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4 Tht Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Sot., Nov. 26, 1949 Published 0 illy Exoept Sunday I y tht ...... v.;.:, v. -:i , -. M..1vf Cnmnony, Inc. Iiunl .ond oli.i o.m.l MM I. HWO. IM HJj "! RuMbarf, Orcito. nodar met f March I. ' CHARLES V. STANTON gtr EDWIN L. KNAPP Edltcr Manager Member of the Associated Press, Oregon Newspaper Publisher Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulations BaarwasUd b? WSST.HUI.LIDAir CO.. INU. fllmn I "" CWosfS, t Annlia. Baatl a. rartlaaS. St. Laala. month 4 1ft ihr raoaUii VIGILANCE REQUIRED i ; By CHARLES. V.STANTON !. A frightened mother writes a questioning letter appear ing elsewhere on this page. L Many other mothers and fathers, too are asking these same questions. Several have even called at the News-Ke view's editorial office or have used the telephone to pro- pound the same questions : Need we fear sex crimes against small' children in Roseburg? How efficient is our police force? Do we have adequate laws for protection against sex criminals? How may children be warned against possible molestation without creating fear in their minds, or caus imr nermanent mental and social scars? , The terrible wave of vicious crimes against children is indeed frightening. A contagious disease, it appears to have grown into epidemic proportions. Yet it follows a pattern fairly well established in crime history. We have had epidemics of kidnaping, bank robberies, body substitution, gangsterism, etc. A certain crime obtains widespread publicity. Imme. diately similar crimes are committed in widely separated parts of the country. These crime epidemics appear to have origin in; the exhibitionist tendencies associated with many .types of criminal minds. , Exhibitionism is something with, which every parent is familiar. Little Willie or; Annie may.be happy, well-behaved children so long as no strangers or visitors are pres ent. But let Mother entertain her bridge' club, and Willie starts chopping the legs off the piano while Annie splashes the guests with water. . . . Children demand attention..' In the early years of their lives,, the world revolves around them. It is not until they approach, school age that they begin to develop a sense of social consciousness and responsibility. In the meantime they resent any Intrusion i or condition drawing attention from themselves. Thus, children who may normally be well behaved and well-mannered, occasionally become little fiends when guests invade the home. Jealous, because they have unexpectedly ceased to-be the axis of their small world; they misbehave, knowing full well they will be punished. But punishment in itself serves to turn attention their way. Th Instinct is present even, in animals, for the house hold $at or dog will'climb into the forbidden Chair, create noise, pull or tear tablecloths, or drag toys into the middle of the room, well knowing the act will bring punishment, but being impelled into misconduct; by exhibitionism, the craving for attention. Some adult minds have never developed socially , out of the animal or instinct stage insofar as, social consciousness is concerned. The social instinct remains juvenile. Particu larly is this true in many types of criminal minds. Thus, when one person attracts widespread attention through a certain crime, others adopt the same procedure. Another evidence of this peculiar mental trait is found in the num ber of persons who come forward with "confessions" when some unusually sensational crime Is committed. Existing laws are not adequate to deal with mental mal adjustment in its early stages, the only period in which correction may be anticipated. A program of mental hy giene clinics is expanding rapidly and promises much im provement Plans for such a clinic in Douglas county are under consideration. Governor McKay recently advocated changes in laws to deal with sex criminals more realistically, While exhibitionists commit their crimes despite penalties, the degree of penalty is of some influence. For instance, when police agencies began getting tough with kidnapers, bank bandits and gangsters, riddling a few of them with bullets, the epidemics quickly terminated. So long as' sex criminals are treated gently and kept in public limelight, they may continue to flourish. A little rough treatment perhaps a return to the public whipping post for first of fenders might be effective. - ' , " The correspondent on this page leaves implications which might be considered critical of our local police. She is, however, merely raising questions' lifted from the article appearing in CoUitrs. . Our local police are alert to conditions. We, perhaps, do not have enough policemen, and our police department is in need of more equipment. We may anticipate that with the growth of our com munity, crime, too, will increase. But we are fortunate in one respect. Most of our increase in population is con nected with the timber industry. It is seldom that a man who works in the woods, in contact with nature, will per petrate crimes against children. These crimes 'are- more apt to come from "soft" individuals usually found inhabit ing metropolitan areas. But under no circumstances should we relax our vigilance. Anything. Can Happen, And Probably Will HSU. tVi'JMrt IT Vh M IL J f By Viahnett S. Martini Mrs. Z. P.