Langtry Warns State Should Not
Be Satisfied With What's Done
"Oregon is progressive in
juvenile matters, but we must
not become self-satisifed with
what has already been accomop
lished. Our goal is the preven
tion of juvenile problems, not
just the treatment of them."
stated Judge Virgil Langtry of
the Multnomah county circuit
court.
Judge Langtry spok-2 at a
joint meeting of the Jackson
County council of Parent-Teacher
associations, and the Jack
son county juvenile committee
Friday in the courthouse audi
torium. '"Home stability is the greatest
thing to create a foundation for
wholesome personalities in chil
dren," he continued.
Listing causes contributing to
youth problems, Judge Langtry,
who hears about 80 per cent of
the juvenile cases in Multnomah
county, named unrest in society
created by wars, disrupted
homes, working mothers, chang
ing family-home situations, auto
mobiles, communication media,
and the permissive attitude exist
ing today toward divorce.
"I realize there are many reas
ons for mothers to be working
outside the home; more than one
in three mothers now work in
the metropolitan areas, but an
empty house to an 'after-school
child' cannot provide the strong
bulwark of a home. I cannot
over-emphasize the importance
of a stable home life, which is
necessary to shape the character
of a child. An institution cannot
do this job," he said.
Psychiatrists working with dis
turbed children recently publish
ed a report that it is better for,
children to grow up in a home
seeing and hearing their parents
quarrel and facing their prob
lems rather than seeking divorce
in an attempt to escape the prob
lems. Judge Langtry commented
that the report confirmed his
opinion created from contact
with both youthful offenders and
divorce court hearings.
To solve juvenile problems,
they must be approached from
many fronts: more juvenile
courts in Oregon, more than half
the counties still have the county
court system of handling juve
niles; more juvenile counsellors;
more school cousellors
Troubled Homei
"A community cannot afford
to lose a single case. If there is
a troubled home, it will create
a troubled child. First troubles
show up in many places, includ
ing welfare offices, school coun
sellors, clergy offices. We des
perately need family counselling
service in our communities, but
too often we overlook the most
logical and natural counselling
available in the community, the
clergymen."
He said attempts should be
made for counselling and inves-
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tigative services to determine
the welfare of children involved
in pending divorce cases. Di
vorce laws and marriage laws
must be tightened and unified
so there is not so much variance
from one state to another, he
f commented.
There is always a need in
every community for good shelt
er homes for dependent children.
Citizens who believe they have
strong homes should not hesitate
to offer to fulfill the need, Judge
Langtry said.
Better Training
"We must work for more and
better training to re-educate
youthful offenders in institutins;
then when these youngsters
come back into the community,
we must acept them and help
them find a useful place in our
community life," he concluded.
Mrs. Owen Kunkel, president
of the Jackson County council
of Parent-Teacher associations,
introduced Judge Langtry, who
is Juvenile Protection Chairman
of the Oregon Congress of PTAs,
Police Chief Charles Champlin,
Mrs. Leigh Gustison, and Mrs.
Eldred Hansen, officers of the
Oregon Congress of PTA, Mrs.
John Benson, PTA publicity
chiarman, and C. W. Abbot,
chirman of the juvenile deten
tion home building committee.
Abbott presented members of
the Jackson county juvenile de
partment. They are Mrs. Kay
Crowell, director; Larry Tweedy
and Miss Joan Sorg, counsellors;
Judge Edward C. Kelly, juvenile
court judge, and members of the
advisory committee executive
board, Wayne Welty, Mrs. Law
House, Mrs. Henry Padgham; an
advisor to the committee, Mrs.
una Inch, and Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Bjornsen, superintendent
and matron of the detention
home.
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Second-Grader Killed
By Kelso, Wash. Car
Longview, Wash. (IP) Max
Curtis, a seven-year-old second
grader at a Longview school, was
struck and killed instantly about
8 a.m. Friday as he ran to catch
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driven by Miss Gail Schweik
hardt, 16, of Kelso.
