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Family Desertion Is One of Most
Widespread Social Problems
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articles 09 fmily toaerti.
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. Family cfeOartion io one of
the ost widespread social
problems in th United States.
It has been estimated that
100,000 men not dert thair
milicg 9vf ry fear, which ia
doubKi th "ittimit for lltl.
GSt this, urt of
3,9,00 deserter. jtF year
: : G ffillj Sn Today thert ara
(SBteOinltly GVfc million
ot gni children in tha
.- ftiH tatee aho lack tde-
! 7 . qut (fjgport because of run-
and ti number is growing
continually. These dependents
must t supported and it is
left to the taxpayer to pro
vide th funds.
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Society and government
need to find adequate solu
tion to the problems posed
by 3 taertion. Many have been
pro$oe4, but no tried and
prof H rlmedy has been
Jbung. Hny men and a few
woflatH Continue to desert
tfcir XWulj responsibilities
3vh iypasdly "insur
mouif M" difficulties arise.
Ohf Jamil torn apart by
th fn4f btence of a
m&hgv of fithar ha many
CHEltflgT Dim
New York (UPI) Dr.
Charles J. Thatcher, 84, a con
sulting chemist and inventor,
died Sunday at his home. The
Inventor of silent vibrator
cutting tools and -central air
conditiojiing systems, Thatch
er also had obtained patents
on six ultrasonic devices.
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CLIFFORD W. CURL - P.O. I 78J, Medferd, Oregon . . . .
HARLEY D. McMASTBR - WW. Main Street, Medford, Oregon
problems to face. The family's
ineome usually comes to an
immediate halt, bills pile up,
and it is left to the care of
the state. The emotional se
curity that the deserter repre
sented is also lost to the fam
ily. They are left standed and
dependent.
Emotional problems often
crop up. The wife becomes
lonely or rebellious and the
children confused.
Cammoa Form
Desertion afflicts nearly
every class, nationality and
face. It is the most common
form of marital separation,
probably ranking well above
divorce, although many de
sertions are never recorded,
so statistics don't verify this
fact. For many people deser
tion is the only way to escape
a marriage. Catholics, for ex
ample, cannot use divorce be
cause it violates church doc
trines. The lower income
groups use desertion, in most
cases, out of economic neces
sity. What makes apparently nor
mal persons desert their fam
ilies? Joanna C. Colcord,.who
has written many books on
family problems, distinguishes
between external causes and
internal unconscious motiva
tions. Mrs. Colcord, a social case
worker, suggests that it is
best to start with the uncon
scious motivations. She lists
many possible reasons. Mental
deficiency, differences in
background, money troubles,
ill health, temperamental or
.sexual incompatibility, lack
of education and sexual im
morality are some of the more
prominent ones. .
Aggravate Trouble
Events occur which aggra
vate the troubles, and the de
serter runs away, thinking he
can outrun his obligations. De
sertion is usually preceded by
a building up of tensions
which finally become too
going to be RICH !
Wall, actually, you can say he la Hen right now because this
fittla girl'a daddy is buying life insurance protection and saving
his money at the same time. He's doing it with the BMA Preferred
P-Paj Life Plan.
Li addition to the immediate benefit of protection for his
itmily, eomaday he's going to have a fine nest egg of cash.
Now ha's 25 years old, and each year he pays in $171.70. In
1 next 30 years, $5,151.00. And all the while, his family will be
frotcted by his $10,000 life insurance coverage.
4ftar 3D years the cash value of the policy owned by the Little
frlisst daddy will be $5,821.20 that's $670.20 more than he
8ii.
Hor that for life insurance protection with a built-in savings
Protection for today. Retirement
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Hera how much you save:
(lawej en (10,000 contracts)
ftS' Sha Annual Coih Volu Gain OW Total
O "At AeV Deposit in 30 Years Annual Deposit
III 1 1171.70 I $5,821.20 I $670.20
t 14.10 4,402.00 558.00
If 314.00 e,t71.90 251.90
Miucmtinl fundt, additional retirement income, accident and
JUk&ft hentfitt can he included in your BMA 30-Pay Life Plan,
it jrev BMA representative.
