The Family Council
Editor's not: The Family Council consists of a judge, a psychiatrist,
three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women' editor and two writers.
Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does
not five advice: it merely reports on problems that have been dealt
with, by responsible agencies and counselors.
Sam F. I feel like a fifth
wheel in my own home.
Phyllis F. What a nerve
he has!
Sam F. Isn't there any
way an erring husband can
win his way back to his wife
and children?
I have been a first-rate
scoundrel most of my life. I
admit it. I drank, gambled,
ran around with women, was
unfaithful and didn't support
my family properly. Sudden
ly I saw what a terrible mess
I was making of my life. I
asked my wife to take me
back and settled down to be
ing a good husband and fath
er in earnest.
Now I find I am barely tol
erated in the house. The chil
dren look at me with indiffer
ence or annoyance. My wife
never shows me any affection.
I feel like a fifth wheel in my
own home.
Phyllis F. I just don't
know what that husband of
mine expects. Does he think
ten years of part-time father
hood can be just wiped off the
slate? Does he think the scars
on my heart will heal over
night just because he has
changed his mind? The facts
that I can't take his reform
too seriously.
I know and the children
know the real reason Sam
came to his senses was that he
became quite ill. He got the
scare of his life and was
warned to stay off the bottle.
It's true the children are
fresh, but I can't say I blame
them. As for me not showing
affection that's a laugh!
What a nerve he has!
The Council: It will take
great effort on both sides to
repair the damage to this
home. Phyllis and Sam should
make that effort for their
own sake and for their chil
dren's. Sam should recognize that
the burden of proof of the sin
cerity of his reform rests on
him. He cannot expect this
long-suffering family to wel-i
come him back with a gala
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blast of trumpets the minute
he sets his wandering, mud
smeared boot in the door. His
wife has not yet had the ex
perience of having a husband
who shows in word and deed
that his first concern is her
happiness. His children do
not yet know what it is to
i have a devoted father partici
pating in their daily lives.
Sam must think about ways
to express his love and con
cern for his family. He should
try to avoid indulging in self
pity about their attitude
toward him. As he loses in
terest in himself, it is very
likely that his family will be
come more interested in him.
On the other hand, Phyllis
should try to avoid nursing
bitter, vengeful feelings
toward her husband. It will
only breed further unhappi
ness for her and the children.
The children need to love
their father in order to be at
peace with themselves. Phyl
lis must try to help Sam bring
out his best qualities and to
help the children to see them.
Gradually they may learn for
bearance toward his weak
nesses. Phyllis is wrong and foolish
to scorn her husband's re
form simply because it was
set off by illness. An outside
factor can sometimes force an
individual to a deep inner re
alization. Phyllis should en
courage and nourish the germ
of goodwill now growing in
her husband. Her vengeful
feelings would only stamp it
out.
(Copyright 1958, General
Features Corp.)
ARMY CHIEF TO SPEAK
Jerusalem, Israel (IP)
Brigadier Meir Amit, Israel's
acting army chief of staff,
will address a conference in
Miami, Fla., early next month
launching the 1958 state of
Israel development bond
drive, it was announced to
day. Joseph Schwartz, execu
tive vice president of the
drive, said the campaign has
a target of $75 million for
the year.
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Consultant Talks for
Meeting of PTA
Bruce Hitt, curriculum con
sultant for Jackson County
schools, spoke to members of
the Jackson County Council
of Parent - Teacher associa
tions January 15 in the Med
ford YMCA. Mr. Hitt gave a
synopsis of the Oregon School
Activities association insur
ance plan used by a majority
of the schools in the county.
Many parents have had ques
tions concerning the insur
ance program and the extent
of its coverage. Mr. Hitt said
the representatives from the
county schools office are in
terested in bringing informa
tion about the program to
PTAs in the county. A speak
er may be obtained by con
tacting the Jackson County
school superintendent's of
fice in the courthouse.
Mr. Hitt commented that
"Educators depend on PTA
more than any other group,
to interpret school programs,
school problems and their so
lution, to the residents of a
community." He requested
continued assistance of' the
PTA units in interpreting
school legislation passed by
the 1957 Oregon legislature.
