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Elizabeth Stewart, Editor Phone 167 First Baptist YWA's | Held Supper Meeting Members of thte Young Wo t man's Auxiliary of First Baptist church held their annual program lor the "Heck- J ones Offering" at Lazy Lakes Monday evening. The meeting was opened with the hymn, "He's Got the World In His Hands." Each membter gave ? a report of the different missions that are being supported by the offering. Mrs. Estelle Ware, mother of Miss Phyllis Ware, a member of the auxiliary group, served the* group a chicken supper -with a salad, sandwiches, pickles, Ice tea, and ice cream and cake. - Miniature golf "games were I played during the social hour. The group mcbts July 8 at the church. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. D^k Ware an nounce the birth of a son, Richard Keith, Wednesday, June 16, Gas ton Memorial hospital, Gastonia. Mr. and Mrs. Wofford Martin of Blacksburg, S. C. announce the birth of a son, Wofford, Jr., Sat urday, June 19, in a Gaffney hos pital. Mrs. Martin Is the former Miss Lois Hambright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Q. Hambright, of Kings Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Falls, Jr., an nounce the birth of a son, Otis Falls, III, Saturday, June 26, Kings Mountain hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Alex O. Owens, route 1, announce the birth of a daughter, Sunday, June 27, Shel j by hospital. Mr and Mrs. T. G. Tolbert, route 2, announce the birth of a daughter, Monday, June 28, Shel by hospital. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis Carroll announce the birth of a son, Monday, June 28, Kings Mountain hospital. Mrs. W. L. Fortune, Mrs. Pau line Weaver, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fortune of Hickory werte visitors at Mt. Mitchell during the weekend. Bridal Attendants Honored At Luncheon t. . Mrs. John A. Cheshire and Mrs. John Henry Byrd, thte latter of Charlotte, were hostesses Satur day morning at Kings Mountain Country club at a bridesmaids luncheon complimenting Miss Iris Patterson, sister of the hostesses, and bridal attendants in the Pat terson ? Thompson wedding Sat urday evening. Thfe luncheon table was deco rated with arrangements of gar denias and baby's breath, and gueBts included bridesmaids in the wedding and Mrs. W. Lx Pressly and Mrs. N. F. McGlll. . Miss Patterson wore a lloral printed dress, and gave her at tendants strands of pearls and gloves, which thtey wore in the wedding. Luncheon was served at 12:30. Bridal Pa^y Honored At Pre-Rehearsal Dinner Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cheshire entertained at their home Friday evening at a pre-rehearsal dinner for Miss Iris Patterson and Ro-! bert Leon Thompson prior to the rehearsal for thtelr wedding in Boyce Memorial ARP church. Guests included members of the wedding party, the two families, and Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Pressly, and Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Byrd of Charlotte. Miss Patterson wore a gold tl ma-cloth dress. The Cheshire home was deco rated In mixed summer flowers and the green and white bridal thteme was carried out on the re freshment table. King And Queen Of Clubs Held Meeting On Monday Members of the King and Queen of Clubs met Monday at tne home of Dr. and Mrs. N. H. Reed. Mrs, Meek Carpentter won the club's high score award in the evening games, and Miss Marion Arthur and George Thomasson were club visitors. During progressions, the hosts served a dessert plate. Arrange ments of larkspur decorated the home. Social ^Calendar Thursday: 2:45? Ace of Clubs meets at the Country club with Mrs. Howard Jackson. 7:45? Regular monthly master point bridge game at the Country club. . Friday: 2:30 ? Friday Afternoon Bridge club meets at the home of Mrs. J. K. Willis, Jr. 6:30 ? Mrs. Jolly Duncan is en tertaining at th)e home of Mrs. R. C. Tate in G rover ' complimenting Miss De lores Poston, bride-elect. 8:00? Rehearsal for.the Poston Tate wedding In Shelby's Elizabeth Baptist church. 9:00 ? Mr. and Mrs. Pinkney G , Poston, Mr. and Mrs. Q<: W. Roberson, and Mr. qmd Mrs. Billy R. Putnam are entertaining at the home of the former In Earl at an after-rehearsal party for the Poston-Tate wedding party. Saturday: 7:00 ? Club Night at Kings Mountain ' Country club. Fourth of July picnic and fireworks display.. 