Selected For Scholarship By Local AAUW
Miss Zelma Parnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Parnell, was chosen yesterday by the local branch of the American Association of University Women to receive its scholarship award. A High Point College senior majoring in voice, she plans to study at Curtis Conservatory in Philadelphia after graduation next June. Her instructor Franklin Riker calls her the most promising pupil he has taught in recent years, noting her charm, musical intelligence, interpretive ability, and lyric voice with wide range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelma Parnell
American Association of the University Women
Parnell
D. H. Parnell
High Point College
Curtis Conservatory of Music
Philadelphia
Franklin Riker
Riker
Aliss Parnell
Theta Phi Sorority
Winners at Emerywood Club Party Announced
Yesterday’s Emerywood Country Club ladies bridge results named Mesdames J S Welborn and C B Faircloth as North South winners while Mesdames Harold Bennett and O C Duridad led East West. E F EB Mendenhall Jr topped contract scores. War savings stamps were awarded with lunch. A long seating list followed and family night dinner is set for tomorrow with reservations due by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
Mesdames J. 5. Welborn
C. B. Faircloth
Harold Bennett
O. C. Duridad
EB. Mendenhall, Jr
Mesdames
J. W. Woollen
Hugh Smart
P. Y. Adams
Jack Holbrook
Philip Davis
W. E. Mitchel
FE. E. Mendenhall
Morris Jones
Hal Davis
C. S. Beaver
J. QO. Hauschild
O. C. Durland
R. D.lillsen
Bruce Conrad
Valet
City Parent-Teacher Council Hears Supt Carroll
The High Point Parent-Teacher Council met at Elm Street school with Supt Charles F Carroll Jr presenting on the year’s enrollment decline. Mrs Blake Thompson presided as Rev W A Jenkins gave the invocation. district meeting set for Oct 15 in Winston-Salem and war bond support praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Parent-Teacher Council
Supt. Carroll
High Point
Elm Street
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
Blake Thompson
W. A. Jenkins
First Methodist Church
Plans Complete for College Fall Banquet and Dance
High Point College outlines plans for a fall formal banquet and dance to be held Saturday night. Dormitory students only attend the banquet due to space limits, while all students may join the 9 to 11:30 p.m. dance in the dining hall featuring Eugene Wiley and his college orchestra. Silas Casey, High Point attorney, will speak at the banquet, with Zelma Parnell performing and Bill Gossard singing. Committees include Ruth Griffith, Jule Warren, Ronda Sebastian, Billy Wenderson, Jim Lowder, Alvin Beles, Jock Astrilla, Ann Coe, Sue Woodfull, Marie Parker, and Rob sort Liovd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Billy Henerson
Eugene Wiley
Silas Casey
High Point
Zelma Parnell
Hero
Bill Gossard
Ruth Griffith
Jule Warren
Ronda Sebastian
Billy Wenderson
Jim Lowder
Alvin Beles
Jock Astrilla
Ann Coe
Sue Woodfull
Marie Parker
Robsort Liovd
Baptist Faculty Honored At Thomasville Tea Club
Informal tea hosted by Mrs. R G Jennings to honor new city school faculty members who belong to the Baptist church. Guests were greeted by Mrs. Charles Lambeth and Mrs. W K McGee, with Miss Selene Parker and others in the receiving line. Tea featured pink rosebud centerpiece and served by a hostess staff, followed by farewell remarks from Mrs. R S Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
New City School
The
Baptist Church
R. G. Jennings
Elliott Drive
Charles F. Lambeth
W. K. McGee
Selen Parker
Lowry
Eva Kirkman
Janie Barber
Dorothy McBride
T. H. Tomlinson
J. L. Ward
O. G. File
Milton Jones
W. O. Poole
Social Calendar Highlights For Thursday And Friday
The Girl Scout Council meets Thursday at 10 a.m. at Adams Memorial YWCA. Family Night Dinner runs 6:30 to 8 p.m. for Emery Wood Country Club members and families at the clubhouse with reservations due by Thursday noon. Friday features the Priscilla club at 3 p.m. with Als Mrs Hall at 901 Johnson Street for the first session of the new sub year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Adams Memorial Y.W.C.A
Emerywood Country Club
Priscilla Club
Als
W. B. Hall
Johnson Street
Central District C E Rally Plans Near Completion
Plans are complete for the annual Central District Christian Endeavor rally to be held Sunday October 4 at 2 30 p m at Welch Memorial Church Rev George Dillinger of Burlington will deliver the message with the topic Seeking the Best in Life Miss Martha Hayworth in charge of devotionals and music by a Lebanon Methodist Church duet Howard Patterson of Burlington president will preside over the business session which will include officer elections and installation A picnic supper will follow a voluntary offering replaces the registration fee All Christian Endeavorers in the central district and beyond are invited Officers include President Howard Patterson Burlington Vice President Robert Loman Greensboro Treasurer Mazelle Dick Greensboro Young People Superintendent Miss Martha Hayworth Wiech Point Intermediate Superintendent Mrs B Z Routh Greensboro Junior Superintendent Myrtle Davis High Point Roscoe Briley High Point
