Outing Attracts
Area Families
Kings Mountain families, including young folk, and parents, num
bered 1700 at the annual employee outing held recently by Neisler
division of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company. Claire Gilstad
snapped this typical family at the picnic and the youngsters seem
to enjoy the barbecue meal and picnic weather at Lake Crawford.
Recent Bride Honored
Mrs. Harold Herndon, Mrs. Herman Blalock and Mrs. Gil
lie Falls, Jr., entertained Monday night at the Falls home on
Grover road at a drop-in shower honoring Mrs. Jack Wells,
bride of October 7th. Mrs. Wells, who wore a green suit,
was given a corsage of mums and miscellaneous household
gifts from 25 guests.
The refreshment table, overlaid with lace cloth, held a
Lazy Susan at the center with an assortment of party food
•served with bridal'cake squares, ribbon sandwiches and cof
fee. A dried arrangement of fall flowers centered a drop
leaf table which held the gifts. Mrs. Wells also received the
flower centerpiece as a gift from the three hostesses.
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Dancing classes for Country Club members are continu
ing on Thursday nights for four weeks. Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Curtin of the Arthur Murray Dance Studio of Charlotte are
instructors for lessons in rhumba, chacha, swing and samba.
Classes are taught from 8:15 until 10:15 p. m.
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Miss Sally Logan and her roommate, Miss Brenda Leath
erman of Vale, spent the weekend with Miss Logan's parents,
Mr. and Mrs., W. Lawrence Logan. Misses Logan and Leath
erman are students at Gaston Memorial Hospital School of
Nursing in Gastonia.
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Hallowe'en Dance
A Hallowe'en dance has been set for Saturday by Legion
naires of Post 155 and their guests beginning at 8 p. m. at
the Legion Hajll on York Road.
A dance bapd will provide music for dancing.
Miss Linda White, November Bride-Elect
Honored At Tea Here Saturday
Miss Linda White, bride-elect
of November, was paid compli
ment Saturday afternoon when
Mliss Charity Goforth, (Miss Jac
kie (Merrill and (Miss (Martha Mbt
ley of Concord entertained at a
beautifully - appointed tea at
the Woman’s Club.
Guests who called from three
until six o’clock were friends of
the honoree from Kings Moun
tain, Gastonia, Concord, Char
lotte and Goldsboro.
’ Mrs. Don Carpenter, Mrs. Hor
ace Hord and Mrs. Jacob Dixon
greeted arriving callers and Mrs.
G. V. Petty headed the receiving
line which included Miss White,
her mother, Mrs. James White,
Miss Charity Goforth, Miss Bren
da McDaniel, Miss Jackie Merrill,
Mrs. Shuford K. Peeler, Sr. of
Charlotte, mother of Miss White’s
fiance Shuford Peeler, Jr., and
Miss Martha Motley.
The honoree wore a blue full
skirted party dress with dyed-to
rn at ch slippers and white shou
lder corsage, gift of the hostess
es.
(Miss Brenda Thornburg and
Mrs. Dorus Bennett served punch
and assisting in receiving and
entertaining were Mrs. Fred Mot
ley of Concord, Mrs. Ralph Fitch
of Concord, Mrs. D. B. Wallace of
Goldsboro and Mrs. Bill Wallace
of Gastonia.
The refreshment table, overlaid
with white linen cloth, was dec
orated In traditional bridal co
lors and green and white also
featured the bride’s cakes, mints
and punch served throughout the
reception. A eight-branch candel
abrum at one end of the table
held White tapers and was dec
orated with ivy. The silver punch
bowtl at one end of the table was
also decorated with green fern
and white flowers.
White flowers with greenery
were used decoratively in the fo
yer and lounge of the club house.
The hostesses’ gift to the bride
elect was a toaster.
Club Honors
Miss Lucy Lee
Gastonia Credit Women’s
Breakfast club (honored Miss Lu
cy Lee, a member and past pres
ident, for “outstanding service”
at the drib’s Wednesday morning
meeting.
Miss Lee was remembered
with a surprise shower of gifts
from the 17 members attending.
Mrs. Jack Moore, president,
presided and the mioming devo
tions were 'given by (Mrs. Dot
Long.
The breakfast table was cen
tered with a large arrangement
of fall flowers.
