Elizabeth Stewart, Editor Phone 16/ MRS. GLENN MADDOX Miss Carol Ann Herndon, Glenn Maddox Pledge Vows In Double-Ring Ceremony The wedding of Miss Carol Ann Herndon of Kings Moun tain and Glenn Maddox of Char lotte took place Sunday in a 4 p. m. ceremony 'held in Bethlehem Baptist church. •Rev. Norman F. Brown, minis ter of the Church, heard the cou ple pledge the vows of the dou ble - ring ceremony. The church altar, banked with palms and mass arrangements of mums, larkspur, and gladioli, was highlighted by cathedral ta pers in seven - branched wrought iron canddlaibras. Mrs. James Logan was pianist and Kenneth Smith was vocalist for the program of traditional music. Mr. Smith sang "Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee" before the ceremony and "The Wedding Prayer” as the couple knelt for the benediction. The bride was given in marri age by her father. Her formal gown, a Maurer Original, was made of silk organza and Alen con lace and designed along princess lines. The lace bodice had short sleeves and the bou fant skirt of silk organza and taffeta ended in a chapel train. Her fingertip veil of illusion was draped from a tiara of Reed pearls and she carried white ro ses and stephanotis arranged on a white lace - covered Bible. Miss Kathy Herndon attended her sister as maid of honor and Miss Louise Maddox of Charlotte sister of the bridegroom, as bridesmaid. Bridal attendants wore waltz length dresses of pink embroid ered organdy and taffeta, with scoop necklines, brief sleeves, and very full skirts. They wore mat ching bandeaux and carried nosegays of pink carnations and white baby’s breath, with pink ribbon streamers. Participating in the wedding as honorary attendants were Miss Ann Stroupe, Mrs. Henry Miller, Mrs. Glenn Snyder, and Miss Rachel Hamrick, all of Charlotte, and Mrs. Paul Fite and Miss Sara Mae Hamrick, both of Kings Mountain. Charles Herndon, the bride’s brother, served as the bride groom’s best man and Bobby Herndon, brother of the bride, lighted altar candles prior to the ceremony. Ushers were Archie Maddox of Bennettsville, S. C., Barry Strou pe and Henry Miller, both of Charlotte, and Edward Blanton of Concord. The bride’s mother wore a street-length dress of pink em broidered organza with accessor ies in white and shoulder cor sage of rosebuds. Mrs. Maddox, the bridegroom’s mother, wore navy blue with white accessories and a shouldei corsage of white rosebuds. After the ceremony the wed ding party formed a receiving line in the church vestibule to greet wedding guests. The new (Mrs. Maddox is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam A. Herndon of Kings Moun tain. Since her graduation from Grover high school and King’s Business College she has been employed as a secretary in the law offices of Brock and Bartley in Charlotte. Mr. Maddox is the son of Mrs, Jasper Maddox of Gibson and the late Mr. Maddox. He was grad uated from Gibson high school and is a dispatcher for Bell Lin es, Inc., of Charlotte. For a trip to the mountains oi Western North Carolina the bride wore a blue embroidered cotton dress with pink accessori es and the flowers from the bou quet. The newlyweds will be ai home at 2420 Vail Avenue in Charlotte. Drop-In Party Thursday Afternoon Honored Miss Derice Weir, Bride-Elect Miss Derice Weir, bride-oloct of this month was paid compli- j ment Thursday when Mrs. Hu bert Davidson entertained at a drop-in party at her home on •Gold street. Bridal colors of white and green were featured in decora tions throughout the home. In i the dining room, the bride’s ta ble, overlaid with linen outwork, held a crystal punch bowl at one end and a mass arrangement of glads and pompons at the other. Silver trays held fancy cookies and other party goodies. Mrs. Davidson headed the re-' ceiving line which included Miss Weir, her mother, Mrs. S. S. Weir, Jr„ Mrs. Fred Palls, Sr., mother, of Miss Weir’s fiance, and Miss Marlene Weir, sister of the bride elect. Assisting in receiving and en tertaining were Mrs. Marriott Phifer and Mrs. O. O. Jackson. Miss Weiir wore an embroider ed cotton sheath of cocoa brawn with shoulder corsage of yellow carnations, her gift from the hos toss. Mrs, Davidson took the occas ion to present Miss Weir with a stainless steel carving set as ar honor gift. Calling hours were from 3 un til 5 o’clock. DAR Names Officers, Commiffees, Mrs. W. L. Pressly Is Elecfed Regent Mrs. E. L. Campbell entertain ed the members of the Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter, DAR, on Wednesday