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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1960 ,;. t ' ' V." FIVE PERSONS DIE - Police and railroad officials look over the tangled wreckage of a car which, the train's engineer said, was trying to beat the passenger train to a crossing in suburban Minneapolis, Minn. Five persons on a lunch break from a nearby plant were killed instantly. The Winnipeg bound train, traveling about 65 miles an hour, carried the car and three of its occupants a half mile from the point of impact. The other two were thrown from the car. (UPI Telephoto) Christmas Will Come in $2 Package For Men in Florida Prison Death Row SATURN ENGINES TESTED Huntsville, Ala. lUPIlThe Saturn rocket booster's eight engines developed 1.3 million pounds of thrust Tuesday in a 60-second test firing at the Marshall Space Flight Center here. The rocket, too big for ground or air transportation to Cape Canaveral for flight testing, will be ferried to the Cape soon by river barge. The fifteenth - century St. Bacon Church at Haarlem, near Amsterdam, has a great organ with four keyboards and 5,000 pipes. Raiford Fla.-(UPD-Christmas comes in a $2 package to the men on death row at Florida state prison. A small bundle of candy, fruit and nuts will go to each of the 22 men waiting on death row. . . the men whose crimes of murder and passion make this their last Christ mas. But no silver bells nor the laughter of children. Only some Christmas rib bon, a touch of tinsel, perhaps a few cards taped to the grim corridor which leads to the heavy steel door and the elec tric chair in the room beyond. Yet strange as it may seem, some of the Christmas spirit manages to creep in even here, where every moment of life is precious. "It's surprising how much hope these men can still mus ter," said the Rev. E. F. May ton, prison chaplain, who this year is spending his second Christmas behind the concrete and steel walls of the Raiford penitentiary. 1 "As long is there is 'life, they still have hope," he said. Pretty Good Spirits On death row, as in the rest of the large prison, most of the inmates are in "pretty good spirits" during the holi day season, the chaplain said. Part of it probably is psy chological, he explained. "These men-most of them have known they would be away from their homes and families on Christmas. So they have become adjusted to it. It's not as if it were some thing unexpected, although of course there are exceptions," said the Rev. Mayton. Some sink into a melan choly mood, just as some pe--sons in the outside world be come depressed during Christ mas, he said. "But this isn't the general rule." Most inmates look forward WOUND BORDER GUARDS Jerusalem-IUPII-Three mem bers of an Israeli border pa trol were slightly wounded Monday in a gun battle with Egyptian guards near Nitzana in Sinai. The Israeli govern ment complained to the Unit ed Rations Emergency Force which is in charge of the area. ??l!0!00!OI0101!0!OiOIO:0:OiO;0:0:0:0:0:0:; o o o a?. o John Nuich says Make This a Diamond Christmas for Her. 11 r A w t. . o r.f 'T iff- a o 3 twnHif M. fesStkmrn ff.. 55 Board of Control Approves Change Of Hospital Name to receiving their S2 package from the prison, paid for by Raiford canteen profits, and to visits by loved ones. Turkey Dinner Prison officials do as much as possible to make Christmas cheerful for the convicts. This year, there will be a baked turkey dinner, special visitor privileges, movies and ath letic events, and two perform ances of a prison-produced pageant, "No Room at the Inn." Another performance, set for Dec. 20, was open to the general public. Christmas Hrees and lights and other decorations are put up at various places through out the compound. There was talk of placing a tree in the death house, but the chaplain said it probably would serve little purpose. The condemned men would not be able to see it anyway because of the way the cells are located in the squat, one story building. AMERICA'S NEWEST ELECTRIC EYE Salem -fflPD-The 1961 legis lature will be asked to change the name of Mid-Columbia Home at The Dalles to Colum bia Park State Hospital. The State Board of Con trol approved the recommen dation Tuesday. It was made by Supt. Glenn Howell. 