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FHIDAY, JANUARY 27. 1961 2 A Record Number of Placements Of Handicapped Noted in Year MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. (Edltor'i notet Tht fol lowing wis written by John W. Binders, ehiirmtn, Jack ton. County Committee for ihe Employment of 1 h Physically Hindi capped. Binders is also ptrionnel. oiiicer and coordinator for the selective) placement of th physically handicapped for Whit City. VA Domiciliary.) ; By JOHN W. BINDERS The record number of place ments of handicapped during 1060 will stand as a challenge to surpass during 1B61 - and surpass it, we shall. The past year was marked by two important facts: (1) an increase in the number of requests, by employers, for the referral of handicapped persons, and (2) a greater num ber of handicapped persons seeking employment. These are the two elements necessary to make any "Em ploy the Physically Handi capped Program" a success. Lookine back at I960, we can stamp the year a success But, now we are in the early days of 1961 and we are faced with tne opporm- nity of setting a still better record. We in Jackson county can feel proud of our stale and national handicapped pro- grams by recognizing a few most important facts of our local (county) program: Excellent Committee 1. Jackson county has an excellent "Employ the Physi cally Handicapped" commit tee composed of John S. Duf fy. Klwanis club; Arthur b, Carlson, First National Bank; H. G. Meyer, alternate, First National Bank; James P. Ser- res, U. S. National Bank Frank A. Benesh, California Oregon Power company; W F. Schcll, Timber Products company; H. Chandler Drew, Medford Corporation; Marian H. Saunders, Crater Lake Na tional park; Sidney W. Ross, bureau of reclamation; John J. Mannelly, bureau of land SAVE ALL CARS BRAKE RE II ME SPECIAL With Each Brak Job . Your Brake Drums Turned FREE or Precision Ground Reg. Price $2.50 per Wheel , Actually, a Doublm Saving for You 03 out of 4 drums are Mf Turned drums permit scored, out-ef-round or J us of OVERSIZE UN have hard spots and need INO for extra long service, turning. Regular $2. JO per No extra charge for this wheel. FREE during this EXTRA VAIUE during this special. ' special. All Brake Reliw Jobs GUARANTEED 30,000 Miles or 1 Year ; on pro-rata basis uL Tires and JL EE (BIB a a 0530 ALIGUr.lEtJT and BALANCE SPECIAL NOW TO mut OUr IMS FAST CSSS?gSn AIL THIS FOR ONLY U0 II u Alt. MAKES All MODELS NO EXCEPTIONS management; Victor E. New man, state employment serv ice; and chairman of the com mittee, John W. Sinders, Vet erans Administration Domi ciliary. 2. The employers recognize and support the principles and goals of the handicapped pro gram 3. The newspapers, radio stations, and the television station gave, and are contin uing to give, full support to this program. 4. The handicapped individ uals, themselves, have recog nized their responsibilities to ward the program and what is expected of them Placement by State The results: in addition to the scores hired through di rect recruitment by industries and the various branches of gov ernment, approximately 73 placements were made by the local state employment office. Further results: team work resulted from the entire community working together toward a single goal (the em ployment of the physically handicapped) There still exists unlimited opportunity for improvement on the stated results. We are not saying every handicapped individual is employable in his or her present form. Many of them are. Many others will need psychological consulta tion before they are employ able. Still others will need rehabilitation measures prior to their employment, while a small number will still remain in a category which for all practical purposes are unem ployable. Until we have placed every handicapped except those which are strictly unemploy able, our Job is not finished Our job for 1961 and even for years to come is a tre mendous one. No one single organization, business, or com mittee can be successful alone We must continue the out standing teamwork which has existed through 1960 with in dustry, placement offices, han dicapped committees, and state employment offices working together with the full support of the handicap ped, and I am sure we can take giant steps toward total placement of the employable handicapped in our county, state and nation. Scout News Yreka Cub Scouts '" v ' Yreka-Pack 62. Cub Scouts. held their regular meeting in the multi-purpose room of the Jackson st. school, Yreka. Ap proximately 70 cubs and their parents attended. Cub Master Louis Choute conducted the meeting and presented awards. The flag was presented by Den 6. Den from Hills was welcomed into the Pack, Den 2 present ed a skit showing flags of dif ferent countries of South America, Dens 1 and 3 pre sented a South American song, and Den 7 gave a ritual of the South American Inca tribe. The following boys from Den 7 received Bobcat pins: Darren Whlttacker, Randy Rainwater, Doug Stalcy, Den nis Super. Den 1, Richard Serlght, denncr; John Smith, assistant denncr. Mike Colt, wolf badge, Gregory Choatc, silver arrow; Richard Serlght, wolf. Den 4, Jack Holt, silver arrow. Den 9, Gerald Besoain, denncr, Randall Reed, assist ant denncr; Ebon Whiting, sil ver arrow. Den 6 Eddy Foss, denncr; John Milne, assistant denncr; Paul Boothman, sliver arrow. Den 7, Blake Green, denncr; Tom Shuck, assistant