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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
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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
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FRESH PRODUCE
FRIDAY- SATURDAY ONLY
Bunch Onions, Beets, Rod- OA
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J to lb. 59c
Til Cloth Bag -q1
111 100 lbs.
T ImU 1
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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. Bag 30c
PEANUT BUTTER, 2 Lbs. 33c
CO A P re pkg- Scotch gran, soap, 1 large mix- 4Qa
vrf ing bowl BOTH liV
PANCAKE FLOUR 170
NOODLES 16 oz' Porters Egg Ndes
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BAKING POWDERsS 35c
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REED BROWN DERBY 11 oz. Bottles (PA QQ
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TOMATO JUICE, 6 45c
CANDY
CAAD CRYSTAL
Fresh assorted varieties
PER LB
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TEA ree aluminum tea ball with each pound of QCa
C Canterbury. . BLACK 49c; GREEN 00
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