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POWER of FAITH By VVOODI ISHMAEL Of arts and artists The Rev. Homer Gail Crisman has advice on how to become expert on South America. He says, "Stay 70 years." For the 92-year-old minist- has spent 70 years in Ecuador and Colombia for the Christian and Missionary Alliance. 1897, Mr. Crisman arrived in Ecuador as one of the first Alliance missionaries to that country after its citizens had been given freedom of religion.

But even though the missionaries were accepted by the government there was much opposition and at limes even physical threat. In those days, Mr. Crisman traveled constantly for hundreds of miles either on foot or by horseback, visiting remote villages, setting up churches and schools and working with the Indians. Crisman no longer makes the long hard trips but is still active in aiding the Spanish literature ministry and the book store and in Bible distribution operated by the Alliance mission there. Mr.

Crismon After 70 years of serving Him in South America, I only wish I had another life to lay at His feet." AP Newsfeatures meditation BIT REV. ART FISH- Church of the Nazarene 1967, finished, good or bad! What has 1967 been to you? What have you done for yourself, God, and your fellow man? While we realize this Is not the Proper way of wording this statement, nor should It be, we want to see some of the im. portance of putting self first some of the time. The late Dr. B.

V. Seals, district superintendent, Church of the Nazarene, used to say, "God first, others second, and self last." This is, beyond a doubt, the attitude of a great person, but there is still some very definite value in putting one's self first. We will probably be of little good to God or our fellow man If we fail to take good care of ourselves, mentally, physical, ly, and spiritually. IN SPEAKING TO three young men in the study of our church, we were trying to find the an. swer to why people, teenagers in this case, get into trouble The Port Angeles Evening News is published Sunday through Friday.

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Effectivt March 1, 1966) BY CARRIER $1.75 per month. BY MAIL (Payable in Advance). In and Jefferson Counties: $16.00 per year, $9.00 for six months, $5.00 for three months. ElMWhere in U.S.A. and territories, $19.00 per $10.00 for six months.

For periods less than above: $1.75 month. ART FISH and make so little of their life and abilities. We came to the conclusion that while some blame may long to parents, and environ, ment, the still proven fact is that we are what we make ourselves. We can be decent and live worthwhile lives if we determine within ourselves to do so. We can and will be what we want to be.

The only true place we can lay the blame for low, worth, less, sinful lives is on number one, ourselves. GOD HAS GIVEN us some directions and laws for making our lives worthwhile and decent. In following these laws we will find the real meaning for life and the enjoyment of fellowship with God and man. In the case of the "Rich Young Ruler," Matthew 19:16.22, he had observed all the commandments in regard to his fellow man, but had failed in obeying- the four commandments concerning his relationship with God, By this we know that it is not enough to be a good Person unless we first realize the reason behind it is because of our love for God and our desire to serve Him completely. HERE IS WHERE OUR responsibility to self Is found.

We must accept, love and obey Jesus Christ before we can do any real good for ourselves, others, and God. This good that will be accomplished will be for eternity. We read in His word, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness," Matthew and "Godliness is Profit. able unto all things," I Timothy 4:8. While these are statements drawn from context, I think we will all agree they are scriptural truths for every man.

THE BEST WAY WE can make 1968 profitable for ourselves, family, and fellow man is by serving God in truthfulness and sin. cerity. The purpose for which we were created, the sustaining force behind Christmas and the Christ Child, the Presence of the church in the world today, and the reason for life and each new year that we are allowed to enjoy is found in; God is "not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance," II Peter 3:9, and "For God sent not His Son Into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved," Self first, yes, but just until we find Jesus Christ as lord and saviour and then It is "God first, others second, and self last" for we have found Himand real purpose in life for 1968. May God wonderfully bless you and yours as you seek to serve Him in 1968. Today in history Second flu KB mail prlv iltges authorized ui Pan Angeles, Member of the Audit Burrou el ClrruJsUori So.

I.inroln Port Angc-les, Washington By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Sunday, Dec. 31, the last day of 1967. Today's highlight in history: On this date In 1879, Thomas A. Edison first demonstrated the electric incandescent light. On this date: In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an act admitting West Virginia to the Union.

In 1890, Ellis Island in New York Harbor was opened as an immigration port of entry. In 1921, diplomatic relations were resumed between the United States and Germany er World War In 1940, during World War Adolf Hitler told his armed forces 1941 would bring the greatest victory In German torv. In 1943, Frank Sinatra started a singing engagement at New York's Paramount Theater. It led to near.rloting and made him the idol of the nation's bob. by-soxers.

In 1945, Bermuda voted to end its ban on the use of cars on the Islands. Ten years ago: Israel's Pre. mier David Ben-gurion submit, ted his resignation after his coalition government fell apart. Five years ago: The United Nations ordered MoiseTshombe to negotiate with the central Congo government about ending the secession of Katanga Prov. Ince.

