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Annual Firemen's Ball
To Be Held in Phoenix
Phoenix The annual fire- eoGseratkm of "fir-mind'
men's ball sponsored bs the (Phoenix esUiesss hat the de-
CLIMBERS SCALE PEAK The four hardy mountain
climbers who conquered the dreaded 6,000 foot Eiger north
wall for the first time in winter, take a well earned rest
during their descent from the 13,042 foot peak in Switzer
land. From left, they are Tony Heibeier, 31, Munich writer;
Anton Kinshofer, 2?, German cabinet maker; Andreas
Mannhardt, 22, a German worker, and Walter Almberger,
28, an Austrian miner. UP1 Telephoto)
The Family Council
Editor's Note: The Famib Council consists sf s judge, a psychia
trist, three clergymen, three editors and a women's editor. Each article
Is a summary of an actual case history. The Council reports on prob
lems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors
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Nettie F. Our mother is
just trying to scare us into
giving her her own way.
Doris C. I think we'd bet
ter take her seriously, and get
some help for her,
Nettie F. My mother is 71
years old and lives alone in a
small apartment. My sister
and I, her only children, are
each married, and live in near
by communities.
The problem facing us is
our mother's stubbornness.
She says she's beside herself
with loneliness, doesn't know
many people in the neighbor
hood, and the few she nods
to never come to see her,
never stop to chat, Doris and
I have each invited her to
take turns staying with us,,
but her excuse is that she can't
stand the dampness in the air,
so close to the ocean.
For the past few years
we've been trying to get her
to agree to move to a home
for the aged, but she refuses
fiatly, saying she wants to
have her own apartment.
What she really wants is for
us to visit her regularly, every
dav! Of course this is impos
sible. Lately her talk has turned
morbid, and she threatens to
"do something" to herself, if
we continue to treat her like
such a "burden," I feel she's
unreasonable to expect so
much attention, and her dra
matic talk is just an act.
Doris C. I don't agree
with my sister that we can just
sit back and let things drag
along with Mother. How can a
woman of 71, all alone there,
solve her many problems? Of
course she's lonely, and the
only thing she can think of
to improve matters is for us
to come and keep her com
pany.
Now that she sees we can t
do that, she threatens to take
her life. I'm afraid to laugh
that off. Knowing how blue
she is and how helpless real
ly, I think anything can hap
pen even though my mother
is (or was) a sensible, intelli
gent woman. Maybe a nerson
can become so miserable she
can't think straight.
I'd rather not take a chance.
Mother needs someone with
her. Or else she must be talk
ed into entering a residence
hail, where she'll have people
around. At 71, she isn't going
to snap out of this. Unless Net
tie and I figure something out
she'll just snap period.
The Council! Doris is
right in recognizing the sui
cide threat as a cry for imme
diate help. Current psychia
tric advice is against ignoring
that kind of talk as mere attention-getting.
Obviously, cousoling help is
needed for this hopeless, dis
traught parent of Nettie and
Doris. In desperation, there's
the National Save - a - Life
Leasue (805-5th Ave., N. Y.5;
Rescue, Inc. (Boston, Mass.);
'he Suicide Prevention Center
Los Angeies.'Callf.).
Bosk Rufe Violations
Trip 1,973 Motorists
Salem-HM-Violation of the
basic rule tripped up 1,973
Oregon motorists last month,
state police reported Wednes
day, It was the biggest single
category of violations for
which citations were issued.
Failure io stop at a sign or
light resulted in 1,111 cita
tions. Sixty-two arrests were made
for drunken driving.
But if the woman's good
sense, patience, and religious
faith can be enlisted, her talk
(and thoughts) can be shifted
to other ways "out", rather
than the short-sighted, hyster
ical way of self-destruction,
Nettie calls her mother
"s t u b b orn." Phychologists
don't accept this term as hav
ing any real meaning. They
look behind it and ask, "why
is this person holding out?"
The answers will reveal a
pile-up of fears and frustra
tions, which then can be ai
layed, one by one. The com
bination of being alone, el
derly, and a "burden", can
make anyone "act up". But
behind the act, the expert
hears a frantic call, "Help!"
We emphasize here to these
daughters that their mother
seems to be in the throes of
deep depression, A psychiatric-
social worker can deter
mine whether psychopathy Is
needed, or if a one-two-three
program for changing her liv
ing arrangements will stir her
out of the slump.
School Official Attends Meet
Elliott B e c k e n, assistant
superintendent for Medford
Public schools, reported on
high school dropouts and high
school discipline at a recent'
conference in Portland. Rob-:
ert Semon of the Medford
High school faculty described
the reader - aides program in
English composition for the
conference, which was spon
sored by the Oregon Educa
tion association.
