Prayer Groups Vote On
Continuance Of Meetings
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The Community prayer groups,
Which have held weekly meetings
throughout the city each Wednes
day since before the Allied inva
sion of Europe, voted yesterday at
their meetings on whether to con
tinue the sessions or to disband
since peace has been declared. The
South Washington and East Gra- j
ham street groups decided to dis
continue services with yesterday’s
meeting. The North Morgan street
group voted to continue until some
later date, while the West Graham
street prayer band decided to con
tinue their meetings through the
final signing of the peace treaty.
These -prayer meetings held in
each neighborhood were begun un
der the leadership of Mrs. R. L.
Ryburn and were originally known
as pre - invasion prayer groups,
hree of these community bands
rganized prior to D-day have
held meetings for over a year.
Mrs. Jack Price Feted
At Lovely Bridge Party
Mrs. Jack Price of West Palm
Beach. Fla , was honored yester
day afternoon by her cousins. Mrs.
Max Dixon and Mrs. Carl Dellin
ger, at the home of Mrs. Dellinger
at a lovely bridge party.
The hostesses and Mrs. Price
received guests as they arrived.
Mrs. Dixon was wearing frock of
blue and fuschia sheer, Mrs. Del
linger chose a blue and yellow
linen print, while Mrs. Price's dress
was a soft blue and white sheer.
Mixed summer flowers were used
throughout the home where tables
were arranged for play. High scor
er for the afternoon was Mrs.
Ethel Sterne of London, England,
Shelby visitor, and recipient, of
second high award was Mrs. Mar
shall Moore, Jr. An honor gift of
antique china was presented Mrs.
Price, and Mrs. Sterne was also
given an attractive guest prize.
A sweet course with sandwiches
and iced drinks was served at the
close of play. The hostesses were
assisted in serving by Mrs C C.
McMurry, Jr.. Mrs. A. W. Wright,
and Mrs Ward Arcy, Jr.
Six tables were in play.
HORTON GVESTS
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Horton had
as their guests Sunday at their
home on route two, Shelbv, Mrs.
Horton’s son, H E. Robinson.
Mrs. Robinson, and son. Hugh, of
White Plains, N. Y; Mrs. James
Ponder and children. Rose O’Day
and Marie, of Shelby; and Mr and
Mrs. B. H. Horton, Jr., of Char
lotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and fam
ily are on their way to Atlanta.
Ga.. where he will take up his
duties as state secretary of the
Georgia Y. M. C. A.
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CALENDAR
THURSDAY
7:45 pun.—East Shelby Junior
Woman's club meets at the
clubhouse. Mrs. W. H. Brown,
guest speaker.
Caveny-Tucker Vows
Solemnized In Colorado
Miss Cecile Marie Tucker, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund L.
Tucker, of Edgewood, Colo., and
Staff Sgt. Charles Caveny, son of
Mrs. Belle Surratt Caveny and the
late Spurgeon Caveny of this city,
were united in marirage in an 'im
pressive ceremony Thursday night,
August 2, at the home of the
bride’s parents in Edgewood, a
suburb of Denver.
Vows were taken at eight-thirty
o’clock before the Rev. Mr. Foo*s
of the Congregation church of
Denver in the presence of mem
l bers of the family and close
! friends of the couple.
The bride, who entered with the
bridegroom, wore a becoming dress
! of apricot pink with white acces
sories and a shoulder corsage of
gardenias.
Mrs. Wavmon Tucker, sister-in
law of the bride, attended as mat
ron of honor, while Mr. Tucker,
brother of the bride, served as
best man.
Mrs. Caveny attended the Edge
wood schools. She is an accom
plished violinist and is a member
of the Edgewood Symphonic or
chestra. She is at present employ
ed with the personnel section of
civil service at Fort Logan, Colo.
Staff Sgt. Caveny. eldest son of
his mother, was graduated from
; Shelby High school, attended the
'University of North Carolina, Cha
pel Hill, and finished at Furman
I university, Greenville, S. C. Prior
i to entering service in 1942 he was
employed by the N. C. state reve
nue department. He now has a 30
day furlough following 17 months
of duty in England with the eighth
t air force.
Staff Sgt. Caveny reports to
Sioux Falls, S D. at. the conclu
' sion of his furlough, and Mrs.
Caveny will continue to make her
' home in Edgewood while he is in
service.
VISIT BROWNS
J. M. Moon and son, Thomas C.
Moon and R. B. Cook returned this
week to their home in Winder, Ga,
after visiting their aunt, Mrs. W.
H. Brown, and family on route
| four. Shelby. Thomas C. Moon has
| recently received a discharge from
service after 12 months of duty.
HAS TONSILLECTOMY
I IJttle Judy Faye Spurling has
returned to her home after under
going a tonsillectomy Tuesday at
Shelby hospital.