7:30 -The wedding of Miss Eli zabeth Delores Poston of Shelby and Sherwood Clifton Tate of Grovter Will be solemnized in the Elizabeth Baptist church, in Shelby. Monday: : . - ? 3:30? -Circle 3, Central Metho dist church, meets at the home of Mrs. L. A Hoke. y* ? ' ,-v ?? 3:30? Circle 5, First Presbyteri an chUrch, meets at the home of Mrs. R. G. Plonk. 8:00 ? Circle I, First Presbyteri an church, meets at the home of Mrs. D, H. Hou ser. 8:00? Circle II, First Presbyter ian church, meets at the home of Mrs. Hall Go forth. 8:00? Circle 4, First Presbytteri [.. * j an church, meets at the home of Mrs. H. A. Go ' forth. Tuesday: 3: do ? Home Arts club meets at the home of Mrs. Clar ence Plonk, Jr. Mrs. Frank Goforth, Mrs. John F. Ware, Mrs. Loyde Patterson, Don Patterson, Mrs. Robert Ran dall, and Miss Linda Randall of Florence, S. C., attended the 25th wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Clegg Goforth in Kannapolls Saturday evening. MEN'S SUIT SUMMER SUITS REDUCED IN TIME FOR SUMMER WEAR Our Entire Remaining Stock of Men's Summer Suits including Rayons, Linens, and Knubby Rayons in the following sizes: SIZE Regular Long Shorts _ | 35 1 36 |_ 37 Stout 3 2 38 _3 2" 39 3 40 1 42 2 4 44 T T T T VALUES TO $24.50 all one price $17.50 . >? - * - _ ? - , ? YOU ALSO GET 175 S & H GREEN STAMPS FBEE ONE RACK OF 14 SUMMER SUITS mostly sixes ?- * YOU ALSO GET IMS AH GREEN STAMPS WW! MYERS' Dress Shop j piqq, .?v?,a MRS. KENNETH LEE SPENCER Miss Doris Violet Riddle Wed Saturday To Kenneth Lee Spencer In Church Rites In a candlelight wedding of re verence and bfeauty, Miss Doris Violet Riddle became the hrkle of Kenneth Lee Spencer, Satur day evening, June 26, at 1 o'clock in Grace Methodist church. Thte Reverend C. W. Kirby of Gastonia, and the Reverend C. L. Grant, pastor of the bride, were officiating ministers. Vows were exchanged in a double ring cere mony before an altar banked with emferald palms and seven branch candelabra holding light ed cathedral tapers. On each side of the altar were baskets of white gladioli Interspersed with garzer chrysanthemums and gypsophilia, and the white altar railing was draped with smllax vinfe. Family pews and pews lor the relatives were marked with colo nial bows of white satin ribbon. Wedding music was presented by Miss Margaret Hutfftetler, or ganist; Mrs. Thomas Ellison and Luther McSwaln. soloists. Miss Huffstetler playted "O Promise Me" by DeKoverf, "Because" by d'Hardelot and "Romance" by Debussy. "I Love You Truly" by Bond was sung, by Mrs. Ellison and Mr. McSwaln sang "I'll Walk Beside You" by Murry. During the ceremony the organist played "The Swetetest Story Ever Told" by Stults. For a prayer, Mr. Mc Swaln sang "The Lord's Prayer*' by Malotte. The Bridal Chorus from Lohen grin by Wagner and Mendel ssohn's Wedding March from. "A Midsummer Nignt's Dream", were used as the processional and re cessional music. Given in marriage by her lath er, the bride wore a wedding gown of an original design of im ported French ChantUly lace and nylon tulle over candlelight sa tin. The pointed bodice was fas hioned with a low oval decolfe tage, outlined with a deep flange of tulle appliqued with hand-clip ped lace medallions and caught down the back with tiny lace cov ered buttons. Long fitted sleeves tapfered to deep points over the hands. Her bouffant skirt of. mul tiple layers of nylon tulle and lace over satin cascaded to the back to form a full cathedral train. Her double tiered finger tip veil of imported silk illusion was attached to a princess coro net of sfeed pearls, sequins and rhinestones. She carried a white Bible topped with a white orchid, showered with gypsophllla from which hung streamers of white ribbon. Miss Dorene Ross was the bride's maid of honor. She was gowned in yellow organdy fas I hioned in colonial style of low i neckline and full ruffled skirt gathered onto the fitted waist. Her colonial bouquet was orchid tinted carnations over-laced with gypsophllla and plumosus fern and tied with orchid bows. She wore a small head-drfess of orchid tulle medallions centered with seed pearls. Bridesmaids were Miss Mary Helen Logan, Mrs. Samuel Craw