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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1939

Page

6

Confederate Volumes Donated to High Point College on Lee Birthday

On Lee birthday the High Point college chapel program will honor Robert E. Lee as the United Daughters of the Confederacy presents to the college library a set titled The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy by Jefferson Davis. The gift is made by Mrs. A T Wishart in memory of her father Thomas DeCourcey Osborne.

High Point College Robert E. Lee High Point United Daughters of the Confederacy College Jefferson Davis A. T. Wishart Thomas DeCourcey Osborne H. P

Legion Auxiliary Meets at Burris Home in Place of Hostess

The American Legion Auxiliary unit changes its tomorrow meeting to Mrs Jack Burris 1200 Johnson street due to illness. Hostesses include Mrs Cleo Sartin Mrs L W Flythe and Mrs Garner. D C MacRae municipal judge will discuss Legislation and Z V Conyers Greensboro district committeewoman will make an official visit.

American Legion Auxiliary N. L. Garne Lexington Avenue Jack Burris Johnson Street D. C. Arden Burrs Cleo Sartin L. W. Flythe Garner High Point Business and Professional Women’s Club Elwood Emerywood Country Club Monarch Woman's Christian Temperance Union J. C. Barker Otteray Drive Business and Professional Girls Club Thomas W. Sprinkle

Turner and Davis Win Club Bridge Prizes

Mrs Turner wins the ladies prize at the Emerywood Country Club bridge party with a recipe book while Hal Davis takes the men’s award for a kodak book. The event, in the ladies lounge, followed by refreshments, was hosted by Mr and Mrs W C Idol.

Thomas Turner Hal Davis Emerywood Country Club E. T. Howard P. Y. Adams Broadcasters Orchestra

Oak View P T A Plans Joint Meeting With Study Group

Oak View P T A and the study group will hold a joint meeting Tuesday evening at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Mrs Bess N Rosa of the Woman's College faculty Greensboro will be principal speaker and a large attendance is hoped.

Parent-Teacher Association Oak View School Bess N. Rosa Woman’s College Faculty Greensboro Mornig

Jewish Women Plan Wednesday Meeting at Gibson Club Rooms

The High Point Council of Jewish Women will be entertained by Mesdames A Bernard and Sam Shavitz at the regular meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30 o'clock. The gathering takes place in the Gibson clubrooms on North Main Street.

High Point Council of Friendly Garden Club A. M. Upshaw Milbourne Heights Women’s Club Emerywood Country Club A. B. Huff W. C. Bivins A. H. Whitley, Jr Utopian Study Club Lawrence Matton Hillcrest Drive C. M. Waynick High Point Council of Jewish Women Gibson A. Bernard Sam Shavitz High Point A. T. Wishart High Point College Roberts Hall Salem College Mesdames Sanders Dallas L. G. Robichaux Perry Lovelace Katherine Raymond

Thomasville BPWC Sets Budget Program Tuesday

Thomasville BPWC will hold a Tuesday meeting at Mrs. A. Z. Boles home on Colonial drive. Robert Williams Thomasville Chair Company personnel director will present My Pay Envelope and Yours, on establishing and maintaining a budget. Dinner precedes at 6 15 p m with directors Miss Marie Jones and Miss Maye Livengood assisting.

Enterprise Bureau Commerce Street Thomasville Business and Professional Women’s Club of Robert Williams Thomasville Chair Company Marie Jones Maye Livengood

Mittie Philathea Class Holds Regular Meeting

The Mittie Philathea class of Lebanon M. P. church met at Esther Flinchum home with R. E. L. Hayworth and Andy Kine as hostesses. Mrs. Sue Welborn led the session and plans to buy new hymnals were approved. Refreshments followed the social hour. Wesley Memorial Mothers Class Announces Meeting With Guest Speaker Lee F. Schaner to address attendees at 7:30 p.m. at 437 West Lexington Ave.

Mittie Philatheas Mittie Wesley Memorial Wesley Memorial Church W. S. Stone Lexington Avenue Lee F. Schaner

Local Notes On Illness And Visits In Community

Elizabeth Morrison, daughter of Mr and Mrs H P Morrison, is improving at 416 West Broad Street after illness from tonsillitis and sinus trouble. Mrs A C Allman of Kernersville is recovering well at home following an operation at Guilford General hospital. Miss Clara Parker of Burnsville, NC, is visiting Mr and Mrs Winfred Miller at their Blair Street home. she is Mrs Miller’s cousin.

Elizabeth Morrison H. P. Morrison West Broad Street A. C. Allman Kernersville Guilford General Hospital Clara Parker Burnsville, N. C Mrs. Winfred Miller Blair Street Miss Parker Mrs. Miller

Max Chadwick Hosts First Birthday Party

Max Chadwick celebrated his first birthday with a party at his parents home on route one. Friends enjoyed games and Valentine themed ice cream and cake. Guests included Betty Jean Nichols Nancy McGhee Walter McGhee Buddy Matthews and other local attendees from Burlington and area.

