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Oregon At First The 107th session of the Oregon Annual Conference of the Methodist church will be held in Medford May 27 through 31 at the First Meth odist church. Bishop A, Raymond Grant, Portland, will preside at the conference. Prior to the gen- r a 1 conference meetings boards meeting, called by re spectively committee chair men, will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. Highlights of Wednesday events is a communion and memorial service at 3 p.m. followed by an all-conference banquet at 5:30 p.m. Bishop Grant will speak for the oc casion. Pageant of Worship At 8:15 p.m. the pageant of worship, "God .of Our Fa thers," written by the Rev. Ormal Trick, will be present ed. Mr. Trick received his master's degree in religious drama at Columbia university and is minister at Willamette He is currently president of the Methodist Conference His torical Society. Music for the pageant WESTMINSTER CHURCH Above is an architect's sketch of the proposed Westmin ster Presbyterian church which will be con structed at Oakwood dr. and Glen Oak ct. First units to be constructed will be the part to the right including the tower. It will be Westminster Presbyterian Church Schedules Groundbreaking Sunday The Westminster Presbyter ian church which was organ ized on December 1, 1958, under the sponsorship of the First Presbyterian church, Local Presbyterian Churches Announce Topics and Events Sunday morning at both services of First Presbyterian church Dr. D. Kirkland West will preach - on the subject "H o w Important Is Your Promise?" Mrs. Edward Sickels, con tralto, will sing "There Is No Death" at both services. Sun day at 4 pjn. the sessions of the First Presbyterian church and the Westminster Presby terian church will meet with those who have been attend ing the church membership course over the past month in order to admit them as members of the churches. Those joining on confession of faith will be baptized. The parents of the youth who are joining have been asked to be with their children on this occasion. The Junior High Fellow ship will mee at 5 pjn. Sun day to hear Miss Eileen Bau meister tell of her work with refugees in Europe. Miss Baumeister is the director of Wesley Foundation at South ern Oregon college. Westminster Fellow ship will meet at. 7 pjn. for an opening worship service which will be followed by a meeting entitled "What's Your Line?" The discussion will concern the Christian's choice of a vocation. Fireside will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Brill, 75 Lozier lane. George Flanagan, member of First Presbyterian church, Medford, was elected as trus tee for San Francisco Theo logical Seminary at San An elmo, Calif., at a recent meet ing of the board of trustees there. Flanagan will fill the un expired term of Phillip Hitch cock who is now living in Washington. Flanagan, who will serve until 1962, is south ern Oregon representative on the board. He was appointed to the ways and means com mittee of the board Re-elected to the board for a five year term was Dr. D. Kirkland West, pastor of the local church. He will serve on the faculty and curriculum and nomination committees. The seminary is beginning a $5,000,00 expansion program which was discussed by the board at the annual meeting. Ashland - The Rev. B. J Methodist Conference Set Church Here May 27-31 which will depict 100 years of Methodism in Oregon will be by the chancel choir of First Methodist church, Medford, under the direction of Mrs. DR. GEORGE G. ROSEBERRY Host Pastor V' iA tip U it used first as the sanctuary and later as an administrative unit. Also scheduled for con struction is the connecting area and part of the building in center rear which will be used for Sunday school classrooms. will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday, May 24, at 12:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the site of the new Holland, minister of First Presbyterian church, Ashland, will speak on "When Silence Speaks" Sunday at the 9:45 and 11 a.m. worship services. Central Point -The Rev. Bruce J. Weber, pastor of the Central Point First Presby terian church, will speak on The Conquest of Inner Space," Sunday at 11 a.nfc Westminster Fellowship for junior and senior high school young people will meet at 7 p.m. at the church. David Hopkins will be the youth in charge. Jacksonville - The monthlv cnurcn night fellowship pot- luck dinner will be held Sat urday at 6:30 p.m. at Jack sonville First Presbyterian church. Guests for the event will be the high school seniors of the congegation and their families. Speaker at the dinner will be Dr. Clifford Miller of Southern Oregon college. Sunday at the 11 a.m. wor ship service the Rev. King K. Jones, pastor, will speak - on "Touching the Untouchables The choir will sing "God of Our Fathers." Sunday at 6 pjn. the sec ond in a series of three classes for new members will be held in the Fellowship hall at the church. Westminster Fellowship will not meet Sunday as the Jack sonville High school baccal aureate service will be held at 8 p.m. at the high school. Mr. Jones will speak on "A Firm Foundation in a Shaky World." The high school girls chorus will sing "God is My Friend" and "Stay By My Side." Miss Judy Nelson, solo ist, will sing "I Shall -Not Pass Again This Way." Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.- the session and trustees of the church will meet. Wednesday the cub pack meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Fel lowship hall. -Phoenix - Sunday, The Rev. William Saladin, pastor of Phoenix First Presbyterian church, will speak on "The Things Which Are Not Seen." A nursery is conducted for younger children. A junior church is held during church services for youngsters from 6 to 10 years old. A men's group will be or ) ganized on Tuesday, June 9. Charles Adamson, and by the Parsonaires, a group of sing ing ministers. Medford solo ists will be Mrs. Milton Snow, Mrs. Jack Harris and Mrs. Gregory MacDougall. Mrs. Snow will direct the speaking choir and cast. Official Delegates Official delegates to the conference from valley churches include Dr. George G. Roseberry and Ben Schmidt, First Methodist church, Medford; the Rev. Melvin W. Dixon and William W. Wilson, St. Luke's Meth odist church, Medford, and the Rev. Earnest Bell and Clarence Holdridge, Talent First Methodist church. Dr. Roy Nichols, minister of Downs Memorial Methodist church, Oakland, Calif., will speak at the Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening serv ices. Thursday noon Dr. C Doug las Hayward will be the speaker for the ministerial training and qualifications luncheon at the Medford ho tel. St. Luke's Methodist church will 'host the rural life church on Oakwood dr., at the foot of Glen Oak ct. The plans for the initial unit of construction for the church call for a Fellowship Hall which will serve as a tem porary sanctuary, an adminis trative unit and church school classrooms. The ultimate church sanctuary will be con structed at a later date. The church, which will be of a campus style, will be constructed primarily of wood and will contain approximate ly 100,000 square feet. Harold Salter will be the contractor and it is estimated that the church will be con structed in above five months. The present membership of Westminster church is 188 The Rev. John O. Reynolds is the organizing pastor. Former Minister to Conduct Meeting The Rev. Maurice Tisdel, former minister of the Church of Christ, 1701 West Main st., will conduct a series of meet ings at the local church start ing Wednesday, May 27, and continuing through May 31 The services will begin at 7:30 pjn. nightly with a bas ket luncheon at the church and afternoon singing sched uled Sunday, May 31. The public is invited to attend. The Church of Christ, in connection with the radio pro gram Herald of Truth heard each Sunday at 2:35 pjn. over station KWIN, Ashland, is of fering a free Bible corres pondence course. Persons interested in the course should write to the local church requesting in formation. Holy Communion to Be Observed Sunday "Holy Communion" will be the 11 a.m. worship topic Sun day at Zion Luthern church by the Rev. Harvey C. Coov ert, pastor. The senior choir will sing and holy communion observed at the service. Sundav at 4 t m thi Spninr Luther League will meet at the church to travel to Black Oaks to attend a joint meet ing of the Episcopalian and Methodist churches. San Harbison, First Presby terian church, Medford, and president of the northwest area of the National Council of Presbyterian Men, will be guest speaker. Ralph Woods, Ashland, Presbytery repre sentative for the National Council of Presbyterian Men, will assist with the organizing. luncheon Friday. Saturday afternoon a tour to Jacksonville and Ashland Wesley Foundation are sched uled. A sign is being provided at the old Methodist church in Jacksonville by the Oregon State Historical Society. Sunday morning worship services will be held at the Medford High school audito rium at 10:30 a.m. with Bish op Grant speaking on "On to the Next Adventure. Appointments will be read THE REV. WILLIAM WALKER Conference Organist following an ordination serv ice Sunday afternoon at the church. Historical Objects Through the conference his torical objects will be on dis play at First Methodist church, it was announced. Jer ry igo, Jacksonville, is in charge of the display which will include two maps made in 1850 of the Pacific north west country. Grants Pass choir will sing at the Thursday night service with the Ashland choir sched uled for the Friday evening service. First