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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1961)
Shortage Of Clergymen Causes New Evaluation By LOUIS CASSELS United Frii International Bad things' sometimes have good fleets. This axiom is being demonstrat cd today in America's churches. The bad thing in this case is a ihortacc of ordained clergymen, It is already serious in nearly every denomination, and it 6cems to be getting steadily worse, tera Inarv enrollments were down about S per cent during the past year. The sood effect is that conscl entious Christian laymen are be- ine compelled to do some fresh, hard thinking about what the church is, and how it is supposed to operate. In the past, there has been a strong tendency for laymen to think of the church in terms of a neighborhood club. Its primary function was attending to the spin ilual welfare of its own members. These members, the laity of the church, were expected to pay their dues, serve on committees, and help out in various house keeping tasks. But the club had n hired hand the pastor who was supposed to do most of the work, and who was primarily responsi ble for the success of the whole enterprise. This concept of the church Is far 'removed from that of Uie New Testament. The early Chris. tian church described in the Acts of the Apostles and the letters of St. Paul was a fellowship of men with a mission. The mission was Flower Sellers Win Their Fight With Tax Plan SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) - San Francisco's sidewalk flower aland vendors have won their battle gainst a tax plan that they said would "kill us like the frost does the flowers." Supervisor John Jay Fcrdon Friday withdrew his proposal to tax the sales of the street-corner vendors. He said he just wanted to be certain the city gets enough from the vendors' sidewalk usage permits to pay for the cost of inspecting them. The vendors presently pay $24 quarter for the permit and $12 quarter for each employe. Mayor George Christopher also stepped into the case, unofficially, to comment that: "The city needs more revenue, but I think there are better ways to let it. The flower stands are paying their fair share now, and I don't think we'd make enough by taxing them,' to pay the cost of collection." - He recalled that his unclethe late Paul Apostal, .had a down town flower stand for 40 years. Apostal. said the mayor, "made living, but not a fortune.' reaching out to the world, pro claiming the good news of Christ to those outside the church who had not heard it or (the modern equivalent) had not really under stood it. The members of the early church had various duties. Some were assigned to preaching, some to teaching, some to caring for the sick and needy. Others worked at mundane jobs to earn money for the support of themselves and those who were giving full time to the church. But they had a com mon responsibility for the basic mission. In the words of St. Paul, all were equally called to be "ministers" that is, to serve in the name of their Lord. Revolutions in deep-seated atti tudes occur very slowly and grad ually, and there are undoubtedly very many laymen who still think of the church as a club-with-a-hired-hand. But there is unmistakable evi dence that the New Testament concept of the church is being re discovered in our day. There is a growing realization among lay men that the church has an enor mous mission: that this mission is being sorely neglected because there aren't enough professionals to do the work that needs to be done; and that lavmen, who con stitute 99 per cent of the church's manpower, must step into the breach. The prospect of massive rein forcement is exceedingly welcome to the overburdened men who serve in the "thin black line" of the ordained ministry. In the Catholic Church, and in many ma jor Protestant bodies, moves are underway to open new opportuni ties for Christian service to laymen. Next month, the Catholic Church will begin actively recruiting lay mensingle men and women and married couples for volunteer mission service in Latin America and in rural areas of the United States. These lay missionaries will be given special training and will be sent out in teams to serve as teachers, catechists, youth work ers and nurses. In the Episcopal Church, a new organization called "Layrrlen In ternational" has been formed. It seems to make part-time Chris tian missionaries of the