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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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