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Weather: Cloudy Sunday Edition LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. THREE SECTIONS 26 PAGES EUGENE, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 1940. ON STREETS 3c; NEWS STANDS 5c NO. lit Troops Of Three Nations j ass For Trondheim Thrust M v Xjh o 3 ' "ff T fl'i( The second annual city-wide bargain days" under the direc tor, of the retail mercnanis- aivi 1. .a th FiKTpnp chamber of fcmmerce will be held April 25, Jand 27, it was announced oai day by Ford Hand, chairman. The three-day event is aesigneu t ehnnnprs in the wide Eu- Jtne trading area a better idea of Itablishments and to offer them t the same time a number ol red-hot specials." er To Entertain el Paraders Again Hundreds of Lane county chlld- fcn will again be the guests of lie McDonald theater, following le annual spring pet-parade Sat- pday, May 2d, it was announced Jimmy O Connell, theater lanager. Each year, after pet dogs, cats, ptiles, bunnies, pigs, and nu lerous other assortments of ani :al life have been paraded up r.d down the streets of Eugene in le "pet festival," the young par Hpants are entertained during Je afternoon at a "free for othing" picture at the McDon Id. This year promises to be the iegest and best of the parades et sponsored. Already, great limbers of children have sent in uiries as to "when can I send in iy entry to the pet parade?" En ies will be officially open the rst of May. This year's parade will be the ghth annual event, sponsored by ne Register-Guard and Eugene's ading merchants ,for the pro wtion of friendliness between child and its pet. Last year l' 2,000 children entered 57 dif Wnt kinds of animals. Organization is now complete f the parade, and children- can ar groominr? their Rovers and Iff" ?nd Spotties at any time blue ribbon event. Mer wnd.se prizes are offered In the -nous classes of entries. joy TTityly Elected . resident of Lane Bar The Lane county bar association V" coni"nc'ion with the board r Z0." f the reKn sla'e assoaic ion at the Eugene hotel pturday mght and elected Day T. president: G. Bernard , S 'ce-P"!sident, and Gordon ChM r L sccrctaT-treasurer. rd W ,rAnl"fon' S-M. Calkins. Uilham G. East were named eoffi, f "tlvc c""mitee. All e M'icials arc of Eugene. B I G Get-Together a oig commercial r I There's VkPOW-WO' 'nt Ad Section today. Ure r d3.an5 desires of "Re County householders, 'rmers and merchants come known J?ke themselves "own and be satisfied. "an't vnn i ., ie nr'iu , "Lar lne mu ure C!"lkin8 coins? Be mnc leave Password Is ' Wont" iminvrt FIRE BY PREHISTORIC; METHOUS-quicker Lialtv nf these Leabure Boy Scouts. Mike Gillespie, left, and Harold Smith, right, Eth with spindle and bow, pause as Phillip Mallory blows his spark into flame. Members of . -hn will be out for top honors at the scout circus May 4, have held the Wallamet Jouncil championship for the past eight years. Gordon Vance Bargain Day' Event Marked to April 25, 26, 27 "It is the desire of Eugene mer chants," Mr. Hand explained, "to make some outstanding bargains so that shoppers can see the com plete and varied stocks on Eugene shelves." Mr. Hand said Eugene merchan dise and prices compared favor ably with those of establishments on the Pacific coast. He also in vited shoppers to visit the city to inspect the many modernized and newly constructed business build ings In the city. . Morse Goes South Again Dean Wayne L. -Morse of the University of Oregon law school left Saturday for a three-day trip to San Francisco where he hopes to bring the three or four-months' old clerk's union arbitration to an end. The dean will return ln time to teach his Thursday classes next week. Army Air Board Ready To Start Examinations Unmarried men between the ages of 20 and 27 who have had at least two years of college will haVe an opportunity to apply for training in the army air corps during the coming week when an examining board will be at the physical education plant on the University of Oregon campus to interview applicants. , No appointment is necessary for men wishing to apply. Hours will be from 8 to 12 mornings through Saturday, and 1 to 4 on afternoons through Friday. Can didates accepted by the board, after being officially notified of his appointment, will be sent im mediately to the nearest flying school at the government's ex pense, according to Lt. Murray A. Bywater of the air corps, ad vance agent of the board. After six months of basic train ing, the cadets will be transferred to the air corps training center at Randolph and Kelly fields, San Antonio, Texas. After six months of more advance work at the "West Point of the Air," cadets will be commissioned as second lieutenants In the air corps re serve. The examining board is traveling to the 13 major colleges and uni versities of 8 western states. It consists of Major Thomas W, Blackburn, Captain Steven V. Guzak, Captain Ehrlmg L. Ber quist, and Lt. Frank A. Kurtz. Councilmen Face Quiet Business Session Monday The city council will meet Mon day evening at 7:30 in the coun cil chambers for the regular semi monthly meeting with no special