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Church Group
lects Officers
New officers of the Young
.dult class of Grace Methodist
hurch werte elected at a meet
lg* of the group Tuesday night
t the church.
Elected were Mrs. Carl Price,
resident, Mrs. Roy Lynn, vice
resident, Mrs Russell Smith,
jcretary, and Mrs. James Frank
n, treasurer.
Methodist Clajs
lects Officers
New officers of the Friendship
lass of Grace Methodist church
'ere elected at the Tuesday
ight meeting of the class at the
ome of Mrs George Kennedy
a Linwood road.
They include Mrs. Andy Huff
.etter, preSident; Mrs. L. P.
rice, teacher^ Mrs. Luther Ben
ett, vice-president, Mrs. T. J.
lllson, secretary, Mrs. Gertie
opfer, assistant secretary, Mrs.
lydle Fite, treasurer, Mrs. Frank
ailard assistant treasurer, Mrs.
eorge Kennedy, visitation chair,
lan, Mrs. Helen Carpenter, child
:n’s home secretary.
Mrs. Plato Heavner, who had
ie devotional and program, dis.
issed the subject, “Handicaps.”
ie spoke of Fannie J Crosby,
ithor of the hymns, “Blessed
ssurance” and "Savior Morfe
han Life” as the example of one
ho overcame her handicaps,
rs. Howard had the evening
*ayer.
Mrs. Frank Ballard conducted
ile business session. The hostess
•rved sandwiches with potato
dps, decorated cupcakes, and
inch.
trs. Fleming Speaks
> Home Arts Club
Mrs. Tom Fleming, York, S. C.
ntractor, addressed members
the Homfe Arts club at their
gular meeting the afternoon
September 4th at the Country
lb. Mrs. Martin Harmon was
stess.
"Trends In Building” was the
bject of thfe program. Mrs.
irmon presented the speaker
d presided over the business
leting in thfe absence of the
esident,
Quests of the club were Miss
rlyle Ware and Miss Marga
Goforth.
VIrs. Hannon served a salad
irse with tea. Yellow mari
lds were used for decoration.
rs. Jenkins Hostess
i Breakfast Club
The Credit Women’s Breakfast
;b reviewed chapters in the
Dk, “The Credit Women’s Mau
j,” at the Wednesday morning
ieting of the club at the home
Mrs. Andrew Jenkins.
Members of the club will con
ufe a review of the study course
)k at the next meeting and
11 take examinations on the
irse to receive certificates. Miss
y Humphries was program
lirman.
vlrs. Dewitt Neal, president,
iducted the business meeting
1 appointed a nominating com
'itee to include Mrs. Andrew
ikins, Mrs. Charles Alexander,
1 Mrs. Don Blanton.
Tie hostess was assisted in
ving by her daughter, Miss
arlotte Jenkins, and Miss Mary
ton.
>uple Is Honored
Rehearsal Dinner
fr, and Mrs Paul McGinnis
re hosts Friday evening at the j
man’s club at a rehearsal din-1
for Miss Libby Wehunt and
ll McGinnis, Jr.
he dinner, held prior to the |
lie’s wedding rehearsal in
t Baptist church, Cherryville,
s attended by members of the!
Iding pferty and college friends
Mtes WehUnt and Mr. McGin
•inner was served buffet style
n tables overlaid with white
hs and decorated with all
te flower arrangements flan
by white tapers in silver can
bras. Mrs A. L. Moss and
. Bobby Wiggins, both of Shel
assisted Mrs. McGinnis in
" jving and entertaining
ae wedding of Miss Wehunt,
Cherryville, and Mr. McGinnis
an event of Saturday even
Je - Elect Honored
Party Tuesday
iss Diana Gamble entertain,
ruesday evening at Mat-grace
nail’s cllibhouse paying com
tent to Miss Pat Henderson.
e-elect.
iss Henderson’s wedding to
es D. Tart will bp an event
leptember 30th in First Bap
church here.
•idal games and contests were
.ted by the hostess who was
itted in serving lemon tarts,
Ise rings, and open-face sand
lies with Russian tea by Mrs.
^ Ware.
«e honoree wore a two-piece
fall suit of taffeta with
Jlder corsage of yellow glad
las, gift of the hostess.
Venty guests gave Miss Hen
go a shower of lingerie gifts.
Michael And Judy Rayfield
Celebrate Birthdays
Michael and Judy Rayfield
were honored by their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rayfield, at
a lawn party at their home on
Waco road Saturday.
The party was in honour of
Michael Rayfield's seventh birth
day and Judy Rayfield’s fourth
birthday.
