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THE LAWMAKERS v o li m i : l u i OOTTAGE GROVE. LANE COUNTV. OREGON. Till RSOAÌ .MARCI I Is, --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- h Aerial Gunner Is Guest Speaker at Tues. Luncheon H enry W ynne, Home on F u r lough, Tell» of a Few Interesting Experience» CITES TACTICAL OF H ITLER ERROR Sergennt Henry Wynne, aerial gunner on a U S. bomber, w ith Gene Durham, attending aviation xchool in Florid«, were guexlx o f the ChamtH-i of Commerce and Lion'*, club at a join t meeting Tuesday noon Sgt. Wynne, guest speaker, arrived home on a fu r lough last Thursday and is upend ing several days visitin g lux fa th er Arm and L. Wynne, and o the r relatives. Set Wynne m iw service w ith a bomber erew in both Eu rope and N orth A frica where he won a cita tion Aside from a few rem arks, Sgt. 'ynne spent htx tim e in answer- Wynne x|n i ng u number of questions and so Interested were his listeners tin session lasted u n til a few minutex before 2:00 o'clock. He cited no exploits, but adm itted ho hail tw< notches in his gun. meaning he hail shot down tw-n German planes Ills opening rem arks dwelt on the (Tturchill-Iloosi'V elt visit to the N orth A frica n lection, which was kept secret u n til m short tim e be fore the ap|M>arance of P m id e n t Roosevelt at a grandstand su r rounded by a w«re fence, where part of the soldiers were quarter- Police Reserves 100 Percent for the Local Youth Movement <d He said ao.fMwi s, . | \ ,, g President Roosevelt an ovation he had probably never witnessed in the stales. One interesting side- light was the fa rt th«’ m o lo ie y rlr excort o f th«« President; a ll high ranking officers, about fifty in ali. Sgt. Wynne slated the German plane was a first-class machine and was not b u ilt of paper ami tailing w ire ax some storiex had it. The weakness of the German a ir force is not because o f in fe rio r planex but because of lack of leadership ami a trained person nel The allied airm en soon learn ed lh a t if the leadeis could la- «hot down, the results o f the battle m ight la- anticipated. The sam e weakness wax appare apparent in the Jup airforce, although he said he had never fought the Ja|w. . ... . ^2! <,S,1U<,'<’.n " " ’ykh, by the G erm a n u lr raid s on London an d many o th e r English cities was terrific and had ,0 be .seen lo be realized, he staled, and said lid - ler's biggest laettcal e rro r was th e statement that the raids were made on England to soften the English moral«' R eferring to the blra-k busters used by the English, the .xpeuker os I 1» > 11 M | | said a bomb would k ill a ll civilians a distance of several hundred yards by co|lnpx;ng the human lungx Every tim e a heavy bomb was released it would cause the bomber to jum p about 200 feet. The most effective bombing ami s tra ffin g level is cteae lo the X . r v % $2,500,000 May Be Appropriated for the Clay Development ___ T he i'o ltu k 1' Grove , mi | i ( p re- . »erven lire 1<M) (lereent lo r the y o u th m o v em en t, ,t w as an n o u n c M a J, G en. I*. T . M >w 'le f t ) , vire ru m m ls s io n tr o f a e ro n a u tic a l a ffa ir« fo r P ie llr p u b lir ol I liin a , pu .sex before an A m e rlra n ra d e t honor guard at H o u lh w ra t A irw a ys' T h u n d c rb ird i b id . A rlz., w here Chinese pilot« are tra in e d Itrtg. G en. I.. A. W a lto n (c e n te r), chief of x ta ff fo r the A ir t o r r e '« West < o a -l T ra in in g ( e n te r, a n d M a jo r I.. K . Ilo lb ru o k J r. (r ig h t), ro m n ia n d .n g o ffic e r of 1 liu n d r r t ir ii F ield , are kboMii w ith G e n e ra l M ow . regular m eeting nor |MTloim th e ir dutlex are