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By
ERNEST V. JOINER
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IN THE MAIL the other day I received a copy of a letter
written to a newspaper by George Monical of Pontiac, IL. He
opined that there is very little difference between the
governments of 1776 and 1975, and wonders what we are
celebrating 200 years of. He has a point. England never
treated us the way Washington has. By comparison, the
tyranny of King George III was the soul of compassion. King
George never forced his subjects to labor from January to
May just to pay their taxes. Wouldn't it be better to be
governed by a known and responsible monarch than by the
hundreds of anonymous, unelected. irresponsible and
faceless agencies. I would rather have one of King George's
troops quartered in my home than have my privacy violated
by the CIA. IRS and FBI; my mail opened, my cables read,
my phone tapped and my bedroom bugged. I would rather
face the Officers of the King than be subject to the terror
tactics of the Internal Revenue Service. King George III
toyed ever so gently with restricting the freedom of the press,
speech and assembly. But SB 1 now being debated in the U.S.
Senate would restrict free assembly, free speech and free
press in all areas dealing with the federal government
Sibling Rivalry
By Terry D. Hirni. ACSW
This is the fourth article on Family Therapy and common
problems found in working with families in therapy. This
discussion will be on "sibling rivalry."
In even familv. sibling rivalry exists in some form. Sibling
rivalry is the relationship and interactions between the
children in the family, as they attempt to get attention from
the parent or parents. Children are born with the motivation
for being the favorite child of the parents. How a parent
responds to this motivation has tremendous effect on how a
child feels about himself-his self-esteem. Then this effect on
the child will play a big part in how the child responds to
himself, people around him. and his environment. Sibling
rivalry s also the way in which a child learns to handle
competitive situations.
There are several wavs a child might respond to the sibling
rivalrv 0) He mav feel good about himself because he is
treated as the favorite child. (2) He may feel good about
himself because he is treated equally. (3 He may feel bad
about himself because he sees himself as undesirable, so he
tolallv withdraws, or (4 He may feel bad about himself
because he sees himself as being treated worse than other
children.
In the first situation, where a child feels good about himself
because he or she is treated as the favorite child, this
happens most frequently with the oldest child or oldest son.
The reason is usuallv that this child, being the oldest, gets the
most responsibilities and privileges. Because he gets more
responsibilities and privileges, this child may interpret this
as his being more competent and better in the eyes of his
parents To further this particular feeling, this child may
' constantly put his brothers and sisters down to make himself
' look better in the eves of his parents. If the parents fail into
:. .. ;n ,;fnr. this rhild s feelines. To expand this
idea when the child leaves the home situation he will
probablv use the same techniques to try to obtain the number
one role in school, on the job. politics, clubs, or whatever he
or she gets involved in. In family therapy, this type of child is
usuallv verv resistive to therapy because they have "got it
made" in the familv and don't want to give up anything.
The second response-feels good about himself because he
is treated equallv-is probably the most desirable situation,
but is extremelv difficult for parents to accomplish. This
equal treatment toward the children would involve 1 equal
time i2 equal affection, and 3 equal responsibilities and
privileges according to age. The equal time and equal
affection are probablv the easiest to accomplish, even though
thev can be verv difficult. But how can parents give equal
responsibilities and privileges at a certain age when each
child matures at a different age level? Adults can understand
.L . i.:m..- ..c.-.iivran'i understand abstract concepts
i like this. Also, in the equal treatment parents have to guard
against favoring one child in an argument between children.
This is a technique a child frequently uses to try to put
' another child dow n and get on the right side of his parents. If
; a parent sets himself up as the arbitrator, usually this will
increase the righting oeiween me unmim. v....
knows he w ill have to handle his own battles with his brother
or sister, he or she is less likely to become involved in
arguments or fights.
The third situation-feels bad about himself because he
sees himself as undesirable, so he totally withdraws-is not
verv common, but is verv destructive to the child who feels
this wav This child feels that he is not acceptable to his
parenls'or siblings and creates his own little fantasy world in
w hich he is accepted. The cause of this child's reaction may
be due to: (D fear of other siblings. (2) fear of parents or
parents, or 3 fear of both siblings and parent or parents.
This child mav feel his brothers and sisters are so much
better than he is. and thai his parents think this also, that the
competition is more than he can bear; hence, he withdraws
partiallv or totally.
