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Service Expanded With Addition of Third Counselor Br JOE COWLEY 'Mail Tribune Staff Writer .".'Stepping stones to a brlght- : c r future lor today's children and 1 guide-posts to -Sappier family living . might - well be it slogan for the family and child guidance : clinic located : In a corner of the Jackson county courthouse. . '.:-; Ai doctors examine, the ills of their patients and prescribe treatment, so does .the staff of the clinic examine the emo tional problems of people -who come to them for help. . : Actual treatment, however, ' depends : on the i; "patients , themselves. The clinic -staff fnerely thinks through ' the problems with these people, "who feel out of step with the feat of their society, and sug u festa what they might do to - vvercome weir ,proDierns, :: lUferrad to Clinic ' .Some cam might be re ferred to the clinic from vari ous agencies as the schools, the Jackson county juvenile - department and from, law- jrers, doctors, ministers and by word of mouth. But, the people must bring their chil- - flren to the clinic and come themselves voluntarily. '' The staff consists of' full- tune psychiatric social work ) era Thomas Goff and Miss Ethel Shumway, arid Dr. Har ry Danlelson, ; Medford psy chiatrist, who works at the - clinic on a part-time basis. ; -' . History of the clinic, the only such community service In-the county, dates back to the spring of 1082. Then a group of Interested, citizens and public agency heads real ised the increasing need for a service to help children get back on the right track emo tionally. Problems art Reflected' .'.This group 'realized, too; that Droblemt of the parents r the family as a whole are reflected in . the children's emotional problems. So, these dult problems had to be con sidered, too. ',., Recently Miss Shumway M added to the staff to help V I ana Dr. uanieison ex. - d the family counseling ana the child guidance serv ice. ;::'";:? ' Those setting the "stepping stones" in place for this ex panded community services ware representatives from the iackson County Medical so ciety, Jackson County Health department (Public Health Officer Dr. A. Erin Merkel acts as general supervisor of the ; program), t h e publlo fohools, Jackson County Tu berculosis and Health associa tion, Juvenile court, Jackson tounty public welfare .com mission, Jackson county ex tension service, PTA units and various interested indi viduals. ' i.The clinic followed two year's study when other clln ios were ' visited and exam ined and a broad educational program - established to help ' I CHILD AMD PUPPETS The Family and Child Outdance clinic In the Jackson coun ty courthouse has a number of. toys for children to play with while awaiting their tune for Interviews before the psychiatric people working with children to become aware of abnormal social behavior. Backing up the clinic organization is a 21- member board representing a broad -.cross-section of, com munity interest and occupa. tions. i . , , Financing Clinic ' The clinic is financed from United Medford Crusade funds,. Ashland-Talent United fund,' per pupil contributions from school ' districts, from county budgeted funds ($4,000 in -1960-61), ' lr o federal funds through the state board of health, clinic membership fees and fees charged clients who can afford to nav. ; - The clinic operates on the basisthat anyone might need help. "There are times in fam ilies when too many things go wrong all at once and anyone might need help with these problems," Miss. Shum way pointed out, "Counseling is focused on helping people to help them selves by drawing on their own strength. No one is. im mune from problems." ; .The following example cases are "actual and factual," but did not happen here and the names have been changed, They are typical of cases-han dled by the local clinic. Case of Truck Driver . For instance, take the case of Bob Flnnegan,' the .truck driver who was a public men ace. He came to the agency for marital counseling. He had been separated from his: wife for six months and had filed for divorce. He in sisted he had done so only to bring . his wife to. her senses," but that he wanted a reconcllation before the de cree became final,, His wife, however, had filed a counter- Suit, and would not agree to any effort toward reconcilia tion. Flnnegan seemed , tortured with guilt over his responsi bility in starting all the trou ble, besides being upset oyer the possible permanent break up of his marriage, and loss of his wife and children. , ,.-. Called Before Board As a result, he could not, sleep. After more than a week of worry he drove so danger ously that he was called be fore a disciplinary board and called a public menace. He was placed on probation and threatened with, dismissal. Flnnegan was interviewed at the counseling office week ly and - Mrs.