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MISS MAVME ROBERTS—Social Editor—Phone 25B.
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Postponed.
The Graham street P. T A play
scheduled lor Tuesday night has
been postponed to Thursday night
of next week.
Home Department
Wilt Hold Meeting.
Monday at 4 p. m the American
homes department of the Woman •
club will hold the last meeting of
the year at the club room. Mes
dames Oliver Anthony and Chus.
Young will have charge of the pro
gram.
Sunday School tV<
Class ricoie.
The Sunday school class of Miss
Olive Singleton of the Central
Methodist church enjoyed a picnic
at Cleveland Springs, yesterday
afternoon. After many games and
swimming a piantc lunch was serv
ed. The chaperones were Mesdamcs
M. P, Coley and Will Arey.
MUs Well* 44’*
Entertains
MUs Lucy Wells charmingly en
tertained a number of her friends
at her home In Lawndale with a
house party over the week-end.
Those attending were Misses Hazel
Heffner, Louise Weaver, Mr. Her
bert Brandon and Mr. Hambright
Jt>f Kings Mountain.
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Mr*. McMurry f
Hostess To Club.
The Thursday afternoon club was
dsltghtfuly entertained by Mrs. A.
W, McMurry yesterday afternoon at
her home on W. Marlon street. The
large living room was arranged with
a profusion of mixed summer flow
ers. At the close of the game the
hostess was assisted by Mesdames
Tom Moore. D. W. Royster and
Miss Arm* Willis tn serving a de
licious frozen salad course with
punch and homemade candles.
Visiting guests were Mesdames Ab
Eskridge, O. C. Joseph and John
Schenck.
Dinner
Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Beam were
cordial hosts at a delightful dinner
party at their home on Beaumond
Tfcrrece Wedneeday evening at 7:30
o'clock. A delightful five course din
ner was served and covers were laid
for the following: Mr. and Mrs.
Jinks Clary of Kings Mountain,
Misses Marie Beam and Owtndolln
Dellinger, Mr. and Mrs. Carver
Wood, Bill Beam and Mr. and Mrs.
Beam.
After the dinner ihf party en
joyed the picture at the Princess
Theatre.
! The following announcements
have been received In the city: Mr.
and Mrs. WUllam Luther Andrews
(announce the marriage of their
ithkughter Orle Summerfield to Mr.
[ Henry Madison Davis Saturday, the
jaifhtti of June, Roanoake. Va.
| Mrs. Davit has frequently visited
■ Mr; and Mrs. M. P. Coley here,
while Mr, Davis was a former teach
’er in the city schools. Mr. and Mrs.
tDavis Will arrive today to spend
! the Week-end with . Mr. and Mrs.
|Vt A Coley and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
bur Baber, ,
Davie-Andrews
Wedding.
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ITannir Beck I’ *
! Circle Meet.
\ Mesdames J. A. Ules and Carl
Putnam were joint hostesses to the
members of the Fannie Heck circle
of the First Baptist church, Mon
day afternoon, entertaining at the
home of Mrs. Liles on S. DeKalb
street. This was the last meeting
far the year, the circle suspending
until September.
The devotional was led by Mrs.
J. D. Eskridge after which an ex
amination on two study books were
taken, by twelve of the members
present.
A social half hour was spent and
the hostesses served ice cream, cake
and punch.
Mrs. Richard Branton T
Entertains.
Mrs. Richard Branton entertained
with a handkerchief shower at her
home on the Fallston road Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock, honoring Mu's
Iva Sperling, who is to be married
next week.
The living room and dining room
was beautifully decorated with
Queen Ann's lace and larkspur. The
honoree received many pretty hand
kerchiefs. among which was a bridal
handkerchief and the hostess pre
sented her with a lovely vase. Aft
er many contests and games were
enjoyed a salad and ice course was
•erved by the hostess assisted by
Mrs. E. H. Ledford, Miss Lalene
Grtgg. Mrs. D. L. Houser and Miss
Clara Sperling. About thirty guests
were present.
Hasty-Higgins
Wedding.
Caroleen, June 6— Miss Ruth
Higgins of Caroleen, and C. A.
Hasty, of Maxton. were quietly
married at high noon Wednesday,
.Juno 5, nt tlio home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C, C. Iflggimt.
The ceremonv was performed by
Dr. C. B Wood of Maxton, pastor
of the bride
The bride is a graduate of No>-t:i
Carolina College for Women at
Greensboro. During the past year
she was a popular teacher In the
Laurinburg high school.
The groom attended Oak fudge
and N. C. Slate college and is now
a prominent, business man of Max
ton.
Miss LcGraml
Honors House Guest.
