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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1931
Page
5
Salem college educator Dr Howard E Rondthaler will speak on Ancient Albemarle to the W O T club meeting at Mrs Joseph D Cox home Wednesday afternoon. The event opens a sequence of local civic gatherings as groups plan various social activities.
A busy Tuesday schedule features the Wayside Garden Club with Mrs. Hayworth, the High Point Garden Club at Mrs. Parker, the Delphian Society chapter with Mrs. Bart, Gamma Zeta Club at Mrs. Hayworth, and a D A R meeting at the Country Club with officers named. A Sons and Daughters of Liberty social after a council gathering is planned. The Y W C A camp hosts Girl Reserves over a weekend. Also urged are attendees for Ray Street School clinic for entering students, with Dr. Saunders and nurse Miss Hutchinson leading exams tomorrow and Wednesday at 9 o'clock, and PT A members coordinating with Mrs. Lentz and Mrs. Wilson.
Wednesday schedule lists the W. O. T. Club meeting with Mrs. Joseph P. D. Cox in Emery and the American Homes Department of the Woman's Club meeting with Mrs. J. J. McMurray on Lexington Ave. A 3:30 P. M. Wednesday Book Club also meets with Mrs. Fred ee in Emery, detailing social club activities for the afternoon.
The schedule lists three gatherings this Thursday. At 3:00 p m Mrs S J Davis Jr hosts the Contract Club. At 3:20 p m Beta MM Club meets at Parkway home of Mrs W T Powell. At 8:30 p m Tea and Topics Club convenes with Mrs Horace Haworth in Emerywood.
Friday at 7 45 p m the Roy Croft Junto club will gather at the Sheraton hotel for an evening meeting. Members are invited to attend and discuss upcoming events and community topics.
Alice Ray Turner and Atlis Charlies Chapman attended with Fred Gwyn Woodruff Martha Sprye and Evelyn Sneed as guests. Other attendees included Mary Ruth Petty Geral dine Summey and Helen Causey of Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Coffield, in Henderson and Kittrell, N C, and Mr. and Mrs. W Ney Evans with Albert Coates at Chapel Hill, plus Frances Pelfrey visiting Mrs. D. E. Compton in Steele Street. Several families host guests from Winston-Salem and Conover, and Mrs. W H Wilkins arrives from Baltimore to be with her ill father at Guilford General hospital.
In Lawrence Massachusetts on May 11 1930 about 32 girls in the curtain department refused to work after a wage reduction of about 25 percent. They had offered to accept 20 percent. Mill owners said the cut was needed to stay competitive with nearby centers. The department was suspended while protests continued with peaceful picketing.
Reported plan to draft women into the Soviet air service and train many in an aerial destruction system. Government aims to teach 18,000 pilots in four plane types including bombers, incendiary bomb drops, and related operations.
The High Point Public Library shows rapid book turnover over five years with 7 000 plus volumes and 7 645 borrowers. Since opening on November 11 1926 community groups helped establish the library and staff highlight questions answered and information services.
The Public Library aims for bigger space as adult night school readers broaden access. Since November 15 Highland Branch opened in the community building with 1142 total circulations and 224 books on hand, aiming for a 500 volume core by next year. Miss Willie W Welch leads the effort with staff Elizabeth Lassiter Louise Jennings and Violet Weaver.
A pupil writes to Miss Welch praising the reading program. He notes four books read Robert E Lee The Spell of the Yukon The Woman of the Bible and expresses interest in The Woman of the Bible for its historical overview of biblical figures. He concludes with appreciation for the books supplied.
Cotton lace remains the popular choice for summer bridal gowns in 1931 with brides opting for dresses that can be worn to parties and dances. Organdie frocks are favored for attendants, offering practical, modern style for long summer events.
Mr. R. B. House of the University of North Carolina will be guest speaker at the Library Dinner meeting of the Board of Trustees. He will discuss Books and Welfare. Officers include Carter Dalton president and Helen Owen Smith among trustees.
CHAPEL HILL May 11 A life size statue of Sir Walter Raleigh carved from a solid pine log has been given to the University of North Carolina by Colonel Owen Hill Kenan class of 1894. The statue to be placed in the university library is described as a late seventeenth century carving in the Grindling Glibbons school with a Cross of Malta decoration.
The piece praises librarians Miss Welch and Miss Edgerton for making learning engaging and shows a student who read two books a month after discovering North Carolina history stories. The narrative argues that adventurous librarians and school supervisors foster permanent reading habits among high schoolers.
Wheat planted in North Carolina last fall is set to reach the usual 491000 acres, signaling a return to typical farming patterns after planting.
Sidney A. Wood writes to praise readers and share personal benefit from reading. He recommends the Public Library to others and notes improvement in his own reading skills through library books and services.
Mrs Dolly Holden writes to Miss Welch that she has read three library books and learned tobacco is poison. She notes both she and her husband quit using it and thanks for dental books sent. The message closes with sincere regards.
A student thanks Miss Welch for guiding reading and expresses newfound pleasure in books, especially Robinson by Defoe. The note notes the Beebe Plain boundary town on the Vermont Quebec line and a post office built on the US Canada boundary.
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