Games were conducted, and the
birthday cake was served with ice
cream, lemonade, candy suckers,
and bubble gum. Balloons were
given for favors,
The yellow and green decorat
ed birthday cake was the cen
terpiece for the refreshment ta
ble.
Mrs. E. L. Putnam, Mrs. Lloyd
Putnam, Mrs. Emmett Henderson,
Mrs Elton Stewart, and Mrs.
Willard Blackwood, the latter of
Shelby, assisted Mrs. Rayfield in
serving and entertaining.
Attending were Jane and Gary
Henderson, Grade and Nancy
Moore, Phil and Terry Putnam,
Keith and Louis Stewart, Pete and
Janet Putnam, Dennis Patterson,
Roger and Gerald Putnam, Caro,
lyn Moorte, Geraldine Hicks, Phy
llis, Larry, and Douglas Wray
Putnam, Frankie and Ann Ham
rick, Barbara and Shelia Putnam,
Peggy and David Putnam, Brenda
Putnam, Kenneth Rayfield, and
Kay Blackwood, of Shelby.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Childers
announce the birth of a son, Wed.
nesday, September 5, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr and Mrs. William J. Ham
rick, announce he birth of a
daughter, Wednesday, Septtem
ber 5, Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr and Mrs. George N. Carroll
announce the birth of a son, Wed
nesday, September 5, Kings Moun.
tain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Gtene Lockridge
announce the birth of a daughter,
Thursday, September 6, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr and Mrs. Charles Baird an.
nounce the birth of a son, Friday
September 7, Kings Mountain hos
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Allen an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Friday, September 7, Kings Moun
tain hospital.
Mr and Mrs. Jimmy Robbins,
of Grover, announce the birth of
a son, Sunday September 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ramsey an
nounce the birth of a son, Sun
day, September 9, Kings Moun
tain hospital.
Mr and Mrs. Forrest Cravin
Putnam, of Charlotte, announce
the birth of a son .Steven Forrest,
Sunday, September 2, Presbyte
rian hospital, Charlotte. Mr. Put
nam is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. L Putnam, of Kings Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. J, C. Bridges an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Tuesday, September 11, Shelby
hospital,
Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Dean Bar
rett announce the birth of a
daughter. Monday September 10,
Falls Addresses
Woman's Club Group
Rep. B T. Falls, Jr., Shelby
legislator, urged support of the
Pearsall plan at the meeting Fri
day night of Kings Mountain Wo
man’s club at the Woman’s club
house.
Mr. Falls addressed the club
in the absence of Senator Robert
Morgan, of Shelby.
The meeting, initial meeting of
the year for the women’s orga
nization, featured the discussion
and planning of two projects —
annual floral fair, “Autumn Har
vest’’ to be held on October 14th—
and a Teacher’s Day Program to
be held November 15th.
Mrs Haywood E, Lynch, vice
chairman, presided in the absence
of Mrs. Jacob Cooper, president.
Mrs, J. K. Willis, chaplain, had
the devotional and opening pray
er
Members of the American
Home Department, of which Mrs,
Clarence Jolly is chairman, ser
ved as hostesses.
Two Are Hostesses
To Methodist Circle
Mrs. Ben F, Beam and Miss
Margaret Harmon were hostesses
Monday night to the regular
meeting of Circle 7 of Central
Methodist church.
The devotional, given by Mrs.
Beam, was followed by the pro
grom by Mrs. Jack Cross, pro
gram chairman, Mrs. G C. Kel
ly, chairman, presided over the
business meeting.
Mrs Walter Harmon will be
hostess to the circle in October
when an auction sale will be
held.
The hostesses, assisted by Mrs.
-Valter Harmon, served refresh
.nents.
Social Calendar
Thursday:
3:OOBaptist Ministers Wives’
Auxiliary 61 Kings Moun
tain Baptist association at
the home ol Mrs. Oscar
Funderburke with Mrs.
Lawrence Robterts and Mrs.
Ernest Mehafley, co - hos
tesses.
7:30—Mrs. J. W. Webster and
Mrs. S S. Weir, Jr, are En
tertaining at the Webster
home honoring Miss Caro
lyn Robinson, bride-elect.
7:30—Azalea Garden club at
the homfe of Mrs. Sam
Hamrick on Meadowbrook
drive with Mrs. Clyde J.
Bridges, co-hostess.
7:30—Town and Country Gar
den club at the home of
Mrs. J. N. McClure.
