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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 "
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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 .
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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
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had 4 cases of measles; Jack
sonville, 8, and Central Point,
Other diseases reported In
cluded mumps, Medford 1,
Jacksonville S, Ashland 4, and
Central Point 2; Influenza,
Medford 5, Phoenix and Ash
land each 3; chicken pox,
Medford 5, Trail 2, and Ash
land 1; whooping cough, Mcd
forod 1, and Ashland 2.
ABOARD CRUISER
; Gary D. Ike, fireman ap
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Chester L. Ike, Grants Pass,
Is serving aboard the heavy
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is taking part In a Pacific
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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-
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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. ' . ;
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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. ; .,
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