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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Lane County Circuit 'udge Fort Discusses Juvenile Delinquency "The motor car is the major! Judge Fort explained that one contributory factor to delin- i third of the prisoners in the quency," Lane county Circuit I state Penitentiary are in this r-,,t , T ., T , 'category which is disproportion Court and Juvenile Court Judge. , f ... mi- ouuscate to the population. This may William S. Fort said at a meet-, be brought about by the comput ing of the Advisory Council to sory education laws, the child la the Jackson Countv Juvpnilp 1 bor laws which prohibits the Court. "The basic causes of delin quency today," he said, "are di rectly related to changes in ci vilization in the United States during the past 50 years." "This is a mobile civilization which is pointed out by the types of crimes committed by the juvenile delinquent today," he said, and continued by saying that car theft, theft from cars, cases involving illegal posses sion, and burglary, all relate to' this trend. Another Factor Another contributing factor to delinquency is society's attitude toward the dull normal child. Girl Testifies To Beatings by Dad Portland V Janet Denes sen, 14. testified in Circuit Court Thursday that her father struck her with his fists, "a stick and a dog chain." The girl, who now is in the custody of foster patents, was the state's chief witness in the trial of Glen Denessen, 35, for unarmed assault and battery by means of force likely to pro duce great bodily harm. The unsmiling girl wasJacked about Nov. 19, 1956 the day tHe state charges she was beaten at her home. "The first he used his fist, and hit me right there. She pointed to a spot near her eye. Then he used a stick and a dog chain." She said she was beaten be cause "I didn't do all my work the way I was supposed to." Janet identified two sticks he said were used on her. Under cross-e xaminat ion Janet said she was happy when she lived with her grandmother and didn't want to live with her parents "because I'd never seen them before." She told of having to stay out of the house and in the garage because she was "too dirty." "Do you like your father?" one defense attorney asked. "I don't like him so much now," she replied. . Argentina Denies Government Crisis Buenos Aires (IP) Presi dent Pedro E. Aramburu said today "there is no crisis" in the Argentine government, but that "invisible strings" were attempt ing to create unrest. Aramburu told the United Press in an interview that at tempts to provoke unrest would be crushed. He said he intended to go ahead with his plans to restore constitutional rule in Argentina and that his program has the support of the "country's sound opinion." Asked about reports of a seri ous government crisis, Aram bum said: "We must believe there are certain invisible strings which are moving a bitter campaign to disturb the country and bring the government into- disrepute. It is obvious that there is the in-, tention to cause us harm, and therefore we want to warn Ar gentines and foreigners - that they should not tnake mistakes when evaluating our national situation. "The ills of the past have been too serious to be cured already, but you can be sure that we march firmly on the way to our recovery . . . the Argentine peo ple want peace and tranquility in democracy." President Selected for Yreka Junior College Yreka. Calif. OP M. J. Greenshields. for the past sev eral years dean at Clark Junior college in Vancouver. Wash., has been . named president of the Sisikiyou county. Calif., junior college whichywas approved last year by voters. Why Suffer Longer? When Others Fail COME TO US ACT NOW! 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It was pointed out during the discussion period that the average in Jackson county was slightly higher. 4 Fourth Cause A fourth cause of delinquency mentioned could be attributed to the fact that 30 per cent of the married women in the popula tion are employed. "The key to dealing with de linquency and dependents rests in the field supervision by the court. The case usually comes to court because of weaknesses in either the parents or the chil dren or in both. Supervision on probationers is necessary as they are usually too weak to adjust themselves," the Judge said. "The damage has been done," the speaker stressed, "before the juvenile department sees the child." Refusing to discuss statistics concerning delinquency, the Judge said that statistics are variable and no uniform system had been set up so they could be used. Prior to the talk a business meeting was held at which re ports were given. Mrs. Henry Padgham was appointed chair man of the nominating commit tee with the election of officers to be held at the June meeting of the Advisory council. The Family Council Editor note: The Family Council consist ot a Judge, a psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have heen dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. Wanda J. My sister criticizes the way I act with boys. - Maureen J. I'm trying to help her. Wanda J. I am 16 and my sister is a year and a half older. We get along very well except for one thing. My sister is very nrU;r...l n U ....... T .r;U I Liiubai vi tiic way