I first Class Of Curses Assistants Is Graduated Kings Mountain hospital’s first j^kss of nurses’ assistants was ^Kiduated Thursday night. The 33 women, many of whom who work full-time in the home and outside the home — received certificates after completion of a 60-hour course conducted over a period of three months on Tues day and Thursday nights. The extension class was offer ed by Gaston College and Miss Mary Blackwelder, the hospital’s director of nursing services, was the instructor. A nurses’ assistant is all the name implies, according to the teacher w’ho said that the grad uates are most efficient in assist ing the registered nurse in car ing for he. patient. Bed-making comes under her duties and many of the graduates are doing practice work by volunteering an GRADUATES OF NURSES' ASSISTANTS CLASS — Pictured above are graduates of a class in Nurses’ Assistants recently completed at Kings Mountain hospital. Front row■ left to right, Mrs. Thelma Spencer, Mrs. Mattie Adams, Mrs. Rosa Jackson, Mrs. Ruth Hurlbut, Miss Jeanette McClain, Mrs. Linda Lovelace Mrs. Dorothy Crocker, Mrs. Ozena Adams, Mrs. Zettie McClain, Mrs. Alice Jackson. Second row- left to right. Mrs. Mildred Per kins, Mrs. Free Love Byers, Mrs. Juanita B. Childers- Mrs. Aibone Lewis, Mrs. Rebecca Curry, Mrs. Rose Lee Smith, Mrs. Ruth Lynn■ Mrs. Eva Gantt, Mrs. Etta. McFalls, Mrs. Rebd Jolley, Mrs. Edna Barry, Miss Mary Black'welder, R. N. /in structor). Third row, left to right. Miss Connie Lewis■ Mrs. Sue Cochran, Mrs. Dorothy Edwards, Mrs. Martha Harrelson, Mrs. Alina Sellers■ Mrs. Bertha Sotelo, Mrs. Virgie Hutchins, Mrs. Annie Dover, Miss Janice Spencer, Mrs. Kay Frances Skipp, Mrs. Millie Gladden. (Photo by Paul Lemmons) hour or two of their time each day to the hospital. Following their completion of the course in theory and practice, the graduates will be eligible for salaried jobs in hospitals, nurs ing homes and in caring for special patients. At the present time, says Miss Elaekwelder, there are no open ings cn the local hospital staff. Members of the graduating class are Mrs. Thelma Spencer, Mrs. Mattie Adams, Mrs. Rosa Jackson, Mrs. Ruth Hurlbut, Miss Jeanette McClain, Mrs. Linda Lovelace, Mrs. Dorothy Crocker, Mrs. Ozena Adams, Mrs. Zettie Me.' lain, Mrs. Alice Jackson, Mrs. Mildred Perkins. Mrs. Free iove Byers, Mrs. Juanita B. Chil ders, Mrs. Aibone Lewis, Mrs. Rebecca Curry, Mrs. Rose Lee Smith, Mrs. Ruth Lynn, Mrs. Eva Gantt, Mrs. Etta McFalls, Mrs. Rc’oa Jolley, Mrs. Edna Barry, Miss Connie Lewis, Mrs. Sue Cochran, Mrs. Dorothy Edwards, Mrs. Martha Harrelson, Mrs. Al ma Sellers, Mrs. Bertha Sotelo, Mrs. Virgic Hutchins, Mrs. Annie Dover, Miss Janice Spencer, Mrs. Kay Frances Skipp and Mrs. Millie Gladden. Following graduation exercises the class of graduates had a din ner get-together at Cottonwood Restaurant. Mrs. J< e Thomson is a patient in Kings Mountain hospital where she is recuperating from a broken hip she sustained in a fall. —o— Dr. J. E. Anthony left this week for a several week’s stay in Palm Harbor, Fla —o— Mr. and Mrs. E. VV. Griffin are spending several weeks in Palm Harbor, Fla. —o— Miss Joyce Agnes Cole, sister in-law of Mrs. Vera Cole Cash of Kings Mountain, is undergoing ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Leonard W. Newell of Mineral Springs announce the engagement of their daughter■ Mary Ann, to Billy E. Sparrow, son of Mrs. Flora Sparrow Bell of Kings Mountain. The wedding will take place April 2 in Charlotte’s Church of Christ. The bride-elect is a graduate of Monroe’s Parkwood high school. The prospec tive bridegroom, a graduate of Betliware high school, is as sistant manager at Harris-Teeter Super Market in Cherryvile. therapy at Charlotte Rehabilita tion hospital. Mrs. Cole visited Miss Cole on Tuesday. Community Concert To Feature Guitarist; Party Time Here "The Romeros," a quartet of guitarists, will be featured n the next concert of the Gaston Community Concerts As sociation Thursday, February 2, at Hunter Huss high school auditorium. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Other concerts during the spring season will include tenor Donald Gramm on March 14th and the Buffalo Phil harmonic Orchestra on Friday, April 21. ™ Robert Trent Hullender, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hul lender, was two-years-old Tuesday. A buffet dinner was held in his honor Sunday at the homq of his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hullender. Trent's decorated cake was topped with puppet downs and was centerpiece for the buffet table. Gay, colored balloons were sus pended overhead. Others joining in the celebration were young Hul lender's parents, his two sis ters, Elaine and Ruth; his ma ternal grandfather, Guy Henderson; Ray Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown and dauqhters, Debbie and Cin dy; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rayfield, Nancy and Larry; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dellinger, Juanita and Judy; and Catherine Con rad of Charlotte. Comrngs And Goings Fourteen Kings Mountain people, including eight piano students, went to Winthrop college in Rock Hill, S. C., Monday night to hear a concert by the noted pianist, Jfc-thur Rubinstein. Making the trip were Mrs. J. C. McGill, Mrs. Shirley Hudson, Mrs. N. F. McGill, Mrs. Paul M a u n e y, Mrs. Martin Harmon, Mrs. D. F. Hord, and Misses Frances and Meredith McGill, Barbara Hord, Laura Hudson, Sarah Beth Simpson, Linda Falls, Donna Crawford, and Susan Go forth. The students are pupils of Mrs. Martin