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THURSDAY, MAY 2. 18BJ
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEEFORD, OREGON
Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders Described at Club Luncheons
The pilol program for re
habilitation of ex-offenders in
Oregon was described to Med
ford Rotarians Tuesday by
T. J. Holdt, of the employ
ment placement section of the
Oregon State Board of Con
trol. Speaking at the luncheon at
Rogue Valley Country club,
Holdt pointed out that the
penitentiary population in
Oroson has been increasing
at an alarming rate, complete
ly out of proportion to the
general population growth
since 1058.
In 1058, the Oregon prison
population was approximate
ly 1.400. Holdt stated. It is
now approximately 2,200.
This alarming growth
. one reason for the launching
of the rehabilitation program
Holdt explained. A study of
' programs In other areas re
vealed thai Hawaii has a suc
cessful program in the rcha-
, bilitation of former prison in
mates and so has Canada
This program is motivated by
two factors, humanitarian and
economic, Holdt said.
Averaat Cost Noted
The average cost of the
prisoner who serves an aver
age term in the Oregon peni
tentiary, the speaker pointed
out, is estimated at $50,000
to the state. If the state can
successfully rehabilitate 100
men and save them from be
coming repeaters it will result
In the saving of $3 million to
Oregon, Holdt declared.
The pilot program is being
established In several places,
and Mcdford is one of the cen
ters. Six or seven local busi
nessmen and a minister have
formed a local committee to
assist in the program.
The key to the program is
two-fold, Holdt said. The state
accepts the responsibility of
making a close check on the
offenders and asks for help
' in the placement of only those
determined to be worthy of
rehabilitation. The checkup
is not an easy one- to pass.
The man with a number of
convictions is not usually con
sidered a good product for the
assistance of th committee.
Takes Exaggerated Case
Holdt took an exaggerated
case to prove his point, re
ferring to a man with 59 dif
ferent convictions. This man
would obviously not be rec
ommended for placement, he
added.
The program Is new and
has successfully placed 72 er from the time of discharge
Retail Grocers
Ask Investigation
Of 'Giveaways'
. Salem -ttlPII- The Oregon In
dependent Retail Grocers as
sociation voted Wednesday to
ask the attorney general to
decide whether grocery store
"giveaways" violate the Ore
gon anti-lottery law.
The attorney general of
Washington ruled earlier this
week such "contests" are in
violation of the anti-lottery
law in that state.
Atty. Gen. Robert Thornton
said he will be happy to meet
with the grocers to discuss
the matter.
Harold E. Carlson and
Claude Hall of the association
said the grocers' resolution is
aimed at situations where a
person gets a chance to win
a prize via a ticket received,
for visiting a grocery store.
Incroaiad Prices Claimed
They said even though cus
tomers do not have to make
a purchase, the "contests" add
tc the expense of doing busi
ness, resulting in increased
food prices. Thus, the grocery
spokesmen said, the tickets
are obtained for "a consider
ation.
The lottery law requires
three elements to be present:
Chance, consideration, and
a prize.
Carlson said some grocers
also are considering filing
complaints with county dis
trict attorneys.
In Chain Stores
Such "contests" generally
are held in larger chain stores,
not the smaller Independent
stores.
The Orogon Supreme Court,
In December of 1062, In case
Involving promotional gifts at
a grocery, ruled they did not
violate the law.
The high court said the
"gifts" did not require any
consideration from the cus
tomers. It said no distinction
was made between customers
who made "incidental volun
tary purchases" and those
who did not, thus purchase
"could not constitute consld
eratlon.
ELECTED OFFICER
Corvallis-Arthur 1. Macho-
vec. BF Star Roulc, Eagle
Point, has been elected an of
ficer in his living group at
Oregon State university. He
Is vice president uf Thorn Tyr.
onu of the campus dormito
ries. Machovec is a Junior this
year at OSU tn the school of
engineering.
men to date, Holdt said. Of
this number, two have failed
to meet the demands of re
habilitation. The state is asking employ
ers to cooperate as job oppor
tunities arise by making work
available to the ex-offenders
without emphasis on their
pasts. Some have apparently
been placed in state agencies
where it has been felt that
their abilities are compatible
with the nature of the work.
