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6 - k SUNDAY, APRIL IB, 1861 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Treatment Value le PeftemiftDin Hlinnie Uffe Ds Mem Mvmm 1 psi .i a rat 'ir -J-"Mjy'-"".r r. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Children un- care is provided. Robert Swan, superlntend . dergo general physical examination upon ; ent, Is shown weighing a youngster. Swan , entering the detention home. It the child says many children gain as much as 10 : hit an .illness or disease, prompt medical pounds under the home's care. v " .77 1. ATION Life at the detention home a variety of games, handicraft materials and t aU work and no play. Recreation fa- plant sets. The young lady pictured is work .ltles Include an outdoor basketball court, lng on a palnt-by-number picture. 1 . ..- . . " 'i " v.--. A :i RED' CROSS WORK Contrary to beliefs atmosphere. Mrs. Robert Swan is shown su- some people hold, children at the detention pervlslng the work of three girls making home aren't locked up while they arc there, bandages for the Red Cross, ' ' They lead useful lives in a wholesome WITH BATTALION Dan R. Mackay, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L Mackay, S07 Palm ave., Ashland, Is serving with Naval mobile construc tion battalion S at Port Hue neme, Calif. He Is a construc tion electrician's mate, second class, USN. , Measles Heads List Of Diseases in Area Measles headed the list' of 49 communicable diseases re ported to the Jackson county health department for the week ending April 14. Mcdford and Ashland each NO NEED TO WEAR A TRUSS Thai Biodf, Curt, Gouges, Slips tad Does Not Hold ' If you must wear a Truss for Rupture, don't miss this, A Post Card, with name and address, will get you FREE, and without obligation, the complete, modernised Rice Plan of Re- 1 ducible Rupture Control. 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( ( For Those Kept Is One of Needs (Editor's note: This is the first in a two-put series of feature stories on ihe Jack son county juvenile detail . Hon home, its history its purpose, and ihe life Juve niles lead at the home.) . By JOHN STAFFORD . Mail Tribune Staff Writer Not too many years ago children under 18 who' had violated the law were placed In the county jail for deten tion. While In jail, a child had an excellent opportunity to further his or her career in crime if desired, v The jail Is established to care for adult law violators, and is also used as a place where they are punished for criminal acts. Many of the adults are hardened crimi nals. When a child was de tained in jail, It was difficult to effectively separate , him from the adult criminals. . It was obviously an unde sirable situation. And In 1954 the juvenile department and private organizations ' joined forces to. do something about it. They noted that in 1937. 117 boys and girls spent some time in the county jail. Constructive Measure . ' The county juvenile court advisory committee, after sev eral years of study, concluded that a most constructive meas ure for the county would be establishment of a small fam ily type detention home. The committee enlisted the aid of the National Probation and Parole - association in studying the proposed plan. They recommended the facil ity be a separate family type detention ,h o m e, providing maximum security to care for six boys and two girls. The association recommend ed that the home provide a part-time education program, skilled counseling, recreation activities and religious ob servances, i , Proposal Approved : After an extensive public education campaign, the pro posal was approved by coun ty voters In the 19154 fall elec tion. And the juvenile deten tion home' became a physical reality in December, 1957. Cost of the facility was $90, 000. Another $16,000 covered furnishings, fences and mis cellaneous items. Kay Crowell, director of the Jackson county juvenile de partment, said, "More. impor tant than the building, its plans, equipment, or staff, must be the conviction deep within the hearts of the citi zens of the 1 community that jail Is an unfit place for chil dren." . The detention home is the same now as it was in 1957. It includes an administrative unit, housing a reception room, juvenile court room, judge's chamber and four counselor's offices. A connect ing wing contains a superin tendent's office and resident staff quarters. . Twelve Rooms The detention area has eight rooms for boys and four for girls. A recreation area con tains a living room, a kitchen, utility room and storage room. .