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PAGE EIGHT HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1937. STATE CAPITAL NEWS o Hosch for Governor o New Nurses7 Home o Sex Perversion By A. L. LINDBECK SALEM. So-called "left wing" members of the Democratic party in Oregon are understood to be groom ing Dr. J. F. Hosch, Bend physician and member of the lower house of the state legislature at the last two sessions, as their standard bearer in the 1938 gubernatorial campaign. Hosch is said to be acceptable to labor, the grange and the Townsend ites, three well . organized groups whose leaders are out to "beat Mar tin" at any cost. While the Bend physician-legislator has not expressed himself publicly on the matter he is understood to be very receptive to the suggestion. Hosch, one of the leaders in the last session by virtue of his domin ant personality as well as his pre vious experience as a member of the 1935 session, served as mayor of Bend for three years and as mayor of Redmond for 12 years. He was bom in Wisconsin in 1880 but was brought to Marion county, Oregon, by his parents two years later. Political observers visiting Salem during the past week declare the Hosch boom is spreading rapidly over the state and is meeting with high favor. In this connection it is also in teresting to note that a movement is also reported to be well under way among conservative Republicans to change their registration to Demo cratic in order to help nominate Governor Martin for a second term in the event he decides to run again. This move is said to be gaining im petus with the failure of the Repub lican leaders to suggest any candi date of a calibre sufficient to com mand the confidence of the rank and file voters. 5 Circulation of Oregon's public li braries shows an increase of more than 30 percent in the past ten years, according to figures compiled by Miss Harriet C. Long, state librar ian. Combined circulation of all li braries in the state during 1936 ag gregated 5,455,770 volumes compared to an aggregate of 4,105,792 volumes during 1926. The volumes owned by public libraries increased from a total of 787,093 in 1926 to 1,203,482 in 1936. Expenditures for all library purposes show an increase from $465,792 to $503,615 a year in the ten year period. Salaries which ac counted for $260,178 of the total ex penditure in 1926 had increased to only $261,267 in 1936. m A total of 117 fishermen ran afoul the law in Oregon during May and were called upon to explain their derelictions to some unsympathetic judge, according to the monthly re port of the state police. Thirty-five fishermen were arrested for failure to secure a license and 36 others were picked up by police for fishing in prohibited areas or out of hours, Fines assessed against these offend ers averaged more than $20 each. Contract for the construction of the new nurses' home at the eastern Oregon state hospital at Pendleton was awarded by the board of control to a contractor employing only un ion labor but the contract for the plumbing and heating job in the new building went to a firm employing non-union labor. This, too, in spite of a threat of labor trouble. The board held that it was not within the province of state officials to discrim- niate between organized and unor ganized labor in awarding contracts, so long as the successful bidder was responsible and agreed to pay the going wage to his employees. A spotted fawn has been adopted as mascot by the Reevers CCC camp near Timber in northern Washington , county, according to Lynn Crone miller, deputy state forester. The pet his been christened Four Bits which, interpreted, means "half a buck." Need for more teeth in Oregon's eugenics law if the children of this state are to be safeguarded from at' forcibly to public attention this week by the Inglewood (California) "babes in the woods" murders. If and when the perpetrator of this heinous crime in which three young girls were criminally assaulted and then strangled to death, is appre hended he will probably be found to be a pervert with a prison record for previous sex crimes. 1 Records at the Oregon prison show that there are now 85 men serving terms therein for sex crimes and that these prisoners are being released at the rate of more than a score each year. Many of these men are perverts of the most degenerate type, guilty of the most revolting practices in volving young girls. Their sentences range from a minimum of one year to a maximum of 20 years with an average of four years. This means that after Serving . approximately three years and four months these men are free to repeat their prac tices as many of them do. Oregon has a cure for sex perver sion which has been found most ef fective in the few instances in which it has been applied. It is to be found in the eugenics act which provides for the unsexing of these offenders. The catch in this cure, however, is to be found in the requirement for the consent of the individual before the operation can be performed, a consent which has been given only 29 times since the law was enacted in 1919. Prison officials declare that before the eugenics law can be made ef fective the consent provision should be eliminated and either the com mitting magistrate or some compe tent board vested with authority to require the necessary operation on convicts guilty of certain types of sex crimes. Isolation of the criminal insane in a building apart from the main institution was strongly urged by Dr. R. E. Lee Stener as he surren dered control of the state hospital here July 1 after serving as its su perintendent for the past 30 years. Under present conditions with the crimnial insane