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r/ PAGE 4, KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRROR, WEDNESDAY Contemplating The Pre-Christmas Season Advent. The approach of Christmas. Memories of childhood are stirred. This is a special time of year. Once the Thanksgiving tue- key has been purchased, pre- D jo essive year. I have been see ing yule decorations in the stores and hearing Christmas music for quite some while now. For some families, early in order to guarantee delivery of parcels in time for Christ mas. Postage dates for some countries was November 1st. For those people who are mailing packages overseas ^0/^ Of Interest To Women...By Sylvia Holmes Phone: 739-5829 or 739-3851 pared and partaken of, then traditionally the pre-Chrlst- mas season has begun. It seems to me that Christ mas encroaches upon us ear lier and earlier each succ- Parents Of Twin Boys Mr. and Mrs. David Pionk announce the birth of twins sons on Saturday, Nov. 27th at Cleveland Memorial Hos pital, Shelby, The babies were born at 6:42 A.M. and 6:46 A.M. and weighted 6 lbs. 5 oz. and 5 lbs, 12 1/2 oz, respectively. They are to be named Chad Huntley andChristopherSloan (Chris). Other members of the Plonk family are daughter Terri, aged 7, and son Steve, aged 5. Davis Plonk is President of Plonk Oil Company, Inc. and his wife is the former Betty Huntley. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Hendley of Charlotte, and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Plonk of Kings Mountain. Activity Agenda BAZAAR -W.S.C.S. OFCEN- tral United Methodist ice holding a bazaar on Wednes day, Dec. 1st at 2 P.M. Sup per (turkey and ham) will be served from 5:30 - 8 P.M. at a cost of $1.75 adults, $1.00 for children. D.A.R. MEETS ON WEDNES- day, Dec. 1st at 3:30 P.M. at the home of Mrs. C.D. Blant on. Program will be “Christ mas in the Colonies” present ed by Mrs. F.M. Fryer. **♦ AMERICAN LEGION AUXIL- iary meets on Thursday, Dec. 2nd at 7:30 P.M. at the Am erican Legion Building. The program will be “Veteran Affairs and Rehabilitation,” hostesses will be Mrs. J.E. Mauney, assisted by Mrs. Leona Fite. ♦♦♦ CHRISTMAS PARADE ON Friday, December 3rd, at 4 P.M. downtown. BARBECUE SUPPER ON Friday, Dec. 3rd, at 5:30p.m. at North School sponsor^ by the P.T.A. Adult plates $1.50 child’s plate, $1.00. JUNIOR WOMENS CLUB meets on Monday, Dec. 6th, at 7:30 P.M. at the Womens Club on Mountain Street, Cadette Scout Troop 4 is sponsoring a bake sale onSat- urday Dec. 4th in front of Belk at 10 A.M., with funds going to operationSanta Claus which helps supply gifts for Western Carolina Center and Broughton Hospital. Carolinians Western Dance Saddles and spurs and bales of liay provided atmosphere at the Young Carolinians Country and Western dance held at the Kings Mountain Country Club on Friday, Nov. 26th, Host and Hostess were Marvin Teer and Etha Bum- gardner of First Union Nat ional Bank in Kings Mountain. Approximately sixty young Carolinians and guests dres sed in appropriate styles for the occasion. Chow consisted by hot dogs, hamburgers, chili, baked beans and slaw. The jukebox provided a variety of musical tempos for dancing Including a marathon square dance and an energetic display of Moun tain clog dancing by Gene Patterson. Prizes for the best cowgirl and cowboy costumes were awarded to Laura Stokes and Jackie Rhea. Christmas shopping is a nec- essity-particularly those who are sending parcels to ser vicemen in Vietnam and other far countries. The Post Off ice recommends final dates this year there has been an added complication. There has been an embargo on mail due to the recent dock strlke- however, the West Coast Is now open and overseas pack- -i .■«Wik4 The Senior Citizens Club of Kings Mountain is planning a Christmas Party to be held on Friday, December 10th at 12 noon. It will be a covered dish luncheon attended by regular members, guests, and mem bers of the Womens Club. The Kings Mountain High School Chorus under the dir ection of Mrs. Merle McLowe will present a program of Christmas Music. Hostesses for the party are Mrs. Paul Maueny, and Mrs. P.E. Hendricks, co-chair men, Mrs. B.F. Beam and Mrs. Bryon Hord. Decora- Mrs. Bryon Hord, decorations also Mrs. C.D. Blanton, Mrs. D.W. Blanton, Mrs. Milton Fryer, Mrs. Raymond Holmes Mrs. S.H. Houston, Mrs. F.S. Morrison and Miss Annie Roberts. WEEKLY RECIPE This weeks recipe is given to us by Betty Gamble- home economics teacher at Kings Mountain High School. Betty has a son, John, who is a seventh grader at Central School and an all round ath lete. ALABAMA LANE CAKE 8 egg whites 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 2 cups sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla ext ract 3 1/3 cups sifted Self-Rising flour (if using plain flour, add 2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1 cup milk Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease generously and lightly dust with flour three 9 inch round cake pans. