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53rd YeaF -ivtf A TT lEDFORDT Price 10 Cents RIBUNE 2m J SEOTON MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1958 Pages 1 to - CapitaD Punishment Becoming Issue Between (Governor Molmes, Hattieldl By DICK HUMPHREY United Press International Salem (UPI) One of the issues that seems to be raising some dust between Gov. Robert D. Holmes and Secretary of State Mark Hat field these days concerns capital punishment. uom candidates for gov ernor have had words to say on the subject. The issue is not black or white and there are areas of disagreement and agreement between the two men. Gov. Holmes has come out flatly for abolition of capital punishment, has asked the people to vote it out of the constitution in November and has commuted two death sen tences while in office. Hatfield's public statements have been a bit more cau- nous, ne says ne wui "carry out the mandate of the peo ple with regard to capital punishment. The Republican secretary, however, has scored the gov ernor for imposing his "per sonal philosophy" upon the judicial processes of the state. Inequality Cite Hatfield has said he would use the commutation authori ty only in the light of facts such as new evidence per tinent to the case at hand rather than "basing action on personal opinion." As a private matter, Hat field has said he favors the universal abolition of capital pumsnment Da sea not so much on moral arguments as on the inequality with which the death sentence is imposed. But he add thtt these feel ings woulS not enter into any specific cis." The jofiJHor'i stand against th death penalty has $eenjnade tougher politically becaut tfle gnt man now under Atltft entence Billy Junior HuM vas convicted of killing f li-year-old boy In a crime. involving sex. .. But the goveFrior has 'stuck to hi? guns, explaining it to the Oregon Prison Associa tion this way: "I know there are many atrocious murders committed 10cr.WSAVE Y0D100 ormoreeijtirmtcar Make a phone call today for the money-saving facts about Allstate's Econo-Rate aute finance bank plan. Call: Douglas H. Ucaesly ami Uhn J. traetz 40 teeth Cestui &Urffor4, Oreg.ee Ph. SPrieg 1-4722 bands wMt ft Vou'rei tm Inaurasc Ca HOMf OMICt. KOM. ItL . . . But we do not solve the problem of perversion by killing the pervert, nor the terrors and abnormalities of the psychopath by leading one to the gas chamber." The governor recently granted Nunn a 12-month re prieve while the State Su preme Court considers an ac tion brought by the dead boy's parents challenging his right to exercise powers of commutation. A decision in the case prob ably will come much sooner, but the governor apparently granted the year's reprieve to eliminate the possibility of charges of bringing pressure to bare on the court. The governor's position on the death penalty is that it does not prevent murder in any degree and he believes, along with Hatfield, that it is also applied unevenly with the poverty-stricken or ignor ant getting the death sentence most often. Holmes has placed more emphasis on the moral wrong ness of taking a life than has Hatfield in arguing against capital punishment. If the people do vote to take the capital punishment clause out of the constitution in November, it will be up to the state Legislature to find a way to implement their wishes in the matter. Non-Support Is Major Social, Financial Problem in County Harvard Graduate Makes Contribution Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Harvard University, trying to raise 82 million dollars, in formed graduates that they could have a professorship named in their honor by do nating $400,000, a house din ing hall for $275,000 or a house library for $100,000. One young alumnus replied as follows: "The present condition of my finances, doubtless due to the recession, does not permit me to avail myself of any of the bargains in the medium price range. I enclose a check in the amount of five dollars and request that my name be inscribed with chalk on the floor of the south entry of Weld Hall." Knowledge of Marketing Said Essential to Stay in Business By ELMER C. WALZER UPI Financial Editor New York (UPI) Busi ness experts are devoting con siderable study to determina tion of wheth er the age of a business is important. R o b e r t E. Allen, presi dent of the adverti sing firm of Fuller & Smith & Ross, holds Elmer Walzer that the test of a business these days is its ability to do predictive re search and knows marketing operations. i Standard & Poor's in its current "Outlook" devotes a large space to the oldsters in business. The oldest listed is Devoe & Raynolds, 204 years old, and the longest dividend payer is Bank of New York which has paid dividends for every one of the past 174 years. (This is the fourth of series of five articles deal ing with family desertion its problems, and sug gested remedies. The first three dealt with the sub ject in general. The follow ing articles discusses its im pact in Jackson