denncr, Webclos, Den, Randy Serlght, gold arrow; Steven Frost, silver arrow. The next Pack meeting will be the blue and gold banquet, Thursday, Feb. 9, in the multi purpose room of the Jackson st. school at 6:30 p.m. Correct Caster, Value Camber Toe-in $9.95 Adust Steering .Balance Front Wheels Reg. Total Value $15.45 J. Free Alignment Check NO OBLIGATION -TAKES ONLY 10 MINUTES TRY THIS ON YOUR DRUMS... BRAKE DRUMS. THAT IS! " : Your Account Opened In 5 Minutes HOURS: Monday Thru Frlday-8 to 6 Saturday-8 to S 1112 Court Street Medford in' V , r . ... - yV r. ; v J . , vrwx' 2 a i , f-r jt DISPLAYS 'BRICK' A. L. (Tex) Nash dis plays "silver brick" awarded him for his work In the Young Men's Christian asso ciation's annual auction last year. The award was presented by Bill Williams, at left, a member of the YJV1CA board of directors. (Knackstedt photo) Six Directors Are Elected To YMCA Board at Meeting Six new directors were elected during the recent Med ford YMCA annual meeting at Kim s restaurant. New board members are Paul Doe, Win Marks, Mrs. Owen Kunkel, Dr. Robert Relchers, Bernle Herbert, and the Rev. John Reynolds. Re elected to the board were Mar shall Bessonette, Larry Clark, W. J. Williams, Woody Morse, August Farfan and Gerald Scannell, Special recognition will be given by Williams to A. L (Tex) Nash for his work In the 1960 auction, to Dr. William Roberts for teaching life sav ing and heading the YMCA aquatic committee since 1952 and to J. D. Pierce for serving as board president for two years. Speaks of Leadership Dr. Elmo Stevenson, presi dent of Southern Oregon col lege in Ashland, spoke on leadership and how the YMCA develops it. Mr. Reynolds, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church gave the invocation, and the Rev. Duane Alvord, Ashland Epis copal church, gave the bene diction, Reports were given by Wayne Struble, on finances; Bruce Burns, youth director, on highlights of the youth de partment program for 1960; Dave Curzon, physical direc tor, on highlights on the pys- ical department for the past year; and J. D. Pierce, the president s report. Approximately 100 people attended the dinner. Detainer Placed on Man in Penitentiary Medford city police Friday placed a detainer against one man who Is wanted here for forgery, and arranged for the return to Jackson county of another. Police sent a copy of a dis trict court warrant charging uttering and publishing a false bank check to McNeil Island Federal penitentiary in Wash Ington as a detainer sc.ilnst Mcrlyn Gene Kcnster, who is presently serving a two-year sentence there for violation of the Dyer act. Kcnster is charged here with forging a $30 check to a local lumberyard last Nov. 1. Police said Wllburn Dt'll Crawford, 39, was expected to be returned to Jackson county from Eugene Saturday. Crawford was arrested by Eu gene police for Medlord on a district court warrant, also charging uttering and publish ing a false bank check. Ball was set at $1,500. Crawford Is accused of fufa i ins three separate chrcks lor 76 .12 apltnt to. UUor4 tw Hearing Scheduled On Kiewit Request A public hearing will be held Tuesday, Jan. 31, in the courthouse auditorium regard ing a request by Peter Kiewit Sons' contractors, for fill dirt sites and a rock crusher loca tion. The hearing has been sched uled by the board of adjust ment of the county planning commission and will be held at 7:30 p.m. ' The request was made to the planning commission at Its meeting Jan. 11. The con tractors requested approval to continue removing fill dirt from their property located north of Central Point be tween Gebhard and Scenic rds. and on a site east of the proposed freeway route and north of Eric ave. about three miles northwest of their other property. The sites are adjac ent to the freeway right-of- way. The company seeks to lo catc a portable rock crushing plant on the land adjoining property known as the Ball property. In its Initial request, the company pointed out that the property has been used for the removal of fill material since prior to Sept. 22, 1959, when the county interim zoning or dinance became effective. The Family Council Editor's Note: The Family Council consists of a Judfe, psychia trist, three clergymen, three editors and a women's editor. Each arUcle is a summary ot an actual caxe history. The Council reports on prob lems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. (Copyright 1961 General Features Corp.) Mrs. T.C, - Our son is in trouble. We can't imagine why he didn't confide in us. Evan C. -1 never can figure my parents out. They get me all mixed up. Mrs. T.C. - My husband and I are devoted to each other and to our son. That's why we're so dumbfounded that Evan, at 15, is tangled with the. juvenile authorities. Two weeks ago he was picked up as a truant. Unknown to us, he'd been palling around with two other boys, one a full fledged delinquent and the other a neglected kid from a broken home. In Juvenile Court we learn ed that Evan had cut classes, accompanied those hoodlums to a poolroom, and forged my name to absence excuses. After a warning, he was re leased in our care. But we had lo agree to report to the guidance department of the high school and the Youth Board. We always considered our home a happy one. Now the bottom seems to be falling out. The social worker says Evan's behavior is partly our faultl ... Evan C. - All I know is I can't get