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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1942
Page
5
A wartime column argues women and drivers alike waste tire life with harsh braking and quick driving. It suggests lessons from tire repair leaders on feminine driving habits and proposes measuring weight to gauge scrap value against war material. The piece urges reduced mileage through slower, planned driving and public transport, plus home efforts to reclaim rubber scraps.
Ladies on their feet can boost appearance during the tire shortage with foot and face massages. Salons offer joint services including foot baths, pedicures, and routine home exercises, with chiropodist checks and oxygen baths. For budget or time limits, simple at home methods and walking exercises provide relief, while serious cases warrant medical advice.
Florence Nightingale and Adams clubs from the Y host weekly supper meetings at the Y followed by visits to Miss Whitely’s Emerywood Court apartment where Hulda Whitely plays sacred organ pieces and recordings entertain. Officers were elected for Adams and Lucky Y clubs and Miss Louise Surratt departs for Lake Forest Y school.
A small party gathered at Mrs. John L. Rothrock’s Woodrow Avenue home for bridge at two tables last evening. Miss Lois Welborn won top score, earning a war savings stamps corsage. Ice drinks and home made ice cream followed cards as guests, including Mrs. Roy Moore of Belmont, departed suddenly with her husband.
The Stamps-Baxter Lone Star quartet, heard on station WPTF Raleigh, will present a program Friday evening July 10 at Union Hill School. The P T A sponsors the event and invites the public to attend at 8 30 p m. Also noted, about 23 000 tourists spent SL 000 000 in the Bahamas during 1941 per the Commerce Department.
The Piedmont Associational Baptist Young People's Union will hold a meeting at Green Street Baptist Church in Piedmont on Thursday afternoon starting at 3 30 with a night session to follow after supper. Attendees are asked to bring a picnic supper. Ruth Scott leads the afternoon program with Greensboro's Mrs Nettie Toge as principal speaker and Mrs Charles Leonard, a returned missionary, for the evening. The public and especially the young people are invited.
Ralph Brown journeys to Rockwell to spend the summer with grandfather George T. Brown. Mrs. Harry Russell returns home from Burrus Memorial Hospital. John Townsend visits friends in Lynchburg area. Fred R. Byrd undergoes treatment at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. Margaret and Lucille Winslow return from Baltimore and Brooklyn. Mrs. C. B. Stainback shops in New York for fall merchandise. Mrs. Frank J. Sizemore and daughter Farish prepare to visit Washington for a week with Frank J. Sizemore Jr., in training with the Naval Reserve. E. Black expected from Chicago to join brother Bobby who is injured at Guilford General Hospital. David Koontz family recounts Shenandoah Valley trip and Melrose caverns. Sam A. McInnis returns to Keesler Field after visit to Jamestown. Mrs. Henry Mayo of Fayetteville plans short stay with sister Mrs. Rothrock in Jamestown before visiting Belmont, Charlotte, and Duncan, S.C.
The focal Beta Sigma Phi Sorority chapter will meet tomorrow evening at 7 30 oclock at Mrs George Elkins home 614 West Farriss Avenue.
A historical newspaper fragment presents a large crossword with a scenic wonder theme and numerous clues. Across items hint at geographic landmarks and wordplay while vertical clues cover general terms and abbreviations, including medicine, science, and language references. The piece combines puzzle entries with scattered hints and partial answers from an in-progress grid.
Pattern 1127 details a capelet sleeve frock with a sweetheart neckline and bow belt. Misses sizes 12 through 20 available, size 16 requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents plus one cent mailing to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Department for pattern 4127. Thirty two pages of easy to sew styles offered in Summer Pattern Book for ten cents.
Miss Jessie Gertrude Hill daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Hill of Sophia route one wed Conley Hampton Mullis of High Point in a late Saturday ceremony at the bride’s parents home at six o’clock Rev F B Clark pastor of Carraway and Bethel Baptist churches officiated in the presence of a few close friends
The Mount Vernon Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service will hold its regular meeting Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Mrs. A. J. Robbins's home on Trinity route two. The Stephens Bible Class meets tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Mrs. M. J. Lee's home with Mrs. Nora L. Andrews in charge. Archdale Friends Church Christian Endeavor Society met Sunday night with Wilma Baldwin presiding. plans for the new year's work and an attending Christian Endeavor picnic at Blair Park Friday at 7 p.m. were discussed. A report on the Deep River quarterly meeting was given by Miss Maxine Buree. The British pilots' maximum age limit has been raised from 28 to 31.
The article warns oily hair is hard to manage and has no permanent cure. It suggests regular anti oil scalp treatments twice yearly and frequent brushing with cotton barrier if needed. Emphasizes healthy habits, diet with greens, fresh air, exercise and sleep for hair health.
The Pentagon Club will hold its regular weekly meeting tonight at 7 30 at Miss Doris Moser's home on Thurston Street. The report notes a new British fighter, the Westland Whirlwind, equipped with four 0mm cannons.
The High Point Business and Professional Women's Club will host a chicken pie supper at Mrs. E. J. White’s Deep River home on Wednesday at 7:30 PM. Members should meet at the Presbyterian Church by 7:00 PM and share rides to save gasoline. Reservations handled by Mrs. Oriana B. James.
The Department of Commerce notes Madagascar is highly mineralized but mineral production remains underdeveloped aside from graphite and mica. The assessment highlights limited exploitation of other mineral resources on the island.
Movie times show Gladys Bulkeley and Judy Canova features with Rosalind Russell and Allan Jones. Screenings include Courtship of Andy Hardy and When Ladies Meet with star pairs Rooney Stone and Merti Xavier. Times listed across matinees and evenings.
A reader asks how to cook green vegetables to keep their natural color. The answer: use an uncovered pan with just enough water to cover the vegetables so mineral salts and flavor are preserved.
Answers list includes Alfred lord Tennyson as the author, with questions covering sleep timing, Knights of King Arthur, per capita ice cream, concert master instrument, and latest game bird. The provided answers note Tennyson, 10 to 11 quarts, the first violin, and the turkey.
A column run by Roberta Lee offers etiquette guidance on acknowledging gifts to the ill, proper personal identification on business calls, serving hot dishes at a butter supper, and social manners. It notes that 9000 tons of cigarette paper are used annually in the United States and cites Nova Scotia’s apple crop forecast at about two million barrels, double last year.
A Bellevue Hospital survey finds women aged 30 to 50 best fit for nurses aide work. Lois Mills notes their earnestness, wisdom, and human touch help care for patients. After training, they commit about 40 hours yearly, relieving trained staff and gaining personal satisfaction from aiding others. One volunteer cites meaningful, useful work.
A daily vocabulary note explains dilemma as a venal tortuous predicament. It gives examples like a difficult choice and cites usage such as His mistakes placed me in a dilemma.
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