asked to tu rn in th e ir parphernalla to M yron Perry, police chief. New applications a re bv Myron Perry, police chief; Capl. Emery Dailey o r L t. Teil Taylor, P fiin t * fM T Local Area Purchases $50,000 in Bonds for Lane ‘Fire Bird’ Fund Rationing Dates Voluntary Payroll Plan Is Urged Sugar Coupon No. 12 Gasoline " A " bonk coupon No. 1 expires M arch 21. (5 Ihst valid M a r c h 16. Must last through the end o f May. o r 11 weeks. Coffee Stam p No. 25 11 lb) ex piles M arch 21. Tire« Class A. F irst inspec tion deadline M arch 31. Fuel O il Period I coupons expire A p ril 6 in zones C and D; A p ril 12 in zone B; A p ril 17 in zone A. Period 5 coupons are now valid m a ll zones. » U lU C u f l/f Th<‘ C ollage Grove area con trib u te d over $50.(W) In the sale of txinds to the ‘‘F ire Bird Cam paign." it was revealed yesterday. This was our co ntribu tion to th» county's e ffo rt ta buy a special bomber w ith w a r bonds. (>n Feb- OPA w ill announce next week ru a ry 18 the sum of $26.875.00 the point values fo r meats, fats was subscribed in bonds at a und oils, tauter, cheese and cun- jo in t m e etin g o f the Cottage ned fish, o ffic ia ls said at Washing- G love Chamber o f Commerce and ton Monday. Lions club. Since that date the They emphasized that a ll these F irs t N atio na l Bank reported the products w ill be rationed on the sale of $19.700.00 in bonds ear- * * ,n*'_ coupons, beginning March m arked fo r the pun base ol the li" - . u n i i.. w ith • Eu an<i the nates at the The Home Front N ew s F r o n t Here and There VFW to Install throughout the nation can do an w orkers up on time. New b lo c k s / Columbm county was top X n rh ? v nLm 7nw »rH CO,H,r ib U tihg “ ° f designs ’ selling fo r man fo r house bills introduced. monthly sum tow ard the purchase . . ..., . s___ Purchase o r ” & r sho¿ld“ reach . í ' ^ 22 t0 his e re d iti w h ‘te, Irv?ng Rand, jo in t senator fo r Columbia, by A p n l 1 P r^ u? Clackamas ah coun- y 1 n tion plans are not yet completed. ~ . __ and , . M ultnom , .m ay be compulsai y . but but the goal IS to get 1.7(0.000 t ^ o o p u m e d - to p ptaea «P- b Z /u i oCf ° i w 3 On the m a rk e t by the S?eiwer ta tr ^ L c e d but on?* bin. to the ^ .u ,re m e n ,s . The t^ o lu - _ A which is the low score fo r the „o n fu rth e r urges that the pay ro ll « avextigate i oal senate. Representatives Moore of f o o s , H im e lw rig h t o f W allow a and savings plan go into effec, imme- . •■ ite r re c e iv e d b y th e S en- ..................................................... d iately and last fo r the duration ineI Publl!\her m orning from Pearson o f M ultnom ah each drop- of the war. F u rth e r tha, a il cm - the, s,ate o f geology in but onc bi„ the ,ow score pjoyes authorize a ll employers to m ln,Tal research o f P ortland fo r the house *•« Jn tbe » bouse j 9 biHs m ploye.» ... w ithhold a percentage o f th e ir ?f V ses. tbls fl‘‘P8rtln e p l w iU were substituted fo r a lik e num- wnges durin g the emergency fo r J., ', ber w hich previously had been in i b(. o u re h a s e o f h o n rk anri th » veloping coal in the Comstock n~ r a iorÎ of a° e m o to v e ^ fu llv 7 n M ea south o f Co,,age G«o'e in troduced and the same num ber were w ithd ra w n. The house de feated o r in d e fin ite ly postponed 45 house b ills and nine senate The post's c h a rte r was ordered measures. The senate introduced IN C O M E T A X T A K E S draped fo r th ir ty days honoring 10 substitute bills and w ith d re w O V E R $600.000 ~ the late Fred Fleck, who was but eight o f the to ta l dropped in bur'W’ February 26 The V F W .......... ........ — ... state The income tax take, . w both to the hopper. The senate defeated ha-s dt‘!i*8nined 88 *be organ- and federal, fo r this section is o r in d e fin ite ly postponed 10 sen ization ,0 q u a lify flig h t candidates estimated at over $600,00<J by a re- ate bills and three house bills. fo r enlistm ent or v o lu n ta ry indue- liable source. This amount of However, a flo ck o f house and W E D O N E IT iion. course w ill not a ll go in a th irty The quota fo r the Red Cross senate bills died in comm ittee, o r even s ix ty day period, since a w a r campaign has been reached » • • T a kin g into consideration th a t STA R K M ISS IN G IN A C T IO N large number o f taxpayers w ill here Lloyd Griggs announced to- ------- r / , paym ents' da> noon Several sizeable TOntr" close to one-half of the house R ichard S tark, m aster sergeant ,n<ome tax to ta l is approxim ately buttons made since the report last membership were serving th e ir w ith the U. S. a rm y in N o rth ’ h c ^ ^ n n n t paid las, year nigh, pu, Cottage Grove over the firs t term .freshmen so to speak A frica, is missing in action accord- because o f the fact there is more top. the firs , com m unity in Lane a!l in a ll they did a maxi iob. V erv ¿ .. _ ......... ■ s_ « a r r iilU d V in A l, n i ilo t in r , ...... ____ «r B J • ing to a telegram received by M rs. money in c ii d ila tio n and because to reach its quota. conservative, in fact too conserva S ta rk S a tu id a y from the w a r de- the federal rate is higher. ----------- tive on several im portant bills. partm ent. Sgt. S tark ---- has been Deposits at ------ - the F irs t N ational ..Tbn Ped Cross w orkers in this especially tax m atters, this legis- 15,b and 2 3 h ^ h dU?triCt 3re Sti” d riv in g io r the bad but few crackpots, ac- may have been taken prisoner in o f S3,260.(MX) w ith in the past week, quota o f the area and lack about ihe'R m nm el pu.sh.' w h i e h T h i s is $156,000 above 'the a g g ro ! $35o“oo” ‘.n h itting “ t h T t i i p ^ a ^ d - X S e r s ^ w e r a Y m J t e i u u S i d - ,,hOU’ ,h a ’ da' C- rombedr ' ^ Si,t<U°? Ca" ,'ng '° * ,epOr, SteW- , « S c S ^ J o h n H a l! *b*‘ n-d sta m p ' from w ar post office 1.m o u n t'd to ap p ro x i- O l l l C e r S A p r i l 1 2 , 8 ,*on hook 2. already used fo r m a trly Y8.VI0. although the to ta l - processed and canmxl fru its and amount sold at the post office Delayed w as announcement vegetables , (rom F ebruuty 9 to M ir t h 13 in- niad Mer.da}' \ ctvrans in the firs t m onth, each holder elusive whs not sogrogaled.’ 01 o f w a r ratio n book 2 regardless. Accord, ln5,ailwJ AprU (o U.n, o f age, w ill have a basic allotm ent r, pmnts « X C T h e « * Z n , i T * ’ h* ’ unL ‘ » - ' ' <’un'y ,2 ,h ,J oh" of Eugene. o f 16 la used by the consumer ,n h*‘ c W departm ent commander w ill can way he he chooses. ehtaxM'S F For ‘ ‘,LS !ng offlc<‘r D ffice rs any way or example example, 1 ** ‘ U’< ejected “ '— ed a, a t the last regular meet- th«- consumer could use a ll o f his . cl Ace Gregg, com- points fo r meats, by m aking no NEW L IN G ON A.P.O M A I L in < ,n nduded: mander; e r; G le n S , f lair, senior vice purchases o f fata and oils, cheese, commander: . , , . „ . . . . -----------------. W illia m M ille r, jun- and canned fish Likew ise, th« A postal b u lle tin received a, „4 - lor Vico commander : Roy. Slier- consume (x>uld use «11 his (joints local |x>st office yesterday con- . .. 1 u .. 1 . it l . 11 ■ . 