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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1935
Page
6
Delegates to the Baptist Women's Missionary Union arrive in Durham for the 45th annual convention. Mrs. Wesley N. Jones of Raleigh leads as president and about 1,000 delegates are expected to attend through Thursday with speakers including N. A. Huggins and Dr. J. B. Lawrence among others.
The Friendly Garden club will hold its regular meeting tomorrow at 2 20 in Melbourne Heights at the home of Mrs Ira Hutchens. The Flower Sisters will be revealed and full attendance is urged.
The Elm Street school Parent Teacher Association meets at 7 30 PM in the school auditorium. Dr A B Conrad pastor of First Baptist church will address the group and Mrs D A Rawley’s third graders perform a play. President Mrs H S Cofield urges full attendance.
North America consumes about half of the world timber while housing only one twelfth of the global population. The ratio highlights the region's high demand for wood products relative to its population size.
High Point events list multiple meetings and socials including Eastern Star officers election at Masonic Temple and Altrusa dinner at Sheraton. Clubs such as Garden, Book, Mid-Week Study, Tea and Topics, and Canterbury host biweekly or regular meetings at homes and clubs. A benefit bridge at Sheraton, YWCA board, DeMolay dance, and a Piedmont German club dinner dance at Emerywood with Les Brown orchestra are noted with times and host details.
Miss Olive Glenn Thomas to marry James William Wible of Montgomery Alabama in April at the bride’s parents home in Mars Hill. Olive Glenn, a 1932 High Point College graduate, has taught in Marshall North Carolina and has a wide circle of friends. Wible, a native of Montgomery and Alabama Polytechnic Institute graduate, joined Blue Key and Kappa Alpha, later teaching in Marshall and now assistant county agent in Madison North Carolina.
The Pentagon club held a dinner at W. C. Garner home on Colonial Drive in honor of Wayne Gartner son of the hosts and a Pentagon member who turned twenty. A business session outlined plans to initiate Elwood Jones Talmadge Ellington and Bertrand Yatel tomorrow with a ceremony at Ed Rankin’s home and a banquet at the Princess Cafe afterward.
Mrs C P Hansen of New Mexico and her two brothers Co 8 and Richard Besser both of Charlotte were guests of their father R B Besser and Mrs Besser at 206 West Green Street. Betsy Holton a W C U N C student returned from Triangle Lake after visiting her parents with two classmates from Springfield Mass and Easthampton Ma. Lillian Pleasant of Aberdeen visited her sister Mrs John T Ellis at 408 Lindsay Street. Hazel Stewart returned to 922 Forest Ave from New York City where she visited Mrs J A Whelchell.
Mrs J B Ellis hosted a birthday dinner Sunday night at her Stanton Street home for her mother Mrs W H Mann who turned 69. Guests from High Point and Greensboro included the Mann and Ellis families with gifts and group photos after the meal.
A group of women from the First Baptist church leaves this afternoon to attend the forty-fifth annual Baptist Woman's Missionary Union convention in Durham. Delegates include Mesdames A. H. Maynard C. E. Sheloff C. D. Goldsmith A. Lee Gibson and Miss Thelma Patrick. Mrs. H. D. Sears is named as a delegate but cannot attend.
Miss Grace Royal and C E Kirkwood marry in a March 11 1985 ceremony announced by their families. Grace is the Royal daughter of 604 Mint Street and the Kirkw oods are connected to Fort Myers families. Kirkwood recently moved to Greensboro after five years with Barron Colier Publishing.
Russell states the administration maintains a policy of price support while acknowledging a temporary drop in cotton prices. He notes the 6,000,000 bale volume and expects the decline to be short lived.
The Girls' Pentagon club will meet this evening at 7 15 at the home of Miss Ruth Spicer Clark on Oakwood court. The gathering was postponed from last week and all members are expected to attend.
Senator Russell says government loans should restore cotton at return prices after meeting with President Roosevelt. He predicts loans of 12 percent would be authorized or already in place to support growers.
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