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SWANNANOA NEWS
MRS. M. C. TAYLOR, SWANNANOA EDITOR
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IOCIETY—PERSONALS—CLUBS—CHURCHES
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, her sister. Mrs Grady
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venue. Helping with
and games were Mrs.
Mrs. Laura Pen
Vr. Oscar L. McMahan.
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scheme of pink and
jrried out in the re
ind the birthday cake
,vore party hats and
,nl games for which
iven. Ice cream, po
ints and punch were
the birthday cake.
,tT Chris and Lama
•bv and David Ray,
Diana and Sarah
Lowlace,frying McMahan, Mr W
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Hmo j Everybody had a nice
ni?e gif?s.JUdy rcceived a lot of
Services Held For Pastor
and Family
I ho Swannanoa Free Will iVm
t.st church held a farewell service
for the pastor and family, the Lev
and Mrs Wayne Smith and daugh
ers Betty Lou and Waynette, Sal
urday night. Sept. 5, at the par
sonage. The host of church mem
bers were present for the occas
ion I he church presented the
,v an^ Wrs. Smith with an 8
place setting of Norilake China
and Betty Lou and W'aynette each
a piece of Air Pak luggage W'e
regret losing them. We had learn
ed to love them very keenly and
to Protect Comfort, Health
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SWANNANOA
Weekly Calendar
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pastor P m- Rev- C W- Ra'es.
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worship, 11; N.Y.P.S 6:45 wor
pastor °' ReV- ParneU Lewis,
Mass ^aesaret-Mary's Catholic,
7 nm8 a m e1? am- daily mass
ohn l' h |SaV 7:30 a m. Rev.
John L. Hyland, pastor
cnnV- wTw °rSoys of Wo°d
ilf p , °-,W- hal1' 7:00.
(, A • dome of Mrs. Fred
McCuen, 7:30 p.m.
\ omen of the Church, home of
airs, t). m. Connellv, 2:30 p m
uesday. Sept. 21-Book club,
ionic of Mrs. Daisy Buckner and
Mrs. A. R. Cannon.
Wednesday. Sept. 22—Prayer ser
uces First Baptist and Free
■ Presbyterian, and Church
ol the Nazarene. 7:30. The Royal
Ambassadors meet at 7:30. Bu
i°m Lowe, counselor; choir
practice, 8:30.
deeply We wish them God speed
in the new field of labor to which
hey have been called. Wc know
they will serve faithfully.
I he Rev. Ralph Mumpower is
servin'.: the church as supply
pastor at this time.
Woman's Auxiliary
„ The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Swannanoa Free Will Baptist,
church held its regular monthly
meeting in the church Tuesday
evening, Sept. 7. The president,
Mrs Claude Foster, called the
meeting to order. The group sang
"All the Way My Savious Leads
Me. Mrs. Cline Messer gave the
devotionals reading John 1-2, 3:16;
chapter 4. verse 9 and 10 followed
with prayer by Mrs. Jim Brother
ton Topic discussions were given
as follows: “What can I give to
Him?" by Mrs. Horace Stephen
son; "What can I give—my home?”
by Mrs. Edward Mumpower- “What
can I give my neighbor?” by Mrs.
Howard Gardner. Mrs. W. H.
Smith gave a talk on “JBe ye doers
of the Word and not hearers only”.
Others attending were Mrs. Edith
Ballard. Mrs. John Ogle, Jr., Mrs.
L. B. Buchanan, Mrs. Austin And
rews, Mrs. Ernest Ray, Mrs. A. L.
Wilson, Mrs. Lewis Metcalf, Mrs.
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friends will be watching She biy football
yames on our TV set Ibis fall.
We invite you lo join fhem.
Summey’s
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had
Barbara Harper and Mrs.
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Mrs. C. L. Gwaltney
charge of the program for the
Woman’s Society of Christian Ser
vice which met Sept. 6 in the fel
lowship room of the Methodist
church. The subject was “Because
Jesus Cared." Mrs. Ted Smith,
Mrs W G. Harrison, Miss Laura
Shuford, Mrs. J. V. Brigman and
Mrs. Elmer DeBruhl each had a
part on the program.