Specifically referring to the
new budget law which re
quires each school district in
the county to approve its own
budget by a vote of its resi
dents, Mr. Hitt explained that
this is in contrast to the meth
od of recent years, in which
the County Rural School
board had equalized the budg
ets of all second and third
class districts and one vote
was taken throughout those
districts. If the one equalized
budget of the rural board
failed to pass in any one dis
trict, it usually was carried by
the support of voters from
another district, he said. Each
of these districts will now
find it necessary to vote to ex
ceed the 6 per cent limitation
allowed by law, since none of
them have a tax base large
enough to meet their current
budget requirements.
Counsellor Speaks
Lawrence Tweedy, juve-
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nile counsellor, told council
members that the juvenile de
partment staff is grateful to
the PTAs of the county for
their assistance in securing the
detention home. More fre
quent conferences with youth
detained, a regular day for
court hearings, and natural
response to home surround
ings all help to provide a
more satisfactory and prompt
solution to the problems that
confront those who are de
tained, he said.
During the business meet
ing, conducted by Mrs. Owen
A. Kunkel, council president,
the nominating committee
was elected. Serving on the
committee are Mrs. Lewis Du
senberry, Elk -Trail; Mrs.
Chester Fitch Jr., Ashland;
Mrs. John Benson, Medford.
Alternates are Mrs. John
Huffman, Eagle Point; and
Mrs. Riley Cook, Central
Point. Mrs. M. H. Hall, Jack
sonville, new secretary of the
council, was introduced. Mrs.
Hall replaces Mrs. Fred Sim
cox, resigned.
Mrs. unkel reported on
the recent State Board of
Managers meeting in Portland
She" announced that Mrs. El
dred Hansen, Klamath Falls,
OSPT historian, was elected
the representative for Region
V ,on the state nominating
'committee. At the board meet
ing, Wayne Durrell explained
the "Youth Code" prepared
by the nearly 400 delegates
attending the December meet
ing of the Governor's Com
mittee on Youth in Salem
Representatives were invited
from each of the senior high
schools in Oregon.
A curriculum study of the
high schools throughout the
state is planned for the near
future, Mrs. Kunkel said. This
study is a project suggested
by the tri-committee com
posed of representatives from
Oregon Education association,
Oregon School Boards associ
ation, and Oregon ' Congress
of Parents and Teachers, and
will be directed by these
three organizations.
Training Conference
Mrs. Kunkel told of the
plans being prepared for a
leadership training conference
for PTA council leaders on
the University of Oregon cam
pus in July. Miss Dema Ken
nedy, National Congress PTA
field service representative,
will conduct the training
meetings.
A workshop, with empha
sis on the parliamentary pro
cedure involved in the nomi
nation and election of officers
was held for presidents and
unit representatives by Mrs.
Kunkel and Mrs. Leigh Gus
tison, first vice-president of
the Oregon Congress. Mrs.
John Carter, tuition scholar
ship chairman, led a work
conference o n the OCPT
scholarship program. She re
ported that 22 units in Jack
son county contributed to the
program last year. One hun
dred and one OCPT scholar
ship students had graduated
from Oregon colleges by
April 1957, and 96 of these
had taught or were teaching
in elementary schools at that
time. The Oregon Congress is
currently considering expand
ing the program to include
secondary education students.
Additional, financial support
will be necessary to accom
plish this goal.
The youth group confer-t
ence was directed by Mrs,
Fitch, junior vice-president.
Floyd Taylor, chief of police,
Gold Hill, told of their com
munity youth club. Officers
B. E. Stevens and D. L. Pur
sel, from the Medford Police
force, explained youth activ
ities sponsored by the Med
ford force, and presented a
safety display.
Mrs. Benson led a group
discussion of record books. An
accurate history of the units
is a valuable asset in prepar
ing founder's day programs,
she said. Members of the
group requested that persons
who have scrapbooks, records
or information regarding the
history of PTA units in the
county, or of the county coun-
Edmund E. Hass
Vice-President
Ilcinc Northwest Compani
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Tuesday .
6:30 p.m. Crater Lake aux
iliary, VFW, VFW hall.-
7:30 p.m. Crater Garden
club, home of Mrs. Henry
Friesen, 2120 Table Rock rd
7:30 pjn. Gladamson unit
of Wesleyan service Guild,
home of Mrs. Mary Note, 32
Hamilton ave.
8 p.m. Chapter BE PEO
Sisterhood, home of Mrs.' Ern
est R. Kennedy Jr., 1 White
Oak dr.
8 p.m. Howard school PTA,
multi-purpose room, at school
8 pjn. Phoenix Lions aux
iliary, home of Mrs. A. J.
