w New Navy New Navy Slogan: Slogan: "Forget "Forget Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor and and Get to W o ik" Get to W ork" VOLUME LII Two Wounded, One Seriously, in Shooting Scrap Claude Sherman Taken to the Veteran« Hospital in Portland. M 0R 0A N IS HELD UNDER $7,000 BAIL. Two local men were wounded, one tterloiifily, early Sunday morn­ ing while officer» were attem pt­ ing to lodge Earl Morgan, 37, a miner, in the city Jail. Vernon U n u n of the |M>llce force receiv­ ed u flesh wound in the leg und Claude Sherman, who w«» man­ ning the civilian defenae office, was Keriounly wounded in the leg by the name bullet. The trouble start«'«! whim three officer». Vernon luiuim on the regular police force and Hugh Kristianc and Hob* Shield» of the police reserve» brought Morgan and hl« wife Itaek to town fo l­ lowing an auto e open from 9.00 a. m. tc 9:00 p. m. The law provides that each per­ son engaged in production of wheat in 1942 on a farm on which an excess of 15 acres is planted to wheat for harvest which, at the normal yield, w ill produce 200 bushels or more, who is entitled to share in the proceeds of th " 1942 wheat crop as owner, land­ lord. tenant, or share cropper, rhnll tx- eligible to vote. Mr. Platt stated that wives ure eligible to vote in the referendum in the fo l­ lowing cases: (1) In case of a rented farm if she has signed the lease, «2» in case of an owner- operator farm if her name ap­ pears on the deed, and <3* in those ras<-s where she has signed ih<- application for payment under the AAA program. Provisions in the re g u lation provide for voting by mail if the person w ill not be present on the day of the refeiendum in the county in which he is eligible to vote may obtain one hnllot form, prior to or on the day of the referendum, from the office of the county committee conveniently situated fo r him ano cast his bal­ lot by mail. Reemphasizing the importance of every eligible grower voting Saturday, the chairman said: "Quotas give the wheat grower a chance to solve hi» problems deniix-raiically. and give him nn opportunity to play his fu ll part in the nation's war effort. Every eligible voter should regard it as ni» patriotic duty to east hi« bal­ lot Saturday." 745 Register Here in Fourth Registration A total of 745 men in the 45-65 grouji registered at the armory Monday, according to H arry M et­ calf. register for the second larg­ est registration in the four regis­ tration» held thus far. Lane county was exjMx-ted to register over 7,200. Eugene registered 3,618 Yesterday it was learnt-d that the county registration total«! 8.138, approximately l.tMXl more than was first anticipated. OFFICERS NAMED FOR Mrs. Bessie Lee LaBlue, 36, LORANE (H A R D UNIT. wife of Henry LaBlue of Culp Officers have been named for Creek, died last Thursday evening in a Eugene hospital folkiwing an Company B of the 16th battalion extended illness. She was born of the Oregon Guard unit. Ac­ March 18, 1806, and on Jui> S cording to Kelly Cooper a fu ll 1927, was man li d to Henry M. company has organized and a LaBlue at Live Dak, California. sizeable reserve created. Through To this union seven children were the «xiurtesy of the Lorane school born: David, Ellen, Perry, Rich­ board and Dallas Norton, superin­ ard, Kay, Lolela nnd Donald, all tendent, the use of the high of Culp Creek. Surviving in addi­ schfxd gym there has been secur­ tion are the huslmnd and the fol­ ed for d rill practice. Company officers are: Kelly lowing brothels and sisters: Mi’s. Tess Beavers, Disston; Mrs. Lor- Cooper, company commander; R. ine Pearce, Dorenn: Archie, G. Conner, first lieutenant; John Thomas A. and Hugh Pruett, all Enstburn. second lieutenant; H ar­ of Reedley, California, nnd Hom­ old Foster, company clerk. er and Burlon Pruett of Marion, NO BURNING OF SLASH this slate, and her mother, Mis. AFTER MAY 15. E. Pruett of Fresno, California. Mrs. LaBlue had been a resi­ While no official orders have dent of this section for six years, «'dining from Fresno. Services lx-en received in this area, it is were held Saturday at 2:30 p. m. very likely that no burning per­ from