THE EUGENE REG I 8 T E R G U A H ('
rage Ten
, c. c.
The men from the 8-C camp atj
Oakrldge have ttarted work on tne
new road that la to extend up Bai
mon creek from Oakridse and have
' made good headway, according to O.
C. Olsen, construction engineer in
4h Willamette national foreet, who
baa returned from trip to that section.
The men have completed the first
mile of the road which is double
width and which extends between the
Willamette highway and tne
Creek ranger station. It has been
graveled and ! In excellent shape,
' Mr. Olsen said. Another crew is
working on the aame road at a point
ome distance up the creek ana one
is working on the Hills creek road
hove Kitson Springs.
A crew has practically completed
the Heckletoolh mountain trail, a
bunk house at the Flat Creek ranger
station '-as been completed and con
struction work has Just begun on a
bouse for the assistant ranger. Hev
eral of the men from this camp have
been called out to fight fires during
the past week but none of the fires
baa been bad, and all .were quickly
extinguished, Mr. Olsen said.
In the v'jdnlty of the RIgdon camp
a mile of road has been built along
Summit lake on the road to Hills
Peak and the Hills Peak bridgo over
the Willamette has been completed.
Trails to Grass mountain and Bear
bones mountain are well along and
a 60-foot lookout tower on Grass
mountain is about three-fourths com
pleted, it was reported by the en
gineer. Men are working on the better
ment of the upper Willamette road
to the way of widening and smooth
ing and fast time can be made over
it by any Tehlcle.
PLAYS AREPUT ON
FOR WALTERVILLE
WAWEHVnUB, Aug. 12 (Spe
dal) The entertainment sponsored
- by the local Christian Endeavor and
presented by the University players,
a group of five young people, waa a
, success in every way. The first num
ber waa a religious play In which the
audience was carried back to the time
of Christ and the scene along the
ahoree of Galilee. Musical nnmbera
'followed and the rest cf 'he evening
waa taken up with skits, come'ly and
tun. Two solos were :ung. The door
receipts were divided between the
east and the local JSniloavor.
A pie and lemonade sale was held
In the social room after the piny and
the proceeds went to the Endeavor
treasury A aoclal time of vlBlting fol
lowed the play.
Eddie Lou Schults of Gillespie Cor
ners, who visited with ber grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Scott, a
week ago at WaltervlUe and returned
to Bend with them, came home last
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Schults, who ha'd gone to Bend
after ber. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Scott
are planning another visit to their
borne in Wnlterville soon,
E. E. Potter and 0. It. Sylvester
made a business trip to Eugene tho
latter part of the week.
Word has been received here' by
Mr. and Mrs. Greely Cabe of the
marriage of Miss Mamie Cabe of Ben
ton, Ark. to E. E. Brown of New
York and they ore now nt Passaic,
New Jersey. Mrs. Brown spent some
time here last summer visiting her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cabe, who
live south of Wslterville, and made
many friends while in Oregon. She
returned home the first ot August
af last year.
The Workers society met Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lew
man at Waltervitle. Several of the
membership were linnb'o to be pres
ent because of the man of thj sea
son's work.
Mr. and Mrs. George Willlan and
family of Upper Cnmp creek attend'
d "the ploy at the WaltervlUe church
Friday evening, Several from Leaburg
were also in attendance.
' Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Cooper and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Lewman
spent Saturday in the woods baiel
nutting. Wild trnlt and nuts are more
acarce this year than had been for
aevernl years back. The cold weather
of last winter seemed to freee out
the berry vines In places.
41 YEARS ON A BIKE!
a- ' ' ' " i
Hera Is Billy Knickerbocker, Eugene resident, who hat apent 41
years at bicycle riding. Knickerbocker Is a familiar alght about town,
and rides his wheel at express train speed. Ha expects to make a
bicycle trip to California this week.
