Kings Mountain High Dramatics Stage Why The Chimes Rang
Kings Mountain high school dramatics class staged a Christmas program Thursday night December 14 in Central auditorium. Miss Sarah Alexander and Howard Coble directed a playlet Why The Chimes Rang while Mr Coble led the chorus Carols of Many Lands. Narrator was Jean Lynch and cast included Rheta Gamble Des sie Morrow Minnie Sue Mitchem Penelope Jane Cansler.
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Kings Mountain High School Dramatice Lant
Central Auditor
Fum
Sarah Alexander
Howard Coble
Mr. Coble
Jean Lynch
Rheta Gamble
Penelope Jane Cansler
Dessie Morrow
Minnie Sue Mitchem
School Players Prepare Sets and Chorus for Spring Recital
Charles Guyton Sonny McDaniel Maxine Jenkins Aldis Baktins Andris Baktins Bill Ruth Billy Bumgardner Buddy Falls Peggy Cloninger Bobby Martin. Dramatic department prepared sets and costumes. Gene Mauney designed a rose window. Mixed chorus sang English Gregorian German and French carols and Negro spirituals. A girls quartet by Evelyn Caine Hilda King Barbara Ann Grantham Betty Cash also performed. Chorus members include sopranos Valerie Baity Ann Childers Evelyn Cline Ruby Crawford Ruth Crawford Faylene Falls Kitty Falls Shirley Falls Ruth Fleming Alice Ford Dorothy Fulton Hazel Green Gwendolyn Grice Jo Ann Hayes Sarah Jackson Maxine Jenkins Doris Jolly Katy Jones Hilda King Mary Helen Logan Ellen Medlin Nell Ramsey Ruth Rumple Altos Sue Bridges Kay Hope Betty Ledford Jean Lynch Patricia Prince Dorene Ross Evelyn Short Frances Sisk Pat Smyre Melba Tindall Jo Ann Wright Peggy Wright Tenors Bill Briggs Don Hambright Reginald Murray Tommy Owens Bill Payne Billy Shytle Willard Upchurch John Warlick Bass Don Bumgardner Don Flowers Timothy Gladden Bob Goforth Raymond Goforth Walter Griffin Charles Guyton Jake Hord David Kincaid Bobby Martin Charles Mauney Don Patterson Barry Short Jack Still Don Welch Jim Yarboro. The accompaniment was played by Jeanene Hallman pianist and Barbara Jean Gault organist.
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Charles Guyton
Sonny McDaniel
Maxine Jenkins
Aldis Baktins
Andris Baktins
Bill Ruth
Billy Bumgardner
Buddy Falls
Peggy Cloninger
Bobby Martin
Dramatic Department
Gene Mauney
Evelyn Caine
Hilda King
Barbara Ann Grantham
Betty Cash
Sopranos
Valerie Baity
Ann Childers
Evelyn Cline
Ruby Crawford
Ruth Crawford
Ruth Rumple
Sue Bridges
Kay Hope
Betty Ledford
Jean Lynch
Patricia Prince
Dorene Ross
Evelyn Short
Frances" Sisk
Pat Smyre
Melba Tindall
Jo Ann Wright
Peggy Wright
Bill Briggs
Don Hambright
Reginald, Murray
Tommy Owens
Bill Payne
Billy Shytle
Willard Upchurch
John Warlick
Don Bumgardner
Don Flowers
Timothy Gladden
Bob Goforth
Raymond Goforth
Walter Griffin
Jake Hord
David Kincaid
Park Grace Projects Recognized in Education Publications
A Park Grace School Christmas party in Mrs Mary Lou Davidson’s first grade room is cited in two education publications. The North Carolina Education Association magazine features the full article and a class photo under We Study Numbers in a Christmas Project. The project involved 31 students with daily stories on the board and chart work for reading and counting.
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Mary Lou Davidson
Park Grace School
N.C
North Carolina Education
North Carolina Education Association
Kings Mountain Jaycee Park Fund Reaches $1000
The Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce reports a total of $1000 in the Recreation Park fund. At their December 12 meeting the directors set aside $500 to buy running stock in the Building & Loan Assoc. Proceeds from club projects, including waste paper drives, add to the fund. Donations were approved for the Little Theatre ten dollars and a billboard ad supporting adequate teacher pay fifteen dollars, plus twenty five dollars to West school Parent-Teachers for safety patrol uniforms.
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Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce
Recreation Park
Some Building & Loan Association
Little
Theatre
West School Parent-Teachers Association
Mauney Memorial on magazine cover at Brookley base
The Mauney Memorial tower at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jackson was selected for the Wel Farer Christmas issue for Brookley Air Force Base civilian employees. Presented by the Mauney family, the memorial honors W. A. Mauney and D. J. Mauney. A Thorvaldsen Christ statue stands above a 700 pound globe, with a 22 foot stained glass backdrop, both by Henry Keck studio. Pastor H Brent Schaeffer notes copyright to prevent commercialization and to check for similar memorials elsewhere.
