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Thursday, August 1, 1963 HERALD A.SD NEWS, PAGE 5 A I Klamath Falls, Oregon Mother Of Four Faces Vital Period Of Life After Child Stealing Charge By DICK BR1GGS .whether she will be committed to The next 54 days may be the the Oregon Suite Penitentiary for most vital period in the life o( Joan Wood, a 35-year-old ebony PRACTICE RHYTHM These three geisha girls, Waki, Moorlci and Sulci, practice for the Oriental Water Ballet number, "Fujiyama Fling," at the water show, "Wet Spots In History." The show, sponsored by the Klamath Basin Chapter Red Cross and the Klamath Falls Park and Recreation Department, will be given Aug. 6, starting at 8:15 p.m. at the municipal swimming pool. Pictured, front to back, are Sue Parisotto, Jean Moore and Kay Whaley. Water Ballet Highlights Red Cross Water Show haired mother of four, who is on probation for the paradoxical crime of stealing her own chil dren. How she conducts her life dur ing that period may determine Court Records July It TRAFFIC CASES John AAslhew Kowaltl. excessive twist. guilty plea, 17. SO lint paid. any uean Lotcnes. violatt Dane rule. guilty plea. SIS line paid. Robert Charles DePew. violate banc rute, guilty plea. SIS tine paid. Raymond Calvin Day. tour in driver's seat, guilty plea. $7 SO fine paid. Wmtteld Norman seaver, disobeyed stop sign, guilty plea. SIS tina paid. John Clark Mathers, violata basic rule, guilty plea, SIO fine paid. Leroy George Orace. no vehicle cense, guilty plea, SS line paid. Otha Junior Washington, no operator's license, guilty plea. SS tine paid. Carmelita Dolores Slusher, violate basic rule, guilty plea, sis fine paid. Edward E. Moorman, violate basic rule, guilty plea, S20 tine paid. James William Berg, Improper lane usage (cut in), guilty plea, SIO line paid. David Harold Cox, no horn, guilty plea SIO fine paid. Earl Emerson Oxley. leaking load, guilty plea. S7.S0 fine paid. Lawrence Raymond Spencer, 390O lbs. group axle overload (logs), guilty plea, S78 fine paid. Lloyd Millard Dent, disobeyed slop sign. guilty plea, SIO tine paid. Norma Lee Shaw, failure to dim head lights, guilty plea, SIO fine paid. Donald Klock, no PUC permit, guilty plea. SIO tine paid. Carl Ralnus, disobeyed stop sign, gullly plea, SIS fine paid. MISDEMEANOR CASES Kelly Somers, Improperly Identified boat, guilty plea, SIO fine, of which SS was suspended. S5 fine paid. Vern Arthur Deyarmie, Intoxicated upon a public highway, S50 ball forfeited, I a term up to 25 years perhaps I life or restored as a citizen to the community in which she lives. Mrs. Wood, indicted under a law that was intended to punish persons who kidna)ed children for ransom, was convicted of the child stealing charge last Janu ary and was placed on five years' probation by Circuit Court Judge David R. Vandenberg. The dilemma of deciding the fate of Mrs. Wood, w ho could be come the victim of a penalty which clearly docs not fit the crime, is that of Judge Vanden berg; next Sept. 23, he will pre view the evidence and decide whether Mrs. Wood's probation should be either revoked or rein stated. The issue before the judge is sliould a woman who flagrantly violated her probation have that probation reinstated. In most cases, probably no; especially not in the case of Mrs. Wood, who on different occasions has flouted the authority of the County Wel- Tlie beauty of water ballet and synchronized swimming will be featured in numbers to be pre sented at the Wet Spots in His tory water show at the Klamath Falls Municipal Pool on Tues day, Aug. 6, at 8:15 p.m. Trios, duets and other groups are prac ticing daily to perfect the diffi cult technique of swimming in formation to music such as "Peter Gunn," "In the Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer," "Sycno pated Clock" and "Some En chanted Evening." Colorful cos tumes and music enhance the per formance of the talented swim mers. Ballet swimmers in the vari ous numbers include Dorothy El lison, Donna Cummins, Dickie Spicher, Sue Parisotto, Nan Clark, Kay Whaley, Carol Wyn ant, Jean Moore, Jodi Hollin, Kiisty iPutman, Linda Custer, Nancy Hunsaker, Patty Bratton, Robin DiBattista and Nancy Miles. The annual water show is pre sented by the local Red Cross chapter in cooperation with the City Parks and Recreation De partment, and there is no charge for admission. The public is invited. Mrs. Fichtner