the Mills chapel w ith the mits of any sort w ill lx- issued Rev. H. T. Parks of the Assembly a fte r May 15th. The state foies, er of G«xl church officiating. In te r­ is said to have notified farmers, ment was in the Taylor-Lane ranchers nnd loggers to do their burning between May I and 15. cemetery. Because of the wnr, strict regu­ lations w ill likely be followed a f­ LAST FIRST All» ( LASS ter May 15th in shutting down all NOW STARTING. slash burnings. This concerns all senior nnd junior a ir raid wardens, civil de­ NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT fense police reserve, fire reserve, WEEK. aircraft observers, messengers and The week beginning Sunday, rescue workers. This w ill lie your last chance. Classes w ill be closed May 2nd, has been designated by President Roosevelt as National for the summer. The above civil defense workers Employment Week and lias urged are required and expected to take tha, all men over 40 lx- given nn this course. Register now at civil opportunity to take their place defense office or w ith Mrs. Cor­ and add their efforts to the war inne Jones. II. K. Metcalf, Com. production of the country. THURSDAY, APRIL 30. 1942 Two New Policemen Now on Duty Here Two new police officer» were added to the kxaJ police force Saturday w ith the resignation ol one officer and the disabling of another through a bullet wound Roy Southerland, nigh, officer, resigned to accept a deputyship with the Lane county sheriff’s ol- hi t Vernon Lamm, who has tx / n on duty for several weeks, was disabled Saturday night when wounded in the leg. U m m , it is understood, had previously plan­ ned to resign and reenter private employment and w ill return to work at a l«x-al sawmill as soon 'is able. Two new officers added to the force an- Hugh Brisbane, form er­ ly w ith Brisbane Electrft-, and Frank Hoard, formerly w ith .the Cottage Grove Motor Co. Both new officers have been w ith the police reserves for some time. Sugar Rationing For Family Units Set for May 4 to 7 NUMBER 38 May Day Festivities Postponed to May 5 The .May D ay feaUvitiea sched­ uled to sta rt at Kelly field to­ morrow afternoon, May 1st, have been postponed until T ues­ day afternoon, May 5th. It was announced by Supt. II. II. Eer- rln, just as w e go to press. The event was postjxmed because of w eath er conditions. The sen­ ior play, how ever, will be held as scheduled tom orrow night, beginning at 8:00 p. m. May Day festiv ities on the 5th will get underway at 1:30 p. m. M illions to Be Registered in Freezing Order This week retailers of* sugar, boarding house ard resturant owners, etc., have registered for their certificates at the l«x-al high Special Forms Go Out to -chool. Next week, Monday, Tues­ 1,900,000 Retailers and day, Wednesday and Thursday af- tem«x»ns, May 4, 5. 6, and 7, from Suppliers. 1.00 to 6:00, and 7:00 tc 9:00 p. m. everyone who uses sugar w ill reg­ ister at the grade sch«x>l nearest ORDER IS EFFECTIVE his or her home. Cottage Grove MAY 11 AND 18. people w ill register at the Jef­ ferson school where a large crew of registrars w ill be on hand to The Office of Price Adminis­ help speed up the process. tration prepared last night at In order that people may un- Washington to register millions of «lerstand more fully just what is A farm garden on every farm is retailers, wholesalers, and land­ necessary for this registration t l i ; needed this year an«i for the dura­ lords, as a platform to support the following excerpts from the o ffi­ tion to add to the nation’s food firs t general price freezing order cial information book to school supply of necessary vegetables. ever imposed on American busi­ administrators and registrars are County Agent O. S. Fletcher urges ness. quoted: all Lane «»unty farmers to co­ Special forms w ill be distribut­ “ W ar ration books w ill not be operate. Armed forces w ill require ed through the country, the O. P. issued to any person possessing large parts of the commercial or A. said, for registering the na­ at the time of registration a sup­ canneil and dried packs of vege­ ply of sugar amounting to more tables. Our allies w ill get