- , , . , -. , , The detention home is a far cry from life in a Jail. Colors are bright and furnishings are attractive. Over 900 young sters have used its facilities since 1957 Average daily at tendance in 1960 was 10.1 chil dren. In 1959 It was 8.S. Detaining children is a del icate matter. The majority of children selected for deten tion, are in rebellion against authority. The conflict with authority is initially heighten ed by the necessity of deten tion. . - . . - . Mrs. Crowell says, "The de tention home's fir$t necessity is to bring the child under the control of orderly living. The child's conflict with authority in this crisis period must be dealt with Immediately. Ac tive and positive effort to re solve the conflict is the treat ment role of the ' detention home." Normal Home Life Mrs. Crowell explains that many youngsters find a near normal home life while at the detention home. For many of them it is for the first time. Last year the juvenile court disposed of 1,086 cases. Nat urally, not all of the juveniles Involved were detained at the detention home. Only 336 used its facilities. The largest majority of chil dren are sent home on proba tion. The next largest group are committed to the welfare commission for placement in foster homes. Detention of a child is a le gal procedure based upon fil ing of a petition In behalf of minor alleging violation of a federal, state or local law, or viloatioA ot the Oregon' Ju- 5jy -r'p- ' i 1 i ' it (I ' i" ' "''$' f. WmmB DETENTION HOME The Jackson county juvenile detention' home was completed in 1957 at a cost of $90,000. Over 900 children have used Its facilities since then. The modern building features modern, styling and a bright interior, a far cry from a jail. The home is one of four such facilities In Oregon. ' . ; , , i , ' , , - ' - "f f'')tmT1WSmr ' , ,tx fmSxuMif t ..Mar wiSSI -r.-t , ' "" , W I - V, iif I I . -a4 I 'T jUt - ts0 IjK- Njr i ; BfW"? Iji " It 1 fP r' II II. if y l .Li MAINTAIN GARDENS Detained juvenile boys are put to work in the spring and summer planting and maintaining the many, gardens surrounding the detention home. This boy is shown weeding a flower garden. Robert Swan, superin tendent, Is making plans for an extensive vegetable garden this year. , " ... venile code. Detentions au thorized are ordered by the judge of the juvenile court, and admissions are authorized only by Mrs. Crowell. In Need of Detention Children in need of deten tion home care include delin quents so disturbed that they would likely run away or com mit further offenses if they were left iri their own homes, even under Intensive court su pervision; runaway children who need to be returned to authorities or their parents in another community or state and who would disappear un less held in custody. . Mrs. Crowell adds that sometimes children need to be protected either from them selves or an undesirable home situation. Also, some children are detained to protect the community. : , The National Probation and Parole association says, "De tention must not be construed as mere human storage for the convenience of officials and others. It should have a posi tive treatment value for a boy or girl involved in delinquen cy at a most crucial time." In Custody of Parents The association advocates that every effort should be made to allow children to re main in the custody of their parents pending court disposi tion. It points out that few children actually need to be detained. However, for chil dren detained, the association says, they must have expert care If the experience is not to be damaging. when a child enters the home It is required to relin quish all personal property. He Is given a shower and shampoo. Blue jeans and T- shirts are given boys, while girls wear jeans and blouses. No shoes are allowed and all children wear stockings. Ra diant heating coming from the floor Is a special feature. Mrs. Crowell explains the "no shoes" policy as a pre caution against using them as weapons. Children can also run away faster with shoes f-i ' than without any," she says. Children Gain Weight General information about a child's physical condition is recorded. An interesting side light is the matter of weight. Many children gain as much as five or ten pounds while in detention. .The child is then taken to his room and issued soap, a wash cloth, towel and tooth brush. He is offered food. "Of fering food makes the children feel that we aren't mean peo ple," Mrs. Crowell explained. The child is required to spend the first 24 hours of de tention in his room. This pre vents spreading any conta gious disease he might have. "Most of the kids coming in are emotionally exhausted and tired out and will sleep for 24 hours," Mrs. Crowell says. . After the child has been confined for 24 hours, he is al lowed to come out and mingle with the other children. This is not required, however. The oretically, a child could re main in his room all the time he was detained, but this rare ly occurs. ' Day Starts at 7:30 . The normal day starts at 7:30 a.m. when the children are awakened. They have 45 minutes to clean up and get ready for breakfast at 8:45. After breakfast, each child is responsible for cleaning his room. The recreation room is also picked up. The boys then work around the grounds un der the direction of Robert Swan, superintendent. Swan and his wife live at the home. Mrs. Swan is girl's matron. Swan