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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1951)
PARE SIXTEEN HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Warden Would Let Parole Board Determine Length of Prison Stays FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, mm A FISTFULL of greetings is held by smiling Jerry Reid, 134 N. 3rd, delivery clerk at Western Union. Auto Industry Moves To Boost Price of Cars For 1952; Cost Gain Reason By PAIL W. HARVEY JR. SALEM, I Gov. DougUj Mc Kay will gtv his full (upport to Prison Werden Virgil OMlley' plan to ask th leftslMur to let the state parole board tlx all prison sentences. This revolutionary Idea, endorsed by the American Prison Assoc. and the American Bar Assoc., would take away the sentencing powers of circuit Judge. So some of the judges are for it, and some oppose It. No state has adopted It yet. If Oregon does, it would be first. Warden O'Malley . Is , making sweeping retorms at the prison. Now he's getting ready to ask for changes which might have even greater results. , Gov. McKay was pleased when O'Malley told the circuit Judges in Portland last week about his de- DETROIT, uT The auto indus try moved for higher prices Thurs day as insurance against rising costs in 1952. Ford, Studebaker, Hudson and Kaiser-Frazer have applied for higher ceiling prices, the govern ment said yesterday. Auto indus try sources said othercar makers are expected to follow suit. It was understood, however, the price increases, if authorized by the office of price administration, would not apply to 1951 models. '-'' " - -- -'- By JEAN OWENS Art room was selected the home room with the best decorations and honorable mention was given to rooms 201, 207 ant1 307. Chosen yesterday, they received their prize this morning which was a party given by the student congress. Christmas carols continued to echo through the halls all day to day, as not only were the students singing, but the various rooms could tune-in over the inter-com. system, , and listen to Christmas records. The Christmas edition of the Krater came out this moraine and was distributed during the fourth period. A six page paper, it car ried out fully the holiday theme. Patsv Young and Ronnie Hersh berger were this issue's popular personalities. Both are very active in school affairs but especially in the music department. Vacation is going to be Jam packed with fun and activities tor everyone. Many clubs have planned parties and festivities over the holi days, besides the ice-skating and skiing which are already in full swing. As this Is the last column I will write until school resumes January 3. I'm hoping everyone has a really fine vacation and above all, a very merry Christmas to you all! Nine-tenths of the asbestos used by U. S. Industry comes from Quebec. The auto manufacturers seek au thority to raise prices on 1952 models if they feel increases are necessary to keep a safe operating margin. Ford and the three independent firms made their requests under the Capehart amendment to the economic controls law. Senator Capehart R-Ind) was sponsor of the amendment requiring that ceil ing prices make allowance for cer tain rises in costs. The increases requested by the four firms range, at the factorv level, from 4.37 percent on Ford's Mercury models to 28.48 percent on Kaiser-Frazer's Henry J. mod els. The OPS will have to review and formally approve the applica tions before they can be put into effect. Generally, the proposed increases would be the third for the car in dustry this year. If they are authorized bv the OPS, the car makers would be in a position to increase the price tags of 1952 models. Ford is expected to present its new models around the first of February. Studebaker may dis close the details of its new cars next week. There has been no in dication from Hudson when it will announce its new models. Automobile prices were frozen a year ago at levels prevailing on Dec. 1. 1950. However the OPS granted a 3lj percent increase in manufacturers' ceilings' last March 2 to compensate partially for high er costs. Last Sept. 8 manufac turers were allowed to see price changes averaging 5 to 6 percent to reflect higher labor and material costs from the Korean outbreak through last March 15. If OPS approves the Capehart increases tor tne lour car makers. retail increases by models based on current ceilings would range ap proximately as iouows: Ford from $71 to $114: Mer cury 5 to $111; and Lincolns $203 to $316. Studebaker Champion models from $U2 to $155; and Comman der. $161 to $197. Hudson from $95 to $142. Kaiser-Frazer from $379 to $417 on Henry J. models and $402 on Kaisers. 6ome comnanies have indicated tney mignt not immediately in crease prices to the full amount n tne ceiling rises are approved, the OPS said. Forest Rims Available ALTURAS The forest service of fice has obtained two films as part of the winter conservation program. They are "Water for the City11 and Avaiancnes to order. The films will be available for club and organisation us from January 14 to 25. Program chair men and other interested persons should contact Rangers Jack Mage or Harry Taylor. "Water for the City" Is a water shed picture filmed entirely in Cal ifornia. It trace city water sup plies back to the watershed. "Ava lanches to Order" was filmed at Alta. Utah, and Is narrated bv Lowell Thomas. If offers beautiful scenery, spectacular avalanches and skiing. sir that th parol board fix prison terms, "When I was a state senator in 1935. I tried to get a bill like that passed by th legislature. It would be a ureal relorni. Somcthtua needs to be don to equalise prison sentences." the governor said. Under the plan, the parole board would consist of three (ull-ttnie paid members, instead of the three men who now work very hard tk-lthnitt. nmv Evrv man sent In prison would be given a term of one day to life. The prison's classification com mittee, consisting ol all the top penitentiary oliicials, would out line the prisoner s work and edu cational program. When this program is completed and the classification committee finds that the man is ready to go back into society, the prisoner would be released under parole board supervision. The parole board, however, would have the final word on when the man should get out. O Mallev thinks the present sys tem is unfair. "For instance," O Malley said. "two men entered this prison the other day from different counties. Both were convicted of torgery. and thta crimes were Identical. One got three years, and the other got 15 years. There s no sense in that. My theory Is based on the peach on the tree Idea. If you pick a peach that's too green, you get a stomach ache, and if you dis charge a prisoner too soon, society gets a stomach ache. "If you pick a peach that's been on the tree too long, it's rotten. And it you keep a prisoner too long, he gets ratten, too. "We need authority to decide lust when' the right time to re lease a man." O'Malley told about a man who's been In five dilli'iriu prisons, serv ing several sentences In some of them. He was In Alcatraa twice. He Just entered the Orexoii prison to erve only 4', years for lar ceny. "Under my plan, we'd have au thority to keep that man here lor Inc. Ho should stay in prison lor llle, because he'll never be any good to Koctcty," O'Malley said. We know about a boy who got 30 years for forging his first check. Alter a year In the prison, he be came mentally 111. Now he's In the stale hospital, because a tough Judge was too severe. O Malley has some olher Ideas, too. He opposes the death penalty because "It Isn't a deterrent to crime, It's unfair, and It's too final.' The 1949 senate voted to abolish the death penulty, but the lious decided to keep It, He doesn't like the parole board's rule. (hut a man must serve a third of his aeiilcnce be lore he's considered lor parole. O'Malley says some men are ready lor paroln bet ore that lime. He'd like to see Oreuon adopt CalUornla'a public delemter svn tetn. Under that, the counties hire lull-lime Inwyeia to defend persons who haven't I lie money to hire their own lawyers, so everv man is guaranteed a good defense. In Oregon, the court gel lawyers to defend Uieso people, but aoni. (lines the good lawyera won't take cases, leaving the Job up to Inex perienced attorneys. gOllY 1LME BesHkertls wr HOME POPPING ) rem NONtlUt For Christmas; A lotting gift f'kit anv Irani lha laria.l tiara at laatllna miIii la lala pari at la. !. far .air lit aaill, nalti. 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