business on the slate. The council will receive noti fication that the required nunv bcr of names to put the swinv ming pool measure on the Novem ber ballot have been secured. No action on the measure is required of the council, however. CAR FIRE QUENCHED City firemen were called out at 8:45 Saturday night to quell a fire in an automobile belonging to I. O. Brown, parked at Eighth and iCharnelton streets. Paul Deutschmann Photom-Boh. Wiltshire Enffravlnff than lighting a lurnace is is their scoutmaster. Scout Circus Will Be May 4 70 Troops Will Join In Presenting Program The spectacle of 70 Boy Scout troops participating in a gigantic eight-act circus that runs like clockwork even though- it hasn't been rehearsed will be seen by Eugeneans May 4 at McArthur court. Secret of the complicated event, which involves everything from building fires in the Igloo to rac ing chariots, is careful planning, according to scout officials. De tails are worked out in advance down to the last item, so that every troop and every boy knows just where he is supposed to be and when. . Most thrilling event of the eight is expected to be the chariot race, with 70 two-wheeled vehicles be ing pulled wildly about the arena by quartets of stout scouts. The event always provides thrills and spills. Spectacular will be the mass camping, signalling and games events, with the spacious Igloo floor filled to capacity. Fun and laughs will be provided by a crew of scout clowns. This is the ninth annual presentation of the Boy Scout circus in Eugene. Lloyd Payne is chairman of the event. Ticket sales are progress ing satisfactorily, he reports. As a special attraction 50 cent family tickets will be available. Springfield Mill's Opening To Be Soon SPRINGFIELD, April 20 (Special) Beginning of opera tions at the Rosborough mill here is tentatively set for Wednesday of this week, it was revealed Sat urday by T. W. Rosborough, own er. If operations begin at that time, Mr. Rosborough said, only log sawing will be started. The planer plant will not be ready for oper ation until the beginning of June. He said the kilns would be ready within 10 days. The plant, one of several major additions to the Springfield industrial section, has been under construction for the past year. HOSPITALS MAY STRIKE SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 (U.R) Health Director J. G. Geiger tonight indicated city officials were considering the possible opening of wards in city and county hospitals if the hospital and industrial workers union call a strike Monday against 10 ma jor San Francisco private hos pitals for higher wages. CITIZENS OF EUGENE, HAVE YOU BEEN COUNTED? If not, or if you have any doubt, fill out this blank and mall to MRS. MERLE C. STUART, Supervisor of Census 34 Hampton Bldg., Eugene, Oregon or call Phone 2572 Oh April 1, 1940, I was living at address below, but to the best of my knowledge I have not been enumerated, either there or anywhere else. Name - . . . Street and Number .... - . City '. Best time for enumerator to call ....... ............... President Asks liberal Pair' For Candidates Republicans Scored For WaiAccusations . In Georgia Address By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL WARM SPRINGS, Ga., April 20 W) President Roosevelt urged again tonight that his own party choose a "liberal pair of candidates" and at the same time waded into the republican oppo sition for "seeking to frighten the country" by declaring the present administration "Is delib erately trying to put this nation into war." ' It .was an out-and-out political talk "that Mr. Roosevelt made by radio to a series of country-wide dinners of Young Democrats' clubs. And while it carried an ob vious bid for continuance of the new deal, it offered no tangible clue to the outstanding political question of the day: Will the president seek a third term? Asserting that America faces this year much the same kind of campaign as it did in 1932 and, 1936, .the chief executive added: 'It seems to me very obvious that if the democratic party is to defeat the republican party next SEE PRESIDENT STORY PAGE 2 Zonta Women Close Conference Todav By MARIAN LO WRY Sessions of the Zonta club spring conference for District VI conclude this morning with a breakfast at the Eugene hotel at 9 o'clock. Featuring the program will be devotions by Dr. Norman K. Tully, pastor of Central Pres byterian church; songs by the Women's Choral club of Eugene; and the official address to the conference by Dr. Helen Pearce, Zonta international president. The 80-voice Choral club will sing several selections. Mme Rose Mc Grew is to sing a solo. Election of new district officers will be announced at the business session following the breakfast and program, and invitation will be extended for the fall confer ence, the Seattle club is expected to ask for the fall meeting. Winding up a busy day, the Eugene club, hostess group for the conference, entertained Saturday evening with a formal banquet at the Osburn hotel, 115 attending. Dean J. R. Jewell of the Univer sity of Oregon school of education was the guest speaker. Dean Jewell