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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1943

Page

6

Calendar of club meetings and social events

Monday 7 30 p m nurses aid class at Red Cross. Tuesday 3 p m garden club at Mrs J G Snipes 408 Steele Street and 4 ey sale to follow. 7 30 p m Alexander Martin chapter D A R meets with Mrs W T Powell. Altrusa 26th anniversary dinner at Sheraton. Beta Sigma Phi bridge at Mrs William Mowrey home. Wednesday 10 a m garden clubs business meeting and speaker on Victory Gardens. Junior Service League meeting with luncheon at Em erywood Club. Twentieth Century Club at Howell Street. Women’s Club Y W C A with Miss Marietta Kettunin. Beta Sigma Phi at Otteray Drive. Graduate Nurses dinner at Y W C A reservations due. Council of Jewish Women meeting moved a week earlier. Friday Priscilla Club at Parkway. April Evening Bridge at Emerywood Country Club. Saturday final Beta Sigma Phi rush Coca Cola party at Mrs H B Crawford Parkway.

J. G. Snipes Steele Street Alexander Martin Apter The Daughters of the American Revolution W. T. Powell Parkway Mesdames H. A. Millis C. C. Hayworth A. T. Wishart Edgar Whitener Dora Richardson Good Will Garden Club G. I. Humphreys Wayside Garden Club R. A. Sheroff Johnson Street P. M. Davis Victory Gardens Junior Service League Emerywood Club E. D. Henderson Howell Street Twentieth Century Club Women's Club Marietta Kettunin Women's College of U. N. C Priscilla Club S. C. Clark Emerywood Country Club R. B. Terry

Wayside Garden Club Meeting Planned at Johnson Street

The Wayside Garden Club will meet Wednesday at 10 o clock in the morning at the home of Mrs. R A Sheloff on Johnson Street The program will feature Mr P M Davis discussing Victory.

Wayside Garden Club R. A. Sheloff Johnson Street P. M. Davis

New Nurses Aid Class to Meet Tonight at Red Cross

The first meeting of the new Nurses Aid Class will be held tonight at the Red Cross office at 7 30 o clock.

Red Cross

Girl Scout Troop 18 Celebrates Birthday Party

Girl Scout Troop No 18 held its annual birthday party at Mrs W K McCain home 800 Sunset Drive Friday evening. Performances included tap dance violin piano and vocal solos with refreshments and gifts for leaders and council leaders. Members attended Joan Bissell Joane Greene Rachael Leonard Margaret Smith Betty Ann Rankin and many others with guests Mrs Burnett and Miss Mary Ruth Kimmery.

Girl Scouts W. K. McCain Sunset Drive Joan Bissell Rachael Leonard Ao Pees Joane Greene Jean Weekley Margaret Smith Betty Ann Rankin Mabel Burnett Phyllis Fesperman Betty Jean Shields Marcilene Ayers Margaret Harris Girl Scouts Are We Joyce Loftin McCain R. H. Smith Burnett Mary Ruth Kimmery Judy Garrett Barbara Lee

Beta Sigma Phi Rush Week Planned With Socials

The Beta Sigma Phi Sorority announces a busy rushing week starting with a Tuesday bridge party at 8 pm hosted by Mrs. William Mowrey at North Main Street home of her mother Mrs. Arthur Ellison. Wednesday 7 30 pm meeting hosted by Misses Anne and Frances Chappell on Otteray Drive. Saturday 3 pm coca cola party at Mrs. H B Crawford 408 Parkway to conclude events.

Beta Sigma Phi H. B. Crawford Parkway William Mowrey Arthur Ellison North Main Street Beta Sigma Phis Anne Frances Chappell Otteray Drive

Easter Cantata by Wesley Memorial Junior and Young Peoples' Choirs

The Wesley Memorial Church Junior and Young People's Choirs presented an Easter cantata at 11 a.m. with Dr C Excell Rozzelle delivering the sermon. Mary Sue Briggs led the offertory solo, and Bob Gayle conducted both choirs. Soloists included Peyton Voorhees Mary McMullan Nancy Sechrest Sherley Redding Diane Snider Jane Baucom and Jimmy Woollen. Despite colds, Redding and Ucom filled in last minute for scheduled performers, and the program ended with Blessing and Honor.

Wesley Memorial Church C. Excell Rozzelle Mary Sue Briggs Young People’s Choir Bob Gayle Peyton Voorhees Mary McMullan Nancy Sechrest Sherley Redding Diane Snider Jane Baucom Jimmy Woollen Divine Redeemer Joanne Sechrest Jane Ucom Clariann Massey

Local residents visit relatives and recoveries noted

Mr. J C Wall and Mrs Ed Hayworth left for Lincoln Nebraska to visit their brother Pft Jacob Percy Wall accompanied by Miss Rachel Brile. Another sister Mrs Hal Hicks of Los Angeles will meet them in Lincoln. Mrs C F Wilson 77 of 1604 Johnson Street was briefly hospitalized at Burrus Memorial Hospital then returned home and may receive visitors. Cpl and Mrs F B Shackelford Jr and Mrs I Foy Horton were weekend guests of their parents in Oakwood Court. Capt G B Anderson of Camp Blanding was weekend guest of Mr and Mrs J R Steele. Mrs W B Pearson of Haw River spent weekend with daughter Mrs Joe West and sister Mrs H K Collins of Durham also visited. Miss J Clyde Bostian Oak Hill School faculty member injured in April 1 motor accident has moved from Burrus Memorial Hospital to her Emerywood Court Apartments home to convalesce.

