Elizabeth Stewart, Editor
Phone 167
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED — Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Compton of
the Antioch Community near Grover announce the engagement of
their daughter, Sarah Patricia, to Thomas Samuel Andrews, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. Q. Andrews of Grover. The wedding will be an
extent of December 24th at 3 o’clock in Antioch Baptist church.
Stones Gather For Holiday Reunion
With W. F. Stone On Thanksgiving Day
The W. F. Stone family held a
Thanksgiving Day reunion with
Mr. Stone’s children and their
families and his to rot hers and
sisters and their families present
for a holiday gathering.
Present to Share the Thanks
giving meal and spend the day
with Mr. Stone were his daugh
ter and sion: Mr. and Mrs. A. T.
DeBruilcr and children, Andy,
Ricky, and Sara Lynn and Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Stone, Jr., and
children, Billy, Martha Anne and
Brenda Sue; and his brothers and
sisters and their families, includ
ing Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stone,
sons, Bill and Gene, and daughter,
Mjrs. Miearl Valentine, Mr. Valen
tine and small daughter, Deana;
and Mr. and Mrs. iBarney Stone,
their son Larry and daughter,
Anita of Shelby; Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Ledford and their daughter
of Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. David
Whetstine and son, Bobby.
Also present were Mrs, Beulah
F. Barnett, who makes her home
with the Stones, and Mrs. Ila H.
Kipps, a niece of Mr. Stone.
The holiday motif was carried
out in decorations on the dining
room table and throughout the
house.. A yule log, as the center
piece held lighted red and green
tapers with the salads, in bright
orange, yellow and red, further
carrying out the holiday idea..
TVBr. Stone offered a Thanksgiv
ing Day prayer before the turkey
dinner was served.
Selfs To Note
50th Anniversary
Invitations reading as follows
have been issued:
1910 1960
The children of
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Self
request the pleasure of your
company
on the Fiftieth Anniversary
of their marriage
on Sunday, the fourth of
December
two until five o’clock
Route 2
Cherryville, North Carolina
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Social Calendar
Thursday:
7:30 —Margraoe Woman’s Club
at the home ot Mrs. Roy
Spake.
Friday:
6:30 — Sigma Chapter is cele
| brating its second birthday
at a Christmas (Banquet at
> the Woman's Club.
Sunday:
2:00-5 p. m. — Mr. and Mrs. C.
A. Self are celebrating
their 50th wedding anniver
j sary at open house at their
( home on route 2, Cherry
ville.
2:15 — Executive ©oand of the
Women’s (Missionary Socie
ty of Boyce Memorial ARP
(church at the church.
3:00 — Women’s Society of
Boyce Memorial ARP chur
ch at the church. White
Cross Christmas program.
7:00 — Mary Kennedy circle of
Boyce Memorial ARP
church at the home of Mrs.
(George Morrow.
Monday:
12:00 — Circle 1 of Central Me
thodist church ait the home
of Mrs. J. H. Arthur.
3:00 — Circle 5 of First Pres
(byterian Church at the
home of Mrs. E. A. Harrill,
• 410 E. King Street.
7:00 — Circle 1 of First Pres
Ibyterian church at the
home of Mrs. E. T. Plott
on York Road. Covered
dish supper.
7:30 — Circle 4 of First Pres
byterian church at the Rec
reation Hall. Mrs. Grady
i McCarter and Mrs. Sam
Weir, co-hostesses.
7:30 — Junior Woman’s Club
at the Woman’s Club. Mrs.
I Furman Wilson and Mrs.
• James Gibson, co-hostesses.
7:30 — Circle 3 of Central Me
thodist church at the, home
of Mlrs. Bun E. Goforth.
7:30 — Circle 4 of Central Me
thodist church at the home
I of Mrs. R. H. Bryant.
7:30 — Circle 5 of Central Me
thodist church at the home
of Mlrs. D. L. Saunders.
7:30 — Circle 7 of Central Me
thodist church at the home
of Mrs. J. N. McClure.
