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t!
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;ad h
rican !
ia-de er, son of Mr. and Mrs.
ear Gardner has taught in
' Ok for nine years. The
"W, ii:ng letter is another of
serves he has written yearly
)therSare some of his
al d'ences in the far East
• es. Jimmy teaches at
00ur::00o00i,o00a air 00ose in
" merican schools He
on Oil: .
- _meactws evenmg classes
g herr;
tber • versational English" to
he fo alive Japanese and
of m s the Japanese langu-
ltative.
reciptgs from Japan:
lvelslt tler year has passed
tal Cps the biggest news
_.J'ning me will take you
• . . .
; aSrP;rl;y r';res 2g oa m ;e flt hwe::
".. g Kong No, only a
LtlOn % . "'"
ms co{_ ut 1 am the adoptive
head of a seven year old
ir"sitese boy, Wai Hung
Actually there are no
r for bonds; l am only a
tevotrtive sponsor for Wai
ClVl,
for an indefinite period
.me. His father was
;iSte to support all of his
e C' so Wai Hung is in a
and home. I became his
Oklr through Children,
lion..iguess the bicentennial
;part,make me feel like
va's g a little of America's
,nal.
Dt Slg in Japan for our
'S "
ry birthday was heart-
is an ing. I think the
retar
ese had almost as
on
y, fun as we did--and
'ority [ized on it as much as
ed Iv Red, white, and blue
e w ertainly popular colors
.te t ear. It made me feel
3onfe to see waiters wearing
.t Aul saying, "I like you
osen ca," or "Home Sol-
?r a (depicting Revolutio-
t soldiers), and Liberty
.%nvl e
i verywhere. It s sur-
g" g, and often embar-
zl, to find • that the
"OW-7 .
se Know more about
-- tory than some of us
fo I doubt that many
Jo •ans are aware of
ttse history prior to
I:LLel plans seemed to fall
h left and right this
...,.,I did manage a week
I llS[llq _. .
._. j g t3mstmas vacation in
aY liilippines My pen pal
e h
'a7 ere met me and spent
"-" ! f the time with me. I
go there to do much
i relax and lie in the
W which I did. Having
,2bthere once before and
done the tourist
i, I paid more attention
etery ife of the Filipinos this
mt..Ft
half-day excursion
to a place where
ntative dwellings and
afts from the various
dE are displayed. Unlike
[A_rist place in Japan, it
TO relatively free of
:eers. Occasional school
crossed our path with
Iorv ,# Joe! ' (Evidently their
. "_, or all American men )
ilOItlPj.
ust beamed when I
e to pass the time of
V g [ith them. The architec-
fMt#¢re was quite interest-
icy tl designed for maxi-
th plair flow with lattice
ws and open space,
The Journal, Thursday, January 27, 1977-9
Greetings From Japan! Women'sCouncilmeeting
Women's Council of the Business meetingfollowed every moment of her life
happy, pleasant people. My
friend explained that if you
had enough food fdr three
meals a day, you were happy•
There was no use to fret
about money when you knew
you couldn't have it. I believe
Jt is safe to say that they are
generally happier than Ame-
ricans or Japanese. I'm not
sure what this is saying
about our value system and
our mental stability, but I'm
sure it is saying something.
Certainly food for thought.
In spite of proverty, there
are enough people in the city
of Manila, (one million
population) who have cars to
create horrendous traffic
problems. Added to the
private cars (of which Toyota
and Volkswagen are the most
popular) are the jeepnes
(jeep-like trucks open on all
sides with a roof and the
cheapest form of public
transportation), buses of all
sorts (some windowless and
doorless), and trucks create a
haphazard traffic situation.
Blasting horns must be their
often built on stilts. Gene-
rally Filipinos sleep on mats
on the floor. Not only is it
cooler than a bed, but it also
leaves living space in the day
time when mats are folded
up. It is also very inexpen-
sive, always a consideration
in the Philippines.
The other excursion was to
Hidden Valley, 78 kilometers
outside of Manila. It is a
naturally preserved jungle
valley with a beautiful
waterfall and numerous
mineral spring-fed pools
warm enough to swim in.
The whole trip including the
car, driver, entry fee, and
fabulous lunch at the outdoor
restaruant with three Fili-
pinos furnishing guitar mu-
sic and singing cost only $18
each.
The trip there was both
breathtaking and depress-
ing. We passed sugar cane
fields just being harvested,
tall graceful coconut groves
towering over banana trees
and pineapple plants. Am-
ong all this lush beauty were
small villages and isolated
homes revealing the utter
poverty of so many people.
Many of these little shacks
would be considered inade-
quate for animals in Ame-
rica. I could not help but
compare the luxury of the
Century Park Sheraton Hotel
where I stayed with these
conditions--and feel pangs of
guilt. It is easy to see why
they envy Americans, who all
seem wealthy by their
standards. It is no wonder
that thousands are trying to
immigrate. (There is a seven
year waiting list, even with
sponsors in America for most
people. Also martial law
makes it difficult to migrate.)
