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Missionary Returns Via Ox Cart, Motors And Jet
HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Ore.
Friday, October 20, 1961
PAGE 7
Teachers Gather At lion Sunday
By, HELEN L. MERSHOV
After three days ot jostling in
a straw filled ox cart along Mon
soon soaked trails, a slenuci.
Klamath Falls woman completed
the first leg of her journey home
from Chiengkam on the Thailand
Plateau.
Dorothy Uhlig, medical mission
ary to the plateau farmers and
their tribal neighbors in surround
ing mountains, paid $5.50 for the
three-day charter trip. And when
the driver became lost while de-
touring around the water-logged
main road, he cooked up a messl
of catfish and hot peppers and
rice for his passenger and the
kindly farm family who gave them
lodging for the night.
It was travel in contrasts as
she made her way out of the fa
bled land of Siam, where even
today only four or five years of
schooling are compulsory. The
fourth day she traveled by truck.
The fifth day she went by bus
since the railway system had suc
cumbed to the rainy season.
In short hours she was whisked I
by jet from Bangkok to San Fran
cisco where she was greeted by
her brother, Harold.
Now spending a year's 1 e av e
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Uhlig, and another broth
er. Charles, the missionary left
her heart behind with the friend
ly, generous people who speak
North Thai, a dialect all their
own.
First Christian Church, where
', Miss Uhlig grew up, will welcome
her home Friday, Oct. 20, with a
fellowship potluck supper at 6:30
p.m. in the church. First Christian
provides for her salary and trans
portation.
Miss Uhlig, slightly bronzed
from her open air ox cart ride,
plans to work on her Northern
Thai-Thai-English dictionary and
take writing courses. .
After years of trying to force
the Northern Thais to speak the
regular language (they don't ex
cept in the classroom), the Thai
government has relented and
granted permission to print publi
cations in the Northern dialect.
Miss Uhlig hopes to help publish
Christian literature in her chosen
people's language.
Only a woman with Miss Uh-
lig's sense of dedication and eye
for humor could describe the life
she leads as the village "khun
iruw or "doctor as she is af
fectionately called. This is the
only word the North Thais have
lor a woman who gives shots and
dispenses pills.
They know just enough about
modern medicine to think that
one inoculation is a miracle cure.
And they know enough about mod
ern civilization to eat highly milled
rice (commercial) instead of the
previous crudely-milled variety
which retained enough vitamins
to prevent beri beri.
After an early breakfast with
her roommate, who is a mission
ary to the nearby lepers' colony,
Miss Uhlig is on duty in the clin
ic downstairs by 8 a.m. Her pa
tient load varies from 40 to 100
persons daily. The ailments vary
from the very prevalent beri beri
to malaria, common colds and
tuberculosis. Skin diseases run
rampant, particularly during the
rice season, when people stand
all day in the paddies.
tveryone wanted penicillin
shots when I first arrived," she
related of her 1950 introduction
to the villagers. "Unfortunately,
they expect the shot to do all the
work. We can only prescribe and
hope they'll cooperate with the
medicine."
On a normal day, Miss Uhlig
closes the clinic at noon for a typ
ical Thai lunch prepared by her
maid, "Mai," who also bakes
bread and pastries.
After lunch the Klamath Falls
woman studies language, writes,
works on the ever-present diction
ary and makes house calls. Some
times she is called to assist with
a birth, but unfortunately it is
often only after the native mid
wife has given up the case as
hopeless. A couple of times she
has been called a half-a-day's
journey away to the mountain vil
lages, but usually her cases are
nearby. ,
For these and the trips she!
takes to villages to teach Bible
classes on Sundays, she relies
on a bicycle or her motor bike.
But in rainy weather or on steep
terrain, she has no alternative
but to don her tennis shoes and
set out on foot.
When she works in the clinic,
which is the first floor of a one-l
time mansion, she goes barefoot in
the local custom and wears a sim
ple skirt and blouse. When she
goes visiting she always wears a
native "pacm, "a large straight
sack which is folded over the front
and worn as a skirt." '
After a hurried, light supper,
the missionary women visit with
their fellow missionaries, an evan
gelist, nis wife and seven chil
dren, down the road. Sometimes
they receive visitors in their
home.
