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Mrs. W. S. Dilling has returned |
from a several weeks visit with
Mr. and Mrs. BUrt Dilling in At- 1
lanta, Ga.
Mrs. Frances Eanes, of White
ville, visited herte several days
last week with her son, Tommy
Eanes, who is minister of music
at First Presbyterian church.
Mir. r.nd Mts. I. Ben Goforth,
Jr., and B. S. Peeler, Jr., spent |
the weekend In Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Don Crawford and daugh
ter, Donna Ann, visited Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Miller in Radford,
Virginia last week. Mr. Crawford
and Mrs. Crawford's mother, .
Mrs. Charlie Blalock, Went to Vlr- 1
ginia Wednesday and accompani
ed them home on Thursday.
Mrs. R. G. Hamrick spent the j
weekend with her daughter, Mrs.
George Breden and Mr. Breden ;
In Augusta, Ga., and wis guest
of-honor at a dinner at the Bre
den home on Saturday.
Mrs. F. R. McCurdy and Mrs.
Ann Merrltt visited Tuesday with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Black, at Wlngate, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ledford I
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Led- 1
ford in Bessemfer City# on Sun
day.
Mrs. Wayne Wells, Mrs. Ray
Childers, and Mrs. James Ledford
spent Monday in Gastonla.
Mr. an& Mrs. Ray Chastaln and
daughter, Judy, of Gastonja, visit
ed Sunday afternoon at the home [
of Mr. and Mrs, James Ledford.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fulton, Jr.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Grady Hpward
were last wetekend guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Fer
guson in Atlanta, Ga. ? v
Mrs. George Moss and Mrs. D.
F. Hord, Sr., visited Miss Emily |
Wilson, a patient at Shelby hos
pital Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lyna Baker spent the
weekend with Miss Susan Moss,
a freshman at Meredith college,
Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Craig and
children, of Rock Hill, S. <C., visit
ed Sunday at the liomfe of Mr.
and Mrs. Conrad Hughes and fa- 1
mily.
Rev. and Mrs. R. Dr Fritz, Mrs.
John Rudlsill, Mrs. Hal Plonk,
and Mrs. Claude Rhyne repre
sented Resurrection Lutheran
church at a Southern Missionary
fellowship dinner in Cherryvllle
Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ray Hugh- 1
6s and Son, Ray, o I Newberry, ir
C., visited relatives In King.'
Mountain during the weekend.
Pvt. James R. Yarbro has com
pleted basic training at Fort
Jackson, S. C., and is spending a
14 day-f urlough here at the home
ol his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Yarbro.
Mrs. Pearl Adair, of Martin,
Georgia, is visiting in the home |
of her sister, Mrs. J.WL. Davis and
Mr. Davis.
Mrs. W. G. Grantham returned .
home Saturday from a several |
days visit at Guilford.
Mrs. Lewis Fox and daughter,
Dana, of AshevilJe, visited Satur
day at the home of Mrs. Fox's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gault,
Jr.
Miss Mary Ann Beam and Miss |
Ann Lamplfey, the latter of Shel
by, attended Homecoming festi
vities at Wake Forest college dur
ing the weekend. They were ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Abernathy, of Shelby.
Mi. and Mrs. Buck Allran and
son, Gary, and Mrs. A. L. Allran
spfent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
R. F. Allran at Mt. Airy.
Mrs. Herbert L. Ritchie, of
Concord, was a weekend guest in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Falls, Sr.
Miss Musite Jenkins and Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Morrison attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. J. W. M.
Jenkins in Rockingham Tuesday.
Mrs. Jenkins is a sister-in-law of
Miss Musett Jenkins..
Mrs. Meek Carpenter and ba
by son, John Anderson, returned
home Wednesday from Gaston j
Memorial hospital, Gastonia.
Mrs. A- L. Hill, Sr., of Burling
ton, was a weekend visitor hfere j
at the home of Mrs. A. L. Hill, |
Jr.
Linwopd Woman's Club
Held Supper Meeting
Members of the Linwood Wo
man's club met Tuesday night
for a covered dish supper at the
home of Mrs. D. C. Payseur, Jr.
After the meal, a short busi
ness meeting was conducted. Mrs.
James Dover, the president, call
ed the meeting to order, and plans
for the club's Christmas activi
ties were discussed.
The Linwood club has been re
cently organized.
Miss War? Complimented
At Party In Gastonia
Mrs: Hershel Jordan and Mrs.
Richard Hartsell entertained last
Monday evening at the former's
home in Gastonia paying com
plime * to Miss Phyllis Ware,
bride-elect.
Both the hostesses are aunts
of Miss Ware's fiance, Gene
Franklin A'jstin, of Gastonia.