Mrs. C. W. Bates and Miss Laura
Shuford were hostesses. Other
members attending were Mrs. W.
H. Shuford, Mrs. G. H. Leuschke,
Mrs. Whitt Gibson, Mrs. Pearl Jar
rett. Mrs. Louise Warlick, Mrs.
Hazel Norman, Mrs. Mildred Scott,
and Mrs. B. M. Blair.
Baptist Circles Meet
The Elizabeth Hale circle met
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the
home of Mrs. Clarence Wood. Mrs.
Albert Reed, Sr., chairman, pre
sided. Mrs. Fred Davidson had
charge of the program. Mrs. C. W.
Smith gave the devotionals from
Psalm 24. After prayer and sing
ing, Mrs. Wood gave from South
ern Baptist Home Mission “Bab
ylon America Needs a Daniel."
Mrs. Davidson read a letter from
Dwight Baker telling the latest
missionary news from Nazareth.
Mrs. B. S. West read “You made
possible another happy birthday.”
After closing prayer Mrs. Smith
read an open letter to radio an
nouncer Dear Bill from Home
Life magazine. During the social
hour following the meeting Mrs.
Wood served refreshments to two
visitors, Miss Alma Carter of New
Orleans and ?»trs. J. H. McKinney,
and members, Mrs. Albert Reed.
Jr., Mrs. George McElrath and
Mrs. T. C. Cole. The October
meeting will be witli Mrs. Albert
Reed, Sr.
The Emma Baker circle met
Tuesday night. Sept. 7, at the
home of Mrs. Hazel Penley with
three visitors, Misses Annette
Hall, Joyce Ann Penley, and Barb
ara Bennett, and 11 members pres
ent. Mrs. Pauline Hall led the
opening song, followed with prayer
by the chairman. Mrs. Edith Ben
nett. After the business and re
ports Mrs. J. P. Bennett was in
charge of the program topic, “A
Sufficient Saviour.” Mrs. Bertha
Carroll gave the devotionals from
Psalm 24. Parts were presented as
follows: “Kathleen Mallory” by
Mrs. Maude Nelson; “These Things
I Did” by Mrs. Thelma Ensley;
“Declaring His Glory Around the
Nations,” Barbara Bennett; “Car
ver School” by Mrs. Hazel Penley.
Mrs. Nelson and Miss Bennett gave
a most interesting report on their
G.A. week at Fruitland. New offi
cers for the coming year Oct. ’54
to Oct. ’55 were elected: Mrs. Ber
tha Carroll, chairman; Mrs. Hazel
Penley. program chairman; Mrs.
Pauline Hall, secretary; commit
tee chairman Lottie Moon, Mrs.
Edith Bennett; flowers, Mrs. Thel
ma Ensley; stewardship and liter
ature, Mrs. Mildred Rector; com
munity missions, Mrs. J. P. Ben
nett; mission study, Mrs. Vida
Brooks. A social hour was en
joyed and refreshments served by
Joyce Ann Penley and Annette
Hall. The next meeting will be
with Mildred Bennett.
The Virginia Fowler circle was
held Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs.
Utha Franklin’s home on Patton
Hill. The program opened with
Mrs. Myrtle Buchanan leading in
prayer and Mrs. Trilby English
reading the 24th Psalm. Mrs. Smith
read the minutes of the last meet
ing. Mrs. Mildred Pressley read a
story entitled “Babylon America
Needs a Daniel.” Mrs. Jackie
Wright’s theme was “An Open
Letter.” A collection of $3.05 was
taken and elections were held for
new officers. The following were
elected: Mrs. Trilby English, chair
man; Mrs. Utha Franklin, secre
tary-treasurer and literature chair
man; Mrs. Myrtle Buchanan, com
munity missions. The next meeting
will be held at Mrs. Thelma Lyda's
home in Grovemont on Oct. 9.
There were six attending the
meeting which closed with prayer
and the hostess served nice re
freshments.
The Lucy Wright circle met
Tuesday night with Mrs. Effie Mc
Mahan with 10 members present.
