Women’s Activities
MISS JEAN MARIE TORRENCE. SOCIAL EDITOR
o—nui«ii^ NEWS. Friday. Mar* 17. 1950
Kay, Judy Chandler
Honored With Dance
Misess Joanne Cline and Em
ily Lynn Kelly were hostesses at
a semiformal dance Friday eve
ning, entertaining from 7:30 until
11:30 at the Lions clubhouse in
honor of Misses Kay and Judy
Chandler, who will leave soon to
make their home in Bessemer
City.
The ballroom of the club was
decorated in green and white col
ors carrying out the St. Patrick’s
theme, and similar decorations
were used in the dining room.
The table was overlaid with a
green and white banquet cloth or
namented with shamrocks and
centered with the punch bowl,
flanked by green tapers set in
crystal candelabra. Other serv
ing tables were centered with
ribbons of ivy and jonquils ex
tending from end to end.
The honor guests received cor
sages and gifts from their host
esses, and lime punch and cookies
were served.
Those present were the host
esses, the honor guests, Miss Nan
cy Calvert, Hilda Bumgardner,
Cynthia Cartledge, Norma Ann
Hunter, Joanne Helms, Norma
Roberts, Billie Barrett, Marcia
Stroupe, Carolyn AUigood, Sylvia
Fowler, Frances Sigmon, Harriet
I..ee, Susan Helton, Patsy Warren,
Peggy Nixon, Ruby Stillwell,
Anhe Paint**!;
Ann McIntosh, Maude Haitsell,
Jean Gowan, Faye Abernathy,
Sara Cloninger, Ruth Stone, and
Ray Morris, Robert Lee, Roger
Spittle, Ronald Medders, Walter
Batchelor, Ricky Moore, Bobby
Abercrombie, Billy Joe Aber
crombie. Dean Barber, Bill Craig,
Larry Waldrop, Jerry Pryor, Den
nis Hollar, Gene Hendrix, Oicky
Carpenter, Joe Roberts, Martin
Holloway, David Wright, Ricky
Henson, Paul Dunn, Carl Jack-
son, Don Abernathy, Douglas
Fades, Hurdell Lawing, Keath
Hearn, and Ralph Hamilton, all
of Mount Holly, Miss Ann Tay
lor, Miss Sidney Jane Patrick,
Bobby Thornburg, Preston Tay
lor, Jr., Harvey Elmore, Jr., and
Charles Adcock of Belmont and
Caswell Taylor. Jr., of Gastonia.
Chaperones were the parents
of the hostesses, Mr. and Mrs. R.
H. Cline, and Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Kelly, Jr.
RETURNS TO TENN.
David Loftin, of the U. S. Navy
has just finished a thirty day leave
in Mount Holly with hia mother,
Mrs. Clarence McAlister. David
was awarded the leave after hav
ing served overseas. While on
leave he was married to Miss Pol
ly Ewing of the Catawba Heights
section.
Seaman Loftin has returned to
Memphis. Tenn. to attend a Navy
school His wife will join him there
soon.
PATIENT
Mr. G. E. Dickens is a patient
at the Presbyterian Hospital in
Charlotte. He underwent an ap
pendectomy last Friday and is
doing nicely.
Y. W. A. MET THURSDAY
The y. W. A. of the Adrian-
Madora Baptist Church met
Thursday at the home of Miss
Ida Ruth Brooks on North Main
Street.
Miss Betty Jordan gave the
program and Miss Connie Hud
speth, president, presided and
gave the devotionals. Refresh
ments were served by the host
ess after the business session was
over.
Two Point Social
Items of Interest
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hipp re
turned to Memphis, Tenn. on
Tuesday, after a visit here with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Helton and Mrs. Clarence Hipp.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Mundy at
tended the funeral of Mr. Mun-
d/s brother-in-law, Mr. E. F.
Stribling on Sunday afternoon at
the Durham Memorial Baptist
Church in Charlotte.
