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Council of Churches Includes
33 Protestant Demoninations
Editors Note: In 1950. the National Council of Churches
was formed by 29 Protestant bodies—representing the common
spirit and purpose of its members Today, 33 denominations
and Eastern Orthodox communions (with nearly 40 million
churchgoers are members of the Council 23 others partici
pate in one or more of its 70 programs. The following article
on the NCC's domestic activities will be followed by one on
operations abroad.
What can the churches do better together than alone?
Oppose the growing strength of the forces which challenge
the Christian Gospel by "reinforcing each with the strength
of all."
So say the leaders of 33 Prot
estant and Eastern Orthodox
communions and to this end
they work together through the
National Council of Churches
which they themselves formed
ten years ago.
Contrary to widely held be-1
liefs, the Council does not speak
for the nearly 40 million church
goers represented in the 33
member denominations, but it,
serves them in the fields of I
Christian education, foreign and
home missions, overseas relief,
evangelism, and in matters af
fecting spiritual, moral, and
social conditions under which
the Church and its Christian
believers must carry on.
The Council is charged by the
member denominations to de
velop and maintain more than
70 programs in these fields
Each program is directed by
qualified staff who are in turn
under the supervision and
guidance of interdenominational |
committees having more than [
5,000 m embers from the'
churches.
Over-all authority over the'
Council is vested in its triennial
General Assembly, which con
sists of 659 clergymen and 380
laymen appointed by member
communions Interim policy de
cisions are made by the General
Hoard which meets three times
a year. Member denominations
are represented on the Board by
162 clergymen and 91 laymen.
The Council has. in its short
ton years, managed to build an
impressive record of service to
the churches and country
For its work in "pointing up
the differences between Chris
tianity and Communism and
the unique values of the Ameri
can way of life," the N.C.C. in ■
Anril, 1961. received the George
Washington Honor Medal Award
oi the Freedoms Foundation
The Council received the
award, together with the ABC
network, for a radio series of its
Broadcasting and Film Commis
sion entitled "Christianity and
Communism" It was further
honored by the American Merit-1
age Foundation with a 1961
award for "outstanding citizen
ship"
Through its Division of Home |
Missions, the Council has pro-1
vided "churches on wheels" for
250,000 migrant farm workers in
30 states Designed to give
migrants the protective benefits;
and warmth of a community life
they otherwise lack, it offers a
religious ministry, adult educa
tion. vacation church schools,
recreational activities and child
care and community centers
In an attempt to meet the
social, economic and spiritual i
needs of the Indian American/
the Council carries on a program
of Indian work that Includes
staffing ten US. Government i
boarding schools for Indians
with twelve full-time chaplains
Many of the millions of vis
itors who annually enjoy the
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SUMMERVILLE. GEORGIA
natural wonders of our national
parks, and the parks' 30,000 em
ployees, share in Sunday worship
i services led by the 156 student
ministers of the Council’s Min
istry in the National Parks.
On the education front, the
N C C. gives executive leadership
to the United Christian Youth
j Movement, embracing ten mil-.
! lion young people.
i Interdenominational commit-1
'tees of the Council's Division of
Christian Education administer
the preparation of Sunday
School curriculum outlines used
by thousands of church groups
The Division also syndicates
Sunday School lessons to news
papers and magazines through
"National Council Religious Fea
tures.”
Hundreds of religious radio
and TV broadcasts reach Ameri
cans through the Council's
Broadcasting and Film Commis
sion.
The film, “Split Level Family,”
has played to an audience of
about two million, while “Off to
Adventure.” "Talk Back,” and
“Man to Man," a few of the
B F.C.'s TV series, have helped It |
win the 1960 George Foster I
Peabody Award for Radio-Tele
vision Education Another cur
rent TV favorite from the Coun- ।
cil, in cooperation with the
United Lutheran Church, is
“Davey and Goliath," viewed by
children over 200 stations
The U.S. Army and Air Force
are among the heaviest pur
chasers of National Council
audio-visual materials ranging
in subject matter front pre
martial counseling to foreign
missions. International church
relief and the training of youth
leaders.
In connection with the
churches' education jtrograms,
the Council sponsors Christian
Education Week, which begins
this year on September 21 under j
the theme "The Christian and
his Community "
Also on the Council's yearly,
calendar are 20 other religious
observances ranging from the |
Universal Week of Prayer in I
January to Share Our Surplus
Week at Thanksgiving time.