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central District Christian Endeavor
Welch Memorial Church
Greensboro
George Dillinger
Burlington
Martha Hayworth
Lebanon Methodist Church
Howard Patterson
High Point Union
Central District
Howard, Patterson
Robert Loman
Wiech Point
Mazelle Dick
Young People's
B. Z. Routh
Roscoe Briley
High Point
Myrtle Davis
Girl Scout Leaders To Meet For Workshop At HQ
Girl Scout leaders will hold a workshop at the local headquarters Thursday at 10 a.m. All leaders are asked to bring their handbooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Headquarters
Johnson Street P T A Meets Thursday Night Tea
Johnson Street Parent-Teacher Association will meet Thursday evening at 7 30 with Rev FE Jackson leading devotion and Miss Umstead of the Piedmont Dairy Council Greensboro as speaker. A silver tea at 816 Magnolia Court Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 will raise funds for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Street
Birth of Daughter Geraldine Ann Loflin in Washington DC
Mr and Mrs G E Loflin announce the birth of a daughter Geraldine Ann on Sunday September 27 in Washington DC. Mrs Loflin, before marriage, was Miss Dot Moffitt of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Loflin
18Th Street
Washington, D. C
Geraldine Ann
First Methodist Class Meeting This Thursday Evening
The A M I del Philathea Class of the First Methodist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening October 1 at 8 o clock at the home of Mrs W M Payne 1203 Blain Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. I del Philathea
First Methodist Church
W. M. Payne
Blain Street
McKenney on Bridge: Gross and Lipton Shine in National Pair
Murray Gross of Asheville and Dr. William Lipton of New York finished second in the national men's pair championship. Gross, declarer, won despite a sequence of diamond plays and club promotions to reach five and a half tricks, with precise timing and defense from West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canftuges
Murray Gross
Asheville
N. C
William Lipton
New York
Gross
West
South
J R Pierce Leaves Post for Air Corps Duties
J R Pierce former attendance officer for High Point city schools left over the weekend to assume new duties with the Fire Department of the U S Air Corps Technical School near Goldsboro. James Edward Riley born September 25 at Burrus Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Troy A Riley 39 Howell Street. Fr D Johns of this city patient at Randolph Hospital Asheboro after operation last Thursday recovering and able to see visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Pierce
High Point City
U. S. Air Corps Technical School
Goldsboro
Troy A. Riley
Howell Street
James Edward
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Riley
Miiss Alma Smith
Fr. D. Johns
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro
Luncheon For Miss Hill Precedes Greensboro Wedding
A lunch at the Sheraton today honors Miss Margaret Hanes Hill of Greensboro. Guests include Mrs L B Heilig, Mrs J J Cox, Mrs Sam N Strickland, and Miss Emily Ragsdale. About ninety attendees from Greensboro and Hill’s home city attend. The bride will wed Lieut Thomas Coffin Ragsdale at Eight thirty Saturday evening at First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hanes Hill
Greensboro
Thomas Coffin Ragsdale
Jamestown
Sheraton
Miss Hill
Lieut
Ragsdale
First Presbyterian Church
Claude Cooke Presents Students In Music Recital
Claude Cooke will present his music students in a formal recital Thursday evening October 1 at eight o'clock at North Main Baptist Church. A reception for parents and students will follow the recital. Ambergris, a costly ingredient of rare perfumes, is an abnormal growth in the body of a whale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Cooke
North Main Baptist Church
Anne Adams Pattern 4229 for Women’s Shirtwaister
An advertisement for Pattern 4229 by Anne Adams promotes a front buttoning trim shirtwaister with inset waistband and soft bodice. Available in sizes 34 to 44 for eight dollars, with sixteenth cent postage, order via The Night Point Enterprise Pattern Department 23 West 17th St New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Jane Kearns Birthday Honoree at Fifth Celebration
Jane Kearns daughter of Mr and Mrs Amos R Kearns 604 Hillcrest Drive celebrated her fifth birthday Monday afternoon at the Ermerywood Country Club Forty guests attended from Mrs L F Voorhees kindergarten and a few more. Games included Go A Fishing with favors for each child Ice cream candy and a cake shaped like a merry go round were served
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Edgerton
Kearns
Amos R. Kearns
Hillcrest Drive