41 Years Riding A Bicycle
And He's Still Going Strong
By RICHARD JOHNSTON
Forty-one years on the bridge of a
cruisinz bicycle!- That's the record
hung up by Billy Knickerbocker, who
has bocome a familiar sight in and
about Eugene during the past few
decades.
Knickerbocker's parents moved
here in the fall of 1888. and Billy
started his career as a bicycle rider
in '02. He's been riding ever since,
and bow the boy can go! "Boy" is
used advisedly, for anyone seeing Mr.
Knickerbocker flitting about the
streets at express train rate could
place him in no other category, not
withstanding his 65 years.
Billy is a truly picturesque char
acter. Clad in knee-breeches of a
loud plaid material, a flannel shirt,
and a cap surmounted by a flaming
red feather, he stood in the Register
Guard office and told of his .days on
bicycle built for one." Like "the
old man of the mountain" his feet
are bare, but he does not wear long
hair.
'I been rldin' a bicycle for 41
years," he related, "and a doctor tol
me this year I got the best leg
muscles of any man in Eugene. Yes
sir, you can't beat bicyole ridln' for
exercise." Billy believes bis long
term aboard is a record, and chal
lenges any other citizen of Eugene
or the world to equal it.
"One bike lasts me about five
years," he confided, "and then 1 git
a new one. I've bad a lot of 'em
since I started in."
"How long do you expect to keep
riding?" he was asked.
"Well, till I get to California, any
how," was the reply. He went on
to tell of his proposed trip. "I'm
goln' to start south about the middle
of next week, and I reckon I'll git
there all right." For some time bi
cycle riding was scarcely the rage,
but press reports indicate that the
old-time eport is coming back, and
by the time he reaches the Sunshine
state, Knickerbocker should be "right
in atyle." Style or none, however,
that's theway he's going, and if he
maintains the pace of the past 41
summers, dollars to dimes he'll make
It.
Grace Lutherans
Plan Event Today
The Grace Lutheran church Is to
observe Its annual mission festival in
a picnic at the Cabin City auto park
today.
There will be a first service at 11
o'clock, in which Walter Sylvester.
Lutheran minister at Roneburg, will
preach the sermon on "l'hilipp, an
Everyday MIsalonnry." Then a lunch
will be served by the Ladies Aid. In
the afternoon at 2:30 there will he
another service, in which Pastor E.
W. Ilinrlchs of Cornelius Is speaking.
Ills topic will be: "Wanted, a Mis
sionary Church with a Backbone."
There will be music by the choir,
the ladles' quartet, and the beginners'
class. Refreshments will also be
served.
In the long run those in authority
In a democracy are best off when
their acts are subjected to constant
and Impartial analysis and criticism
Alfred K. Smith.
Now la the Time That
VENTILATING
Problem! should be
DRAIN, Aug. 12. (Special) Mrs.
Myron BlackweU was hostess to the
Civic club at her home Wednesday
afternoon. After the business ses
sion a program consisting of songs,
violin and piano solos, readings, and
ent Trouble in Cuba," was given. Pres
ent Trouble in Cuba." Those pres
ent were Mesdames Bruton, 'Spalding,
Dixon, Whorry, Esther Newton,
Swearengen, Bartholomy, Graham,
Renner, Drain, Zilpha Patchen, Van
Kirk, Gilbert, Benson, Monson,
Volma Cool, Cowles, St. Ores. A. F.
Davis, McOlarnam, Dclk, Misses Anna
Belle Davis and Mildred Young, and
the hostess. Refreshments of lem
onade and cake were served.
Royd Bruton and family of Rose
burg were dinner guests at the A.
Bruton home Thursday evening.
Donald Moorman la spending this
week In Eugene with bis sister, Mar
Jorle Moorman.
The last reports received here from
Benton Mires is that he is very low.
He is at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Wid Wise, in Eugene.
Henry Fnnnan came home from
Mercy hospital in Roseburg the first
of the week, and ia reported to be a
little better.
