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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1947

Page

6

Nu Phi Mu Honors Mothers With Formal Tea at YWCA

Nu Phi Mu chapter two entertained mothers with a formal tea at the YWCA from 4 to 5 30 PM. Miss Pat Groome welcomed guests and distributed corsages. Miss Katherine Hester opened with a welcome as Betty Jo Ring Hedrick Walton and Lamarie McArthur performed songs and poems. Tea followed at a lace covered table with tulips and sweet peas. Millicent Marsh Suzanne Earnhardt and Ann Marlette served. Melvin Mayes is sorority advisor.

Nu Phi Mu Sorority YWCA Pat Groome Katherine Hester Betty Jo Ring Betty Jo Hedrick Walton Lamarie McArthur Millicent Marsh Suzanne Earnhardt Ann Marlette Melvin Mayes

Allen Jay Mothers Feted at Formal Banquet

The Allen Jay high school junior class home economics department hosts a mother daughter banquet in the school’s home economics room Friday evening. Red and white gladioli centerpieces and pansy corsages mark each mother. Nancy Strickland toasts. Mrs. L. G. Cashion replies. songs, a poem, and group singing follow.

Allen Jay Home Economic Department L. K. Purvis Betty Redding Nancy Strickland

Nature Study Meet Postponed to May 22

The Nature Study group announces postponement of this week's meeting. It will meet May 22 at 10 o'clock with Mrs. I. B. Dunn at her Florham avenue home. Also note that importing mongooses into the United States is prohibited by law.

I. B. Dunn Florham Avenue The United States

Mrs Grady Goldston Jr Honored At Bridge Party

Miss Mary Ann Coe hosted a dessert bridge at her Hillcrest home for the bride Mrs J Grady Goldston Jr The table centerpieces featured pansies and valley lilies The honoree won high score and received costume jewelry while Miss Miriam McCall took low score with cologne Guests included Miriam McCall Mary Ann Thomas Winfred Wall Sarah Hutchens Brockman Irma Sheloff and more Mrs Verta Coe assisted with serving and Mrs Fred P Ingram and Mrs J Grady Goldston Sr attended the dessert course.

J.a Goldston, Jr Mary Ann Coe Hillcrest Verta Coe Goldston Miriam McCall Mary Ann Thomas Winfred Wall Sarah Hutchens Ty Brockman Irma Sheloff Mesdames Frank Donyes Grady Clyde Hedrick Lawson Ingram Fred P. Ingram J. Grady Goldston, Sr Morris Jones Eloise Ingram

Expert squeezes nets four carts in Asbury Park hand

William E. McKenney recounts P Hal Sims handling a four cart contract at the Asbury Park hall during the New Jersey Shore Tournament. Sims wins with a heart squeeze, trumping diamonds, discarding spades, and ruffing in hand, leaving West unable to beat the final play.

Asbury Park N. J P. Hal Sims Sims Queen of Hearts West East

Births Report Twins and a Daughter in Lexington Area

Mr and Mrs Thurman Peace of route 2 announce the birth of twin daughters Patty Ray and Peggy Gray on May 7 at a Lexington hospital. Mr and Mrs Mevin Perkinson of 1107 Greenway Drive announce the birth of a daughter Carolyn Ann on May 9 at Boulevard unit hospital.

Peace Mrs. Thurman Peace Route 2 Patty Ray Peggy Gray Lexington Perkinson Mevin V. Perkinson Greenway Drive Carolyn Ann Boulevard Unit Hospital

Quick-Cool Prickly Heat Relief Ad

Don’t suffer the nagging burning torment of prickly heat. Sprinkle QUICOL powder on the skin for fast relief and long-lasting comfort. It dries perspiration quickly and reduces red itchy prickles with cooling action. Millions rely on QUICK-COOL for instant soothing care.

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Pentagon Club Meets Tuesday

The Pentagon club will meet Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock with Miss Margaret Dunn at her home on Edgedale drive. Members unable to attend are requested to telephone 2016.

Pentagon Club Margaret Dunn Edgedale Drive

Friendship Club Meets Thursday Evening at McClure Home

The Friendship Club will meet Thursday at 8 PM with Mrs J W McClure at 514 Decatur Street for the regular evening session.

Friendship Club J. W. McClure Decatur Street

Cordelia Club Plans Tuesday Weiner Roast Outing

The Cordelia club will hold its monthly outing Tuesday evening at 6 30 at the City lake. A weiner roast will be provided and Mrs Norman Pierce will host the event.

Cordelia Club City Lake Norman Pierce

Native birth gains reshape American family mix

An analysis notes that nine of ten American babies are now born to native parents, contrasting with 25 years earlier when over half had at least one foreign-born parent. The shift signals a changing American demographic pattern and integration dynamics.

Garden Gate Club Postponed Meeting May 20

The Garden Gate club meeting is postponed until Tuesday May 20. Mrs Paul Callahan will host the gathering at her home 1200 Cedrow.

Garden Gate Club Paul Callahan Cedrow Avenue

High Point Garden Club Postponed

The High Point garden club will not meet tomorrow and will instead convene on Tuesday May 20 at the usual time according to Mrs E Siceloff.

