Memorial Presbyterian women recently honored Shirley Massey with an
award of application for the meritorious service she has rendered onto
~***- *® addition to this recognition, Mrs, Massey was crowned "Loan
Autumn Fest,” In a beautiful coronation service. Given to her by
Henrietta Norris, president of the women’s association, the plaque
represented her and her team’s effort In surpassing II other contenders
in the church's financial drive. A graduate of Johnson C. Smith and
t, Appalachian State University. Mrs. Massey has a master’s degree in
j reading. She la a first grade teacher at Tuckaseegee Elementary School,
* *n active member of the deacon board and a member of the National
> Squaws Inc. The other ladles represented In the event were: Roberta
; Avery, Gwendolyn Bradford, Gwendolyn Bryant, Gayle Dixon, Alicia
I Griffin, Sarah Johnson, Undo Marshall, Rosetta Jones, Dema Newberry,
* Dorothy Scoggins, and Beatrice Wallace. Group leaders for the program
» were: Florence Goodwin, Ocala Blaford, Carrie Evans, Anna Hood,
* Geraldine Johnson, Mary Smooth, Doris Howard, Louise Mullins, Clara
| Graham, Essie Baynes, and Lillian Shute. (Photo by Peeler’s Portrait
* Studio)
Offices Close For Thanksgiviim
■ .
* County offices and agencies will
he dosed Thursday, November 28, in
Observance of Day.
‘ This includes the Department of
social Services, the Health Depart
ment, Tax Offices, and all branches
of the PuHKUhritty
The County’s throe landfills
Harrisburg Road, Holbrooks Road,
and York Road-will be dosed.
All the County’s parks - Latta
Plantation, Me Alpine, Harrisburg
Road, Idlewild Road, North Meck
lenburg, and Ramsey Creek - will
remain open.
All County emergency services,
including County Police, MEDIC,
Seventh Street Detoxification
center, aqjtnental health services, :
will operation a normal schedule.
The County offices and agencies
will reopen Friday morning. Novem
ber 29.
W. Qwriotte PISA Sdng Fruit
The West Charlotte High School
PTSA will be selling Indian River
citrus fruit from Florida as its major
fundraising project this year. This
nutritious, delicious fruit is. tree
ripened and guaranteed to be per
fect fruit from this year’s crop. West
Charlotte is selling pink grapefruit,
Orlando tangelos, Hamlin oranges
and Navel oranges. Also for sale are
one-pound packages of luscious
pecans. Our prices are very compe
titive.
Orders can be placed beginning
this week through December 2.
Fruit can be picked up at the school
on Friday, December 13, from 3-7
p.m., or Saturday, December 14,
from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Free
delivery is provided for orders of 10
or more. PTSA members will be
talcing orders in their neighborhoods
or you can call 364-7064 or 364-0043 to
place your order.
The West Charlotte PTSA has set a
goal of $4,500 to be raised from this
sale. Proceeds will be used to buy
' instructional materials which will
benefit all the students. The PTSA
appreciates the community’s sup
port in helping us reach our goal.
For more information, contact
Mary Sttirchison, 364-7964 or Patty
Jenins, $64-0043.
Medfcal Research Grunfc Awarded
The Foundation For The Caro
lines announces the award of
>15,500 in medical research grants in
the areas of cancer and heart dis
ease
A grant of >8,000 has been made to
the Hetneman Medical Research
Center in Charlotte for research Into
the use of lasers In the treatment of
heart disease, specifically cardiac
arrhythmias and atherosclerosis
Duke University Medical Center
in Durham will t*cstve a >7,500
grant for tiaaosr research Tbs Mu
project focuses on the treatment of
cancer through a combination of
bone marmf transplants and high
dosage Chemotherapy.
Fund's for the Foundation’s
annual medical research grants
come from several funds within the
Foundation. These Include the
Medical Research Fund, the
Edward R. Fstzinger Fund, the Col.