J. C. Wall Ed Hayworth Lincoln, Neb Pft Jacob Percy Wall Rachel Brile Hal Hicks Los Angeles Calif Lincoln C. F. Wilson Johnson Street Burrus Memorial Hospital W. B. Pearson Haw River Joe West Montheu J. Clyde Bostian Oak Hill School Emerywood Court Apartments

Lebanon Christian Endeavors Meet At Church Social

The Senior Christian Endeavor of Lebanon Methodist Church held its regular Sunday evening gathering with Miss Doris Swaim as leader. The program focused on strength to Follow Jesus and featured a vocal number by Misses Nora Lee and Margaret Phillips. A brief business session followed led by president Jeanette Cole.

Lebanon Methodist Church Doris Swaim Jesus Nora Lee Margaret Phillips Jeanette Cole

High Point Young Adults Fellowship Meeting at Lebanon

The High Point Young Adults Fellowship held its spring session at Lebanon Methodist Church on Friday night April 9. President George Elder led the business portion with reports from various groups and Earl Brewer showed moving pictures from Camp Carlyle. Plans were announced for a Young Adult Assembly tied to the children’s workers conference at Lake Junaluska from July 12 to July 16.

High Point Young Adults Fellowship Lebanon Methodist Church Bill Newsome George Elder Earl Brewer Camp Carlyle Children’s Workers Lake Junaluska

Christian Endeavors At Welch Memorial Meet

The Welch Memorial Church Christian Endeavor Society held a 6 15 service with Mrs. Roscoe Briley presiding. Mr. E F Seagrove led a program as Mrs Lois Harrison and Mrs Mabel Joyner sang a duet. Mrs Colon Kennedy read scripture and Arnold Koontz spoke on How to Grow Rich. Officers were elected for the youth group and a Africa study will begin with Mr Davis leading. plans for expanded recreation were discussed. Contributions were noted for the Aunt Lizzie Welch Classroom parlor at First Methodist.

Christian Endeavor Society of the Welch Memorial Churc Roscoe Briley E. F. Seagrove Lois Harrison Mabel Joyner Colon Kennedy Arnold Koontz Wesley Memorial Church Joanne Sechrest Patricia Hubbard Farish Sizemore Richard Crowder Hulda Whitely George Davis Africa Davis Lizzie Welch Arnold J. Koonce Percy Payne Woman's Society of Christian Service Belvin Moore A. M. Richardson Ralph Vance Wesleyan Service Guild

Simple demure frock Pattern 4299 by Anne Adams

A readable ad describes a simple demure misses dress design Pattern 4299 by Anne Adams with a horseshoe neckline and tiny collar. It suggests cotton or synthetic scroll print fabric and lists misses sizes 12 through 20 with size 16 requiring 3 1/4 yards of 35 inch material. Orders are to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Department in New York for twelve or sixteen cents plus ten cents for the Spring Pattern Book.

Anne Adams

Sharing Of Garden Tools Amid Wartime Shortages

Betty MacDonald reports widespread tool shortages as Victory Garden plots expand and hardware stores face empty shelves. Measures under WPB rules limit new tool shipments. households are urged to share gear, conserve copper and brass, and salvage items like condensed milk tins. Salient notes include possible sugar rationing for canning, use of glass jars with unknown processing times, and projected increases in frozen vegetables and potato planting with limited metal outputs.

Washington America Victory Gardens Salt Lake City Prentiss Brown OPA Department of Agriculture

Good Will Garden Club to Meet Wednesday at Ten

The Good Will Garden Club will meet Wednesday at 10 o'clock at the home of Mrs G J Humphreys. This will be an important business meeting, and it is asked that all members be present.

Good Will Garden Club G. J. Humphreys

War Bond Funds To Clear Through Defense Office

Civilian Defense Office announced that block leaders must clear all funds from the sale of War Bonds each day of the drive through that office. The office will be open for.

Defense Office Civilian Defense Office

Wartime Living Teaches Children Responsibility For War Aid

Ruth Millett argues wartime living offers parents a chance to teach cooperation and duty to children. By sharing car pools, reducing domestic help needs, and buying war bonds, families model government involvement. Parents should assign children daily chores and emphasize sacrifices to aid the war effort.

Ruth Millett Cooper George

Christian Science Sunday Services Discuss Sickness and Sin

Sunday services across Christian Science Churches explored the reality of sin sickness and death with passages from Psalms Isaiah and Science and Health. The Golden Text prayed for God to bless and reveal his saving health to all nations as believers seek a higher spiritual reality beyond material sense.