On Saturday afternoons Miss Uh
lig has I he village children in for
Bible classes. She relies heavily
on visual teaching helps, such as
object lessons, pictures, slides and
flannel - graphs. Sometimes the
teaching is extremely difficult,
she said, quickly explaining why.
Thai mothers make older broth
ers and sisters take along t h e
younger children wherever they
go. Hence, the age variance is
sometimes wide.
In fact, the people's attitude to
ward children comprises one of
the most interesting aspects of the
area. .
There are very few orphans
as such in Thailand," Miss Uhlig
explained. Relatives or others
take them in. It is not at all un
usual for a mother to give her
newborn child to some childless
couple or to the grandparents
if they are living alone.
"Since the mountain village peo
ple do not have as many children,
they sometimes purchase babies
from the plateau families." she
continued. "But love and kind
treatment of children is an ac
cepted tradition with all the Thais.
"Some families have even of
fered me some of their babies,"
laughed Miss Uhlig in explaining
the "generous gift giving" of the
Thais.
Being accepted by the Thai peo
ple is a long process, she said in
summing up the mission work in
the area which is just 12 years
old. Men. because they travel
more, seem to be more receptive
to new people and new ideas. But
ence you win the confidence of a
woman, perhaps deliver her child,
she is your friend.
The general overall problem inl
working with Thais relates to
their "yes, yes" attitude which
has kept their culture intact even:
through foreign invasions.
"They politely say, 'yes, yes,'
nodding their heads," she said.
"But you never know what they're
thinking."
Nevertheless, Miss Uhlig is I
home only for a physical and spir
itual renewal.
"My job is not done yet," she
said. "We hope for full fledged,
self-supporting churches in t h e
area, dependent upon their own
leadership."
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Zion Lutheran Church in Klam
ath Falls will be host to the South
ern Oregon - Northern California
Sunday School Teachers' Institute
Sunday, according to Rev. Nor
bert E. Dey, pastor.
Teachers and officers are ex
pected from Dunsmuir, Lakeview.
Klamath Falls, Ashland, Medford,
Grants Pass and Roseburg. "Bet
ter Teaching For Better Christian
Education" will be theme of the
institute which runs from 3 to
8 p.m.
Rev. John Simon, St. Peter
Lutheran Church, Medford. will
speak on "Improving Our Teach
ing" at the afternoon session. Rev.
Hugo Gumey, St. Paul Lutheran
Church, Grants Pass, will speak
on "Improving Our Reaching" at
the evening session.
Oct. 28 Festival Plans
Laid At Peace Memorial
SERVICE IN SIAM Dorothy Uhlig, missionary to Thai
land for past 1 1 years, shows doll dressed in Siamese
costume and wears Siamese silver and enamel brooch.
She will be honored at 6:30 p.m. dinner Friday at First
Christian Church.
World Clothing Drive Continues
"The clothing they need is in
your closet," theme of the annual
Church World Service drive now
in process in Klamath Falls was
emphasized this week.
Ross Ragland, Klamath Falls
chairman, placed posters in down
town business houses and banks
as well as distributing hundreds
of explanatory pamphlets to serv
ice organizations.
Church World Service, which is
receiving the cooperation of Cath
olics and Protestants throughout!
the Basin, aims at supplying
clothes for the victims of war
areas, flood and famine.
Persons are asked to contact
the church of their choice to ask
how their particular group is han-l
dling the donations. Some church
es are having sorting parties,
but many are asking that donors
bring the items wrapped neatly
in paper.
Church World Service trucks
will pick up the collections from
churches Oct. 28-29. Free trans
portation is being provided to
CWS's processing center at Mo
desto, Calif., by the Oregon-Nevada-California
Truck Line.
Since transportation beyond Mo
desto is not provided Ragland is
asking that all persons donating
give an offering of eight cents a
pound if possible. This is the most
economical amount for shipping,
and is possible only by sending
large amounts, Ragland stated.
While CWS is anxious for per
sons of all faiths to search their
closets for useable item's,
Ragland pointed out that the serv
ice cannot use hat, neckties, bath
ing suits, formal garments, pil
lows and mattresses.
