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I) LITTLE tALOPATHY J IN CITY SCHOOLS, SURVEY DISCLOSES : The vmual survey for de termining the extent and type of ipeeeh defect among Med ford school children has Just been completed by the city school office staff. Medford ele mentary children, were examin ed Individually to see if there was blurred or defective articu lation on individual sounds, as In lisping where the child fails to pronounce "s". correctly, or whether there was present other types of speech difficulty such as stuttering, spastic speech, cleft palate, foreign speech, lat eral lisp or voice abnormalities. It was found that of the total 1288 elementary pupils examin ed: 64 pupils or 6 had serious defects. 82 pupils or 6.4 had marked difficulty. 141 pupils or 10.0 had slight difficulty. This is a total of 287 pupils or 22 with some type of speech difficulty. The most ser ious of speech defects, stuttering, is relatively uncommon and only 1 or 13 Medford's elementary SPRING MERCHANDISE Coats. Suiti. Millinery Alterations by Exparta Specializing LADIES' COATS & SUITS ' IN HALF 8IZES Burelson's Ladies' Ready-To-Wear 31 No. Central Avenue pupils have this difficulty. It was found that 6 of the ele mentary children have a com mon central lisp, 6 more have lateral lisps and 8 have other articulation difficulties such as mispronunciation of "r", "1", etc. Cleft palate, spastic speech, deaf speech are uncommon, ac counting for less than one-half of one percent of the pupils. meaiord has almost no cases of foreign speech, the proportion being less than one-tenth of one per cent. By far the largest per cent of speech difficulty occurs in the IB grade among beginning pupils. In the present IB class about 40 have speech defects in some form. Most of this is lalling or "baby talk," which has not been cleared up before school entrance. However, through contact with other nu- pils and work in regular school classes these difficulties are rapidly cut down until in the 1A the proportion is 32; in the 2B it is 26 of the grade; and in the 2A it is 24. By the time pupils have reached 6A only 19 have speech difficul ties. The percentages in the four schools are as follows: Pet. Having Pet. Having Jackson .20.7 79.3 Lincoln 23.4 - 76.6 Roosevelt 19.8 ' 80.1 , Washington !4.9 7S.X 1 (Including special department) There are lelatively few in stances of speech difficulty in Junior and senior high only a few cases of severe stuttering or articulation persisting In these upper grades. Regular classes in remedial speech are being run in each elementary school and in junior and senior high schools. These classes are taught by Miss Gertrude Watzling, special edu cation teacher for the system. The city schools have the clinical advice once annually of a speech expert from the state department of education. During the week of February 12-16 of this year Dr. Lassers of the state department consulted with par- CZIiv TOPS Franchised Bottlert Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Medford ents and teachers of pupils hav ing severe difficulties. The speech survey made last year in 1944 showed a total of 22.9 having speech defects; as compared with 22.3 this year. The survey of 1939-40, taken be fore the recent enrollment In crease showed only 18.8 of speech difficulties. HOOD RIVER LEGION IS COMMENDED FOR ACTION Indianapolis, March 8 (U.PJ National American Legion Com mander Edward N. Scheiberling today lauded Hood River, Ore., Legion Post members for their action in restoration of the names of 15 Japanese-American servicemen to the Hood River honor roll. In a formal statement, Scheib erling said that the Oregon post's decision to reinstate the names showed the Legionnaires were "honest enough to admit a mistake and big enough to correct it." Sams Valley Sams Valley, March 8 Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Baxter, who visited Mr. Baxter's sister, Mrs. Sadie Frink and family in Feb ruary, have returned to their home in Binghamton, N. Y... . Sams Valley Ladies' club spent March 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Seegmiller on Beal Lane. A covered dish luncheon was served at noon. Next meeting will be March 15 with Belle Loftin. Herbert Messer left the first of the week to make his home with his grandmother, Mrs. Mes ser, of Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rosnoll are remodeling the front part of their home. Mr. and Mrs. George Loftin are also