One year ago: The U.S. government picked Boeing and General Electric to develop a supersonic transport plane. BY JOHN POGANY Art Instructor Peninsula College With a slip of the typewriter, we could very easily wish you all a "Hippy New Year" and then calmly await a barrage of brickbats. But Inasmuch as the material which follows has todo with psychedelic art, perhaps It might just as well stand. Although most of this work should be looked upon more from the standpoint of printmaking in that the majority are silk-screen prints, nevertheless there remains the fact that in much of the material Is fine art and excellent craftsmanship.

HERE, definitely, is shown the Influence of Hindu and Persian Art translated into the mod. ern idiom. It Is being used in much the same manner as 19th Century Illustrator Aubery Beardsley employed. Except for the fact that color is much more widely used than Beardsley's pen. Letters to the editor Questions ACLU Editor, Evening News; I am sure many of the Eve.

ning News readers of December 21st were somewhat shocked to read about the agitation of a small group of individuals as well as the New Mexico and Florida branches of the ACLU concerning the constitutionality of Christmas. Fortunately most of the organizations promoting Christmas carols, Nativity Scenes, etc. had the courage and integrity to ignore these detractors. Individuals with the Scrooge type of personality we might tolerate, but what do we really know about the American Civil Liberties Union? Is it really an outfit that champions the un. derdog or is it something more sinister? We should examine the record as Washington State ACLU has the largest member.

ship per capita in the Union. The ACLU was founded in 1920 and of its original mem. bers 10 were self admitted or Proven communists, lohad crim. inal records and a majority of the rest belonged to far left organizations. In 1940 a token move to clean up the ACLU was made whereby Communist Ell.

zabeth Gurley Flynn was voted off the national board by ma. jority of ONE vote and a res. olutlon passed that henceforth no Communists could hold OFFICE in the ACLU. Over the past year as noted in ACLU bulletins and the Com. munist Peoples World this or.

ganization has defended flag burning three times and draft card burners three times, took 3 0 actions in behalf of the move. ments agafnst Vietnam war, backed Dr. Leary of LSD fame and appeared in defense of three cases of perversion and four cases of obscenity. It was ac. tive against 14 loyalty oaths, opposed a ban on communist speakers, defended seven Com.

munists and took part in at least five Peace marches. It opposed religious programs in schools on two occasions and advocated that a person should not lose his citizenship when he votes in a foreign country. The ACLU claims that it is the one great defender of our Bill of Rights and has thereby at. tracted many members because of this. In many cases, however, it would seem evident that the motivation is not a patriotic one.

"By their fruits you shall know them" is a familiar expression that can be applied to the ACLU as well as to an ap. pie orchard. To justify the ac. tivities of this organization Is In the same category as con. doning the armed robber who contributes 10 per cent of his take to charity.

Statistics taken from- TIM. BER! Sept. 1967. 317 First West Seattle, Wash, 98119. K.

M. Morrison, M.D. 930 Caroline St. Port Angeles Cigarette use expected to increase WASHINGTON (AP) Tne Agriculture Department said today cigarette consumption in 1968 is expected to exceed the record of 552 billion smoked by Americans, including overseas forces, this year. This usage is 11 billion more than in 1966 and 41 billion more than In 1964, a year in wliich smoking declined after the ernment issued a report saying there was a connection between health and cigarette smoking.

A tobacco situation report said the 1967 increase in clga. rette consumption is largely the result of more people of smok. Ing age, high levels of consumer income, and heavier shipments to overseas armed forces. The report said these factors appear likely to contribute to a further modest gain in 1968. and.Jnk technique because of the relative inexpenaiveneas of silk screens, the parallel Is untnls.

takable. The best examples of thisform of art is being produced under the label of "East Totem West" and while some of it falls far short of expectations, verging more on the sensational than any. thing else, there Is also much brilliance and originality evi. dent. Such posters as "Stone Gar.

den," which reflects a com. blnatlon of Hindu and Chinese classic forms, or "Awakening" and "Harl Krishna" could well be literally copes of centuries- old prints. This leads one to wonder why historians, particularly moderns like Toynbee, have not somehow seen a relationship between a burst of free expres. si on on the part of artists and Its relationship to world events? As an example there was a definite and dramatic change JOHN POGANY in the years just preceding World War I when the New York Armory Show exploded on the world with works by Brancusl, Picasso, Matisse and the cub. ists.

If historical prognostications are based on the rise and fall of earlier cultures and civilizations, does not a sudden surge of this kind, which has surely taken place In Egyptian, Greek and even Oriental eras, Indicate some specific direction, be It economic, military or other form of universal pressure? But getting back to the orl. ginal thought, this highly dec. orative work has already made its impact felt in advertising, covers of record albums and even department store decorations. It will, of course, become even more widely used once its flower connected implications take on the cloak of commercialized respectability. So, let me clean the writer keys, adjust my spectacles, regain my composure and wish you all a "VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR." The Editorial Page Sunday, December 31, 1967-Page 2 Capt.