Ermerywood Country Club
L. F. Voorhees
Funeral for Miss Addie Mae Turner Held in High Point
The funeral service for Miss Addie Mae Turner, longtime resident of Thomasville route one, was held at North Main Street Baptist church in High Point. Rev. Irby B. Jackson and Rev. Julian S. Hopkins led the service, with a duet by Ethel Samuels and Banks Chilton, and a solo by Banks Chilton. Pallbearers were nephews Burley, Walter, Mallory, James, Jack Turner, and Furner Ferguson. Interment was in Lebanon Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Hubert Dunlop
Clifton Bailey
Lawrence Hundley
Glenn Hall
Stencil Moore
Unity Chapel
Thomasville
Addie Mae Turner
North Main Street Baptist Church
High Point
Irby B. Jackson
Julian S. Hopkins
Green Street
Banks Chilton
Lloyd Swink
Pall
Funeral services for Mrs Ada Gibson at Archdale church
Mrs Ada M Gibson 56 widow of Arthur Gibson died at home on Asheboro road High Point route three Monday night funeral held Wednesday at 11 from the residence Rev G E White led services with friends singing flowers carried by neighbors pallbearers W Y Staley CG E Sykes G E Stroud H G Mitchell F B Lindley P C Shepard burial Oakwood Memorial Park cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada M. Gibson
Arthur Gibson
Asheboro Road
High Point
G. E. White
Archdale Methodist Church
VY. J. Staley
CG. E. Sykes
G. E. Stroud
H. G. Mitchell
F. B. Lindley
P. C. Shepard
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Glad To Help Fort Smith Girl Overcomes Paralysis Braces
Diane Everidge, 12, an infantile paralysis victim since age seven in Fort Smith Arkansas, expressed twofold happiness after a doctor said she may no longer need arm and leg braces. She credits progress from years of brace support and hopes for renewed mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Diane Everidge
Bruton Passes Army Air Force Prelim, Leaves for Camp Croft
Frank Bruton, longtime Paramount theatre manager in High Point, has successfully passed the Army Air Force preliminary exam at Winston-Salem and will depart Friday for Camp Croft. He resigned his theatre post last Monday after transferring to the Paramount Theatre in 1940. Hugh J. Smart of North Carolina Theatres Inc. says Bruton did an excellent job. Bruton now resides at 309 Julian Avenue, Thomasville, N.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIR Force
Frank Bruton
Paramount Theatre
Army Air Force
Winston-Salem
Camp Croft
Bruton
High Point
Rialto Theatre
Hugh J. Smart
North Carolina Theatres Inc
Frank
Deaths: Marvin L Hiott of Thomasville dies at 27
Marvin L Hiott by heart attack at home 206 College Street Thomasville died this morning age 23 born August 18 1913 in Williamsport D C son of J C DeWits Hiott and Grace Koon Hiott moved to Thomasville in 1932 worked at Stark Clothing Co for seven years attended Community Methodist Church married Frances Stone of Thomasville on August 17 1936 Survived by parents of Kernersville one sister Mary Linda Ann Hiott Kernersville and one brother Rudolph Hiatt Thomasville funeral arrangements incomplete service planned for Friday at Community Methodist Church Reverend E E Snow to officiate body at J C Green Funeral Home until Thursday at 2 00 p m then returned to residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L .Hiott
Enterprise
Thomasville
Marvin Lee Hiott
College Street
Wiliamston
D. C
J. C. DeWits Hiott
Grace Koon Hiott
Stark Clothing Co
E. E. Snow
Community Methodist Church
J. C. Green
R. O. Lindsay Funeral Rites Thursday At 11
Funeral services for R Odell Lindsay Sr prominent 61 year old High Point man who died yesterday after a stroke will be held Thursday at 11 oclock at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. The body lies in state from 10 to 11. Interment in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery. He was president of Guilford Hosiery Mills and Lindale Dairy Corp and a long time civic leader and church worker. He served on numerous boards including Adams-Millis Wachovia Burrus Memorial Hospital Highland Cotton Mills Brevard College and the Salvation Army. He belonged to Wesley Memorial Church 35 years and was a charter member of the High Point Kiwanis Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Odell Lindsay
High Point
Wseley Memorial Methodist Church
Oakwood Memorial Park
Lindsay
Guilford Hosiery Mills
Lindale Dairy Corporation
Adams-Millis Corporation
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Highland Cotton Mills
Salvation Army
Brevard College
Winston-Saem
Wesley Memorial Church
High Point Kiwanis Club
Holstein-Friesien Association of America
Vows Of Three Couples Revealed At Asheboro
Asheboro society pages report three weddings with Edith Rich marrying Sergeant Lawrence T Hunt in Cheraw South Carolina on September 12. Also Estelle Jordan wed George A Russell in Cheraw on September 5. Details include families, military status, and current postings in Sarasota Florida Camp Beauregard Louisiana and Asheboro connections.
