Portland Observer Thursday, July 20, 1978 Page 3
Common sense keeps burglars aw ay
Behind the wall
Larry Baker »35021,
O.S.P. Correspondent
TED WINTERS
by Y ’ Vonne Savoie, Chemeketa
News
Ted Winters is an ex-convict who
at one point in his life was told by the
previous Oregon State Penitentiary
(OSP) S uperintendent, Clarence
G ladden, that he co u ld n ’ t be
rehabilitated.
Winters said he began his criminal
life committing armed robberies at
the age o f fourteen with all night
super markets being his prime target.
Serving time at MacClaren School
for Boys he was so violent that of
ficials found it necessary to return
him to adult court where he was sen
tenced to prison.
Violent behavior continued there
and Winters found himself serving a
year o f his time in isolation.
A shoot-out with police in Walla
W a lla , W ashington landed hint
another sentence on his road down
hill.
In 1953, as an (OSP) inmate, W in
ters and four others made the last
apparently successful escape from
inside the walls o f OSP by hiding in
the bottom o f a flax wagon.
This event placed him on the num
ber one security risk list holding him
at OSP until a parole in 1960.
“ I was out fo r two years but I
w asn't able to deal w ith the
Vernell Franklin »40071,
Assistant O.S.P. Correspondent
pressure,” Winters stated.
” 1 just wasn’ t used to respon
sibility but I really tried to stay o u t,"
he continued.
“ I started a paint contract
business and retail store but ended
up stealing and funneling money out
o f there.
"T h is led to an eventual life sen
tence on an armed robbery charge
and i f the present M atrix System had
been in force at that time I would still
be in prison,” Winters added.
Winters is presently director o f
Majac Institute, Inc. in Salem and
said he doesn’ t see himself as that
unique.
When he was paroled the last time
in 1969 he had been working fo r two
years in the Governor’s Office on a
work release program as assistant to
the Office o f Economic Opportunity
(OEO) director.
From 1971 to June, 1973 he acted
as the coordinator o f OEO and was
assistant ombudsman from June,
1974 until February, 1975, into the
Straub administration.
Winters moved to the Department
o f Hum an Resources as special
assistant and became acting ombuds
man in October, 1975.
" I was the first lifer here to be put
on a work release program,” he said.
” 1 realized my success or failure
would have an impact on others and
trie d to live as close to the
regulations as I could,” Winters add
ed.
He said he was aware that being in
a very viable position in state govern
ment would reflect bad or good on
other people and as a result, maybe
strived a little harder.
“ Society tends to look on ex-cons
like they look upon m inorities,”
Winters reflected, “ and consequent
ly, they have to walk a mile-and-a-
quarter for every mile the rest of
society walks.”
Looking at corrections today, he
said he considers the M atrix System
to be the most negative thing that has
happened in years.
“ Inmates need an atmosphere o f
hope. 1 might have killed myself or
even someone else i f that aspect o f
hope hadn't been there," he con
cluded.
Winters stated he was not an ex-
con who had noticed any d ifficulty in
o b ta in in g
em ploym ent,
but
suggested that corrections look into
industrializing the institutions.
Industrialization would bring big
business into the institutions and give
inmates an opportunity, as trainees,
to earn a respectable income and
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thus provide him with the means to
cover restitutions and the care o f his
family.
Winters said the program could be
established in such a way that the in
mates could invest money and save
towards their release as well as get
their families o ff the welfare roles.
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Family members are often left
alone and bewildered when a key
person in their household is not
there any longer. In the case o f the
inmates' family the sense o f loss is
complicated by how society views the
offender, confusion about how to
relocate to this area or simply the
inability to comprehend the criminal
justice system.
The inmates* families project is set
up to serve the tri-county areas o f
Marion, Polk and Yamhill with in
formation and referral for basic sur
viva l needs: fo o d , clo th in g and
shelter. Support services are
available for the inmates* fam ily,
with the option o f confidential coun
seling and women’ s effectiveness
training. Survival o f the fam ily unit
is vital to the well being o f its mem
bers and the future o f the inmate.
“ Rap session” is scheduled for
August, 1978, Cry o f Love, from
7:00-9:00 p.m. The session w ill con
sist of: 1. Planning activities fo r in
mates’ fam ily/children. 2. Sharing
ideas concerning the transportation
and child care problem w ithin the
inmates’ fam ily u n it. 3. Sharing
musical and creative talents. 4.
Working toward a positive goal —
keeping the family unit together.
We want to encourage all inmates*
families to attend. Your support and
suggestions w ill be welcomed. Fur
ther inform ation needed — contact
Carol and Bev at: Inmates Families
Community Liaison Project, 2303
F airgrounds R d., N E, Salem,
Oregon 97303; Phone 5O3-581-OO27.'
'August Fest’
needs artists
The A lbina Women’ s League is
looking fo r artists, craftspeople, and
entertainers to showcase their talents
at the "AugustFest,” August 6th at
Delta Park.
The “ AugustFest,” which is free
to the public, w ill have something for
almost everyone: supervised games,
races and other activities fo r kids;
and bingo, softball and other diver
sions for adults. There w ill also be a
day and evening long program o f en
tertainment ranging from soft jazz to
theatre to clowns for the kids. Area
artists and craftspeople w ill display
and merchandise their talents. And,
o f course, there w ill be lots o f bar-b-
que and other foods fo r those who
get hungry.
Artists and arts and craftspersons
that would like to participate should
call Tina Scarborough at 252-7594.
