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Two June Brides Are Complimented
At Morning Reception Here Wednesday
Mrs* II. It. Noisier and Mrs. J.
O. Plonk, Jr., entertained Wed
nesday morning at Kings Moun
, tain Country club complimenting
two June brides.
The morning party -honored
Mrs. Joseph Andrew Neisler. Jr.,
of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Ha r-,
, vey Bly Hamrick, of Shelby. Mrs.
Neisler is the former Miss Mar
tha Marlene Hedrick, of Lenoir;
Mrs. Hamrick is the former Miss
Kathleen Dover, of Shelby.
Mrs. Harry Page welcomed |
callers at the front Entrance of
the club and presented them to
the hostesses and the honorees,
who formed a formal receiving
line. The fionoree, Mrs. Neisler,
wore a white linen dress with ba
by blue trim, and Mrs. Hamrick
wore a white cotton^ dress with
printed - flower background. Mrs.
J. A. Neisler, of Kings Mountain
and Mrs. Charles I, Dover, of
Shelby, greeted callers In the hall,
and Mrs. W. L. Ramseur and Mrs.
H. R. Webb directed guest* to
the dining room, where Mrs.
Amos Dean received.
The refreshment table, covered
with a white linen damask cloth,
held a silver lazy susan trimmed
with an outer edge ol green and
frosted grapes and a centerpiece
of huckleberry foliage, white
gladioli, white tuberoses, white
asters, and caladium leaves.
Mrs. L. Arnold Kiser served
creamed chicken from a silver
container at one end of the table,
and Mrs. Charles Neisler and
Mrs. William Herndon, both of
Kings Mountain, and Miss Anne
Dover, Miss Dorothy Dover, and
Miss Jane Thompson, all of Shel
by, served frosted coffee, potato
puffs, cheese waters, and hot cin
namon twists.
Good-byes were said to Mrs.
George Houser, of Kings Moun
tain, and Mrs. George P. Davis,
of Charlotte. <
Gifts were presented to the
honorees by the hostesses. Eighty
guests called between 10:30 and
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Walker, of
Shelby, were guests on Saturday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.
! W. Led better.
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CLOSEOUTS
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CONTINUING
CHILD REN'S
? SUN DRESSES
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Closeout at 69c
? SHORTS 'n SHIRTS
Closeout at 79b
? GRIPPER SHORTS
Closeout at 49c
? T-SHIRTS
abort sleeves
Closeout at 79c
? GROUP of SHORTS
?Girls' and Boys'
values SI. 00 ? SI. 25
Closeout at 79c
? Boys' SPORT SHIRTS
broadcloth and pit?
Close out at $1.00
AMOS
411 N. Piedmont
LADIES'
? SUN DRESSES
few. values MAS - MAS
Closeout at $2.98
? SHORTS, PEDAL
PUSHERS
Closeout at $1.79
GIRLS'
? SPORT SHIRTS
Closeout at 79c
? PEDAL PUSHERS ?
Closeout at $1.69
O T-SHIRTS
sleeveless F
Closeout at 75c
? DRESSES
Summer Voiles, Dimity and
Wln> only a few .
Closeouts at $1.00 ? $1.98
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Telephone 325-W
PERSONALS
Mr. a. id Mrs. Eugene Tlgnor
and children, Mike and Ronnie,
and Mrs. Foley Cobb have return
ed home after sending a vaca
tion in Maryland and Washing- ]
ton, D. Q.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bridges and
sons, Joe and Don, left yesterday
for a vacation in the mountains
of Western North Carolina.
Misses Betty and Louise Kiserj
spent last week in Williamsburg, j
Virginia. .
Miss Mary Medlln spent the
weektnd in Asheville, where ishe
visited friends and relatives.
Mrs. Blanche Poplin is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. T. E Poplin and
family In Karriman, Tennessee,
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Well* and
son, Glenn, of Mulvane, Kansas,
came home Tuesday to visit with
friends and relatives.
Mr.- and Mrs. JM. H. Blser and
daughters, Joyca and Linda, leave
Sunday for a week's vacation In
Virginia and Maryland.
Rev. and Mrs. Douglas Friti
and son will leave Monday lor a
vacation at Myrtle Beach, S. G.
Mr. and Mrs. Houston Blade of
Rockingham were weekend
guests at the home of Mr.
Black's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C,
L. Black. , *
Mr. and Mrs. L C. Condry, of
Columbia, S. C., were wetekend
guests here at the home of Mr.
Condry' s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L M. Condry, other relatives, and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Cfirl Falls and
family and Harold Hord spent
the weekend at Lake Wacca
maw.
Methodist Circle I
Held Meeting Tuesday
Central. Methodist church circle
I met Tuesday morning at the
home of Mrs. E. W. Griffin.
Mrs. Boyer Murray and Mrs.
J. H. Arthur were In charge of a
devotional for the meeting, and j
Mrs. Griffin presented the pro-1
gram. Mrs. J. T. Lathem, circle
chairman, presided over the busi
ness tfession.
