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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1960)
Medford Tribune SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1960 PAGES 1 to 8 Climbing Wall For Children Displayed i. ,.ty HI fcfl DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY This fall marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the federal Social Security act, and coinciden tally is the 10th anniversary of the estab lishment of the Medford Social Security office. The picture above shows the present employees at the local office, now located in "The Mall," 1005 East Main st. They are, left to right, Zila Smith, Orner Haugen, Manager Edward Jacobson, Betty Traux, Betty Hatzi and Phyliss Scott. The Medford office serves Jackson and Josephine counties. A model of a "climbing wall" was presented to the city parks and recreation commission last week as the final piece of modernistic play apparatus being produc ed for local use by Charles Forrester, a designer from the University of Oregon. Other pieces of play equip ment are a sand pool, a tur tle, and three horse-like sculp tures. They are to be built and placed in Hawthorne, Jackson, and Maple parks. Fi nancing will be done through the support of the Medford Moose lodge, the Elks lodge, the Kiwanis club, and the T. W. Miles estate. At a Wednesday night meet ing of the commission. For ester was presented by Herb Partridge, commission mem ber. Partridge said the climb ing wall would be used for both play purposes and as a "break" between recreation al facilities. The "wall" will be made I out of concrete, preferably of while mixture. Forrester said a white mixture would v. -; "stay that way," while ored paint would fade col- and UNIQUE WALL A model of an uni.sual "climbing wall" for one of the city's parks was displayed last week at the meeting of the city parks and recreation commission. The modernistic play apparatus is being produced by Charles Forrester, a designer from the University of Oregon. It will take its place with a sand pool, a turtle, and three horse like sculptures. The equipment is expected to be completed by Sept. 30. create a maintenance prob lem. Partridge said that the sur face of the play item would ! be smooth so as not to in jure youngsters, but not slip pery. Initial construction of the equipment has already begun with concrete footings being laid. The sculplurer is to do most of the work at the site. Size of the wall is now un determined, according to the commission. The sculpturer will determine the exact pro portions while he constructs the item. Partridge contin ued. Forrester was commission ed earlier this year by the parks group to design the play materials with the ap proval of the city council. Completion date has been set for Sept. 30. Board of Directors Announces Changes Glenn Lusk was appointed assistant vice president and cashier of Rogue Valley State Bank at a meeting of the board of directors Thursday. Lusk, who has been with the local bank about one year, replaces Raymond ! Reiger, who resigned. . Other action by the board during their meeting was the election of Richard N. Steels to the office of assistant cashier. ODEL POOL OPEN IN GRANTS PASS Bring Your Bathing Suit! Directions: Go through Grants Pass to N.E. B street, turn right, go 2 blocks to 517 N.E. Dean Drive. Local Social Security Office To Observe Tenth Anniversary This year is a double anni versary for the Medford social security office. It marks the 25th anniversary of the sign ing of the original Social Se curity Act by President F. D. Roosevelt on Aug. 14, 1935. It Is also the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the office in Medford. The original social security office in Medford was opened In October, 1950. It was lo cated in the Federal building at 33 North Riverside ave. Last year, the office was moved to its present location at "The Mall," 1005 East Main St. The Medford office services Jackson and Josephine coun ties and is one of the 584 so cial security district offices maintained to deal directly with the public on matters Navy Increases Recruiting Goals The success of the Navy's Polaris missile is reflected throughout the nation by an Increase in recruiting goals, it was announced today by Chief Murray J. Emmerich of the Medford Navy recruit ing office. Polaris equipped subma rines will be manned by two complete crews, who will op erate the ships on a rotation al basis, thus creating a need for more qualified men. In the past, most of the men selected for work in the nuclear power field and the Polaris field were selected from the higher caliber "".en who had already proven them selves throughout long and satisfactory services. Today, young men may en list directly into the nuclear field or the brand new Polaris field with high school grad uation as a primary require ment for eligibility, Emmer ich said. Both fields offer the qualified young man exten sive training in both the classroom and "on the job." Classroom instruction amounts to upwards of three years with a curriculum of fered by no other service or institution. High school grad uates, who feel they can qual ify should contact Chief Em merich for full details on the curriculum outline. pertaining to old-age, sur vivors and disability insur ance protection under the so cial security law. Old Age Benefit While social security, in the beginning, afforded protection to less than 10 per cent of the working population and on'v one person in 20 could look forward to benefit payments Winkler Honored By Surprise Party On Retirement A belated surprise retire ment party was held the eve ning of Aug. 3 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wimer, 3595 Jacksonville highway, in honor of Walter R. Wink ler. Jacksonville. Winkler retired as top con ductor on the seniority list frim the services of the South ern Pacific company July 7 after 49 years and 3 months. Those present, which in cluded G. M. Joyce, Jane Cox, Eleanor Reule, T. W. Harvey, A. C. Hooker, Bob Gail, A. I. Yoakum, P. R. Matheny, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. McCoy and daughter, Kathy. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Fry, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Bright, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Collom, Mr. and Mrs. Hank Demmcr, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dussault, and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Roberts. A cake, decorated with a standard railroad watch and chain and a railroad caboose, was served. G. M. Joyce, trainmaster for the Southern Pacific com pany, presented Winkler with a transistor radio, given him by his many friends and co workers. Following the refreshments and presentation, Winkler showed the group movies of his trips to Europe, Yellow stone park, and the Oregon coast. He had brought Ihem with him believing he was going lo show them to the Wimers and a "few neighbors." Olympic wrestling matches in Ihe daytime, and opera at nighl are planned for Rome's Caracalla Baths outdoor stage in 1960. under any public plan, the basic ideas underlying social 1 security were age-old. In fact, many of the insti tutions now included within the Federal social security system were in operation long I before the birth of social se-' curity 25 years ago. j Public assistance was es-1 tablished in each of the 13 original colonies early in the history of these settlements. The Marine "Hospital service i (forerunner of the U. S. Pub lic Health service) was estab lished by the federal govern ment in 1798 for the care of j American seamen. Insurance Plan The first trade-union unem ployment insurance plan was adopted in 1831; the first mu nicipal pension (providing dis ability and death benefits for New York City policemen) dales from 1857. As long ago as 1875, the first private pen sion plan in American indus try came into being. Social security was devised as a compulsory, contributory program to replace in part earnings lost to a family be cause its breadwinner's old age, disability or death. The Oregon Department of employment will join in the nationwide observance of the 25th anniversary of the en actment of the Social Security Act, Davfd H. Cameron, com missioner, has announced. Oregon has been a partner in the federal-stale unemploy ment insurance system since Dec. 23, 1935. Cameron said more than $312 million has been paid to eligible Oregon unemployed workers 'Since the first check was issued on Jan. 25, 1938. Since Jan. 1, 1936, the state's unemployment insur ance program has been oper ated as an integral part of the state's employment security program, which includes the public employment service, he explained. 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