Perform ing artists should contact
Dave Kilby at 281-0457. -J
284-3041 or 288-6429
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TONIGHTAT
by William N. Wray
When you go away on vacation
this summer, w ill you leave a sign on
your home saying, “ Burglars
Welcome” ?
A great many o f us do just that.
The sign may be an uncut lawn, or an
accum ulation
of
m ail
and
newspapers, or no lights at night,
and any experienced burglar w ill
read it as an invitation.
This year, before you go away,
take these few simple steps that w ill
make it much less likely that you w ill
return to a home that has been strip
ped o f its valuables:
• Ask the post office to hold your
mail.
• Stop the newspaper and other
deliveries.
• A rrange to have your lawn
mowed regularly.
• Ask your neighbors to keep an
eye on your house and repot t any
suspicious activities to the police.
• Install autom atic timers that
turn lights on at dusk, o ff at bed
time.
• N otify the police o f the dates
you’ ll be away, so patrol cars can
give extra attention to your home.
• Don’ t have your vacation plans
announced in the local newspaper.
Those common-sense steps w ill
cause most burglars to pass your
house by in favor o f one more ob
viously empty — but what if one
does give yours a try , perhaps
pretending to be a door-to-door ven
dor and discovers that no one is
home?
“ I f your locked doors and win
dows can delay him from getting in
for four minutes,” says Lt. Terry
Rickard o f the Rochester, New York
police department, “ the chances are
good that he w ill give up.” Solid-
wood doors, which can’ t be shat
tered with a kick, and a deadlock,
which can’ t be pried open with a
piece o f s tiff plastic, w ill make the
visitor turn to your windows. He
knows the standard sash lock can be
jimmied in seconds. The Rochester
police recommend a key-locking sash
lock for the most accessible windows
— even i f the glass is broken the in
truder still can’ t raise the window.
Sliding glass doors and windows
are particularly vulnerable — unless
you put a dowel stick in the track to
keep them from being forced open,
and pins through the top o f the win
dow frame that prevent their being
lifted out o f the tracks.
Your burglar’ s four minutes are
almost up, but perhaps he discovers
an unlocked cellar window, or an
overhead garage door that can be
pried open. A ll he has to do now is
slip inside and load up your
valuables — unless you have a good
alarm system.
An alarm system can be designed
to go o ff when a door or window is
opened, when an intruder breaks a
light beam, steps on a pressure-
sensitive mat or simply enters a
room. In a local alarm system this
sets o ff a bell or siren outside your
home.
The most dependable system in the
central station system. Here your
alarm is received in an office manned
around the clock by trained
operators. They instantly inform the
police or, if a smoke detector has
been set o ff, the fire department.
Many firms offer consulting and
installation services as well as central
station monitoring for alarm systems
made by a variety o f manufacturers.
Make sure you choose a reputable
consultant. And no matter what kind
o f system you decide to install —
even i f only local smoke detectors —
make sure that your insurance un
derwriter has determined that it will
meet all the specifications required
for the discount from your insurance
company in your geographic area.
Library features African works
Works o f artists Leo and Diane
Dillon are featured in a display in the
lobby and Children’ s Library o f the
C entral L ib ra ry , 801 S.W. 10th
Avenue. The collection includes the
original frontispiece o f Ursula K.
LeG uin’ s “ The W ater is W ide”
published by Pendragon Press, Port
land.
Included also are the uncorrected
proofs o f the book “ Ashanati to
Zulu” by Margaret Musgrove. This
book won the 1977 Caldecott medal
for the most distinguished children’s
picture book o f the year.
The husband and wife team also
illustrated the 1976 award-winning
book, “ Why Mosquitoes Buzz in
People’ s Ears” , retold by Verna
Aardema.
Especially featured in the exhibit
are the covers o f children’s record
albums designed by the D illons.
Although best known for their cover
designs fo r adult science fic tio n
books, including paper back editions
o f books by Ursula Le Guin, they
have also produced designs for the
Mentor Classics, Tim e-Life books
and many others. The display w ill
remain in the library until August 18.
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Facts of Importance
VOLUME II
JULY 1978
SERIES I
Most questions asked regarding our June statement in the "Observer’’
were: How do we treat persons afflicted with alcoholism?
We treat alcoholism by the uses of a four phase modality, Phase A
through D, along with the Triple R concept (Rights, Respect, and
Responsibility).
PHASE A:
When persons come to the EXODUS program as clients they start out
in Phase A. After the intake procedure, various crises, emergency and
supportive help is provided; further diagnosis is recognized, while a cer
tain amount of confidence developes between the client and the
EXODUS program. During this phase the client is prepared to enter
Phase B.
PHASE B:
Here the client makes a commitment to adjust his habits one at a time
to a more constructive and productive selection through process coun
seling and other supportive prescriptions. The Triple R (Rights, Respect
and Responsibility) concept is used as a measuring model by which the
client can objectively balance his Rights to his Responsibilities through
Respect. A t present we have no Phase B clients.
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PHASED:
Is a forever follow-up service to let the client know that, even though
he/she has completed the EXODUS program, if help is ever needed we
are here, and no "blame factor" is at stake. This is done through periodic
mailings and group activity invitations.
The EXODUS program has been in existence for almost four months.
It has gained approximately 110 clients, and has expanded to include a
day care facility and a residential center.
Yes, we are effectively treating alcoholism by the hour, by the day, by
the month. Our clients appreciate your support, contributions and
donations.