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ft tew f I vJ i JTwy7 'Ci'r PORTLAND ; f : ; ; MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEC FORD. OREGON FRIDAY. JUNE 14. 1K3 Registration Open ForYMCA Camps Registrations are now be ing taken at the Medford YMCA for the summer camp ing program at Diamond lake. Three sessions for boys will be held between July 14 and Aug. 3. The session for girls is scheduled for Aug. 4 through 10. Most of the staff positions have now been filled. Mrs. Lanell Wilkes, Medford, will be program director for girls camp. Counselors have been selected from Medford, Phoe nix, Central Point, Ashland, Roseburg, and Portland. Those from t,he Medford area include Frank Williams, Dave Jones, Bill Padgett, Vic Wig ginton, Bill Uhrine, Don Thompson, Max Guiley, Rob Hight, and Chuck Williams. The Junior counselors include Gary Smith, Paul Branch field, Dennis O'Hara, and Ray Curl. Girls counselors will be announced later. - Craft instructor and can teen director will be Mrs. Rayma Bateman, who teaches at West Side school in Med ford. The cook will be Mrs. Grace Whitlow, who is head cook for O'Neill Elementary school, Klamath Falls. She will be assisted by Mrs. Car rie Roberts, Ashland. Nurses will be Mrs. Martha Donahue and Mrs. Reha Giles of the Medford Public schools. ., Among the program activi ties will be archery, rifle, crafis, campouts, fishing, swimming, boating, canoeing, camp games, hiking, and a water carnival. A new rifle range is being built which can accommodate five boys at a time. All boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 14 are eligi ble for camp. Membership in YMCA is not required. Regis tration should be made soon according to Camp Director Dennis Bateman as the num ber of campers for each peri od will be restricted to insure adequate supervision and facilities. Cawrse Memorial Rites Scheduled Mt. Vernon, Ore. IUPD Memorial services for ! members of the John Cawrse family will be held in the Mt Vernon Presbyterian church Monday afternoon. Cawrse, his wife, and four daughters died in a plane crash near John Day last Sunday night. A neighbor girl, Linda Langenfcld, 17, also was killed. ; Cawrse, a prominent Grant county rancher and lumber man, was on a flight from Bosebure to his private land' ipg field at Mt. Vernon when the crash occurred. CHAMPION SPELLER-Director James Wagner holds up the arm of Glen Van Slyke III, Oak Ridge, Tenn., after the boy was declared winner of the National Spelling Bee in Washington. At right is Elaine Piecuch. Winslow. Me.. who was runner up. (UPI) Health Center Construction Awaits Contra ct Approval A 7 Awarding the contract for construction of the Jackson county public health center at the fairgrounds is now con tingent upon approval by the state board of health of the general contract and the Jack son county budget at the an nual hearing June 17, County Judge Earl Miller stated Thursday. A representative of Murphy Construction company, Rose burg, low bidder with a base figure of $187,816, and Robert J. Keeney, architect, met with, members of the county court recently to review deletions made to reduce the total cost of the proposed building. The deletions are confined The Medical Roundup rc. v Emeritus Consultant tn Mediclna Mayo CUnle -Emeritus Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic (Reenter and Tribune Syndicate, 19(3) When a Murderer Tries To Go Free As we all know, one of the best things many a criminal can do when caught is to claim that he was insane at the moment that the crime was c o m m i tted. The best arti cle that I have seen on this subject was written by Professors F. A'varei G. E b a u g h. M.D., and J. M. Macdonald, psychiatrists at the University of Colorado. As Dr. Ebaugh says, for 120 years the test of criminal responsibility in most of our states has been based on the ancient English M Naghten Rule. For years psychiatrists have been denouncing this rule and begging legislators to take ex pert advice, and then to work out a more logical and scien- tific rule. According to the M'Naghten Rule, the jury has to decide whether at the mo ment 6f the crime, the accused was laboring under such a de fect of reason, from disease of the mind, that (1) he did not know the nature and quality of the act he was doing or (2) he did not know that it was wrong, rnis rule has for long seemed to psychiatrists to be particularly stupid. Actually, the real question before a, jury Is, "Does the accused suffer from mental disease or mental retardation to such a degree that he ought not to be held responsible for his illegal act?" It has always seemed to me particularly stupid to try to decide how sane a man was at the moment when he com' mitted his crime. No one can ever know that. Language Often Foreign Worse yet, as Dr. Ebaugh and Dr. Macdonald admit, "The body of psychiatric knowledge is so complex (and, as they might add, the lan guage of psychiatrists is often so verv obscure and techni cal) that it cannot be readily conveyed to laymen." In sim pler words, much of what many a psychiatrist says in his testimony is foreign even to a well-educated juryman. As I have read descriptions SAVE $100 JasSONY SALE Classic Slerecorder 300 S299.MI (lo-m.