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Portland Observer
Thursday. December 4. 1975
Grandparents
earn awards
Mrs. Clem* Eichelberger (right) looks forward every week to
B*'ssle Richard s visit as a Homemaker with the Metropolitan
Homemakers provide services for house-bound
When Bessie Richard heard Mrs.
Clema Eichelberger choking she didn't
panic. “1 just ran to her. squeezed her
chest, patted her on the back, and
removed the piece of food.”
Miss Richard, had just given dinner to
Mrs. Eichelberger and was finishing up in
the kitchen when she heard her choke.
"The way she was choking I didn't have
time to panic. I just did what came
natural to me from what 1 had learned in
training." she said jubilantly
The training came from the Metropoli
tan Family Service where Bessie is a
Homemaker with the agency. The
agency, partially funded by United Way,
has about twenty-five homemakers.
“Homemakers are part time and usual
!y visit their clients twice a week though
it does depend a lot on the client’s need."
said Mrs. Evelyn Colwell. Director of
MFS Homemakers.
The Homemaker is provided to older
people who. without such care, would be
required to go to a nursing home or
hospital.
"A lot of people just can’t afford
extended stays in institutions." said Mrs.
Colwell. That's where the United Way
programs help, she explained.
The Homemaker will prevent, post
pone or shorten institutional care by-
providing part time help with household
routines and personal care Also the
Homemaker joins with a professional
social worker to deal with emotional
problems of clients.
“Our Homemaker isn't just there for
household chores We actually provide
friendship and personal encouragement
in the client’s ow n surroundings, which
might not be possible it the person were
put into an institution." Mrs. Colwell
said
Social worker. Margie Hassel assists
Mrs. Richard.
"We are very much aware of what's
happening between the Homemaker and
the client. I have conferences once a
month with the Homemakers and if a
special problem comes up we ran have a
conference with them just about any
time." said Mrs. Hassel.
Besides working out emotional prole
lems, the social worker evaluates the
needs of applicants and determines if the
service is beneficial to them. Social
workers also establish and coordinate
other needed services, such as physical
therapy and counseling the client's
family. Finally, they determine with the
patient. Homemaker and family when the
service should end.
Another Homemaker under Mrs. Has
set also possibly saved a patient's life last
month.
Maxine Rarthuli. arrived at her client's
home and immediately saw that she had
an infected foot.
"I knew that if something wasn't done,
she could die of blood poisoning. After
calling the patient's family doctor, I took
her to the hospital and waited until 6:00
p.m.," said Mrs. Barthuli.
The doctor told Mrs. Barthuli her client
would have to be hospitalized. The
patient was given antibiotics and releas
ed seven days later.
“I didn't know it was that serious," said
the patient later "If Mrs. Barthuli hadn't
come over. I wouldn't have done anything
about it.”
Mrs. Hassel feels Homemakers handle
situations very well.
"They're really put on the firing line. I
tell them that their care for the patient is
very important." said Mrs. Hassel.
The clients are billed on a sliding scale,
according to what they can afford, as are
all United Way clients.
"One thing though, there's always a
need for more Homemakers." Mrs.
Colwell said with a smile.
Wards outfits Olympic athletes
For the first time in the history of the
Olympic Games, the United States Teams
are being outfitted with complete travel
and leisure wardrobes designed exclu
sively for them by an internationally
famous American designer.
Halston, one of the country's outstand
ing designers, has designed three sets of
wardrobes; the first for the recent Pan
American Games in Mexico; the second
for the W inter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Austria, next February; and the third set
for the Summer Olympics in Montreal
next July.
Montgomery Ward, the 103yearold
national merchandising company, was
selected by the United States Olympic
Committee as official supplier. The
company is supplying wardrobes and
luggage to each athlete and official as a
Bicentennial contribution to the Olym
pics
Halston's designs are also being offered
by Wards to its customers. Available in
most retail stores and the Fall catalog,
the W inter Olympic fashions are charac
tenzed by simplicity and directness. And
the pared down elegance proves as right
for this new line of sportswear for
America's top athletes as it is for the
custom lines that made Halston's name a
fashion byword for American fashion.
Designed for the W inter Olympics
travel, parade and leisure apparel are
matching pea coats for men and women,
matching quilted parka jackets, and
matching melton cloth "big top" parkas.
Trim navy slacks and polyester leisure
suits for men and women complete the
wardrobe. Accessories include classic
knit watch caps, matching scarves and
turtleneck sweaters.
