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Last Year As Good to By LOUIS CASSELS United Presf International The year just ended was, on the whole, a good one for Am erica's churches. The resurgce of religious activity, which has been one of the most striking phenom ena of American life since World War II, seemed to con tinue unabated throughout 1959. Government reports show that expenditures for new church buildings climbed to an all-time high of nearly one billion dollars. Statistics on membership growth, Sunday school enroll ment and giving are compiled by the churches themselves, and it will be some months yet before the 1959 figures are available. But it appears like ly that they also will set new records. If any churchman is tempt ed to complacency by all this evidence of institutional pros perity, he may find it a sober ing antidote to look ahead at some of the formidable prob lems which confront the churches in 1960. Space permits the listing of only a few of the more im portant ones: Combatting Religious Bigotry The inevitable frictions may Planning a Fireplace? Thrifty Folks Find The Facts on Fireplace Furnaces Mighty Interesting Her ara tht "open-hearth" style fireplaces that owners depend on for 24 hour a day heat. Here are the only fire places built with "counter flow" engineering. ASK A FIREPLACE OWNER? Our Mason is an Expert too! ASK FOR BURNS SP 2-2463 1127 Court Near RV State Bank r FA36 Suds Miser Automatic WASHER Exchange T 3 DAYS I MY RCA Portable DISHWASHER 3-GYCLE WASHERS Regular Delicate " Wash 'n Wear Roll About Jo Down Payment -1st Payment in March! al "ir mi fil Reported Churches be magnified in I960 if one or both major political par ties should nominate a Catho lic candidate for President or Vice President. - Although Catholic - Protes tant relations have improved considerably in recent years, as the recent birth control controversy demon strated, there still are a number of issues on which they disagree, and on which each side feels conscience-bound t o uphold its position vigorously. Many churchmen feel that this problem cannot be solved by trying to declare a mora torium on public discussion of the real and important ques tions that divide Christians. They feel the only solution is to air these questions with full remembrance on both sides that Christ's first command ment to his followers was to love one another. Converting Own Members Clergymen are increasingly conscious that the postwar re vival has brought into their congregations many new members who are sincerely interested in investigating the relevance of religion to their lives, but who are not yet, by any means, committed believ ers. It was this situation that prompted one minister to say recently that "the biggest task the church faces today is con verting its own members." In many cases, conversion must be preceded, or at least accompanied, by an adult edu cation program. Surveys in dicate that millions of church members have extremely vague ideas about the central affirmations of the faith they have embraced on trial. One California pastor, for exam ple, was' profoundly shocked recently by the discovery that not a single adult member of his congregation could make a passing grade on a test com posed of 20 simple questions about the Bible. The Clergy Shortage Virtually every denomina tion is suffering from a grow ing shortage of trained cler gymen. The Methodist church, for example, needs at least 2,800 new ministers each year to replace those who have died or retired or to take charge of new con gregations. But its seminaries These of our -All FC50 Pink Combo $100 Trade-in Allowance! i All Stereo & TV Floor Models Discounted Refrigerators! Ranges! All Priced For Clearance CONSOLE TV The Medical by On Avoiding Unnecessary Surgery I recently read an article by Dr. Richard W. TeLinde, one of America's most disting uished gyne cologists. He said that the removal of fi broids of the womb should be done only when there P r are signs sug" 1 gesting can- f- ' J cerous devel- dr. alvarez opment, or ex cessive bleeding, or decided discomfort, or pain, such as occasionally is produced by an unusually large tumor. The doctor joins with other dis tinguished professors of gyne cology in saying that the mere existence of a fibroid is no reason for an operation. As Dr. TeLinde says, there is many a border-line case in which the surgeon should search his soul before under taking an operation on a woman's pelvic organs. TeLinde doubtless pleased many wise old family doctors when he went on to say that often the present-day fad for performing a tremendous op eration for a probably hope less cancer of the womb is not justified. As he said, when the chances are so great that the patient will not be cured, why operate? Why try to ex tend the patient's life when if she is m a d e to live a few months longer, her days will not be comfortable or happy, or worth living? are graduating only 900 a year. The National Council of Churches estimates the total clergy shortage in. all Protes tant bodies at more than 25, 000. Despite some increases in recent years, clergymen still are paid far less than any other professional group, in cluding teachers, and in many cases, their compensation is substantially below that of factory Workers, truck driv ers and building trades mechanics. is ( rjfr floor mod and TORE