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
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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
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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.
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