Salvation Army Provides Aid
Not Available From Agencies
Many things have changed
in this World since 1880,
when the Salvation Army,
founded by William Booth
just 20 years earlier, started
to serve people in the West
ern United States.
In 1880, men and women
of the Western World were
emerging from a society
which featured a bare exist
ence level of subsistance liv
ing, compared to today's liv
ing in a society which is
"high" enough to be labeled
"affluent".
Yet, no one can deny that
within this "affluent" society,
there are people who have
need for assistance. Because
there are such people, the Sal
vation Army - whose com
manding officer in Medford
remarked recently, "people
are our business," - still has
a job to do.
Job of Serving It Great
According to Maj. William
Ricken, "although we fly in
jets today instead of travel
ing by wagon and horse as
when the Army started serv
ing Medford in 1892. our job
of serving individuals and
families who qualify as 'poor'
is just as great today as in
yesteryear."
For the most part the peo
ple aided by the Salvation
Army have a temporary emer
gency need that cannot be
met by government welfare
aid.
Major Ricken compliment
ed the role of local and State
welfare departments on their
work in the Rogue valley, but
pointed out that many people
- especially families travel
ing through the valley who
need aid - are not qualified
for this government assist
ance. "Government welfare oper
ates under definite rules,"
Ricken said, "but some of
these rules eliminate emer.
Building Fund Is
Endorsed; Drive
Set to End June 30
Endorsements for the Sal
vation Army's building fund
program increased immedi
ately following the announce
ment of impending reduction
of Army services and closing
of the Transient Shelter
should the current fund ap
peal not succeed by June 30.
The United Crusade's board
of directors has issued a let
ter urging public participa
tion in the $137,185 campaign,
and endorsing the need for
Army services in the Rogue
valley.
In a letter addressed to
Maj. William Ricken, com
manding officer of the Med
ford Corps, the board of the
United Crusade said, "(We)
heartily endorse t'.ie project,
as the need for these new
buildings is of many years
standinc. We wish you sue.
cess in your undertaking to
the end that your efforts to
alleviate distress among our
people will increase to an
even higher level of accom
plishment." Frank J. Van Dyke, chair
man of the Building Fund's
Advance Gifts oivision hailed
the letter as "truly signifi
cant." Eliminates Question
"This type of endorsement
should eliminate any question
of the support we have from
leading business, cjvic and
government leaders in the
community. Our United Cru
sade is composed of men and
women - representing these
segments of the community - 1
and they are certainly knowl-1
edgcable about our need for a I
new Corps Community Cen
ter to complement the Army's
program of service," he said.
Van Dyke called for imme
diate action on the part of
workers in his division which 1
seeks corporate and individu
al support from donors in a I
gift range from S1000 up. "We
have a commitment In the
United Crusade to end our
formal campaign on June 30, i
and if that agreement is to be
met, we need to work hard
now." he noted. I
Van Dyke, commenting on
the composition of his Ad
vance Gifts division, said he
was pleased with the men who
had agreed to assist him in
contacting larger business or
ganization in the community.
"We are not trying to over
emphasize the larger gifts to
the building fund program,"
he noted, "but we recognize
they are essential to the over
all success of the campaign.
It is therefore, absolutely nec
essary that we have the man
power to properly contact
thc?e firms and individuals."
He listed workers in his di
' vision as including Glenn L.
Jackson. A. A. Lausmann,
Gerald Latham, Hugh Cole
man. A. K. Morse. Raymond
Keter, Victor Kengla, K. E.
Pirkens. Murray Gardiner,
Raymond Sorenjnn. Chester
Irish, Clarence Young. Dwight
Houghton, Sam Colton, J. H.
Creager, Charles Cbamplin
and William Mansfield.
gency immediate aid to peo
ple in need. This is where
the Salvation Army, with vol
untarily contributed funds,
operating as a private agency,
can give the needed tempo
rary aid."
Cites Examples
As an example Major Rick
en cited the case of the mi
gratory family who came to
Medford to work in the or
chards. After working a few
weeks the husband became
ill. They had a house in the
area, but it was unfurnished,
and had no modern conven
iences. Because they were new
residents in Oregon, and did
not qualify for welfare as
sistance from the county or
state government depart
ments, the Salvation Army
supplied a table, chairs, an
ice box, a washing machine,
and a separate bed for the
sick husband. Besides this
aid, shoes - needed by the
couple's four children - were
supplied.
Another case cited by Ma
jor Ricken involved a mi
gratory family whose car
broke down as they were
passing through Ashland. The
family's funds were depleat
ed. A job awaited the father
in northern Oregon, but the
family could not pay for re
pairs to the car and live an
other day.
The Salvation Army com
mittee in Ashland, a group of
businessmen who work vol
untarily with the Army, pro
vided the funds to get the
family to Medford. The Army
provided housing and food for
the family at the Transient
Shelter on Crews rd., and
funds were found to help pay
for repairs to the car.
Continues on Way
The family, sheltered over
night, fed wholesome food,
blessed with friendship in a
strange community, was able
to continue the journey to a
location where they could
provide for their own wel
fare. The Army was the only
place to which these people
could turn for help. Without
the voluntary gifts of Rogue
valley residents who support
the Army's operational needs
through the United Crusade
or by gifts at Christmas time,
this service could not be
rendered.
