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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
7
Weekend activities at the High Point Youth Center on North Hamilton street include an informal open house and a formal dance. Mrs. Louis F. Voorhees announces the event to be Friday from 8 to 11 with music by Miss Dot Lew and Jimmy Harris and his orchestra. Admission is free.
At the February Allen Jay school PTA meeting a day program featuring the playlet Burn, Candle, Burn was presented. Recognition was given to past presidents and Mrs. C. S. Keller spoke on the association's history with other past presidents contributing remarks. Rev Harold Hadley led devotionals and the glee club provided special music.
Eve Curies book Jour neying Among Warriors is featured in a Thomasville Literary club program led by Mrs Lee F Tuttle. A two course dinner followed, with a brief business session overseen by Mrs James Lambeth Jr. and a large attendance of local ladies.
Lessons from battlefield experience influence the design of a new streamlined ank, triggering about 5400 engineering changes to improve performance and reliability. Engineers incorporate tactics observed in combat to refine components and systems.
Elsie Robinson argues that flattering, easy loves harm growth and character. She warns against marriages that avoid criticism and responsibility, insisting true love should enrich life and spur honesty and courage, not merely comfort or ease.
The navy casualty list names two North Carolinians killed in action. George Otis Jacobs, seaman first class USNR, wife Ruby Frances Jacobs of Cooleemee, and Chief Pharmacist's Mate Clarence Brown Latham, wife Meta sphelia Latham of 312 Cooke St Franklinton. Latham was previously listed as missing on a December 18 1943 list.
The passage argues that true partnership between people requires mutual encouragement and constructive tension. It emphasizes an inner drive for stimulation and progress, insisting that life itself revolts against stagnation and seeks active engagement.
Trinity Feb 17 Youth Center gathering saw Grange youth host an open house for the community under youth chairman Austin Brown. Entertainment included games and an informal dance with refreshments by Bill Fulton. chaperones were Mrs. John Kennedy and Mrs. Lee Meredith.
Alma Jane Gordon remains a patient at the Washington street branch after emergency for appendicitis last Monday. Her condition is satisfactory. Irba Lou Cagle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Cagle, is ill with measles at home on Asheboro road. Josephine Livengood is recovering satisfactorily at the Boulevard branch of Point Memorial Hospital after several days as a patient. Pearl Cridlebaugh and Sara Martha Holmes left for ten days in Miami Florida for a visit last night.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Green announce the birth of a daughter Frances Louise on February 15 at the Boulevard unit of High Point hospital.
Noah G Myers husband of Myrtle Myers Route 4 completed train airplane mechanics at She Field Texas and enrolled in propeller specialist school at Chanute Field Illinois S/Sgt Leo R Rondeau Graf ton Mass promoted to technical sergeant at the technical training command at Sedge field he is married to Ruth Pollock. Lt Edward here on ten day leave Jimmy Edwards second lieutenant US Army Air Corps arrived for furlough with his parents in West Lexington Avenue he is stationed at Pyote Texas since last November when he received his commission and joined the heavy bomber command.
Grayson Lassiter's attempt to gauge gasoline amount with a lit match caused a blaze at a Denny Street filling station. An attendant poured gasoline into the tank, the tank caught fire, and firefighters extinguished the flames after the car was badly damaged. Lassiter was uninjured.
Young shoppers see a waist high frock with a top skirt silhouette and playful tom boy appeal. Pattern 4552 offers sizes 2 to 6 with yards and inch measurements, plus a transfer embroidery motif set. Send twenty cents to High Point Enterprise Pattern Department for the pattern and book.
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