PACE TWO
PREY ON SHEEP;
TWO ARE KILLED
Frank DIUworth, resident of
Rogue river near Prospect,
brought to town real "bear
story" today. It Involved a man
from Missouri, Crlt W. Carroll,
and the first bear he had ever
seen.
Mr. Ditsworth related that
bears had been bothering his
sheep in the corral enar his
home. The government trapper
arranged to come to Prospect to
track down the bears.
Carroll was stationed to watch
the sheep last Thursday night
until the trapper arrived, and
keep the bears from killing any
more sf the flock which was in
a corral In front of the Ditsworth
barn. During the night one of
the bears entered the corral and
Carroll shot and wounded the
animal with .30-30 ilfle as it
killed one of the sheep. The
bear headed for the brush and
Carroll, called his brother Hat-
tier Carroll, and set the cattle
dogs on the wounded animal's
trail. Later, he shot and killed
the animal which weighed over
300 pounds.
Friday morning the trapper
arrived and trailed down an
other bear with the aid of the
dogs. The second animal weigh
ed almost as much as the first
bear, Mr. Ditsworth said. He
added that these were the fat
test bears he had ever seen at
this time of year.
IN SLIGHT LULL
New York, May 29. (JP)
New orders for military air
craft are running behind de
liveries for the first time since
the defense program began,
Aviation Magazine reported to
day, estimating current unfilled
orders t $3,986,000,000.
The present backlog was
slightly under last month's rec
ord, $4,000,000,000, but the
magazine said orders yet to be
placed probably would raise
the figure to new high levels.
since planes scheduled for pro
duction on Into 1943 would have
an estimated value of $9,000,
000,000. The magazine estimated pres
ent United States plane produc
tion at a 17,000-a-year rate and
predicted a 30,000 plane annual
rate by early fall.
DRAFTlSlERVES
TO BE TOUGHENED
Washington. May 29 VP)
The army went in today for
"assorted sounds and smells" of
the battlefield to give its draft
army "realistic" preparation for
"the first shock of battle."
Orders went out to army com
mnders recommending the use
of "klaxons to simulate battle
noises, rattles to represent small
arms fire, a suspended metal bar
struck with a hammer to simu
late artillery, blank ammunition,
smoke puff charges, TNT block
of appropriate substitutes, and
tear gas."
Borrowing of the sound effect
technique was directed in the
notice reminding officers that
"the first engagement in combat
will be a critical occasion" for
citizen soldiers.
"Personnel will be subjected
for the first time to the shock
of hostile fire and to the nerve-1
wracking sights and sounds of
combat."
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M0T0RL0GGERS FOLLOW CAVALRY OFFICERS
ON BUYING TOUR THROUGH EASTERN OREGON
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Sunday Oragoalaa.
Does the army still use horses?
To obtain the answer to that
question an Oregonlan- AAA
motorlog party traveled across
green Eastern Oregon nearly to
the Snake river to observe army
horse buyers In action. They
found the answer In Pine Val
ley In the foothills of the Wal
lowa mountains. A tiny, blonde,
13-year-old school girl, Kath
leen Curtis, dramatically sup
plied the answer. It was an
emphatic but a heartbreaking
yes.
Armies do us horses, for
three army officers came to the
quiet, picturesque Pine valley
and bought many horses. But
what made Kathleen an author
ity was that they bought a
horse she had helped raise. They
bought her Percy's Pride, a
half -thoroughbred, four -year-old,
sorrel gelding, with two
white stockings and whose sire
was Brown Sugar, an army re
mount stallion.
Like Member of Pamily
To Kathleen It was almost
like buying a member of the
Curtis family. When she found
that Percy's Pride had Joined
the army brave tears coursed
her sun-tanned cheeks as she
bade him goodby.
What do military authorities
say about horses In modern
warfare?
Colonel E. N. Hardy, chief
of the army remeunt service.
