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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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 '
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Mortuary
Cemetery '
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Columbarium
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. Inquiries
Invited
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