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Medford Tribune SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1960 PAGES 1 to 12 Handicapped Workers Proving Value to American Industry By HENRY J. BECHTOLD UPI Financial Editor New York - (UPD - Industry has no tears In its eyes when hiring handicapped workers. So states an article in Mill & Factory magazine which also points out that far from being hazards or the objects of c h a r i t y, handicap p e d Henry Becbiold workers are rapidly proving their value to American industry. In many respects, "Impair ed" employees o u t perform "normal" workers, according to the report. Industry is gradually ac cepting the handicapped, and the federal government has joined hands with industry to encourage the hiring of people with handicaps. This joint effort, initially an at tempt to encourage the em ployment of disabled World War II veterans, now has been broadened to include Jackson County Needs a Man With EXPERI ENCE for the Office of COUNTY COMMISSIONER PAUL RYNNING Has Itt PAUL RYNNING . will look after the interests of the taxpayers. PAUL RYNNING is interested in the preservation of county resources. PAUL RYNNING favors the development of recrea tional areas. PAUL RYNNING will continue expansion and develop ment of the County Road System. ELECT Paul B. Rynning County Commissioner VOTE 123-X Pd. Pol. Ad by L. C. Taylor, Chairman, P.O. Box 624, Medford 4 anyone with an impairment. One company .executive told the magazine that "We aren't asking anything special from the handicapped and they aren't asking anything special from us." Better Safety Record There are about seven mil lion men and women with some physical impairment working productively today. The handicaps include blind ness, deafness, loss of limbs and crippling diseases. Surveys by the giant Du Pont Co., which itself employs 1,000 handicapped workers, prove that in matters of safety records, attendance and job performance, a large percentage of the handicapped are perceptibly above the general worker average. - Seventy per cent of the 220 firms responding to the Mill & Factory survey report ed that absenteeism of handi capped employees is about the same as the other work ers, while 27 per cent said it was lower. The consensus of a detailed examination of the case his tories of three companies, as well as reports of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was that impaired workers as a group were as efficient as unimpair ed workers, and that many individuals are markedly above average in perform ance. Facts Dispell Myths Though some basic preju dices still hang on among em ployers who have not looked into the situation, the maga zine says, such beliefs as "workmen's c o m p e n sation costs will rise.y and "handi capped workers are more guilty of absenteeism and are more accident prone," are fast being dispelled by facts. It adds that the handicap ped worker has something to prove - that he is capable of holding down a valuable position in society, and as a result he is often a more re liable and diligent worker. The magazine reports In creased federal, state and I community efforts are being I j (i .j PEEK-A-BOO-Wonderlng what it's all about, Timothy Shrl ver, 14 months, peers from beneath the curtain o voting booth but holds on to his mother as she casts her absentee ballot at Chicago. Tim's mother, Mrs. Robert Shriver Jr., will be out of town Nov. 8 because she is the sister of Sen. John F. Kennedy, Democratic presidential candidate. She will be at the Kennedy home in Hyannis Port, Mass., on the big day. (UPI Telephoto) Achievement Pins Presented at 4-H eeting in Ashland Two national 4-H awards were presented to Ashland club members at the Sis-Q achievement program at the Bellview Grange hall recent ly.' Janis Torrey was awarded made to educate employers on the value of the handicapped because "if the handicapped are not able to work they will be forced to apply for public assistance. Next Two Months Said Crucial to Pedestrian Record The next two months will be crucial to Oregon's 19ci0 pedestrian sarety record, Med ford Police Chief Charles P. Chumplin said today. This is so, he said, because November and December are the months of greatest danger to pedestrians. They produce more fatalities than other months because of bad weath er; longer periods of dark ness; and increased pedestrian traffic, particularly during the Christmas season, he explain ed. Pedestrian deaths in the state numbered 40 at the end of October, the chief said, which is 14 per cent below last year's total. But, the chief noted that 17 Oregon pedestrians were killed during the last two months in 1059. Of these, 13 occurred either at dusk or in darkness. In order that they might better protect themselves dur ing the next two months, the chief has urged pedestrians to wear light-colored clothing at night and to cross streets only where drivers would expect to find them. A little extra care by driv ers is also needed, he said, if pedestrian mishaps are to be averted. FIRE CHIEF FINED Washington, N.C.