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Mobile
Ala
Jackson Miss
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mauney Memorial
Brookley Air Force Base
Robinson and Prentiss Streets
W. A. Mauney
Kingy Mountain
Lincolnton
N.C
D. J. Mauney
Thorvaldsen
Daparto Studio
New
Christ
Henry Keck
Syra
Suse N.Y
H. Brent Schaeffer
Jackson
Mauney Memorial Tower
Christmas Dinner Guests From Lincolnton and Panama City
Mr and Mrs Rhyne Little and family and Mr and Mrs G C Page with their families plan dinner with Mr and Miss Larry Page. Miss Dotty Smith a student at S C will spend holidays with Mr and Mrs W G Gran tham. Mr and Mrs Ben Long and family visit their son S Sgt Ben Long in Panama City Florida.
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Dotty Smith
S.C
W. G. Grantham
Ben Long
S/Sgt
Panama City, Fla
Pageant Lights Kings Mountain Christmas Night Crowd
A capacity crowd filled the high school auditorium Sunday for the Christmas pageant The Incarnate Word by the Kings Mountain Choral Society and five local churches Franklin Pethel directed with Bonnie McIntosh at the organ Juanita Warren Emelyn Gillespie Burle Peeler Jr and Lilian Barber sang as a pantomime portrayed Mary Joseph and the Christ child The four part production featured a manger scene and starry overhead lighting The presentation involved many church members and the Kings Mountain Choral Society officers and a long list of participants with community support from local businesses and groups
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Kings Mountain Choral Society
Choral Society
Franklin Pethel
Bonnie McIntosh
John Henry Moss
Detroit
T. L. Cashwell, Jr
Juanita Warren
Emelyn Gillespie
Burle Peeler, Jr
Lilian Barber
Robert Elmore
Robert B. Reed
Joseph S. Evans, Jr
Central Methodist
First ,Baptist
First Presbyterian
St. Matthew's Lutheran
Mary and
Joseph
Christ
Star of Bethlehem
Local Families Visit for Holidays in Kingsport and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Jones Fortune of Kingsport Tennessee spend a week with Mr W L Fortune and family. Dr and Mrs W B Alexander and Becky of Robbins weekend with Mrs R S Plank. Robert Moss patient in Cherokee County Hospital in Gaffney. Mr and Mrs John Goforth of Rutherfordton guests of daughter Miss Margaret Goforth and Mr and Mrs J R Davis for Choral Concert. Ethel Plonk visits with mother Mrs R R Plonk for Christmas. Jean Davis and George Thomasson home from Duke for holidays. Pearl Adair of Martin Georgia J K Miller of Winder Georgia and J B Adair of Jacksonville Florida guests of TR Davis. Carl Biggers and Mrs W M McCloud of Charlotte and Gist Finley of York to dine with Mr and Mrs Paul Neisler Thursday. They will visit homes opened in the Garden Club.
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John Goforth
Rutherfordton
Margaret Goforth
J. R. Davis
Ethel Plonk
R. R. Plonk
Jean Davis
George ‘Thomasson
Duke
Pearl Adair
Martin,Ga
J. K. Miller
Winder
J. B. Adair
Jacksonville
Fla
TR Davis
Carl Biggers
W. M. McCloud
Charlotte
Gist Finley
York
Paul Neisler
Yule Decorations Will Be Judged in Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain residents will see a Garden Club contest Thursday night to judge the best Christmas dressed home. Judges from Gastonia Garden Club will award a top prize of 10 dollars and a 5 dollar prize for the runner up. All homes within city limits except Garden Club members are eligible. winners to be announced after judging.
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Kings Mountain Homes
Garden Club
Kenneth Todd
Gastonia Garden Club
A.p
Kings Mountain
Sam Davis
Santa Claus
Phenix
Burlington Mills
Christmas Pageant At First Presbyterian Church
Over 60 members of the First Presbyterian church will perform an outdoor Christmas Pageant on the front church lawn for three nights before Christmas. Miss Lillian Barber organized the program and Miss Peggy Arthur will direct. The first show is 8 p.m. Friday with scenes at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Most nights feature 30 minute scenes, except Saturday night.
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First Presbyterian Church
Lillian Barber
Peggy Arthur
Bethlehem Visitors Sermon at First Presbyterian Church
At 9:45 Sunday school led by Patrek with Harry Page as superintendent. Morning worship at 11:00 with sermon Bethlehem Visitors. Sunday school and church program at 3:00 directed by Dixon J G Darracott superintendent, featuring a Christmas Scene.
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First Presbyterian Church
B.D. Patrek
Harry Page
Bethlehem
Dixon
J. G. Darracott
Furnished apartment wanted to rent three or four rooms
Classifieds note a furnished apartment request with contact by phone 118, dated 4-21. A second line seeks a bord room apartment via phone 639, also dated 4-21. A third item advertises Pine stamps for sale in several sizes from Gill & Brown, listing phone numbers 425-W and 469-M, dated 15-29.
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Gill & Brown
Twin Table Club meeting at North Carolina college home
The Twin Table Club met at the three North Carolina college home of Mrs. Paul Jackson Monday. Sandwiches and cookies were served as members recalled the colleges founded in 1772 and 1781 and noted local university connections including Mr and Mrs Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Table Club
North Carolina Collegen
Paul Jackson
Sitlem College
Burg College
Mount Zion Baptist Church presents Senior Missions Christmas program
The Mount Zion Baptist Church will stage the Senior Missions Crete in a Christmas program titled Holy Night. The event is scheduled for Sunday evening, December 24, with Mr and Mrs A F Wiggins and Mr and Mrs Andrew Pressley among those attending the dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Paul Jackson.
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J. D. Jackson
Dean McDaniel
Philip Padgett
Eliabeth Sisk
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