ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED — Mr. and Mr*. George Wing
field Mon* of Kmgs Mountain announce the engagement of their
daughter, George Anne, to Edwin Lindsay Marston, Jr., of Briar
cliff Manor, New York, son of Mrs. Katherine Marston of Briarcliff
Manor, N. Y. and Edwin Lindsay Marston Sr. of Englewood, New
Jersey. The wedding will take place here in late December.
Social Calendar
ThurMay:
7:30 Azalea Garden club at
the homo of Mrs. Sam If Am rick,
Shelby road.
7:30 Bethware school Parent
Teacher Association in the school
auditorium.
Saturday:
9:00 • 12p.m. American Legion
Dunce for members and guests.
Monday:
7:30 Women of the Church at
First Presbyterian church.
7:30— Spiritual Life Group
meeting at Central Methodist
church.
X:00 — Women’s Society of
Christian Service a i Central
Methodist church.
Tuesday:
2:30-8 p ro. Grover Woman’s
club pre-holiday bridge benefit at
the Grover Rescue Squad build
ing in Grovei'.
8:00 West School Parent -
Teacher Association in the school
auditorium.
XVctltH'Nduy :
10:00-12 Ladies Bridge lunch
eon at the Country Club. Reser
vations by Tuesday 5 p.m.
Mrs. Margaret Ward and Mrs.
Kenneth liustetler spent the
weekend in Charleston. S. C. as
guests of tVir. and Mrs. Pride
Ratterree and family. The Rat
term's and their guests attended
the Citadel football game Satur
day night.
o—
Future Homemakers
Attend Rally
i Thirty-five Future Homemak
ers of America representing the
Kings Mountain high school
chapter attended the District VI
meeting at West Lincolnton high
school Saturday.
Kings Mountain delegates, un
der direction of President Mar
garet Swansson, participated in
the election of a state treasurer.
Tilt' seven candidates for the of
fice spoke briefly before the
voting. Members of tiro hallntlng
committee, all of Kings Mountain
Included Martha Heindon, Pattie
Steffy, Helen Goforth. Suzanne
Lockridge, Barbara Plonk, Jane
Morris, Debbie Smith, Janice
Woods, Linda Itoberts, Sandra
Lynn and Carolyn Hoarder. They
compiled the S10 ballots and de
j claim'd a run-off among the three
I caindiWates having the greatest
number of vdtes.
Jeannine Austin of. Rock
Springs was elected treasurer
during a run-off election. Elean
or Holton, Shelby high school,
was elected district representa
tive for Nation Chairman of Pro
jects.
Principal speaker for the morn
ing session was Dr. Mildred Mor
gan who used tin' topic, “Family
Friendships”. She defined adoles
cence as “when you have one
foot in the nest and don’t know
where to put it next." elaborat
ing on the subject site continued,
“You will live with yourself for
ever, make a life you will be
proud of.”
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED — Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Huf/sta
ler announce the engagement of their daughter, Brenda, Gail to J.
D. Moss, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Moss, Sr. Both families are
of Kings Mountain. The wedding uhll be an event of December 22.
Birth Announcements
Mr. and (Mrs. James Long, PO
Box 352, Bessemer City, N. C.,
announce the birth of a son,
Thursday, November 7, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Martin,
Pickney Station, Gastonia, N. C.,
announce the birth of a daughter,
Thursday, November 7, Kings
Mountain hospital. .
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Logan, Rt.
2, announce the birth of a son,
November 9, Kings Mountain
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kebver,
77 May St„ Gastonia, N. C., an
nounce the birt hof a daughter,
5Vesday, November 12, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hous
er, 217 Morris St., announce the
birth of a daughter, Tuesday, No
vember 12, Kings Mountain hos
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rickman,
319 E. Fourth St„ Gastonia, N. C-,
announce the birt hof a daughter,
Wednesday, November 13, Kings
: Mountain hospital.
Brownie Scout Troop
Met Friday Afternoon
Brownie Troop 1 met at Cen
tral Methodist chhrch Friday af
ternoon.
Under the direction of Miss
Margaret Hannon, the Brownies
sang songs and continued a
Christmas project, painting of
sea shells on gift cans. Christmas
refreshments also included Santa
and reindeer cookies and punch.