ford, Mrs. John Phlfer and Miss Elizabeth Spencter, sister of the bridegroom, all of Kings Moun tain; Miss Connie Bennett of Gas tonla an<J Mrs. Bemle Allen of Charlotte. They wore gowns of lace and net over taffeta in pas tel shades of blue, pink and or chid fashlonfed with fitted strap less bodices and lace boleroes with French collars. Their full skirts were lace to the hipline where the net was gathered in fullness and stitchted onto the lace ki pyramid points. Their headdresses and bouquets were Beverly Willis Celebrates Birthday Beverly Willis celebrated her seventh birthday anniversary Fri day and was honored by her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Willis, Jr., at a party at the homte of her grandparents that afternoon. Games were played on the Wil lis lawn before refreshments of also In pastel shades and design ed like those of the maid of honor. Flower girls were Kathy Elli son and Kathy Martin, cousins of thte bride, and Carolyn Heavner. Their floor length gowns with full skirts and low, round neck lines with bertha collars, were of yellow organdy, pink organdy and blue organdy. They scatter ed white rose petals along the bridal path. Master Rickey Elli son, cousin of the bridle, was ring bearer. Robert Spencer was best man for his son, and ushers were Do nald Ellison, Robert H.iskey, Ro bert Wells, Donald McQtfrter and Fred Klser of Kings Mountain; and Thomas (Bud) Ballard of Bessemer City. For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Riddle wore a deep sky blue lace dress over taffeta with white accessories and a shoulder cor sage of phik roste buds. Mrs. Spencer, mother of the groom, wore a navy dress with white polka dots. Her accessories were white and at her shoulder was a corsage of white rose buds. Following thte ceremony, the bride and groom greeted their friends and relatives In the ves tibule of the church. Saturday's bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesly Riddle. She was a membter of the Kings Mountain high school graduating class of 1952 and is now employed by Southern Bell Telephone Company In Gas tonla. The bridegroom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spencer, is a graduate of Bethwarte high school and attended State college. He ft now employed by Foote Mineral Company as engineering clerk. When M*. and Mrs. Spencer re turn from their wedding trip In Florida, they will be at home in their new home on Linwood road. birthday cake And ice cream with peanuts were servted. The birth day cake, iced in green and pink sep/ed as & centerpiece for refreshment table. Mrs. Willis was assisted in serving and direc- . ting games by Mrs. J. B. Simpson. Guests attending the party in cluded Linda Roberts^ Mary Jo . I lord, Jo Bridges, !>iane Hord, ? Donna Hardes, Susan Littlejohn, Kathy Willis, William Lawrence Mauney, Jr., PhlUip Shore, Ton mt ' Ware, James Lane, Johnny Caveny, and Pat Hill, thfe latter of Gastonla. Mrs. Haywood Lynch Bridge Club Hostess Members of the Ace of Club* met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Haywood Lynch. Guests playing were Mrs. Fred Plonk, Mrs. Garland Still, Mrs. Jacob Cooper, Mrs. Amos Dean, Mrs. Hugh Ormand, Mrs. Bill Craig, Mrs. Don Blanton. and Mrs. W. J. Fulkerson. Mrs. Plonk won high score a ward in bridge for the afternoon, and Mrs. Dean second high. During progressions, the hos tess passed a salad plate with ac cessories. Arrangements of red and white roses and other sum mer flowers decorated the home. BULLETINS MOVES QUARTERS The Selective Service Local Board Number 23 in Shelby moved today to 222 West War ren street, Shelby, as an nounced by Mra Clara New, man, of the Selective Service ? office. The new quarters are located immediately west of the Sua station, she said. COMPACT CREDIT UNION The Compact Credit Union will meet Thursday night for the regular July meeting, it was announced by M. .L. Campbell. The meeting is be ing advanced from Jjily 12. . Every fourth person in this country ? a total of more than 46 million people ? now belong to Blue Crow. O, : j ?t > / \ i-bee Juniors Misses Half-Sizes CHILDREN'S SUMMER " . * SEDUCTIONS UP m m organdie, nylon sheers, dotted v ' , , \'-*T ?, . ? ffy fv- f. ;? * ? .^x- <, Swiss. 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