Mrs. J. N. McClure was wel
comed by the group as a new
member, and Mrs. O. C, Wall, of
Thomasville, a house guest in the
Griffin home, was a visitor. Six
circle members attended.
Refreshments were served dur.
lng the social hour.
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For New 1954
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Plonk's invites you to see its biggest-ever offering
of women's sweaters for Autumn '54, featuring
comfortable cardigans and handy slipovers in a
big array of color and style. Choose from wool
or orlon cardigans, all 100 percent fabrics (no
mixtures) and from slipovers of orlon, Australian
lamb's wool, or zepher wool. Colors: pink, maize,
blue, red, dark green, navy, beige, gun metal
grey, mocha, steel gray and heather. Mix 'em or
match 'em. We have them.
Cardigans $3.95-$5.95-$6.95-$7.95
Slipovers ? $4.85 and $5.50
For Children
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We can fix the Little Miss, too, just like
and mother. Lovely fall colors in top quality
sweaters. Singles or sets.
I-" $2.95 . $4.95
"HLF" Gas Bate
Schedule Given
Lost in thp shuffle of the city
board of commissioners gas rate
resolution was one of four rate
schedules for nntural gas adopted
by the city.
The omitted rate schedule was
for "high load factor gas ser
vice", a rate schedule applicable
to laundries, dry cleaners, arid
other users of a constant high,
level baste load.
For this type user the rate will
be: for the first 20,000 cubic feet
of gas, 115 cents per 100 cubic
feet; for the next 80,000, eight
c<jnts per 100; for the nfext 400,
000, six cents per 100; for all over
500,000 cubic feet, 5.5 cents per
100 cubic ieet. Monthly minimum
will be $11.50 and the deposit re
quirement for this type of ser
vice will be $23.
The other three rate schedules
cover residential' usage, general
commercial usage, and interrup
tible service.
In other developments in the
city's natural gas department,
Vincent L. B? echum, the city gas
superintendent, reported for work
Tuesday, two weeks In advance
of his scheduled arrival, and J.
W. Webster, the gas tap tales
man, reported Tuesday he had
sold taps to 40 citizens and busi
ness firms.
George Womack
I Bites Conducted
Funeral services for George
Ivey Womack were held at First
Presbyterian church Friday at 4
o'clock with Rev. Phil Shore, pas
tor of Central Methodist church,
officiating. He was assisted by
Mr. Kenneth Boyer-, supply pas
tor of First Presbyterian church.
The body lay in state one hour
before the service. Interment
was in Mountain Rest cemetery.
Active pallbearers were J. G.
Darracott, Charlie Blalock, Ted
Gamble, Hall Goforth, Sam Weir,
and A. E. Yanboro.
Mr. Womack, a former resident
of Kings Mountain, died at his
home in Savannah, Ga., Thurs
day morning at 8:30 o'clock. He
had been in declining health for
several years. Death was caused
by coronary thrombosis.
A son of the late Thomas and
Rosa Sif ford Womack, Mr. Wo
mack was born in Lincdln coun
ty, June 19, 1881 He was a retir
ed groceryman and a member of
the Presbyterian church here.
He is survived by his wife,
Edith Hoover Womack, two sons,
Kenneth Womack of Savannah,
George Womack, Jr., of Jackson
ville, Fla; two daughter, Mrs.
David Klstler of Lincolnton, Mrs.
Grady McCarter of Kings Moun
tain; two step-daughters, Mrs.
it D. Hoyle of Chester, S. C.;
Mrs. Hilliard Black of Kings
Mountain; two brothers, Frank
Womack of Lenoir, Lewis Wo
mack of Charlotte; two sisters,
Mrs. John Wentz of Charlotte,
Mrs. Ceph Robinson of Denver;
eight grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Former Citizen's
Bites Thursday
Funeral rites for Rev, C. Ar
nold Hendrix, former pastor of
First Wesley an Methodist church
here, will bte held Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock at First Wesle
yan church, Gastonla, with burial
following In Gastonia's Holly
wood cemetery.
Rev. Mr. Hendrix, who served
the Kings Mountain church from
1928-1933, died at his home In Gas
tonla Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Hendrix retired in 1939. He
was a natlvfe of Wilkes County,
born September 10, 1874. He at
tended the public schools in Dar
by, later studying at Elhanan Bi
ble Institute in Marlon and
Houghton College Seminary In
Houghton, N. Y.
Outside of a few years working
as a farmer and In the textile
mills, Mr. Hfendrlx spent all his
adult life In the ministry. He was
vice president of the North Can*
Una Conference of the Wesleyan
Methodist church for seven
years. ,
Other charges he served In
clude Guilford circuit, Gastonla
circuit, Long Shoals, Gastonla
First, Mt Morlah, and Forest
City.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Julia Pipes Hendrix, a daughter,
Mrs. Ruth H. Humphrey, Savan
nah, Ga., and a son, Delmas D.
Hendrix. Minneapolis, Minn. &
so surviving axe thifee brothers,
three sisters, and his stepmother.
