Medford
Tribune
SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1960 PAGES 1 to 8
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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-
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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.
In 1958, alone, he pointed
out, payments of benefits to
unemployed workers totaled
over $40 million in Oregon.
The two programs, Camer
on said, have been of great
value lo Oregon in periods of
seasonal decline in employ
ment and in business reces
sions. Unemployment insur
ance has been a substantial
factor in bolstering the local
economy during periods of
general stress, he added.
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