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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1943

Page

6

Calendar of local club meetings and civil defense drill

Tuesday 7 30 p m Ladies Auxiliary VFW to elect new officers at hall. Wednesday Garden Club meeting with Mrs O A Kirkman on East High Street at 10 a m and WW O T Club Red Cross work at 1 p m. Garden Study Club dressings 9 to 11 a m with Mesdames Walser and Van Loan leading. Mid-Week Study Club social at Mrs H W McCain on Johnson Street with Mrs P W Flagge in charge. 6 30 p m Business and Professional Women's Club dinner meeting at Elwood Hotel led by Mrs Margaret Farley. 7 30 p m Civilian Defense Drivers Corps drill at senior high school, Mrs Clarence Dawley urging attendance. Thursday 3 30 p m YWCA Board meeting in Adams Memorial Building with Mrs E Sheloff presiding. Friday 3 p m Canterbury Club with Mrs R V Hayworth in Jamestown for bi weekly session.

Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars West Emerywood Garden Club O. A. Kirkman East High Street Ww. O. T Garden Study Club Red Cross Surgical Joe Walser, Jr J. W. van Loan H. W. McCain Johnson Street P. W. Flagge Business and Professional Women’s Club Margaret Farley Elwood Civilian Defense Drivers’ Corps Clarence Dawley Y.W.C.A Adams Memorial E Sheloff Canterbury Club R. V. Hayworth Jamestown

WCTU Heads To Confer On New Soldier Center

Charlotte April 6 Mrs L E Brown W C T U president heads to Durham to discuss opening a soldiers center for Camp Butner with Mrs J J Moore director of the W C T U soldiers and sailors department. They will visit Camp Butner Oxford Fairmont Fayetteville Fort Bragg Goldsboro to plan units and openings.

Charlotte L. E. Brown North Carolina W.C.T.U Durham

Workers Needed for Red Cross Dressings Rooms

The April quota of surgical dressings arrived, bringing the total to 183 200 to be made for February and March. Mrs. Frank L. Judish says on time arrival is new but rapid output is required to meet deadlines, and more daytime workers are needed. she resigns as head of the surgical dressings division, to be succeeded April 15 by Mrs. A L Stevens.

Frank L. Judish Judish A. L. Stevens

Madame Koo to Speak at Woman's College War Talk

Madame Wellington Koo, wife of China's ambassador to Great Britain, will discuss China's role in the war at Woman's College on Thursday April 29. The event follows the canceled lecture by Major Alexander de Seversky and highlights Koo's international prominence and advocacy for China.

Madame Koo Woman's College China Alexander de Seversky Madame Wellington Koo Great Britain United States Burma Europe Chiang Kai-Shek France League of Nations

Conference Delegates to Address W S C S at Meet Night

Mrs. G C Haltom secretary of the Woman's Christian Service of the High Point District and Mrs. Wilson O Weldon from First Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service will report on the recent Winston-Salem conference at the monthly meeting tonight. The gathering follows a covered dish supper in the church parlor with Mrs. Percy Payne presiding.

G. C. Haltom Woman's Ne of Christian Service High Point Wilson O Weldon First Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service Winston-Salem Percy Payne

Many Social Events In News From Asheboro

Mrs. Curry Loflin hosted the Tuesday afternoon bridge club with four tables and nine prize winners. The New Deal bridge club met for two tables with high scores awarded to Mrs. Bright Holland and Mrs. James Webb. Rainbow girls initiated Betty Lou Ridge and installed new Eastern Star officers led by Mrs. W. S. Burrows. Mr. and Mrs. Marley wed in Ramseur. A Central Methodist class dinner was held at Old Hickory Cate Friday evening.

Enterprise Asheboro Curry Loflin J. T. Barnes O. L. Presnell George Joyner Harvey Griffin K. H. Boydell I. C. Moser J. F. White, Jr Tiffany Barnes Frank Jones C. T. Loflin H. K. Moore Ed Crawford New Deal Bridge Club Mildred Webb Bright Holland James Webb Rainbow Girls Assembly Lodge Betty Lou Ridge Ethel Lovett Grand Chapter Masonic Order First Baptist Church Rainbow Assembly Carl Loflin Liberty Marie Ward Ed Finch Huber Earl Bulla Central Methodist Church Old Hickory Cate

Rationing News Highlights From OPA Reports

OPA listening posts report meat and canned goods rationing slipping smoothly into daily life. Households expect heavy weekend buying due to point limits. California producers seek ceiling on horsemeat demand, while WPB moves to trim trims and oilcloth shortages. Odds N Ends note shoe stamp potential, glycerine ban on cigarettes, castor oil in short supply.

Betty MacDonald NEA Washington OPA California WPB Junor

Local Notes on Society and Military Family Updates

Mrs. Igerker of Richardson Street left yesterday for Oakland to be with her husband Chief Petty Officer Parker who is a patient at the Naval Hospital. Lt. H S Covington athletic director at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland visits his sister Mrs F D McLeod Trinity after serving as Woodbury Forest College professor. Mrs. Leo Gaither of the City Accounting Department Staff is ill and moved to Guilford General Hospital. Mrs F C Sharp and Mr and Mrs R Hill Dyer travel to Leaksville for the death of their brother S Brewer Dyer from a heart attack. Mrs C F Wilson of 1604 Johnson Street is moved to Burrus Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment. Mrs I A Teague of Thomasville Route One is confined at home with an infected throat.