Brownies Elect
New Officers
Brownie Scout Troop 52 of Boy
ce Memorial ARP’ church elected
officers Friday.
They include Mary Ann Ben
nett, president; Meredith McGill,
secretary; and Susan Goforth,
treasurer.
Brownies continued their study
of Juliette Lowe and later work
ed on their sewing j reject of Rag
gedy Ann and Raggedy Ann
dolls.
Baptist WMS
Met Wednesday
The Women’s Missionary So
ciety of Second Baptist held reg
ular meeting Wednesday evening
at the church. Nineteen members
attended.
“That Thy Way May Be
Known” was the program topic
and participating in the discuss
ion were Mrs. Ruth King, Mrs.
Pauline Rippy, Mrs. Redmond,
Mrs. Goins, Mrs. Inez Hutto and
Mrs. Pearl Kiser.
N. C. STATE IDC DANCE SPONSORS —
Sponsors for the Inter-Dormitory Council Ball
to be held in the William Neal Reynold* Coli
seum at North Carolina State College Satur
day, October S8th are pictured here. Top row,
left to right, Miss Helen Hite of Aiken, S. C.,
with Ernie Freeland of Charlotte, president of
the IDC; Miss Martha Stuckey of Raleigh,
with John Kanipe of Fair Bluff, vice-president
of the IDC; Miss JoAnn Hines of Wilmington,
with Jimmy Futrell of Rich Square, secretary
of the IDC; Miss Margaret Houghton of Dan
ville, Va., with Earl Mitchelle of Danville, Va.,
IDC publicity director. Bottom row, left to
right, Miss Mickie Ann Lynn of Kings Mown
tain, with Buddy Connor of Kings Mountain,
Dance Committee Member; Miss Kenny Sue
Sheppard of Rocky Mount, with William Duke
of Warrenton; Miss Ann De Temple of Falls
Church, Vo., with Mike Barnhill of Rocky
Mount; and Miss Harriett Respess of Wash
ington, N. C., With Fred Alligood, also of Wash
ington, N. C. Some 3,000 people are expected to
participate in the dance, a highlight for the so
cial season for the IDC, the governing body of
the dormitory students at State College. A
Hallowe’en motif wiU feature the dance decora
tions. A brief figure will be held during the ball
in which the sponsors and their dates will be
introduced to the students attending the dance.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
IRev. and Mrs. James S. Mann
announce the birth of a son,
Monday, October 23rd, Gaston
•Memorial hospital. Mr. Mann is
• pastor here of Dixon Presbyter
ian church.
I Mr. iuwiti Mrs. Robert W. Ros
! berg of Waveriey, Tennessee, for
mer Kings Mountain residents,
announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Sarah Ellen, Tuesday, Octo
ber 17th. Mrs. Rosberg is the for
mer Ellen Medlin of Kings
Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson,
118 Wells street, announce the
birth of a son, Tuesday, October
17, Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Page, 5240
Midpines, announce the birth of
a son, Thursday, October 19,
Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Short, 102
E. King street, announce the bir
th of a son, Friday, October 20,
Kings Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. David Putnam,
808 W. Gold street, announce the
birth of a daughter, Saturday,
October 21, Kings Mountain hos
pital.
Mir. and Mrs. James Gary John
son, 503 Battleground avenue,
announce the birth of a son,
Monday, October 23, Kings Moun
tain hospital.
Junior Clubbers
Among Exhibitors
•Rose Junior Garden club has!
elected officers for the coming
year.
They include Sandra Hullen
der, president; Laura Stowe, vice
president; Cindy Carroll, secre
tary; and Mrs. Eugene McCar
ter, leader.
Twelve members from the club
were winners in last Wednesday’s
Floral Fair and there were 26
entries in the Junior division
from this club of fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh! graders at Nor
th school.
Drop-In Honors
Mrs. McCluney
Mrs. Kathleen McCluney, who
se wedding to Paul Walker will
be an event of Sunday, was
paid compliment Thursday ev
ening when Mrs. Don Bumgard
ner and Miss Bessie Bumgairdner
entertained at the laitter’s home
on York road.
Guests who called from 7 un
til 9:30 p. m. showered the hon
oree with miscellaneous house
hold gfts.
