Our mountain work [serial] . r willhelp fill the swimming pool a few feetdown the sloping hill. The old barn was an unsightly build-ing, in front of the Lillian Terry Gym-nasium. Next to it was a silo, and nearby was a building to house farmingequipment and store some Iced. Nothingremains now but the silo and the con- crete foundations of these two buildings. A new silo is needed near the newbarn, for convenience and for is the next project for the home,and when completed will make it pos-sible to landscape the approach to theswimming pool and gymnasium. Other things are always ne
Our mountain work [serial] . r willhelp fill the swimming pool a few feetdown the sloping hill. The old barn was an unsightly build-ing, in front of the Lillian Terry Gym-nasium. Next to it was a silo, and nearby was a building to house farmingequipment and store some Iced. Nothingremains now but the silo and the con- crete foundations of these two buildings. A new silo is needed near the newbarn, for convenience and for is the next project for the home,and when completed will make it pos-sible to landscape the approach to theswimming pool and gymnasium. Other things are always needed. Paintmust be applied generously to interiorwalls, and some must be repaired, as aresult of normal wear and tear. There isstill need of living room and study hallequipment for both boys and girls, withappropriate curtains, etc., for kitchen can use several pieces ofmovable equipment, such as mixers,etc. Book cases are needed to distributethe library more satisfactorily for theuse of the children in the The Old Spring House But the first call is for Turkey and all the fixings is theannual gilt of Mrs. Lillian Terry, andthe day is cne of the highlights of theyear lor those in the home. The Board of Trustees is interested in paying bills, and this year is no excep-tion. With one fourth to one third ofthe annual budget met through theThanksgiving Offering, the managementawaits the generosity of friends—in andout of the Presbyterian Church—whohave made this work possible throughthe years. It is a home for needy children regard-less of church or home background, serv-ing boys and girls from eight westernNorth Carolina counties. Less than onefifth came from homes with Presbyter-ian backgrounds, one third came fromBaptist homes, ohe. seventh from Meth-odist, one seventh from other religiousbackgrounds and a little over one fourthfrom homes with no religious back-ground at all. Members of Presbyterian fChurches inAsheville Pres-bytery are ask
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