Kindergarten Group
Gave Program Friday
Members of the Jack and Jill
Kindergarten presented their an
nual Christmas program- recital
at West Elementary school last
Friday ?morning. ;
The kindergarten group Is un
der the direction of Mrs. Coman
? Falls.
"Silent Night" was sungf by the
group at the beginning of the
program.- Other songs used on
the program and sung by thfe
group were, "Christmas Lullaby",
Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer",
"Jingle Bells", and "Santa Claus
Is Coming To Town."
"The Christmas Polkfi" was
carried out In rhythmn by the
group and Rita Bell, one of the
. members . of the kindergarten,
gave a tap-dance performance.
Other yule songs were used. San
ta Claud also -made an appear
ance at the program.
Members of the kindergarten
are: Jamfc\s Lane, Rita Bell, Eddie
Price, Vickie Petty, Becky Pat
terson, Robert Phifer, Gail Price,
Linda Kay Peavey, Freddie
Wright, Mary Ann Morrison,
Peggy Mercer, Michael Goforth,
Tina Houser, Jay Bridges, Ha
rold Meacham, Wynn Gofer, Te
resa Jolly. Sherry McDanlel. Bar
bara Miller, Linda Hardin, San
dra Smith, Mary Jo Hord, Donna
Crawford, and Alice Faye Smith.
Mrs. D. W. Blanton
Garden Club Hostess
Town and Country Garden
club members held their Decem
ber meeting Thursday night with
Mrs. D. , W. Blanton as hostess at
her homo on Canterbury road.
Mrs. W. M. Gantt, program
chairman for the month, gave a
program at the beginning of the
meeting entitled, "Helpful Hints
For Christmas." -
Mrs. J. P. Mauney, club presi
dent, presided over the routine
business session. A social hour
followed the meeting. A dessert
course with coffee was served,
and gifts \yere exchanged, open
ed. and displayed.
The home was dtecorated with
arrangements of greenery, Christ
mas balls, and other yule-tide ar
rangements.
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Social Calendar
Tuesday:
3:30-5:30 ? Christmas party lor
first, second, third, and
fourth grade students at
Kings Mountain Country
club. Costume party ?
guests to wear dress to
represent dolls or story
book characters. Hos
tesses for the fevent are
Mrs, George H. Mauney,
Mrs. Coman Falls, and
Mrs. John Cheshire.
8:00-11:00 Miss Christine Still,
Jack Still, and Garlanrt
E. Still, Jr., are entertain
. ing at a Christmas open
house fete at the home of
their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Garland Evterette
Still on Piedmont Ave
hue.
Wednesday: " : j
5:00? The wedding of Miss Nl
na Harmon of Kings
Mountain and Winston
Salem and Henry Fltts,
Jr., of Durham, will be
solemnized In Winston
Salem's Centlnary Me
thodist church.
Friday:
4:00-6:0? Tea dance for high
schpol and college stu
dents at Kings Mountain
Country Club. Hostesses
for the event are Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Jackson
anci Mr. and Mrs. John L.
McGUl.
7:30? Rehearsal for tho wed
ding of Miss Martha An:
ne Cox and Samuel Eu
gene Poteat, of Charles'
ton, S. C.. in First Bap
tist church.
8:00 ? Christmas Dance for
Sub-Debs at Kings Moun
tain Country club. Re
servations requested.
Hostesses for the event
are Mr. and Mrs. George
Houser, Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Thorburn, Mr. and
Mrs. Marshall Heavner,
and Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Hook, Jr
8:30- Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Franklin Cox will enter
tain members of thb Cox
Poteat wedding party at
an after rehearsal cake
rutting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. VV. L. Mo
Mackirf on West Gold
street.
Saturday:
12:00 ? The wedding of Miss
Martha Anne Cox and
Samuel Eugene Poteat,
Of Charleston, S. C., will
be solemnized In First
Baptist church.
4:00-6:00- -Mrs. Paul Neisler,
Mrs. Henry Neisler, and
Mrs. Charles Neisler are
entertaining at' a tea.
dance at Kings Mountain
Country t club ' oompli
menting Miss Kathv
Hoyle, of Hendersonvillfc.
Mrs. Lona McGill
Hostess To Circle
Minnie Alexander Circle mem
bers of Boyre Memorial ARP
church held their regular Decem
ber meeting last week with Mrs.