thousands of American Episcopal lavmen who are now living in far corners of the world as oil drillers, busi nessmen, Fulbright scholars, dip lomats, engineers, or members of the armed forces. Lutheran churches are exploring ways to use proicssionally skilled lay church members for short- term or post-retiiement Christian mission service in underdeveloped countries. "DENNIS THE MENACE 1 1 ' ,M0Ml 1 WAS JUST VXIH' A COUPLE O' Sffffff m by KM. ht. T.W. U.S. PM. M. PAGE If HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Oregoa Meadajr, Jaauary M. 11 Kennedy Vill Vorl( Farm Problem Before Price Squeeze On City Folks Editor's Note President-elect indicated. The post would require John F. Kennedy has promised approval by Congress. vigorous action to increase the farmer's income. How will he go about fulfilling this pledge and others to aid urban centers? Here's a review of the broad shape of Kennedy's probable at tack on problems of the farm and city, last in a series of five on policies of the new administra tion. By OVID MARTIN Associated Press Farm Writer WASHINGTON (AP)-The Ken nedy administration has promised to help farmers attain a higher level of prosperity and to assist city dwellers in coping with mush rooming municipal problems. But the new team will get to work quicker on problems of farmers than those of their city cousins. Orville L. Freeman, former gov ernor of Minnesota, will take over the Department of Agriculture, with its vast system of field of fices and farmer committees, on Jan. 20. One of his first steps is expected to be assurance to farmers that they can look for better days be fore the year is out. Insofar as the cities are con cerned, it may take more time to develop a coordinated assistance program to solve complex prob lems of slum clearance, mass transportation, urban planning. sewage disposal, juvenile delin quency and education. The Demo cratic platform promised city folk a seat on the president's Cabinet and Kennedy has endorsed a spe cial report by urban experts call ing for creation of a Cabinet-level department for urban affairs. However, no time schedule was The attack on the farm problem is expected to have two phases. One would greatly broaden meas ures to increase consumption of agriculture's super-abundant pro duction both at home and abroad. The other would tighten govern ment controls on farm production in cases approved by farmers to help prevent excessive output. Nevertheless, Kennedy has said that abundant farm production now represented by huge surplus stocks would be regarded as a blessing and not as a curse. The administration is expected to move cautiously in development of its programs. One reason is that much of the Midwestern farm belt voted for Nixon rather than for Kennedy. Details of the farm program will be developed after a big farm conference of leaders of farmers' own organizations in Washington Jan. 26. This meeting arranged by Kennedy and Freeman at New York last week is designed to help the new administration draft policies that would be widely ac ccpted by producers. Some new farm legislation doubtless will be required. While the details may be lack ing, the Kennedy farm goal has been spelled out repeatedly. It is action by the government to en able the family farm to earn in comes on a par with those of other economic groups. Presently, farm income averages considerably be low that of nonfarmers. It also is down about a fourth from what it was eight years ago. To be decided are methods and devices to raise the income level. Both Kennedy and his party's platform proposed use of rigid production controls, higher price supports, production payments to producers and marketing orders and agreements, . These devices have run into sharp opposition from some farm organizations, including the influ ential American Farm Bureau Federation. The Federation, like the outgoing Eisenhower adminis tration, wants to reduce govern ment's role in agriculture. The Kennedy farm program could result in somewhat higher food prices for consumers and pos sibly higher taxes for taxpayers. However, Kennedy has said that this need not be the case. Free man himself has said the farm program would exploit neither consumer nor taxpayer. The Kennedy proposals for ur ban areas contemplates a four point 10-year improvement pro gram, as follows: (1) federal aid in elimination of slums; (2) fed eral aid for metropolitan area planning and