Local Women Reelect Officers At North Carolina Hairdressers Meet
Mrs. Luna T. Smith of High Point was reelected president of the North Carolina Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association and Durham was chosen again as next year’s convention city. Hazel Yodzie of High Point was reelected assistant secretary-treasurer, with Ray Lawing, Iris Lawrence, Ruth Russ, Blanch Kendrick and others also reappointed to leadership roles. A parallel group of beauty school owners formed a separate organization, naming Myrtle Ackerman Murphy of Greensboro as first president and outlining aims to maintain high beauty standards through a foundation of knowledge. The new board includes Faye Wise, Marguerite McAllister, W F Lorick, W B Troutman, and Emily Purcell with a meeting planned for April in Asheville.