Lona McGill as hostess at her
home on W.. Mountain street.
Miss Elizabeth Anthony, Bible
leader, ga\e a Bii)le study from
the book of St. Mark after a de
votional reading by the hostess.
Mrs. N. F. McGill, circle chair
man, presided over the routine
business session. After the meet
ing. the hostess was assisted in
serving refreshments.
Christmas decorations decora
ted the hostesses' home.
May your Christmas be a "
merry one and mny you recall all its
happy memories throughout a bright
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Miss Mortha Anne Cox
Gives Wedding Plans
Miss Martha- Anne ?ox, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Franklin Cox of Kings Mountain,
today announces plans for her
wedding to Samuel Eugene Po
teat oi Charleston, S. C., which
Is to take place here Saturday at
12 o'clock noon before the altar
of First Baptist church.
'the Reverend H. Gordon Wfeek
ly, Jr., minister of the bride, will
hear the couple exchange vows
of the double ring service. Miss
Hilda King, of Kings Mountain,
will.be organist for the program
of wedding music prior to and
during the ceremony, and Wayne
Poteat, of Charleston, S. C., the
groom's brother, will be vocal
soloist.
Benjamin Franklin Cox will
give his daughter in marriage,
and Donald Wade Poteat of
Charleston, S. C., will attend his
brother as best-man.
Miss Ellen Cobb, of Greenville,
S. C., will attend the bride as
maid-of-honor and Miss Aloma
Poteat, of Charleston, S. C., sis
ter of the groom, and Miss Sarah
Ellen Cox of Kings Mountain, the
bride's sister, will serve as bridal
attendants.
Bobby Cox qf Kings Mountain,
brother of the bride, Ed Early of
Kings Mountain, J. D. Landreth
and Joe Harold Landreth, both
of Greenville, S. C., will attend
the couple as usher-groomsmen.
There will be no reception fol
lowing the ceremony. Members of
the wedding party with the brldte
and groom will greet their guests
in the church vestibule.
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A bridal party was planned for
last evening at the home of Miss
Betty Knox Davis complimenting
Miss Cox and her fiancee. Hos
tesses for the event were to be
Miss Davis, Miss Betty Hayes,
and Miss Hilda King.
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Following their wedding re
hearsal on Friday evening in
First Baptist church, Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Cox will entertain at
a cake-cutting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. McMackin at the
McMackin home on W. Gold
streA.
Miscellaneous Shower
Honored Bride-Elect
Mrs. Paul Hayes and Mrs. Eu
gene McSwain entertained at a
bridal party Friday evening pay
ing compliment to Mrs. Juanita
McSwain Warren, whose marri- 1
age to James T. Logan will bel
an fevent "of Saturday, December
26th.
The party was arranged as a j
miscellaneous shower and was
held in the Bethlehem Communi
ty Center.
Red and green Christmas ar
rangements were used in dfeco
ration throughout the club. A de- ,
corated Christmas tree centered |
one end of the club living room,
and other decorations in green
and whitte were used on party
napkins and In plate decoration.
Gifts were arranged under a
white open umbrella and had been
placed on a side table, overlaid
with a white linen cloth.
Arrangements of chrysanthe
mums decorated other tables and
formed a centerpiece for the pia
no.
Refreshments consisting of rib
bon sandwiches, individual iced
cakes, nuts, mints, and coffee |
were passed.
Spoons inscribed with "Juanita
and Jim, Dec.' 26th, 1953 ' decorat
ed each plate. Given as favors,
the spoons were fillet! with rice
and were tied with white ribbon
streamers.
fhe hostesses presented the]
bride-elfect with a shoulder cor
sage of white trenched carnations
at the beginning of the party.
Bridal contests were played |
throughout the afternoon with
prizes awarded to Miss Piccola
Blalock and Mrs. Carl McGlnnis.
Miss Jane Hayes and Miss Pau
line Hayfes assisted the hostesses
in passing and serving refresh
ments.
Mrs. Warren was dressed In a j
black wool dress trimmed in
white angora and pearls with ac
cessories In black and white. Ap- j
proximately thirty guests attend
ed the party.