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Research Projects Noted in Edition Ashland The Oregon state system of higher education recently published a report on "Research in Oregon" which Is devoted to the "industry of discovery" in the Oregon state colleges and universities Southern Oregon college had several pictures of its fac ulty as well as the Science Hall building included In the publication. Credit was given to' Dr. Lloyd D. Pennington, professor of chemistry at SOC, for his study of the use of chelating ion exchange resins in the analysis of traces of heavy metals in the presence of high concentra tions of electroly test. Dr. Kenneth Bartlett, associ ate professor of science, was noted for his development of a titrimetric method for the determination of cyanide ion and Assistant Professor of Sci ence Howard Sanborn, for making a study to determine the amount of destruction of Acarines (soil mites) which has occured in burned areas of the Ashland watershed. Social Science In the field of the social sciences, Dr. Frederick J. Trost, associate professor of social sciences, was mention ed for his study of group dy namics, the school, and de linquency. A study of growth is being carried on through the coop eration of Southern Oregon college, the Medford public schools, the state department of education, the University of Oregon, and the Athletic Institute of Chicago which is listed in the report. The project's objectives are to construct boys growth curves for such traits as body structure, strength elements and batteries, reaction time and speed of movement and motor ability elements; to re late these traits to maturity, body physique, socio-personal adjustment, interests and scholastic aptitude, and achievement; and to contrast all traits in the study for boys who are athletic, honor roll students, leaders, delinquents and the like. Mention was also made of a chemistry course prepared for television .and presented by Oregon State college; a similar program is in the ex perimental stage at Southern Oregon college. The pictures submitted by the SOC information office, Hugh G. Simpson, director, for use in the OSSHE publica tion were taken by student photographer, Jerry Taylor. The men on death row won't be able to leave their cells, like other prisoners, to be with their families at vis itors' park. But they will be permitted to have persons come to see them in the vis itors' room at the death house. The $2 package, which goes to all inmates, contains five packages of cigarettes, a lu cent handkerchief, one pound of candy and another pound of mixed nuts, two apples and two oranges The items are handed out in small bags, officials said. They are not eift-wrnDned. Tnmatfle mav in aHHitinn ! receive gifts from the outside provided prior arrangements have been made. Despite the turkey and dec orations, the few presents, the visitors and the well-attended Christmas church services, spending the holiday behind walls isn't much fun. "I wouldn't care to do it," confessed the Rev. Mayton, "not as an inmate." I TV I ONLY Last Minute Gift Idea . . . ADMIRAL 19" PORTABLE $1 QQ95 Shop Tonite Till 9:00 : f """ "'" 'TH' : 1 1 1 ! $10 DOWN I It I I! I' m 'If - V MONTH -f ; J I v , I :y , FURNITURE BARN, INC. Hiway 99 - Central Point private hospital by the same name has been operated in The Dalles area and there is confusion. Heads of other state institu tions presented recommenda tions for legislation and su perintendents of the state mental hospitals asked for a change in the term "parole" involving their patients be cause of its application to cor rections. "Trial visit was suggested instead of parole. Dammasch Seeks Change Dr. R. L. Guiss of F. H Dammasch Hospital called for a change in the law permit ting screening of voluntary patients from all persons tak en into the institution under observation for 30 days. Dr. Guiss also proposed a transportation system to the hospital operated by the state with charges levied to pa tients and their -relatives, He cited remote location of the hospital near Wilsonville and the fact that no public transportation is available Supt. Amos Reed of Mac- Laren School for Boys asked for a change in the law desig nating him as legal guardian of the boys in the school in stead of legal "custodian." He said this would give him more needed authority. Hillcrest School for Girls Is asking for establishment of a cosmetic therapy training program. Work Campi Asked The State Correctional In stitution wants authority to establish work camps in such areas as forestry. The board approved discon tinuance of the cannery pro gram at the state penitenti ary. Secretary of State How ell Appling Jr. said the can nery results in a "defect" on the total present operation. He said that at the peak of the canning season 125 pri soners are used meaning that many men are pulled off more responsible jobs. Gov. Mark Hatfield agreed that as for the rehabilitation aspect cannery does not "add anything." The board voted 2-1 with Appling dissenting for the state to take over the canteen concession at the State Hos pital. The canteen is now op erated by a private vendor. Reynolds, Presley Win 'Sour Apples' Hollywood - (UPD - Debbie Reynolds and Elvis Presley were named recipients of a couple of awards Tuesday but they didn't bother to pick them up. The awards were the "sour apple" presentations voted by the Hollywood's Women's Press club to the least coop erative actor and actress in 1060. 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