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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1940

Page

11

Waynick Heads Legion Auxiliary Plan Poppy Day State Conven tion

Mrs. R L Waynick was elected president of the local American Legion Auxiliary. The new slate includes J Worth Ivey as vice president and C Black as corresponding secretary. The group selected delegates to the state convention and outlined plans for Poppy Day to be held Saturday.

Waynick Legion Auxiliary New State R. L. Waynick Unil Rican Legion Auxiliary Dan D. Arden C. H. Greer Montieu Mue Oscar L. Smith Dan Arden J. Worth Ivey C. Black Leigh Harper John Raper M. T. Hicks Ant-At-Arms George Nor Greensboro North Carolina Department Legion Auxiliary C. A. York Marie Workman Edith Watson Jack Crawford Esther Free Nell Jeanette McCain Roy Spearman Stirewall

John C. Sheloff Hosts Social Gathering at Sedgefield Inn

Mrs. John C. Sice entertained a small group yesterday at Sedgefield Inn for a formal party. Early flowers of peonies and iris decorated the solarium where guests enjoyed a dainty salad and refreshments later in the afternoon. Mrs. Edwards of Winston-Salem and Mrs. Cerney were honored guests, each receiving gifts, while many neighbors and friends attended including Mrs. J. Kirkman and Mrs. Jarriss.

John C. Sice Sedgefield It Edwards Winston-Sathe House Mal F Albion Millis W. A. Sherrod Charles Kearns Jesse Washburn John 8. Pickett James Armstrong Claude Reitzel Allen Austin E. T. Kearns T. V. Rochelle R. H. Sechrest R. A. Sheloff Katherine Kearns Helen Sheloff

Delegates from High Point at State Council Daughters of America

Delegates from High Point attend the fourteenth annual State Council Daughters of America session in Greensboro with headquarters at the O Henry Hotel. The event opens with a 2 30 p m business session and a 7 p m banquet in the hotel ballroom.

High Point State Council Daughters of America Greensboro O. Henry Hotel Callie Stewart J. P. Hipps Mary Tankersley Richmond Ralph Lewis Lena Shipwash Emma Calhoun Berta Loman Washington Council No. 4 High Point Council Peace Council No. 9 of Mary Forrester Rocky Mount

Three Tables In Play At Ladies Bridge At Club

Three tables of bridge were in play yesterday afternoon at Emerywood Country Club for the bi weekly ladies party. Hostesses were Mrs E T Howard and Mrs J P Bolt. The prize, a double deck of cards, went to Mrs James Lovelace. Other attendees included Mesdames June Scott Hugh Smart John Davis J J Groome W E Mitchell A B Parker Jr John Brooks R F Johnson and R F Johnson Jr.

Emerywood Country Club E. T. Howard J. P. Bolt James Lovelace Mesdames June Scott Hugh Smart John Davis J. J. Groome W. E. Mitchell A. 8. Parker, Jr John Brooks R. F. J. Johnson R. F J. Johnson, Jr

BPWC Members Visit Neighboring Clubs

Four BPW members from the local club attended the Thomasville BPW annual Spring banquet and officer installation with state president Dess M. Gurganus of Raleigh as guest. The local contingent included Rachel Moser president Kemp Baldwin Oriana B. James and Birtie White.

Business and Professional Women's Club Thomasville BPW Club Dess M. Gurganus Raleigh Rachel Moser Kemp Baldwin Oriana B. James Birtie White Winston-Salem Club James E. M. Shipman Broadus Casey Ruth Welborn

Social Calendar for Wednesday to Saturday events

The Women of the Moose meet and initiate a member on Wednesday at the Moose Hall. Mrs. Alson Gray hosts bridge at 410 Lindsay Street to honor Mrs. E L Bailey. Social Arts Club hosts at 3 p.m. Thursday on Montlieu Avenue. Friday hosts hospitality luncheon for Mrs. R S Lafferty leaving for Richmond. Nurses graduation dance at Burros Memorial hospital and Lutheran church. Saturday Junior American Legion Auxiliary meets at Helen Gibson’s. AAUW garden party at Mrs. Horace Haworth’s. new officers installed. Girls Pentagon Club dinner and dance at Emerywood Country Club with Russ Grigg’s band. admission by card.

Women of the Moose Moose Hall Alson Gray Lindsay Street Bridge E. L. Bailey Dorothy Jones EB. Z. Jones Montlieu Avenue Mes James Kenneth Redman A. E. Taplin Woodland Drive R. S. Lafferty Richmond Burros Memorial Hospital Lutheran Church American Legion Auxiliary Helen Gibson Howell Street American Association of University Women Horace Haworth Pentagon Club Emerywood Country Club Russ Grigg

Business Girls Outing at City Lake

Members of the Business and Professional Girls Club of the Y W C A enjoyed an evening outing at the city lake replacing the usual Adams Memorial Y W C A supper. About forty attendees gathered after leaving the Y W C A at 6 15. Supper was served picnic style with thirty three members and six guests including Frances Muse Helen Dickson Carmen Austin Rebecca Nicholson Inez Pitts and Mesdames H C Myrick and A B Pater.