Mrs. Frank St. Ores baa gone to
Sisters where her husband Is em
ployed.
Miss Maureen Mnttoc.n is in Oak
ridge this week visiting her cousin.
Lena M..ttoon.
Miss Gertrude Galllton has as her
guest this week. Miss Helen Smith ot
Eugene.
Jesse Redlngton left this week for
the John Day country where he will
look for employment.
Warrant Interest
Ceases Saturday
Interest on general warrants called
by the city treasurer, Fred Went
worth, stopped Saturday, August 12.
The warrants amounted to about
$I"IK) In the registered number 20.0H1
and brought the warrants paid up to
reorusry 1.
Drew C. C. C. Boys
Like Western Books
Western stories, with plenty of two-
gun action, prove the most popular
fiction with the men of the C. C. C.
camps a cheek of the library at Drew
reveals. "Mix t.un Todc," is the most
often read, with "Trigger Justice"
second and "Riders of San Pedro"
third. 'King Kong" is fourth in popu
larity, "42nd Street" ia fifth and
"The Gambling Kid" sixth.
The Drew men are from Nebraska.
The books are in the travelling libr
ary of light fiction. Each camp in the
district is also equipped with a per
manent library of text books, non fic-
Many Poultrymen .
. To Be at Picnic
Many poultrymen from all sections
of Cane county will attend the third
annual Lane County Poultrymen's pic
nic at Dilley'a Riverside park Sunday.
Every person in the couuty interested
in poultry is invited to attend and
join the discussion to be held on the
industry.
H. E, Cosby, extension poultry spe
cialist, Oregon State college, will be
a guest speaker. Music will be given
by Cox's Melody Makers. A baseball
game will be played between the Eu
gene branch of the Pacific Go-Operative
Poultry Producer's association
and the local plant of Swift and com
pany.
Eugeneans Open
Oak Park Pavilion
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Loud of Eugene,
have opened a new ballroom near
Onkridge, known as Oak Park pavil
ion. The new ballroom is similar to
Willamette park near Eugene. The
latter place will be .under the man
agement of KAy L. Boeholt, who man
aged it for a time when it was first
operated.
David McCormack of Los Angeles,
has been placed in charge of the new
ballroom at Oakrldge.
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at a Mighty low price
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858 Pearl St.
Quality
and
Service
Buying cheap product! to lava money la Ilka stopping tha
clock to ssve time.
What la quality anywayt
"Quality It tha product of a disposition to choose and do
those things that are excellent and superior." It la the ten
dency to buy and use nationally advertised Optical Merchan
dise. FUL VUG frames art quality products. Wa carry stand
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and gold.
DR. ELLA C. MEADE
OPTOMETRIST
14 West 8th Ave. Phone 330
SECOND 3-C MEET
TO BE HELD TODAY
The second of a series of "vest
pocket" track meets will be held on
Hsyward field Sunday with men from
21 C. C. C. camps and the headquar
ters detachment participating. The
pole vault, broad jump and H yard
runs will be staged this week with the
preliminaries at 10 o'clock in the
morning and the finals at 2 o'clock In
the aftermoon.
Fritz Kramer, Eugene high coach,
is chairman of the events and hi co
operating with the district headquar
ters in staging the meets. The purpose
is to pick the track and field champ
ions of the Eugene district. A third
meet will be held uext Sunday. .
The men are brought into town on
the last ration trucks tu leave their
camp and are returned with the first
trucks to go out after the meet. This
gives each man two or three days in
town where he is quartered and fed
at the headquarters detachment camn
beck of Skinner's Butte.
Bill Hayward, veteran Oregon track
coach, has returned from his fishing
trip to the Rogue river and will be
on hand to lend his moral aupport to
the meet. The University of Oregon is
cooperating with district army offi
cials snd is supplying track shoes
and equipment for the meets.
