Family Counseling
Reviewed at Session
With Mrs. Burnside
"Gross increases in divorce
rate, illegitimacy and delin
quency are causing many com
munities to decide that it is
more economical to spend tax
ad valorem dollars at the
first signs of trouble in a
family rather than wait until
only the most expensive and
long term corrective measures
will suffice."
This statement was made by
Mrs. Frieda Burnside, special
consultant for the Family
Service Agencies of America
at a meeting of about 50 in
terested persons last week.
Mrs. Chester Fitch Jr., Ash
la. c" lirman of the family
counse ng committee of the
Child Guidance Clinic, con
ducted the meeting and was
assisted by Mrs. Henry Padg
ham. The family counseling com
mittee has been studying
plans to expand the services
of the child guidance clinic
to include this new service.
Mrs. Burnside has been in the
valley to speak to groups
about ' the service, what it
might accomplish, what it
would include and its cost.
No Adversity
"There is perhaps no adver
sity in human experience that
has not been brought to the
doors of the family counsel
ing agencies," she said. "The
largest percentage of those
seeking help come for mar-
Sears Employees
Share in Fund
Sears, Roebuck and Co. em
ployees in Medford have
$157,599 in their company's
profit sharing pension fund
Ralph Jacobson, manager
of the Sears store here, re
ported the news to employee
members of the fund at a re
cent meeting. The fund mem
bers received statements show
ing how they shared in Sears
profits last year and the value
of their individual accounts.
The 36 local fund members
had 2,247 shares of Sears
stock and other securities
amounting to $43,833 credited
to their accounts as of Dec.
31, 1959, Jacobson said.
Jacobson pointed out that
the value of the accounts of
individual employees showed
a marked increase in 1959.
Also the total assets of the
nation wide fund rose over
$250 million, for a total of
$1,321,725,000 as of Decem
ber 31, 1959. This gain was
the result of a larger company
contribution from 1959's prof
its, increased investment in
come and appreciation in the
value of the fund's stock
holdings.
The employees' fund is
Sears' largest stockholder, Ja
cobson noted. At the end of
1959, the fund held almost
27 per cent of the company's
outstanding stock. In addition
to the large investment in
Sears stock, the fund's assets
are also invested in the stock
of over 100 diversified com
panies and in miscellaneous
securities.
Created in 1916, the fund is
designed to encourage regular
savings, enable Sears employ
ees to share in company prof
its, and aid members in estab
lishing a financial reserve for
retirement. All regular em
ployees of the company who
have completed one year of
service are eligible to join
the fund.
riage counseling with parent-
child relationships a second,
Included in the service would
also be problems of aged peo
ple, financial and other prob
lems, she stated.
A family counseling serv
ice is an effort to spend a
smaller amount of money at
the point where it would
make a difference, and not
after the home has been brok
en or a child has become de
linquent, she continued.
In 1959, Jackson county
spent $300,000 in tax funds to
take care of families on aid to
dependent children assistance
programs, Mrs. Padgham stat
ed, the greater majority of
these family situations need
ing assistance being caused by
divorce, separation or deser
tion. If only a small portion
could be prevented, it would
offset the cost of a family
counseling pr o g r a m, she
pointed out.
Estimated Cost
The estimated cost of an ex
panded service would be be
tween $8,000 to $10,000,
which might be financed
through National Mental
Health act funds, tax funds,
fees and voluntary contribu
tions.
It was pointed out that
many other counties in Ore
gon are budgeting for this,
and Mrs. Burnside cited the
experience of the conciliatory
courts in California where
56 per cent of those applying
for divorces have been helped
by professional social work
ers and agreements signed
not to break up the home.
Mrs. Burnside pointed out
the high rate of teen-age mar
riages and stated that the girl
who marries under 20 has
three times the chance for di
vorce. She also stated that
family counseling is one more
thing a community may pro
vide to insure greater happi
ness and better living for its
people.
Legitimate Function
Speaking at a meeting of
the Child Guidance clinic
board, Dr. John Waterman,
director of mental health ac
tivities for the Oregon state
board of health, said this is
considered a legitimate func
tion of government, and fam
ily counseling services are
being encouraged by the
health board.
Mrs. Fitch stated that min
isters, doctors and lawyers
who are now doing counseling
within the limits of their time
have endorsed the expansion
of the guidance clinic and
many groups throughout the
county have requested the
county court to give the mat
ter serious consideration.
Medford
Tribune
Pages 1-10 MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY,. FEBRUARY 21, 1960 Section C
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Unordered Merchandise
Subject of Reminder
From Medford Chamber
Housewives, business and
professional people and the
general public are constantly
receiving merchandise in the
mails they did not order and
do not want, Don McNeil,
Medford Chamber of Com
merce manager, noted Satur
day. "In some instances, dun
ning letters are sent which
imply impropriety upon the
part of the recipient for fail
ure to pay for or return the
articles sent," McNeil said.
"Sometimes such letters
threaten directly or indirect
ly legal action if payment is
not made immediately."
Those who receive such
merchandise do not have to
pay for the merchandise sent
without an order unless they
use it, McNeil said. Nor must
they return it or store it in
their homes.
"The practice of sending
goods through the mails with
out an order is widely regard
ed as an unmitigated nuisance
which can best be ended by
making it unprofitable to the
senders," according to the Na
tional Better Business bureau
with which the Medford
chamber is affiliated.