H. S. Covington Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland F. D. McLeod Trinity Covington Woodbury Forest College Orange Virginia Leo Gaither City Accounting Department Guilford General Hospital F. C. Sharp R. Hill Dyer Leaksville S. Brewer Dyer C. F. Wilson Johnson Street Burrus Memorial Hospital I. A. Teague Thomasville Grace McKaughan William Pickett Hamlin Ensign Hamlin J. Royster Thurman, Jr William T. Mowery George J. Taylor Maud Sapp Carraway Helen McBee Thurman Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Kansas City U. S. Naval Reserve Enterprise

Play by fifth grade opens Colonial Drive PTA program

Thomasville April 6 The regular PTA meeting at Colonial Drive School is postponed to Thursday night April 15. A fifth grade under Miss James will present a play titled Dr Jimmy, with the school Glee Club singing. Public invited to attend.

Thomasville Parent-Teacher Association Colonial Drive James Dr Jimmy Glee Club

Beula Mae Huttman Engaged to E J Reaves

Darlington South Carolina announces the engagement of Beula Mae Huttman daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Huffman to Ernest James Reaves of Darlington and Charlotte son of Mrs C J Reaves and the late Mr Reaves. They plan a mid April wedding and will reside in Charlotte.

Dietitians To Meet Wednesday At Durham Hotel

Dietitians gather in Durham April 7 for their annual meeting at Washington Duke Hotel and Duke Hospital. Lt. Dorothy Boyett of Fort Bragg and R B Roberts will address topics on Army hospital dietitians and food rationing. Sallie Mooring presents a hydration exhibit while a vitamin research film closes the session. The one day event expects about a hundred dietitians from across the state.

Dorothy Boyett Medical Station Fort Bragg R. B. Roberts Durham Washington Duke Hotel Boyett Army Hospital Mr. Roberts Jane Crow Salem College Winston-Salem Duke Hospital Tiphaine Burgess Watts Hospital N. C. Dietitie Association

Mrs Willis Wright Joins Husband In Fort Sill Okla

Mrs Willis Wright formerly Dorothy McCall left with her parents on Colonial Drive to Lawton Oklahoma where she will join her husband Pfc Wright now stationed as a heavy field artillery instructor at Fort Sill.

Willis Wright Husband Fort Sill Okla Willis Wright, Jr Lawton Pfc. Wright

Over-the-Teacups Club Meeting Postponed

The Over-the-Teacups Club meeting with Mrs T J Gold scheduled for Thursday at one o'clock has been postponed two weeks. Members are asked to note the new date.

Teacups Club T. J. Gold

City C. E. Union Executive Board to Meet Tonight

The High Point Christian Endeavor Union executive board will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday at 7 30 PM with Miss Eldora Hayworth at the home of her grandmother Mrs D E Richardson on the Asheboro Road. All members are urged to attend.

High Point Christian Endeavor Union Eldora Hayworth D. E. Richardson Asheboro Road

Mothers First Duty Child Care Says Ruth Millett

Ruth Millett argues that mothers with young children should prioritize home care over war work. She asserts children benefit from a mother's presence and warns against rationalizing leaving children for pay. Millett says war efforts matter but mothers of small children should stay home unless unable to feed them otherwise.

Ruth Millett Sam

Garden Club To West Emerywood Meet Tomorrow

The West Emerywood Garden Club will meet with Mrs. O Arthur Kirkman at her East High Street home tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. This marks the regular April session of the club.

West Emerywood Garden Club O. Arthur Kirkman East High Street

Brentwood PTA to Elect New Officers Thursday Night

Brentwood School Parent-Teacher Association will meet Thursday evening April 8 at 7 30 at the school. The regular April meeting will feature the election of a new slate of officers and full attendance is hoped.

Parent-Teacher Association of Brentwood School

Philomathean Club Meeting Cancelled Until Later Date

The Philomathean Club will not meet this week as scheduled with Mrs. H. A. Millis. The meeting has been postponed to a later date and members are asked to note the change in plans.

Philomathean Club H. A. Millis

Anne Adams pattern 4332 for busy summer days

The two piece Anne Adams style 4332 offers a yoked blouse with simple lines and a front paneled skirt with optional contrast bodice. Available in women's sizes 32 through 46, size 36 requires 31-8 yards of 39 inch fabric and 7-19 yard contrast. Send sixteen cents for the pattern plus ten cents for the Spring Pattern Book to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Department in New York.

Anne Adams High Point Enterprise Pattern Department West 17Th St New York N. Y

Eastern States team of four match thriller in chess history

The Eastern States four man team match featured Mrs A M Sobel Howard Schenken and Peter Leventritt of New York and Charles H Goren and Sidney Siodor of Philadelphia facing Waldemar von Zedtwitz Harry J Fishbein Tobias Stone Alvin Roth of New York and Simon Becker of Philadelphia. After the first quarter Sobel trailed by 240 points but by half time her team led by 440 points after reaching 680 points.

Eastern States Mrs A. M. Sobel Howard Schenken Peter Leventritt New York Charles H. Goren Sidney Silodor Philadelphia Waldemar von Zedtwitz Harry J. Fishbein Tobias Stone Alvin Roth Simon Becker Mrs. Sobel

Six Clubs Bid Sparks Longstanding Bridge Dispute

In a sensational bridge match, Mrs Sobel sat out the third quarter and returned for a final period where her team won by 5090 points, aided by a donation from Tobias Stone and Alvin Roth. The centerpiece was a six clubs bid amid cue bidding and no losers, leading to a historic quarrel. Stone downed 600 at six clubs while at the other table Sobel’s team made six hearts, triggering a notable but unsettled dispute that echoed for years.

Mrs. Sobel Tobias Stone Alvin Roth Stone Roth Sobel Hearts

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