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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1961
Page
7
A dense list of club gatherings and meetings across High Point including DAR, Garden Clubs, Girl Scout sessions, and organizational events. Addresses and leaders noted, with 9 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. slots Tuesday through Friday. A varied community calendar highlights civic, floral, and social groups.
Pattern 9467 from Marian Martin invites buyers to send 50 cents for a half size sewing pattern with 3 percent yards of 35 inch fabric for size 16 percent. Includes mailing instructions and address in New York. Also touts a 1961 Spring and Summer Pattern Catalog, over 100 styles, available for 25 cents.
The snippet lists YWCA program times for Tuesday including women's swimming groups from 2:30 p.m. onward and various teen and club activities in the evening, plus a board meeting at 112 Gatewood Ave. on Tuesday. Saturday includes a neighborhood conference trip from 8:15 a.m. and a 9:15 a.m. Children's Bible Story on WMFR Radio.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church discussed missions during yesterday's lunch meeting. Mrs. W. T. Powell gave a history of the society, and letters from Edwin Hackneys in India and Lorena Kelley in the Congo were shared, followed by a prayer and a brief business session. The Philathea Class of Brentwood Baptist meets tonight at 7:30 hosted by Mrs. Ruth Towery.
Fashion guidance favors longer jacket suits, moving from eighteen to twenty inches toward twenty-two or twenty-three inches. The trend aims to look stylish yet youthful, with softly belted, collarless or low-neck designs and short wide sleeves.
Mrs. Margie H. Wood and Loisson R. Patton exchanged double ring vows on Christmas Day in Gaffney South Carolina. Probate Judge W R Douglas officiated. The bride wore a green wool dress with brown accessories and a white carnation corsage. They plan to reside at 912 Pine Circle Drive.
The Furniture Capital Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will hold a dinner meeting at Marguerite's Restaurant on Thursday at 6 45 p.m. Dr Dean B Pruette superintendent of High Point city schools will speak about his recent Russia trip.
About 60 Southern Methodist University students remained at the University Pharmacy lunch counter in Dallas after two Negro students were refused service. Owner C. R. Bright called fumigation services as the store sprayed insecticide. The group, coughing under handkerchiefs, stayed until the shop closed and then picketed the pharmacy.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Lee Cain announce a daughter Teresa Marie born January 9 at High Point Memorial Hospital. Mrs Martha Mullis formerly of High Point is mother. Others include daughters Martha Sue Fowler born January 8 and Ann Mitchell born January 8, plus sons Johnny Wade Starnes born January 8, Timothy Lane Owens born January 8, Mark Dunn born January 7, Sandra Gaye Duncan born January 6, and Kimberly Gay Swekter born January 5 all welcomed at High Point Memorial Hospital.
Dr Dean Pruette school superintendent will address Ray Street School PTA on his recent trip to Russia. The meeting is set for 7 30 this evening in the school auditorium.
A fragment reads Yynnees MAKE FRIENDS Yynnees MAKE FRIENDS and a line about a man not knowing he is going down hill until he hears the whistle of the wind. The text appears as a short poetic thought with fragmented capitalization.
Ann Landers defends her crusade against alcohol as a social issue citing five million problem drinkers and rising costs. Readers share anecdotes from across the country about alcoholism’s impact on families and industry.
The Home Demonstration clubs feature Angie Henderson teaching copper tooling and conducting five workshops. Members assisted in a class in Lillington. Ruby Parker notes 20 planters, two wall plaques, and one waste basket made. Sara Stewart urges unfinished furniture for child friendly spaces. Joyce Shrake demonstrates sweet potato biscuits in Carteret County and Floy Garner notes many local women hadn’t used sweet potatoes before. 4H girls in Henderson County show interest in shooting and firearm safety led by Peggy Ann Hall. Betty Jean Nance and Stewart Lanier win Northampton County top 4-H awards. Three adult leaders receive the clever award. Joe Harrington, Hinton Britton, and Julian Porter honored for long service. Banking basics discussed by Caldwell County clubs with bank tours planned.
Washington AP report says 22 high ranking officials from State and Defense were swapped Monday for two year assignments. Eleven from each department rotate to the other side to improve understanding of foreign policy and military actions. Secretary Christian Herter had urged the exchange last June.
A food feature touts Gerber Strained and Junior High Meat Dinners as filling options with three times as much juicy meat as standard meals. The meat is blended with garden vegetables to create a dish marketed as appealing to picky young eaters.
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