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(UPD Dr, Robert Garrett was in need of new legal counsel yesterday after allegedly frightening his attorney away by brandishing an Arabian scimitar in his face and getting arrested on as sault charges filed by the law yer. "I thought he was going to kill me," Attorney Thomas S. Montgomery said Friday after fleeing from the doctor's of fice. "I have never been so frightened in my life." Montgomery is the lawyer who won acquittal for Garrett in a sensational trial arly this month on charges of incit ing passion in female patients by the use of "love potion" drugs. Garrett is scheduled to be tried again on one of the charges next Tuesday. "I'm not his lawyer any more, I can tell you that," the attorney 'said. The 42 -year -old Seaside, Calif., physician now also faces the assault charges filed by Montgomery. He was ar rested and held until he could raise $2,000 bail. Montgomery told the dis trict attorney he went to Gar rett's apartment to discuss next week's trial. "He forced me into a chair and I thought he was going to kill me. He had an Arab knife and he wouldn't let me out of the chair for over an hour," the attorney said. . "He ranted and raved about a big mystery and how there were a lot of people out to get him," Montgomery said. When Garrett turned to answer a telephone, the- lawyer dashed for the door. "I never ran so fast in my life," he said. What Is The ' This column is prepared as a public service by the College of Law, Willametle University. Salem, to explain -basic legal principles, not to provide legal advice. The reader is cautioned not lo apply these cases to his own problems without an attorney's advice, for differing facts may change the outcome. . , LIABILITY OF INSANE PERSONS FOR CIVIL WRONGS . Wallace, one of White Bus Lines' most experienced driv ers who had an excellent safe ty record for the eight years he had driven buses, suddenly became insane and apparently lost control of the bus he was driving. The bus struck Green's parked ice truck, in juring Green and damaging the truck. Green brought a legal action against White Bus Lines on the basis that ' the company was liable because its agent had wrongfully in jured him. This, of course, raised the question of wheth er or not an insane person could be liable in damages for his civil wrongs to others. This New York court awarded damages to Green on deciding that mentally incompetent person is liable for such wrongs. Difficult Question This type of case presents n extremely difficult ques tion to the courts. There are several explanations for hold ing such persons responsible. The most common explanation is that if one of two innocent persons must suffer a loss it should be borne by the one who caused it. These cases look even more harsh when we realize that a person will not be held responsible if the injuries were caused by an un avoidable accident. The District of Columbia provided a good example of this type of case. There a man was taking some friends on a Sunday afternoon drive. He fainted, the car ran into a ditch and one passenger was injured. The injured passen ger was not awarded damages because the court said the ac cident was unavoidable. The driver of the car, it was pointed out, had no way of knowing he might faint. He had not been ill and he felt fine right up to the moment of fainting. Had Not Been 111 It is interesting to note that Wallace, the bus driver who suddenly went insane and in jured Green, had not been ill and there was nothing to in dicate that he might suddenly North Battleford, Sask., is named for its position on the "ford of Battle river" where Indians fought many battles in olden days. lose control of himself, yet he was held liable. If in either of these two cases there had been reason to anticipate such an illness happening to the driver, then it is much easier to understand the liability based on the fact that the per son was negligent to under take the driving of a motor vehicle when he had reason to believe that he might faint or suddenly become mentally incompetent. There are many cases hold ing the mentally incompetent person liable . for his civil wrongs. These-holdings cover several different types of cases ranging from false im prisonment to alienation of affections. Although the cases are pretty much in agreement in most of the states they have been extensively criticized. The law, of course, is always changing and it is probably safe to say that this rule re garding civil libability of in sane persons will undergo many changes before it be comes a settled "rule of law Soldier Faces Court Martial Ft. Jackson, S.C. (UPD A seven-year career soldier faces a general court martial today on charges he forced five trainees to stand in a mess hall grease pit and ordered another held head down into the slimy kitchen waste. He was expected to plead inno cent. SFC Charles L. Moman, 28, Empire, Ala., was the second of three cadremen to be call ed before a general court mar tial at this vast infantry train ing center on charges of in flicting indignities on the young trainees in their care. The veteran First Sergeant's civilian attorney, William H. Townsend, Columbia, S.C, said Sunday night Moman "would plead innocent to all seven specifications against him." Townsend also defended M. Sgt. George R. Sovie, 30, Og densburg, N.Y., demoted to sergeant first class and fined $450 for forcing trainees to eat dollar bills and perform other indignities as punish ment. Moman saw previous Army