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DECEIVES PUPPET - Two-year-old Ran
dal Price, a recent patient at Rogue Valley
' hospital, appcan here receiving a "Pinky
Puppet" from Mrs. Leonard B. Mayfield,
: president of the hospital auxiliary. The
child is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Price of Hornbrook, Calif. Each patient
admitted to the pediatrics unit is given a
puppet from the auxiliary, to help enter
tain him during his hospital stay, and to
take home as a souvenir. The crib in which
.Randal is posing is one of the group pur
chased by the auxiliary.
Local Hospitals Prepare for
Observance of Nati onal Week
National Hospital Week
will be observed May 12
through 18 by the Rogue Val
ley Memorial and Sacred
Heart hospitals of Medford
with a series of events, many
for the hospital staffs and sev
eral to acquaint the public
with hospital aervlces.
"Career Day" at Sacred
Heart hospital will be held
May 17 under the direction
of Mrs. Shirley Stevens of the
pathology department. Ninth
grade students from the local
schools ' are ' invited ' to the
hospital to review the various
careers offered in the medical
field.
Studenti are chosen by
their advisors on the basis of
scholastic standing, leader
ship, and interest in medicine
One session will be from 8.
to 11 a.m., during which stu
dents will be welcomed by
Sister Luke of the Savior,
FCSP, Sacret Heart hospital
administrator; Dr, L. G. Case,
chief of staff, will give a
short talk, and a film portray
ing careen in medicine will
be shown.
Tours Are Scheduled
Also during the morning
session, the students will be
taken on tours of the hospital
and shown various displays
and . departments explaining
careers such as x-ray techni
cian, laboratory technician,
physical therapist, medical
stenographer, medical busi
ness administrator, physician
and nurse.
The afternoon session will
be from 1 to 3 p.m. during
which a group of local Future
Nurses association members
will be shown films, displays
and techniques stressing the
nursing field. Demonstrations
will be directed by Mrs. Tran
ces Carren, director of nurs
ing personnel; Mrs. Helen
Bowman, Miss Ann Bailllo
and Mrs. Theodore Byrns, reg
istered nurses. All tours for
both sessions will be conduct
ed by members of the Junior
Providence Guild.
Hospitals employ more than
1V4 million workers in some
200 different job classifica
tions, Charles I. Gustafson, ad
ministrator of Rogue Valley
hospital, stated in calling at
tention to the observance of
the national week.
60 Job Classifications
Rogue Valley Memorial has
310 employees in 60 job clas
sifications ranging from ac
countant to x-ray technician.
Approximately 30 per cent of
these are college graduates or
persons with advanced training.
This year's theme for Na
tional Hospital Week, which
honors Florence Nightingale's
birthday, Is "Today's Hospital
- Career Center for America's
Youth." The auxiliary will
observe the event wilh a tea
at the hospital from 2 to 4
p.m. Monday. Anyone inter
ested is Invited to attend.
'Many people associate
only doctors and nurses with
the hospital, but It could not
function If they were the only
persons on the staff," Gustaf
son said. "For every hospital
patient, there are nearly two
and a half employees, and for
every active physician prac
ticing in the hospital, six em
ployees assisting him."
Needed in Administration
"Many persons are needed
in the administrative offices
to maintain records of pa
tients, employee salaries and
benefits. This requires typists,
stenographers, file clerks and
bookkeepers. Many of these
jobs, Gustafson emphasized,
"ran be filled by graduates
of high school business cours
es. The four departments that
employ many high school
graduates are housekeeping,
dietary, laundry, and engi
neering and maintenance."
Medford also has an annual
class in practical nursing,
taught by Mrs. Bertha Mor
rill at Rogue Valley hospital.
One of the many career op
portunities open to young
people interested in science
was pointed out by Robert W.
Woolsey, medical technolo
gist at Rogue Valley hospital.
Rogue Valley hospital em
ploys eight technicians in the
laboratory where clinical pro
cedures are carried out for
out-patients, as well as for
persons admitted to the hos
pital. Few doctors run tests
in their offices, Woolsey ex
plained, but rely on qualified
laboratory personnel to assist
them.
The field Is open to both
men and women and the work
brings great personal satisfac
tion in serving others through
medical science, he stated.
Tea Is Scheduled
During National Hospital
Week a tea will be given at
Sacred Heart hospital honor
ing staff members who will
receive service pins.
Sister Luke will present 13-
year service pins to Mrs.
Anne Brooks, RN; and Mrs.
