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Central May Day Program Friday Night,
"Garden Of Roses" To Be Program Theme
The annual May Day program
at Kings Mountain high school
will be held Friday evening at
7:30 p. m. in the school auditori
um.
Carole Plonk, high school sen
ior and daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
George Plonk, will reign as
Queen of the festivities. Mem
bers of the “K” club Which Is
sponsoring the program has ar
ranged dances to follow the
theme, “Garden of Roses.’’ .
Members of the Queen’s Court
are: Freshmen: Peggy Plonk,
Punch Parker, Pattie Howard,1
Wally Harris; Sophomores: San-]
dra Plonk, Franklin Dean, Peg
gy Ware, Tommy Armstrong;
Juniors: Kaye Alexander, Jackie
Thomasson, Sue Jean Wright,!
Arthur Allen; Seniors: Brenda;
McDaniel, Gary Blanton, Barba-'
ra Lynn, and Jerry Wright..
Kaye Mullinax and Rose Mal
colm are maids of honor. Caro
lyn Saunders will crown the
queen and Kathy Higgins, Doris
Dellinger, Linda Falls, Sandra
Ledbetter, Carol Alexander, and
Jean Davis will be flower girls.
Chuck Spearman is train bearer
and Scott Kelly Is crowrfbearer.
Paul Fulton, Kenneth Barnes,
and Doug Burton will sound the
trumpets to announce (he arrival
of the court.
The following students will
participate in the program which
is under direction of Mrs. Larry
Watson, advisor.
Prologue: Diana Neal.
Ace of Diamonds: Diane Ro
berts, Petie Lynn, Linda Pruitt,
Janie Bridges, Ann Lannlng, |
Brenda Carroll, Froida Burton.!
Ann Broadwater, Janie Cox and
Billie Jo Thorburn.
Pantomime: “Little Darling’’—
David Adams, Douglas Metcalf,
and Clarence Smith.
Seven Jumps: Brenda Lovelace,
Marilyn Dixon, Norma Farr,
Joyce Tesseneer, Gail Morrison,
Diane Goins, Becky Lynn, Ruth
Cllppard, Mary Stamey, and Pa
mela Childers.
Highland Fling: Joan Howard
and Sarah Frances Mauney.
Baton Twirler: Gary Wilson.
Calypso: Billie Jo Thorbum
Petie Lynn, Joan Howard, Sarah
Frances Mauney, Jewel Robbs,
Kaye Mauney, Janell Owens, Nell
Ross, Becky Lynn, and Ruth Clip
pard.
Pantomime: "If You Don’t
Want My Loving.”
Hock and Roll: Nell Ross, Ka
ren Hall, Becky Lynn, and Ruth
Clippard.
Waltz: Diane Roberts, Petie
Lynn, Billie Jo Thorbum, Fredda
Burton, Marilyn Dixon and Bren
da Lovelace.
Ten Pretty Girls: Linda Rey
nold, Janell Owens, Ruth Ann
Sides, Karen Fite, Diane Kiser,
Regina Blanton, Barbara Bums,
Barbara Williams, Vicky Wells,
Cheryl Me A bee, Becky Yarbro,
and Barbara Cable.
Tap Dancing: Gary Wilson.
Little Brown Jug: Linda Wal
ker, Ann Cooper, Janell Owens,
Nell Ross, Sara Hendricks, Laura
Page, Ruth Ann Sides, Karen
Fite, Jewell Robbs, Kaye Maun
ey, Vicky Wells, Cheryl McAbee,
Maxine Beardin, and Diane Ki
ser.
Totem Mountain Stomp: Mari
lyn Dixon, Brenda Lovelace, Gail
Morrison, Diane Goins, Mary
Stamey, and Pamela Childers.
Stroll: Linda Walker, Jewell
Robbs, Janell Owens, Linda Rey
nolds, Regina Blanton, Diane
Kisser, Vicky Wells, and Rhonda
Biddix.
Pantomime: ‘‘In the Still of the
Night”
Tumbling: All.
May Pole: Diane Roberts, Petie
Lynn, Freida Burton, Ann Broad
water, Janie Cox, Billie Jo Thor
burn, Jewel Robbs, Ann Cooper,
Linda Walker, Regina Blanton,
Marilyn Dixon and Brenda Love
lace.
Junior Club Committees Announced,
Mrs. McGinnis Heads Calendar Drive
Junior Woman’s Club commit
tees for the 1960-61 club year
have been announced:
They include:
Mrs. Dick McGinnis, chairman
of the community calendar pro
ject which will get underway in
June.
