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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1944

Page

6

Club Meetings and Social Events Calendar

Tuesday 3 30 DAR chapter at Mrs W T Powell 204 Hillcrest Dr speaker R L Pope with hostesses Mrs T S McKenzie J C Bostian G C Kester L M H Reynolds Sophie Tilden Mary Mungan. Wednesday 10 am Good Will Garden Club at Mrs William B Lewis 224 Woodrow Ave. 3 30 High Point Woman's Club at the YWCA guest speaker Dr I G Greer Mills Home Thomasville. Thursday 1 pm Entre Nous club at Mrs Charles F Long Elm St 3 30 Philomathean Club at Mrs R F J Johnson Carrick Ave with Mrs Howard S Hartzell associate hostess. Saturday 2 pm Emerywood Country Club Saturday lace club eight weeks series at the clubhouse 8 15 pm YMCA dance with band from number ten.

Alexander Martin Chapter the Daughters of the American Revolution W. T. Powell Hillcrest Drive R. L. Pope Mesdames T. S. McKenzie J. C. Bostian G. C. Kester L. M. H. Reynolds Sophie Tilden Mary Mungan Good Will Garden Club William B. Lewis Woodrow Avenue High Point Woman's Club W.C.A I. G. Greer Mills Thomasville Charles F. Long Elm Street Philomathean Club R. F. J. Johnson Carrick Avenue Howard S. Hartzell Emerywood Country Club Licate Club Ymca Oe

Residents' Notes From Sarasota and Greensboro

Mrs S H Setzer of 1405 Bradshaw Street visits her son and son in law in Sarasota Florida where he is stationed at Set Army Air Base. Mrs Setzer is joined by Mrs Maude Hollingsworth and plans to return by week’s end. Emiliess Cobb returns to Greensboro to resume studies at Woman's College after a break. Mrs J Cobb accompanies her at 511 Newton Street. Mrs John Ballard returns to Asheville after time with Ernest Ward at The Wood Country Club. Patsy Ann Swaim is ill at 900 North Hamilton Street daughter of Mrs Anne Swaim. Johnson returns home after days in Washington and visits son Lt N C Johnson Jr stationed at Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania.

S. H. Setzer Bradshaw Street Sarasota Fla Harold L. Setzer Emiliess “Cobb Greensboro Woman's College J. Cobb Newton Street John Ballard Asheville Ernest Ward Theywood Country Club Patsy Ann Swaim North Hamilton Street Anne Swaim Wash. Johnson Washington, D. C Lt. N. C. Johnson, Jr Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania

Church Social and Class Meeting Noted at Local Homes

The T E L class of Green Street Baptist Church meets at Mrs. Maggie Brown's home 503 East Green Street Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The Ladies Aid of B N A I Israel Synagogue holds a special meeting Wednesday at eight at Mrs. J London's home with Mrs. Herry Doctor as associate hostess. Members urged to attend for important business.

Green T.E.L Green Street Baptist Church Maggie Brown East Green Street Ladies’ Aid Society B'Nai Israel Synagogue J. London St. Paul's Episcopal Church Arthur Black J. S. Green Moyer Mendenhall Charles Phillips Black Meade Hite United Thank Offering Woman’s Auxiliary of the Church Winston-Salem

YWCA Florence Nightingale Club Reports Planning Conference

Delegates Miss Elizabeth Clinard and Mrs. Artie McDowell returned from Greensboro with details of the Midwinter Conference planning. Theme is Industrial Girls Cutting the Pattern Today for Tomorrow with events including a banquet, dance, and panel on postwar home legislation and adjustments.

Adams Memorial Building Ig Point Greensboro Winston-Salem Charlotte Durham Raleigh Elizabeth Clinard Florence Nightingale Club Artie McDowell Clinard Shirley Dorsett The Florence Nightingale Marie Strother Adams Club Ee Nell Machen

Choral Clinic Led by Noble Cain At Greensboro College

Noble Cain, renowned Chicago choral director, will lead a high school choral clinic at Woman’s College in Greensboro on Thursday afternoon and night. The event, sponsored by the Music Education club and Tri-Cities Music Educators, welcomes teachers and church music directors, with attendance expected from Winston-Salem area and Alamance Randolph Rockingham counties. A 6 PM dinner in the home economics cafeteria will precede a recital.