Officers said the girl was en
route to her high school when
the boy darted into the path of
her car. The school bus was
about 300 yards away. The boy
was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold D. Curtis of Longview.
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
Investment Firm to
Open Offices in City
Offices of Walston and com
pany, investment firm, open to
morrow at 127 East Sixth st.
here.
The Medford office will be the
52nd opened by the company,
with headquarters in San Fran
cisco. The local organization will
feature a direct private telegraph
wire to the floor of the New
York stock exchange.
Other facilities will include
the New York stock ticker, Dow
Jones ticker, Translux, Board
room and Statistical library.
AID TO INVESTORS With a direct wire to the floor of
the New York Stock Exchange, the firm of Walston and com
pany, which opens for business this week at 127 East Sixth
st., Medford, keeps an up-to-the-minute record of market
fluctuations on a giant blackboard covering the back wall of
the establishment. Above, Dorothy Brickley, an employte of
the firm, chalks in a late stock market change. The light
colored panel above her hand is where a projected image
of the Dow Jones and New York Stock Exchange ticker
tape appears until 1 p.m. daily. Walston and company is
one of the nation's largest investment firms, having branches
in 52 U.S. cities. James M. Lynch is resident manager of the
Medford branch and James M. Ragland is registered represen
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Campfire Anniversary Observed at Park
Employees of Crater Lake Na
tional park Thursday night com
memorated the anniversary of
the campfire on Sept. 19, 1870,
when a group of individuals de
cided to promote the creation of
America's first national park in
1872.
The first campfire was in a
widerness area of Yellowstone.
Crater Lake National Park
Superintendent Tom Williams
gave a brief talk at the cere
monies; reviewing the history of
the service. He also showed a
motion picture pertaining to the
Mission 66 program.
Guests at the campfire were
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cook,
chief of the branch of forestry
and wildlife, and Maurice Thede,
regional forester from San Fran
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Exams Announced for
Navy Officer Program
Competitive examinations for
the Naval Reserve Officers
Training corps will be given to
interested high school seniors
and graduates on Dec. 14, ac
cording to Vice Admiral James
A. Holloway Jr., chief of naval
personnel.
Tests will be given locally at
Medford High school. A youth
selected for ' admission to the
NROTC program will study at a
civilian college of his choice
with tuition, fees and books fur
nished and with an annual re
tainer of $600 for four years.
He will graduate with a com
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Approximately 2,000 young
men will be selected from the
United States.
Nuclear Reactor Used
At Idaho Falls Site
Idaho Falls, Idaho (IP) A
$14,000,000 nuclear reactor de
signed as a major tool in U. S.
development of atomic power,
has been put into operation, the
Atomic Energy Commission an
nounced here Saturday.
The AEC said the device, call
ed ETR for "engineering test re
actor," was brought to the criti
cal stage for the start of a con
trolled nuclear chain reaction at
10:59 p. m. Thursday.
James M. Lynch will be the resi
dent manager of Walston and
company, with James M. Rag-
land, registered representative.
Members of Exchange
Members of the New York
Stock Exchange and other prin
cipal stock and commodity ex
changes, Walston and company
has other Oregon offices in Port
land and Eugene. Other Pacific
northwest offices are in Pasco,
Seattle and Yakima.
Walston and company, Inc.,
was founded in 1932 with three
employees. Today, with the open
ing of an office in Medford, the
firm has 52 offices from Europe
to Hawaii and a staff of more
than 1100.
A service available to invest
ors is Walston's Daily Market
letter, which is transmitted over
the firm's wire system to all of
fices. About 40,000 copies a day
are distributed, officials said.
Special research reports and
portfolio analyses are made by
the firm's research department
to help keep Walston clients
abreast of market conditions.
Badge Numbers for Soma
Poce May Be Changed
A slight revision in the num
bering system of badges worn by
city police will be made soon,
according to police officials.
Several new badges have been
ordered".. They will be seven
point, star shaped badges and
will be given higher ranking officers.
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