Miss War* wore a two-piece
knit suit with pink accessories
and a shoulder corsage of pink
glamellias, a gift from the hos
tesses.
Green, white, and pink decora
tions were used throughout the
home. After bridal <games and
contests, the hostesses served' a
sandwich plate' with fruit cake
and coffee.
Miscellaneous household gifts
were presented to the hortoree.
Mrs. W. M. Moorhead
Bridge Club Hostess
Members of the Double Deck
Bridge club held its November
meeting last Tuesday evening at,
thfe home of Mrs. W. M. Moor
head. Mrs. J. H. Arthur was invit.
ed to play with the regular club
members.
Prior to progressions, the hos
tess served a salad plate and
sweet course with coffee. Bridge
prizes wtent to Mrs. J. M. Rhea,
who scored high, and to Mrs. J.
K. Willis, who scored second high.
Arrangements of chrysanthe
mums decorated the home.
House And Garden Club
Held Meeting Wednesday
Members of the House and Gar
den club met last Wednesday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Ja
cob Cooper.
Mrs. Arnold Klser, program
chairman, presented the program
on "Conservation". Harvest ar
rangements had been prepared by
Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Amos Dean.
Mrs. Cooper's arrangement was
a cornucopia of fruits and vege
tables in shades of grfeen, and
Mrs. Dean displayed an arrange
ment of dried seed pods, straw
flowers, and grasses.
During the business session,
members heard a report on the
district garden club meeting In
Charlotte last week. A blue rib
bon was presented to the House
and Garden club at the district
meeting for preparing the best
mimeographed year book in thte
district.
The club also voted to prepare
a Christmas scene to be used by
the city for a Christmas decora
tion, and Mrs. Henry Neisjer was
asked to preparte an. arrangement
for the doll sbow Tuesday at the
Woman's club.
Members discussed replanting
Doll Show Held
At Woman's Club
Mrs. Hugh A. Logan, Jr., and
Brenda Hamrick won the "Ter
ry Lee" and the "Big Boy" dolls
as the doll show Tuesday at the
Woman's club.
The two dolls were the prizes
in a drawing at the show. Names
of the winners were drawn from
a box.
A large number of Kings Moun
tain area citizens attended the
doll festival, which was sponsor
ed by the Woman's club's Fine
Arts Department. Varieties of
dolls, doll c!othing, and accesso
ries were on display along with
unusual toys and doll collections,
and children of the community
had been Invltted to visit the show
and fit their dolls for clothing.
Members of the committee in
charge of arrangements for the
show stated their appreciation to
all entrants in the doll festival.
Recent Bride Honored
At Tea In Shelby Saturday
Mrs. W. P. Sweezy and Mrs.
John W. Goforth, the latter of
Gastonia, entertained Saturday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
George E. Goforth in Shelby at
a tea complimenting Mrs. Joe A.
Goforth, a recent bride.
Mrs. Charles E. Goforth, of
Kings Mountain, welcomed the
guests and introduced the receiv
ing line, which ? included the hos
tesses, the honoree, her mother,
Mrs. J. Yates Kendrick, of Shelby,
and Mrs. George E. Goforth.
The honoree wore a rust-color
dress with rhinestone trim and a
shoulder corsage of yellow pom
pom chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Elsie Lee Beam presided
at the tea service in the dining
room, ana other refreshments
were served by Miss Nancy Go
forth, Miss Mary Jo Kendrick,
and Mrs. Charles Swetezy. Mrs.
George M. Goforth Invited guests
to register and Mrs. Sam P. Go
forth received in the den where
gifts were on display.
Yellow chrysanthemums, drifed
arrangements, and lighted green
tapers decorated the living room,
and in the dining room small
pumpkins, mixed fruits, frosted
grapes, and fall leaves in a woo
den bowl provided table decora
tion.
Mrs. Coleman W. Goforth said
good-byes. Guests were invited to
call between the hours of three
and five o'clock.
shrubbery at Kings Mountain
hospital's nurses' home. Mrs. J.
H. Patterson, the president, pre
sided.
Thte hostess served frozen cran
berry pie with cheese straws and
coffee.
Arc you a 4- door sedan buyer? Chevrolet's your , buy !
Prefer a 2-door sedan? The one you want, is here!
Only a sport model will do? What more could
SIM- ?
Did you say Station Wagon? Ah, lady?ah, sir? will you look! ?
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Mrs. J. M. Rhea Hostess
To Study Club Meeting
Mrs. J. M. Rhea entertained
members of the Study club and
invited guests at her home on
Mountain street Tuesday. When
guests arrived, the hostess serv
ed a -salad and sweet course.
