is the Blue Ridge
S. C? who will give "battle" to
musical program to be given on 1
auditorium at 7:30 p. m. Elmo
be the master of ceremonies. The program is
g Adults oi Grace Methodist church and the
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Troop 14
Brownie Scout Troop Number 14
met Saturday morning and cooked
their breakfast in Keeter's Store j
window. We had eggs, meat, toast,
to utter and jelly. Each one had
something to do. Guy Ann cooked
the eggs; Norma made toast; Becky
fried the meat; Becky and Jane ear- 1
ried the water and washed the
dirties. When we finished cooking
we all sat down and ate k. When
everything was cleaned up we had
our goodbye circle and were dis
missed.
Norma K. Hamrick.
Brownie Scout Troop 14 met at
Mrs. Simpson's house Tuesday aft- J
ernoon at 3:30. She had each one of
us write our own piece for the PTA
program at East End school. After
we had finished We practiced our'
whole program, had our goodbye!
circle and went home.
, ? * Becky Thorn burg. ,
Troop 24
As the climax of Girl Scout Week, 1
Brownie Scout Troop No. 24 was in- ;
vested in a special eeermony Sat- ,
urday afternoon at 3:00 at the First
Baptist church. Simplicity was the:
key note of the informal occasion.
Martha Matthews presided over ,
the opening ceremony, which con
sisted of Brownie songs and the tell- '
jng of the Brownie Story and Brown- ,
ie deeds for the week. The troop
leader recognized t'e following
g-uests: Brownie parents, Mrs. Luth
er Cansler, Brownie Penelope Cans
ler, Mrs. C. t). Ware, and Miss Flo
Stabler, of Shelby.
Miss Stabler conducted a very im- 1
pressive Investiture Service. She
lighted the candles to represent the
two parts of the Brownie Promise.
As the uniformed troop stood in |
horseshoe formation, the folowing
girls were individually presented toi
Miss Stabler by Miss Naomi Edens,
troop leader: Sara Cox, Jfcne Gosey,
Gall Hampton, Rita Hamrick, Betty
Sue Kirby, Rose Malcolm, Martha
Matthews, Jacqueline Merill, Louise j
Owens, Brenda Thornburg, Linda
White, Marjone White, and Barba
ra Yarboro. Each girl expressed her
desire to become a Brownie Scout, j
then she looked. into the ivy-banked
mirror on the floor to see "herself"
and repeated the Brownie Scout
Promise.
A Brownie Pin was attached to the i
right side of her collar. "Whene'er
You Make A Promise" \. as sung toy
the troop. After refreshments were
served, the meeting was concluded
with the "Goodbye Circle."
Former Citizen's
Husband Succumbs
Funeral services for E. W. Gordon,
of South Hill, Va., husband of
Mrs. Flora Herndon Gordon, were
held at South Hill Thursday after
noon.
Mr. Gordon died early Wednesday
turning at a Richmond, Va., hos
pital. He had been In ill health for<
some lime and hia death was not j
unexpected. * '?
Mrs. Gordon is a sister of Mayor
J. E. Herndon, of Kings Mountain,
Surviving, in addition to his wife,
?re two daughter*, Mrs. John Kiel,
? nd Miss B*ckjf. Gordon, both of'
South Hill.
A frtal of flSO.Tr was collected (
from parking meters during the ,
week which ended Wednesday ac
cording to a ftfatt from the office
i S fit s. k. Crouse, city clerk. I
Kg Ciosley \
Contest Underway
Kings Mountain area citizens were
reminded this week to enter the gi
gantic "Crosely Million-Dollar Give
away" contest being presented by
Community Implement & Supply
Co., Kings Mountain dealers for the
Crosley line of home appliances.
Lewis Hovis, manager of the firm,
pointed out this week that the con
test is both local and national, with
a 1950 refrigerator to be given to the
local winner in a contest to be Judg
ed by Kings Mountain judges. Con
testants are to submit the same
entry, or different set of words if
desired, in the national contest
which lists prizes of 127,500 in cash,
25 complete Crosley electric kitchens
and 100 new 1950 refrigerators. '
"Contestants are not required to
purchase a single thing in ordtr to
enter the contest," Mr. Hovis said.
"All you have to do is drop by and
get your entry blanks, which are
absolutely free, and write, in 50
words or less, why we should give
you a new Shelvador refrigera
tor,"
The local contest prize is a 9
cubic-foot 1950 model refrigerator.
The 25 electric kitchens to be gi
ven away In the national contest
each' includes:
Shelvador refrigerator, Crosley e
lectric range, Crosley kitchen freez
er, 40- gallon table-top electric water
heater, Crosley kitchen disposer,
Crosley double drain sink, Crosley
steel kitchen wall and base cabinets
plus $300.00 in cash toward installa
tlon. .
"Entries must be postmarked be
fore midnight, November 30, 1949,
so don't forget ? get your entry
in today," Mr. Hovis stated.
"Men And Mission*"
Sunday. November 13
Churches of the U. S. A. and Can
ada again are participating widely
In the observance of "Men and Mis
sions" Sunday with more than 50,
000 churches to share In this 19th
annual observance on November 13.
Rev. L. C. Pinnix, resident chair
man of the Laymen's Missionary
Movement for Kings Mountain has
communicated with the pastors of
all communions and denominations
4n this city. Wherever possible, ar
rangements have been made for a
layman to preceed the morning ser
mon with a brief but informative
and inspiring missionary talk.
Many win speak on the theme of
the day, "Let's Act Now tor One
World In Christ."
Liberty Life Men
Attended Meeting
Columbia, S. C. Nov. 4.? Managers
and assistant managers of the Liber
ty life Insurance tpa p
binatJon division last might honored
Herman N. Hipp, vice-president, and
W. E. Gantt, agency supervisor, with
a Joint birthday party at the Jeffer
son HoteL
In flgHpftnce were managers and
assiMant maangers of Liberty Life
branch offices 4n North and South
Carolina and Georgia, including
W. Hampton, manager, and W^-M
Childera, assistant manager of the
Kings Mountain office.
In the first U. S. Census, in 1790,
Virginia, with a population 747,610
had the largest number of residents.
And you shall seek 'ne, and find
'.Jre shall search for me
with all your heart. Jeremiah 19-13.
fn 1939 the total Investment in rail
roads In the United States was <25,
538,1*7,310.00.
Rites Are Held
For Mrs. Spiouse
/ 1 V ; \
Funeral services were held at
Temple Baptist church Saturday at
2 o'clock for Mrs. Mary Horn Sprouse j
61, wife of L. B. Sprouse, of Kings
Mountain, who died at around 11:50
a- ra. Thursday, November 3, in Shel
by hospital after an Illness of over
j two years.
Rev. W. F. Monroe, pastor of Tem
ple church, and Rev. B. F. Austin,
pastor of Second Baptist churfh, of
ficiated and burial was made in
Mountain Rest cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late'
Merriott and Mary Horn and was a
native of Cherokee county, S. C. She
had lived in Kings Mountain for1
31 years.
Survivors include her husband,
two sons, Arthur and Herman, of
Kings Mountain, and two grand
children.
? j
Boh Ware, who has been station
ed tn Germany for the last eighteen
months, called his mother, Mrs.
Guy Ware, on Tuesday.
Late Classifieds
FOR SALE: Seven-room house on
Wells street, located on large lot.
Triced to sell. See trie at ontv. 8
D. RATTERREE, The Real Estate
Man, .at 611 W. Mountain street,
phone S6- J. >. n-11.
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