Holdt also showed the Ro
tarians a 10-minute film of
the program as it Is working
in Canada. The film follows
the progress of the ex-offend-
from the Institution until his
successful placement. The
John Howard Society Is the
cooperating group in Canada
and the Medford committee is
planning to fill a similar func
tion here, Holdt note.
The identity of the rehabili
tation committee is made
known to the ex-offender
when he leaves the institution.
The committee members run
their own check in addition
to the state's.
The individual has to show
a sincere desire to improve
and to convince the commit
tee of that desire and his
probable ability to carry It
out, before he is accepted.
Holdt was introduced to the
Rotarians by Omar Bacon,
president-elect. '
Holdt, speaking before the
Kiwanis club yesterday, said
the pilot program for employ
nont of ex-offenders is not
a "do-gooder" program, but
a "dollar and cents" one.
The speaker gave figures
on the cost to the state of
prisoners in the penitentiary
and of caring for their chil
dren on the outside. He ex
plained that it has been prov
en that employment and ac
ceptance of the ex-offenders
reduces the number of recidi
vists (repeaters).
To make the program suc
cessful, ex-offenders must be
accepted by the community,
Holdt said. "These people are
human beings," he pointed
out, "and they deserve a
chance." ''
Holdt mentioned the pro
grams in the penitentiary and
c o r r e c tional institution to
train offenders for work when
they get out of prison. He
said, however, that the ex
offenders need help in get
ting jobs. The turning down
of ex-offenders when they
apply for jobs is responsible
for the high rate of .recidi
vism, he maintained.
William Hust, Talent, was
presented the Medford Kiwan
is plaque as Jackson county
forest farmer of the year. The
presentation was made . by
Robert Torheim, chairman of
the service club's agriculture
and conservation committee.
Selection of the farm for
ester was sponsored by the
Kiwanis club. Torheim said
that Hust's name will be sub
mitted to the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce for the state
contest.
Richard Olson, Jackson
county farm forester, explain
ed the "Trust in Trees" pro
gram under which the selec
tion of Hust was made.
Milk Price Control
Arguments Heard
Salem - fliPO - The pros and
cons of milk price control
were repeated Wednesday be
fore the Senate Agriculture
committee.
The committee has two
bills. One, which passed the
House, would - provide for
minimum prices at the dairy
farmer level. It includes mar
ket pools, equalization, and
quotas.
The other, a Senate bill, pro
vides controls at the producer
level as well. It includes dis
tributors pools and equaliza
tion features.
The testimony was similar
to that on the House side.
Supporters said legislation
Baneon Lumberman
Dies in Portland
Portland - (UP). - John S.
Kronenberg, a pjomlnent Ban
don lumberman and sawmill
operator, died Wednesday
while on a business trip here.
He was 88.
Kronenberg headed the
Kronenberg Logging Co. and
was a former member of the
Bandon city council. He was
the donor of a park to Coos
county and belonged to the
Bandon Historical Society.
is needed to avoid a milk
price war.
Opponents objected that the
proposed controls would fail
to solve the problems of coop
eratives, or of out-of-state
milk.
Youngster Sought
In Cowlitz River (
Longview, Wash. - (UPD -Dragging
operations were
planned in the Cowlitz river
today in the search for 3-year-old
Ricky Krugle, who dis
appeared Tuesday evening.
About 200 persons, aided by
skindivers and a helicopter,
searched until dark Wednes
day without finding a trace of
the child. His home some three
miles north of here is about
one-half mile from the river.
LOGGER CRUSHED
Maplcton, Ore. -M- A 30
foot alder log crushed Robert
L. Jones, 61, of Swisshoma
Tuesday in a logging accident
in the Indian Creek area.
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