Men's and boy's shoes are par
ticularly needed as are children's
shoes. Women's shoes in 'size five
on up are needed. Shoes should
be secured together in pairs.
Since CWS helps people in warm
climes as well as colder areas.
housewives are reminded to sort
out faded and outmoded cottons
for the drive. Actually, the service
can use all items of children's
and adult's coats, outer garments
and under clothing. Layettes are
also needed.
BLY PRIEST LEAVES
BLY Rev. Robert Simard, who
has served as parish priest for
the Bly and Chiloquin areas fori
the past 20 months, is being
transferred to John Day. St.
James Mission Altar Society hon
ored him at a coffee Oct. 15 in
the home of Mrs. Reva O'Ncil.
Mrs. Martin Melsness, president
presented him with a gift.
Lutherans
Set Nov. 7-2
Buffet Feed
Klamath Lutheran Church, 1175
Crescent, will renew its one time
tradition of the smorgasbord at
special family dinners Nov. 1-2,
according to the Church Council
Wives.
There will be no pre-sale of tick
ets for the 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. din
ner featuring Norwegian delica
cies. The smorgasbord, which is
the first staged at the congrega
tion since 1956, will benefit the
building fund.
Coordinators for the event are
Mrs. Cliff Ongman, Mrs. Ray Tay
lor and Mrs. Del Scholer.
FtPV HpnrV Wnnf First I.lllhAr.lrhnr0tt nf th ennnat In Ua eAnuu4
an Church, Lakeview, will open the between sessions.
Greeting and registration will be
handled by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Rutter. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Ho
mer will be in charge of the cof
fee hour.
afternoon session, while Rev. Mar
tin Schabacher, First Lutheran
Church, Dunsmuir, will close the
evening session.
qualifications and requirements
Sunday School teachers.
Discussion groups will be held
i "Qualifications and Require
ments for Sunday School Teach
ers," "Teachers' Meetings and
Teacher Improvement," and "Ad
ministration for Better Teaching.
Seminar leaders will be Alvin An
derson, Grants Pass; Roland Rob
erts, Ashland; and Bob Johnson,
Medford.
Robert Dunlap of the host Klam
ath FallsChurch is chairman of
the local committee on arrange
ments. Mrs. Jesse Anderson is in
Chairmen have been named for
Peace Memorial Presbyterian
Church's fall festival Oct. 28. The
day-long event will run from 10
a.m. to 10 p.m. with a turney
dinner served from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m.
Pearle Harsey and Erma Ral
ston are general co-chairmen.
while Laverne Smith is chairman-
nine the dinner.
Mrs. Harsey, in cooperation with
the Forsythe Circle, is handling
arrangements for the snack bar
which will sell sandwiches, pie,
coffee and milk throughout the
dav. Mrs. Frances Wandell and
Ihe Travaille Circle will be
charge of the apron booth.
The children'3 booth, featuring
children's clothes, toys and other
articles is being arranged by Bet
ty Herrin and the Beattie Circle.
Fancy work booth, featuring
handworked pillow cases, tea tow
els and plastic purses and other
items will be sold by Erma Ral
ston and the Emerson Circle.
Plants and dried (winter) bou
quets will be featured at a booth
run by Jeanne Gooding and the!
Moser Circle. Darlene Lilly will
handle arrangements for the chil
dren s fish pond.
REV. HUGO GURNEY
SERVICE IN PUBLIC LIFE Messengers from 204 churches in the Bap
tist General Convention of Oregon-Washington attended their 14th
annual meeting at Calvary and First Baptist churches in Klamath Falls
this week. Rev. Herman Wooten, Richland, Wash., president, far left,,
opened the conclave; Rev. Roland B. Hood, Portland, acting as secretary-treasurer,
gave financial report. In third picture, Rev. Mack
Jones, First Baptist pastor, left, chats with Dr. Harold K. Graves, pres
ident of Golden Gate Baptist Seminary in Bay Area, while Dr. R. E.
Millam, Portland, secretary of capital needs, left, checks program
schedule with Rev. Ferris Winn, Calvary Baptist pastor. Greater par
ticipation of Christians in public life was emphasized. , .