In a recent speech said: "Why
do they still use borsesT Horses
are still used because they can
perform some functions nothing
els can perform, and can still
do some other things better
than anything else can do them.'
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The Oregon Stat Motor association's familiar whit car stops beneath the gateway of the
famous Diamond-nd--Hali ranch in the Burnt river valley. The ranch is noted for horses.
URGED BY PIERCE
Washington, May 29.
Rep. Pierce (D., Ore.) warned
that wheat farmers "can no
longer Ignore the seriousness of
the world situation" as it re
lates to their crop, and urged
Oregon growers to vote May 31
to establish quotas under the
agricultural adjustment act.
"Many wheat farmers do not
realize, perhaps, how much
they have been sheltered by the
wheat program from the de
pressed world wheat situation,"
he declared in statement, in
which he said more than 6.300
wheat producers of his state
were expected to vote May 31
on the question of establishing
wheat quotas under the AAA.
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"If I over set into the army, I want this horse." said Warn
Curtis, holding bridle, when he turned "Percy's Pride" over
to Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Koesttr, right, of the cavalry.
Behind Percy's Pride, and
thousands of other horses the
army is now buying, is a story
of long-range planning on the
part of the United States army
In co-operation with hundreds
of ranchers. During world war
No. 1 It was not easy to obtain
horses ideally suitable for mili
tary use.
In 1921 congress authorized
a horse breeding plan having as
its primary object the produc
tion of large numbers of good
horses suitable for riding, which
would be available for purchase
In '.he event of a national
emergency.
Army Lends Stallions
Under this plan the army has
acquired pure pred stallions of
proper type to produce good
riding horses. These stallions
were placed in the hands of
ranchers and other civilian
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Washington, May 29 1P 1
The liner America, largest pas
senger vessel ever built in the
United States, is being acquired
by the maritime commission for
delivery to the navy, the com
mission announced today.
The commission said "a num
ber" of merchant vessels were
being acquired for navy auxill
arias, but named only the Amer
ica.
The America, first vessel con
tracted for In the commission's
long-range construction program,
was built by the Newport News.
Va , Shipbuilding and Drydoek
company, for the United lines.
She was delivered tor service
July 2. 1940.
Of 26.482 gross tonnage, the
America has a speed of 22 knots
under normal sea conditions.
SURPLUS BUTTER 10
SUPPLY BRITISHERS
Washington. May 29
Secretary Wickard said today the
agriculture department had stop
ped distributing butter to needy
families In order that Great Brit
ain might be supplied with dairy
products.
Withdrawal of butter from the
surplus food list available umtrr
the stamp and direct relief dis
tribution programs was neces
sary, the secretary said, because
sever drouth conditions eat ol
the Mississippi river had reduced
milk production.
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agents In communities where
there were adequate mares
available. The use of the stal
lions has been supervised by
army men representing the re
mount service.
Oregon east of the Cascades
has been known for its good
horses for more than a century.
In the early days large bands
of Indian horses, descendants
of Spanish Importations, ranged
the bunchgrass lands.
The remount service has Just
completed a ten -day buying
tour throughout eastern Ore
gon. Many excellent horses
were acquired and immediately
shipped to Fort Robinson, Ne
braska, for conditioning and is
suance to various branches of
the service. Lieutenant-Colonel
F. W. Koester, officer In charge
of the western remount area,
was in charge of the buying
party.
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Washington, ay 29 (T)
A presidential proclamation to
day imposed quotas on imports
of wheat and whrat flour from
30 countries, effective tomorrow.
The total quota for wheat im
ports, for consumption in any
period of 12 months, beginning
tomorrow, will be 800.000 bush
els, of which Canada may send I
in 793.000.
It was pointed out In agricul
tural circles that since domestic1
prices through CROL loans will
be far above world prices, con- j
ceivably 'oreign wheat could be1
shipped -e duty paid and still
undersell American wheat, were
not restrictions applied.
