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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1944

Page

6

Calendar notes for clubs and societies in High Point

The Daughters of the American Revolution meet at Mrs I T Mann s home on Johnson Street at 3 30 pm with associate hostesses. Altrusa club holds a 6 30 pm May business meeting at the Sheraton hotel after dinner. Mrs J P Ingle entertains at Emerywood CC for Mrs J P Ingle 12 30 pm. Woman s club convenes at the YWCA at 3 30 pm for the May session with a prior board meeting. High Point Association meets at the YWCA 7 30 pm with Dr H L Quickel as speaker. Philomathian club gathers at the YWCA Red Cross rooms for dressing work at 3 30 pm. Delta Alpha Epsilon at High Point College holds its annual dinner and dance at the Sheraton ballroom with Dan Ramsey and band. Saturday 6 30 pm Outdoor meeting of the American Association of University Women at Horace Haworth s Edgedale drive home. rain backup at home. Altrusa square dance at Richardson and North Main Streets to fund club projects. Mary Lou Rothrock chair of arrangements.

Alexander Martin The Daughters of the American Revolution I. T. Mann Johnson Street Mesdames R. K. Stewart J. W. Harriss W. L. Tabb DeCourcy Pollock N. E. Rogers Miss Pearl Idol Altrusa Club Sheraton Hotel Joe P.rth G. Edwin Emerywood Country Club J. P. Ingle Woman's Club W.C.A Philomathean Club American Association of University Women Horace Haworth Edgedale Drive Richardson and North Main Streets and Means Mary Lou Rothrock

Miss Cummings Feted in Greensboro Before Wedding

High Point bride elect Miss Elizabeth Cummings is honored in Greensboro tonight at 7 30 by Mrs. William Hendon Hogshead and Miss Margaret Daniel. Three bridge tables will be in play at 220 South Tremont Drive Sunset Hills with guests from Woman's College and Miss Cummings family, prior to her forthcoming marriage to Aviation Cadet Samuel Davies Scott USNR at Pensacola Florida.

Elizabeth Cummings High Point Greensboro William Hendon Hogshead Margaret Daniel Aoe Bri Hogshead South Tremont Drive Sunset Hills B. S. Cummings Woman's College Cumm

Weldon to Speak at Woman's Club May Meeting

Pastor Weldon of the First Methodist church will address the Woman's Club at the YWCA tomorrow at 3 30. The Home department will lead with a talk on Religion in the Home and present a juvenile delinquency movie as an extra feature. Mrs J F Hayden will preside over both the board and general sessions.

Rev. Wilson Weldon First Methodist Arch Woman's Club Y.W.C.A J. F. Hayden

Plans for Square Dance Saturday Being Completed

Plans are going forward for a square dance sponsored by the Altru sa club on Saturday evening May 13 in the vacant building at North Main and Richardson streets next to the Red Cross. A string band will provide music for dancing from nine to midnight. Tickets will be sold at the door and the public is invited to attend with proceeds aiding worthwhile club projects.

Altrusa Club North Main and Richardson Street Red Cross Surgical

UDC Memorial Rites Call for Flowers at Oakwood Cemetery

High Point unit of United Daughters of the Confederacy asks all members to attend the Memorial service tomorrow at 5 PM at the Confederate plot in Oakwood Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. W A Bivens will read Benet's account of Stonewall Jackson's death as part of Memorial Day observances. a local Boy Scout will play taps.

High Point United Daughters of the Confederacy Oakwood Memorial Cemetery W. A. Bivens

Herring and Quickel to Address High Point TB Board

Dr. H L Quickel and Dr. R A Herring will speak at the High Point Tuberculosis Association board meeting at the YWCA Thursday at 7 30 p m Rev Wilson O Weldon president of the local TB association will preside over the gathering.

H. L. Quickel R. A. Herring High Point Tuberculosis Association Y.W.C.A Quickel Raleigh High Point Wilson O. Weldon First Methodist Church Tuberculosis Association

Teachers' Board Meets in Greensboro

The Guilford County Classroom Teachers Association executive board met Monday evening at the King Cotton Hotel Greensboro. They discussed issues for the coming school year and detailed plans were formed by the various committees. Secretary Mrs J S Teague reports 326 teachers in Guilford County hold CTA membership.