- Flnnegan 'coop erated by discussing .her part o . their problems. At : first, she seemed to prefer divorce. At the end of two months, however, ' both husband and wife withdrew court action and were reconciled. V Three conditions In par ticular go a long way toward insuring -the success of mar riage or family counseling,'-' Miss Shumway pointed out. "First, marriage and fam ily problems- should be v ADULT INTERVIEW An adult was being interviewed by Miss Ether Shumway, psy-. chlatric. social worker in the Family and Child Guidance - clinic, when this picture was taken. Clinic staff members have no brought before a counselor as early as possible. Couples usu ally know when they have reached a point of conflict. If they act at once the coun selor is given the best chance of clearing up the cause. And, both husband and wife should: cooperate fully with the coun selor. , , 'This - Is usually achieved when the problem is brought In at an early stage. And 'the couple should be willing to continue . counselling." ' ; Personality Should Grew , ? "Counseling at Its best- is not merely, a matter of solv ing problems. It is a process in which personality should grow and a sincere ' effort made to avoid repeating the problems," the family coun selor stated. The case of the mechanic who- couldn't talk is another interesting one. ; ;. v John Mason was , a ' quiet inarticulate . man when - he first came to the clinic. He couldn't express himself. Dur ing his 15 years of marriage he, couldn't get in a word edgewise, he reported. iX , - As the children came along (three in all), talking .compe tition .increased. This didn't help. His wife then accused Mason of "never saying any thing" and leaving the chil dren's discipline to her. She was, and is, a verbal woman, appearing to be as difficult -a 5l social workers, Here a girl 'plays with two hand-puppets, Thomas Ooff, psychiatric so cial worker, stressed that Interviews . are held with the child or the parent, but never the two together. mm to live with as the original Kate in "The Taming of the Shrew." Mason seemed . to have reached his peak salary of $800 after, working for an engineering company, for seven,. , ; years. Somehow, the chance to be supervisor never came , his way. He worked hard on home experiments, but never quite excelled . in any project at the plant. .:. v.It was learned that Mason was a good, thorough mechan ic. Gradually, as he began to talk, it seemed to the worker that he was also a very bright one, : But, he : had -always avoided ; putting his : ideas, thoughts,- and feelings into words due to his background and choice of -mate. ; j . The psychiatric social work er - Interviewed him - once a week for a year. He talked for hours about his work and his inability , to . cope with his wife. He said when they start ed to quarrel he would walk out of the house and sleep in the garage. ; Husband Withdrew. Mrs. Mason- .was difficult, but her husband withdrew and let her and other people make the decisions and assume the responsibility. . : , ; .' T,he mechanic who couldn t talk became used to his voice and obviously began to enjoy talking. He described his work in detail, and at home, after the first six months of inter views, no further "walk-outs" In the middle of a quarrel oc curred. ' , ' , 'I: Instead, Mason informed his wife that he wasn't Inter ested in repeated arguments. His wife began to catch on, and eventually the old contro versial topics died a natural death from lack of fuel. Advances In Company Advance in the company also came to Mason. During the year his- annual income was increased several thous and dollars. Later, he became unhappy because he felt he was not given enough job re sponsibility. Following an in terview with his boss, he received- other opportunities. Now, when he talked, people seemed interested and listen ed. - i At the end of this year, Mason received a supervisory position and his income hit $12,900 a year. Quarrels, les sened. The children had fewer discipline problems and were doing better at school and in outside activities. Counseling ended when Mason felt secure In his improved situation. 