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Baking Your Own
Christmas Goodies
Baking your own
Chrtatmae glfU la one good
. way to lolve your
ChilBtmaa ihopplng prob-
: leme and pleaae your
frienda thia holiday aeauKHi.
Area good cooka auggest
aeveral of their fhvorite
vreclpea.
CHRISTMAS
CHERRIES
Red and green
eiyatalllied cherrlea
3 c. flour
3 atlcka butter or
margarine
3 egg whltea, unbeaten
1 tap. vonlUa
3 tbap. orange rind
1 tap. lemon rind
3 tbap. lemon ]ulce
H c. augar
Pecana, chopped
Cream augar, butter and
vanilla. Add orange and
lemon Juice and rind.
Make Into amall^balla, dip
In egg whltea and In
nuta. Preaa down and odd
small portion of cherry.
Bake 30 minutes at 835
degrees.
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COOONVT BALLS
1 box (1 lb.) vanilla
wafer crumbs
1 stick margarine,
melted
1 c. nuta, chopped
,1 can (6 oz.) undiluted
orange Juice
1 box powdered augar
1 can flaked coconut
Mix all Ingredients, roll
Into small balls. These
may be rolled In coconut. If
desired.
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Today la December 7, Juat a abort
18 daya ’til Old Santa daua makea
hla long and buay trip down little
folka' ehlmneya.
For the little folk. It la very, very
haird to wait. Fbr the older folk. It
aeema Impoeslble 0iat yet another
Chrlatmaa aeaaon la already
arrived, and that Ouiatmaa ttaelf la
quite close.
December la a buay and e3q>enalve
m<Hith. It la a definite time of the
yeair to be on good terms with the
banker or some other source of
money supply, unless you’re one of
those smart folk who put a year
ahead of Itself and Joined a
Oirlatmas Club. Incidentally, a lot
of folk did, and today they’ll be
patting themselves on their backs as
the poatman brings those beautiful
and timely Christmas club <cliecka.
Why didn’t I Join?
Enter December with numerous
parties planned by clubs and
cttlzena.
Kings Mountain Cotillion Club
members will dine and dance at the
traditional party Dec. 11. The formal
affair will be held at Kings Mountain
Country Club.
’The annual Christmas dinner-
dance of Kings Mountain Coimtry
dubbera will be held Dec. 17 and a
band will provide music for dancing
until midnight. Hosts are Alice Anne
and Chuck Adama, Virginia and
Josh Hlnnant, Marlene and Joe
Nelaler and Jewel and John Warllck.
Post 166 Legionnaires and their
wives and members of the American
Legion Auxiliary will hold the
traditional dinner-dance on Dec. 1
with dinner from 6:80 until 8 p. m.
and dancing to “Bits and Pieces’’
until midnight. The Auxiliary will
conduct a drawing for a lO-q>eed
bicycle.
Nelsco office employes and their
husbands and wives will dine and
dance at the traditional yule party
Dec. 33 at the Country Club.
Afree ’’eggnog’’ party open to the
membership of Kings Mountain
Country dub will be served on
Friday evening, Christmas Eve,
says club manager Jerry King.
PARTY FOB
BRIDE-ELECT
Miss Laura Plonk, whose wedding
to Gtary Ball of Raleigh takes place
Jan. 1 at 6:80 p. m. In Central United
Methodist Church, was honored
Friday evening at a “German
Party’’ at Kings Mountain Country
Chib.
Entertaining together were
Charlie and Marion Carpenter and
Anne and Fred Withers.
The 67 guests were served ham
and sauerkraut with German party
plck-iq>8 carrying out the German
theme. Dining tables were overlaid
with red-check gingham clotha and
arranged with fall flowers In wooden
centerpieces.
Miss Plonk was presented a
bronze mum corsage which she
pinned to the riioulder of her party
piuitsult and was given a wedding
gift from the hosts.
Mr. and Mrs. John O. Plonk,
parents of the bride-to-be, were
'special guests.
'CimiNOSAND
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Mr. and Mrs. George Nolen and
son. Perry, spent Thanksgiving
weekend In Bethesda, ICaryland
with his sister, Mrs. Mildred Sykes,
and family, returning home Sunday.
The Nolens toured and made
picturea of the area.
SENIOR CITIZENS PARTY
Annual Christmas limcheon of the
KM Woman’s Club In honor of Senior
Cttlzene will be held Friday, Dec. 10,
at noon at the Woman’s Club. A cov
ered dish luncheon will be spread
and the club dining room will be
festive with Christmas decorations.
MBS. MoCLUBE HONORED
The Kings Mountain Senior High
Choir took the occarion of the
November meeting of the KM
Woman’s Club to surprise their
director, Hyrls (Mrs. J. N.) Mc-
Chire with a birthday cake and red
roaea.
Members of the Choir preaented a
program of music at the November
meeting of the Woman’s Oub. Mrs.
Edward IBne Introduced the young
people and Mrs. Philip Baker
preaided over business of the
meeting.
Oo-hoatesses for the meeting were
Mrs. W. S. Fulton and Mre. Jennings
Campbell.
Theaday, December 7, 1#H—MIRBOR-HEBAID—Page S
Schiele Museum
Plans ‘Colonial Yule’
tlclpate In the 30O-year-old
tradition of ’’Sharing the
Light of the World.’’
lihislc for the outdoor
service will be provided by
the Handbell Choir, Brass
Ekiaemble and Youth Choir
of Parkwood Baptist
Church.
The candlelight service
will end with a giant
bonfire and the "burning of
the green,’’ a Christmas
custom of our area 300
years ago.
