Medford mail tribune., March 23, 1952, Image 13

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1951 Annual Report
Discusses Problems
More than 50 children out of
every 1,000 In Medford required
the services of the Jackson coun
ty juvenile court in 1951. That
was the highest rate of service
in the county.
These children, 259 of them
in all, included 132 delinquents
those who for some reason had
become involved in acts ranging
drom carelessness or mischief to
auto theft.
The remaining 127 children
were dependents, who were
brought to the attention of the
court because they lacked ade
quate support or care, were
abandoned or subjected to cruel
treatment or for other similar
reasons.
Report Giret Data
These figures on local juven
ile needs are revealed in a seven-
page report of the juvenile
court's activitis in 1951. It was
released recently by the court's
advisory committee and was pre
pared by Frank Sawaki, juven
ile officer, and by Miss Alice
Grace, deputy.
Just behind Medford was
Jacksonville with a rate of serv
ice of 43.56 per 1,000; Rogue
River, 39.44; Prospect, 27.70;
Central Point and Gold Hill,
26.55; Ashland, 23.45; Eagle
Point, 20.38; Talent, 18.97; Phoe
nix, 18.12! Shady Cove-Trail,
14.68, and Butte Falls, 12.33.
Rat of Service Up
The rates of service rendered
by the court in the 11 towns
averaged 28.96 children per
1,000 of school census, com
pared with 19.80 in 1950.
. The report lists several rea
sons for the increase: Increasing
population, greater awareness of
problems and concern lor them,
and more familiarity with the
services of the juvenile court. It
adds that "it is apparent that
Jackson county is a growing
community, that there is in
creased demand for services of
the juvenile court, and that ade
quate services require more
staff."
The children who needed the
services of the court in increas
jng numbers last year fell into
the two separate classes men
tioned those who were delin
quent and those who made de
pendent by their parents.
Stealing Most Frequent
Of the delinquents, the most
frequent cause of trouble among
boys was stealing, usually petty
thefts. There were 49 cases of
that type, followed by careless
ness or mischief, truancy, unlaw
ful entry, running away, sex
misconduct, auto theft, being un
governable and injury to other
persons, in that order.
Among girl delinquents, the
most frequent cause of trouble
was truancy, followed by being
ungovernable, carelessness or
mischief, running away, steal
ing, sex misconduct and unlaw
ful entry, in that order. They
avoided auto thefts and injuries
to other persons.
'Dependent children were, in
most instances, referred to the
court because they lacked ade
quate care or support. There
were 130 cases of that type. Oth
ers were referred because they
were placed in conditions injuri
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JUVENILE CELL Pictured above is the
juvenile detention cell in the Jackson county
jail. The juvenile court must make use of the
cell because of the lack of detention home fa
cilities here. John Schapps, director of the
Western Probation and Parole association, will
return to Medford in the near future to continue
a survey of detention home needs in Jackson
county. '
These rules, or conditions, re-
ous to their morals, because they 'late to such things as hours, corn-
received abusive and cruel treat
ment or were abandoned or de-
:erted.
Disposals Told
To dispose of the cases, the
court placed 201 delinquents
under continued supervision of
the two trained workers in the
court; 53 were investigated ami
"adjusted"; 15 were committed
to public institutions; 49 were
referred to other jurisdictions; 4
were referred to other public
departments, and 5 were com
mitted to private institutions. Of
the dependents, 74 received con
tinued supervision and 47 were
investigated and "adjusted".
Forty-nine dependents were re
ferred to other public depart
ments.
The Jackson county jail was
used as a place of detention for
68 boys and 8 girls during the
year, pending a decision of the
juvenile court on a solution lor
their problems. Thirteen were
detained in the county shelter
home.
The foremost source of re
ferrals of juveniles to the de
partment last year was various
oolice agencies. Police referred
168 delinquents and 29 cases of
dependency to the department.
Close behind were parents or
relatives, who referred 99 de
pendency cases and 29 delin
quencies to county officials.
Other Sources
Other sources were schools,
which reported 51 delinquencies
and 10 dependencies; social agen
cies, 3 delinquencies and 19 de
pendencies; other jurisdictions,
15 and 7, and other sources, 27
and 71.
The objective of the juvenile
court and its staff, according to
the report, is to help delinquent
youngsters to stand on their own
feet, as responsible, constructive
citizens. To achieve these ends,
the juvenile officers strive for
"social investigation," or study,
and "treatment," or rehabilita
tion of the youths.
On the basis of social investi
gation, a plan of treatment is
decided on. In some cases, insti
tutionalization is recommended,
but in most cases probationary
supervision is suggested to the
judge 'by the juvenile depart
ment Youngsters are encour
aged to help draw up probation
ary rules which will help to pre
vent repetition of misbehavior.
panions, activities, making res
titution for damages where prac
ticable and other similar items.
Supervision Stressed
The report states that super
vision of the youngsters, which
starts at this point, is the "big
gest part of the job." The more
intensive service can be given,
the more effective results will
be, Sawaki points out. In addi
tion to the child, his parents,
teachers, doctor or pastor and
other interested persons are con
tacted in order to bring about
better adjustment for the child
and allow him to find acceptable
behavior more natural.
The success of probationary,
services depends on such things
as early , referral, adequate re
sources and juvenile department
staff, and cooperative interest
and understanding from persons
directly concerned with a child
in trouble, the report states. It
adds that individualized help is
a prime necessity for best re
sults. Lack Adequate Program
Regarding dependent children,
the report states that due to
volume of referrals and limita
tions of the court, preventive
services are not as extensive as
they should be if an adequate
program is to be maintained. It
is essential to concentrate on
meeting the needs of neglected
and dependent children through
a well organized preventive serv
ice before they reach the court
as delinquents.