brought out the parallel of the advancement of education and SEE ZONTA STORY PAGE. 2 Rural Musical Fesf Is Ready For Friday Nearly 1500 school, pupils of Lane county will participate in the annual rural school music festival to be held in McArthur court on the campus of the Uni versity of Oregon Friduy, April 26. , The number already regis tered Is 1,476 and 39 districts are represented. Laurence C. Moffitt, county school superintendent, Saturday announced the committee in charge of the festival, all being teachers in different schools. They are Crystal Male of the River road school, Elsie Dann of Santa Clara, Lelah Parks of Bethel, Martha Moore of Eugene; Helen Little of Lowell, Mamie Cochran of Rivcrview, Helen Dove of Mar cola and Harriet Ingram of Cres-well. . i DeWey, in Gaiifornia, Sees Need for Different Attitude Toward Social LOS ANGELES. April 20. told the California republican assembly, in an address tonight, that the nation "demands an administration which looks upon social security as a necessary safeguard to workers who may occasionally be unemployed, not as a substitute for al lowing the country to go back to work." speaking at a mass meeting New York district attorney and candidate for the republican presidential nomination voiced the need for "an administra tion in Washington which does not consider proved incom petence to be an essential qualification for public office." Real Problems Face Guardsmen 150 Reserve Officers To Superintend Activity Barring unfavorable weather, 150 reserve officers and 200 na tional guardsmen from . Eugene and Springfield, will discover the tactical problems involved In the occupation of a defensive position by an infantry battalion Sunday morning. The maneuver, to be held two miles south of the city, is the final event in a two-day contact camp for reserve officers which is be ing attended by officers from all over the state. The camp Is under the direction of Lt. Col. H. C Dempewolf, head of the Eugene military district. Saturday evening the army men 'attended a banquet at the Osburn hotel. After the dinner they retir ed to the armory to hear Lt. Col Dempewolf speak on, -infantry or ganization. His speech was follow ed by a practical map exercise. Saturday afternoon and evening instruction and problem work was designed to give the men background for the actual field operation Sunday. The two-day session will be "talked over" Sunday afternoon nt a luncheon meeting ln the Del Rey cafe. A similar camp under the direction of Eugene military district officials is being held at Baker this weekend. Bar Association Asks Salemife's Suspension The board of governors of the Oregon Stale Bar meeting here Saturday recommended to the su preme court that M. Clifford Moynihan, Salem attorney, be suspended for three years. The board found him guilty on two counts involving false swear ing in connection with a trial and with an affidavit, according to Alexander G. Brown, public re lations chairman of the board. The board completed its visit here Saturday night with a ban quet at the Eugene hotel where H. H. DeArmond, Bend, president of the association, declared the tone of the bar had been consider ably brightened. He urged new rules of procedure and practice be considered at the next meeting, tentatively set for Corvallis this fall. , Wayne L. Morse, dean of the Oregon law school, urged closer cooperation of the bar with the school, particularly on the spon sorship of new members. Other speakers appearing on the program included George M. Roberts, Medford, Carlton Pepper, The Dalles and R. R. Bulllvant, Portland, all members of the board; F. M. Sercombe, Portland, secretary, Allan G. Carson, Salem, former president, and Mr. Brown. Weather News Spring continued In full force Saturday after a light early morn ing shower cleared the air. The sky was clear during the day and indications of a pleasant Sunday seemed overwhelming. The fore cast follows: Oregon Fair Sunday and Mon day, warmer Monday, gentle northerly shifting to easterly off coast. Airport Bureau Report: Maxi mum temperature, 62.3 degrees; minimum temperature. 38.7 do grees; precipitation, .06 of an inch: wind, northwest. River Bureau Report: Stage of the Willamette river at 7:30 p. m. Saturday, .1 of a foot. Siuslaw Tides Sunday High 12:01 p. m. Low 1:37 A. b. 8:04 fj. Security (AP) Thomas E. Dewey in the Hollywood Bowl, the He discussed the social security program at length, and offered five requirements for "a personal industrial economy such as ours": First, and foremost, the re lease of all of our productive en ergies so that our economy may provide the fullest measure of material well-being for our peo ple. "Second, adequate and non political relief for those who are thrown out of work and for whom unemployment insurance has not been provided. Insurance Advocated "Third, unemployment insur ance, efficienctly and economically administered In the interest of all workers. "Four, old-age insurance, to provide a reasonable standard of living after the years of active work have passed. "Fifth, a continuing survey of the possibilities of extending so cial insurance