Methodist Church Youth choir under the direction of Ray Lewis will sing Saturday evening. Chan cel and youth choirs will sing during the Sunday morning service. The Rev. William Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Walker, 2241 Jacksonville highway, Medford, and minis ter of the Dillard-Winston church, will be conference or ganist. Ministerial and lay dele gates are expected to attend from the 170 conference churches. Sunday Activities Told by Eastwood "Only Halfway Up" is the title of tne sermon to be given bythe Rev. Richard M. Jones at the 11 a.m. service at the Eastwood Baptist church. North Keene Way dr. al Ridgeway ave., Sunday. The chancel choir, under the direction of Mrs. Jones will sing -with Mrs. Dean S Anderson at the organ. Nurs ery care is provided. The young people of the church meet at 6 p.m. for Dine-A-Mite and the Junior High and Senior High pro grams. At 7:30 p.m. the young people will be in charge of the service and will present to third in the series in the Lay Development urogram centered on youth work in the church. Eastwood Baptist church located north of Hedrick Junior High school and affiliated with the American Baptist convention. . Gold Hill Church Plans Dedication Gold Hill - Gold Hill Com munity Methodist church will dedicate a new organ at the worship hour Sunday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Howard Wal ton, Cave Junction, pastor of the church will officiate. An original sacred compo sition entitled "Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God," and composed by Mrs. C. Norman Gail, for the dedication will be sung by the church choir, Mrs. John Bruce will play theorgan. Mrs. Gail is choir leader. SALVATION ARMY Lt. David Peterson will speak on "Giving God the Left Overs" at the 11 a.m holiness meeting Sunday at Salvation Army, 236 North Bartlett st. John Reeder will speak at the 7:30 p.m. Salva tion meeting Sunday. SERMON TOPIC vSoul and Body" will be the sermon subject Sunday at the First Church of Christ Scientist, at 11 a.m. at the church, 100 Windsor ave Everyone is welcome to at tend. 4 MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdford, Or. A Friday, May 22, 1959 Nazarene Elecls Committee and School Officials In a recent meeting of the church board at First Church of the Nazarene standing com mittees were selected for the coming church year. Committees with their chairman include Ron Weath erford, athletic; Russell Speer, budget; Mrs. O. L. Tompkins, caravan; Mrs. Rex Vowell, flower; Loyd Arnold, goals and policies; Ken Laur ance, highway signs; Mrs. Roy Deutschman, kitchen; Al Lar son, membership: Mrs. Joe Johnson, music; Mrs. Max Goble, nursery; Mrs. Ella Herman, parsonage; Arnold Kornstad, pulpit; Henry Paul son, revival; Charles Leschen sky, ushering; and Mrs. Le- Roy House, welcoming. Annual church schools in stallation service will be held during" the morning worship hour Sunday at First Church of the Nazarene. Among those to be installed Sunday will be Bill Brewster, superintendent; Mrs. O. L. Tompkins, secretary; Mrs. Loyd Arnold, librarian; Loyd Arnold, assistant treasurer; Mrs. Lowell Shepard, Chris tian service training; Mrs. A. F. Stewart, cradle roll super visor. Supervisors of the depart ments of the Sunday school include Mrs. A. F. Stewart, nursery; Mrs. Carl Foster, kindergarten; Mrs. A. M. Miller, primary; Mrs. Ron Weatherford, junior; Dean von Stein, junior high; Wayne Larson, senior high, and Ro land Griffith, adult. All supervisors and teach ers of the department will also be installed. Methodists Tell Sunday Activities Those who attend the 11 a.m. worship service at First Methodist church, Sunday, will witness the! installation service for the officers of the Woman's Society of Christian Service for the year 1959-60. Mrs. Milton Snow will be the new president to be in stalled. Fifteen officers and ten circle chairmen will take office for the new church year that begins on June 1, 1959 and closes next May 31. The Methodist Youth Fel lowship officers will be in stalled in the 9:30 a.m. serv ice for the new year. Wayne Thompson will be the presi dent for the new year. Dr. George G. Roseberry will preach on "Have a Pur pose" at the Sunday services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. The music for the services is "St. Francis' Prayer" by the youth choir at the 9:30 a.m. service. The chancel choir will sing "O Rest in the Lord" for the 11 a.m. service. Mrs. Howard Bush will sing "Nine ty-First Psalm." St. Luke's Church Tells Sunday Topics The Rev. Melvin Dixon, minister of St. Luke's Metho dist church, 2940 Siskiyou blvd., will speak on "In Debt to Everyone!" Sunday at 11 a.m. Supervised nursery is con ducted for the convenience of parents who desire to leave their pre-school children for care during the worship hour. The Methodist