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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1944
Page
6
The Emerywood Country Club hosts an evening bridge party tomorrow night at 7 30 in the clubhouse with Mr and Mrs R B Terry as hosts. A dessert course is planned and the event is a lead in to the club’s two social events for the month. Reservations for the dinner-dance later in the week are requested.
The American Legion Auxiliary of North Carolina likely will exceed its $110,000 fourth war loan drive goal to finance an army ambulance plane. Reports to state secretary Miss Areta Adams indicate results will be announced next Sunday in Durham.
A dense calendar lists meetings and social events across Winston-Salem area clubs. Highlights include the Altrusa February dinner at the Sheraton with Rev G Raymond Womeldorf as speaker, a bridge party at Emerywood CC hosted by Mr and Mrs R B Terry, and multiple group meetings at homes on Woodrow Avenue Greenway Drive and Johnson Street.
Wilson Dillon has been transferred from Inshore Patrol at Norfolk Virginia to Service Force Atlantic Fleet. He holds the rating of storekeeper and is a first class petty officer following nearly two years of duty.
Home made cookies described as morale boosters for camp and home. A spicy butterscotch flavor ginger shop like, shorter than ginger snap, rich with tea or cocoa. Includes a Pecan Morrons recipe with margarine, brown sugar, egg yolk, flour, cloves and nutmeg. bake at 300 F for 30 minutes yields about 30 cookies.
Thelma Marie Humphrey and James Ronald Lockwood married February 11 in Port Huron Michigan at the home of Rev W L Cathers before immediate family. The bride wore dusty rose and black accessories with gardenias. attendant Miss Shirley Ainsworth wore gray. best man was Donald McIntyre. The couple will reside in Port Huron.
Mrs Everett Marsh will entertain Canterbury club members at her home at 909 Johnson Street Friday afternoon at 3 30. The hostess announces the change in meeting location and asks members to note the new venue.
Mrs. Cameron Deans will entertain members of the Alpha Theta Psi sorority alumnae chapter at High Point college during a regular meeting Saturday afternoon at 2:30. The event takes place at the hostess home in Monroe apartments on North Main Street.
A contract in North-South reached a grand slam with three visible aces. South pondered three spades over two clubs but chose restraint, while North claimed his hand was minimum after opening. The bidding and hand evaluation reveal misreads on likely losers and the impact of club cues on spade and heart holdings.
Washington editors note a daily column on income tax questions. The article outlines deductions with examples and guidance for filers, listing common items and potential limits. The tone is advisory and aimed at helping readers reduce tax liability through legitimate deductions.
A mix of sewing pattern ads and tax guidance. Patterns from Anne Adams offer a range of sizes and affordable prices, with orders directed to High Point Enterprise. The tax section outlines deductible expenses, including tools, union dues, travel, uniforms, charitable contributions, mortgage interest, taxes, losses, and medical costs, plus form selections and thresholds for short and long returns.
The Office of Defense Transportation reports about 300 railroad jobs across seven departments could be filled by women. It notes Class I railroads must raise women’s payroll share to around 12 percent to avert manpower shortages, with current female representation varying from 2.8 to 12 percent.
Mrs J W Hawthorne entertained the Thursday Afternoon bridge club at her Thomasville home on the club name day two tables of bridge in play high score went to Charles F Phillips and runner up to Mrs G W Lyles Guests included Mesdames Carson Cox Robert Rapp John R Myers Walter Rapp and Miss Mamie Harris A dinner party followed at the Spinsters club gathering in Greensboro N C with Webb Clinard Lawrence Jarrett and several Misses attending Also visitors Mrs Spencer G Carlton and daughter of Gardner Mass are guests of Mrs Carlton's parents on Randolph Street Mrs Clyde Teasley and son have returned to Atlanta after a visit with her parents in Thomasville
Green Street Church announces missionary study sessions for all Woman’s Missionary Societies and the young people’s auxiliaries starting at seven this evening in the church annex. Miss Mary Herring will teach the women and YW A members, Mrs. D. S. Neal will instruct the intermediate girls, and Mrs. H. T. Knight will coach the junior girls and Royal Ambassadors. The Stephens Bible study class meets Wednesday at three at Mrs. M. J. Lee’s home, 1003 Lindsay Street, with Mrs. C. B. Grayson leading.
Members of the Philomathean club will go to the Red Cross surgical dressing rooms on Friday afternoon to work on dressings. They will begin work at 3:30 PM, the usual club hour.
Aviation Cadet John D. Reid son of Mr and Mrs John Reid of 801 Park Street has completed basic training at Malden army air field Mo and has been transferred to an advanced flying school for further specialized instruction.
Elsie Robinson reflects on human need for bonds from shared simple acts to deep lifelong connections. She recalls a Pittsburgh bus trip friendship born of small gestures and everyday encounters that comfort and sustain, urging readers to reach out now rather than wait for grand life scenes.
Sloan D. Gibson Jr., son of Mr and Mrs S D Gibson of 804 Sunset Drive, graduates from the Mann Army Air Field military school. He enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina, in June 1943 as a corporal.
Pte. Alton W. Saunders husband of Mrs. Willie B. Saunders of route two has completed training and graduated from a power plant instruction course at Chanute Field Illinois.
George Edward White son of Mr and Mrs Ernest E White of 326 Louise Avenue is headed to San Marcos Texas for training in advanced aerial navigation. Cpl Howard D Swaim son of Mr and Mrs C L Swaim of route two has graduated from the air forces flexible gunnery at Laredo Texas.
The report notes a Berkley Texas man and Mrs. Lee attended a weekend stay at their home on Denny Street for special training activities.
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