county.) By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Staff Writer Non - support represents a major social and financial problem for Jackson county Nearly half of the 204 aid to dependent children cases are results of divorce or des ertion. This means a cost of $241,156 a year to the coun ty's taxpayers. About half of this money is being spent for aid to dependent children (ADC) where the father is ab sent from the home, accord ing to the Jackson County Public Welfare commission. Statistics show that of 100 ADC cases, 30 make full or partial or even irregular sup port payments. The other 70 pay no support money. Over half of these men who do not pay for support of their fami lies have "disappeared." The mother claims she does not know where to locate the father. A small '' percentage have known addresses and thave-jobs. ' ''-v i . Referred to DA "It is these fathers on whom we concentrate our etiorts, Administrator James Pullman said. All cases of non-support are referred to the district at torney for legal action. But, it is obvious only the ones whose addresses are known and who are employed can be forced to pay." One reason for failing to make support payments is that the father has remarried and has a new family. Also, in more cases the father is unemployed. In many cases the father is "inadequate," frequently alcoholic and psy chopathic. In a few cases, the legal . father is not the na tural father, Pullman explained. Some people feel the entire group should be imprisoned. Forced to Pay But, the welfare commis sion feels strongly deserting fathers who have employment should be forced to pay sup port. Or, they should be prosecuted under the pro vision of Oregon state law. This states it is a criminal offense not to support your children," Pullman said "The responsibility to initi ate legal action is that of the district attorney," Pullman said. "All cases of non-support are referred to that office with all available informa tion. The welfare department cannot initiate legal action except to sign a complaint of non-support. This is seldom done as this is considered the responsibility of the mother. "The most discouraging cases known to the agency are where the father is in the community. He boasts he won't pay support money. The law enforcement people feel no legal ' action should be taken," 4he administrator added. "In some cases the father may resume marital relations with the wife. They may both boast of 'the fast one' they are pulling on the welfare department." As discussed previously in this series, the greatest aid in Folk Music Records Issued by Library Washington (UPI) The Library of Congress recently issued a series of folk music records entitled "The Ballad Hunter:" ' ' - The five records are of the 12-inch, long-playing variety and consist of lectures with musical illustrations. They were compiled by John A. Lomax, former Honorary Cu rator of the Archive of Amer ican Folk Song at the library. Lomax drew from the re cordings of the archives for his commentary and accom panying musical examples. "Home on the Range," "Git Along Little Dogies," and "Boll Weevil" are in the col lection of spirituals, blues, fiddle numbers, country bal lads, railroad songs, sea chan ties and cowboy ballads. Singers include Lead Bel ly, Clear Rock, Kelly Pace, Captain Pearl Nye, Dock Rood, Vera Hall and many others. The recordings have been available in libraries, schools and radio stations, but this is the first time they have been issued for sale to individual collectors. This was made pos sible by a grant to the library from the Carnegie corpora tion of New York. CASUALS & DRESS FLATS WEDGES AND INTREST FLATS FOR FUN IN THE SUN AT Special Prices . Reg. to 10.95 ' Reg. to 7 prosecuting fathers who have deserted their families is the recently created Reciprocal Enforcement Support act. This enables authorities in one state to send out a com plaint and have the non-supporting father subpoened in another state and made to answer to the charges. However, this requires a filing fee of $13.60 before a complaint can be issued, a deputy district attorney said. An additional fee may be re quired in other counties in the United States. This fee re quirement may not exist in some counties and in others may be as high as $10. "Many mothers may not be able to afford this fee," a spokesman for the district at torney's office said. The burden is on the peo ple and the welfare commis sion to bring the matter to the authorities' attention. This, he said, is the best way and the only logical way to handle. the cases. Otherwise, there is no way to know who is delinquent. Effective Way "The most effective way we have of handling these cases is to have the husband in, talk to him, and arrange payments," the spokesman said. "He may make . the pay mepts for awhile, then often marries and moves across the state line thinking he will escape his responsibility," the deputy explained. Then a letter is sent if his address is known. If that doesn't do any