WWN 1977 (Prelim No 02) - Herbert W. Armstrong
WWN 1977 (Prelim No 02) - Herbert W. Armstrong
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12<br />
The WORLDWIDE NEWS<br />
Loca l church news wrap-up<br />
Neutral Ground<br />
AMARILLO. Tex. - The volleyball<br />
and basketball team s here<br />
co mpe te d ag ains t Albuque rque,<br />
N.M . • on neut ral gro und at th e<br />
Rhode s Field Hou se in Tu cum cari ,<br />
N.M.• <strong>No</strong>v . 21. The preteen s began<br />
the actio n, with Albuquerque winning<br />
its only game of the day , 22·14 .<br />
Todd Dufur of Amari llo scored 10<br />
points while A. Ga rcia aided<br />
Albuquerque 's victory with 20<br />
points.<br />
The Amarillo women won their<br />
games. 15-7. 15·1 and 15·3. The<br />
Amarillo YOU girls' team defeated<br />
Albuquerque. 15-0. 15·0 and 15·3.<br />
thus becoming reg ional champs.<br />
Amar illo continued its winning<br />
streak in the men's basketball game<br />
winnin g 97·47. Albuquerque' s high<br />
scorers were Rod Hamilton with 18<br />
point s. and Richard Lowery with J2<br />
poi nts . For Amar illo , Samm y<br />
O'Dell had 24; Alan VanLanduyt,<br />
19; Bill Dufur. 16; Jeff Booth. 12;<br />
and Jame s Bailey, 12. The team' s<br />
height ad vantage was a major factor<br />
in the big victory.<br />
The finale pitted the YOU teams<br />
agains t eac h other. Ricky Boli n of<br />
Amarillo dominated the offens ive<br />
and defen sive boards, scoring 39<br />
points in a 69-38 romp over Albuquerq<br />
ue. C. Bachelor and D. Stewart<br />
scored 14 and 13 point s respe ctively<br />
for the losing team . Sammy O'Dell .<br />
Wild Characters<br />
ANCHORAGE . Alaska - Fifteen<br />
wild characters arrived at a costume<br />
party for the first through sixth<br />
graders at the Kranich home here<br />
Dec . II . Several had been enco uraged<br />
to make larg e papier-macbe<br />
cost umes and had worked with the ir<br />
families to mold and pai nt their cre <br />
ations.<br />
A special-recogni tion ribbo n was<br />
given to each child for his cost ume<br />
efforts. Danny and Wendy Wegh<br />
gave a polka demonstration, and<br />
each character tried to learn the dance<br />
for use at the nexl family dance .<br />
Ten preschoolers met for a party<br />
Dec . 19. Their favorite games were<br />
pin-t he-button -on-t he -clown, un <br />
der- the- broom , and shoe scram ble.<br />
When it was clean up lime and chocolate<br />
frosting had to be washed off<br />
their faces, one j-yeer-old insisted<br />
mat his mother wouldn 't want him to<br />
get his face washed . Sandra Kranich<br />
and Alice Wegh.<br />
Mand olin Accompanimeo t<br />
ANNISTON. Ala . - Square.<br />
dancing time rolled around agai n<br />
Dec . JI for the Anni ston and Gads <br />
den , Ala ., churches. First the brethren<br />
enjoyed a potluck supper. Then<br />
followed a talent show with R.L.<br />
Pace as master of ceremo nies .<br />
Paul McWhorter did a number he<br />
wrote , "Old Bob and Me" ; Marlene<br />
McWhorter and her little girls sang<br />
two so ngs ; Bill Winner , pastor ,<br />
played a mando lin, accompanied by<br />
his son Mark; Gera ldine York played<br />
the piano and sang ; and the two small<br />
Parton girl s sa ng " Little White<br />
Duck ."<br />
The square dance was next, with a<br />
band playin g and Mr . Winner acco<br />
mpanying them on the mandolin.<br />
Vt'rna Fayt' Johnson .<br />
Defensive Effort<br />
ASHEVILLE. N.C. - The basketball<br />
team here traveled to Greenville,<br />
S .C ., Dec. 18 to play its team<br />
for the seco nd time this seaso n.<br />
