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0, 0 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. TUESDAY, JUNE 21. 1960 iff' . yC - ' New York Eileen Morrow. 6, Rocheiter, N.Y., U a victim of a punling chronic illness, juavnile rheumatoid artritii. She is shown during a recent stay in Rochester's Strong Memorial hospital, Many victims require long periods of hospitalisation. To help Eileen grow up as normally as pos sible, her parents iollow a four-point program. They face the fact she is ill. treat her like the rest of their children, see (he gets proper medical care and encourage others to treat ber as a normal child. (UPI Telephoto) Chronically III Child Means Family Problems By PATRICIA McCORMACK United Press International New York IUPD In 30,000 homes across the nation there are children suffering from puzzling chronic illness juvenile rheumatoid a r t h ritis. It sets the joints on fire and burns the body with fever. ' Medical problems aside, the parents of these children face a complicated challenge In the child-raising arena. The children are seemingly well one day and acutely ill the next. Many of them, at various stages, require long periods of hospitaliation. . The problem of the parents is this: How do you arrange ihings including your atti tude to guarantee -that the .chronically ill child will grow up to be a pleasant "young lady or man instead of a pampered, spoiled invalid? Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mor row of Rochester, N.Y., are iinwilling experts on the sub ject. Eileen Morrow, 6, has Been sick with rheumatoid arthritis since her third birth day. .- The Morrows have seven other children, ranging in age from 4 months to 11 years. . When Eileen first became 111 the Morrows went through a period of high hopes that she would get' well fast. They have learned that this Is a game of "blind man's buff" that only makes the situation worse. Four-Point Program The Morrows have hit upon a four-point program to help Eileen and the family. They recommend that other parents with chronically ill children consider the points and perhaps adopt them in the handling of a like problem. First, the Morrows believe In facing facts. They recog nize the fact that Eileen is quite ill e v e n though she sometimes seems quite well, "We don't at any lime pre tend that there's nothing wrong with the child," Mrs. Morrow said. Next, the Morrows believe In treating Eileen In Just the Way other children are treat ed in their household. "She gels her share of love and prayers, but we try Picnic Postponed By Phoenix Club Phoenix Thursday club has postponed the annual picnic one week to Thursday, June 30. It will be held at 12 noon at Jackson Hot Springs. The event will be a no-host potluck luncheon and swim parly for members and their families. Table service, rolls, hot and cold beverages will be furnished by the club. : m J V SWIM OIWV LaPoi y ' laPolntf'l Price not to pamper her. She gets her share of discipline, too when she needs it," Mrs. Mor row said. The third point in the Mor row program: See that Eileen gets proper medical care, in cluding every break that modern science can muster to help her live with her problem. And the fourth point: En courage those outside the family to treat Eileen as a normal child. Eileen, blond and blue- eyed, just returned from her latest hospitalization. This one was at the National Foundation's Arthritis clini cal study center in Strong Memorial hospital, Rochester. She was no stranger to her brothers and sisters when she returned from the center supported by the March of Dimes. She was no special character expecting to be waited on and pampered. This is because the Mor rows, during the six months' hospitalization, tried to keep Eileen in place as a working member of the family. It sounds like a magic achieve ment considering that Ei leen left the hospital only for several weekend visits home. Here is how the miracle was accomplished: Visit Often To counteract the effect of Eileens long hospitalization, the Morrows frequently took the other children to the arthritic study center to see Eileen. After a while, the entire family four-monther except ed was familiar with the ins and outs of Eileen's tempor ary habitat. The well chil dren also met the persons at the hospital helping Eileen. On other occasions, Eileen was issued a weekend pass by her doctors and allowed home to visit. At home, she talked about "my room at the hospital." She also talked about my" physical therapist, doc tor, nurse. And when she talked , the other children knew exactly what she was talking about. They had been to the hospital and just let Eileen try to pull the wool over their eyes! This two-way familiarity also means that Eileen did not have an advantage to wheedle special favors. The other children knew that their sister was not in world too much different from their own. She was in a place