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pUnl SUPPORT YOUR (^uvhmv-Wtbb Olclbg^ SPRINGS, N. C. PERMIT NO. 2 Volume XI, Number III THE PILOT DECEMBER 19, 1956 I DISCOVER AMERICA By GEORGE A. PASSES In a small village of Magalo Horlo (Big Village) in Greece, I was born on June 28, 1934 to Helen and An- astasios (Prank) Passes. It was in this little village that my parents had njade their home. Here, to make their living, they farmed a few acres of land. At the age of seven I entered the first grade of grammar school. Prom this time mitil I completed the Eixth year of study, I was attending school and helping my parents at our When World War II broke out my Father went to the army. During the time of war I lived a life of terror and frustration. Before the Italians came to our village, we left to go to the mountains to find a place of safety. Por several days we lived in caves without having enough food to eat and water to drink. As the Italians were approaching our vill age, fourteen men, the best leaders of our community, went to welcome them. The Italians killed twelve of them and put our preacher and our chief of police in a house and set the house on fire. It was the day before Christmas when we got back from the mountains. The screaming of a mother, wife, or sister was ap- paUing to the hopeless hearts of the people. One destruction followed another. The war brought depres- Por a period of nine months we lived by eating wild vegetables with out salt or oil. The catastrophe of hunger caused the death of my grandfather and the sickness of my mother and me. With the end of the MISS GARDNER-WEBB ELECTED HOLIDAYS BEGIN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21-IANUARY 7 With the approach of the Christmas holidays, which begin on Friday, excitement and joyous anticipation have prevailed in the Gardner-Webb atmosphere for the past two weeks. Ushering in the holiday season will be the Christmas banquet tomorrow night in the college cafeteria. Our hostess ^ promises another OWENS ELECTED CHAIRMAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES By RONALD BEANE Miss BilUe Blankenship was chosen Miss Gardner-Webb in a beauty contest that was held in the college auditorium in late November. The judges committee included Mrs. Renn Drum, woman’s editor of The Shelby Daily Star, John Martin of the Star news staff, and James Harrill, artist and art teacher of Lincolnton and Shelby. Mrs. Sam Crawley, Jr., of Boiling Springs acted as mistress of cere monies at the contest and Miss Kay McGee of the college music depart ment appeared on the program for a group of vocal numbers. Miss Blankenship comes from Rutherfordton and is a graduate of Central High School where' she participated in many extra-curricular activities. She was chosen over a field of 27 cont^tants of which Mrs. Jimmy Gamble of Boiling Springs, placed second and Miss Tempa Hamrick of Lancaster, S. C., was in third place. IS working, the ne a letter from was in America, that he wanted GEORGE PASSES war came a few years of peace—un- tU the Civil War broke out in 1947. Por one year we lived under the tyranny of communism. They took away all the girls and boys who were above seventeen years old and made them soldiers. One day they came to my home to take me with them, but since my mother was paralyzed and no longer able to walk, I was freed. The following spring the army of and stayed three months so that we could make arrangements to leave our village and go to another city to seek a place of safety. During this time I left my mother in the vUlage and went to' the nearest small city which was the capital of our state and the base of our army. Here, near the city limits, I made a small cottage where my mother and I could live during the winter months. A few weeks later, after my mother and I arrived at our new home, my uncle, who had lost evecry member of his family, came to see us and agreed to take care of my mother so that I could go into Athens One day as I \ mall man brought my godfather who This letter told mi me to come to America; it also in cluded papers that would Identify me with the American Embassy in Athens. I realized that the only hope I had for a better future was to leave my country and find a new place to live. I decided to come to America, to become an American citizen, and to make my new home in this land. I was then seventeen years old. I was very happy to know that I had the opportunity to come to America and have the chance of seeking an education, but I was very sad at the thought of leaving my home and my mother who was very ill at the time. The day that I was to sail from Greece finally came. I was on my way to America! I kept thinking as the boat made its way out to the sea, that my past life was getting far behind me and I was entering a new life in a new land. Finally! I saw the Statue of Lib erty. I was very excited, for I had learned in school that it stood for the land of the free ,that it repre sented the friendship that America shared with other countries, and that it stood for the spirit of the American people. Even though I was coming to a new land alone, at '"this moment I was not afraid: even thought I could not speak the Eng lish Language I felt secure because I was facing the Statue of Liberty— symbol of freedom. After seeking the Immigration Of fice and the Travel Agency, I made of her notable meals which on every similar occa sion fulfills the primary desires of the boys, and causes the girls to for get their diets. And the program committee promises to come across with an interesting as well as an Lenoir, is new chairman of the program, board of trustees at Gardner-Webb College. The board elected Rev. Owens at its quarterly meeting recently at the college. He will take office as chalr- In keeping with the holiday spirit, professors will be holding carry-over