Friday:
2:00-4:30 — Garden tour of
“Dogwood," home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Neislfer,
9:00—Registration for the dis
trict garden club meeting
at Kings Mountain Wom
an’s club
10:00—Opening session of the
fall meeting of District IH,
North Carolina Garden
clubs, at the Woman’s club
foilowted by luncheon to be
served at 12:30 in the club
dining room.
3:00—Friday Afternoon Bridge
club at the home of Mrs.
J. B Simpson.
6:45—Dinner honoring OES
district deputies to be ser
ved in the Masonic Hall
dining room to chapter 123
members.
7:00—Honorary bridesmaids in
the Henderson-Tart wed
ding are honoring Miss Pat
Henderson, bride-elect, at
supper at Ntew South Res
taurant.
7:30—Joint meeting of Hattie
Gardner, Rebecca Long,
Elizabeth Runyon, Sophia
Nichols, and Altha Satter.
white circles, of First Bap
tist church, at the church.
8:00—Kings Mountain chapter
123, Order of the Eastern
Star, at Masonic Hall.
Hosts—Mr. and Mrs. D, E.
Tate and Mrs Clavon KeL
iy.
Saturday:
1:00—Miss June Ferguson is
entertaining at Gaston
\ Country club at a luncheon
honoring Miss Carolyn
Robinson, bride-elect.
7:00—Family night supper at
Dixon Presbyterian church
sponsored by the Women of
the Church.
Sunday:
12:00—The wedding of Miss
Doris Yates and Kenneth
Smith in Bethlehem Bap.
tist church.
Monday:
7:30 — Spiritual Life group
meeting at Central Metho
dist church.
8:00 — Woman’s Socitety of
Christian Service, of Cen
tral Methodist church, at
the church.
Tuesday:
7:30—Study club at the home
of Mrs. W. T. Weir on
Grover rd.
8:00—Stender circle, of St.
Matthew’s Luthferan church
at the home of Miss Nell
Ramsey.
PERSONALS
fMr. and Mrs. Charles Yawn
have returned from a trip to Sea
Island, Ga., and havie moved to
Raleigh, where Mr. Yawn has en
rolled in North Carolina State
college for the coming term.
Bill Herndon, son of Mr. and
Mrs, W. M. Herndon, underwent
a tonsilectomy operation at Gar
rison General hospital, Gastonia,
last Friday, e is the grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood E.
Lynch and Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Herndon.
——O—*
Buddy Murray, son of Mr, and
Mrs. Boyer Murray, entered the
freshman class at Duke Univer
I sity, Durham, on Tuesday.
Methodist Circle 6
Held Meeting Monday
Central Methodist church cir.
cle 6 held Its regular Monday
night meeting at the home of
Mrs. C. L, Fulton and Miss Wini
fred Fulton. Sixteen members at
tended. ,
Mrs. Kathleen McClunley had
the devotional and the program
"Islands Await His Love” was giv
en by Mrs. Austin Bumgardner.
Following the regular business
meeting, the hostesses served re
freshments
Mrs. Paul Briggs will be hos
tess to. the October meeting of
the group.
Lutheran Women
Held Meeting Monday
Quarterly meeting of the Wo
men of the Church of Resurrec
tion Lutheran church was held at
the church Monday night. Mrs.
Clarence Plonk, Jr., was hostess.
The meeting featured the pro
gram, “How Our Money Is
Spent?” by Mrs. Ted Albrecht,
program chairman, and a busi
ness meeting by both circles.
Mrs. Plonk, president, conduct
ed the meeting and served re
freshments during the social
hour,
Mrs. Plonk Hostess
To Contract Club
Contract Bridge club members
met Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Hal Plonk. Mrs.
Lawson Brown was invited to
play with the regular club mem
bers.
Bridge prizes went to Mrs. Tot
ly Shuford, who received high,
and to Mrs. Claude Hambright,
who received second-high award.
Mrs. Plonk served a salad
course with coffee following pro
gressions. Arrangements of zin
nias decorated the house.
Methodist Circle 5
Held Meeting Monday
12 pt soc Methodist circle 5
Circle 5, Central Methodist
church, held its regular meeting
Monday night at the home of Mrs.
Paul Ware.
Mrs James Dickie, circle chair
man, had the program, “South
east Asia Missions” and conduct
ed the business meeting. A Stanly
party was held following the pro
gram and business sessipn.
The hostess served refresh,
ments during the social hour;
Nine attended.
Miss Doris Yates
Gives Wedding Plans
Miss Doris Yates, daughter of
Mrs. Ada Yates, of Kings Moun
tain, has completed plans for her
marriage to William Kenneth
Smith, of Shelby, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thurman H. Smith, and an
nounces them this week.