where everyone knew the Morrows and the Morrows knew everyone. During the hospitalization oilier things were done to re mind Eileen that she wasn't being left out of family life. When the newest Morrow IT'S NEW! MATERNITY WEAR nte's M At Women's News Candidate for Congress Outlines His Philosophy Outlining his philosophy of government, with emphasis on public education, Dr. Ed win R. Durno yesterday told Republican women that "I am totally opposed to federal aid to education as to the ele mentary and secondary level" and later said student popu lation in institutions of higher learning could be double with out spending another cent on classroom space if only the institutions would revise their class schedules." Dr. Durno, Medford physi cian and state senator who is a candidate for election to congress from the fourth dis trict of Oregon, spoke at a combined meeting of the Med ford unit, Oregon Federation of Republican Women, and the federation's state board yesterday noon at the Red Cross building. The speaker said that a space utilization study made on the Oregon State System of Higher Education for the legislative fiscal committee showed that in some Oregon colleges, classroom utilization is only about 20 hours per week. Colleges and universi ties should work out a sys tem whereby classrooms are used on a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday schedule the same as Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Dr. Durno said. Also, afternoon use is not as heavy as morning use, he added, and said this could be corrected. Differences Explained The candidate stressed that he was not objecting to the building requests of Oregon schools as concerned dormi tories, special rooms or other needed buildings. He pointed out that dormitory space is badly needed, and that the cost of these buildings is self liquidating. "These bonding programs should not be con fused with the recent space and time utilization studies" Dr. Durno said. Dr. Durno said that he had been accused of "being against education and added that this was far from the case. No sane person is against education," he added, saying that every parent wants his children adequately educated. He stressed that the Oregon legislature in 1859 provided $2(10,000 for educational tele vision, $740,000 for the edu cation of mentally retarded children in local school sys tems; $250,000 for gifted chil dren and additional scholar ships for teachers, adult and vocational education and that school for social workers had been created. Elaborating on his opposi tion to federal aid to educa tion on the elementary and secondary levels, Dr. Durno said it would bring "super vision, dictation and finally control." The candidate declared that he believed In local autonomy for school systems, that local funds should be supplemented by state assistance, but never to exceed 50 per cent of the cost of educating a child. Questions Asked Speaking of taxes and the cost of education, the candi date asked a number of ques tions early In his speech which he said voters and taxpayers should "meditate on." They were: Are we going overboard in construction, in curricula and administration? Are we utilizing the buildings and the administrative personnel properly? Are 152 days of the year and the present hourly usage antiquated and archaic was born, Mom and infant on the way home from the maternity hospital, stopped off at Eileen's hospital to visit. Eileen beamed for days, talking about her baby sister to everyone. She was secure In the knowledge that she was part of a tightly knit family. Pain Abated "The hardest part of Ei leen's sickness," Mrs. Morrow said, "is not to do special things for her especially when she is In pain. It breaks my heart when she is in pain." Temporarily, the medical specialists who make up the staff of the center have suc ceeded In abating the pain. The swelling of Eileen's wrists, knees and ankles has been reduced. She can move about pretty well almost like a normal child. She no longer has high fevers for long periods of time. In the fall, the Morrows hope to enter Eileen in the first grade at the local school where four of her brothers attend. "We can Just hope that all goes well," Mrs. Morrow said. "We want her to be treated like a normal child in school. But the Fall is the time her diseast flares up worst." with the present day explos ion of school population? Is our present method of taxa tion for education the cause of the taxpayer's revolt? Is It fair for itinerants and non property taxpayers to possess the right to mortgage our homes for the education of their children? "Should the state, through its general fund largely de rived from the income tax, not bear a greater burden of re sponsibility? Would not this be a more equitable source of educational revenue with net receipt's tax or a sales tax, which would make every body pay something for the services