Harmon. * * * * Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McCarter and son, Billy Gene, visited Sunday in Rutherfordton with Mrs. McCarter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Goforth. * * * * Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Plonk have returned from Winter Park, Fla., where they visited their son and daugh ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David Plonk. The Kings Mountain Plonks went especially for the christening Sunday of six-weeks-old David Steven Plonk. The youngster was born December I Oth. Other member of the David Plonk family is two-year old Teresa Plonk. Larry Parker, well-known golf pro from Larkhaven Golf Club in Charlotte, will give a golf exhibition at the annual luncheon and meeting Tuesday, February 7, of the Women's Golf Association of Kings Mountain Country club. The golf exhibition will begin at I I a.m. and is open to all interested women golfers. fBill McIntyre and Orchestra will provide music for Sat day night's club night at the Country Club. Members and eir guests will dine and dance from 8 until 12 p.m. Club hosts will be Dr. and Mrs. Charles Adams of Kings Mountain and Dr. and Mrs. Charles Moore of Grover. Reservations for dinner should be made with the club manager. Members of the staff of Belle's Department Store, their husbands and wives, held a dinner get-to-gether Thursday evening at Kelly's Steak House in Blacksburg, S.C. A steak dinner with all the trimmings was served. The group numbered 24. "The Changing Moods" will furnish music for a dance Friday night from 9:30 until 11:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory. The dance will begin following the Friday night basket ball doubleheader. Kings Mountain Recreation Activities Commission is sponsoring the dance for young people. Admission is 50 cents and by membership card. Thursday, January 26, 1967 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, Section B MRS. RONNIE DAVID DENTON (Marlene Oliver) MRS. CHARLES OREN ALLEN (Susan Elisabeth WilsonJ SOCIAL CALENDAR Friday: 9:30-11:30 p.m. — Dance for young people at the National Guard Armory. , Saturday: 8:00-12 p.m. — Club Night at the Kings Mountain Country Club. Hosts: Dr. and Mrs. Claude Adam.s and Dr. and Mrs Charles Moore. Wednesday: 10 a.m.—Circle 3 of First Pres byterian church at the home of Mrs. Hugh A., ogan, Jr.,, 114 N. Piedmont avenue. 10 a.m. — Circle 6 of First Presbyterian church at the home of Mrs. J. C. Nickels, 305 W. Mountain street. 7:30 — General meeting of the W< men’s Missionary Society at Kings Mountain Baptist church 3ride-Eiect Honors Bridal Attendants Miss Susan Wilson, whose wed ding to Charles Allen took place Saturday, honored her bridal at tendants at a luncheon Saturday at noon at her home in Gastonia. Mrs. James Seth Wilson assist ed her daughter in serving a three-course meal. The bride-elect touk the occasion to present white gloves to her attendants. An arrangement of pink and white flow'ers centered the buffet table. Guests ate at small tables, covered in pink and white and centered with bud vases of pink flowers. The 12 guests included Miss Alice Holman, Miss Jane Miller, both of West Jefferson- and Mrs. Pat Ray of Whiteville, sister of the bride-elect. p Miss Wilson wore a white wool dress accented in pink and green trim. Miss McLarty, Former Citizen, Returns To Television Series After Year's Leave A former Kings Mountain girl — Margaret McLarty — returned Monday to her role as Lisa Hughes in ‘‘As the World Turns”, Monday-through-Friday program at 1:30-2:00 p.m EST on the CBS Television Network. The daughter of the Rev. and Mrs James B. McLarty, Miss Mc Larty uses the stage name, “Ei leen Fulton". She returns to the network after a year’s absence during which she toured the coun try with a successful nightclub act. During her year’s sabattieal from tlie series' thousands of viewers have asked for Miss FuH ton s return. Rev Mo arty is a former min ister of Central Methodist church here. Miss Fulton's night club act consisted af singing and dancing. She refers to herself as a song stylist who runs the gamut from love songs to rock-n-roll In addition to her television and night club appearances, the ac tress was seen on Broadway in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” and “One for the Dame.” From 1932 to 19S-1 she played a starring role in the off Broadway produc tion of the “Fantasticks” and al so appeared in “Abe Lincoln in Illinois”, “The Summer of the 17th Doll” and "Many Loves.” Before returning to New York last week, Miss Fulton appeared at the playboy Clubs in Chicago and Cincinnati and the King Ed ward Hotel in Canada. Before that she filled an engagement at New York’s Latin Quarter In her last performance on "As The World Turns”, Miss Fulton, MARGARET McLARTY as Lisa Hughes boarded a train with her son and was on her way to be remarried in Chicago. "The returning Lisa,” says Miss Fulton, will be'a new personality, one endowed with glamour and sophistication, one who shed her former dowdiness.” Eileen Fulton’s fan mail is most often filled with insults, curses' and general discourtesy. In fact, she was recently stopped on the street by a woman who looked at Eileen and asked, “Aren’t you Lisa Hughes?” Eileen replied, "That's the part I play on TV ” The woman yelled, "I hate you” •and to emphasize her statement she hit the actress in the face. Eileen' being very much op posed to type casting, wanted to Continued On Page 3 MRS. DALE DWIGHT LEDBETTER (Ruth Luville SmithJ

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