County Chamber
To Hear Bailey,
McMorran Speak
George H. McMorran, Eugene's
general in the National Recovery Ad
ministration program, and Edward
F. Bailey, newly named manager for
the Eugene branch of the Home
Owners' Loan bank, will be the two
main speakers for the regular meet
ing of the county chamber of com
merce at Sparks ranch. Blue River,
next Thursday evening, announces
Howard S. Merriam, president.
- Mr. McMorran is to explain the
relation of the NRA to the smaller
communities and farmers; and Mr.
Bailey will talk on the work of the
home loan here.
It Is expected that assistance will
be asked the chamber by several in
the county mining districts for the
opening of roads adjoining the mines.
The dinner Is to be at 6:30 p. m.
and "it ia to be better than ever. It
that ia possible." ssy officials when
reminded of the "feed" there last
year.
Many To Go For
Mining Congress
f.
Many from Eugene, Cottage Grove,
and the Bohemia section, as well ag
other sections of the county, will be
going to Baker this coming week-end
to attend the annual meeting of the
Oregon Mining congress which opens
there at JO a. m. Fridoyi
Robert M. Betta of this city is
president. Dr. Warren D. Smith of
the university is on the program for
on of the main talks.'' Among those
going froln here aiu -Mr. and Mrs.
Belts, Mr. and Mrs. George Jennings,
Dr. Smith, snd E. G. Harlan, cham
ber of commerce secretary.
A letter from Baker states more
than 1110 miners from msny parts
are looked to be on hand. Spokane
is sending a special big delegation to
the event. Others will be present
from British Columbia, Idaho, and
other places of the northwest at well
aa Oregon and Washington.
The Lane county road oiling crew
ia completing the job of patching the
Eugene Lorane highway surfacing
and next will move to the Eugene
Crow road by way of Eleventh ave
nue west, according to P. M. Morse,
county engineer. '
The crew, will then move to the
Goshen-Pleasant Hill road and do
some patching, and some work will
be done around Cottage Grove. It
la planned to soon break up the sur
face of several small sections of the
Mohawk highway between Marcola
and Donna where it la badly dam
aged and resurface it entirely like
the mile or more of the Mohawk
highway just out of Springfield was
treated some time ago.
It is probable that a small crew
of oil workers will be kept on the
job the rest of the summer to do
patching here and there, the engineer
said. The surface of most of the
oiled roads in the county was so
badly dnmaged after the freezing
weather of last winter that it neces
sitates almost constant repairing this
year to keep it in condition.
Zane Grey Visits
Near C. C. C. Camp
Zone Grey, popular fiction author,
Ib vacationing with his son on the
North XJmpqua river near the Steam
boat C. C. C. camp and many of the
3-C men have bad an opportunity to
meet biin. A crew of-10 were em
ployed by the famous writer to carry
htB luggage and equipment into his
cabin. ,
Major Charles H. Corlett, district
commander, and Lieut Harry W, Kill
pack, adjutant, visited Kane Grey
while on an inspection trip of the
southern camps. The author and his
son have promised to visit the Steam
boat camp In the near future.
Clinic To Be Held
At Santa Clara
A pre-ffenool clinic will be held at
the Santa Clara community ball
Thursday, Aug. .17, from 10 a. m. to
11! noon, it was announced at the
office of the Lane county health unit
Saturdny. Dr. W. H. Chapman and
Mrs. Delia Fitzgerald, county nurse,
will have charge. - w
A similar clinic was held by Dr.
C. E. Hunt and Mrs. Fitzgernld at
Lowell Saturday forenoon. The at
tendance whs 14 and it was a very
successful affair, Mrs. Fitzgerald said.
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AM new Fall and Winter Stylt
I A Great Showing at Lewett Pricet
SECOND FLOOR
TILLC.C.C. MEN
Thrilling stories ot old pioneers
and the equally thrilling if not unau
thentic stories of Psul Bunyan and
his logging days were recounted to the
men of the Rigdon 3-C camp -by J.