1 -1 r ■■ , » man. chaplain: John Lamb, quar- to purchase butter, but if he did ,a ned the follow ing inform a tion „ rn , ls„ . r: Jul.an Long, o ffice r o f "H e r.’a f te r -eal led parcels not ex ounces in w eight in «’'K»" « >' which postage at firs t class rate is prepaid may la» accepted to r dispatch ,0 arm v personnel at .resenta- A P.O.s overs, as w itho ut present« „o n of an approved riaju« •si fix, nt the addressee. T his m odification ttf 1 «-« of order has la«en agreixl to by the D O l d l U W lH S GrTRuC w a r d«T>ar,mi n, in order to fa c i ___ lita te the sending of small essen SCHOOl tia l a, tid es such as eyeglasses, ........ watches, fountain pens, etc. Copies The annual grade school in v ltn - o f bulletins, house organs, etc.. tional basketball tournam ent was may be sen, under Iht same con held March 17 a, Ihp Jefferson ditlons us ,0 w eight and postage.' «.rxK ziz-xl n t , « » scbiail gym. I, was a case of the under dog H O TEL SOLD m aking goial as the underrated Dorena quartet ra llie d to grab a M r and M n F C Straus, n Mr. anil Mrs. r . t . Strauscn clos«- 20 to 19 decision from the have sol,I the d a w fo id hotel o highly favored Grove five. is t Y k m T ? X i S , r ‘ n, K At hall tim e the Jefferson Cubs seemed to have the situation w ell M „ ¿row n m experienced in tbe f M O,be.r W h d e c h a n g es ,n I- " " ' . v" lu ,s w ‘ 11 Í * rn“ ' ,c fn ,m tim e , 0 „m e , to reflect changes in supplies and consumer demands, DPA said these changes probably w ,|| no, lie made more often than ,,n(X, n m o n «b ' _____ Cage Meeting ««n kt ,- S T A TE HOUSE, S A LE M - - A week has pas .-ft since the presi dent of the senate banged down his gavel, the night of M arch 10, at 11:30, announcing the senate had adjourned sine die. The chief clerk o f the senate personally de livered the n otifica tio n to the chief clerk of tne house, and 12 minutes later, at 11:42, the speak er adjourned the nouse sine die, which wound up the 42nd regular legislative assembly. The law makers ju s t missed goirig into the 60th day by 18 minutes, and the final day was a m ig h ty long one' f(„ all concerned over 14 hours. l t d id n't take the lawm akers long to clear our rneir desks and h ig h ta il it fo r home. Last Thurs- day night saw but few around tWe corridors o f the ca p ita l; the place looked deserted. Q uite a contrast to the hustle and bustle of only the day before. A few rem aining members stayed over to see the governor on p olitical m atters. Sev- eral have am bitions to be appoint- ed to high ranking jobs. From now on' th * ««verrair w ill have one grand headache. M any are called, but few w ill 0e chosen. I t has been suggested th a t a “ w a ilin g w a ll” b«- erected fo r the disap pointed pie counter boys, because the w ails w ill be long and loud when some o f the fa ith fu l are le ft at the post, which is bound to hap- P“ ns Then it w ill be tim e to o r- l' * ‘!L‘ ‘ ¿’- . L ? ’ » 'li ,2 " < ^,,1 K„ lt « L il t h» " if ¡a u .\jn , r r mo w itr m v nnii „„ . tica l influence and hard w ork, he w ouldn't have been elected; ju st you w a it and see.” Possibility that a $2.500,000 fed eral appropriation may la- voted fo r exploring a n d developing alum inum hearing clays in O re gon was expressed by Senator Rufus C. Holman in a le tte r to P ortland business men according to the Oregonian o f Saturday. The Full Time F arm W orkers Are im portance o f developing local O r d e 'e ’ D eferred; East bodies of alum ina clay was con Gas Rationing- Eased. tained m a le tte r by Senator H o l man lo Earl N. Nixon, d ire c to r of the slate departm ent of m ining and geology. The le tte r said in 1,700,000 ALARM CLOCKS TO pa ‘ 1: BE ON M ARKET. "M y purpose (in adding this ------------ item to the federal bureau of F arm W orkers Deferred mines appropriation) has been The senate voted 51 to 24 yes- p rim a rily to cause the ores to be located; then to develop a