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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1955
Page
8
FE UT Photographer surveys readers with comments from Mrs. Maggie Atkins and Elsie Tucker. Responses cover sloppiness in appearance, self centered behavior, ignoring women, and men’s hobbies pulling them from home with calls for shared leisure activities and better consideration of wives.
In a police inquiry the bank manager Xander Grater describes a quick hold up and identifies Tom Anderson of Pine Tree Road as a potential suspect. Anderson denies involvement while confined to a sick bed after a visit from Doe Williams. Police pursue further clues.
The American YWCA marks the centennial of its world founding in 1955. Local units join the Community Chest in nearly every city where a Chest and a YWCA operate.
The National Board aids the movement as it expands. The YWCA of the United States seeks to fortify freedom through art and fellowship, guiding resources to sustain local chapters and broaden international service in 1953.
A wide range of student contests and awards were announced at Hi Pt Hi, including the Elks Leadership Contest with $50 local and $100 state bonds, the World Peace Study and Speaking program with district prizes and a New York trip, and the Essay contest by the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association offering $225 total for “A Decade of Progress in Em handicapped.” Nominations for Ford Foundation teaching fellowships are due March 15 with awards announced April 20, plus Future Homemakers Valentine project and meeting changes. The Junior Classical League presents Antigone with a large cast, and the Rotary Club provides driving-education equipment ahead of a March 22 exam and a forecast of a 1955 Ford model to arrive soon.
The store clerks were entertained by their adviser Mrs. W K Whitsell on Tuesday evening. The gathering was a wiener roast held in the basement of the Whitsell home.
The Lower House of the Student Council establishes a biweekly discussion series in all homerooms. Each room representative leads the talks with full student participation. The first session starts Tuesday and will recur on the first and third Tuesdays. Topics focus on timely Prepar Examinations and developing positive attitudes and values.
Furniture officials will be entertained tomorrow at a Sheraton Hotel luncheon by a seven piece Hi Pi Hi ensemble. The performers include Ann Hicks Anna Lewis Sam Garrard Mae Van Zett Marilyn Pruette Betsey Burton and Virginia Frank following the dedication of the new Exition Building.
During a recent NHS meeting the main item was the announcement of the national scholarship contest sponsored by the Society Twenty. The note outlines eligibility and contest spirit.
Dean of Girls Miss Frankie Craven spoke to Future Teachers of America on desirable traits in a teacher and choosing a college for a teaching career. She was guest speaker at the club's regular bi monthly meeting.
Entertainment at the assembly features two one act plays. “Counting the Calories” follows a weight conscious matron with cast members Sarah Libby Nicholson Peggy Johnson Martha Eargle Jackie Watson Elaine Clay and Betsey Bryant. “A Girl in Every Port” centers on a lonesome sailor.
An investigation traced the plane’s flap failure to a possum that chewed an electrical wire inside the fuselage after landing in Oklahoma City. The animal settled in the plane and caused the hydraulic flap issue.
In Shepherdstown West Virginia residents can donate to the March of Dimes by dropping dimes in parking meters. The meters take only nickels and pennies for parking, allowing easy separation of contributions.
Vatican City an independent state covers about 108 acres an exact land area figure cited in the report.
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