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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1938

Page

6

Greensboro Fetes Miss Jones Before Inaugural Nuptials

Miss Mary Scott Jones of Greensboro and fiance G William Pleasants Jr of High Point hosted an informal party in Greensboro with Ada King as hostess. Guests included family from High Point and several other cities. A wedding at Grate Methodist Protestant church in Greensboro is planned for Saturday at five with a wide guest list and formal reception to follow at the bride’s home.

Mary Scott Jones Greensboro G. William Pleasants, Jr High Point Ada King East Smith Street Miss Jones Jane York Maude Thompson King Sara Clark Pleasants Mary Elizabeth Bennett Frank Shaw Caroline Starr City Alma Elizabeth Sharpe Sharpe Ralph Cook Grate Methodist Protestant Church Sarah Clark Anne Elizabeth Pleasants J. Edward Pleasants Mr. Pleasants Carl Jones Dan Farris Kenneth Counts Charlotte Herbert L. Wright Clover 5. C William von Drehle Wadesboro David Witherspoon

Mother-Singers Feature Program At Allen Jay

Greensboro group Mother Singers directed by Miss Grace Van Dyke presented a song program at the Allen Jay school P T A meeting. Rev W E Jones led devotionals. F D Burchfield spoke on progress of the gymnasium. Membership reached 205, December meeting to be sponsored by the primary department. Lyons' third grade won attendance.

Greensboro Grace van Dyke More Woman's College Parent-Teacher Association Allen Jay School W. E. Jones F. D. Burchfield C. S. Keller P.T. A L. A. Dickens Lyons

Girl Scout Council Meeting Moved to Wesley Memorial Church

The Girl Scout Council will meet Thursday at 11 o clock in the Sunday school room of Wesley Memorial church. It was to be held with Mrs I T Mann but was changed to the church location this morning.

Girl Scout Council Wesley Memorial Church I. T. Mann

Legion Post And Auxiliary To Hold Membership Supper

Mr and Mrs D D Arden host a membership supper for American Legion post and Auxiliary at Blair Park clubhouse Thursday at 7 pm. Admission by membership card or 1939 dues. wives mothers sisters and daughters eligible to join auxiliary. Call 9482 to attend. Oscar Smith will show Legion parades from New York 1937 and Los Angeles 1938 with group singing as featured entertainment.

D. D. Arden American Legion Post the Legion Auxiliary Blair Park Arden Auxiliary Oscar Smith Legion New York Los Angeles

Miss Mendenhall Ends Lecture Series at Local YWCA

Frances Mendenhall of the senior high school home economics department delivered the final talk in a series on Personality and Social Development before the Florence Nightingale club at the local YWCA hut. The discussion focused on understanding oneself and Life Values, drawing about twenty five club members. The course supported adult education in vocational home economics.

Frances Mendenhall Florence Nightingale Club

Mrs. H. A. White to Speak at Greensboro Club

Mrs Henry A White of High Point college faculty will travel to Greensboro to address the Greensboro Woman's Club at the club house on North Edgeworth Street. She chairs the International Relations committee in the State Federation of Women's Clubs.

H. A. White Woman's Club Greensboro Henry A. White High Point College Greensboro Woman's Club North Edgeworth Street White

Social Calendar week events at High Point clubs

Tuesday has Altrusa dinner and meeting at Sheraton. Wednesday offers Luncheon by Wednesday Book club with Mrs. R. 8S. Lafferty on Louise Ave and talks by Mrs. W. W. Gluyas on War and Womankind. Garden club hosts Mrs. Tate on Parkway. nurses meet at YWCA hut. Various society meetings fill the week.

