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MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Or. Moaday, Nov. 16, 19S9 Ferry Service in State Discontinues Westport, Ore.-JTPD - Ferry service between this north west Oregon community and Cathlamet, Wash., closed down today after 34 years.' . Mrs. Jessie Danielsen, own er of the Westport to Cathla- met service said she was sell ing the firm's one ferryboat to George Bacon of MaryhilL, .Wash., who will transfer the 65-foot steel vessel to Ana cortes, Wash. Mrs. Danielsen said the service was being stopped be cause business did not war rant its continuation. She said no local persons were inter- 'ested in buying the operation. The ferry service first be gan in 1925. Mrs. Danielsen has been associated with the service since 1936. . - - Medical and Dental ildinq Plans Told ; Bids will probably be open ed later this month on a pro posed office building to be erected at 711 East Mam st Architects Wilmsen and En- .-dicott of Eugene expect to ' complete the plans and speci fications in about 10 days, it .was reported. The two-story . building will be used mainly ' for medical and dental offices. The structure will be basic ally of wood construction and .will provide a parking area ' to accommodate about 60 cars. Thornton Rules on Tax Committee Gifts K Salem - (UfD - The Legisla .tive Interim Tax Committee : may not accept , gifts from ; private sources to help defray costs of a study of timber tax problems, -Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton said Fri day. " . ' A taste of excitement...v smooth as silk... . : Not too light in flavor...: not too heavy in bouquet1 Not too expensive in price. ; PINT T DISS KESSLQt CO, UfflDBEBBt HL- tURD man- mim-nHx. cum musMnr M M SMOOTH AS SILK Kessler 1 WW M M20 h Aton I ' J M MM DISCUSS PROGRAM Dr. Arthur C. Jones, (left) director of the Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon, Portland, discusses the program of. the Southern Oregon Conference on Aging- with Frank Glonning, (center) chair man of the Rogue Valley Council on Ag Conference Speaker For Aged There is hope for older peo ple in physical rehabilitation, Dr.' Arthur C. Jones, director of the Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon, told the Southern Oregon District Conference on Aging here Saturday. The conference, held at the First Methodist church, drew about 225 people. Dr. Jones and Elliott Cohen, assistant director of the Divi sion" of Recreation for the HI and Handicapped, National Recreation association, New York' were featured speakers at. the conference luncheon. ' Recreation Need Stressed - Cohen stresed the need for people to have some kind of recreation and differentiated it from activity. Before recre ation can come, people must have the ability to have a rec reation experience and to this end they must be trained, he said. " ' Some people go through life working at a job' which ends when they are no longer young enough to keep up with it, then are faced with a life of idleness because they have made no preparation for rec reation in their earlier years, he told the group. r .;'-. . " A peson should start In his youth to prepare for his old age "by 1 acquiring a skill or hobby, at which he will be able to continue working when he becomes too old for more strenuous activities. : Dr. Jones described what was involved in the physical rehabilitation program. First, there is a diagnosis, not only to determine what is wrong with the person but also what is right, in other words, the kind of activity the person is able to under take. After diagnosis .comes mo bilization, the restoring of parts of the body that have been thought useless, Dr. Jones said. For instance, an elderly person may have thought his hand was useless and made no attempt to try to make it work, but through the mobilization process, the person finds that he can tie his own shoes and maybe even indulge in more strenuous ac tivities. The next step in physical rehabilitation is ambulation or teaching a person to stand with means of crutches, brac es or other devices. A wheel chair is ambulatory if a per son is unable to walk. . Dr. Jones said that 90 per cent of all stroke cases can be taught to stand if they will just take the time and care to learn. Next is recreation, the ac tive participation in games or their equivalent that will di vert a person's attention from his routine: life, he said. This recreation should -call for as much, activity as the person can reasonably give. - : ; The final step in the pro gram is avocation which is apart from a job, Dr. Jones pointed out. This is the en gagement of older persons in some activity such as a hobby, which they like and can dp. This is also supposed to divert their attention from their oth er problems.- ' Dr. Jones criticized our So cial Security system for set ting the arbitrary age of 65 as the year of retirement for in Re habil most people. He pointed out that some people age' much faster than others and that such things as retirement should be based on the indi vidual person and his capa bilities. It is not encouraging to peo ple approaching 65 to know at that time they will no longer be considered useful to soci ety, but must then take a cut in income and be prepared to spend much of the rest of their years in idleness, he pointed out. He said that, in actuality, many persons can work and be useful to society for many years after they have turned 65. The setting of an arbitrary retirement age -in the U.S. is a waste of manpower. Dr. Jones said that there are many people who will be glad to help, if only the aged will seek them out. ' In an" interview, Cohen said that the' White House Conference on Aging, called by- President Eisenhower for Your Fingerprints Have Purpose Other Than Identify You would have to be pret ty egotistical to think the ridges, whorls, loops and bumps on the fingers of