remodeling their kitchen and bath room. Mrs. Bertha Holtz has sold her ranch to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson from Colorado. The new owners expect to take possession this week. Mrs. Holtz bought a home in Central Point. Pfc. Hollis Martin is here on a months' leave from the Ha waiian Islands. He is spending part of his time visiting his brother, Melvin Martin of the Pelton Orchards. Luclle Abbots was out of school Dart of last week nn arv cuum oi uiness. Mr. and Mrs. T.lhnlt and tw ily have moved to Klamath Falls wnere iney expect to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mus son have nurchserl thn rnnh ne LiiDoits just vacated. Lloyd banders of Shady Cove, Who imrtpnupnt a molni. nna... tion at a local hospital a few WPPKfl n an is a til a In h imiinri again and he and his family ViS It J . U 1 I M iku wibu Hume 1U1K.H nem nun- day. - Centuries before Christ, kites were commonly used in China in warfare for purposes of sig nalling. PLAN PRE-EASTER DAILY SERVICES Medford Ministerial associa tion members in their regular monthly session yesterday work ed out details pertaining to the Union Pre-Easter Passion week series. This series is to begin Palm Sunday, March 28, and conclude Sunday night, April 1. Dr. Russell V. DeLong of Gary, Ind., is the special guest speaker employed for the ef fort sponsored by the Medford Ministerial association. He has conducted campaigns with mark ed success in pre-Easter efforts elsewhere. Noon sessions, 12:05 to 12:35, will be conducted in the USO auditorium for four days, Mon day, March 26, to and including Thursday, March 29. The asso ciation seeks the co-operation of the business and professional men and women of the city as well as all citizens, the min isters emphasized. Night meetings in the series Will be held in vnrinna rVmrhnc at 7:30. First meeting, however, win De neld Sunday morning, March 25, in the First Presby terian church. A vesper service will be conducted at 4 p. m March 25 in the First Methodist church. That night the service will be in the First Christian church. Tuesday night's service will be in Zion Lutheran church; Wednesday night, First Presby terian; Thursday night, First 185 1 r See dollars a second keeps the Red Cross doing its great work for humanity at home and abroad. How many seconds will you buy? UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK 27 Brancht In Oregon HJ' MrOStt INIUIAHCI COirlttJON Methodist church. The usual Good Friday service, 12 noon to 3 p. m., will be in the Church of the Nazarene, Friday night in First Methodist. An Easter sun rise service will also be conduct ed and there will be a Sunday mass meeting at 3 p. m. The closing service will be In the Nazarene church. Mr. John Eby has been se cured by the association to di rect music of the campaign. i Breakfast Cereals Advance One Cent Effective Monday Washington, March 8 U.E Retail prices of large size con tainers of 12 types of breakfast cereals will go up a cent a box as the result of price adjust ments announced today by the Office of Price Administration. Cereals affected by a proces sors' increase, granted to make up for higher production costs incurred since 1941, are Bran Flakes, Corn Flakes, Malted Cereal Granuels, prepared and uncooked Oat cereal, Puffed Rice, Puffed Wheat, Rice Flakes, Shredded Wheat, Wheat Cereal, Wheat Flekes and Whole Bran. The increases are effective next Monday. , Toledo. 0u.P. The man- Thursday, March . 1I4S MEDFORD MAIL THrB-TTE KIWI power shortage is so acute that Common Pleas Judge John M. McCabe had to appeal for vol unteers to serve on the grand Jury. His list of 25 veniremen dwindled to five women and three men because of war work. He needed IS candidates. Let American Fruit Growers' Skilled Mechanics Keep YOUR TRACTOR, SPRAYER and FARM EQUIPMENT Producing Food FOR VICTORY! Pour expert mechanic!, one skilled In Diesel equipment aie here at our new repair shops, ready to keep your farm equipment at peak efficiency. Quality work, in keeping with the high tradition of American Fruit Growers' service, is assured in this large, completely equipped shop. HOW! while winter weather keeps your equip ment inactive, is the time to have It thorough ly checked and made ready lot busy seasons ahead. CLETRAC and OLIVER parts are in stock and parts (or all makes el tractors, praert and equipment are available. American Fruit Growers, Inc. 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