Clallam Says AN OBSERVATION There has been a lot of talk lately about stopping the wave of van. dallsm In the community. Many In the younger age brackets suggested a teen.center of some sort. Here Is some advice suggested by an anony. mous "We hear teen-agers 'What can we do7 'Where can we go? The answer is "go Hang the storm win.

dows or screens, paint the woodwork. Rake the leaves, mow the lawns, shovel the walk. Wash the car. Scrub the floors. "Help the minister, rabbi or the priest, the Red Cross, the St.

Vincent de Paul So. ciety. Vtstt the sick, the poor. Study your lessons, and when you're through, If you're not too tired, read a book. "Your parents do not owe you entertainment.

Your clly does not owe you a recrea. tlon center. The world doesn't owe you a liv. ing. You owe It your time and energy and your talent so that no one will be at war or In Poverty or sick or lonely again.

"You're supposed to be mature enough toac. cept some of the responsibilities your parents have carried for years. They have nursed, pro. tected, excused and tolerated you. They have denied themselves comforts so-that you could have luxuries.

"This they have done gladly, for you are their proudest treasures. In heaven's name grow up and go home!" TO THE CREW OF THE WINONA Bon voyage and the best of luck in your Vietnam duty tour. TO ALL THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS WHO MADE AN EFFORT TO SEE THAT OTHERS MIGHT HAVE A BETTER CHRISTMAS A tip of the hat and a wish that your own holiday was made a little bright, er by what you did. TO THE AREA VOTERS Don't forget, you have until Jan. 6 to register to vote In the Feb.

6 special school election. If your name Is not on the active voter rolls, be sure It gets there. AN OBSERVATION An AP business writer pointed out this week the United States embarked on the same dangerous credit tighten- Ing route it took last year in an effort to stem Inflation. This move is In place of the tax boost the President asked Congress to enact. With an election year on the door step congressmen are more than a little reluctant to boost taxes.

After all, how many votes is he going to gain with a tax hike? The answer Is pretty obvl- ous. the representative could Ignore home district pressures and cast a vote for the surtax, but darned few would do It. On the other hand, the folks here at home could let the congressman know they understand what needs to be done, but darned few will do that either. The congressman could back a move to cut spending drastically, but that would mean the folks back homa might ha veto pony up more of their own dough for, say a sewer system and treatment plant, and they wouldn't like that. Now, Just who In the heck is going to take some steps to halt this Inflation? Legislative viewpoint By GORDON SAND1SON State Senator The presidents of all the state colleges and universities are experiencing difficulties In aU tempting to project the enroll, raent for their Institutions In the nevt academic year.

Recent selective service reg. ulatlons decree that almost all of the graduating college sen- lors and current firstyeargrad. uate students are scheduled to lose their deferments next June. These changes were the re. suit of criticism of the Selec.

tlve Service Act, which allowed for deferment of students from the draft, who were enrolled In college or other post high school education. It was charged that this was discrimination and that all persons, student and non- student, should be treated the same. Selective Service stuck to Its guns, however and said that those pursuing an education should be able to complete their courses. The largest area of dispute was the graduate student. Those, who having graduated with a bachelors degree, continue on Into graduate school In search GORDON SANDISON of higher degrees.

The criticism was that these people were able to avoid the draft merely be. cause the parents had enough money to keep them In college. While this was undoubtedly true In many cases, the vast majority of men In graduate school sincere students, who Intended to complete their military obligation as soon as they had completed their course of study. The recent changes in the draft law for college men would allow deferment for medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, osteopathy and optometry. Only the students enrolled or accepted for enrollment In those areas retain their deferments.

It is anticipated that there may be some broadening in these areas to include other essentials, such as agriculture, en. gineerlng and mathematics. The concern of college ad. ralnlstrators is that these reg. ulatlons could decimate the male graduate school population, re.

duce the number of graduate teaching assistants and serious, ly alter the number of faculty available to the students. They further point out that in five years there would be many teachers, in, for instance, mathematics or engineering, but almost none In economics, so. ciology and other so called non. critical areas and as a result the coming college generations will suffer. Former Catholic authority, wife still dedicated to church work NEW YORK (Ap; Their new life has its difficulties.

They're going It alone, so to speak, unattached to any ized church, But they're dedl, cated to advancing the cause of Christ, And they're happy, "Buoyant," said. Charles is, once a man Catholic theologian, and now a professor of religion side any denomination. "I feel as if I've rejoined the human race," His gently cheerful wife, Florence, added, "We're much more aware of the center of living, and very peaceful, very happy. We're united In our Ideas and goals." Yet they admit the problems, the necessity of reconstructing work and relationships In a new context, the round of tions to questioners, the anoma. lies of corporate worshiping without formal belonging.

"We're quite glad to worship where Christians meet and where we're welcome," Davis aid. They do so occasionally, "But we don't want to be parasites, sharing a congregation's worship without sharing the sponslWUUes of membership." So as "unaifeched tlans." they don't participant regularly in any one group, but alternately, with a variety of tnem, as circumstances gest. A lot Is happening In tlan worship to make Us forms more appropriate to present times," Davis said In an view, "We're In a transitional period. AS the structures come more fluid, there will be more ways for participation," The changes, he predicted. with the ok' Urn, back into Christian actlvl..