Greensboro Noble Cain Chicago Woman's College Music Education Club of College and Greensboro Tri-Cities Music Educators Club Winston-Salem Point Alamance Randolph Rockingham Bulking

Leonard Cox and Miss Eula Mae Leonard Wed at Pine Grove

Miss Eula Mae Leonard of High Point and Pfc Fields C Cox of Pleasant Garden married January 4 at the bride’s home with Rev Lester Campbell officiating. She is the daughter of A R and Mrs Leonard. he is the son of W I and Mrs Cox. Both graduates, she works in Randleman, he serves at Camp Carson Colorado after furlough. The couple will reside with her parents while he is in service.

Eula Mae Leonard High Point Pfc Fields C. Cox Pleasant Garden Lester Campbell Pine Grove Baptist Church Cox A. R. Leonard Route 3 Allen Jay High School Randleman Hosiery Mills, Inc Randleman W. I. Cox Route 1 Providence High School Carter Fabrics Corporation Greensboro Camp Carson Colo

Births at High Point area announce two daughters

Mr and Mrs J C Hill announce the birth of a daughter Sandra Lee on Friday February 4 at Boulevard branch High Point Memorial Hospital Mrs Hill is the former Virginia Hollingsworth Janice Fay Ferrell born February 5 at Sternberger hospital Greens boro to Mr and Mrs T W Ferrell of 1208 Shelton Street High Point Mrs Ferrell is the former Clara Wicker of Sanford Stephens Bible Study class to meet tomorrow at 3 PM at Mrs J R Wood 238 Montheu avenue with Mrs C S Grayson leading

J. C. Hill Sandra Lee Boulevard Branch High Point Memorial Hospital Hill Virginia Hollingsworth Janice Pay Ferrell T. W. Ferrell Shelton Street High Point Janice Fay Sternberger Hospital Greensboro Ferrell Clara Wicker Sanford Stephens Stephens Bible Study J. R. Wood Montheu Avenue C. S. Grayson

Misses Kirkpatrick and Robinson Host Dessert Bridge

Thomasville society page notes Miss Lucille Kirkpatrick and Miss Lillian Robinson hosted two tables of dessert bridge with sweetpea decor. Other events include Mrs Gladys Herring's dinner bridge in Rice Apartments, prize winners and a birth announced for Charles Raymond Eanes Jr.

Thomasville Lucille Kirkpatrick Lillian Robinson Walter Newby Tomlinson C. L. White Lert Jones R. H. Holliday S. L. Pollock J. W. Prevo Gladys Herring Rice Apartments Fisher Ferry Street Robert Rapp G. N. Bryant Mesdames Vann Strngtiedd G. N

101 year old woman seeks treatment after stove burn

Cindy Carpenter, a Black woman aged 101 per her family Bible records, went to a doctor for treatment for the first time after she slipped and burned her arm on a hot stove.

Hickory Cindy Carpenter

Miss Best Weds Pfc Brinkley In York South Carolina

Miss Jessie Brinkley, daughter of Mr and Mrs C Bee ofee ville, wed Pfc Youn F Brinkley of Camp Sibert at York South Carolina on January 14. Judge E Gettys Nunn officiated. The bride, a Thomasville High School 1940 graduate, wore a light blue tailored suit with red rosebuds. Brinkley is son of Mr and Mrs W L Brinkley. He attended Pilot High School and has returned to Camp Sibert.

John F. Brinkley Thomasville Jessie Bost C. B. Bost York D. C Pfc. Brinkley Camp Sibert Ala V. L. Brinkley Enterprise C. Bee Ofeeville Jessie Pfc Youn F. Brinkley United States Camp Libert York S. C Gettys Nunn Brinkley Thomasville High School Carolina Underwear Company W. L. Brinkley

Defensive discarding in contract bridge challenges

A brief note on how an average player's poor discard method can be exploited by a skilled declarer to turn unfavorable discards into advantage. The text emphasizes the need for a systematic discard approach in defense.

