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O O SECTION D PAGES 1 to 8i MEDFORDf .Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 23. 1960 WEEKS & ORR'S Pickin' Pears News and Notes From Camp White o By SID HOLLINGS WORTH Twenty-seven awards were presented by Manager Henry C. Herzog and Chief Librarian Enid Holmes to members of the Readers and Writers club last Tuesday - the result of participation in the annual Hospitalized Veterans Writers project, together with a local contest sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary. Money awards to three of the members, James Gillan, former editor of Dominews, Earl J. Sweeney and Walter Grow, could not be delivered in person due to their absence at the present lime. Gillan and Sweeney each received five awards in the HVWP, and Walter Town send, three, with the largest money prizes. Townsend also won in the prose and poetry contests of the Legion auxil iary. Edward Robinson and Charles Reynolds also won prose awards in this contest. Book awards were won by Charles M. Reynolds, David Frisch, Douglas E. Brown, Charles R. West, Ernest C. Fairchild, Edward L. Robin son, James W. Edwards, Mi chael Dillon and William Ness. Dominews, the member pub lication, received an honorary award, a subscription to Arm ed Forces Writer magazine and membership in the AFW league. The American Legion auxiliary furnished refresh ments for the occasion. More than 9,000 handicap ped men and women are on VA employment rolls at the present time, says a statement published recently. "Of every 18 fulltime em ployees, one of them is physi cally handicapped." the VA reports, adding, "among the disabilities which have not proved a bar to good job per formance are arrested tuber culosis, blindness, deafness, various amputations and cer la' ' heart conditions." Through the efforts made by John W. Sinders, person nel officer, this VA installa tion is one which has been specially recognized in the program for hiring the physi cally handicapped. " With the increase in the percentage of handicapped people employed, there has been a decline in the total employment figures, Sinders notes. H. M. Neely, recently nam ed supervisory gardener, is getting his landscaping pro gram under way with a crew of about 25 from the station assigned to this special ac tivity. In addition to the attention being given to lawns, a new decorative treatment is being projected. A rock crypt is being planned in addition to further cultivation at the cemetery. About a dozen small plots have been assigned to garden club members in connection with their gardening program. The outstanding member gar den for years is the one de veloped by Walter Odegard. Others are found adjoining buildings and in front of the administration building. From 75 to 100 men have been assigned to this outside work, most of them doing maintenance jobs. The domiciliary office is working under pressure at this time with the relatively large turnover of men. There were 137 new men admitted in May. During the first 20 days of June, 69 came in and 107 went out. General ly, arrivals and departures equalize the number assigned to membership, numbering 874 in the domiciliary as of June 15. This turnover places an extra load on the baggage room which is run by Carl Einkopf, of Medford, whose efficiency at this job results from hotel experience. Donald P. Davis and Henry Maier are helping out in the rush. Installation of a new and Improved x-ray unit In the medical wing of the domicil iary will be completed this week. Numerous advantages will be obtained from the new equipment, among them the factor of reduction of radio activity by from 20 to 30 per cent. This is gained by a quicker flash in the exposure. Greater precision in pene tration is likewise gained and areas reached which were not visible in plates from the old machine. This is obtained by a spot film arrangement, it was explained. Conveniences for the pa tient are also provided by the improved mechanism. X-ray pictures can now be taken from either direction at any angle, and by means of a movable crane arrangement, patients will not have to be moved from their position when wheeled into the labora tory. Dr. A. S. Anderson, chief medical officer, is highly pleased with this additional aid to diagnosis and treatment of the type of cases handled here. At present, much of the x-ray work has to be sent outside. The Evergreen bus service is making a number of radi cal changes in line with other local bus operations, faced with discontinuance due to loss of patronage. The Ashland route will be covered by two new "midget" cars, one an express and the other making stops at Phoenix and Talent. Success of the small car service on the Jacksonville, Central Point and intra-city run justifies this move, ac cording to Larry Pilcher, operator of the line. 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