afternoon, June 1. at the home of Mrs. Eddie Campbell at the Battleground. Eleven members were present. The meeting opened with the DAR ritual. Mrs. T. M. Shu ford, regent, presided over the business session. Resolutions passed at the National Congress were re viewed. It was announced that Mrs. Shuford and Mrs. W. L. Pressly attended the district plan ning meeting in Charlotte on May 10. It was also reported that the chapter gave nine Citizenship medals in the fifth grades of the local schools, and eight History medals in the seventh grades. Mrs. F. R. Summers gave a' most interesting program on Tin American Flag. She discusser the proper care, use, and re&peci for the flag. Mrs. Shuford then presentee the regent's pin to the new re gent, Mrs. W. L. Pressly. Othei officers installed at this timi were vice-regent, Mi's. L. E. Hin nant; second vice-regent, Mrs. E W. Griffin; recording secretary Mrs. T. M. Shuford; correspond ing secretary, iMrs. J. E. Hern don, registrar; Mrs. F. R. Sum mers; treasurer; (Mrs. Joe Thom son, historian; Mrs. C. D. Blan ton, librarian; Mrs. J. N. Me Clure, and chaplain, Mi's. H. T Fulton. The hostess, with the assistan ce of Mrs. Eddie Campbell, serv ed a delicious salad plate with tea during the social hour. ■aWMBiMKMW iftrrmwmnnniimfinrnifrnTiiKnin— ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED — Mr. and Mrs. James Daniel Plant of Tallahassee, Florida, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rubie Elizabeth, to Charles Arthur Butterhvorth, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arthur Butterworth, Sr., of Kings Mountain. Miss Plant is a graduate of Florida State University and holds a Master of Arts degree from Northwestern University. She is presently serving as Dean of Women at Brevard College, Brevard. Mr. Butterworth attended Washington and Lee Univer sity and holds the position of Business Manager of Brevard Col lege. The wedding will take place on July 9th in Brevard Metho dist church. Kings Mountain Girls Among Sub-Debs Presented At Charity Ball On Saturday The Junior Charity League’s 15th annual Sub-Debutahte ball | held Saturday night, June 4, at the Shelby Community Center climaxed with brilliance and splendor the days of festivity for the Sub-Debs who were present ed to society at the affair. The Community Center ball room was transformed into an unusually elegant setting for the occasion. The decorative high light of the stage was a white ' and silver winding stairway sil j houetted against a sapphire blue , background. On either side at the [ foot of the stairs White and sil ver newel posts held two im mense silvered candelabras with ' crystal prisms enhancing the | eight lighted branches of each. A further decorative note on the stage was a curved White orna mental railing forming a niche i for the orchestra. Gracefully hung swags of white tulle, fleck ed with silver, on either side of the stairway completed the baek I ground. Decorative highlights out in the Circle Welcomes New Members Three new members were wel comed into Circle 2 of the Wo men’s Missionary Union of Sec ond Baptist church Monday night. They are Mrs. Clinton Woods, Mrs. Janet Cunningham, and Mrs. Daner McDaniel. Mrs. Albert Hastings, hostess \ at the church pastorium, had also | arranged the program) on the theme, “Education - Youth - Mis sions." Mrs. McAbee offered the . opening prayer and a short bus iness session was conducted fol lowing the program. Delicious refreshments were served to the 12 members atten ding. v ballroom were two large mock crystal chandeliers, which caught and reflected the sparkle of ma ny lights. Surrounding the chan deliers the ballroom ceiling was covered with white nylon gath ered into graceful poufs, giving a cloud-like effect. One hundred and five lovely young girls from: Shel'by and surrounding Western North Car olina cities made up the list of those presented. They wore for mal white ball gowns, long white gloves, and each carried an arm bouquet of red roses, tied with red ribbons and long streamers Each debutante entered the stage from a landing on the white and silver stairway, came to the front of the stage and stood smi ling for a moment as she was in troduced. Then she descended a brief Stairway to be joined at the foot of it on the main floor by her two escorts. .Each girl and her two escorts were spotlighted as they walked the length of the ballroom floor. At the conclusion of the form al presentation the sub-debutantes formed an elaborate figure at the end of Which they were joined