Complex Bridge Play Sent South to a Heart Folding

In a bridge hand West opens hearts and plays to a tense endgame. Declarer ruffs, drafts diamonds, and uses trumps to force East to discard hearts. A late heart ruff and a club misstep by East allow declarer to claim the winning trick with careful timing.

West South Declarer East

Fatal crash claims Robersonville youth near Stokes

Greenville reports James Garland Pilgreen 18 of Robersonville killed instantly when his car with five others hit a trailer truck near Stokes. Pilgreen's brother William 32 injured, Clarence Manning 31 head injuries. Manning's sister Mrs Vernon Jackson and her two daughters Nora Hallie also hurt. All victims from Robersonville.

Greenville James Garland Pilgreen Robersonville Farm T Stokes Pilgreen William Clarence Manning Manning Vernon Jackson Nora Hallie Robersonville

Mairzy Coates Triumph For Al Trace Band

New York columnists hail Al Trace and his musicians for the dizzy tune Mairzy Coates. The song has sold 20 000 records recently with orders for 250 000, while teachers use it to teach words and music to children. Jerry Livingston Alman Milton Drake are listed as writers.

New York al Trace Dizzy Mairzy Coates Hut Rawison Mares Mairzy Doates Dozy Doates Liddel Lamzy Diyey Jerry Livingston Alman Milton Drake Trace Gotham

Allies Consolidate Hold In Chin Hills Burma

New Delhi reports Allied troops have consolidated gains in the Chin Hills sector in Burma. Allied heavy and U.S. medium bombers conducted raids on airfields southeast of Mandalay while mediums attacked other Japanese airstrips. RAF dive bombers hit two towns near Buthidaung as land forces pressed engagements.

New Delhi Chin Hills Lord Louis Ountbatten Southeast Asia Command Mandalay Buthidaung Burma

Berlin Charges British With Attack On Red Cross Ship

Berlin radio claimed British planes bombed and machine gunned the 900 ton Swedish Red Cross ship Wiril in a harbor on Chios island, killing a Swedish Red representative and a crew member. Six multi engined planes were said to have attacked, starting fires aboard the vessel.

London Berlin Red Cross Wiril Chios de Nielson Swan Red

Ration Tokens Speed Buying Of Groceries

Demonstrations of the new ration tokens showed a fifty percent reduction in time to buy rationed groceries. The OPA reported that one hundred retailers watched the simplified token plan, claiming one hundred percent efficiency. Ten housewives moved through checkout in five minutes with goods worth sixteen dollars, versus eleven minutes fifty five seconds for ten housewives under the old system.

Washington OPA

Lipstick Kiss V Mail Messages Baffle Post Officials

New York February reports lipstick kissed V mail letters sent to overseas troops breach postal rules. Chicago officials noted some kisses reach York Port Postal authorities who say the ideal kiss should be light in a corner to avoid smudging writing. Extra lipstick coats risk smears and rejection.

New York Chicago York Army Post Office York Port

Permits Issued For Two Fire Escapes In High Point

Two High Point rooming houses received fire escape permits after the city building inspector urged escapes or vacating living spaces. Smithdeal Realty got 60 dollars for 120 College Street. Miss Aisey L. Osborne received 100 dollars for 613 English Street. Wachovia Bank also received 600 dollars for re roofing at the Woolworth store.

Smithdeal Realty Company College Street Rmit Aisey L. Osborne English Street Wachovia Bank Woolworth

Council Meeting Set for 7 30 Thursday in City Hall

Mayor Arnold J. Koonce announces the regular city council meeting will be held at 7:30 p m in the city hall council chambers due to a brief agenda with little public interest. Babassu palm oil substitution noted as olive oil substitute in all uses.