x ai,v tviiu boys. , If one of my friends comes to visit and my sister wanders in, she listens for a while and then makes a face at something I say. Sometimes she pinches or nudges., me and once she kicked me un der the table hard enough to make me yelp. She says I make a fool of myself by trying to act too sophisticated. Recently I was trying to get rid of .one particular boy and I treated him very coldly. Mau reen chimed in, trying to make him feel at home, and then told him not to pay any attention to me because I had been in a bad mood all day. Now I still have him on my hands. Maureen J. Wanda knows that I am trying to help her, not hurt her in any way. Mother told me that I should keep an eye on her because I am older and I have never been giddy the way Wanda is. Wanda is really lucky to have me. I would have appreciated having someone to tell me things when I was her age. Mother says that teen-age dating is so differ ent these days from the way it was when she was a girl that she just doesn't know how to advise us. It's all up to me and I am trying to see that Wanda doesn't make some of the mistakes I made. About the boy Wanda tried to get rid of, she was so nasty I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He happens to be. awfully nice. The way she was treating him she'd, never see him again. The Council. It sounds as though Mother is the real cul prit in this case. She has saddled S. B. FONG Herb Specialist CHARLIE CHAN OFFICE OPEN SUNDAYS ONLY 12 NOON TO 4 P.M. CHINESE MEDICINE & HERB CO. 624 S. Riverside Medford Friday. May 24, 1957 Governor Signs Bill For Back Salaries Salem OP Gov. Robert D.I Holmes has signed into law a measure allowing Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton to pay back salaries and expenses of attorneys who have helped in the Multnomah county vice in vestigation. The bill appropriated $27,612. Another measurer containing S35.000 for future salaries and expenses of lawyers, is awaiting signature. Flu Epidemic Over Asia Blamed for Deaths of 1,600 Tokyo (IP) An influenza epi demic sweeping over Asia has afflicted millions with sniffles, bleary eyes, headaches and back pains in the past half year and killed at least 1,600 victims. . Japan, Nationalist China, In donesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaya and the Phil ippines have reported outbreaks which taxed health services and medical supplies to the limit. In the speed with which it spread, the epidemic has been compared with the deadly "flu" which killed thousands over the world during World War I and the postwar period. Virulence Less Potent Generally, its virulence has been less potent than its speed. But at least 1,500 deaths have been traced to the virus in Japan. And the outbreak, ram paging through The Philippines now, is blamed for taking 70 lives there. Generally, according to a Japanese Welfare Ministry spokesman, sufferers are up and around in three days to one week. Most of the cases are school children. Because of its relative mild ness, quarantine authorities have taken no steps to restrict move ments of planes and ships, and though the outbreaks have been called to the attention of inter national health organizations, no concerted action has yet been taken to fight the disease: Maureen with too big a respon sibility. Maureen is taking it too seriously. She is not old enough to know how to handle it tact fully. Mother ought to realize that dating customs may have changed, but social relationships are fundamentally pretty much the same as they always were. Mother is more frightened than necessary. Wanda does Hot need constant supervision in all her contacts with boys. She simply needs a place to go for advice on a tricky question. She needs to feel that she can talk things over. Her mother should not wash her hands of this re sponsibility. ' Maureen can be of help too. She can give her opinion and fill in gaps in Mother's knowl edge of present-day dating cus toms. But she, like Mother, should wait until Wanda comes for advice. She should not super vise her sister's conduct with boys and definitely not comment in gestures or words while the boy is present. Wanda has a right to find her own personal way of dealing with boys. One girl's "mistake" may be another's best move. Wanda- must make some mis takes but they should be her own. No coaching from the side lines. Maureen! (Copyright 1957, General Features Corp.) Opfomefrisfs To Take Part in Safety Month Optometrists from Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties will participate in Safe Driving month activities scheduled for June. Dr. R. L. Stephen, Grants Pass optometrist, president of the Southern Oregon Optometric society,- said members will serve on the Motorists Vision and Highway Safety committee. Dr. Stephen said, "Many mo torists' defective visual skills can be corrected by modern op tometric science. However, the most important phase of safety work is to offer' some solution to the problem of the driver with defective visual ability of which the individual is not aware." Tentative plans call for talks by optometrists at schools and service club meetings. The pos sibilities of safety forums and round table discussions are also being considered. . ' Organizations in southern Oregon desiring information on availability of speakers on mo torists' vision and highway safe ty during June may write to the Southern Oregon Optometric so ciety. 