cadre duty at Ft. Ord, Calif., and was stationed in Europe. Detroit - (CPU - The auto in dustry is changing the na tion's truck drivers so they no longer fit the popular image of a heavily-bearded, heavily-muscled brute, built to absorb the jolts of the road. The stereotyped truck driv er of the past, who wrestled the steering wheel of a large, lumbering, noisy and smelly behemoth of the highway, is becoming a "vanishing Amer ican." Change in Environment The change has taken place largely because of the change in the environment of truck drivers. Major advances in the years since World War II have transformed trucks from mere mechanical "work horses" to stylish vehicles that now rival passenger cars in safety and comfort. The trend actually began slightly before the end of the war but the slight advances made suffered a setback when the auto industry began pro ducing military vehicles. When the industry returned to civilian production after the war, the trend picked up momentum and has advanced far enough now to change the qualifications of the na tion's truck drivers. , The pre-war truck driver, for example, had to have a large frame to keep his vehicle on the highway by brute force. Now power steering and other improvements which make control of the vehicle almost as simple as. driving a car have eliminated the need for bulging biceps. The huge frame of the pre war truck driver- had to be well-padded to absorb the jolts as his cab bobbed along the highway like a dingy tied to an ocean liner on a rough sea. Now the need for personal shock absorbers on the driver has been eliminated by in stalling air suspension, hy- Silent' Film Era Director Passes Hollywood (UPD Marshall Mickey Neilan, 65, who rose from a penniless newsboy to become one of the most cele brated motion picture direc tors of the silent film era, died Sunday night at the film colony's Country Hospital in nearby Woodland Hillls. Neilan was admitted to the hospital several months ago suffering from an undisclosed ailment. His condition became critical only recently. The onetime director aided the careers of such movie stars as Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Blanche Sweet, and the late Jean Harlow. He was at the peak of his own career with the advent of talking pictures. The Dead Sea in Palestine is the saltiest body of water on earth. Second place is held by Great Salt Lake in northern Utah. The tangerine is more re sistant to frost than the or ange. The farm population of Sweden has increased by about 500,000 since the mid dle of the Nineteen Thirties. ELECT MADDEN Democratic Candidate for County Clerk A young man with a fam ily who assures you an energetic and capable ap proach to the problems of this office. MARV MADDEN stands for an economical and non partisan approach to the administration of this office and will not stand for wasteful spending such as occurred when outside legal counsel was hired to defend the coun ty at a cost of $1,000 when those services could have been had at no extra cost by use of the District Attorney's office. " . MARV MADDEN will work energetically to. get more and more of the 1 6,000 unregistered voters registered and to the polls by cooperating and working with. both, political parties to provide accurate information to the voters and convenience in registration and voting. Vote for Madden for a new point of view. Pd. Pol. Adv. Wm. Frohnmayer, Treasurer, Democratic Central Comm., 622 North Riverside, Medford, Ore. draulic shock absorbers and foam rubber seats on the trucks. Foam Rubber One truck line, for exam ple, boasts five inches of foam rubber underneath the driver and two inches of the same , material behind him when he is seated at the wheel. The same truck line offers air suspension and shock ab sorbers which make the truck cab ride almost as smoothly as pre-war passenger cars. Perhaps the best indica tion of the change in the na tion's truck drivers can be obtained from the the fact that one truck manufacturer not only advertises, but sells as optional equipment, seats upholstered in "candy-stripe pattern woven nylon-saran, with vinyl bolsters and side facings." Astronomers Estimate Age of Universe Pasadena, Calif. - (UPD - The age of the universe has been estimated at between 7 to 13 billions years by astronomers who completed a study with the 200-inch telescope at Mt. Palomar observatory. The Cal Tech-sponsored sci entists announced their 10- year study included photo graphing of stars 10 billion light years away, meaning that the light which made the photograph left a distant star that many years ago. Night blindness is associ ated with a deficiency of vit amin A, Pendleton Freight Depot Destroyed Pendleton - (UPD The Northern Pacific freight depot and a boxcar were destroyed by fire here early Sunday and flames spread to the roof of an adjacent lumber com pany warehouse before the blaze was brought under con trol. Fire Chief William Batche lor said cause of the fire was not immediately determined. Firefighters worked more than three hours before con- MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdfori, Oregen, Monday, 0oI.r 27, 19S! IS trolling the blaze. Batchelor received eye and face injuries said the damaged roof was at the Van Petten Lumber Co. warehouse next to the depot. Fireman Robert Sturdivant at the fire and was hospitaliz ed in Walla Walla, Wash. His injuries -were not believed serious. 