Max Chadwick L. H. Chadwick Max Betty Jean Nichols Nancy Walter McGhee Buddy Matthews David Ford Carolyn Dot Dudley Ann Bain Patt Surrett Pat Elkins Bill Odell Culler, Jr Barry Clapp George Oakley Phyllis Bobby Fesperman Arthur Lovelace Ronald Homer Capps Burlington

Social Calendar for High Point Clubs and Groups

A week of social events in High Point features meetings and entertainments across clubs and organizations. Highlights include the High Point Business and Professional Women's Club at the Elwood Hotel, Emerywood Country Club gatherings, and various branch and auxiliary group activities with dates and hostesses listed.

Young People Party at Miss Julia Setliff Home

A Saturday night party gathered youths at Miss Julia Faye Setliff home. Attendees included Julia Faye Setliff Mary Allen Hayes Barbara Matthews Latheuss Clifton Kathleen Horney Geraldine Hedrick Elsie Piner Dot Price Violet Yokeley Elaine Kirkman Donna Faye Watson Earldine Patterson and Harold Scooter Moser Duke Piner Jack Burris Wayne Staley Warren Yow Darell Donald Setliff Ray Keever Charlie Kinsey Bill Taylor Ross Hedrick. Refreshments were served by Mrs Setliff.

Julia Faye Setliff Mary Allen Hayes Barbara Matthews Latheuss Clifton Kathleen Horney Geraldine Hedrick Elsie Piner Dot Price Violet Yokeley Elaine Kirkman Donna Faye Watson Earldine Patterson Harold Sappenfield Scooter” Moser Duke Piner Jack Burris Wayne Staley Warren Yow

W. O. T. Meeting Postponed to January 24

The W. O. T. club delayed its planned meeting from January 17 to Tuesday January 24. The gathering will take place at 3 30 PM at Mrs. Carters Daltons home on Johnson Street. President Mrs. C F Tomlinson announced the date change this morning.

Priscilla Club I. Paul Ingle Sherbrook Court Philomathean Club Frank Hunsucker Hilcrest Drive H. A. Millis Emerywood Country Club Broadcasters’ Orchestra W. O. T. Club Carter’ Dalton Johnson Street

Lighted Airways Dominated by United States

A statement notes that about ninety percent of the world’s lighted airways are located in the United States highlighting aviation infrastructure dominance.

The United States

Rise in Church of England bishops but clergy numbers fall

The Church of England has tripled its number of bishops over six decades while the clergy workforce has declined by about 5,000. This shift reflects changing church structures alongside reduced parish staffing.

Church of England

Miss Beane Weds Jesse Tyson In Asheboro Church

Miss Donza Beane of Augusta and Baltimore and Jesse Tyson of Greensboro married at the Presbyterian church in Asheboro. Rev. Cathran G. Smith officiated with music by Mrs. Whitfield and Margaret Tyson. The couple will reside in Greensboro after a Florida trip.

Asheboro Donza Beatrice Beane Augusta Baltimore Jesse Williams Tyson Greensboro Presbyterian Church Cathran G. Smith L. E. Whitfield Margaret Tyson Tyson Gene Tyson Joe Moore Wayne Brown Edgar H. Beane Junior College of Georgia Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing T. B. Tyson North Carolina State College University of North Carolina Phi Delta Chi Fraternity Florida East Lee Street Green Street Drug Company

Friday Afternoon Club Discusses Nora Waln Germany Article

The club met Friday at Mrs. Kemp Alexander’s Sunset Avenue home with Mrs. I C Moser leading a program centered on Nora Waln’s four year stay in Germany. Miss Waln’s experiences and views on Hitler and the Nazi regime were shared as tea and sandwiches were served. Guests included Mrs. J M Terrell visiting daughter Mrs Reginald Turner and Mrs. Howard of Covington Tennessee.

Kemp Alexander Sunset Avenue I. C. Moser Nora Waln Pennsylvania Germany Miss Waln J. M. Terrell Reginald Turner Howard Covington, Tenn

Edith Luck and Eyvin Callicutt Tie The Knot At Home

Miss Edith Frances Luck of Pissah wed Eyvin Callicutt of Strieby in a Saturday afternoon ceremony at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. F. R. Cooper, Pilgrim Holiness minister, at his home. The bride is the daughter of.

