FHIDAY, JANUARY 27. 1961
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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
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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.
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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 !
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