Piano music was furnished dur
tng the evening by Miss Pauline j
Hayes, and Christmas carols were
sung. . ,
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Mr. arid - Mrs. Vernon Crosby
and Steve have returned from a
visit with Mr, and Mrs. Ernest
Mauney at New Hyde Park, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Crosby
attended holiday-house tour in
Gaflney, S. C., Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Francis and
family pf Blacksburg, S. C., spent
the day Sunday With Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Wells and Carveth.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Spearman
of Bessemer City visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Chil
ders and Mr, and Mrs. John
Spearman- over the wetekend.
? Mrs. Grady Rhea and Miss Lin
da Rhea are spending the holi
days with relatives in Miami,
Florida.
Mrs. Vernon Crosby and Mrs.
John Cheshire attended a garden
tour in Gastonia last Friday af
ternoon;
Mrs. J. E. Gamble
ARP Circle Hostess
Mrs. J. E. Gamble was hostess
to members of the Mary Kenne
dy Circle of Boyce Memorial ARP
church when the group met last
week for their regular December
meeting.
After a devotional reading by
thte hostess, a social hour was en
joyed and Christmas gifts were
exchanged. Nine members at
tended the meeting.
Christmas decorations were
used throughout the home.
In a news articlfe In last week's
Herald the circle report was con
fused inadvertently with a First
Presbyterian church circle, which
met the same night at the homte
of Miss Jette Plonk.
Miscellaneous Shower
Feted Miss Martha Cox
Mrs. W. D. Morrison and Mrs.
Ed Early entertained hfere last
week at a miscellaneous party
shower at Margrace Woman's
club house.
The slower complimented Miss
Martha Anne Cox. whose wed
ding to Samuel Eugene Potteat of
Charleston. S. C., wili be an event
of Saturday, December 26th.
The club was decorated with
arrangements of green and white
and vases of seasonal flowters.
When the honoree arrived, the
hostesses presented her with a
corsage of yellow carnations,
which she added to her costume.
The bride-elect wore a char
treuse party dress.
Bridal games were directed
throughout the evening, refresh
ment plates were served, and a
shower of gifts presented to the
honoree. .
Mr. And Mrs. Martin Harmon
Hosts At Saturday Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Harmon
entertained at dinner at Kings
Mountain Country club Saturday
evening.
Arrangements of candies and
balsam in a silver container de
corated the living room mantel
of the club, and other Christmas
decorations were usfcd throughout
the club.
A Santa Claus carved from ice
centered the long buffet table in
the dining room with red candle
arrangements and greenery usfed
on each individual table.
Covers were laid for Mrs. F. G.
James. Mr. and Mrs. Laurens
James and sOns, Gregg and Lar
ry James. Mr. and Mrs. John
Ratterree. Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Turner. Mr. and ,Mrs. Ralph
Vaughn, and Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Leopard, all of Greer, S. C., Mrs.
H, K. James, of Woodruff, S. C.,
and Mr. and Mrs. F. G. James,
Jr., and son, Tommy Jt-mes, of
Taylors, S. C.
Miss Virginia Cole
Baptist Circle Hostess
Ann Hasseltlne Circle members
of First Baptist church held their
December meteting last week with
Miss Virginia Cole as hostess at
her home on N. City street. .
Mrs. Isaac McGill, chairman,
called the meeting to order. Dur
ing the business session, plans
were completed to. aid needy fam
ilies of the community as a pro
! Ject. ?
Mrs. W. F. McGill and the hos
tess. Miss Cole, were program
chairmen for the meeting and
read Yule carols and discussed
Christmas traditions.
After the meeting. the hostess
was assisted in passing refresh
ments. Eight of the circle mem
bers attended the meeting.
Frances Hord Circle
Hold December Meeting
Frances Hord Circle members
of First Baptist church hleld their
regular December meeting Sat
urday evening with Miss Marjo
rie Hord as hostess at her home
on West Gold street.
Mr*. C. L. Lindsay, circle chair
man, read * devotional-medita
tion at the beginning of the pro
gram. Mrs. B. M. Hayes and Miss
Hord. the hostess, were program
chalrrien for the meeting and
read a program on "Christmas".
Eight members attended the
meetlne. After a hnsiness session
conducted bv Mrs. Llndsav. chair
man. gifta were exchanged and a
social hour en Joyed. A dessert
course with coffee was passed
Christmas decorations were lis
ted throughout the home.
