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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
6
At the Florence Nightingale club meeting hosted for the evening by Milss Forabte Hedrick and Mrs. Haze Fiormanti, a supper at the Y preceded a program featuring Mrs. Thomas Sprinkle giving a vivid review of The Blue Surgeon by Gordon F. Seagraves. The readers were led by Miss Joy Patterson with Mrs. Ola Carpenter presiding.
The High Point Council of Jewish Women study group was hosted by Misses Edna and Bessie Schwartz on Lindsay Street. The meeting featured a wide discussion on social relations across groups, stressing judging individuals by merit rather than class or group membership. Mrs. Harry Kaplan spoke on social agencies broadly, while Miss Bessie Schwartz addressed local agencies in High Point. Mrs. Harry Jacobs spoke on juvenile delinquency causes and Mrs. Al Schwartz summarized the latest study group meeting. Dainty refreshments followed the social hour for a large attendance.
Mrs. P. J. Bowers at 1407 English St honored her son Darrell on his second birthday with a Saturday party. Games awarded prizes to Mary Alice Tilley Rob Richard Jr and Jerry Stupeny. Birthday cake and lemonade followed for the ten guests. Mrs. J. C. Beamon assisted.
Thomasville telegram reports the Clockwise bridge club at Miss Jane Austin’s Home in High Point with two bridge tables and top score prize cream cologne won by Mrs Harry Brown Finch while Mrs David Diamont took low score prize. Other social items include Mrs Joel Walker’s welcome party for her wedding, a dinner for six at the Sinkens, and several church circle gatherings with devotions, programs and corsages.
Calendar notes a Thursday family night at Emerywood Country Club and an YWCA annual meeting at Adams Memorial Building chaired by C. E. Sheloff. Friday features a Music Study Club visit by Mrs. W L Jackson, lunch at CC, Priscilla Club at Mrs Hayden, and Philo Mathean gathering hosted by Mrs Tate. Weekend USO and YWCA events for service members are listed.
The January Elm Street Parent-Teacher Association meeting featured a Bay Patrol report and new raincoats, hoods, and caps for the Boy Patrol. Miss Maggie Lou Blackmon’s second grade won attendance honors as Mrs. Ruria Shelton outlined North Carolina teachers’ salary concerns and the five point program. Thayer urged parental duty to keep children in school and foster calm amid unrest.
Eleanor Carroll, now assistant to the dean and associate professor at Columbia University, reflects on a career launched by a chance elevator encounter in 1929. She cites early setbacks, moves to London papers, and later roles including editor, WPA assistant, and Delineator editor, affirming optimism for women in journalism amid wartime gains.
Mrs. George Haltom led the new year as president of the Women's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist. Three honorary life memberships were awarded to Mrs. Percy Payne, retired president, Mrs. C. C. Whitaker, and Mrs. J. H. Pritchard. James Moffitt directed the program and devotion on the theme The Open Door of Christian Living. The Prayer Band meets Friday at 7 30 pm at South Side Baptist Church, public invited. The Faithful Workers class meets Friday at 7 30 pm with Mrs. C. C. Hassell on Montlieu Avenue. The Ladies Bible Class of Gospel Tabernacle also meets Friday.
Mr and Mrs Frank Morgan announce the birth of a son on January 10 at the High Point Memorial Hospital unit on Washington Street. Pvt and Mrs Robert Ellis Turner announce a daughter born January 11 at the same hospital. Mrs Turner was Lois Lawrence before marriage. A monthly meeting at Mrs Emma Calhoun’s home on Willow Brook Street Friday at 745 pm. The Elizabeth Albright Class of Ward Street Methodist plans a Friday 730 pm meeting at Mrs C B Kearns on Montheu Avenue. Donors for the U S O to deliver to the U S A Club rooms by 3 pm Saturday should leave items with Mrs Herman Bryant on Ward Street.
North dealer in a curious contract bridge deal with both sides vulnerable. West leads fourth‑best diamond, East signals for a come‑on with the jack. Declarer must decide on an overall plan after club ace smashes the king, affecting the remaining play and potential tricks.
In a bridge play, declarer evaluates heart over diamond shots. From dummy he discards clubs on a second diamond lead. After heart 10 rides, East wins, returns a diamond, declarer discards another club, then wins West’s club, cashes top spades, overtakes the spade jack, and finesses hearts again to secure tricks.
Mrs. Ruby Carroll, guardian of the Woodmen Circle, hosted a dinner for the newly installed officers on Wednesday evening at six thirty. A meal followed by a general business discussion covered plans for the coming year and a monthly meeting is scheduled for January 17 at the hall on West Commerce Street.
An agent reported today that W. A. Bivins, residing on North Hamilton Street, is improving after being ill since last Friday. The report notes his illness began last Friday and he has remained at home for a week.
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