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and setaside. Cream together butter, shortening, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add flour and milk alternately making three additions of flour and two of milk. Fold in egg whites. Divide batter and pour into tliree prepared pans and bake 20 to 25 min utes. Let layers cool in pans about 10 minutes; then cool completely on cake racks. After layers have cooled, spread Lane Filling between layers and on top of cake allowing filling to run down the sides. FILLING 12 egg yolks 2 cups sugar 3/4 cup butter or margarine 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans 1 1/2 cups grated coconut 1 1/2 cups candied cheeries, cup-up 1 cup seedless raisins 1 tablespoon rum extract Beat egg yolks slightly in a saucepan. Add sugar and butter and cook over low heat stirring all the time, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining Ingredients. Cool. Spread filling between layers and on top of cake. This makes a beautiful cake and tasty too. Is best if al lowed to mellow two or three days before cutting. Circles To Meet Circle 5 will meet on Mon day, Dec. 6th at 3 P.M. at the home of Mrs. Thurman Seism on Seism Road. At 7 P.M., Circle 1 meets at the home of Mrs. W.T. Weir for a covered dish sup per on Grover Road. At 7:30 , Circle 2 meets at the ladies bible class room with Nell Hollingsworth as hostess. On Tuesday, Dec. 7th at 7:30, Circle 4 will meet in the ladies bible class room with Rhea Barber hostess. Bake Sale Young People Christian Un ion of Boyce Memorial A. R.P. Church will have a Bake Sale in front of Belk Dept. Store Sat. Dec. 4, from 2:30 to 4:40 P.M. ' PATTERSON OIL COMPANY Phone 739-3661 King> Mountain, N. C. 28086 ATUS TIRES, BATTERIES - ESSO PRODUCTS RADIO-DISPATCHED TRUCKS FURNACE SALES <r SERVICE ages headed In that direction are being accepted for mail ing, but the embargo still exists for all transatlantic and South and Central Amer ican overseas mall which is normally channelled tlirough the Eastern ports. It is hoped that the emiargo will be lilted this week and one can well imagine the flood of Christ mas mail which will being pouring over Post Office counters all over the States. The Christmas tree for the White House is a tar heel product this year, and it has already been cut in the Pis- gah Forest near Ashville and is on it’s way to Washington, D.C. For the children, Christmas starts with Santa Claus and he’ll be coming to town very soon. Friday, December 3rd, at 4 P.M. to be precise. Then the children of Kings Moun tain will know that Christmas will very soon be here. s.h. Distaff Deeds By JANICE R. CHRISTENSEN USE TRASH No need to throw away trash. Recycle it into some thing useful, advises Mrs. M ilton Ogburn. Smlthfleld, Rt. 1. Instead of disposing of old newspapers, this Hope- well Extension Homemakers Club member uses strips of newspaper as a flower mulch. She also cuts up old aluminum pie plates and makes flower labels that can be attached to plants with twisted wire bread wrapper closures, says Mrs. Patricia Brown, home economics extension agent, Johnston County. \ Vying For Queen Debbie Burns, a freshman at Gardner-Webb College, is vying for Holiday Tournament Queen. She is the daughter of Mrs. Edith Burn of 309 Wilson Terrace. She was recently elected secretary of the freshman class at Gardner-Webb and is a cheerleader. (Mirror Photo) Senior Citizens Plan Party Sweet Sixteen Dance -i' Wil' Pictured above are Sharon Timms and Robin Dickey at their Sweet Sixteen Dance, Other guests shown are Doug Sexton and Bart George. (Photo by Jim Belt) A Sweet Sixteen Dance was held at the Kings Mountain Country Club on Wednesday, Nov. 24th honoring Sharon Timms and Robin Dickey. Sharon’s sixteenth birthday was on November 14th and Robin’s birthday will be on December 6th. The dance was given by both girls parents: Mr. & Mrs. Gene Timms and Mr. and Mrs. James Dickey. Other adult chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. Jack White and Mr. and Mrs. Dicky Tate, The Country Club was decor ated with streamers and ball oons in yellow and white with hurricane lamps on the tables. In the foyer a table was decor ated with candleabra, a three tier birthday cake and punch bow. Guests were served punch, ham biscuits, nuts, mints and individual cake squares. For the celebration, Sharon wore a floor-lenght quilted, floral peasant skirt and a black blouse. Her corsage was a yellow orchid, Robin wore a full length dress, which had a black bodice and red skirt. Robin’s corsage liad Shasta daisies. One hundred and fifteen guests in semi-formal attire attended the dance. Music was provided by the The Free Press, a hard rock group from Gastonia. Special guest at the dance was Sharon’s grandmother, Mrs. T.J. Timms. THRILL TO THIl J ■: RCA WHEN YOU BUY ONE OF THESE RCA STEREO CONSOLES k on this fRCA 8 track stereo tape deck VCIOO Tap* OkIi $99.95 >v99«tt«4l retoil. Only $39.95 with pu'chese of con* nod*! VSITAA 139 RCA 95 This Chslmss Give Ifte (Jjondetfu! Oi/lofMusic tCA 4wp*ece sftrto medole syttem. TtM perfect reewimete — freer recerrfed end fcteedceet Bteree eetoW. Speeker enciewte* <en tit Aeetlf kite beekeKetwet, aeperete wp le 20 teel. AwtemetK twmteWe with Feetlier Aciten tepterm. diemeitd Biylwi Redtp he* FM Sieiee indicetef kfM. 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