housed in the main building these patients constitute a constant menace to the attendants and inmates of the institution, Steiner declared. The retiring su perintendent also recommended en largement of the psychopathic ward or receiving hospital, as another ma jor need of the institution. In his 30 years as head of the institution Steiner has seen the hospital's popu lation grow from approximately 1400 to more than 2500. He was succeed ed as superintendent by Dr. oJhn C. Evans, who has served as assist ant superintendent for many years. Of interest to all counties which might be considering new court houses is an interpretation by Attor ney General Van Winkle this week in connection with the proposal for financing construction if a new court house in Marion county through a tax levy to be spread over a period of years. The attorney general held the proposal to be in violation of the constitutional inhibition against county indebtedness in excess of $5000. The county, he held, could not enter into a contract in excess of the tax levied for the current year. Fur thermore, he held, the levy could not be made until November and therefore could not be drawn against before that time. Oregon, though small in popula tion and wealth ranks twelfth among the states in the average monthly pension paid to needy aged, Govern or Martin declared this week in re ply to the "carping critics who call Oregon's old age pension plan nig gardly." "We have no cause for shame in the manner in which we are taking care of our aged people," the gov ernor declared. PRIVATE CAR NO. 1 KILLER , Private passenger cars kill more than all other types of motor vehicles operated in Oregon, finds the Ore gon State Motor association. Last month 24 lives ended in private car accidents in the state, 12 in mishaps involving all other vehicles, from trucks to bicycles, ambulances and hearses. GUARD CHILDREN Traffic fatalities among children are most frequent during vacations, warns the Oregon State Motor association. Camp Athletes Win Volleyball Trophy Company 2113's athletic squad re turned from the district meet at Vancouver Barracks Monday eve ning. The company returned bear ing a trophy symbolic of the Van couver Barracks CCC district vol leyball championship. Several recreation trips were made this past week. Trips were made to Pendleton Saturday and Wednesday. Monday, the men were driven to Stanfield. Legrand H. Guild, Camp Heppner agronomist, motored to Boise, Idaho, Wednesday to attend a regional meeting of agronomists. He was ac companied by Woodrow Morris. Capt. L. V. Schmidt, Med.-Res., district dentist, has been giving den tal treatment to the members of the company during the past week. He expects to conclude his work at the camp this week end. Mr. Harmon, wild life instructor at camp, has reported his experiment in hatching china pheasants has proved a success. Marvin E. Dixon, educational ad viser, and Millard D. Rodman, proj ect superintendent at Camp Hepp ner will motor to La Grande Friday afternoon to attend an educational conference. The meeting will be held under the supervision of Capt. B. A. Johnson, sub-district commander. Mr. Dixon will also attend the Summer Training Conference of ed ucational advisers to be held at Ore gon State college July 12 to 16 in clusive. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Hayes returned to their home in Portland the end of the week after a visit at the home of Mrs. Hayes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nickerson. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bisbee went to Portland the end of the week for a visit with their daughter, Miss Kath ryn Bisbee. Ralph Butler was up from the Wil lows farm yesterday, transacting business. ; - . Mrs. Frank Alfred visited over the holidays from Portland with Mr. Alfred. AVERAGE SPEED HIGH , The average speed of 91,044 vehi cles observed and checked under varying conditions on different road surfaces was 38.9 miles per hour, notes the Oregon State Motor association.1 nitiiiinitmnnimnminnnntmiiimi At, Heppner CHURCHES METHODIST CHURCH REV. R. C. YOUNG, Pastor Sunday. Church School 9:45 a. vtu. Morning worship . 11:00 a. m. Epworth League , 7:00 p. nu. Evening worship 8:00 p. m. Tuesday. Junior League ..- 3:45 p. m. Boys' Club 7:00 P- Wednesday. Choir Practice 7:30 p. m.. Thursday. Fellowship 7:30 p. m. CHURCH OF CHRIST. ALVIN KLEINFELDT. Pastor Bible School 9:45 a. m. Morning Services 1 11:00 a. m. C. E. Society 6:30 p. m. Evening Services 7:30 p. m. Choir Practice, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Midweek Service, . Thursday. 7:30 p. m. THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor, E. D. Greeley Lord's Day Services: ' Bible School 10 a. m. Devotional Service 11 a. m. Revival Evangelistic Service 7:45 , p. m. t , Week Day Services: Tuesday evening Prayer Meeting Friday evening Evangelistic Ser vice. A welcome awaits the hungry heart at the Little Church Around the Corner. ' ' Nob Hill Z lbs 47c WJ 4 DAY SALE JULY 11-15 S FLOUR, Har. Blossom, Sk. Sii 1Q 11 KITCHEN CRAFT, SACK $1.79 tJ AA 11 CUftDTtk.llk.1 Q I DC C jn vi i cm i ..... o OATS ........ 9 Lb. Bag 4Qp Quick of Regular tV PUREX Vz Gal. Ai irwav. 3 Ik. m COFFEE UC ' t. a. money oofie . . very P" today i worth try FRESH PRODUCE FRIDAY- SATURDAY ONLY Bunch Onions, Beets, Rod- OA ishes, Carrots. . 3 BU. J to lb. 59c Til Cloth Bag -q1 111 100 lbs. T ImU 1 I Federal 1 Tall Maximum0 1 1 pure og 1 1 No. 2 5 1 NEW SPUDS ..... 10 LBS. OOp 100 LBS. $2.09 MM CABBAGE, Solid . .. LB. 2'aC WATERMELONS ... . LB. CANTALOUPES ... 2 for Offp Jumbo' fiwv RAISINS . ... 4 Lb. 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