STOCK Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Are Only a Few DISCOUNTED PRICES RCA Whirlpool- T ray es Roundup Emeritus Consultant in Medlrtne. Mcyo Clir.le Enttintns Professor of Medicine Mayo Cllala (Heredity and Blood Fats At a recent meeting of the American Heart association, Dr. Louis E. Schafer reported that studies of the level of blood fats in 2,500 people indi cated that this level depends less on what a person eats than on his heredity. First, the in vestigators showed that usual ly there was no similarity be tween the . amount of blood cholesterol in the blood of a man and in that of his wife, but there was a strongly posi tive correlation, or similarity, between the levels of blood fat of a father and his chil dren, or of a mother and her children, or of a man and his brothers and sisters. Dr. Alvarez' booklet on. blood pressure may be ob tained by sending 25 cents and a large, stamped, self addressed envelope with your request to Dr. Walter C. Al varez, Dept. MMT, The Regis ter and Tribune Syndicate, Box 957, Des Moiner 4, Iowa. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, I960) 1-H NEWS Bobbing Bobbins The bobbing Bobbins 4-H Sewing club of Central Point held their third meeting at the home of Carol Foote. There was a short business meeting and a Christmas party. Games were played and refreshments were served by Joyce Anderson and Christy Chamberlin. Our next meeting will be at Mrs. Franek's home on Saturday, Jan. 9. Carol Straus, Secretary. BORGNINE WEDS Cuernavaca, Mexico - (UPD -Actor Ernest Borgnine and Mexican star Katy Jurado were married Thursday night beside a swimming pool in the garden of the Jurado's luxurious Cuernavaca home. A religious Ceremony and, an other civil ceremony . in Cal ifornia will follow. 15 Cubic Ft. FREEZER 249M 169 95 Repossessed WASHER I6995 NEW GUARANTEE 189 95 MAIN BARTLETT CENTRAL POINT Curriculum Studied By DORIS HUGHES Central Point - Curriculum study is still in progress at H. P. J e w e 1 1 Elementary school. The work-book evalu ation committee consisting of Mrs. Zelma Foote, Mrs. Olivia Ryerson, Mrs. Katherine Lea vitt and Bill Brewster, Jew ett school principal, has de veloped a questionnaire as part of its analysis of the use of work-books. The question naire is being distributed to supervisors and elementary school teachers in southern Oregon and throughout the state. The committee is pro viding information regarding the use of work-books in read ing instruction. Some' of the problems in cluded in the study are: Are we using an adequate or an excessive amount of work books? How does the use of work-books provide for indi vidual differences within the class? What are the advantag es and disadvantages of work books as compared with other techniques such as work sheets, chalk board presenta tions, etc.? . Other questions the com mittee is considering: Is read ing .comprehension suffering because of excessive use of work-books? Is the use of work-books aiding or limit ing vocabulary progress? Is there a loss of creativity on the part of the pupil because of the use of work-books? The committee also is com piling information concern ing the policies and practices of the use of work-books throughout the state. Guests Christmas Eve at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Mapel, Scenic ave., were Mrs. Mapel's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore, Gold Hill, and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Darfel Greb, Central Point. Christmas morning, Mr. and Mrs. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Greb drove to Chico to visit the Moore's other son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ed wards and family. A visitor at Mrs. D. C. Ma pel's home Dec. 28 was Mrs. Ken Dawson, La Habra, Calif. Mrs. Dawson is the former Miss Jean Smith of Gold Hill. Mrs. Dawson was a guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, Med ford. Former schoolmates, Mrs. DawsOn and Mrs. Mapel had not seen each other for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sage and sons, Mike and Douglas, Hay ward, Calif., were visitors at the home of Mrs. Sage's aunt, Mrs. O. T. Wilson and Mr. Wilson. They also visited oth er relatives of the valley dur ing the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. William Bish op and daughters, Linda, Gayle, and Joyce, visited Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Bishop's aunt, Mrs. O. T. Wilson, Central Point. The Bishops, who are from Kansas City, Kan., are also visiting other relatives in the valley. From here they will go to Ontario to visit rela tives before returning to Kan sas. Returning to Linfield col lege Sunday after a visit home were Mr. and Mrs. Har vey Tonn. They visited with Mrs. Tonn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Davis, Medford, and with Tonn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tonn, Cen tral Point. Pomeroy Takes Over Stale Institution Salem (UPD Dr. James M. Pomeroy, 44, officially be came superintendent of Fair view Home here Fridav. He succeeded the late Dr. Irvin B. Hill. Dr. Pomeroy has been on hand at the state institution for the mentally retarded for the past several weeks but his official appointment was ef fective Friday. Portland Sculptor Sues After Crash Portland - (UPD Frederick Oittman, Portland sculptor, has filed a suit for $4,500 in Multnomah county circuit court