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Juvenile Authorities Charge
McLaren Sending Boys Back
MacLaren training school
for boys at Wood burn is shov
ing many youngsters back
into this community long be
fore they are ready for pa
role, juvenile authorities here
charged this week.
The charges were denied by
representatives of the school,
who declared that each case
is judged on its own merits,
and that local authorities are
notified in each Instance of re
lease. But Mrs. Kay Crowell, ju
venile department supervisor,
stated that a "critical condi
tion" is resulting from a prac
tice of school authorities in
granting youngsters "home
leave, then extending it for
an indefinite period of time.
"This way neither the par
ents, school or police officials
are prepated to receive the
youngster back into the com
munity," Mrs. Crowell said.
"No warning is given, no per
mission obtained, the young
ster just appears. It certainly
is not good parole planning."
Dangerous Situation
"It also presents a danger
ous situation since some of
these boys have said in court
they could kill their father,
step-father or the man the
mother happens to be living
with," Edward C. Kelly, cir
cuit and juvenile court judge
said. "So far we've been
lucky, even though Medford's
large population intensifies
the problem."
"I have a definite thing in
mind when I commit these
boys," the juvenile court
judge said. "I feel the disci
pline and training at the
school may help to turn them
out as useful citizens after a
time. These are the boys I
think the school can do some
thing for. Others I don't send
there. They go to other in-
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stitutions or are turned over
to adult courts."
The school does not make
a practice of releasing boys
without discussing it first
with the authorities of the
community in which the boy
is to be sent, Leo Lee Nolan,
an official at MacLaren, said
in reply to these charges.
Knows of On Cat
"I know of only one case
in which the authorities were
not notified before the boy
was released. This was per
mitted so he could take a job
in a canning factory," Nolan
said.
Nolan continued that the
law specifies a boy may not
be paroled unless the juve
nile court judge in the com
munity involved gives his
written permission.
"In no instance since I have
been here, from October on,
has the school bypassed a
judge's authority," Nolan
said.
k The MacLaren official said
no youth would be placed on
an extended vacation with
out the judge's good will, for
then it would be almost im
possible to obtain a parole
for the boy in the future.
Take Advantage
C. Stewart Clarke, chief of
field services for MacLaren,
admitted that some boys have
taken advantage of the regu
lar week end pass and over
stayed their leave. Of an esti
mated 5,000 boys making
home visits over a six-year
period, approximately 20
have "fouled up" in some
way, he said.
After staying at MacLaren
for three months the boys
who show some improvement
are allowed week end passes
to visit their families, Clarke
said. Main purposes of the
visiting program are to main
tain family solidarity, to give
the youth an immediate satis
fying experience, and provide
an opportunity for MacLaren
representatives to see the boy
in his home and community
so as to judge how he may
handle his freedom in the future-
"After all, a true test of
character is the amount of
freedom a person can absorb
without going to pieces,"
Clarke said. "Our program is
based on this."
The field services chief ex
plained that MacLaren has a
capacity for 280 boys. This
spring the institution had up
to 350 boys. The school now
has 250 in training, he said
In addition to the school are
two forestry camps, one at
Manzanita and one at Tillamook.
Holding 25 boys each, the
camps are used for beautify'
ing camping areas, building
trails, planting grass on sand
dunes and other such projects.
The bovs constructed their
own buildings, Clarke 'said.
Average length of stay at
MacLaren is nine months,
Clarke explained. School of
ficials feel if they keep the
boys much beyond this period
they are actually helping to
develop anti-social attitudes.
Ed Dailey, field representa
tive for this area, keeps in
touch with those boys re
leased from MacLaren. He
also goes a step further than
actually directed and contacts
families which may have po
tential delinquents. He feels
this way he can prevent much
trouble before it happens..
Illustrate Question
Judge Kelly and Mrs. Cro
well illustrated their side of
the question by citing a num
ber of cases where juvenile
offenders whom they thought
were safely at MacLaren sud
denly appeared in juvenile
court charged. with more offenses.
One such youngster was
charged with passing false
checks, another with stealing
hubcaps and another for car
theft, the officials said.
One youth was given an ex
tended vacation here by Mac
Laren officials and promptly
took off for Phoenix, Arjz
He had been, in MacLaren for
only three months, Mrs. Cro
well said. .When appearing in
juvenile court Judge Kally
told this youth that he could
be sentenced to consecutive
terms of 118 years if charged
with all of his offenses.
