MEDFOITO MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKP, ' OKEflOX, TUESDAY, MAY 15, '192.1
PSQE FIVE?
MONTHLY RED CROSS REPORT
A Detailed Account of Just What the Local Red Cross Is Doing In Med
ford and Jackson County.
The month of April was busy, but
employment continues good and
there Is less of the dreary und hope
less conditions of the winter months
' that is there is less of a struggle for
those who have earning capacity
for Jobs are opening up in orchards,
lumber mills, etc., and many men are
getting good places.
Tho problem cases continue on the
same averago however, as only a cer
tain portion of our work Is influ
enced by employment conditions.
Tho month haB been of very great
valuo to tho secretary becauso tho
board kindly accorded mo a leave In
which to go to Portland, and there 1
got a birdseye view of our problems
as thoy come into contact with all the
slate bureaus through which wo co
operate. I left for Portland on Tuesday,
April 24th, and returned on Thursday
of tho following week.- While in
Portland I called on tho Portland
Welfare commission and went thru
their problems as they relato to ours
taking about two and a half hours
to do this. Also I visited the court
of domestic relations with which we
,wore co-operating on a child case and
went to tho Tuberculosis association
and to tho Veterans' bureau. Tho
latter was an especially important
contact as matters relating to tho ex
soldlor are becoming more vital
rather than less so. There was a time
when the machinery was so inade
quate that we could not handle
soldier cases with any degree of satis
faction, but now tho methods are bet
ter every month.
Also I visited the State Child Wel
fare commission through which wo
have handled numbers of Important
child cases, making investigations, in
cases . of neglocted and abandoned
children, etc.
I also visited tho Portland Red
cross, where they are handling 700
ex-soiuier cases a month. Also
visited the dispensary where there
was opportunity to observe tho inter
ostiap orthopedic work program and
to discuss wither. Dillehunt a case
on which wo were co-operating, the
Hod Cross serving as agent in tills
case for the county, it is tho case of
a man with an infected spine. The
plan is to. have hinv operated i
three vertebrae to bo made from the
shin bone. 1 .
There is immeasurable value In
being every now and then on v the
ground to actually come into direct
contact with -work as we are handling
it, to bring to tho. bureaus our own
knowledge of our own territory and
to obtain, from them the knowledge
they can give to us of tho angle from,
which they treat the same problems.
I found an appreciative attitude in
all tho bureaus for the work we nro
doing through the. Red Cross of Jack
son county.- ...
There' is nothing that is more dis
couraging to tho secretary than tho
idea that our office is of very little
service to the. county because wo do
not pilo up grocery orders for tho
poor. . - I wish we might all of us be
ablo to spread the knowledge of Just
what our ,-activities arc I feel sure
that when understood the public will
back us constantly.
For instance this month, we have
had two mental cases- and one small
pox case (all ex-soldiers).' Just to
give details: One of the mental enses
is that of a young fellow, who has
been discharged from the Veterans'
Bureau hospital as having reached
the maximum mental rehabilitation.
He comes in to see mo about three
times a day. We have to help him
make the slightest decisions. If wo
think ho is losing, ground It Is up
to us to get him back to the hospital
before he- harms himself or others.
I wonder If people realize what such
a service is In protecting their community.
Tho other mental case is that of
n man with a wile and two children.
Ho is tuberculor and a .mental case.
Ho is a danger to himself and family.
'Ho has refused to stuv In tho hos
pital and keeps constantly returning
iu ms iiome. Ho draws an udeciuato
pension from tho government, but ho
lias not tho ability to spend it wisely.
Ho runs up bills everywhere, loses
and squanders the money and leaves
his wlfo penniless. In conjunction
with tho American Region the caso
has been satisfactorily handled and
tho family are under supervision in
tho city where tho man Is now hos
pitalized. .
Tho other case mentioned was of
a young fellow, an ex-soldier who was
sick and out of work. It developed
that tho caso was smallpox. Tho
young man mado a splendid recovery.
We novo obtained him a job and got
him lodging and until ho had somo
money, paid for a few meals for him.
Ono of tho most important cases of
tho month was of a man from a lum
ber .camp In nu outlying section of
this county. It was telephoned to tho
Red Cross that the man was uncon
scious from high blood pressure Ho
had been working hewing wood for
a mill. Wo arranged to have him
sent down at once on the speeder and
had tho ambulance meet him. We
waited from 0 p. m., to 8:30 p. m.,
ut tho station for tho speeder to ar
rive Finally the little- car camo
bumping in the man was slipped on
to the stretcher. It was necessary
to give him constant attention In the
ambulance. On getting him to the
hospital a physician was Immediately
summoned to attentr him.-' .Wo are
paying rent .for his wife and child
and . are also giving them tho neces
sary grocery order through the coun
try store where they are living and
where the man was employed. His
claims for compensation will be sub
mitted through our office to the gov
ernment. . This work- Is certainly vital. It
may not make the showing in dol
lars and cents of other activities, but
it is of tremendous Importance to the
welfare and integrity of the commu
nity. Tho oases mentioned havo all been
ex-soldler cases. There have been
many others of these and they de
mand Immediate and. prompt atten
tion. - . .
But our civilian work continues to
bo our main program and is Just as
pressing. This' month we have had
one family to transport to California.
It meant opportunities for Vork nnd
family reunion. The woman was able
to obtain-work in tho canneries.
