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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1942
Page
6
Ruth Miller urges mothers and fathers of service members to hide their fears and present themselves as proud, supportive parents. The piece counsels emotional restraint to bolster a son or daughter's resolve as they face danger abroad.
Mrs Pearl Osborne 51 of Mt Vernon community Trinity route 2 died Tuesday in a High Point hospital after a month long illness. Widow of T J Osborne she leaves three sons Thomas Eugene and Billy Osborne two brothers Worth Hinshaw and B R Hinshaw and a sister Mrs J T Ledbetter plus a stepmother Mrs J H Hinshaw. Funeral set for Thursday at 3 PM at Mt Vernon Church with body moved to the Trinity home this afternoon at 2.
Robert L. Thompson, editor of The Enterprise, told Altrusa club members at the Sheraton Hotel that the war must move from defense to offense or the Allies will lose. He reviewed Allied and Axis losses over three years of World War II, stressed civilian responsibility, and urged politicians and leaders to prioritize the war effort. The club voted to sell war stamps and bonds at local theaters on Mondays and Thursdays in September, and twenty members attended.
Plans are complete for a Girl Scouts Service Rally to open fall activities at Center theater with white troops and Thomasville Scouts. Mayor O Arthur Kirkman, Scout commissioner, Mrs Taylor M Simpson, and Ars Mabel Burnett attend. Scouts meet at Chamber of Commerce lot before ten, march to theater, rally starts promptly.
The T. E. Butner family reunion gathered at the Fulp home in Ramseur on Sunday. Attendees included H. G. Lambert and L. A. Abbott of Greensboro, C. L. Smith Jr. and Mrs. Smith of Statesville, William Joyner and Paul Trout of High Point, Grady Floyd family, W. G. Shaw, Elbert Butner and B. B. Fulp, plus Mae Barbour of Baltimore and Geneva Leonard of Washington D C. Twelve grandchildren were listed.
The Bean Family Reunion will occur on the first Sunday of September at Mrs. Henry C. Tysinger’s Denton home. All Bean clan members and Glan connections are invited to join a picnic dinner and program.
Winners of the Ladies Day golf tournament at Emerywood Country Club include Mrs. Ben Cooper low gross Mrs. Eliott S Wood low net and Mrs. Matt Wall low putts Sixteen women golfers participated in the event which began at nine o clock and was followed by the Tunchecon in the ladies lounge of the club.
Mr and Mrs C C Gray hosted a Sunday birthday dinner at 1209 Cassell Street to honor their son Lloyd and son in law Glean York on their 20th and 30th birthdays. About fifty guests attended with gifts received and a musical program featuring acts from Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Winners in duplicate at the Emerywood Country Club ladies bridge and luncheon were Mesdames Robert Hubbard and Laurance Ingram north south and Mesdames Harold McKee and J Hilsee Ayres east west. Contract winners were Mesdames J H Davis M B Hall and Miss Marguerite Murray. Prizes were war savings lamps. Lunch followed at the main lounge with many members making reservations.
A news list records G T Royals of 801 Willowbrook entering Guilford General Hospital for treatment with visitors restricted. J Albion Shepard of Hedgecock Texas visits relatives here. W P Vance of Edgeworth Apartment leaves for Camp Rucker Alabama with husband Corporal Vance. Topsy and Marjorie Delk and W B Delk Jr return from Knoxville to stay with Rev and Mrs Prevost. grandmother Mrs A L Delk accompanies. W J Bennett Jr departs for Santa Ana California to visit aviation cadet husband. Mrs Homer Hall returns from Baltimore visiting Mrs J Frank Beck. Ruth Highfill recovers after tonsillectomy at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mesdames Clay and Arnold Yokeley visit Carrabelle Florida for defense work. Mrs D W Cooke moved home from Guilford General Hospital. Fred Robertson, formerly of this city, is patient at Maryland General Hospital after fall at Bethlehem Shipyard. Mary Grant convalesces from tonsillectomy at Dr M B Leath's Clinic. The item notes Paraguay’s independence in 1811 and Costa Rica mining half a million dollars in gold annually.
Easy transfer motif embroidery afternoon dress pattern 4215 offers in-one bodice panelling waist band for slim lines. Sizes range 34 to 48 with size 36 needing 23 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 10 cents and order to The Enterprise Pattern Dept 243 West 11th St New York NY.
The Washington Council announces a permanent change in meeting hour from 7:30 to 7 o’clock. The next meeting will be tomorrow evening at the hall on West Washington Street. Daughters of America, No. 4, urge members to note the new time. A M Idol Philathea class picnic is set for Thursday evening at 1106 Blain Street. Virginia Ann Irwin born August 21 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Sam Stratton and wife announce birth of son Billy Gwyn Stratton, born August 7 in Baltimore.
In Asheville on August 26 another death brought the total to eight Negroes dead from a wood alcohol drinking party held last Saturday night. A ninth victim, a white man, died of alcohol poisoning but was not linked to the party. Three Negroes remained in critical condition in local hospitals.
North Carolina members of the Future Farmers of America have gone all out for the war. They bought 1320,630 dollars in war bonds and stamps and gathered large scrap drives. Totals include 2,765,516 pounds of scrap metal 469,522 pounds of paper 351,916 pounds of rags 122 24 pounds of rubber and 71,708 burlap bags. Active duty FFA members in the state total 612.
An advertisement urges readers to use Resinol Soap for foamy bathing and Resinol ointment for medicated soothing relief of cracked itchy toes. It promotes trying both products tonight for lingering comfort.
Alicia Hart offers post vacation skin care guidance to restore dryness from sun and wind. She advises a simple nightly routine with mild cleansing, astringent toning, and generous cream, plus two facial massage patterns to lift and firm skin and prevent lines.
London editors from Daily Herald Daily Mail and Times press demand clear outcomes from Churchill tours to Moscow Middle East and Washington. They urge a coherent war plan stronger home morale and action such as a second front while warning against growing apathy amid ongoing crisis.
Chicago market report notes butter receipts at 715,842 with unsettled pricing per Chicago price current. Creamery butter at 92 score, centralized carrots 4112, other prices unchanged. Egg receipts at 8,583 with unsettled status and current receipts 322, dirties 31.
In 1941 the United States produced a total of 40,800 truck trailers. Canada’s army in peacetime stood at 4,500 men.
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