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TECH. SGT. AN D MRS. SCOTT
SCOTT - REINHARD T VOWS TAKEN
IN LOVELY CHURCH CEREMONY
Miss Joyce Donaline Reinhardt,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Reinhardt of this city, became the
bride of Tech. Sgt. William R.
| Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam W. Scott of Port Worth, Tex- !
as, in a beautiful ceremony per- |
formed Sunday afternoon at five '
o'clock in La Payette Street Meth
odist church.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. J. 6. Gibbs,
pastor of the bride, at the altar
adorned with white gladioli against
a background of pines and floor
candelabra holding white tapers.
White gladioli tied with white rib
bons marked the pews.
Prior to the ceremony a program
of wedding music was presented oy
! Mrs. Marvin Blanton, jr.. pianist,
and Miss Reeves Forney, soloist,
who sang “Always'' by Berlin and
“Because” by D'Hardelot. Tradi
tional wedding marches were used
for processional and recessional.
WEDDING GOWN
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a dainty gown of
white eyelet embroidery fashion
ed along traditional lines and a
fingertip veil attached to a Juliet
cap. Her only ornament was a
strand of pearls, gift of the bride
groom. She carried a white Bible
topped by a white orc>d.
Miss Roberta Reinhardt, of
Washington. D. C.. sister of the bride
and maid of honor, chose a dress
of soft white nylon and carried a
cascade of red radiance roses.
Miss Florence Borders of Char
lotte. bridesmaid, was gowned in
embroidered blue chambrey and
carried a cascade of pink gladioli.
Lee Roy Misenheimer. brother-in
law of the bride, of Rockwell, N.
C., attended as best man, and ush
ers were Carl Blanton and Ralpn
Hawkins, USN. of this city.
The bride's mother wore a navy
blue sheer frock with a shoulder
corsage of white rosebuds and as
ters, and the bridegroom's mother,
wore a dress of pale blue mesh
with a corsage of pink snapdra
gons.
Following the ceremony the cou
ple left for a short wedding trip.
For traveling Mrs. Scott chose a
white flannel suit with brown ac
cessories and the orchid from her
Bible.
BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM
Mrs. Scott attended Shelby High
school and the National School of
Commerce, Charlotte. She held a
position in Charlotte"'with the
Wilby Kinsey corporation prior to
her marriage.
Tech. Sgt. Scott received his
education at Paschal High school
and Texas Christian university,
Fort Worth. He has just returned
from the Pacific theatre of opera
tions where he served for a year
with the Army Air forces. At the
conclusion of his furlough he will
report to San Antonio, Texas, for
reassignment, and Mrs. Scott will
accompany him there.
WEATHER
CHARLOTTE. Aug. 16—UP)—Of
ficial weather bureau records of
the temperature and rainfall for
the 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m.
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Station H. L. fall
Asheville _ 89 66 1.09
| Atlanta..---92 75
I Birmingham _ 91 69
! Boston ....83 57 .51
Charleston -. _89 76 .36
Charlotte .~..92 71
Chicago ....73 55
Columbia -- _94 74
Denver .. ..-86 60
Galveston _ 82 81
Greensboro .. .92 71 .41
Los Angeles . 80 59
Memphis . 88 68 .29
Miami - —..85 82
Mt. Mitchell .70 54
New Orleans -- .91 78
New York .85 61 .01
Raleigh .-92 68 1.37
Spartanburg _ 93 70
Washington _ 90 65 .25
Wilmington ..86 77 .04
Victory-Memorial
Service At Church
In Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL, Aug. 16—(/P)—
A victory-memorial sendee was
held at the Methodist church here
yesterday for civilian and navy
students and faculty and towns
people.
Participation in the program
were Rev. David Yates, Chaplain
W. A. Alexander, Rev. Henry G.
Guaru, and Rev. Williafi Poteat.
The pre-flight school as well as
university students observed a
holiday.
RETURNS HOMS
Mrs. Ira Bpurling has returned
to her home after undergoing treat
ment at Sheiby hospital.
Mrs. Clara McSwain is recover
ing nicely following an operation
she underwent recently at Duke
hospital, Durham.
DUKE MAN TO GERMANY
DURHAM—(Ah—Dr. Benjamin U.
Ratherford. of th« Duke university
economics department, has left for
a one-year assignment in Germany
as analyst in the economics divi
sion of the Unite* States group
control council.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. James Corbett,
. a daughter, Frances Ann, born
; August 15, at Presbyterian hospi
tal. Charlotte.
To Mr. and Mrs. James Costner,
Shelby, route five, a daughter,
born August 13 at Shelby hospital.
To Mr. and Mrs. Julian French,
a daughter, born August 14 at
Shelby hospital.
| To Merchant Marine and Mrs.
DuPree Doster, a daughter, born
August 14, at Shelby hospital.
To Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Lemons,
a daughter, born August 15 at
Shelby hospital.
To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns,
Lawndale, a son, born August 15,
at Shelby hospital.
South Washington Prayer
Group Is Disbonded
Following one of the best at
tended meetings in its history at
the home of Miss Bertha Bostick
on East Graham street, the South
Washington street prayer group,
which was organized for the du
ration of the war, was disbanded
at the coming of peace. Members
decided that their prayers had
been answered and with the peace
it would not be appropriate to
have further matings. Yesterday
afternoon’s meeting was led by
Horace Easom.