Christian Science Service Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy God

Births Cora Sue Welch and Clyde Kenneth Cecil

Mr and Mrs J G Welch announce the birth of a daughter Cora Sue on April 10 at Guilford General Hospital. The mother and daughter have returned home. Mr and Mrs Clyde Lee Cecil announce the birth of a son Clyde Kenneth on April 10 at Guilford General Hospital.

Cora Sue Welch J. G. Welch Springfield Avenue Cora Sue Guilford General Hospital Cecil Clyde Lee Cecil Route One Clyde Kenneth

66 Year-Old Man Found Guilty Of Assault On Child

Special to The Enterprise Thomasville April 12 William P Ussery 66 was found guilty of assault on a female with an attempt to commit rape on a 7 year old girl after a hearing before Judge Carl Wilson in Thomasville The judge sentenced him to six months suspended on payment of a $50 fine and court costs

Enterprise Thomasville William P. Ussery Carl Wilson Wilson Ussery

Funds handled daily through Second War Loan drive

The office said funds are handled every day through the Second War Loan drive from 10 a.m. till 9 30 p.m.

Sweet potato planting guide for 1943 in North Carolina

The article promotes home gardens and farm plantings of sweet potatoes for 1943. It recommends 0.25 to 1 acre per farm, notes space needs of 52 by 210 feet per 0.25 acre, and highlights certified seed or slips. It lists varieties North Carolina Strain No 1 Porto Rico Nancy Hall and Louisiana Strain, soil and fertilizer guidance, row spacing 32 feet, plant spacing 12 inches, frost ridge planting, and a 250 pound per 0.25 acre fertilizer recommendation, with emphasis on high potash blends.

South North Carolina

Learn To Play By Overbidding Hand

Card play lesson on overbidding in a bridge hand. North blindsided by a four spade bid, South pressures with five hearts, and East errs with a poor double, illustrating risky contracts and defensive missteps.

North South East

Bridge play yields five odd after neat hand

The article describes a hand where the declarer successfully navigates a sequence of finesses and ruffs. After the club opening, the dummy captures with the ace, the declarer ruffs clubs and spades, cashes the ace and king of spades, and ruffs again. A last diamond is trumped, hearts are led, and East is forced to win the queen and concede the rest. The result: the declarer loses only the ace of diamonds and one heart, making five odd.

Aery East Declarer West North

Juvenile Arrest Reported After Cafe Breakin

Police Chief FE Richardson announced the arrest of 15 year old Rommie York of Thomasville on breaking and entering larceny and receiving during a blackout on March 26. The case was referred to Davidson County Juvenile authorities.

Thomasville FE. R. Richardson Rommie York Davidson County

Hedgecock Taken By Illness In Detroit Michigan

C M Hedgecock formerly of High Point died after a year long illness in a Detroit hospital. Born July 9 1892 in Guilford County he was survived by his widow Nona and children Darrell Virginia and Maxine all of Detroit. He left High Point for Detroit in 1925 where he worked for Detroit Edison. The body arrives Wednesday to Sechrest Funeral Home for Thursday services at 2 o'clock led by Dr A B Conrad and Elder W V Williams burial in Floral Garden Cemetery.

C. M. Hedgecock High Point Detroit Mich Mr. Hedgecock Guilford County Charles Monroe Sarah Davis Hedgecock Nona Hedgecock Darrell Virginia Maxine Hedgecock S. C. Idol Kernersville Carl F. L C. R M. L. Hedgecock Hedgecock Detroit-Edison Company Nona Hayworth Sechrest Funeral Home A. B. Conrad First Baptist Church W. V. Williams Primitive Baptist Church Floral Garden Cemetery

Dr Crosley Morgan to Lecture in High Point

Dr. Crosley Morgan, Concord Presbyterian minister and religious lecturer, will begin a series of talks in High Point on Thursday April 29. He is son of English preacher G Campbell Morgan and has assisted his father in book publishing. Details on topics, places, and times to come.

Crosley Morgan Concord Morgan G. Campbell Morgan America North Carolina

Also Mentioned on This Page

Women's Madeline Hoover Rumford Baking Rumford Baking Powder Box KR Rumford, Bf Girl Scout Troop No. 18 F. B. Shackelford, Jr Fort Bragg I. Foy Horton Rocky Mount, Va Mms. W. H. Gibson Oakwood Court G. B. Anderson Camp Blanding, Fla J. R. Steele East Russell Street Lebanon Christian Endeavors OF Welch Memorial Meet Youth Fellowship Aunt Lizzie Welch Wilson C. Weldon First Methodist Church Weldon J. Edgar Hoover FBI Army Aviation High Point College Mary Hoy First Reformed Church F R. Hearn Park Street Molly Parris High Point Enterprise Pattern Department West 17Th St New York N. Y Betty MacDonald NEA McKenney By William E. McKenney America’s Card Authority TORYO DIE Awning & Tent CO North Main
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