anywhere when I talk lo my parents. When it comes to me, they can never make up their minds. If one says yes, the other says no or maybe. This term has been murder at school. I started chemistry and Latin and can't seem to get the hang of either. I failed" every quiz. Dad blamed my teachers, and Mom blamed Dad for not helping me. Then Mom told me to drop those subjects, and Dad called me a quitter. Whatever I do, one of them is sure lo be sore. If Mom says i to stay in and finish my home- j work. Dad is bound lo come up wilh, "How about a round of miniature golf?" I figure I'm better off working things j out my own way. Bud and Joe understood my j problems and gave me some ' sympathy, anyway. j . The Council: This ostensibly I happy home has had Us ' veneer cracked by Evan's' brush with the straight-and-: narrow, and the "shock" may open the way to the "therapy" necessary to make it a genu inely happy home. While keeping up a front of marital harmony, Evan's parents were "getting back" at each other indirectly, using Evan as the vehicle for their j hostility toward each other, j Pity the child who, under the ! guise of being loved. Is merely being used! In this sense, so far as understanding and meeting his needs was con cerned, Evan was as neglected as the "hoodlum" his mother ciled. How much better It would have been for Mr. and Mrs. C. to vent their anlngonlsms against each other openly! In stead, they used the under handed method of tearing each other down In their son's eyes. This could only have a deteriorating effect upon Evan. Feeling that if not for him, his parents would be happy, he was weighed down with guilt for "splitting" them. This, in addition to his other problems! Another sobering note for the C.'s: Thousands of teen agers were asked recently, ac cording to a report by Dr. Paul Popenoe, what one ques tion they'd like most to ask their parents. The winners: "Are you glad you married each other?" and "Are you glad you had me?" Convincing Evan that the answer to both of these is "Yes", will take some doing. The C.'s are fortunate, even if it took a misfortune to awaken them, to have the aid of guidance counselors in fac ing the truth about them selves. , To reverse the pattern, the C.'s will have to air their Non-Urban Parks, Recreation Areas To Receive Study Salerrfc-Federal, state, coun ty and local agencies have been brought into the study of Oregon's non-urban parks and recreation resources, accord ing to a first progress report to the State Parks Advisory committee. The study is being made under the auspices of the state parks and recreation di vision by a special planning group already organized and working on the project. The study section Includes Richard McCosh, a member of the state parks and recrea tion division for the past 10 years, who is heading the study; George Hopper, recent ly retired from the National Park service where he work ed on many recreational sur veys; Walter Horchler, a mem ber of the recently completed Hawaii parks study; and David Clark, parks economic researcher. A research anal yst and other staff members annoyances with each other via a few honest squabbles. No more ducking behind Evan as the medium of exchange for warfare. Once the boy sees that he was not the cause, a big load will be lifted from him. will be added as required. Format Almost Complete The format for the study is nearly completed, according to McCosh. The details for conducting the study were worked out by the staff in consultation with Claude Greidor. who has had many years of experience in recrea tion survey work in Washing ton and Oregon. The project is considered of utmost importance by the state highway commission in determining their responsi bilities in providing and giv ing direction to a state parks program. It is intended that the study will provide ade quately for present and future recreational needs of Oregon's residents and visitors, and will point the way to obtain ing the greatest measure of coordination among all levels of government providing means for recreation. The first meeting of the ad visory council named by Gov. Mark O. Hatfield to provide guidance and coordination in the study has been scheduled Feb. 24 in Salem. The coun cil is made up of 12 represen tatives from the federal, state and county agencies having responsibilities for parks and recreation in Oregon. Named to Committee . Mrs. Leigh E. Gustison, . Medford, president fjf the Or- egon Congress of Parents and Teachers, and Omar Bacon, li. ; brarian of the Public Library ' of Medford and Jackson coun-' ty, have been appointed to : serve on the state sponsoring committee for National Li-' brary week. . i- Bacon said the theme of (he week this year will be: "For a Richer, Fuller Life Read"; Library week is April 16 to ! 22. .. c TAX WORK MADE EASY Rent or lease Adding Machine Typewriter Calculator VOIGHT'S SP 2-4100 Green Stamps 8th & Grape Easy Parking t CHRISTIAN I SCIENCE h EALS: Station K-BOY Sundays 9:45 A.M. WAREHOUSE Qss PEAT iMOSSJ PEAT MOSS SALE! Damaged and Torn CLEAN-UP Before New Shipment Arrives! SAVE NOWI BilliTr 000 $050 $175 MLlJ Reg. 4.50-NOW O - " - Reg. 4.50-NOW Vi BALE Reg. 2.85 NOW $2.50 HANDY SIZE CARRY Reg. 1.75, NOW $1 to 1.50 CAR BALES Reg. 3.95 NOW $2.50 to 3.50 These Are REAL BARGAINS! Bring Pick-up or Trailer First come, first served WHILE THEY LASTI ' . 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