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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1947)
Religious Talks Due at YMCA “Why Students Should Evaluate Religion” will be the topic of a speech by Rev. Wesley G. Nichol son at a meeting of the YMCA Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Tom Hazzard, president of the University religious council, is scheduled to address the group also on plans for Religious Evaluation week to be held at the ened of this month. All men students are invited to attend according to executive di rector Jack Merner. Y officers for the year include ‘ president, Dave Mortimer; vice president, Alan Bartholomew; sec retary, Norman Diebel; treasurer, Otis Holland; program chairman, i Willis McCullough; membership l chairman, Allan Bartholomew, rec \ reation, James Chan; publicity, f Jerry McNew; religious emphasis, t Malcolm McCallum; outdoor activi I ties, Harry Granger; and social, V Bob McClay. v ----— ;w Enjoy unmatched sweet, smoking quality with genuine imported briars . . . outstanding fine grains ... in modem de signs . . . preferred by discriminating pipe ' smokers. Choice of Royal Band $10, Virgin de Luxe $7.50, Golden Wal nut $5, and Old Standard $3.50. At leading tobac conists everywhere. * Write for FREE * illustrated Booklet at » Campus ZDepartme/ft Stor& y aGQ L13- STL WORLD HEADLINES I3y United Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 7. A tornado struck the north section of Jacksonville tonight, ripping the roofs off at least a dozen houses, overturning several trailer homes and injuring an undetermined num ber of persons. The twister hit a wartime housing project and a trailer camp in the northshore supburb. Power lines blown down threw the area in darkness and highway patrolmen were unable to deter mine the number of casualties. M ASHINGTON, Oct. 7. President Truman said tonight that the world is moving closer to a “just and honorable peace” and added confidently that “we eventually will get it.” He spoke extempor aneously during services at the First Baptist church here which marked the transfer from London to Washington of headquarters for the Baptist world alliance. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P Anderson said today that some form of food conservation probably will be need ed until next summer, but he held out hope that meatless Tuesdays and poultry-less Thursdays could be discontinued much sooner. He volun teered that cautious forecast as the country got off to a faltering start on the voluntary food-saving campaign by which President Tru man hopes to provide an extra 100,000,000 bushells of grain for European winter relief. 1 I WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P.Anderson assigned to European posts arrived today for urgent talks on Soviet American relations as well as future United States diplomatic and economic policies in Germany and Austria. They were Lt. Gen. Wal ter Bedell Smith, U. S. Ambassador to Russia; Robert D. Murphy, U.S. political adviser for Germany; Lewis W. Douglas, ambassador to Great Britain, and Gen. Lucius D. Clay, military governor of the American occupied zone in Germany. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7. Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee, former army commander in the Mediterranean theater, was enroute here tonight to be assigned to the detachment of patients at Letterman hospital while awaiting retirement from active duty. He was expected to arrive Thursday. BOSTON, Oct. 7. Meatless Tuesday is no problem to the Boston chapter of the Society of Amateur Chefs which advises harried housewives to “feed ’em beans.” CHICAGO, Oct. 7. A guided missile capable of traveling 5,000 miles will become a reality within 15 years, Brig. Gen. Donald L. Putt pre dicted tonight. He said that with unlimited funds and resources, the air force believed the 5,000-mile missile could become a reality within five years, but at a normal peacetime research pace the time probably should be extended to 15 years. 'Y' Group to Confer At Oregon Camp Members of the student YW and YMCA groups are attending a re gional fall conference at Trestle Glen Camp, Barton, Oregon, from October 10 to 12. According to the University Y conference chairman, Marcia Sum mers, delegates from the summer national and international Y meet ings will be present to address the group. W. H. Genne of Pacific university is addressing the conference on “The Committed Individual” and BEAUTIFUL FURS of Fine Quality MATTHEW'S FUR SHOP 111 West 7th Ave. Phone 3567 Dean John L. Anderson of the Col lege of Idaho is speaking on “The Call to Our Movement.” The Atomic Power Shown In Movies Three shorts concerning atomic power will be the educational ac tivities movies shown today. The program consists of “Atomic Power,” which tells the story of the atom from the beginning to the present time; “Atomic Energy,” describing by graphic animation how nuclear synthesis, nuclear fis sion and the atomic bomb’s chain reaction is accomplished; and "Op eration Crossroads,” a U. S. navy documentary film of the atomic tests on Bikini. • Two shows will be given, the first beginning at 7:30 p.m. in room 3 Fenton hall. Kitchen Equipment Obtained for Dorm Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed, di rector . of dormitories, returned yesterday from Portland, where she obtained two gas ranges and two “french-fryers” to be installed at John Straub hall. The kitchen equipment was purchased for pay ment of freight charges only through the war assets administ ration at the Portland army air base. 40% Increase Shown Enrollment in the physics de partment has increased 40 per cent over last year according to comparative figures derived at the end of registration week. At the present, there are 416 students enrolled in the physics department, though only a small number are physics majors. Illustrated Feature Story Written by Professor An illustrated feature story on the colorful pioneer theaters of Portland, written by Alice Henson Ernst, associate professor of Eng lish at the University, will appear in a coming issue of the Northwest magazine section of the Sunday Oregonian. Date foe publication of the story, which tells of the appearance of the trooper in the Oregon country, has tenatively been set for Oct. 13. An earlier story in the series of notable Northwest theaters des cribed the Chinese theater and its background in Oregon. Later sket ches will deal with other historic theaters of ihe region. ™The stories have grown from a series written for the Oregon His torical Quarterly, in which the history of Eugene theaters and other stage annals of the state were reviewed. Exhibit To Tell Story of Venice A photographic exhibition.“Ven ice.” prepared by the editors of Life magazine, will be shown at the University library from Octo ber 15 to November 1. The display consists of 24 en larged panels, which tell the story of Venice in pictures. This exhibit is an expansion of the article on Renaissance Venice which ap peared in Life magazine recently. Pi Lamda Thefc Plans Luncheon The local chapter of. Pi Lambda Theta, national womens educa tional socitey, will hold a luncheon at the Osburn hotel Friday. All members who wish to attend arc requested to sign at the bulletin board iside the main entrance of the education building. Delaware has only three coun ties—Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex. -- n What to Wear? 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