SOUTHERN OREGON NEWS REVIEW, TIIURS., III». ,, ,.Mu
SOUTHBBN
OREGON
NEWS REVIEW
tltuues of CliiistiunK there is u
profound iiiH'iisiness mid conti i
turn on being pm tinned from
one another in separate groups
1'he.se groups no longer i epresent,
in their dividedness, convictions
sufficiently central to faith to
justify the continuance of separa
tion. W e arc not required to pass
judgm ent upon the historic dis
putes and decisions which led 1«
these divisions, hut we are re
quirt'd to look Into our own
hearts and ask w hether we can
allow ourselves to he complacent
tow ard their perpetuation.
We believe our disunity conceals
the nature of the Church. Th.
Church In its deepest nature is
the New Society In which the
alienations of culture and history
are overcome. It Is the New Knee
which denies races. It is the New
Nation which rejects all national
ism. But the Church as the Com
m unity which transcends these
separatism s is not made visible
before the eyes of men so long
as it Is unable to transcend the
divisions betw een one body of
t hrlstians and ¡mother.
We believe that our disunity
hinders the w itness o f t h e
Church. Jesus prayed, "That they
all may be o n e ..............that the
world may believe.” The world
today does not. believe, and the
church m ust ask In all hum ility
Published every Thursday by
THE SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPANY
Ashlaad, Oregon
167 East Main Street
Carryl H. Wines and Wendell D. Lawrence, Publishers
______________ WENDELL LAWRENCE, Editor
Entered as second class nxail matter in the post office at Ash
land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.
ONE .MAN
A year and a halt ago, when Bill Healy became secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce in Ashland, we wrote an editorial entitled,
"Mr. Healy C an’t Do It All.” As events subsequently proved, Mr.
Healy couldn’t do it all, though heaven knows, Bill tried hard enough.
The same thing is true today. This week another secretary, Victor
Richardson, takes over the reins. We have known Vic for a long time
and feel that he will do all in his power to aid and assist the growth of
Ashland. However Vic can’t do it all.
A strong Chamber of Commerce can mean a strong community
with progressiveness apparent on every street corner. A good secretary,
however, does not necessarily mean the Chamber of Commerce will be
a strong live wire organization.
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The secretary cannot be the Chamber of Commerce. The secretary,
we believe, should represent the community, in inter-community af
fairs, should act as a coordinator in intra-community affairs, and thus
should w’ork as a cohesive agent in binding the different desires and
needs of the community into a solid mass of unified action.
T he secretary can but act on the recommendations of the Chamber
which he represents. In order to give a secretary the kind of backing
essential to his doing a good job the organization behind him must have
definite plans and must have them worked out so that the secreetary
can have a foundation on which to do his work.
If but half the merchants in the community are solidly behind the
Chamber of Commerce and the other half are not, the entire structure
on which the Chamber is built will collapse. Local citizens in their de
sires to have a better community must work for the good of the entire
community rather than for personal pet projects.
Its up to every business man in Ashland, every public spirited citizen
to take an interest in the doings of his local Chamber of Commerce.
That interest could show itself by attendance at Chamber of Commerce
meetings. Each week the Chamber of Commerce membership meets at
a Tuesday luncheon at the Lithia coffee shop. The individual business
man can have a strong voice in the affairs of the community and can
keep in close touch with the affairs of his Chamber of Commerce by
attending each dinner meeting.
The Congregationalism of A sh
land, along with Congregational-
lsts everyw here are voting either
for or against a m erger with
another denom ination, The E van
gelical Reformed. To m ake the
' union effective a tw o-thirds vote
of the m em bers of tw o-thirds of
the churches, tw o-thirds of the
Associations and tw o-thirds of
the Conferences must be for the
m erger.
I feel th at the uniting of these
denom inations will not affect the
local church. While the name of
the denom ination will be changed
this will not apply to the local
organization. The new nam e of
the new denom ination will be
The United Church of C hrist
At the m eeting of the General
Council last year and at a m eet
ing of the General Synod last
Mr. Richardson can’t do it all. A Chamber of Commerce is not a Ju ly both bodies voted, upon ap
one man affair. I t ’s a group of men and women representing their own proval of the project, to subm it
the m atter to a vote of the
local business interests, who know that by working together they can churches. This voting is now in
make Ashland a better place in which to live and do business.
process.