Miss Nancy Hardin of Char
lotte Is spending the Christmas
holidays with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. R. L. Hardin.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith and
son, Jimmy, of Columbia, Ky., are
visiting Mr. Smith's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. R. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Hamrick
and family of Shelby and Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd McDaniel of Kings
Mountain visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wells on
Sunday afternoon. <
Te/SN ETrwin N. Hughes, USN,
stationed at the Boston Naval
Base; is spending the Christmas
holidays here With his wife, Mrs.
Betty Hughtes, and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brantfey
and family of Charlotte and Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Meacham and
family were dinner guests Sun
day in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Davis. ? '
Spicer-Cook Vows Spoken
In Simple Rites Dec. 6th
Miss Retha Gertrude Spicer of
Shelby and James Edward Cook
of Kings Mountain were united in
marriage in a simple ceremony
performed by Magistrate W. R.
Douglas in Gaffney, S. C., on De
cember 6th.
Mrs. COok is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ollle McKinley Spi
cer of Shelby and attended Shel
by high school prior to her mar
riage. i
The bridegroom, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. Cook, of Kings Moun
tain, attended Bethware high
school and is employed at Mar
grace Mill here.
The couple are making their
homb with the bride's parents, in
Shelby.
Saturday Bride-Elect
Feted At Shower-Party
Miss Martha Anne Cox, bride
elfect of Saturday, was compli
mented last week at a household
party shower at the home of Mrs.
L. L. Benson.
Hostesses for the fete were
Mrs. Benson and Mrs. Tim Hord.
When the honotee arrived, the
hostesses gave her a shoulder
corsage to be added to her cos
tume for the evening.
Miss Cox wore a black winter
taffeta dress with accessories in
white and black.
After, games had been played
and prizes presented to winners,
refreshments were servted, and
the honoree was presented a
shower of gifts, which she open
ed and displayed.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Elli
soi^ of Memphis, Tenn., announce
the birth of a daughter, Laura
Jacqueline, Thursday, December
10, Memphis, Tennessee. DM-3
Ellison is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Ellison of Kings Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cham
pion, route 3, announce the birth
of a daughter, Friday, December
18, Shelby hospital.
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Boles Celeb/ate
50th Anniversary
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Mr. and Mrs. Oscar M. Boles
celebrated their 50th wedding an
niversary last Sunday, December
20th, at the home of their son,
Rojscote Boles, on route, one.
The anniversary fete was at
tended by four generations. Din
ner was spread on tables in the
home. Sixty telatives and friends
of the honored couple attended
the dinner and called during the
afternoon.
Rev. A. D. Holt, minister of
First Nazarene church, offered
the invocation prior to the dinner
at 12 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Boles
were remembered with gifts from
their friends and others attending
the dinner.
Fifth Grade Students
Entertained At Party
Fifth grade students of Park
Grace Elementary school were
entertained by their grade-mo
thers at a Christmas party Fri
day afternoon at the school. ' ?
Hostess grade-mothers for the
party were Mrs. George Sellers,
Mrs. C. F. Jones, Mrs. Rune
Swannson, Mrs. Bill Hughes, and
Mrs. Spearman. Refreshments
were served after a period of
games.
Gifts were presented each stu
dent from his teacher and grade
mother. Candies and fruits were
passed. Mrs. James Mercer is
teacher of the group.
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ARP Collegians
To Give Program
College students of Boyce Me
morial ARP church will conduct
the evening service at Boyce Me
morial ARP church on Sunday
evening at 7: 30, according to an
nouncement *by the pastor, Rev.
W. L. Pressly.
The subject of the program will
be "Religion on the. College Cam
pus", Special music Will be ren
dered by Frank Sellers.
Taking part on the program
NEW FLAT
A new play toy .Kermlt Hunter,
author of the highly successful
North Carolina outdoor dramas
"Unto These, Hills," At Cherokee
and "Horn In The West" at
Boone, will have its world pre
miere in Tuson, Arizona, April
28, 29, 30 in the University of
Arizona auditorium. It is entit
led 'The Bell and the Plow-"
win be Miss Jeanene Hallman,
Queens; Miss Iris Patterson, Ers
kin; Miss Jean McRae, and Dick
McMackln, Lenolr Rhyne; and M.
A. Warfe, Jr.", Davidson.
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of the new North Carolina Motor Your Farm Bureau
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The simplest, easiest way to meet the requirements of this
law is to have adequate and acceptable Automobile Liabi
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will permit you to KEEP your driving privileges WITHOUT
having to deposit cash or other security.
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