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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
6
Mr and Mrs J R Cox announce the birth of a son Donald Grayson at their home 709 Tate Street. Other items note Holy Communion at Saint Marys Episcopal tomorrow Feast of the Transfiguration at 10 am and various local society events and visits.
The North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends opened with reports on Bible school statistics and youth work. Key speakers from Greensboro Guilford College and Duke University attended along with trustees and committee members. The session discussed race relations church finance and advocacy for capital punishment study and a national morning program plan.
Taxpayers and corporations in High Point prepaid more than 855,000 in anticipation of the new state law. The city offers a two percent discount this month, with larger discounts earlier, and penalties start after February 1 before the June advertisement.
The body of Miss Mildred Slusher aged 25 who died at Guilford County sanitorium will be sent to Shawsville Virginia for interment tomorrow in Ballinger cemetery. She is survived by her father H M Slusher of Mc Comas Virginia two brothers Earl Slusher of Mc Comas and Hugh Slusher of Floyd Virginia and one sister Mrs Sallie Zernla of Trenton New Jersey.
A mixed Scotch foursome event at High Point Country Club will be held tomorrow afternoon starting at 2 oclock open to all members. Qualifying rounds for the Men's club championship begin August 16 and run for a week, with club champion L C Matton facing strong opposition from a new wave of young players.
Twin cucumbers of the green smooth-skinned variety were added to The Enterprise collection of unusual vegetables and fruits. They were submitted by A. Wichard of 712 Fourth Street, who said he found them among groceries.
The Thomasville First Baptist church hosts the Young Woman's Bible class meeting with hostesses Mrs. I. V. Clodfelter Mrs. J. R. Parrish Miss Nena Smith Mrs. N. H. Wood and Mrs. Wade Hilliard. Mrs. B A Myers presides and Mrs. Covington leads devotions. A social hour followed with Mrs. Wade Hilliard winning the contest. Mrs. Ben Carroll as consolation. Refreshments end the evening. Other society notes list local visits and travel including Dr. and Mrs. O R Hodgin at Wrightsville Beach and the Grimes and Snell families visiting Mount Airy and Roaring River.
Homer E. Driver of 2303 East Green Street formerly of Lexington underwent an operation at High Point hospital this morning and is reported to be recovering nicely. Catherine and son Whiteford Rowe of Dayton Ohio plan to visit Mrs D E Hoover on Lexington Avenue later this week. the Rowes formerly lived in Thomasville Massachusetts.
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