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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1963)
Church Sponsored Groups Fulfill Community Needs By Jl'NE JOHNSON Two church-sponsored organi zations in the Klamath Basin have initiated numerous projects tol serve the needs ot the commu nity, yet many of their efforts have Rone unrecognized by the general public. The Klamath Council of Churches and the Unit ed Church Women joined forces to promote the migrant work at Ma lin and the annual "Teachers Tea." but each group also worked on individual programs. The purpose of the Council of Churches, formed in 1953. ex presses the objectives of the 13 participating churches. "To express through fellowship cooperation, and service, the es sential unity of the Christian church. "To provide an interdenomina tional agency for cooperation of the churches in various fields of Christian activity, and such serv ices as may achieve the objec tives of the Christian religion. "To study the needs of the sev eral communities of the area and devise plans through which these needs can be met." The program set up to help the children of the migrant workers at their camp in Malin this fall is one example of recognition and fulfillment of needs of the community, although the recipi ents are members of the commu nity for only about tw-o months each year. Retired and a few active school teachers were organized to tutor the children on an individual bas is, concentrating on the particu lar subject each student found most dillicult. The program was: not designed as a teaching pro gram, but it was intended to help the children keep on a level with those able to attend classes reg ularly. Transportation of teachers for the 60-mile round trip was1 provided by car pools from each of the member churches in the council. An arts and crafts program, one day a week, taught children how to make toys and attractive items trom scraps. The council fur nished paints, clays, and other materials, and volunteer workers contributed 120 hours to the proj ect. A Halloween parly with games, entertainment, and re freshments concluded the final session. The Council of Churches and the United Church Women also. sponsored a thrift shop and a baby sitting service. Items for the thrift shop were donated by mem tiers of the various churches, and representatives from two church rs went to Malin every Saturday to conduct the sales. Clothing was snid for a small sum to the work rrs, and the proceeds were re turned to the migrant program The baby sitting service was in itiated to Rive migrant mothers an opportunity to work. Church women volunteered to care for the vounccr children four hours dav. several davs each week, and provided soup and oilier food for Hie children s noon meal, ticca sionally the "sitters" were asked to come every day. and a sched ule was worked out so they were always available when1 needed. Teachers Honored The teachers' welcoming tea (or teachers, board members, and maintenance personnel of public schools and OTI, Vas another combined effort of the two reli gious organizations. Given in rec ognition of the pubic school sys tem and to acknow ledge contribu tions of teachers to the commu nity, the second tea given in 1962 has become an annual affair. All ministers in the area were invited, and ministers and wives from the council s member church es acted as hosts and hostesses UCW assisted with the arrange ments and pouring. A busy fall schedule for the council also included the Refor mation Dav Service which w a s open to all churches in the com munity. Primarily a musical pro gram, it was originated to point up the unity of Christian church Ministers of the council led the spiritual portions of the serv ice, featuring monuments to men who were all church reformers and whose ideas remain con temporary to the church of to day. Through the month of October, the council headed a Church World Service Clothing Drive to collect clothing for needy people over seas. The articles were donated through the churches in the area and collected 'at the end of the Idrive to be sent to a CWS centerl for cleaning, processing, and shipping. Goodwill Promoted The Council of Churches in 12 took the initial step to institute the service activities of the Good will Industries in Klamath Falls. Goodwill bags for discarded house hold goods and .materials were placed in member churches for donations of clothing, furniture, and appliances to be sent to the Portland plant for repair and resale. Goodwill, a national interdenom inational organization which strives to return handicapped peo ple to normal employment, pro vides on-the-job training for han dicapped and disadvantaged peo ple. The entire operation is self support inc. The donated items are repaired and completely renovat ed in the workshops and sold in Goodwill retail stores, with the profits used to pay the wages of the employes. A Goodwill committee was formed as an official body of the council to investigate the possibil ity of locating a retail store or a workshop in the local area. At present the Goodwill operation in Oregon is conducted out of Port land, but the long-range plan of the council is lo receive enough financial