Placement of Handicapped
Aim of Employment Service
Br GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York-UPI-T h e letter
from the girl read, "I have
prayed every day for a steady
30b . . . now I
have one and
I will always
be grateful."
"We get
thank - you
notes like this
every day,"
said Fred C.
Board, execu
tive director
of an unusual
j
If.
Gay
Pauley
organization called "Just One
Break, Inc."
J.O.B., which next month
will observe its 10th anni
versary, is a privately - sup
ported, non-profit corporation
with one purpose-to find jobs
for the physically disabled.
'A physical disability does
not mean that a person also is
occupationally disabled, said
Board-a shining example of
his own belief. Board, a grad
uate : of Cornell university,
lost his right arm in combat
in France in World War II.
Before becoming director of
J.O.B. in 1956, he had worked
for the Detroit Edison Co., the
Sperry Gyroscope Co., and the
National Labor Relations
Board.
Handicapped List Growing
The work J.O.B. is doing
can make only a small dent
in the overall problem of find
ing productive work for those
permanently disabled, Board
said. There are an estimated
33 million men, women and
children in this country so
handicapped. At least two
million could be at work. In
addition, the list is growing
by 250,000 each year, with
Miss Heene Robinson
Is Wednesday Speaker
Miss Helene M. Robinson of
the Southern Oregon college
music department will speak
on musicianship at the Wed'
nesday," May 6, meeting of
the Wednesday Study club.
The meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. E. W.
Jermirk, 320 Hargadine
street, Ashland, at 1:45 p.m.
Miss Robinson will also
play several selections and
Mrs. H. M. Cecil will sing
several numbers.
rehabilitation centers able to
handle only 80,000.
J.O-B. is the "one step
further," after a rehabilita
tion center has done the work
of "re-developing and build
ing what a person has left, to
overcome what has been lost,"
said the director. It puts the
persons back in the labor force
-for an employer hires, not
from sympathy, but because
he needs that worker's talents.
The organization's files are
full of case histories-it has
helped to place more than
5,000 persons from 18 to 90.
"We've placed . porters and
PHD's," said the director.
"Just the other day we located
a job for a doctor of juris
prudence ... in his field,
too."
"Something more than skill
is necessary for anyone to suc
ceed in any job," said Board.
"It is the desire to work . . .
call it motivation, or what
ever you like."
He cited with pride one
case history - a young woman
victim of polio. The disease
left her on crutches, with both
arms also affected. But she
had use of two fingers on each
hand and she learned to type
"adequately." J.O.B. located
her a job in a company typing
pool.
Appointed Supervisor
"I have never seen anyone
so determined to earn her own
way," he said. "And instead
of the other girls resenting
someone who didn't clock
watch, they admired her ap
parently. Two years ago, we
got a Christmas card from her
with a note. She had been
made assistant supervisor of
the pool. Last year, another
card - this time, she was sup
ervisor." J.O-B. is a product of the
need for placing disabled vet
erans after World War II,
Board said, although today it
helps one and all. Its original
backers included Dr. Howard
Rusk, director of the New
York University - Bellevue
Medical Center, Institute of
Physical Medicine and Re
habilitation, and Henry Vis
cardi Jr., who originally had
the job Board now holds. Vis
cardi currently is head of
Abilities, Inc., a machine parts
plan on Long Island which
employs only the physically
disabled.
Flower Show Set
Thursday, May 7, j
At Eagle Point I
Eagle Point Eagle Point
Garden club will have a flow
er show Thursday, May 7,
from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the
Eagle Point Grange hall. The
theme will be "Through the
Garden Gate."
The show will be non-competitive,
but will be judged
by student judges and anyone
wishing to participate may
call Mrs. Earle Jossy, TAlbot
6-4833, who is chairman of
the show.
There will be program and
a silver tea and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
Members will meet at the
Grange hall May 6 at 10 p.m.
and bring a sack lunch. Des
sert will be served at the home
of Mrs. Otto Nagel at noon
instead of the usual meeting
time of 1:30 p.m. Members
are reminded to bake cookies
for the silver tea.
Ten Tales Compete
In Recent Session
Ten tables of players com
peted Wednesday in the dupli
cate game at the Riverside
Bridge club.