These are but a few of the
varied activities of the National I
Council for the churches of the
nation, which also provides staff
and facilities for the 12 mil-1
lion women associated with its j
United Church Women program
and for its United Church Men
organization
The first ten years of the
Council's existence have dis
pelled fears that it would lead
to a super-church or tat it would
exert any kind of control over
the churches. The Council’s con
stitution makes clear it is an
agency of the churches, estab
lished by them to serve them. I
and. through its policy-making
General Board of mem be r
church representatives, to speak
to the churches on matters ol
Christian social concern
The Council has been misrep
resented by some critics as being
a “pro-this” or "against-that”
organization and that it claims
to speak for the churches. Noth
ing is further from the truth.
When the National Council of
Churches speaks on issues of
Christian concern, it is the
elected or appointed leaders of
the member denominations who
together speak to their churches
on these issues.
Today, the National Council
of Churches, together with over
1,000 county, city, and state
councils of churches, symbolizes
one of the most important de
velopments since the Reforma
tion. It is an expression of the
growing unity and cooperation
of the Protestant and Eastern
Orthodox churches of America.
Course in
Kindergartens,
Nurseries Set
The University of Georgia will
offer a training course for per
sonnel of day nurseries, nursery
schools and kindergartens at the
Rome Center It is a nine-month
course on the operation of child
care centers.
Anyone who is operating or
employed in a child-care center,
or anyone who is interested in
this area of work may enroll.
The course content is as fol
lows: Unit I. Child Development
and Guidance. Unit 11, Admin
istration, Health, Sanitation and
Safety, Nutrition, Unit HI. Pro
gram Planning an d Creative
Activities. The three units will be
completed in 60 hours of instruc
tion - each class meeting for one
two-hour session levelling or
Saturday। each week.
Applicants are expected to
complete the entire course and
no enrollments will be accepted
for one or two units only A cer
tificate will be issued by the
University of Georgia to each
student successfully completing
the course.
Mrs. Robert Keister, the in
structor. was trained in a grad
uate course for selected person
nel at the University of Georgia
this summer.
The fee is S3O This may be
paid ail at once, or in three in
stallments of $lO each at the be
ginning of each unit of instruc
tion
Registration will be held Sep
tember 21. at 6 pm. at East
Rome Junior High School.
For further information call
Mrs Keister. 234-5815. or Mrs.
Lamar Jackson. 232-8879. after
3:30 p m.
HOMECOMING SET
VI NEW BE Tl IEI
A homecoming will be held at
New Bethel Baptist Church Sun
day.
The Rev. C E Reece, a former
pastor will speak at the 11 am.
service, the Rev Billy Coulter,
pastor, has announced
A basket lunch will be served
at noon and there will be singing
in tiie afternoon. The Goss
Brothers Quartet, of Cartersville,
and the New Bethel Trio will at
tend.
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INDIAN WORK — The National Council of Churches
helps to meet the social, economic and spiritual needs
of the Indian American through its Department of In
dian Work. The Council provides 12 full-time chap
lains to the ten U. S. Government boarding schools for
Indians, and among other activities initiates adult edu
cation courses for Indian Americans relocating in cities.
Above is a Council worker giving vocational guidance to
young men engaged on a construction project.
Menlo Notes
By Miss Lena Baker, Menlo, Georgia
Austin Daniel and family, of
Atlanta, were week-end guests of
his parents, the N. B. Daniels.
Supper guests Sunday were Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Jones and chil
dren. He was guest speaker at
the Baptist Church Sunday and
Sunday night.
Friday night supper guests of
the Earl Copelands were Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Vanderburg, Mrs.
Minnie Vanderburg, Gilbert
Vanderburg, Mrs. Alene Wheeler,
all of Bessemer, Ala.; Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Tucker, of Chatta
nooga: Mr. and Mrs. J. T Cope
land and Cindy Romine. All had
attended Mrs. Will Brewster’s
funeral in Jamestown Friday.
She was an aunt to most of
these.
Preacher and Mrs. Don Trent
are visiting his parents in
Reidsville. N C
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Purcell and
son. Don, of Chicago, visited
relatives the week-end.
Miss Hughie Majors, after
having spent two weeks with her
mother. Mrs. J. S. Majors, flew
to San Francisco. Calif., Satur
urday to spend the week-end
wiUL-P friend, before leaving
Tuesday for Honolulu, where she
will teach in the University this
term.
Mrs. Annie Tucker visited het
son. Hamilton Tucker, and fam
ily in Cleveland, Tenn., the
week-end.
Those enjoying a delicious
dinner with Mrs. Emma Sharpe.