by their chief escorts for the first dance. The eight Kings Mountain girls who were presented at the ball were: Miss Rose Malcolmn, with James Parker and James T. Malcolm, Jr.; Miss Gale Kircus, with Michael McKee and Clif ford Kircus,Jr.; Miss Freida Mc Ginnis, with Paul Hendricks, Jr. and John McGinnis; Miss Dianna Neal, with James (Blanton and Walter iBruce Thorburn, Jr.; Miss Linda Ann White, with Gary Blanton and James E. White; Miss Connie Padgett, with Philip Padgett and James Plonk; Miss Carole Plonk, with Jerry Wright and Dr. George Plonk; and Miss Nancy McClure, with William Smith and Charles Gibson. MRS. ROBERT BRITT OSBORNE, Jr. Miss Peggy Wilson, Robert Osborne, Jr. Wed Saturday In Double-Ring Ceremony Miss Peggy Ramona Wilson and Robert SBritt Osborne, Jr., both of Kings Mountain, pledg ed marriage vows Sunday in a 4 o’clock wedding in Carson Memo rial 'Baptist Church. The Rev. Earl H. Shannon of Charlotte, pastor of the Carolina Cathedral, heard the couple ex change vows of the double-ring ceremony. 'Palms and white gladioli were used on the altar with grouping of seven-branched candelabras holding lighted cathedral tapers. Miss Mary Alice McDaniel was at the organ and Miss Daisy Hawkins of Gastonia was soloist for the program of nuptial music. Miss Hawkins sang “O Promise Me” and “O Perfect 'Love” before the ceremony and "Seal Us O Holy Spirit” for the benediction. Miss McDaniel played "Reverie” as vows were pledged and a med ley of traditional selections. Woodrow Wesley Wilson es corted his daughter to the altar and gave her in marriage. t The wedding gown, designed by Ar den, was fashioned of handclip ped Chantilly lace and taffeta. The basque bodice featured a j Sabrina neckline and brief sleev es and the billowing ballerina I skirt had side tiers of lace ruf fles Which caught to a princess front and back panel edged in scallops of matching lace. Her veil of pure silk illusion was at : tached to a princess crown of | pearls and She carried a bride’s bouquet of roses on a lace-cover ed Bible. Miss Bonnie Welch attended the bride as maid of honor and only attendant. Her waltz-length gown was of heaven blue pure silk organza and taffeta. De signed with fitted bodice featur ing a scoop neckline and brief sleeves, the dress had full-gath ered skirt. Her picture hat was of matching blue horsehair braid and She carried a 'bouquet of Garza Chrysanthemums. Robert Britt Osborne, Sr., ser ved as his son’s best man. Ush ers were Douglas Wilson, the bride’s brother, Vernon Carson, Arshel Sanders, Billy Osborne, Jr., and Benjamin Moomaw, all of Kings Mountain. After the ceremony the wed ding party formed a receiving line in the church vestibule to greet wedding guests. The new (Mrs. Osborne is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wood row Wesley Wilson of Kings Mountain. She is a graduate of Ashley high school, Gastonia, and is a secretary for Botany Cottons, Inc., of Gastonia.. A/3C Osborne Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert IB. Osborne, now of Gastonia. He is a gradu ate of Kings Mountain high school and Nashville Auto & Di esel College of Nashville. He is now in the Air Force stationed at KeesJer AFB, Mississippi. The newlywed are honeymoon ing in the mountains of Western North Carolina and Virginia, af ter which they will be at home with their parents until Airman Osborne returns to MississippL Families Gather For Picnic Dinner Several Kings Mountain area families gathered for a family j picnic on Sunday following morn ing worship service at El Bethel Methodist church. The group enjoyed a delicious meal in the backyard of Mrs. A. P. Anthony’s Home. Each family who attended 'had prepared a pic nic basket and dinner was spread on picnic tables at the noon hour. Present for the gathering were i Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Neal, Miss es Alice and Linda Neal; Mrs. Ruth Terris and daughter, Cyn ! thia of Shelby; J. D. Walker and | son, Billy, of Shelby; Mrs. Ed ! ward Anthony and daughter, Willie; Mrs. Sallie Anthony, Mrs. i M. C. Neal, Miss Elizabeth Camp, Miss Linda Greene of Shelby, and Billy and Tony Anthony. -—j— Rainbow Girls Meet Tuesday Rainbow Girls will hold a reg ular meeting Tuesday night at 7:30 at Masonic Hall. Miss Betty Clendenning, dis trict deputy, will make her offi cial visit to the chapter, and all Rainbow Girls are being partic ularly invited to attend the meet I ing, Mrs. D. E. Tate, Mother Ad visor, said in making the an nouncement. Miss Dianna Neal is Rainbow ' leader. SUB