We also had tho case of a little
boy who had come to our attention
for defective vision. We had him ex
amined by Dr. Emmens, who said he
was in very bad shnpo because of his
diseased, tonsils. " Wo arranged ' for
and paid for his care in the hospital
while Dr. Emmens performed tho
operation without charge. It meant
taking him and his mother to the
hospital before eight o'clock in tho
morning. We have had a tuberculor
man whose family through his illness,
was reduced to poverty. Relatives
are assisting and the man has a good
chance "of recovery.
There has been the case of a sick
widow, and of two aged menf'and of
a young fellow who came down after
six p. m., to the office to get a loan
for a blanket. We got him a blanket
and sent It up to tho mill after him
and will receive the amount for it
out of his wageB. , We havo had some
fairly good results in stoking men for
blankets to bo rofunded from wages.
a whole
meal in
one dish
' There's not one essential food element
missing when you serve Shredded Whole
Wheat with berries or fruits and cream.
In a full course dinner you might eat a
greater quantity of food, but you cannot pos
sibly get a more balanced, bodybuilding
combination than Shredded Whole Wheat
topped with luscious fresh fruits and berries.
Here is your ideal summer food one
that appeals to tired appetites, and satisfies
your craving for a light, wholesome and sus'
taining summer dish. ,
Strawberries and
Staedoed
. WIJCdUL-
We got legglns and shoes for an ex
soldler, also obtained his compen
sation claims and had the money for
tho legglns und shoes refunded to us.
It would require too much space to
fully outline tho cuses of . handl-,
capped, unemployed, sick, deficient,
or otherwise lit-conditioued persons
that come to us for advice,. 4iolp,
treatment and encouragement.
Tho committee on work with tho
handicapped is a helpful committee
and Mrs. J. C. 8. Weill Is doing ex
cellent service for It as cbnirman.
Mrs. H. D, McCuskey Is generously
assisting us In ono aged caso. Our
friends nro probably on the increase.
Our stenographer Is doing remark
ably intelligent work and proving
Mint youthful porsons may havo wiso
heads. , Tho board's kindness, faith
fulness and wolcomo counsel deserves
special appreciation.
Hero follows tho statistical sum
mary of the work for April;
' Offlco Interviews:
Hy secretary 51
By stenographer ,...173
Total office interviews 224
Phono, interviews .and Inquiries:
By secretary 33
By' stenographer ." 225
Total phono Interviews, inquiries 258
Calls for Jobs by men . . .t 62
Calls for JobB by women 25
Total calls for Jobs 87
Jobs secured 20
Contacts with employers , 66
Towns visited by secretory nnd
number of times for social work.
Central Point . 3
Jacksonville 6
Ashland 2
Grants Pass 1
Applcgato 1
Gold Hill ; 3
Sams Valley . . . . 1
Total number outsido localities -
visited 7
Total number times visited ,....1G
Number of social visits mndo in
each locality by secretary.
Central Point !)
Ashland 3
Grants Pass . . . . , 2
Gold Hill .. 3
Applcgato ......?.!.., 1
Jacksonville ...... 2
Totul number outsido visits 20
Med ford E d
Medford:
Number of social visits to clients 11
Number of social visits in In
terest of clients- ...... i 10
Total number - social visits in
Medford .. . ; .... .27
j : ,
Total number social visits paid by
secretary in April 47
- Types of cases and number of con
tacts with problems:
Ex-soldiers '. . .13
Transportation . . . 2
Child welfare 10
Sickness 4
Jail 1
Family welfare ". 3
.Tuberculosis . .-. . . . 3
Aged .'. . 6
Widows . C
Co-operation with cases:
Public Health .'. . C
Hospital 5
Amoiican Legion 2
Doctors , 17
Water department 1
Phoenix P. 0 1
Medford P. O. -. . . 1
Court 5
Christian church ........ 1 1
Court of domestic relations. Port, 1
U. S. Veterans' bureau, Portland . ,
Pacific division A. R. C 1
Portland Red Cross 1
Total expended for material- relief
in April:
From Red Cross funds 5D.10
Red Cross expense,- refunded
by county 79.84
Red Cross, expense, refunded:
by individuals and agencies 12.50
Total . : $151.44
Total for groceries from Itcd
Cross funds ; 14.00
Totul for groceries from co. 40.38
Total for milk from Red Cross
fuhds 3.30
Total for milk from "county . . 6.00
Total for clothing from Rod
Cross funds ......... , .. ,
Total for elothjng refunded by
individual
Total for medicine from -Rotl
Cross funds
Total for medicine from co.
Total for hospital and care of
sick from Red Cross funds
Total for hospital, etc., from
county . .v 12.00
Total for care of minors, re
fund by Christian church...
Total for transportation, co.
refund
Meals, for transients
Kooms for transients
Housing' ',
2.37
7.60
1.1 5
- DO
25.78
. 5.00
20.96
7.00
1.50
4.00
Total $151.44
Respectfully submitted, - -'
M. H. HAINES,
Executlvo Secretary.
S.F.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 15. Peter
C. McDnnough, prominent ball bond
broker was given a jail sentence of
flftocn months nnd fined $1000 in the
United States district court today
after having been found guilty with
his nephew, Harry Rice, of a violation
of tho prohibition act. Rice was given
a Jail sentence of twelve months and
fined $1000. McDonough and Rice
were convicted on a specific charge
that they sold five gallons of whiskey
valued at $176. They filed notice they
would take the case to the United
States circuit court of appeals.
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