The fourth case-feels bad about himself because he sees
.:..ir . ir.9ii nru than other children is probably
one of the most common problems. If the child perceives
himself as not having equal treatment, this sibling quickly
deducts that "there must be something wrong with me since
my parents don't treat me in the same way or give me as
much attention, love, responsibility, and privileges as the
other children." The parents in fact may be treating the
children as equally as possible, but the child may not
perceive the situation this way. If this is the case. Johnny
may trv lo get more attention through acting out behaviors
such as stealing, heavy use of drugs, or other rebellious
activities. Another way Johnny could act to get the special
attention is by always doing everything his parents want him
lo do "Mr. Goody-Two-anoes. in mis way, mnni; u.....
.-ii k rrM.u ihon hv hn oarents and then will receive an
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equivalent response from his parents. A not too common
example of this with a female child is an incestuous
relationship with her father in an attempt lo become
accepted by him.
13, 1975
(crown?) The pitifully small taxes demanded by the king,
which so enraged the colonists, is chickenfeed compared to
those we unwhimperingly pay today.
THE COLONISTS complained in the Declaration
of Independence that the king had cut off our trade with parts
of the world; Washington now tells us with which countries
we may trade and under what conditions and what we shall
trade. They complained they were deprived of the right of
trial by jury ; every day Americans face trial by bureaucrats
in county, state and federal agencies. Colonists said that
taxes were imposed on them without their consent ; and what
else is new? Colonists objected to establishment or arbitrary
government in a neighboring province; Washington imposes
a 5th level of government, arbitrarily, without our consent,
known as regional government. The king was charged with
warring against the people; Washington wars against the
people. There was no redress of grievances resulting from
the arbitrary actions of the king; there is no redress of
arbitrary action by the bureaus that govern us. either. The
colonists "chafed under tariff barriers and trade
restrictions;"as to this day. The colonists never had to pay a
fee and get a permit to build an outhouse in the country, or to
take one down. They never had to get permission from the
king to build homes, and the king never told his colonial
subjects how those homes should be built, or how high the
fence around them had to be. The king never told a farmer
what he could plant, how much he could plant, or where. The
king never freed our children from honest work so they could
become delinquents, revolutionaries and dummies. The king '
didn't force a person to support a horde of deadbeats against
his will. A man could make as much money as his hard work
and ingenuity permitted. He could educate his children and
bring them up as he saw fit. He wasn't told when he could buy
a drink; that he had to join a union in order to work, or
I Again. In family therapy each member becomes more
aware of why he is responding in such way so he may gain
imore control of his actions. If parents aretreatlng their
children unequally, they can become aware f this and learn
, techniques to resolve this siluation. If the child feels he is
' being treated unequally, the parents and child learn why. and
both gain better understanding of the responses of the other
I person. Family therapy is quite complicated and complex.
' but If each member Invests himself In the process, In the kmf
run he can gain great deal from It.
starve; or be forced to buy a permit to catch a fish or shoot a
duck. If the American people go so worked up over some
petty restrictions and interference in their lives by King
George III. why is it that they are so happy with present-day
Washington that they want to touch off a yearlong
celebrat ion in 1976 to observe the "end of tyranny" by George
III?
HOW WAS YOl'R Alice Doesn't Day? I didn't hear the
rattle of chains stricken from the ankles of the
underprivileged sex. But I did hear about the woman who
took Alice Dav off only to return to her desk the next morning
to find this note. "Alice Doesn't work here any more."
Perhaps one of the reasons why professional libbers haven't
overcome the inequality they believe exists between men and
women is because they believe more in Alice Doesn't than
they do in Alice Tries Harder. One who walks off the job in
such an instance would be considered too emotionally
unstable and loo,ignorant of the guiding principles of free
enterprise and private initiative to hold a job with this
newspaper, and certainly not in an executive capacity. Alice
probablv believes in fair play. If so. she might consider
granting men the same right to be silly by supporting a Willie
Won't or Abbie Ain't Day. She already knows, as we all do.
how important women are in today's world. Willie Won't Day
would provide her with an insight as lo the equal importance
of men in the scheme of things. On Willie Won't Day men
could adjourn to the bar for one day and leave their affairs
untended. right down to not signing any paychecks! Come on.
Alice You alreadv live longer than Willie and ow n or control
the bulk of American wealth. At the same time you enjoy the
protection of laws (man made) as an endangered species.
Believe me. Alice, men are on your side. They'd love to live
as long as you do and get cut into a more equal share of the
wealth.
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"Because I Wanted To.
I'm The President, You Know..."
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By ERNIE
Many newspapers seem upset about placing the death
penalty on the ballot for the next general election in Oregon.
Some believe putting a convicted killer to death is both
inhumane and costly. They believe in a rehabilitation
program for the convicted felon. While their intentions are
good, rehabilitation is not the solution.
