Contestants Named For High Point College May Queen
Three senior contenders Gen eva Crowder Ronda Sebastian and Jule Warren were named as May Queen hopefuls by student vote at High Point College. Maids of honor Nan Clapp Bonnie Lewis Dorothy Alexander Grace Alexander Max ine Aldridge Beverly Merchant will join from their classes. Final queen's name to be revealed on May Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Geneva Crowder
Ronda Sebastian
High Point
Jule Warren
Burlington
Nan Clapp
Bonnie Lewis
Dorothy
Grace Alexander
Martinsville
Maxine Aldridge
Elkin
Beverly Merchant
D A R Chapter Meets At Y W C A Next Tuesday
The Alexander Martin Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Tuesday afternoon at the YWCA instead of Mrs. J W Harriss home due to transport issues. Mrs Harriss chairs the hostess committee with Mesdames Garrett Hayworth Reynolds Rogers Coffield Williamson. Lt Randall Burnett of the Demobilization Records Branch will be guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Martin
Daughters of the American Revolution
Y.W.C.A
J. W. Harriss
Harriss
Mesdames C. C. Garrett
Levi Hayworth
L. M. H. Reynolds
Leila Bell Rogers
H. I. Coffield
O C. Williamson
Randall Burnett
Demobilization Records Branch
High Point Community Concert Meets Thursday
The High Point Community Concert Association will hold its annual business meeting Thursday afternoon March 11 in the private dining room of the Sheraton Hotel at 4 30 o clock All committee members are urged to attend the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Community Concert Association
Sheraton Hotel
Victory Gardens Topic at Johnson Street P T A Meeting
Johnson Street School parents and teachers heard L A Waggoner county agent discuss Victory Gardens at the March gathering. He explained food needs for the armed forces and how home gardens can free more supplies. A brief musical program followed before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Street
L. A
Annie Sue Alverson
Hattie Hightower
Virginia Saunders
Jean Short
Jimmy Lassiter
Robert Draughon
Raymond Campbell
Bess Sheloff
Huldah Hester
Luna Ray
Miss Tilden Chosen for Duke University Pre Med Society
Miss Mary Weatherly Tilden of Jamestown has been admitted to Duke University pre medical honorary society as a sophomore enrolled in the pre medical program. The report notes her parentage as Mr and Mrs Robbins Tilden. A stray line mentions the extinct golden bear of California as a non sequitur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tilden
Duke University
Pre-Medical Society
Mary Weatherly Tilden
Robbins Tilden
Jamestown
University
California
Victory Gardens Program At Cloverdale PTA Meeting
Cloverdale P T A heard A H Blair from High Point garden clubs urge residents to inform P M Davis or the county farm agent about available garden plots. He advised seeking help from black leaders for plowing guidance. L M Boswell offered gardening tips on soil prep, space planning, and insect control. Sixth grade pupils led devotions with J C Lain singing a cornet solo and Perry McDowell performing God Bless America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Gardens
Cloverdale P.T. A
A. H. Blair
High Point
P. M. Davis
L. M. Boswell
J. C. Lain
Cornet
Perry McDowell
America
Births in Burrus Memorial Hospital announce two babies
Pvt. and Mrs. Albert R. Meredith announce daughter Nancy Faye born February 25 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Meredith now trains with the U S Army Air Force in Clearwater Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Moore of Jamestown announce son Philip Willard born March 1 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Moore was Miss Alean Huffman of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert R. Meredith
Nancy Faye
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Meredith
Ochia Kindley
Clearwater, Fla
U.S. Army Air Force
Willard Moore
Jamestown
Philip Willard
Moore
Alean Huffman
Community Notices From Local Health And Visits
The Friends of Mrs H C Church report she is confined to the Gantt Apartments at 1210 North Main Street with influenza but shows some improvement. Mrs Glenda Noah has returned home from Guilford General Hospital where she was a patient for a week and is improving. Bobby Collie, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Collie, Thomasville Road, recovering from an appendectomy at Burrus Memorial Hospital and is now improving and able to receive visitors. Mrs Arthur E Roberts Jr of 1805 Friendly Road Sunset Hills Greensore was an overnight guest of Mrs Coy O Williard and returned home yesterday. Mrs J H Williamson is quite ill at 802 Carrick Avenue. Also included are general statistics about British education spending, Hevea rubber yields, and Australian cyclone history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Church
