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KINGS MOUNTAIN
Hospital Log
VISITING HOURS
Daily 10:90 to U:30 a.m.
3 to | p ut. and 7 to 9 p.m.
I f'alK'Hf l.mt at King* Moun
tain Honpital at Noon Wednen
Mrs. Ida Barrett
Mi. Lonnie Bates
Mr Farries P. Bridges
Mr*. James Davidson
Mrs. Bertha Ellison
Mrs. James Gamble
Mrs. Ernest Gosey
Mrs. Robert Harmon. Sr.
Mrs. Dave Hartgrave
Mrs. Eugenia i-achappelle
Mr. Franklin McCluney
Mr. Ruble Phillips
Mis Guy Schefield
Mr. Willie Seawright
Mrs. Mary Short
Mrs. Charles Stroupe
Mrs G T. Thrift
Mr. C. B. Vickers
Mr*. Lawrence White
Mrs. Annie Mae Wilkie
\DMITTED THURSDAY
Mrs. Paul Whitley. 9 Poplar
't . City
Mrs. Nora Payne. Rt. 2, Besse
-ner City. N. C.
Harold Varnadore. 315 E. Vir
rinia Ave.. Bessemer City. N. C
\DMITTED FRIDAY
Mr William Holmes. 310 S.
Gaston Street. City
Mrs. Donald Blanton. 6225 Wil
<inson Blvd., Charlotte. N. C.
Mrs. Lytle Chandler. Rt 2. Box
'M, Bessemer City. N. C.
Mr. Admiral D. Cochran. Rt 1,
Grover. N. C.
ADMITTED SATURDAY
Mr. Henry Yarborough. 116 W.
Carolina Ave.. Bessemer City. N.
C.
Mrs. Cole Pittman. 810 Third
street. City
ADMITTED 5UHDAT
Mrs James Robinson. Box 4.
trover. N. C.
Rev. Floyd Holler, 1215 Second
street. Ext. Citv
Mr. Charles Lail, Rt. 2. City
Mrs. Lewis Miller. Rt. 1, Box
193. City
\DM1TTED MONDAY
Mr. Samuel Burton. 600 l-and
ng Street, City
Mr. Zeb Etters, SOI Henry St.,
"'ity
Mrs. Blanch Poplin. 101 E.
\:ng Street. City
Mrs Irene Redmon Smith. 31C
Waco Road, City
Mr. Paul Toney, Rt. 1. York
Road. City
James Howard Greene. SOSO
Midpines, Citv
Mrs Way Ilambright. 1419
•rover Road. City
Mr. Ray Hambright. 1*0 Box
M. Grover, N. C.
Mrs Charles Helfner, 402 Hill
street. City
Mr. Noah Kiuley, Box 71. Fin
:erville. S. C.
Mr. Robert Patrick. PO Box
101. Bessemer City. N. C.
ADMITTED TUESDAY
Roy King. E. Lee Ave.. Besse
ller City. N. C.
Mrs Robert Lovelace. Rt. 3
iox 346A. City
Mrs. Stanley Adams, 30s S
'•Jighth Street. B«*ssemer City. X
Mr. Boyce Brown. Rt. 1. York
5. C.
Mrs. Lee Roy Davis. 1*0 Box
!X3. Bessemer City. N. C.
Mrs. Clennv Edwards. Rt. 2
City
Mrs. Willie Fowler. Rt. 1. City
Mrs. James S. Teague. 618
Meadowbrook Road. City
Mrs Edna Whetstine. 115 Mon
‘e Vista Drive. City
Mrs. Mae White. Rt. 2. Box
139, City
Sammie Lee Davis. Rt. 2. Box
tni A. CherryvUle. N. C.
ADMITTED WEDNESDAY
James Franklin Farris. Rt. 3.
'lover. S. C.
New School
n Grover.
Approved transfer of Deborah
-Maine Hinson, an orthopedic- pa
ienl. from North to West school,
lue to “physical condition and
Availability o f transportation",
rhe child was recently discharg
'd from the Gaston Orthopedic
lospital.
The board took no action hut
ndicated by discussion it is not
nteresled in purchase of the
lugh Williams residence, ad
ioining North school property, at
his time
Compact To Give
Musical Program
The music department of Com
pact school will present a pro
gram of Christmas music at the
school Thursday nijht at 7:30.
The primary, elementary and
high school departments, along
with the school band, will parti -
•ipate.
Lions To Give
SoskoU TO Mllaaai
Kings Mountain Lions will ga
ther Tuesday at 7 p.m. at B & B
Food Store to distribute Christ
mas f.>od baskets to the blind.
Lions President Harry E.
Jay nes said all members are in
vited to attend and participate in
the annual project.
Tuesday’s meeting will he the
regular December meeting. Mr.