Mr and Mrs J. T. Roberts in
Cedar Bluff, Ala., Sunday were
Mr and Mrs. B L. Bankson. Mi
and Mrs. Roy Treadway, of
Jacksonville, Ala.: Mr. and Mri
D C. Goss, of Chattanooga
Tenn : Mr and Mrs Orburn
Roberts and Debbie, of Trion:
Huster Daniel, of Cedar Bluff
The occasion was a surprise
birthday feast, honoring Mrs
Roy Treadway and Mrs. B I
Bankson A number of friends
and relatives called in the after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry
and granddaughter. Marsha
King, of Chattanooga, were
Thursday dinner guests of Mr
and Mrs Henry Day.
Mr and Mrs. Roy Cannon, of
Gaylesville. Ala., and Mrs. Lizzie’
Cannon, of Summerville, visited
the W. H. Cliftons Friday.
Mr and Mrs. Claude Barry.
Mr and Mrs Mack Agnew and
Jim Barry attended an aunt,
Mrs. Emma Smith's funeral
service in Chickamauga Sunday
The Sewing Club met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs W J Ham
mond Her sister. Miss Edna
Perry, assisted in serving de'.:
clous refreshments
Misses Helen Rhodes, of Rome,
and Ruth Sturgis, of Rock Hiil,
S C visited Mr< J S Majors
and Miss Hughie a few days last
week
The WSCS ladies of Summer
ville met with Miss Mittie Dodd
Monday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Paul Lawrence
of Chattanooga, visited her fa
ther. B H Polk. Miss Fffie and,
Mrs Janie King Sunday.
Mr and Mrs R D Chamblees
were dinner guests of the Paul!
J Kings Sunday
Miss Margaret Callan visited
her sister. Miss Ruth Ann Callan,
in Chattanooga the week-end
Mr and Mrs Elton Wright
and Wanda, of Murfreesboro.,
Tenn. visited home folk the
week-end His mother. Mrs
Tiny Wright, returned after a
week with them
Mrs Leola Mustoe and Miss
Ruth Baker, of Knoxville. Tenn .
and Mr and Mrs H C Nappier,
of Chattanooga, were guests of
Lena Baker the week-end They
visited Gordon Sunday after
noon. who is a patient in Trion
Hospital. Some visited Une’.?
Dayton Pledger in Summerville
Hospital, who was hurt in car
wreck Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Houston Ward,
of Rome, visited their parents.'
G W Welches and Lonnie
Wards the week-end
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn.
of Chicago, were visiting rela
tives over the week-end. His
parents. Mr. and Mrs. George
Vaughn Sr., Clyde and Teresa
accompanied them to Rome
Sunday afternoon to see Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Jennings.
Mrs. Mary Mackey and chil
dren, of Leesburg, Ala., were
guests of her mother, Mrs. Lena
Bankson, and Ted the week-end.
Also on Sunday Mrs. Joel Cook
and children, of Lyerly, visited
them.
Miss Hughie Majors and
mother. Mrs. J. S. Majors, were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Miller Clark in Ringgold
Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kinzy, of
Buchanan, spent the week-end
with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Cleckler
and Miss Mildred Lawrence vis
ited Mrs. Etta Lawrence in Chat
tanooga Valley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mcßae at
tended their son. Larry Mcßae’s
wedding Sunday afternoon, Miss
' Clara Hall being his bride. The
ceremony was performed in Mt.
Berry Chapel. Rome. Larry is a
student in University of Missis
sippi.
Leroy Wofford and children, of
Chattanooga: Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Baker. Mrs. Ethel Wofford and
son, Bobby, of Smyrna, visited
the “Bud” Tuckers and Grady
Gosses during the week-end.
Mrs. J. E. Kennedy and Miss
Betty Striplin visited in Gads
den the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Deed Hogg and
son, Jim. spent last week in
Spartanburg. S. C., with rela
tives. Mr and Mrs. Bill Harris
brought them home Sunday and
spent the night.
Mesdames Lora Gladden and
Lilly Bodine, of Rome, were din
ner guests Monday of the Jerry
M Murphys. In the afternoon
they all visited the Clarence
Sentells near Jamestown.
Wallace Espy and children, of
Atlanta: Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Eller and daughter were dinner
guests of the Jim Bakers Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Majors and
children and Mrs. Dovie Majors
visited the Tom Evans in Rome
Sunday afternoon.
PFC. Carlton D. McClung, of
Fort Campbell. Ky., spent the
week-end with homefolk, and
Jan Wright was dinner guest of
Burma Nell and parents Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Alverson
and boys visited in Cullman and
Russelville, Ala.. Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Lester Edwards
were supper guests of the W. A.