of government in general and education in par ticular? Should the state's participation approach 50 per cent of the cost of education of a child? Should the federal government more actively participate in elementary and secondary education, as well as in our institutions of high er learning?" Dr. Durno said the dignity and freedom of the individual comes with, and is preserved by, education. Quotes Jefferson The candidate opened his talk by quoting Thomas Jef ferson, to the effect that "I place economy among the first and most important vir tues, and public debt as the greatest danger to be feared. To preserve our independence we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our choice be tween economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. . . . If we can prevent the gov ernment from wasting the la bors of the people under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy. He then elaborated by say ing international relations should be an ail-American and bipartisan effort; that we should work for the elimina tion of the super state; must preserve local autonomy and state's rights, the dignity and freedom of the individual, the integrity of the family as the basic political unit; inflation must be controlled; that so cialistic experimenters should be eliminated from congress; farm subsidies and support programs should be eliminat ed; said It would be an evil and expensive day if medicine is socialized in America"; said urban renewal and other large building programs are unnecessary and undesirable In our state; said he believed in the cooperative effort of public and private. agencies in the field of natural resource development.' The candidate further said government should have an interest in social reform and said labor and management are "inevitable partners in the creation of America's high standard of living" ra ther than enemies, a3 Karl Marx had declared. Closing his statement of principles, which Dr. Durno said would be the basis of his campaign, he declared that "working for the full devel opment and orderly utiliza tion of our natural resources is the most important contri bution that I can make to you as your congressman." "Timber is the greatest of all resource crops in our state," Dr. Durno said. "Pro cessing of forest products is our first Industry. The man agement of this renewable resource should be on an ec onomic and not on a political basis." The closing paragraph of his statement was "Finally promise to devote my full time to the activities of gov ernment as it affects you. I promise that I will faithfully carry out my assigned dutiei. and that I will not meddle in the affairs of foreign coun tries." This brought spontan eous applause from his audi ence. Dr. Durno was introduced by Mrs. Frank Bash, club president. Auxiliary Holds Annual Election Officers for the following year were elected at a meet ing of the Carpenters auxil lary June 17 at Carpenters Hall. The new officers are Mrs. Richard Hargrove, president; Mrs. Cleve C. Ferris, vice- president; Mrs. L. V. Ward recording secretary; M r s. Fred Meadows, financial sec retary; Mrs. Lloyd Fischer, conductor; Mrs. Elza Despain, warden and Mrs. George Po- tucek, trustee. Installation will be at a later meeting. Refreshments were served following the meeting. A fresh pineapple should be clean, heavy, free from bruises and square shoul dered. It also should have a fragrant odor. Republican Federation Holds Meeting in Medford Members of the board of the Oregon Federation of Re publican Women were guests of the Medford unit of the Federation for a luncheon meeting yesterday noon at the Red Cross building. Both groups held business sessions, and luncheon speaker was Dr. Edwin R. Durno, Medford, Re publican candidate for con gress from the fourth district. State board members here for the meeting were Mrs. Harold S t r a w n, Portland, president of the Federation; Mrs. Dale Van Sickle, Port land, recording secretary; Mrs. Samuel Martin. Portland, trustee; Mrs. William G. Stacey, Salem, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Avery G. Foote, Portland, president of Portland Metropolitan club and chairman of the new citi zens committee of the Federa tion and Mrs. Fayette Bristol, Medford Woman Flies to Europe Mrs. Agnes C. Ness, 1325 Bundy avenue, left Sunday to join a Maryihurst college sponsored tour of Europe Mrs. Ness went by plane to Portland, where she joined others for the tour, and flies tonight by jet plane to Lisbon. The group will be abroid about eight weeks and will tour 14 countries. Mrs. Ness is traveling with a long-time friend, Mrs. John Koenig, Salem. Calendar Calendar notices and news for the society section of The Mall Tribune must he submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition is 1 p.m. Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is a a.m. of the day of publication and for week day news is 5 p.m. the day before publication. Tuesday) 8 p.m. - Crater Lake Post and Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW hall. 8 p.m. - Mary circle, Zion Lutheran church, home of Mrs. Wayne Bennett, 1532 South Ivy st. Wednesday: 10 a.m. - Daughters of the American Revolution District meeting. Redwoods hotel, Grants Pass. 10 a.m. - Lydia circle. Zion Lutheran church, home of Mrs. Bruce Braaton, 901 Park ave. 11 a.m. - Medford Town- send club, Walker's Dream land, 41514 East Main St. 12 noon - Mistletoe club, home of Mrs. Dave Fraysher, 2035 Sunset dr. 12:30 p.m. - Oak Grove Neighborhood club, with Mrs. Gertrude Winningham, 105 Perrydale ave. to w "Transitional" is the word that describes furniture Incor porating, traditional features in a contemporary collection. This marble-lopped laurel sideboard is from the "Horiton" group for living room, dining pull-out trays and an adjustable shelf are behind the door. why eat like W a canary? ABOUT 46 CALORIES PER SLICE. Kn oan.rie, won't sing on . diet Hut your d.ot can now include hr,d for there are onlv ahout 4t ralories in an 18 gram slue of Hollywood. 16 vegetables and grams in its soecial f,.rm,,i. ..,. """""'"ana o vnu rh.n., . BAKED BY FlUHRER'S BAKERY Social Events Grants Pass, board member. Also in Medford for the meeting were Mrs. Harry O. Smith, Cave Junction, presi dent of the Illinois Valley branch of the Federation; Mrs. Carlton Sandeen, president of lis Rogue River club and Mrs. Paul Skinner, vice president of the Grants Pass club and several members of that club. Mrs. Frank C. Bash, presi dent of the Medford club, con ducted a meeting of that group and Mrs. Strawn pre sided for the state board meet ing which followed. Mrs. Strawn stated that this was the first time the state board had met in Medford, and said there is need for party work ers to keep in contact during an election year. Miss Nancy Hinman, spon sored by the Medford club as a delegate to Girls' State earl ier this month, spoke concern ing the value of the annual session and thanked the club for making it possible for her to attend. Mrs. E. A. Littrell said there was a need for volun teers to work at Republican headquarters, and a meeting of Republican precinct com mitteemen and women was announced for Wednesday, June 22, at headquarters. It was announced that of ficers of the new Federation unit in Rogue River would be installed today by Mrs. Strawn. Wires were read from Peter Gunnar, state chairman of the Republican party, and How ard Bclton, Oregon state treasurer. Luncheon was served by Phoenix Grange women. About 90 members and guests attended the event. Phoenix Church Announces Tea Phoenix A fellowship tea for all churches in the Phoe nix area is scheduled for Thursday, June 23, according to a representative of the Phoenix First Presbyterian church. The annual event is sched uled for 2 to 4 o'clock Thurs day afternoon in the Phoenix First Presyterian church. Lo cal talent will entertain. All proceeds go to a church charity. There will be no lint when you're pressing out the crease in a let-down skirt if you use tissue paper instead of a damp cloth for ironing. When frying fish, drop three or four small cubes of celery into the skillet. The celery helps cut the odor and will not alter the taste. room and bedroom. Three " " nu"IW . Keeps O Foster Parents Support Thousands; Need Explained By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York -fflPD- Eight dol lars a month will just about cover the telephone bill if you don't talk too much. The same amount often means the difference between starvation or subsistence for a family in Korea. Or, as Robert W. Sage of Seoul puts it, "eight dollars will buy an awful lot of rice The sum represents the cash contribution made each month by an individual school, club or other organiza tion to a needy child through the Foster Parents Plan (FPP). "Parents" contribute in all $180 each year, the rest going for clothing, food pack ages, medical and social serv ices, and in the case of Korea where grade school is com pulsory, for textbooks. FPP is a non-profit organi zation helping 18,000 children in Belgium, France, Western Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Viet Nam, and Korea. Sage, a handsome 48-year old bachelor, set up the branches in Pusan and Seoul in 1953, immediately after the Korean cease fire. The director, in the United States for his first vacation in seven years, said that FPP is taking care of 4,500 Korean children, some orphaned and some with one parent, usually the mother, living. "There are plenty still in need." he said, "and if we had the foster parents, we could easily double that number." Adopted Two Boys A man who practices what he preaches, Sage has adopt ed two orphan-!1, buys, whom he found in 1953 when he and an assistant, driving through a village in southeast Korea stopped to fix a flat tire. Sage said one of the