The home was decorated with
arrangements of fall flowers and
plants.
A routine business session was
conducted before the program,
which was presented by Mrs.
Paul Mauney. Mrs. Mauney told
of her experiences on a recent
trip to England. Mrs. T. L. Kes
ler was elected1 a new member of
the club.
Mrs, J. JB. Mauney and Mrs.
C. A. Butterworth were invited
guests.
Mrs. Kerns Hostess
To Entre-Nous Club
Mrs. Clyde Kerns was hostess
to members of the Entre-Nous
Bridge club Tuesday at her
home.
Bridge prizes went to Mrs. R.
C. Mayes, who scored high, and
to Mrs. B. S. Nelll, who won sec
ond-high. Only club members
attended. -
Between progressions, the hos
tess served a dessert course with
tea.
Methodist WSCS Group
Held Regular Meeting
Regular meeting of the Wo
man's Society of Christian Ser
vice of Central Methodist church
was held Monday night at the
church.
Mrs. B. A. Murray conducted
the Spiritual Life group meeting
before the WSCS program and
business session. Mrs. E. W.
Griffin and Mrs. M. H. Biser gave
the program on, "Inter-Racial
Fields
Mrs. P. E. Hendricks, the pres
ident, presided over the business
session.
Legion Program
Honors Veterans
A Veterans Day program was
presented over Radio Station
WKMT on last Thursday morn
ing, with Paul Mauney, George
Thomasson and Mrs. C. L. Jolly
participating on a 15-minute pa
nel, ...
James Bennett, commander of
American Legion Post 155, who
arranged the program, express
ed his appreciation to the partici
pants and to the station for mak
ing the salute possible.
Many flags were flown during
the day as the city quietly observ
ed the nation's first Veterans
Day-.
Compact News
By Mrs. A. P. Aaami, p. o. Box
166. Phone 1130- W
Mrs. A. P. Adams
James A. Adams, Negro field j
executive for the ? Piedmont I
Council, Boy Scouts of America,
was honored Sunday by the local
chapter of the Omega Psi Phi
fraternity, when the fraternity
recognized him as "man of the
year" for his activity in Pied
mont district scouting, "Brother
Jimmy" is the field executive of
Compact troop No. 11 and cub
pack 11. He was given an en
graved placque and scroll in a 1
public ceremony at St. Stephens ;
A. M. E. Zion church. Mr. T. Jef- .
fers presided over the program. '
Music was furnished by Johnson I
C. Smith University choir. A brief
spet-ch was made by Donald E.
Ramsew, Gastonia's only Negro
attorney.
Mr. Adams was chosen be
cause of his contribution to com
munity welfare, and his work in
organizing* Boy Scout troop 11 ?
County Piedmont Council. He
works closely with the schools |
and churches and has 'been as
sociated In scouting for ? around
26 years. He established and lor
a nunvber of years was scout
master of the first Negro troop
In this area.
Social News
Mrs. Amanda McCarthy re
turned from visiting relatives in
New Jersey, Philadelphia, and
New York.
Sick Ust
Mrs. Mary Ellen Croom is Im
proving in the Gaffney hospital.
She expects to 'be dismissed soon.
American Education Week
Not. 7-13, 1954
The ninth grade of Compact
rendered the following program
Friday:
General Theme: Good Schools
are Your Responsibility.
Music ? America ? (audien
ce standing).
Music ? "Christian Youth ?
Ninth grade.
Introduction ? "Students
working together for Good
Schools" ? Vlrgl.^a William*.
. Announcements.
Play ? "Miss Petty Find* A
Pearl" ? toy Catherine Brown,
Scene I. '
Time: Friday afternoon. April
7, 3:25 pi m.
Place: Study Room 205, West
field High School.
Chsracters:
Miss Petty, Principal ? Bar
bara Perkins.
M: - ? \1.; ?? Janitor ? Javotta I
Butrts. , .
MibS Drew, Teacher Nellie
Perkins." ' J '
Bud ? Berlin Mitthlm * "
Howie ? JHuhert Daniel#, ' 4
Ruhis ? Lawyer Quinft f* ''
Neville ? Jimmy D$C^ V/:
Betty ? Gerline
Ki p -*.;<J?rnld!ne HgMp
Ot^ & Ninth grail o
class.
Ushers: Mary Kllen Patterson,
Leonard Brown.
| KINGS MOUNTAIN
Hospital Log
VISITING HOURS
Daily, 10 to 11 a- m.
3 to 4 o. m. and 7 to ( p m. )
PATIENT LIST AT NOON
WEDNESDAY:
James Clayton.
Elizabeth Ross.
I Paul Sanders.
John Bridges.
