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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1945
Page
8
The High Point Business and Professional Women club held a Christmas party at Mrs. Dillard Ra on Otteray drive celebrating a membership contest won by Miss Ruth Welborn’s side with Miss Birtie White as captain. Festivities included greenery, poinsettias, a decorated tree, gift exchange, games, and singing as part of the social evening.
The group performed Christmas carols with Miss Evelyn Boyd leading the final portion of the evening. A brief business discussion followed, then a ticket sales check for Soldier's Wife the comedy show presented at the senior high school under the club's sponsorship on Saturday night.
Busy hospital notes announce multiple newborns at the Washington street unit High Point Memorial hospital. William Ern est Richard Calvin Roger Wayne William David Jack Helms Jr. born December 10 11 12 13 to local families including Blankenship Ward Scots Turner Hutchens.
Nell crete and Miss Eva Wall with Miss Sadie Stafford of Winston Salem joined Mrs John Rot as out of town guests at a Greensboro gathering. Webb and Kay Whites, Ruth Ryuj and others from Lyon of town were among attendees last night according to the report.
A practical guide encourages home sewing of rag dolls and stuffed animals to lift Christmas cheer. Instructions cover materials, colors, and simple finishing touches with advice from local sewing centers. The piece notes homemade toys can be among the tree’s favorites.
In Woolley England thirteen men from the Cotswold Hills hamlet went to World War I and all came back. In World War II thirteen more served and all were unharmed, marking a remarkable local record of luck and service.
About seventy five reservations have been made for the Girl Scout council banquet at Saint Mary's Episcopal parish house tonight. Charles W. Phillips of Greensboro, director of public relations at Woman's College, will speak. Mrs. J. Gett, Girl Scout commissioner, will preside as dinner begins the meeting.
A San Francisco Army-Navy housing bureau mixup left two majors assigned to the same room. After the second major asked to move, the bureau refused, saying he could sleep on the street. The dispute highlights a bungled room assignment and a demand for relocation.
Bond sales by High Point women for Victory Loan total $135,862.50 in four weeks from November 12 to December 8. The Junior Service League led with $68,743.75, while the Council of Jewish Women sold 50 bonds for $39,012.50.
Boatswain's Mate 1/c Herman B. Barger, 29, returns to Mount Vernon Illinois after 3% years in a Japanese prison camp. He remarks that snake meat tasted like chicken during starvation.
Notes on the ruffed grouse describe its odd springtime drum like sounds used to attract mates and announce territory. The behavior is a notable feature of male displays during the breeding season.
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