community facilities development; (3) federal aid for comprehensive metropolitan transportation programs, includ ing bus and rail mass transit, commuter railroads as well as highways and civil airports; and (4) expansion of park systems to meet recreational needs of the growing urban population. The special report on urban problems said the federal govern ment must share the leadership in improving city conditions be cause it is in the national interest to rebuild and maintain cities rep resenting billions of dollars of in vestment and productive power. AMIDON'S BUSINESS MACHINES 4535 S. 6h Rtntali Salts - Service crvlcs U the heart mt our business "We're all sit new release the eat!" Threatens Crew VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP)-A Spanish ship's carpenter held the crew of a Swedish merchant ves sel at knife point Saturday while an Irish priest tried to placate him. Canadian police finally took the man, Antonio Dclgado of the Canary Islands, off the freighter Skaldervik and sent him to a hos pital in Portland. EXTRADITION TREATY i WASHINGTON UPI) - The United Stales has signed a crim inal extradition treaty with Brazil 1 that officials said will close a fa-l vorite hiding place for U.S. fu gitives. The treaty, signed Friday will not cover the more than a dozen American "wanted" per sons in Brazil until one month aft er final ratification and exchange of the ratification documents. Vrhj. ihankA to ihe people oft the JClamcdh Boaw You made I960 a banner year for me in Life Insurance production. 1 96 1 starts my fortieth year of business in Klamath Falls and I pledge you a continuation of courteous a n d d e pendable service in your life insurance and financial planning. Club Donates $25 To Fund MOUNT ShASTA-Jamcs Copit- iky, president of Mount Shasta Hi-Teens Club, lias announced that gift of $25 has been made to the William Carson Fund by the club. . This is a fund to help the stricken family with the expenses incurred as a result of a fire that killed three members of the family and destroyed all their belongings. ' The fire occurred just outside the Mount Shasta city limits Sun day evening. Dec. 4. HOVERCRAFT FOR CHANNEL LONDON - (UPD A Hovercraft capable of carrying 200 persons cross the English Channel at 90 miles an hour is being designed by the Vickers-Armstrong Com. pany, the Daily Express said to day. The craft will be powered by aircraft turbine engines which will carry It on a cushion of air several inches above the waves, the newspaper said. Have you, or has someone you know, just moved to Klamath Falls .. Your Welcome Wagon ' Hostess will call with gifts and friendly gnetinfi from the com munity. ' ",' TU 2-073 CJ i 'tZi CO-CD 26 Vews Jamming Servke for Farmers and Ranchers ANNUAL MEETING Saturday, January 21st - KLAMATH AUDITORIUM jj ' ' ' Main and Spring St. All Stockholders are urged to attend this meeting! Saturday, January 21st 1 1 :00 A.M. - Registration 11:30 A.M. - Luncheon 1:00 P.M. - Business Meeting This group headed the Klamath Production Credit Association during the past 12 mos. Seated left to right: John V. Withers, J. Randall Pope, A. R. "Orb" Campbell, Murel Long, K.P.C.A. president, and Wilbur Hermberger. Standing, same order: Lee Holliday, Fred Hahn, Secretary-treasurer Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, Spokane, Don W. Kri der, Secretary-treasurer K.P.C.A. and W. M. "Bill" Williams. PROGRESS REPORT As of December 31st., 1960 NUMBER OF MEMBERS 1934-104 members: 1947-470 members; 1960-607 VOLUME OF LOANS CLOSED 1934-$450,902; 1947-$3,543,000; 1960-$6,535,000 STOCK OWNED BY MEMBERS 1934-$19,965; 1947-$ 19 1,4 15; 1960-$362,335 RESERVES TO PROTECT MEMBERS' INVESTMENT -1934-0; 1947-$239,811; 1960-$482,972 members KLAMATH PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION It's MARKET BASKET for Fomous DELRICH to MARGARINE Giant Box - Fisher't BISKIT MIX Crater Lokt Cottage Cheese Pint Market Basket - Maple Flavored SYRUP 22-oz. bottle 29 Packed by Del Monte - Mission SLICED PINEAPPLE & s.' sl . SNOW'S SNOW'S CLAM CHOWDER MINCED CLAMS ST. 27c t":.: 29c STEERO LIBBY'S BOUILLON CUBES " PUMPKIN 23c 2 NoTi-"l 39c Stokeley, No. 303 Tins Shellie Beans Minute Moid Frozen 12-01 2- 43c Aft Orange Juice W 19c 1 Red, Ripe Tomatoes Novel Juice Oranges Half Box $ J 98 U.S.D.A. Grade Good Rib Steaks 79- USDA Good, In Lt. Wine Sauce PAc Marinated Steak JVlb Ground Beef 49 So.f3E a US So. 9th Telephone TU 2-5551