Edwards in Rome
Preacher Billy Jones and fam
ily. of Rossville, were dinner
guests of the J. W. Parrish fam
ily Sunday.
Mrs. Pax Smith. Mr and Mrs
J. H. Allman visited the Bob
Jones family and Frank Jones
family near Atlanta the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ford
moved to Nashville last Monday,
where he enters David Lipscomb
College
15 Scouts From
Trion Canipout
Fifteen members of Boy Scout
Troop 101 camped Saturday and
Sunday at Wayside
Evans Scoggins. Scoutmaster
of Troop 7. taught the Sunday
School lesson Sunday morning
A five-mile hike, stalking,
horseshoes and some other Scout
work was done, despite the rain
Homer King and Seab Baker,
leaders, accompanied the group
The boys going were: Benny
Baker. Johnny King. Perry Heg
wood, Jimmy Schram. Tommy
Gardner. Wayne Gardner. Sam
my Groe n, Phil Walker. Mike
Ha? kins, Garry Clark. Johnny
Powell. Tommy Hill. Tommy
Robison. Larry Bowers and Dale
Rosser.
Copeland to
Head Band
Boosters
New officers were elected
' Thursday night when the Chat-
I tooga High Band Boosters Club
' met at the Band Hall.
Alvis Copeland was named
I president; Holland Martin, vice
president; Charles Cochran,
treasurer, and Mrs. D. T. Espy,
publicity chairman.
George Kayton, the new band
director was presented to the
group. He told of plans for the
new school year and of the need
for new instruments, equipment,
etc.
During the business session,
plans were made to sell maga
zines as a means ijr helping pay
for needed instruments.
Mr. Cochran, chairman of the
concession stand outlined plans
for continuing this means of
raising funds for the club. He
asked that all parents of band
members cooperate and asked
for volunteers to help in the
stand on home game nights.
CHS Principal A. L. Clark told
the group he would cooperate as
far as possible in helping band
members arrange their sched
ules so that they could continue
taking band.
The time for the regular meet
ings of the club will be an
nounced, it was stated, and all
parents of band members are
urged to attend each meeting.
In the absence of the retiring
president, Martin Palmer, Mr.
Martin presided.
Rome Center,
U. of Georgia,
Sets (lasses
The Fall Quarter of the Uni
versity of Georgia, Rome Center,
will begin with registration on :
Thursday, September 21, at 6:00
p.m. at East Rome Junior High
School.
The Rome Center is a branch '
of the University of Georgia of- ■
sering evening college courses i
for high school graduates and ■
adults who work. The program '
consists of freshman and sopho- |
more courses leading to college j
degrees. The normal load is ten
hours per quarter or forty quar
ter hours per year. Forty-five |
hours may be earned in a nine- [
month term on the campus in
Athens.
The cost is S3O per five hours
plus $1 registration fee. The total j
cost for the year is $244.
College credit may be earned
while students are living at home
and working. The credits are
transferable. New students are I
admitted each quarter.
Offered at the first period at
6:00 p in. are the > following
courses: English 121, European
Literature: Economics 105, Prin
ciples and Problems of Eco
nomics; Zoology 101, Human
Biology: Mathematics 100, Col
lege Algebra; and Speech 108,
Fundamentals of Speech.
Second period courses at 8:20
p.m. include English 101, Com
position and Grammar; Busi
ness Administration 110, Prin
ciples of Accounting; Mathe
matics 99, Remedial Algebra;
History 111, Western Civiliza
tion; and Psychology 101, Ele
mentary Psychology.
Classes meet on Monday and
Thursday at 6:00 pin., in the
Junior High School Building.
415 East Third Avenue.
For further information write'
the University of Georgia Center. I
Box 562 Rome, or call Mrs. La
mar Jackson. Director, at 232-
8879 after 3:30 p.m.
Stations Cited
For \\ ork in
Ga. Tourism
Service station dealers in!
Georgia have been cited by Gov- I
ernor Ernest Vandiver for their
work in promoting the tourist
industry in the state.
W. H. Livingston, Gulf dealer
of Columbus and operator of the :
1960 Service Station of the Year,
has been designated “Georgia'
Tourist Ambassador”, in behalf'
of the work of dealers in the
state's tourist development pro- j
gram ।
Livingston was presented the I
citation by Jack J Minter, direc
tor of the Georgia Department j
of Commerce for his “enthus-.
iastic and energetic ability and j
untiring efforts in behalf of .
tourist promotion of the State of
Georgia.”
Minter said the award was'
made to Livingston as a repre- i
sentative of all Georgia dealers I
cooperating in the state's pro
gram through the Petroleum
Council of Georgia.
