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Key to Cooperation at Veterans Domiciliary Found in Program (Editor's note: This is the last in a series of articles about Camp White and the rehabilitation work being done there.) Br SID HOLLINGSWORTH Camp White In welding together a group of men from all walks of life, there must be an esprit de corps main tained by willingness to go along. In the pattern devised for its domiciliaries, the Veter ans administration seems finally to have found the key that unlocks the door to co operation with a minimum of resistance. There was some inclination to resist when the military ranks of captains and ser geants in charge of companies were removed. The companies were converted into sections with "leaders" in charge. Applies New Ideas Assistant Manager Harold Jaffrey came to Camp White from central office in Wash ington and applied many of the new ideas in domiciliary housekeeping. First, modern beds and lockers were moved in so that the men could be com fortable with a safe place to keep their valuables including clothing. Recognizing that this was an inducement to sleep more than necesary, the medical department set hours for being outside and en couraged even the aged to walk around. While the trial and error method has been employed in adapting the numerous plans proposed, the resultant sys tem, a product of many starts and conferences, is a new ord er and one that bears watch ing for its effects in provid ing for aging and disabled veterans a way to make life interesting in spite of their handicap. Special Services In the reorganization of procedure after World War II, special services was created to tie up all voluntary efforts inside and outside of the VA, including religious observ ances. Before that, recreation, Grange News Shady Cove Grange Shady Cove Grange met Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Shady Cove school at 8 p.m. with master Ed Houston presiding. Plans were made for the joint installation at the Eagle Point Grange on Dec. 21. A sympathy card was sent to Mrs. Caroline Harding of Upper Rogue Grange. Insurance Agent Cecil Kee was in charge of the lecturer's program, showing pictures on highway safety. The next meeting will be Dec. 20. Before the meeting there will be a potluck supper in the cafeteria at 6:30 p.m The HEC met at the home of Mrs. Phil Motsenbacker in Edgewood park. The roll call was given by answering some thing about Christmas in other countries. Mrs. Agnes Hubble of the Eagle Point Grange installed the following officers: chair man, Mrs. Ed Houston; vice chairman, Mrs. Walter Cross; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Louis Dusenberry. For her program, Mrs. Ed gar Vanderlip read the min utes of the first meeting of the Shady Cove HEC which was in November 1951. Mrs. Ed Houston gave a re port on the Grange dinner given in November. Mrs. Houston also reminded everyone to bring their own service to the next potluck supper Dec. 20.' The next HEC meeting will be in the Statler home. The Busy Beaver motel in Shady Cove in January. Pierce of Medford will show his pictures of the Antarctic. Christmas music will also be featured. AU Grange mem bers and their friends are in vited to attend.' The regular Grange meeting will be held following the pictures. Eagle Point Grange A potluck dinner will pre cede the Dec. 16 meeting of the Eagle Point Grange. The dinner will start at 6:45 p.m. Following the dinner and starting at 8 o'clock, Archie Ashland Junior High to Reopen Ashland Classes at Ash land Junior High school will resume tomorrow with sixth graders who formerly attend ed class in the building going to Bellview school. The junior high school building was closed last week after the entire third floor was condemned by the state fire marshal's office following an inspection of the structure. No changes in class hours or teachers are necessary, accord ing to Berl Cox, principal of the junior high. Students in the Bellview area may go di rectly to the Bellview school, and sixth grade students liv ing in the Lincoln school area will be transported to Bell view school by bus. The cafeteria at the junior high school building will be closed and pupils are either to take their lunch or make arrangements to purchase noon hot lunches at the Lin-1 coin school cafeteria. The junior high school cafe teria was closed to provide more room for classes, which formerly occupied the third floor. The Declaration of Inde pedence was signed more than 14 months after the first hos tilities of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord.- shop work and hobbies, church attendance and serv ice organization activities were all separate, and much rivalry for attention was pre valent. The VA Volunteer Services was devised to bring together all civil agencies, including service groups, who minister to the recreational needs of hospitalized veterans. The VAVS is an adaptation of the USO idea developed in World War II. Today it is an es tablished institution in all VA procedure. At Camp White, the volun teers have responded in a big way, fitting their contribu tion to the special conditions found at the domiciliary. In addition to entertainment, they have furnished assist ance in corrective therapy with aphasia classes, language study, musical training, gard ening, knitting, basket mak ing, hobbies and art instruc tion. Clubs Organized Philatelic enthusiasts have a stamp club organized by a volunteer. The "rock hounds" have a club affiliated with the Northwest Federation of Min eralogical Societies. A social club of men past 50 years of age has been formed which takes part