Lynn Blanton is troop scribe.
Miss Burner To Wed
Former Grover Resident
MljSgt. and Mrs. Earl Wesley
Burrier of San Antonio, Texas,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Sandra Dean, to
Sp-4 Roy Benjamin Cochran of
Lackland Air Force Base, son of
MV. and Mrs. Admiral Dewey
Cochran of Grover. The wedding
is planned for Dee. 14.
The bride-elect was graduated
in 1961 lrom Sam Houston high
school in San Anlonio and at
tended San Antonio Commercial
college.
The bridegroom-to-be is a 1959
graduate of Centralized high
at Blacksburg, S. C. and attended
the Southeastern College o f
Technology in Atlanta, Ga.
Circle Plans
Needy Projects
• Mombefs of Circle 3 of Cen
tral Methodist church made plans
for Christmas activities at their
Wednesday morning meeting at
the church.
The group will bring gifts of
toys, canned goods and other i
tems for needy families to the
December meeting of the circle.
Mrs. Ben F. Beam presided.
Mrs. I. B. Goforth, Jr. conduct
ed the scripture reading and de
votions and iMrs. Howard Jordan,
wife of the minister, had the pro
grjaigj. Mrs. Jordan used the
I theme, “City Churches.”
Mrs. Harry Jaynes and Mrs. I.
B. Goforth, Jr. were hostesses
! for a social hour which followed
the program. They served re
freshments.
CWO And Mrs. Charles B. Wright
Davies-Wright Vows Are Exchanged
In Chapel Wedding At Romulus, N. Y.
Miss Andrea Charlotte Davies
of Romulus, New York and CWO
Charles B. Wright of Kings
Mountain were wed October 5th
in a double-ring ceremony per
formed at the Base Chapel of Se
neca Army Depot in Romulus.
Chaplain Douglas Garwood
hard the exchange of vows. A
reception followed the ceremony
at the Officer’s Club in Seneca.
The bride was given in marriage
by Colonel James O. Green, Base
Commander. Her formal wedding
gown was designed of white bro
cade satin and featured a high
neckline with long traditional
sleeves. Her waist-length veil of
illusion was draped from a tiara
of seed pearls and sequins and
she carried a cascade of bride's
roses.
iLt. Ro<i Pressley was best man
for the bridegroom and Miss
Maureen Pitts was maid of honor.
The new Mrs. Wright is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gethin
Davies of Bedfordshire, England.
Chief Warrant Officer Wright is
the son of Mrs. Rosa Wright of
Kings Mountain. He attended
Kings Mountain high school and
was employed by Mauney Hosie
ry Mills until he enlisted in the
Army in 1950.
After a trip to Niagara Falls,
New York, the newlyweds will
be at home in Romulus, where
the bridegroom is stationed.
Penley's Women's Society
Held Thanksgiving Banquet
Penley’s C n a p e 1 Methodist
church Women’s Society held a
Thanksgiving supper as feature
of their regular monthly meeting
Saturday evening in the church
fellowship hall.
Special guests were husbands
of the 18 members of the society.
Turkey with all the trimmings
was served from a table decorat
ed with harvest arrangements.
Mrs. Wilma Kirby presided and
welcomed guests. Mrs. Kirby also
offered the invocation.
Teachers Tour
Drexel Plant
Verner Hardin, personnel direc
tor of the Shelby division of
Drexel Furniture Company, wel
comed 26 teachers from the Kings
Mountain Public Schools for a
tour of the plant Thursday after
noon.
This is one of the three Drexel
plants in North Carolina that up
holster furniture. The workers
assemble the parts of the chairs
and sofas that have been cut in
a different plant and upholster
them. All products are made to
fill special orders.
Mr. Hardin stated that a local
superintendent trains all uphol
sterers, 15 to a class, as they are
needed.
This second tour in a series of
educational visits to area indus
tries for Kings Mountain teach
ers was arranged by the Plan
ning and Resource committee of
the local unit of the North Caro
lina Education Association.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gaton
Catons Wed In Lutheran Church Rites,
Now At Home In Spartanburg, S C.
St. Matthew's Lutheran church
provided the setting November
2nd at 7 p.m. for an exchange of
vows uniting Miss Linda Ann
Sanders of Kings Mountain and
Marion Caton of Spartanburg, S. i
C.