Miss Sue Quinn, student nurse
at Lowrance hospital in Moores-
villc, spent Wednesday with Mr,
and M]^. W. F. Quinn.
Mrs. W. B. Crawford attended
a shower for Miss Sally Moore
in Dallas on Thursday night.
Friends and relatives of Mr. C.
O. Hager will be glad to hear
that he has returned home from
the Presbyterian hospital in
Charlotte and is getting along fine.
Mrs. D. A. Dickson and son,
and Mrs. S. D. Wilhelm and son
were spend-the-day guests of
Mrs. Sudie Ellington and Mrs. J
S. Ellington.
Mr. J. C. Dobbins, the district
manager, staff manager J. H.
Black, and district chairman C.
R. Marks from the Charlotte of
fice of the Durham Life Insurance
Company spent Wednesday here
with Mr. W. F. Quinn.
Sharon Herring Is
Host To Auxiliary
The Girl’s Auxiliary of the First
Baptist church met on Monday
night at the home of Sharon Her
ring. President Patsy Rabb an
nounced this week. Three new
members joined the G. A. at this
meeting. They were Pansy Mc-
Edluff, Buelah Wiggins, and Jime
Fortner. The next meeting of the
group will be held Monday night,
March 27, at the home of Joyce
Stewart.
WEEKEND GUEST
Jane Anderson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Anderson of Boger
City, spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Robinson. Miss
Anderson is the neice of the Rob
insons.
On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. An
derson were the dinner guests of
the Robinsons and late that after
noon the Andersons and Jane re-
tiumed to Boger City.
IN CHARLOTTE
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Howard, and
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Howard visit
ed with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Au-
trey in Charlotte on Sunday.
Good Neighbor Club
Fetes Anniversary
The Good Neighbor Club held
its monthly meeting last Satur
day night at the American Din
ing Hail. The event also cele
brated the club’s fourth anniver
sary. The hostesses lor the eve
ning were Mrs. Lem Dagenhart,
Mrs. Dot Andrews, Idrs. William
Fortner, and Mrs. W. P. Howie.
The table was beautifully dec
orated, carrying out the colors of
the club, blue, pink, and yellow.
A three-tiered birthday cake grac
ed the center of the table and
pink and yellow lighted tapers
were used.
Each member was presented a
lovely corsage which was donat
ed by Edna Black, Florist. At this
time new officers were elected
for the coming year. These were:
Mrs. Lem Dagenhart, president;
Mrs. Annette Fortner, treasurer;
Mrs. Marshall Davenport, secre
tary; and Mrs. Blanche Byers the
news reporter. The social chair
man is Miss Ruth Nuttall.
Mrs. Willingham Has
Nice Birthday Dinner
Mrs. W. A. Willingham honored
her husband and her granddaugh
ter, Elaine Mattero, on Sunday,
March 12th, with a birthday din
ner at her home in Riverbend
Guests included Mrs. F. W.
Willingham, Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Mosteller and three children, all
from Anderson, S. C.; Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Martin, and Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. Hammett, all from
Greenville, S. C.; Mrs. D. J. Fos
ter, Lyman, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Henderson, Wellford, S C.;
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Willingham
and daughter from Tucapau, S.
C.; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mattero
and daughter from Shelby, N. C.;
and Billy Willingham from Mary
ville, Tenn.
Mrs. Clegg Hostess
To Bridge Club
Mrs. C. S. Clegg entertained iier
bridge club on Friday afternoo'i,
March 10th, at two-thirty o’clock.
The occasion was in the form of
a dessert bridge and cokes were
served during the progressions.
Spring flowers were used
throughout the house and pre
sented a variance of color.
When scores were compiled,
Mrs. W. P. Dunson was awarded
high score prize. Mrs. Richard
Scott was a guest of the club at
this meeting. Others present were
Mrs. James Ware, Mrs. J. H. Ar
thur, Mrs. T. A. ^Ik, Mrs. Frank
L. Rankin, Mrs. W. G. AUigood,
and Mrs. C. O. Morgan from Clov-
HOME FROM VISIT
Miss Ora Davis has returned
from a two weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. Torrence Beatty and
Mr. Beat^ in Kinston, and her
neice. Mrs. Wallace M. Swinson
in Goldsboro.