7:30 — Circle 8 of Central Me
thodist church at the home
of Mrs. M. H. Biser.
8:00 — Circle 3 of First Pres
byterian church at the
home of Mrs. O. P. Lewis,
t 309 W. Mountain street.
Tuesday:
3:30 — Home Arts Cldb at the
ihome of Mrs. Fred Plonk.
8:00 — Circle 6 of Central Me
thodist church at the home
of Mrs. Hilliard Black.
8:00—The Parent - Teacher -
Student Association is
meeting at Central school
auditorium.
Wednesday:
7:30 a. m. — Credit Women’s
Breakfast Club at Gastonia
Elks Club.
9:30 a. m. — Circle 2 of Cen
tral Methodist church' at
the home of Mrs. J. R. Da
vis.
10:30 a. m. — Circle 6 of First
Presbyterian church at the
home of Mrs. W. B. Grimes
108 Ridge street.
3:30 — Colonel Frederick Ham
bright Chapter, DAR, at
the home of Mrs. M. L.
Harmlon on King street.
Harrills Returning
To Florida Home
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrill
and Children, Donnie, Benny, and
Elizabeth Ann, will return Thurs
day to their home in Clearwater,
Fla., after spending the past four
months with Mrs. Harrill’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Beam.
The Harrills lived in Kings
Mountain while Mr. Harrill und
erwent heart surgery at Veter
an’s Hospital in Durham. He has
been discharged from the hospi
tal and is recuperating satisfact
orily and will accompany his
family home today.
Man of the Month
C. N. Jones of the Kinqs
Mountain District of Lib
erty Life Insurance Com
pany is being recognized
as Man of the Month for
his outstanding produc
tion during the month of
October. Mr. Jones has
been associated with the
local office for the past
five years, writing insur
ance. Retirement. Educa
tional. Accident. Sickness.
Disability, and Hospitali
zation.
LIBERTY LIFT
INSURANCE CO.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY — Julie Durham,
age three, looks at her birthday cake, a brdwn
and yellow Stagecoach, as she blew out the
candles (yellow Cowgirls) on Saturday at a
family birthday party attended by 25 children.
—:PERSONALS>
Mr. and Mrs. Houston Black
and children, Hugh and Ann,
came to Kings Mountain Thanks
giving Day to spend the day with
Mr. Black’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Black. The Blacks re
turned to Southern Pines later
in the evening.
(Mr. and Mrs. George Sellers,
their son, George, Jr., and Mr.
and Mrs. George Stewart and
son, Gary, spent Sunday in Mount
Holly with Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Bell and family. Mrs. Stewart
and Mt-s. Sellers are daughters of
Mr. Bell.
Dr. and Mrs. 'Ben T. Jackson
and children, Benny, Leigh, and
Kimlberly, of Richmond, Va., Miss
Lou Jackson of Norfolk, Va., and
Michael Davis of Atlanta, Ga...
spent the holiday with Mr. and
MJrs. J. R. Davis. Young Kimlberly
Jackson, granddaughter of the
Davises, was christened at morn
ing services Thanksgiving Day
at Central Mlethodist church..
Mrs. J. P. McDaniel of Grover
spent Thanksgiving Day with her
daughter, Mrs. Wayne Wells and
Mr. Wells.
Philip Humphries, freshman at
North Carolina State College,
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hum
phries.
Mr. and Mrs. Giles Cornwell
and son, Reggie, of Cleveland,
Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. James
Houser and daughter, Tina, of
Graham, visited during the holi
days with Mr. and Mrs. J. Deck
Fulton.
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Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Huffstet
ler of Wake Forest college spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. Ben K. Beam, par
ents of Mrs. Huffstetler.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hudson. Mrs.
Fate Arrowood and Richard Wat
terson took Misses Joy Hudson
and Tillie Arrowood hack to A. S.
T. C. at Boone Sunday night, af
ter they spent the Thanksgiving
holidays at home.
Jerry doninger spent the hol
idays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. June Cloninger. He is a
student at East Carolina college
in Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goforth of
Grover (were dinner guests
Thanksgiving Day of Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Goforth and family.
