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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1943
Page
6
High Point College closed for the holiday season after a Christmas banquet hosted by the student government for dormitory students. Rev. Wilson O spoke at the banquet, followed by a dance in the gym with an orchestra from the Basic Training Center Greensboro.
Mrs ane F Lambeth hosted a Beta club luncheon at her Thomasville home with a three course meal and narcissus decor. Lois Johnson joined as dean of women at Forest College and the group sang Happy Birthday to Mrs Lambeth. Members and guests included Doak Finch and many Lambeth family relatives.
Calendar items note a 3:20 p.m. gathering at Mrs. G. V. residence 212 Hillcrest for the Phe Double M club’s Christmas season event. At 8:15 p.m. an USO dance with a BTC ten band from Greensboro is planned at the YMCA gym, plus an informal gathering at the USO club for non-dancers. A buffet supper from 5 to 7 p.m. sponsored by the YWCA in cooperation with the Y building will serve servicemen in the area.
Miss Mery Ratt Kimrey and Lt. I Harding McKinney will marry in a simple post chapel ceremony at Jackson tonight. Miss Kimrey’s close friend Isabel Dunkhorst accompanies her. guests from High Point include Ruth Wood Elizabeth Carmichael and Florence Allen. Lt. McKinney, of High Point, is stationed at Fort Jackson with the armed forces.
At Mrs J C Green home on Wednesday evening the Felrose Group honored Mel Full Fashioned Hosiery Mil employees with bingo and games. Prizes went to Miss Marsh Miss Gwendolyn Jones and others. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served to several attendees.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets promise gentle relief from constipation and dullness by stimulating liver bile flow. Purely valuable for cleansing the system, they offer a mild bowel movement aid priced at 15 cents and 30 cents with label directions.
Formal dedication of a new Forty and Eight clubroom in the Arcade was held by High and Voiture 1136 members with guests including Sgt Frances Stafford and Cpl Margery Huff. The room, donated by R B Gantt, will host meetings and social events, with D C MacRae as chef de guerre and a buffet supper featured Christmas motif.
Ralph Williams manager of the local Sears-Roebuck store hosted the annual Christmas dinner for employees at Emerywood Country Club. The event marked holidays and the close of a mail order contest with Reds led by Captain Willie Barnes facing Blues led by Captain Charles Hendricks. Twenty-nine covers, festive trees, carols, and dancing rounded out the evening.
Casting for tomorrow's Sedgefield Hunt fixture moves from Edward Armstrong estate to Sedgefield Stables due to illness in the Armstrong home. The start time remains 9 30 AM as announced.
Asheboro December meeting covered health education during wartime social and medical shortages. Miss Hannah Turnage discussed nurse doctor shortages and wartime crops and schooling impacts, with remarks by Mrs. R P Sykes.
Chester Snell regional USO director visited the local USO club and praised the wholesome atmosphere and setup. Cadets and service men filled the club with dancing games and a Christmas scene as officials and leaders hosted him. A USO dance is planned at the Y M C A with Glee club performances and magic stunts. A Christmas caroling event closes the weekend activities at the USC club.
Corporal Garnet T. Fallenstein and his wife announce the birth of a son G. T. Jr. on December 15 at Guilford General hospital. The mother is Mrs. Fallenstein, formerly Miss Emily Laubscher, a nurse at a local hospital.
Elsie Robinson argues readers imprison themselves with inner blocks and fear, blaming others for misfortune. She urges personal accountability, outlines social fears of leaving home, and insists freedom requires facing risk and self discipline.
Lt. Loman from Brownville Davidson and Miss Marguerite Byerly of Trinity will wed Sunday at Archdale Methodist Church. Best man Pvt. Raymond Lindley and ushers Joe Williams and Gordon Lindley will participate. reception at Mrs F B Lindley’s home on route three after the rehearsal.
A cordial bridge game turns sharp after an argument over a grand slam possible in the South hand. The declarer uses a Vienna Coup style squeeze to win 12 tricks, with dummy yielding key hearts and clubs. Personal notices list Mrs Julian S Hopkins at Woodrow Avenue, Sgt Joseph Dexter Long back in New Mexico, and Mrs D F Dennis recovering in Winston Salem Baptist Hospital.
Cloverdale Parent-Teacher Association hosted its third meeting of the year on Thursday evening. Miss Frances Becca Brown led the pageant with Miss Winifred Bodie directing the choir and Miss Dot Hoskins as accompanist. The program opened with antiphonal singing and a vested choir. The Realms Glory choir presented the Christmas story from Luke with shepherds Wise Men and children bringing gifts to the manger.
Brentwood school hosted a two part Christmas program on Wednesday. Primary grades performed Ole King Cole with gifts distributed by Jack Horner. Upper grades presented The Spirit of Christmas with a vested choir and a theme of goodwill, peace, and love. About 150 children participated.
Little Donald Coletrane has been ill with whooping cough at his mother Mrs Dorothy Coletrane home 23 F Clara Cox Apartments and is now improving. A quarantine will be lifted from the home soon. Miss Ruby Daniel of New Orleans La will arrive tonight to spend several days with her sister.
Miss Ernestine Hanes entertained at her aunt Mrs L Couzens home in Trinity for the annual Young Peoples Class meeting. Bingo and games spurred prizes won by Mrs Gurney Peace and Sybil Swann. Cookies were served to a list of guests including Mrs FE L Couzens and her little son Larry.
The Willard Memorial Baptist church group meets at 7 30 tonight at Mrs O A Taylor's on Thomasville road for the annual Christmas gift exchange. The Ward Street Methodist Gleaners class gathers at 7 30 tonight with Miss Mary Catherine Armentrout at 2021 Gilbert street for its Christmas party.
The Green Street Philathea class will hold its annual Christmas party this evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs R D Fowler on Greensboro road.
Tangier dispatches relay that the wife of the Count of Paris, heir to the French throne, gave birth to a daughter on December 11. The announcement appeared in Madrid on December 17 via 4 percent Spanish press wires.
The Musical Art club will hold its Christmas meeting Monday evening at eight o'clock at the home of Mrs. Robert T. Amos in Emerywood. Local artists will appear on the program and the club will join in singing Christmas carols.
Count's residence at Larache in Spanish Morocco is noted. The child will be christened Claudie Mary Inez, with formal naming reflecting family ties and location.
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