Phoebe Dorian, cook. Ten-
year service pins will be giv
en to Mrs. Maxine Hale, ward
clerk; Mrs, Verna Hylton,
nurses aide; and Mrs. Juanita
Slead, billing clerk in the
business office.
Sacred Heart hospital has
been conducting a develop
ment program during the past
nine months raising funds for
the construction of n new
Sacred Heart hospital to be
located at the corner of Cra
ter Lake ave. and McAndrews
rd Medford. The hospital em
ployees joined in this drive
and had achieved a goal of
$12,500 for the new building
fund in April.
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Senior Citizens
Plan Observance
Of Special Week
"Senior Citizens Week" will
be observed in Jackson coun
ty May 20 through 26, Russ
Jamison, president of the.
Rogue Valley Council on Ag
ing, has reminded area resi
dents. L. C. Davis, 909 King St.,
Medford, president of the
Midford Fifty Plus club, lias
been appointed chairman of
the week's activities.
Nationally, May is observ
ed as Senior Citizens Month,
and the local special week ob
servance has been an annual
event for the past five years.
Davis and his committee have
Invited area residents to at
tend events planned to recog
nize the county's senior citi
zens. ' i
Granges, lodges, clubs arid
churches have been asked to
make a special effort to plan
observances to honor senior
members of the organizations.
Among special needs are rides
for shut-ins, senior citizens in
nursing homes and homes for
the aged, visits to those who
cannot get out, and transpor
tation for those who would
like to attend events planned,
Jamison noted.
Special Events Slated
Special events scheduled
include an open house by the
Ashland Senior club Tues
day, May 21, at their regular
meeting in the Trinity Epis
copal Manor house at 44
North Second si., Ashland.
Mrs. E. L. Hamacker is pres
ident of the club.
On Friday, May 24, the
Medford Fifty Plus club will
observe its fifth birthday
with an open house at its
regular meeting in St. Mark's
Guild hall, Fifth st. and Oak
dale ave., Medford. Mrs. Ken
neth (Martha) Bowker, for
mer president of the club, has
been appointed chairman in
charge of the event.
On Sunday, May 26, the
Senior Activity Center, 601
East Jackson st., will hold
its annual Open House from
1 to 5 p.m. Open House will
include exhibits of arts and
crafts, and music by the Cen
ter's orchestra.
Serving on the committee
wilh Davis are Dr. Frank
Roberts, recreation chairman
of the RVCA; Mrs. Hamack
er; Mrs. Bowker; Mrs. Rita
Holmes, president of the
White City Fifty Plus club;
Mrs. Edith Whillock, presi
dent of the Red Cross com
munity service Senior club;
Roscoe Roberts, Pomona
Grange; the Rev. William Sal
adln, council of churches;
Mrs. Lillian Greenman, coun
cil of church women; Mrs.
Clayton Walker, John Grib
ble, and Mrs. Fred Rankin,
all of the Senior Activity
Center.
Jamison said the Rogue Val
ley Council on Aging plans
an open meeting May 23, to
which area residents will be
invited.
Weather Causes
Unemployment
Grants Pass The Jose
phine county economy strug
gled against adverse weather
conditions during much of
April, causing the months
unemployment totals to sur
pass corresponding 1962 fig
ures for the first time this
year, according to Don Stif-
flcr, manager of the Grants
Pass office of the Oregon em
ployment service.
Nearly all local logging
was shut down for part of the
month, Stiffler said, and this
in turn affected many saw
mill operations.
The rate of insured un
employment during the week
ending April 25 was 13.6 per
cent compared to 8.3 per cent
for the corresponding period
a year ago. Most claims were
of a temporary nature, how
ever, Stiffler said, and the
trend is certain to be re
versed as soon as outdoor
work is possible.
Local retailers ' also were
plagued by the unseasonable
wet weather, Stiffler added,
but the year's total sales are
still ahead of last year at this
time.
Construction employment,
although slowed at times, also
remained strong. City build
ing permits totaled $294,000
during April compared to
$142,000 for March and $155,
000 for April, 1962.
Local Student Gets
Tuition Scholarship
Corvallis - Donald McCur
dy, Medford, has been award
ed a full-tuition scholarship
for 1963-64 at Oregon State
university.
He was one of 16 recipients
of study grants sponsored by
; the Oregon State University
Mothers club, which raises
I funds each year through
I special projects.
McCurdy is a junior this
! year In the school of engineer
' ing. His home address is 436
I Berrydale ave.