a large tion’« 1,900,000 retail establish­ than 6 pounds. But every ccnsum- segment of this pack. Transporta­ ments and their suppliers, a» well er of sugar must register anyway. tion congestion w ill be reliev«?d to as those who rent living quarters. Price Adm inistrator Leon Hen­ For 6 pounds or under, stamps w ill Oregon's farm price h-vel at be removed from the txx>k as fo l­ the extent that 50 m illion farms derson, meanwhile, tackled one of 140 per c°nt of the 1935-1939 lows: io«- the first 2 pounds (per w ill produce their own vegetables the toughest jobs arising from the average is one-third higher lhan person) no stamps removed; for right where they w ill be used. freezing move—roe problem of a year ago. according to data in a the next 4 pound-», one stamp re­ Then, too, vegetables can be ex­ "rolling back" wholesale prices ri-port on the agricultural situ i- moved for each |iound. (fractions pected to oe higher in price. Bv where they have risen faster than lion just released by the extension ol a pound are disregard«rd, in growing these vegetables on the retail prices, w ith the result that farm for fam ily use. cash outlays retailers would be caught in a service a, OSC. The advance in lavor of the consumer). tor food w ill be less. There is the the country as a whole has been "Who is the corr-rct person to health factor too—vegetables in "squeeze.” Henderson estimated that the even greater, however, than In ■poly’ the • diet for better health. wholesale p r i c e structure in Oregon, although some of the d if­ "1. Persons of any age who are I t is not t«x> late to plan an J March was $700,000,000 higher ference has been wiped out since not a pi*d of any Family U nit." p la n t-a vegetable garden. The than the retail price structure. January 1 a» the Oregon average (Note: A “ bam ily U n it" is defin­ continued to gain while that ol ed as a group of two or more per­ plantings can be lim ited to essen- This slack, he said, w ill have to the United States declined. sons living in the same household lia l green, leafy, and yellow vege­ be absorbed. On May 18 retail prices w ill be In the country n> a whole, the who are related by blood, m ar­ tables. Lettuce, cabbage, carro’ s, general level of farm prices st«xxi riage, or adoption). "A parent, squash, parsnips, tomatoes, beets,' frozen at the retail level in at 99 per cent of "p a rity” in pur­ guardian or responsible adult beans, and peas are among the March and on May 11 wholesale prices also w ill be frozen at the chasing value at mid-March, a m utt apoly for «ucn persons un­ suggestions. Farms on wnich vegetable gar­ March wholesale level. gain ot nearly orx-fourth com­ der 18 years of age who are not That means, he pointed out, pared w ith March, 1941. althougn self-supporting, and may apply dens have not been grown in re­ 3 per cent lower than at mid- tor invalids who are not mem­ cent years can help the w ar ef­ that retailers’ margins would be January The United States index bers of Fam ily Units, and not c»n- fo rt for food production by grow­ cut down in cases where the ing a garden this year, according March wholesale level was higher of prices received/- by farmers fined in institutions." than the retail level — unless to the county agent. droppxl three points from mid- “ 2. 'Persons who are applying wholesale prices are rolled back. January to mid-March, to 146 per for every member of a Fam ily Henderson feels that the $700,- cent of the 1910-1914 average, Unit. (Such applicants must be 18 000.000 can be absorbed without while the index of prices paid ad­ years of age or over. Or, married difficulty. The rolling back proc­ vanced 2 points, to 148 per cent. persons if under 18.)” Thus a per­ ess in many cases w ill extend io Considering farm wage rates as son of 18 years or over may ay- manufacturers. well ns interest, taxes, and com- ply for the txxjks fo r the entire Where wholesalers and manu­ m«xli,ies bough, by farmers, the family. facturers do not roll back their increase in the purchasing value of Earn Snell, secretary of state, "Illustrations of the above. farm products is less than indi­ left Saturday