Business Men's
Offici U4on Stotion Plato,
yvr artrartsf BMA
ervirig Tom in iregoir IFenifeoiitiary on Varieu:
great.
For many years desertion
was thought of as an "in
evitable" result of some poor
marriages. The present soci
ological view is that desertion
and other kinds of marital
break-up can be lessened. The
story is to eliminate the prob
lem before it arises. But that
is a separate problem, and
will be discussed later.
What can be done in pres
ent cases? What legal steps
can minimize the existing
problem?
The problem has often been
forgotten by the public be
cause of its distasteful as
pects. The thought of being
placed on relief and thus low
ered in the eyes of the public
keeps many deserted wives
even from reporting their
troubles to the welfare au
thorities. Improve Legal Controls
Authorities, both social and
legal, agree that the best way
to slow down the desertion
rate is to improve legal con
trols. Some of these are dated
and ineffective now, but new
programs have been initiated
in recent years
One new program instituted
in Oregon was the passing in
1953 of the Uniform Recipro
cal Enforcement of Support
Act. This impressive sounding
new act, first proposed by an
assistant district attorney
from New York, makes the
apprehension and punishment
of deserters more nearly fooL
proof and much less costly to
the state in the long run.
Forty-six states have enacted
this or similar legislation
since its beginning in New
York in 1949.
Other forward steps have
been taken, such as the insti
tution of family courts, which
bring social and legal deser
tion agencies closer together.
Tomorrow: R e c i procal
enforcement progress. '
money for tomorrow.
Assurance
Kama City 41, Mitieuri
represent ait ve
Phone:
Phone:
Phone:
SP 2-8696
SP 2-8943
SP 2-8696
Bad Checks, First
Degree Murder,
Range of Crimes
Editor's note: This is the
first of a series of four
articles on the Oregon state
penitentiary.
By DICK HUMPHREY
United Press International
Salem (UPI) Today
there are 1,492 men confined
to Oregon State penitentiary
for crimes ranging from pass
ing bad checks to first degree
murder.
This is what would happen
to No. 1,493 during his first 30
days at what is called "the
end of State street."
For the end of the street is
also the beginning of a highly
regimented, a strange and
lonely life in which, with all
the help available, a man is
supposed to really change
himself and his ways of look
ing at the world.
For all too many, prison is
a repeat performance, but 615
present inmates had never
served a jail sentence until
they were driven up to the
State Prison Gas
Chamber Not in
Use Since 1953
Salem (UPI) The gas
chamber at Oregon State
penitentiary hasn't been
used since 1953 and it may
never be used again, de
pending on the Tote of the
people this November on
capital punishment.
It works this way:
Bolts on the chamber
windows are first tighten
ed and it is tested by releas
ing sulphur inside.
At midnight when the
prison is most quiet, the
condemned man is brought
to the chamber, strapped in
to a chair of steel mesh and
a two-inch rubber mask put
across his eyes.
' Beneath the chair is a
crock of sulphuric acid and
Just above and behind the
crock is a little metal scoop
containing six cyanide pel
lets about 'the sise of golf
baftls. The scoop is con
nected to a lever outside the
chamber.
The execution itself is a
matter of split-second tim
ing and the man is advised
to gulp the gas when the
lever is pulled, dumping the
pellets into the acid. A
searing action on the lungs
causes him to pass out al
most immediately.
When the man is pro
nounced dead, the gas is
ventilated harmlessly
through a tall fume.
stark arsenal tower just out
side the walls and the sheriff
announced through a speaker
to tower guards behind one
way glass that he had a new
prisoner.
Once cleared to the admini
stration building the prisoner
is registered and commitment
papers are checked. He is un
shackled and escorted through
five automatic steel doors, no
two of which are ever open at
the same time.
Bull Durham Issued
A receiving officer has the
man stripped, checked for
communicable diseases, show
ered, issued three sets of blue
denim prison clothes and such
basic supplies as a toothbrush,
soap, a razor and bull durham
tobacco.
The first examination In
cludes thorough checking of
the hair and of body openings
to make sure the man has ab
solutely nothing concealed.
