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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1934
Page
6
Idylwild club plans a regular dance at Sedfield Country Club Saturday evening November seventeenth with music by Jack Sterne orchestra. Cards issued to local members and guests require presentation at the door to gain admission, as the group will be restricted to cardholders.
The Junior Service League held its monthly meeting at Emerywood Corn Club with Miss Hauser presiding. Reports covered welfare work, a new case-work program by ten League men, layettes, and a plan to provide shoes for urgent cases among white school children, coordinated by Mrs. Sam Strickland.
Elm Street study class meets Wednesday at 3 15 in the school library with Mrs W R Shaffer as speaker on adjusting childhood needs to present day situations. Mrs Chester Ensign hosts guests at 108 t drive tomorrow with wing ladies from Statesville and others visiting.
A dense schedule lists Junior Service League at Emerywood Country Club, Wayside Garden Club at 1104 North Main, DAR Alexander Martin chapter at Emerywood with hostessesses and program leaders, and multiple meetings across Wednesday to Friday at YWCA Masonic Temple and local homes. The DeMolay tenth anniversary ball closes the week at Sedgefield Manor with Hal Thurston and his North Carolinians.
Announcements include a marriage for Mary Thelma Grady to Ervin William Benfield in Danville Virginia officiated by Dr J D Parker. A surprise birthday dinner honors Mrs L Holder at Archdale with family and friends attending.
The Calvary Methodist church women meet at 7 30 pm at Mrs A H Holton 1109 Forest Hill Dr. The Stephens Bible Study class meets tomorrow at 3 pm at Mrs Lee 1003 Lindsay St with Rev E W Black of Roanoke Va as leader. Coble circle of First Presbyterian holds monthly meeting with playlet on Home Mission work and social hour. 29 members and 4 visitors attend.
Marian Martin patterns 9193 and 9192 offer two blouse designs with descriptions of style, fabric suggestions, and size availability. Pattern 9193 features a necked yoked design and can dress up skirts. 9192 shows an over the shoulder yoke with a tunic or hip length option. Orders to The Enterprise Pattern Dept in New York.
Mr and Mrs C T Ingram depart today for New York City where he will attend to business matters. They expect to be away several days. Mrs Fred Hamrak once Miss Mary Wells visits East Green Street. her husband will join her later this week in New York and then spend the winter in Miami. Joel Walker, long a Rex hospital patient in Raleigh, has recovered enough to move home to Archdale to recuperate with his brother W J Walker.
The luncheon and afternoon sessions of the Motion Picture Conference at First Presbyterian church featured Mrs. Robbins Gilman urging educator led exhibition of films for education over profit. She emphasized children as the nation’s key resource and called for expanded educational facilities and recreation. Local exhibitors Hugh and Roy Smart participated, and Gilman then departed for Raleigh to conduct another conference.
The Community Arts club will meet tomorrow afternoon at Elm Street home of Miss Birdie Smith. All members are requested to attend as important business will be discussed.
Society notes announce the marriage of Mary Julia Crawley to Thomas Jackson Gold Jr. on Saturday November 24 1934 at 5 PM at First Presbyterian Church High Point North Carolina. Invites from Mr and Mrs Mark Whitney Stump extend the honor of your presence.
An explosion at a Santa Catalina Island rock quarry killed seven men when 1600 pounds of blasting powder detonated prematurely as workers transferred powder from 25 pound containers to sacks for a charge. Authorities investigated the accident to determine cause and safety failures.
Alicia Hart notes Irene Bordoni sticks with a flattering style, choosing a coiffure that suits her and urges women to do the same. Bordoni keeps bangs as a signature while occasionally updating with subtle waves worn close to the head and reset each morning.
Scrap metal shipments from United States ports to Japan have risen in recent months. Japanese ships carrying less consigned to Panama as a transit point for West Indian markets often return laden with scrap metal. About 70,000 tons of scrap iron and materials bound for Japan passed the canal last month. Scrap metal is widely used in munitions.
In Kinston on November 13 Miles M. Harper a bookkeeper and former mayor was found shot at his desk. Officials ruled it a death by own action.
Statesville dateline reports Paul Leonard secretary of the North Carolina Fair Tax association announced four additional members for the state advisory committee. They are W. N. Robertson Laurinburg S A Hallam Rockingham R 8 Powell Mocksville and H P Craver Booneville. Leonard said other appointments will come soon. He noted October enrollments were the largest since the group formed 15 months ago signaling strong interest in economy in government and a fair tax system removing the general sales tax and auto license fees.
Prof. Arthur Compton of the University of Chicago is formulating plans to establish seven permanent cosmic ray observation stations on mountain sites in diverse regions around the world. The project aims to study cosmic rays with improved geographic coverage.
An old advertisement extols Kellogg’s Att-Bran cereal as a safe daily aid to regularity. It highlights bulk from bran and iron for blood, claims gentle bowel clearing, and warns it is not a cure-all.
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