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.
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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. Otherwise.; a
term in the state penitentiary
might be the outcome.
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