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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1942

Page

2

Mid Week Social Calendar At Emerywood And Canterbury Club

Social calendar items list events at Emerywood Country Club Canterbury Club and Altrusa party. Activities include a 4 p m musical tea at Mrs H T Hudsons with Mrs Valette Harris, 6 30 p m family night dinner reservations by Thursday noon, 3 30 p m Canterbury Club at Mrs Roy Spearman 112 Brentley Circle, Altrusa Christmas party at Mrs J L Rothrocks 208 Woodrow with Mary Ballard and Rothrock in charge, and a Saturday 2 p m Duplicate Club session at Emerywood Country Club.

H. T. Hudson Parkway Valette J. Harris Hudson Emerywood Country Club Canterbury Club Roy Spearman Brentley Circle Altrusa Club J. L. Rothrock Woodrow Mary Ballard Rothrock

Nativity Play Christmas Pageant At Local High School

High school seniors present a nativity play titled Christmas Pageant tomorrow at 9:00 in the auditorium. Directed by Miss Muriel Bulwinkie and Mrs Sumter Bowen with musical interludes by the A Capella Choir under Carl Cronstedt, Jack Dillard, and Doris Thomas. Katherine Comer plays Mary and Bill Freeman will portray Joseph. Public invited.

Opinion High School Muriel Bulwinkie Sumter Bowen A Capella Carl Cronstedt Jack Dillard Doris Thomas Katherine Comer Mary Bill Freeman Joseph

Burbank Club Holds Christmas Tea at Whitescarver Home

The Burbank Garden Club hosted a Christmas tea yesterday at Mrs. Fred E. Whitescarver's Parkway home as a substitute for the December meeting. Honor guest Mrs. D. H. Parsons received a crystal swan flower holder, with members donating to the Emergency Fund for Home Defense in lieu of gifts.

Burbank Club Fred Whitescarver Burbank Garden Club Fred E. Whitescarver Parkway D. H. Parsons

Mrs Harry Alexander Hosts Utopian Club Christmas Meeting

Mrs Harry Alexander entertained the Utopian Study Club at their annual Christmas gathering yesterday afternoon at her Rotary Drive home after carol singing at Mrs Sanders Dallas nearby. Readings of Van Dyke Keeping Christmas and Dickens Scenes of the First Ghost were given by Mrs Lawrence Matton. The club voted five dollars to the Emergency Defense fund of the High Point Graduate Nurses Club, and refreshments were served to a list of club members and guests.

Harry Alexander Utopian ‘Study Club Rotary Drive Sanders Dallas Dallas High Point Graduate Nurses Club Santa Claus W. B. Thomas Herman Smith Valette J. Harris Henry Foscue O. A. Kirkman R. T. Holt

Malay Peninsula Discussed At Christmas Study Club

Mrs. R J Quigley presented a program on the Malay Peninsula at the Twentieth Century Study Club luncheon hosted by Mrs. E D Henderson. The talk covered British Far East outposts, trade routes, piracy controls, Siam’s defense, and changes shaping the region, with readings from Westward The Course. Attendees included Mesdames Lamar McCallum Fred Metcalfe J W Thomas W W Gluyas Charles Risch Don Conrad R J Guigley Henry Koonts and guest Mrs Clinton Kneessi.

Malay Peninsula R. I. Quigley E. D. Henderson Study Club R. J. Quigley Paul and MaeGuire Singapore Strait of Mataca Johore Hongkong Tahiti

Christmas Party for Johnson Street P T A Last Night

The Johnson Street School Parent Teacher Association hosted its annual Christmas Party at Mrs. Clarence Schultheiss’s home on Dayton Street with 20 guests. Decorations, a gift exchange, Christmas music, and refreshments accompanied festive gum drop corsages.

Johnson Street Parent-Teacher Association Clarence Schultheiss Dayton Street W. C. Lackey

Magdalene Rebekahs Plan Christmas Party

The Magdalene Rebekah Lodge will hold its annual Christmas party tomorrow at 7:30 PM in the hall on West Commerce Street. Members should bring a gift for a child to be sent to the Orphans Home at Goldsboro, with a program and gift exchange featured.

Magdalene Rebekah Lodge West Commerce Street Goldsboro

Miss White Feted By Mrs Burnett And Miss Kimrey

Miss Emilie White, soon departing High Point to become executive secretary of the Girl Scouts at Rocky Mount, was honored at a Sheraton Hotel dinner hosted by Mrs. Mabel Burnett and Miss Mary Lou Kimrey. The Blue Room set featured handmade place cards and white chrysanthemum decorations with guests including L. P. Earnhart, J. C. Kimrey, Jack Rieves, Maggie Lou Blackmon, and Margaret Dempsey.