-tUPB-WII-Ham Georges, president of the Atlantic, N.C., Volunteer Fire Department was fined $500 and placed on two years pro bation Wednesday for using obscene movies at stag i ir tics to .gain new volur ' it firemen. Judge Algernon t let said In sentencing Ge . s that "perhaps It would b ter that the buildings in down . than use thii dis graceful matter to taint the minds of men." OUR LOSS IS YOUR GAIN eighbors for Durno 'This Prophet Is With Honor In His Own Country.. . And Neighbors for DURNO Recognize His Abiity! WE WANT IN CONGRESS! Mr. and Mrt. Mr. and 'Mrs. Mr. and Mri. Mr. and Mri. Mr. and Mri, McFadden Mr, and Mrs. Mr. and Mil, Mr. and Mrt. Col. and Mrt. Reel. M. Alexander C. B. Collins Paul Havilond Virgil A. House . Thomai W. B. D. Mitchell George Raimusien R. B. Thierol Paul H. Weilond Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Andron Mr. J. E. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Herrled Mrs. Carol A. Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Lee Mellish Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Scroggln Mr. and Mrt. t'onald BWhalln Mr. and Mrs. Berwick L. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Houstan L. Buth, Jr. Mrs. J. H. Enders Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Hibbs Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Logeson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyers Mr. Robert E. Schott Mr. and Mrs. Allen R. Smith Dr. and Mrs. John R. Walton Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Brainerd Mr. and Mrs. Garner T. Haupert A Vote for Our Good Neighbor is a Vote for the Good of All ! Pd. Pol. Adv. by Neighbors for Durno Comm., J. Parsons, Chm., 2500 E. Main, Medford style revue medal, given to an outstanding clothing club member who li in the top 10 per cent at the county style show. Steven Stewart won the Moorman Manufac turing company award, pre-1 s e n t e d to an outstanding I swine member. County record book awards, sponsored by the fair board. went to Amy Jo Helm for the 5ew, It's Fun division, and to Miss Torrey in Teeriwise clothing. Following a potluck dinner, achievement pins and cards were awarded to 59 Sis-Q club members by Charles Mc Keen of the First National Bank at Ashland. These awards provided by the Ore gon Bankers association were: Nine years: Nelda Chap man. Seven years: Betty Kerr. Six years: Faye Chapman, Cynthia Holtgrave, Nancy Lusk, Ken Stewart, Steve Stewart. Four years: Janis Torrey, Kathleen Goddard, Kathyrn Hussy, Joyce Critten, Clifford Bradshaw, Steve Chapman, Lynn Merriman, Janet Issi. Three years: Carol Brad shaw, Stan Billings, Nancy Day, K a t h y Grimm, Tom Hamilton, Nancy Johnston, Lee Jackson, Dan Merriman, Denny Rettcr, Sharon Rod erick, Harry Toncy. Two' years: Donny Greene, Mary Lea Gray, Amy Jo Helm, Barbara Long, Dale Mitchell, Billy Rettcr, Lucin- da Wright, Frank Issi, Julia Toney. One year: Karen Baker, Mary Cook, Jacqueline Col- ley, Janice Deboer, Wayne Fletcher, Larry Farmer, Lu Juana Ferreira, Karen Gru- ber, Dave Greene, Jane Hen, nick, Ross Johnston, Kandy Alice Johnson, Jane Lorenzen Lois Lahr, Carol Ann Lane, Jennifer Madison, Meredith Reynolds, Don Renfro, Janet Renfro, Peggy Ross. Kelly Reed, Ray O'Ncil, Penny Fletcher. HORSE FORGETS PA.RT Hollywood (UPD The local office of the' American Hu mane Society today reported that a "laydown" horse one which is playing dead for got its part during filming of a TV Western and got up. "Actor tries to hold horse down but cannot,!! the report read. "Horse falls on actor. Horse ok. Actor not so good." PLUNGES TO DEATH Portland-fllPD-Portland busi nessman Al R. Johnston, about 55, plunged through a 10th floor window of the King Tower apartments to his death here this morning. CLOGSTON'S Motil Weather Stricping and Screens Estimates Gladly Phono SP 1-1014 Evaninqs J y i I v. r II J l h f fi t-1 c N" X Zs ; inv',i:es yu i0 inspect J $1 hfflumutiville JT f r- f ' Here Is comfortable and warm-hearted Provincial, ' Jrfv X"' enriched with decorative detail a oy to posses and " '..'' i 'ivt wl,n- Ths " as ensuring as history, th storage W efficiency as modern as today. 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