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CONCLAVE REPORT
A description of the district
conference sessions of Rotary
International, held recently at
Victoria, B. C, was given the
local Rotary club Tuesday by D.
Ford McCormick, president-elect,
the official report being one of
the features of the regular lunch
eon meeting at Hotel Medford.
At this district conference, the
fifth to be held in Victoria, the
Dominion of Canada was termed
the "hinge" between Great Brit
ain and the United States, ac
cording to the speaker.
Dr. W. E. Lantis, recently ap
pointed by the Rotary board of
directors to succeed Joe Mar
shall as secretary, also attended
the conference and his report
will be given at a later meeting.
Representative Ken Martin of
Josephine county discussed the
long-standing fishing problem on
Rogue river. Mr. Martin review
ed the controversy between com
mercial fishermen and sports
men, dating back to legislative
action In 1909. The present
status of fish conservation pro
gram was briefly outlined by the
Josephine county solon. Earl
Newbry, Rotary program chair
man and also state represen
tative, .introduced his colleague.
PLANE PRODUCTION
Portland, Ore., May 29 Pi
America is producing about 1.400
planes a month, including every
type, and pilots are being turned
out at the rate of about 800
every 10 weeks, Major-General
Howard Brett, chief of the army
air corps, said here today.
During an inspection of the
new Portland air base. General
Brett stated that increased pro
duction depended largely on
what the army wants. "If we
go into big bombers we natural
ly will not get so many in num
bers, but the effectiveness will
be there. The trend seems to
be toward bombers with a radius
of 1500 miles or more, but with
more speed and performance
than the mammoth B-19 which
is awaiting a test flight in Cali
fornia." He said the air corps was
studying troop gliders.
OREGON CO-ED SELECTED
ASTORIA REGATTA QUEEN
Astoria, Ore., May 29 (A't
The Astoria Regatta commission
announced today that 19-year-
old Anne Halderman of Astoria,
sophomore at the University of
Oregon, would be queen of the
recatta next August. Frincesses
include Dorothy Pythila, student
at the University of Oregon, and
Myrtle Anderson, student at
Oregon State college, both from
Astoria.
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BIDS ARE SOUGHT
Salem, May 29 OP) The state
highway commission called for
bids today in 17 projects costing
$1,000,000. including a $327,500
grading Job on the Sexton moun
tain section of the Pacific high
way in Josephine county.
The bids will be opened In
Portland June 12 and 13, with
the Sexton mountain bids to be
opened June 12.
The Sexton mountain project,
a step toward eliminating one of
the worst stretches of the Pa
rific highway, calls for 4.7 miles
of grading of the Grave creek'
Jumpoff Joe creek section of the
highway. It will require 384.
000 cubic yards of excavation,
220 cubic yards of Concrete, 44,-
000 pounds of metal reinforce
ment, 1,400 feet of guard rail,
3,6(10 cubic yards of pit-run
gravel, and 400 cubic yards of
crushed rock or gravel.
Ttaatnn Mav 90 tJPi Thi
trial of Mrs. Ruth Steadman, 26.
for the strangling of her mar
ried lover, Robert Emery, 26,
ended abruptly today when she
pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
She was immediately sentenc
ed by Judge Vincent Brogna to
serve IS years in the woman's
reformatory at Sherborn.
The attractive young matron,
mother of a year-old girl, had
pleaded innocent at the outset
of her trial.
She had taken the stand only
late yesterday to tell of her as
sociations with Emery, father of
two children, who was found
strangled in her apartment last
January 21.
The state had contended she
killed Emery so "no other wom
an could have him."
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AIRPLANES IN GREECE
London, May 29. lP) The
Germans recently have reduced
their air forces in northwestern
Europe appreciably, sending
large numbers of dive bombers
and fighter planes through the
Balkans to Greece and the Mid
dle East informed British
sources said today.
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