SOCIETY
and PERSONAL NEWS
MRS. RENN DRUM, Editor
i An.v News For This Department Should Be Reported By
11 O Clock. Phone 4-J.)
( MFA'DAR
today
Group No- 5 of the Philathea
ci;1it (1( First Baptist church will
n‘f'et k 7 30 with Mrs. Alton
fl ! on tee street Instead of
,vi,t Mi Bill Doggett' as at first
scli< cl uicd.
Group No. 1 Of the Philathea
r'ass meets s' 7 o'clock, this even
ts mth Mrs. Yates McSwain
and Mrs. Paul Blanton at the
MrSvvain home on South Dr Kalb
street.
MONDAY
The December inspirational
meeting of the Presbyterian
Woman's, auxiliary will be a
Christinas candlelight service to
begin at 5 o’clock at the church.
A special offering is to be taken
fir the church’s ministerial re
lief fund.
The Sherrill Newton Bible
el. .* of Central Methodist meets
at. 3:30 at the church. Mrs. J.
r. Robinson hostess committee
chairman.
MAY MARRIAGE IS
ANNOUNCED TODAY
Mr. and Mrs. Ottis J. Strickland
of Shelby announce their marriage
.Much occurred on May 9, 1936, and
has been kept a secret since that
time,
Mrs. Strickland, before marriage,
was Miss Evelyn Nell Elliott.
ANNIVERSARY SHOWER FOR
MR AND MRS. CROWDER
Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Crowder are
celebrating their forty-seventh wed
ding anniversary today. In celebra
tion of the occasion their children
and grandchildren met at the home
on North Morgan street last even
ing with a shower of miscellaneous
gifts for them.
The party was a complete sur
prise to Mr. and Mrs. Crowder as
they knew nothing about any cele
bration until the family party walk
ed in on their quiet evening at
home. After the gifts were present
ed an informal evening of compan
ionship was enjoyed.
FRENCH CLUB MEETS
WITH MISS HARDIN
Miss Louise Harbin was hostess
fast evening to members of the
high school French club, entertain
ing at her home on Cleveland
Springs road. Miss Elizabeth Falls
was program chairman, introducing
Avery McMurry and Katherine Ap
ple, who read articles from a French
newspaper to which the club sub
scribes.
Names had been drawn at a prev
ious meeting and the exchange of
Christmas gifts was a feature of
last, night’s meeting. After they
had been opened and shown the
dub members voted to give them to
♦he Salvation Army for distribution
in its work among the poor.
Nice refreshments were served
during the social half hour.
MRS. HICKS GIVES
PARTY FOR DAUGHTER
Mrs. Arthur Hicks entertained a
number of children and their moth
prs at an informal party Wednesday
afternoon honoring her baby daugh
ter, Betty Luarca, who was cele
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brating her first birthday, at their
home on South McBrayer street.
A sweet course was served to the
I mothers and animal crackers to
I the children, and each child re
j reived a balloon as a favor,
j A birthday cake with one candle
and a pretty Christmas tree were
: decorative features. The birthday
gifts were piled about the base of
' the Christmas tree.
Those present were Betty Luarca’s
two grandmothers. Mrs. Miriam
I Howell and Mrs. W. M. Hicks, Mrs.
i Johnnie Williams and son, Jerry,
Mrs. Donald Raymer and son, Lar
; rv, Mrs. Horace Horn and son, Irish,
Mrs. Lutz Roberson and son, Fran
| cis, Mrs. Boyd Propst and son, Bobby,
Mrs. Paul Abernathy and son, Tom
my. Mrs. Gene Abernathy and
daughter. Oeland Turner, and Mrs.
Hicks and Betty Luarca.
OPEN HOUSE FOR MRS.
HOEY IN GASTONIA
Mrs. C. R. Hoe.v was guest of hon
or yesterday afternoon at an open
j house tea given by Mrs. J. H. Se
J Park and Mrs. S. A. Robinson of
i Gastcnia at the former's home, when
j the women of Gastonia were invited
! to meet the state's new first lady
between 3 and 5 o’clock.
Receiving with the two hostesses
and Mrs. Hcey were the latter’s
| daughter, Miss Isabel Hoey, her
I daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charles Hoey,
i and her sister-in-law, Mrs. O. Max
i Gardner, wife of a former governor,!
! all of Shelby, and Mrs. A. L. Bui- i
winkle, wife of Congressman Bul
winkle, Mrs. R. Gregg Cherry, wife
of the speaker of the house of rep
resentatives, and Mrs. David P.
I Dellinger, of Cherryville, wife of
I Representative Dellinger,
j Among those attending the party
' were Mrs. J. F. Alexander, and Mrs.
i George Blanton, Mrs. E. Y. Webb,
, Mrs. J. D. Lineberger and Mrs. Carl
. Thompson, all of Shelby.
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! FIRST DIVISION OF
CLUB HAS MEETING
Members of the first division of
j the Woman’s club met yesterday
afternoon at the club room with
! Mrs. W. B. Nix, Mrs. Roy Propst,
Mrs. J. H. Toms and Mrs. J. P. Mull
serving as hostesses. Mrs. B. M.