Dr. W. P. Gerberding officiated
at the double-ring ceremony and
Mrs. Darrell Austin was at the
organ for a program of tradition
al music.
Miss Teresa Jolly sang “Whith
er Thou Goest” before the cere
mony and the benedictional
“Lord’s Prayer.”
The bride was given in marri
age by her father. I-fer wedding
gown was designed by her moth
er of re - embroidered Alencon
lace and peau de soie and featur
ed a scalloped Sabrina neckline,
long sleeves and a full skirt with
back panel of 'tiered ruffles
which flowed into a chapel train.
Her bouffant waist-length veil of
English illusion was attached to a
cap of Chantilly lace and loops
of crystals and seed pearls. She
carried a white orchid on a white
Bible.
Miss Avis Sears of Shelb^ at
tended the bride as maid of honor
and bridesmaids were Miss Bren
da Herndon of Kings Mountain,
Miss Dot McCall of Clio, S. C„
Miss Carol Nelson of Jonesville,
S. C. and Miss Donna Caton of
Spartanburg, sister of the bride
groom.
Bridal attendants wore street
length dresses of sky blue peau
de soie with matching bandeaux
and slippers. They carried cres
cents of white carnations tied
with blue ribbon.
Joe Caton was best man for his
brother and the list of ushers in
cluded the bride’s brother, Bill
Sanders, o f Kings Mountain,
Randy Dunnagin and Tommy
Terry.
For her daughter’s wedding
Mrs. Sanders chose a beige and
brown suit with matching acces
sories and a white carnation
shoulder corsage.
The bridegroom’s mother wore
blue with whiter white accessor
ies and a white carnation should
er corsage.
BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sanders
of Kings Mountain are parents
of the bride. A 1961 graduate of
Kings Mountain high school, she
was graduated in 1963 from
Spartanburg General Hospital
School of X-Ray Technology
where she is now employed as an
x-ray technician.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Caton of
Drayton, South Carolina. He is a
1960 graduate of Sparanburg
high school and is now employed
at Arkwright Mills in Spartan
burg.
Out-of-town guests at the
wedding included the bride’s sis
ter, Mrs. Karl Moss and Mr. Moss
of Colorado Springs, Colorado;
Mrs. Joe Caton, Miss Juanita
pieary, Mrs. E. V. Graves and
Mrs. Tommy Terry, all of Spar
tanburg.
For a wedding trip the new
Mrs. Caton chose a beige suit
with brown accessories and the
orchid lifted from her bridal bou
quet.
Spartanburg, S. C. is home for
the newlyweds.
Miss Brown, Pvt. Graham
Plan December Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parker, Jr.
of near Shelby announce the en
gagement of the latter’s daugh
ter, Rita Gail Brown, to Pvt.
Gene Graham of Fort Gordon,
Ga., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Graham of Kings Mountain.
The wedding will be an event
of December 22.
Miss Morrison Is Sigma Phi Sweetheart ; Pre - Holiday Benefit Tuesday I
Miss Betty Morrison Kings
Mountain sophomore at Sa
lem college in Winston Salem,
has been named Sweetheart
of the Wake Forest college
chapter of Delta Sigma Phi.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
F. S. Morrison of 406 Edge
mont Drive, Miss Morrison
was named at a fraternity
party to which she was es
corted by Bee Be Edwards,
president of +he chapter. La
ter, she was serenaded by
fraternity members at her I
dormitory on the Salem col- *
campui.
Delta Sigma Phi annually selects a Sweetheart of the ;
fraternity.
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Bridge Benefit Tuesday
Grover Woman's club will sponsor a pre-holiday bridge
benefit Tuesday from 2:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Grover j
Rescue Squad Building.
Bridge players are asked to bring their own cards and !
there will be both game prizes and door prizes. Admission is
$1 and proceeds will benefit the Rescue Squad.
Women desiring to make reservations should call Mrs.
Jim Harry, 937-7162 or Mrs. Glenn Rountree, 937-7162.
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About This N' That
Mrs. H. A. Hahn, owner-manager of The Vogue in Gas
tonia, will speak on "Values of Self Expression" at Tuesday
night's West school P-TA meeting at 8 p.m. in the school
auditorium.