backing to start branch program for the people of this community. Until this can be accomplished, a continuing emphasis will be placed on the Goodwill bags. Churches participating in the council are the Kingsley Field Cha)el, First Presbyterian. Peace Memorial Presbyterian, Mt. Laki Community Presbyterian, Merrill First Presbyterian, Malin Com munity Presbyterian, Tulelake Community Presbyterian, Hope Lutheran, Klamath Lutheran, St Paul's Episcopal, First Methodist First Congregational, and Church of the Brethren. The officers for 1962, who co ordinated the many programs of the council, were Mrs. Frank Peyton, president; Rev. Warren Pechman. first vice president; Rev. Carl Simmons, second vice president; Mrs. Everett Miner, secretary, and Jack Hopkins, treasurer. The United Church Women pre sented three special programs for the benefit of everyone in the community last year. World Dav of Prayer, on the first Friday of Lent, was designed for men and women of all faiths to join to gether in the annual observance entitled "For God So Loved The World." The first Friday in May was May Fellowship Day, a day em phasizing Christian social rela tions Members and guests en joyed a pntluck dinner, special choral music, and a speaker who pointed up "working together to help ourselves and to help others." Dedicated to improving Chris tian world relations. World Com munity Day was observed the first Friday in November. Church women from all denominations worked together to make and fill 90 sewing bags with sewing sup plies and cotton piece goods to send to Indonesia. An offering was collected to further social education and training programs for women in Indonesia, Brazil, and Chile, and to continue Chris tian World Relations' peace edu cation. Each year the church women hold the worship service and send. an offering to a differ ent state or country to help refu gees and destitute families, pro moting international goodwill. Each church belonging to UCW, with the assistance of Zion Lu theran and Midland Juvenile Grange, also sponsors another project which has long been un- publicized. Birthday cakes and cards are sent each month to pa tients at the Klamath Nursing Home lo assure some remem brance for each patient on his birthday. Each group is respon sible for one month of the vcar. Under the leadership of Mrs. lxiw'is Stork, president: Mrs. Ste ven 'Moss, vice president; Mrs. Fred Kelsev. secretary, and Mrs. C. C. Copeland, treasurer, women from 10 churches carried on last year's numerous commu nity and world service projects. United Church Women consists of members from the First Chris lian. Kingsley Field Chapel, Hope Lutheran. Klamalh Lutheran First Prcsbvleiian, SI. Paul's Episcopal, Peace Memorial Pies hvlcrian. Church of the Brethren, First Concrccational. and first Methodist churches. HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Ore. rT? it t f I p? fir? r :! fv ft." - If 'Nlf f '-' Sunday, February 24, 1963 IT?"" PAGE ! KUMATH FALLS U0N CUB ov TO Tn -. vr y . - "TTitfit BIG DRIVE UNDERWAY It will take many contributions of this size for tha Inter community Hospital Fund drive to reach its goal of $725,000, but the pledge is a big undertaking for the Klamath Falls Lions Club which has pledged itself to $5,000 and is shown here presenting a check for $1,000 of that amount. Left to right are Dr. Glenroe Davis, vice president 6f the club; James Stilwell, general chairman of the hospital drive, and Dr. Harold Catmull, president of tho Lions Club. Art Group Accords Honor To Accomplished Weaver The Klamath Art Association was organized in 1945 as a non profit organization dedicated to promoting arts and cratts in the Klamath Basin. The charter mem bers were interested in various forms of artistic endeavor includ ing photography, painting, and ceramics. Among the first members were Mrs. - Roberta Blomquist, Jimmy Rickbeil, Vei n ' Swansen, M r s. Irma (Polly) Dixon, Mrs. Lorraine Johnson. Mrs. Lola Burnett. Mrs. Catherine Brumbaugh, and the late Sheldon Brumbaugh. Recently honored for her sup port and continuing interest in Hie organization was Mrs. Dixon, who is an accomplished weaver. She is the first person to receive an honorary life member ship in the art association. A student of weaving for 14 years, Mrs. Dixon's actual instruction began in 1950 at Weaver's Alley in San Francisco. This was fol lowed by work with Kay Geary, one of California's leading design ers, and Cay Garrett. She last studied at the Inslituto de Allen da in San Miguel. Mexico. mf . ... L- i - -'Xti 4j Aft 8?C-4fi ..grawiiii' mm 'i,iMiii .mrf tf' ARTIST HONORED Mrs. Polly Dixon, a chartor mem ber of the Klamath Art Association, was awarded the first honorary life membership given by the Association. A talented, weaver, she is shown at her Gilmore jack loom which she has used to create original designs for upholstery, rugs, stoles, bags, lamp shades, and numerous other woven items. Fulfillment Of Hospital Building Object Of Intensified Fund Drive The benefit of the art associ ation to the community was rccog nized by Klamath Kails oflicials when the city council oflered the organization an extended lease on Mplc Park, donated to the city by Clara Moore. The olfcr also included the use of the old Moor mansion, which is located on the park site. loiter in 1959, the a r I associ ation received a $3.50(1 grant from the Oregon Centennial Com mission to build a ga'.lery. To sup plement this amount, a fund drive was started and memliers of the community supported the project with donations of money, mate rials, and labor. L'onstruction on the spruce building began in the summer of 1059. and the Klamath Art Gallery was opened on Feb. 27. 