Recently a convicted killer was released from prison after
serving 18 years for murder. Within three weeks of his parole
from prison he killed his mother and father. Yet. his parole
board claimed he was a model prisoner and had been
rehabilitated. Had he been executed his parents would be ,
alive today. ,,. . !
In past years when a person stole a horse or some cattle he
was promptly hanged for his crime While his death may not
have detered anyone else it surely prevented him from any ;
further crime. .
In a recent Issue of this newspaper an article appeared ,
where the district attorney was going to prosecute juvenile. ,
age 17. for committing Class C and Class B felonies and 1 t
Class A felony. He asked to have the juvenile remanded to
justice court, however, the outcome is still pending. If this
youngster is tried in juvenile court his sentence will be hardly
worth the court cost and the judges time.
The Legislative Interim Committee on the Judiciary Is
presently working on new legislation to prrwt Juveniles
from appearing in justice court for their crimes.
District Attorney Dennis Doherty submitted the following
to the committee: ,
If this draft remains Intact, a juvenile can only be
transferred lo adult court when he has committed (1) Class
A felony. or (2) class B or C felony if he has previously been
adjudicated twice for felonies. How about a juvenile who has
committed six misdemeanor thefts and. after being b.-fore
the juvenile court six timet, commits a First Degree Theft or
a Second Degree Burglary? He can'l be transferred until he
has committed two more of those crimes, despite the fact
that his six prior experiences in juvenile court have not led to
his rehabilitation.
have a case involving two Juveniles pending al this time.
Over six month's period of lime they committed Class B
and C felonies and I Class A misdemeanor in this county. In
addition one of the Juveniles has Implicated himself in
several 'other felonies In ether counties. The 10 Morrow
County crimes in which they art Implicated involve reported
CERESA
(ses of $5400 and evidence of continuing felonious
delinquency and utter disregard for the rights of other
citizens. One of the two Juveniles will be 18 in six weeks. The
other juvenile, though younger, has been a ward of the
juvenile court. The offenses were solved at the same time
and petitions were filed contemporaneously. Thus, there is
not a Class A felony Involved and there are not two previously
adjudicated Monies to form a basis for transfer. Under this
proposed draft, neither juvenile could be transferred to adult
court. Now. what in the world can the Juvenile court do for
either Juvenile at this point, and where is the sense of a law
which says that the older Juvenile, at least, cannot be
transferred to adult court?
The draft provides that "statements made by a child prior
to or during a transfer hearing . . . shall not be admissible at
subsequent criminal prosecutions." This is patently absurd
and stupid. This language it so broad that it would preclude
any confessions, or any lies for that matter, obtained from
the Juvenile in the course of a legitimate investigation. If the .
juvenile testified under oath or by affidavit and could be
proven to have lied, this language would prevent a perjury or
false swearing prosecution. If the concern set forth in the
commentary lo this section are legitimate, then disallow all
statements of the Juvenile except those bearing directly upon
the criminal act alleged.
In a recent Issue of "Fresh Tracks" a publication of the
American Humane Association there appears the story of the
death of a trained horse during the filming of a new motion
picture The death of the horse drew criticism from the AHA.
According to the films executive producer, Jack Grossberg.
the horse died accldenlly while twlmmlng In the Yellowstone
River near Billings, MT, when It hit a car body with one hoof
and suffered heart attack.
The AHA responded to the death laying, If the river
bottom had been checked, action could have been moved left
or right few feet and the accident prevented."
Another article sayt, "Humane Socletlet work a great, deal
out of necessity. In the area of animal control 1 la my
understanding that the Humane Society and Animal Control
are two separate bodies and the Humane Society was formed
solely for the prevention of cruelty to animalt and children.
Mayor of Hardman
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
Fd Doolil.Ie come lo the meeting at the country store
Satidav n Rhl with another fistful of clippings, and the firs.
o, "he ZvM off and waved before the fellers reported where
Z Tra Guvernmen. is spending $.02,000 to study drunk
fish and I m .her KM..000 to make drunks out of rats. The only
li Fd h aid he could art in the reserch was (hat the brnwe
dnuik bv fish and rats won't gil drunk by some two leg ra.
TlSS-t. nProxmirehad give the
alco'Ssh his "Golden Fleece of the Month" award fer he
K m .s o plow . I. ain't the Army's fault. Ed said, cau.se the
3 "has ordered .he Corps of Engineers to come up with
r es f"r draining and dredging around Inland waters.
Knowing th Armv and .heir rules. Ed said, natural hey
w She way with .he job and come up wh rcguh. tons
covering evervthing from running a dragline in the river
channel to hiliing up a acre of corn.