by plane for Wash­ prices voluntarily, Henderson de­ cated by the “ p a rity" index. Even • “ 1. A person who is not a mem­ ington. D. C., to attend an emerg­ clared, the O.P.A. w ill force them so. the exchange value of farm ber of a Fam ily Unit, if he is ency meeting of the Highway Ad­ to do so. But firs t of all, O.P.A. products probably is one-fourth temporarily away from his home visory committee to the W ar De­ officials w ill seek the coopera­ greater than a year ago, w ith the during registration may apply at partment, called into session to tion of retail and wholesale exchange value of some products any grade scn«x>l. wherever n? consider new problems in con­ groups in working out satisfac­ may be, for his W ar Ration Bonk. tory adjustments. relatively higher than others. nection w ith the prosecution of The n-port, wnich is available Thus a traveling salesman who is our all-out war e ffort and to Irorn county agricultural agents not a member of a Fam ily Un;? study an assignment fo r extend­ or direct from the college, shows may apply at any pla«?e he may­ ing national sta ff and intensify­ that farm prices fo r meat animals be nt the tim e of registration. ing state committee organization) nnd wool are especially high. A i “ 2. A person who is a member activities. Mary C. McNeil, sister of Mrs. mid-March, the United States in­ of a fam ily unit and who is tem­ A lengthy telegram from the G. B. Pitcher of Cottage Grove dex of meat animal prices stcxxl porarily absent from his home at 182 per cent of the 1910-1914 during registration should not ap­ secretary of the corrunittee urged and Mrs. C. A. Blackburn of Eu­ pre-World W nr 1 average, com­ ply for his own W ar Ration book Mr. Snell to be in Washington gene, died Sunday morning, A p ril pared w ith 129 a year ago. In separately; the person applying to r the first session to be held at 26, at O'Connell hospital, San Or«»gon, Ix-ef cattle and veal fo r the other numbers of the 10:00 a. m. Monday, A p ril 27th. Jose, California, where she had calves were 64 per cent higher fam ily unit should apply also for The telegram outlined fo r meet­ been confined since March 1. ing deliberations three principal than the 1935-1939 pre-World War him. Mrs. McNeil was born at Cross qu«?stions or prootems. First, a II average, hogs 49 per cent, 3. I f a person 18 years of age general program for committee Fork, Clinton county, Pennsylvan­ lambs 46 jx-r cent, and wool 58 or over has left home to attend ia, June 24. 1870. She was the activity relative to nrosecution of per cent higher. college, he should apply fo r and war. Second, procedure for acti­ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George The exchange value of beef cat­ get his own book in the town W. Kerr, and came west w ith her tle at mid-March was up to 133 where he is residing during the vating w ar conservation in rela­ parents, who were early Oregon tion to highway tra ffic. T h ird ,, jx-r cent of "p a rity," veal calves school year. His father or mother program fo r staffing national ot- pioneers, when she was a child. 122, bogs 115, lambs 119. and wool must not apply for him as a mem­ Her girlhtxxl was spent at the tice and all stale committees. 141 per cent of the 1910-1914 pur­ ber of their fam ily unit. fam ily home in Wildwcxxl, east of Secretary of State Snell is one chasing power value. M ilk and 4. On the other hand if a per­ member of a committee of five here. A fte r her marriage to W ill eggs had a purchasing value of 99 son under 18 years of age has left selected from men throughout the B. McNeil of Albany, they moved per cent of parity, chickens 107, home to attend sch«x>l or college United States to compose an ad­ firs t to eastern Oregon, then to and turkeys 93. The farm price of and is not a member of a fam ily visory group set up at the request Sunnyvale, California, which has wheat a, mid-March was at 80 unit his father, mother, or legal of Secretary of W ar Stimson. In ­ been their home for many years. per cent of parity exchange value, Survivors are her husband, W ill guardian must file application for cidentally Snell has the honor