The Asheville girls' team jumped<br />
into a fast-mo iling game and ran up a<br />
17-0 score in the first q uarte r. However,<br />
a tremendous defensive effort<br />
held them to 6 point s for the rest of<br />
the game . Asheville still won , 23- 15.<br />
In a hard-fought me n' s game. thegame<br />
was tied up 55-55 when the<br />
PRIZED POSSESSION - Jerry Boyle. of the Fo rt Wayne: Ind.• church<br />
proudly displays his newly acquired Diseased Chicken Award. which he<br />
was presented after winning the second annual euchre tourn ament at an<br />
all-in-the-Iamily evening held Dec. 4. (See "Diseased Chicken Aw ard."<br />
this page.) [Photo by June Grovel<br />
buzzer sounded and sent the game<br />
into overtime . Asheville won, 61-59 .<br />
Richmond W. Crisp.<br />
Spirit of '76<br />
BEAUMONT. Tex . - The<br />
Beaumont and Lake Charles, La. ,<br />
churches held a bicentenn ial Spirit of<br />
'76 dance at the Orange Comm unity<br />
Center Dec . I t .<br />
Tbe decorations were made and<br />
put up by the young people here ,<br />
under th e di rection of Don and<br />
Miche lJe Mischnick.<br />
The da nce music was provided by<br />
the George Stevens Combo of Hou s<br />
ton , Tex . Refreshments were plentiful,<br />
and table game s were provided<br />
for the children. Florence Nail.<br />
Helpf ul Hints<br />
BIRMINGHAM. England - The<br />
first meeting of the Ladies ' Club here<br />
was <strong>No</strong>v. 27, with 24 members attending.<br />
Joyce Suckling, wife of pastor<br />
Arthur SUCkling, is the club's<br />
president. Mr . Suckling,' the guest<br />
speaker, gave an introduc tory talk on<br />
the aims of the club and disc ussed the<br />
role of women, both within the<br />
Church and as wive s.<br />
The progr am continued with a<br />
get-to-know-y o u speech by Mrs .<br />
Suckling, followed by a table-t opics<br />
session and a helpful-hints feature .<br />
Other officers for the year are<br />
Janet Guy, vice preside nt; Eunice<br />
Arche r, treasurer; and Mau reen Foxall<br />
, secre tary . Maureen FoxalJ.<br />
Pocket cakolator<br />
BLUEFIELD. W.Va. - A Slew<br />
supper was held at the Virginia Rescue<br />
Squad building here Dec . 18.<br />
Following the meal of homemade<br />
beef stew , co rn bread and fruit salad ,<br />
the adults and teenagers played<br />
bingo . Prizes were awarded , includ <br />
ing a pocket calc ulator, one-half gal<br />
Ion of hone y and a parallel version of<br />
the New Tes tament.<br />
During the bin go games, the preteen<br />
s were entertained by an artsand-c<br />
rafts co mpetition and a series of<br />
balloon-bursting co ntests.<br />
The eve ning was cappe d off with<br />
an old-fashio ned sing-a long . Tom<br />
Wiseman .<br />
Boosplel<br />
BRANDON. Man. - The ccngregation<br />
here made a clean sweep,<br />
but it wasn' t doing j anitorial work . It<br />
was the first church bonspiel, held at<br />
the Doug las , Man. , c urling rink<br />
Dec. 19.<br />
Bonspie l is the old Scotc h sport of<br />
cu rling, which has been fo nd ly<br />
adopted by the prairie fann ers of<br />
western Canada as a popular pastime<br />
duri ng the long, cold winters . The<br />
game is played with stones, weig h<br />
ing ro ughly 44 pounds, th rown<br />
along a sheet of ice toward J<br />
butl's-eye pai nted on the ice<br />
surface 126 feel away . The Slone<br />
is guided by two members of the<br />
te am , who cl ea n and po lis h the<br />
ice surface with broo ms. This sweeping<br />
helps the rock go farthe r, impor <br />
tant because the close st rock to the<br />
butrs-eye coun ts for scoring.<br />
