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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1957

Page

6

Miss Perkinson Feted With Kitchen Shower

Miss Helen Marie Perkinson received a kitchen shower at 708 Arlington Ave hosted by Mrs. David K. Tillson and Miss Barbara Tillson. Guests popped balloons to reveal gifts, viewed poinsettia and magnolia decor, and enjoyed refreshments as the honoree prepares to marry David Glenn Fleming at First Baptist Church on Saturday.

Helen Marie Perkinson David K. Tillson Barbara Tillson Arlington Ave Miss Perkinson David Glenn Fleming First Baptist Church

Birth announcements for several local families

Mr and Mrs Lewis Clifton Hayworth announce a son William Melton born Dec 20 at High Point Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs R H Davis announce a daughter Gilda Rae born Dec 28 at local hospital. Mrs Ronald G Lee formerly Louise Terry of Burlington announces a son Ronald Gary Jr born Dec 28 at local hospital. Randy Wayne Calloway born Dec 30 at High Point Memorial Hospital. Mark Ray Hibsett born Dec 29 at High Point Hospital. Donna Lee Johnson born Dec ? at High Point Hospital.

Lewis Clifton Hayworth William Melton High Point Memorial Hospital Gilda Rre Davis R. H. Davis Syracuse, N. Y Gilda Rae Glenn Andrew McIntyre Robert R. McIintyre Ferndale Dr Glenn Andrew Ronald Gary Lee JR Ronald G. Lee Lindsay St Ronald Gary Jr Lee Louise Terry Burlington Randy Wayne Calloway Max Calloway Welborn St Randy Wayne Calloway Fort Shirley Highoint Mark Ray Hibsett Paul Hibbett Cable St Thomasville Mark Ray High Point Hospital Donna Lee Johnson Maine Margello Johnson Martha Waynick Jamestown

Fred Metcalfe Feted With Dinner At Emerywood Club

David Dahle and Scott Parker hosted a dinner party in the Teen-Age Pavilion at Emerywood Country Club to honor Fred Metcalfe. Metcalfe, a former account resident now living in Ridgewood New Jersey, is visiting Ralph Jenkins on Hillcrest Drive for several days with sixteen boys in attendance.

David Dahle Scott Parker Emerywood Country Club Fred Metcalfe Fred Accoint Ridgewood Oll Ralph Jenkins Hillcrest Drive

YWCA Teen Group Postpones Dance Night

The YWCA Teen Age Club Dance scheduled for Friday has been postponed to January 17. The announcement came today expanding the event’s date change.

YWCA

Social calendar for the week features multiple teas and receptions

Mrs Richard Marshall and Mrs Gilbert Clinard host a tea for Mrs Edgar W Freeze Ill and others at the Clinard home on Arbor Dale Drive Tuesday at 4 PM. Thursday includes a dinner for Miss Helen Marie Perkinson and David Glenn Fleming by several hosts, a Garden Club meeting, and a Women’s Club bridge game. Friday lists a coffee for Miss Perkinson at Emerywood CC and a rehearsal dinner for the Perkinson Fleming party with events at the String and Splinter Club and First Baptist Church. Saturday presents a wedding breakfast at Emerywood CC for the Perkinson Fleming group and other entertainments.

Richard Marshall Gilbert Clinard Edgar W. Freeze Brute Hathaway Wanna McAnally Clinard Arbordale Drive Helen Marie Perkinson David Glenn Fleming Paul Armstrong Pauletta Armstrong Forestdale Garden Club Jamestown Carl Smith High Point Woman’s Club Walter Tice Carolyn Tice Emerywood Country Club Canterbury Club W. D. Sales Otteray Drive Perkinson-Fleming String and Splinter Club Glenn Fleming First Baptist Church W. P. Hazelwood Marvin Cole J. W. Mathews Wheeler VanLoan

Weddings in The Enterprise Rules for engagement notices

Readers planning weddings should send engagement photos and details to The Enterprise women's department. Include names addresses and the wedding date with a family signature. photos must arrive four weeks before the date and before publication deadlines.

Women’s Department of the Enterprise Enterprise Guindy Eutes-Ebe Aehe

Don’t Break New Year’s Resolutions

Beauty editor reviews a guide on self improvement for 1958 focusing on habits and character. It asks readers to assess family patience, respect for authority, generosity, manners, dating behavior, and gossip, encouraging positive change through practical self reflection.

Tell Me A Story Mom Share A Family Reading Moment

Dorothy V Whipple emphasizes storytelling as a cherished family art and urges parents to refresh their supply with collections like Favorite Stories Old And New and Time To Laugh. She notes children 4 to 10 enjoy these volumes and advocates reading aloud as a lifelong family activity.