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Asheboro
Edith Rich
Lawrence T. Hunt
Cheraw
S. C
Hunt
Ethel Rich
Arthur Hunt
Sergeant Hunt
Zula Hunt
Calvin Hunt
Route Two
Air Corps
Sarasota Air Base
Sarasota, Fla
Estelle Jordan
George A. Russell
False alarms mark T ville blackout investigation
Thomasville police chief E R Richardson said the blackout was nearly perfect and most reports of lights came from open fires. Ambulances were sent to two false wreck calls at J C Green and Sons Funeral Home. no wrecks found. Authorities seek the responsible party and warn of full prosecution for endangering emergency crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Perfect
E. R. Richardson
Richardson
Hame
J. C. Green and Sons
Hasty High School
Sylar
East Main Streets
Divorce Suit Filed in Two Year Separation Case
Gladys M. McDowell files for divorce from Boyd Edgar McDowell after two years of separation. The petition states they wed on March 29, 1936 and separated in August 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys M. McDowell
Boyd Edgar McDowell
Property Transfers Across Townships In County Listings
A series of land and lot transfers are recorded across High Point, Gilmer, Morehead, Gate City, Bruce townships. Names include W H Strong, L G Cibell, R P King, E Lowdermilk, B A Bradham, J D Keen Jr, Gate City Life Insurance, E Cox, W G Tuttle, John W Dear, Thom Pearsall Jr, L A Stafford, Z V Allen among others. Tracts and lots described include Fairmont Carline Welch Johnsom streets Edgeville Terrace and W A Ed subdivision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
W. H. Strong
L. G. ci Bell
Fairmont
Carline Welch
Frances N. McC
Johnsom Street
Gilmer Township
R. P. King
E. Lowdermilk
Edgeville Terrace
Bessie Hill
B. A.bradham
Hanner
Morehead Township
Federal Savings and Loan
J. D. Keen, Jr
Wif
Marion Street
Gate City
A. Ford and Wife
Willa
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Morrison
J. &E. Marsh
School of Instruction
Baptist
Zelpha P. Long
Roy Proctor
Lexington Avenue
Keith Williams
Ben Harris
Woo Rh Curlee
Doak Finch
Paul Hassner
Roy Procto
Howard Palmer
Betty Green
Paul Green
Spring Street
Margaret Green
Alary Lois Jester
Wancy Farrington
Marsha Phillips
Ruth Taylor
Nancy Nance
Beverly Neilson
Nancy Holt
Molly Lambeth
Jack Hodgin
Brown Finch
Harry Lee Lambeth
William Tomlinson
David Eliott
Billy Lord
Jerry Bryant
Swanson Peer
James Hix
Clarence Maxwell
Beth AlcDonald
Woman's College
D. M .Jester
Moore Street
Clyde Bartley
New River
Bartley
Gladys Black
Greenstoro
Arthur Black
R. L. AecDonald
Peter Wendell
Winnywood
Om City Memorial Hospital
C. E
T. A
McKenney
William E. McKenney
America’s Card Authority
Lipton
Lydia E. Pinknam
Pinkham
Margaret Hill
Chnne Odams
Jane Kearns
AL B. Wall
Alice Bodenhamer Wall
Lee Charles
Deep River
Perry Hayworth
Kernersville
Shad Grove Methodist
Church Cemetery
Perry ‘F. Hayworth
Marion Wyre
Newport, R. L
J. R. Phillips
Andrew
Charlie
Willie Bodenhamer
Salvation Army Red Shield
R. O. Lindsay
Island of
Komodo
New Deal Bridge Club
James Walton
Dogwood Acres
James Webb
Vance Kivett
Bill Hayworth
Charles G. Bossong
Westmont
We Snider
Alys
Sper Murphy
Ross
Yancey
Doud Collins
Sidney Jones
Salisbury
Tleton Murphy
Claude Cox
Bond Allred
Lester
Clarence Allen
B. Cox
I. C. Moser
Kemp Alexander
Brogan Ff Dieman
Fort Devins
Mass
Chas Randleman
Randleman
Davis Prevost
Richard M. Prey
Worcester
Young
Nfield Seminary
Seldleman
Ashe
T’ville
Paramount
Broadhurst
Rialto
Guilford
Plantat
Jones Business College
Rumford
Rhode Island
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