Luther Spearman, route 1. ad- j
mitted Friday. ? |
Mrs. R. M. Bamette, 923 Grace
street, admitted Saturday.
James Burns, 911 Cansler St..
admitted Saturday.
Mrs. Edith Mauney, route 1,
Gaston street, admitted Saturday.
Timothy Eugene Oliver, Gen
eral Delivery, admitted Saturday.
| Lorie Leslie. 313 E. Ridge stn
admitted! Saturday.
Jerry Short, route 1, admitted I
Saturday.
Charles Bumgardner, rou??? 2, 1
admitted Sunday.
Charles Bowen, 829 Church st.,
admitted Sunday.
R. A. Miller, route 3, admitted
Sunday.
Everett Bridges, 206 W. Kings
St., admitted Sunday.
Mrs. Betty Allen, rou'e 1, ad
mitted Monday.
Burman Bryant. Ellison street,
admitted Monday.
Lucille Brown, 52 Gray street,
admitted Monday.
Fa ye Arthur, 405 Baker street,
admitted Monday.
I Theodore Huffman, Jr., route 2,
admitted Monday.
Steven MeDougle, W. Cramer
ton, Gastonia, admitted Monday.
Mrs. K. B. Plumbley, Jr., P. O.
Box 223, admitted Monday.
Ilazaline Ash, Box 120, route
1, admitted Tuesday.
Leonard Brackett, 318 \V, Pied
mont street, admitted Tuesday.
Mary Jane Brown, route 1, ad
nitted Tuesday. :
Gary Blanton. Box 286. admitt
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Logan Now Serving
Aboard USS Hector
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Fred T Logan, USN, son of j
Mr. and Mrs, A. P. Ix>gan, of |
route two, has Imkmi advanced to j
Second Ciass Diver and is serving
his lourth tour of duty in the
Far Fast aboard the Repair Ship
USS Hector, AH 7.
Logan has received medals lor
Good Conduct, Korean service, j
United Nations, National defense,
apd Japanese, occupation. ,The>
Hector was recently awarded the j
Battle Efficient Award. , . - i
His address: BM3 Second Class j
Diver, Repair Ship USS Hector, j
AR-7 c-o FPO, San Francisco, |
California.
Amvets Name
M. R. Blackwell
?
Marlon R. Blackwell "was nam
ed comtnander of Amvets Post
No. 7 at a meeting of the recently j
chartered organization held Mon
day night.
Elected as' vice commanders
were Jack Hartsoe. Hubert A
Mull and Thomas W. Gordon and
Joseph Payne was named adju
tant.
Other officers elected were
Carl F. Wilson, public relations;
Lawrence Moss, finance; Albrey l
Keeter, service; Curtis Gaffney, j
membership; and Clarence K ;
Hammett, legislative.
td Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Lee, route 2, ad
mitted Tuesday
Lucille McSwain, 422 \V. Ridge
street, admitted Tuesday.
. P. F. Scruggs, 416 N. Battle
ground ave., admitted Tuesday. _
Christine Pate, admitted Tues
day. ?
Mrs. Ruth Humphries, route 3,
admitted Wednesday.
Mrs. Betty Sipes, General De
livery, admitted Wednesday.
Amateur Race Set
Here Nov. 28
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A strictly ? amateur stock car
racing program has been schedul
ed for November 2K at Kings
Mountain Speedway, Promoter
Clyde Hullender announced yes
terday.
It will t>o the second racing
event over the new one-hall mile
clay, banktd track located about
a mile south of Margraee Mill at
the former Morrison Airport.
Over 1,000 racing faiujammed
the grandstand at ti?* <0eedway
for the innaugural races on No
vember 6 when both amateurs
and sportsmen events wbre of
fered. NASCAR sponsored the
opening race but has closed shop
for the winter.
Admission to the track will bt
two dollars, Mr. Hullender said,
with children tmder 12 years of
age to be admitted free.
Draft Evader Nal bed
At Local Terminal
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A telephone call- hon%e for mo
ney. Chief Hugh A, Lojjan, Jr.,
said, led to th?r upp^eheixslon of
an Alabama man wanted by po
lice for evasion of' selective ser
vice in Alabama. : *.??
Lloyd H. Smith, of Ahniston,
Ala.t was arrested Batunlay at
the Bus Station by Cjilef Logan,
Sgt. Martin Ware and Officer
Jack Stone after a call had been
received by the police department
from Alabama authorities that
Smith was in the vicinity of Kings
Mountain. Smith, along with sev
eral uther persons, Logan said,
telephoned home for monvy after
becoming stranded In Kings
Mountain from lack of funds. Ala
bama authorities, the officer said,
traced Smith to this vicinity
through the call.
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