General speaking, the fellers was agreed w Uh . W ha la
heap of our Guvernn.ent services is more of a burden. C lem
SibsSr said he has been fullering the Department of
Li ul ure's reserch to come up with what country ham is.
and he has decided .ha. before .hem USDA boy. make up
Sr minds pork will be so high everybody will have forgot
wha ! la. Thev s.ar.ed out. Clem reported, by drawing up
"standards of Identity" so .hey can tell what 'Wry and
ham" mean. After that, as far as they got was to rule that a
hog don't have to be raised in the country lo have country
hams, and that folks who like to age .heir country hams a
vear or so can do it as long as (he meal slays fit to eat t Jem
said he didn't know what lhat reserch cost, but Sen.
pVoxmirc might wan. to try some with his grits and
breakras. steak, now that bacon is to high to reach.
Actual, broke in Bug Hookum. it ain't jus. the Cuvcrnment
agencies thai has crazy idees Hug said he saw where (his
college in Dallas has a class on how lo gamble on racehorses,
and lie said he won t be surprised next lo find out you can go
to college and g.l credit fer crap shooting and cheating at
poker without hiding under the football stands to do The
teachers must of give up on learning younguns to read and
write, and settled fer showing em how to make a living using
the right numbers.
Fveronct in a while, these little serv ices backfire, Did you
see the other dav where (ha. bank in Omaha was giving
customers coffee' and donuls ever morning? The cafe next
door sel up a booth to lend money at coffee break, and they
put oul a big cookie jar fer a safe deposit box
Yours truly.
MAYOR ROY
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MKWHFHS THE STORMS
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For famed faith healer Kathryn Kuhlman. .he past few
months hae been a sea of trouble
Fir, .here was a mountainous embarrassment regarding
one of her most effective gimmicks: public testimony as lo
the validily of her assorted miracles of healing from
fundamentalists M D s
But one M D named William Nolen managed to get names
und addresses of 25 people who were "miraculously healed"
hv Kalhrvn in Minneapolis Among Dr Nolen s published
findings was one lady with Hodgkins disease who had been
announced by Kalhrvn as cured ol lung cancer Ano.her
woman, with a cancerous verlahrae. threw off her brace and
followed Kathrn's joyful command to run across the stage
The following day. he reported, her verlahrae collapsed
Four months later, she was dead
Dr Nolen s disastrous disclosures were followed by an
Internal eruption as Kathryn's personal administrator, Paul
Bartholomew . filed a 84 .10.500 law suit for breach of contract.
Kalhrvn fired both Bartholomew (who said he had been
earning $2.500 a week in commissions) as well as her pianist,
Dino Kartsonakis
Karlsonakis charged that Miss Kuhlman's announced
income of 825.000 a year was implemented by a "walk in
vault " in her suburban Pittsburgh home, where, he said, she
keeps one million dollars worth of Jewelry, along with
another one million dollars in art works
"As God as my judge that isn't true!" Kathryn told this
column during a telephone interview . "You're perfectly free
to visit and inspect my home "
Miss Kuhlman confirmed reports thai she settled out of
court with Bartholomew, "for much less (han he had asked
fur. I found he was in (he process of writing a book entitled
"The Lale Great Kate"! I am very much alive!"
Indeed she is w ith a willpower like case hardened steel
and an absolutely devastating charm.
"You reporters seem to know absolutely everything." she
giggled. ,"bul I love you Just the same!"
This despite my having described much of her
methodology as pure corn and a delivery of a cross between
Ubcracc's maiden aunt and Johnny Carson's announcer.
At the same time there is no denying lhat there Is at least
one miracle a. every Kathryn Kuhlman service: that a
61 year-old female by lhat name can preach, pray, lead
hymns, lay on hands and lead cheers for God- for five hours,
non stop Such miraculous energy can be contagious, and
exhilarating
I also found her refreshingly honest, when, in 1970. 1 asked
her if the name Burroughs A. Wal.rip meant anything to her.
Her great blue eyes widened as she gasped, "How did you
know?"
Wal.rip. a handsome, hellfire and brimstone Evangelist,
left a wife and two children In Austin, Texas, in order to elope
In 1938 with a gorgeous young redheaded Evangelist who, at
age 25. headed the booming Denver Revival Tabernacle.
"He was the best looking guy God ever made!" recalls
Kathryn. Rut she soon gave up this romance after the
scandal of marrying a divorced man wrecked her church.
"I remember in 1938 in the train station in Los Angelet, he
said 'If you get on lhat train, you'll never see me again,' " she
recalls. "I never have."
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