The action started at 10 a.m., with<br />
Art Penner' s cras h instructio n course<br />
in curling for the nov ices. Yet from<br />
10:30 to 4 p.m . it was serious (we ll,<br />
not alway s) compe tition . Mrs . Cl uff<br />
Munro ' s hot dogs helped the hungry<br />
curlers rene w their strength as the<br />
day wore on.<br />
The winner of the A event was the<br />
team of Ro ss Hamil ton, Wayne<br />
Sm it h, Dorothy Hay and Be tty<br />
Bonnefoy . Winners of the B event<br />
were Richard Crook, Ellen Penner,<br />
Terry Hamilton and Steve Lindmayer<br />
. Ron Hamilton .<br />
MCP Confesses<br />
BRICKET WOOD. England <br />
The B Spokesman Club here held its<br />
first ladies' night of the term Dec . 15<br />
in the YOU club room on the former<br />
Ambassador College campu s . Mr.<br />
and Mr s. Ron Hulm e, members,<br />
prepare d a snack of beefburgers and<br />
beans.<br />
Tony Lod ge. an employee in the<br />
Mailing Department at the Radletr<br />
press, presented a selec tion of topics<br />
that drew a good ..es ponse from the<br />
ladies. as well as (he men. Toastmaster<br />
Geo rge Hender son introduced<br />
four speakers, in accordance with the<br />
regular cl ub format. They were Phil<br />
Stevens , Neil Jack son, Bill Wilson,<br />
who gave a book review, and<br />
Graham Flux , who ga lle a se r<br />
monette . Mr . Jackson was awarded<br />
the most-effective -speaker cup for a<br />
hilario us speech, "Confessio ns of an<br />
MCP (Male Cha uvinist Pig) ."<br />
Director Paul Suckling expressed<br />
satisfac tion with the eve ning, saying<br />
he thought it profitab le, as well as<br />
entertaining. Bill Allan .<br />
Independence Day<br />
BRIDGETOWN. Barbado s <br />
Victor Simpso n, minister here , was<br />
guest speaker at the offic ial ceremon<br />
y at SI. C hristopher Gi rl s '<br />
Schoo l mark ing Barbados' 10th anniversary<br />
of independence <strong>No</strong>v . 26.<br />
About 365 students and teache rs<br />
listened to Mr . Simpson define independence<br />
and explain the ways in<br />
which they could make a worthwhile<br />
. contribution to the good of the nation<br />
. When Mr . Simpson men tioned<br />
in his co ncluding remark s that his<br />
birthday coincided with Barbados'<br />
Independence Day, the head teacher<br />
had the students sing "Happy Birthday."<br />
Afterwards, Mr . Simpson was invited<br />
to the home -eco nomics room<br />
fo r refreshments. He chatted with the<br />
staff, answeri ng que stions about his<br />
work as a minister of the Worldwide<br />
Church of God . <strong>No</strong>rma Nurse ,<br />
Ecumenical Caravan<br />
BUNDABERG , Au stralia<br />
Bruce Dea n, new pasto r here, and his<br />
wife were hosts for a get-togethe r in<br />
their home Dec . II. As adults enjoyed<br />
snack s and dip s, the children<br />
played downs tair s and devoured<br />
cakes and watermelons. During the<br />
party members were able to become<br />
acquainted, share ideas and make<br />
plans for fund-raising projects.<br />
The members embarked on their<br />
first TV fund-ra ising scheme Dec.<br />
16, when they held a street stall on<br />
the main street here and tried to outsell<br />
the cake shops. Members joked<br />
that there was ecumenical cooperation,<br />
because the minicaravan used to<br />
sell the goods was hired from the<br />
Methodists and was usua lly stored at<br />
the back of the Catholic Church.<br />
The caravan was inundated with<br />
goods from the brethren. They sold<br />
plants , cakes, homemadejams, pick <br />
les, sweets, lo llies (ca ndy) an d<br />