Priest Transferred
LAKEVIEW Rev. Peter Duie-
nan, pastor of St. Patrick's Catho
lic Church for the past two years,
left this week for Dufur, Oregon,
where he will serve the St. Al-
phonsus Church- ,
The pastor, who left Lakeview's
high altitude because of health
reasons, was honored by parish
ioners with a farewell potluck sup
per and party.
Replacing him is Rev. John
Phclan, Milton-Freewater, former
ly an assistant pastor in Lake
view. He also worked in Klam
ath Falls and Merrill.
J. PHILLIP JACKSON
British Youth
Set For Temple
Rev. J. Philip Jackson, youthful
British evangelist, will preach a
series of revival sermons at Klam
ath Temple starting at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 24. Services will be
held nightly except Monday and
Saturday.
A native of Stoke-on-Trent, Eng
land, the guest evangelist has
been a conference speaker since
he was 13 years old, appearing In
England, Wales and the United
States.
The son of Rev. M. R. Jack
son, pastor of the Assembly ol
God Church in Ball Green, Eng
land, young Jackson was graduat
ed from Lynton Bible College in
Devonshire and studied at Ken-
ley Bible College In London.
Congregational
Plans Carnival
Plans have been announced for
a Halloween Carnival from 6:30
to 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at First Congre
gational-' Church, 2154 Garden
Avenue, according to Mrs. Jean
Westphal, Women's Organization.
Jerald Argetsinger, youthful ma
gician, will perform at 8:30 D.m..
climaxing the family-slanted eve
ning of fun and refreshment
booths. A prize will be awarded
the best disguised person.
CDA's Plan
Mass, Meal,
Initiation
Catholic Daughters of America,
Court Klamath No. 1295. and can
didates for membership will meet
at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Par
ish Hall to receive communion in
a body.
After the 8 a.m. mass the wom
en will adjourn to the Winema
Hotel for a breakfast, according
to Doris Adams, grand regent.
Those attending should make
breakfast reservations with Mrs.
Adams or Carmel Raffetto.
Formal initiation services will
be conducted nt the CDA meet
ing at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, in
Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
Klamath Lutheran
Church
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Baptists Challenged To Service, New Insights
"Too often the world sees a
Christian as one who would love
to have a fling at the world if he
were not too busy going to
church." a Seattle minister told
the 14th annual Baptist General
Convention of Oregon-Washington
last week in Klamath Falls.
Rev. Kelly Johnson, Seattle,
keynoted the convention in Cal
vary Baptist and First Baptist
churches. He continued the em
phasis of "Christian laymen in the
public world," theme of the Broth
erhood and Pastors' Conference,
which met simultaneously with
the Women's Missionary Union
Monday and Tuesday. More than
500 registered for the sessions.
Dr. Harold K. Graves, president
Witnesses Gather In Medford
At least 75 persons from thei
Klamath Basin will attend the Je
hovah's Witnesses Circuit Assem
bly Oct. 27-29, according to George
Hricziscse, presiding minister of
the Klamath congregation.
Hricziscse, along with Chester
Truax and Orville Hall, as
sociate ministers, are serving on
planning committees for the three-
dav conclave which will attract
1.000 delegates.
Truax. a Weyerhaeuser em
ploye, is in charge of housing for
the delegates. Hricziscse, a paint
er by profession, will be acting
chairman of the Sunday morning
session.
Hall. Southern Pacific Rail
road Co., who handled public rela
tions for the local congregation,
will take part in the Bible instruc
tion course.
All of the men will be accom
panied by their families.
of Golden Gate Baptist Seminary,
told the messengers or delegates
that "the truth of the Bible is
the same, but its expression needs
to be re-studied today."
"Seminary teachers are always
throwing new insights against old
truths seeking to find a proper
application for today's needs," ne
said. "The seminary remains at
the center of denominational life
In the annual budget report
Rev. Roland P. Hood, Portland,
acting secretary-treasurer for the
204 churches represented, said the
convention gave $140,000 to the
Southern Baptist Cooperative pro
gram during 1961. Official mes
sengers voted to give $164,000 in
1962 to the fund which disperses
monies to state, home and for
eign missions.
Dr. R. E. Millam, secretary of
capital needs and former execu
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