1!W0. The gallery is used primarily (or ex hibits. To make the facilities of he "art center as complete as possible, the Moore house has1 been extensively remodeled to suit the needs of the program. Art workshops and classes arc usual ly conducted in the home. The officers of the art associa tion, who helped coordinate the shows last year, are Victor Over man, president; Steve Peters, first vice president; Frank wanneu, second vice president; Mrs. Ann Overman, secretary, and Leo Molatore. treasurer. The Klamath Art Association'; vcar runs from September to May as the group is not active in the summer. During eacn ni inese montluj a new exhibit is featured, with empnasis placed on diner cnt forms of art. In September a member's show was held to acquaint ine puouc with local talent. A three - man show from Portland, concerned with wood and metal sculpture. Rushing toward fullillment is the principal objective of the com munity construction of a 141- lied hospital facility in Klamalh Falls to lake care of the medi cal treatment requirements of citizens of tile Klamath Basin. t At its ak is organization of a fund solicitation tliat has as its goal a minimum of $725,000 to lie obtained from local sources. Otlier funds required for I h ei project will come from federal sources and from bond sales on a mortgage basis. The entire esti mated cost of the project ap proaches $;! million for building. site acquisition, equipping and ini tial operating funds. Directing the campaign for funds and related activity leading to construction phases is the Pres byterian Intercommunity Hospital Association Hoard of Directors. It is headed by chairman Ross Rag land. Vice chairman is Rev. Rob ert Groves, and Mes. Eleanor Fillers is secretary, and James Montcilh, treasurer. Otlier board memlK'i s arc Dick llenzcl, Grant March. Erwin Blower, Dr. Don ald Bauer, Dr. Fletcher Conn. Fred Stivei'son, William Sweet land, M. A. Bowman, Davo Cai man, Ted DeMcrritt and George E. Smith. Specitic phases of the fund campaign have been turned over to a campaign committee which is in the final stages of organiza tion of the drive which is pres ently underway. It will be con- luded in April. Directuig tlus phase are Jim Stilwell, general hainnan, and Mike Balsiger and Dick Hcnzol, assistant co-chairmen. A campaign cabinet has been set up to carry out detailed func tions in the drive. It includes Jack Bishop, Dave Carman, Greer Drew, Mrs. R. P. Ellingson Sr.. lohn Houston. Reuben Larson. Sam Mitchey and Ed Stastny. A 40-memhec advisory board, com prised ot citizens Irom all areas in the Hasin, will assist in the projected caniiaigii. Architects (or Uie proposed four-story structure are Morri son, llouai'd and Starbuck. They have engaged the services of Jim Mooit. Los Angeles hospital con struction and design architectur al consultant. Plans have been ubmitled to and approved by the State Board of Health and appropriate Washington, D.C. igencies. While tl site for the facility has not lieen fully determined, an effort is being made to purchase land immediately adjacent to the new Oregon Technical Institute .iite near McLouglilin Heights. The hospital has been organized i a voluntary non-profit institu- was October's highlilit. An exhib it of calligraphy by Ken Yost, professor at the Oregon College of education, was held in Novem- lier. and in December, the asso- iation held a Christmas Art Auc- ion where written uids were tak en on selected paintings of the members. As a non - profit organization, the association " financed en tirely by membership fees, dona tions, sale of items at the gallery and class fees. lion under Uie sponsorslup of Uie Southern Oregon Presbytery of Uie Presbyterian Church. The proposed hospital is the result o several years of study of professionals and lay people to determine the needs for a med ical facility in the community. In itially, the Klamath County Cliam bcr of Commerce carried the bur den in establishing and directing tlie studies. Ultimately, this re sponsibility was transferred to the present board of directors which was organized in January. 12. Plans for equipment in the facil ity include Uie most modern in surgical. X-ray and laboratory ' fcilities. The building is designed to permit expansion. Of tlve ini tial 141 beds. 10 of them will be devoted to psychiatry care. Tr:lifFl! a ' DOWNTOWN SERVICE This new sign proved to be both attractive and useful for downtown shoppers in 1962. Here, workmen are shown as they installed a time and temperature sign for First Federal Savings and Loan. The new sign has proven a tremendous convenience for shoppers. Glenn D. Ramirez and Lloyd A. DomaschoTsky take pleasure in announcing that Quentin D. 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