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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1945
Page
6
A large group of service men attended the weekly USO dance at the Adams Memorial YWCA building. Many veterans from the European theater were present. The event featured music from a mechanical box, punch service, and senior and junior USO hostess teams. Attendance has grown, prompting plans for a September training course to add more hostesses.
Mrs. H. F. Bosworth hosted a birthday party for her son Fred at the grandparents home, 306 Pickett street. Guests included Mary Frances Williams, Sally Dix, and others with out of town attendees Ray and Linda Marshall from Kernersville and Helen Cruger from New York.
Mrs. R. A. Herring announced that the Alexander Martin chapter DAR designated the Thomasville group to represent the chapter at the funeral services for Mrs. G. Marshall Hoover of Thomasville. The service is set for tomorrow at three o clock with attendees as a group tribute. The chapter meeting follows at 3 30 tomorrow to address district meeting business.
The schedule lists Altrusa executive board meeting at Mrs. Evelyn Sutton’s home and several autumn gatherings. Junior Service League holds its first Fall meeting at YWCA facilities with a general session afterward. Garden clubs, DAR chapter, Eastern Star, and Emerywood country club host events across Wednesday and Thursday evenings with guest speakers and dinners.
Funeral services for Mrs Dora E Richardson were held yesterday. A similar service for Mrs Hoover will be held at the October meeting, announced by Mrs Herring.
The Garden Study club will be entertained by Mrs M Z Perkinson at her home 1107 Greenway Drive on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock for the fall season's initial meeting. The date was moved from last week and readers are asked to note the change.
Mrs. M W Buser hosted an open house at 232 Boulevard on Friday from 7 to 9 honoring her daughter Wynanda Buser and Lois Farlowe. About 75 friends attended as fall flowers adorned the rooms and refreshments were served. Iris Floyd and Virginia Buser helped, and after the event Wynanda and Lois left for Nyack New York to enter the Missionary Training Institute.
Helen Follett advises choosing colors to suit hair and skin tones. Black clashes with suntanned complexions. white flatters bronzed skin. brown suits winter wear with beige powder. florid skins should avoid red and blondes may glow in black.
Miss Elaine Causey of Liberty and New York City wed Donald Byron Traguer of New York City in Mt. Pleasant Methodist church near Kimesville. The ceremony was led by Rev. Rollin C. Gibbs with a double ring rite. The couple plans a Nebraska/Nebraska visit then residence in New York City. both hold advanced degrees and positions in nutrition and wartime research.
Miss Wyanda Buser left for Nyack New York to enroll in the Missionary Training Institute as a freshman. She will pursue a practical Christian role in children's work and study music. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. White and family of Sanford and Mrs. J. L. Bass of Philadelphia departed after a weekend visit at the Barksdale home.
In a contract bridge column a South dealer, vulnerable, misplayed a club suit after a spade lead. The advised line is to cash ace and king followed by the ten, then continue clubs, since the hand has one entry in dummy and the line offers the best chance for four club tricks.
The Daughters of Wesley class of Calvary Methodist church join the Women's Society of Christian Service circle No 3 for a church social at Mrs. W H Baxley home 1411 Pershing Street tonight.
Pfc. James D. Harmon and Mrs. Harmon announce the birth of their daughter Martha Ann on September 6 at Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial hospital. Mrs. Harmon, formerly Elise Niell, notes her husband is serving in the Philippines with the armed forces.
In 1945 the total leather soles used for men, women, and children in the United States would, if laid flat and fitted end to end, cover only 16 square miles. The fact highlights wartime material constraints and shoe production scales during that period.
Gaffney Manufacturing Company, Cherokee county's largest textile mill, resumes full management as Capt. Halbert M. Jones returns control. Army operation since May 28 followed a two week strike over a dues check off clause. Workforce rises from 650 to 750 and weekly cotton cloth output grows from 650000 to about 900000 yards.
Sam Snead shot a four under 68 to finish 12 under par at 276 for the Dallas Open at Dallas Country Club. He earned $2,000 in war bonds and led Harold McSpaden by four strokes with Byron Nelson third and Ben Hogan fourth as the season total reached $16,910 in PGA events.
Zamperini family held to hope that St Louis Zamperini would return home from Yokohama. The USC star and 1936 Olympian, long listed as dead after a missing search mission, is reported safe in a Yokohama dispatch. His father Anthony praised his son's resilience.
Charles M. Adams arrives as librarian at the Woman's College Greensboro after seven years with Columbia University. He succeeds Guy R. Lyle and will reside on campus with his wife and two daughters once quarters are secured.
The last of more than 2,000 American prisoners and internees left Singapore for Calcutta in C 54 sky masters. Ten British casualties were evacuated. One American remained AWOL. Repatriation of former Japanese captives concluded in three days as thousands more prisoners would follow. The Japanese, once proud, were ordered to perform manual labor as they faced loss of face to the Allied advance.
The navy will add credit for overseas service to its point discharge system effective Saturday. Prospective civilians gain one quarter of a point for each month served outside the continental United States since Sept. 1, 1939. No change to qualification totals. overall eligible for discharge rises to 750,000 with previous 27,000 already set for release.
A mix of trivia and wisdom pieces. The text asks what a female sheep is called and mentions someone introducing waffles, then offers a proverb about charity and a traffic safety reminder for children. The horoscope predicts a day of deep feelings and warns against emotional indulgence.
A short answer list shows item 1 marked as A ene. item 2 names Thomas Jefferson who reportedly brought a waffle iron home from Holland. item 3 cites an antidote.
A compact list of crossword clues with numbered items across and down including stage of insect development hurt exclamation of triumph elliptical retract the home sea bird judge from ancient times breakwater crop of bird sword etc totaling multiple short definitions across a puzzle page entry
The article advises starting lawns in late September or October to ensure success next spring. For new lawns especially with peas, prepare soil immediately, harrow to a rough finish, apply fertilizer and seed after rains settle the soil, and use poultry or stable manure with a 5-7-4-8 fertilizer mix. For sunny yards Bermuda or carpet grass with white clover. for shady yards Kentucky blue, fescue, bent, red top, and white clover.
Spartanburg South Carolina September 10 Tom P Jimison age 59 longtime North Carolina preacher lawyer and newspaper man died in a hospital after a long illness He spent months in Morganton NC hospital and his writings spurred an investigation and reorganization of the state hospital system He was born in Sandy Mush Buncombe County and attended Emory and Henry College later joining the Methodist ministry with a notable pulpit at Central church in Spencer
E. E. Pratt, 60, once employee of the Denver Cemetery Assn, faces charges of selling grave plots lacking authority. He was jailed on a confidence game charge amid a local uproar over cemetery practices. Sealed bids for High Point North Carolina fire and police uniforms due September 18 1945 with 2 percent bid bond and guaranteed compliance.
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