Coordination of the various projects which are being handled by
local civic organizations in order to prevent duplication and in order
to work toward specific goals, can and should be a responsibility of
the Secretary' of the Chamber of Commerce. This coordination, how
ever, cannot be a one man job. Each civic organization should have a
representative whose duties would include meeting with the Chamber
of Commerce and the secretary at planning sessions in order to assist
in the allocation of community welfare projects.
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INTER-CLUB COUNCIL
President W alt Bosshard, K/wanis head, has suggested that the var
ious clubs such as Kiwanis, Lions, Soroptimists, Rotary, and Activians
form an allied council of civic clubs to coordinate the activities and
prevent duplication of club projects.
Church represents as does the
Evangelical Reformed previous
mergers of two denominations.
The Congregational Christian
group m em bership approaches 1,-
200,000 with about 6,000 congre
gations. The Evangelical Reform
ed denom ination num bers about
800,000 with 3,000 churches. The
Evangelical group is strongest
around St. Louis, Mo. and the Re
formed in and about Philadel
phia, Pa. The Congregational
Christian Church Is historically
related to H arvard, Yale, Am
herst, Williams and m any other
institutions of learning Including
Pacific U niversity at Fore s t
Grove, Oregon which now has
an enrollm ent of 1,000 students.
Why do we believe that our
felowship is being called into this
union? Why do we believe it
more than just a “good idea’ to
ve?
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Arc and
Machine
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1 Bellview Super Serviee
P hone 4514
Pritchard’s Grocery
. L u n ch m eate - Milk
B everages
I ’pen u n til 1 p.m. every ev en la g
g r o c e r ie s
Tor con sign m en t Phone 9-1SS6
neo Oak at.
Tolm an ('reek Road a n d H w y. I I
T elep h on e 1721
Chiropractic..
Health Clinic
l e x in & t o n
APRIL
m s
Bellview Store
C om plete L ine o f U roeerles
School Nuppllee
Open to 1:10 p.m. T elep h on e 1711
308 N. Main
Phone 4371
Ashland
If satisfaction is your aim, and by satisfaction
we mean COMPLETE satisfaction—you'll realize
your aim not once but EVERY time you come to
this store.
Rosemary’s
Flower Shop
50 K. Main
T elephone 22281
JIM BUSCH MOTOR CO.i
Chinese Food
6 AND 8
tyu tsu iliy
PHONE 3381
Special C hinese D ish es Prepared
by C hinese cook. Served from (
p.m. to 2 a.m.
tfosul Ebonit 1
Depot Cafe
522 A. St.
Food For Your Garden
Now is the time to start thinking about your garden . . .
and once again Ford comes to your aid with the Ford
Nitrogen plant food to make your lawns, shrubs, flowers,
orchards and gardens the healthiest in town! You can get
10 pounds or a carload at Busch Motor Company. Como in
today.
A shland
Vince’s Garage
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n ext to B ellv iew S .h o e l
STARR’S CAFE
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Potted 1
Cut Flow er«, C orsages,
Plant«, Funeral Benign«, Com-
p lete W edding Equipm ent
And We Can Prove It
PLAZA*
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Burns
■alee Bvery Wednesday
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Ashland
M ove Owner's BpactalWe»
Ashland Auction
UN
A. St.
Phone a-H 7s
MACHINE SHOP
Io n H ighw ay II South at B ellvlaw
Acetylene Welding -
R epairing and W elding
Work - Metal Fabri 1
A u to-T ruck-T ractor
General Auto a n d 1
lilt. 1, llox 2I5A
T elep h on e »741
Truck Repair.
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is being confronted with a religious revival.
up faster than G-I houses. This is, according to
and others say that it is merely a form of hys
fear of the atomic age which we have suddenly
This can be done by either the churches oi the schools. So far the
majority of churches have failed to teach anything but their own creeds.
Perhaps the schools shot Id institute a compulsory course in "Religious
Philosophy.”
Ilh o e Be-B nlldlag . Babbar Beata
or MoB‘ h
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w . e . K cK IN N Ifl, Prop,
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Oak Street Garage
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A religious philosophy is essential to the mental well being of most
men and women. In the majority of cases the church home is a better
home. Yet in all this welter of churches, sects, faiths, and philosophies
one fact stands out. There is complete confusion and ignorance among
the people of the various churches and sects concerning their fellow
churches. Somewhere, in a childs education, he needs to be taught the
history of contemporary religions, the differences in viewpoints which
have created the various sects, and given a solid background in religious
philosophy.
