Russell Owen Honored On Birthday Anniversary Mr. and Mrs, R. G. Hamrlck en. tertalned Sunday evening at their home complimenting Mrs. Ham rick's brother, Russeil Owen, of Anderson, S, C., who was celebrat ? tag a birthday anniversary. A centerpie Brooks-Wilson Vows Exchanged Friday In Ceremony At Second Baptist Church Miss Lula Coleen Brooks and I Charles Edward Wilson, both of Kings Mountain, exchanged mar ! riage vows Friday everting at 7:30 in a ceremony of beauty and rev^ .erence in Second Baptist church. Rev. B, F. Austin, former pas tor of the bride, and Rev. H. G. i Weekley, Jr., pastor of First Bap tist church, officiated, using the double-ung ceremony. Potted palms, medallions of cut emeralds, and candelabras hold ing lighted tapers were grouped on the altar for decoration. The choir loft was garlanded with ivy, and ivy and candles were used In each window of the church. Fam ily pews were marked with white satin ribbon. A- program. .of traditional mu sic Was presented by Mrs. F. R. McCurdy, organist, and Miss Mel ba Tindall and Martin Wilson, Jr., the groom's brother, soloists. Mr. Wilson sang "O Promise !Me" by deKoven and Mi?s Tln idall sang "Bless This House" for & benediction. The Bridal Chorus j from Lohengrlp by Wagner was ; used for the processional, and Mendelssohn'^ wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was played for the re cessional. Givten in marriage by her broth' er, Clinton Eugene Brooks, of Columbia, S. C., the bride wore a wedding gown of white candle light satin and chantilly lace, fas hioned with a fitted bodice and jyoke of lace, a Queen Anne col lar and sleeves of lace. Her bouf fant skirt was accented by a pa nier of lace at the side, and her fingertip veil of illusion was drap ed from a coronet of seed pearls. She carried a white Bible toppled with a white orchid, showered with white streamers. Mrs. Booby Herndon, of Kings Mountain, was her sister's ma tron of honor, and Miss Patsy Brooks, also a sister of the bride, ?was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. James Downfey, Miss Letha Walker, and Mrs. Maxine Flowers, all of Kings Mountain, and Miss Bobbie Conner, of Bre yard. The honor matron and maid of honor wore waltz-length gowns of gold net and satin, styled with strapless bodices worn with stoles and full skirts. They carried bou quets of bronzip chrysanthemums and wore matching shoes and jewelry. Bridesmaids wore light green dresses styled similar to those worn by the other^attendants and carried nosegays of bronze chry santhemums. '."j Robert Lee Wilson was his brother's best man, and usher groomsmen were Harold Glass, F. R. McCurdy, Roy Hudson, C. D. Fortune, and Clyde Bridges, aH of Ktngs Mountain, and Ru pert McCorkle, of Charlotte. The bride's mother w,ore a teal blue dress with blue and white ac cessories and a shoulder corsage of white carnations. Mrs. Wilson, the groom's mo ther. was dressed In navy blue and pink and wore a corsage of pink carnations. Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. McCurdy enter tainted at a reception at the cou ple's new home on Shelby road. Mr, and Mrs. H. G. Weekley, Jr. welcomed guests at the door, and the host couple presented t.iem to the bride and groom, their pa rents, and members of their wed ding party, who 'ormed a receiv ing line. A three-tiered Queen Anne wed ding cake decorated in pink tulle arid tiered lace border centered the refreshment tabk* The cloth and punch bowl weie entwined with ivy, and two silver candela bras holding white tapers were used on the table. Other candles, greenery, white gladioli, and chrysanthemums were . used throughout the home. Mrs. R. G. Ham rick cut and I a ved the cake, and punch was pourted by Mrs. W. F. Laughter. Mrs. Jo Ann Moss, of Earl, pre sided at the register at the home, and Mrs. Bobbie Sellers and Mrs. Jack Arnette presided at the re jgisters at the church. Miss Mary Ellen Dixon and [Miss Edith Boheler, both of Kings Mountain, directed guests to the gilt room. Guests from Kings Mountain, Shelby, Charlotte, and Gaffney, S. C., attended the re ception. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Voney Brooks, Sr., of Kings Mountain, the bride was graduated from Bethware high school, Howard's Business college at Shelby, and is employed in the offices of Southern Be^l Tele phone company here. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Luther Wilson, Sr.-, of Kings Mountain, was graduated from Kings Mountain high school, served with the armed for ces in World War II, and is ad ministrative assistant at Hq. and Hq. Co,, 3rd Battalion, 120th In fantry division here. For a wedding trip to the moun tains of Western North Carolina, Mrs. Wilson wore a blue tweed suit with a blue hat and the or chid taken from her bridal bou [quet. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neill have returned to their home in Greens boro after a visit here with Mr. NeiU's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Neill. Mrs, Roy Matthews Observes Birthday Mrl Roy Matthews observed a birthday anniversary on Sunday and was honored by her family i at a dinner at their home on Shel iby road. A pink and green two-tiered birthday cake centered the dining room table.. Potted plants and other summer flowers were used throughout the home. Attending the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Payseur, Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Crawford and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mitchell and family, all of Lincolnton, Mrs. Walter Payseur and family, Bes semer City. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Line bargar, Mr. arid Mrs. Fred Alex ander and family, and Earnest Alexander, all of High Shoals, Ralph Alexander, Charlotte,' Mrs, William Costner and Betty Cost ner, Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Maroney, Hickory, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Hardin and Mr. and Mrs. Garland Hodspeth, all of Lowrys, S. C.. and Misses Mary Jane Matt hews, Beverly Yarboro and Jewel Robbs, all of Kings Mountain. Mrs. J. O. Plonk Book Club Hostess Thursday .Afternoon Book club, members met Thursday at the home of Mrs. J. O. Plonk on Gold street. Mrs. Don Howell, of Gastonia, was speaker for the meeting and she reviewed the book, "The Lady of Arlington." She was introduced by Mrs. J. S, Norman, program chairman. Visitors of the club were Mrs. Ina Smith, of Washington, D. C., who was visiting in the home of her sister, Mrs. Plonk, Mrs. Law rence Warlick, Miss Ava Ware, !and Miss May Plonk. Mrs. P. G. Padgett, the presi dent, presided over the business I session. The hostess served a sa lad and dessert course with tea. Glads and potted plants were used in decoration throughout the Plonk home. Dixon Youth Fellowship Held Supper Meeting Friday Eighteen members of the Dixon Presbyterian church Youth Fel lowship held a picnic supper meet ing at the Qity Picnic area Friday night. Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Patrick and Thomas Eanes, director of music and youth activities at First Presbyterian church, accom panied the group. ' .1 A weiner roast and supper was ehjoyed. Sherrill Spears Honored / At Church Party Thursday Members of the Baptist Train ing Union of Macedonia Baptist church honored Sherrill Spears, a member of the group," at a party at the. Scout hut Thursday even ing. He left Sunday to enroll as a freshman at Western Carolina college, at Cullowhee. Sandwiches with cookies and punch were served. Mr. and Mrs. Mortis Timms and Mr. and Mrs. A. B; Falls, Jr., met with the 'group. LIBRARY HOURS Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library MONDAYS: 2-5 and 7-9 p. j TUESDAYS: 10-13 noon. WEDNESDAYS: 10-12 noon; 2-5 and 7-9 p. m. THURSDAYS: 10-12 noon; 2-5 p. m. FRIDAYS: 10-12 noon ; 2-5 p. m. SATURDAYS: 10-12 noon. Couple Honored Thursday At After- Rehearsal Party Mr. and Mrs. L, V. Brooks. Sr., entertained Thursday evening following the rehearsal for the Brooks Wilson wedding at an after - rehearsal party at the Craftspun clubhouse. Ivy, white tapers, and white gladioli decorated the clubhoutfe, and a Princess Anne wedding cake decorated in rosebuds and Hlies-of-the-valley centered the re freshment table. Ivy was used to decorate the punch bowl, and glads and ivy were used on the piano. Mrs. R. G. Hanirick cut and served the wedding cake after the couple had. cut the traditional first-piece, and lime punch was served by Mrs. Roy Hudson. The bride-elect wore an aqua dress with velvet trim and a white shoulder corsage. Members, of the two families, the Wedding; party, and close friends of the couple made up the party list. Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Neal and daughter visited in Charlotte on Sunday. Don't Be Too Sure ! FIRE IS A most unwelcome guest, one than can ruin your home . . . and rob you of thousands of dollars, un less you have adequate Fire Insurance. And who knows when Fire will call . . . today, tomorrow next month? Play safe. . Insure now with C. E. WARUCK Insurance Agency 203 W. Mountain St. ' Phone 9 Mrs. R. G. Hamriclc Woman's Club Speaker Mrs. R. G. Hamrick demon strated modern cake making and the use of sugar mold methods at a meeting o| the EUa Division ol the Shelby Woman's club in Shelby Saturday afternoon. 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