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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1945

Page

6

Perette Club Elects New State Officers

Cooperette International hosted a meeting led by Mrs. H Zimmerman at 901 Carick avenue with nine members present. R L Freeman elected president to succeed Mrs D, L H Zimmerman named vice president, and other officers including Mrs E E Younts as representative on Piedmont camp and hospital committee. Prizes awarded to Mrs E R Anderson, D W Hunter and R L Freeman, with refreshments served.

H. Holton E. R. Anderson Piedmont Camp and Hospital Mesdames FE R. Anderson D. W. Hunter R. L. Freeman Mesdames H. M. Taylor K. G. Kennedy

Miss Burrus Bride Elect Entertained At Bridge Party

Miss Maude Burrus, the bride elect from Point, was entertained at a bridge party hosted by Miss Whitehead and Miss Lindsey at the Twin Castle apartments in Mietes Saleen. Spring florals decorated the home. high score went to Virginia Coble of Greens Point, second high to Lindsey of High Point, bingo prize awarded to Mae Mead of Point.

Maude Burrus Miss Itehead Helen Miss Whitehead Twin Castle Mietes Saleen Virginia Coble Miss Th Lindsey High Point Miss Mae Mead Point Leila Johnsie Jackson Misses Hunter Elizabeth Lindsey Meador Beulah Moton Em Milling Annabelle Thompson Copeland Mary Hall of Gertrude Co- Walker Lockie Stover

McCain Attends NEA Meeting in Florida

Madeline McCain, faculty member at city schools, travels from Daytona to Florida for the NEA meeting. She serves as state president of the North Carolina class teachers department and was among seven NC delegates at the conference opening last week. She could not depart the city and will stay to complete the conference through the week.

Madeline McCain Sity Schools Daytona North Carolina Association Education Association Stiche North Carolina North Miss

Ward Engages Mary Evelyn Ward to Pfc Wilson

Mr and Mrs W Roby Ward of Point Route announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Mary Evelyn to Pfc Wilson of East Bend. Pfc Hutchens recently returned from overseas duty with the armed forces after being a German prisoner with the Fifth Army raid of 1943. wedding set for June 10 at five oclock in the afternoon at Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church.

Miss Caldwell to Wed George Tienken in June

Mrs. John Tienken and Mrs. Charles Williams hosted a Oleander party honoring Miss Doris Caldwell on Friday. The couple will marry June 23. guests received pastel corsages and the honoree a bridal corsage. Bridge and bingo preceded high score awards to Mrs. Mike Palmer, Mrs. John William Mundy, and G. F. G. Tienken.

John Tienken Charles Williams Kinston Mike Palmer John William Munday G. F. G. Téenken

VFW Auxiliary Names Committees For State Meeting

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars held a meeting at the West Broad Street VFW home naming committees for the upcoming state encampment. General chairman is Mrs C H Greer with committee members including Ruby Snyder and Ruby Burney among others. Several groups cover memorial service registration housing courtesy information publicity flowers and entertainment chaired by listed members.

Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars West Broad Street VMW C. H. Greer Ruby Snyder Ruby Burney Irene Pierce Anna Ingram Sally Graham Estelle Lacky Lillian Suttonfield Curtis Potts Greer Xem Nona . H. Greer Lara Oenig Ella Grant Connie Sugg Kathryn Gallimore Pees Snyder Flower Curtie Potts Eva Weant Sallie Gran Walker Louise

Origin of Hymns Cited For Class

The Mary Conrad class of the First Baptist church met at Mrs. Tom Guy's home on June 4 at 7 30 p m. Miss Marian Slaughter presided as president. Committees reported and plans were made for ongoing projects. Mrs. Elford York led a program on the Origin of Hymns with help from Miss Slaughter and Jude pson. Refreshments were served to 16 members.

Mary Conrad First Baptist Church Tom Guy Bill Cari Marian Slaughter Elford York Jude Pson

Raising to Four Spades Over One Heart Opposed One Spade

In a contract bridge discussion Josephine Culbertson explains that after North opens one heart and South bids one spade, jumping to four spades by North is stronger than three spades. The piece contrasts this with the reverse scenario where South opens one spade. It notes that a four spade raise places South in game and should be judged stronger, and distinguishes the two bidding contexts with reasons.

North South

Stanley Twins Feted At Picnic On 18th Birthday

Mr and Mrs Dewey Stanley hosted a surprise birthday dinner for their twin sons Darrell and Harold on their 18th birthday. Dinner on the lawn at their Trinity area home included guests Mrs Claude Griffin and son Joe Mr and Mrs John Leonard Mr and Mrs W A Hayworth and family and Ben Crowson. The table centerpiece featured pink and white colors.