Ericksen S. Nichols and Madeline
Hecbetf^Mkner Nichols Fund and
the Emery Wlster Fund.
A sizeable new medical research
fund hail been established with the
Foundation by an anonymous donor.
The Carolines Cancer Research
Fund will focus on research pro
jects concerning treatment of all
types of cancer.
Mayfield Observe* Senior Citizens’ Day
ConUnMtfVMa Plii 1A
more enjoyable and happy. Those
who have no transportation to tha
meetings are transported by Um
church’s van with Mrs. Janies
Harry feely serving aa driver.
Coordinator of. this fellowship is Ms.
Mary Houins, wno inspire* tnem to
acteno wiui me various ana varying
meaningful adlvitiss held at each
meeting. V
On display at the Feast of Thanks'
giving grill be works of art and
ceramics that hava bean dona by the
senior citisena. '»•>
Pastor H. 87 Diggs « (he mr
field Memorial Baptlat Church
thanka God for the dtiiena and for
the privilege to be able to share a,
portion of bl eatings of the congre
gation with those who have been an
active and Integral part of the
cburcta fellowship.
The church solicits prayara and
concern for their continued ability
and Me to be able to help and
stimulate thlee aged and handl
capped cAiaahs tf continue to be
active and to have a feeling of
nrinrpfne and of being appreciated
t ajfe
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.New Book Covers Research On Sex Diffincnces
Special To The Past
^' Cullowhee - Death may be uni
versal, but bow you die and when
depend a lot of whether you are a
man or a woman.
A review of the research on these
hex differences in death has bean
published by Dr. Judith Stillion,
profeasor and head of the psycholo
gy department at West Carolina
university.
“Death and the Sexes: An Ex
amination of Differential Longevity,
Attitudes, Behaviors and Coping
Skills” has chapters on longevity
and .attitudes, murder and suicide,
bereavement and grief, and death
education and counseling.
Intended as a reference for re
searchers and students of death
education and sex roles, the book
covers the most meaningful re
search on sex differences and ex
plores its Implications.
It grew out of a symposium at the
annual meeting of the Forum for
Death Education and Counseling
and originally was to be on women
and death. “The sex differences
were so startling, though, I couldn’t
talk about attitudes of women with
out comparing them with those of
men,” Stillion says.
Statistics show that women live
about eight years longer than men
and that more men than women are
murdered, commit suicide and die of
lung diseases, heart diseases,
cirrhosis and accidents. At any age,
more men die than women; more
_ boys are conceived and born but
more girls survive.
I
Stillion acknowledge! biological
differences as factors but attributes
much of the statistical differences to
social messages about “the real
man” stereotype that involves com
petition, power, self-reliance and
being different from women.
For example, females attempt
suicide twice as frequently, but
three to five times more males
complete the aet; perhaps the
achievement motive works to pre
vent the humiliation of failure even
in suicide, Stillion says.
She believes that women live in a
less dangerous and violent world
than men, who are murdered more
often and are far more likely to be
murderers. Women have felt free to
express their problems and to reach
out for help with a minimum of.
disapproval from society, she says.
Sex differences also affect atti
tudes toward death, Stillion says.
Research shows that women admit
more death anxiety. "Yet there is no
psychological reason why females
would be more afraid of dying than
men," she says. Women may be
freer to admit their fear than men,
she adds.
“The sex difference that’s most
convincing for me is longevity,”
Stillion says. “You’d think that when
one-half of the society is at risk,
you’d safeguard that half-tell them
to be careful, tell them to be more
passive than aggressive. But we do
just the opposite.” Men might live
longer if they talked mare about
their feelings, accepted emotional
support and had a warmer emotion
al environment,” Stillion says.
“Death and the Sexes” was
published this year by Hemisphere
Publishing Corp., a division of
McGraw-Hill International. It is
available from the publisher for
$28.50
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