Edith Frances Luck Pissah Eyvin Callicutt Strieby F. R. Cooper

Mrs. Crawford Honors Wedding Couple With Charity Bridge

Mrs. J L Fritz and Mrs. Ervin Frye hosted a Friday charity party for Mr. and Mrs. Davis Crawford who returned from Florida and Havana. The Crawfords wed Christmas Eve at the Home of S D Story. Eleven bridge tables and prizes were featured with high scores by Mrs. Charles Bossong and Neely Hunter.

J. L. Fritz Ervin Frye Davis Crawford Florida Havana Cuba Mr. Crawford Margery McKaughan 8. D. Story E. H. Crawford Kivett Street Charles Bossong Neely Hunter

Two Meetings Tuesday In Labor Temple Here

A special open meeting of overall, pant and shirt workers will be held at the Labor Temple 108 East Washington street Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. Workers are invited to discuss needle trades issues from the organized labor perspective. An executive session of Carpenters and Joiners Union No. 1315 follows after adjournment about 8 15. Hoyle Drum, former president of the Greensboro Typographical Union, will speak at the 7 o'clock meeting.

Labor Temple East Washington Street Organized Labor Everett Morris Central Labor Union Carpenters and Joiners Union No. 1315 Hoyle Drum Greensboro Typographical Union

A Small Matter of Beans Arrest Stir

A caller asked if a man named Bean was in jail and what kind of bean. Desk Sergeant Ellington replied with a puzzled question about White or pinto beans before the caller slammed the line in frustration.

Bean K. F. Ellington

Questions for Marjorie Mansfield in The Enterprise

Readership columns invite readers to send questions about personal problems to Marjorie Mansfield in care of The Enterprise. Letters will be answered in the columns, guiding readers with advice and practical steps.

Marjorie Mansfield

Dear Miss Mansfield Desperate Daughter Seeks Advice

A twenty four year old stenographer living at home in the country writes about parental constraints. She cannot find local work and feels pulled between her father’s support and her mother’s constant illness excuses. She asks for guidance on how to handle the situation.

Miss Mansfield

Get Your Father’s Help to Leave Home and Work

A speaker advises telling the father the need to leave home and gain independence to support oneself. Emphasizes securing his cooperation and planning carefully before gently informing the mother to avoid prolonging her worry. Concludes with finalizing definite plans and exiting promptly.

Mrs Mansfield Accused of Hit on Husband’s Savings

A spouse describes Miss Mansfield as a cheap flapper who has been fast and careless and seeks the husband’s savings. The speaker admits anger over marriage strain but insists the husband would be happier apart from her.

Miss Mansfield

Refusing Quick Divorce Amid Two-Year Separation

I refuse to hurry a divorce and insist on the standard two years’ separation. Others call me a dog in the manger and say I deny happiness to my husband, yet I stand by my resolution for both our sakes.

Offer of a Job Stabilizes a Troubled Home

The text discusses how an independent job offer could ease anxiety and uncertainty in a nervous, self centered person. It argues that knowledge of your employment plan helps her feel calmer compared to the strain of you seeking work to flee the home.

Opportunity to Use Education Prompts Self Reliance

The speaker urges making use of education as a path to independence while regretting leaving her alone. They insist on staying firm with plans, be kind but definite, and acknowledge possible misreading yet see change in routine and new responsibilities as helping the mother move away from self pity.

Urging Safe Trial of Living Away From Home

The speaker encourages the listener to temporarily leave home to test a proposed arrangement, described as constructive for both parties and beneficial if given a fair trial. The message frames the move as a hopeful step rather than a rejection.

Advice for a Deserted Wife Seeking Guidance After Divorce

A woman asks what steps to take if her husband wants a divorce after two years. She mentions a married daughter with her own home, lack of public work, and her belief she will be provided for. She seeks options for how to spend time beyond homemaking and assisting her husband.

Miss Mansfield

Plan Now After Divorce Despite Denied Rights

Do not wait for the divorce to plan the future. Start building a busy, useful life now as many things are denied but you can still prepare and improve your circumstances.

Start a Boarding Home for Underprivileged Children

Do not fear facing friends. Go out with chin up and make the best of a bad situation. Consider starting a boarding home for underprivileged children. It offers a wonderful field for a real understanding woman who is not afraid of work and worry. There are good jobs for settled high type women capable of supervising a household.

Get Moving and Put Your Heart Into Work Today

The note urges immediate action and dedication to tasking with determination to excel. It emphasizes starting without delay and committing fully to produce quality results.

Mid-Winter Meeting Of GFWC In Washington January 17 20

The Gener al Federation of Women's Clubs holds its mid winter meeting in Washington D C January 17 20 with Mrs Saidie Orr Dunbar presiding. Mrs Roosevelt will speak on Club Women and Their Responsibility to Democracy and attend tea at the White House. Plans include a San Francisco council in May and a post council tour of Alaska as the federation nears its Golden Jubilee in 1940.