Jaynes said.
EPISCOPAL SERVICE
"Is God Alive?” is the title
of a sermon to be preached by
the Rev. Robert Haden at the
10 o'clock Sunday morning
service at Trinity Episcopal
church, 31)3 Phifer road.
Six ChnrcBM Set
Mrs A1 ohm a Culler. Mrs. Clyde
McDaniel. Miss Nancy Reynolds
and Fred Tate.
El Bethel and lloey M?morial
Methodist church choirs will
present the Christmas Cantata
‘When Love Was Bom", by Van
Denman Thompson. Sundiy at
7:30 p m. at the El Bethel church
Mrs. John Phifer will direct
ihe cantata and Wayne L. Ware
Jr. will be at the organ.
A reception honoring the choit
will be held after the program
The choir will sing "Preparr
Ye the Way of the Lord" featur
ng a duet by Miss Paulette Pat
terson and Miss Ann Peeler;
(Ilenn Parker will sing the solo
'Fear Thou Not”; the Women's
Chorus will sing “Come Lord; A
Ireat Light”; Mrs. Jack Eakei
will sing. “I Sing Of A Maid":
he choir will sing "The Shep
tord and the Angels’* with Rev
Roy l>K*krid;c singing the solo
:he choir will sing. "TTiree Kings
«nd a Star" with Miss Pat (Ircen«
tinging the solo. "The Wise May
Bring their Learning"; thcchoii
will sing "Echo Carol; Mrs. Dear
Costner will sing. "To Thee My
Heart I Offer" and the choir will
ting. "Songs Of Joy." A prelude
*111 be played by Mr. Ware at
he organ and Paulette Patterson
»t the piano.
The Junior Methodist Youth
Fellowships of El Bethel will
present a Christmas play Christ
mas Eve at 6:30 p.m. After the
play the youth will go to the
•hurch educational building for
•■eoreation and the Exchange of
Christmas gifts.
Rev Wayne Ashe, pastor of
Macedonia Baptist church, an
nounces today that the church
choir will present the Cantata
‘Love Transcending" by John W
Pfeterson, Sunday evening at 7 p
m. at the regular evening wor
ship service.
This is a new arrangement es
pecially adapted for small church
choirs.
Douglas •Ledford, church min
ister of music, will direct the 20
voice choir. Dblores White will
be pianist and Mrs. Tommy Beam
will be narrator.
Joy Welch will be alto soloist.
Mrs. Wade Hartsoe and Mrs.
Wayne Ashe will sing soprano
solos. Steve Ashe and Corky
•Smith will be tenor soloists and
Douglas Ledford will sing hari
tone solo.
Mr. Ashe said the public is in
cited to this special program of
''hristmas music.
Me also announced that the an
nual Christmas program forj
•hildren will be held Thursday, j
Dec. 24th at 7 p.m
The White Christmas program !
vill be presented Sunday at 6:30
».m. at St. Matthew's Lutheran
•hurch.
Entitled The Story of Christ
nas”. the pageant will be narrat
'd by Pastor Charles W Easley.
The cast of characters in
-ludes:
Phophet: Jacob C<»opcr
Mary Patricia Herndon
Eli/aheth Ginger Finger.
Joseph Ricky Falls.
The Shepherds Trip Herndon,
iddie Mauney. Jackie Bridges.
The Wise Men Chuck Easley.
Tney Hodden, Bill Herndon.
Herod Tommy Bridges.
Attendant - Kemp Mauney.
Angels Ira Lou Easley. Ann
Finger. Lynne Bridges, Laura
Ann Hudson. Colleen Forsyth.
Virginia Herndon, Jenny Gray
Mauney. Mary Kithlynn Mauney. ;
>ara Beth Simpson.
Mrs. Ben Bridges has been in
•harge of costuming. Lighting
will he by Speedy Ramsey and
•he stage crew will be Peter ,
’-fauser and Chip Bridges. The
senior Choir will sing and there
will he solos bv Betsy Queen. Sa
rah Frances Mauney. Charles
Mauney. Tim Gladden and Rob
?rt Wilson. Mrs. Charles Mauney
ind Mrs. James Simpson are di
recting the pageant
An offering will he received
which will ho sent to the Homes
for the Aged and for Orphans of
the Lutheran Church.
After the program, the Luther
Leaguers of St. Matthew's will
go caroling.
Four Building
Permits lumd
The city issued four residence '
building permits during the past .
week.
E. L. Arrowood purchased a •
permit for construction of a six- '
room brick dwellin ' on Landing
street estimated to cost $16,000.
T. F. Bridges bought permits
for building of two five-room
brick residences on Bridges
Drive, both estimated to cost
SS.000.
Luke Hoyle bought a permit !
to build a 3-room brick residence 1
at SIS \V. Gold, estimated to cost
$10,000.