Altrusa Club Sheraton Hotel Book Club R. 8S. Lafferty Louise Avenue W. W. Gluyas Twentieth Century Study Club C. H. Risch Hillcrest Drive J. H. Tate Parkway High Point Graduate Nurses’ Club American Homes Department Marvin L. Slate Lindsay Street E. R. Gary Ben L. Herman High Point College Girl Scout Council Wesley Memorial Church Tri-City Pi Beta Phi Finnerywood Country Club Nell Spruce Washington, D. C J. W. Rose G. I. Humphreys West College Drive Priscilla Club C. A. Ring Ecker North Main Street

Church Social at Archdale Hones Study Class

The Stephens Bible Study class will meet Wednesday at 3 PM at the home of Mrs. H. T. Hancock in Archdale. Mrs. Nora L. Andrews will lead, selecting her own subject. The Woman's Guild of St Marys Episcopal will host a turkey dinner Wednesday evening at the parish house from 6 to 8 PM. The Ladies Missionary Society of Bales Memorial church met Monday at 7:30 PM with Miss Swannie Ingram, with a large attendance and refreshments served.

Stephens H. T. Hancock Archdale Nora L. Andrews ST. Mary's Woman's Guild of Bales Memorial Group Ladies’ Missionary Society Bales Memorial Church Swannie Ingram

Woman's College Y. W. C. A. Opens New Headquarters

Greensboro reports the Woman's College Y W C A opens new Religious Activities Center offices with a week of events. Notable programs include an open meeting with Dr A W Gottschall, talks by Chinese delegates Pau Yu Yin and Pearl Tehwei Liu, a Sunrise Armistice Day service, and a cabinet party with UNC Chapel Hill guests. Peggy Jane Johnson born at Guilford General hospital on November 2. Dennis Dar sot Teeter born at home on November.

Greensboro Y. W. C. A. of Woman's College University of North Carolina Religious Activities Center South Spencer Haf A. W. Gottschall National Council of Jews and Christians Inter-Faith Council Pau-Yu Yin Pearl Te Chapel Hill

Carbon shows vast value gap between diamonds and charcoal

Charcoal and diamonds share carbon as their element yet fetch vastly different prices. Diamonds of low grade can exceed $2,000 per ounce, while charcoal trades around $156 per ton.

Tamburitza Players Open Entertainment Festival Tomorrow

The Elias Tamburitza Serenaders with John Nika tenor will perform at 8 30 pm at the Junior High School auditorium as the Altrusa club starts a festival raising funds for a High Point college scholarship and other projects. The act features Jugoslavic pieces and vocal groups in traditional costumes.

Elias Tamburitza John Nika Altrusa Club High Point College Jugoslavia Elias Charles Martha Anna America Mary Filipovitch John Ilika Jugo- Slavia

Local Alumnae Chapter Plans November Meeting

Members of the local High Point college alumnae chapter met last evening at the Postal Employes cabin off highway 10A. They discussed Homecoming Day plans for basketball season and will appoint a committee led by president John Foster to arrange a definite meeting place near the campus. Light refreshments were served.

High Point College John Foster

Group Leadership Course Opens At Sheraton Thursday

Mrs. D. E. Cauble announces a Group Leadership course starting Thursday November 10 from 7:00 to 9:00 at the Sheraton hotel. Miss Margaret Watson will lead the first session on Girl Behavior for Girl Scout affiliates and interested YWCA and troop organizers. The course, led by Miss Dana Nicholas, will have interval instructor sessions and future dates announced by the group.

D. E. Cauble High Point Girl Scout Council Sheraton Hotel Margaret Watson Dana Nicholas

Women of Moose Meet This Evening at Mrs Evans Home

The homemaking and executive committees of High Point chapter No 961 Women of the Moose will meet at Mrs. Willard Evans home on Cook Street. The executive group will plan a program for the two day meeting with the Legion of the Moose in Winston-Salem at the Robert E Lee Hotel on November 19 and 20. At the November 2 regular meeting two new members, Mrs. Myrtle Lackey and Mrs. Eva Hancock, were initiated.