8uffer Seriously "There Is no substitute for the experiences of a happy home and those who miss out on it at any age have suffered serious hurt," Miss Shumway emphasized. "This case tilso Illustrates that business and Industry have a big stake in the com munity's efforilt to maintain strong families. Every em ployee Is both a product of a family which shaped him and a member of one today which affects his everyday work for good or 111," the counselor pointed out. 1 To illustrate this point further Is the case of an In dustrial worker with a bad temper. Mrs. Roberts, a young woman of 34, sought counsel ing In relation to her mar riage. She felt uncertain be cause her husband always had ) 5? ticed a wide acceptance of the clinic's fam ily and marriage counseling service added under the current year's budget. They also noted that many of the children's difficul ties arise out of family problems. to be right and there was only one way to do things -his way.. - , Sees Unhappy' Man When the caseworker talked with the husband, it was evi dent that he was an unhappy man, angry with himself, his wife, his co-owrkers, and especially with his boss whom, he felt, did not consider him. Investigation revealed Rob erts was a good; worker;-but he 'did not think he should be working In a large plant where ' his Individuality was overlooked. He wanted a shop of his own. He could fix cars, had some money to invest in a shop,? but was afraid , to strike out for himself.. While he lacked - confidence, - he could not work , for . anyone else. either.' . . The counselor Interviewed the' couple weekly ' for three months. Roberts'- , employer said he was a good worker, but a dissatisfied one. He could set off the whole shop when he lost his temper, the employer said. Even the employer was a little afraid of him during these outbursts. . He was questioned whether it was safe to keep him. He was afraid Roberts might hurt a fellow employee or damage a machine in a fit of rage. Become Reconciled In three months the two be came reconciled.) Tht case worker was able to help Rob erts to understand himself bet ter. He recognized his fits of anger were only a way out for his great frustration. He real ized this was not a healthy way to react and that it alien ated people from him. Maybe he could not work for someone else, but he could not build up his own business either if he could ' not get along with people, i. ' At the counselor's sugges tion and to test out his abil ities, he rented a small place and took in a few jobs after working hours. He was able to leave his plant job and re main self-supporting. And, as FUTURE MEDFORD RESIDENT Naval Cmdr. George W. Wledlnger (right) is shown with Rear Admiral Charles C. Kirkpatrick, commander. Amphibious Group 1, as the two talk about Wiedlnger'a retirement from the Navy after 25 years of service. The commander, his wife, and their son are expected to become Medford residents soon. The retiree was honored at special ceremonies aboard the USS Eldorado, and was presented a commendation for his service. Wie dlnger enlisted in the Navy in 1936, and was sent to the Naval Training center, Newport, R. I. He was in Pearl Har bor Dec. 7, 1941, and was commissioned an ensign in 1944. During the past 11 years he has served in the Pacific Fleet Amphibious force, and has commanded both the Landing Ship 827 and Landing Ship Division 72. At the time of his retirement, he was serving as communications officer. he 'gained more self-confidence fce and his wife reached a better understanding. He knows he will have to live with his temper, but he is easier to live with. Incapable of Clear Thinking - "Emotions affect our phys ical and mental capacities. The stronger the emotion the more -violent the reaction. Whenever our emotions' are aroused we are 'incapable of clear thinking," Miss. Shum way said.-!, "Studies have been made in industry - which indicate that 60 to 80 per cent of dis missals of workers in indus try are said to be due to social maladjustment rather than technical incompetence," the family counselor reported, We live in a complex society.-' Therefore, people in trouble need skilled help help best provided by-such a clinic as Southern Oregon Child Guidance clinic -and family counseling service. ! It's help best provided by highly trained and skilled people like Miss Shumway who have a warm interest in people. "When you start ; getting cynical it's time to get out of this business," she said.' "It would appear that the majority - of employed appli cants for service occupy re sponsible and skilled func tions in. the community." the family counselor said. .