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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.
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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.
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