DEBUTANTES AT* CHARITT BALL — Pictured as they formed the figure Saturday are the more than 100 Sub-Debu tantes who made their debut to society at the Shelby Junior Charity League Sub-Deb Ball. Included in the group a/ Wes tern North Carolina girls were eight Kings Mountain young ladies Who were presented to society and enjoyed a whirl of social activities prior to the Saturday presentation. A large crowd of Kings Mountain area citizens attended the gala af fair at Shelby Community Center.' AUGUST BRIDE-ELECT — Mr. and Mrs. Henry Franklin Rock- > ett, Jr.., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jo Ann, to | Carl Marvin Lewis, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marvin Lewis. < Both families are of Gastonia. The bride-elect attended Lees-Mc~ Rae and Sacred Heart Colleges where she was a member of the ‘ Literary and Historical societies and the Family Life club. Mr. ! Lewis, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Styers of Kings Mountain and R. L. Lewis of Bessemer City, is a senior at Clemson College where he is president of the Junior Y Council and a member of the Numeral Society and Executive Seargents. The wedding will be an event of August 27th in First Methodist church of Gastonia. Party Honors Miss Weir Mrs. Grady McCarter and (her daughter, Mbs. Gene Patterson entertained Tuesday evening at a (bridal party paying compliment to Miss Derive Weir,, bride-elect. Thirty guests were present at the recreation building of First Presbyterian church to shower the honoree with miscellaneous household gifts and to partici pate in bridal games and con tests. Sharing honors with Miss Weir were three of the season’s brides elect who were remembered with gifts from the hostesses. They were Miss Jackie Arnette, Miss Billie Miabry, and Miss Sara Hou ser. The pink and white motif was combined with beautiful effect throughout the party room. Ov erlaid with a cutwork cloth, the refreshment table held an ar rangement of pink and white flowers at the center, with pink tapers used at one end in crys tal candelabra and the silver punch bowl at the opposite end. A tiered mint and nut compote on the serving table was decora ted with wedding bells. Magnolia blossoms were used on the man tel together with a large heart and cupid with poufs of green net. At refreshment time the host esses served pink iced cakes with lime punch, mints, and salted nuts. Miss Weir wore a brown shea th dress with bertha collar and shoulder corsage of pink and white pompons, gift from the hostesses. The bride-elect’s honor gift was silver in her bridal pattern. Debs' Mothers Attend Tea North Lake Country Club was a gala gathering place for Sub Debutantes and their mothers Friday, June 3, when they met there for the registration tea which, each year, initiates Lea gue - sponsored events leading up to the Junior Charity League’s annual Sub-Debutante (Ball. The tea was held between 11 a. m. and 1 p. m. with Miss Saranan Morgan serving as chairman for the event. Mrs. George Carpenter greeted I guests on the side porch of the j Club and directed them to Mrs. L. W. Short, chairman of the | hostess committee. Mrs. Short, | assisted by Mrs. Frank Tucker j and Mrs. Dow Sheppard, gave the | mothers their natne cards. Greeting^ guests at the main . door of the club lounge was Miss | Saranan Morgan who introduced i them to the receiving line includ i ing Mrs. Craig Jones and Mrs. Evans Lackey, general coehair | men of the 1960 ball, and League | officers: Mrs. Edwin Ford, pres 1 ident; Mrs. B. F. Edwards, vice president ; Mrs. W. D. Lackey, i secretary: and Mrs. W. B. Ed i wards treasurer. Also greeting guests in the lounge were Mrs. J. D. Lineberger, Mrs. Charles Padgett and Mrs. Draper Wood. At the Sub-Debutante registra tion table in the lounge were Mrs. Robert Bums, secretary to the Debutantes, Mrs. Robert Ki ger, assistant secretary, Mrs. RuSh Hamrick, Jr., Mrs. George Com, and Mrs. Floyd Bost. Mrs. Tom Jones, ticket chairman, as sisted by Mrs. R. T. LeGrand, Jr., presided at the ticket table. In the drib dining room Mrs. Robert Morgan, Mm. D. F. Moore, Mrs. Bill Lattimare, Mire. PERSONALS Charles Sims, Jr., of Chicago^ 111., is spending a week’s vaca tion with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sims and other rel atives. —o— Sgt. and Mrs. Jack Sims and small son, Jack Vincent, spent the weekend from Cherry Point with his parents, Mr. r was gracefully filled with majes tic daisies, shasta pompoms, snapdragons and gypsophila in, soft tones of yellow and white.