Jarrett was program leader.
The singing of ‘'Silent Night” by
the entire group opened the pro
gram. Miss Ruth Moss told a beau
tiful Christmas story, “A Candle in
Forest,” by Temple Bailey; Miss
Carolyn Bowman played a piano
solo, “Polannaise in A Major,” by
Chopan: Mrs. J. J. Owen read a
group of poems having Christmas
as their theme; and Mrs. B. M.
Jarrett and Mrs. Grady Lovelace
sang “O, Holy Night” as a duet.
Mrs. Earl Hamrick played their
piano accompaniment.
After this very enjoyable pro
] gram, calculated to Increase the
Christmas spirit of those present,
| refreshments were served and gifts
( were distributed from a gaily light
| ed Christmas tree
CLUB ROOM PRETTILY
DECORATED FOR MEETING
The Woman’s club room was un
usually pretty last evening with dec
orations of petted polnsettias, Christ
mas evergreens and red candles
; when the root,. was used for the
' meeting of the evening division of
1 the Woman’s club. The decorations
had been arranged by Miss Mamie
Cabanlsa.
Miss Reeves Forney, In charge of
the program, Introduced Miss Mar
ietta Hoyle who opened the pro
gram with a reading, "The Party"
by Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Mlsa
Mary Jenkins sang “Silent Night"
and "O. Little Town of Bethlehem.”
with Miss Nadine Ellis playing her
piano accompaniment; Miss For
ney read “Keeping Christmas” by
Van Dyke; and Miss Katherine
Bailey concluded the program by
singing “O. HOly Night.”
When the program was closed
Mlsa Margaret Long, daughter of
one of the hostesses, lighted the
candles for the social half hour.
The hostesses, Mrs. Annie Smith
Long and Miss Nora Cornwell, serv
ed plates of sandwiches, candy and
coffee.
KIWANIAN8 HONOR MR.
HOEY AT LADIES’ NIGHT
Governor-elect Clyde R. Hoey
was the central figure at the Ki
wanis Ladies’ Night, annual club
party, held last evening at the
Charles Hotel. As opening feature
of the program the members and
their guests sang a number of
songs, among them being one to
Mr. Hoey. He was further compli
mented when Lee B. Weathers pre
sented to him a handsome travel
linir bflV • crifi frnrrt fh* #»1uH
An enjoyable program planned
for the evening Included an amus
ing burlesque on an afternoon
bridge session presented by Arnold
Kiser, John McGill, W. K. Crook
and W. C. Lynch, all of Kings
Mountain, and a program of dance
numbers presented by the Sherrill
sisters. Misses Bruce and Katherine
Sherrill, who are conducting a class
in dancing at the home of Mrs. H.
T. Hudson here. They were assisted
in presenting the numbers by an
other Asheville artist.
Each lady present received a box
of powder as a souvenir.
Personals
Miss Margaret Mull, Miss Rebecca
Hopper, Vason Hamrick, Edwin
Spangler, Miss Georgia Bailey and
Wsodrow Wall, students at Mars
Hill college, which dismisses classes
today until after Christmas, are
expected to come to Shelby tonight
or tomorrow to spend the holidays
with their respective parents.
The Meredith college choir of 65
voices, among which Miss Jane
Washburn of Shelby sings second
soprano, will present a program of
Christmas carols of many lands
this evening in the college audi
torium.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Oomwell and
Mrs. J. F. Lutz will return today to
their homes here after visiting in
Durham and Raleigh for sometime.
Fred J. Smith left yesterday for
West Palm Beach and Miami, Fla.,
for a visit.
Misses Lily Taylor and Germaine
Gold, students at 8alem college,
Winston-Salem, will be home tomor
row to spend Christmas with their
respective parents, Judge and Mrs.
E. Y. Webb, and Dr. and Mrs. Tom
Gold.
Miss Sara Esther Dover and Miss
Nancy Llneberger will go to Char
lotte this afternoon to spend the
week-end with Miss Clinton Powell.
Ex-Governor Cameron Morrison
of Charlotte was a visitor In Shelby
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Llneberger
and baby of Asheville will come to
Shelby tomorrow to spend the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Llne
berger. Mrs. Lineberger and the
baby will stay through Christmas
but Mr. Lineberger will return to
Asheville Sunday night and come
back to Shelby later in the week
for. a holiday visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Jean Schenck and
the former's father, John F. Schenck,
plan to leave tomorrow for St. Pet
ersburg. Florida, where they have
taken a beach cottage and will spend
two weeks during Christmas holi
days.
Miss Pansy Katherine Fetaer, stu
dent at Brenau college, Gainesville,
Ga., came home Wednesday to spend
the holidays with her mother, Mrs.
Pansy B. Fetaer.
Mrs. Arnold Wright and little
daughter, Evelyn, left yesterday to
visit relatives In Attalo, Alabama,
dining the Christmas season.