IS-do zen lamington s. O ne of the<br />
men attempted to make toffee apples ,<br />
but, when even his own children<br />
wouldn't touch them , he decided not<br />
to try to sell them .<br />
Although it was a first attempt and<br />
much was to be teamed in the pricing<br />
of items, the members made a $ 117<br />
Monday, Jan . 17, <strong>1977</strong><br />
profit. Do" Dr Mamiel and Bruce<br />
Dean .<br />
Heirs Together<br />
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.<br />
- Th e Co lorado Sp rings and<br />
Walsenburg, Co lo ., Women' s C lub<br />
met in the Baily Room of the Broadmoor<br />
West for lea and cooki es Dec.<br />
5. After refreshments, the meetin g<br />
was called to orde r by President<br />
Susan Pet er son . Sh e intr odu ced<br />
Betty Ramsey, vice president, and<br />
Sue Yandegriff, secretary-tre asurer.<br />
The theme for the club thi s year-is<br />
" Heirs Togeth er." The memb ers<br />
were e ncouraged 10 read and study<br />
several articles about women in rece<br />
nt issues of The Good News.<br />
Small vases of flowe rs had been<br />
arranged by Charity Sarv is and were<br />
presented to the oldest lady at each<br />
table .<br />
A bake sale was planned for Dec.<br />
23 at a shopping center in Pueblo,<br />
Co lo . The ne xt meeting will be<br />
Jan . 2.<br />
The 5O-and-Ove r Club met for<br />
breakfast at the Raintree Inn im <br />
mediate ly after the Garner Ted <strong>Armstrong</strong><br />
telecast <strong>No</strong>v. 28. Due to a<br />
snowstorm , attenda nce was sparse .<br />
Th ose who co uld get their c ars<br />
sta rted were Le e and De lph a<br />
Th om as, Ed and Helen De nkl er ,<br />
Bessie Jones and her daughter Bess.<br />
Frank Pierce , Leona Hines, Ethel<br />
Hackman and Tommi e Joe Stewart .<br />
The club' s purpose for the year is<br />
fellowship and fun. Later there will<br />
be horseshoe s, croq ue t, picnics and<br />
more . Tommie Joe Stewart.<br />
Groaning Bones<br />
COOKEVILLE. Tenn. - YOU<br />
membe rs . guests and chapero ns<br />
gathered at Cox's Skat ing Rink in<br />
nearby Cros sville for a skating party<br />
Dec. 19. YOU members from Chattanooga<br />
, Tenn ., were also invited .<br />
Wheels whirred, bones groaned and<br />
the floo r received a good dusting .<br />
After the skating party the group<br />
retrea ted to the lodge at Cumberland<br />
Mou ntain State Park and enjo yed<br />
sandwiches, drinks and a marsh mal <br />
low roast . 'Then the young people<br />
danced while the parents and chaperons<br />
played cards . Ark. BryanJ.<br />
IIIus100lst Perfonns<br />
DALLAS, Tex . - The inv itation<br />
simply stated , " Come to a party ."<br />
but what a party it was . Sixteen chil <br />
dren , ages 4 through 10, from the<br />
surrounding area gathered Dec. 18 at<br />
the Gilberts' home in lrving, Tex ., to<br />
play games, win prids, see a profe s<br />
sional clown and watch Kelly Cunningham<br />
, an illus ionist, perform.<br />
Cookies and punch were served.<br />
B, ny Gilbert .<br />
DIseased Chicken Award<br />
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Most<br />
people have heard of an Oscar , an<br />
ISM WRAP·UP. _ 131<br />
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THANKSGIVING GIFTS - The Baltimore, Md.• chu rch pitched in for its<br />
second annual sharing of food <strong>No</strong>v . 20. Thirty bushels of horne-cann ed<br />
arid comme rcially canned food, as well as fresh ,fruits, vegetables and<br />
meat s, were colle cted ana oislributeo to 30 families. A totalof$63 was<br />
given 10 help other burdened budgets.