-"Most of those people who- use the clinic have incomes between $2,000 and $5,000. Twelve per cent of those using this serv ice earn $10,000 or. more a year." . '. ; ' v ', A pile of troubles and gen eral unhappiness are not lim ited to any one group or area. These things happen to farm families, ' laborers and pro fessional people, i Lawyers; doctors and minis ters do provide some counsel ing, but many of them realize their skill is limited In this field and refer cases, to the local clinic. ; To learn more of this com munity service residents may attend the annual clinic din ner at 6:30 p.m,, Monday, April 10 at Hoover Elemen tary school in Medford, The public is invited. PHS Paper Receives First Class Rating Phoenix - First class honor rating, comparable to "excel lent," has been awarded . to Phoenix High school student publication - The Jolly Roger by National Scholastic Press association for the first semes ter of the school year 1960-61. The rating was awarded aft er a comparison with 34 pther papers in the same classifica tion, and is based on the scor ing scale used for this group only. NSPA was established at the University of Minnesota In 1921.- Its critical service judges are professional news paper men and women and those with extensive back grounds in publications work. Elizabeth King, senior, is editor of The Jolly Roger, with Mrs. Mildred Hart, ad viser. ' ' Air Force Seeks Four Dietetic Students Portland - Air Force of ficials have announced a need for four dietetic intern stu dents. .''''' '.'' The program is Resigned as an Air Force career incentive and provides educational sponsorship. The training' is a 12 -month dietetic internship conducted in civilian hospitals approved by the American Dietetic association. Deadline for applications is May 31. Additional informa tion may be obtained from the local AF recruiter located in the Medford post office. mm Hsrv- 1 1 JF 7 W DR. ELI BOWER Dinner Speaker t Guidance Clinic Dinner Planned At Hoover School Dr. Eli Bower, deputy di rector, liaison and prevention services,-' California depart ment of mental hygiene, will speak at the annual dinner meeting of the southern Ore gon family and child guidance clinic at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 10, at Hoover school.,. . Dr. Bower Is recognized as a good speaker, and has a. first hand knowledge of his subject through research on 40,000 children, over a six-year pe riod. He is author of the book, "Early. Identification of Emo tionally Handicapped Chil dren hv School." , v ' He obtained his education at New York university, Col umbia university, the Univer sity of California, and. Stan ford university. He was re search . coordinator, for : the California department of edu cation, .before assuming .r, his present post. -. . ,. v. . The membership drive for the guidance clinic ' will end with the annual dinner, clinic officials said. , Earlier this year the clinic was expanded to Include mar riage and family counseling when Miss. Ethel - Shumway joined the staff, .s " Residents of - the communi ty have access to- the clinic, and persons interested in the work done by the clinic are invited to join. : - Reservations for the dinner may be made through the clinic office in the Jackson county court house. Court Record's MUNICIPAL COURT Patsy Sue Walker, violation of basio rule. $23. L. Russell Gates, .vlolaUon of basic rule, $12.50. Donald Alfred .Titus, disobeyed stqb sign, $10, David Richard Neet, vlolaUon of basic rule, $25. . . - Jack Ace Foster, 21, of 100 West Sixth St., suspended operator's li cense, $100. Robert Gene Thornton, exces sive noise, $10. ' Lucille Anne Great, . disobeyed traffic signal, $10. Theodore Dean Mathews, viola tion of basic rule. $12.50. Ally Clark Sheldon, violation of basic rule, $10. Harry Howard Heavilln, no oper ator's license, $5. ' - Janice Marie Hasten, violation of basic rule, $10. Alfred Fosdal Jr., obscured rear license, $5. Dwaine Eugene Nelson, VlolaUon of basic rule, $10. J,ohn Reiter, violation of basic rule, $25. . Anna Laura May, 39, of 304 Ash land st., failure to stop or leave Information at the scene of an accident, $100. . . Bobby Franklin Craig, following too close, $10. Raymond Eugene Rleger, disobey ed traffic signal, $10. Mildred Joan Tarbell, 30. of 15 Amy St., Central Point, suspended operator's license, $100: disobeyed stop sign, $10. William Marlon Nicholson, fail ure to yield right of way, accident, James 'Allan Tlffee, expired ve hicle license, $5. ' Bernard John Haas, disobeyed traffic signal, $10. Bernard Therll Schultz, viola tion of basic rule. $10. Richard Douglas Wyatt, four in iruni seal, Rosemary Ropkins Hannlng, vio lation of basic rule. $25. Joseph Virgil Green, . Improper 1C1, lull,, f I l. Delbert Ray McDonald,- failure to yield riant of wcv. acniripnt. sua Vance D. Wilson,- disobeyed LeRoy Jack GiUaspey, vlolaUon of basic rule. $10. Alee Sampson Lester, violation ui uasiu luie, - Jess D. Williams Jr., operating vehicle with learners permit with out licensed driver, $15. Walter Christen Miller, follow ing too close, accident, $29. Teresa Mary Bostwlck, violation of basic rule, $10. Malcolm Donald McSwain, dis obeyed traffic signal. $10. Lillian Evelyn