If the Shelter on Crews rd
was not available to provide
a place for sheltering and
feeding such people, the pro
gram would be destroyed.
The current Building Fund
Campaign goal of S137.185
contains an allocation of near
ly $15,000 for repairing and
remodeling this 13-year old
structure to make it more
adequate for serving the ever
increasing demand for such
aid.
No Long-Term Support
The Salvation Army does
not supply long-term support
for families or individuals.
This is the job of government
welfare programs. The Army
doesn't have the funds to do
a continuous welfare program !
for a heavy caseload.
Major Ricken said the aver
age welfare case handled by
his office runs from one to
two weeks. The maximum Is
about six weeks.
As to the kind of aid given,
it takes the form of food,
clothing, shoes - the basic
personal needs. A family
needing food is given an order
of a specific dollar amount
for groceries. This order is.
honored at any grocery store
the family chooses.
Clothing needs are most
often met by an order from
the Army's Thrift Shop, op
erated at 30 North Holly st.
in Medford. Articles in the
Shop are donated by the peo
ple living in the valley.
These instances of aid to
families, residents or travel
ers, families and individuals,
involving amounts from 50
cents to $150 make up one
of the most important service
programs of the Salvation
Army.
Democratic Picnic Planned in July I June 30 Important Date On Disability Insurance
A combined Jackson and
Josephine Counties Democra
tic picnic will be held Sun
day, July 22, in a park area
easily accessible to both
counties, according to Demo
cratic County Chairman Jean
A. Mills. The location will be
announced later.
Plans for the joint affair
grew out of requests from sev
eral Democratic party candi
dates who discovered con
flicting schedules in both
counties on the same dale,
Mills said.
Ralph A. James, Democrat
tic candidate for county
judge, is Jackson county
l chairman for the picnic, and
will meet with Josephine
County Democratic chairman
and his picnic chairman with
in a few days to arrange for
the location and other details,
Mills said.
Planning to attend and
speak at the joint picnic are
U.S. Sen. Wayne L. Morse;
Democratic Nominee for Gov
ernor Robert Y. Thornton;
Labor Commissioner Norman
O. Nilsen, who seeks reelec
tion, and several Democratic
Party officials from Portland
and Salem.
Democratic Congressional
Nominee Robert B. Duncan
has been invited to act as
master of ceremonies, while
state and county candidates
from both counties will ac
tively participate. Coffee and
refreshments will be avail
able from the picnic cummil
tee in addition to picnic
lunches and extra foods
brought by guests attending
from both counties.
June 30 is an Important
date for people who have
been severely disabled for sev
eral years, according to Ed
ward B. Jacobson, district
manager of the Medford So
cial Security office.
Uniil June 30, a person may
file a claim for disability in
surance benefits and estab
lish a period of disability
from the date his illness or
injury occurred.
Effective July 1, 18 months
prior to the date of filing is
the earliest period of disabil
ity that can be established
for a claimant, regardless of
the actual onset of his dis
ability, Jacobson said.
Jacnhson pointed out that
the date of onset of a dis
ability is important in com
puting an individual's disabil-ihis claim before June 30, and
ity insurance benefits. Forwill get a much higher bene
example, a man who became ! fit than if he waits until after
disabled in 1957 may estab- the cut-off date to file. If he
lish that onset date if he filed does not file a claim until
Six Area Students Receive Awards
Six Rogue valley young
people have been given recog
nition awards for their work
on high school newspapers or
yearbooks.
The Eric W. Allen award
is in response to outstanding
work on a newspaper, and the
George S. Turnbull award is
given to yearbook workers.
Receiving Eric W. Allen
awards were Miss Sue Elder
and Joel Gregory, Medford,
and Miss Janis Bateman, Cen
tral Point.
George S. Turnbull awards
went to Miss Vicki Brumback
anH .Tnhn Alanclrir MafttnwA
j and Miss Charlotte Bush, Cen
jtral Point.
I Students were nominated
by their high schools. The
awards are made by the Ore
gon Scholastic Press, an affil
i iate of the University of Ore
I gon school of journalism.
July, 1962, the onset of hi
disability is deemed by law
to be January, 1961, or IS
months prior to the date of hu
application.
Jacobson said most people
are not aware of the signifi
cance of the onset date in ths
computation of a disability in
surance benefit. Any person
who was disabled in 1960 or
before should file his claim
for social security disability
insurance benefits before tho
June 30 cut-off date.
Information concerning ths
requirements that must be
met to entitle a person to so
cial security disability insur
ance benefits may be obtain
ed from the Medford Social
Security office at 1005 East
Main St., Medford.
Medford
Tribune
SECTION D
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1962
PAGES 1 to 8
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NEW ADMINISTRATOR James Pullman,
left, explained his past duties as Jackson
county public welfare administrator last
week to David Kuhns, Portland, who will
replace Pullman Monday. Pullman will go
to Salem as head of the state welfare com-
mission's public assistance division. Kuhns
recently graduated from the graduate school
of social work University of California after
serving as administrator of public welfare
in Lake and Hood River counties. Pullman
assumes his new duties July 1.
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