11 Almond st., Medford, Dr. Stephen said. Food Price Boost Hikes Living Cost To Record Level Washington IP) The govern ment reported today that a sharp increase in food prices pushed the cost of living to another record level in April. The rise means an automatic two-cent hourly wage increase for 1,400,000 automotive, farmer equipment and electrical work ers. The Labor Department's Bu reau of Labor Statistics said' its consumer price index rose three tenths of 1 per cent between March and April to 119.3 per cent of average 1947-49 prices. ' It was the eighth consecutive month in which the index set a record. The April index was 3.8 per cent higher tha.i a year ago. Escalator Clauses The two-cent hourly pay in crease will go to workers whose wage contracts contain escalator clauses tied- to the cost of living index for April. The increase will be paid June 1, along with an increase of at least six-cents an hour for workers in the auto mobile industry as an annual improvement factor. The BLS said that higher prices for meats and frash fruits and vegetables were mainly re sponsible for the rise in con sumer prices. Most other major groups of goods and services, ex cept clothing, also registered in creases, however. BLS Commissioner E w a n Clague said the chances are that the price index will set another record for May. Chamber Officials From SF Visit Here Seven officials of the San Francisco Chamber of Com merce visited Medford Wednes day as part of a , tour through southern Oregon where San Francisco has trade connections. They were all members of the chamber's domestic trade de partment. The businessmen included Sidney H. Keil, the chamber's trade department manager; Wil liam A. Reanier, marketing manager, Tidewater Associated Oil company; Ray Dempsey, Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph company; Emmett Fitzpatrick, assistant public relations man ager, Southern Pacific railroad; William A. Mooromsky, assist ant sales manager, Levi Strauss and Company; David N. Plant, assistant manager, St. Francis hotel; and L. A. (Bud) Swenson, account executive, United Air lines. The officials met with repre sentatives of the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce at the Rogue Valley Country club to discuss business and trade area problems. Purpose of the tour, which, is made about every two years, is to sound out economic growth in communities in the San Fran cisco trade territory to where businesses there might expand, according to Don McNeil, man ager of the Jackson county chamber. Elmendorf-Based Helicopter Crashes Anchorage, Alaska (IP) A H21 helicopter of the 5039th Air Transport squadron at El- mendorf Air Force base crashed 40 miles northwest of Willow Thursday night, the Air Force reported today. An Air Force official said onlyne of the 11 men aboard the helicopter was seriously in jured, according to early re ports. Three helicopters of the 71st Air Rescue squadron at Elmen dorf were dispatched to the scene. Names and next of kin were withheld pending notification. SAVE MONEY! DO IT YOURSELF! RESTORE BEAUTY TO YOUR FLOORS WITH A RENTED SANDER Easy to Operate Clean and Dustiest Low Rental Rates We Handle fverythine. 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At Fort Worth, where 2.28 inches of rain fell, some families were forced to leave their homes when the Trinity river seeped over its banks. " Elsewhere in the state, torna does were reported in the air over Mount Pleasant, near Tyler and at San Saba. And in north western Louisiana, north of Shreveport, a tornado dipped to earth, but no injuries were re ported. t Coos Bay Area Plans Community College Coos Bay HP! An organiza tion known as the Southwestern Oregon Community College As sociation today announced plans to seek formation of a-college at Coos Bay under terms f recently enacted legislation at Salem. First, step will be early circu lation of petitions for formation of a community college district in the southwest section of the state. Proportion of signatures ob tained in the area between Flor ence and Port Orford will de termine tentative boundaries of the proposed district. Ybu I 1 ; : : . 1 at. ." ' ' - 1 Sat you like to grip the wheel of a really nimble handler. 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Adamowski subpoenaed all books and records for the past 10 years from the treasurer's of fice for a grand jury investiga tion. He said it probably will take months to fully audit the records. Adamowski said the funds were embezzled by drawing phony checks on the taxpayers' money, a system similar to that used by imprisoned former state auditor Orville E. Hodge to rob the state treasury of some $2, 500,000. "There are overtones of similarity with the Hodge scandal," Adamowski, a Re publican, said. Gasoline Dealers Ask Investigation Roseburg OP) The ex ecutive board of the Oregon Re tail Gasoline Dealers Associa tion has asked the FBI to investi gate "an attempt to fix retail gasoline prices" by. a major oil company in Oregon, according to Ken Gilkeson, president of the Umpqua Retail Gasoline Dealers Association. 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