i f corn 83, oats 88. barley 68. rye B. McNeil, three sons, Archie Mc­ him. being the only man chosen from 60, and hay 63. Prices of grains Neil of Alameda, California; W il­ 5. A person is entitled to a w ar west of the Mississippi. and hay have increased m aterial­ lis McNeil of San Francisco, an ! Increased responsibilities of the Wayne McNeil of Sunnyvale, Cali­ ly during the past year, however, ration b«x>k, in spite of the fact (hat he may eat all his meals at committee and the extension oi fornia; three sisters, Elena M. and have advanced muc+i fastet* in purchasing power than animal a restaurant, boarding house, or its program activities, is necessi­ Colburn, San Jose, California; products, although they are still sim ilar place, and has no present tating the enlargmg of the staff Mrs. G. B. Pitcher, Cottage Grove, relatively low, the report shows. intention of buying any sugar. at national headquarters office in and Mrs. C. A. Blackburn, Eu­ T hn w ar ration book may later lx? Washington, D. C., and staffing used for some other product which of all state committees to place gene; six grandchildren, and one may have to be rationed, and at them on a permanent basis for the great grandchild. Burial was in San Jose, California. that time he mav need the book duration of the war. for that product ” "Through rationing of sugar the government controls the amount Funeral services for Mrs. Ada of sugar every individual consum­ _______ W right, 52, wife of Clyde W right, er and every seller or bulk user Rites for Alava Floyd Coffelt, The city council is expect«?d to prominent rancher of the W alker can buy. This rationing assures 67, of Lorane, who died A p ril 26 two things: that the nation's war take some action on ch«xising a community, were held at the Cres­ at the B ird’s R«^>t Home in Eu­ well Presbyterian church Tuesday needs for sugar w ill be met, and mayor to replace W illiam Halde- gene were held at the M ill* Chapel afterntxin w ith the Rev. F. e. met firs t; and that all the sugar man, resigned, at the next regular yesterday afternoon w ith the Rev, Dorris officiating. Burial was available after that w ill be fa irly meeting Monday evening. The let-; C«x»k of Eugene officiating. In ­ divided between all civilian uscis i ter of resignation of Mr. Halde- j made in a Eugene cemetery. terment was in the Masonic-l.O. man, who is now in defense work ; Mrs. W right died in a Portland In the Unit«xl States,” O.F cemetery. sanitarium Sunday, where she had For those who have more than i was received at the city hall last Mr. Coffelt was a retired farm ­ been a patient about ten days. six pounds of sugar on hand, week. Several councilmen have er and had lived here the pa it She had been ill about eight stamps w ill not be issued u n til been prevailed on to take over months. Among the survivors are that sugar is used up at the going the mayorship to fill out the un­ twelve years, coming here from her husband, a son and daughter, rate. It is strongly recohimended expired term of Mr. Haldeman, C«x>s county. He came to the state her mother. Mr«. Mary Smith of that any person having more than but so far as known all have re­ at the age of ten. He was born in Walker, mid a sister, Mrs. M. A. a hundred pound sack in his or fused. In fact this office at the Montag county, Arkansas. Surviving are his widow; a »on her possession sell the surplu; present time is like a hot potato, Horn of IV lig h t Valley. back to the store. It is of tre­ nobody wants it. Mentioned also Clark C offelt of Lorane, and a Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith visited mendous importance that every is the name of John Veateh, who sister, Mrs. Irvin g Smith of For­ their daughter, Mary Jane, in consumer do his or her part fair- up to now has turned a cold est Grove. Also two grandchil­ dren. , shoulder to the proposition. iiy . Garden Is Needed On Every Farm | Parity Prices Reached by Some Farm Production E. Snell Attends Highway Confab , Mary C. McNeil Dies April 26 at San Jose Mrs. Clyde Wright Is Buried Tuesday Rites for F. Coffelt Council to Appoint Mayor Monday Night Held Here Yesterday