MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER T. 1MJ
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Welfare Agencies Face Staff Shortage
Public welfare aoencics. al
ready hampered by a serious
shortage of skilled staff, face a
crisis by 1D70 unless major ac
tion is taken now to recruit
qualified personnel into the
field, U. S. Commissioner .of
Welfare Ellen Winston warned
today.
She noted that recent legis
lation aimed at rehabilitating
families and individuals receiv
ing public assistance will re
quire personnel with profes
sional training to deal with such
complex social problems as de
serting fathers, neglected child
ren, and the needs of the elderly
to remain independent.
The same legislation, she
pointed out, will call for un
precedented expansion in the
next 12 years in child welfare
services, including protective
services, foster care, adoption,
homemaker service, and day
care. She added that "here too
the shortage of skilled social
workers is alarming."-'
Commissioner Winston voiced
her concern over the current
manpower shortage In making
public a letter in which 'she
urged State welfare directors
"to undertake major actions
now iu interest Undergraduate
college students in preparing
lor careers in public welfare.
Women whose children no long
er require their care were also
singled out by the Commission
er as a "potential group" for
recruitment.
Special Project
She told the State officials
that a special project is being
set up in her office to explore
wrtat is Dcing done anout re
cruitment by State welfare de
partments "to map out ways In
wnicn we can remtorce tnese efforts."
"We are interested in what
you are doing to recruit for
employment in your .agency
and in your activities to create
general interest in a career in
social work," Commissioner
Winston wrote. She requested
State welfare officials to furnish
her office with "full details
about recruitment efforts that
have been made since. I960 'in
your state."
in commenting on present
and future manpower needs,
Commissioner Winstoil high
lighted these points:
Public assistance agencies
now employ approximately
47,000 persons. By 1970, almost
84,000, or nearly twice the cur
rent total, will be needed.
Public assistance casework
ers, now numbering 34,000,
must be nearly doubled to 63,000
by 1970. During the same per
iod, supervisory personnel must
be tripled from the present
4,ooo to approximately 12,000,
Only 4.5 per cent of present
public assistance personnel have
completed two years or more of
graduate study In social work,
Requirements by . 1970 place
tne number so trained at 34
per cent.
Must Increase
State agencies now employ
approximately 9,350 full-time
child welfare workers. By 1975,
tne number must be increased
to 20,000,- ;
According to current cstim
ates, only. 25 per cent of all
child welfare employees have
completed two years or more of
professional social work train'
lng.
Only 55 per cent of the coun
ties in the United States em
ploy the services of a full-time
public child welfare worker. Re
cent Federal legislation re
quires that child welfare serv
ices be extended to all counties
of the states by 1975.
Commissioner Winston noted
that the 1962 Public Welfare
Amendments to the Social Se
curity Act authorize increased
Federal grants for the training
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of state public assistance and
child welfare personnel. How
ever, she observed, many states
have yet to take full advantage
of the Federal sharing funds
which cover 75 per cent of a
states costs for training lor
staff in work on public assist
ance programs.
To illustrate, she cited the
fact that little more than 700
public assistance workers have
been granted educational leave
for professional training during
the academic year which began
in September. While this repre
sents a . substantial increase
over last' year, Commissioner
Winston said, twice as many
workers should . be obtaining
such training. f
Progress Noted
Compartively better progress
has been noted in the training
of, child welfare personnel, she
said. On the basis of reports
from 43 states, she estimated
that 916 workers have been
granted educational leave from
their jobs to attend schools of
social work.
She said that social work
schools, which now graduate
about 3.000 a year, must in-
crease this number by 10 per
cent in order to meet the goals
set forth for public assistance
personnel alone. "And this fig.
ure," she added, "assumes that
all graduates would be going
into public welfare programs."
Officers
Visit' Group
n Shady Cove
SHADY COVE - Mrs. Marie
Bowling, district president of
the auxiliary to Veterans of
f oreign Wars; Mrs. Vclda Bee-
man, district secretary, and
Mrs. Eva Howell, Grants Pass.
visited the VFW auxiliary in
snaay uove, novemoer l.
Mrs. Mclvin Gibson was
elected to the office of guard
during tne meeting.
Mrs. jobie Bryan, unit presi
dent, announced a workday in
me Vfw Hail tor November 20
at 10 a.m. Members are to take
current projects to work on and
a sack lunch.
Mrs. Hilda Detrick, recreation
chairman, announced a potluck
dinner to be held November 15
at 7 p.m., also in the hall. A
moving picture will be shown
on the VFW National Home.
Men of the post have an
nounced they will serve the
traditional Thanksgiving Day
dinner November 28 at 2 p.m.
All members and their guests
are invited.
