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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Steele
is now associated with them in the gen
eral practice of law in their office at
Suite 205, I.O.O.F. Building, 432 Main
Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon, TUxedo
4-9275.
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