GFWC Washington General Federation of Women's Clubs Washington, D. C Saidie Orr Dunbar F. H. Clausen Wisconsin Josephine L. Pierce Ohio Wiley Morgan Tennessee Carl L. Schrader Massachusetts Frederic Beggs New Jersey David S&s. Long Missouri Gustav Ketterer Pennsylvania Fred R. Lufkin Ilinois Edwin Bevens Arkansas Roosevelt White House General Federation San Francisco Frederick G. Balz Indiana Duncan 8. Robinson California Federation Edward Dexter Knight Alaska Federation Nelson A. Miles Mayflower Congress

Schoolmasters Club to Hear C M Waynick Talk

Capus M. Waynick editor of The Enterprise will address the Northwestern District Schoolmasters Club at a dinner meeting at the Senior High School on Wednesday evening January 18 at 6 30. Charles F Carroll Jr superintendent D P Whitley principal and Dr C R Hinshaw of High Point college serve on the program committees.

Capus M. Waynick The Enterprise Northwestern Charles F. Carroll, Jr D. P. Whitley C. R. Hinshaw High Point College

Auto overturns after skid injures teen driver

Paul T. Bryant a 16 year old from 400 Hill Crest Drive escaped serious injury when his car skidded off the road at the Pistol Club on Homestead Avenue and overturned after crossing the highway last night about 7 o clock Police said the vehicle was damaged in the crash

Paul T. Bryant Hillcrest Drive Homestead Avenue Young Mr. Bryant

Nine Month School Advocated By P T A Leader

M T Lambeth principal of the High Point junior high spoke to Colonial drive school P T A in Thomasville on the advantages of a nine month school. Superintendent J N Hauss and Mrs Williams also commented, with a brief business session and a Thomasville Youth band performance concluding the program.

Thomasville M. T. Lambeth High Point Parent- Teacher Association Colonial Drive J. N. Hauss Robert Williams Main Street Parent-Teacher Association Lambeth W. E. Tomlinson Vernon Snyder Colonial Drive Association Unce Pat Leonard

Tomlinsons Host Informal Reception for Hig Point Principal

After the January meeting of the Colonial Drive Parent Teacher Association Mr and Mrs W E Tomlinson hosted a Sunset Drive reception for the guest speaker M T Lambeth Hig Point junior high principal and Mrs Lambeth. Miss Beulah Noment taught at the local school. About 30 guests attended with spring flowers on buffet table and Vernon Snyder presiding at the coffee urn.

Driv W. E. Tomlinson Sunset Drive M. T. Lambeth Hig Point Lambeth Beulah Noment Vernon Snyder

Man Confesses to Killing Woman in Chicago

A 62 year old man, Joseph Borys, told police he killed Mrs Fran Piotrowski, 49, a roomer found dead beside her bed with head injuries likely from a hatchet. Borys and his wife reportedly planned to care for the woman as they died and take her property. he claimed she asked them to leave and he reacted.

Chicago Thomas Kelliher Joseph Borys Racine Avenue Borys Squ Fran Piotrowski Furn Pitrowski Bory Piotrowski Piotrow

Eleanor Welch to Be Featured in Local Winter Concert

Eleanor Welch the harp soloist and former High P high school and National high school orchestra member will headline the annual winter concert of the local music organization. The program includes Miss Virginia Frank and is set for Sunday January 22 at 4 00 PM in the senior high auditorium.

Eleanor Welch High P. High School University of Michigan Mus Virginia Frank

Concord Man Dies by Own Action At Cafe Rear

C Taylor, 60, was found dead with two pistol wounds behind the cafe he operated in Concord. Acting coroner Guy Is Hour ruled death by own action. He is survived by a widow and two children, non and Edna.

Concord C. Taylor Guy Ishour Non Edna

Chicago Produce Prices and Grading Summary

Chicago markets report steady creamery data with a 93 score and various grade percentages for dairy products and eggs. Measurements include 3,458 eggs with fresher extra firsts priced locally, plus receipts and carrot data amid a centralized market snapshot.

Chicago

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Madeline Hoover U. D.C College Library Lee G. I. Humphreys P. E. Lindley Janet Russell Mrs. Turner Mr. Davis Oak View P.T. A Gibson Club Cuest Corps Vicks Vaporub Thomasville Bpwc Sunshine Julia Setliff Scarlett O'Hara Vivian Leigh Miss Beane Jesse Tyson Asheboro Church Carl Luck Pisgah Mrs. Callicutt F. J. Callicutt O. R. Blalock Rock Priscilla Rock Club Elmer Price Herman Crawford J. F. White Archdale Eugene Morris Maude Dickens Allred Marion Marjorie Mother Helen Schoolmasters’ Club M. T Lambeth P.T A Roomer Pinkham
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