The Commerce Department
director had high praise for
Georgia dealers for their assist- i
ance, pointing out that they
were key people in making out- |
of-state tourists feel welcome.
The Petroleum Council's week
ly travel column. "Traveling
Through Georgia”, was also cited
by the governor A similar cita
tion was awarded to Glenn Mc-
Cullough. writer of the column, j
by Minter. 1
Bolling News
Bv Myra Lynn Dodd
Having then gifts differing
according to the grace that is
given to us, whether prophecy,
let us prophesy according to
the proportion of faith.
—Romans 12:6
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Mrs. Pauline Arp and daugh
ter, Carol, of Savannah, spent
the week-end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Norton.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Powell, of
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mr. and
Mrs. James Aired and Janice, of
Ware Shoals, S. C.; Mrs. Earl
Dooley, of Dry Valley, and Mrs.
J. C. Edwards and Sheila vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dodd and
family Sunday.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Ozment and Betty Sunday
were Mrs. John Hurley and De
bra, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bartlett
and girls and Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Gold Star Parents Should
Check for Compensation
Parents who were not awarded
compensation following the
death of a son in military serv
i ice or as a result of a service
connected disability should reg
ularly re-study their personal
situation to determine if they
are now eligible for such an
award. Pete Wheeler. Director of
the Georgia Department of Vet
erans Service, reports.
Whether dependent parents
are eligible for such monthly
compensation benefits depends
on their income. Dependency,
। within the terms of the law. can
I therefore arise after the death
of a veteran as well as before his
death, Wheeler said.
A parent who could not prove
dependency because of income
at the end of World War 11. for
instance, might now be eligible.
Also a parent or parent with
the same income might now be
eligible because of present bur
densome medical expenses.
Neal Takes
Rome Church
W. C. Neal, who has served as
minister of the South Commerce
Church of Christ for almost six
years, will become the minister
of the West Rome Church Oct. 1.
The Neals will move Friday to
their new home at 206 South Elm
Street, Rome. Between now and
the time Mr. Neal assumes his
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she can't resist
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EVER SEE A WOMAN who could pass up a
good bargain? Not when it’s as tempting as
Georgia Power’s generous wiring plan.
Under the plan, the company will pay from
SSO to S2OO toward adequate home wiring.
Here’s why you may need it:
In the past two decades, scientific advances
have transformed our world into a veritable
wonderland of electrical conveniences. Today
there are more than 60 electric appliances
on the market and more are on the way.
This increase in the variety and number
of appliances has meant added burdens to
household circuits. Wiring which was ade
quate four or five years ago no longer will
do the job.
By taking advantage of the plan, you will
be assured that your home will have the
main service wiring and circuits needed for
full electric living.
Want more information? Simply contact
your nearest electric appliance dealer, elec
trical contractor or Georgia Power Company
representative. There’s no obligation.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1961
Joe Ozment and boys.
Mrs. Lewis Howard and Linda,
Misses Wanda Edwards and
Mjra Lynn Dodd visited Mrs.
Jimmy Ricketts and Dewayne
Friday night.
Rev. and Mrs. Willard Ramey
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bu
ford Ratliff Sunday.
Miss Myra Lynn Dodd visited
Miss Betty Ozment Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Reynolds
and girls and Mr. and Mrs. Bu
ford Ratliff visited Mr. and Mis.
Sonny Yancey, Johnny and Pam
Sunday.
Miss Theresa Parris spent the
week-end with Rev. and Mrs.
Clyde Parris and family.
Mrs. Earl Dooley, Mrs. J. C.
Edwards. Mrs. Pluma Dodd and
Thelma visited Mr. and Mrs.
John Dodd Sunday.
Smith Named
Pastor at West
Summerville
The Rev. Charles H. Smith has
been named pastor of the West
Summerville Baptist Church. He
assumed his work there last
Sunday.
The Rev. Mr. Smith replaces
the Rev. Roy Cordell who ac
cepted a pastorate in Trenton a
month ago.
The Rev. Mr. Smith and his
wife Hazel came here from Pen
nington Gap, Va. Their children
are all married.
new duties, he will commute to
Summerville.
Mr. Neal will replace Ray Friz
zell at West Rome. His succes
sor at South Commerce hasn’t
yet been named.
The minister was born in De
troit, Ala., and he received his
degree at David Lipscomb Col
lege. Nashville. Tenn. He came
to Summerville from Douglas
ville.
The Neals have three children,
Ann, a high school student; Ken
neth, of the U. S. Air Force in
Turkey, and Harold David Neal,
a minister at South Fulton,
Tenn.