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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1939

Page

6

Has Paper Chase at Sedgefield Hunt Week End Event

The Sedgefield Hunt held a paper chase yesterday afternoon starting at the Sedgefield stables at 3 o clock with ten members and guests. Watt Cole of Greensboro won the prize after a colorful chase that featured Mrs T M Stanton Miss Annie Rhu Stanton Anne Cole Walker Dillard Watt Cole Taylor Brooks Douglas Dillard T V Rochelle Jack Rochelle W W Greene and others. T V Rochelle served as substitute master in Earl N Phillips absence and Stark Dillard of Greensboro was co master.

Sedgefield Sedgefield Stables Sand Hill Pinehurst Watt Cole Greensboro T. M. Stanton Annie Rhu Stanton Anne Cole Walker Dillard Taylor Brooks Douglas Dillard David College T. V. Rochelle Jack Rochelle W. W. Greene Edgecombe Hunt Tarboro Hunt Earl N. Phillips Stark Dillard

YWCA Luncheon Set With Miss Deng Speaker On China

The YWCA announces a Thursday 1 PM membership luncheon at the YWCA with Miss Cora Deng as guest speaker on China's social rebirth. Deng, a Chinese sociologist and national YWCA board member, arrives from China for about a year of study and observation. Reservations are due by Wednesday night.

Sunday Enterprise Cora Deng National China Deng Changsha Ginling

Open Meeting of Musical Art Club Tonight at Emerywood

Local musicians and music lovers are invited to the Musical Art Club open meeting at Emerywood Country Club this evening at eight. Guest artists Miss Mildred Wallace and Franklin Riker, both of Statesville, will perform. Wallace is a Juilliard graduate and Riker formerly with the Metropolitan Opera and heads Davidson College voice department.

Musical Art Club Emerywood Country Club Mildred Wallace Franklin Riker Statesville Wallace Iis Juilliard School of Music New York City Riker Metropolitan Opera Davidson College

Women of Moose Meet to Finish Quilt for Mooseheart

High Point chapter 961 women of the Moose will hold meetings at Miss Gladys Richardson's home 207 East Bay Street on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to finish a quilt project by the home making committee. Senior regent Willard Evans urges broad attendance.

High Point Women of the Moose Gladys Ichardaon Fast Bay Street Mooseheart Willard Evans

Cow Produces 20 Pounds Milk Daily Needs 7 Gallons Water

A dairy cow yields about 20 pounds of milk each day and requires 7 gallons of water for hydration. The note outlines the basic water intake linked to daily milk production.

Stag Club Social Hosts Louise Neville and Ben Sedberry

Stag club members were entertained at the clubhouse off the Winston Salem highway last evening with games and dancing. About twenty members and guests attended starting at 8 30 with an ice course served later. The club plans its regular weekly meeting this evening at 7 30 at the clubhouse.

Stag Club Winston- Salem Highway Louise Neville Ben Sedberry Gost

Miss Bolling To Direct Publicity For Sports Day

Greensboro report lists committee leads for Sports Day at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina on May 10. Miss Ellen Griffin of Durham chairs. duties cover publicity, equipment, officials, grounds, rules, scoring, banquets, decorations, and post arrangements.

Miss Bolling Woman's College Greensboro Woman's College of the University of North Carolina Ellen Griffin Durham Nan Rogers Graham Dorothy Coley Raleigh Doris Hutchinson Charlotte Helen Bolling High Point Mary Margaret Johnson Ruth Rogers Clyde Ruth Gillmore East Walpole Mass Louise Crowell Martha Charnock Asheville Eleanor Wade Pittsfield Doris Adams Warrenton Valerie Powell Tamaqua Penn Louise Meroney Adelphian Jeanne Carey Elmira N. Y Aletheian Rachel Draughon Dunn Dikean Julia Bright Godwin Cornelian Grace Sharpe

Miss Leona Hill to Wed Charles Ritchie in Spring

Mr and Mrs George W Hill of Thomasville announce the engagement of their daughter Leona to Charles Eugene Ritchie of the city with the wedding planned for early spring. Mr Ritchie is the son of Mrs G O Ritchie of Thomasville and the late Rev G O Ritchie.

Leona Hill Chas Ritchie George W. Hill Thomasville Leona Charles Eugene Ritchie That City Mr. Ritchie G. O. Ritchie

Church Social Plans and Local Society Meetings

A Greensboro area church bulletin lists several church group activities. The Woman's Missionary Societies in Zone Two of the Greensboro District meet March 22 at Archdale M E Church with lunch served at one, Calvary M E Young People shift to March 23, 7:30, Lebanon M P Ladies Aid gather at Mrs W L Lee on Fisher Street at 7:30, and Wesley Memorial Church hosts a turnip green dinner at noon with public invited and a 11:30 to 1:30 serving window.