High Point Women of the Moose Willard Evans Cook Street Legion of the Moose Winston-Salem Robert FE. Lee Myrtle Lackey Eva Hancock

Altrusa Club Plans Evening Meeting and Festival

The Altrusa Club will hold a 6:30 p.m. dinner and business meeting in the Sheraton hotel private dining room. Plans for tomorrow night's Entertainment Festival concert at the Junior high school will be discussed. Ticket sales will be reviewed by Virginia Ryan, the ticket chairman, who requests member reports.

Altrusa Club Sheraton Virginia Ryan

Mrs Lineberry Bridge Hostess In Randleman

Mrs Lineberry hosted the Thursday night bridge club at her Asheboro road home. Chrysanthemums and fall blooms highlighted the living room for three tables of play. Prizes went to Mrs Cletus Brookshire and Mrs N H Carpenter. guests included Mrs Jack Newlin and others.

Weaver Lineberry Asheboro Road Cletus Brookshire N. H. Carpenter Jack Newlin Mesdames Co D. Kistler Ruth Allred A. B. Freeman E. E. Bunting L. T. Hammond Frank Talley Lewis Luther Leonard Ward

Swing Club Elects New Officers At Regular Meet

Officers for the ensuing term were elected at a Swing club meeting last evening with Miss Lois Yakeley. New officers include Mildred Hutchens president Beatrice Harris vice president Lillian Weisner secretary treasurer Bea Overcasn reporter Lois Yokeley program chairman. Programs for the next three months were planned to emphasize original material. The next meeting on Howell Street with Miss Catherine Carmichael will feature an installation service.

Swing Club Lois Yakeley Mildred Hutchens Beatrice Harris Lillian Weisner Bea Overcasn Lois Yokeley Catherine Carmichael Howell Street

Elm Street Plans Education Week Activities

Elm Street school's National American Education Week program runs with a 7:30 PM PTA meeting led by Miss Margaret Chatfield, classroom observations, and luncheons. Joint room teas occur Wed and Thu 3 to 5 PM, featuring multiple teachers and classes. The week includes student performances and a Friday peace pageant by Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly's sixth grade.

Elm Street Margaret Chatfield Parent-Teacher Association Edgar Hartley Parent Allene M. Schroder Helen Butler McCrary Hamlin Chatfield Elizabeth Kelly

Informal Tea Honors Pastor Cecil Haworth at Home

Rev and Mrs Cecil Haworth hosted Central Friends church members for an informal tea at their Edgedale Drive home marking a year since his becoming pastor. Fall flowers adorned rooms while Mrs Alice Paige White and Miss Anna Mendenhall led the table with help from several helpers. About 100 guests attended during the three to five o'clock event.

Cecil Haworth Central Friends’ Church Edgedale Drive Haworth Alice Paige White Anna Mendenhall Ruth Brower Loise Brower Sara Sloan Ray Dorothy Chamberlain D. L. Baker Woman’s Auxiliary

Friendsville Weekend Visit By Tennessee Quakers

Mrs C L Burton Mrs F R Fraley Mrs W E Hussey and son Ed visited Rev J Norman Osborn in Friendsville Tennessee over the weekend. The trip included a Smoky Mountains route and Knoxville return. They met Quaker missionaries Edward Ransom and Fred McMillan during the mountains. Also guests from Lancaster Pennsylvania included Mrs S F Grubb Edith and Wilson Grubb Miss Mary Eckterling and Vincent Butz visiting D W Barbee of 923 Asheboro Street.

C. L. Burton F. R. Fraley W. E. Hussey Friendsville Tenn J. Norman Osborn Osborn Oak Hill Friends Church Smoky Mountains Knoxville Edward Ransom Fred MceMillan D. Wu. Barbee Asheboro Street S. F. Grubb Edith and Wilson Grubb Mary Eckterling Vincent Butz Lancaster, Pa

Miss Unity Nash Speaks to 10 000k Club at Jamestown

Miss Unity Nash of High Point spoke to the Modern Book Club in Jamestown on November 2. She discussed places visited this summer in the New England States and Canada. Hostesses Miss Irma Rosmond and Miss Alice Scott served Armistice themed refreshments.