Mrs. Charles Alexander, chair
man of the hospital project. Oth
er members of her community
project committee are Mrs. John
Gamble and Mrs. Jacob Dixon.
Miss Mary Alice McDaniel,
chairman of membership. Other
members of this committee are
Miss Maude Owens, Miss Linda
Mitcham, Mrs. Glenn Ettters,
Mrs. Charles Ramsey, and Miss
Judy Long.
Mrs. John Gamble will head
the club's participation in the
Student Exchange program and
also serve as chairman of the
stamps for wounded veterans
project.
Mrs. Bill Jonas, Chairman ol
the Easter Seals project.
Mrs. Furman Wilson, chairman
of the Sunshine committee.
Mrs. Bill Allen, chairman oi
the committee on international
affairs.
Mrs. Eugene Hagan, chairman
of- the committee on fine arts.
Mrs. John Gamble, chairman
of the clothing closet committee.
Other members of her commit
tee are Mrs. Bill Jonas and Mrs.
James Yarbro.
Mrs. James Jonas, chairman of
the Children’s Home project.
Mrs. Jacob Dixon, chairman
of special gifts committee.
Mrs. Charles Ramsey, chair
man of community drives. Other
members of this committee are
Miss Jackie Blanton and Mrs.
Darrell Austin.
Mrs. James Yarbro, chairman
I of the committee on Education
and American Home.
Mrs. Bill Bates, chairman of
I communications, which includes
the scrapbook. Other member of
this committee is Miss Elizabeth
Stewart who has charge of the
pres shook.
Mrs. Furman Wilson and Mrs.
James Gibson, cochairman of
the annual candy project.
Mrs. Dwain Lynch, chaiiman
of the floral fair committee. Oth
er members of the committee are
Mrs. Eugene Hagan, Miss Judy
j Long, and Miss Margaret Har
mon.
Miss Margaret Costner Wed Saturday
To James Vick Smith In Church Rites
Miss Margaret Costner of Gas
tonia and James Vick Smith of
Kings Mountain pledged marri
age vows Saturday in a 3 p. m.
wedding tyeld in First Presbyter
ian church.
Eh-. Paul Ausley, the minister,
heard the exchange of vows in a
double-ring ceremony.
The church altar was arranged
with white gladioli and palms
and interspersed with cathedral
tapers in wrought-iron candela
bras.
Mrs. Darrell Austin, organist,
and Charles Costner, soloist, ren
dered a program of traditional
music.
Organ numbers included “A
dagio” by Sonata, ‘‘C Minor” by
Guilmant, “Evening Star” by
Wagner, ‘To A Wild Rose”, Mc
Dowell, “O Perfect Love", Barn
by, “Dreams”, Mt-Amis, and '■An
dante". Mr. Costner sang “I Dove
You Truly" and “Seal Us O Holy
Spirit.”
The hride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a waltz-len
gth gown of chiffon and taffeta.
Designed with fitted bodice and
bouffant .skirt, the dress had a
fitted jacket with three-quarter
length sleeves. Her matching
headpiece was dropped with flir
tation veil and she carried a J
white lac«-covered prayer book
topped with gladmellias and sa
tin streamers.
Miss Gail Costner, cousin of
the bride, was maid of honor and
only attendant. Her full-skirted
dress of blue chiffon and taffeta
was designed with scoop neck-1 (
line and three-quarter-length si-1 -
eeves. She wore a matching
headpiece and carried a nose
gay of daisy mums. ;
The bridegroom’s father waa i
best man. Ushers ware Ken St- |
ines of Gastonia and Charles Al
exander of Charlotte. 1
Mrs. Costner’s the bride’s mo- j
ther, wore a street-length dress
of blue eyelet with matching ac
cessories and an orchid shoulder
corsage.
The bridegroom’s moher was
dressed in rose chiffon and taff
eta. She wore white accessories
and a shoulder corsage of or
chids.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alexan
der of Charlotte and Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Westmoreland of Grover en
tertained at a reception imme
diately following the ceremony
in the church fellowship hall.
The bride’s table, done in pink,
held the three tier pink and
white wedding cake as the focal
point of decoration. The large
punch bowl was used at one end
of the table, and a mass arran
gement of pink and white flo
wers marked the center of the
table which was overlaid with
ruffled net and linen.
Mrs. Paul Ausiley cut and ser
ved the wedding cake. Lime pun
ch was poured by Mrs. Lloyd Al
exander. Mints and nuts were
also served with the cake and
punch.
Goodbyes were .said to Mr. and
Mrs. Hall Goforth.
