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MONDAY. DECEMBER S. 19S0 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON A 3 Four-Way Protestant Church Merger Flan Receives Warm Reception San Francisco -(UPD- A bold proposal to unite four of the nation's largest Protestant bodies was warmly received by church leaders today. The four-way merger, which would create an 18 million member "reformed and cath olic church" was proposed here Sunday by the Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk of the United Presby terian Church in the U.S.A. It would bring together the United Presbyterian Church, (he Protestant Episcopal Church, the Methodist Church, and the United Church of Christ. The latter is itself the product of a recent merger of the Congregational Christian and the Evangelical and Re formed churches. To Invite Others Other Protestant denomina tions would be invited to join the new body once a detailed plan of union has been work ed out. Dr. Blake's surprise pro posal created great excitement among the 3,000 church lead ers from all parts of the na tion who are assembled here for the triennial general as sembly of the National Coun cil of Churches. The national council is composed of 33 ma jor Protestant and Orthodox denominations, including the four involved in the proposed merger. ' The Most Rev. Arthur H. Lichtenberger, presiding bish. op of the Protestant Episcopal Church, said "this is a most important proposal and I am sure Episcopalians will study it very seriously." Pike Endorses Proposal The Right Rev. James A. Pike, Episcopal bishop of Cali fornia, called it "the most sound and inspiring proposal for church unity in history and said he will work vig orously for its acceptance. Methodist Bishop John Wesley Lord, of Washington, D.C., said the plan is "worthy of deep and serious thought." He said that Methodists are b :'-n m 7 . v ,. a " ' s i & 'fir Others Would Be Invited To Join New Body MERGER PROPOSED Dr. Eugene C. Blake, center, stated clerk of the United Presbyterian churcn of the United States, and the Rt. Rev. James A. Pike, Episcopal Bishop of Cali fornia, approach the pulpit of Grace Cathederal in San Fran cisco from which Dr. Blake proposed the merger of four of the Protestant denominations in the United States. Dr. Blake is in San Francisco with the leaders of many denominations for the Triennial meeting of the National Council of Church es. '...... (UPI Telephoto) interested in any move that will heal denominational di visions. The Revs. James E. Wagner and Fred Hoskins, ro-presi-dents of the United Church of Christ, said in a joint state ment that the proposal "by its very boldness warrants the grateful consideration of us all.". Speaking As Individuals They noted, however, that their church is committed to Quotes From the News BY UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL San Francisco Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, of the Unite Presbyterian Church, commenting on his own proposal U unite four of the nation's largest Protestaant bodies: "We can no longer afford the luxury of ouT divisions," cise restraint" is all the grownups offer to complete the picture! Why do we try so hard, by our movies, plays, TV shows, fashions, books and maga zines, to teach young people to inflame each other, and then teach them zero about where to go from there? Mrs. W. and Myrna point to an imbalance in the way we prepare teenagers for boy girl relationships. i (Copyright 1960, General Features Corp). Washington Rep. John A. Blatnik, (D-Minn.), chair man of a House investigating committee charging corruption, j graft and incompetence in the nation's highway construction program: "It seemt that almost every time we punch through the crust, we find the pudding of either corruption or mismange-ment." London Dr. Alistair MacKinnon, British medical expert, suggesting a radical alternative for smoking: "For the man over 40 who shouldn't smoke for health reasons I think flirting is a suitable alternative." Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. An Air Force of ficial on the explosion of a huge Titan missile: . -. "Just imagine the force of explosion when that beast with 90 ions of fuel in its lets go," The Family Council Editor's Note: The Family Council coniliti of m Judc nivrhi.. trlst, thre. clergymen, three edlton mnd a women's editor. Each article ii a summary of an actual caaa hlitory. The Council reporta on problemi that bay. been dealt with by reiponilble agencies and couniviorB. begin unity talks soon with the Disciples of Christ denom ination and said it was "re grettable" that the Disciples were not included in the ini tial merger plans, Each of the denominational leaders emphasized ' that he was speaking as an individual and that an official stand on the merger could be taken only by the appropriate gov erning body of the denomina tion. Mrs. F. W. My teenage daughter was out all night with a boy. Myrna W. He happened to be a very fine boy and everything's O.K. : Mrs. F. W. I know that basically Myrna is a good girl with high morals and that makes it all the harder for me to understand why she didn't return from her Senior Prom till the next morning. She's 17 and we certainly wanted her to take part in all the fun that goes with being a high school senior. Her guest was Allen, a boy she'd been out with only once be fore. She met him through aTl . M 11 -S"a i PS g j As Utn im