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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDKOKD, OREGON THURSDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1963 JJ y FBD Pushes (Birmingham Probe Undeterred by Arrests They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo KiCb UMd AROUND SCHOOL BEFORE THE TERM STARTS VERy ANXIOUS TO GET M JLbTLOOK f DON'T OPEN FOR I1 Now THAT SCHOOL'S OPENTHEY'R GREAT FOR CUTTING CLASSES AND PLAVIMG HOOKY-. By JACK VANDENBERG United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) - The FBI is relentlessly pushing its investigation of Birmingham, Ala., racial bombings, undeter red by the arrest and sentenc ing of three men on charges of illegally possessing dynamite. The trio R. E. Chambliss, Charles Cagle and John W. Hall have not been linked with the bombing of a Birmingham Negro church in which four lit tle girls were killed, though state police continue to question them. An FBI spokesman told UPI the arrests had had no effect on the FBI's attempt to bring the church bombers to book. "If anything," he said. "I'd say we have intensified the in vestigation, except that you can't intensify what already is at a maximum." Check Debris Chambliss, Cagle and Hall had been questioned by FBI agents even before they were arrested. The FBI also has been question ing thousands of other persons in a process of elimination aim ed at narrowing down the sus pects in the case. In addition, its laboratory has Conformity Discourages Childs Creative Talent By PAULA DRANOV WASHINGTON (UPI) - A schoolboy who thinks up a new way to cheat on a test is prob ably more creative than crim inal. At least that's what some ed ucators think. They say crea tive talent often shows up in mischievous behavior which really isn't appreciated by par ents and teachers. And if this creativity in children can be channeled properly, they think there would be a revolution in teaching and learning processes. This theory is explained in a National Education association report by the University of Min nesota's Dr. Paul Torrance. He said it is natural for people to learn creatively. And he thinks it's easier. He explains in his report that the first step to creative think ing is sensing a problem. When we sense that some thing is missing or untrue, ten sion is aroused," he said, "and this tension can be relieved only by finding the solution to the problem and communicating it." Therefore, he maintains, or iginal thinking is natural. Creativity is most brilliantly obvious in scientists and artists who put forth new ideas and discoveries. In a more every day form it produces a new re cipe or a new way to cheat on a test. Own Ideas Dr. Torrance holds that crea tivity in children means a stu dent's own ideas. It doesn't have to be new to anyone but the child who came up with an idea all by himself. He said four-year-olds most often have the most noticeable creative imaginations along with school children in first, sec ond and third grades. Once a child reaches the high er grades he tends to think less and less originally. Researchers now say this decline in creativ ity, once thought natural is "man-made." They put forward the follow ing reasons for this decrease: Discouraging a y o u n gster from believeing in fantasy and fairy talcs. Trying to limit what a child learns. This means preventing him from learning more than he is thought "ready" to absorb. Emphasizing differences in what boys and girls are sup posed to do. For example, tell ing little boys not to play with dolls, and telling girls not to play baseball. Pressuring a child to con form to what his classmates are doing. Putting discipline in the classroom above creative ex pression. The NEA report urges teach ers to encourage creative think ing. It also suggests that the classroom atmosphere be re laxed so "one thing can lead to another" in group discussions and projects. checked all the debris it could find in the wake of the bombing. In most bombings, the b'ast destroys the type of physical evidence that can lead to quick arrests. Such cases usually boil down to questioning people, many of whom do not realize they have anything to con tribute and a few who are un willing to talk. In cases like the Sept. 14 church bombing, the FBI moves in full force, once the Justice Department determines that it has jurisdiction. Agents quickly collect such things as cigaret butts, burned matches, foot imprints, pieces of mortar and brick, a small piece of wire or cord, a scrap of paper which might be a dyna mite wrapping, and other debris at the scene. These are brought to the lab oratory, tested and analyzed, then stored away in little con tainers that look like pill boxes. The location where each bit of potential evidence was found is charted on a map of the scene. While the laboratory sleuths are doing their work, field agents begin the long process of questioning people. 