High Point Garden Club High Point — Club E. Siceloff

Local Family Updates and Resident Moves

Mrs. T J Gold Jr and daughter Caroline return from Southport where they visited Mrs Golds ill mother. Mr and Mrs K Cooke and Patsy visit English Street from Chatta Tenn. Fanny Glenn Elder moved from Boulevard unit hospital to Tucker sanitorium Richmond Va for further treatment. Kitsy Cash visiting city from Los Angeles. J A Bevill returns to Connellsville Pa to resume duties with B and O Railroad after four weeks at home.

T. J. Gold, Jr Caroline Southport Mrs. Gold K. Cooke Patsy Chatta Tenn Mr. Cooke A. L. Cooke English Street Fanny Glenn Elder Boulevard Unit Tuckers Richmond Kitsy Cash Los Angeles Calif Miss Cash California J. A. Bevill Connellsville Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Corporation

Elm Street PTA Concludes Year With Meeting and Social

The Elm Street school Parent-Teacher Association holds its final meeting of the year Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Officers for the coming year will be installed, followed by an open house and social hour. Allen Jay school also meets tonight at 7 30 to close its year and elect officers. Hasty High PTA sponsors Steven Foster minstrel show Tuesday at 8 PM at the school with a full evening of songs and dances, public invited.

Parent-Teacher Association of Elm Street Parent-Teacher Association Allen Jay School Parent-Teachers Association of Hasty High School Steven Foster

Church Social at Fairmont Park Baptist Church

The Ladies class of Fairmont Park Baptist church meets Tuesday evening at 7 30 with Mrs. A R Perry at her Thomasville road home.

Fairmont Park Fairmont Park Baptist Church A. R. Perry Thomasville Road

Foremen Seek Ford Walkout After Union Vote

Detroit May 12 The Foremen's Association of America votes 3450 for strike action at Ford Motor Co. pending a 30 day notice. Leaders say members will be ordered off within a short time and a walkout may occur within a week or two. FAA president Robert H Keys called the vote unanimous.

Detroit Foremen's Association of America Ford Motor Co Independent Union Ford Robert H. Keys FAA

Community club calendar for the week in High Point

A busy schedule lists meetings and events at the YWCA Emerywood Country Club and various clubs. Highlights include a mother daughter banquet with speaker Mrs. C E Sheloff, Junior Service League May meeting, D A R chapter gathering, BPWC dinner, and a high point Eastern Star session.

Florence Nightingale YWCA C. E. Sheloff Junior Service League Emerywood Country Club W. C. Jones, Jr Alexander Martin D.A.R Edith Moore Sherrod Rowland Park Avenue City Lake Altrusa Club Sibelius’ Symphony Floyd D. Mehan High Point Order of the Eastern Star Nic Hall Piedmont Women's Golf Association Sedgefield Country Club Twentieth Century Ie Club Musical Art Club Chamber Music Players Woman's College Lastebruary Friendship Club W. J. McClure Decatur Street William E. Gordon, Jr Juanitaess Douglas Gold Barker Street Adams Memorial Canterbury Club P. W. Grandjean Beaucrest Road Emerywood

Thirty Million Displaced Across Europe Cited by Church Group

A Church World Service survey reported by Rev. Henry Ruark says 30,000,000 people have been displaced in Europe over five years due to war and border changes. Eyewitness accounts describe homelessness, illness, and constant movement as aid efforts aim to deliver at least three and a half million pounds of clothing and bedding through the North Carolina Council of Churches.

Chapel Hill Church World Service Europe Henry Ruark Church Appeal For Clothing Ruark America North Carolina

Train Derailment Leaves Two Cars Off Track in Wake County

Southern Railway freight No. 253 traveling west from Goldsboro to Greensboro derailed near Auburn in Wake county today. No injuries were reported though the incident follows a Saturday crash near Morrisville that killed two. A wrecker was sent from Raleigh to clear the line.

Raleigh Southern Railway Goldsboro Greensboro Auburn Wake County Morisville

Roman Farmers and the Sahuaro Cactus Breeding

Roman farmers focused on animal breeding for special purposes. The sahuaro or giant cactus has a shallow spreading root system reaching up to 50 feet from the trunk, allowing rainfall to be absorbed and stored in its pulpy interior for the plant.

Body Parts Business Expands With Pure Art Aid

A Virginia prosthetics firm hires sculptor Conrad W. Crowder to train technicians in lifelike facial parts while California expert Maurice Leiderman expands into non theatrical work. Demand centers on facial prosthetics with growing orders and plans for a multi million dollar industry.

Douglas Larsen NEA Washington Virginia Prosthetic Company Conrad W. Crowder California Maurice Leiderman Leiderman Virginia Seiderman Irving A. Goldman

Record Set at Industrial Meet in North Carolina

The 17th annual statewide industrial safety conference adjourned in Winston-Salem with more industries represented than before. Chairman T A Wilson of the North Carolina industrial commission said about 750 concerns were represented across the meetings.

Winston-Salem T. A. Wilson North Carolina Industrial Commission North Carolina

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