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ANN .LANDERS People's Court. Revea Domestic Problems n Many Russia Woman's World MAXINE NI HMI, Woman's Editor" 'Observer, La Grande, Ore., Mon., Nov. 23, 1959 Page 7 LOCAL EVENTS This It the fifth of a writs of rwtlva articles by th author man relation! column.) MOSCOW "I understand you give advice on domestic problems in American newspapers, said an Intourist representative. "In Kussia you would be unemployed. The systrm taks care of the emotional needs of the p?ople. We are too busy and hard-working to have problems." I heard a good deal o' hugwash while I was in Russia. By all odds, this was the most rldicu'ous bit o( nonsense. There are plenty of demestic problems in Russia and I spent a session in the People's Court lis tening to them. I made three formal requests to visit a Soviet courtroom. Three times I was refused. In despera tion I phoned Hemy Shapiro of I'nited Press International. Just walk in," Henry advised me. "Rus sian law guarantees everyone the right to enter the People's Court. Nobody can stop you." With my sk;tchy knowledge of Russian how would I understand the procedings? Eleonora, my in terpreter, wouldn t dare accom pany me on this excursion. She'd been instructed to tell me the tourists. LAWYER HELPS OUT I remembered a pleasant gentle man who had occupied the adjoin lag seat on the Soviet jet from Leningrad to Moscow. We were both stopping at the Ukraine Hotel His name was Henry Kline and ' he was a Russian-born American l and a New York lawyer. On the )slim chance that he understood .tlnccinn nntt U'flfl willing in ctrvp 'as my interpreter, I issued the ,' invitation. mint- auumicu iu e iiiuitcu knowledge of Russian and agreed ' to accompany me to the People's Court. He conceded he knew little" about Russian law (his ; cousin in Comsk was an attorney and they had compared notes just j last week l. At 10:00 the next morning Kline Thanksgiving Service Set By Church Thanksgiving service at the Presbyterian Church was the topic for planning at the Circle 4 meet ing. held in the home of Mrs. 0. E. Braseth. The service will be held at 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving eve, with the children of the church offering a special treat of candies, nuts, cookies, and things to be sent to the orphan house in Alaska, Haines Hous Mrs. Dick Neely, candy project chairman, reported a sell out on the successful project just com-p'eted Thank offering envelopes were distributed to members with their purpose being explained by Mrs. Jack Pfper. Nominating committee submitted their report as follows: Nola Camp bell, chairman; Lois Newby, vice chairman; Roberta , Lewis, secre tary; and Joan St'rickler, treasurer. Jo Hug reported on the Nov. 19, bazaar plans and reminded mem bers of their responsibilities in the booth. This group is in charge of a wedding reception in the church, Nov. 21, acccrding to Mrs. Jack Piper. . Mrs. Howard Anderson present ed the program on "Fellowship of Faith." Hostess and co-hostess. Ruby Hepburn, served refreshments. and I appeared at the People's Court. 1 counted 32 people seated quietly on the hard wooden bench es. For tbe most part they were shabbily dressed and appeared to be tense and troubled. The women outnumbered the men four to one. Three judges and a court re porter entered, r.vcryone . rose. Two of the judges were women blond, fortyish and pleasingly plump. The male judge had a thick grey mane, pince-nez glasses. and a Charlie Chaplin moustache. Hi was neater than must Russian men in his sandy brown suit and blue necktie. None of the judges wore robes. Kline explained that the woman in the center was the judge elect ed by the people. The other wom an and the man were lay as sessors." Lay assessors are se lected by fellow employes of a factory, foundry, collective farm or construction unit. They serve 10 days a year and it is considered an honor to be chosen to serve. In this Godless society witnesses are not sworn in, of course, but serious punishment is meted out if it is demonstrated that a witness has testified falsely. FEMALE ATTORNEY The first case was presented by a seedy female attorney. She wore a navy blue crepe dress which looked as if she'd put it in the washing machine. Yards of braids were wound tightly around her head. Her client Thomas Benolganova, a dishwasher in a small hotel, was suing his wife Ulinova for the right to live in her apartment. In 1955 Themas had run afoul of the law for speculation (selling at a profit). He was sentenced to serve four years in prison.' When Thomas re turned home he found his wife had a permanent house guest named Gregory. The attorney emphasized that Thomas was not interested in en joying the "wifely companionship" of Ulinova. He wanted only to live in the apartment and mind his own business. Ulinova was not represented by counsel. She spoke in her own behalf. Thomas, she said, drank too much and had a bad temper. He had struck rGegory on two occasions and had spied on them. He had struck Gregory on two helped himself to the food in the ice box although he never brought home anything to eat. She asked the court to order him to stay out of the apartment. PLAINTIFF WINS The case was heard in 50 min utes and the judges adjourned for 15 minutes. Thomas