Theme of the education re
search conference was "De
velopments on the frontiers of
education in Oregon today,"
Dr. E. C. McGiH, assistant to
the President at . Southern
Oregon college, discussed a
number of problems, including
high school honors programs,
research to establish a pro
file of the school superinten
dency in Oregon, pupil per
sonnel services and a program
designed to assess educational
media for self - teaching of
young children in school and
home,
Becken discussed research
pertaining to the relationship
of dropouts and high school
discipline problems to meth
ods of discipline and pupil
control. The study was made
of all high schools in the state,
excluding Portland, and is an
analysis of such problems as
student cars, smoking, rights
of students off campus, stu
dent personnel services, stu
dent marriages, reading im
provement programs, group
programs and control to and
from school.
High Court Upholds
Judge Edward Kelly
Salem-WHS-The Oregon Su
preme Court Wednesday up-i
held a decree by Washington
county Circuit Judge Glen
Hieber denying the claim of
a divorced wife against her
former husband's estate for
support of minor children.
The case was appealed by
Lois Dean Straight,
The husband had remarried
and left his estate to his sec
ond wife. The opinion by
Justice Harold J. Warner said
the husband "may disinherit
his children if he sees fit."
The high court also upheld
a Jackson County Circuit
Court decree by Judge Ed
ward C, Kelly awarding San
dra J. tanners a divorce and
custody and support for two
eaudreu.
BUCKWHEAT CROP
Buckwheat is a commercial
crop in 15 states.
Pnoenix fire association will
be held in the Phoenix Com
munity hall this Saturday
night.
Proceeds from the dance
will be used to purchase
equipment for the department
and improvement of the ope
ration. The Hevaliers will fur
msh the music. Dancing will
start at 9 p.m.
Leo Furry, fire chief, out
lined the unit's long history
whsie announcing the dance.
The first piece of fire fight-:
tag equipment in Phoenix
was purchased and placed in
use in 1911, 50 years ago.
warren King was name
chief at that time. On the
first trial run ot the equip
ment a hose cart most of
the members of the depart
ment lost interest in the prac
tice run due to the extreme
difficulty in negotiating the
five degree incline to the
scene of the fire, the chief
said.
Some of the members
those days were R, S, iBob)
Furry, Harry Reames, Robert
Waterman and W, &, (Dave)
Smith,
Truck Purchassd
In 1937, a Chevrolet 1V4-
ton truck equipped with
chemical tanks was p r
chased. Among the fire chiefs
who served with this equip
ment were Walter (Jack) Al
len, Harry Reames and Fred
Holcraft.
In 1944, a volunteer fire de
partment was organized on a
formal basis through the ef
forts of F, L, Tripp and Floyd
Barrett. Tripp was named
fire chief and Bob Furry, as
sistant chief. Members were
Raymond Furry, Pres Turpin,
Earl Briscoe, H, Prince, Ed
die CaldweU, Warren Fitch
and Ernie Bolz, .
A used pumper track was
purchased from the city of:
Medford . in 1947. It was:
equipped whh a SOO-gaiton;
pump, John Gee was fire
chief at that time, and a year
later Glen Peterson succeeded
him. .
The present Phoenix Fire
association was formed In
1950 with Prank Lovett as
president and Vincent Clafiin
secretary and treasurer, Rob
bins was named chief and Ed
win Caldwell assistant chief.
Caldwell is still active in the
department.
In 19S1 a new Ford-Hale
800-gallon pumper was pur
chased. It is also equipped
with 500 gallon reservoir
tanks. The department now
has a Class A rating with in
surance underwriters, denot
ing the equipment is in excel
lent condition,
partment has been able to
function as efficiently as it
has, with proper equipment to
do the Job.
The department now has 18
men. Officers are Furry,
chief, Lloyd O. CNiek) Niko
dymn and Clark Brown, cap
tains.
Currently the men are dl
vided into small drill units
and are practicing evolutions
with hose, pump, booster and
draft; gas mask, hose, layout
and driving; hydrant location
and ladder training.
Recently eight firemen re
ceived first-aid cards on com
pleting a course. Four mem
bers of the department auxili
ary, the firemen's wives'
organization, also received
cards.
The department has a sal
vage and rescue truck equip
ped with first aid materials
which accompanies the fire
truck to all fires. It contains
the Scott Air Paks, four all
purpose gas
rcsuseifator.
masks and
Kennedy To Push
For Farmer Status
Washington- WHS -President
Kennedy told the National
Farmers Union Wednesday he
will ask Congress for legisla
tion to carry out his cam
paign promise to help farmers
achieve an equal income
status with city dwellers.
Kennedy, In a letter to the
farm organization's natiorfai
convention here, added that
his administration would need
the group's support "in our
continuing effort to help the
larmer actiieve partly of in
come,
The President's bid for new
long range farm legislation
was scheduled to go to Con
gress in a special message
Thursday, It was expected to
include suggestions for cut
ting corn and wheat surpluses
and boosting farm income.
Kennedy praised the farm
organization tor its service to
farmers. The President said
he would look to the Farmers
Union tor "counsel" and for
ioeai leadership in making
government farm programs
successful.
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M, A, F. Bitchie, president ot
Pacific University, said Wed
nesday s u b s t a n Hal salary
raises were-in store , for the
school's faculty members,
GBAFE CEHTER
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California grapes are used
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