Youth Fel lowship meets at 7 p.m. with Sandra Jewett, president in charge. A youth membership training class is conducted at 3 pjn. on Sunday by the pas tor. A church work party will meet at the church on Satur day at 1:30 p.m. Ascension Lutheran Jells Sermon Topic "Spiritual R e g e neration" will be the -sermon subject Sunday at 11 a.m. at the As cension Lutheran church by the Rev. Elvin S. Tollefson, pastor. Baptism of children will be held during the serv ice. Monday at 8 pjn. the stew ardship committee of the church will meet and Friday the Dorcas Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. with Miss Lottie Cingcade .as guest speaker. The Adult class preparing for church membership will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES "Missionaries of God's King dom That Rules" will be the Watchtower study topic Sun day at 7:15 pjn. at the King dom Hall of Jehovah's Wit nesses, 2402 Jacksonville high way. Prior to the study a pub lic talk will be given at 6 pjn. on "What Can Prayer Do For You." Two Area Episcopal Ministers Transferred; Assistant Named The Rev. John Smith Pow er, assistant at St. Mark's Episcopal church, will assume duties of the Prospect-Shady Cove field June 1. THE REV. JOHN S. POWER To Mission Field 1957 Award or Merit Winner Episcopal Churches Set Sunday Offering to Buy University Atomic Reactor By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International Episcopal churches across the nation will take a special offering Sunday for a mis sionary project that would have given Dr. Livingston quite a start. The dimes and dollars con tributed by thousands of in dividual Americans will be used to buy an atomic re search reactor for a Japanese university. The project was authorized by the Episcopal general con vention last October. It has caught the imagination of many people who are not or dinarily interested in mission ary work. A number of prom inent scientists, educators and high government officials have volunteered their serv- Field Representative Is Sunday Speaker D. A. Callis, field repre sentative of Northwest Chris tian college, and a team from the college will conduct the worship at both services Sun day morning at the First Christian church. They will present the "1000 Mile Advance" program of the college. It is a program of expansion which is needed because of the increased en rollment. Northwest Christian college is located in Eugene and is maintained by the Christian Church Brotherhood. At the first service the youth choir will present the anthem "Legende." The Ninth Grade Ensemble from Mc Loughlin Junior High school will sing "My Heart An Altar" at the second service. Mrs. Clarence Hershiser and Mrs. Orpha Wendel will be hostesses for the coffee hour following the second service. The Christian Youth Fel lowship will meet at 7 p.m. for their study. Miss Judy Elgin will be the. hostess for the Fireside hour at 8 p.m. Local Members Back From Meeting The Congregational Confer ence of Oregon held its 111th annual meeting at the First Congregational church of Portland this week. Attending from the Medford church were Mrs. Clarence Miller, Richard Henselman and the Rev. Thomas McCamant. Prominent speakers at the Conference meeting were Dr. Ray Phillips, moderator of the general council and Dr. Fred Hoskins, its minister. The Rev. Thomas McCam ant announces as his sermon topic for Sunday "Where Is God Now?" Morning worship and the church school both meet at 10 a.m. CENTRAL POINT TOPIC Central Point-Mr. Jean M. Shelly, minister of Church of Christ, Central Point, will speak Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at "God is No Respecter of Per son." At 7:30 he will speak on "Your Gabbatha." GUEST SPEAKER M. E. LaDieu, Santa Cruz, Calif., will speak Sunday at the Faith Advent Christian church, 2326 Roberts rd. His topic for the next several Sun days will be from Genesis and the evening sermons will be on faith. Mr. Power, who came to Medford in February, 1958, is currently vice president of the Medford Ministerial as sociation. Replacing Mr. Power at the local -church will be Duane Alvord, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Alvord, Oregon City, who Is scheduled to be graduated from Church Di vinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, next month. Mr. Alvord is a graduate of Willamette university where he majored in journalism and social science. Since entering the seminary in September, 1956, Be has received scholar ships from Oregon Grand chapter, Order of Eastern Star and California chapter, Knights Templer, and has been doing parish field work at St. Paul's, Oakland. ' He is scheduled for ordina tion to the diaconate June 17. The Rev. W. B. MacHenry, vicar of the Prospect Mission field, will preach for the last time in the area Sunday when he conducts services