The new Mrs. Smith is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Costner of Gastonia. She is a
graduate of Ashley high school
in Gastonia.
Mr. Smdth is the (son of Mr. ■
and Mrs. James F. Smith of
Kings Mountain. He is a gradu
ate of Kings Mountain high
school and is employed by Fire
.tone Textiles in Gastonia.
For a trip to the mountains
Urs. Smith wore a two-piece blue
ind white linen suit with acces
ories to match and the flowers
torn her 'bridal bouquet.
The newlyweds are residing
emporarily with the bride
room's parents on Phifer road.
Social Calendar
Thursdays l
7:30—Margrace Woman’s club;
at the home of Mrs. C. W.i
Falls.
Fridays
3:30—May Fellowship Day pro
gram at Central Methodist
church under sponsorship
of the Council of Church
women.
8:00—(May Day program at
Kings Mountain high sch
ool auditorium.
Monday:
j 9:30 a. m.—Circle 6 of Kings
Mountain Baptist church
church at the home of Mrs.
George Hord.
3:00 — Circle 1 of Kings Moun
tain Baptist church at the
home of Mrs. D. G. Little
john.
3:30—Circle 2 of Kings Moun:
tain Baptist church at the
home of Mrs. J. E. Hullen
7:30—Circle 3 of Kings Moun
tain Baptist church at the
home of Mrs. Harold Cog
’ gins.
7:30—Circle 5 of Kings Moun
tain Baptist church at the
home of Mrs. R. G. Frank
lin.
7:30—Frances Hamilton circle
of Boyce Memorial ARP
church at the home of Mrs.
Robert Kennedy.
7:30—Circle 4 of Kings Moun
tain Baptist church at the
home of Mrs. Marion Dix
on. Mrs. O. O. Walker, co
hostess.
7:30 — Circle 4 of Central Me
thodist church at the chur
ch.
7:30 — Circle 5 of Central Me
thodist church at the home
of Mrs. Hoyle McDaniel.
7:30 — Circle 7 of Central Me
thodist church at the home
of Mrs. Floyd Payne.
7:30 — Girls Friendship Cir
cle of Central Methodist
church at the home of Mrs.
Y. F. Throneburg.
&:00 — Circle 6 of Central Me
thodist church at the home
of Mrs. Harry Jaynes.
8:00 — Circle 2 of First Pres
byterian church at the
home of Mrs. W. L. Ram
seur.
Tuesday:
7:00—Final in a series of study
courses for members of the
Credit Women’s Breakfast
chib, at Ashley high school,
Gastonia.
Wednesday:
7:30 a. m. — Credit Womenf^
Breakfast cltfb at Gastonia
Elks club.
9:30 a. m. — Circle 2 of Cen
tral Methodist church at
the home of Mrs. W. M.
Gantt.
Kindergarten
Exhibit Set
The third annual arts and cra
fts exhibit of Kings Mountain
Christian Kindergarten will be
held Friday in the fellowship
hall of First Baptist church.
Hours of the exhibit are from
2:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon and
7 to 9 p. m. that evening.
The work shown will represent
the various activities of the stu
dents throughout the year. In
cluded will be free hand draw
ings, finger painting, tempera
painting, spatter-painting, sea
sonal handwork, clay modeling,
nature collections and leading
materials.
The interested public is invi
ted.
Local Women Judge
Shelby Flower Show
Four Kings Mountain women
were judges Tuesday for the
Standard Flower Show held in
Shelby by the *Shelby Garden
club and Phil Acres Garden club.
They were Mrs. W. M. Gantt,
Mrs. W. L. Pressly, Mrs. M. A.
Ware, and Mrs. J. E. Herndon, all
of whom are accredited state
judges.
Also serving as judges were
Mrs. R. L. Lewis, Bessemer City,
and Mrs. W. R. Rutner, Gastonia.
Teachers Attend
State Meeting
Two Kings Mountain teachers
attended the three-day Eta State
Convention of Delta Kappa Gam
ma, international honor society
of women educators, in Raleigh
| during the weekend.
Miss Alice Averitt, city schools
teaching consultant, and Miss
i Gussie Huffstetler, teacher at
North school, attended the con
vention Friday through Sunday.
Theme for the meeting was
“Open Doors On Tomorrow’s
World.” Convention speakers
were Mrs. Mae Knight Clark, au
thor of the North Carolina soc
ial studies texitbook, “Living To
gether Around the World” and
Mirs. Esther C. Holt, Southeastern
Regional Director from West
Palm Beach, Fla. They used the
subjects, “Tomorrow Challenges
Education” and “The World Is
My Neighbor.” ,
The group of some 200 teachers
were also guests of Mrs. Luther
Hodges at a tea at the Gover
nor’s Mansion on Saturday.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kt. and Mrs. Lewis Wright an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Monday, May 2, Kings Mountain
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Owensby
announce the birth of a son.
