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MRS. J. W. HARBISON
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MISS EVELYN STKADER
MRS. J. W. PAYNE
PROGRAM PRINCIPALS at the fifteenth annual meetinf of the
WNC Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service under way
at Lake Junaluska include Mrs. J. YV. Harbison, president, of Shel
by: Mrs. J. YV. Payne. Cherryville, past president and a member of
the Methodist Church's Board of Missions; Miss Evelyn Strader,
Draper, missionary to India, and Miss Ethel Bost, Cornelius, mis
sionary to Japan.
Methodist Women Told The
Definition Of Christians
"Real Christians are world citi
zens determined to cross the
frontiers of racial discrimination,
international hatred and jealousy,
and fears of today's changing
world," Methodist women of West
ern ' North Carolina were told
Wednesday night at Lake Juna
luska.
The speaker was Mrs. K. U.
Robinson. Gallatin, Tenn., south
eastern jurisdictional president ot
the Methodist Woman's Society of
Christian Service. She addressed
nearly 80Q delegates and visitors
at the fifteenth annual meeting of
the WNC WSCS, which opened
yesterday afternoon and will run
through Friday noon.
"In the perplexing but challeng
ing situation in which we find our
selves today we as Christian
world citizens must not think of
our own selfish needs or Just the
United States and the western
world, but in .terms of the people
of all races and the needs of all
nations." Mrs. Robinson said.
Mrs. J. W. Harbison. Shelby, is
president of the WNC women's or
ganization and will give her an
nual report Friday morning. Mrs.
Rupert Crowell of Asheville, vice
president, presided at the opening
session.
Delegates represent 88 societies
of Methodist churches in Western
North Carolina with a total WSCS
membership of 45,019. Special
projects supported by the organi
sation include Pfeiffer College,
Misenheimer; Bennett College,
Greensboro; Allen High School.
Asheville. community centers in
Charlotte and Winston-Salem, and
four special workers with rural
churches.
Two North Carolina women who
are serving as missionaries are
guests at the meeting. They are
Miss Evelyn Strader, Draper, mis
sionary to India, and Miss Ethel
Bost, Cornelius, missionary to
Japan. They will lead worship pro
grams and tell of their work over
seas. Mrs. J. Fount Tillman,
Lewisburg, Tenn.. will be the
chief speaker Thursday night. She
School Report
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP>?Neal
Gross, head of the Harvard School
of Executive Studies, says an
"ideal" sch*ool board member is a
sort of King Solomon who does
everything qbickly and cheaply,
even when he knows nothing about
it.
Gross told a conference for
school board members, school offi
cials and laymen the ideal school
board member should have:
1. A heart of gold, a piind of
steel and a nervous system of elas
tic.
2. A built-in telephone holder on
one shoulder and a tear absorber
on the other.
3. The ability to make wise and
penetrating decisions on subjects
he doesn't know anything about.
4. The desire to be hooked by
educational jargon.
5. The ability to tell parents that
a straight line for a school bus is
not necessarily door to door.
6. The connections to buy aspirin
at a 50 per cent discount.
7. A notion of how to increase
salaries, build new buildings and
lower the tax rate?all at the same
time.
8. The wisdom to steer a course
between the horse and buggy and
space ship schools of education,
without splitting the personality
of the child.
Foaming Menace
CHAMRERSBURG, Pa. (AP) ?
D-D. the pet parakeet of John Gib
bons, drowned his sorrows. A glass
of beer caught his fancy. He
perched on the rim, dipped his
beak into the foam for a nip and
fell into the glass.
Gibbons rescued the drenched
bird but "D-D was found dead on
the floor of his cage next morning.
is a national ,yice president of the
Woman's Division, Methodist
Board of Missions.
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Ratcliffe Cove
Baptist Church
Elects Officers
By MRS. MARK PALMER
Community Reporter
The Ratcllffe Cove Baptist
Church has elected officers for
*ext term, beginning July 1. They
ire:
Pastor, the Rev. Gay Chambers;
Sunday School superintendent.
Sob Caldwell; assistant Sunday
School superintendent, James Mes
ler; church cleric, Mrs. Walter
Francis; treasurer, Walter Under
wood; BTU director, Mr*. C. C.
Francis; assistant BTU director,
Fred Sanford; pianist, Mrs. Ed
Davis; choir director, Neal Webb.
Among the teachers are;
Cradle roll, Mrs. Bob Caldwell
and Mrs. Fred Sanford: junior.
BUI Leopard and Mrs. Gay Cham
bers; young adult ladies, Mrs. C.
T. Francis, and Mrs. A. J. Ratc,iffe;
adult women, Mrs. Neal Webb,
and adult men, C. C. Francis.
Santley Wilson of Gaffney, S. C.
died Friday, June 3, according to
information received here. Mr.
Wilson was a visitor to Haywood
County several times a year. He
spent his summer vacation with
Mr and Mrs. Eugene KuykendalL
Mrs. Wilson passed away while
here on vacation July 24, 1953.
Mr. Wilson is survived by two
sons, Woodrow and Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kuyken
dall visited Gaffney, S. C. last
weekend because of the death of
Santley Wilson.
The WMU of the Baptist Church
met with Mrs Mark Palmer Tues
day with 11 members present.
Following the meeting, refresh
ments were served.
On our sick list this week are:
Mrs. Jack Arrington at Duke
Hospital in Durham, Mrs. Lane Ar
rington and John Cagle in Hay
wood County Hospital, and Miss
Linda James in a South Carolina
hospital.
The Ratcliffe Cove Baptist
Church is now holding Bible
| school, with the Rev. Gay Cham
1 bers as superintendent of the
school. Miss Barbara Ratcliffe is
in charge of the music. The
teachers are:
Mrs. Lee Gaddy, Mrs. Howard
Page, Mrs. C. T. Francis, Mrs.
Mark Palmer, Mrs. Grover Fran
cis, Neal Webb, Mrs. Neal Webb,
Mrs. Troy Justice, and Mrs. Glen
Francis.
A picnic will be given for the
Bible school pupils Saturday after
school.
David Lee Swanger reported to
the U. S Air Force Base at Char
lotte Wednesday. From there, he
will be slnt to Lackland Air Force
Base in Texas.
Mrs George Liner was honored
with a birthday Sinner Sunday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
M. B. Reeves at Crabtree. The din
I ner was set by three daughters,
Mrs. Charlie Woodard, Mrs. Jim
my Williams, and Mrs. Reeves. 50
i guests were present, including Mr.
and Mrs. Tom O'Daniel of Ohio.
The 13 billion dollars that the
United States spent f6r defense
in 1947 was a larger dollar total
than it spent for military uses in
the peak year of World War I.
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The Rev. J. Lawrence vl
by is collecting thincJ
weed seeds, alligator J
and polished rocks, lnl
birds' eggs, old and 1
J minerals, stamps, 1
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I matchbook covers, milkl
j antique dishes, porter 1
. shells, music, and birl
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The clergyman r1
weed collecting as a 1
hobby?it's cheap andM
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help in classifying I
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