Business and Professional Girls Club City Lake Adams Memorial Frances Muse Helen Dickson Carmen Austin Rebecca Nicholson Inez Pitts Mesdames H. C. Myrick A.B. Pater

Miss Whitehead To Host Brides Elect Bridge Luncheon

Miss Selma Whitehead will entertain at the Sheraton Hotel on Saturday for Miss Deppe Barker, bride elect to John Callahan of Greensboro. Guests include Misses Nelle Poole, Grace McCracken, and Rebecca Harris. A bridge luncheon with about nine tables will begin at eleven, followed by luncheon.

Selma Whitehead Sheraton Deppe Barker John Callahan Greensboro Miss Barker Nelle Poole Grace McCracken Rebecca Harris

Phyllis Wall Elected Oak Hill Student Council Head

Phyllis Wall a fifth grade standout at Oak Hill School was elected president of the Student Council in a morning assembly. Sergeant Pike spoke on the duties of a patrol boy and student safety. Robert Burton and Glendale Jones described their Washington trip with the Patrol Boys. A pep meeting followed for the softball team ahead of the cup game with Juma Blair. The article also notes a new five cylinder aviation motor and a statistic on private pilot miles and fatalities.

Phyllis Wall Oak Hill Sergeant Pike Robert Burton Glendale Jones Washington Juma Blair Edward Duncan Sara Lou’ Newton Betty Jo Beeson

Backroads, Gardens, and a Matriarch in High Point

A nostalgic feature traces humble yards along Winston highway with Iris blooms and garden efforts by Katherine Marsh. It notes Mary Lewis Millis at Hollins College, Virginia show fashions, and profiles the community matriarch famed for club activity and style in High Point.

Winston Highway Katherine Marsh Rotary Charles McAnally Woodsey Wanna Mary Lewis Millis Hollins College High Point Virginia College

Rehearsals Underway For Denton Musical Comedy Hello Everybody

Rehearsals are in full swing for the amateur musical comedy Hello Everybody to be staged at Denton High School auditorium on Friday May 24 at 8 p m. Mary Alice Franklin and Jimmie Wilkins lead romantic roles with a comic cast including Joe Crawford Sugar Loflin Sara Kine Ruth Cole and Erwin Hunt. Fifty to seventy five children join the main cast in colorful numbers alongside a Baby Parade featuring local youngsters.

the Enterprise Denton Denton High School Mary Alice Franklin Jimmie Wilkins Joe Crawford Sugar” Loflin Sara Kine Ruth Cole Ann Bisher Clara van Tysinger Janet Smith Joan Walker Johnnie Krieger Wesley Mitchell Ann Nan Norris Tony Surratt Vondle Crawford Rebecca Ann Hughes Mary Elizabeth Surratt Eleanor Powell Lorraine Meadows Fanny Mae Wilkins Rebecca Beckham Lucille Morris Margaret Goodwin Iris Cook Rebecca Carroll Frances Coggins Nell Plummer Earlene Warner Order Eastern Star Brandon James

Practical Window Treatment Idea With Shelves and Closets

A practical and attractive window treatment uses narrow side and top shelves with closed closets or long shelves beneath. Shelves may hold books or ornaments while the lower storage space keeps playing cards score sheets pencils ashtrays or extra linens.

Goat Defeats Goose in Park Zoo Fight

In Kinston on May 22 a goat and a goose clashed at Emma Webb Park Zoo. Nellie the goose, noted for a bad disposition, sparked the affray but the goat prevailed.

Goose

Miss Cross Weds Lloyd Hughes In Rock Hill C

Mrs. Mittie V. Cross announces the marriage of her daughter Mary Elizabeth to Lloyd Odell Hughes in Rock Hill South Carolina yesterday. Rev C A Lupo officiated at the home ceremony with Edwin C Rankin Jr as best man. Hughes, son of Mr and Mrs W Ernest Hughes of High Point, is a Furman graduate and works at the High Point Savings and Trust Co. They will live with the groom’s parents at 420 East Washington Street after a Florida honeymoon.

Mittie V. Cross Mary Elizabeth Lloyd Odell Hughes Rock Hill 8. C C. A. Lupo High Point High School Montreat Junior Montreat Edwin C. Rankin, Jr Mr. Hughes W. Ernest Hughes High Point Atlanta Furman University Greenville S. C Sigma Alpha Epsilon High Point Savings and Trust Company Florida Hughes East Washington Street

Church Social aids community with church supper

The Woman's Auxiliary of Ran kin Memorial Church sponsors a Saturday supper in the church basement from 5 to 8 PM with chicken salad gravy green beans mashed potatoes cake hot rolls and iced tea. Public invited and a small plate charge applies. Monthly Susannah Wesley Class meeting at Archdale Methodist Church canceled for May. Lottie Holden Bible Class meets at Mrs. Bundy's Newton Street home Thursday at 3 PM. Seersucker covers offered as washable no iron material.