1 Gabors Schedules Family Reunion Vienna-(UPD-Zsa Zsa Gabor flies here Wednesday from Rome and Mama Jolie arrives Tuesday to join sisters" Magda and Eva in the first reunion with the girls' father, Vilmos Gabor, in 14 years. Gabor, 74, a well-known Budapest jewelry store owner before World War II, received special permission from the Communist government of Hungary to travel here by train for the reunion. He was given permission to remain away eight days. Magda and Eva flew in di rect from New York Sunday and proceeded to the Hotel Sacher to meet their father. The mother and three daughters left their father be hind in Budapest when they went out into the world to seek their fortunes.. One' or two have seen him since but not the whole family at once. "We never even think of going back to Hungary," Mag da said. "We love America." Let's face it each year his chances grow slimmer. For if America's college crisis con tinues, he may be denied the training that is so vital to suc cess in these highly competi tive times. Today many college class rooms are overcrowded. By 1967, applications are ex pected to double. At the same time, faculty salaries are so inadequate that increasing numbers of qualified teachers are seeking jobs in other fields. Not a very rosy picture, is - it? Yet there's still time to do something about it. Won't you help overcome the college crisis by contributing to the college of your choice? Do it now. The returns will be greater thsn you think. If you want to know mora about what the college crisis means to you, write for a free booklet to: HIGHER EDU CATION, Box 36, Times Square Sto. tion. New York 36, New York. Published as a public service in cooperation with The Advertising Council and the Newspaper Ad vertising Executives Association. parking- By the Month-$5.00 CORNER 5th and GRAPE Apply at the Groceteria DON'T VOTE TO RAISE THE COST OF BREAD This summer, the present Congressman voted, in effect, to increase the cost of your bread by supporting "omnibus farm legislation. This " legislation (defeated by other Democrats and Republicans) would have helped o farmer in our area. It would have put millions of our tax dollars into the treasuries of midwestern farm corporations'! It's time for a 'change I The Constitution guarantees you representation . . . Eecf a REAL representative to serve YOUR needs. uect PAUL GEDDES (pd. pot. dv. Geddes for Congress Committee, V. f . Johnson, Eugene, Ox.) ' A Pat on the Back for . . . ROY ATKINS . . . in the Spotlight as the Most OUTSTANDING MAIL TRIBUNE CARRIER for the Month of September BWS'.mTQ SUCCESS' Topping the list of the Mail Tribune's carriers for the month of September is Roy Atkins who has been delivering the Tribune in S.W. Medford for the past three years. Fourteen-year-old Roy has earned an enviable reputation that was gained through hard work and a willingness to tackle most anything. He not only has done a remarkable job of building up his route to over 150 customers and maintaining that total, but is also a willing substitute for other Mail Tribune Carriers, often delivering two other routes besides his own in an afternoon. He also lends a will ing hand in the circulation room by arriving early at the Tribune, when there is a school holiday, to assist the motor carriers assemble their papers and helping with the many odd obs that are necessary to prepare the papers for delivery. There is never a day goes by, according to Roy, that he does not learn something new and he feels that the knowledge he has tucked away will someday be useful. A Freshman at McLoughlin Jr. High School, Roy is a better than average student, likes Math best of all his subjects and wants to con tinue it in college where it will lead to an engineering degree. He has inherited a consuming interest in mechanics from his father and they spend many hours together building and repairing most any type of machine in their home shop. Roy's second interest is music.He has a good voice and can sing either Baritone or Bass. He is a soloist in his church and school choir and takes an active interest in the M Y F group at his church. He is an ardent reader of fiction and biography, averaging 15 books a month. His hobbies consist of coin and stamp collecting, fishing, and helping his mother in the kitchen and his father with the many odd chores necessary to the upkeep of their home. Roy feels that he is lucky to have had the opportunity to deliver a Mail Tribune route and to be able to take advantage of the many learning situations that have come his way. Only one in ten boys ever have the opportunity to manage a paper route because there just isn't enough paper routes for every boy, and those boys wl are successful route managers keep their routes because of the money they earn and the valuable experience" they gain, which as Roy says, "might come in handy some day." YOU (an Help Select The TOP MAIL TRIBUNE CARRIER for OCTOBER Just Complete the Ballot Below Tell why you like YOUR Carrier and either Bring or Mail To The Mail Tribune's Circulation Department. Honorable Mention: The following boys have also won o pat on the back for their excellence and outstanding perform ance in delivering the Mail Tribune during the month of September. ' CLIP HERE Larry Jones Beit Pierce Gary Meyers Jerry Burns Bill Lawrence Frank Eagleton Gene Gillette Earl Van Hoy Lorin Close -Medford, Route 14 -Medford, Route 47 -Medford, Route 49 Ashland, Route 1 Ashland, Route 5 .Phoenix, Route 1 .Central Point, Route 3 -Central Point, Route 5 Jacksonville, Route 1 I Vote for My Carrier Because: Subscriber's Name: Address: I ....