in connection with a car accident in which his statue was knocked over. Defendant is Bob Franklin Biggs, who allegedly drove his foreign car into the satue at the Garden of Tomorrow at the Centennial last Septem ber. Cabin Destroyed by Fire in Kerby Cave Junction-A cabin oc cupied by John H. Dayton, 65, Kerby, was destroyed by fire Friday evening. The Illinois Valley Rural Fire department responded. Cause of the blaze is not known, firemen said. The cabin was on property owned by Hal Moore. Dayton was at a neighbor's house at the time of the fire. Visiting Mrs. Royal Green man Monday was Mrs. Ches ter Wilson, Caldwell, Ida. The two women were former neighbors in the Elk Creek area. Mrs. Wilson is a guest at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.' and Mrs. Jack Greb, Eagle Point. Visitors over the Christmas holidays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Royal Greenman were their son and daughter-in-law and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greenman, Cher ry, Tony, and Carrie, Klam ath Falls. Guests at the home of Mr. arid Mrs. A. D. Van Horn are Van Horn's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Van Horn, Edna Bay, Alas ka. The Mill cafe in Central Point is now under the man agement of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Francis. Mr. and Mrs. Francis, former proprietors of the Cheerio cafe, opened the Cen tral Point cafe last week. CLEARANCE Women's EDCESS PUMPS Blacks Suedes Patents : f A77 hJ) and up CLEARANCE SLIPPER SQK 1100 as U Boys Child's Slippers 565 E. Jackson MEDFORD'S SHOPPING CENTER Next Door to LaPointe's Phone SP 2-7733 Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT Allen Warner Hardrath, viola tion of basic rule. $10. Richard Wallace Mather, disobey ed traffic sign, S5. Georgia Mae Harris, violation of basic rule. $10. Lawrence Wilford Luy, violation of basic rule. $10. Edna Louise Parker, failed to yield right of way, S10. Francis Vernon Story, violation of basic rule. $10. Harold Peter Lumsden. disobeyed stop sign, S5. Samuel Lawrence Gilbert, viola tion of basic rule. S10. ' Shirel Cover Cuddy, improper right turn, S5. Alma Hassler Murphy, improper left turn, $5. Nathaniel B. Bender Jr., violation of basic rule, S10. Francis Willard Chausse. failure to yield right of way. $25. Alberto Napolitano, displayed ex pired plates. S5. Evelyn Jean Lee, disobeyed traf fic signal. So. Robert Anthony Unger, violation of basic rule. $10. Hellen Gertrude Florey, disobey ed traffic signal. S10. Donald Brood Gillaspey, violation of basic rule, S10. Lavora Leona Clement, failure t6 yield right of way. SlO. David Lee Pitts, violation of basic rule, 10. Lester Wiley Bogener, disobeyed traffic sign. S5. Clara Davis Close, no operator's license in possession. $10. Delbert Leland Johnson Jr., vio lation of basic rule, $10. Brian Clinton Watson, no vehicle registration plates displayed, $5. DISTRICT COURT Melvin L. Mitchell, failure to stop. $10. MJLEIMM3 STARTS TOMORROW! Shirley H. Nelson, no operator's license. SlO. Byron T. Billings, violation basic rule. S13. Arthur F. Hotho. overweight. S15. Harry Cutter Stanley, failure to stop, 10. Ronald F. Khivg, overload. $53. Elmer M. Adams, overload. $65. Herbert W. Gifford. parking on paved part of highway, $7.50. Donald D. Goyette, operating vehicle while license suspended, $105. Donald I. Penwell, improper Clearance nights, $10. Paul T. Allen, no operator's li cense. $15. Elwin R. Tort, overload. $15. Carol Ann Wray, violation basic rule. $15. - Herbert L. Wilson, failure to stop. $10. Herman J. Sandkuhle Jr.. over weight. $15 James Albert Westensce. four in driver's seat. $7.50. David Wayne Hunter, overload, $31. Michael L. Clupnerk, unnecessary noise. $13. Carl E. Morgan, no motor vehicle license, SlO. Harold E. Edick. unnecessary noise. $15. Donald R. Rice, failure to stop, $10. Robert R. Grtpp, drunk on pub lic highway, $30. Billy J. Lasota. no operator'a license. $10. Fred E. Hutton. driving while operator's license suspended. $105. Robert F. Brown, failure to stop, $10. CIRCUIT COURT Eleanor Ruth McDonald vs. Richard Clarence McDonald, di vorce complaint. Price-Slashing Shoe Clearance ALE CLEARANCE Sielly sMws Black Suede Tan Suede White Bucks SAVE WHILE THEY LAST w7 CLEARANCE Teen Flats Suburban Casuals MANY SIZES BLACK -WHITE -RED SUEDES - GRAY - TAN r p4 and MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Sunday, Jan. 3, 1960 Portland, Japanese City in Exchanges Portland -(UPD- Mayor Terry Schrunk has approved a plan for exchange of paintings of school children in Portland and Sapporo, Japan, as part of the "sister city" program. The program was arranged during the mayor'! recent visit to Japan. EDITOR'S WIFE DIES Portland - (UPD - Mrs. Mar shall Dana, wife of the Port land business and civic lead er, died Friday. Her husband is the retired editor of the edi torial page of the Oregon Journal. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION Darrold L. Hargrove and Juanita Mae Wilson, both Ridgefield. Wash. Edward Glenn Hcnselman. 1941 Stewart ave.. and Cora Belle Ben nett Carlson. 937 North Central ave.. Medford. Robert Lee Thomas. 843 Dia mond ave.. and Linda Gail Horten, 2735 Connell ave. Eugene J. Hughes and Dixie Fern Cox. both Wolf Creek. Ore. Clyde Robert Presnoll, Souther land. Ore., and Barbara Ann Worth. Salem. 2 More Miles to a GallenKamp