looks with pride at the landscaping done by de tained boys. Flower gardens surround the building, and plans are being made for a sizable vegetable garden this year. He says the boys don't mind the work, and take pride In the results. General Housework Chores Girls do ironing and gener al housework chores during the morning. Following lunch, a rest pe riod is scheduled from 1:30 to 3 p.m. On Tuesday and Thurs day visiting hours are from 2 to 3:30. "The children usually have quite a few visitors," Mrs. Crowell indicates. "It is a rare youngster whose par ents don't come to see him," she says. :- ' ,; i. The only'people allowed to visit a child are legally re-' sponsible relatives. ' Gifts of food " aren't allowed. Mrs. .Crowell can recall some unique attempts at smuggling in what -she terms "contra band." Concealed Cigarettes Cigarettes ': concealed : be tween doughnuts and matches stuck in apples are often used schemes. After 3 p.m. oh most days the children are allowed to use detention home recrea tion facilities. These include an outdoor basketball court, painting facilities, checkers, chess, pool and many other games. . Dinner is served at 6. Then children are allowed to watch, television. Children -must be In their rooms at 7:30 and lights are turned out at 9 p.m. Meals are planned so each child receives a quart of milk a day. If children want des sert, they must eat everything on their .platesi Mrs.; Crowell says children often have to be' taught rudimentary . table manners. . ' . Every holiday is observed. wltft something special. Many times local organizations plan: parties tor the youngsters.: This is good because it makes the child feel a part of the community, instead of being rejected, according to Mrs. Crowell. . . Combination Atmosphere The detention home com bines an atmosphere of rigid authority with personal warmth. Kay Crowell, Robert Swan, Mrs. Swan and all the other detention home staff members are there to' help misguided children Their at titude is probably best sum marized by Judge Edward C. Kelly, who started serving as juvenile judge for Jackson county in 1957. Kelly is cir cuit judge and deals with adult criminal cases fre quently. ' He says,, "The juvenile de partment is attempting to put Two Injured in Highway Accident Two persons were injured in one of two automobile ac cidents Friday night, accord ing to state police. . Gerald Leroy Israel, 20, of 719 South Central ave., Med ford, the driver, and his pas senger, Jo Ann Unger, 15, of 403 Clark St., were reported in good condition by Sacred Heart hospital attendants Sat urday: Both are being treated for bumps and scratches, po lice said. The accident occurred about 11:45 p.m. on the Phoenix Hlllcrest rd., about a half mile west of Cherry lane when the Israel car failed to make a left curve, went out'of control, hit a bank, and rolled over, state police said. Another accident occurred about 5:20 p.m. on Highway 99, south of Medford.-' A car driven by John Hur shel Bean, 308 South Oregon Court Records DISTRICT COURT "".- Ray R. Offord,. violation of ba sic rule, $25, Darrod M. Barker, disobeyed stop sign, $7.50. ... . c Peter J. GhelH; violation of ba sic rule, ?15. William D. Williamson, violation of basic rule, $15. . - Norval J: Ohswaldt, overload, S19. .. ' , ,., Barry W. Holt, parking' In pro hibited area. $7.50. . Earl L. Head, no muffler, $5. ' Cecil R. Roberts, overload. $76. Betty J. Bullock., obstructed vision, $5. Alpha I. Winter, no operator's license, $5. 1 John D. Hoist, failure to stop, $15. 1 . . Irene E. Bradshaw, following too close, $15. Evelyn L. Cheatum. failure to stop. $15. v Ella L. White, failure to renew restaurant license, $15. CIRCUIT COURT Iris Lee Wright vs. Jean Noel Wright, divorce complaint. children back on the right track before it is too late." However, even with this goal in mind, many persons who have had juvenile problems end up in circuit court as adults. At the juvenile detention home, children undergo exten sive counseling. A child shares his problem with someone else. st., Jacksonville, struck a car J driven by Lawrence Barrett , Patterson,' 41, of 122 North i First si, Talent, state police said. Patterson had stopped ' for a vehicle making 1 a left , turn when his car was struck In the1 rear by the Bean car. No injuries were reported. ; ., L ANNOUNCING LIVE ORGAN MUSIC On SUNDAY Matinee and Evening ' ' ' Featuring ' The Sensational Music of ' ; MISS TONI ADAMS at the . Hammond Organ , JACKSON COUNTY ROLLARENA For Information Call KE 5-1551 or KE 5-1407 S0N0T0NE brings you better HEARING not ust a Hearing Aid! Before you buy from any. one, see Sonotone the trusted name in hearing for over 30 yeari. SONOTONE OF MEDFORD 423 E. MAIN STREET " SP 2-5904 YOU ARE INVITED to Purucker's BIG GUITAR JAMBOREE Tomorrow Nite APRIL 17th - 7 to 9 P.M. Featuring the famous ... my imm Renowned Radio, TV & Recording -GUITARIST- Enjoy guitar playing at it's finest. 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