WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS. 1BB
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
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Overcrowded Conditions Cited in Deaths
At Wisconsin's Home for Mentally III
Editor's notet Wisconsin Author
ities dlicloicd recently that In the
Salt two years, a baclllua-cauird
liease, thlrella dysentery, had
rased ihrouih the state's Southern
Colony ana Training School at
Union Grove, Wis., and had been
the primary or aeeondary came or
halt ol the 101 death! at the Insti
tution In the past li monthi. To
find what lay behind this death
rate. United Press International
sent a reporter to the colony. Here
la erhat ho found.
By JAMES S. BROOKS
Union Grove, Wi. - (UPD -In
Wisconsin's Southern Col
ony and Training School,
built tor 1,124 patients, there
are almost 1,600.
More than 900 of these
must be fed from spoons three
times i day. They must be
fitted with diapers. Someone
must be at hand always to see
they do not hurt themselves
or others.
These are the mentally re
tarded, the charges of the
state of Wisconsin.
And Wisconsin's problems
with them, and record in car
ing for them, is little differ
ent from those of the 49 other
states of the union. In fact,
the attention and the concern
shown in this state probably
are far greater than in some.
This was why, after the
Memorial Day week end reve
lations of death and suffering
from bacillus-borne disease at
the Southern Colony, that
Supt, John M, Garstecki got
letters.
Letters of Sympathy
"Institution superintendents
from all over the country
have written sympathizing
with what has happened," he
told United Press Internation
al. "They all say they have
experienced or are experienc
ing the same thing."
During that week end, Gov.
Gaylord Nelson in a speech
mentioned illness among pa
tients at the colony. The UPI
found that at various times in
the past two years shigella
dysentery had raged through
the colony, causing 1,500 to
1,800 cases of the bacillary
disease, and Garstecki esti
mated it had been primary or
secondary cause of half of the
108 deaths in the institution
In the previous 24 months,
In these days when almost
daily newspapers tell of tome
new advance in science
against age old problems of
disease and Its treatment, how
can these things be?
It is not for lack of effort
not here, at any rate.
Hope for Patient
Frederlcka Bardwell chief
psychologist, reported to the
Board of Public Welfare this
year. "Today, there is hope
for these people and we have
made wonderful progress-it's
Just that we have so much
farther to go," she said, and
to emphasize, she called the
colony in 1947:
"There was a prevailing
tone of sobriety and quietude
interrupted occasionally by
the raucous screeches or verb
al barrages of patients. Be
neath the apparent ca!m there
was a rampant sense of appre
hension and intrigue . . . those
were the days when patients,
who had no program and did
not participate in institutional
upkeep, produced a motley
sight, seated or tied to bench
es which were lined against
the walls and, if nothing else,
they learned to be silent when
silence was demanded."
But . . .
-The budget allows for 28
nurses. Only 21 can be found
to hold the lobs, and Gar
stecki believed 75 are needed.
-A nursery that contains "a
whole constellation of medi
cal rarities" houses 31 chil
dren where there should be
only 20. How do you prevent
disease in this situation?
Suffer Staff Shortage
-There are five staff posi
tions for doctors, and a salary
for an inexperienced medical
school graduate amounts to
more than $10,000 annually
for a job with a 40-hour week.
According to Dr. Louis J.
Ptacek. the colony's medical
director, the works "lacks
prestige and too many young
doctors feel it is the failures
in private practice who turn
to institutional worn.
-In the wards designed for
the most severely handicap
ped there are 130 patienti
where there should be only
108. Some need cribs, be
cause they will fall out of beds
without sides. The cribs are
inches instead of feet apart.
The recreational area is
used as a dormitory.
And Garstecki recalled that
basic medical test told of
shigella dysentery as a di
sease "common in concentra
tion camps, army barracks
and overcrowded mental in
stitutions."
Lifespan Increases
The number or patients, and
the type, combine to cause
such outbreaks as the one
which turned attention here.
Before the discovery of anti
biotics and the "wonder
drugs," the life span of a de
ficient child who also was suf
fering from physical impair
ment was brief. Many died in
infancy, others did not last
beyond their juvenile years.
Today, there are "children
at Southern Colony who were
born 80 years ago. The aver
age age of the patients is 15.
Many are far into their 30s
and 40s.
"Today," said Mrs. Bard
well, "the patients are arriv
ing at a younger age, many
of them with multiple handi
and most of them with handi
caps and most of them with
handicaps that are more se
vere than they ever were be
fore. They are mentally re
tarded and additionally are
suffering from physical and
mental sicknesses in many
cases."
Wisconsin has spent $10
million on development of fa
cilities here in the past 10
years. The current $3,500,-
Quotes From the News
BY UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Manila President Eisenhower, addressing a Joint ses
sion of the Philippine Congress:'
"The basic antagonism of the Communist system to any.
thing that It cannot control is the single, most Important
eauto of tensions between free nations ... and . the
rigidly controlled Communist bloc."