The program has been arranged by Mrs. Charles Blan
ton.
Mrs. Hahn is active in the business, religious and civic
life of Gastonia. „,
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Charles Todd Randall, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Ran
dall, formerly of Kings Moun
tain, celebrated h i s first
birthday Tuesday at his home
in Jacksonville, Fla.
A small family party was
held.
The decorated oirrnday
cake was cut and served with
other party refreshments.
Young Randall is grandson ;
of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Alexan
der and Mr. and Mrs. Ho
ward J. Randall, all of Kings
Mountain.
Parents and teachers are invited to attend.
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Senior Citizens will hold a square danc6 as highlight of
their regular November meeting. It will be at the Woman's
club at 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 22nd and the get-to
gethe- will take the place of the regular meeting for the
month.
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Mrs. W. M. Gantt will be chairman for an exhibit of !
Oriental containers in the garden club division of the 1964 |
Southeastern Flower and Garden Show to be staged March
7-15 in the Charlotte Merchandise Mart.
The Kings Mountain woman was appointed by Mrs.
Ray Owens, chairman of the garden club division.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hughes and Mrs. Roy G. Cadieu,
the latter of Gaffney, S. C., attended the N. C. State-VlP
homecoming game in Raleigh Saturday and went especially
for Parents Day as guests of Mrs. Cadieu's son, Charles Roy j
Cadieu. They also visited in Durham with Miss Joan Gayle
Cadieu, daughter of Mrs. Cadieu. Mrs. Hughes and Mrs.
Cadieu are sisters.
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Rhonda Renee Ross,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard E. Ross, celebrated
her first birthday Monday,
November I Ith, at her home
at 401 E. King street.
A small birthday party was
held for Rhonda and members
of her family and featured
the cutting of a birthday
cake.
Rhonda Renee is grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Ross and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Conner, all of
Kinas Mountain.
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Stork Notes
Donna Lynn Houser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Houser, who weighed six pounds on her arrival Tuesday
night at Kings Mountain hospital represents a fifth genera
tion in her family.
Kings Mountain grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Camp and Mr. and Mrs. Millard Metcalf and great-grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ramsey. She has a great
grandfather in Florida. Her great-great grandparents are
Mrs. John Pruitt and Mr. and Mrs. Logue Ramsey, all of
Kings Mountain.
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Mr. and Mrs. William T. (Bill) Ware of Hollywood
Beach, Fla. announce the arrival of their first child, a boy,
William Howard, Monday, November I !th. The youngster
is named for both his father and his Kings Mountain grand
father. Kings Mountain grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.. Ho
ward Ware.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Goforth of Park Ridge, N. J. an
nounce the arrival of their first child, a girl. Donna Marie
Goforth, born November 4th in New Jersey. Kings Moun
tairugraodparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bun E. feoforth.
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Lynda Denise Walker,
daughter of A/lC and Mrs.
Winfred R. Walker, will cele
brate her first birthday Fri
day at her home at Fort Wal
ton Beach, Florida.
A small party will be held
for Lynda and a birthday
cake will be cut and served
with ice cream and other par
ty refreshments.
Lynda Denise is grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald L. Eaker and Mr. and
Mrs. Jonas C. Walker, all of
Kings Mountain.
Airman and Mrs. Walker
formerly lived here.
Comings And Goings
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Bowen and Mr. and Mrs. James
Webber of Shelby returned home Thursday after vacation
ing at Sorrento Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. They won the
trip through the Investment Land Sales, Inc. of Charlotte
for purchasing a lot on Lake Norman.
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A/1C and Mrs. Ray Carroll and sons, Edwin and Tim
my, of Sumter, S. C. were visitors during the weekend of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Farris and Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Carroll,
The Carrolls were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brent
Carroll, Jr. in Grover.
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Four Dixon Community 4-H'ers attended the Cleveland
County 4-H Council meeting in Shelby Monday night. They
were Patsy Welch, club president, Joy Welch, Donnie
Spears and Jill Smith.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moomaw and son, Ben, IV, have re
turned from a three week's vacation. They visited Mrs. Moo
maw's sister in Santa Monica, California aad.also Disney
land, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Me*iji> and other
places of interest.
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