Dorothy V. Whipple M.D Tricia Mother Mommie Sidonie Gruenberg Doubleday Phyllis Fenner Knopf

Barbara Sugg to Wed Lee Roy Beck

High Point announces the engagement of Barbara Rhumelle Sugg to Lee Roy Beck. Barbara works in the pediatric department at Baptist Hospital. Beck, a High Point High School graduate, plans to return to North Carolina State College in February and works for Burlington Mills in Greensboro. The couple will wed January 25 at High Point Friends Meeting House.

James Donald Sugg High Point Barbara Rhumelle Lee Roy Opers Baptist Hospital Beck High Point High School North Carolina State College Raleigh Burlington Mills Greensboro State College High Point Friends Meeting House

Drury Marlowe Wedding Solemnized in Thomasville

Miss Mary Magdalene Marlowe and Edwin Drury were married at First Baptist Church Thomasville with Rev L E Funderburk presiding. Music by C F Finch organist and C Boyd Fouts violinist. Singer Mrs Charlie Mason from Winston-Salem performed During reception hosted by the bride’s mother the couple plans to reside at 11 Boyles Street Thomasville.

Charlie Mason Winston-Salem Drury James Franklin Marlowe Mr. Marlowe Lean Children’s Homes N. C

Dancing Party At The Sheraton Hosted By Miss Ramsey

Miss Eleanor Newman Ramsey hosted a dancing party in the Blue Room at the Sheraton Hotel last evening from 7:30 to 11. Costumes were encouraged with a Bohemian theme and about 30 guests attended. Refreshments included punch ice cream molds and orange coconut cake. Ramsey, a Saint Mary's student from Raleigh, is staying with her mother Mrs Eleanor Idol who attends an interior decoration school in New York City. The duo will visit relatives in Salisbury today and Ramsey will return to Raleigh and then New York on Sunday.

Eleanor Newman Ramsey Sheraton Miss Ramsey Saint Mary's Raleigh Sheraton Hotel Eleanor Idol New York City Miss Idol Salisbury Eee New York

Older wives praise good husbands across decades

Ruth Willett cites how long married women, from new brides to grandmothers, celebrate husbands who meet high standards. Readers from all ages insist that a man's good traits endure, proving time does not dull appreciation for a devoted partner.

Mary Haworth's Mail Messages Hurt By Hidden Purchase

A reader asks Dear Mary Haworth how a husband who bought a business without warning affected their closeness. The columnist reassures that hurt is normal, urges open discussion, and advises rebuilding trust and communication. Also notes reply about Adelle Davis book Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit and how to obtain it.

Mary Haworth Os Sage Sweene Adelle Davis Menue Haworth F.Y Harcourt, Brace & Company New York City

Past Year of Change and Space Dreams Ahead

The piece notes a year of rapid change and ambition as Americans, including women who once rejected 1920s styles, now embrace new frontiers. It highlights rooftop glimpses of a manmade moon, volunteers joining space missions, and the dawning era of interplanetary adventure, with future possibilities ahead.

Space

The Mature Parent and the Illusion of Perfect Kindness

A mother grapples with being seen as mean when denying her daughter a worn sweater. She reflects that perfect generosity is unattainable and that false kindness harms both parent and child, leaving remorse and a sense of inadequacy. The piece argues genuine care requires limits.

Connie

Local Visitors and Travel Plans Highlight Holiday Recap

Dr. and Mrs. Saunders and son Stanley plan a Florida trip for schooling at Kentucky Military Institute. Winston-Salem guests Dr. J Slate and family visit Triangle Lake Drive hosts. Fred Metcalfe III of Ridgewood spends days with Ralph Jenkins before returning by train. Carter Farriss returns to New England. H. M. Washam and family share Christmas with Brady kin at 407 East Green. Bobby Johnson heads to Orlando base after holidays with family.

Bobby L. Johnson Orlando Fla Claude R. Johnson H. H. Brady E. Green St

Also Mentioned on This Page

Madeline Hoover William Melton Hayworth Larry H. Jones JR Are Mise Lavey Jenne Roy Douglas Whitson Eddie L. Whitson Centennial Ave Emerywood Club the Perkinson-Flem UP News Beauty Junior Barbara Sugg Lee Roy Beck Barbara Rhumelle Sugg Drury-Marlowe Ruth Willett M.H. Mary Haworth Dorothy Roe Associated Press Women's DuPont Monark N. Main Muriel Lawrence Phil S. S. Saunders Sting Stanley 5S Saunders Jr Drive Venice Kentucky Military Institute Fred Metcalfe Iil N. J Carter Farriss E. C. Barnes Jay Ave High Point Memorial Hospi H. M. Washam Charlotte West End English St. al Koonce Service Funeral Home Ambulance Servi South Main Best Sally Tucker Pauline Hinkle Montise Shirley Margaret Jarrell
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