Dewey Stanley Trinity Darrell Harold Claude Griffin Joe John Leonard W. A. Hayworth Ben Crowson

Woodmen Circle Plans Bingo Night at Blair Park Clubhouse

The Woodmen circle calls a meeting tonight at eight at the W. O. W. hall Washington and Wrenn streets. Members urged to attend as final plans for Friday bingo party at Blair Park clubhouse will be completed.

Woodmen Circle W. O. W. Hall Washington and Wrenn Streets Blair Par Clubhouse

Sorority Plans Pledge Service at Sheraton Blue Room

The Theta Kappa chapter of Tau Phi Lambda will meet tomorrow evening in the Blue Room of the Sheraton hotel at 7:30. A pledge service will be featured with all new pledges participating, followed by a social hour.

Beta Sigma Phi Sheraton Hotel Theta Kappa Tau Phi Lambda Sorority

Earnest Workers meet at Highland Methodist Thursday

The Earnest Workers class will gather with Mrs. J. Q. Cheves at 631 Willowbrook street Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Mrs. L. M. Young will serve as associate hostess. The Mothers Prayer Band meets with Mrs. Saltz at 1803 King Street Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev Olive Green will speak. The Philathea class of First Baptist meets tomorrow at 8 p.m. for June birthday hostessing. Ward Street Weats Circle No 3 meets Thursday at 8 p.m. with Mrs J T Gray at 303 Barker Street.

Highland Methodist Church J. Q. Cheves Willowbrook Street L. M. Young Mothers Prayer Band Mothers’ Prayer Band C. R. Saltz King Street Olive Green First Baptist Church Ward ST. Weats Women’s Society of Christian Service Ward Street Methodist Church J. T. Gray Barker Street

Election of New NCFWC Head To Today's Pattern

Mrs Karl Bishopric of Spray elected president of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs succeeding Mrs J Henry Highsmith of Raleigh. Bishopric brings a record of national defense and international relations work. Frances Farrell of West Asheville served as interim president while Bishopric assumed duties. The two day expanded board meeting launched plans for a $15,000 endowment fund, continued war work, and social commitments with districts reporting strong activity and awards in art, scrapbooks, and junior clubs.

Karl Bishopric Spray North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs J. Henry Highsmith Raleigh Rbishourie American Citizenship Department Bishopric National Defense Committee John D. Robinson War Finance Committee United States Treasury North Carolina Federation Frances Farrell West Asheville Greensboro Women's College Washington War Emergency Bureau Department of Justice J. Edgar Hoover FBI Spray Cotton Mills US Navy Pacific Area George Duke University Welsford Riverside Military Academy Federation John M. Council Wananish John S. Forrest Hendersonville J. Hampton Price Leaksville J.C. Williams Wilmington T. Fred Henry Salisbury Dorothy Forbes William O. Barnard Mildred Morgan Asheville Highsmith Judge Kross Morgan Blanche Manor J. C. B. Ehringhaus Congress Senate

Methodist Women Begin Study Of American Indian

Methodist women initiate a mission study course titled The American Indian at Wesley Memorial and First Methodist churches. District WSCS head George Tom presides as Rev. Forbis Durante of the Cherokee Reservation speaks at the afternoon session. The course runs June 12 and 13 with Mrs. Haltom leading.

Societies of Christian Service Groups Wesley Memorial First Methodist George Tom WSCS Forbis Durante Oklahoma Edith M. Sherrod Haltom Mesdames Sherrod Powell J. W. Moore Mesdames Percy Payne C. F. Barton J. H. Allred Nat Harrison J. R. Meredith Robert Davis C. L. Gray

Stainback's Apparel Buyer In New York This Week

Mrs. C. B. Stainback of Stainbacks Apparel shop is in New York on a buying trip this week. Allen Bee Coltrane has recovered enough from illness to leave High Point Memorial Hospital and return home in Trinity where visitors are allowed. Miss Mary Jane Venable of Rt. 1 is recuperating from a recent appendectomy at High Point Memorial Hospital Boulevard unit and may receive visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gueth returned home from Savannah after visiting their daughter Frances Gueth and infant Helen Gueth McDowell born April 30. They spent May in Savannah and came back the first of this week. Mrs. Helen Dunkelberger is a patient at High Point Memorial Hospital Washington Street unit, recuperating from an operation and may receive visitors after tomorrow.

C. B. Stainback Stainback New York Boulevard High Point Memorial Hospital Charles Gueth Ise Avenue Savannah Clyde H. McDowell Frances Gueth Helen Gueth McDowell Mrs. Gueth Helen Dunkelberger Washington Street

Club Meetings And USO Dance On Schedule

Calendar lists 6 30 p m Business and Professional Women's club dinner with E M Shipman speaking on membership at the Sherator hotel. Garden study club picnic at city lake with husbands as guests. 3 30 p m Tea and Topics at Mrs Aubrey Poston Rockford road. 2 p m Emerywood Duplicate club weekly play. 8 15 p m USO dance for service men at the YMCA gymnasium.