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ON
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IN SANFORD SUNDAY
Mrs. W. L. Noles, Miss Bertha
Noles and Miss Edna Noles, and
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rabb visited
with Mr. and Mrs. John Holder in
Sanford on Sunday afternoon.
Other guests of the Holders
were Mr. and Mrs. James L. Noles
and their family of Portsmouth,
Va. Mrs. James Noles is the
daughter of the John Holders, and
Mr. Noles is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Noles of Mount Holly.
Miss Harrill Fetes
Adrian-Madora G.A.’s
The G. A.’s of the Adrian-Ma
dora Baptist Church met Thurs
day at 4:30 p. m. at the hoif^ of
M^ss Emmie Mae HarreU,' the
president.
Mrs. Lloyd Bynum is the coun
selor and the program was given
by her from the World Comrade.
The hostesses served refresh
ments after the conclusion of the
business session.
Women’s Society In
Meeting at Church
The Woman’s Society of Christ
ian Service of the First Metho
dist Church met Wednesday af
ternoon at the church. Mrs. Fran
L. l^nkin, the president, con
ducted the business session.
The devotionals were given by
Mrs. J. M. Benfield, on the Psalms.
Mrs. J. P. Smith, the program
chairman for this meeting, pre
sented Mrs. Tom M. Holland in
a series of Easter compositions.
Between the Lenten music medi
tations were read by the pro
gram chairman. The numl^rs pre
sented at the organ by Mrs. Hol
land were “Catilena” by Widor,
"The Palms” by Faure, and “Ca
thedral Chimes at Easter,” by
Lorenz.
Miss Abernethy Weds
Quietly in Asheville
Miss Margaret Joyce Abernathy
of Mount Holly became the bride
of Mr. Lawrence • Robinson of
Asheville, N. C. in a simple and
impressive service in Asheville
last Wednesday.
The couple were maried quietly
by Rev. W. G. Thomas at the
Methodist parsonage on March 8th
at eight in the evening.
GO TO FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Rhyne and
Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Michael left
Sunday morning for a vacation
trip through Florida.
SUNDAY NIGHT GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and
daughter, Linda Lou, of Shelby
were the Sunday night supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Rob
inson. Mrs. Williams is a cousin
of Mrs. Robinson and is the former
Vivian Neely of Russellville, Ky.
She will be remembered here by
many friends as she was a fre
quent visitor in Mount Holly be
fore her marriage.
Methodist Class Met
To Elect Officers
The Intermediate Fellowship
Class of the First Methodist
Church met on Sunday night to
elect officers for the coming sea
son. Those elected were: Presi
dent, Jimmy Beatty; Vice Pres.,
Bobby Abercrombie; See. and
Treas., W. D. Warren. The out
going officers were Benny Car
penter, president; Bobby Aber
crombie, Vice-Pres., Sharon Fort
ner, Sec.; and Shan Norton, Treas.
This group includes the young
er crowd from the ages of ten
through fourteen. Any prospec
tive members are invited to join
or to visit the class at its next
meeting.
WENT TO DENVER
Mr Frank Dameron went to
Denver, N. C. on Wednesday of
this week. He went on a business
trip.
IMPROVING
Friends of Mrs. Emma Kendall
of Charlotte, will be glad to know
that Mrs. Kendall is showing
much improvement in Memorial
hospital, where she has been a
patient for the past week.
BACK IN SCHOOL
Jane Morgan, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Talmadge Morgan of
Riverbend, has returned to Lucia
School after being at home for a
week with virus flu.
VISIT GADDYS
Mrs. G. T. McCorkle and baby^
daughter, Robbie Elizabeth, were
Monday visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Gaddy at their home on East
Charlotte Avenue. The Gaddys
are Mrs. McCorkle’s parents.