Wayne Goforth returned with the
Goforths to Grover and visited
until Sunday when he returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Beam, Mr.
and Mrs. R. D. Goforth, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. R. Parton went to
Woodruff, S. C., Sunday where
/they visited Mr. and Mrs. Creigh
ton Edwards and family. They
went especially to see Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. Edwards, of Beau
mont, Texas, who were house
guests of the Creighton Edwards.
The M. B. Edwards are former
Kings Mountain reidemts.
Visitors during the Thanksgiv
ing .holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Prince were Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Prince and family of Gain
esville, Ga. While here they also
visited Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Pay
seur and son, as well as Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Ledford of Charlotte.
Joined toy these memlbers of the
family for a Thanksgiving din
ner served at Renn’s Cafeteria
in Grover were Mr. and Mrs.
William Prince of Lexington.
ARP Churchwomen
Plan Program
Women of Bpyee Memorial
ARP church will hold their tra
ditional White Cross Christmas
Program Sunday afternoon at 3
p. m..
Mrs. Tolly Shuford has arran
god the program open to all
memlbers of the church and visi
tors.
Prior to the Women’s Society
meeting, the executive board of
the Women’s Missionary Society
will gather at 2:15, according to
announcement by Mrs. Lewis Ho
vis, WMjS president.
Self Family
To Honor Parents
Children of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Self will honor their parehts on
their 50th wedding anniversary
Sunday at open house at the
Self home on route two, Cherry
ville.
Friends and relatives of the
eouple are being invited during
Julie Durham
Has Birthday
Thbee-year-old Julie Durham
had a happy birthday Saturday.
She blew out the candles from
a huge Stagecoach cake, all done
in chocolate and yellow trim,
and helped her 25 young guests
play games with ‘blowers, bal
loons, and other toys in the fel
lowship hall of Central Methodist
church.
The party was planned by her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas
Durham, and was a special occas
ion for the whole family, from
grandparents and aunts to the
youngest member of the Durham
family, Julie’s sister Pat.
lAn aunt, Mrs. J. E. tBaikke, of
Spartanburg, S. C., had made the
cake, a handsome brown coach
decked out with horses and trim
med with yellow Cowgirl candles.
Also present were the grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Casey of
Commerce, Ga., and Mrs. W. K.
Durham of Landrum, S. C.; Ju
lie’s aunts, Mrs. J. F. Miller of
Landrum, S. C., and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Stewart of Savannah,
Ga., and Mrs. Nannie Lou Me
herg, of Alexandria, Va., a friend
of the family.
Children invited were John and
Ashley Plonk, John iBallew, Fran
ces, Meredith and John Knox
McGill, Virginia Herndon, Jo Bry
ant, Chuck and Laura Carpenter,
Sharan and Tamara Timms, My
ra Griffin, Donna Blanton, Graf
ton and Mark Withers, Nancy
Hord, Gregg Stallings, Elizabeth
Ann Harrill, Terry Harmon, Pat
Durham, Joey and Jeff Hedden,
Martha and Melanie Miller, Char
lene Stewart, Sharon Plonk, Mar
tha Bakke, Jim Culp of Inman,
S. C., and Linda and Kenny Mc
Gill.
Mrs. Charles Carpenter, Mrs.
Fred Withers, and Mrs. Charles
Ballew helped with entertaining.
Mrs. Goins Opens
Phenix Beauty Shop
Mrs. W. E. Goins has announc
ed the opening of her beauty shop
which will operate as [Phenix
Beauty Shop at 602 Phenix St.
The shop will specialize in per
manent waving and hair styling,
Mrs. Goins said.
'the hours of 2 and 5 o’clock.
Hosts for the anniversary party
are these children: Mrs. Calvin
Holland, Miss Lucy Self, Miss
Pauline Self, Mrs. Lester Sisk,
all of Cherryville, and Lloyd
Bryan Self of Kings Mountain.
Tuna Chowder Can Be a Cold Day Blessing
BY DOROTHY MADDOX
When the cold wind’s blow,
then it’s time for a steaming
pot of hearty tuna chowder.