Mrs. 0. R. Hardin, chairman, pre
sided. The meeting opened with a
hymn. Mrs. W. M. Fox gave the
devotionals from Psalm 123.
Prayer by Mrs. H. H. Ingle. Mrs.
Fox gave the report from the nom
inating committee and officers
were elected as follows: Mrs. Mar
tha Aiken, chairman; Mrs. Fred
MeCuen, program chairman; Mrs.
W. A. Ledford, secretary; Lottie
Moon. Mrs. Frank Allen; menu.
Mrs. Minnie Padgett; flower treas
urer, Mrs. Selma Hall. A sunshine
box was sent to Mrs. Ted Robert
son in the W.N.C. San and the
calendar was filled out for the
meeting for the coming year. Mrs.
George Penley presented a miss
ionary program from Royal Service
and the meeting was dismissed by
Mrs. McMahan. The circle will
meet with Mrs. W. P. Ford in
October.
The Neale Young circle met
Sept. 7 at the home of Mrs. Lu
cille Mayfield with 11 members
present. It was decided to send a
sunshine box to Mrs. Ted Robert
son and a shower of cards to Mrs.
F A Stuart. Mrs. Annie Lee Ingle
read the devotionals from Psalm
24. Prayer was by Mrs. Annie Al
len Parts given were “Kathleen
Mailory” by Mrs. Mayfield; “These
Things I Did” by Mrs. D. L. Shav
er and “Carver School of Miss
ions" by Mrs. Myrtle Walker. A
shower of cards and handkerchiefs
was presented to Mrs. J. H. Mc
Kinnev on her birthday during the
social hour that followed. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess
and her daughers, Evelyn and
Mrs Thomas Hornaday.
The Lottie Moon circle met
Sept. 7 at the home of Mrs. Alma
Riddle with nine members present.
The program was presented first
with Mrs. Clem Hunt in charge.
An opening hymn was followed by
the scripture, Psalm 24, and pray
er by Mrs. Katie McPeters. A pro
gram on Temperance was given
bv Mrs. Hunt. It was decided to
send a shower of cards to Mrs.
Ted Robertson. The circle officers
were re-elected with exception ot
community missions chan man
S was filled by Mrs. McPeters.
She also will be hostess to the
October meeting.
Presbyterian Circle
Circle 2 of the Swannanoa Pres
byterian church met Monday af
ternoon with Mrs. J. M. Buckner.
Ten members were present. The
meeting was presided over by Mrs.
W V Ward in the absence ot the
chairman. A new chairman Mrs.
A C Campfield, w'as elected to
finish out the rest of the year.
The Bible lesson was given by Mrs.
Named National
Dog Week Head
Mrs. C. W. Konrad, Black Moun
tain, will head up this commun
ity’s observance of National Dog
Week, Sept. 19-25, it is announced
by Raymond J. Hanfield, executive
secretary in New York City.
This marks the 27th consecutive
year of National Dog Week It
is sponsored by the National Dog
Welfare Guild, Inc., a movement
of non-profit character which at
tempts to make the dog more val
uable to his owner and more ac
ceptable to the non-owner. Ed
“Toast of the Town” Sullivan, not
ed TV star and newspaper colum
nist, is the 1954 general chairman.
“Vigilant” is the theme for this
year’s observance. Created for
use during “The Week” by artist
Albert Staehle, the 1954 design is
a dramatic picture of a Dalmatian
and a fireman speeding to the
scene of a fire. Made up in live
ly colors of red and blue, the noted
illustrator has lent his inimitably
skillful hands and creative genius
to making this design one of heart
stirring appeal.
METHODIST CIRCLES TO MEET
The Methodist church circles
will meet Tuesday as follows:
Circle 1, home of Mrs. M. J.
Wyrick at 10 a.m.
Circle 2, home of Mrs. M. C.
Dickens at 3 p.m.
Circle 3, home of Miss Mary
Young and Miss Edith Chattei-ton
at 3 p.m.
Circle 4, home of Mrs. William
Hickey at 7:30 p.m.
G. B. Talbot. It was a map study
of the first and second journeys
of Paul. Mrs. Ward presented a
program on “Christian Education
through the Sunday School.”