Hendrickson, faU ure to yield right of way. acci dent, $23. Mary Louise Volgamott, expired operator's license, $5. suspended. ' Robert Floyd Miller, laiiure to apply for Oregon operator's li cense, $50 suspended. DISTRICT COURT Elmer H. Greb, overwidth, $15. Eldon E. Jackson, improper pass ing, $10. Joe Barton Chjsum, combina tion overload while hauling freight, $13. Arnold J. Fein, overwidth, $15. Donna L. Berg, no operator's li cense. $5. .. Don C. Imhausen, vlolaUon of baste rule, $15. William J. Roberts Jr no op erator s license, $5. (Correction: An Item in this column Tuesday, which Indicated Eldred E. Monla had been iound guilty of illegal possession of ven ison, was printed in error. The Incident occurred in February, was reported at that time, and ap peared again through an - over sight. The Mail . Tribune regrets the error.) CIRCUIT COURT Sylvia D. Glass vs. Stanley X, Glass, divorce complaint. Nickie C. Cass vs. Eugene L: Cass, divorce complaint. Jackson Residents ToPay$18,807,000 To U.S. in Taxes New York - If government expectations are to be iui- filled, income tax payments next month from residents of Jackson county will be num erous and weighty. An examination of 1960 earnings In, Jackson county, when compared with similar figures for 1959, point to the fact that the tax returns will be at least ' as large, as they were last April. . ' At that time county taxpay ers turned in ah estimated $17,411,000 by way of person al taxes. Included were the amounts paid by them via withholding taxes. : The figure, which is approx imate,, takes intp account the $477,000,000 in such returns received from the state of Or egon, as reported by. the In ternal , Revenue Service, as well as local data. on total earnings and income group ings. ' Contribute 3.65 Per Cent , Residents of Jackson coun ty, it appears,. contributed 3.65 per cent of the entire amount collected in the state. ; ' 1 This year, the federal budg et is geared for individual in come tax receipts Of $47.8 bil lion, or about $2.9 billion more than in 1960, based on an overall rise in earnings in the period.; "oy. 'b : Many sections of the coun try, however, -.suffered from severe unemployment during the past year, which will mean smaller tax .payments from those areas. As for Jackson county, ad vance reports indicate that to tal personal income ;in the county in 1960 ran somewhat higher than in the previous year. Approximate Return As a result, the returns on April 17, calculated on that basis, will be approximately $18,807,0d0, a rise of. $1,396, 000. ..- According ' to reports from Industrial leaders, from gov ernment economists and, from others, the recession has final ly' run i,ts course and an up turn is hear at hand. Vital sec tors of our economy, which have been dormant for many months, are beginning to stir. The informed guess, is that He Law 6. Mllai Cemetery Mgr. . SISKIYOU ONE Phone SPring 2-5488 605 ONE LOCATION there will be a definite, Im provement within the .next three months. .. - Such a Irecovery will t be necessary if the nation is to . meet the $2.4 billion rise in personal income taxes that the budget has as its goal for 1962, Incomes in Jackson county will have to increase by 5, per cent this year if county -tax payers are to pay their share of this rise. ', Pre-School Health Clinic Scheduled . A pre-school health - clinia conducted by the Jackson County Health, department will be sponsored by the Phoenix-Talent Parent Teacher as sociation. , , Parents have been remind ed .by the PTA 'that children entering school -are - asked to present evidence of having had both a physical and a dental examination. If these are not obtained from a pri vate physician or dentist, par' ents.may take children to the special clinics. - : ' - . The Phoenix health service will be held in the lower level of the Phoenix old elementary building April 5, and the Tal ent clinic will be held. May 10 in the music, room, of the new elementary building.. Appointments must be made for either clinic by contacting Mrs. B. F. Sparks, KEystona 5-1110. Proper and necessary records for the exams may also be obtained from Mrs. Sparks. IRON FIREMAN SELLS if - Portland - (DPI) - Iron Fire- man Manufacturing Co. here; Friday announced the sale of, its Portland heating division! to a St. Louis firm. Berry said the division was sold to Whitej Rodgers Co., manufacturers) of automatic heating controls! PORTLANDER DIES ' J; s. Vancouver,. Wash, t- (DPD Leroy E. Griggs, 18, Portlands died at St. Joseph's hospital here Saturday from a gunshot injury suffered March 27. Glorious Easter: Is Risen JOI R. HOJICK Funersl Dirtctw ' CALL Mortuary Cemetery ' Mausoleum -Crematory Columbarium . . Inquiries Invited HighUwd Dr.
