SUNDAY, JULY 17, I960
MEDFOHD AIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
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Van Dyke To Speak at Local Observance of VA's Birthday
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U. S. Cuiniiiliisliiiirr Krimk chil eoiitlllltin UirouKliout Ihn
Million witin In ii ntiitu of ciin
fusion mid liirmnll.
During hln r loci a bnals
wild cnliibllulii'd or incotliiK
I ho vcterun problem wlilch,
with tho climiKoa nuiilo In tho
Inw from lima to time, Inn
sorvcd to effncl In Ih In coun
try mi efficient! method, cup
nlile of coping with contlltlom
is they arise,
Insurance, Penelons
In addition to tho lynUnn
of lioiulliils and homes oalub
llahed In slniloiilc menu of
the country, the business of
handling benefit from both
Inaurunco and nvnaiuns mi
well on compcnmitlon for
sorvlco connected dlmibllltlci
wai developed.
Regional office) were
opened to fiicllltntii the opera
tion and relieve the congestion
of ciues nccumuliitinil at the
Vun Dyke, Medford, will
apriik lit n locnl ohHorvunco of
Hie Voterniis administration's
Until birthday at 7:30 p.m.
'I'liuradiiy, July 21, nt Kim's
restaurant.
II. C. Ilerzug, nianiiKer of
Urn VA domiciliary at While
City, suld other Kimst also
liuvo been Invited. About 120
employee nnd volunteer rep
niaentiillven of the VA In thin
district are expected to at
tend the event, llerzov am Id.
'I'lu locnl "birthday" cele
brutlnn la one of many ached
uled IhroiiKhout the country
wherever a VA Installation ia
lociitcd.
Record ol Achievement
"We of the VA look for
wnrd to a fourth decade of
renewed cliullenitea and op
portunlllea to promote the
welfare of vetcrum and their
families," Sumner G. Whit
tier, administrator of voternna
ntfnlra, nalcl In mnklnK public
the record of achievement
aluco the I'sliibllaliment of the
Veterans admlnlatratlon July
21, lOIIII. by executive order
of President Herbert Hoover.
When the various buroaui,
nuclides, hospltnli, offices and
activities dealing with vet
eran) affair) wero consoli
dated, the vaatncaa,of the un
dertaking that waa to follow
wns hardly dreamed of with
Ha prospect of providing for
13,000,000 veteran) of WW II
and another B. 000, 000 follow
ing the Korean conflict.
There are stilt 2,760,000
WW I veterans whose aver
age age la 68 years entitled to
benefit) under the law. The
dwindling number of Spanish
American war veteran) whose
average age la 82 years, has
been rcducod to 40,000,
Rehabilitation
Tho early program w) de
signed mulnly for rehabilita
tion of the many shell
shocked, crippled and maimed
veternna of World War I, to
gether with an increasing
ntimhtr ncrllna innr-lnl lino.
pltnlltutlon In neuro psychla-
it 11 iu.!jii,iis, airrssuiK nil)
phase of medicine for the first
time In the annals of veteran
care.
Under the direction of Ad
ministrator Frank Mines, the
work was coordinated under
the rules and procedure which
he developed to effect a
smoothly operating system at
lime when economic and o-
D. C, where the old pension
bureau was located and where
all disbursement) were made
In the early days.
Ever since thoro hue been
an America for which men
fought and died, there have
been benefits of vorlnus kinds
for those who served ond for
the families of those who
wore killed.
For an equally long period,
there has boon governmental
machinery to administer the
benefit). The bonefll s 1 0 r y
)turt) many years before the
establishment of the United
Slates.
First Record
The first veterans' benefit
on record In America ia one
enacted by the Pilgrim) of
Plymouth Colony In 1638,
which provided that any sol
dier Injured In defense of the
Colony "shall be maintained
central office In Washington, competently by the Colony
during his life."
Congress gave up control of
pensions In 1819 and estab
lished a pension bureau in the
wur department where It re
mained until 1840, when It
wa) moved Into the newly
created department of the In
terior. It remained there un
til the VA took It over In
1030.
During World Wur II, the
VA wn hnndlcapped by tho
loss of many members of the
medical personnel Including
physician), dentist) and
nurses. Finally, It became
necessary for VA hospitals to
be staffed by Army and Navy
offlcera with many of the doc
tor) commissioned and as
signed to VA Installations.