- suggests this Idea for readers who enjoy birds as pets. Use a pinch-clothespin to clip" the 'green stuff firmly to the wire of the cage. This pre vents the green food from drop ping to the floor of cage, and the birds like it better tlmt way. ThanK you, Mrs. z. f. The things one can do with wire-hinged clothespins! E J met an emergency one time, when the boys had dropped a valuable item into an Inaccessible place, by extending the sides of a pinch- clothespin. He Just tacked two strips of light wood .on. This made long 'pliers' , or forceps and served in a way we were thank ful for. .. 'I guess every housewife uses extra pins on the lower corners of handkedchlefs to keep them from winding around line? They bleach better. Probably too, the idea of separating a clothes-pin long enough to tack half on the wall, then using it as message holder, card-holder or whatever? A clothespin holds open a cook book or the book from which we wish to copy. Gaily lacquered clothespins are welcomed by girls away at school or living in a rented room; in addition to ordinary use with a length of looped line, they are handy to hold papers, etc., as clips. One helps out in holding sewing ... We used to have a garden fenced in with high white-painted fence which made a living room outdoors. We ate outdoors whenever we could, which was usually . about every day. I re member our twin nephews en joying Christmas dinner with us on that screened in back porch. Well, pinch clothespins were treasures ort that porch, or on the table under the grape arbor. They held the napkins, hung on corners of a paper table cloth as weights, served as hot lid lifters. If a little protection was needed from a breeze the hold ers came In handy again. A 'tent' could be made in a jiffy for children, either by puting old sheet over wire lines or on the clothes-reel. Dear me, we used to sit there and sigh for life In the country. So I can't sigh, now for life on a screened-In back porch where we 'lived' most of the time! LETTERS to the Editor In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) of corn with a dead fish, thus Increasing the yield), had gone Alonr as guide and Interpreter. They traded with the natives and "found kind entertainment" and made valuable friendships. Brad ford says: , "They , returned In saftle (the good governor of the Pilgrims wouldn't have won any prizes ai a spelling bee) and brought home a good quantity of beaver and made good reports of ye place." Whereupon, he continues, they (the Pilgrims) "found ye I irde to be with them In . all their ways and blesse their out goings and their incomings, for which let his holy name have ye praise forever, to all postcrltle." Three Arraigned Friday In Municipal Court Three persons were arraigned in municipal court this morning, while a fourth forfeited ball for failure to appear. Municipal Judge Ira B. Riddle reported them as follows: Cecil Burton Knight, 62, Rose burg, .drunkenness on a pumic street, 10 days in lieu or JZQ line; Harry Trout, 43, transient, drunkenness on a public street, 10 davs In lieu of $20 fine; Gustav Andrew Hamlascher, 47, Roue burg, disorderly conduct, 10 days in lieu of $20 fine; Bert Francis Lfeb, 48, 105 Flint street, drunk enness on a public street, $20 ball forfeited. W Red Cross Asks Women To Help As Hostesses The American Red Cross has Invited the women of Roseburg wceke to a person, or new since to assist With hostesses at I hnrvpt TnHpnn mrn to that nro. n? ' h ,s1p?nsor'd ,he Vet; portion. Which made many after wards write largly of their plenty e goes on: They begane now to gather in ye small harvest they had, and to fltte up their houses and dwell ings against winter, being all well recovered in health and strength, and had all good things in good plenty; for as some were thus lmployed In affairs abroad others were exercised in fishing for codd & bass & other fish; of which they tooke good store, of which every family had their portion. All ye. somer there was no wante. And now began to come in store of fowl, of which this place did abound when they came first. And besides water fowl ther was great store of wild Turkies, beslds venison &c. Beslds, they had about a peck of mrale a erans hospital recreation hall Monday from 8 to 10 n. m. Mem. bers of Knnpa Alpha Thctn sor ority at 1'nlversitv of Oregon plan to attend and Gray Ladles will have charge of the decora. tions and refreshments. Music for the dance will he fumUhivi by Vic Rice's orchestra. t here to their friends In England, and these were not falncd but true reports." T hat seems to have been all there was to it. At any rate, Gov ernor Bradford goes on from there with the coming and going of ships and other events of acute Interest to the colony. What happened somewhere in between September 18 and November 20 back there in ,1621 was just a spontaneous outpouring of grati tude to God for the "plenty" and the "comfort" that had come to them after all their trails and privaions. a a a Their trials had been great. Gov ernor Bradford says: "In these hard and difficult be ginnings they found some dis contents and murmurings arise among some, and mutinous speeches and carriages In other; but they were soone qu,elled & overcome by ye wlsdome, pa tience and just and equall