Miss Minna LeGrand honored
her cousin. Miss Julia Slaughter, of
Athens, Ga., with a lovely bridge
party. Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock, entertaining at her home on
South Washington street. The large
living room and music room weie
arranged with quantities of beau
tiful summer flowprs Miss Le
Grand received her guests in a
yellow taffeta evening gown, while
Mias Slaughter wore a white and
green chiffon,
The high score prizes were won
by Mrs. Hugh Miller and Barney
Brackett, and the low score prtz°
went, to Steve Woodson, Miss
Slaughter was presented with an
honor gift.. The hostess was assist
ed by her mother. Mrs. R. T. Lr
Grand. Miss Carobel Lever and
Mrs. Hugh Miller In serving n, de
ltcious frozen salad course with ac
cessories and stuffed cookies, a color
scheme of green was emphasized in
the decorations and refreshments.
The guests Included: Misses
Slaughter, Margaret Blanton, Mary
Suttle. Kathleen Hord, Nancy But
tle, Katherine Dover, Mary Brandi
Switzer and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Miller, Preston Stroupo. Norri$
Lackey, Dwight Houser, Jim Grice,
Steve Woodson. Dude Ligon, Bar
ney Brackett, Bill Pendleton. Joe
Jolmson, James Corbett and Chas.
Alexander.
Miss Morrison i!
Honors Miss Putnam.
Miss Louise Morrison entertained
a few friends at he:- home on S. La
Fayette street yesterdny afternoon
honoring Miss Murrel Putnam who
is spending her vacation with her
parent*. Mr. and Mrs. Burgin Put
nam. Miss Morrison was assisted by
her mother, Mrs. Chas. Morrison
and Miss Elizabeth Morrison 'n
serving ice eream and rake. The
guests Included: Mr. and Mrs, W.
M. Lineh. Ralph Putnam. Misses
Iva Watterson, Lena and Lizzie
Daniel. Bernice Shytle, Ray Ellis,
Ruth Waldrop, Margaret Costner
and Miss Putnam.
McKinney-Putnam P
Wedding.
A wedding of much interest to
Cleveland county was that of Miss
Oveda Putnam of near Shelby to
Mr. Guy McKinney of Ellenboro
which took place in the presence
of a few close relatives at the Bride’s
home Saturday June 8. at sundown.
The home was beautifully decorated
with daisies and ever-greens lighted
by candles. The bride was very beau
tifully dressed in white georgette.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. Cecil Baber of Shelby, and
“The Melody of love" was very soft
ly played during the ceremony
which was conducted by Rev. R. H
Weaver of Sanford.
The bride is the attractive daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Putnam
and the groom is the promising
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McKin
ney. They both graduated front
Boiling Springs high school in '25.
Mrs. McKinney has been taking
Junior college work at Boone this
winter. Mr. McKinney has been fill
ing a prominent position in Texas.
They have not decided where they
will be at home but are expecting to
Texas where Mr. McKinney will
return to Texas where Mr. McKin
ney will take up his work again.
Kitehen Shower.
The B. Y. P. V. of the Ross Grove
Baptist church gave a kitchen show
er at the home of Mrs. D. L. Houser
last Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
In honor of Miss Iva Sperling, a
bride-elect of this month. Many in
teresting games were played, after
which a salad and ice course was
served. About forty members were
present.
Hall-Mills "Clue" Fake.
Detroit— Kenneth Gladeau, 32. a
federal prisoner here who on Sat
urday ’confessed" to being a wit
ness to the Hall-Mills murders in
New Brunswick. N. J.. six years ago.
was sentenced to serve six years in
the federal penitentiary at Leaven
worth, Kan , on Dyer and Mann
act charges.
Authorities gave little credence :o
Gladeau's story. Francis L. Bergen
orosecutor of Somerset county, N.
J., telegraphed Detroit authorities
that lie felt further investigation
unwarranted unless more definite
information could be obtained. Fed
eral officers at Detroit said other
“confessions” of Gladeau had prov
ed groundless.
• Special to The Star )
Mias Beatrice Cabanlss and Mrs.
Font?. Williamson of the Zion com
munity were welcome guests at the
Ji Y P. U. Sunday night.
I Miss Mary Agnes Lattlmore 1ms
i returned to Mars Hill college lor
| summer school.
Miss Louise Hefner of Crouse is
'.pending this week with her grand
parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jones.
Miss Maria Wilson is spending n
few days in Forest City with Miss
Effic Mc.Entlrr
Miss Julia Hunt has returned
horn • after a week's visit with her
cousin Miss Eleece Davis of Chnr
lot t'e.
Miss Lyda Poston has returned
to tier home near Zion after spend
ing h few days with Mrs. M. B.
Smith.
Mr. Howard Harril] w ho gradu
ntod last week at Slate college has
arrived home for a .hort visit with
his mother Mrs. Julian Harrill. Mr.
Harrtll leaves at an early date for
Daytcn, Ohio, where he has accept
ed a position.
Mrs S. C. Crawley who has been
ill for some time was carried to th
Rutherfordton hospit il Monday for
treatment.
Mr R. R. Hewitt and family
motored to Newton Sunday. The/
visited Mrs. Hewitt's mother Mrs.
T K. Rowe. Miss Pauline Hewitt re
mained for a weeks visit with her
grandparents.