Business and Professional Women's Sherator Hotel E. M. Shipman City Lake Aubrey Poston Rockford Road Emerywood Ymca Gymnasium

Birth of Wynona Lynn Phillips in High Point hospital

Mr and Mrs Joe L Phillips of Kernersville announce the birth of a daughter Wynona Lynn on June 3 at the Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial Hospital.

Wynona L. Phillips Joe L. Phillips Kernersville Wynona Lynn Boulevard High Point Memorial Hospital

Miss Sears Paid Bridal Courtesy At Party Here

Complimentary event for Miss Julia Delle Sears whose engagement and wedding to Joseph Willard Eldridge was announced. Wanda Anderson and Miss Ellen Charles hosted a lingerie shower on Coltrane Street with guests Opal Cave Nell Collins Jackie Daniels Gladys Ridgill Inez Hunsucker and Mrs. Doris Ruffin. The decor featured white hydrangeas roses and greenery. A corsaged place setting and a green white wedding cake with ice course were part of the celebration.

Julia Delle Sears Joseph Willard Eldridge Wanda Anderson Ellen Charles Coltrane Street Opal Cave Nell Collins Jackie Daniels Gladys Ridgill Inez Hunsucker Doris Ruffin

Carroll Sneaks To Church Guild

The Wesleyan Service Guild of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church held its monthly meeting on Monday night June 4 in the church choir room. Prof. C. F. Carroll, superintendent of the city schools, spoke on the Crusade for Christ and juvenile delinquency, stressing personal work by both professionals and laypeople. After the program, 30 members and guests dined in the church hall with hostesses listed.

Wesleyan Service Guild Wesley Memorial Methodist Church R. J. Welch Elizabeth Hedrick Jessie May Young C. F. Carroll J. Carroll Mesdames John Miller J. E. Horney Edna Blake Ruby Morrison Cara Lee Waltera Louise McCauley

Aneta Pegs Goebbels As One Time Swindler

Aneta reports that Joseph Goebbels, former Nazi propaganda minister, was fired from an early job after attempting fraud. In 1929 he worked as a bookkeeper for Sarasani Circus, proved intelligent, but swindled 18 months until the director Stosch stopped the scheme.

New York Jaul Joseph Goebbels Aneta Goebbels Sarasani Circus Stosch Sarasani

Chi-Ches-Ters Pills Offer Relief From Monthly Distress

Advertises Chi-Ches-Ters Pills as relief for periodic cramps headaches and nervousness for women. Claims no narcotics or habit forming drugs with iron to boost resistance and energy. Advises consult doctor if needed and to use as directed two or three days before the period. Caution: use only as directed.

Archdale Bride and Marine to Wed in Simple Home Ceremony

Miss Mildred Davis of Archdale will wed Pfc. Talmadge Pipkin of Los Gatos California in a simple home ceremony at the bride's residence Thursday afternoon at four thirty. The Rev Burgin will officiate with only immediate family present. The couple will travel to Norfolk Virginia where Pipkin is stationed at the naval hospital after a two year overseas service.

Mildred Davis Archdale Pfc Talmadge Pipkin United States Marine Corps Los Gatos Calif High Point Burgin Allen Jay Baptist Church Norfolk Norfolk Naval Hospital

Ladies Bridge Winners Named At Emerywood Country Club

Winners at Emerywood Country Club include North-South top scorers Mesdames Joe Weaver and J S Welborn and East-West top earners Mesdames J O Hauschild and P Y Adams. Contract top scorer was Mrs E E Mendenhall Jr. Runners-up were Mesdames Phil Warner and Frank Stell TI, with Mesdames E T Howard and Hal Davis second in the opposite direction. Family night dinner is scheduled for tomorrow evening from 6:30 to 8. Reservations are due by Thursday noon. The Emerywood duplicate club meets Saturday at 2 p m to end the week’s social activities at the clubhouse.

Emerywood Country Club Joe Weaver J. S. Welborn J. O. Hauschild P. Y. Adams E. E. Mendenhall, Jr Phil Warner Frank Stell E. T. Howard Hal Davis Emerywood Duplicate Club

Water starts fire near Kress home

Ed Hostetler, a farmer near Kress, Texas, was told by his family he started his house fire with a jug of water. A gallon glass jug on his porch reflected sunlight onto the wood, focusing heat that ignited the boards.

Kress, Texas Ins Ed Hostetler Kress Hostetler

Worker backs freighter build amid shipyard ownership dispute

In Chester Pennsylvania a shipyard worker urged continuing construction of 10 freighters at Sinship yards. The firm said the vessels were intended for Dutch merchant service but WPB chairman J A Krug contested that claim. The worker proposed building the ships first, then resolving ownership.

Chester, Pa INS Compa Pany J. A. Krug WPB

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