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Page Eighteen THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON Plank So Far Sole Candidate To Head Stale Young Demos A large delegation from Eugene ana Lane county will go to Cor- vallls next week-end to attend the annual state convention Young Democratic clubs April 26, 27 and 28. Special Interest to local groups In the meeting is the fact that Paul N. Plank, president of Eu genes Young Democratic club. candidate for the presidency of tne state organization. So fa Plank is the only candidate i tne field, although there are rumors of several "dark horse1 contenders for the post. Etha Newman as campaign manager for Plank, is very active in lining up pre-convention support for the Eugene man. James Roosevelt, son of Presi dent Roosevelt, has signified hi Intention of attending the gath erlng at Corvallis. So far two candidates are in the field for young democratic national committeeman, Martin Fitzgerald of St Helens, and An thony J. Sambuck of Portland, Harold Lance is actively cam paigning for the state treasurer- ship of the organization having been secretary the past year. ! According to the state presl dent, Albert T. Kemmer, there will be a large convention this year, with delegations attending from nearly every county. i. Arthur Lowe, convention chair man, states that Carvallls young democrats will be hosts with the aid of the Corvallis chamber of commerce, the Elks lodge, and many other Benton county civic groups, who have taken an ac tive part in arranging for the convention. Friday, beginning at 2 p. m. registrations will be taken throughout the afternoon. Friday evening will be taken up by a meeting of . the state executive committee, and by the usual cau cusing among different county delegations. Saturday morning a breakfast will be held honoring the women candidates for public office on the democratic ticket. Saturday morning and afternoon will bo dominated by the con vention proper, Including elections of officers and action on several amendements to the constitution. Saturday evening will see the in stallation of riew state officers, and the convention banquet, and a professional floor show and dance following. Colonel C. A. Robertson will be highlighted as will Bruce Spauldlng during the convention. Mr. Robertson is the democratic candidate for congress in the first district, and Mr. Spauldlng the democratic candidate for attor ney general. Sales Record Eyed By Ford Officials Mercury 8, the sensational Ford-built car that ranked among the nation's 10 best sellers in 1939, Its first year on the auto motive market, gives every Indi cation of setting an even greater sales record this year, Merrill H. Kendall, of Simmon-Kendall Co., local Ford dealer declared this week. i The local dealer revealed that We have never taken In trade - - a KIMBALL PIANO! Reason? People who buy Kimball pianos, very seldom trade them off it they sometimes do It Is most al ways for another Kimball. You Only Buy One Piano! Make It a good onel Yuu can own a Kimball piano for as little as $265 and pay for It on terms as low as $8 per month. i Don't try to suve by buying a cheap piano you will al ways regret it, if you do. No one can ever lenrn to play well if ho has to work with an interior piano, WILSON'S MUSIC HOUSE 39 E. lOlh Ave. Ph. 727 Activities Calendar April 21 Obsidian trip to cabins. April 24 University of Oregon Mothers' Club meeting, Gerlin ger hall. 7:30 p. m. Open house at Frances Willard school. April 25 And through April 26, 27 and 28, Shrine indoor cir cus, Armory. Afternoon Women's City Club tea. 6:30 p. m. Matrix Table banquet of Theta Sigma Phi, St. Mary's Episcopal church hall. April 26 County music festival, McArthur court. County P.-T. A. benefit, River Road clubhouse. Boy Scouts court of honor, Roosevelt school. April 27 Boy Scouts Circus, McArthur court. April 28 Obsidian trip to Mt. Nebo. Moyl. - Youth League benefit dance for University of Oregon scholarships, Wintergarden. 2 p. m. State highway commission public hearing on rerouting Pacific highway through Eugene. May 3 and 4 American Legion Junior Olympics. State Convention of Junior Chamber of Commerce; ' also through May 4 and 5, Eugene hotel. May 5 Obsidian trip to Castle Rock. May 6 Spring concert of Womens Choral club, school of music. American Legion Trade show, armory; also through May 7 and 8. May 10, 11 Master Plumbers conference. May 10, 11, 12 University of Oregon Junior Week-end and Mothers Day week-end. May 12 Annual Obsidian spring ski trip to Sunshine shelter. May 17 State Primary election. May 18 Junction City fat lamb show starts at 9 a. m. May 19 Obsidian trip to Silver Creek falls. Annual Rhododendron festival of Western Lane county, at Florence. May 20 National League of District Postmasters, Oregon Division, Convention, Osburn hotel. May 21 Spring concert of Eugene