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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1947
Page
10
The Midwest shows growth in Life Masters with Indianapolis now boasting three, led by Lawrence J. Welch, No. 79. A Life Master must accumulate more Master Points and win at least 30 in national championships, distinguishing strategic play and counting from average players.
A bridge column notes Welch as top scorer after a defensive sequence. Declarer led queen of diamonds from dummy, Welch wins king and cashes jack o diamonds, East discards club. West shifts on later diamond return to pressure North’s four-diamond holding.
The Children express gratitude for the kindness and sympathy shown during the death of their father Burrell F. Carroll and for the many beautiful floral offers.
City officials grapple with late night parking and petting on High Point suburban drives. Oakhurst street’s Kiss-Me- Quick Curve is a focal point while council, juggling the budget, approves several thousand dollars for lighting and warns of increased police patrols.
Mrs. Pell Payne led about sixty music pupils in a recital at Trinity high school as part of commencement finals. The audience heard duo-piano pieces, trios, duets, solos, and senior glee club selections. Barbara Ann Wall won first with a solo. Rachel and Frances Scearce took second with a duet. David Allman earned third with a piano solo.
Welch faced a tricky late position as North held solid spades and East could have ruined the contract with a club lead. By cashing the ace of clubs and keeping four heart tricks, Welch secured all points on the board despite potential defender misreads.
Funeral services for Burrell F Carroll who died at his daughter Mrs C W Pilsons home at 1104 E Russell Street were conducted at Tom s Creek church Denton with Rev Pink Broadway and Rev L G Cashion officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery with pallbearers J H Carroll Jake Garner Everett Garner Ben F Garner Herman Northcott George D Keever and floral offerings by friends and neighbors.
Funeral services for Charles T. Young were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at his residence 3205 Steel Street with Rev. F. L. Conrad of Emmanuel Lutheran Church officiating. Members of the church choir provided music. Pallbearers were Marietta Paint and Color coworkers Reuben Warner George Estes Charlie Hilton Walter Sink Carl B. Hill and Spencer Osborne. Interment followed in Floral Garden Cemetery.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 pm from First Methodist church for J E Perry Sr 75 retired grocer who died Sunday at his home 207 Howell street. The service was led by Rev Wilson O Weldon Rev J Clay Madison and Rev Wilbur Hutchins with a mixed quartet including Charles Allman Dorothy Oskins Mrs C R Hinshaw and Joan Dunivant providing music.
Robert A. Zimmerman Jr of Lexington Route 4 died after a month of serious illness in a Winston-Salem hospital. Born May 19 1910 he was a lifelong Arcadia area farmer and dairyman. Survived by wife Mildred Burton daughter Aldora Ruth son A Zimmerman III parents Dr and Mrs R A Zimmerman two sisters Mrs Clyde Zimmerman and Mrs John R Bender and brother H W Zimmerman
Funeral services were held for Romie G. Self 41 of High Point and Minnie Black May 64 found dead in a barn loft near Thomasville. Pallbearers included local neighbors and area pallbearers. burial followed at Goshen church and Fair Grove Methodist church cemeteries respectively.
Mrs. Mabel Smith author and traveler who spent 10 years in Japanese prison camps spoke at the Civitan club luncheon at the Keraton hotel. She described wartime experiences with her husband a marine engineer and noted faith sustains people under long imprisonment. The meeting also included Naval Reserve week explanations and notes on upcoming conventions.
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