in local 50 Plus club gatherings. A bridge club has functioned for a number of years, cooperating with local bridge players. The Alcoholics Anonymous group has a meeting night for all AA's in the region to attend. At no other station has the volunteer plan been develop ed more extensively than it has at Camp White. The re sult is as intended, the recog nition of the Camp White domiciliary as part of the Rogue Valley community. A feature of the program is the regular appearance of church bodies, including the Salva tion Army, at Sunday serv ices. The "sphere of influence" extends as far as Redding and Dorris in California and north to Portland. Each year, the Young Oregonians bring their show to the theater here. Result is Apparent The net result is apparent with a more sober and respon sive nucleus of men whose condition necessitates living under the protective wing of the federal government. Disciplinary action is rio longer the dread it was at one time and with an understand ing guard force under the watchful eye of Vic Frost, the human equation is taken into account. When Acting Manager Banks Paul, an ex-Navy man ! with the Marines in the war, turns over the reins to the newly appointed manager, Henry Herzog, he can report confidently that "the Marines have landed and have the sit uation well in hand." Independent Spirit Camp White still preserves much of the independent spir it of the West, which time and ' circumstance have modified ! quite generally. This is noted in the fact that it has a post office address and a regular postmaster, Arthur Scarseth, who is a veteran among vet erans. In addition to handling the VA mail, which on "pay day" at poppy time and Christmas is considerable, the Camp White post office serves the community of White City and the bureau of reclamation office on the reservation. There are no stores for the men here to patronize without going to "town" and so the heavy duty of service falls upon the shoulders of Canteen Manager Clarence Bryan, who has his 'coffee shop and store open at convenient hours, rain or shine, every day except na tional holidays. Helps Husband Mrs. Bryan helps her hus band occasionally but most of the time she is busy assisting in the post office. It is this spirit which keeps Camp White on its toes all the time. The Veterans administra tion provides two agencies on the spot to handle personal problems of members, in So cial Service and contact of fices. Difficulties in family as well as individual adjustment are reviewed by the former with the contact representa tive dealing with the. com plexities of veteran laws re specting claims and payments. The contact office has been placed in the building across the hall from the post office. It resembles a doctor's office with a commodious waiting room and chairs for the in creasing number of veterans who are in doubt about the working of adjudication with respect to pension and com pensation. Heavy Work Load Due to the review being made of these files in regional offices, a heavy work load is placed on this office at Camp White. Charles M. Cox has been the contact representa tive here for more than a year. ' Another personal service is performed in the adjoining building where the Red Cross gray ladies, VFW and Ameri can Legion auxiliaries have offices. Letters are written for the men and other atten tion given. Greeting cards and wrapping facilities for pack ages at present form a thriv ing activity with Christmas just around the corner and poppy materials to distribute. Service officers as well as social security representatives call regularly. They include Jerry Bianconi, service officer of Jackson county, and Pat Graham of the DAV and al lied service groups, Medford. The American Legion post service officer, Clifford Hyde, has hours between 2 and 4 p.m. on Tuesdays. Post 6412 of the VFW and Barracks 14, WW I Veterans, also are rep resented at the station. The "hot stove" league op erates during the winter with golf, baseball and other outdoor sports suspended. In door games are provided and bowling takes the lead at this time. The musical theme is pre served with the Camp White orchestra playing at dances and occasional appearances of Caesar vMuzzioli and Eve Prentice with their little stars. 4-H Club News Meadows Busy Beavers The Meadows Busy Beavers held its second meeting Dec. 6, at the Meadows Union Sun day school building. Elections for this year's club officers were held. They are president, Patrick Neal; vice president, Sharon Terry; secretary, Shirley McAllister; treasurer, Ruth Ellis; reporter, Bob McAllister; and seargeant at arms, Leroy Rider The new leaders ' for the boys are Mr. McAllister and son. Among the other leaders are Mrs. Pleasant, who will be working with outdoor cookery and forestry, and Mrs. Ellis, who will be work ing with sewing. A New Year's party was planned for Jan. 3. Commit tees were assigned to certain jobs. The next meeting will be at the New Year's party. Bob McAllister Reporter ' An estimated 55 million acres of United States farm land have been released for food crops because of the widespread shift to tractors instead of horses. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, December 14. 1998 ISA The various islands of the world contain about four mil lion square miles of land area and there are various esti mates about how many is lands are permanently inhabited. If all the registered motor vehicles in the U. S. were lined up bumper to bumper, the line would stretch from New York to San Francisco about 70 times, statisticans claim. IMPROVE YOUR FIREPLACE! 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