Master Charles Lattimore of Bot
tle is .spending a few days with hi:,
cousin Thomas Lattimore.
Prof, arid Mrs. V. C Taylor and
sons, V. C., .ir.. and Glenn also Mias
Margaret Stockton were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davis
Sunday.
Mr. 8, H. Hamrick of Shelby in
spending this week with his daugh
ter Mrs. C .1, Hamrick.
I Dr. L V. Lee has returned home
from the Rutherfordton hospital
after taking treatment there for
some time.
J Mr. and Mrs. J. E Morchrad had
as their dinner guests Sunday Mr.
! and Mrs. Bate Morehead and son
|and Mrs Betty Morehead of Avon
' dale.
flat vock. s. C. June the 13. 1929.
deer my editor.
miss susle Jones Is sick this
week and she ast me to rite the
dots from here in her place. so 1
will do so, and you will plese print
them, or rite or foam me why not-.
flat rock news
w illte Clark motored ovrr from
his home last saddav night and
spent Sunday with his. uncle, mike
Clark, rfd.
jhonnle Clark motored to town
last week in his ford and run over
a pig which cost him 10$. he
claims the pig was more to fault
than he was. as the pig shot out
of the woods in front of him end
lilt his fender ansoforth. any
way. the pig is ded and jhonnie is
shy $10.
mike Clark, rfd. has a nice
j chance of turnip sallet for sail
which he growed hisself and ui
making his rounds with beef, don't
fail to ask for some sallet too, es
It goes fine with beef and onions,
he allso has a few bunches of sas
safrac tea roots that goes with
beef at c!5 a bunch.
I a singing was hell at the school
house last Tuesday night and was
led by mike Clark, lfd. who has
a fine voice, and the organ was
played by miss jennie verve Clark,
and btllle Clark, he sung base, and
sammie Clark played a fiddle, and
so did judie Clark It was the
finest singing ever herd in this sec
tion.
crops is looking right peart at
this writing with so mutch rain
and grass, and mike* Clark, rfd,
has about finished shopping out
and allso will plant another patch
of rosen years as soon as his pres
ent patch comes up and get big
enuff to eat. he is one of our
hustling farmers anu has joined
fhe li-f club for 5 akers of cotton,
so watch out fellers, as mike will
no doubt win the prize.
arch Clark had a fight with a
installment agent last w eck about
the second payment on his ford,
and he had to be hauled back to
the hospital without same, but arch
did not get a scratch It will pay
bill collectors to find out who
they are talking to befoar they call
annyboddy a he 1n the future as
arch don't take that of fen no
bod dy.
yores Irulie.
mike Clark, rfd.
The Drought Of It And St.
Uncle Joe likes to talk about
things And happenings of the dis
tant past. He frequently brings up
the drought of 18 and 82. He said
that his baby brother. Obediah
Jackson Lafayette, had learned to
walk before he ever saw a drop
of rain, and he swears that a fel
low had to dig a hole at least 5
teet deep before he ever found a
fishing worm—the ground was so
thy. .
Now Uncle Joe ain't the kind
that exaggerates. He sticks to
the truth, so he says, Going fur
ther into that dry spcli, he stat
ed in the presence of witnesses
that his daddy's cow gave powder
ed milk and the butter wasn't a
thing but marshmallow dust af
ter it was churned. The river
dried up. and the fish laid around
so long without any water to play
in they sprouted legs. 'He wen;
Darwin one better It. took fish a
million years to do this stunt Ire
fore the bone ago.
According to Uncle Joe s un
contradicted statement, it rallied
a few drops on top of a barn In
his neighborhood on New Years
day In '82, and it never even got
cloudy again till October 4th The
corn his folks planted in June got
so hot in the ground it popped
open, and a mocking bird had to
have his bill primed before he
could sing. (Uncle Joe know
what he was talking about. as
he had 3 pet mocking birds of ins
own so he said and he pruned
one of them o' ery morning be
fore breakfast >.
Uncle Joe wouldn't think of
misrepresenting a fact. But it
did sound rather unsual when he
said that he had seen his grand
paw chew a chaw of tobacco near
ly all day without accumulating
enough saliva to spit a single
time. All of the wells and goats
went dry by July 4th, and he and
his folks had to tote water near
ly 20 miles from the only spring
hi the county that did not fall to
function, and he claimed that the
water he got from that spring
was so dry that it would take a
half gallon pot full to wet a hand
kerchief.
A man from out west got to
talking to Uncle Joe once about
how dry it was in the Sahara de
sert. but Uncle Joe said that those
Saha-rians didn't know anything at
all about the scarcity of moisture,
and if they had of been in this
country during the drought of ’32
there wouldn't have been enough
of them left to pick a chicken. I
guess Uncle Joe was right. He
usually is. I have never found out
from him Just exactly when it ac
tually rained in '82. He says he
simply disremembers that part of
the dry spell.
New Yorkers spend 75 tons of
pennies evtry day for newspapers.
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Saturday
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