Woman’s Auxiliary Rankin Memorial Church Susannah Wesley Archdale Methodist Church Lottie Holden C. B. Bundy Newton Street

New W C TU Adds Four Members at May Meeting

The local Woman's Christian Temperance Union welcomed four new members Miss Mary Clegg and Mesdames Allene Smith J M Coggins and Er Kreinbaum at a May session at the First Baptist Church. Guest speaker Mrs F M Royall returned missionary spoke on Temperance and Missionary Work. Mrs M J Crowder presided and urged attendance at the prisonera at the bar play that evening.

Woman’s Christian Temperance Union First Baptist Church F. M. Royall J. M. Coggins Er. H. Kreinbaum M. J. Crowder First Methodist Church Lexington

Brides-Elect Of Summer Honored At Bridge Party

Three brides-elect Miss Elizabeth Crowell Deppe Barker and Mary Louise Myrick were feted at a bridge party hosted by Misses Clara Moss and Betty McArthur at Mrs CBE Reitzel’s Lindsay Street home. Four bridge tables, pink and yellow roses, and an ice course followed by crystal gifts for the honorees. Bay Street School faculty attended and Mrs John Myrick assisted with refreshments.

Elizabeth Crowell Deppe Barker Mary Louise Myrick Cbe Reitzel Lindsay Street Clara Moss Betty McArthur Mary Brantley Sue Warren Crystal Sara Matthews Maggie Lou Blackmon Virginia Rogers Moss and McArthur Bay Street School Miss Myrick John Myrick

Friends and locals update health from area hospitals

News notes about several residents in Guilford County improving after operations and injuries. Arthur Lott is reported improving at Guilford General Hospital after major surgery on Friday. Francis Kennedy of Catawba College, Salisbury, seeks treatment there for injuries from a lake diving accident. Mrs C J Zachary remains hospitalized at Duke Hospital. Ronald Welborn visits J Van Boyles at Montheu Avenue, with G M Ricketts of Richmond visiting as well. Lois Welborn returns from New York after attending the World's Fair. J Mally Gray is treated for a broken foot at Guilford General Hospital and expects a stay.

Arthur Lott Guilford General Hospital Francis Kennedy Catawba College Salisbury J. van Boyles Montheu Avenue G. M. Ricketts Richmond, Va Ronald J. Mally Gray

Youth Grateful After Bicycle Recovery

A youngster thanked police after his bicycle, stolen earlier, was recovered today. An officer located the bike and guided the youth to it, prompting a grateful response. Chicago May 22. Butter prices steady, eggs unchanged, receipts up to date.

Chicago

Thomasville BPWC installs new slate at banquet

About fifty members and guests from Thomasville and nearby cities gathered at the Woman's Club to celebrate the annual spring banquet and final meeting of the current BPWC club year. Mrs Dess M Gurganus of Raleigh installed the new officers, spoke on state conventions, and led a candlelight installation.

Thomasville BPWC High Point Asheboro Woman's Club Elliott Drive Blowing Rock Clara Harrison Gladys Falls Susannah Matthews Allan Surratt W. K. McGee Margaret McLeod Frances Griffin McGee Jewell Sink Marie Jones Maye Livensood Minnie Gilliam Myra Olive

Visit to Thomasville Social Roundup Recalls Bridging and Guests

Judith Owen attends a Thomasville gathering with Shirley Green and others while Miss Ruth Weeks visitors from Jacksonville, Florida stays with Mrs. Bertram Heathcote. The Sans Souci bridge club, hosted by Mrs. G. E. Crowell, enjoys two bridge tables and spring flowers. prizes go to Mrs. R. Hodgin. An ice course follows, and other locals host visitors and entertainments at Burrus Memorial Hospital and area homes.

Sans Souci Bridge Club G. E. Crowell Glenanda R. Hodgin Jennie Zollicoffer Roanoke Rapids H. R. Kyser Red Gray Harry Lee Lambeth Paul Hassler Walter Newby Frank Marr Ralph Wilson

Duck Club Weiner Roast Raises Evening Fun

The Duck Club held a weiner roast at the clubhouse at Sedge field last evening with about forty members and guests. The event opened with dancing, followed by outdoor supper. The night ended with group singing on the lawn and plans for a business meeting next Tuesday.

The Duck Club Sedgefield

Nose Drops Ad Claims Quick Relief for Cold Grip

An advertisement promotes Penetro Nose Drops claiming rapid relief from the nose pinching grip of a cold. The copy urges using two drops to ease nasal congestion. It presents a bold, direct pitch typical of early 20th century medical elixir style.

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