Colors for the teams will be Bicenten
nial red white and blue, but Ward's cus
tomers may choose from several alter
nate shades in Halston duplicates. The
pea coat, for example, comes also in camel
color; the “big top” parkas in navy or red;
the quilted nylon jackets in navy or
burgundy in men's sizes, navy or white in
women's sizes.
Pianist cheers senior center
by Martha Anders
The Fonler Grand parent Program
celebrated their Tenth Anniversary on
November 25th, 1975. at the Providence
Child Center, during an Open House.
Cleveland Gilcrease, Executive Director
of Portland Metropolitan Steering Com
mittee, principal speaker, and Dr.
Stephen Stivers, State Program Direc
tor. AC TIO N , presented the awards.
Recipients of awards were Foster
Grandparents: Ms. Melba Sears, age
seventy seven; Ms. Vera Blaumer, age
seventy two; Ms. Opal Greaby, age
seventy six; and Ms. Helen W alter, age
sevety seven.
Ms. Greaby was also
recently presented an award by the
President of the United States for her ten
years of service. Portland Metropolitan
Steering Committee received an award
for being one of the original sponsors
when Foster Grandparent Program was
originated ten years ago.
The Foster Grandparent Program
offers older men and women the
opi>ortunity to parlicpate in. and actively
contribute to, community efforts to
provide companionship and guidance for
emotionally, physically and mentally
handicapped children.
Some 13.627 persons are serving as
Foster Grandparents in fifty seven pro
jects in fifty states, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands and the District of
Columbia.
IxM-ally, there are Foster
G ran d parent Program s at W a v e rly
Childrens Home and Providence Child
Center.
The Foster Grandparents are volun
leers who must be at li ast sixty years old
and in good health. They are supervised
by the child care teams of their assigned
agencies and are required to attend
regular in service training sessions.
Since he was seven years old, Donald
Anderson, a native Portlander born in
the Portsmouth area, has been playing
the piano. He's still going strong at the
PA C T Senior Center in Southeast Port
land. In fart without his bright melodies,
sing a longs anil other festivities they
would not nearly be so much fun. the
Seniors say. His repertoire is large and
varied, stored away in his memory is
everything from "Shine on Harvest
Moon to Bach. Classical music he admits
is his first love though he doesn't play it
as often as he'd like.
"It was my sister who started teaching
me music when I was seven," Don says.
"Then my parents gave me lessons at
Mrs. Gettings, a German lady. Uv last
year in high school I won a scholarship
sponsored by Mr. Theodore Wilcox,
owner of the Wilcox Building It gave me
the rhance to study for one year under
Professor Ganz at the Chicago Musical
College Before World War 11 I played
with the Symphony in law Angeles, and
during the War toured USD's all over the
Northern part of California
Our base
was Treasure Island. After the War the
Ink Spots came to Portland and when
their pianist became ill. I joined them
For two years we toured Alaska going as
far north as Elmemdorf Air Base."
D O N A I.D ANDERSO N
But now, Anderson says, he doesn't
miss the club dates, as the air was always
so filled with smoke.
“Here, at the
Center I ’m away from it, and I ronsider it
a privilege to work making others
happy."
Sheriff greets
community
Sheriff Lee P. Brown has invited the
public to attend the Grand Opening of the
Sheriffs Community Office at 220 S.E.
102nd Avenue. Saturday. Decern her 6th,
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This event is
also designated December's Sheriffs
Peoples' Day. where citizens can talk to
the Sheriff about mutual concerns.
Refreshments will be served. State and
local officials along with Sheriff Brown
and Neighborhood Team officers will be
present to meet the public and discuss
the Division's new Team Policing con
cept.
The community office, which is located
in the north end of Russellville School,
.serves the area from S.E. Division on the
south to the Banfield Freeway on the
north, and from 162nd on the east to the
Portland City Limits on the west; this
area has been designated "Team Three."
The new Team Policing concept is
designed to bring the Team officers and
the citizens of the community closer
together Community offices, such as the
Team Three office, with regular open to
the public hours (7:00 11:00 p.m.. Wed
nesday Friday) give the citizens of the
community a convenient place to meet for
disrussing various local problems with
the particular officers who serve their
community.
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Pea Coats designed for the 1976 United
States Winter Olympic Team are of
heavyweight melton doth (HO percent
wool. 20 percent nylon | in traditional
double breasted design, |l,e ft| Parkaa for
men and women have Big Top look, with
two zippered and two flap pockets.
|Above| Fashions are available only at
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