Jamestown Irma Rosmond Alice Scott Modern Book Club Unity Nash High Point

Missionary Society Elects New Officers at Johnson Home

Mrs George J Johnson hosts a Woman's Missionary Society meeting with opening devotion by Mrs Jack Armstrong. Reports from committees precede the nominating slate naming officers led by President Mrs H N Willard and a full slate including secretaries, treasurer, and supts for social work children mission study supplies and spiritual life.

George J. Johnson Woman's Missionary Society Jack Armstrong H. N. Willard C. V. Bundy J. H. Smith Irma Bundy J. E. Foscue W. G. Ragedale Louise Luquer W. R. Swain R. E. Bundy

Thomasville U C Chapter Holds November Meeting

Mrs I G Greer entertained members of the Brierfield chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy at the Mills Home with Miss Sallie McCracken presiding. Mrs James E Lambeth reported on the New Bern state UDC meeting and Edmond Ruffin life was discussed. Officers were elected unanimously: Myers, Lambeth, Methcock, Alexander, Watkins, Hoover, Greer, Hawthorne, Poe, with an ice course served after.

Edmond Ruffin John R. Myers Jas. E. Lambeth H. T. Methcock F. J. Alexander R. E. Watkins C. M. Hoover I. G. Greer J. W. Hawthorne E. J. Poe

Community Club Appointments Listed in Report

Superintendent Christian relation and Mrs Bundy lead the baby special program. Mrs Hassell heads the young woman's group. Mrs Armstrong handles world outlook. Publicity supervisor is Mrs Frazier with EB Frazier in a staff role.

O. M. Bundy Russell Hassell Young Woman's Group Jack Armstrong World Outlook W. H. Guyer EB. Frazier

Bridging National and Racial Barriers Program Report

A program on Bridging National and Racial Barriers was presented by Mrs. P. C. Futrell and Mrs. George Johnson. After the business meeting a social hour followed with a salad course served by the hostess and her mother Mrs. R. V. Willard. Several notices of local visits and weekend trips are listed across North Carolina including Hamlet Wadesboro Waxhaw Henry River Hickory Zebulon Mountain View Stanfield and family events and birthdays.

P. C. Futrell George Johnson R. V. Willard Mary Speer Lucile Palt Hamlet Ida Mae Freeland Wadesboro J. §. Davis Gertrude Moor

Birthday Party Honored at Main Street M E Hut

Julia Frances and James were hosted at a children's party on Randolph Street to celebrate their birthdays. Miss Lillian Yow led songs and stories while Mrs. S. Hix served refreshments. About fifty guests attended the gathering with girls receiving dolls and boys tiny diets.

Julia Frances James M. E Randolph Street Lear Lillian Yow Furnis S. Hix Wiziard

Local residents report illnesses and visits

Mrs. W. F. Guyer remains ill at her West M Street home after being confined there for several weeks. Miss Katherine Blaylock visited relatives in Oxford over the past weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Blaylock and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jumper of Greensboro were Vera Green Phillips guests on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William H. and Jen have returned from an extended visit in Pittsburgh with relatives.

Tomlinson J. W. Boone Atlanta Lee Ri Fisher Ferry Street Sallie J. Bond City Memorial Woman's Main Street C. H. Phillips Charman W. F. Guyer West M Street Katherine

Stray Stolen-Tag Car Found With Unproven Owner

A Glendale man identified as Gusto found in possession of a car police broadcast as stolen. The owner Olson claimed surprise as police located the vehicle attached to his car by a missing hitch on a down town street.

Phoenix Ariz Glendale Olson

Yukon to A Nighthawk said to cover seven thousand miles

A fragment notes a distance of 7009 miles described as the route from Yukon to A aboard the Nighthawk. The scant text mentions travel length without clear dates or destinations.

Yukon

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