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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON TUESDAY. APRIL t, IMS Dennis the Menace VFWl ffa Vj - - 1 7 - - Area's Economic Benefits From Outdoor Recreation Reviewed A II The business and profes sional leaders of the area should spearhead efforts to develop recreational facilities in Jackson county, according nance Oregon's recreation po tential, and was ' optimistic" in particular about the future of recreation in Medford and Jackson county. The speaker displayed a to Laurancc Espey, chairman number of pamphlets and bro- of the countv parks and rec-'chures dealing with the state, .. and local recreation pro- i reation commission. . . . . i nrams manv nf which WAN Addressing the Chamber of , designed to "attract tourists to this region. Commerce Roundtable at its Monday noon luncheon at North's Chuck Wagon. Espey outlined the economic bene fits that can accrue to an area if its outdoor recreation fa cilities are developed. He lauded a number of pri- vatc firms in the state, nota- i bly Pacific Power and Light ! ' company. Pacific Northwest ! 1 Bell Telephone company, U.S. National bank and the First i National bank, for their cf MOEy WAS 100KIH' AT THE TOP OF THE 6RAFFE AN Hfc FciL (MR BACKWARDS! 0 Neil Ledward. county parks forts in publicizing and fos tering the state's recreational potential. Commission Formed Espey recalled that when the parks and recreation com mission was first appointed by the county court nearly four years ago, the group "had difficulty justifying expendi tures." "But one season after the and recreation director, and George Brenner, bureau of municipal research planning consultant assigned to Jack son county, discussed work that is currently under way in county facilities in prepa ration for the coming sum mer, as well as plans for fu ture development of certain recreation sites. Espey said he was pleased recreation facilities at How- with the work that has been accomplished so far to Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright, Hall Syndic ate. Inc. ard Prairie and Emigrant lakes were opened for use," Espey said, "it was easy to be seen that those persons interested in outdoor recrea tion in this area were not just a minority group." He said that 213,000 vis itor days were recorded at Howard Prairie alone last year. Of that figure, some 40 OUR OBSOLETE VOCATIONAL-EDUCATION SYSTEM With a few notable exceptions, the vocational-education schools of our country are appallingly obsolete, dreadfully equipped, staffed by overworked, undertrained instructors. geared to teaching the archaic skills of the 1930s rather than detention home. the realistic skills of the 1960s. Vet, these are the schools on which we are relying to train hundreds of thousands of jobless men and women j under the 1962 Manpower Development and Training Act SO they can get off the unemployment rolls and become capable of filling the jobs which will be available. There are exceptions to this indictment of a key part of our educational system: among the most publicized are the systems of Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Denver. But by any yard stick in this area, most vocational-education schools are just not adequate to perform the essential job of training for today's jobs both the young and old unskilled worker. "The vocational schools and administrators were a major stumbling block from the very start of our work under the training program Two Girls Lodged For Shoplifting Two 15-year-old girls, one from Talent and one from Medford, were arrested by Medford city police Saturday afternoon whpn thnv u'orp Tn. prehended attempting to shop-1 Per ccnl Mme from nearby lift some clothing from a counties and 22 per cent of downtown department store, j ,he visitors came from Call Under questioning, the girls ; frnia. admitted to officers they had j All of this goes to "raise been taking items from var- j the total area income," he ious stores in the area for j said, since those same people about the last six months. who visited Howard Prairie Police recovered most of j also spent money elsewhere the items. The girls were lodg- i in the area for such things as ed in Jackson county juvenile I gasoline, groceries and lodg- 1 mg. remarked Max M. Horton, director of the Michigan Employment Security Commission, during my recent visit to his office in Detroit. "Under the 1962 law no funds were specifically earmark ed to develop any appropriate curriculum for training, and remembering the mess they had with veterans' training after World War II, many of the administrators were re luctant to cooperate. But surely, of all 'first things first' in a training program, the selection of appropriate courses should be first! We had to rely on the help of instructors already overworked and in an overloaded field. We found many of the teachers themselves had to be retrained