-i, .399 so, The Tne Versatile bierecoraer ' 0 -J I SUPERSCOPEl Full Line Franchise Sony Dealer SOUND SHOP 1116 N. RIVERSIDE of many trials in which insan ity was the defense, I have come to feel that if I were the judge, I would much rath er have listened to what the man's relatives, friends, and business associates could say about his usual sanity or lack of sanity. I would rather trust to their opinion than to that of even able psychiatrists who had had only one1 interview with the accused. Recently, in some parts of the country, some courts have been using the "Durham Rule which says that "An accused is not criminally re sponsible if his unlawful act is the product of mental dis ease or defect." The Currens Rule says that the jury "must be satisfied that at the time of committing the prohibited act the defendant, as a result of mental disease or delect lacked substantial capacity to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law which he is alleged to have violat ed" What is very much needed today is a panel of disinterest ed medical experts paid, not by the contestants, but by the court. In this way they can discuss the problem and then perhaps give the judge one opinion as to the sanity of the prisoner. Must Protect Society So far as I can see, often it does not make much differ ence whether we call a vio lent and dangerous criminal sane or insane; the only im portant point is that society must be protected from a man who can do great harm. This means that the man must be kept locked up, either for life, or until it is clear that he is no longer dangerous. There need be no Idea of punishing him. As Drs. Ebaugh and Mac donald wisely say, too often nowadays one reads in the paper that a criminal - once deemed insane was soon pa roled, and as was to be ex pected, he promptly went back to the only life he knew, and that was a life of crime. A good point made by Drs. Ebaugh and Macdonald is that if a man is a dangerous crim inal, the best place for him is not in a hospital - it Is a prison - run bv a warden ard guards who are experts in the handling and confining of dan gerous criminals. Professional Office Building Started Construction got under way this week on a $60,000 pro fessional office building at 17 Myrtle st., according to Med ford Architect Jerome Hunter, designer of the facility. flans call for two otfices, which will be occupied by doctors, with a landscaped courtyard between them. One office will have a floor space area of 1,700 square feet, and the other will have an area of 2,400 square feet. The structures are designed in contemporary style and will have a wood frame ex terior and a shingle roof. The offices will be completely air conditioned and walls will be sound treated. About 24 off-street vehicle parking spaces will be provid ed adjacent to the offices. which are expected to be ready for occupancy some time In September. to changes that "take nothing from the building," Miller and Commissioner Don Faber emphasized. If both hurdles are cleared. and there is no indication that they will not be. Miller stated. construction could start after July 1. Feb. 1, 1964. Is the date scheduled for completion of the center, designed by Keeney. Need S3.000 Deduction Miller said there was a dif ference of approximately $3,- 000 in the amount of the bid and the money available for the construction. "Fortunately, the proposed deductions do not alter the design or usability of the structure, nor do they in any way reduce its efficiency or increase maintenance," Kee ney said. A major change, proposed under electrical for cutting costs, would provide over head service where under ground service had been orlgi- The Family Council r.dltor'a nott Tha ramlly Council consists of a Judge, . EhycMetrlst, three elertymen. three editors and a women's editor, arh arUcle ts a summary of a family dlsatreeraent presented to tha Council. Ti Council deals with problems, major and minor, icuntemd by tuidanre counselors and social workers. Edited by airs. Alma Penny. (Copyrtfht bv General reaturer Corp.) Rae K. - Twelve is an awful age and I try to hide it. Mrs. E. K. - I'm not going to lie to people about her age. e e Rae K. - I'm 