won the right to remain in the apartment. Ulinova and Thomas were still legally married, the judge ruled, and a man has the right to live in the same apartment with his wife. Thomas was ordered to pay one third of the rent, however, and contribute to the grocery bill if he intended to eat there. Thomas grinned and shook hands with his attorney. Ulinova burst into tears. Gregory, scarlet with rage, led her from the courtroom The next case was presented by another lady attorney who wore a mannish suit and a boyish bob. She represented Helen and Akim Rigavitch. Both Helen and Akim worked at the Moskovitch auto mobile factory. The Rigavitchcs were suing Irene and Louis Ser vinova. Irene operated an elevator and Louis was a hod-carrier. The suit was for 2500 rubles $250. Their case was a striking illustra tion of the tension and misery that is so often the product of com munal living. The Rigavitchcs and the Servi novas 'plus a third family) share a four-room apartment. One bath room serves the six adults and seven children. . The Iiigavitches charged that the Servinovas broke their $110 TV set and were three months in arrears uith their share of th? electric meter bill. They also com plained that the Servinovas had broken two windows during an ar gument and refused to replace them. Moreover, said the Rigavitches. the Servinovas were sellish about the bathroom and often lingered 'n, nn.....U. luwiivla nt t i 111 P " mm. t-usuuauii; ' iuuo - so the others would be late for work. They never bought their own soap and frequently used ex cessive amounts of hot water so there would be none for the others. CHARGES DENIED Servinova presented th defense. H denied breaking the TV set and said it was burned out from use. He pleaded guilty to being in ar rears with the meter payments but claims the price ol medicine for his tubercular mother had kept him financially strapped. 'I had thought that all medical care in Russia was free. This is only partly true. Treatment and hos 'Books, Children, TV Topic Of Speaker At Willow PTA Members ot Willow I'T.V list ! mended the evaluation nf TV ened with ini t. tr Kittu. Programs given each month in May Crarkett. librarian in charge of the children's library at East ern Oregon College, and Dr. James Kijiiis. supervisor of sec ondary education at KOI', discuss Hooks, c hildren and TV." That more children are reading more books each year and that seme of the interest in books is stimulated directly by TV pro grams was news to many in the audience. From the psycholog ist's viewpoint. Dr. Kearns relat ed, much of TV is good, with the exception ot excessive violence and some commercials in poor taste. Dr. Kearns als3 recom- ! Rainbow Girls ' meet Monday ' evening ot 7 for a regular meet I ing in the Masonic hall. Shower Fetes Judy Rowett the National Parent-Teacher mag azine. The main objective of the bus iness meeting, conducted by Mrs Norman Payne, vice president was the adoption of the budget and the election and installation ot president and vice president to serve the balance of the year. Mrs. Robert Zucifel. past presi dent of Willow ITA. installed Mrs. Norman Payne, president. olid Mis. Perry Robinette, vice president. Refreshments were served by Mrr. Keith Young, Mrs. John Kir by, Mrs. Charles Patten. Mrs. Keiuieth Gregory. Mrs. Henry Luther. Mrs. Kyle Morgan. Mrs. Harry Stewart and Mrs. Vance Matott. NORTH POWDER ( Special Mrs. Susan Lampkin, Mrs. Blanche I qmnk tl Mrs Unrhnra M.in ?iuh fill pitalization are provided by the jjrS- Marvin Vancil and Mrs. Jenny state but Russians must buy their own medicine.) He claimed it was the Riga vitchcs who had broken the win dows during the argument. At this point Mrs. Rigavitch sorang to her feet and shouted, "You are a big liar." The lady judge ordered her to be seated. After 12 minutes of deliberation the court ordered the Servinovas to pay 2000 rubles (instead of the 2500 for which they were suedi and admonished the defendants to quit abusing the bathroom privil edges. The Rigavitches seemed pleased. The Servinovas showed no sign of emotion. The next case was Lova Uzbe kadonetz, a professor of foreign languages, versus Kathennc L-z-l m bekadonetz. Here in People's i Patriotic Them6 Court he was taking the first step in a divorce action. Lova s at- ijf Uto MeetinC, . i -A knt L-'ithAi-Ino -A sV lorney i'iiairu nun nw'Aim. Knights of Pythias will meet at the KP hall Monday at 8 p in. A special event of the meeting will he nomination ol oliuers All mem bers are being urged to be pre sent. pie left will be auctioned off at the close of the meeting. Members ore also reminded to bung their own table service. A Drivers Llctme Examine will be on duty in La Crande on Tuesday at 10U Depot street be tween the hours of 9 a.m. and S i.m. Persons wishing original lu.msei or permits to drive are iliead of the scheduled closing hour in order to assure time for completion of the required lic ense test. MSgt. W. F. Lillis, fitted States Army Recruiter, will be in La Grande two il;is a week, Tues days and Frulas. from 10" a.m. until 3 p.m. He mil lie in the Selective Service oldee located in the Post Olttce building. Union County Historical Society will meet at 7 :i(i p m. Monday in the Sacajaweu small ballroom. The committee in eh.irge is headed by