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Their drivers are questioned about whether they might have passed the scene the night before the bomb ing and saw something that might contribute to the case. Milkmen, repairmen, gas me ter readers and others who have regular routes also are ques cmoH phnit vHvthr they might have been in the area. Some Suspects Some of those questioned are suspects. Others are routinely queried in hopes they can nar row down the list of suspects by providing information which eliminates some of the myriad possibilities. But it all takes time, the FBI said. There is no quick solution j unless someone stumbles onto it. The FBI is the first to admit that it may take luck to solve ! the case. I The law authorizing the FBI to j I intervene in the Birmingham ! I church bombing was the Civil , Rights act of 1906. It makes it ; a federal crime to carry explo-; sives across a state line with 1 intent to blow up "educational, 1 religious, charitable, residential, I business or civil" establish ments. The Justice Department uses this broad authority sparingly to avoid supplanting local author ity enforcement agencies. I There have been 50 bombings in Alabama 20 of them in Bir- i mingham since January, 1959. The department has auth orized the FBI to investigate six of these cases, five of them in Birmingham. I To dale, none has been solved i but the FBI stays at work. "We've got to solve this one," I the spokesman said, referring : to the church bombing. I OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT! Come See The DEPENDABLES Dodge-Dart-Custom 880 5-YEAR 50,000-MILE WARRANTY As Low As M97600 F . 0. B. Detroit Parsons Motor Co. 315 East 5th Phone 773-3687 Pointers Given On Preventing Many Home Fires CORVALLIS 0 r e g o nians need to clear the smoke from some of their ideas about home fires. Last year, fire cost $15 million on Oregon homes and farms. Charles Ross, Oregon State University extension forester, says that panic more often than (ire contributes to death. People usually don't think rationally when frightened. To avoid panic, he suggests getting rid of potential fire haz ards and laying out some escape routes in the home in case of fire. Ross recommends practice drills to be sure each family member is capable of taking routes mapped out. He tells of nine members of a family who lost their lives in a home fire. In their fright they could not find an exit. Yet, after the fire il was determined that each could have gotten out. Two small boys crawled into a closet thinking it was a doorway to freedom. Assembly Point Ross advises that drills be ended at the same pre-arranged place so everyone can easily be accounted for. At the assembly point, the rule is "once out stay out." Last year, Oregon had more than 12,000 fires that damaged dwellings. Ross points out that this is a conservative estimate because the 12,000 fires were only those reported on insured properties. The OSU specialist lists two rules for controlling home fires. Know the high potential risks then eliminate them. Causes are shown through accident statistics: small children left unattended near open fires, a container of gasoline brought indoors, (triple the hazard if the container is glass), spark producing equipment operated near paint thinners, use of flammable hair sprays near flames, children playing with matches, overheated or defec tive chimneys or flues, and electricity and defective wiring. Careless Smoker The careless smoker and user of matches just about always tons the fire causing list. One ; in (our Oregon home fires last year started this way. Another one-fourth resulted from ignition of hot grease, oil, tar and pe troleum products. The kitchen the source of many fat fires is the most dangerous room in the house. Heating system stoves, fur naces, chimneys, and flues do not cause as many fires as they once did. Newer homes have chimneys with flue liners, and many new homes are heated with olpclricitv. Nevertheless. heating systems, as mentioned ranked tniro as cause oi numc fires in Oregon last year. Electricity and defective wir ing, open lights and not mctais, inr hiflincr plcctrical devices, were responsible for most of the remaining home fires. In fact, if all hazard sources listed were lumped together, they d account for 90 per cent of the fire risk to Oregon homes, Koss says. The OSU extension specialist says that dangers from fire can almost be eliminated if families will periodically attend to re moval of fire hazards. f I F Downtown Medford llMOONLIGHflll About one-half of the upper one-fourth of high school gradu ates in the U.S. do not go to college. There are 6 8 million men. age I in uic u.a. now b i-fiin- . pared with a record 7.25 million" I in 1145. w . i Tomorrow Night 7 p.m. Until 11 p.m. Burelson's Will Close Friday at 5:30 P.M. and Reopen at 7 P.M. Drastic reductions! Savings throughout the store on fashion apparel, accessories! 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