Woman's Missionary Societies Greensboro Methodist Episcopal Churches Archdale M. E Calvary M. E. Young People’s Committee Ladies Aid Society of the Lebanon M. P. Church W. L. Lee Fisher Street Woman's Auxiliary Wesley Memorial Church

Highland Lend-A-Hand Club Presents Play and Skit

The Highland Lend-A-Hand Club hosts a Community House program Saturday evening featuring the play Those Old Sweethearts Of Mine and the skit Coon Creek Courtship. Jay Whitt plays the hero with Frank Young leading singing. children Tommy Moffitt Helen White Billie McLeod also perform. Members Margaret and Minnie Hester Ruth Edith Cribbs Bertha Cora Dennis Tessie Lucas Idna Yow Mildred Yarborough Jean Pugh portray the sweethearts. Byrum Grandjean reads the play. Nan Utley and Margaret Black perform in the kit. A small admission will be charged.

Highland Lend-A-Hand Club Community House Coon Creek Jay Whitt Frank Young Tommy Moffitt Helen White Billie McLeod Margaret Minnie Hester Ruth Edith Cribbs Bertha Cora Dennis Tessie Lucas Idna Yow Mildred Yarborough Jean Pugh Byrum Grandjean Nan Utley Margaret Black

House Fly Germ Count Compared To Common Belief

A house fly typically carries about one million germs, far fewer than the 20 to 40 million often cited, though high counts are possible on occasion.

Social Calendar Highlights A Week of Club Events

A week full of meetings and socials across High Point includes the Business and Professional Women's Club at Elwood Hotel with president Mrs Oriana B James, and the Musical Art Club at Emerywood Country Club with Miss Mildred Wallace and Franklin Riker as guest artists. The Monarch Club Auxiliary and W O T Club meet at Gibson clubroom and 212 Hillcrest Drive respectively, followed by a nationwide Business and Professional Women's Club banquet at the Sheraton ballroom led by Mereb E Mossman. The American Legion Auxiliary also gathers at the Sheraton Hotel with hostesses. Continued events include Wednesday luncheons by the Wednesday Book Club and the Twentieth Century Study Club, a YWCA Membership Luncheon at the hut featuring Cora Deng, and a Swedish-themed buffet at Emerywood with dancing. Friday brings a Woodmen of the World dance at the Armory with Tal Henry and orchestra and Emerywood's March dance with John Peddicord’s band.

Musical Art Club Emerywood Country Club Mildred Wallace Franklin Riker Statesville Topsday Monarch Club Gibson Mesdames R. A. Wilson L. H. Zimmerman A. S. Parker Hillcrest Drive Sheraton Ballroom Mereb E. Mossman Greensboro College American Legion Auxiliary Alice and Georgena Dosh Sheraton Hotel Twentieth Century Study Club Lamar McCallum Parkway C. J. Schwein High Point Woodmen of the World English Street Tal Henry John Peddicord

Twentieth Century Study Club Meets at Mrs McCallum Home

The Twentieth Century Study Club will be entertained by Mrs Lamar McCallum at 609 Parkway Wednesday at 3 PM. Mrs Charles J Schwein will lead the program for this meeting.

Twentieth Century Study Club L. McCallum

Atlanta Couple Leave After Weekend With Miss Lewis

Mr and Mrs Arthur Crawford of Atlanta Georgia departed this morning after visiting Miss Frances Lewis at her Chestnut Street home over the weekend. Miss Dorothy Kennedy a Louisburg College student visits her parents on the Thom asville Road for spring holidays. Miss Mabel Hoover Hargett returns to Woman s College Greensboro as a senior after a weekend with her mother on Johnson Street.

Arthur Crawford Atlanta, Ga Frances Lewis Chestnut Street Dorothy Kennedy Louisburg College Louisburg, N. C Mrs Fred Kennedy Thomasville Road Mabel Hoover Hargett Woman's College Greensboro W. L. Hargett Johnson Street

Condition of Dr Conrad Improves Amid Revival Meetings

Dr A B Conrad pastor of First Baptist Church sits up after hospital treatment. Evangelistic services at the church draw large crowds with 36 additions to the church. Rev A S Hale of Mount Airy and E E Rutledge of Charlotte lead singing and preaching through Friday with morning 10 o clock and night 7 30 o clock services.

A. B. Conrad First Baptist Church Burrus Memorial Hospital A. S. Hale Mount Airy E. E. Rutledge Charlotte

Negro killed in Rocky Mount stabbing incident

Marcellus Dawes, 39, was cut to death near Rocky Mount by William Saunders, 27. Saunders is jailed in Nashville on a murder charge awaiting the May term of superior court, per Nash County deputy sheriff J. R. Tanner.

Rocky Mount Marcellus Dawes William Saunders J. R. Tanner Nash County Tanner Saunders Nashville Superior Court

Junior Senior Reception At Asheboro Captivates Students

Asheboro March 20 The annual Junior-Senior reception and dance in the gym marked the height of the school year. The event featured a Garden of the Moon setting, a receiving line with school officials and guests, an Irish Minstrel, and music by the Elon College orchestra. Ice cream and cake followed, with St Patrick’s Day decor. The Women’s Missionary Society of the Asheboro Presbyterian Church also held its final club meeting at Mrs James Neely’s home.