Mr. and Mrs Lcimie Hicks, and the program will feature pioneer Thanksgivings. Each family is re quested to bring a pie, and any THE WHEEL will be open Thanksgiving Day S.rving Turkey Dinnar For The Whole Family NOON TIL 8 P.M. LaZZ OF tV km Mrs. Carson Hosts Ladies Aid Meet Royal Neighbors will hold a birthday dinner, MnniL y at 6:30 p.m. in the Odd Fellows hall. Members with birthdays from July through December will be honor- Mrs. Minnie Carson of Perry jed. Gladys Lester, chairman, asks u Hryant, were hostesses to a bridal shower honoring Miss Judy Rowett. The affair was held in the grange hall, decorated with bou quets of flowers and winter ar rangements. The honored was pre sented a corsage by Mrs. Tom Lampkin. Patric a Rowett and Donna For dice assisted the honored in ocn ing her many gifts. Kay Griffith, Judy Monaghan, Lynne Vancil nnd Sherry Griffith entertained for the program. Refreshments of cake, coffee and punch were served by the committee. Mrs. Harold Rowett poured the punch and Mrs. Willard ('ordice served coffee. been intimate with a foreman at the g'ue factory where she was employed. The child she was carrying belonged to the foreman. said. A medical ccrtuicaic. presented by Lova's attorney, stated he was unable to produce children due to a war injury. Katherine twisted her handker chief nervously during the pro ceedings. She did not contest the divorce. She confined herself to a statement that she hoped the di vorce would be granted before the birth of her child so she and the foreman could be married. She wanted no settlement, only the stove and the TV set. These proceedings took only 30 minutes. The judges did not ad journ. The- male member of the panel anncunced that the case wou'd be heard in the Province Court (the next step) at the earliest possible date. Kline exolained that the People s Court cannot grant a divorce. This heasing was simply the "formal complaint." I asked if he thought Katherine would be free to marry Lova before the child was born. "She'll be lucky if she's free when the child starts to school," he said. "If there was no child involved she would have no chance at all which is probably why she is pregnant." "I'd be very interested in attend ing a Moscow City Court session and watching a divorce trial," I said. "Could you spare a couple of hours tomorrow?" He thought he could and to morrow I will tell you the story of divorce in Russia and how the rulers of this country have gone from one ridiculous extreme to the other. was the hostess to members of the Riverside Ladies Aid recent ly, for their monthly meeting. There were 11 members and one guest, Mrs. Tillie Smith pres ent. . Laura Andrews, president, pre sided over the short business session. Grace Briggs was awarded the gift for the day; she selected the correct blessing from a horn of plenty. Refreshments, carrying out the Thank-giving theme, was served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held in December, at the home of Ed ith McLean. This will be a Christ mas party with gift exchange. Hope Chapter 13. Order of the Eastern Star met Wednesday eve ning in the lodge room of the' Masonic hall. The hall was dec orated in the patriotic theme with i large United States flag draped on the piano in back of an ar rangement of red and white ros es. There was a bouquet of red roses on the secretary's desk. The meeting was presided ov er by Virginia Kubler, worthy matron and William Kubler, wor thy patron. A Thanksgiving do nation was- sent to the Masonic and Eastern Star Home at For est Grave. Anne Campbell of Julia Chapter 56, Canyon City was a visitor. Dot Anson, who recently took a trip to the Hawaiian Islands, gave an account of her travels and of her visit to a Hawaiian Chapter of the Eastern Star. The tables in the dining room were decorated with bouquets of mums and baskets of fall foliage and fruits. The refreshment com mittee was Abbie Black and Le ila Haun, Co-chairmen, assisted by Rosa and Ed Ebell, Dortha and Ray White. Marie Bcver, Cas sie Roesch, Florence Anderson. Leona H. Arnoldus and Faye M. Bailie. Thanksgiving Service Set At Local Church The Ilendrix Methodist church will hold a Thanksgiving Day ser vice beginning at 9:30 a.m. un til lC -d a.m. on Nov. 26. This was announced by the Rev. van Leon. all other niemlnrs to contact h"r Lodge to follow at 8. Drill tram in orchid forma's for initiation. Graces and marshals to hold practice before lodae. CIA to B of LE Social club will mtet Tuesday at I 30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Walter lngerson, 2006 First Street. DAV Auxiliary and Chapter will hold their Thanksgiving pot'uck dinner in the Armory, Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Pop Club members will be sell ing Christmas ribbon, cards and wrapping. Tuesday evening be tween 7 and 8 o'clock. They will be going from house to house. Celebrating birthdays today will be Jean Hill. Union, and Howard Znmw.ilt, la Grande. Zion LutSeran Church will ob serve Thanksgiving Day with ser vices at !) a m. The liev. E. IV. Neal hasten will speak and the choir ' will sing special numbers. Prompt Availability A single phone call at any hour of the day or night will relieve you of ail confusion in your time of sorrow. 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