asignments to a minimum. Research cases, have already been completed,' allowing the students to be relative- has been a trustee of the Baptist ly relaxed during their ' my way to Weldon, North Carolina. Arriving in Weldon, I was very happy to find Chris Qavrilis at the train station to meet me. I went to the T. & N. Cafe and met my god father, Tom GavrUis, who made me feel much at home. After being in Weldon one week, my godfather sent me to Mrs. Jen nings to learn to speak the English language. This she did by teaching me the sound of letters. Working for my godfather as a waiter in his restaurant and attend ing school a few hours a day, I lived in Weldon until my mother died, one year later. Then I decided to go to Greenville, North Carolina, to find a new job. Here, I worked as a waiter for a period of one year. Having paid all of my debts, I decided to go back to Weldon to find a job and to attend the Weldon High School. I entered Weldon High School on the opening school year of 1943-1954. I was attending three classes in the morning and working as a cook at MUton’s Coffee Shop from twelve noon until ten at night. My first year in school was diffi cult, for my English was very limit ed. Many times I felt desperate, for I had no time to study and had no home in which to live. My first high school year ended; I had taken three courses and I pased two of The following September I decid ed to continue school as I did the previous year. Five months later, since I had been able to save an (amount of money that would help me to attend school that year, I de cided to leave my present job and find a part time one. This gave me the chance to learn that the hearts of the American people are filled with human kindness. Continued on Page 4 college . Elected vice chairman was the Rev. Tom S. Lawrence of Cliffside, and Arnold W. Kincaid of Kings Mountain was named secretary. Retiring officers are the Rev. John E. Lawrence of Shelby as chair man, Dr. Wyan Washburn of Boil ing Springs as vice-chairman, and the Rev. Tom S .Lawrence from sec retary to vice-chairman. Named to the board’s executive committee to work with the officers were S. Bruce Hildebrand of Marion, G. B. Harrill of Forest City, Mrs. O. Max Gardner, J. L. Suttle, and Dr. Hubert S. Plaster, of Shelby, and Dr. Wyan Washburn. The Rev. W. T. Hendrix of Gastonia will be an alternate member. Mrs. Rush Stroup of Shelby was continued in office ■ as treasurer and Julian Hamrick, REVIVAL SERVICES HELD AT COLLEGE Dr. Sankey L. Blanton, president of Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pa., was at Gardner-Webb College for a week of special worship services beginning Dec. 2. The services were conducted twice daily in the E. B. Hamrick auditor ium with Dr. Blanton as guest speaker. The Baptist Student Unipn away from tl On Friday, classes will be cut short in keeping with the holiday spirit to allow the students an early start on their various ways home for a welcome sixteen days of leisure. Stu dents will be hurriedly vacating the dormitories, and the campus should be cleared by early afternoon. Although most students will arrive home in a matter of a few hours, some of the students have as far as Miami, Fla., and Hyattsville, Md. to travel. There will probably be no students who will not have the op portunity to be with their families or friends at Christmas. The trustees and their wives joined the college faculty and staff mem bers and their wives or husbands for dinner In the college cafeteria pre ceding the meeting. Dr. P. L. Elliott, president, and Mrs. Elliott make the dirmer an annual event for all col lege personnel. This was the final meeting of present tenure for seven trustees. They are the Rev. H. M. Baker of Warsaw, Paul Broyhlll of Lenoir, C. D. Spangler of Charlotte, Howard Rollins, Carlos Young, and Guy Rob erts of Shelby, and Claude Hinson of Belmont. Trustees-elect Include Hon. Wood row Jones of Rutherfordton, Arnold W. Kincaid, John Z. McBrayer of Mooresteoro, Clifford Hamrick of Boiling Springs, Rev. W. T. Hendrix, Joe T. Moore of Belmont, and Dr. S. A. Wilson of Lincolnton. Those continuing as trustees in clude Mrs. O. Max Gardner, John Moore of Tryon, Dr. H. S. Plaster, D. W. Royster, Sr. of Shelby, Mrs. Hattie P. Self of Cherryville, J. L. Suttle, Rev. Harold White of Spln- dale, David Allen of Hickory, James F. Cornwell of Lattimore, G. B. HarriU, Ollie Harris of Kings Moun tain, Rev. John E. Lawrence, Dr. W. Wyan Washburn, and Rev. Tom S. Lawrence. IN THE PILOT — THIS ISSUE There’s an exam schedule on page three, clip it out and use it if needed. Our Associate Editor, Ray Col lins, has his own column, “Around Campus”, on pa^e Read what Gardner-Webb has done for Nosmo King, page four. Read our editorials on page two, we have some good ones this issue. Prof. F. B. Dedmond has a book which will be published soon. Get the facts on page “From the Sports Desk”, by Sports Editor, Dillard Morrow, on page six. was in charge, and Margaret Gold, BSU president, presided. Dr. Blanton, a native of Ellenboro, is a graduate of Wake Forest Col lege and Southern Baptist Seminary, and Andover Newton Theological School. He has served as pastor of Baptist churches in Connectlcutt, and Kentucky, and from 1935 tq_ 1945 was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Wilmington. In 1946 he became dean of the School of Religion at Wake Forest College, and four years later was named president of Crozer. Many friends of Dr. Blanton from Cleveland and Rutherford counties attended the week of services along with the college students and Boil ing Springs residents. Customer in restaurant: “Give me a cup of chocolate with cream.” Waiter calling loudly toward kitchen: “Cake and cow for one!” Customer: “Waiter, make that whipped cream.” Waiter again calling: “Chastise Sukey!”
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