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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1967
Page
13
High Point post office hires its first woman mail carrier Shirley Coltrane, formerly a substitute on a rural route, joins the all male staff as a career substitute. She trains on walking routes and a three wheel delivery vehicle amid questions from colleagues and public reaction.
Shirley Corum, a mail carrier in Allen Jay, balances routine deliveries with a sense of humor as she covers routes in Cherokee Hills. She recalls a rolling truck incident and her fear of dogs, while her husband Richard jokes about joining the mailmen’s wives auxiliary. The piece notes her upcoming Kernersville wedding to Jeffrey Alan Matthews on June 24.
Evening and morning gatherings listed include Women of the Moose at N Main Moose Home, High Point Garden Council at Sears, WCTU hosted by Mrs S K Surratt, Ladies of Civilian at Marguerite’s Restaurant, Tammy Wood’s bridal shower at English Street Baptist Youth Center, Pilot Club at Adams Memorial YWCA, Catesby Bird Club program by Dr Clarence Velat at the library, and a DeMolay Mothers Club meeting at the Masonic Temple.
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