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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1954

Page

6

Local club events fill the week in High Point

A busy calendar lists meetings and socials across organizations. The United Daughters of the Confederacy, African Violet group, Parliament ary Law course, Junior Woman’s Club, and many others meet at homes, clubs, and hotels. A wedding reception closes the week at Main Street Methodist Church.

United Daughters of Confederacy J. F. Hayden Washington St Ners Violet Per Arch P. H. Dalton American Assocnce University Stephen Ginn Paul Craven Jane Hall Borden Gold Room Emerywood Country Club Gene Dillard Main Street Methodist Church

Hayworth Gibson Wedding Guests Return Home

Mrs Kate Blockwitz and her relatives including Cecilia Blockwitz and the Lenders Skrable families flew back to Teaneck New Jersey after attending the Hayworth Gibson wedding on Saturday night. Guests from Roanoke Virginia and High Point North Carolina traveled home today as family ties linked the bride and groom.

Kate Blockwitz Cecilia Blockwitz Henry Lenders Wodrow Skrable Teaneck Hayworth-Gibson Blockwitz Hubert O. Hayworth Jr

SENIOR High Y Teen and Club Meetings at YMCA

Schedule lists multiple YMCA activities for girls and teens including Swim Periods 4:15 8th and 9th grade Y Teen Club 4:45 PM and 6:15 PM Business Club Dinner 7 9 PM Womens Swim at 7 PM Health Education Committee 9 30 PM Seeming Bridge 4:15 7th 8th grade Y Adams Club Dinner 6 30 Robins Club Films and talk on South America 7 30 Stardusters Ca nasta Friday 8 00 10 30 Senior Hi Y Teen Open House.

YMCA Adams Club Robins Club South America Stardusters Club Canasta Riday

Reception to Honor New Music Director Postponed

Plans for a reception to honor Mr. and Mrs. Norman Acker have been cancelled for the present. Mr. Acker is the new music director at the First Baptist Church. The reception had been scheduled by the congregation for Wednesday evening after the midweek prayer service.

Norman Acker Mr. Acker First Baptist Church

Twin daughters born to Mr and Mrs G Norman Acker Jr

Mr and Mrs G Norman Acker Jr of Emerywood Court Apartments announce the birth of twin daughters Eleanor Ann and Jane Carol this morning at High Point Memorial Hospital.

J. E. Gibson Jr Emery Rd Anon Yani G. Norman Acker Jr Emerywood Court Apartments Eleanor Ann Jane Carol High Point Memorial Hospital

Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Set for Tuesday Evening

The Ladies Auxiliary of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 549 will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs A E Williams home 4016 S Main St.

Thomasville Woman's Club High Point YMCA Helen Wells Altrusa Club Sheraton Ladies Auxyl National Association of Letter Carriers A. E. Williams The Branch 549 S. Main St

Priscilla Club Plans Friday Meeting at Idol Home

The Priscilla Club will gather Friday at 3 PM hosted by Mrs. W. W. Idol at 912 Johnson Street. Members will discuss upcoming activities and social plans for the group.

Priscilla Club W. W. Idol Johnson St

Camellia Club Plans Thursday Meeting

The High Point Camellia Club will meet Thursday at 10 a.m. at Mrs. W. H. Wendler’s home, 600 Parkway. Associate hostesses will be Mrs. Earl Schafer and Mrs. J. S. Gilliam.

High Point Camellia Club W. H. Wendler Earl Schafer J.S. Gilliam The Wild Flower Garden Club Miss Bessier Thurston Philomathean Books Club Forrest Heeree Parkway Priscilla Club V. W.ron Johnson J Ed Hall Hall-Dillard Eer Ave Point College A. S. Withers Cedrow Ave Lew Lewis Grady Whicker Arthur Williams J. S. Gilliam

Child Survives After Run Over By Car

A nine year old girl Phyllis M. Martin in Wichita Kansas escaped serious injury when her uncle George E Hull 24 ran over a cardboard box she crawled into as he backed his automobile from a yard. She emerged with a sprained ankle and cuts and bruises.

Wichita Kan Phyllis M. Martin Ape George FE. Hull Phyllis

Mary Haworths Mail Pillage Husband Lacks Affection

Dear Mary Haworth column discusses a reader married ten years with four years apart due to work and child care. The wife seeks advice for a strained sex life and frigidity while the husband remains loving but stressed by separations and personal issues.

Mary Haworth Wayne M.H. Mary Haworth

Denton Scout Week Story Hour Highlights Local Girls

Denton Girl Scouts and Troop I sponsored Story Hour as part of Scout Week. Local children and readers, including Ann Hunt and Bren da Coggins, enjoyed the event with librarians and volunteers serving refreshments. Walter Hedrick invites a future session next Thursday from 3 30 to 4 30 p.m. in Asville on April 3. Proceeds from Denton American Legion benefit basketball games, Fat Men versus Lean Men, to fund a new activity bus for the school.

Denton Girl Scouts Troop I Tommy Katha Suzan Lanier Robby Til Phil Gallimore Ivey Russell Adeline Lomax Emily Amy Sexton Brantley Mitch Chip Tennie Lee Linda Wilkins Jimmy Coggins Edward Leach Johnnie Lomax Gloria Shackleford Audrey Waisner Bill Ward Beth Jenny Morris Ann Hunt Marie Leach Brenda Coggins Ste Cocenee Bariffis Beverly Jones Walter Hedrick Américan Legion

Denton Youth Wins At Lions Club Talent Show

Gayle Morris of Denton won first prize at the Lions Club Talent Show at Pilot School singing You You You and encore Changing Partners. Taylor children Joanne Nancy Barbara and Martha won second with Fool Fool on trumpet clarinet drums and Mrs Taylor on piano. Pilot Quartette took third and Denton’s Roger Smith also placed with Hadacol Boogie on guitar. ten winners to appear on Arthur Smith program in Thom.