WEEKEND GUESTS
Miss Elizabeth Gaffney had as
her weekend guests her sisters,
Mrs. A. M. Stack of Lake City, S.
C., and Mrs. W. H. Ross of Gaf
fney , S. C. Mrs. Ross also brought
her son, Dean, with her on the
GO TO TEXAS
Mr* and Mrs. Jack Hoover left
on Saturday for Temple, Texas,
where they were called because of
the serious illness of Mrs. Hoover’s
father, Mr. Penny.
RETURNS FROM FLA.
Mrs. R. L Jenkins has returned
from a trip to Tampa, Florida.
While there she was the guest of
M^and Mrs. G. F. Moore. The
litres are former residents of
Mount Holly and will be remem
bered by all of their friends here.
VISIT PARENTS
Mrs. James Beam of High Point
spent the weekend here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hol
land. She was accompanied by her
daughter, Jane, who is a student
at Greensboro College, and Miss
Ann ]^am of High Point
TO NEW YORK
Miss Betty Moore leaves this
weekend for New York City. She
will be gone for a week. Accom
panying her are Mr. and Mrs. Vic>
tor Shepherd and Miss Mary
Moore of Stanley.
HtftiE FOR SERVICES
Mr. W. L. Austin and his son,
W. L. Austin, Jr. from Scottdale,
Georgia. Miss Florence Cook and
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cook of At
lanta, Georgia were the guests of
Mrs. Mamie Juhan for several
days. They came especially for
the funeral of Mr. John B. Juhan,
who died Thursday of last week
GOES TO VIRGINIA
Mrs. W. R. Rankin left Wednes
day of this week to spend two
weeks with her mother at Chil-
howi, Virginia.
Man Released For
Death Of Negro
James Clarence Floyd, held on
an open charge in the death of
Labe Rankin, 66 year old Negro
resident of Mount Holly, was
found innocent of the death of
Rankin which was termed "an un
avoidable accident” by a Comer’s
Juiy last Friday night. Floyd, a
resident of Bakersville, was driv
ing the truck which struck and
killed Rankin Wednesday of last
week-as he walked along the Stan
ley highway near the Globe Mill
Community.
Witnesses at the inquest testifi
ed that Rankin had b^n drinking
to access during the day aixl that
he was frequently seen walking
in the "middle of the highways”
near Mount HoUy.
Floyd was released from cus
tody following the finding of the
jury.
Methodist Youth
To Have A Banquet
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship will hold a banquet'on March
24th, at 7:30 p. m. at the River
bend Methodist church. Joe Cald
well of Charlotte will be the
speaker. Anyone who wishes to
purchase a ticket to the banquet
has only to get in contact with a
member of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship. All tickets should be
purchased by Sunday, March 17.
HERE FOR VISIT
Mrs. Joe Havery and children,
Ann, Kathy, and Deborah are here
in Mount Holly for an extended
visit with the parents of Mrs.
Haverty, Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Jones. The Havertys are from
Huntington, W. Va.
SUNDAY GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Loftin of
Mount Holly were the Sunday
guests of Miss Janie Nance and
Sam Nance of Charlotte.
TO GREENWOOD
Miss Kathleen Dunn and Mrs.
Clyde Murphy and baby son were
the Monday guests, of Mrs. Ralph
Neal in Greenwood, S. C.
CALLED TO LUMBERTON
Mrs. J. W. Ingle was called to
Lumberton on Thursday because
of the death of her brother-in-
law, Mrs. Frank Byrd.
IMPROVING
Mr. L. L. Brown is improving
after a major operation in the Me
morial hospital in Charlotte.
IS BETTER
Mrs.* A. L. Johns is now better
after beng ill for a week in her
ho ne.