Visits Here Mrs. Cecelia Fichtner of Med ford, who has rental property in Klamath Falls, visited here Mon day, accompanied by a son Rich ard, and a guest from Wellington, New Zealand, Milan Serkovich, 22. Serkovich, on his third visit to the United States, hopes to re main in this country and become an American citizen. He met Cecelia Anne Fichtner, Mrs. Cecelia Fichtncr's daughter, in Mcdford three years ago. Miss Fichtner now is employed at Wel lington by the Port Line Ltd. The Medford people met Mayor Robert Veatch who made ar rangements for them to tour Kingsley Field. OSEA Planning Collier Picnic Collier State Park has been selected as the site for the an nual potluck picnic of the Ore gon State Employes Association slated Sunday, Aug. 11. Activities will begin at 2 p.m., with horse shoes, softball. and games planned throughout the afternoon. Coffee, Ice cream, and cold drinks will be furnished by the association. Those attending should bring a picnic lunch and table service. Fire Razes Lumber Mill REDMOND (UPII - A million- dollar fire destroyed the main sawmill of the Tite Knot Pine Mill here Wednesday atternoon, razing five buildings. Owner Phil Dahl said rebuilding would begin immediately. Redmond firemen, 90 volun teers, and two fire trucks from Bend battled the flames for V'i hours before they were controlled. The planer, dry kilns, stacked lumber, green chain and storage sheds were saved, but the fire destroyed the main sawmill, the boiler house, the barker and chip per and the fuel house. Dahl said the fire apparently started in the mill's welding de partment. He said an investiga tion will be conducted. The mill, which employed about 200 men, provided the city's sec ond largest payroll. Vern McGowan, a volunteer fireman and president of the Red mond Chamber of Commerce, was hospitalized after being overcome by smoke. His condition was re ported not serious. A plan to spray the fire with a borate solution from a plane was discarded because of the hazard from tall smokestacks at the mill. Air Force Aid Check Given Capt. Kenneth L. Spaur, com mander of the recently de activated Detachment 10, Western Air Rescue Squadron at Kings- ley Field, has presented a check of $23.17 from his Detachment to Lt. Mapril J. Combs for the Air Force Aid Society. The aid society assists A i r Force personnel and their fami lies who are faced with an un expected emergency situation which they are unable to solve The annual drive for the Aid Society will be conducted at Kingsiey Field Aug. 1-15. 196 Licensed By Department MOUNT SHASTA A total of 196 city licenses have been issued by the Mount Shasta Police De partment for the remainder of 1963. Total revenue to the city is $2,545.50 for the six-month period. All licenses wero issued on a half-year basis as the city coun cil plans revision of the licens ing ordinance. There are 29 busi nesscs in operation in the city without new licenses. BETTER THAN' GOLD To Peru, guano is more pre cious than gold. A major industry of the country is the collection of droppings of sea birds from the rocky islands strung along its coast. Its guano islands and mainland walled nesting grounds are the world's largest bird sane, tuarics of their kind. Art Offered To Beginners Suzanne Van Orman of 1845 Lawrence Street will teach wa ter color and draw ing art to chil dren 9 through 12 years. The class for beginners will start Aug. 5 and run for 10 days. Hours at her home may be arranged from 10 to It a.m. or 2 to 3 p.m. Mrs. Van Orman is a gradu ate of the University of Oregon where she majored in art. She taught grades seven through 12 at Quincy, Calif, last year. For further information call TU 2-3692. KLAMATH FAIRGROUNDS Fri. Sat. Aug. 2 Aug. 3 2:30 - 8:15 p.m. Daily FIFTEENTH ANNUAL Klamath Falls Shrine Club mm mm PRODUCED ics. Mammoth NEW Edition All Taxri Included In Theie Prlre. General Adm. Scat $1 50 Children (under 12i .. . 