’’Colonial Chrlatmaa,
1776’’ will be presented at
Schiele Museum of Natural
History and Planetarium
on Dec. 10 from noon until
6:80 p. m.
Have you ever wished
you could turn back the
pages of time and cele
brate Christmas as It was
300 years ago?
You can do Just that at
this free program open to
the public.
A program of 18th
Century Christmas
customs will be presented
at the Museum’s Log Cabin
from noon until 4:80 p. m.
From 4:80 until 6:80, you
are Invited to attend the
“Colonial Candlelight
Service’’ on the hillside. As
darkness gathers, a
candlelight procesalon will
begin through the forest.
You are asked to bring a
candle so you can par-
Gold Star People Honored
Nine (3old Star Mothers,
Sisters and Wlves^.
WUlU llUllbred by KlngA
Mountain Unit 166 ‘
American Legion
Auxiliary, at a Christmas
dinner Thursday night at
the regular meeting of the
Unit at the Post Home.
Honored guests were Mr.
and Mrs. A1 Graham, Mrs.
Bertha Ellison, Mrs. Stacy
Hulfstlckler, Mrs. Pauline
Klmbrell, Mrs. Bertie
Lockrldge, Mrs. Rosa
Medlln, Mrs. LUllan
Mltchem and Mrs. Jean
Nash.
A covered dish dinner
was qiread from a table
spread with white cloth.
’Tables for guests were
overlaid with white cloths
and decorated with red and
E.-
ANDNOW FORTH
udilte Mr. and Mrs. Santa.
’.Oari Hunt, vlsltlhg afUst
Teetnldal j
Insttiiite, entertained the
group with musical
selections on his five-string
banjo featuring numbers
spanning the period 1776 to
the present time and in
cluding songs from the
Stephen Ftoster and Cfivil
War eras and closing with
a medley of Bicentennial
selections, country music,
and Christmas songs.
Mr. Hunt, who has
played the banjo since age
seven, had a weekly radio
show at the age of IS and
worked professionally for
Arthur Smith, AAR
Promotions and several
groups in Nashville, ’Terai.
His artist skill Is enhanced
by the fact that he plays
music from all areas, from
folk through the classics.
TTie visiting artist
program at Tech Is
sponsored each season by
the N. C. Arts Council and
the Department of Com
munity Cblleges to offer
the community an
educational and cultural
experience through a
performing artlat.
Mrs. Jackie D. Barrett,
program chairman. In
troduced Mr. Hunt. Mrs.
MoBle Parker, chaplain,
conducted the devotional.
Mrs. Orangrel B. Jolly,
unit president, presided.
It was announced that
the Joint Christmas
banquet and dinner-dance
of the American Legion
Post and Unit 166 will be
held Dec. 18 with dinner
from 6:80 until 8 p. m. and
dancing from 9 p. m. until
midnight. ’Tickets are $3
for singles, $4 for ootq>le8,
all widows In Unit 166 will
be admitted free. The
Auxiliary will conduct
drawing for a lO-qieed
bicycle and all proceeds
will benefit veterans
projects.
Members of the Unit will
decorate the Poet Home
for the holidays on Sat.,
Dec. 11. Heading the com
mittee on decorations are
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson,
Mrs. Charles Hampton and
Mrs. Jackie Barrett and all
members are Invited to
participate. The Post has
recently purchased new
green and red Christmas
decorations.
Co-hostesses for
’Thursday’s meeting were
Mrs. Jackie Barrett, Mrs.
Harold Ledford and Mias
Elizabeth Stewart.
The Unit welcomed Mrs.
Gene TTgnor, Mrs. Bcmnle
Myers and Mrs. Bertha
Ellison as new members.
Wedding Invitation
Mr. and Mrs. James
Thomas Bell have Issued
wedding Invitations to
friends and relatives to
attend the wedding of their
daughter, Vicky (3arolyn
and Jerry Dean Ruppe.
The wedding will take
place Saturday evening,
Dec. 11, at 7 p. m. In
Bethlehem Baptist
Church.
Miss Plonk Honored
At Hamrick Coffee
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Mias Laura Plonk, whoso
wedding to Gary Ball of
Lenoir, takes place New
Years Day, was honored
last Friday morning at a
Coffee at the home of Mrs.
Larry Hamrick.
Entertaining with Mrs.
Hamrick were Mrs. Joe
Smith, Mre. George
Klepper and Mre. S. R.
Suber, Jr.
Forty five friends of the
bride-elect. Including a
number of clasematas
from Meredith College la
Raleigh, called from 10:N
until noon.
Mrs. Hamrick walconwS
arriving callers and ia>
troduced the receiving Una
which Included the brMs-
to-be, her mother, ICn.
John Plonk and her sister,
Mias Ashley Plonk. Tlte
bride-to-be wore a gr^
and blue party drese and a
wristlet of white datetes
from the hostaeaes.
The refiwahmont teHs,
highlight of deeoratloa,
was overlaid with wklte
linen and lace and held a
central arrangement ol
white baby’a breath Md
dalslaa. Mrs. M. H.
Robertson of Raleigh,
mother of Mrs. Larry
Hamrick, preaided at a
sUvar coffee eervlce from
one end of the table. Mre.
Joe Smith and her
daughter. Mine Jodi Smith,
and Mrs. S. R. Suber, Jr.
aaslated In serving party
refreshments. Mrs.
George Klepper said
goodbyes.
Yellow fall flowers were
used throughout the house.
The hoateaeea took the
occasion to prsasnt Miss
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