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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1945
Page
7
February gathering of the Point Woman's Club featured Reece Folger from the Office of Price Administration discussing cost living controls. He noted 1 percent increase allowed for living costs, food prices held, rents stabilized, and clothing under review. he stressed gratitude to service members and urged plans to ship 3,500,000 pounds of food abroad by end of March.
In a business session the club voted to cooperate with the Junior Chamber of Commerce on the Cancer Control campaign. Mrs. C. H. Rhodes was named nominating committee chair with Mesdames J. F. Marsh and Raymond Dover on the panel. Mrs. Roy S. Braden announced that Mrs. J. L. Blair Buck will present the citizenship program. A Conscription of Labor meeting was urged for February 18 at Central Friends church with Mr. Levering in charge. Mrs. A. H. Whitley will lead the next radio broadcast. International Relations chair Mrs. White spoke on Dumbarton Oaks as the first in a series. The club’s Valentine decor brightened the rooms.
Greensboro February 15. The Woman's College Alumnae association will mail ballots to members instead of meeting for the annual mid winter business meeting. Mrs W L Lambert of Asheboro, president, called off the gathering in line with government rulings on conventions. Miss Ruth Gunter of Greensboro chairs the nominating committee and will report by mail.
Adams club of the YWCA hosted the Carnival of Hearts on a Tuesday evening to honor service men from ORD Greensboro. Miss Ode Byrd led the group as president with hearts and berries, Cupid’s shooting gallery, fortune telling by Miss Vera Cook, a Cupid fish pond, Wheel of Fortune, and pinball entertainment. Couples tallied points, crowning a King and Queen of Hearts before informal dancing.
The High Point Council of Jewish Women held a study meeting at Mrs. Israel Bloom’s Edgedale Drive home with Mrs. Ben Herman presiding in Mrs. Sam Tobias’s absence. Mrs. Sam Hyman read a paper on Preparing Our Children to Uphold an Belief in Democratic Ideals. The group endorsed a better schools program aligned to five point legislation and pledged to promote qualified teachers. Twelve members and visitors attended with refreshments.
Local groups list calendar events including the Privateer Nurses meeting at Mrs. Edgar Johnson 1104 Blain St Canterbury club gathering at Mrs. Roya 112 Bentley Circle and USO dance at YMCA for visiting servicemen The Emerywood Duplicate Bridge Club meets weekly Canceled: Southern section of the American Urological Association rescheduled due to government ban on conventions Dr Hubert Turley notes March 15 17 Augusta event status and a 1941 tire usage figure is cited.
Cooperette club members gathered Tuesday evening at 209 Woodrow Avenue for a postponed meeting hosted by Mrs. F. H. Barrett. A miscellaneous auction sale raised a tidy sum, followed by a sweet course for guest Mrs. R. J. Johnson and members including H. D. Minnis and H. M. Taylor.
In Arctic regions many residents construct houses partly underground to shield against extreme winter cold. The design provides insulation from low temperatures and wind while preserving interior warmth.
Ward Street Methodist church groups met this evening and Friday for social and study events. Circle three hosted at Mrs Thurman Cook on Thomasville road at 730 pm. Ran kin Memorial Philathea class planned its monthly meeting at Mrs A S Vickers 410 Barker street with hostesses E P Justice and Q W Snow. Wesley Memorial Service Guild met at the church with devotion by Mrs Fred Ingram and a reading by Alex Whitley. The program featured Louisa Hatch on the American Indian and Navajo work by Methodist women. refreshments were served in the church social hall.
All the Women s Prayer Bands of High Point plan a meeting tomorrow evening at Oak Hill Friends Church. The gathering aims to unite all people interested in prayer for peace and for men and women in service. The session begins at 7 30 PM.
A Greyhound bus accident near Hillsville Virginia injured ten passengers last night. Only Mrs. R C Lawson of Winston-Salem remained hospitalized overnight.
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