Disease is also a problem
there. Our driver's wife died
of TB in October, leaving him
wth two small children. I'm
sorry to say that I believe he
too is suffering from it.
Inadequate food and poor
sanitation seem to be the
major causes.
The country is a contrast of
those with and those without.
My friend, Mr. Plenos,
earned $65 a month as a
teacher. He had to quite his
job when he didn't get paid
for five months. He may start
teaching again in a better
location. His school was
supported by tuition and
some subsidies. Average
workers make about $40 a
month. One of my friends
said he wished for a job as a
waiter in a big hotel because
he could probably make at
least $100.
The low income seems to
be the major reason for
crime, particularly theft. My
friends said many people of
generally good character
were forced to steal simply to
provide food for their
families; and being primarily
a Catholic country, families
are often large. This threw
the idea of distrust and fear
of the Filipinos into another
perspective. There is reason
for the crime.
In spite of the hardships,
the people seem generally
way of relieving frustrations
of driving since it does
nothing to relieve the traffic
problems. A new trend, and
a rather pleasant one, is to
have bird calls instead of
horns. It was sometimes nice
to stand on the balcony off
my room at twilight, watch
the fading light, and listen to
the thousands of bird calls.
There was one habit the
Filipinos have that was both
interesting and distracting.
Instead of asking "What?" if
they do not understand, they
bug their eyes slightly and
drop their jaws. The first
time it happened I thought
something I had said was
terrible or something had
occurred behind my back. 1
thought how terrible it would
,be to be hard of hearing if
there were many flies
around.
there were many tie
around.
I arrived back in Tokyo
Christmas Eve and promptly
tried to forget about Christ-
mas to keep from getting
homesick. In the Philippines
there were all kinds of things
going on like caroling in the
hotel lobby, special Christ-
mas shows on radio and
television, but somehow
because of the tropical
weather, it didn't seem like
Christmas. Back here in the
cold was a different matter. I
did absolutely nothing spe-
cial Christmas.
Perhaps this will be the
last holiday spent in the
orient. I still love Japan and
my many friends here, but I
think it is time to go home.
Living on base is becoming
more and more frustrating
also. So, if the opportunity
comes for me to teach in
America (at reasonable
wages) or go into business, I
shall resign here. Of course, I
won't resign without some-
thing definite. Air has never
been very nourishing.
Until whenever then,
"Sayonara."
Christian Church met Janu-
ary 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Meeting opened with
group singing "Jesus is All
The World To Me."
Devotions were given by
Aletha Coldsmith. She read
Psa. 51:10, then spoke of how
the New Year should be a
new beginning for us and
what we write on the slate is
our own choice. She stressed
the value of positive think-
ing, also reminding us that
we will have painful times.
We will do the wrong thing
at times and must ask for
forgiveness. This will all add
up to be a learning process.
She spoke of the importance
of making some one happy
and we will be happy too. We
will see our horizon of
usefulness start to expand•
Each day helps us build a
year and we can hope for a
full year by obeying God
each day.
She ended with prayer.
Services for Viola
C. B. Stout Hickman were Friday
Shares St0000I'y of
"China D()c:tor"
Harry W. Miller, M.D.,
known to generations of
Asians and Americans as the
"China Doctor", famous for
his skill as a thyroid surgeon,
died January I in California.
He was 97. Dr. Miller also
developed the process of
inaking soybean milk to feed
malnourished Chinese child-
ren in areas where cow's
milk was unavailable.
Dr. Miller served as a
physician to Chou En-lai,
Madame Chiang Kai-shek,
and once treated the
Republic of China's first
leader, Sun Yat-sen. He
cured a Manchurian leader,
Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang
of the opium habit.
He went first to the small
town of Hsintsai in Honan
Province as a medical
missionary.
Living in the shadow of the
Boxer Rebellion, when many
foreign missionaries were
killed, Dr. Miller and his
wife, Ethel, dressed as
Chinese and gained the
respect of rich and poor
alike.
Mrs. Miller died in China
less than two years after
their arrival, but the doctor
remained to establish the
first Adventist publishing
work in China, (he spoke and
wrote fluent Mandarin). This
was accomplished when he
carried a handpress into
China and directed the
carving of Chinese charac-
ters to set type. In 1910 he
founded China Missionary
College, now located in Hang
Kong.
111 health forced his return
to Washington, D.C., in 1912
where he remained until
1925.
The years 1925 to 1939, in
mission service to China, he
built Shanghai Sanitarium
and Hospital and the Wuhan
Sanitarium and Hospital in
Central China.
In 1938 the doctor was in
Wuchang when a Japanese
bomb hit a small dispensary.