Gantt Apartments
North Main Street
Glenda Noah
Park Street
Guilford General Hospital
Bobby Collie
Raymond Collie
Thomasville Road
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Arthur E. Roberts, Jr
Friendly Road
Sunset Hills
Greensore
Coy O. Williard
Miss Joy Ormand Bride-elect Honored At Shower
Miss Joy Ormand of the Jolly Y. Club of the Y W C A was honored at a miscellaneous shower at the Adams Memorial Building. She will marry Pvt. Cecil Freeman in the early spring and received many gifts. Contest winners included Miss Marian Martin for the artistic bridal picture and Miss Mary Stroupe for the bride puzzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Ormand
Jolly Y. Club
Y.W.C.A
Adams Memorial Building
Miss Ormand
Pvt
Cecil Freeman
Marian Martin
Mary Stroupe
March Meeting Of Local Girl Scout Council Held Here
The High Point Girl Scout Council met at the YWCA with Mrs Charles F Carroll presiding. Miss Mary Ruth Kimrey was granted a leave of absence to attend the Day Camp Training Course in Tallahassee March 24 30. Leaders needed to organize troops were urged as the troop total could reach 750 with sufficient leaders. Cookie sale plans were announced by Mrs Sam Tobias and summer activities discussed by camp chairman Mrs A D Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Girl Scout Council
Y.W.C.A
Charles F. Carroll
Taylor Simpson
Mary Ruth Kimrey
Miss Kimrey
Tallahassee
Fla
Girl Scouts
Mabel Burnett
High Point
Burnett
Sam Tobias
Cookie Sale
A. D. Grant
Miss Jensen Elected President Of Live Yers Club
Miss Ellen Jensen was elected president of the Live Yer Club at the Y W C A meeting in the Y M Building on North Main Street. The new slate includes Dorothy Davis as vice president Dorothy Hiatt and Inez Pearce as corresponding secretaries Sarah Beth Smith as treasurer and Maxine Lybarger as program chairman. A banquet to honor members employers was planned for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Live Yer Club
Y.W.C.A
Y" Memorial
North Main Street
Ellen Jensen
Dorothy Davis
Dorothy Hiatt
Inez Pearce
Sarah Beth Smith
Maxine Lybarger
Pp m
Elm Street Junior Red Cross Safety Council Play
Elm Street Junior Red Cross Safety Council met after school to hear classroom patrol reports and view a patriotic play We Will Do Our Share performed by Frances McCrary fourth graders Johnny Raper led the meeting as president Doris Craven read last minutes Jerry Ferguson Ann Allred Ronnie Current Helen Martin J P Bunn Richard Stevenson Jimmie Brown Polly Carroll Patricia Surrett Edgar Teer and David Warren led major acting roles with support from classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Red Cross Safety Council
Frances McCrary
Johnny Raper
Doris Craven
Jerry Ferguson
Ann Allred
Ronnie Current
Helen Martin
J. P. Bunn
Richard Stevenson
Jimmie Brown
Girl Scouts Call for Cookies at Office
Cookies have arrived and are at headquarters kept open until 3 pm tomorrow to allow Scouts to call for their allotted cookies in the annual sale, announced by Mrs. Mabel Burnett local Girl Scout director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Headquarters
Scout Organization
Mabel Burnett
Southerners Prove Their Bridge Skill
A Birmingham reader sends a bridge hand from the Dooley Club in Alabama. He notes players are optimistic and explains a four no trump bid using the Warren system, seeking guidance on ace and kings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse J. Hudson
Birmingham
Ala
Harry Fishbein
Hudson
Alabama
Dooley Club
East
Warren
Bridge hand leads to trump success and diamond ruff
The play starts with an opening lead and South’s bidding clues reveal strong cards. The ace of clubs, ace of spades, and a lack of diamonds set the stage as dummy’s queen overtakes on the ace of diamonds. A club discard follows, a diamond ruff is made, and South’s king wins a later spade trick before further trumping and cashing the queen of spades.
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South
Nine of Hearts versus Nine of Clubs determines dealer
In gin rummy the player who cuts the higher ranked nine deals. Since nine of clubs ranks higher than nine of hearts, the opponent who cut the nine of clubs deals.