car riage of things by the better part of ye company which clave faith fully together in ye malne. "But that which was most sad and lamentable was that In 2 or 3 monthes time half of their com pany dyed, cspotlally in Jan. and February, being ye depth of win ter, and wanting houses and oth er comforts; being Infected with ye scurvie & other diseases which this long voyage and other in- acomodate condition had brought upon them; so as there dyed some time 2 or 3 of a day in ye fore said time; that of 100 & odd per sons scarce 50 remained. "And of these in ye time of most distress there was but 6 or 7 sound persons who, to their great comendatlons be It spoken, spared no pains night nor day, but with abundant toyle and ha7 ard of their owne health fetched them woode, made them fires. dressed them meat, made their beds, washed their loathsome cloaths. cloathed and uncloathed them; In a word, did all ye hoam ly neevssrie offices for them which dainty and qucsle stom achs cannot endure to hear named; and all this willingly Atrocities Report Shows Need For Protection ROSEBURG I have just fin ished reading an article in Col liers, Issue of Nov. 19, entitled "Terror In Our Cities." It made my heart grow cold with terror. Because of recent headlines in our News-Review, I knew it to be stark reality. Blessed little city of Roseburg! Our children can walk to and from school in a happy, carefree way and not be afraid' of every bush or shadow. But our little city is growing all the time. How can we mothers be assured that crime will not grow with it? Will not these undesirable characters be attracted by our bursting seams and obvious Drosperity? In Detroit, crimes against chit .-?n under ten years of age have increased 50 per cent in the last four years; and in other cities, too, I imagine. vVhere do these undesirable characters come from? What causes them to grow up so wrong in their habits and mental outlook? Psvchiatrists say they must be detected when young and treated then. When they reach the l:.te teens and early twenties, it is too late. That one phase in itself in monstrous. How docs one detect these in clinations and what is to be done about it? I have a daughter, age eight, and a son, six, who make friends easily and quickly with old or young people because they like people. Must I begin to stifle this natural impulse and fill their in nocent minds with something be yond their comprehension? Must they be taught to run in susoicion from every elderly gentleman who says: "Hollo. I like children. Would you like a stick of gum?" Every mother wants her child to grow into a decent law-abiding citizen. But in spite of some moth ers' careful coaching the plan backfires. Why? Where do we learn these things and who has time to instruct us? Docotrs? They are busy almost beyond en. durance with our physical Ills. Churches, I know, In a large measure prevent future law breakers. Nevertheless, with this fact having been known for years, crime still Is on the in crease and offenders seem to be getting younger all the .time. What is the answer? Is our police department ade- quale and are the officers trained and mindful of their duties, or are they just thugs on ' 3 other side of the fence? Do they treat juvenile offender; with under standing and command respect, or does their conduct tend to make ' cop-haters" of these voune people with twisted minds and opinions? Mavbe I'm a little overexcited about this because the article is so fresh in my mind and because my children are the most precious of all possessions. However, I think there are manv young mothers, and grandmothers, too, who are not so busy rearing their families that they are uninterest ed in what help they can enlist for protection should they ever need It. Please assure us that out police department in our beloved city is and will be ever watchful for the wrong kind of growth. E. MARGUERITE MUNSON, Roseburg, Ore. and cheerfully, without any grud ging In ye least, showing herein their true love unto their '-lends & bretheren." a a a In such dire beginnings was our nation founded. In our origins, we were a tough and competent race. We took life and death In stride and carried on. And were grateful to God for the slim chances that were given to us. Thus we built the greatest na tion on earth. Major Functions Of Hospital Set Forth By Knauss "Of all modern enterprises none is more complex than the hospital," stated Alvin C. Knauss mnnncrpr nf the TV.ti.ilc. Cm. munity hospital. "As its main objective It has a single purpose, to receive the iiuumii uuuy, wnen ior any rea son It hi) a hiwvn.A HI.ab.u1 aw injured and to care for It In such a jiiamici- as 10 restore it 10 nor mal or as nearly normal as pos' sihlp" hp stnto "In fulfilling the duty thus im- fuacu vii it, me jiospiiai must llfip thp arts an4 nwatt vn..tAJ in business and scientific organi- uiiiun, wnicn are applicable to itS OWn flHmlnietrD.fnn aW I- addition must avail itself of that ingniy sKinea group, the medi cal profession, together with Its inseparable ally, the trained nurse," he pointed out ACCOrdincr tn Wnattca tht. nn 0 ...in , i. i.o au nties tn nil hncrtltalo Pnnnl of size or the degere to which ii.cii mum may De limited, rne situation in fnrthp. Mmnn.n by the fact that in no other busi ness is yet this economy can never