good, action is taken under the reciprocal Enforcement Support act, it was explained. "Of course, it doesn't do much good to keep a man in jail because then he isn't out earning money for the neces sary support of his wife," the attorney added. "None of them like to be put in jail, however." i ay BJi JU 1 . x ; DROWNING Nick Koury m, 10, of Merced, Calif., drowned while fishing in Bear Creek. Rescue workers located his body about an hour later, and are here shown pulling it into the small boat, while his grandparents (fore ground), start to leave the scene. Four-Year-Old Blind Child Taken From Sealed Room Nowata, Okla. (UPI) The attorney for the mother of a tiny, blind four-year-old child was expected to file a brief Thursday telling why Laure Jane Irons was kept penned up in a filthy,--bare,-sealed room with almost nothing to eat for three years. Charlie Mason, former State Supreme Court justice, said he would tell Mrs. Ray mond Murphy's side of the story today. Mrs. Murphy said earlier there was a "big story, the true story to be told." . County Attorney Lloyd Colter and sheriff's deputies rescued the 14-pound girl last Thursday. They said she wore only a tattered T-shirt and was lying on a bare concrete floor. Colter has said he will file criminal charges against the mother and Murphy, who kept a pack of hound dogs well-fed and curried in his back yard. Since Laura was taken from her lonely cell to a Nowata hospital she has gained six pounds and has been loved and cared for. Nurses at the hospital said she is responding well to the affection she has been shown, smiles and pats her hands when held. Letters began pouring into this northeastern Oklahoma town of 4,000 persons from all parts of the United States and Canada this week. Wednesday, three letters were received from women wanting to adopt the child. Contributions sent through the mail have passed the $100 and Boys Shoes At Special Prices THESE SHOES ARE TAKEN FROM REGULAR STOCK TO BE SOLD AT A TERRIFIC 1 SAVINGS CROSBY SQUARE FRENCH -SHRINEk 10.88 REG. TO 22.95 KINGSWAY JOHN C. ROBERTS REG. TO 12.95 8 SI IS 0fmk - Boys' Sizes 3 to 6 REG. TO 10.95 MEDFORD Standard holds that there are so many other factors in volved that no definitive an swer can be given to the ques tion: "Is long business record important?" ' Allen, in 'a hard - hitting speech before the anual Ad vertising Association of the West convention at Vancouv er, B. C, told the admen that "fifteen years from today one-third of your clients may be out of business." He points out that seven well-known automobile names have dropped by the wayside in the past seven years; that 46 appliance makers have either ceased production or have been bought up by the remaining nine large ones; that you'll find similar evi dence in all other product categories food, soaps, cos metics toiletries, drugs, tex tiles, tobaccos, home furnish ings, etc. ' , The ones that survive know the one magical word "mar keting," he says. "Marketing," says Allen, "is no longer confined to that narrow definition of moving goods or services from the factory to the customer. "Instead, the modern mar keting concepts of progressive companies start with what the Customer wants and needs and appraises the whole pic ture for profit potential. "And the whole picture be gins with the customer and .ends with the customer." Future Is Here He holds that hard-headed realists in the business world realize that the U. S. is no longer on the verge of a new era. "We are already ten years into this new era." Here are some other obser vations by this hiarketing ex pert: The opportunity to make a wrong marketing decision is intreasing rapidly. The price of a "wrong decision is high and rising. Within the next 10 to 15 years the majority of Ameri cans will live in 18 or 20 super cities. The great retail chains seem to have been out in front in anticipating such basic changes as population trends and retail store distribution. Mergers of major chains have resulted in 250 chains operating 18,000 supermar kets, representing more than $18 billion in sales. In Philadelphia, five chains do 66 per cent of all the gro cery business; in Milwaukee, four chains do 70 per cent; in Kansas City, six do 79 per cent, and in Denver, four do 81 per cent. The chains present a chal lenge to the private versus the national brand. "Guesswork, personal opin ion, and traditions - will no longer keep a company in business. You need facts accurate, sensitive, clear, con cise facts about your custom ers. That's why research is so important . . . and research must be predictive." The oldsters that seem to stand the test of time in the standard tabulation include many banks, insurance com panies, and a good sprinkling of top-notch firms in many other lines. SNIDER'S MILK- THE GROWING FAVORITE Mi-' 5VlT' "r MOORE'S JtY'4th SPECIA Super Holiday Savings Through July 5th! Redwood Tables and Benches 5 Ft. and 6 Ft. Folding 5 Ft., 6 Ft. and 8 Ft. 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