Nuaienes Set
Tale Service
The annual Christmas program •
at First Church of the N’a/arenc i
will be held Sunday night at 7
o'clock. Rev. H. G. Clayton, pas ,
tor. has announced.
Children of the church will
present a pro >ram which will
he followed by a traditional can
dlelight service.
At the cloae of the program.
Sunday School treats will be dis
tributed.
nki Hands Phar.
Poor Mm Defeats
Two teams in the Kings Moun
nin Indies' Duckpin League are
going down the home stretrh,
•Vith only one week ol first half
>owling remaining. Medical
’harmacy. the team that has led
he league all season, is now
>nly two games in first place.
Belk's Department Store took
our big games faom the top
earn Tuesday night, and it is
he only team that can over
throw the leaders
But Plonk's Department Store
•ould be a big threat the second
half, as they have improved
incc the addition of Lib Gault.
Plonk's moved from fourth place
0 third Tuesday by winning four
Tames from Oates • Henderson
Ihell. Oates . Henderson, hereto
ore in third place, dropped into
he clean-up spot, two games be
hind Plonk'*s.
McGinnis Furniture, the team
That has the cellar position
.•linched. won three games for
hr first time Tuesday, taking
he three from fifth-place Phil
lip's 66.
Dot Tignor rolled a 108 line
tnd Pat Panther had a 297 set as
Belk's handed Medical Pharm
icy their third straight week of
losing. Betty Cash rolled a 100
:ine and a 272 set for the losers.
Medical Pharmacy team captain
lanet Bums has been sidelined
"or the past three weeks because
>f illness. The Meds have lost
tO of the last 12 games.
Lib Gault rolled a 123 line and
1 354 set as Plonk's took over
bird place from Oates-Hender
son Shell. Helen Biddix and Jen
ny Oates rolled identical HO
linos and Oates had a 297 set
for the losers.
Charity Goforth rolled a 128
high line and a 306 set as bot
tom-place McGinnis Furniture
defeated fifth-ranked Phillip's 66
3-1. Margaret Wilson and Mary
Henderson rolled 99 single games
and Wilson added a 276 set for
the losers.
STANDINGS
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Medical Pharmacy 52 16 .765
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Voted Bonuses
The city commission voted cjs
tomary Christmas bonuses to
employees last w«-ek.
Employees with six months'
service will receive a week's pay.
while other employees will e
celve a half-week's pay.
The commission voted to re
strict parking on Walker street,
from North Piedmont to Gantt,
to the south side of the street.
The board discussed without
RESCUE SQUAD
Grover Rescue Squad will
sponsor an auction sale featur
ing toys, electrical equipment,
household goods and clothing
Friday night at 7 o'clock. Cap
tain Fain llamhright has an
nouined. Hamburgers and hot
dogs will he on sale starting at
5 p m., llamhright said.
DEACONS
Dr Frank Slncox was ordain
ed as a deacon a! First Pres
byterian church Sunday morn
ing and B F. Mailer. Dr.
Charles Adams, and Chark*s
Blanton were installed as dea
cons in a special service.
ROTARY CLUB g
Karl Meaehum of Shelby will ^
review his trip to Russia for
members of the Kings Moun
tain Rotary club at their
Thursday meeting at 12:15 at
the Country Club. Tom Trott is
program chairman.
Kings Mountain Horald
A nthvtpaprr. puMuhttl wrrkly on
Thuns«!iy< by Martin L. Harmon. Jr.
DBA I'uWtihing llttuw. Entered
•r M'tif.d p!i« matter at the ptat oC
•Ire at king* Mountain. N. C. JW*W
under Act ot C*Kigre%9 of Ma:**h 3. 1873
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
By Mall Anywhere:
Sw Months $2.00
n»r. f Months $1 28
Single copy price .10
one year S3.b0
fHE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
.... is ever so brief. It's that fleeting interval when all the
world is transformed by hearts beating as one. It's the
Bttle girl's delight on touching a baby doll's pink cuddliness.
It's Ike shining red tricycle that makes its first trip —
round the dMng tablet The trinkets, the thought-filled gift
that teNs her she's beautiful. It’s the glow that goes with
gwing, that comes with sharing,
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AM Belt's is filled with this mogical excitement, with the
warmth of helping and serving you. Perhaps it's because
we’ve found pleasure in bringing together a whole store full
•f gift ideas. Perhaps it's the knowledge that for the very
young this is a moment of make-believe and laughter, and
/ for the young-at-heart, happiness of family together, agair'
J I Check off your Gift List at Belk's ... We
■J will be open ‘til 9 Every Night (except
Saturday) Starting Thursday, Decem
ber 17, and continuing thru December
23.
Open Saturday, Dec 26