High scores in the north
south position were Mrs. Van
Gilbert and Mrs. Paul Hatton
who tied with Mrs. Sam Rich
ardson and Mr. Hatton. In the
east-west position Mrs. B. B.
Hughes and Gen. J. P. Vach-
on were first.
High scores in the north
south position were also re
ceived by Mrs. Josephine
Clark . and Walter Humes,
third and Mrs. F. R. Baker
and Mrs. Joseph Clark,
fourth.
In the east-west position
Mrs. Richard Milestone and
Mrs. Howard Boyd .were sec
ond,' Mrs. Dolph Phipps and
Ray Pruitt, third, and Mrs.
John Dougherty and Mrs.
Sam Van Dyke, fourth.
Zuleima Temple
Schedules Tea
A tea honoring charter
members and past queens of
Zuleima temple, Daughters of
the Nile, will follow a meet
ing of the group Saturday,
May 9, at 1 p.m. at the Ash
land Masonic temple. t i
The Klamath Falls club,
assisted by Mrs. John P.
Daugherty, Mrs. C. L. Jimer
son and Mrs. Duke Lorton, are
in charge of arrangements.
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
Sunday, May 3, 1959-
.7
Spiritual Freedom
Is Program Topic
Of Women's Guild
Westminister guild of the
First Presbyterian church
will meet Monday, May 4, at
7:45 p.m. in the fireplace
room of the church.
The program and devotions
will be on the subject "Free
dom of the Spirit" and will
be in charge of Mrs. May
Brown and Mrs. V. G. Walker.
Hostesses for the evening
will be Mrs. Katherine Mc
Donald, r Mrs. H. E. Marsh
and Mrs. Virgil Bolton.
Applegate Schools
Announce Clinics
Applegate-Pre-school clinics
will be held in Applegate val
le'y schools May 7, according
to Miss A 1 e n a Mekensen,
county health nurse.
Hours at the Applegate
school will be from 10:30 ajn.
to 12 noon, and at Ruchjfrom
1 to 3:30 p.m. Children "plan
ning to enter the first grade
in September are eligible to
attend. Immunizations will be
offered, and Dr. A. E. Merkel,
county health officer, will be
the examining physician.
Health officials ask that
each first grade child receive
a physical examination at this
clinic or from his own physic
ian before entering school.
' . .
Jacksonville Eastern Star
To Honor Past Officers
Jacksonville A d a r e 1
chapter No. 3, Order of the
Eastern Star, will have a pot
luck dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 7. Mrs. Mamie
Schrack is committee chair
man. . '
Past matrons and patrons
will be honored at the meet
ing. Mrs. George Mero, wor
thy matron, will preside.
Grants Pass Girl
Winner in Contest
Miss Nancy Butchart,
Grants Pass high school stu
dent, was the southwest Ore
gon district's first-place win
ner of the public speaking
contest sponsored internation
ally by the Knights of Pythias
lodges. Dean Goddard, Jack
son county winner, won sec
ond place and will be an al
ternate to Miss Butchart's
participation in the state fi
nals at Portland in June.
The contest, held Monday
evening at the Pythian build
ing, had as its theme "My Fa
vorite Character in History."
Miss Butchart spoke on
George Washington Carver
and Goddard on Roger Wil
liams. This is the 14th year of the
annual contests for scholar
ship prizes totaling $3,500,
sponsored by the Youth Com
mission and Foundation Trus
tees of the Knights of Pythias
order.
The final contest will be
held in Denver, Colo., August
9-13, for the six international
sectional winners. Don Lacy
of the Crater High school fac
ulty is contest chairman and
a past chancellor of Talisman
lodge, the local sponsors.
.
Mothers Will Hear
College Instructor
Mrs. William Bushnell, in
structor in education at
Southern Oregon college, will
speak at a meeting of the Grif
fin Creek Mothers club Wed
nesday, May 6, at 7:30 pjn.
in the school cafeteria. Her
topic will be "Is Your Child
Ready for School?"
All mothers with children
who will enter first grade
this fall are especially invited
to attend.
Officers will be installed.
Refreshments will be served
by first grade mothers.
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