In the identification room,
11 sets of fingerprints and two
pictures are taken. Copies of
prints go to the prisoner's file,
the FBI and eight copies are
sent to the State Police Identi
fication Bureau for distribu
tion to surrounding states.
Deputy warden Gregory
Boyd, in charge of custody,
gives the man his first of
many interviews, a book of
basic prison rules and sends
him to the admission and
orientation block (A & O)
located in the new cellblock.
This is "home" for 30 days.
The purpose of A & O is to
find out as much as possible
about a man his physical
condition, mental ability, me
chanical aptitude, education,
work experience, religious of
ficials to aid in rehabilitation.
Lunch At 10:30 a.m.
During the first several
weeks a man spends roughly
half his time in his cell. The
rest is spent out on "call
passes" to see specific persons
gathering information about
him.
He learns the routine: 7 a.m.
breakfast; 10:30 lunch; recrea
tion yard until 12:45 p.m.;
supper 5:30. Wednesday and
Friday, library visits; Monday
and Friday, a bath; Thursday
morning, canteen.
a man is alowed to write only
a few letters to close relatives
and is permitted no visitors.
The idea is to keep him in
"suspended animation" and to
make him turn to trained pri
son workers for advice and in
formation. "If he'd gotten good advice
on the outside he wouldn't be
here," is the reasoning.
On the Tuesday following
admittance, Warden Clarence
Gladden, Deputy Boyd and
Deputy L. R. Barnes, in
charge of treatment, lecture
the new inmates.
The gist is: "Here you are.
You were put here by society
for a reason. Stay away from
the big shots and trouble
makers and you'll get along
fine. We'll try to help you.
Many To See .
There are many people to
see the first 30 days:
One of the prison counse
lors is assigned to prepare a
complete case history.
Phychologist E. W. Jacobus
tests a man's IQ, personality
and adjustment.
Protestant Chaplain Glenn
W. Sachs or Catholic Chaplain
William McClory gets a reli
gious history.
Vocational Supervisor Wil
liam A. Crocker gets a work
history and figures possible
vocational programs.
Education Director W. F.
Kennedy usually sees a man
his first evening in prison to
get a school history and ad
vise him of courses and pro
grams available.
The librarian suggests a
reading program which can
be started in A & O.
A complete medical and
dental examination is 'made
and a vaccination program
started.
A man's work and educa
tional history is checked on
the outside by his counselor
before he prepares his final
report to guard against a
tendency toward exaggera
tion.
Then on the fourth Wed
nesday in prison comes the
first really big day in a new
inmate's life. He appears be
fore the classification com
mittee which has been study
ing the counselor's report
and recommendations.
The committee will decide
which block the man will
live in, how tough his cus
tody will be, what education
he will get, whether or not he
will be allowed vocational
work or education and, in
short, all the most important
details of life for a man be
hind bars.
Anti-Communists
Storm Quarters
Of UN Delegation
New York UPI) A dem
onstration by 350 anti-Com
munists erupted into violence
Sunday when they stormed
the Park ave. headquarters of
the Soviet delegation to the
United Nations, smashed win
dows, hurled "cherry bombs"
and attacked police guarding
the building.
Seven policemen and a
number of pickets were in
jured. Nine of the demonstra
tors were arrested on disor
derly conduct charges.
The picketing began peace
fully with the demonstrators
carrying signs protesting the
recent execution of former
Hungarian Premier Imre Nagy
and three other leaders of the
abortive 1956 Hungarian re
volt. . Suddenly, the anti-Soviet
pickets tried to storm the So
viet mansion.
Deputy Chief Inspector An
thony O'Connell, the police of
ficer in charge of the 100-man
detail assigned to protect the
Russian offices during the
demonstration, was the first
man injured. He was struck
with a stick that had been
used to carry a placard.
The demonstrators shouted
taunts at the Russians and
tried to rush the front door.
They hurled "cherry bombs"
firecrackers and smashed
three windows in the building.
Dr. Bela Fabian, chairman
of the Federation of Former
Hungarian Political Prisoners,
said the Russians started the
disturbance when a piece of
wood was thrown from a sec
ond-story window.
Fabian said the object
struck Mrs. Leslie Toth, whose
husband was executed in Hun
gary in 1952 after being tried
with Josef Cardinal Mind-
szenty.