1 Mac’s Shoe Shop
Fired H ea tin g E quipm ent
Clogged Radiators Boiled Out ,P**.
C ustom Made V enetian Hllnda
and Repaired New
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W eatherstrlpplng
Cores installed.
J 4 N . Main a t. T elep h on e 728»
135 Morse
Ph. 4851
RELIGION
Today the country
Churches are springing
some authorities, good,
teria brought about by
been forced into.
B U S IN E S S D IR E C T O R Y
Hooper’s Radiator
Service
F ired at
i
For Sale or T rade— 15 cu. ft
new, never been uncrated. Cost
$471, will sell at $350 on long
term s, or trade for beef cattle oi
hogs Write, News Review, Ash-
land'
.
48-49-50)
TO LEASE: Grocery store fuWr
equipped with two bedroom liv
lng quarters. $150.00 p er month,
you buy stock a t Inventory.
W anted TO BUY: rouTbwdZ and
Doing better than $50,000 gross
room home. Must go G I Burtis per year W rite Box 72, Talent
Frederick, Ashland Hotel.
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Chapman HOME EKEE2RR
PO PS TRADING POST
2 miles north of Ashland
Recently built. A nice line of
new and used furniture. Bargains
in all classes of articles. We
buy and trade as well as sell.
Come in and look the place over
and let’s do some trading
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MSOBAWICAX. - BI.BCTBIOAX.
One member of the Inter-club council, (or whatever name is sel
ected for the group) should represent the council on the board of dir
ectors of the Chamber of Commerce. Thus all civic matters could be
coordinated through the council.
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237 East Main St.
Ashland, Oregon
Will pasture livestock. Rt. 11,.
Box 418, Phone 7247, A shland
30-10-tf
FOR SALE, trade or rent: Im
proved 225 acres, and house, Rt.
WANTED - New location for
1. Box 418, Phone 7247, Ashland,
State Forest Fire Patrol Guard
30-10-tf.
Station in Ashland area. P re fe r
ably on Highway 60. Call 3860
FOR SALE: Brand New Farm- Medford or w rite P. O. Box 71
all A Tractor with plow mowing
JOtf
m achine and power lift. Priced
for quick sale. W rite Bob Lyman,
Hototlller custom work.
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Box 456, Fort Jones, California. 21972
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We think the idea has merit. We’d carry it even further. The Inter
club council could be composed of one member from each club and
this group could have regular meetings and act as a coordinating board
of directors.
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Union Service Station
Merger of Denomination*
J I M B U S C H sa y s . .
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Today we have in this city the spectacle of at least five civic groups,
meeting weekly, including nearly all civic minded people in the com
munity, going at civic needs on various tangents.
Coordination is needed. The inter*club council would provide it.
Ralph A. Foster
For Sale—
The Congregational Christian
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Phyllis Peterson, Eugene, On*
gon, Is visiting tier m other In
Ashland and also helping cm e
for her m other-in-law , Mrs. Phil
Peterson, 590 Terrace, who bus
bet'll bedfast for sometime.
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Rev. and Mrs. E P. Borden
called on Mrs A L. Hoke of 39
Union street, last Monday.
Classified Advertisements
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CHICAGO, ILL.—Although American public education is the fineat
In the world, most people in the nation are without religious instruc
tion. And teaching religion is the work of the Church School.
For its mid-winter project in the Crusade year of Church School
Increase, The Methodist Church is, with other Churches, inviting school
authorities, if favorably disposed, to cooperate in conducting a “re
ligious education census" in public schools of the nation to determine
the students' religious preference, and help lead’ them to the Church
' eafc • *ta«a
b e tte r fo (/it ceUt&i
Is due to the fact th a t we are
not one.
Congiog.itionali Is feel t h i s
m erger is a step in the lig h t d ir
ection. We nevei improve m att
ers by com plaining and then do
tug nothing about them. In tim es
past our denom ination lias spoken
ooldly und given noble leadership
in behalf of the unity of the
Church. It will lie a long tim e
before we can again raise our
voice for the cause of C hilstlan
unity if we refuse the proffered
fellowship of out brethren In the
Evungelieul Reformed Church.
Evuit I’. Borden, M inister
The Congregational Chinch
Ashland, Oregon
L ocated at
W uLF'H C H IV R 'iN STATION
Church and N. Malo Sts.
C om plete au tom otive repair. Rx-
trem ely fa s t serv ice on repair
w ork, part«, a ccesso ries, etc.
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