to teach the courses needed, and how were we to go about that? The facilities were so inferior or useless it was heartbreaking. We have had to abandon training programs for jobs that exist in Detroit right now because we cannot get the needed facilities and teachers." ... u Every word Horton laid it boing echoed by other dedicated official! in the manpower field the nation over and in the April iwue of "Harper'i Magazine." Edward T. Chaie writM one of the moat scathing indictment! of our vo-ed system ever. , The vo-ed schools, says Chase, arc "a national scandal. They are training youths in moribund skills, in effect turn ing "millions of young people into unemployables." As Horton pointed out to me, so Chase emphasizes that a third of all vocational-education funds (federal, state and local combined) are still spent on training farmers at a time when only one applicant out of 10 can ever hope to find a job on a farm when he leaves school The system is "fantastically biased" in favor of farming and home economics. "So archaic is most of the training given in vocational schools," Chase declares, "that unions In the printing, plumbing, food and other trades refuse to give credit for it." What can be done? Plenty and you can do plenty on your own. , t A simple but potentially immensely effective move, which Horton urges, would be a regional survey of our vocational schools to find out just how adequate the equipment, courses, instructors may be. Any local group can initiate this. Leaders of industry -nd of unions throughout the country should be eager to help, for surely they want schools to turn out employable men ana women, noi iuuraiuv.'' Another limple but potentially immensely effective move, which Chaie urges, would be a major Inventory of job! and skills in demand in every lection of the nation by the U.S. Employment Service 10 we can launch a truly practical training program. Whatever this inventory would coit would be repaid many time! over in new paychecks and extra tax collection!. There are weaknesses in the Manpower Training Act, and in this first year we have discovered that among the greatest are its failure to touch the fundamental problem of literacy among the unemployed and its reliance on an antiquated vocational education system to do a moden job. Now we must work at eliminating these weaknesses -for let us not ever shrug off the central fact that in this age of skills, not even a business boom will offer jobs to that "hard core" who are neither literate nor skilled. STAR GAXER S 4-21 -30-44 ft47-62-74 TAURUS APR. 21 I MAY 21 I 7- 8-38-3 68-81-86 GIMINI a?. 2i lSy6l-7Q.83-9C-l "- IB-26-.T4-4I k 57-65-79-87 m 32-40-51 67-73-85- VI 3-111-14-44 iyai -60-75 -Bv CLAY R. POLLAN- Your Daily Activity Guide According to the Stan. To develop message for Wednebday, read words corresponding to numbers of your Zodiac birth sign. 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"are in the best position to increase tour ism in this area with friendly hospitable manner." but he said that "too many show an indifferent attitude." He cited outdoor recreation as being beneficial to youth in developing healthy atti tudes. "This is one good way to combat juvenile delinquen cy." he said. Espey urged an overall, de tailed recreation development plan for Jackson county, one which would apply the "multi-purpose principle." Opening Date Ledward announced that facilities at Howard Prairie will open this year on the week end before the opening of fishing season on April 20 to enable fishermen to get their camps established welt in advance of the expected rush on opening day. The director also outlined the development of certain facilities at Howard Prairie, such as riding and hiking trails, parking spaces, picnic areas and bo&t launch ramps, which are either being built now or are projected for the future. Brenner said that his of fice is currently working on an economic base study for the county, and that he hopes soon to be able to prepare a plan for the possible devel opment of Bear creek from tic in with the work tiiat the i creek within Medford. have tome ipeclfic proposal Emigrant lake to Rogue river, city park and recreation dc- "By this time next year," and suggestions to make to Such a plan, he said, would partment is planning for Bear Brenner said, "we expect to you." Dollar-Saving Value in a Breathtaking Package! affaaaS SSfaaaaaaTJOJ" j . paaBjaBJJ NEW STYLE TO DELIGHT YOUI ROCKET ACTION TO EXCITE YOUI Crisp new styling is only a clue to the appeal of tht Oldsmobile Dynamic 88. Oldsmobile's lowest-priced full-size series, it boasts a 280-h.p. Rocket V-8 . . . four-coil-spring comfort . . . plus the quality you look for in a car labeled "Oldsmobile"! Check a Dynamic 88 for size (and value) at your Oldsmobile Dealer's today! OLDSMOBILE rtare'a "IQamiflUS lirta- Im' mln . 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