75c Reserved Seats 1 & $2.50 Reserved Seor Soles or Klam. orh Auditorium, Main & Spring 9:00-5:00 PM Ph. TU 2-6161 fare Department, the County Cir cuit Court, and the slate parole and probation office at Klamath Falls. Tlie first of those three instances occurred several years ago when sue removed lier children from the authority of the Welfare De partment and fled with tliem to Southern California. Eight months later Mrs. Wood kit remorseful of her deed and returned with her youngsters to Klamath Falls, where she surrendered to police authorities who held a misdemea nor warrant for her arrest. She was later placed on probation and cautioned against committing a similar indiscretion. Some months later Oregon law enforcement agencies were again seeking Mrs. Wood who had tak en her youngsters from their le gal guardian and fled with them from Klamath Falls. The incident developed after she had sought and received permis sion from the County Welfare De partment to take her youngsters for a walk. Personnel of the wel fare office remember that she met her children at the depart menl one day in October, but it w as some weeks later before any of them saw Mrs. Wood or her youngsters again. Sometime during November, Klamath County sheriff deputies, acting on a tip from the Rose burg School District, called at a house in Roseburg and rapped on the door. Steps moved toward the deputies from inside the house and when the door opened Mrs. Wood stood before them. She was arrested and returned with her children to Klamath Falls, where the youngsters were taken into custody by the welfare department and she was formal ly charged with child stealing by the Klamath County District At torney's Office. Later, Mrs. Wood was indicted by the Klamath County Grand Jury and soon after pled not guil ty to the charge. She was con victed following a jury trial and several days later appeared be fore Judge Vandenberg to be sen tenced. Following an inspired plea by her attorney, Judge Vandenberg, upon the recommendation of the district attorney's office, placed Mrs. Wood on five years' probation. On Feb. 1 she was released from tlie county jail and later obtained employment as a live-in baby sitter taking care of four youngsters. It wasn't long before Mrs. Wood was again sought by police, this time for violating the terms of her probation. A requirement of that proba tion was that she contact the state parole and probation office at Klamath Falls once each month Lawrence Lusk, state parole and probation officer, remarked lat er that she called at his office March 1, but after that date he never saw her again until she ap peared at the recent circuit court hearing that was held to deter mine whether her probation should be revoked. At tiie hearing. Mrs. Wood told the court that after leaving the probation office in March she rea lized that she could no longer take care of another person's chil dren when she was deprived of tlie company of her own. She left her Job and departed for Western Oregon where she re mained briefly before moving to Eureka. Calif. In leaving Klam ath County without permission from the parole and probation of fice, she violated a regulation of her probation. On March 15, she violated an other requirement of that proba tion w hen she married w ithout ob taining tlie consent of Die parole office. Her new husband is Rob ert Lancaster, a lumberjack, more recently of Calilonna. Several months later, Mrs. Wood and her husband became involved with tlie California police in con nection with a missing automo bile. Through this incident her lo cation was made known to the Klamath County Sheriff's Office and on July 13 Sheriff Murray "Red" Britton went to Eureka where she was being held by po lice. For the second time in less than a year .Mrs. Wood was returned to Klamath Falls in police custo dy. The record of Mrs. Wood would indicate that she should be the subject of judicial censure, but the only censure the court may impose is to revoke her probation an action requiring that she serve a prison sentence as set forth by state statute for child stealing. A long prison term in the peni tentiary hardly seems just pun ishment for a woman whose first offense was to be with her children, and whose later offenses involved minor infractions of her probation. What of Mrs. Wood's attitude following her recent arrest? During the probation hearing, she told the court of her repent ance, of a new desire to lire in conformity with the regulations of her probation, and of a will which seeks to prove that she is able to provide for herself and children (if permitted to do so). If Mrs. Wood makes some prog ress on those intentions before her next appearance in court Sept. 23, the result may be that her pro bation will be reinstated, though perhaps extended. 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