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of
Broken Windows
Phone SP 3-3613
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Oil Industry Locked Inventory
To Point of Production Rise
By ELMER C. WALZER
UPI Financial Editor
New York (UPI) It's been
said many times in the past
that the oil industry knew
less than nothing about cur
tailing production, that it
knew only how to step it up
and once up, it could not
come down.
A situation developed that
required curtailment to bring
inventories into line. Produc
tion had risen sharply, espe
cially during the Suez Canal
crisis and just about then de
mand slipped somewhat. Re
sult, when the Suez situation
cleared up there was a giant
stock on hand.
And now, the oil industry
has done the impossible. It
has locked its inventory prob
lem to the point where some
rise in production is in or
der. And a small rise has
been set in motion.
Chase Manhattan bank in
its current review of the pe
troleum situation says the oil
outlook is good and an early
return to higher production
rates is indicated. But, says
the review, this does not im
ply a green light to open the
valves wide.
Need for Watchful Hand
"There is need for a steady
and watchful hand at the
controls if a continuing good
supply-demand balance is to
be achieved."
The bank explains that if
the increases are put into ef
fect too early they could can
cel out the statistical improve-
BALLET -LITTLE ROCK
Berlin (UPI) A Commu
nist ballet troupe in Dresden,
East Germany, is performing
a ballet about race discrimin
ation in the United States, the
Communist . press reported
Sunday. The ballet is called
"Little Rock."
RAIN INSURANCE
Gunten, Switzerland (UPI)
American ambassador to
Switzerland Henry J. Taylor
was assured today that if it
rains during his July 4 garden
party in Bern, it will rain pen
nies from heaven. He insured
the 1,000-guest party against
rain for $5,000, which he
planned to turn over to the
University of Bern. ' r
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ment so painfully achieved in
the past few months.
Also there is a risk in de
laying the increases. If there
is a delay it could lead to an
exceptionally large boost
later on to arrive at a rate
much too high to be sustained.
And, apparently recalling
the old saying about the oil
industry when it comes to
cutting down, the Chase Man
hattan's oil expert notes:
"And experience teaches
that high production rates
once attained seldom are re
duced before oversupply sets
in."
Demand Problem
Just now, while the oil in
dustry has licked its inven
tory problem it hasn't licked
the demand problem. There's
another problem, and that is
spotted as excess capacity pos
sessed by the industry.
Standard and Poor's be
lieves that there is an excel
lent chance that demand will
come through with something
more than nominal gains over
the remainder of the year.
This statistical and analyti
cal service finds some evi
dence of broad improvement
in demand in various parts of
the country.
Past recessions show that
gasoline use can rise while
business is at a low ebb.
"Gains in gasoline consump
tion from about this point
on," says Standard and Poor,
could lay the groundwork
for restoration of more nor
mal refinery spreads in' time
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MEDFORD BRANCH
to enable the integrated con
cerns to finish the year on a
strong upbeat. . . .
"Earnings, off 32 per cent
in the first quarter, may show
to only moderately better ad
vantage in the current three
months, but third quarter and
later comparisons could be
appreciably better."
A recovery in the oil in
dustry earnings would do
much to help restore senti
ment all around, it is held.
The oil industry is a giant.
In 1957 United States citizens
consumed 459 million tons of
oil products. That's more than
four times the tonnage output
of the country's steel indus
try, which also is a whopper.
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Troopsrs Alerted
Over Hixon Threat
Kingsport, Tenn. (UPI)
Capt. George Burdette of tha
Highway Patrol, said Sunday
troopers and secret service
men were alerted for a man
who threatenefl to hoot Vice
President Richard M. Nixon.
Nixon ant hi ile were
guests of honor t the annual
Rhododendron Vttiv&l at
Roan Mountain Saturday.
Burdette said ha s in
formed that tha unidentified
man planned ) leave Harri
man, Tenn., at 11 f,.m to go
to Roan Mountain' to choot the
vice president.
Two troopers were, assigned
to help Secret Service agents
and stood near the platform
when Nixon spoke.
There was no suspicious in
cident. 14S N. Front St.
Phone SP 3-1 853
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