satis- terday at W ashington fo r legists- factory process fo r th e ir reduction tion d ire ctin g local d ra ft boards to alum inum , and fin a lly to be to defer from m ilita ry service a ll fabricated in the area where the men employed substantially fu ll mines are located and cheap by- tim e on farm s raising essential dro-pow er is located. I am most w a r crops. especially interested in the iin m e - 1 N«» F u rlo u g h s diate u tiliz a tio n of alum ina clays." The arm y Will u n d e rta k e to as- sign troops as units to assist in a g ric u ltu ra l emergencies when v ita l crops are in danger but w ill not furlough individual troops fo r a g ric u ltu ra l w ork, the w a r de partm ent announced at W ashing ton yesterday. Twelve organizations o f Lane Gax R a tio n in g E ased county including the Chamber o f The office o f price adm inistra- Commerce here and labor and civ- tion Wednesday wiped out the east ic organizations In Eugene. June- coast pleasure d riv in g ban effec- lio n C ity and Springfield jo in in liv e next Monday, but cut in h a lf urging the adoption o f the volun- the gallonage value of the “ A " ta ry p ayroll savings plan fo r the gasoline ratio n coupons which be- purchasc of w a r bonds in a reso- come valid on th a t date, lution passed by these organiza- .. . Lons A tte n tio n is called to the 'te r m i lor-k, The house introduced a to ta l o f fact th a t th e U n ited S ta te s needs Thf? * 3 r Produc/.10" h as 418 bills, and the ix*nate 312. w hich m oney to w in th e w a r an d th a t approved a resum ption o f the m an totals do not include the numer- ti, c sate of w a r bonds w ill supply , a, J 'V “ T ! C f, ? W ?S ous resolutions and m em orials in - th is money M illions o f e m p lo ? « w ^ ^ X X o n hx deduced by both houses. Rep. J. D ed yesterday following the n«gu- la r m e e tin g of th e re se rv in T u e* , day night. The organization lx w illin g to assist in any way pos sible and Individual member» or the reserves ax a whole w ill lie glad to axxlMt in any way possible. The meeting Tuesday wax in charge ol Captain Emery Dailey A new order isnued to a ll mem- I x t x , effe ctively im m ediately, all member* who have not la-on ae- live unit have not |M-rform>-d the dutlex assigned them w ill lie dropped from the reserve router, The only exceptions made in the order pertained to tin 1 inemberx whox» jobs kept them away from meetings. who ran , hf. NI MI’.ER 31 o x ----------------------- -- ---------- C h in e s e G e n e r a l in U . S. Meats, Fats to Be ; Announced Soon i i ^-0» Red Cross Workers Striving (or Quota m O . F O. M O T H ER S DAY . AT . . . I'. . L . , — hich were - giv- ’.hï- _____ ..„ __ Krpa,‘'s’ on record up to th a t time. — 1 a rt. -- chairm last night. night. I f I f any any and and P h P il hil Brady, Bradv. who who proved nroved them- them- ------ an, -------- «ne «ou ld like to make th e ir con- selves excellent lawm akers: both tr ib u ,ion larger. the additional .ire v e te ra n s, w iule F re d H im el- amount w ill la» g re a tly appréciât- w rig h t and Ralph T. Moore were . . c 1 °* Sal, lr Liltewiae n anyone has been among the freshmen members es ve .. rs tï . of against auch fast low fly in g plan, Latham and the Cubs beat Lon- where they w ill be engaged in the day at May day w ill be M o th e rs spent Saturday evening and Sun- missed, yo ur co ntribu tion is in who were rate d top« Even the the I m versity o f Oregon day w ith her parents, M r. and ord er and w ill be accepted w ith a n ti-la b o r crowd r e j e c t and ad is impossible Unless the ground don gunner sees the plane and throws up a solid w all of lead, he said. Sgt. Wynne looks