Arnold J. Koonce Koonce

Anne Adams Pattern 4599 Apron Pattern Offer

Sewing pattern offer from High Point Enterprise for pattern 4599 apron designs. Notes one yard of 35 inch fabric for small sizes 32-34 and 40-42, mentions transfer motifs for embroidery, price twenty cents, order details and address in New York.

Toei Contras Anne Adams High Point Enterprise Pattern Department West 17Th St New York N. Y

Allies Seek Way To Curb Post-War Axis Aggression

London time report says American British and Russian staffs of the European Advisory Commission are assembling memoranda from Allied leaders on postwar Germany to curb future aggressions. The U S State Department and the U S chief of staff have contributed military and political data now shared with the commission via Ambassador John G Winant Jr as Britain and Russia also compile plans.

London European Advisory Commission Germany American State Department U. S Commission John G. Winant

Nash Edgecombe Rent Control Opens Saturday

Nash and Edgecombe counties prepare to register about 8000 dwelling units as part of a new rent control program. Defense rental area director Zeno G Hollowell warns that all rental quarters must be registered or face a 5000 dollar fine or imprisonment. Rents are reset to the March 1 1943 level.

Raleigh Nash- Edgecombe County Zeno G. Hollowell Defense Rental Area

Roosevelt Confirmed for Illinois Primary April 11

President Roosevelt will be entered in the Illinois presidential preferential primary on April 11, per Edward P. Allen head of the Democratic State Central Committee. The advisory poll in 1936 and 1940 shows his prior ballot presence, though not binding on delegates. The 1943 year end active-duty Navy Marine and Coast Guard personnel totaled about 2.87 million.

FDR Springfield Ill Roosevelt Illinois Edward P. Allen Democratic State Central Committee Navy Marines Coast Guard

Listen World by Elsie Robinson in a Cynic’s View

The essay argues sentimentalists dodge reality and avoid direct action while cynics face facts honestly. It mocks pleasant platitudes, praising the honest if flawed stance that confronts life squarely and resists comforting evasions. The piece laments popular sentimentality and its political appeal.

Ralaver Susan

Thomasville Man Draws Suspended Sentence For Stealing Shoes

Thomasville on February 8 district court heard Clif ford Manns receive a 12 month suspended sentence for larceny and receiving after stealing a pair of shoes. He must avoid further laws for two years and pay court costs. Albert Buchannan, a colored man, got four months suspended for assault on a female if he pays $10 and court costs and behaves for two years. R. E. Mills pled trespass instead of hit and run and must pay court costs plus $10 to the city for property damage.

Thomasville Clifford Manns Manns Albert Buchannan R. E. Mills China Grove

Roosevelt Jones Arrested for Board Bill Charge in Greensboro

Chief of Police FE R. Richardson said Roosevelt Jones, a Negro man sought in Thomasville on a beating a board bill charge, has been arrested in Greensboro and will be returned for trial. Trial set for Friday morning.

Enterprise Thomasville FE. R. Richardson Roosevelt Jones Greensboro

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Wnait Israel Ladies’ Aid Lydia EB. Pinkham Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Guilford Furniture CO YWCA Hi School Choral Clinic Leonard Cox Hills Calvary Clark Home Tenie Cavalry Mothod Church VOWS Misses Robinson and Kirkpatrick Feterville Club Charlies R. Eanes Charle Raymond, Jr City Memorial Hospital Eanes Mary Alice Hoover Annie Mae Atwater Burlington Agnes Herndon Matthews Woman's College of the University of North Carolina Main Street Parents Association Tom Einstein W. K. McGee L. L. Wilkinson Williamson China First Presbyterian Church Janie Morrison Georgianna Bird Miss Best York, S.C East Dealer AQI Idaho Dissy Liddle Lamzy Divey Ty Ane Adams Nash-Edgecombe Rent Control Dr. Caldwell Wells Sinna Elsie Robinson Dearie Mary Brown John Smith Mary Doe Tare Ldy Pay Rts Eam TT Duke Power Company
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