Raleigh Mary Kathryn Fleming Asheville Alpha Gamma Rho North Carolina State College Jack Bowen, Jr Atlanta James A. Towery Concord Sterling C. Holmes Cambridge N. Y Asheboro James Frye Billy Caveness Gloria Anderson Harold Crawford Reginald Turner L. D. Burkhead Lucille Cox Alma J. Lassiter Glenn Pugh Dorothy Heyworth Fred Henley Evelyn Hall John Garrett Eleanor Willoughby James Sechreyer Virginia Barker Donald Chisholm Margaret Stowe W. A. Bunch C. L Crawford Woman’s Missionary Society Asheboro Presbyterian Church James Neely M. S. Ellis Charles Fox Eldon Garner

Priscilla Club Luncheon Highlights Spring Decor

Mrs. Clarence Hughes hosted a Priscilla Club luncheon with visitors. After a small tables service the group played rock. Visitor’s prize went to Mrs. Lovett, club prize to Mrs. Sykes, and traveling prize to Mrs. R. C. Lew Allen.

Clarence Hughes Priscilla Club Lovett Sykes R. C. Lewallen

Raising a Family and Teaching True American Principles

A reflective piece urging parents to teach children the meaning of American liberty and civic duty. It contrasts historical freedoms with modern misunderstandings and emphasizes protecting privacy, the right to worship, jury trials, and the flag as a symbol of freedom. It calls for guiding the next generation to uphold republican ideals.

William Penn Papa

Marjorie Mansfield Answers Your Questions

The Enterprise publishes a reader questions column inviting Marjorie Mansfield to respond to letters about problems and concerns submitted by readers.

Marjorie Mansfield

Dear Miss Mansfield: Should I marry with a meddling mother

A 35 year old mechanic seeks guidance about marrying a fiancée while living with a widowed mother who dominates household life His fiancée urges marriage but he fears his mother will not adapt He asks for opinion on whether to marry and make a fresh start or delay for better conditions

Miss Mansfield

Parental Sacrifice and Quietly Refrained Plans for Children

The piece argues that most parents prefer happiness for their children over controlling marriage choices. It notes few cases where poverty or illness force different paths. It suggests parents often adjust by finding new interests, willing to yield when offspring choose their own life.

Planning a Satisfactory Future Beyond Parental Ties

Advice urges a son to plan for a independent future while cherishing his mother. It praises his care and suggests building personal happiness without being bound by dependency.

I Was Not Born to Be a Famous Musician

An only child recalls his mother’s sacrifices to fund music lessons and push him toward a career in music. He reveals he never felt destined for fame or talent and endured long practice hours while peers played, trading toys for new music.

Miss Mansfield

Marital Strain Between Young Couple and Mother

The writer recalls marrying at twenty one against her mother’s rage and disapproval. The mother made cruel remarks about breaking the life of a bright musician, leaving the husband perpetually uncomfortable around her. Four happy years exist, but the couple and mother only tolerate each other. The writer seeks advice to foster kindness and wonders if the mother’s regret is genuine and what to do next.

Friendly relations hinge on mother’s cordial effort

The speaker urges that progress toward better ties must start with the mother. No amount of talking to the husband will persuade him that his mother-in-law has goodwill unless she takes active steps to be cordial.

Record Military Force Predicted

Washington reports administration advisers expect completion of the arms reinforcement program to place peacetime land sea and air forces in top condition within two years. The plan includes a large navy and air corps, a modern army, expanded national guard, and ready munitions and bases along coasts and near the Panama Canal.

Washington Administration Congress Roosevelt Navy Army Britain Army Air Corps Atlantic Pacific Panama Canal Hawaii

Let Time Heal Rift Between Wife Mother and Husband

Advice urges patience as the daughter navigates family tensions over marriage and career. The counselor recommends avoiding past clashes, speaking gently to the mother, and showing husband and mother that the marriage is satisfactory to ease strain and mend relations.

Taylor Street Stand Break-In Yields Cash Loss

A stand at 209 Taylor Street was broken into early Sunday morning with an unknown amount of cash taken. Officers said entry was made through a rear window. Owners L. O. Hutchins and Robert Clinton, of 507 Grayson Street, reported the break and were later charged but found not guilty in municipal court.

Taylor Street L. O. Hutchins Robert Clinton Grayson Street

Ebenezer Lutheran Church Accepts Rev Brown Resignation

The congregation of Ebenezer Lutheran church accepts the resignation of Rev. P. D. Brown D D after 18 years as pastor. He has accepted a call to St John s Lutheran church in Salisbury North Carolina and will move to the new church in mid May.

Columbia, S&l. C Ebenezer Lutheran Church P. D. Brown D.D Brown St. John’s Lutheran Church Salisbury N. C

Duke hosts clergy symposium part of centennial program

Durham March 20 Duke University's centennial observance opened a symposium bringing southern clergymen and church leaders together to discuss modern problems of religion.

Durham Duke University

CARDUS Claim Prompts Carolina Women Testimonies

An old Carolina feature claims 94 of 100 Charlotte women were helped by CARDUS in a survey while Atlanta reports 98 of 100 users benefited. The article promotes CARDUL to relieve functional dysmenorrhea by stimulating appetite and aiding digestion, urging readers to try it.

Charlotte Atlanta Cardus Carolina Cardul

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