fo r Germany lo la« knocked out w ith in a year o r fifteen months, hut believes it w ill take much longer to finish o ff Japan. Sgt. Wynne said he expected to rem uin In the «tales fo r some tim e and would try fo r a flying cadet appointment. D.A.V. O R G A N IZ A T IO N P O S T P O N E !) ; chicken and rabbit business. I this year Mrs. W illia m Petersen. thanks. Honor Roll of South Lane-North Douglas Servicemen These Men Are Doing and W ill Do O ur F ig h tin g A G A IN Organization of a chapter of Disabled Am erican Veterans here was again postponed Sunday when several members from the Eugene chapter No. 3 drove down to assist w ith the organization, but on ac count o f the weather conditions the attendance was not large enough. George Sm ith, sergeant at arms o f the Eugene post says j tfie rc are about 30 disabled vet- [ erans residing in this te rrito ry and only about tw enty memhe s are needed to form a chapter. A n John W. W ooleott, m achinists' o the r m eeting w ill la* lield at an e a rly dale to altem pt an organi m ale second class w ith the U. S. sation. Three local DA V's were elect ed N. R., M iam i, Florida. Son of Me. to posts in the Eugene organiza and Mrs. A. W ooleott, S ilk .Creek. tion. B ill in la n d was imide vice Born November 21, 1913 and commander, George S. Sm ith, sergeant at arms and Pete Allen, graduated from local high school named to the executive committee. ¡ w ith class o f 1931. « • 'ii á .« P T F »» « ♦ 1 » John W, Ring, son o f Mr. and Mrs. C. A. King. Born j u|y 3, 1908. graduated from local high school 1929 and from Oregon S tate 1936 ^ H e re d the m m vh v in July, 19J2 f k e r s 1 j «lining school, F ori Belvoir, V irginia. 4 » Don D ienner, r a d i o engineer »he English arm y. Son o f M r. F irs , Sgt. Richard P. Priest, son nntl M rs H s Drenner. Born No- of M is. Jennie M Redford. Serv- vember 17. 1915, and enlisted in Ing w ith (lie armed forces "some- . , "tv . s ♦ i the am ied fore, s in HMtX W ith Received th ? ¿ ¡ h e r S ta r Cadet Jesse L. (Ju stin ) Brown, quartet masters school, Camp Lee, V irg in ia . ’ Son o f M r. t and Mrs. AI)en M Browt1 1}oin ...... ......... March 4, and graduated from the l o the English arm y since August, decoration, this being second only cal high school w ith the class of 1911. to th e Distinguished Service Cross. 1935. m ire Phil Brady, who has been a ctively identified w ith organized labor fo r close to 40 years. Rea sonable in his labor views and rated a man who w ill always keep his word, but always b a ttlin g fo r the w o rkin g stiffs, the exblack- sm ith has a host of loyal friends among the top flig h t employers of the state. * * • Some o f the real cheers I get out o f a legislative session are the com m ittee meetings, and especial ly some o f the people who put in an appearance to argue fo r or against some p a rticu la r measure. When Senator S trayer introduced Senate B ill No. 1, relating to tho Old Otegon T ra il centennial, a flock of buxom dowagers descend ed upon Salem to urge passage of the measure. All of these fine old ladies came from antecedent« who crossed the plains in '49 o r there abouts, so they said— real pioneers. When they had finished ta lk in g about th e ir forefathers, etc., it made the rest o f us natives feel like a bunch o f foreigners. Purred one old g irl, m y great g ra nd fa the r was "th is ” and m y gra nd fa the r “ th a t," and her fa th e r something else. A ll o f w hicn is fine— to come from splendid stock. B ut it seem ed Buiiir.ij| to us the lady was in w o w rkin g o the m uvvrufIH.. argum ent overtim e. In o u r opin- ion> she should ivm em ber lh a t lier Continued on page page 2
