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Accion Volunteers Make Man's Dream Come True in Slums of Venezuela New York (UPD In a dingy slum of Caracas, where cab drivers refuse to go because Communist bands burn cars, two young American girls are satisfied over the success of their cooking .school. Even the local Communist leader wants to be listed as a sponsor. At Sierra Maestra, in the heart of Venezuela's pro-Castro country, a young Califor nian looks up from the wheel barrow he is repairing and grins at the new brick and steel community center be ing built. More than 700 miles to the east, water rushes through a 2.000 foot pipeline for the first time to the village of San Felix and another Ameri can smiles. These projects are among 17 operated in Venezuela by a group called Accion, all be cause a 28-year-old former Wimbledon tennis player dreamed one day at this kitchen table. Joseph H. Blatchford, the tennis player, dreamed of a private peace corps in De cember, 1960 and Jerry Brady, 26, and Gary Glenn, 25, fellow law students at the University of California, agreed. The three students man aged to raise S90.000 from businesses, foundations and charities in North and South America and about a year later, Accion was born. 1 Accion volunteers today live in the slums of political ly explosive Venezuela. They help build schools, commu nity centers, water systems and small industries. Thirty five Americans are serving in the South American country. Ten are women. The volun teers serve for 18 months and receive S150 a month. They get travel expenses. The private peace corps hopes to have 60 Americans In Venezuela by next sum mer. The U.S. Peace Corps has 67 volunteers in the country and 23 training to go there. Blatchford heads Acclon's operations in South America. Brady is in charge of the New York office and Glenn handles recruiting in New England. Accion hopes to re cruit volunteers in Canada as the next step to expanding the corps. . Volunteers do not have an easy time. "It's a tough life, there's no getting around it," says Brady. "Most of them do not have lights or running water." "We believe there are things that can be done with out the massive Alliance for Progress type aid," Brady aays. "We're actually in the business of bringing these people together in a commu nity." ; "We're trying to bring about a new community spir it, a spirit of self-help in these slums - what you might call a town hall mentality, local problems solved locally. "We're trying to give the people a new independence . . . cut the old dependence in Latin America that every thing comes from the govern ment." Suzy Navarrete, 29, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Winifred Marich, 24, of San Pedro, Calif., discovered a hodge podge of wood and cardboard when they moved into a slum on the outskirts of Caracas 1st January. The slum is a Communist stronghold. "We looked for some com munity organization to work through, but none existed," the girls wrote. "Nor was there any community aware ness or consciousness." The volunteers gained the help of some natives, rented a building for $50 a month and started a community cen ter. Soon there were classes in cooking, sewing, English and literacy. At Sierra Maestra, where Castro's influence is still strong, George Armenta of Monterey Park, Calif., hears natives speak proudly of their . community center. "Like nothing in this barrio, this community center is ours," the Venezuelans says. And at San Felix, where for IS years the people had to buy water at an almost pro hibitive price, there is a 2,000 foot pipeline thanks to David Smith, 20, of Berkeley, Calif, and Talton Ray, 23, of Pine- hurst, N. C. "We went down there strictly as an experiment to see if Americans could do this work effectively," says Brady speaking of Accion's 35 volunteers. "The experi' ment appears to be succeed ing." SECTION B PAGES 1 to 12 MEDF0RDJtMTRIBUNE MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1962 Texas Oil Field Valves Get Brands Missouri City, Texas - tl'PD -They put their brands on oth er things besides cattle in Texas. Machinists here put their individual brands on the W-K-M division of ACF Industries, Inc. Each craftsman ts issued a distinctive, brand-like stencil to identify his work. In addi tion to making possible a check on the close tolerance of each man's machining, it instills pride in workmanship, the company said. Its com plex high-pressure valves of ten bear as many as two hun dred "brands." each represent ing a separate operation or inspection. Party Idea Booklet Available in City Medford Park and Recrea tion Director Robert L. Ha worth has announced that a booklet of Christmas party ideas is available without charge to interested persons. Haworth also reminded Medford residents that Christ mas gift certificates for sea son swim passes next summer have been prepared, and may be purchased in the depart ment office in city hall. The party idea booklet was designed especially for youth group leaders and program chairmen of local organiza tions, Haworth said. They may be obtained at the department office or by calling 773-7355 and requesting that a copy be mailed. The season swim passes pro-: vide free swimming instruc-i tion in addition to admission j to either pool Hawthorne j or Jackson during the rcg ular swimming sessions. Prices for the passes are children under 12, $4; stu dents 12 to 18, $5.50; adults over 18, $7.30; and families, including all children under 18, $17.50. POST OFFICE Optn Until 9 p.m. ToniU Village Variety Stewart near King Special Discounts ON BOXES PURCHASED IN QUANTITIES! SPECIAL THURSDAY ONLY! Homamada RQa PEANUT BRITTLE, Ib.OSG Limit 2 lbs. par cuitomar evcrsoirs ;rder now for the holidays Our Candies Ara ) Md Frash Daily ' Packed At In Our Own Kitchen! You Like Itl 132 WEST MAIN ST. AND 16 SOUTH CENTRAL Open Eveningi 'Til Christmas Chairmen of ASC Committees Will Elect Area Group Chairmen of each Agricul tural Stabilization and Con servation committee will meet in Medford Thursday, Dec. 13, to elect a county commit tee for 1963, according to M. B. Caster, of the Jackson coun ty ASCS office. The county committee ad ministers all federal farm pro grams which apply to the county. Caster explained. The present county committee con sists of Albert Straus, Sams Valley, chairman, Don Nic hols, Ashland, and Vernon Gebhard, Central Point. Community committees elected for 1963 are: Applegate: Richard LeRoy Offenbacher, chairman; Lou is Straube, vice chairman; Francis Krouse, member; Har lan Cantrall, first alternate; Martin Grier. spconri alter- n una" ifMtrymal "ate. Asnlana: Kicnard Ireland, chairman; Rodney Keating, vice chairman; Ben Dawson Jr., member; John Billings, first alternate; B. A. Stevens, second alternate. Central Point: Donald Boh nert, chairman; Lloyd Ham mond, vice chairman; Homer Conger, member; Dixon Saltz gaver, first alternate; Ronald von dor Hellen, second alter nate. Eagle Point: Dale Bigham, chairman; David Woolfolk, vice chairman; John Ouster hout, member; Donald Ullom, first alternate; George Jess Jr., second alternate. Jacksonville-Medford: John Niedcrmeyer, chairman; Rob ert Minear, vice chairman; Steve Nye, member; W. B. Barnum Jh., first alternate; Dave Lowry, second alternate. Rogue River: Damian Es tremado, chairman; J. E. Par son, vice chairman; Walter G. Kasworm, members; Herman Kamping, first alternate; W. H. Hall, second alternate. Sams Valley: Burle Burre son. chairman; J. W. Fitz gerald, vice chairman: Sam D. Glass, member; Vinson Hunt, first alternate; Lloyd Beers, second alternate. 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