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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1946

Page

6

VFW Auxiliary Elects Delegates to Department Meetings

The VFW Auxiliary held its regular meeting at the VFW home naming delegates Lillian Suttonfield Catherine Gallimore and Ingram with alternates Curtie Potts Sallie Graham and Es Lackey They head to the North Carolina Department encampment June 8 to 10 in Winston Salem and to the Burlington district meeting May 22 Also read was a thank you note from Mrs Eula Barnhill of Baltimore for flowers and Commander J R Graham outlined recreation facility plans at the VFW home urging auxiliary support

N. C Veterans of Wars Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign VFW Lillian Suttonfield Catherine Gallimore Ingram Curtie Potts Sallie Graham Es- Lackey Winston-Salem Burlington Eula Barnhill Baltimore Frankie Greer

Mother's Prayer Band Meeting At Mrs Culler Home

The Mother's Prayer Band will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock with Mrs P L Culler of 322 Greer Street and Mrs A G Carson as speaker. All members urged to attend. The Friendly Sunday school class of a Methodist church will meet Thursday night at 8 o'clock with Mrs Hugh Phillips and Miss Pollywyn as hostess, per today's announcement.

Mother's Prayer Band P. L. Culler Greer Street A. G. Carson Hugh Phillips Pollywyn

Pentagon Club Dinner and Dance Planned at Emerywood

The Pentagon club hosts a dinner at 7:30 followed by a 9:30 dance at Emerywood Country Club Saturday night. About 300 local and out of town couples are expected. Mrs Mariatt Bernard chairs arrangements and committees for both events.

Pentagon Club Emerywood Country Club Mariatt Bernard Pentagon Clubs

Sergeant Derles wed in High Point and returns with bride

Sgt. James C. Derles and Miss Mildred May of High Point returned from a wedding trip to Kansas City Missouri and are at home on 1420 Johnson Street. They married April 17 at St Edward's Catholic chapel with Rev J Lawrence Hill officiating. Guests included Wanda Corn as bridesmaid and John Davis as best man. The bride wore navy blue and later a grey travel suit. He serves in the United States Army stationed at ORD Greensboro.

James C. Derles Mildred May High Point Kansas City Johnson Street Derles St. Edward's Catholic Chapel J. Lawrence Hill Wanda Corn John Davis L. C. May Mary United States Army Ord Greensboro

BPWC State Head Speaks Tonight Installations Scheduled

Dr. Irma Henderson-Smathers of Asheville state president of Business and Professional Women clubs meets the local BPWC tonight to install the newly elected officers. Margaret Farley becomes president with C. D. as first vice president Ruth Goodman as second vice president H E Guiton records secretary Dennyce Atkins correspond ing secretary Elsie unnamed assists. Dinner and program at the Sheraton hotel begin at 6 30 tonight with full attendance expected.

Irma Henderson-Smathers Asheville Business Professional Women's Clubs Margaret Farley C. D Ruth Goodman H. E. Guiton Dennyce Atkins Elsie Sheraton Hotel Business and Professional Woman's Club Peggy Teague Church Street Mary Lou Cecil Jee Woodrow Brinson

Extended kin visit notes recoveries from South Carolina wrecks

Mrs J P Robinson of Lynchburg arrives for extended visit with niece Mrs J W Welborn in High Point where Welborn is recovering from injuries from an automobile crash in South Carolina. John W Welborn moved to Boulevard unit High Point Memorial hospital to recuperate from injuries from a collision near Society Hill South Carolina. Mr and Mrs R R Corder return home after visiting Mars Hill College and attending the May Day program with their son Leon Corder.

J. P. Robinson Lynchburg J. W. Welborn Thurston Street South Carolina John W. Welborn Boulevard High Point Memorial Hospital Society Hill 8. C Mr. Welborn G. E. McDowell J. Ray Gallimore Washington Street His . Point Memorial Hospital R. R. Corder Asheboro Road Mars Hill Leon Corder Mars Hill College Euthalin Society

Club duties shift to Mrs McFarland and Miss Dent at Emeraldwood

Mrs Dorothy McFarland and Miss Peggy Dent arrived in High Point to run the Emeraldwood country club replacing Mr and Mrs W E Outen who have resigned. McFarland comes from Natural Bridge Virginia after hotel work and Pratt Institute training while Dent is from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and both have Red Cross overseas service in World War II. Outens relocate to Rotary Drive with Outen entering private business as vice president of a local PI company.

