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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Speech Clinic for Retarded Children is Pioneer in Field By VIVIAN SANDE United Press Correspondent New York TP) Silence isn't always golden. In a small room of a New York hospital clinic, a little boy looks at a picture mounted on a piece of cardboard. A pretty girl asks him what that picture shows, and he opens his lips and tries to speak the word "apple." Tuesday, young Tommy said the word "kitten," and it was a triumph. Eut today, the sound that comes from his lips is gar bled and unrecognizable, little more than a grunt. The grey eyed girl takes his hand gently and blows on it so he can feel her breath as she says the word. Then she puts Tommy's. hand in front of his mouth, and Tommy tries again. This time - - falter ingly . . . the word comes out. Tommy has said "apple," and he laughs out loud, and says the word "apple" again. Laborious Training This laborious procedure is part of months, sometimes years of training that many boys and girls go through when they do not learn to speak as other chil dren do. Across the corridor, dark haired Doris Trepel Leberfeld, head of the first speech clinic for mentally retarded children in New York, looks through a file of case histories and says, "Every speech case is a dramatic case." The clinic opened in Septem ber, 1950, at the Lower Fifth Avenue hospital. It was the first of its kind in New York, and has grown in size and techniques and served as a guide for similar clinics throughout the country. Some 1,000 children with speech problems have been di agnosed at the clinic, and about 500 have received therapy. Success Comes Slowly If after a year or two of work the instructors can teach a child to say evn a few sentences, they feel they have accomplished one of the most important things in the child's life. "Speech and language are the basic means of communication," said Dr. Leberfeld. "We would not be able to get along in 'the world as well as the next fel low unless we could talk." Dr. Leberfeld, who is mar ried to an actor, knows what it means to strive for normalcy under a handicap though she never had any trouble with her own power over words. She was CALENDAR Calendar notices and cewa for trie society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted In writing and deadline for the Sun day edition tm 1 Dm Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is e m. of the day of publication and for week day news is 6 pjn. the day before publication. Tbursdyt 6:30 p.m. Aarel chapter, Iklasonic temple, Jacksonville. 6:30 pjn. Roxy Ann court, Masonic temple. 7:30 p.m. BPWC, Girls Community club. 7:30 p.m. Unity Center of Medford, room 203, Holly Thea tre bldg. 7:30 p.m. McLoughlin PTA, Girls' gymnasium, off Holly street. 8 p.m. Talent PTA, at Tal ent High school. 8 pjn. Roosevelt PTA, at school. 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Start talking Early She advises mothers to start talking to their babies as soon as they bring them home from the hospital no baby talk, please, and eventually, she says, the child will do some talking him self. However, she said, if a child of 32 months has not used some words his parents should seek the help of a speech therapist. "We cannot always cure a child's speech defects entirely, but our measure of success with improvement is greater than we dared hope in the beginning," said the teacher of talk. She added, "And we do know that the longer speech therapy is delayed, the harder it is to teach the child to speak . . . and the longer the child has to live in a world he can't communicate with." Sams Valley PTA To Hold Coffee Gold Hill Sams Valley Par ent-Teacher association made plans at a meeting last Thurs day evening in the school audi torium to sponsor a coffee. Mrs. Edgar Pleasant, presi dent of the unit presided at the business session. Arrangements were made to hold the coffee at the home of Mrs. Gilbert Mack Saturday, October 19 be tween 1 and 4 p.m. All interest ed persons are invited to attend. Proceeds will go toward proj ects for the school, one of which is to provide gymnasium suits for all girls in the fifth through the eighth grades. Several moth ers have volunteered to donate their time for sewing the shorts: blouses will be purchased ready made. . William Brewster's room won the treat for having the most parents in attendance. The room winning the treat the most times during the school year will re ceive a worthwhile gift. The membership drive is now on and will continue through the month of October. Principal William Brewster stated that one fourth of the school's enrollment, which is 83, is absent because of the flu. Following the meeting par ents and teachers were served refreshments in the school cafe teria by the staff. Open discus sion was held on the value of films shown to students, and the instructional technique gained. The consensus was that young sters can learn much through films that otherwise might be missed. October Meeting Planned by PTA The October meeting of Jack son Parent-Teacher association will be held Friday, October 18 at 2:30 p.m. in the school gym nasium. The program will be a panel discussion with a erouD of foreign exchange students irom Southern Oregon college and members will be given an opportunity to ask the students questions pertaining to their native country. Camp Fire girls will present the flag ceremony, and mothers of children in the sixth grade are m charge of refreshments. A nursery will be provided lor