oe carried to such lengths as will lessen efficiency or affect the careof the patient. Only by organization in the hOSDilal Pn pffpniantt, Ka .m duced, he 'said. No minor detail should be left unprovided for, yet there must be no overlapping; every individual should have de- "lltlc nunc, waste oi enori or extravagance in use of material prevents economy. Institutions in which every em- Dlovee is rendu at all . think and act promptly in an emergency will have the regular duties and rpcnnneihilltlao Af each definitely assigned, he con- rtuuiuiny must De cen- trali7JH. rPcnnnclHlllt., flvnA l duties Ann intpr . rploHnnal.:.. clearly defined. . inauss, in a subsequent arti cle, will give a brief analysis of the hospital organization. Accident Causes Minor Damage; Driver Cited Minor rinmnrrp rncult-o tn collision of two cars Thursday, wuen uiie car was emerging irom a garage exit on Rose street and attempting to avoid a crash, city iwiite it-jxjrieu. According to police, Chris M. r-lnneon uao milllnn m.f ham . u garage, near Lane street, when nis auiomoDiie was strucK py that of Bruce R. Scheierin. Clau sen was cited by police for driv ing without an operators' license. The oak is a member of the family of beeches, and there are over 200 species of, the tree. Driver Examinations Dated Her Dec. 1 And 2 Persons wishing licenses 1 or permits to drive are asked to get In touch with the state drivers license examiner in Roseburg, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1 and 2. The examiner will be on duty at the city hall between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. both fiavs. Applications for licenses should be made well ahead of the closing hour, in order to assure completion of examinations with out delay. All original applica tions should be made before 4 p. m. Fairview Home Homes ; Quelled Without Damage SALEM, Ore. UP) Flames broke out again Thursday at the state Fairview home, but were extinguished without damage. It was the fourth fire threat at the institution in 18 monhs. One of the fires was serious: It almost destroyed the hospital. That one was set by a patient. Yesterday's blaze started below a porch of a cottage housing 85 children. Dr. Irvin Hill, super intendent of the home. . said a cigaret probably was to blame. Quail Hunter Bags Quail Plus Roll of Greenbacks LOS ANGELES, Calif. (ff) Cecil E. Travis' auail hunt was mighty successful. He not only got his quail, but a handful of frogskins as well. Travis, an executive of the Citv Bureau of Power and Light, said he shot a quail back of Ven tura, south of Cone jo Pass, Then he shot another. When he went to pick it up, he found its head pillowed on a roll of greenbacks two zus, a live and a one. Vitel Statistics MarrUs License Applicants MATTINGLY CALLAHAN William V. Mattingly and Luella Mae Callahan, both of Oakland. MEAD-DEARDORFFi Cecil F. Mead and Betty June Deardorff, both of North Bend. BAKER-CHARLEY Harry D. Baker and Thelma B. Charley, both of Coos Bay. K Olvercc Complaint Filed - SMART Jackie Dee Smart vs. Alvin Carl Smart. Married Reno, Nev., June 21, 1947. Plaintiff asks for decree of annulment, alleging she was under legal age at the Ltime of marriage. , GRANTED CERTIFICATE PORTLAND. Nov. 26.-UP) The names of 33 applicants who have been granted certificates -to practice professional engineer ing were announceq toaay oy me state board of engineering exam iners. . The state exams were .' held Sept. 9-10. Among . those certi fied are: Robert E. Kleiner and William W. Knupp, both of Rose burg. .. SUNDAY AUCTION SALE 1:30 P. M. Harbough's Auction Barn,. Highway 99 North, back of Pacific Sea Foods. Chairs . . . Chairs All kinds, office, dining room, or otherwise. 16 restaurant' stools,' fountain equipment, miscellaneous too numerous to mention. . Ole Cooper, Auctioneer PHONE 100 between 6.15 and 7 p. m., if you have not received your News Review. Ask for Harold Mo' . WE HAVE JOBS AVAILABLE For Trained Workers If you have the training, we have the job. If you don't have the training, come In or. call tomorrow. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE GRANT'S BUSINESS COLLEGE 112 N. Stephens Phone 153S-R Safe Deposit Boxes There is no substitute for Safe Deposit Box pro tection. W invite you to call at our bank for - details: ;'-,,.S':V:5?.' DOUGLAS COUNTY STATE BANK Member Federal Deposit Insuranct Corporation 5or Iflfjen. ONLY Some men can always find the perfect gift, but for the apparent ly vost majority that, at the last minute, can't decide upon any thing, and in desperation buy a gift that she may not want, here is the answer. This Is a plan that furnishes Christmas, birthday and special occasion gifts she needs and tongs for. Of course this plan isn't new. Many wise husbands have found that buying a sterling silver table service a few pieces at a tima Is a good way to buy a lasting gift that will continue to give dividends in satisfaction as the years go by. All that is necessary to do to begin this plan is to have your wife choose her silver pattern. Knudtson's will keep a record of the pieces bought so that there will be no duplications or omissions. At Knudtson's you'll find a fine selection of sterling silver pat terns by International, Lunt, Watson, and Wallace silversmiths. across from Douglas County Bank JtWCLCM w1'
