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o 1 I ... v TALL TALES Stanley G. Terry. Portland, Ore. pin baU operator, dazzles inves tigators of the Senate labor rackets committee in Wash ington with tales of $50,000-$100,000-a-year profits. He was called before the com mittee to tell whether he paid $10,000 to a union boss to buy into a union-controlled p i n b a 1 1 machine monopoly. OFF THE CUFF Fort Wayne, Ind. U.R) Paul Shaw, 29, gave Allen county sheriff's deputies the "slip" in a very literal way. Shaw, who is 6 feet 2 and weighs only 142 pounds, was being transferred from the jailhouse to the court house Monday for sentencing on burglary charts when he slip ped out of his handcuffs and escaped. Dm Mall Tribune Want Ada I PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL 16 $. Central Phono 3-5308 Mentally Retarded Child Can Now Be Taught by Special Training editor's not: Following It th sec ond In a three-part series dealing with education of exceptional children. BY LOUIS CASSELS United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R) About one child in 50 enters the first grade with no chance whatever of graduating from high school. This child has an I Q- below 75, on a scale where 100 is the arbitrary figure for normal in telligence. No matter how hard he tries, or how hard his teach ers and parents try to help him, he can't make the regular ac ademic grade. Twenty years ago, he would have become one of the human rejects of the educational mach inery. After failing two or three grades, he would have been al lowed to drop out of school. Today, according to a woman who has done much to make it possible, this mentally-retarded child can stay in school and, through special training pro grams tailored to his capabilities, can prepare for "an adult life that will be useful, happy and normar in all essential respects." "We believe," said Dr. Eliza beth M. Kelly, "that a mentally retarded child who grows up to be self-supporting has achieved as great a victory in life as the bright child who becomes a fa mous lawyer, doctor or college professor. "If the parents of a handicap pad child accept him for what he is. and plan for his future in realistic terms instead of hope less dreams, he wiil find his niche in life. And by the time he is grown, no one will think of him as mentally retarded." Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Washington Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn on the drive to slash $6.8 billion from President Eisenhower's $71.8 billion budget as a step toward tax cuts: "You can talk all you want about cutting the budget by $5 billion. But that just isn't going to be done." Hollywood Superior Judge Edward R. Brand on a 59-page settlement which was filed by Mairy Alice Loesser, wife of song writer Frank Loesser and producer of the Broadway hit "Most Happy Fella," granting Mrs. Loesser S60.000 a year alimony plus other large financial benefits: "I don't know whether this is going to make your husband 'Most Happy Fella'." Chicago AFL-CIO Vice President James H. Carey warning the Teamsters Union which is now being investigated by a special Senate subcommittee: "If they don't mend their ways they're in danger of ex pulsion. One corrupt international or even one corrupt local is one too many." China Lake. Calif. LL Cmdr. Glenn A. Tierney. boss of China Lake's guided missile training unit, on the usefulness of their new weapon, the Sidewinder: "A pilot with a sidewinder is like a fighter going into the ring with a six-foot reach over the other guy." Tallahassee, Fla. City Judge John Rudd, addressing one white and two Negro students after he gave them maximum fines and jail terms for sitting together on a bus: "What is good for you is not always good for a majority and it is sometimes better to wait and receive benefits rather than try to become modern-day martyrs." o ' (AMI 1R'BUNE Major Influence Dr. Kelly is superintendent of special education in the Newark, N. J. public schools, and pres ident of the International Coun cil for Exceptional Children. The council, a department of the Na tional Education Associatiin, has been a major influence in estab lishing training courses for mentally-retarded children in vir tually every U.S. public school system since World War II. While these courses differ in some details, all are based on the concept that the low-I.Q. child, who may learn next to nothing in the regular classroom, can learn a good deal if put into a separate group under a teach er with special training. Dr. Kelly said mentally re tarded children are generally subdivided into two categories. Those with I.Q.'s in the range of 50 to 75 are described as "educable." Those under 50 are called "trainable." School programs for "traina ble" children focus on helping them achieve self-sufficiency in daily living, and a degree of social adjustment. "There's not much point in trying to teach these children to read and write," Dr. Kelly said in an interview. "B u t we've found that they have a greater potential for learning manual skills than was previously thought." Sheltered Workshops New Jersey, Ohio and other states have recently begun to establish "sheltered workshops" at which severely retarded child ren msy learn a trade within their capabilities and