Miss Jeanette Morrison.
Kathleen Phillips, Miss Katherine
Morgan. Miss Ruby Morgan, Miss
Dpvie Logan, and Miss Esther Ann
Quinn, all of whom are students at
W C. V. N. C., Greensboro, are ar
riving home tonight sad tomorrow
to spend Christmas with their re
spective families here
Mrs. J. D. Llneberger attended a
bridge luncheon today in Gastonia,
given by Mrs. Ab Myers at her liome
there.
Among the prep-school students
expected home tonight for the
Christmas holidays are Bill LeGrand
and John Schenck, III, who havej
been students at Darlington school j
in Rome, Georgia. ]
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Major Mike Austell of Raleigh is
spending a few days here with his
mother, Mrs. J. A. Ellis, and Mr.
Ellis.
Misses Helen Marshall Hamrick
and Helen Carrlck, students at Mit
chell college, 8tatesvllle, will arrive
In Shelby tonight to spend the
Christmas season with their respec
tive parents.
Dr. C. D. Grinnells, of North
Carolina Agricultural experiment
station, recomends a coating of
whitewash for improving lighting
and sanitary conditions of barns.
Speed S. C. Child
T o Philadelphia
CHARLESTON, 8. C., Dec. 18.—(JP)
—A piece of a pecan lodged In her
lung, 13-months old Agnes 4*>n
Moorer, of Reevesville, was taken
aboard the northbound E. A. L. pas
senger plane early today for Phila
delphia.
A physician at Reesville was un
able to dislodge the particle and ad
vised taking the child to Dr. C. L.
Jackson, of Philadelphia, a specialist.
The child was said to be threatened
with pneumonia unless the object
Is dislodged.
The plane ordinarily makes no
stops between Washington and New
York, but local E. A. L. officials
arranged to have It make a special
stop at Camden, N. J. From Cam
den the child will be taken to Phil
adelphia.
WEBB
Today-Last Showing
“General Spanky”
With FRANK MORGAN
and the Our Gang Kids.
NOTE—Any Child Attending
The Show Saturday At The
Webb or Rogers Theatre Will
Get One Photograph of Shir
ley Temple. Come Early and:
Get Yours Before They Are
All Gone..
- SATURDAY -
PLENTY OF ACTION!
Also
Serial and
Comedy
WPA workers are using steel end
concrete to make reproductions of
five giant reptiles, that lived mil
lions of years ago, for the “dinosaur
park” at Rapid City, & D.
Rogers
Friday - Saturday
Coming Next Monday
“Charge of Light
Brigade”
In size, the Congo river U sec
and only to the Amazon.
Just Arrived For
CHRISTMAS
Hundreds of the very new
est styles in Hamilton and
Elgins for Men and Women.
The very finest Watches
made reasonably priced.
DIAMOND RINGS
Engagement Rings, Dinner
Rings, Wedding Bands of
the finest quality at prices,
that will please you. Ham
rick quality costs no more.
T. W. Hamrick Co.
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CHRISTMASME
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YULETIDE PROGRAM
AT ROCK SPRINGS
Mr*. WiU Mou Cut
A* She Fall* On
Saw
HOOK SPRINGS, Bh. 18—Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Oaffney and chtl
drsn of Cherokee Falla vlsltad the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Ross Sunday.
Mrs WU1 Moss had the misfor
tune to out her hand vary badly,
by falling on a aav Saturday.
1 neat Gaffney and J*m Mete
from Cherokee Fells spent Sunday
with K. D. McSwsln.
Mbrf Johnsta Moss spent Tuesday
night with MIm Catherine Batcfcler
of the Buffalo community.
A Christina* tree and a procram
will be given Dec. 34th at 7 o'clock
by the Sunday school. The program
will be as follows:
Song by all—Devotional—An ad
dress of welcome—Song e* Wel
oome—poem, “A Happy Child"—
origin of the Christmas tree play
— Father's Christmas Joke — Pan
temlne Silent Night—poem "Christ
mas Like It Used TB Be"—play
"Aunt Serena As A Christmas Pre
sent''—poem "Not Too Little To
Help**—Monologue “Getting Been
With Sister"—Reading "White Car
nation” — Dialogue "A Christmas
Disappointment” — play "Scenes
Prom Memory’s Pages.”
Anthony Comstock organised the
New York Society far the Bupprse
•ton of Vice In 1*71.
BE THOUGHTFUL
Even If You Have Sent
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SHELBY'S POPULAR PLAYHOUSE X»
-TODAY
‘DESERT GOLD*
A ZANE GREY TALE
of the GOLDEN WEST.
GOOD SHORTS
-SATURDAY
“BIG SHOW”
With GENE AUTRY In
One of His Beet.
“Vigilantes”, Episode 11.
POPEYE and SHORTS.
— MONDAY AND TUESDAY —
Adventure In IHnnhotton
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- MISS MAE ON CHRISTMAS DAY -
In “GO WEST YOUNG MAN”
— WE THANK YOU —