Here’s the recipe, plus an extra
recipe for corn, tomato and
tuna chowder.
Hearty Tuna Chowder
One-half cup butter or mar
garine, 9A cup chopped onions,
1 cup chopped green pepper, 1
cup sliced celery, 1 cup sliced
carrots, 2 medium-sized toma
toes, diced; two 7-ounce cans
tuna, drained; 2 teaspoons salt,
% teaspoon pepper, 2 tea
spoons dry mustard, 1 quart
milk, % cup chopped parsley.
V4 cup dry sherry or juice of
half lemon.
Melt butter or margarine;
add onions, green pepper,
celery, carrots and tomatoes.
Cook until onions are tender,
stirring occasionally. Break
tuna into pieces. Add tuna,
salt, pepper, mustard, milk
and parsley to onion mixture.
Cover and cook over low heat
30 minutes, stirring occasion
ally. Add sherry or lemon
juice and mix well. Garnish
with additional parsley, as de
sired. Serve with hot crusty
bread and relishes.
Corn and Tomato Tuna
Chowder
(Serves six)
Two 7-ounce cans tuna,
drained; V* cup butter or mar
garine, 1 cup sliced onions, one
12-ounce can whole kernel
corn, one 1-pound 13-ounce can
tomatoes, 1 teaspoon dry mus
tard, 1 teaspoon salt, V* tea
spoon pepper, 1 quart milk
Tuna chowder adds warmth to you and your spirits.
Break tuna into pieces. Melt
butter or margarine; add
onions and cook until tender.
Add corn, undrained tomatoes,
mustard, salt, pepper and tuna.
Cover and cook 30 minutes,
stirring occasionally. Gradually
add milk and heat to serving
temperature over low heat,
stirring constantly.
Luncheon Honors
Bride-Elect
Miss Nancy Bell and Miss Sa
ra Miae Hamrick entertained Sat
urday at a bridesmaids luncheon
honoring Miss Judy Pope, bride
elect, and her bridal attendants.
DVBss Pope and Michael Harrel
son were married Saturday at 5
p. mu in Waco Baptist church.
Both Misses Bell and Hamrick
were bridesmaids.
A white cloth, ivy, and bronze
mjums decorated the table which
held cavers for the hostesses, the
honored guest, her mother, Mrs.
W. N. Pope, Misses Ann Dodd,
Sandra Champion, Mrs. A. C.
Harrelson and Mrs. Walter Dodd.
Miss Pope took the occasion to
present white gloves to her at
tendants and the hostesses re
membered the bride-elect with
gifts of China in her selected pat
tern.
McDaniel Family
To Fayetteville
Mrs. J. P. McDaniel and two of
her daughters, Mrs. Wayne Wells
and Mrs. James Ledford and son,
Ricky, spent the weekend in Fay
etteville where they visited War
rant Officer Jaimes W. MJcDaniel,
Mins. McDaniel and family.
Mr. MlcDaniel is a son of Mrs.
J. P. McDaniel. He is stationed at
Font Bragg.
Fishers Visit
During Holiday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Fish
er, Jr., and their family, Gary,
Jimmiy, June and Philip, spent
the Thanksgiving weekend in
New York and Bermuda. |
Mr. Fisher, who is employed by
Eastern Airlines, came from Mi
ami, Fla., for a two^veeks vaca
tion at home, the family flew to
New York and Bermuda the fol
lowing day, returning during the
weekend.
Gary Fisher, a freshman at
State College at Raleigh, came
home last Tuesday for a holiday
visit. He returned to school Sun
day.
Church Group Held
Hamburger Supper
Men of the Church entertained
members of their families at a
hamburger supper Saturday at
Dixon Presbyterian church.
A large crowd attended.
The invocation was offered by
Rev. James Mann, pastor. Ham
burgers and hotdogs were served
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FIRST BIRTHDAY — Linda Jane
Styers, daughter of Mr. and Mi's.