Wants To Know '
. "If MacLaren school is not
going to perform the job I
have been led ' to believe it
can do, then I want to know
it so I can find some other
means of handling these
youngsters," Judge Kelly said.
"It might be better not to
send these boys to MacLaren,
but turn them over to adult
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Portland-UPD-The Ninth Cir
cuit Court of Appeals in San
Francisco Tuesday rejected an
appeal in a damage action
against the Federal govern
ment by the estates of three
men who died four years ago
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the grounds that the Federal
government was not negligent
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Survivors of the five men
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court instead."
"I know MacLaren school
has a. tough job to do," the
judge said. "I also know'they
are overcrowded. But sending
these boys back after a short
time into homes which can
not give them either the dis
cipline or environment they
need creates a bad situation,"
the judge concluded.
Awards Presented to Members,
Chapters at Annual FFA Fair
A number of trophies, ban
ners and awards were pre
sented To Future Farmers of
America winners at the recent
Jackson county 4-H and FFA
fair. .
Miss America assisted by
Allen Barnes, Crater High
school, and district FFA pres
ident, made the presentations
Saturday night in the main
arena.
. The Grange cooperative
herdmanship award for the
most outstanding job of cattle
herdmanship was presented to
Leon Small, Phoenix. The
award is a rotating plaque
for the chapter and an indi
vidual trophy to the winning
FFA member.
The John Bohnert Hereford
award, a rotating plaque ior
the outstanding Hereford ex
hibitor, was presented to Don
Ryan of the Crater FFA chap
ter. This award is based on ex
hibit showmanship, herdman
ship and project book. Ryan
also received an individ
ual trophy.
Judging Trophy
The Bill Bray livestock
judging trophy was presented
to members of the Grants Pass
championship FFA livestock
judging team. Banners for the
chapter rooms also were pre
sented to the top three judg
ing team.
First place banner went to
Grants Pass and was awarded
by Fabers Farmers supply of
Medford. Second place ban
ner went to Illinois Valley
and was awarded by Medford
Feed and Seed of Medford,
and the third place banner
went .to, Eagle Point. It was
awarded by Central Point
pharmacy.
The El Cresto Hereford
ranch. Hereford showmanship
rotating trophy was presented
to Don Ryan, Crater FFA, the
top Hereford showman in the
FFA competition. A new tro
phy this year, it was donated
by Mr. and Mrs. Cloe Small
of Phoenix.
The Moore Steel Service
company banner was awarded
to the Crater FFA chapter for
the outstanding farm shop ex.
hibit.
Outstanding Exhibit '
The American Steel com
pany award to the individual
FFA members having the out
standing shop exhibit was pre
sented to Jack Hoffbuhr of
the Phoenix FFA chapter.
Gift certificates from sev
eral local businesses were
awarded winners of individual
farm shop exhibits.
A $20 gift certificate for
outstanding large metal con
struction was awarded to Jack
Hoffbuhr of the Phoenix FFA
chapter by Moore Steel com
pany. Jack's exhibit was a
large portable chain hoist.
A $20 gift certificate for
the outstanding stock trailer
was awarded to David Biddle
of Eagle Point chapter by
Moore Steel company-
Wood Construction
A $15 gift certificate for
outstanding large wood con
struction was awarded to Pete
Melstedt of Crater by Hub
bard Brothers hardware.
Pete's exhibit was a swine
house.
A $10 gift certificate for
outstanding wood construc
tion was presented to David
Young of Crater FFA chap
ter by Norton's Lumber com
pany of White City and Phoe
nix. The exhibit was a porta
ble loading chute for live
stock. A $15 gift certificate for
outstanding medium metal
construction was presented to
Leland ' Coffman of Phoenix
FFA chapter - by Industrial
Products company. His exhib
it was a gas welding cart.
A $5 certificate for out
standing small wood construc
tion was awarded to Gary Du
senberry of Crater FFA chap
ter by Alexander's hardware
of Central Point. He exhibited
a sheep feeder.
Alexander's hardware was
also the donor of a $5 certif
icate awarded to Bill Rasmus
sen of Phoenix FFA chapter
for his outstanding exhibit in'
small metal construction.
Bill's exhibit was an adjust
able tool stand. .
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