Denton Gayle Morris Roy Morris Lions Club Pilot School Gayle Taylor Joanne Nancy Barbara Martha Joe Taylor Fool, Fool

Auto Accessory Theft Report Mentioned in Local Incidents

Theft of several bicycle wheels fenders skirts and related auto parts reported yesterday. Mrs Hill recalled items left on her front porch while a neighbor at 607 Vail St noted a missing car accessory. A line about Charles Lindbergh and Northwest Territories appears as unrelated context.

Hill D. Pi Vail St

Catholic Men Elect New Officers at Immaculate Heart Parish

Howard Horney was elected president of the Catholic Men's Club at the annual parish meeting in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church hall. Albert Nackley, Melvin Kirsch, Ed Chimleski, Ed Johnson, and Greg Doll were named vice president, secretary, treasurer, sergeant at arms, and group delegate respectively.

Howard Horney Catholic Men's Club Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Horney Albert Nackley Melvin Kirsch Ed Chimleski Ed Johnson Greg Doll Robert J. MacMillan Hoke Duke Nick Guerrieri

Japanese Women Embrace Power in Postwar Japan

In Tokyo the changing role of Japanese women is highlighted as 24 women join Parliament seats, a new Family Relations Court awards alimony, and birth control and education expand. The piece notes women gain votes, push for reforms, and influence U.S. policy toward Japan while aging traditions fade.

Tokyo Japan Congress of United States Masao Ito Shizue Kato Ishimoto Margaret Sanger K Gee Seonee Agg Na Sr Ea Georgias MacArthur Kato Miy:Women's University Sendai Masamitsu Ishii Ishii

Leading Film Director William K. Howard Dies

William K. Howard, 54, a former theater manager who became a leading director, died in Pasadena yesterday after a year long throat ailment. He began directing in 1924 and produced titles such as This Side of Heaven Johnny Come Lately Thunder ing Herd The Valiant and When the Lights Go on Again. He was born in St Marys Ohio.

Pasadena Calif William K. Howard Side of Heaven Johnny Come St.Mary’s Ohio

Dillon South Carolina Mayor Rod Carmichael Dies

Rod M. Carmichael, 69, a furniture store owner serving his ninth term as Dillon mayor, died after a long illness. Survivors include his widow, a daughter and a son in Dillon, plus three brothers in North and South Carolina. Funeral services are set for tomorrow in Dillon.

Dillon, S. C Rod M. Carmichael Dillon W. D. Carmichael Sr Chapel Hill N.C James C. Carmichael Frank Carmichael Bennettsville

Wife dodges brick then struck by car in Sapulpa

In Sapulpa Oklahoma a 58 year old wife dodged a brick thrown by her 60 year old husband and stepped into the path of an oncoming car. She suffered a broken leg internal injuries and shock. A M Rivers was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. The 19 year old youth driving the car said he was en route to meet the couple’s daughter for a date.

Sapulpa Okla State Highway Patrol A. M. Rivers

Thomasville Officials Attend NC Purchasing Meeting

City Manager Everett W. Schadt and Engineer Bill Johnson will travel to Fayetteville Wednesday for a one day meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing. They will return to Thomasville Wednesday night.

Thomasville Everett W. Schadt Bill Johnson Fayetteville North Carolina National Institute of Governmental Purchasing

Sidewalk Replacement Underway on Salem Street in Thomasville

City crews tear down 130 feet of 18 inch high Salem Street sidewalk after midnight to reduce a hazard. Work resumes with sand rock fill and concrete replacement tomorrow morning. Property owners share the construction cost. final curb height will be six inches. A mercury vapor light aided the Saturday night demolition.

Thomasville Salem St Bill Johnson Johnson Everett Schadt City Hospital

Folk Dancers To Meet In Greensboro Festival Opens In Youth Center

More than 400 folk dance fans from across North Carolina gather in Greensboro for the first North Carolina Folk Dance Federation festival. Evelyn McNeely says the event, at 8 p.m. in the Youth Center, marks the third statewide festival year. A federation council meeting follows at the Mayfair Cafeteria.

Greensboro North Carolina Folk Dance Federation Evelyn McNeely Federation Greenville Charlotte Winston-Salem Miss McNeely High Point Mayfair

Drive In Hit Second Time By Thieves

In Thomasville the Lantern Drive In Theater on new Highway 64 was robbed Saturday night. Deputies say the concession stand was looted of about 10 cartons of cigarettes four cartons of chewing gum 15s of wieners and 5 of hamburgers. This marks a second recent looting at the drive in theater. Entry was gained by breaking a panel to unlock the door.

Thomasville New Highway 64

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Philip Hilliard Phillip Hilliard Myraer Ara S. J. O'Neal L. G Vivian Fred Mont Ama Charles Conrad Or Oak Viewation Club the Grange Ray Idol Delbert Clodfelter Pilot Country Club Sedgefield Modern Study Club E. O. Cummings Emerywood Estates Roy Smith Teddy Max Bob Smith Bill Wilkerson Roanoke Mornie Stee Hayworth- G Mr. Hayworth Mrs. Wilkerson Marvin E. Brown Route 3 Margaret FE. Gibson Ladies Auxiliary Camellia Club S Mail Llage Man E.S Dis M Mental Hygiene Institute Asville Pilot Lions Club Aries A. Lindbergh Atlantic Canada Northwest Territories New Associated Press By Relman Morin Phil Walker High Point Optical N. Main ST Ext Stocs of Custom Pontfontune Monark Howe Mann’s Drug Store Dukrallean-Hauser Ser Fountain of Youth ST. High Point
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