elder residents asked if they could help get the children into an orphanage about 25 miles away. The alternative: Prob able death from freezing in the winter ahead, because the villagers all were too poor to take the two in. "We packed the kids in the car," he said, "and started out. On the way td the orpha nage, I just made up my mind I'd keep them." "In America," he smiled, "we'd call that kidnaping. In a war-ravaged country, it's charity." Today, the two Han Duck Yun, now 12, and Park Kong Bae, 14 live with him and the FPP staff in a compound in Seoul and attend middle SPECIAL LOW PRICES FOR THIS EVENT! MANY NEW STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM Select your new fur now at a great Savings High trade in value on your old furs. Credit terms to suit your budget Restyle your old furs. Have work done now . , . pay for it in the fall. Guaranteed workmanship. This showing will be at 21 North Central Phoaa SF 2-5S47 school, comparable to our junior high. Sage, born In Leipzig, Ger many, came to the United States in the 1930's. He served In World War II as a U.S. military government of ficer. After his discharge, he joined the international refu gee organization and went to Europe to help re-settle dis placed persons. He moved to Korea when war started in June 1950, to serve as chief of the welfare field services of the United Nations Korean reconstruction Agency (UNKRA). Food and Warmth "The greatest need during and immediately after the war was lor food," said Sage. "Starvation was everywhere. Next was blankets. Korea is cold from November through April. And, of course, hous ing and fuel. "The economy is some what improved now," he said, "but of course poverty is a problem through all Asia." FPP encourages the chil dren It helps to write "inter esting letters" each month to foster parents. Copies of sev eral on file at headquarters show even small children are aware of recent events in the Far East. Lee Jae Kuk wrote his fos ter parent in America that "I read that President Ike will visit Korea. We will welcome him honestly." A child named Suh Chang Koo mentioned the recent student riots that toppled the Syngman Rhee government and added that "the third grade insisted to have its demonstration too, and then all of our school rose up . . ." 4 Demonstration Slated for Group Bill McCorkle, Medford, will provide the program for a meeting of Southern Ore gon Society of Artists to be held Wednesday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Girls Community club. Mr. McCorkle will demon- state animation, drawing and cartooning techniques. Refreshments will be served by Mrs. John Pletsch, Mrs. Fred E. Rankin and Mrs. Harry Marx. The society has set the an nual Greenwich Village shows for July 16 In Medford and August 13-14 in Ashland. Ar tists who were sent cards re garding participation in the show are asked to return them no later than July 1. Big 3 Day FUR Old Timers , Participate j In Events Member of the Medford Old Timers' club participated in both the annual Rogue Riv er Rooster Crow Saturday and the Catfish Derby at TouVelle park Sunday. Saturday members drove their cars in the parade at Rogue River and afterwards competed in driving contests on the Rogue River High school field. In the three contests, mem. bers drove in a perfect circle, blindfolded, drove in a zig zag obstacle race and a "pop a balloon" contest, blindfold ed. Winning the highest of points were Jack Milhoan, first, driving his 1915 Model T Ford, and Lowell Reavis, second, driving his 1924 Buick runabout. Sunday 38 club members and families were guests at the Derby. In a contest fea turing old cars, Earl Kurz and Jack Milhoan tied for first place for having the oldest ' car in the group; both owning 1915 Model T Ford touring cars. Jack Milhoan won sec ond prize as owner of the car having the most appeal, judg ing being by popular audience vote. The Old Timer's cars were on display during the event and were closely examined with great interest by many. Lyle Walther, Cental Point, is a new member of the Old Timers' club. He owns a 1929 Franklin coupe. Beat a little sherry wine into cream cheese along with grated orange rind. Fold in small amount stiffly beaten cream, sweeten to taste and spoon on warm squares of chocolate cake made from a Perfume 'Round the Clock Q. Dear Louvaine: I adora perfume, but for some reason or other its fragrance just does not last on me. I have told several of my friends that I want a new perfume, but first I must find out about a last ing one. Mrs. G. B. A. A particularly good idea for women who claim that perfume does not "stay with them" is a Liquid Skin Sach et. It smoothes on the skin very easily, and lingers longer because of its sachet base. It has a slower rate of diffusion and evaporation than any other type of fragrance and was. originated by Houbigant. 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