Billy Styers, will celebrate her
first birthday on Monday, De
cember 5 th. Her grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sty
ers and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Black, all of Kings Mountain.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Clayton of
Charlotte, former residents, an
nounce the birth of a son, Rand
all 'Farrell Clayton, Friday, No
vember 25, Presbyterian Hispital.
Mrs. Clayton is the former Mary
Etta Freeman of Kings Moun
tain.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Rhea,
route 2, announce the birth of a
daughter, November 25, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hardin an
nounce the Ibirth of a son, Satur
day, November 26, Kings Moun
tain hospital.
(Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sheppard
announce the birth of a daughter,
Saturday, November 26, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Moore an
nounce the birth of a son, Satur
day, November 26, Kings Moun
ted n hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Coyt E. Murray
announce the birth of a daughter,
Sunday, November 27, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Moss an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Sunday, Novemlber 27, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr., and Mrs. Richard Thomas
Styers announce the birth of a
daughter, Tuesday, November 29,
liiings Mountain hospital.
Mrs. Jim Kimmell and son,
Kim, are visiting from Saluda, S.
C., with Mrs. KimmelTs parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ware.
Miss Nancy Hamrick Becomes Bride
Of Ted Anthony In Church Wedding
The wedding of Miss Nancy
Hamrick of Shelby and Ted An
thony of Kings Mountain took
place Sunday at 4 p. m. in a cer
emony held in the John W. (Siut
tle Building at Beaver Dam Bap
tist church.
Rev. Oscar Fundeihurke heard
the vows in the presence of
members of th!e two families.
For her marriage, the bride
had selected a navy blue wool
crepe suit with which she wore
navy and white accessories and a
shoulder corsage of white carna
tions.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ral
ph G. Hamrick, who live near
Shelby, the bride was graduated
last spring from (Laititimore high
school.
The bridegroom is a son of
Mrs. George S. Wray of Kings
Mountain. He was graduated in
1959 fromj Betthware high school
and is employed by Belk-Mat
thews at Beimonit.
After a brief wedding trip
through the Western North Car
olina mountains, the couple will
be at home on Route 4, Shelby.
Junior Clubwomen To Meet Monday.
Help-A-Home Project To Be Discussed
The Junior Woman’s Club will
hear a program of Christmas mu
sic at their regular Monday night
meeting at the Woman’s Club.
Miemlbers of the women’s or
ganization will also complete
plans for their Help-A-Home pro
ject at Christmas, following the
program which is being arranged
by Mrs. Bill Jonas, program chair
man.
Mrs. James Gibson and Mrs.
Furman Wilson will be co-host
esses for the evening.
The Help-A-Home project, of
which Mrs. Jonas is chairman,
includes this committee: Mrs.
John H. Gamble, Miss Jackie
(Blanton, and Mrs. Bill Jonas.
The club plans a project of pro
viding Christmas Cheer to some
needy family in the area by pro
viding toys, clothing and food.
Miemlbers are afeain making
gifts to Caswell Training School
at Kinston, a state institution o
pened in 1914 for the purpose of
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providing care and treatment,
training and education for the
mentally retarded. At present the
school is approaching the capacr
ity of 1,975 students ranging in
age from six years through old
age, some of Whom are severely
retarded (those incapable of
speech, feeding themselves, or
| avoiding common dangers) to
I those Who at adulthood are capa
|'ble of self-support in the commu
nity. i
Gifts brought to Monday’s
meeting for Caswell should not
be wrapped.
Also a feature of the club’s De
cember meeting will be a report
| of the Clothing Closet Project
underway. Mrs. John H. Gamble
is chairman of the project and
headquarters for the clothing
drive is the Home Economics De
partment at Central school. Many
school children, in addition to
adults, benefit from the annual
drive to collect used clothing.
ANNOUNCING
THE OPENING OF
PHENIX
BEAUTY SHOP
602 PHENIX STREET
SPECIALIZING IN
• PERMANENT WAVES
• HAIR STYLING
Mis. W. E. Goins, owner-operator
PHONE 739-3438