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 '
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