RETURN HOME
Lt. and Mrs. Charles Wroten
have returned to Mr. T. A. Dunn’s
home after a week’s visit in Wil
mington, Del., with Lt. Wroten’s
mother. They will be here several
weeks before going to Spartan
burg, S. C. where Lt. Wroten will
be an instructor in the Wofford
R. O. T. C.
HERE FROM CLINTON
Mr. and Mrs.- Paul King of
Clinton, N. C., spent the weekend
with the former’s sisters, Misses
Pat and Daisy King.
VISIT THURSDAY
Mrs. Helen Moore and little
son Frankie spent Thursday with
Mrs. Harry Lineberger at River
bend.
IN CHERRYVILLE
Mr. Russell Farris visited his
mother in Cherryville on last Sat
urday.
HAS THE FLU
Mrs. Ray Davis has been con
fined to her home because of flu
for this past week.
W. M. B. MET
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of the Adrian-Madora Bap
tist church met on Tuesday night
at the church. There were 17
members present. Mrs. E. J. Gow
an gave the devotionals and sev
eral members took part on the
program. Mrs. C. C. Roberts, the
president, presided over the bus
iness meetmg.
HERE FOR STAY
Mr. Mack Tucker of Portland,
Maine is spending some time here
in Mount HoUy with his brother,
Mr. W. L. Tucker. He came for
the funeral of their sister, Mrs.
Herbert Gahan of Charlotte. Mr.
Tucker will visit in Mecklenburg
with another brother, and will
spend a few weeks in Belmont
with two other brothers.
VISITS HERE
Mrs. George Moore of Stanley
hat been visiting with Mrs. Sam
Moore of this place.
VISITED SUNDAY
E. D. Kelly, Jr., Miss Emily
Lynn Kelly, Miss Amelia Kelly,
and Ernie Kelly were Sunday vis
itors of Mr. Marvin Clark, Who
was a patient in the QastOn Me
morial hospital where he has been
a patient for the past week.
IN LEXINGTON
Mr. end Mrs. C. D. Clark, Mr.
and Mrs. Joyce Clark, and Mrs.
E. D. Kelly, Jr., visited their sis
ter, Mrs. J. H. Fine in Lexington
on Sunday.
ON HONOR ROLL
Misses Barbara Davenport and
Rachel Smith are on the scholas
tic honor roll at Gardner-Webb
College for the first six weeks
of this present semester.
Editor Has Old
And Prized Book
Writing some what on the or
der of the author of the “Waver-
ly Novels,” Peter Horry composed
one of the most interesting stor
ies of the life and experiences
of South Carolina’s famous
"Swamp Fox,” General Fra^is
Marion, who stood almost alone
against the British and Tories
in his native state during the
Revolutionary War.
Captain Horry was in his com
mand and more closely associat
ed with Marion than any other
soldier of the time; but despite
his literary ability he postponed
writing of his famous leader tm-
til late in life and the volume
was not published until 18^, full
50 years after the British with
drew from the State, satisfied it
was impossible to subdue the
spirit of liberty of the South
Carolinians.
A copy of this ancient volume
has just come to my hands. It
is one of the prize possessions of
Editor Lowrance of The Times
and was bequeathed to him by
his grandfather half a century
ago. The volxime was published
in Philadelphia by Joseph Allen
and while the backs have been
practically destroyed by book
worms the pages and printing are
in excellent condition, despite its
age of 110 years.
Peter Horry gives all honor for
the trouble the South Carolinians
gave the British redcoats to Gen
eral Marion; but, modest as he
may have been, his own share in
the war against the invaders was
second only to General Marion.
The State honored him by giving
his name to one of its eastern
counties. Conway is the county
seat.
Mr. Lowrance’s “Francis Mar
ion” is a volume, no doubt, every
South Carolinian wxiuld like to
possess; it is apparently a forgot- .
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the many
friends and neighbors for their
kindness and sympathy during
the illness and death of Mrs. How
ard Cloninger. We wish also to
give our heartfelt appreciation for
the lovely floral tributes.
(Signed): Howard Cloninger
and family, Sisters and Bro
ther.
HAS MUMPS
Larry Moore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Moore, is ill with the
mumps.
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