OI BUI of Rights
The next undertaking of the
VA was handling the GI bill
of right) called "the largest
problem of mass education
and training the world has
ever seen." More than 10 mil
lion veterans went to univer
sities, trade and technical
school), Job and farm train
ing and special handicap
schooling.
The GI bills raised the cdu
cutlonal level of the entire
country and gave early Im
petus to colleges and univer
sities everyhere to expand
their facilities to provide for
the three million young men
and women seeking higher
education.
Vocational counseling was
introduced to aid in Job place
ment and this field of social
service was given an impctua
In the entire country. The
range of counseling extends
from war orphans at age 14
to retired servicemen at age
60.
Major Force
The sociological signifi
cance of the vast structure of
veteran) benefit) and services
has been a major force In
shaping American society and
serving as a beacon of hope
for lie millions of men and
women who had to reenter
peacetime life, It is stated.
Not to be overlooked In the
list of benefit) has been the
GI home loan program which
Is said to have changed the
architectural face of America.
Every sixth house built since
WW II has been financed un
der this plan.
At present, the major un
dertaking of the VA is In
medical research. It ia report
ed that more research in psy
chiatry and psychology Is con
ducted by the VA than any
other agency of the govern
ment. More than 8,300 VA
medical research projects are
under way at the present time,
Whlttlcrsald.
Court Agrees To
Buy Ashland Land
The Jackson county court
Friday agreed to purchase
2 310 acres of land at Moun
tain ave. and the railroad
tracks in Ashland on which
to store county road depart
ment equipment, County Com
missioner Ralph James said.
Purchase price is $7,500,
James aid. Effective now the
county will have use of the
property rent-free until Jan. 1
when it will assume owner
ship. The county has been us
ing the property for maintain
ing a storage shed for 20
year). However, the property
was recently acquired by a
group of Ashland people who
wanted the county to pay
more rent or buy it.
County court members In
spected the property Thursday.
EDUCATION LAWS
All of the U.S. states have
compulsory education laws.
The native music of the
Bahamas Is called "goombay."
France has possessed Mar
tinique since 1635.
CAT POPULATION
There are an estimated 20
million cats In the U.S.
Ray L. Casterline, M.D.
Physician
Announces that
Francis H. Bogard, M.D.
Physician
Is Associated With Him In
Practice Limited to Internal Medicine
823 East Main Phone SP 2-7440
Medford Day or Night
Summer Program
For Youths Gets
Good Welcome
Jackson county's first
youth summer work program
has received an enthusiastic
reception from tccn-iigera in
the area but employers are in
hnrt supply.
Fred Stock, chairman of the
Medford 20110 club-sponsored
project, suld Friday that more
than 800 youths have filed
job applications in Medford
mid about 200 have filed in
Ashland.
Hut It's a different story
with employers. There have
been only 30 Job referrals In
Medford and one In Ashland.
Most of the employers have
been private Individual) seek
ing teen-agers to do such
chores us yardwork and baby
sitting, Stock said, adding that
this type of employment is
what la needed to make the
project aucccss.
First of Its Kind
The program, first of Its
kind In this area, opened near
ly two months ago. Prospec
tive employers in the Ashland
Talent area should contact
last Side pharmacy, 264 East
Main St., Ashland, at MUr
dock 9-8111. Those having em
ployment opportunities in
Medford nnd all other areas
of the county arc asked to call
tho slate employment servlco,
H North Onkdale ave., nt
SPrlng 2-5297.
Both clearing houses, Stock
continued, nro "very onthusl
listlc" about the potential of
the youths who have filed ap
plications. He suld John Pat
ton, mnnogcr of tho local of
fice of tho state employment
eervlce, told him teen-agers
should not bo discouraged
since there presently is a lack
of Jobs nil over the vulle.".
Patton sold he expec .he
picture to brighten late, this
month when fruit work be
l!ln. "I hope," Stock added,
'that local employers - both
businessmen and Individual)
-will give their whole-hearted
support throughout the re
mainder of tho summer to
make the program a success
nnd Incroose the chnncca of
linvlng a similar progrnm In
yonrs to come."
CRASH INJURES THREE
Grcslinm - IUPII - Three Ore
gon men wore critically In
jured In a two-car, head-on
collision on state highway 28
near here Frldny night. The
victims wore Identified as
SylvoMor C. Earp, 51, Prlne
vllle, driver of one of the
cars; Wilbur D. Rushing, 40,
Albany, driver of the other
vehicle, and William Howard,
Si, Clreshani, a passenger In
Rustling's auto.
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