, daughter of Ambrose Lutz
and the late Mrs. Lutz. They
have three children and recent
ly moved into a new home in
Raleigh.
WITH CLAYTONS
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel I. Pat
terson and children are visit
ing with Mrs. Patterson’s par
ents, the Rev. and Mrs. H.G.
Clayton. Mr. Patterson who
has been stationed at Camp
Pendleton, Calif., with the U.S.
Navy, has received his dis
charge.
Rev. Mr. Clayton is pastor of
Concord United Methodist
C hurch.
Dr. Sellers is the son m
Clyde Sellers of this city.
Six Injured
Six persons were taken
Kings Mountain Hospital 1
treatmert following a head J
accident that took place arow
10:40 p.m. Saturday nearly
coin High School with two mor.
seriously injured.
Joe R. Whitehurst, age ft
who was driving alone in 0
car, is under treatment form
and knee injuries at the
Mountain Hospital.
Miss Doretha Brown, age
and one of the five passenger;
in the other vehicle, is
treatment in Charlotte Me.
morial Hospital for head in,
juries.
Other passengers in the ante
with Miss Brown who undersell
treatment were Miss Jam
Byers, 19, driver of the other
car, Miss BarbaraAnnByets
age 21, Miss Mavis Ann Byers
age 18, and Thomas LynnFeem'
ster, age 18.
bride’s son, Dr. Harry Walker,
and granddaughter, Cheryl Wal
ker, of Statesville, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin are
making their home here at 213
West Lee Avenue.
Shower Honors
Bride-Elect
Miss Sherry Tarpley whose
marriage to Morris Boggs of
Alexis, N. C., is to take place
on August 3, was honored
Monday night at a bridal mis
cellaneous shower.
The shower, given by Miss
Carolyn Naylor and Mrs. Paul
Bullard, took place in the fel
lowship room of Odell Memorial
United Methodist Church.
Upon arrival, the honoree
who was dressed in a green,
dress, was presented a corsage
of yellow rose buds, a gift from
the hostesses.
Gifts were placed on a table
covered with a white cloth and
trimmed in green bows. The
refreshment table was covered
with a green cloth trimmed
with white bows and centered
with an arrangement of white
lilies.
Sandwiches, decorated bridal
cake squares, bridal mints and
salted nuts were served with
punch.
The hostesses gift to Miss
Tarpley was china in her chosen
pattern.
Mrs. Arrowood
Is Club Hostess
Mrs. Fred Arrowood was
hostess Friday afternoon to the
members of her rook club. In
vited guests with club members
were Miss Eva Carpenter, Mrs.
John Robinson and Mrs. Mott
A. Thomas.
Winners in rook were Miss
Mary Ormand and Mrs. R. S.
Plonk.
For refreshments, the hos
tess served an ice cream course
with pound cake and an iced
drink.
ARE HOSPITALIZED
Among local residents re
cently hospitalized at the Kings
M ^ntain Hospital have been
Loy J. Goins of Route 1,
German Ray Ramsey of
Route 2.
PRISS M
W. Barry Smith received the
Masters Degree in Marketing
from the Graduate School of
Business Administration of New
York University, New York,
N. Y. A 1959 graduate of Kings
Mountain High School, he re
ceived the Bachelor of Science
Degree in AerospaceEngineer-
ing in 1963 from North Carolina
State University, Raleigh.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. William Floyd
of 902 West Virginia Avenue,
announce the birth of a daugh
ter on Thursday, July 3.
FROM FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. “Doc” Metz of
Orlando, Fla., visited with Mrs.
Frank Walker and Lloyd Act-
erkirch.
Southern Bell
MISS SYLVIA J. BRIDGES
The engagement of Miss Sylvia Jacqueline Bridges to Dennis
Walden Weaver is announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Raymond Bridges. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nixon Wea
ver. Both families are of Route 1, Kings Mountain, N. C. The
bride-elect is a 1969 graduate of Tryon High School where she
was a cheerleader, on the Tryon Herald staff and belonged to
the Monogram Club, Pep Club, F. H. A. and F. T. A. The bride
groom-elect is a 1966 graduate of Tryon High School. He has
completed a three-year tour of duty with the U. S. Marine Corps
including duty in Vietnam and the Caribbean. He is now employ
ed by F. A. Young Corporation of Gastonia. The wedding is to
be an event of September 5,1969.
He is married to the former
Susan Looper of this city,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
V. Looper. They are currently
residing in Newark, Delaware,
where he is assistant director
of advertising and public rela
tions for Atlantic AviationCor-
poration, the nation’s largest
and oldest firm specializing in
marketing business aircraft,
Atlantic aircraft includes the
Grumman Gulfstream II andDH
125 business jets and the entire
line of Beach and Piper Air
craft and Bell Helicopters.
Smith is the son of Mrs.
Rhomas W. Smith of Route 2,
Kings Mountain.
Grand eating at popular prices
Tremendous variety, 12-14 meats chang
ing daily, 10-12 garden fresh vegetables,
at least 20 colorful salads and 10 to 12
desserts. A gourmet section and a special
children’s section.
DIXIE VILLAGE
CAFETERIA
West Franklin Avenue
Lunch 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Tuesday through Sunday
Dinner 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Nightly except Sunday
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