The wedding will take place
Sunday at 12 o’clock noon in Beth
lehem Baptist church. Rfev, R. E.
Robbins, minister of the church,
will officiate at the double-ring
ceremony.
Wedding music will be present
ed by Mrs. Bill Wells, organist,
and Mrs. James T. Logan, voca
list.
Ushers will include Clayton
Yates, brother of the bride-elect,
Tommy Neal, James Hayes, and
Thurman Davis, ail of Shelby.
Formal invitations to the wed
ding have not been issued, but
Miss Yates and Mr. Smith invite
all friends and relatives to at
tend the ceremony.
Henderson - Tart
Invitations Issued
Invitations reading as follows
have been issued in Kings Moun
tain:
Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Loray Henderson
request the honour of your
presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Patricia Marlene
to ,
Mr James Duncan Tart
on Sunday, the thirtieth of
September
nineteen hundred and fifty^six
at four o’clock in the afternoon
First Baptist Church
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Family Guidance Clinic Is Planned
By First Presbyterian Church Circle
Rev. Robert E. Poerschke, pas
tor of Siler City First Baptist
church, will conduct a ‘ family
guidance clinic next Thursday,
September 20th, under the spon.
sorship of Circle 6 of First Pres
byterian church.
Announcement was made by
Mrs. Henry Neisler, member of
the circle, who invited all interes
ted citizens of the community to
attend the clinics to be held at
First Presbyterian church.
Thursday morning at 10 a. m.
Mr. Poerschke will discuss prob
lems pertaining to teenagers,
and at 2:30 p. m that afternoon
will lead a discussion of persona
lity problems of teen-agers and
how to guide them. A covered
dish supper will be served in the
church fellowship hall at 6:30
p. m. after which Mr. Poerschke
will speak o» “Christian Family
Living." A nursery will be pro
vided for the small children.
Following each session. Mr.
Poerschke will be available for
jersonal conferences in family
juidance and consultation, a
nember of the circle added.
Mr. Poerschke is a graduate of
Airman University and Southern
laptist Theojpgical Seminary He
lid graduate work at Union Theo
-ogical Seminary. Hie is a former
MR. POERSHRE
U. S. Army chaplain, director o f
religious activities at Furman
University, and former minister
of education at Myers Park Bap
tist church in Charlotte. He is
pastor of Siler City, N. C. First
Baptist church.
“The public is invited to shart?
this rich experience in family gui
dance and consultation,” a mem
ber of the circle added.
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New Officers Of Local DAR Chapter
Take Office At Wednesday Meeting
Colonel Frederick Hambright i
chapter, DAR, held its initial
meeting of the fall last Wednes
day afternoon. Mrs. M. L# Har
mon was hostess.
Chapter officers include Mrs.
F R. Summers, regent, Mrs. Tol
ly Shuford, vice-regent, Mrs. J. R.
Davis, chaplain, Mrs C. S. Plonk,
assistant chaplain, Mrs. W. L.
Plonk, recording secretary, Mrs.
J. N. McClure, assistant record
ing secretary, Mrs. W. T. Weir,
corresponding secretary, Mrs. C.
D, Blanton, treasurer, Mrs. J. E.
Herndon, registrar, Mrs D. W.
Smith, historian, and Mrs. Arthur
Hay, librarian.
Mrs. Summfers succeeds Mrs.
C. D Blanton, whose term has
expired, as regent of the chap
ter.
The program, “Great American
Documents’’ was given by Mrs.
Shuford who discussed, "The
Constitution’’ and thle “Gettys
burg Address.” New yearbooks
were distributed, and reports
were heard from several mem
bers of the chapter who made a
trip last week to take clothes to
Crossnore.
Mrs, Summers Recognized three
visitors, Mrs. John O. Plonk, Miss
Ava Ware, and Miss Martha
Plonk. Mrs. Harmon was assist
ed by Miss Ware and Miss Plonk
tn serving a chicken -salad
course with accessories.
Harold Finch was thte weekend
guest of Reggie Muisray at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Boyer Murray. Mr. Finch and
Mr Murray were roommates at
Duke University at Durham.
Mrs. Blanton Hostess
To Duplicate Club
Duplicate Bridge Club mem
bers met Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. C. D. Blanton
on Gold street.
Bridge prizes went to Mrs. W.
K. Mauney, Jr., who scored high,
and to Mrs. Pauli Hendricks, who
received second-high.
The hostess served a dessert
course following progressions.
Dried arrangements provided de
coration throughout the house.
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