The report emphasizes the im
portance of sound family life
for children. "Although many
factors influence the formation
of the personalities of children,
the family is the most important
single force," it states. The re
port points out, however, that
some families need help to meet
a crisis in family life.
worry and uncertainty of
meeting basic needs because of
such things as high cost of living
are contributing factors which
bring about a need for help. Oth
ers include separation of families
by death, divorce or illness. The
report states that it is the pur
pose of the juvenile court, and
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38 Per Cent Fail on
Drivers License Exam
Salem W.R) So you think
the examination for a driver's
license in Oregon is a. cinch? So
did state officials until they
took a look at the record.
The State Traffic Safety di
vision made a check and said
Saturday it found that 38 per
cent of all applicants taking the
test in 1951 failed on their first
try.
Most of those who flunked,
muffed the law test in the writ
ten portion of the examination
that checks knowledge of Ore
gon's rules of the road. This
prompted the division to sug
gest that those wanting to get a
drivers license get the Oregon
"Driver's Manual" first and
read it carefully before taking
the test.
Distemper Epidemic
Kills Alaskan Dogs
Anchorage, Alaska (U.R)
Nearly 200 Husky and Malemute
sled dogs in the Point Barrow
area have died in a swift epi
demic of respiratory distemper.
the Army disclosed Saturday.
About 300 of the dogs sur
vived the wave of disease which
oegan February 8. Latest report1;
from Alaska s farthest north set
tlement said only two animals
have died since March 14.
The epidemic was stopped by
flying vital drugs to the stricken
area.
The disease drastically affect
ed the economy of the far-nor"
Eskimo villages. Overland trav
el in winter in the Point Barrow
area is almost entirely depend
ent on dog teams and sleds.
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Medford Churches
Will Contribute
For World Relief
Medford churches today will
participate in the annual "One
Great Hour of Sharing" with
congregations contributing
funds for Church World service.
During 1951 the 36 denomina
tions cooperating with CWS to
provide relief for less fortunate
persons sent overseas gifts total
ing $3,635,603, according to a
statement from "The Christian
Century" and it is hoped that
contributions will be even great
er this year.
The Century reported 9,612,
594 pounds of clothing, food and
miscellaneous supplies, includ
ing medicines, sent overseas, as
well as $966,737 in cash. The
help went to Korea, Japan.,
Okinawa, India, Palestine and
central European countries.
In addition, $562,192 was sent
to the World Council of Church
es for ues in helping churches
and refugees in distress, Century
reports, and another $203,949
waa allocated to missionaries
abroad.
The article In Christian Cen
tury points out that although
church people can well be proud
of this giving, it was done with
out any real sacrifice. "We ack
nowledge that the needs of other
millions were unmet, even
though most Americans ate more
than was good for them, had
closets full of clothes they sel
dom wore and complained of
hardships while they lived as
only the very rich live in other
countries," the article declared.
"The return of the One Great
Hour of Sharing offers a wel
come opportunity to improve
the record of 1951."
Defense Shelter Teams for Civil Defense Planned
Formation of teams to pro
vide food and shelter for vic
tims of disaster particulary
that resulting from enemy ac
tion was discussed at a meeting
held in the courthouse Friday
evening.
The Jackson County Civil De
fense organization has been ask
ed to train several such teams
to be able to go wherever and
whenever they are . needed in
New Street Signs
Going Up in City
Vernon Thorpe, city public
works superintendent, reported
Saturday that crews installing
the 550 new metal street signs in
Medford should have the work
completed in about 10 days. In
stallation work began last Mon
day. Thorpe said a number of the
posts are being moved into posi
tions where stop signs also can
be attached to them. Three crews
are working. One is moving the
posts, another is welding on an
adapter or joint for the new sign,
and the third is putting the signs
on the posts.
For the most part work at each
sign location is being completed
on the same day on which the
first crew does its work. There
is no cause for alarm, Thorpe
said, when the first crew leaves
the old signs at what appears to
be an odd angle, for the other
crews will be along shortly.
There have been several calls to
the city hall because of misun
derstanding, he reported.
The first record of an earth
quake in California deals with
one in the San Diego area in
1769.
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the state. The county Red Cross
chapter is cooperating in the
project by furnishing trained
workers for many posts, and in
training others. .
Two of the "mass shelter
units are to come from Medford.
one from Ashland, and a half
team to be comprised of Jack
sonville and Central Point peo
ple. Chiefs Told
Mrs. Blanche D. Lyman is di
rector of the department of aid
and welfare, and serving under
her as section chiefs are Mrs.
Ethel Tennant, registration and
information; Robert A. Elliott,
mass care; Lou Cranston, evacu
ation and Harold B. Cook, em
ergency welfare.
Dr. D. Kirkland West, of the
First Presbyterian church, is
acting as the shelter manager in
the initial organization. There
are 46 in each team, including
shelter manager, two assistants,
one ead cook, nine cooks, and
ten food handlers; two nurse's
aides and two first-aiders; six
1 staff aids for registration; two
recreationists, two case work
ers, six social welfaie aides, and
three maintenance men to ar
range for emergency plumbing,
linghting, and other facilities.
Workers Needed .
The important need now is for
trained personnel in these fields
to head the initial organization,
and help train others, workers
said. Anyone having had train
ing or experience in the activi
ties listed and who would be
available to go with the team
on call is asked to get in touch
with Dr. West , or Mrs. Lyman.
It was pointed out that each
team will be organized and
trained to care for 1,000 people
in case of emergency.
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jaith
and friendship walk hand hand
Millions of Americans this month are making it
a special point to invite their friends into their churches
as freely and frequently as they
ask them to their homes. You'll find that SHARING
your faith does something for you, and for your
friends as well ... it grows when it's shared and your
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