the human hand were especially designed, to make identifica tion easy and accurate so that criminals could be apprehend ed or one person positively identified from any other. These fine ridges, whorls, loops and arches or composit es, called papillary ridges are really provisions made by Nature to make, it easier to grasp and hold slippery ob jects or surfaces. They answer the same purpose on human digits as corrugated rubber mats or tire treads of motor cars. Fingerprints extend up the fingers onto the plams of the hands ending at the wrist. The wrist or upper surface of the fingers need no ridges; they do no grasping or hold ing. The ."toe-prints" help to maintain a positive footing on slippery surfaces. Civilized man seldom has to secure a foot-hold on slippery rocks or wet leaves, so these fine ridg es on his toes have outlasted their usefulness. Tufts of Hair . ' Those creatures who must walk on ice, in loose sand or soft snow, even wet leaves or water washed Tocks have de veloped various devices to make their way of life a little easier. Tufts of stiff hairs be tween the pads of a paw as sure sure-f ootedness for the nolar bear who walks on slip pery . ice. - These - hair tufts serve more than one purpose; thev also make for greater silence.1 Even the pads of an animal s foot are usually per bled" with.tiny bumps assur ing greater traction on slip pery surfaces In some animals this ar- ing, and Elliott Cohen, director of the di vision of recreation for the ill and handi capped, National Recreational association, New, York Cityi at the conference here yes terday. (UPI Telephoto) Sees Hope itation 1961,. of which the Southern Oregon Conference is a pre liminary part, is long overdue. We need long range plans to deal with the problems of our senior citizens, not the stop gap kind which have been used to date, he said. Both speakers stressed the importance of having elderly persons remain as active as possible. Dr. Jones said an older person needed stimula tion to keep from getting idler than he already is. There were meetings of va rious interest groups at the conference. They dealt with such subjects as recreation, education, employment, in come, health and other prob lems concerning the old. Mrs. Helen Zollinger, chair man of the State Conference on Aging, introduced both Dr. Jones and Cohen at the lunch eon. Rev. George Roseberry of the - First Methodist church gave the invocation and Coun ty Judge Earl M. Miller Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins rangement reaches , a high state of ' perfection. The snowshoe rabbit can run over loose soft snow because its feet are enlarged, preventing tiring penetration of the feet in the snow. The two cushions of a camel's feet spread apart when the animal's weight is on them, to keep the feet from sinking into the loose sand of the desert." 'Shoes' Devised Evidently the horse was not intended to walk on slip pery surfaces. Because he wanted to use the animal for his own profit, man devised "shoes" for the horse. This is about the only animal with "iron footprints." Nature made no allowance for this as over the many years she de veloped this animal from a creature the size"of .a rabbit to the majestic animal, now nearly replaced by the motor car arid the tractor. ' The human criminal - does not want to leave his finger prints. Neither do the ani mals of the wild. Their paw prints are just as revealing, visible evidence to potential enemies. If it could, the ani mal would take its tracks with it when it leaves. Paw- Ne cords, no tubes, no wires arc worn anywhere ' on the body! AVAILABLE TO TRY AND SEE (Without Cost or Obligation) Tuesday, Nov. 17 Jackson Hotel, Medford Wednesday, Nov. 18i Ashland Hotel, Ashland ASK FOR SHARREL LEWIS I mag i n a tion, H onesty U rg ed as Features in News Photography Editor's note: Three Med ford men, reporteri-photog-rapher Bob Vroman and Joe Cowley of the Mail Tribune, and free lance pho tographer Ken Knack cledl, attended the annual cross-country short course in photo journals 1m recent ly sponsored by the Na tional Press Photographers' association in Portland. The following is a report on the meeting. News DhotoeraDhv should feature both imagination and honesty. These two Doints and argu ments for careful pictorial plannine and editine were presented at the second an nual cross country -.short course in Dhotoiournalism recently sponsored by the .National Press Photographers association in Portland. Highlight of the course was an illustrated talk by Joe Costa, chief photographer for King Features Syndicate. Words and pictures should have "togetherness," Costa emphasized. The written word is based on common imagery. Words, are one thing to the writer and something else to the reader. If words conveyed the exact meaning they were intended to, half of the law yers work would be unneces sary, the founding member and first NPPA president pointed out. Then, through a series of graphic slide illustrations, Costa, a University of Mis souri honor medal winner. showed the difference in im pact between a sharp news picture and skillful word de scription. A news picture should be a true picture, Costa said. It should help the reader under stand better the people or per son photographed. A proper combination is a good hews story, enriched by a sharp, ex pressive photo. Good citizens must be well-informed citi zens, he insisted. A good news account is a judcious combina tion of photo and words. Although the photographer is equipped with a greater variety of tools and equip ment than ever before, a news photographer has a greater responsibility to society than ever before in presenting the news accurately and honestly through pictures, he declared. "In these times when there is an increasing trend toward- government censorship due to public apathy, the photog rapher has a responsibility not to drive the public closer to ward censorship. A