Surprise Party
Members of Miss Jean Merch
ant’s Sunday school class surprised
their teacher at her home Tues
day night, honoring her with a
going away party. Members en
joyed games in the yard and re
freshments centered around the
punch bowl. At the close of the
evening they presented Miss Merch
ant with a gift. Those present were
Norma Ann Stevenson, Miranda
Young, Barbara Davidson, .Joan
Connet, Elizabeth Vaught, Mary
Bannerman, Mary Avon Martin,
and George Talbot.
B ryson-B uchana n
Vows Are Spoken
Mrs. Ina Bryson and James
Buchanan, Sr., both of Black Moun
tain. were united in marriage Fri
day afternoon, Sept. 3, at 2:30 at
the home of Mrs. Bryson’s brother
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Saunders.
The Rev. James Buchanan, Jr.,
of Baltimore, son of Mr. Buch
anan, performed the double ring
ceremony.
The vows were spoken before
a background of fern, white gla
dioli and dahlias. Mrs. Violet Ed
wards of Spartanburg, daughter
of the bride, was matron of honor
and only attendant.
Mr. Buchanan had as his best
man his son. Ray Buchanan of
Forest City.
The bride wore a blue suit with
white accessories and a white rose
bud corsage. A small reception
was held following the ceremony.
Punch and cake were served to
the guests by Mrs. Edwards, Mrs.
Betty Peek and Mrs. Mildred Gen
try. The couple left for a trip to
Gatlinburg, Tenti.
Out of town guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. John Newbank, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Jordan of Spantanburg,
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Buchanan
and daughter of Baltimore, Md.,
Mrs. C. W. Branch, and Ray
Buchanan of Forest City.
Lions Will See
Radio-Relay
Demonstration
Radio-relay, the Bell Telephone
system’s new super-highway of
communication that sends hund
reds of telephone messages zipping
from tower to tower through
space, will be the subject of a
lecture-demonstration here Sept.
23.
Charles McCuiston, Waynesville
manager for the Southern Bell
Telephone company, will use work
ing models of the ultra-high fre
quency microwaves equipment to
demonstrate to the Lions club how
the new apparatus helps meet the
ever-growing demand for telephone
and television service in the South.
W. W. White is general program
chairman for the year.
We Salute -
We Salute you on your birthday:
Sept. 16.
Mrs. Perry Morgan
Joseph Levine
Maggie Davis
Mrs. Charles Fortune, Jr.
Sept. 17.
Mrs. Charles Porter
Sept. 18.
Lawrence Barnhill
Kitty Burrus
Dennis E. O’Connor
Mrs. Ethel Wooddell
Sept. 19.
George Gobghtly
Sam E. Gill
Sept. 20
Joan Schell
Sept. 21.
Thomas Cox
Harrell B. LeMasters, Jr.
Mary Jones
Sept. 22.
Bertha Wilborn
Mrs. W. M. Pate
A. R. Johnston
Charles Walker
Look Who’s Here!
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Correll o£
Swannanoa, route 1, announce the
birth of a daughter Sept. 10 in
Memorial Mission hospital.
Radio-relay now services the
Southeastern section of the U. S.
Towers supporting the antennas
link Atlanta with Charlotte, on to
Washington, D. C. The system is
connected with the transcontinent
al radio-relay chain of towers
that stretches from coast to coast
and with the Bell System network
of coaxial cables.
Demonstration equipment con
sisting of miniature towers, trans
mitting and receiving equipment
to show how the apparatus sends
long distance telephone calls and
television programs through space
will be used.
In addition to a demonstration
of radio-relay, Mr. McCuiston will
describe some other recent ad
vances in the field of communica
tions developed by the Bell Tele
phone laboratories.
At the meeting last week Dr.
Jack B. Fellows told of the new
University of Creative Arts which
opened here on Sept. 8. He out
lined the program and plans for
the future.
With The Sick
Mrs. W. H. Holman has re
turned to her home after being
a patient at St. Joseph’s hospital.
Mrs. R. W. Cook is getting
along nicely at her home after
being a patient at Memorial Mis
sion hospital.
J. B. Casey is sick at his home.
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