Refreshments for the recent
meeting were served by Mrs
Harry Birch and Mrs. Michael
Fazio.
From Alaska
ROGUE RIVER - Mr. and
Mrs. Steven Ward, Palmer,
Alaska, have left after visiting
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Orvis Reeter, Broadway Street.
They also were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Laws, West
Evans Creek Road. Mrs. Reeter
and Mrs. Laws are nieces of
Mrs. Ward.
Visit
ROGUE RIVER - Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Hargitt, Park
Street, Rogue River and their
sons and families, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold (Hargitt and daughters,
Grants- Pass, and Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Hargitt and daughters,
Rogue River, with Dan Gillen,
Rogue River, spent Sunday in
the home of Mrs. Hargitt's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. S. Jones, and also
visited with her brother, Thom
as Golden, Tri City, Ore.
Guests
ILLINOIS VALLEY - Dinner
guests last week end in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
j Brown, Chapman Creek Road,
were Mr. and Mrs, James Han-
Isen and children, Kerby.
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Men's clothing for spring will
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llght-ER, brlght-ER, say Indus
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Slim and trim are the watch
words for men's trousers and
slacks. Spring's pants will be
slightly shorter and combine
with high-rise and boot stylings
in shoes.
Big, massive, important-look
ing rings are "in. The Jewelry
Industry Council says the trend
to chunky, even high-domed
rings is for men as well as
well as for women.
Five senior girls at Mcdford High School queen's name will be announced and the cor-
arc candidates for the title of Tornatlia onation ceremony will be held just before
Queen. Pictured here arc (left to right) Joanl the start of the Grants Pass-Mcdford game
llcarin, Sue Elmgrcn, Margaret Doolcn and Friday night at the school stadium.
Julie Miller; the fifth is Kathy Foley. The
WORK SMARTER
NOT HARDER
Inability to make decisions
consumes time and energy that
could be spent doing tne job
with less wear and tear on you.
Don't let worry slow you
down. Here's a simple B-step
formula to use in making any
decision. 1. Think through your
resources time, money, en
ergy, skills. 2. Just what is your
goair uet tnis cieany in mum.
a What are the alternatives?
Consider the pros and cons of
each. 4. Take action cnoose
the way you think will meet
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if necessary, revise your de
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you've make a mistake. This is
a perfectly normal consequence.
Every time you replace in
action with action you beat
down that procrastination habit
and grow in pride of ac
complishment. Turkey time is here. You can
buy frozen turkey already stuff
ed - or without stuffing. But
there's a difference in the way
you handle it.
Virginia Welser, OSU Nutri
tionist for the Extension Serv
ice, tells you how.
Tf vou buv a frozen turkey,
already stuffed, cook it without
thawing. Before cooking, it's all
riolit to let it stand overnight
in the retngeraior, dui nov ai
room temperature. Once you do
start roasting the turkey, con
tinue until it is finished. Do not
start it one day and finish it
the next.
If the frozen turkey is not
stuffed, thaw it in its own wrap
per, in the refrigerator. The
thawing is more uniform than
when thawed at room tempera
ture. A turkey of 10 to 20
pounds will take about two to
three days to thaw in the re-
By BERNICE STRAWN
Oregon Stat University
frigerator.
Is baby's white wool bonnet or
blanket turning yellow? After ing.
sudsing clean, bleach white
wools in three-percent hydrogen
peroxide and water solution,
(The druggist will sell this to
you.) Add one-half cup peroxide
to two cups water and let wool
stand in solution four for five
hours. Repeat if necessary. Be
sure to rinse thoroughly after
bleaching. Dry wool away from
heat and sun to prevent yellow-
ER' Trend Is Noted
Clip and save this (ashionette
that never goes out of style:
the birthstone rundown Decem
ber, turquoise and zircon; Jan
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thyst; March, aquamarine or
bloodstone; April, diamond;
May, emerald; June, pearl or
alexandrite; July, ruby or star
ruby; August, peridot or sar
donyx; September, sapphire or
star sapphire: October, opal or
tourmaline; November, topaz.
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Leather and suede items,
fashion's latest status symbols,
turn up In every category for
the woman who shops at Aber
crombie and Fitch, outfitter to
the sportswoman and man.
Sigma Kappas
The annual Founders' Day
luncheon of Sigma Kappa na
tional collegiate sorority will be
held Saturday, November 9, at
12:30 p.m. in the Rogue Valley
Country Club. All Sigma Kappa
newcomers in the area are in
vited to attend.
The store's safari cloth is
a sueded cotton, showerproof
fabric.
Spring suit silhouettes for
men Include the conventional,
contemporary and natural. Con
ventional, the most popular
three-buttoner, is losing a but
ton. The two-button jacket is
coming back. 1
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