free press must not become repugnant to them through use of bad taste and dishonesty in pre senting the news," he said. Lists Facts He also listed the following facts: A recent public opinion poll of 373 people in a city of 50,- 000 showed that 94 per cent of the 373 people thought news papers should print all ideas, However, this, favorable mar gin narrowed when confront ed ' with specific questions. Seventy-five per cent favored presentation of news' stories attacking the mayor, 64 per cent approved stories attack ing the president, 58 per cent anti-labor news stories. Half of the 373 people polled were certain the opinions in editor ials influenced presentation of the news. Of 3,000 high school young sters polled, 45 per cent of them thought newspapers should print anything but mil- tary secrets. Forty-one per cent opposed the idea' and 14 per cent were uncertain. One- third of the teenagers approv ed government censorship. These are the future voters and national leaders, Costa pointed out. prints like fingerprints are tattle-tales, informing those who can "read" the message left by criminal fingers or tinyr padded feet. here is the hearing aid everyone ' is talking about... worn entirely in the Mr .10 A.M. Till 2 P.M. .10 A.M. Till 2 ML or PAUL WILLOUGHBY This public apathy, he said, is responsible for the increas ing number of closed meet ings, censorship and handouts. A news medium indifferent to public resentment, and allow ing the excesses of the few to reflect on the entire press, is unfair. Misconception of the role of the press is reflected in the personal and emotional attitudes of lawyers toward courtroom photography. . Such an attitude is reinforc ed by such incidents as the lopsided news coverage of the Khrushchev visit to the United States, and distorted crime news coverage. Stories of "wolfpacks" of photograph ers became reality in cover age of Khrushchev's tour of a California super-market and the over-running of the Garth farm during .the Russian's visit to the Iowa farm coun try, Costa noted. ; "Too many editors read Championships Are Favored by School Boards in Oregon . Boards of directors of 149 school district in Oregon have voted overwhelmingly their support for state champion ships, according to a survey conducted by the Oregon School Activities association. In answering a question naire in which the boards were asked whether they fa vored a program whereby high school state champion ships can be officially deter mined for boys inter - school athletics, the boards voted 124 in favor and 15 against. Results were compiled from 46 A, 49 A2 and 54 B school boards, the association noted, but not all boards took action on every item. The 46 Al schools voted 34 in favor and 8 against a pro gram of state championships, while the A2 school boards favored such programs 40 to 5, and B school boards favor ed the program 50 to 2. The committee attempted to determine if school boards were opposed to state cham pionships as a general policy, if there; was opposition to state championships in certain activities, or opposed to pres Now, ONE insurance plan gives you the kind of security you want, today ...and In the future Standard's Multi - Purpose Plan offers immediate financial secur' ity for your family. 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However, communications as the news-gathering services think of them, are establish ing bridges between people and carrying ideas over them. Newspapers and other news media provide what goes over those bridges. . A newspaper must be con ducted as a public service and in a business-like profitable way to stay in business. Pho tographers must have the con fidence of the public and in tegrity, Costa concluded'. . ent methods of determining a state championship, and to re ceive 'suggestions for improv ing the state championships that may be continued. ' , Boards were asked to indi cate the state championships which should be supervised by the OSAA. The vote in cluded baseball, 106 in favor, 23 against; - basketbal1, 127 yes, 6 no; cross country, 86 yes, 23 no; golf, 84 yes, 25 no; tennis, 89 yes, 23 no; wrestl ing, 102 yes, 17 no; football, 107 yes, 24 no; swimming, 90 yes, 23 no; track, 122 yes, 9 no; and other activities, 61 yes, 17 no. . On the committee appoint ed by the board of control were Orville Bailey, principal of Roseburg; Leo Crisman, superintendent of E 1 k t o n schools; Dr. Leonard B. May field, superintendent of Med ford schools; and M. B. Wins low, superintendent of Coos Bay schools.' Los Angeles -flJPD- Sun Val ley, Idaho, has been selected as site' of the 1961 convention of the western states Republi can leadership conference. Milraiii tion hinds tor your children . . . savings or investment... paid-up insurance . . .retirement income. With Standard's Multi -Purpose Plan you have low-cost insur ance protection. You can build a cash reserve to take advantage - 1011 M E. Sixth Street, Phone GRreenwood 6-7124 Fourth Street, Phone: GReenwood 6-3412 Two Killed in Portland Accident Portland -UPD- Two persons were killed in a spectacular one-car crash just east of here early today. . ; . The sheriffs office identi fied, the victims as Willard Wade Woodard, 42, and Sue Margarie . 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They include: Clarence Chase, Eu gene; Howard Otley, Burns; Larry Williams, Canyon City; Ben Smith of Redmond and Will iim TVTarcViall TTlamatH' Falls. Pendleton Girl Named 'Miss Rodeo America : Las Vegas, Nev. (DPD- A.vfc. vacions lB-year-old University , of Washington coed f r o nv Pendleton, Ore., Vicki Pear son, was crowned "Miss Ro deo America" Saturday night at the climax of the 6th annu al Miss Rodeo America con test at the Flamingo hotel. v Miss Pearson, daughter of Mr. and' Mrs. Vera- Pearson. was chosen over 19 other con-, testants. : ..; ; : , ncont and tape ptayin or write WjLttJL 21o E. Main Street, Phone