"The sedning of unsolicit
ed orders COD is a far great
er nuisance and is also a vio
lation of postal regualtions,"
McNeil said. "The post office
department will not knowing
ly permit the mails to be used
for shipping unordered goods
COD. Unordered merchan
dise is not acceptable for in
surance, according to postal . if called for in person with
regulations in a reasonable period of
Those person who receive
unordered merchandise are
obliged to surrender it to
the shipper or to his agent,
time. However, the reeinipnfc
may also demand payment of
storage charges before releas
ing it, McNeil said.
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Decrease in Flu Cases Reported
Medford recorded a slight
drop in the number of influ
enza cases reported for the
week ending Friday, accord
ing to the Jackson county
health department.
Cub Scouts
Area People Attend
Portland Meeting
Representatives from three
southern Oregon Coast-to-Coast
stores recently attended
the company's 30th annual
spring convention in Port
land. Those from this area at
tending were Mr. and Mrs.
Roy W. Mason, Medford, Mr.
and Mrs. H. R. McKeever,
Ashland, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Paulus, Grants Pass.
The four-day convention
featured displays and demon
strations of new spring and
summer merchandise in addi
tion to individual speeches
and conferences.. Among the
speakers was Earle Stanley
Gardner, noted author, who
spoke on the subject, "The
Importance of Imagination."
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Cub Scout Pack 1
Cubs and their families of
Pack 1 held a Blue and Gold
potluck dinner in the cafe
teria of Hedrick Junior High
school Thursday. Chairman of
the affair was Virginia Krue
ger. About 250 persons at
tended. Dens sat together and
brought their own course and
dessert.
Introduced as special guests
were the Rev. John Ilg, Pack
Chaplain; J u d d Compton,
Scout executive for the Crater
Lake Council, and Darl Gleed,
district executive for ' Big
Pines district.
The flag ceremony was pre
sented by Den 1. A program
on scouting was presented by
the Webelos Den members.
" The following awards were
made by Cubmaster Hal
Krueger and presented to the
Cubs by Earl Delisle and Mar
low Bates, committeemen:
Bobcats: Michael D o o d y
and Dennis Dugan, Den 2;
John Corliss, Tim Brophy,
Michael Higgins, Larry Ed
wards and Roy Sowers, Den
4.
Wolf: John Kuchler, Jerry
Note and Stanley Van Dyke,
Den 4; and Patrick Moore,
Den 6.
Lion: Dorian Corliss, Den 5.
Gold arrow under the wolf
badge: John Gritsch, John
Hackett, Mike Mahar, Sam
Naumes, Bob Nicoletti, Gary
Pullman, Tommy Owings and
Danny Ratty, Den 1; and Jer
ry Note, Den 4.
Denner stripes: Tom Nave,
Den 6.
Assistant denner stripes:
Dorian Corliss, Den 6.
The following boys were
presented Webelos badges by
Darl Gleed and Myron Hol
len, assistant Cubmaster:
Chris Corliss, Philip Hollen,
Kurt Krueger, Danny Mar
cisz, Steven Williams, Steven
Rose, Charles Darland, Larry
Hochstatter, Eric Jensen, Ran
dy Dibble, Danny Stinson,
John Lowry, Douglas Nelson,
David Nicoletti and Bill Pru-
ett. '
Charles Hackett, Scoutmas
ter for Troop 1, assisted by
some of his Scouts, welcomed
Chris Corliss, Philip Hollen,
Kurt Krueger, Danny Mar
cisz, Steven Williams, Larry
Hochstatter, Danny Stinson
and Bill Pruett into the Troop.
The attendance award went
to Den 4, which had the most :
adults present at the dinner, i
Each Cub received a 50th i
anniversary good luck pocket
piece in honor of the anniver
sary year.
Announcements concerning
the Pack were made by Bill
Dugan, committee chairman.
Of special interest was the re
sult of the uniform inspection
of the January Pack meeting
when John Kuchler of Den 4
received 100 per cent, and
all the other Cubs were rated
as good. He thanked Mrs.
James Pullman, who was in
charge of the window display
for which the Pack received
a blue ribbon award.
Melba Gritsch and Marge
Nave are in charge of the
Pear Blossom Festival float
and announced that Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Moore would as
sist them in another display
this year.
The next Pack meting will
be held on St. Patrick's Day,
March 17, in St Mary's school
Medford continues to top
the list with 132 cases report
ed, however, compared to 155
the previous week.
After having no reported
cases the previous week,
Rogue River had 23 cases of
influenza. Shady Cove
dropped from 18 to 12 cases.
Ashland recorded a drop from
40 to 18. Phoenix increased
from 10 to 18. Central Point
cases decreased by about half,
from 11 to 6. Camp White re
ported one case. Jacksonville
had 5 cases the previous week
and had none last week.
Ashland's measles cases
dropped from 16 the previous
week to only one reported
case last week. Medford had
3 cases.
Medford noted one case of
German measles, Rogue River
2 and Ashland 3.
Other cases reported were
one case of tuberculosis in
Medford, 3 cases of pnemonia
in Medford, 2 cases of whoopr
ing cough in Medford, 5 cases
of chicken pox in Ashland, 2
m Gold Hill, and 1 case of
meningitis in Central Point.
Limousine Service
Starts in City
A limousine service from
the Medford airport has been
established by Clarence F.
and Mary Jane Jones, 43 Sum
mit ave.
The 1960 station wagon
which will serve as the limou
sine will meet all commercial
flights. It will pick up cus
tomers at hotels and motels
45 minutes ahead of flight
schedule and will deliver pas
sengers at all tourist accom
modations. -
A mobile telephone has
been installed in the car for
the convenience of passen
gers, the Joneses said.
City residents may obtain
the service at the hotels. Chil
dren are transported for half
fare, Jones reported, and re
ceipts for fares are given on
request.
He said . the . business is li
censed by the city council
and is fully insured.
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