BETHWARE FAIR
Dates for the seventh annual
Bethware Community Fair wete
announced thia week by M. C.
Port on, pfcMdent of the sponsor
ing organization, the Bethware
Progressive Club.
Jr. j
Bridge Club Hostess
Members of the Quteen of Clubs
mpt Tuesday cvenlngJBi|tfcome
of Mrs. A. A. Lackey, Jr.
Guests, In addition to members,
Ir eluded Mrs. Tommy Baker, of
West Palm Beach. Florida, who
Is visiting here, and Mrs. Jimmy
Splvey, of CAenwood, S. O, Who
is also visiting here.
Mrs. Walter Harmon won high
with tM was served,
TO LEAD LTVIVAL ? R?v. R- J.
Essary begins a revival at First
Church of the Nazarene Sunday
night with serrices to be held
each evening at 7 p. m. Home
coming will be observed at the
church Sunday* August .22, 1110
closing date of the revival. Mr.
Essary recently assumed the
Nazarene pastorate.
City Won't Handle
Building Debris
The City of Kings Mountain
garbage collection service will
not include in the future re
moval of debris from lots be
ing cleared for new construc
tion.
Under a resolution passed by
the commissioners last Thurs
day night, the city declared its
policy on garbage gathering to
be limited to normal func
tions, including still the remo
val of clippings from residen
tial shrubs and other brush,
but to exclude tree stumps and
similar debris.
The board also voted to make
dumping of such debris into
streets and gutters a misde
meanor punishable by a $5
fine. Discussion indicated the
problem had developed prin
cipally In the East Kings
Mountain area known as the
Whitesides development.
McGills Of Gaston
Gather Wednesday
MoGiils of Gaston will gather
at Bethel church arbor next
Wednesday at 11:45 for the an
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KINGS MOUNTAIN
Hospital Log
VISITING HOURS
Daily. 10 to 11 a- m.
3 to 4 p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m.
PATIENT LIST AT NOON
WEDNESDAY:
Mattie Carroll.
Julius Fredell.
! Earnest Huffstetler.
Lixzie Howell.
Louise Wray.
Calvl-n Ware.
Lilly Gibson, 419 Carolina ave.,
Shelby, admitted Friday.
Mrs. L. R. Harmon, City, ad
mitted Friday.
Drucilla Phillips, City, admit
ted Friday.
, Mrs. Eugene Goforth, Si 1 E
Ridge street, admitted Satimlay
Mrs. Clyde Harrelson, Besso I
mer City, admitted Saturday.. |
Mrs. John Lynn, City, admitted j
Saturday.
Johnny Parker, route 1, admit
ted Saturday.
Dorothy Corry, route 1, admit
ted Sunday.
Alberta Moore, route 2; admit
ted Sunday.
Dexter Williams, City, admit
ted Sunday.
Walter G. Gladden, 312 N.
Piedmont ave., admitted Mon;
day.
' Robert ?. Lee, route 2, admit
ted Monday.
Carroll Mulllnax, route 2. ad
mitted Monday.
Susie Smith, route 1, admitted
Monday.
Floyd Talbert, City, admitted
Monday.
Alberta McClure, Childress
street, admitted Tuesday.
Mrs. Bill MrGinnis, City, ad
mitted Tuesday.
Annie Mae Donaldson, Gener
al Delivery, admitted Wednes
day.
Ricky Thompson, City, admit
ted Wednesday.
nual reunion of the elan.
Miss Annie Lee Wolfe, of Bes
semer City, president, said a
short devotional program and
the customary business session
would be held prior to picnic
dinner. The business session will
Include report of the secretary
treasurer, Mrs. Ertle Powers, and
report of the keeper of vital sta
tistics, Miss Willie McGlll. Offi
cers will be elected for the com
ing year.
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HOW
IS YOUR
VISION ?
HOME BUILDING & LOAN'S
House-of-+he-Month for August
MfcST r
?CMt
We don't mean your eyesight because you prob
ably have no difficulty reading this . , . with or without
glasses as the case may be.
We PO mean how is your foresight ?
Are you wiie enough today to look into and plan
for a safe, happy tomorrow ?
It was wise old Ben Franklin who said:
"For age and want save while you may,
No morning sun lasts the whole day."
Those with good vision are laying aside for the
future NOW, during their earning years. Regular, sys
tematic saving at Home Building & Loan Association
makes it easy.
We are proud to bo able to offer the famous 1JOUSES
OF tHE MONTH to the homcbUilders of this area.
Each design is the work of an outstanding architect.
Why not drop in and look them over, no obligation.
Ask for a FREE COLOR SKETCH.
BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION
A. H. Patterson, Sec.-Treas.
Corner W. Mountain and Cherokee Streets
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Cordially Invites You To Attend The Opening
01 Our New Store
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Thursday Friday, Saturday
Be Sra To Attend and Register for Vduable
Prizes To Be Awarded Thronghont The
Opening Event
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Horace G. Hord, Sec-Treas.
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