Des Moines. Iowa State Safety Education Director Wil
liam Burnett, stating it's all right for men to glance at a
pretty girl while driving so long as they don't stare too long:
"A good driver keeps his eyes moving, glancing quickly
Tight and left as well as looking straight ahead. If your
glance happens to catch a pretty girl walking along the
street, how can you help it?
Miami An Eastern Airlines spokesman describing the
airline's efforts to telephone pilots and tell them they will
be violating a federal court order unless- they end their
walkout:
"At some places we got no answer. A few places members
of the family answered and said they didn't know where
the pilots were.
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jnonywoou noney-oiunue uumcuxicu aibiaa wv.
explaining why she hasn't been whisked away by a hand-
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some leaaing man witn a mansion in ueveu mua, a apuno
vmi uiiu a smau raiiuneiu;
"I don't like actors."
Timeless trim fit! Styles
come and go, but men of action still prefer the century-old slim fit
of LEVI'S the original blue jeans. And LEVI'S not only fit better
they wear belter, too . . . for they're cut from XX denim -the world's
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AMERICA'S FINEST
OVERALL Since 18S0
On we see aoctr. tpt lot It Tit en Wi fuineim uilcnttntign
6fM Ma4 LtW M
000 budget breaks down Into
a per capita expenditure of
$190 per patient per month.
The retarded still are not re
ceiving adequate treatment.
Need Equipment, Buildings
"The institutions in Amer
ica are doing the best they
can with what they have to
work with," said Garstecki.
"But they don't get the atten
tion they need. Every institu
tion wants to do a good Job
and they have staffs vitally
interested in their work. They
can do a good job if they have
the staff, the equipment and
the buildings they have to
have. It all boils down to one
question: give us the money
and we'll do the job."
"The job" is one to frighten
any but the dedicated souls
who work in places like
Union Grove. .
Some ask the inevitable
question: why keep these chil
dren alive?
"Well, not only because
they are human beings and
therefore deserve such care,
but because of what medical
science may do for them in
the future," said Garstecki.
"We are just waking up to
the problems of the retarded.
We're making progress, but
we're still many years behind
the times. How do we know
what medical research will
uncover in the next 10 years?
How do we know how many
of these children will have a
chance to live full lives?"
"Would you be willing to
serve on a board to decide
who lives and who dies?"
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If
Space Surplus Seen
In Welfare Move
Salem - (UPD - Unless the
State Public Welfare Com-
mission is moved from Port
land to Salem the state will
have a surplus of space in
the capital mall, the Oregon
Statesman said today.
A page one story said that
this accounted for "apparent
ly a good part of the urgency
for Gov. Mam o. Hauieia s
controversial order" for the
move.
The story stated that Fi
nance Director Freeman Hol-
mer "says frankly that with
out bringing a major agency,
such as welfare, to Salem, the
state would have a lot ol un
used office space here."
104 State School
Districts Dissolved
Salem-flJPD-Since August of
1957, 104 of the state's 708
school districts have been dis
solved by consolidations and
annexations.
The Board of Education
heard this progress report
from the Oregon Department
of Education. Reorganization
of school districts was ordered
by the 1957 Legislature.
The consolidation is being
worked on by county commit
tees and the 104 consolida
tions were accomplished by
24 of Oregon's 36 counties,
In their place, 47 new ad
ministrative school districts
in 19 counties have been cre
ated and as of May 31 this
year, Oregon had 639 school
districts.
Gluckmann Case
Remains Mystery
San Francisco-fUPD-The dis
appearance of aviator Feter
Gluckmann over the Pacific
seven weeks ago today re
mained a mystery and the
U. S. Coast Guard said it Is
without further clues.
Gluckmann, who vanished
while attempting a non-stop
flight from Tokyo to New
York, was last heard from
April 27 by a U.S. Coast
Guard vessel between Tokyo
and Midway Island.
4-H NEWS
Wostildo Rabbitteers
The June 4 meeting was
called to order by Treasurer
Laurene .Kellow in the ab
sence of the president and vice
president
Flag salutes were given.
Minutes were read and ap
proved. Under committee re
ports, the fair equipment com
mittee reported. A committee
was appointed to check at the
stores to see if we may use
their stores for our cake and
flower sales.
Nine members were pres
ent. We had a record book
check. All record books were
up to date.
After the meeting we had a
Judging contest.
The meeting was adjourned
to refreshments. The meeting
was at Dwight Harshes. Our
next meeting will be at Susan
and Mary Louise T r u 1 y
house.
Karen Alldridge,
Reporter,
Antelope Livestock Club
The monthly meeting of the
Antelope 4-H Livestock club
was held June 10 at the home
of Don Geren. The dairy club
was in charge of the meeting.
