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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1945)
LANE COUNTY VICTORY VODVIL TROUPE The University of Oregon troupe which helped Lane county go over the top in the recent sixth war loan drive. The troupe, sponsored by the Eugene junior chamber of commerce, toured the county giving stage shows which boosted the sale of war bonds. Left to right, Oregon players are Shirley Priestley, singer in the Betty Hutton manner; Erna Gawehn, hula dancer; Floyd Dee Stapp, vocalist; Barbara Bent ley, Miss Lane County; Del McKay, master of ceremonies; Cassadelia Hyde, acrobatic dancer; Bill Brown, tap dancer; Marilyn May, modern rhumba dancer; and Jimmy Proctor and Betty Brown, skating team. Vodvil Troupe Climax; Show Proves Success By ERVIN WEBB and PHYL PERKINS bringing their bond tour of Lane county to an end, the Vic tory Vodvil troupe packed the McDonald theater to its rafters in their December show, with loge seats selling for $100 bonds, main floor seats for $50 and balcony seats for $25. That evening, $18,000 in bond money was added to make a $100,000 total icuacu uy unc pan iuluj nuupe ujl University and high school stu dents. Members of the show cast were: Barbara Bentley, Lane county 1941 Bond Away girl, singing- her own interpretation of the Hit Parade song “Brazil” and “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”; Bill Davis, that boy \yijj^ vitamin B-l feet, tapping his way into an audience encore at every performance; Phyl Perkins, dreamy eyed Chi Omega vocalizing “Stormy Weather” and “It Could Happen To You.” Rhumba and Sinatra Marilyn May, a sugar-special idea of modern dance, rhumba-ed vibrantly to six sellout perform ances across the county; there was Maxine Cady, backbone of the show and accompanist to all the musical numbers, playing her ver sion of “Johnny”; Oklahoma’s con tribution to the Sinatra fans was Floyd Stapp, rendering “How Many Times” and “How Blue the Night” in that “bobby-sox way”; Cassa delia Hyde, the rubberized girl fqjm Eugene high school blitzed the stages with acrobatic contor tions and proved the fact that ev ery good vodvil show must have an acrobatic act. Shirley Priestly, Oregon's Betty Hutton, was there giving out with “His Rocking Horse Ran Away” and “Patty Cake Man”; Betty Brown and Jerry Procter, the teen age team, danced their way to fame on roller skates; Erna Gawehn, the hula girl with the fine profile all the way down, danced the genuine hula as the Hawaiians do it; Beverly Brunton, acclaimed campus dramatist found herself tapping in keen competition with Bill Davis; Del McKay, organizer of the troupe and master of cere monies, kept the show moving with typical Bob Hope wit and ad libing ability. Grand Finale As a grand finale, the entire troupe again focussed the attention of the audience upon the purchase of bonds and more bonds by sing ing the “Star Spangled Banner.’’ At each performance they were enthusiastically joined by the audi ence. Points visited by the troupe dur ing the November-December drive were Springfield, Florence, Junc tion City, Oakridge, Elmira, and Eugene. 804 Willamette and 917 Willamette L. B. PERMANENT WAVE OIL. L. B. HAIR IN PLACE * Large jar. GIs Overseas Get Pin-Ups, News, Sports By MARGUERITE YYITTHEE Two recent copies of the London edition of Stars and Stripes, daily newspaper of the American armed forces overseas, reached the Em erald office this week. Sent by PFC Ralph Holzworth, former ASTP student at the University and native of Syracuse, New York, the paper were worn and dogeared but contained all the news and features of an ordinary daily. Progress of the Yanks in the European theater of operations was headlined and many maps and pictures from the front illustrated the stories. News from the home front, United States politics, the cigaret shortage, war plant output, Hollywood items, and pin-up pic tures of the-girls-they-want-to come—home-to seem to be appre ciated by the GIs in European pup tents. GI Humor Army humor, sometimes grim, appears in headlines, stories, and in the feature columns. For in stance: the Siegfried line is now termed "Sievefried,’’ “Ike Pledges Purple Hearts the Beat of Final Victory,’’ “Watered in Blood, Peace Will Bloom,’’ an interview with the Irish playwright is titled: “G. B. Shaw, Out of Carrots, Chews Fat With Two GIs,’’ and the attitude, of gaie Parisiennes is described in a head reading: “Sadie Hawkins Fluffs Her Skirt, Says Oo La La, Starts to Run.’’ The shortage of ammunition on the battlefronts and the hijacking of gasoline and other supplies for troops seems to worry the GIs, as does the situation in war plants and manpower troubles in the Uni ted States. Articles on the postwar possibilities and opportunities for returned veterans receive good play. Sports in America, especially football, rate two pages of the 8 page paper and complete scores of i games as well as play-by-play ac | counts are given. Comic strips in clude: Dick Tracy, Male Call SALE! WOOL SKIRTS $6.95 and $7.95 Styles in Sale. /v A \ $9.95 to $15.95 Styles in .Sale Plaids! Plain Colors! Going Like Hotcakes Grey Wool Flannel Pedal Pushers . $4.95 Part-Wool Skirts in Loud Plaids . .$4.95 Plaid and Checked Gingham Shirts .. $3.95 Spring Colors in Cardigan Jackets . $15.95 Gordon’s of course Ducks Number 1535; Men, 300 Men will continue to have a wi.ie field from which to choose tin ir dates this term, according to regis tration figures released by C. L,. Constance, assistant registrar. T -o ratio is four to one, 300 men to 1235 women, in the latest tabulated total of 1535 students. The ma triculation of 34 men to 2S new women students indicates that t he arrival of more veterans is begin ning to even up the ratio. Eleven men and 39 women \v. c old students not registered last, term and the number of old stu dents continuing stands at 255 men, 1.16S women. Records shi w that in all schools and departments of the University, the freshman class is in the majority with senior representation low on the scale. Totals in the schools were: lib eral arts, S35 150 men, 6S5 wom en; architecture and allied arts, 161—21 men, 140 women; business administration, 190—61 men, 119 women; education, 43—3 men, women; journalism, 132—13 nun, 119 women; law, 34—26 men, f women; physical education, 46 — 15 men, 31 women; music, 90. (strictly GI), Li’l Abner, Blonde, and the GI edition of Terry inrad the Pirates. ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10th Avc. at Pearl Rev. Norman K. Tully, Pastor Soldiers, Students ad Visitors Cordially Welcome at Divine Worship 11 a.m. and 7 :30 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Broadway and High Dr. Vance H. Webster, Pastor University Group, 9:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 7:30 p.m. ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 13th and Pearl Rev. E. S. Bartlam, Rector Services at S and 11 a.m. Canterbury Club, 6 p.m. Service, Wednesday in Gerlinger, 7:50 a.m. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1166 Oak Street Walter J. Fiscus, Pastor University Classes, 9:45 a.m. Dr. Victor P. Morris, teacher Youth Discussion Groups. 6:15 p.m. Fireside Meetings, 8:45 p.m. Worship Services, 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 490 13th Ave. East Telephone 4192 Wesley Goodson Nicholson, Minister Morning Worship 11 :00 a.m. University Group 7 :00 p.m. ST. MARY’S CATHOLkT CHURCH W. 11th and Charnelton Sunday Masses—8,9:30, 10:30 a.: :. Confessions—4:00 to 5 :00 and 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday Rev. Francis P. Liegzig, Paster Phone 1859 Rev. I.. H. Solder, Director Student Activities CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 6th and Pearl—Phone 4623 Harold Aalbue, Pastor Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion last Sunday each month L.S.A. Sundays, 7:00 FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 1165 Willamette St. Llewellyn O. Griffith, Minister University Group 9:45 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Morning Worship. 11:00 a.m. Wesley House, 1258 Kincaid, Miss Mary Beth Carpenter Student Director