at both the Church of the Good Shep- CHURCH NEWS National Religious Publicity Council ices to help carry it out. Dr. William G. Pollard, di rector of the Oak Ridge In stitute of Nuclear Studies, an ordained Episcopal priest who spends his week ends as a pastor of a small Tennessee church, made a special trip tc Japan to work out details of the gift. " Will Install Reactor The reactor will be present ed to St, Paul's university in Tokyo, an 80-year-old Chris tian institution sponsored by the Anglican Church of Japan. A U.S. firm, the General Dynamics corporation, will build and install the reactor at a cost of $360,000. St. Paul's university, which has a distinguished physics department, plans to use the reactor for research and for production of radioisotopes which the valuable in treat ment of cancer and many oth er diseases. But its primary use will be educational-to tram young technicians for the atomic power industry which the Japanese govern ment is trying to launch. Be cause conventional electric power is expensive in Japan, the country is one of the few in which atomic power is al ready ecconomically feasible, The State Department and the Atomic Energy Commis sion have enthusiastically en dorsed the whole idea as a major contribution to the U.S "Atoms for peace" program. But is it proper for a church to make such a gift. Is this really the sort of thing that can be called a Christian mis sionary project? Prepare Pamphlet Episcopal leaders antici pated those questions, and prepared a pamphlet to an swer them. "In the judgment of those in the mission field," it says, "this is the single most dra matic and valuable contribu tion our church could make to the missionary work Japan and in the Far East in "Through this gift, Amer ican Christians have an op portunity to share the poten tial and realized blessings of atomic energy with a people who in the past have known little of its blessings but much of its curse. "Through this gift, our Christian brethren in Japan will be enabled to render a vitally important service to all their countrymen, Chris tian and non-Christian alike, and a Christian university will be given a unique means to meet a pressing need of the whole nation which she serves. This project will make many friends for the church in a region of the world where it needs friends." World Refugee Year Declared Needed Washington OJPD President Eisenhower declared Thurs day that the world refugee year beginning July 1 is need ed because "the world suffers from political unrest and ag gression." He expressed hope that the special program for refugees can do as much to advance the cause of humanity as the International Geoph y s i c a 1 Year did to help science. The chief executive made his remarks in a message to the opening of the White House conference on refugees which began here. herd, Prospect, and St. Mar tin's Episcopal church, Shady Cove. Mr. MacHenry will assume duties in the Sandpoint, Idaho, field May 31. He will serve St. Agens Episcopal church, Sandpoint; St. Mary's Episco pal church, Bonners Field, and St. Thomas Episcopal church, Newport, Wash. Increase Told During the 22 months that Mr. MacHenry has served the two county churches the com municant, membership of the Shady Cove church has in creased from 21 to 63 and plans are now underway for the construction of a build ing. At the Prospect church there are now 69 members compared to 51 two years ago and an increase in erolled in the church school from 34 to 52 members. The Rev. John Smith Pow- THE REV. W. B. MacHENRY To Idaho Churches er, current assistant at St. Mark's Episcopal church, Medford, will conduct the May 31 services at the two churches. Philip A. Getchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Get chell, 28 Ashland ave., is among the 43 seniors at the Church Divinity school of the Pacific, Berkeley, Calif., who are candidates for the bache lor of divinity degree. He is a member of St. Mark's Episcopal church here. Christ Ambassadors Rally at Grants Pass Christ Ambassadors youth groups from Assembly of God churches in the Rogue valley section will hold their month ly rally at the Grants Pass Assembly of God on Monday May 25, at 7:30 p.m., accord ing to the Rev. R. E. Cull sectional presbyter of Assem bly of God churches. The Bethany Bible college choir from Santa Cruz, Calif. will present a sacred concert during the rally. The Rev. Leroy Nidever, Kirby, is in charge of arrangements, as sisted by the pastor, the Rev. Harry Ayres, Grants Pass Youth delegations from some 20 churches in the section plan to attend. The public is invited. Members to Hear Missionaries Sunday Central Point -Missionaries home on their first furlough will be featured at the eve ning service of the Commu nity Bible church. Fourth and Alder sts., Central Point, Sun day at 7:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rem ington will tell of their work and will also explain the prob lems and prospects of missions in India today. Mr. and Mrs. Remington will be in the area for a 10 day visit at the home of Mr. Remington's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Remington, Van couver ave., Medford. Mr. Remington plans to spend the summer at Wheaton college, Wheaton, 111. In the late fall he and Mrs. Rem ington plan to leave for India. BIBLE SCHOOL Talent - Vacation Bible school at Assembly of God, Talent, will be held June 8 through 20 at the church for children from 5 until 12. Theme for the school is "Fly ing With Christ" and ses sions will be held from 9 ajn. until noon each day. IKE NOMINATES ENVOY Washington -4UPD- President Eisenhower has nominated John M. Cabot, a career diplo mat, to be ambassador to Bra zil, the job Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce turned down after she was confirmed in a heated Sen ate wrangle. The Christadelphians Present 'This Is Your Bible' SUNDAY NIGHT 7:15 - KGO - 810 on the Dial from San Francisco Events Honor Unity Minister, Supper Planned The Rev. Katharine Bos- worth, minister of Unity Center of Medford. has been honored at several occasions recently and another is sched uled for Sunday. Mrs. Bosworth will return to Unitv School of Christian ity, Lee's Summit, Mo., next month for a ministerial con ference. Yesterday a chuck wagon breakfast was held at the Wil liam Howell resident, 2025 Sunset dr., Medford, honoring Mrs. Bosworth. The breakfast was served in the garden dur ing the morning witn tne Howells assisted by Mrs." Eldon Davidson. Sunday, May 24, Mr. and Mrs. Caleb L. Drier, members of the Grants Pass Unity group, are entertaining in her honor with a basket supper at their Fir Away Ranch. Sel- ma, Ore. The event will start at 3 p.m. and all members of Unitv and their friendi are invited to attend. Meet at Store Medford area persons driv ing to the supper are to meet at the Selma store at 3 p.m. where they will be directed to the Dreier ranch. Sunday the 11 a.m. devo tional service at the Center will be on the subiect"'"TrustT ing and Resting, In Quietness and Confidence .small be rny Strength. The service is neia at the Pythian hall, Fifth and Grape sts. The Center, located at 995 South Oakdale ave. is open daily, Monday through Fri day, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. First Baptists Announce Topic "Break With Sin" will be the subject of the message given at the 11 a.m. worship service at First Baptist church, Sunday by the pastor, the Rev. James Neely. The ser mon will be based on a pas sage from Romans, chapter six. The adult choir will sing. The newly organized King's Koraleers, a choir of high school young people directed by Mrs. Robert Spayde, will sing at the 7:45 p.m. gospel hour. Ted Landers, a student of Western Conservative Bap tist Theological Seminary, Portland, will have charge of the song service, and the mes sage will be brought by the pastor. Monday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m., the Men's Fellowship will meet at the church for a fellowship and inspirational meeting. Calvin Walter and Ralph Wilson are in charge of the program. Dessert will be served. First Baptist church is lo cated at the corner of North Central ave. and Fifth st. Refinery Area Now 'Rainbow Ridger Vallejo, Calif. -4UPD- An oil company's pioneering with a paintbrush has turned its re finery hill into a "rainbow ridge." The Union Oil Company's 1,000-acre refinery at Oleum near here formerly was a drab collection of storage tanks and cracking plants. When repaint ing time came around two years ago, several employees suggested brighter hues. Ex ecutives decided to give it a try. Now the once-barren hills are a riot of pinks, corals and greens. Installations were painted various pastel colors except that pipes carrying f ire- fightmg water were daubed bright red. Officials said maintenance work has been reduced be cause of soaring plant morale. And the experiment has been good for public relations too as motorists on nearby U.S. Highway 40 catch sight of the colorful refinery. SPANIARDS RETURN Ameria, Spain-flJPD-A Soviet ship returned 77 Spanish re patriates to their homeland Thursday. Most of the group had been interned in Russia since the Spanish Civil War. UNITY CENTER OF MEDFORD 995 South Oakdale Affiliated Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo. Regular Sunday Devotional Services 110 Jn Sunday School at PYTHIAN HALL 5th and Grape sts. AU weekly classes and Study Groups are held at the Center, 995 S. Oakdale. Center Open Daily 10:00 a.m to 4:00 pjn. Unity Radio Program, 835 to 8:30 a.m. on K-DOV 1300 on your dial. Tune In for Daily Word. . For Further Information Call Katherine Bosworth. Minister Office SP 2-6902