12, but I can pass for 14 so I can't stand being treated like 12. My mother's friend has a 17-year-old son in high school, who was ready to invite me to his Senior Prom until my mother asked him if he knew my age. As long as I look and act old er, why should she push me back to kid-stuff? Mm. E. K. - It's no Joke try ing to slow up a "child who can't wait to be a woman. I yielded to one-inch heels and light lipstick for parties, but I'm not going to push Rae into dates no matter how she carries on. These are her care free school years and social life can wait-she'll only be 12 once. e e e The Council: This is a jaded old problem already, having been knocked and pulled around by parent groups, ed ucators and countless column ists. One gets the feeling that if the kids had their way they'd go straight from dia pers Into nylons. And It's only battle-scarred moms like Mrs. K. who trace the rush to pre cociousness as a substitute, a fake front, for maturity . , . It may soothe Rae to know that the "looks" directed at children In ladies' wear have more pity than admiration In them-pity that a large chunk of God-given growing-up time has been ploughed under, pity that under-ripe, under -done kids are being left that way to face the adult world. For they are not merely social animals. From 12 to 21 is a period to use for mental, moral, emo tional expansion. Important tools like taste and judgment need years to take shape . . . Mother's right, Rae. She's la boring valiantly to keep you from being a has-been at the age when you can really build a fruitful life. nally included in the planning, The building, the county court emphasized Thursday, will cost $190,000 plus the approximately $8,000' spent this year on blueprints, par tial architect fees, surveying and sewage extensions. Army Reserve Unit To Leave Sunday Members of the local 382nd Quartermaster battalion, U.S. Army Reserve unit of Med ford will leave Sunday to at tend the annual summer camp training at Fort Lewis, Wash. Advance elements for the unit, under the command of Capt. John A. Strobel, left Thursday to set up the supply system for all troops of the 364th Quar termaster Group, Salt Lake City, Utah, to which the 382nd Quartermaster battalion is at tached. Maj. Jay J. Elliott, com manding officer, stated that this year's camp will be the largest supply operation this unit has under taken. Some 1,000 officers and enlisted men will participate with most units coming from the Salt Lake City, Utah, area and smaller elements from Idaho and Montana. The 382nd Quartermaster battalion has been assigned the duty to handle all supplies for the quartermaster group during the two weeks train ing., Capt. Donald F. Burrcll and Master Sgt. Donald C. Bills will accompany the unit as unit advisors. The 382nd Quartermaster battalion will return home June 29. No wonder fke English:' keep so cool! (mix Cordon's Gin in a talL priced drink-and you will, too! m -m The English are not easily fazed, even by summer heat This national talent was given a cheer ful accompaniment in 1769, when Alexander Cordon In-troducedhisrcmarkabtegln The Gordon's y ou drink to day harks back to his origl nal formula, because one does not tamper with gin of such dis tinctive dryness and delicate flavour. Try It soon In a tangy Gin h Tonic orToin Collins. Youll see why Cordon's is the biggest seller in England, America, and the wnrM. $A50 1 I ft r not. riOIICT If 1 1 L oisnutu ioxmm on tn toox kutmi smrrs Dumm I10M OUIl M WOOf. 60. DOITS MY SIN CO, ITO. IIHOM. a. JL Some personality problems may be traced to a tendency toward epilepsy. More about this subject is in Dr. Alvarez' kindly booklet, "What Is Ep ilepsy?" You may get a copy by sending 25 cents and a self-addressed, stamped enve lope with your request for it to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Dept. MMT. Box 957, Dcs Moines 4, Iowa. Measles Lead List Of Area's Diseases Measles topped the list of communicable diseases report ed to the Jackson county health department for the week ending June 14. The 31 cases. They were in Central ford 22, Central Point 7 and Jacksonville 2. Influenza accounted for 21 cases. Thry were In eCntral Point 8, Medford 7, Phoenix 4, and Ashland 2. Mumps were reported In Medford 5, Central Ponit Shady Cove 2 and Jackson ville and Ashland 1 each. I Other diseases and their lo cations were: chicken pox Medford 2; German measles, i Medford 3: pneumonia, Cen tral- Hpint 1, and gonorrhea 2 nprr ' 1 1 rirsr " tt: rz am 1 You get a whole lot more than that '59 Chevrolet (great as it was!) could offer. Some big improvements, some small, some for savings, some for performance, some for comfort. 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