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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1956)
4, v 4A I - if 4 , v 4 ft 4 ' "y z " ' e , , 'f ft i 1 ' 0 t f 3 1 er - - - mfer J& rVSj B5 " G & f fat i S Writ k-m M$ 7 Ml ? "it ' Money derived from the annual sale of Easter seals, cOnaucted by the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults, supports the Children's Hospital school at Eugene. Eldon Thomas, Gardiner, Ore., is a former pupil at the school and made such good progress that he can now attend public school in Eugene. He returns to the school only for out-patient therapy. Children at Children's Hospital school, Eugene, appeared in a film "This, Is Their Story" and are shown above during the movie making. The hospital school, in operation for 10 years, has grown steadily and has a skilled staff. Progress of the school, financed by the annual Easter Seal sale, is carefully watched by educators.. MedfordTribune SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1956 E aster Seal Sale Aids Handicapped 1; 1 - 1 1 aEfe"m.ZiMtteK4gfet Following end of another day at the Easter Seal hospital school in Eugene, young Douglas Decker of Central Point prepares to go . home and gets an assist from Bruce Irvin, driver of the school's special bus. Youngsters from nearly 20 Oregon counties receive special edu cation, training and therapy at the hospital school, financed by the annual sale of Easter Seals by the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults. . . " . v Representatives of several women's groups worked at Rogue Valley Country club to prepare the seals for mailing. Pictured here (seated left to right) are Mrs. Floyd H. Baker, Mrs. Richard Phair, Mrs. T. M. Garhart, Mrs. Ed Gordon, Mrs. W. W. Davies, Mrs. A. Orin Schenck and Mrs. Bruce Stanley. In the background can be seen Mrs. Ray Frisbie (seated), and Mrs. Ivan Harrington (standing) women's chairman for mailing. Other women who worked were Mrs. A. Z. Dean, Mrs. Noble Vincent, Mrs. H. Nulton, Mrs. B. L. Nutting and Mrs. L. C. Burt. Groups represented were Kiwanian Dames, Junior Service league and Women's Golf association. T ;- S- -r- - ' Two troops of Girl Scouts also helped with the stuffing and sealing of the Easter sale envelopes, and are pictured here working at the Country club. Girls belong to Troop 151, Hedrick Junior High school, and Troop 163," Roosevelt Annex school. Mrs. Ralph Thompsen leads Troop 163, and Mrs. George Lewis and Mrs. Joe McDuffie Jr. are leaders of Troop 151. The leaders and Mrs. Ivan Harrington supervised the Scouts. By helping with the annual Easter seal sale, the Girl Scouts aided the 40 physically handicapped children being educated at the Hospital school in Eugene. In addition to the Easter seal sale, little paper lilies are sold each year to raise money for the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Sophomorejgirls from Medford High school will sell the paper flowers March 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. under the supervision Medford members of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority. Pictured here are (left to right) Mrs. Lyman Smith, chairman of the Lily day parade and new president of the sorority; Mrs. Robert Shangle, newly elected treasurer, and Mrs. Chester Peterson, a former Lily day parade chairman. Support of the Hospital school is the sorority's state-wide project. These four Medforer men are taking charge of 1956 fund-raising campaign for the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults in Jackson county. The men are (left to right) C. Elwood Hedberg, county treasurer; Robert Dickey, county chairman; George Flanagan, chairman of the advance appeal; George Harrington, mail campaign chairman. Mrs. Earl Snell, Salem, is state chairman of the annual sale, which opened March 10 and continues through April 10. In addition to the Hospital school, money from the seals and lilies operates Camp Easter seal in Coos count, and a craft shop for th handicapped in Portland. (Medford photos by Brainerds)