Munro, 4748 South Pacific
highway.
8 p.m. Rogue Valley Hand-
wej.vers Guild, home of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Oestreich, 30
South Central ave.
8 p.m. Woman's society of
Christian Service, circle 10,
Mrs. Edward Branchfield, 120
Stark st.
8 p.m. Eight and Forty,
Mrs. Cole Holmes, 16 Ross
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cil, leave them with Mrs.
Kunkel, 28 Highland drive,
Medford. Mrs. Kunkel will
distribute these records to the
proper units.
Two skits illustrating
founder's day observances for
units, were presented under
the direction of Mrs. Thomas
Eaton, council vice-president.
Taking part in the skits were
Mrs. Everett Cushman, Mrs.
Dale Ackerman, Mrs. Georgia
Smith, Mrs. Lewis Kilbourn,
Mrs. Ray Alder, Mrs. Walter
Stroup, Mrs. Floyd Taylor,
Mrs. Golden Noble, Mrs.
Huffman, Mrs . Dusenberry,
Mrs. Kunkel, Mrs. Benson and
Mrs. Eaton.
Mrs. John Schroeder, par
ent-education chairman, an
nounced that Dr. Ray Lowe,
associate professor of educa
tion at the University of Ore
gon, will meet with discus
sion group leaders, and those
interested in forming discus
sion groups, in the county
school superintendent's con
ference room , January 23
from 1:30 to 3:30 pjn.
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Tuesday, January 21, 1958
Prospect Club to
Elect Directors
Prospect Five new mem
bers will be elected to the
board of directors of the Pros
pect Community club at a
meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 23.
Candidates are Ralph
Goode, Everett Shafter, Hes
ton Grieve, Don Andresen,
Bob Bean, Wayne Griffeth,
Dorian Woods and Harold An
thony. Four directors who
remain on the board are
Clarence Hedgepeth, Stub
Bean, Mel Rochester and Ger
ald Gardner. Those whose
terms expire are Ward Blaine,
Ray Maurer, John Gartman,
Dwyght Moore and Wayne
Griffeth.
Residents 16 years old or
older are eligible to vote. The
pine directors of the club
serve two-year-terms.
Following the election, the
new board will meet to elect
officers and the new presi
dent will make appointments.
REDS PUBLISH SPEECHES
London (IP) Speeches
made by Soviet Communist
Party Chief Nikita Khrush
chev last year will be pub
lished in book form, Moscow
Radio reported today. The
broadcast said the collected
works will be called "For a
stable peace and peaceful co
existence." The book will be
devoted mainly to Khrush
chev's speeches on interna
tional affairs and Soviet for
eign policy, but also will in
clude his interviews with the
foreign press and speeches be
fore the Russian Parliament,
the radio said.
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19 to 21, will be the first
meeting of the group in a
west-coast city according to
Lyle Perkins, city police de
tective lieutenant and chair
man for the event.
Perkins said the conference
is held each year for law en
forcement officials from the
11 western states. Purpose of
the conference is to discuss
the "seven major" crimes and
known offenders, he said.
He said each member of the
conference will be given a list
of known criminals operating
in the western states and each
will be discussed by the
group. New names will also
be added to the list which in
cludes details of each man's
mode of operation, Perkins
added.
A banquet will be held at
the Rogue Valley Country
club on Tuesday evening, May
20, he said. Perkins said rep
presentatives from municipal,
county, state, federal and rail
road law enforcement agen
cies would attend the confer
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from the Canadian Mounties
would also be at the meeting.
Following completion of the
conference, a meeting of the
Oregon State Identification
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held in Medford on May 22t
Perkins said. About 45 repre
sentatives will take part in
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LEHMAN AIDE DIES
New York (IP) Carolin A.
Flexner, long-time aide to for
mer Sen. Herbert Lehman
(D.-N.Y.) died Monday of a
heart attack at her home.
Miss Flexner, born in Louis
ville, Ky., was 65 years old.
Following World War II, sha
served as special assistant on
the headquarters staff of the
United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation administration
and later was director of the
Central Location Index which
helped refugees find their
families. She was an aide to
former Senator Lehman for
45 years until she retired a
year ago as executive in
charge of his New York office.
the meeting, he added.
The meeting will cover new
methods of identification by
photography and fingerprint
ing, Perkins said. The group
will also discuss problems of
identification.
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