Guilford County Classroom Teachers Association King Cotton Hotel Greensboro J. S. Teague Erma J. Davis Blanche H. Owen Oak View King ‘Otton Hotel

Soft Hairdos Declared Fashion Fad But Not Flattering

The columnist predicts that high smooth pompadours will fatigue women who lack strong features. Soft effects with undulating curls and side parts may flatter, offering youthfulness and change. Movie stars with curls are favored. older generations resist pompadours from decades past while youth view it as novelty.

Fellowship Supper at Methodist Church Observes Christian Family Week

A Methodist church fellowship supper for Christian Family Week invites all members and friends to bring a covered dish. Dr. C. N. Clark of Central Methodist will speak on The Family and the Church, Coke Cecil will perform magic, and there will be singing and a consecration service titled Love For Hate. Several members, including Mrs Ballard Worth Ivey Carl Hegler E F Mabry and Myrtle Davis attended.

C. N. Clark Central Methodist Church Airy Coke Cecil High Point Ballard A Worth Ivey Carl Hegler E. F. Mabry Myrtle Davis

4-H Members Conduct Service At Oak View Church

Oak View 4-H club at Oak View Methodist Church led by Mrs Blanche Owen held its annual church program Sunday. Dolly Ann Ecock explained the 4-H church service movement. Joyce Ann Dawkins and rold Sloan offered a devotional. Doris Stamey read the 4-H club history and achievements. Doris Peacock read names of armed forces members with Raymond Stone praised for sacrifice.

Oak View Methodist Church Oak View Blanche H. Owen Dolly Annecock Joyce Ann Dawkins Rold Sloan Ann Anderson Doris Stamey Ray Williard Doris Peacock Raymond Stone

Church Social Mt Vernon WSCS Meeting Tomorrow

The Women's Society of Christian Service of Mount Vernon church will meet Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock with Mrs. Co. J. Peace. Members are expected to attend and visitors will be welcomed. ST EDWARD S GUILD MEETING Wednesday. The Guild of Saint Edward's Catholic Church will meet tomorrow evening at eight o'clock for its regular business session today.

MT. Vernon WSCS Women's Society of Christian Service of Mount Vernon Church Co. J. Peace ST. Edward's Guild Guild of Saint Edward's Catholic Church

Friendly Class With Mrs Wagoner In Trinity Meeting

The Friendly class of Trinity Methodist Church will meet at Mrs Ruth Wagoner home in Trinity Wednesday at eight o clock. The Stephens Bible Study class meets Wednesday at three at Mrs M J Crowder 309 Steele Street led by Mrs C S Grayson. The Wesleyan Service Guild held its May meeting last night at Mrs John Swig iget ts home 302 Louise Avenue with Mrs T R Ballard leading an im-

Waggoner Trinity Methodist Church Ruth Wagoner Trinity Stephens Bible M. J. Crowder Steele Street C. S. Grayson Wesleyan Service Guild John Swigigett Louise Avenue T. R. Ballard

Local residents visit family and travel plans noted

Mrs. Tom Kearns and sister plan visits to Pawtucket after a stay in New York. Several military families, including Staff Sgt. Ray Dover Jr and Lieut. Tomlinson, are visiting relatives while stationed at Norfolk and Pratt Army bases. Moves include L B Dutton's new Emerywood residence. Others visited relatives in Baltimore and Winston-Salem. Guilford teachers attended a Greensboro meeting.

Tom Kearns Tom McPheeters Charlotte New York Pawtucket Rhode Island James Mickeljohn Ray H. Dover, Jr Mary Theresa High Point Dover Ray H. Dover Ferndale Prattle Kansas William A. Tomlinson S. Halstead Tomlinson

New Procedure For Appeals Announced

In Atlanta on May 9 Chairman M T Van Hecke announced a new procedure for filing appeals with the regional office of the war labor board in Atlanta instead of the national WLB in Washington. W B Shiver of Atlanta was named appeals agent for the fourth regional board. The change aims to expedite handling of appeals.

Atlanta War Labor Board WLB Washington M. T. van Hecke W. B. Shiver van Hecke

Additional youth hostels open in Northern Ireland

Additional youth hostels are opened across Northern Ireland as part of a scheme to boost rural tourism. The government says the new facilities will provide affordable accommodation for travelers and support local communities.

Bone Irelan

Listen World Woodtick Lesson on Suckers in the West

Elsie Robinson taunts readers about a seemingly harmless woodtick that grows from annoyance to danger, using sharp satire to warn conceited tenderfeet and mark readers as “suckers.” The piece targets condescending males who handle gadgets and love to boast while risking financial and personal ruin.

