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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1949

Page

6

Salisbury Bride Elect Honored at Dessert Bridge

Ruth Gillean of Salisbury, Saturday bride elect of Wray Crawford, was honored at a dessert bridge hosted by Mrs. F M Lambert and Miss Alfreda Hardie at 306 Woodbrook Court. Centerpieces used camellias, high bridge score won costume jewelry, and a rummy prize went to another guest. Local attendees from Salisbury included Mrs Herman Beaver, Mrs Kenneth Monroe, and many others.

Ruth Gillean Salisbury Wray Crawford F. M. Lambert Alfreda Hardie Lambert Woodbrook Court Sue J. Allred Robert Eagle A Valen

Miss Carolyn Ridge Feted At Bridal Shower

Mrs. Hobart M. Bryant hosted a Valentine themed informal coke party at 602 Colonial Drive to honor Miss Carolyn Ridge, bride elect of the week. Thirty guests attended as Betsy Jane Bryant and Mrs. Paul T. Bryant assisted, and a electric waffle iron was presented as a bridal gift. The couple, Miss Ridge and Pete Miller, are set to marry Friday at Wesley Memorial Church.

Hobart M. Bryant Colonial Drive Carolyn Ridge Miss Ridge Pete Miller Wesley Memorial Church Betsy Jane Bryant Paul T. Bryant Miss

Two Honored At Birthday Party

An informal Saturday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Carl Morgan’s Norwood Drive home honored Mrs. E. L. Scoggins and Mrs. D. O. Rodden for their birthdays. Co hostess was Mrs. David Scoggins Jr. Refreshments were served to guests including family members.

Carl Morgan Norwood Drive E. L. Scoggins D. O. Rodden David Scoggins, Jr

Birthday Party for Master Wayne Hinkle

Wayne Hinkle eight celebrated a Valentine birthday party Saturday afternoon at 410 Rotary Drive. Guests wore caps and suckers, played games with prizes, and presented gifts. A heart shaped cake with eight red candles topped the dessert table. Attending were Brenda Coffey Collins Debby Jo Wall Nancy Larry Hedrick David Bill Williams Ray Cecil and Henry Marshall Jr.

Wayne Hinkle E. R. Hinkle Rotary Drive Ee Hinkle Brenda Coffey Collins Debby Jo Wall Nancoeey Larry Hedrick David — Bill Williams Ray Cecil Henry Marshall, Jr

Musical Art Club Meeting Postponed

The Musical Art club meeting has been postponed until a later date. Mrs. Edward L. Short, president, announced the postponement this morning and said the new date will be announced soon.

Musical Art Club Edward L. Short

Pentagon Club Meets Tonight at Eight

The Pentagon club will hold its weekly meeting tonight at eight o'clock at the home of Arion Bernard, 401 Park Way. Those unable to attend are asked to call 2650.

Pentagon Club Arion Bernard 401 Parkway

District Education Group Meeting Set For Greensboro

Representatives from Alamance Forsyth Davidson Randolph and Guilford counties attend the annual district meeting of the Association for Childhood Education at Alumnae House Woman's College Greensboro. Mrs Lee Edwards state president will attend. Dr Carson W Ryan UNC speaks on Good Human Relations for World Citizens. Dramatization My Little Boy by Woman's College students. Svein Hansen Bauer Yale Divinity School speaks on Work of the Student Christian Movement in Norway. Miss Julia Teasley Scott Foreman and Company speaks on Good Human Relationships for Children.

Greensboro Alamance Forsyth Davidson Randolph Guilford Association For Childhood Education Alumnae House Woman's College Lee Edwards Asheville Carson W. Ryan University of North Carolina Svein Hanssen-Bauer Yale Divinity School Norway Julia Teasley Scott, Foreman and Company

Meetings Reported In Kernersville

Kernersville notes from the First Baptist churchs circles report on study themes Indian Blankets and Baptist World Alliance. Members and visitors attend with promises to send fruit to the county home and features include secretary reports and devotional leadership.

Kernersville Josephine Goshen First Baptist Church W. G. Entrekin Alpha Marie Gambrell Patsy, Hubbard Beverly Entrekin Monyeen Wright Nancy Southern Pat LeFever Phyllis Pegg Barbara Vaden Becky Musten Barbara Ann Mabe Charles Snow Circle No. 4 Grady Kirkman Jane Naylor Williard Dean Carson Melton Betty Kirkman Will Stockton Stewart Miss Stockton E. L. Bodenheimer Baptist World Alliance Lucien Whicker Leon Lashley W. M. Biles Bill Griffith Roy Jeffries Lee Flynt Lee Walter Nelson Drayton Gable Richard Heath William Robbins William Griffith Biles

Friendship Club To Meet Thursday

Mrs. W. J. McClure will host the Friendship club meeting on Thursday at one o'clock with a covered-dish luncheon at her home, 514 Decatur.

W. J. McClure Friendship Club Decatur

Woodmen Circle Meets Tonight at W O W Home

The Supreme Forest Woodmen circle holds its monthly business meeting tonight at eight oclock at the W O W home located at 311 West High Street.

Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle West High Street

Prayer Band Meetings Planned By Macedonia Church

The L G C Y Prayer band of Macedonia Church of the Living God schedules cottage prayer meetings this week. Tuesday at 7:00 p m at J S Caudle 22 B Clara Cox apartments. Thursday at 7:00 p m at Wayneyatt 1806 Old Trinity Road. Saturday youth rally in Danville Virginia. J T Caudle and Allen Rich are the scheduled speakers.

L.G.C.Y. Prayer Band of Macedonia Church of the Living God J. T. Caudle Allen Rich

Calendar of Club Meetings and Social Events

Variety Club meets with Mrs. Clarence Mal pass at 1020 Barbee Street. Cardinal Bridge Club hosts Mrs. Raymond Brown at Guilford Avenue. Garden clubs gather at multiple homes with programs on birds trees and nature. Luncheon and fashion show at High Point Memorial Hospital’s Woman’s Guild. Beta Sigma Phi Miss Kenna Beall speaker at 7:45 p.m. Jewish Women host with co host. Tea on Topics meets at 2:30 p.m. The Sorosis Club meets at 507 Otteray Drive. Saturday afternoon bride elect Marguerite Murray to be entertained.

Variety Club Clarence Malpass Barbee Street Cardinal Bridge Club Raymond Brown Guilford Avenue Burbank J. A. Eshelman Johnson Street Beta Sigma Phi Virginia Gibson Forest Hill Drive Kenna Beall Irving Silversmith Edgedale Drive Bessie Green

YWCA and YMCA Teen Programs Weekly Schedule

A dense weekly listing of YWCA and YMCA activities for teens and adults across grades and clubs. Includes meetings at Jr High, the Y, Gibson's Gold Room, Pickett Library, St High, and the Y. supper programs, bridge classes, luncheons, and a Friday membership luncheon with Rabbi Gold as speaker.

Jr. High School Gibson's Gold Room YMCA Mabel Griffith Adams Club Nina Wilkes Pickett Y Pickett Library St. High Jolly Y Club Margie Lee William Gold

Mrs F L Scoggins Heads To Miami For Visit

Mrs. F L Scoggins left Saturday for Miami Florida to visit her daughter Mrs Grace Bryant. Mrs E G Reid of 605 Blair street spent the weekend in Asheville visiting her nephew a patient in Oteen. Miss Eva Doss of 114 Oakwood court entered Guilford County Sanitorium Monday for several weeks of treatment.

F. L. Scoggins Miami, Fla Grace Bryant E. G. Reid Blair Street Asheville Oteen Eva Doss Oakwood Court Guilford County

City P. I. Cloverdale PTA Meeting Tuesday

Cloverdale Parent-Teacher Association schedules a meeting Tuesday at 7 p m Marjorie Welborn a sixth grade student will lead a Founders Day program Mrs R L Freeman will screen an educational film titled North Carolina Today and Tomorrow

Cloverdale Parent-Teacher Association Marjorie Welborn R. L. Freeman North Carolina

Utopian Club to Meet at Emerywood Country Club

Mrs. Arthur Kirkman will host the Utopian Study club when they meet Wednesday morning at 12 30 at Emerywood Country Club.

Utopian Club Arthur Kirkman Emerywood Country Club

Violence and Highway Accidents Take 14 Lives

North Carolina saw a weekend surge in fatalities totaling at least fourteen with auto crashes causing nine deaths. The toll also included three gunfire deaths a stabbing death a fire death and multiple notable individual fatalities across counties and towns.

Associated Press North Carolina Cherokee County Warren Hawkins Lush Revis M Y Monroe Travis Philemon Union County Michael Batroh Yonkers N. Y Cherry Point Marine Air Station

S. C. man arrested after deadly rampage in Georgia

Olin Turner age 25, a South Carolina youth, killed his uncle in Homeland Park, robbed two men, shot at three, kidnapped a hostage, and fled to Georgia where he was arrested in Decatur. FBI is detaining him. he previously eluded patrols near Greenville after robbing a gas station.

Jimmy Dail Washington Jones Y. Pharr Concord Carthage William Walter Netgent Greensboro Frank Byrd Ewart Fred L. Hall Lillington Carpenter Grover Henderson Leon T. Davis Bailey Ollie Boston Winston-Salem Decatur Clint McLain Anderson County S. C Olin Turner Georgia Turner Federal Bureau of Investigation McLain William Bill) Turner Homeland Park Hartwell Jake Lewis Lewis South Carolina Greenville

Blythe to Take Post as Mecklenburg Senator

Jack Blythe of Charlotte prepares to assume Wednesday as Mecklenburg County's new senator. He was elected Saturday to fill the seat left by the death of his brother Joe L. Blythe, defeating Charles B. Douglas 3602 to 774.

Jack Blythe Charlotte F. J Jack) Blythe Mecklenburg County Blythe Joe L. Blythe Charles B. Douglas

Heart Attack Claims Life of Fayetteville Publisher

Charles R. Wilson 77 long-time Fayetteville Observer publisher died of a heart attack. A Ontario native who moved to Fayetteville in 1923, he led civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce Salvation Army and Rotar y Club. Funeral set for tomorrow at his home. survivors include daughter Ashton Wilson Lilly and four sisters.