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FRIDAY - SATURDAY
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JOHNNY MACK BROWN
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Personals
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Yates left
yesterday for Raleigh to visit their
daughter, Miss Phyllis Yates, be
fore leaving for Vincennes, Ind.,
where they will make their home.
Lt. Eddie Tillman left today for
Lincoln, Neb., after spending a
leave with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Tillman.
Miss Attie Bostick1 left today for
Illinois where she will assist in
church meetings in that state for
a week under the direction of the
Baptist mission board.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lucas and
family of Sanford are visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lucas,
at their home on North LaFayette
street this week. They were ac
companied home by Miss Mary
Lucas who had been visiting them
in Sanford for several days.
Mrs. Russell S. Ropp left yester
day for Biloxi, Miss., to join her
husband, Cpl. Ropp, who is sta
tioned at Keesler Field. She is the
former Miss Grace Champion of
Double Shoals.
Miss Lorene Hamrick and Miss
Betty Lou McClure will arrive
home tomorrow; after spending the
past two months at Virginia Beach,
Va.
Mrs. Patrick Osborne and little
daughter returned home last nignt
from Hartwell, Ga., where they
visited Mr. Osborne’s relatives for
several days.
Mrs. Jack Price and children,
Johnny and Nancy, of West Palm
Beach, Fla., are spending two weeks
with Mrs. Price's aunt, Mrs. Ben
•H. Ellis, on Clegg street and other
relatives.
Harold Slavin of Philadelphia,
Pa., is spending several days here
with Miss Marilue McCurry.
Eddie Foy will arrive today from
Bluefield, West Va., to spend the
week end with Tod Caldwell at his
home on Thompson street.
Mrs. James H. Roberts is seri
ously ill at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wood, in
Gaffney, S. C.
Sgt. and Mrs. Edwin Ford ar
rived last night from Ft. Bragg
to spend several days with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thad Ford
and Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Quinn,
before Sgt. Ford reports to the
west coast for further assignment.
S. D. Cooke is seriously ill at the
home of his son, N. E. Cooke, on
Gardner street.
Miss Elisabeth Falls will arrive
Saturday from Atlanta, Ga., to
spend a week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Falls, on West
Warren street.
Miss Margaret Trammell return
ed last night from Virginia Beach,
Va., where she has been spending
several days with Miss Betty Lou
McClure and Miss Lorene Ham
rick who have been spending the
summer months there.
Misses Georgia and Emma Lutz
of Durham spent yesterday witn
their brother T. H. Lutz, and fam
ily at their home on Grover street.
Among the Shelby people who
attended the horse show in New
ton yesterday were C. R. Doggett,
Bill Campbell, Mrs. Ben Hendrick,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Thompson
and daughters, Mrs. Hugh Wall,
Mrs. Wililam Gheen, and Miss
Frances Thompson, Mr. and Mrs.
Will G. Arey and daughter, Mary
Alice, Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Wray, Sec Dedmon, and D. Huss
Cline.
Jimmy Carpenter will arrive this
week end from Wofford college to
spend a short vacation with his
mother, Mrs. Bess W. Carpenter,
before returning to Spartanburg,
S. C. to begin the fall term at
the college.
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HAS BIRTHDAY — Ann Byars,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Byars of Kings Mountain celebrat
ed her seventh birthday anniver
sary Saturday. She is wearing a
little grass skirt sent her by her
uncle, George H. Thornburg, G.
M. 3/c, who is now serving in the
Pacific theatre of operations.
ONE-YEAR-OLD—Roney Wilson,
little son ofT/5ClayD. Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson of route four, Shelby,
celebrated his first birthday an
niversary on August 11. T/5 Wil
son is stationed in Berlin with the
seventh army and has never seen
his son.
DEATH TAKES
MRS. TESSENEER
Mrs. Tilda Dellinger Tesseneer,
72, long time resident of Cleve
land county, died this morning at
4:30 o’clock in the Shelby hospi
tal after a week's illness. She was
a resident of the Pleasant Ridge
community.
Funeral will be held Friday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock at the Union
Baptist church with Rev. Jesse
Blalock in charge of the rites.
She is survived by her husband.
Norrie E. Tesseneer; four sons,
Frank Tesseneer, of Patterson
Springs; Beach Tesseneer, of
Double Shoals; Tom Tesseneer, of
Shelby and Joe Tesseneer, of Boil
ing Springs; two daughters. Mrs.
Rufus Miller, of Double Shoals;
Mrs. Eva Kinsey, of Cramerton.
The body was removed this af
ternoon to the home of her son,
Frank Tesseneer, of Patterson
Springs.
ON PORT COMMISSION
RALEIGH.—(IP)—Dr. Ben V. Roy- i
all of Morehead City and T eo Her- I
vy of Kinston were appointed oy j
Governor Cherry to the More head
City Port commission for terms
expiring January 1, 1949.
PRIORITIES MANAGER QUITS
RALEIGH. Aug. 16—(A5)—John
W. Fitz, district priorities mana
ger for the Raleigh division of
the War Production board, has
resigned effective Sept. 8.
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