Woman's College Group Entertain Men In Service
Greensboro program to entertain soldiers includes Miss Cherry Folger and an all girl orchestra performing swing music at the camp mess hall. The college Playlikers will stage Ladies in Retirement for Maxton Field soldiers on Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Moo Rale
Cherry Folger
Woman's College
White Plains
N. Y
Maxton Field
Maxton
City of
Camp Mess Hall
Miss Jo Ingram Receives Duke Athletic Honor Society Bid
Miss Jo Ingram a Duke University junior was chosen along with three classmates for membership in the university honorary athletic society Delta Phi Rho Alpha announced by Nancy Wren president of the Woman's Athletic Association. Three juniors and seven sophomores were selected for outstanding athletic work. The society awards at commencement a key to the senior coed excelling in the organization’s aims.
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Jo Ingram
Duke University
Delta Phi Rho Alpha
Nancy Wren
Woman's Athletic Association of the University
Family Night Dinner Draws Emerywood Members
About 100 guests reserved for Emerywood Country Club Family Night Dinner at the clubhouse last evening with dinner served from six thirty to eight o'clock. Reservations included Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hartman and a long list of members plus guests. duplicate play is set for tomorrow at two o'clock at the clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
Wayne Sullivan
W. D. Hartman
J. FE. Millis
R. T. Holton
J. A. Morris
Harry Abel
Hazel Hardin
H. O. Williams
Laurance Ingram
Carter Dalton
C. T. Ingram, Jr
J. Paul Ingle
Herman Smith
Jesse Washburn
Harold Bennett
Vallette J. Harris
Sugar Saving Tested Recipes For Home Use
Sugar saving tested recipes for home use by the Citizens Service Corps nutrition committee chaired by Mrs. Lidie P. Horton. Recipes tested at the local high school with third year home economics students, yielding 40 dozen cookies from a batch of 3 cups flour 1 cup molasses and spices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Service Corps
Lidie P. Horton
Ashcoro Starts Month With Full Social Program
Mrs Dorothy Carolyn Boggs and Wiley Paul Fincher wed in Bennettsville S C on February 13 1950 Rev Henry R Rogers officiated. After March 1 the couple will reside in Santa Maria California where Fincher works at a U S bomber base. Randolph book club met hosted by Mrs Henry M Robins and Mrs Hal M Worth. program by Mrs Wm Underwood on Caracas Venezuela capital followed by current events discussion.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Mar
Dorothy Carolyn Boggs
Wiley Paul Fincher
Bennettsville
S. C
Henry R. Rogers
Fincher
Lillie Annan
Grover Boggs
Lifford Henry Fincher
Hollywood
Calif
Henry M. Robins
Hal M. Worth
Randolph Book Club
Robins
Wm. A. Underwood
Caracas
Venezuela
America
More Go and Less Stop War Time Living
Ruth Millett urges women to adopt a wartime mindset of action and efficiency. She cites the Office of Defense Transportation on prioritizing progress over delays, applying to travel, volunteer work, family stress, and reorganizing finances and routines to meet obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Office of Defense Transportation
Foreign Service
Birthday celebrations span multiple families in local tale
Mrs S B Stedman reads a letter from a Native of the Virginia Islands living in North Carolina. Betty Wrape marks her tenth birthday with games prizes cake and ice cream. Barbara Rosson hosts a theatre party for her twelfth birthday. Hilda Mae and Harris Grey celebrate sixth birthday with dinner. Wolverines reportedly overpower a 500 pound bear in a striking note.
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S. B. Stedman
Virginia Islands
North Carolina
Betty Wrape
Betty Jean Callicott
David Lee Williams
Paddi Koonce
Dorothy Rosson
Hilda Mae
Harris Grey
A. L. Rumley
Asheboro
Route One
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Madeline Hoover
D.A.R
T.A
Nate
N. Main St
MR. Blair
Victory Garden
Cloverdale P-T.a
J. H. Willaimson
Carrick Avenue
Britain
Northern
Australia
Miss Joy Ormand
Miss Jensen
Elm St
Junior Red Cross Safety Council
McKenney
Aide
Rubber
E. and
W. Val
Duke University Athletic Honor Society
Ashcoro
Ess
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Uearly
Ind
South Main Street
Barbara Rosson
Cele
Brate
Barbraa
Cecil Rossen
Axwell Ho Coffee
Fryers Ib
Seward's Market
East Commerce
Merit
Wankee Brown
Sugis Wie
South Main ST
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