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WITH AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD Mr. . above with one of seven Austrlian Shepherd
and Mrs. A. B. Corbet, managers of the puppies brought to the Society for adoption.
Southern Oregon Humane Society facility (Knackstedt Photo)
at 2902 Table Rock rd., Medford, are shown
Week Set Aside to Develop
Kindness Toward All Animals
Peace Corps Has 4,000 Posts Open
There are more than 4,000
posts to be filled in me
Peace Corps, according to an
nouncement from Washing
ton, D.C., last week. The posi
tions are in 45 overseas coun
tries, and are to be filled
prior to Sept. 1.
The next Peace Corps place
ment test is scheduled for
June 8 in Medford.
A complete list of the
skills desired for the 4,uuu
posts will be sent to anyone
writing the Peace Corps, Sen
ior Manpower, wasningiun
25, D.C.
The letters should state the
skills possessed and request a
copy of the new folder "Old
er Volunteers in the Peace
Corps."
Peace Corps questionnaires
are available at the Medford
post office or by writing to
the Washington address.
L. B. Nelson, examiner for
the U.S. civil service, receives
the requests at the Medford
post office.
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National "Be Kind to Ani
mals" Week was observed In
this area last week, but the
Southern Oregon Humane So
ciety hopes the maxim is car
ried out throughout the year.
The week is set aside by
animal lovers throughout the
country each year in the in
terest in developing kindness
to animals through . humane
education, according to Hu
mane Society officials. -
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Corbet,
managers of the Society's fa
cilities at 2002 Table Rock
rd., Medford, pointed out that
Be Kind to Animals Week
serves to bring attention to
people who have pets the
proper handling, care, feed
ing and protection of all pets.
Animals, they noted, are "an
important part of our lives
and . economy, and warrant
the respect they deserve."
Pamphlets Available
Informative pamphlets re
garding the proper food, ex
ercise, grooming and training
are available, usually with
out charge, from most pet
supply stores or from the Hu
mane Society on Table Rock
rd. ..
Mr. and Mrs. Corbet ad
vised residents who have pets
which appear to be ill to con
tact one of the valley's vet
erinarians without' delay.
Unwanted animals, they
said, should not be abandon
ed along roadsides, where
they may succumb to hunger
and thirst. Such animal.
should be taken to the Hu
mane Society, or similar or
ganization, where an effort to
find a good home for the ani
mal will be made.
Mr. and Mrs. Corbet, who
have managed the Humane
Society since early this year,
said the Society has many
fine animals waiting for
good homes." .
Visitors Are Welcome
Visitors are welcome at the
Table Rock rd. facilities week
days between 9 a.m. and 5:30
p.m. The office is closed on
Sunday, except for emergen
cies, they noted. However,
there are self-service receiv
ing cages on a 24 hour basis.
The Corbels have lived in
Medford since 1942. Corbet
was with Western Union prior
to his retirement.
The Corbets pointed out
that cases of animal cruelty
should be reported. The So
ciety will attempt to solve
problems concerning animals
or will refer the case to per
sons qualified to handle such.
problems, they said.
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Realtor Week Will
Be Observed Here
Realtor Week, which starts
today, will be observed local
ly through May 18, according
to Don Whalin, president of
the Medford Board of Re
altors. Realtors from this area will
join 73,000 throughout the
country in observing the
week, which this year has as
its slogan "A Home Means
Happiness Happiness with
a Home Means a Realtor."
Valley Coin Club
Elects New Officers
Ken Myers was elected
president of the Rogue Valley
Coin club at a recent meeting.
Other officers chosen are
Bruce Farmer, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Robert Hcin, secretary-treasurer,
and Hein,
Darrel Rumlcy and William
F. Thompson, members of the
board.
The coin club holds its
meeting the first Monday of
each month at the Girls Com
munity club at 8 p.m.
Whalin pointed out that a
Realtor "is pledged to follow
a strict code of ethics that is
enforced through the local
board of the National Associ
ation of Real Estate Boards
of which he is member. The
primary obligation of the
Realtor under this code is to
keep the interests of both the
buyer and the seller upper
most in mind during the trans
action." The term Realtor, he point
ed out, was adopted by the na
tional organization in 1916,
and members have exclusive
right to use it. The term is
registered as a collective
mark, similar to a trademark
in the U.S. patent office, he
noted. , ,
Through the parent .organi
zation, which was founded in
1908 In Minneapolis, Minn..
Realtors are kept aware of
changes in real estate laws,
mortgage-rates, buying trends
and other business factors
through publications of the
association's professional
staff.
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