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Mt. Angel Members of the Catholic Daughters of
America of ML Angel collected a variety of food and
clothing for Christmas basket at a party Monday. In
apectlng the supply are Mn. L. A. LeOoux, Oregon itate
regent, C.D.A.; Miss Eustelle Bauman, grand regent,
C.D.A.; and Rev. Cyril Lebold, O.S.B., pastor of St. Mary's
parish, who will distribute the baskets. Mrs. Alois Keber,
relief for peace chairman, and Mrs. J. A. Kaiser, also
assisted.
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Atty. Gen. Thornton Not Too
Popular With GOP Colleagues
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
(Awoclatad Praia CorTMPondiat)
Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thorn
ton, the first democrat to hold
this office in 88 years and the
only democrat now in high of
fice in Oregon, isn t very popu
lar right now with his republi
can colleagues.
That's because of two recent
Thornton opinions dealing with
the state's penal system.
The first one held that the
prison must stop its 30-year-old
practice of letting convicts har
vest crops on private property.
This will make it necessary for
the state institutions to buy all
their fruits and vegetables on
the open market, at much high
er prices.
The second opinion said that
the Board of Control can't buy
site for the new state reform
atory. This means a delay until
1935 in this long-awaited pro
ect.
The three Board of Control
members, all republicans didn't
like either one of these opln
ions. And some republican poli
ticians are saying that Thorn'
ton is giving them a ready-
made political issue for next
year that the democrats have
put a road block ahead of re
publican plans for rehabilita
tion of convicts.
These three board members
Gov. Paul L. Patterson, Sec
retary of State Earl T. Newbry
and State Treasurer Slg Unan
der believe that Thornton's
opinions in these cases are
wrong. But they will accept his
advice.
The republican state offi
ctals think Thornton Is too
strict in Interpreting the laws.
They believe the convicts could
do their fruit and vegetable
picking, and that the reforma
tory could be built, because the
law doesn't say they can't be
done. Thornton says these prac
tices would be illegal because
the law doesn t say they can be
done.
I know these opinions are
unpopular," Thornton said,
and I ra just as anxious as any
body to get Jobs for the con
victs, and to build the inter
mediate Institution,
"But my lob Is to give advice
right down the middle, regard
less of how I feel or anybody
else feels, and regardless of the
politics that might be Involved.
I have to interpret the laws in
accord with the constitutions
and court decisions of the Unit
ed States and the state of Ore
gon." His opinion on the reforms'
tory, he says, follows to the let
ter the principle laid down by
the state Supreme Court early
this year in case in which it
threw out the crop-dusting law
because the legislature delegat
ed law-making powers to the
department of agriculture. Sim
ilarly, Thornton ruled the leg-
islature couldn t delegate pow
er to the Board of Control,
without spelling it out in the
law.
The law gave the legislature
the $1,230,000 to build the re
formatory, but it didn't men
tion that the state should buy
a site for it.
Thornton says "I don't play
politics in writing opinions."
His two chief deputies, E.
G. Foxley and Catherine G.
Barsch. are republicans whom
he kept on the job. Thornton
says the democrats are giving
him a good cussing out for
keeping them on.
hornton says the policies In
making opinion haven't ' been
changed since he took office.
Thornton is the legal advisor
for state officials, and they
could ignore his advice, if they
wisnea. But this is rarely done.
This makes his opinions have
almost the same importance as
court decisions.
If his advice were ignored,
then a court case might result.
Thornton then would have to
defend the state officials in
volved, and defend a position
opposite to which he took in
an opinion.
Some people wonder why the
Board of Control asked Thorn
ton for the opinions in the first
place. They point out that if
the prison had continued its
fruit picking practice and if
the board had bought the re
formatory aite, it is doubtful
that anybody would have
brought a suit to attack it.
But the board said it felt
that it should be on strong legal
ground before proceeding.
Yule Log Gifts by Boys
AtMacLarenTraditional
By NANCT
What is rapidly becoming a
tradition and part of pre
Christmas festivities at Mac
Laren School for Boys is the
distribution of uniquely design
ed yule logs to persons across
the state who ere friends of the
school.
The yule log is fashioned of
feathery Christmas greens,
studded with frosted pine cones
and centered with crimson and
snow white candles, all dust
ed slightly with silver and
white, and smelling pungently
of the forests.
Approximately 20 boys at
the school make these mantel
decorations or table center
pieces. They are personally de
livered by C. Stewart Clark,
chief of field services, or mem
bers of his staff to more than
70 persons, including 39 ju
venile Judges, members of the
State Board of Control, the
mayor and council members of
Woodburn to name a few.
There will be one presented
to Governor Patterson at bis
offices on December 21, Mon
day, at 2 p.m. This will be
personally presented by three
of the boys from the craft
class at the school.
Other yule logs have been
mailed to Dr. Martha Elliott of
the children's bureau, to Sec
retary of the Interior Douglas
McKay, and to John Schapps,
western secretary of the na
tional parole and probation as
sociation at San Francisco.
Former Governor Douglas
McKay surprised and pleased
the boys one year when they
arrived with this seasonal tok
en to find that Governor Mc
Kay had saved his yule log gift
of the previous year and al
ready had it in prominent dis
play on his desk, according to
Stewart Clark.
Christmas festivities at Mac-
Laren will begin on Sunday,
December 20 with an open
house and the school Christmas
program. This is also parents'
visiting day. After the program
at 2 p.m., refreshments will be
served to parents at the cottages.
ASBBAUGH
Oon Monday, December 21.
an Intramural wrestling pro
gram is scheduled from 7 un
til a pan. to which ell inter
ested persona are invited. At
p.m. on Tuesday, December 22,
the school Christmas program
will be presented again for
neighbors,, friends and all in
terested persons.
Authorities at the school are
hoping that many persons will
take advantage of this oppor
tunity to visit the school and
emphasize the fact that anyone
is cordially invited to attend.
On Wednesday, December 23,
those boys who have earned
the privilege of going home for
Christmas win leave for home
and that evening the Holly
wood Lions club of Salem will
present a program for the boys
remaining at the school.
Christmas dinner will be
served at 1 p.m. on Christmas
day and turkey, ard all the
trimmings will be featured on
the menu. Some eight 25-pound
turkeys are en band for the
occsnion.
In the af. moon film is
scheduled for the boys' entertainment.
On Sunday, December 27,
regular chapel services will be
held for both Catholic and
Protestant boys. The Protestant
group will have special serv
ice under the direction of the
Youth for Christ organization.
On Tuesday following Christ
mas a haeicnt'ttll mmmm will k
the feature highlight winding
up the full week of holiday ae.
tivity for the school. ,
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