Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 29, 1958, Image 14

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Newspaper Page TextWW,. i...I',3W?-- o 14 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medf.rJ, Oregon, Sunday, Jun 29, 1953 Unwed Mother Another Aspect Of Social Problem, Officials Say (This Is the fifth and list of a series of five articles dealing with family desertion its prob lems, and suggested remedies. ne first three dealt with the subject in general. The fourth related the extent of the prob lem in Jackson county. This article discusses another phase. It also suggests possible reme dies for the entire problem.) By JOE COWLEY Mil Tribune Stiff Wriler Another aspect of the press ing social problem is the un wed mother, Welfare Adminis trator James Pullman said. Some people think that a girl will gain financially by deliberately having an illfgi timate child. Payments from welfare funds after the baby is born amount to $11 to $15 extra a month, the adminis- trator pointed out. This only pays for the child's food and clothing. It does not provide mother's ne cessities. Some unwed moth ers make better parents than the divorced ones, a case worker remarked. This case worker does not see an in crease of unwed mothers in this area, contrary to what the national statistics show. Does Not Have Problem ' Jackson county does not have the serious problems in the aid to dependent children (ADC) field that some other counties have. KJamath coun ty's problem is complicated by the number of minority race q members, including Indians. Iigraltt families such as those who work'in this area's orchards stay close together, Pullman said. A family must have established residence in the state to obtain ADC. Mi grant families move around too much for that. They may be picked up on the general assistance rolls as family units, however. Complicating th picture fbrther is the regulation which requires the removal from welfare rolls during the ammer months all children 2fc ta 14 yearg old. These chil dren are in the upper age 9 tpfcktt o tht ADC program, f h era thought to be old fnoujft to work during the fummf and help themselves. Sice) yart-time jobs are fcarce), this regulation often worts hardship. The fruit season starts too late in this valley to provide much help in this direction. When fami lies liv mny miles from town, transportation prob lem sets aribther handicap. "Then, too, we don't always feel that the li-year-old child is 'mature enough to take a job," a case-worker comment ed. "Some are and some aren't." The ADC mother may face additional problems if all her children are in the teenage category. Often it is extreme ly difficult for a woman with limited education and employ ment experience to find a job. Many times she has never worked outside the home, a c a s e-worker added. This means the welfare commission often will have to help. .Gen eral assistance funds must be provided during the summer. One of the goals of the ADC program is to help these wom en become self-sufficient and self-supporting. However, they face competition from younger, better trained per sons. Mothers "Panic" Sometimes caseworkers see these women almost panic when their children begin to leave the home. Faced with being alone they develop what seem real physical ailments, the case-worker pointed out. These ailments also may be a reaction to being forced into competition for employment Such women often are unpre pared emotionally, physically and mentally for such com petition. The social welfare worker is anxious over this problem Many mothers would be will ing, they point out, even en thusiastic, if vocational train ing were available to them. Money is needed to finance the training. However, this area is blessed with many school training institutions, business schools, beauty schools, and high quality pub lic high schools. Training Funds Lacking Many efforts to retrain cap able mothers for employment have fallen flaty. The state has no funds for this except for the physically handicap ped, he explained. There is one civic group which does sponsor women for re-training but they are limited financially. So, only a few can retrain yearly un der this group's program. . "It is the earnest hope of the welfare department that church groups, civic organiza tions or other interested per sons might accept this chal lenge," a case worker said. "It is an area of social service in Oregon which has not been adequately pioneered within by legislation or by . service groups. It is not only a mat ter of helping mothers to be- MSDAY, JULY IODIO GROUNDS - BEAl HVE GIRAFFES! JUPPtE-DBED UniHOCEROS! nonn vnjuriEn. ninDftnATJiriiici tf'iVU luuiuu uirrvrviHhivj; fS All g T E g L CAR S ilOEgQFH ACRES Of TENTS ftlMflllUH $3,000.00 DAILY EXMNSI ocor GOGQO0HG Qfli Qf&Gfi am cAiii cunwrc pontine o-nn a m ' eaufOQ OCUKAL ABMISSION SEATS U.BO &BAM9STAND SEATS o'g QaPiITI PERFORMANCES! SHOW STARTS 2:00 and 8:00 P.M. G WiO P. O. come socially and financially independent, it is a matter of dollars and cents to the tax payers. Inactive people could be made productive." Several Suggestions . Asked how this problem could be grasped by the roots, welfare workers interviewed here had a number of suggestions. "This program was started in the 1930's," the administra tor said. "We are now getting some of the sons and daugh ters of ADC people. This means a group of basically un happy people are spreading their unhappiness to the sec ond generation. Extensive mental health programs are needed for young people." Pullman proposed a one-. two-three punch to knock the problem down to size. Teach ers should be trained to spot disturbed children.' Visiting teachers could follow up with a visit to the home if the child shows problems at school. Then, if further work is needed, the problem could be referred to a public ag ency. Portland has 15 to 20 such visiting teachers, he ad ded. Pension System A pension system for fath ers with large families and adoption of birth control pro gram were advocated by one case-worker. Pre-martial coun seling in the schools and out side is an "idealistic solution," a case-worker said. The young Patchwork Blouse aW? """SI 4ltl J SIZES For a Gay Kitchen fJYv New! Raid your sewing bas ket for remnants to make fashion's newest "Patchwork" blouse! The gayer t h e -scraps the smarter the blouse. Make a classic version, too sewing is child's play with our Printed Pattern. Printed Pattern 9111: Miss es' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 takes Vs yards 35 inch fabric. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate. Send Thirty-five cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS " with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. Delight the eye and tempt the appetite with these charm ing motifs on towels, table cloths. Luscious in color! Your fa vorite fruits in quick 'n' easy outline, cross-stitch. Pattern 7223: transfer of' 6 motifs 6 x 634 inches; color sugges Send Thirty-five cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P. O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station; New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PATTERN NUM BER Send Twenty-five cents more for a copy of our Alice Brooks Needlecraf t Catalogue Two complete patterns are printed right in the book plus a variety of designs that you will want to order; cro chet, knitting, embroidery, huck weaving, quilts, toys, dolls people who absorb such lec tures are not the ones who will have their families on the ADC rolls later, it was pointed out. This worker strongly ad vocated more funds for a men al health clinic. A total of $10,000 invested here saves the tax-payer $20,000 later, she said. ADC children are frequently products of ment ally disturbed unhappy peo ple, she said. , An unhappy marriage can not always be solved by di vorce. Minimum costs for di vorces is $150. The lower in come families cannot afford this. If divorced, the support payments to a mother are too small to do much good and to meet the entire needs of her family. A divorced father in the lower income groups can not afford to pay much sup port, either, it was pointed out. COULD BE PROVINCES Chicago (UPI) Ambassa dor Abba Eban of Israel said Thursday night the nations of the Middle East are threat ened with becoming "prov inces" of President Abdel Nasser's United Arab Repub lic. Eban spoke before the Central, Conference of Ameri can Rabbis. He said. the Mid dle East will come out of its present difficulties as either "a region where separate na tions can live free from domi nation by each other ... or it will be an area in which Nasser is the source of re gional power and other states are his provinces or protec torates." . Until the last third of the 18th century, very little wheat was grown in the United States and Canada. 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