Mrs. Bumgardner and the hon
oree greeted guests informally as
they arrived and opened and
displayed the gifts. Mrs. James
Jonas presided at the punch bowl
in the dning room and Mrs. H.
B. Bumgardner, Miss Bessie Bum
gairdner and Mrs. John White
said goodbyes. Miss Susan White
presided at the register.
Decorations in green and white
earned out traditional bridal co
lors. The refreshment table, ov
erlaid with lace over green taf
feta, held the punch bowl at one
end and green and white flowers.
Decorated cakes, mints, and nuts
were served with lime punch.
The hostesses gave Mrs. Mc
Cluney a corsage of white split
carnations and a Lazy Susan as
an honor gift.
Mrs. Pruett Wins
State Fair Prizes
Mrs. Harold Pruett of Lawn
dale won a number of prizes in
the culinary department of the
North Carolina State Fair at Ra
leigh as prizes were awarded last
Monday.
The Cleveland County woman
won third place for canned green
peas, one second place for can
ned sausage, two third places for
miscellaneous jam and fruit but
ter and apple jelly, one first pl
ace far ehowcbaw, one third pl
ace for sweet peach pickles, one
first place for apple juice and
one third place award far black
berry juice.
Home Nursing
Class Offered
Mrs. Etta Bennett and Mrs.
Marion DuBose have completed
an instructor’s course in home
nursing and are now qualified to
serve as instructors under a pro
gram open to all Kings Mountain
area women by the Kings Moun
tain Chapter, American Red
Cross.
The Kings Mountain women
are available to teach communi
ty courses in home nursing, a
course to be offered in two-hour
sessions.
Kings Mountain women inter
ested in enrolling in these class
es should contact Mis. Thomas
Tate, Mrs. D. F. Hord or Mrs.
John Dilling, all of whom are
mendbers of the home nursing
committee of the local Red Cross
Chapter, t
Miss Annie Jo Hawfteto of the
Atlanta regional office was the
instructor for the special training
classes.
Other Cleveland County women
completing similar Red Cross in
structor courses were Miss Eun
ice Westbrook, Mrs. E. W. White,
Mrs. E. L. Kemper, Mrs. OUie
B. Harris, Miss Elizabeth Dudley
and Mrs. C. L. Austell, Jr.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED — Mr. and Mrs. Millard L. Metcalf of
Kings Mountain announce the marriage of their daughter, Mildred
Joyce, to William Oates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Leonard Oates
of Cherryville. The wedding took place last Wednesday evening
in Gaffney, South Carolina. The bride is a student in the Kings
Mountain schools. Mr. Oates attended Cherryville city schools
and is employed by Sunbeam Dairy at Cherryville. The newlyweds
are at home with the bridegroom’s parents.
Clothing Drive
Is Continuing
If you have clothes you oa
your children have outgrown
don’t throw them away!
The Children’s Clothing Closet
a project of the Junior Woman’s
Club, is now underway and
many usuable garments are
needed to clothe school children
as well as adults.
Mrs. John H. Gamble, Project
chairman, says children’s shoes
are especially needed. Other
needed items include good, warm
clothing for school children.
Headquarters for the annual
drive Is the Home Economics de
partment of Central school and
clothing may be delivered to the
high school plant or Junior club
members will pick-up the bun
dles of clothing at homes of don
ors.
MIrs. Gamble, in commenting on
the drive, noted that the Kings
Mountain club distributed over
1,000' items of clothing to the a
rea needy during the drive last
fall. All clothing ds distributed
locally either via the schools or
the Cbunty Welfare Department.
Other members of the Woman’s
dlub committee are Mrs. Jacob
Dixon, Miss Jackie Blanton, Mrs.
Bill Bates, Mina Bill Jonas, Mrs.
James Yarbro and Miss Margaret
Harmon.
MRS. MILLER
Mrs. Miller, 98
Notes Birthday
(Mrs. C. P. Miller of Virginia,
mother of (Mrs. J. A. Neisler and
Mins. Fred Finger of Kings Moun
tain, celebrated her 98th 'birthday
this week.
MJrs. Miller joined a group of
Kings Mountain’s senior citizens
on a trip to Asheville on Friday
While visiting her daughters and
Other relatives in Kings Moun
tain.
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