Fayetteville Charles R. Wilson Ontario Canada Wilson Chamber of Commerce Salvation Army Rotaffy Ashton Wilson Lilly John R. Tolar Mary Gurke Lou Wilson W. D. Stevenson London Ont

Repentance as Dignity in Central Christian Sermon

Central Christian chapel featured David Boyd’s sermon defining repentance as a noble inner growth, not humiliation. He contrasted traditional views with a positive view of repentance as self-respect and daily renewal, citing Gypsy Smith and the idea of turning to God as release for the spirit. Christian Science also noted with Psalm texts and quotes from Science and Health on the soul and immortality.

Central Christian Eee David Boyd Central Christian Chapel Gypsy Smith Hylan Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy

Unemployment Grows in United States Reports

Moscow papers highlight U S job losses with the Nickle Plate railroad cutting over 1,000 workers and a New York dispatch noting about 100,000 railway workers currently jobless amid a downturn.

Moscow United States Nickle Plate Railroad New York Dispatch

Two Greensboro Officers May Testify in Theft Trial

Two suspended Greensboro policemen D. F. Massey and T. H. Teague were to take the stand in Guilford County Superior Court today as the sixth day of their trial on charges of stealing $235 worth of merchandise from the Gateway restaurant. The defense seeks to show canned goods entered as evidence could have been bought in stores while the state rests its case.

Greensboro D. F. Massey T. H. Teague Guilford County Superior Court Gateway

Greensboro Man Appointed To Insurance Job

Greensboro man William H. Purgason is appointed as an agent for Farm Bureau insurance companies. He will work under district sales manager B. Pritchard in Guilford and Rockingham Counties. Purgason is a World War II veteran and previously employed by Veterans Administration.

Greensboro William H. Purge Woodland Dr Farm Bures Insurance Companies Bowman Doss Purgason Lion District of Ogambia Columbus Ohio Farm Burea Mutual Automobile Insured Company Farm Bureau Mutual Fire Insurance Company Farm Bureau Life Insura% Company

Memorial Service Planned for Lois Ferrell at Woman's College

Greensboro February 14 A memorial program for Miss Lois Ferrell a member of the Woman's College music faculty will be held at 3 pm Wednesday in the school recital hall. Dean H Hugh Alwater will give a tribute. Music includes the college Singers Chamber Music Players and George Thompson. Elliot Weisgarber will read the Twenty third Psalm. Miss Ferrell taught piano at the college for 22 years.

Greensboro Lois Ferrell W. College Music H. Hugh Alwater College M Singers Chamber Music Parers George Thompson Elliot Weisgarber Colege Ferrell

Craps Becomes International Says Frenchman

In Las Vegas on February 1, Ceresol director of Monte Carlo casino and assistant Cos pier Albert Jauffret discussed Monte Carlo's plan to offer dice for the time on its gaming bill next fall. They studied craps lingo at Flamingo hotel tables as reporters captured the scene and players pondered possible big wins.

Las Vegas Nev Cresol Monte Carlo Casino Ceresol Mat Carlo Albert Jauffret Flamingo Hotel Monte Carlo

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Herman Beaver Kenneth Monroe Frank Lee, Jr Alec Ferree Benjamin Garner Glen Venable Lewis Moore Marjorie Kearns Hoffman Mildred Willett Betty S. Lyntz Rachel Gillean Betsy Saunders Dorothy Miller Frances Muse Elizabeth Swiggett Sara Ray Carolyeen Byerly DR. Marshall Ginsburg N. Main St Monark N. Main Master Wayne Hinkle Lydia Pinkham Pikham P' Nkham Studia E Woodmen Circle Wayside Garden Club L. C. Perry North Main Street P. W. Sprinkle J. W. Chandler Magic Key Garden Club Albert Hart, Jr Emerywood Court Green Thumb S. C. Clark A. C. Douglas Priscilla Club Paul Ingle Sherbrook Drive Sorosis Club R. H. Sechrest Otteray Drive W. T. Powell Angie Pitts Marguerite Murray R. T. Cottam, Jr Ywca News N. H. Baxley Dalton Street St. Leo's Hospital Cloverdale Princess Cafe Thomasville Peggy Mendenhall Carlton H. Newby Daugthers Jennie Reid Newby Lindsay Russell West Main Street Walter F. Newby David A. Long, Jr Findsay Russell Mendenhall Newby Moyer Mendenhall Jewell -Everhart Amanda Wall Mesdames Emma Lee Heth Miss Mendenhall Sedgefield Inn Jewell Everhart Meyer Mendenhall John Broome Transylvania County Brevard Jacksonville Louis Olney S. C. Man Woman’s College Craps International Parker Porkinsons Hee Emerywood Beauty Shop Ruth Cox College of Swedish Massage Chicago Ill N. Main Street Blanche ©. Mann
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