We judged two classes of
dairy animals and reasons
were given on the classes by
different members and Earle
Jossy.
The livestock club donated
$100 toward the construction
of the Eagle Point Commun
ity club, and gave two $50
scholarships for 4-H Summer
school.
The annual club picnic will
be held July 24 at 1 p.m. In
Lithia park. We will go swim
ming it Twin Plunges after
ward. Everyone is to bring a
potluck dinner.
The next meeting will be
held July 8 at 7 p.m. There
will be sheep judging.
Georgia Hubbard,
Reporter
Laraine Day Wins
Divorce in Mexico
Juarez, Mexico - (UPD - Ac
tress Laraine Day, 39, won a
Mexican divorce from Leo
Durocher Tuesday, and a few
minutes later her brother di
vorced his wife in the same
court.
Lamar Johnson, Miss Day's
brother, is a California busi
nessman. He divorced Hope
Audrey Welnak Johnson of
Victorville, Calif. Both sued
on grounds of incompatibility
of character.
Durocher did not appear in
court.
It was Miss Day's second
Mexican divorce. She di
vorced Ray Hendricks, a Los
Angeles airport manager, in
Juarez in 1947.
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SERVICE Shown being presented with the "Service Under
Fire" award is Kip Thomas, 12-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs,
Harold (Red) Thomas, 170 Shennun st. Ashland. The award,
presented by Dale Prentice representing the Juekson County
committee of the Keep Oregon Green association, was pr-
sented to Young Thomas for service during the Ashland
forest fire last summer. He was with his father along the
fire line on several occasions and helped suppress hot spots
with shovel, hazel hoe or one inch hose. KOG officials report
that well over 1,200 Jackson county boys and girls are
members of the fire prevention program.-tKnackstedt Photo)
Algeria May Reject
Offer by de Gaulle
Paris - (UPD - Sources close
to the Algerian rebel high
command indicated today it
would reject as inadequate
President Charles de Gaulle's
latest offer to negotiate a
cease fire.
De Gaulle made the offer
last night in a new bid to end
the five-year-old Algerian
war.
He announced he has or
dered formation of commit
tees representing both Eu
ropean settlers and Algerian
Moslems to draw up recom
mendations for the North
African territory's future.
U.S.-Japan Treaty
Ratification Near
Washington-iUPIi-Sonatc ma
chinery was geared today to
ratify within the next few
days the U.S.-Jupanese de
fense treaty which has be
come a potentially explosive
diplomatic time bomb In Pres
ident Eisenhower's visit to the
one-time enemy country.
Semite Foreign Relations
Committee Chairman William
Fulbright (D-Ark.) announced
he hoped to call the pact up
for Senate approval Thurs
day. He said lie foresaw no
opposition to it.
This could mean that the
treaty would be ratified by
the Senate before Eisenhow
er's Sunday arrival in Tokyo
where the President faces the
possibility of dangerous, anti
Americans and others who op
pose the pact.
Beck Conviction
Allowed To Stand
01ympia-(UPI)-The State Su
preme Court decided Tuesday
to let former Teamster presi
dent Dave Beck's grand lar
ceny conviction stand.
An order issued by Chief
Justice Frank P. Weaver said
the majority of the court had
voted to adhere to an earlier
ruling.
However, the court was
evenly divided once again on
Beck's appeal.
The vote was 4-4, with
Judge Harry Ellsworth Fos
ter, a one-time attorney for
the Teamsers Union, disqual
ifying himself.
Runaway Balloon
Heads for Hawaii
San Diego, Calif.- IUPD -The
Navy's runaway balloon -launched
10 days ago in
Georgia - appears headed for
Hawaii today.
The 40-story plastic bag
was caught in westerly winds
of about 10 knots which at
last report had taken it more
than 1,400 milos out over the
Pacific, It was about 50,000
feet high.
Dangling from the huge
balloon was a two-ton gondola
loaded with scientific instru
ments to sample cosmic ray
activity. Navy spokesmen said
the data collected by the in
struments should be invalu
able because of the unexpect
ed length of time of the
flight.
CHICKENS STAMPEDED
Ridley, England - OIPIl - Far
mer Alfred Woods says a jet
flew over his farm and stam
peded 900 chickens Into the
corner of a shed where 200
pullets were trampled to
death. He asked police to find
out which jet it was so he
can sue for his dead chickens
which he valued at $404.
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Executes Three
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convicted of trying to help
him overthrow the regime of
Premier Fidel Castro were
executed by a firing squad at
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priano and a friend, Felipe
Martinez Norma, were escort
ed by army truck from the
Santiago Naval District to an
army firing range in subur
ban San Juan. They were
shot at 1:15 a.m. (p.s.t.)
The three were killed simul
taneously with the first volley.
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