Dorothy McFarland Peggy W. Dent City Emerywood Country Club W.E. Outen High Point McFarland Natural Bridge Pratt Institute Miss Dent Pittsburgh American Red Cross Italy Africa England Red Cross The Red Cros France Germany Outen Rotary Drive Peggy Dent W. E. Oaten Country Club

Ladies Bridge Winners Named At Emery Wood Country Club

The Emery wood country club hosted the weekly ladies bridge event with out of town guests. Mrs J O Hauschild acted as hostess. North-South winners were Mesdames Jack Holbrook and W P Hazelwood. East-West top scorers were Mesdames J H Ayers and Charles G Mackintosh. Runners-up in North-South were Mesdames J S Welborn and Reid McNamara. East-West runners-up were Mesdames R D Tillson and Lloyd Flythe. At contract tables, prize winners included Mesdames N M Harrison, P Y Adams and Howard Marsh.

Emerywood Country Club J. O. Hauschild Jack Holbrook W. P. Hazelwood Mesdames J. S. Welborn Reid McNamara Mesdames R. D. Tillson Lloyd Flythe Mesdames N. M. Harrison P. Y. Adams Howard Marsh

Community calendar motes club events and private gatherings

The schedule lists Wednesay dinners at the Sheraton with Dr Irma Henderson-Smathers installing officers, a dessert bridge for Miss Peggy Teague honoring Miss Mary Lou Cecil, and multiple club meetings and dances through Saturday including YWCA directors, music study club, Canterbury club, and a Pentagon club dance at Emerywood Country Club in High Point.

First Shipboard Takeoff By Eugene Boa In November

The first airplane takeoff from a shipboard occurred with Eugene Boa piloting a biplane in November, marking a milestone in aviation history aboard a naval or carrier deck.

Eugene Boa

Garden Council reports from national state meetings at YWCA

Six High Point garden clubs were represented at the council session at the Adams Memorial YWCA. Delegates and members reported on national in New Orleans and southern pine s NC conventions, noted yearbook praise, and praised the Nature Study Club for a second prize. The four point program was outlined by Mrs J F Hayden who presided and spoke. The council discussed restoration work at the city lake and potential garden column in a local paper. Forty one new members joined, ten gardens opened during spring tour, and markers for trees were funded by Joseph D Cox for the lake project.

High Point Council Adams Memorial Y. W. G A High Point New Orleans Southern Pines North Carolina Garden Club Nature Study Club J. F. Hayden Hayden R. N. Simms Raleigh Esdames John Sheloff H. P. Hardin Joseph D. Cox Cox Burk J. W. Hiatt W. J. Age Harrison John & Ke High Point Club H. Hardin H. L. Mitchell

UDC Plans Memorial Rites At Confederate Graves

High Point chapter Unit Daughters of the Confederacy prepares its annual Confederate Memorial Day service at the Confederate plot in Oakwood Memorial Park. The observance begins Friday at five o'clock with a brief tribute and grave decorations led by Mesdames Levi Hayworth Bruce Carraway and flower donations urged by chapter president Mrs. W A Bivins.

Ood Country Club YWCA Adams Memorial Ywca H. T. Hudson Parkway Robert Cameron W. L. Jackson James Foscue Canterbury Club P W. Grandjean Beaucrest Road High Point United Daughters of the Confederacy Oakwood Cemetery Clara Cole Sherrod Pauline Douglass North Main L'Amusante and Debonnaire Clubs Emerywood Duplicate Club Emerywood Country Club Pentagon Club Daughters of the Confederacy Oakwood Memorial Park Levi Hayworth Bruce Carraway W. A. Bivins U.D.C

Three Reasons St Joseph Aspirin Wins Worldwide Popularity

Three reasons showcase St Joseph Aspirin as a top choice. It is praised for purity, fast action in the aspirin field, and real economy in each size. The ad markets St Aspirin as the world’s largest seller with a 100 tablet size at 35¢, implying value per tablet.

St. Joseph

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Minnie Lee Betty Trotter Pauline Hedgecock Princess Beauty Shop N. Main &T Tel Bell Record Shop High Point’s Complete Record Shop Chelloncy Bulova “Excellency Group Becky Whitlark’s Gift Shop East Commerce St Sgt Derles and Bride Kansas City, Mo BPWC Homer H. Leonard Greenway Drive Mrs. McFarland Dy-Dee Supply CO W. Sth Winston-Salem, N. C Garden Council UDC Nelson Florist & Decorators Luna Smith Gessie Jenkins Dot Zigler Lucille Bodenhamer Bebe Washington Mother's Day Williams E. High St Perkinson North Main Street
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