to new fields when ever the administration of existing forms has been sufficiently con solidated to justfy further expan sion." He told the convention that "for some years now the leaders of the present administration have been advising the American people that only under the new deal can this country make and keep social SEE DEWEY STORY PAGE 2 Legion To Discuss Junior Olympics Plans for the Junior Olympics to be held here May 3 and 4 will be discussed at length at the meeting of the Eugene post of the American Legion Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the Moose hall. The Legion is the sponsor of the event Committee heads to give re ports include: T. I. Chapman, general chairman; I. W. Stearns, houring; C. R. Manerud, trophies and awards; J. P. Schimberg, en tertainment. Today, a large delegate from the local Legion will be at Toledo for a district meeting. Plans for the Junior Olympics will be out lined neighboring posts' cooper ating in staging the event. At the Tuesday meeting of the local group there will be motion pictures, entertainment, and re freshments. Wiltshire r nm-vln CYNTHIA THE DUCK, PET OF THE JUNIOR chamber of commerce-sponsored Quar terbacks clii'i, is pictured getting "wised up" about the J. C. state convention hero May 3, 4 and 5, in which she will play an important part. Ralph Newman, J. C. president, holds tie kcts to the event, while Hale Thompson shows a badge to Mrs. Halo Thompson, chairman of women's events, and Leo Valentine, chairman of local registration. j - KenneU-Ellts Photoitrnph Wiltshire ffngrnvInK FRED BKENNE, above, ncwly-clccted president of the Oregon chamber of commerce secretaries. Germany Brags Birthday Blows Berlin Admits Island Troops Near Trondheim BERLIN, April 20. (U.R) Ger man armed forces marked Adolf Hitler's 51st birthday anniversary today, with reports of smashing air and sea blows against the al lied powers, but admitted British expeditionary troops had landed south of the Norwegian west coast port of Trondheim, Nazi airplanes "effectively bombed" British troops at the Nor wegian port of Andalsnes, an im portant railroad terminal 115 miles south of the German occupied port of Trondheim, the official news agency said after sternly warning Norwegian resistance would be "shattered" and the full power of the Nazi military ma chine would bo thrown against allied forces in Norway. Home Show Booth Space Going Fast Booth space for the American Legion "Build a Homo Show" to be held in the Armory May 6, 7 and 8, are rapidly being filled, ac cording to Con Dillon, chairman of the event. A wide variety of exhibits em phasizing building materials and other industrial displays will be included. The show is an annual event. Mr. Dillon said that a new type of entertainment was being planned for the show this year. A style show will be part of the program and spcciul musical num bers are also planned. Counter Move Against German Port Rushed 1 Allies Continue t , With Efforts to Force ; Hitler From Norway STOCKHOLM, April 20. (UP) British, French and Norwegian troops were re ported massing at three points on the west coast of Norway tonight for a powerful counter-offensive against the Ger man army north and south of Trondheim. , . : A battle for possession of Trondheim, with the isolated and besieged Norwegian fortress of Hegra in the center of the battle field, was described in messages to neutral diplomats as the prob able first major action an en gagement that may be already in progress. The opposing .forces were be lieved by military experts here to be stronger than previously in dicated and supported by heavy artillery. r n e British-French troops were expected to go into action as quickly as possible in an effort to relieve Hegra fortress. Flag Still Out Frontier dispatches said that the red, white and blue flag of Norway still flew over the fortress this morning, despite several Ger man attacks and a heavy bom bardment by German airplanes. A recapitulation of the military developments In Norway as based on neutral diplomatic advices and press dispatches from the frontier showed: , v Trondheim zone British and French forces said to number 'up to 55,000 men were reported landed in Names sector north of Trondheim and to have advanced with artillery, toward the Stelnk jer sector, where the ' Germans dug in for a defensive stand after isolatlnf Hegra fortress. Allied troops also were reported landed in the face of nazl aerial attacks at the railroad port of Andalsnes, 115 miles south of Trondheim on Romsdalsfjord. Another Report Still other reports said that the British had ' troops at Orkdal, which Is only 20 miles south of Trondheim, for a pincers attack on the Germans. But neutral ex perts here doubted that the allies had been able to reach Orkdal and believed that they were more like ly to use the railroad from An dnlsnes ln an effort to crush tha Germans lit Trondheim from the south while the allied troops at Steinkjer at'acked from the north. Germans in the Trondheim zone were reported to have built up strong defensive fortifications and to have mined bridges and roads. SEE TROOPS STORY PAGE 2