small children. Tax Relief for Center Possible Cave Junction At a spec ial meeting of the Illinois Val ley Medical Center board of di rectors this week, a letter from B. K. Herndon company. Grants Pass, indicated the possibility of relief from a large portion of about $5,000 federal income tax debt allegedly owed by the cen ter. Herndon, who was retained by the Center to check up on the case, said, "In my opinion there is a fair chance of securing ex emption." He added, however, that while the back taxes and penalties for 1949-51 might be exempted, taxes on rentals from 1954 through 1956 amounting to $438.89 plus interest, would probably have to be paid. Because the request for ex emption must be referred to Washington, and will take some time to be investigated by the Bureau of . internal revenue, Herndon said, has given the Center two alternatives: That they send the bureau a trust deed on the building, dated to expire Nov. 1, 1958, or that the Bureau file a lien against the property. The Center's board of direc tors voted in favor of the trust deed. This will give them a year in which to get a ruling from Washington. At the end of that time, if the bureau still rules back taxes are due, a loan can be secured. The U.S. normally uses 40 per cent of the world's supply of nickel and tin and 45 per cent of its chromium. Thursday, October 17. 1957 McLoughlin PTA Unit Will Meet "Problems and Understanding of Sub-teens" will be discussed by a panel of professional peo ple at a meeting of McLoughlin Parent-Teacher association set for tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the girls' gymnasium of Mc Loughlin Junior High school. The entrance is off Holly street. Participating on the panel will be Dr. William Miller, pediatric ian, who will discuss "Emotion al Development;" the Rev. Rich ard Jones, Eastwood Baptist church, who will talk on "Our Children Still Need Guidance;" Mrs. Martha Donahue, school nurse, who will explain "Growth Patterns and Health." Mrs. Vir ginia Wait, supervisor of the school lunch program will speak on "How to Satisfy Those Rav enous Appetites." Ben Schmidt, youth counselor, will be moder ator. Parents will have an op portunity to ask questions. Leonard Mayfield, Medford school superintendent, and Otto Ewaldsen, school board member, will speak on the proposed buil ding program for the district. Mrs. John Schroeder, unit president, will preside and will introduce officers and commit tee chairmen. Glenn Linn, school principal, will introduce the fac ulty. Couple Honored On Anniversary Cave Junction Bowls of gold colored flowers set the theme for the golden wedding anniversary open house which honored Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hutchison Sun day at their home in Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison, who were married October 9, 1907 in Seattle, Wash., have lived in the Holland and Althouse dist rict for 20 years. Before he was injured in a fall five years ago, Mr. Hutchi son worked as a road and airport building contractor. The couple also operated a mine on Alt house creek. Assisting at the . open house was their only daughter, Mrs. T. E. Ranes, Grants Pass. Re freshments were served to the many friends who called with gifts and to offer congratula tions during the afternoon. A hand-embroidered table cloth covered the serving table. Mrs. Hutchison wore a new diamond ring, a gift from her husband, and a gardenia corsage, presented to her by her son-in-law. t Health Association To Hear Physician Dr. J. McAllister, staff physi cian of the Oregon Tuberculosis hospital, will be featured speak er the bi-monthly meeting of Jackson County Public Health association Friday, October 18, at 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to at tend the meeting, which will be held at the new Red Cross build ing on Hawthorne street. Pocahontas Lodge To Meet Friday Pocahontas lodge will meet in Redman hall on Apple street Friday, October 18 at 8 p.m. Members are asked i to take a "white elephant" to the meeting. Porler Assures Wafer Group of His Support Cave Junction Charles O. Porter, representative for the fourth district in Congress, as sured members of the Illinois Valley Water Resources group Tuesday that he would support the proposed Sucker Creek ir rigation dam project when it is approved by voters of the dis trict. Porter pointed out that re sponse of the people is the cru cial thing in a project of this nature, and that Congressional approval often hinged on the full backing of persons in the area affected. After a field trip to the Suck er Creek dam site, Porter ex pressed himself as being impres sed with the plan which will bring water to a great part of the Illinois Valley. SELF FOR FLOORS USE BRUCE t' Formerly 984 fJ 0 Guaranteed equal J or better quality KS1 than any brand . wftV at any pricel Cleaning Wax Floor Cleaner Asphalt TUe Cleaner Asphalt Tile Wax Paste Wax ft .a wmmlm These three department officers of the American Legion auxiliary will be in Ashland Friday. October 18, for a district session of the Legion and auxiliary. Attending will be (stand ing, left to right) Mrs. Don Acton, Portland, department vice president; Mrs. Anson Ingels, Salem, department president; and Mrs. Grover Francis, Portland, secretary. Members of both organizations will attend a dinner al the Ashland Elks' club at 6:30 p.m. with meetings to follow; the Legion will meet at the club and the auxiliary in the Legion hall. Family Program To Be Friday At Medford Y , A familv nroeram at the Med ford YMCA Friday, October 