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lynesville Rotary Observinn Dual Birthdays. Own And International's
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?zation
Be Will be linked thiS
Bore than 8,400 other
Kns in 89 countries of
? the Rotary Club here
?es the 50th anniver
?founding of Rotary.
Bay of this world-wide
B business and profes
Bives will be observed
Bal dub on Friday
lit stages ladies' night
B birthday party.
Bet will be held at the
Bria. and a program of
Bterest is promised.
In Thomas will be the
Baker for the banquet.
K is general chairman
B-Wide Program
Biting on the program
I S. Ray, President of
? Club of Waynesvllle,
? activities throughout
Bid are based on the
?al objectives as those
club ? the develop
owship among business
ional men, the better
lmflnities, leading boys
into good citizenship.
Ion of high standards
>s and professions and
tment of international
ng. good will and
e basic objective of
e continued, "is its
srvice' which is to be
jf and helpful to oth
lin this objective. Ro
all that which brings
ether and avoids all
?ates them. That is the
Rotary has become a
( institution, whose
been accepted by men
widely in language,
i n d historical back
tinuous Growth
I the growth of Rotary, ?
lay said:
t Rotary Club was or
Chicago on February
ly Paul P. Harris, a
er, who suggested the
group of his friends.
Rotary' was selected
e first metings of the
held in rotation, in the
Rotary Club Week
WHEREAS, Wednesday, 23 February. 1955, marks the Golden
Anniversary of Rotary International, and
WHEREAS, Rotary Club Week affords opportunity to the
entire community to direct attention to the achievements, program
and ideal of the Rotary Club of Waynesville; and
WHEREAS, the observance will impress upon those living in
our community the greater good to society that results in placing
service above self;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. H. Way, Mayor of the Town of
! Waynesville, do hereby proclaim the week beginning 21 February,
t 1955, as ROTARY CLUB WEEK in this Town and do hereby call
upon the businessmen, civic organizations, churches, schools, youth
clubs and organizations, and citizens at large to join in observing
ROTARY CLUB WEEK.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set m>' hand and caused
the Seal of the Town of Waynesville to be hereto affixed this 21st
day of February, 1955
J. H. Way
Mayor
offices of its members. The Rotary
ideas of fellowship and service to
others soon spread from city to
city in the United States and Can
ada'and then crossed the oceans to
every continent.
"For half a century, Rotary has
grown in numbers and strength.
In the last twelve months, for ex
ample, more than 450 new Ro
tary Clube have been organized in i
58 countries of Europe, Africa,!
Asia, the Americas and the Is
lands of the Pacific. Today, Rotary j
is a world-wide organization of 1
some 400,000 business and profes
sional executives who are mem
bers of more than 8,400 Rotary
Clubs in 89 countries and geo
graphical regions throughout the
world."
Pioneer Service Club
"We arc observing not only the j
golden anniversary of the found- ;
ing of Rotary, but of the entire
service club movement," asserted
President Ray, 'since Rotary was
the pioneer club to establish as
its fundamental characteristic the
spirit of altruism and of service
to mankind. As 'Charles W. Fer
guson, senior editor of The Read
er's Digest has written, "the found
ing of Rotary loosed an idea that
was by no means confined to the j
club that Paul Harris and his asso-1
ciates evolved. It is still rampant
and the vitality of it is to be
found in the proliferation of com
parable clubs. These oflfer a more
eloquent tribute than will b e
written in words on Rotary's an
niversary, and they signify not
only the good job Rotary has done
but the importance of the idea
which Rotary has by now become
only a part.'*
Commemorative Stamps
President Ray reported that a
number of countries have honor
ed Rotary International through
the issuance of special postage
stamps commemorating Rotary's
Golden Anniversary. Among these
countries are Australia, Belgium,
Cuba, the Dominican Republic,
Egypt, Nicarauga, Panama, The
Philippines, and the United States
of America.
Rotary Fellowships
Referring to one of the projects
in which all Rotary Clubs around
the world are participating, Presi
dent Ray said that the Rotary
Foundation Fellowships program
was inaugurated as a memorial to
the founder of Rotary, Paul Har
ris. "These Rotary Fellowships en
able outstanding graduate students
to live and study for one year in a
country other than their own, as
ambassadors of good will, on
grants averaging $2,500," he said. |
'More than 700 Rotary Fellow- I
ships have been awarded to stu-.
dents from 57 countries. In the
past eight years, Rotary's grants
in this field of international un
derstanding have amounted to
$1,750,000. Through this program ,
of other-country fellowships, Ro- j
tary is indeavoring to foster bet- ,
ter international relations "by in
creasing the personal contacts
which the nations of the world
I
(Continued on page 3)
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Waynesville Rotary Club Organized
Thirty Years Ago This Past Friday
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Editor's Note?The basic facte
for this article on the early his
tory of the Waynesville Rotary
Club are from the files of J. H.
Howell, who tavt a talk on the
25th anniversary of the club in
1950.
The Waynesville Rotary Club,
sponsored by the Asheville Club,
with Fred Kent, president, wis
granted Its birth certificate by
Rotary International of the 18th of
February, 1925. On the Tth day of
March, 1925, the birth certificate
was delivered by Major G. Iley
ward Mahon, of Greenville, S. C.,
district governor.