He singlehandedly rescued
one of the clinic workers and
a baby from the debris after
officials thought they had
saved all survivors.
During World War I1 Dr.
Miller was medical director
of the Mount Vernon
Hospital in Ohio. While
there, he founded a Labora-
tory, which carried out
experiments on vegetarian
protein products.
He returned to research
work both in Ohio and
California but the call of
mission service lured him
overseas again where he
worked as a surgeon or
:=:::: administrator in several
places during the 1950's.
15 J , ' Then in 1960, Miller
' " L SavJDgs established a hospital in
l00ntier Federal .o., Kong. He worked as a
fund.raiser throughout the
" ar[ Loon Orient, helping to set up two
tn: Pon©a City • Oki-homa City • Tutea more institutions.
Stlllwator • BarUesvllle • Edmond • Cushing He remained in Hung
Kong until 1974, practicing
surgery and seeing patients
in a weekly clinic. By his own
estimate, Dr. Miller per-
formed 6,000 thyroid opera-
tions and "about 30,000"
operations during the span of
his 70-year career in
medicine.
Dr. Miller served on the
American Relief Admini-
stration at the appointment
of President Woodrow Wil-
son. Among his famous
American patients were
Alexander Graham Bell and
William Jennings Bryan, as
well as several senators and
congressmen• In 1974 a letter
came from Richard Nixon
commending him, ',You
leave an admirable legacy of
compassion and accomplish-
ment."
Funeral services for Viola
M. Hickman, 311 E. Herr,
Pe,,,in were held at the
Perkit, Christian Church,
Frida', January 21, 1977 at 2
l,.m. The Rev. Hartley
Free,tan and the Rev. Phil
Breland were in charge with
interment in the Perkins
Cemetery. Strode Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Hickman died Wed.
January 19, 1977 at Still-
water Nursing Center at the
age of 77.
She was born July 28, 1899
at Ingalls, the daughter of
Wilbur and Frances Court-
right. On April 9, 1919, she
married T. W. Hickman at
Perkins• She has lived in the
Perkins-Ytillwater area all
h r life.
",he was a member of the
Christia Church. She also
was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary
and Forest Valley Garden
Club.
Preceding her in death
were her parents, three
brothers, one sister, one son
Secretary-treasurer reports
were given by Goldie Lacy.
Mae Vasser gave a report
on calls that she and Aletha
Coldsmith had made on
patients in the hospitals and
rest homes.
Ninety-seven calls were
made by group on shut-ins.
Prayer for the sick was
given by Marvelin Breland.
Birthday verse was read in
honor of Goldie Lacy.
The lesson was given by
Marvelia Breland.
She spoke of how we
should show others that we
love God, and the many ways
we can do this. She read
Mathew 22:37-38. She told of
how she experienced love in
her own family. She read
Math. 22:40 that tells us that
love is the greatest of
Christian virtues and is the
very nature of God, giving
the death of Jesus on the
cross as the supreme
example of love. God loves
the whole world as well as
individuals and has a special
love for Christians. She read
from James 2:17-26. Love
unites all Christian virtues
and should be shown on
weekdays as well as Sun-
days.
She told the story of
Martha, a twentieth-century
housewife, mother and com-
munity worker. She spent
working for others, never
taking time to really com-
municate with God, altho she
was also a good church
worker.
When she went to meet
her Lord, he told her she
never knew him, as she was
always too busy to really
invite him into her heart. She
was never still long enough
to gaze into His face and He
could never reach her. She
was always too busy with
other people and did not love
Him more than she loved
them. He said "1 never knew
you." She asked him if she
could warn her daughter to
be still long enough to know
Him. He answered "Each
must make their own
choice."
Meeting closed with group
singing "The Evening Pray-
er Song."
Mac Vassar and Aletha
Coldsmith served refresh-
merits at a beautifully
decorated table to Winnie
Weems, Rosa Grimm, Avis
Sparkman, Alto Renfrow, Ida
Biumer, Marvelin Breland,
Nora Price, Wilma Upshaw,
Edith Gardner, Goldie Lacy
and new member Gertrude
Hurst.
and one grandson•
Survivors include her
husband; three sons, Earl J.
Hickman, Cushing; Gene
Hickman, Perkins; and Jerry
B. Hickman, Amarillo, Tax.
and one daughter, Mrs. G. C.
(Willa) Cherbonnier, Ft.
Worth, Tax.
Also surviving are two
bothers; Richard CourtriF t,
Lavita. Colo.; Earl Co,,t-
right, qt:lwatcr; and one
sister, vhs. Ruby Wright, . ._v_/sit our new location.
Oktahohm City; seven grand-
ch:Mre and one great
gra:dchild.
Pallbearers were Roy
Spillers, E. W. Blumer, D. K.
Boydstun, Richard Grimm,
Kenneth Stratton and Lige
Upshaw.
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