18, will begin the season of "family nights" which are intended to bring the family "closer together in a harmonious relationship around recreation," the Y an nounces. Activities will begin at 7 p.m. with a series of progressive games which are played in the Y Social hall while families are gathering. This phase of program is in charge of Mrs. Charles Thompson. The period of singing which follows will be led by the Rev. Kenneth Korby. Highlight of the evening will be stunts depicting some of the amusing incidents of family life. Refreshments will be served by the Curt Butterfield family. Mrs. Owen Kunkel is general chairman of family program at the YMCA and has issued an in vitation to all families in the valley interested in such a pro gram to attend this event. It will be repeated each month on the third Friday. Gymnasium games and swim ming in the heated pool from 7 to 9:30 p.m. will be a part of the evening program. Phoenix Man Buys Business From Pree Jim Pree, owner of Jim's Tune Up and Repair, Sixth and Grape sts., Medford, has sold the busi ness to Fred Wilcox, Camp Baker rd., Phoenix, Pree announced to day. Included in the transaction Is the Signal Service station, Avis Rent-A-Car and the Beehive Truck Rental services, all of which are conducted from the Sixth st. address. They will be operated under the name Wilcox Beehive Truck and Car Rentals, Wilcox said. No immediate change in per sonnel or services are anticipat ed, Wilcox said. Wilcox has been active in man aging the A. H. Dudley Trucking firm in Phoenix for several years. Pree said he sold the business because of ill health. He and his wife, Bert Pree, a prominent businesswoman here, plan to travel in the southwest before re turning to the Rogue valley. BURKE IN KOREA Seoul, Korea OB Adm. Arleigh Burke, U. S. Navy Chief of Operations, began talks today with officials of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations command. Burke arrived at Kim po Airfield last night and was met by Gen., George H. Decker, commander of the UN command and high Korean officials. A pound of coal has as much power as a ton of water falling one mile. To introduce our ntw home clean ing equipment, we will clean and shampoo an upholstred chair for 99c Our work guaranteed Call SP 2-5148-See Alex Alexander - POLISHING WAX State President To Be Guest of Local Auxiliary Mrsr Lois O'Neal, Empire, Ore., state president for the Council of Carpenters' auxiliar ies, will be guest speaker for a meeting of the Medford auxili ary Friday, October 18. A potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. at Carpenters' hall, 123 Vz West Main street, will precede the 8 p.m. meeting. The supper is for auxiliary memDers and their families. Phoenix Organization Postpones Meeting Phoenix Phoenix Neighbors of Woodcraft announced this morning that the meeting planned for tonight as been postponed one week because of illness among members of the group. Three Friday . ASK ABOUT The Burelson PLAN UP TO SIX MONTHS TO PAY IF YOU WISH! . Main and Bartlett Streets Contributions to Heart Fund Rise Memorial contributions to the Oregon Heart association fund from Jackson county increased $213.35 during the period July 1 through Sept. 30, compared to contributions during the same period last year, according to County Chairman Mrs. Murray G. Gardiner. Contributions this year totaled S481, Mrs. Gardiner noted, and those last year for the same per iod were $213.65. State-wide, contributions showed an increase of more than $1,000 from $4. 569.85 last year to $5,591.40 this year, Mrs. Gardiner said. For the calendar year from Jan. 1 to Oct. 1 this year, dona tions totaled $21,055.61, compar ed to $15,610.09 for the same period last year. Mrs. Gardiner noted that all memorial contributions are now being used for research in pro grams carried on through the University of Oregon medical school and other medical, facili ties in Oregon. Dr. Oscar T. Heyerman pi Med ford was retained as a director at the association's recent annual meeting in Portland. Irving D. Wilson of Portland was named president of the group, and president-elect is Dr. Roger Keane, Portland physician. Applications Being Accepted for CS Jobs Applications are being accept ed by the civil service commis sion for veterinarian trainee with the agricultural research service, and examination appli cations are being taken for man agement analyst and budget ex aminer in the northwest and Al aska. Additional information may be obtained from Chester W. Silliman at the Medford post office building. Wyoming is known as the Equality State. Days of BIG Values! . . Saturday . . . Monday ONLY All Famous Name Goats Values to S9.95 - Values to 79.95 - Values to 125.00 00 00 A Selected Group of HALF-SIZE DRESSES Sizes 1212 to 24'2 Only! Values' to 17.98 Values to 45.00 Aclor Learns Wife Still Gels Alimony Hollywood (IP) Actor Charles Winninger, 73, was sure today that his 81-year-old divorc ed wife, actress Blanche Ring was alive and collecting his ali mony payments. The elderly actor appeared in court Wednesday to ask that his alimony payments be reduced from $175 to $50 weekly. "Why I'm not even sure if Blanche is still alive," he said. Superior Judge Wallace Ware banged his gavel, continued the case and said: "In heaven's name, let's get busy and find out if she still is alive." A telegram Wednesday night from the clerk of the Bucking ham hotel in New York assured Winninger that the actress was still very much alive and "still very lovely." 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