Ed Turnbull, and William Lyle Skin
ner, of Eugene, who attended the
camp "pow wow" Frldajj night,
They were accompanied to the camp
by Lieut. Roy Craft, public relations
officer, and were the guests ot Major
Ralph C. Smith, company commander.
The "pow wows" are a regular fea
ture of the camp life and are staged
informally around a campflre.
Turnbull, an authority on early Ore
gon history, told the men of the pion
eer days. He explained how the road
on which many of them are working
was originally charted and told of the
origin of the Bigdon Ranch where
their camp is located. Skinner, a ra
conteur of tall stories, regaled the
group with Paul Bunyan and mining
camp yarns. Several camp members
rounded out the program with songs
and music '
Major and Mrs. Smith snd Lieut.
and Mrs. John W. Keating, entertain
ed the Eugene party at their log
cabin following tne camp lire.
Marshfield WiU
Play Tennis Here
A group ot Marahfield tennis play
ers will be here today to play an Eu
gene aggregation on the University
ot Oregon courts at 2 p. m. The public
is invited and there will be no admis
sion charge.
Those playing In the singlet for
Eugene, are Tom Mountan, No. 1, Eu
gene Slattery, No. 2, Carl Robbina Jr.,
No. 3, Fete Buck, No. 4, Dr. Carl
Robbins, No. 5, Dr. C. A. Lelghty, No.
0, Sanford Piatt, No. .7, Jack Camp
bell, No. 8. .
Playing for Eugene in the doubles
will be Pete Buck and Carl Robbins
Jr., Sanford Piatt and Tom Mountain.
A few women players are looked
to come from Marshfield and effort
will be made to match them with En
gene feminine players.
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for buslnei. uTT ..?
Mr. R.H.. "Iki
T -""ene,t i. I
Bailey. Startia 'v.'."?
TWO lliArT,.Ltl- . 1
Eugene visited (J,,?
Thursday nigh.
jwork of th. lodg," 2SL.h,
joint picnic net saT2?M
th..ffa,rtoUbeM41fji
A Program for tk, pfl!
arranged and aU OdTVl
Rebekahs ars beL.L)
WE DO OUR PART
How Does the cCode
Affect Our Business!
E signed the N. R. A. agreement, and
since August first have displayed th
Blue Eagle .
Many customers have asked us the effect of toil
action on our business. A statement of the facts ap
pears to be in order.
Our organization is on a 40 hour week, except in
several departments where & 48 hour week ia per
missable. '
This action required placing on a full-time,
schedule six employes who were working part-time
before August 1. ; We have engaged six added part' '
time employes.
s .
This number will grow as Fall business develops,
At the peak of the Fall season, probably"25 or 30 fall,
time and part-time employes will have been added,
due to the Code.
The effect on wages has not been material, Th
state minimum wage requirement is higher than tha
Code provides, except for apprentices. Consequently,
only four employes of this store were receiving on
August first a wage as low as tha, required by the
Code. These four employes have, of course, been
advanced.
No employe of this store has received a wage re
duction this year except for a temporary emergency
reduction in March during the bank closing. "De
pression Wages" have never been paid by McMorran
& Washburne.
It may interest our customers to know that tha
organization of this store has not been cut down, due
to tho Depression, at any time. Except for three minor
jobs that have been eliminated through department
reorganization, we have as large an organization
today as we had during the 1929 peak.
The business of the store has, of course, suffered
from the Depression. The rapid fall of prices was th
cause of very severe losses.
But we have not passed our losses on to onf
employes. The organization has been kept intact
fair wages have been paid always good workinf
conditions have been maintained.
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We Do Our Vtf"
-We Have Vex
McMorran 6 Washburne
solved.
CHASE CO.
Plumblno-Heatlno,
3t Oak Phone 243