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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1945
Page
16
Miss Mary Anne Thomas and Miss Barbara Thomas hosted a Friday luncheon at Emerywood Country Club for Mrs. Bradford Thomas, a recent city newcomer. About forty five guests attended the Christmas themed event in the ladies parlor with carols, crystal gifts, and a three course menu.
Mr and Mrs Martin Hensley announce the birth of a daughter Sarah Elizabeth on December 17 at High Point Memorial Hospital Washington Street unit. Mr and Mrs T D Frazier announce daughter Ellenise on December 19 at the same hospital unit. Mr and Mrs C V Garrett announce a son Harold David born December 20 at the Washington Street unit.
Announcement of the marriage of Barbara Jane Lanier to J Howard White at Allen Jay Church on December 16. Rev George H Wallace officiated with a ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mrs M A Smith and the late E W Lanier. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs P E White and works for Garner Upholstery. They reside with his parents on route four.
The article lists multiple employees and years of service from five to eighteen years, including Leona M. Davis Mary K. Welden Rose E. Jones William A. Owens and John Woods. It notes 14 years and three months continuous employment for some and mentions officers Harris and Morrison with eighteen and sixteen years respectively. After adjournment fruit boxes were handed out and Mrs. H. V. Koonts provided Christmas music.
Adams Millis plants adopt a new in-plant radio style service listing twelve program types. Employees select regularinterval music from Beethoven to Tin Pan Alley with 15 minute segments at two hour intervals. Dance music during lunch and prearranged daily playlists aim to shorten the workday and ease shift changes.
Three High Point men and one Thomasville sailor received inactive duty release or honorable discharge. John N. Matthews after 38 months of service, Lloyd William Underwood after 35 months with Okinawa duty, and William Earl Sturgis after 29 months with Mariana and Pacific campaigns, all from High Point. John K. Maner of Thomasville also discharged.
Donald A. Horne son of Bennie Horne Jr of 611 Chandler street was notified by Camp Butner fourth divisional headquarters that he has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to his Bronze Star for heroic action near Ansbach Germany on April 17 1945. He recently received an honorable discharge after 31 months of service 18 months overseas. He also earned a Presidential Citation the Expert Infantryman’s Badge Good Conduct Medal the World War II Victory Ribbon and the ETO Ribbon with five battle stars.
Sgt Bennie P Morris son of Mr and Mrs Edward Morris Oxson Ga discharged from the army air forces at the San Antonio district personnel distribution command his home address is 203 Edgeworth Street High Point North Carolina
Numerous churches host Christmas events this evening including cantatas at Lebanon Methodist Regency, First Presbyterian, First Congregational and Central Christian churches. A candlelight service and Bethlehem pageant are scheduled at Rankin Memorial and arch of God.
St Dunstan's will feature its boys' choir in a Christmas service. Director G M Nichols says the choir represents all High Point denominations and aims to share religious music broadly. Congregants will depart with lit candles symbolizing Christ's light to the world.
Nashville Tennessee announces the honorable discharge of James Elton Lax aviation metalsmith third class from the naval personnel separation center. He resides at 1115 Tate Street in High Point North Carolina.
J W Upton of Fayetteville division mechanic in the third highway division is chosen as first annual McCrary award recipient for outstanding service to the state highway and public works commission He will be honored January 9 with a tie inscription and a merit certificate for instituting a nationwide record keeping and inventory analysis system and leading a 90 day equipment preventive maintenance program across divisions
Returned servicemen at USC complained of no Christmas decorations on campus. A veteran started a petition with 25 signers but abandoned it as Christmas approached. Sunlight is one of the worst enemies of furs.
In a summer home near Tokyo editorials recount Saburo Kurusu, once the dove diplomat, detailing his Washington mission with Nomura ending in the Pearl Harbor crisis. He recalls Hull’s fury at a document and discusses Tojo, open door policy, and war guilt from his Europe days.
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