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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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South Fir Street, Medford
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enough. Added sanitation is needed. Clorox
used in routine cleansing provides added
sanitation. Clorox disinfects... it deodor
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Clorox is extra efficient, because it Is ultra
refined, free from caustic, an exclusive pat
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can spreaa rapidly, nighstandardiof sanitation
are easily attained with Clorox. It disinfects, de
odorizes, also removes stains from dishcloths,
china, glass, tile, enamel, linoleum, wood surfaces;
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