Clever trump handling in contract bridge match today

The declarer, North dealer, executed precise trump play to neutralize East West threats. He declined a risky finesse, instead ruffing and accessing dummies to establish winners, leaving East unable to prevent the final club and queen ruff sequence.

Trump West Declarer East

Johnson Street PTA to Meet Tonight in City

The Johnson Street Parent-Teacher Association meets at the school at 7 30 with City Manager Roy Bra den as speaker. Music by the third grade rhythm band. Oak View school notes final year program with fourth grade opening devotional and Girl Reserves program by seventh grade. Officers re elected include president M. H. Sloan and secretary Mrs. Pearl Oliver. Oak View band under Cary J. Davis performs.

Johnson Street Parent- Teacher Association Roy Braden Oak View School M. H. Sloan Herman Clapp Pearl Oliver W. R. Winfrey Oak View Band Cary J. Davis Sec Add City PTA Emma Blair Hill King Dorothy Hoskins

Episcopal Convention Opens In Charlotte Tonight

The North Carolina Episcopal Diocese annual convention begins tonight at Thompson Orphanage in Charlotte with Bishop Edwin A. Penick of Raleigh presiding. The event includes nominations reports elections and various matters and will close tomorrow afternoon.

Charlotte North Carolina Episcopal Diocese Thompson Orphanage Edwin A. Penick Raleigh Penick

You're Not Too Old To Feel Young

This ad claims Tromone blends vitamins and hormones to restore vitality for middle aged men. It promises renewed spirit and measures of youth, urging readers to follow label directions and noting Mann Drug and druggists supply Tromone nationwide.

Mann Drug and Druggists

Hospital convention to be held in Asheville

The 14th annual Carolina Virginia Hospital Association meeting will take place in Asheville May 17 and 18. Featured speaker will be Louis Fischer, noted author and foreign correspondent, with Dr J B Whittington of Winston-Salem serving as association president.

Asheville The Carolinas-Virginia Hospital Association Louis Fischer J. B. Whittington Winston-Salem

Ration Roundup Update On Stamp Validities

The war time notice lists ration stamp validity: Blue AS through Q8 at 10 points each. Red A through T at 10 points each. Sugar stamps 30 and 31 for five pounds. canning sugar stamp 40 five pounds valid until Feb 18 1945. A-9 and A-10 gas coupons with expiry dates. car owners must preprint license number and state on gasoline coupons.

Georgia Florida Carolinas Virginia

More Than Two Thousand Seek Infantry Duty

Washington May 9 More than 2000 applications for transfer to the infantry have been received since the army announced last month that enlisted men under 32 in the United States could switch to join the doughboys in close combat. The War Department said bids run at about 200 a day. Transfers occur in grade with no loss of pay.

Washington Infantry Army War Department

Capt Engels Given a Year On One Count

Greensboro report states Captain William Engels 40 former assistant provost at the army overseas meat depot was convicted by a general court martial of unlawful living with a woman not his wife. He was dismissed from service forfeited all pay and jailed one year at hard labor. He was acquitted of false testimony and other counts. The case goes to higher authorities for review.

Greensboro William Engels Army Overseas Meat Depot Engel New York Petersburg

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Yhen Street Vera Idol High Point College High Point Association Linda Gale Hardy Tha E. Pinkham Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Guilford Furniture CO N. Main St Miss Cummings G'boro Mr. Weldon UDC Drs. Herring and T. B. Ass'n Board Teachers’ Board G’boro Helen Follett Drene Methodist Church Oak View Church Me Stephens Bible L. B. Dutton Ferndale Drive Emerywood Rotary Eve Oliver Moore Patricia Ann Mary Roy Baltimore John Rothrock Rothrock Woodrow Avenue Holland G. Rader Newton Hoy L. Fesperman Rader Fesperman Camp Reynolds Greenville W. C. Crotts Judy Winston- Salem Della Crotts Pickett Street Annie Tucker London Sgt. Jennings Tucker Washington, D. C Mrs. Tucker East of High At Elsie Robinson Tenderfoot Woolworth Jim Dearies North Dealer East-West Vulnerable Ak Qio Onis Anne Adame High Point Enterprise Pattern Department N. F West Pass P.T.A Episcopal Convention England Hee Betty Trotter Lee Steed Helen Wright Pauline Hedgecock Princess Beauty Tel Betty Clarke of Industries Dad Robert Sievers Capt. Engels Mrs. Bus Hider
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