The ceremonies of the christen
ing took place at a dinner in the
dining room of the Methodist
church. Fifty members from Ashe
ville were present, together with
some of their wives, and twenty
four charter members of the
Waynesville club, made over a hun
dred people present.
The singing was led by Charlie
Walters of Asheville, and J. Dale
Stentz.
Fred Kent president, had been
untiring in his efforts and had ren-;
dered invaluable assistance in per
fecting the organization.
Major Mahon was an interesting
and entertaining speaker, delivered
the charter and installed tbe offi
cers.
J. T. Mangum. president.
S. H. Bushnell, vice president.
HERBERT TAYLOR
President of Rotary International
E. L. Withers, secretary.
Milliard Atkins, treasurer.
Directors were: Theodore Mc
Cracken, J. M. Long, and J, M. j
Howell.
The charter members of the
club were, besides the officers: Dr.
J. F. Abel, Charles Padgitt, T. Le- i
noir Gwyn, E. J. Hyatt, L. M. Kil- !
lian. W. L. Lampkin, F. E. Martin,
W. C. Phillips, N. M. Medford, Dr.
J. R. McCraeken, G. C. Plott, F. G.
PAUL HARRIS
Founder of Rotary
Rippetoe. S. C. Satterthwaite, J. |
Dale Stentz, Dr. S. L.. Stringfield,
Dr. Thomas Stringfield, H. J. Sloan,
and George Ward.
The first meetings were held at
the Green Tree Tea Room, which
was where Firestone Store now
stands. The club continued to meet
there until the summer season and
moved to the Gordon Hotel. This
plan was followed each year for
two or three years, until the Club
outgrew the capacity of the Tea
Room and moved to the dining
hall of the Methodist church. The
club stayed at the Methodist church
until the early thirties and then
moved to the dining hall of the
Baptist church. Since then the
meeting place was moved from
several places.
Before the club had gotten well
established, the days of the depres
sion came along and hit Rotary
with all its force and fury.
It is generally conceded that with
the untiring zeal and devotion of
Ernest L Withers, the little craft
was enabled to weather the storm
and emerge somewhat badly bat
(Continued on page 3)
Many Firms Operate Under
Rotary's Four-Way Test
1. IS n tne TRUTH'?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOOD WILL
and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4 Will it be BENEFICIAL to
all concerned?
These 25 words were written in
1932, during the depths of the de
pression. by Herbert J. Taylor of
Chicago, who is President of
Rotary International during its
Golden Anniversary year. As
signed by creditors to save a
company from bankruptcy, he
found that debts were $400,000
more than its assets. His company j
made a good product but so did
its competitors and they had the
added advantage of being in a
strong financial condition.
Faced with tremendous handi
caps, Mr. Taylor decided that in \
order to succeed he must develop
in his organization something
which his competitors might not
have in like amount. That was
the character dependability and
service-mindedness of his person
nel. As a yardstick by which
everyone in the company could
measure their relations with oth
ers, he developed the four ques
tions known around the world to
day as the "Four-Way Test."
Its adoption in checking plans,
policies and advertising, marked
the turning point in the company's
history. The debt-ridden company
became a successful enterprise,
worth more than two million dol
lars. Intangible dividends from
the use of the "Four-Way Test"
were even greater than the finan
cial ones. Happier relations, bas
ed on mutual trust and confidence,
resulted between the company and
its customers, suppliers and com
petitors.
The story of the "Four-Way
Test" does not end with its suc
cess in one company. Other com
panies and individuals found that
it could be made to work success
fully for them, and Rotary Inter
national brought it to the attention
of Rotary Clubs around the
world as a means of furthering
the vocational service phase of the
Rotary program. Translated into a
dozen languages, the "Four-Way
Test" is now being used not only
in offices and factories, but in
schools and in legislatures, as an
effective measuring device for
business and personal conduct.
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/ V This week, throughout the world,
/ Rotarians and friends of Rotary will
[A f~\ J ^ observe the Golden Anniversary of
the founding of Rotary. There are
8,400 Rotary Clubs in 89 countries
and geographical regions with a total
membership of over 400,000 business
and professional men who are band
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ed together by the ideal of service to
others. With a motto of "Service
~~ Above Self", the members of this
? great civic organization have done
THE much to foster international under
M ~ standing, good will and peace among
rRIENDLY the peop,eg of the world
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Fiftieth Anniversary of Ro
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OBJECT OF ROTARY
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster
the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enter
prise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
1. The development of acquaintance as an
opportunity for service;
2. High ethical standards in business and
professions-, the recognition of the worthiness
of all useful occupations; and the dignifying
by each Rotarian of his occupation as an .
opportunity to s$rvc society;
3- The application of the ideal of service by ||||j
rfg> every Rotarian to his personal, business and
0. community life;
4. The advancement of international under
ff. standing, good will, and peace through a
world fellowship of business and professional '
men united in the ideal of service.
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' ' - Wwe are happy to join with more than 8,400
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Rotary Clubs in 89 countries and geographical regions throughout the free world
in commemorating the Golden Anniversary of the founding of Rotary. 1
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Thr members of our Rotary Club arc proud to be a part of Rotary's world* wide
fellowship of 400,000 business and professional men who arc banded together
by the ideal of service to others.
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The Rotary Club of
Waynesville 1 i|j