f I VOGUE i i LEADING CLOTHING MANUFACTURER m Recommends SANITONE Dry Cleaning JJortne first tune in drvclpanmo. a major clothing manufacturer recom- mends a ono'fin j . . fVu "f""' cleaning process for their garments. All Weathervane suits,' tailored by Handmacher-Vogel, Inc., world's largest maker of suits, will carry string tigs, recommending that the suit be Sanitone Dry Cleaned "to keep the original shape, texture and freshness of the suit" el-", ?uanJdma0lier' comPany President, said that he decided to use the tags only after exhaustive tests proved to my complete satisf action that the Sani tone Process did these things." State GOP OKs 'Oregon Plan' one of my friends, so we were not worried. And they were going to stick with two other couples. Instead, she and Allen broke away from the rest aft er the dance. They had supper in a night club, a drink some where eise, -and sat around in Allen's car waiting for dawn so they could have breakfast together! According to Myrna, this is a "must" for seniors. I'm try ing to explain to her that she was playing with fire. Myrna W. While I en joyed every minute of the prom and the rest of Senior Night, I wound up feeling a great anger toward my moth er. She considered herself very enlightened and ad vanced, and yet she didn't know- a thing about boys really. Oh, she had explained sex to me. She made it sound so poetic and so sacred that you could almost hear violins playing whenever she got on the subject. And whenever Salem-mPD- The Republican State Central committee Sat urday unanimously approved the $200,000 "Oregon Plan" was out on one o my lew for financing the state's GOP I dates alone with a boy, I' party. Under the plan, 600 to 800 Republicans will contribute at least $250 per year lor a minimum GOP operating fund of $200,000 annually: The committee gave Ore gon . GOP party chairman Peter Gunnar a vote of con fidence in the form of a stand ing ovation. Earlier, Gov. Mark Hat field termed his 1961-63 budg et a "miracle budget" because it provides for needed serv ices such as medicare and at the same time permits a cut in property taxes. The miracle, he said, is sound administration. Hatfield said he is confi dent his program will be adopted by the 1961 legisla ture despite the fact that the Democrats control both houses. "I know personally of a good number of Democrats who think as we do about economies. TRY OUR CUSTOM LAUNDERED SHIRTS Look Better Fit Better Feel Better ', Kennedy's Baby Must Gain Weight Washington -(UPD- Ten-day- old John F. Kennedy Jr. will be able to go to Palm Beach, Fla., with his mother next Fri day if he gets back up to his birth weight - six pounds and three ounces. That's the word from his pediatrician, Dr. Edward B. Broocks. The doctor said Sun day that the president-elect's son last weighed in at five pounds, 10 and one-quarter ounces, a normal decline from his weight at birth. Mrs. Kennedy hopes to take the baby to Florida Friday, but Broocks has not promised her that she will be able to do so. He would like for the baby to gain an ounce a day. Dr. John W. Walsh, Mrs. Kennedy's obstetrician, re ported that she is making a good recovery and would be able to continue her recupe ration at the Kennedy home in Palm Beach. go easy on the necking and make orations about love being lofty, not' animal, echoed my mother. But Allen opened my eyes. He's a pre-med student and he made things very clear. He told me most girls know how to handle a situation of being next to a man for 12 hours. He asked how come I didn't know what to do. Well now I know. But why can't mothers prepare girls better? . The Council: No matter how much "know-how" a girl has, no matter how safe she feels in a prolonged . tete-a-tete, there's her reputation .to consider. ; Before consenting to other all-night activities with a gentleman frend, Myr na might think of "how it looks." And then instead of being filled with anger toward her mother for the gaps" in her instruction, Myrna might be grateful for the emphasis on the positive and radiant as pects of sexual behavior, for the honest information ac quired at home. This is un usual. Many parents are either tongue-tied or clumsy on the topic. 1 But Myrna raises an Inter esting question, that of pre paring young people for dates. We try to prepare them for marriage and parenthood, but we leave them hanging on a ledge during the dating and courtship years when it comes to matters physical. . "Exercise restraint" .Is the official advice we give young people. Hold back until mar riage. But out of the other side of our mouth we're tell ing .them to teasel Myrna and her friends are encouraged to dress and behave seductively. Allen and the boys slick up, tuck a fair-sized bill in their wallets, get hold of a car. Al len calls for Myrna. Add Lover's Lane, moonlight and honeysuckle, soft music, and hours upon hours. Yet Exer- Free Parking J WARDS MONTGOMERY WARD w 117 S. Central SP 3-7301 Open Monday Night 'Til 7 chairs thai rock, swivel or vibrate ;,iw" j -t ' 111 - i ;tj . pl-A'?. fki Santa's aaVNa . h . ;?3 llilV' Hr t"V- Choose a big man-size " fO Ay" 1T,'"Z4' fl chair, a gift that "gives" I , ' '. i I VSiy8, s""" V'T 1 . . " QtTyv II day after doyl 3 styles I . ku,!. " j - '"fST ttp-V "M4s' k 10 mn eolor pr,cl J : j . jT r - vdr r -i POllffOAM SEAT AMD BACK I Uv I COV foj 1 j w V, .! REGULAR $5 DOWN I (g)(2) HO OFF! 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