Tuesday, May 3, Kings Mountain
hospital.
Class Meeting
Held Monday
Mrs. Roy Matthews and Mrs.
Jack Stone were hostesses Mon
day night to the regular meeting
of the Friendship class of Grace
Methodist church.
Present for a meeting at the
church fellowship hall were 12
members and two visitors, Mrs.
Flo Cline and Miss Margaret
Huffstetler.
Mrs. L. P. Price had arranged
the program, “Revive Us," and
members sang the hymns, “There
Is Power In The Blood," “I Need
Jesus” and “Revive Us Again.”
The evening prayers were offered
by Mrs. Frank Ballard, Mrs. Jack
Stone, Mrs. Clyde Fite, and Mrs.
Andy Huffstetler.
Mrs. Clyde Fite presided.
At refreshment time, the hos
tesses served sandwiches with po
tato chips, pound cake, and pun
ch..
Spring flowers were used to
decorate the meeting room.
Mrs. Kirby
Circle Hostess"
Mrs. S. O. Kirby was hostess
Monday night to members of Cir
cle 1 of Second Baptist church.
Eleven members were present
for the program which featured
the theme, "Missionary Organi
zation” led by Mrs. Kirby, assist
ed by Mrs. Shirley King, Mrs.
Katie Pruitt, and Mrs. Gertrude
Ware.
The evening prayers were of
fered by Mrs. T. F. Ware and
Mrs. James Ware.
After the business session a
social hour was held and Mrs.
Kiiby was assisted by Mrs. Robbs
in serving delicious refresh
ments.
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NEW OFFICERS OF HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
—Pictured above are the recently-installed of
ficers of the Kings Mountain Hospital Auxili
ary. Front rcho, left to right, are Mrs. Amo
Haas, Mrs. Paul Patterson, and Mrs. Martin
Ware. Mrs. Patterson is president and Mrs.
Haas and Mrs. Ware are co-chairmen of the
Pink Ladies Division. Back Row, left to right,
are Mrs. Ranny Blanton, Mrs. J. W. Tesseneer,
and Mrs. Raleigh Shehan. The other officer,
Mrs. Blanton, is secretary-treasurer and Mrs.
Tesseneer andd Mrs. Shehan are among a
group of volunteer Pink Ladies who received
100-hour service pins recently. The awards were
presented at the installation service for offi
noting more than 100-hour service to the hos
cers, and several vxrmen received chevrons, de
pit at. (Photo by Pennington Studio.)
Hollidays Held
Family Reunion
Some 75 descendants of Wil
liam R. Holliday gathered for a
family reunion Sunday in Floor
enee, S. C.
Kings Mountain relatives who
attended were Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Campbell, Joe and Sandy
Campbell, and Miss Lynda Lynn.
Mr. Holliday was the maternal
grandfather of Mrs. Cambpell.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alexan
der of Charlotte visited Mr. and
Mrs. Seth Wilson and Mr. and
Mrs. James F. Smith and family
during the weekend. The Wilsons
are parents of Mrs. Alexander.
Mrs. Smith is Mrs. Alexander's
sister.
Class Held
Spring Dance
Thirty pupils In the ballroom
class of the Colvin School of
Dance held their annual spring
danse at the Country Club last
Friday evening.
Members of the class who ser
ved as hosts for the affair were
Miss Linda Sherer, Miss Sarah
Frances Mauney, Joe Peeler, and
Lynn Cheshire.
Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs.
L. H. Sherer, Mr. and Mrs. W. K.
Mauney, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Drace
Peeler, and Mr. and Mrs. John
Cheshire. Mrs. Sue Colvin, instru
ctor for the class, also assisted
in entertaining.
Assorted sandwiches were ser
ved with fancy cookies and pun
ch at refreshment time.
Class Party
Is Planned
A barbecue supper is planned
far Thursday night, May 12th, by
members of the Adult Fellowship
and Young Adult Fellowship
Classes of Central Methodist ch
urch.
The members are being invited
to bring their children.
(Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Poston will
be hosts at their summer cabin
off Shelby road.
Miss Karen Raines, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. B. L. Raines,
was a weekend guest for May
Day activities at Meredith Col
lege recently. Hie events includ
ed the spring concert of the col
lege chorus, the annual horse
dhow in the Meredith Riding
Ring and Sunday morning chur- '
ch attendance.
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