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fiyi THE COURIER-JOURNAL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1982 17 ANNIVERSARIES ENGAGEMENTS Marines9 family programs give home front a fighting chance Ann Marie and Roy Glenn Bowling Debra Ann Anderson and Gary Matthew Cusick Mr. and Mrs. Foster V. Jones Sr. of Crystal River, formerly of Louisville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sept.

18 with a reception, given by their children Mr. Jones is the retired director of the Louisville and Jefferson County Air Board. He also was the airport manager of Bowman and Standiford fields. Mrs. Jones is the former Josephine Price.

They were married Sept 14, 1932, in Chatanooga, and have two children, Foster V. Jones Jr. of Louisville and Dr. Mar-lene Springer of Lawrence, and four grandchildren. Mr.

and Mrs. Frederick W. Kleinschmidt of Louisville announce the engagement of their daughter, Ann Marie Kleinschmidt and Roy Glenn Bowling of Louisville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bowling of Manchester, Ky.

Miss Kleinschmidt, a member of Kappa Delta, received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Bowling graduated from UK and from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. The wedding will be Oct. 2 at Calvin Presbyterian Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Anderson of Louisville announce the engagement of their daughter, De-bra Ann Anderson, and Gary Matthew Cusick, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Maurice K. Cusick of Louisville. Ms. Anderson graduated from St. Catharine College.

Mr. Cusick graduated from the University of Louisville. The wedding will be Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. in St Thomas More Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ratterman of Louisville will observe their 50th wedding anniversary today with a Mass at 1 p.m. at St Bartholomew Church and a reception, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 4801 Progress Blvd. Mr.

Ratterman retired in 1975 from the U.S. Postal Service. Mrs. Ratterman is the former Elenora Hatfield. They were married Sept.

14, 1932, in Jeffersontown, and have five children, Edward Frank Ratterman and Paul Joseph Ratterman, both of Jeffersontown, John A. Ratterman of Daytona Beach, Mrs. Mary Anne Satterly and Mrs. Betty Jean Mattingly, both of Louisville. They also have 24 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Titterrow and colleague Sherri Fischer stressed the importance of Marines arranging finances before leaving for overseas. And Morrison said the single biggest problem results from Marines thinking they will mail their checks from Okinawa, when they may be on maneuvers half the time in a Philippine jungle and never see their pay for weeks on end. "Then Momma comes to us and says she hasn't gotten any money for three weeks. We have to arrange emergency aid from Navy Relief." The wives' support group is usually headed by the wife of the battalion commander, and the group meets once a month for informal social activities as a way of helping the women avoid isolation. Women who cannot get to the monthly meetings are contacted regularly by telephone to make sure there are no problems.

But not all the contacts involve problems or crises. The wives have videotaped special five-minute messages to their husbands through the Armed Forces YMCA, attended beach parties, heard lectures and last month attended a special makeup demonstration to get tips on how to look especially good for their returning husbands. The center also sponsors a nurse and well-baby clinic at Stirling Homes, the sprawling housing complex where the youngest married Marines at Camp Pendleton live and where the most serious pediatric problems occur. A juvenile probation program is coordinated by the center in conjunction with the base provost marshal, or military police chief, and Morrison is setting up a program on spouse and child abuse at the center, on request of Marine Corps headquarters. There already is a family advocacy service run by the naval hospital at Camp Pendleton and limited counseling through the provost marshal's office.

But, Morrison said, "We know there is more going on than we care to admit, and we must do more to detect it." By DAVID SMOLLAR 0 Lot Angtlts Timet CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. Until a year or two ago, a Marine Corps battalion commander would not have been found welcoming bis troops, their wives and children to a "family day" gathering. "For a long time, the attitude was that if the Marines wanted you to have a family, they'd have issued you one," Lt Col. Fred Crowley told nearly 200 family members crowded into the chapel recently at Camp Horno, home of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Marine Division. "But I've never liked that attitude for the 20 years I've been in the corps," Crowley told them.

"My feeling is that the family has to be a team. I've always told my wife what is going on, and she has told me some things, too." Top Marine Corps leaders have come around to the view, held by Crowley and other field commanders, that financial, physical and emotional problems of families have been neglected too long by the service. Figures through 1979, the latest available, show that there are more than 70,000 Marine Corps families. On any day, 10,000 Marines are separated from their dependents. And, because one out of three Marines is married more than ever before better treatment of families plays an important role in persuading Marines to re-enlist.

As a result, the corps has established 16 family-service centers at major bases throughout the world, where information and counseling help to solve and prevent problems ranging from spouse abuse to credit-card overspending to family loneliness. The Camp Pendleton center is the corps' largest and, when opened in mid-1980, was the prototype for those on other bases. The center continues to introduce new programs, including the battalion family days and support groups for wives whose husbands are overseas. "We've pulled out all the stops," Lt. Col.

Karl Morrison, director of the Camp Pendleton center, said. "In the past, we have failed to take adequate care of the Marine family. So we got a mandate and a blank checkbook and things are now hopping. "The most common problems are financial, especially when the husband is overseas, and most are related to flat-out immaturity." Morrison said the base population average age is perhaps 20 years. Capt.

Fred E. Chasney, assistant family programs officer at Marine headquarters in Washington, credits the service centers with helping many Marines make the transition from teen-agers to adults. "There are an awful lot of young married Marine folks, some even 16 years old with a 1-year-old in their arms," Chasney said. "And they need explanations in just how to change diapers, on what foods are nutritious, on discipline on how to put together a family budget." Morrison said when the centers first began, "perhaps 80 percent of our job was intervening in a crisis." Now, new programs allow the staff to spend about 80 percent of its time on crisis prevention. The family-day gatherings and wives' support groups are among the more visible and successful of the center's efforts.

AH families of battalions in the 1st Marine Division are, counseled on potential financial and' psychological problems 60 days before a Marine is sent overseas for six months. Elaine Titterrow, a civilian counselor at Pendleton, cautioned mothers in the Horno audience to expect certain problems with their children as a result of the father's long absence. "Sit down as a family before the husband leaves and work out some rules and routines," she said. "Mom, let the 5-year-old be a 5-year-old. Don't tell him he must now be the head of the household.

Dad, write letters directly to the kids." Amy Jo McCIain if- if' and Susan Marie Hibbitt and Gary Mark Moran Darrell James I Hill Mr. and Mrs. James Toohey of Pleasure Ridge Park, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today with an open house from 2. to 5 p.m. at Beechland Baptist Church, 4613 Greenwood Road, in Pleasure Ridge Park.

Mr. Toohey retired in 1979 from Louisville Gas Electric Co. Mrs. Toohey, the former Susan Francis Gossett, retired in 1967 from Louisville Textile Weavers Inc. They were married Sept 10, 1932, in Munfordville, and have four children, Mrs.

Edna Kathy Wilder, Bud Toohey, Douglas Glenn Toohey and Neil Toohey, all of Louisville. They also have 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby B.

McCain of Louisville announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Jo McCIain, and Darrell James Hill of Crestwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hill of Carrollton, Ky. Ms.

McCIain attended Spenceri-an College. Mr. Hill attended Morehead State University. The wedding will be Oct. 9 at 1:30 p.m.

in Middletown Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. Hibbitt of Louisville announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Marie Hibbitt and Gary Mark Moran, of Costa Mesa, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Aubrie C. Moran of Santa Ana, Calif. Miss Hibbitt is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. The wedding will be Oct.

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