Emilie White High Point Girl Scouts Rocky Mount Mabel Burnett Mary Lou Kimrey Sheraton Hotel Miss White L. P. Earnhart J. C. Kimrey Jack Rieves Maggie Lou Blackmon Margaret Dempsey

White Christmas program at High Point Junior High

High Point Junior High presented its annual Christmas program on December 16 in an alt-school assembly. Students from art and music dramatized scenes of the nativity in tableaux, story and music, culminating with a charity tableau and white baskets placed for needy families.

High Point Junior High Christ Mary Jo Spencer Mary Jean Walton Joseph Bethlehem Aida Ingram James Johnson Glee Club Dick Kelly Manger Mary Joseph Margaret Washburn Farish Sizemore King Pedro Paul Cox Linthicum Nellie Patsy Conrad Joyce Reeves Mabel Brooks Bill Neely Bob Renfrow Henry van Dyke Caroline Arden Nell Sheloff Patricia Hubbard Mary McMullan Charles Dean James Gurley Frank Smth Diane Snyder Davis Nance Eloise Garner Nellie Jones Jeanne Kline Betty Jo Hedrick Peggy Russell Ruby Lawson Wanda Mobley

Turkey prices for 1942 Thanksgiving hit a peak

The 1942 Thanksgiving turkey price ranged from 46 to 55 cents per pound before the scale was pegged after a steady rise. Coffee shipments halved due to war shipping shortages, with U S consumption rising from 1.70 to 2.19 billion pounds between 1937 and 1941. Seventy-five percent of the earth is water.

U. S

In Memory of Sonny Yorkley One Year Since Death

A memorial note from Myr and Mrs. Winfred Yorkeley marks one year since Sonny Yorkley, called to heaven on May 17 181. The message recalls the sad days and good times, expresses faith in a peaceful home with God and angels, and looks toward a future reunion.

Gary Yorkley Dea Sonny Heaven God Jesus Dad Angels Myr Winfred Yorkeley

Home And Garden Club Hosts Christmas Tea

The Home and Garden Club held a silver tea at Mrs. E. A. Sumner’s Florham Avenue home to benefit the Empty Stocking Fund. Guests enjoyed festive greenery, red berries, and candles as Mrs. Sumner and Mrs. Bruce Conrad welcomed attendees. Mrs. R. K. Young chaired the tea and served delicacies to about twenty members and guests. Combined output of the diamond mines of Brazil and British Guiana contribute less than 5.

Home and Garden Club E. A. Sumner Florham Avenue Bruce Conrad R. K. Young Brazil Guiana

Holiday Bridge Club Party At Burton Home

The Wednesday Night Bridge Club held a Christmas gathering at Mrs. Allen Burton’s Route Four home. Guests enjoyed two tables of bridge, received gifts, and admired a Nativity scene and greenery as decorations. Top score went to Mrs. Spencer Osborne. runner-up was Miss Blanche Williams.

Allen Burton Route Four George Bouldin Betsy White Spencer Osborne Blanche Williams Mauri Carraway Theresa Feeney Kathleen Galloway Mesdames Spencer Osborne Newell Black C. F. Williams, Jr Mrs. Burton

Police Auxiliary to Meet Tonight at Friddle Home

The Police Auxiliary holds its regular meeting this evening at 7:30 at Mrs. W. G. Friddle head 2330 English Street. The hostess plans a Christmas party and members are urged to attend.

W. G. Friddle English Street

Hawks trained to hunt wild horses in Turkestan

Natives of Turkestan trained hawks to catch wild horses. The birds pecked at the horses heads until the animals dropped from exhaustion.

East North Carolina Turkestan

Priscilla Club Entertained By Mrs F F Dickson

The Priscilla Club was entertained at a Christmas party by Mrs Frank F Dickson at 506 Lindsay Street. The afternoon included making kits for soldiers and knitting for the Red Cross, with a brief business session and social hour of open faced sandwiches and Christmas cookies. Approximately fifteen guests attended including Mrs C E Lehmann and her mother Mrs Kiernan.

Priscilla Club Frank F. Dickson Lindsay Street Red Cross C. E. Lehmann Kiernan

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Women's Madeline Hoover ARRIT American Institute of Laundering Naat Princess Princess Beauty Shop Main Washington Sts Grace Lucille Ingram Msr Dorothy Hulf Marion Moore Mesdames W. F. Bailey D. E. Cauble J. B. Fink J. G. Goldston David Yr. Yow C. S. Grayson George Lowe J. A. Marsh H. P. Morrison D. H.parsons W. D. Sale P.T.A Magdalene Rebekahs Guilford Furniture CO N. Main St CL Slipper Shop South Main Street Vicki Vicks Burton Richardson Giets This Coats Ensem Hardy Rounister Santa Brother Ichacdoon F. F. Dickson
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