in which they may continue to work, under proper supervision, after they grow up. The outlook is brighter for the "educable" child, said Dr. Kelly. With the right kind of teaching, he can master reading, writing and arithmetic. The spec ial classes provided for him also will expose him to science, civ ics, history, elemental business courses music and art There are no fixed grade levels through which he is asked to progress, no hard-and-fast curri culum. The teacher tried to help each child grow in knowledge and experience as far and as fast as his personal capabilities permit. "We've established that these children can absorb a variety of vocational training," said Dr. Kelly. "They can be prepared for semi-skilled jobs in textile plants and some other industries. "M any prove adept at up holsering and tailoring. Some can learn to make change, fill out sales slips and otherwise qualify for jobs as stock clerks or sales clerks." Lumber Camp Songs Being Collected Ithaca, N. Y. 'U.R A collec tion of lumber camp songs is be ing made by an 81-year-old Co hocton, N. Y. man. Ezra Barhight, who worked in lumber camps in Pennsylvan ia 60 years ago, is tape record ing some of the songs he learned there. "We used to get together, 30 or 40 of us, in the lobby of the camp and sing songs until mid night," Barhight recalled. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads Tuesday, March 5. 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Two Rides Checked In Dalles Shooting Tomorrow: Physical and psy chological "learning blocks" may handicap a child. Wafer Resources Chairman Dies Springfield. Ore. (U.R) H. ; E. (Elmer) Maxey, chairman of , the Oregon Water Resources ' Board and former publisher of the Springfield News, died yes j terday. He would have been 65 years old today. j Maxey had been in ill health j for the past year. An attending I physician attributed cause of death to a heart condition, j Maxey was known as the fa j ther of Willamette valley flood control. He was a longtime member of the Willamette Basin Project ; commission and for many years j was its vice chairman. He was named chairman of the Water Resources Board by ; the late Gov. Paul Patterson. I Maxey was born March 5, 1892, at Merced, Calif. He was married in 1920 at Spokane to Marian Turner who survives as do two sons, Norman and Bruce, both of Springfield. Maxey published the Spring field News for 31 years until he sold it April 1, 1954. He was named Springfield's first citizen in 1949, and was ac tive in civic affair. Court Records DISTRICT COURT Clifford Lawrence Gabie. failure to transfer title. S6. Herman Hall Hiffday. leaking and sifting load. $10. .Leonard D. Lewis, violation of basic rule. $17 30. Royal Omeea Greenman Jr- defec tive emergencv brake, $6. CIRCUIT COURT I Blanche Mavis Albert vs. Forrest i Henry Albert, divorce complaint. I Louise M. Goetzenberger vs Charles Edward Goetzenberger, divorce com- MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION Gayle Donald Christlieb. 315 North Holly st.. Med ford, and Sylvia Bea trice Barilla. ame address. Cleo Henry Taylor Jr., Hueners lane. Jacksonville, and Elaine Belva Sor um. 1309 Thomas rd.. Medford. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED Is rear picture rube dull and weak? Most picture tube can be restored to original brightness at only a fraction of the cost of replacement. For further information CALL Electronic Service The Dalles (U.PJ Two rifles belonging to teen-age boys here were sent to the state crime laboratory in Portland today as the possible weapons from which a fatal bullet was accidentally yred into the head of 13-year-old William Willis. Police said that the two boys reported that they had been tar get shooting in the vicinity of where Willis was struck by the bullet. The accident occurred near the Columbia river where the boy was walking with his fishing gear. Hogan said the two .22 caliber rifles would be checked at the crime laboratory to ascertain whether or not the rifling from the bore of either of the weapons matches that of the bullet which struck young Willis. The mishap occurred about 3 Richmond, Ind. (U.PJ Po lice were "shattered" Monday when they had to close U. S. Highway 40 for an hour and sweep up a mess. A truck driver following a car had to jam on his brakes when the car came to a sudden halt. The truck was carrying eight panes of glass, each nine feet square and a half inch thick. p.m. Sunday. The boy was transferred to a Portland hospit al for special surgery but died about seven hours later. RUBBISH BURNERS r1C T I: It it cleanup time and time to get rid of the accumulation of winter deposited litter. Three sizes, 24 to 45 gallon. $495 $015 from HUBBARD'S! Check This Week's BEST BUYS! SPECIAL! SPECIALI COFFEE MUGS Full Size Underglaze Decorated Coffee Mugs Choice of colors and patterns. REG. 35c EACH GIFT ITEMS FOR INFANTS & TODDLERS Feeding Spoons 3-Piece Child's Set Silverware and Bowl Set Tommee Tippee Hot Plates Divided Dish with Grip Base.. Silver Cup $l-00 . 3.75 . 3.25 . 3.00 . 1.69 . 2.50 Tommee Tippee Bowl & Cup Set 1.98 New Lower Prices GENUINE FLINT Kitchen Tools Genuine Flint Kitchen Tools No. 1900 line black handles on stainless steel. Guaranteed 15 years. 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