Gleemen, McArthur court. National League of District Postmasters, Oregon Division, Convention, Osburn hotel. May 25 Pomona grange meeting. Annual Register-Guard Lane county pet parade. Eugene Hunt club Horse Show, fairgrounds; also on May 26? May 26 Obsidian coast trip. May 29 University high school commencement. May 30 Eugene high school commencement. May 31 Graduation event for Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt Junior high schools. June 7 University examination week opens. June 9 University Commencement. June 19, 20, 21 Daughters of Union Veterans of Civil War state con vention, Eugene hotel and Elks temple. Juno 30 Boy Scouts annual summer camp opens at Camp Lucky Boy, Girl Scouts anual summer camp opens at Lake Clea- wox. v in the Pacific northwest territory alone, sales of 1940 Mercury 8 models during the first three months of this year were 88 per cent above those for the same 90- ay criod of 1939. Apparently feeling the stimulus of an intensive "Let's Go" sales program and the opening of the spring travel season, sales were particularly strong the final ten days of March, statistics showed. Mercury 8 business Increased 94 per cent the last tcn-doy period of the month, compared to March 20-30, 1039. FOUNTAIN PENS VALLEY PRINTING CO. LOW COST AUTOMOBILE FINANCING Your local home owned bank will flnanr your now car on easy monthly Install ment. Such a loan makes you a cash buyer and permits you to buy insurance Irom your own local agent. OTHER MONTHLY PAYMENT LOANS: Include loans far repairing or lemodehnci your home or business properly (FHA) and loans for personal needs. The First National Bank of Eugene Home owned and managed since 1RSJ deposits up to $5,000 Insured through' the F. 1. I. ft Home Units, Spring Festival Featured Here This Week Only two home extension unit meetings will be held in the county this week but there will be other meetings of interest to homemakers, it is announced by Miss Nellie Lyle, county home demonstration agent. Tuesday the Camp Creek unit will meet at 10 a. m. with Mrs. Abbie LeVee where Miss Lyle will demonstrate buffet luncheons. The Willakenzie unit will meet on the same day at 10 a. m. at the grange hall. Mrs. Frank Pattison and Mrs. Palmer Walls, project leaders, will give a demonstration on the subject "Food for the Fam ily When the Cook is Away. Wednesday the county commit tee will meet at the home of Miss Lyle at 10 a. m. and Thursday Mrs. Buena M. Maris, extension specialist in family relationships, will speak to girls and their mothers at the Springfield high school. On the evening of that day Mrs. Maris will meet with three study, clubs at Wendling. This will be parents night and the fathers as well as the mothers are expected to be present. The meet ing will begin with a potluck din ner. Mrs. Vera Todd Crow, mem ber of the county committee, will also be present. The annual spring festival will be held at the Four-H club build ing on the fairgrounds Friday, April 28, beginning at 10 a. m. There will be a demonstration and exhibit by various units in the forenoon, a covered dish luncheon at noon and a fashion show in the afternoon. The spring coats made at the coat school in March will be shown. Several skits and musi cal numbers will be presented. Miss Joan Patterson, extension specialist in home furnishings, and Mrs. Azalea Sager, state county home demonstration agent, will be present. Miss Lyle says she ex pects 150 or 175 members of home units to be present. 52 Creamerymen, Cream Graders Meet Fifty-two cream graders and creamery men from seven western Oregon cities attended a meeting at the Eugene Farmers' creamery Fridav evening, held for the pur pose of discussing butter and cream grades and compliance with the state law. Graders and cream ery operators from Eugene, Springfield, Roseburg, Corvallis, Albany, Lebanon and Toledo were here. Professor H. P. C. Nielsen of the dairy department at the Oregon State college discussed cream grades and Bryant Williams, dis trict superintendent of the state department of agriculture, took an active part in the meeting. : - Banking Progress Is Told At Session aul Robeson Records Ballad For Americans A reflection of the American ipirit of independence is the re cording of "Ballad for Ameri cans," sung by Paul Robeson, which has been released in a Victor black label album. The words, written by John Latouche, have been set to music by Earl Robinson. The song is accom panied by a chorus and orchestra under the direction of Nataniel Shllkret and Earl Robinson. When Paul Robeson first sang the ballad on a radio broadcast, met with such success that he was forced to repeat the pro gram. The album which includes two 10-Inch records, is now available at the Wilson Music House. Progress of the Lane county chapter of the American institute of banking was outlined by Gor don Brunton, retiring president of the organization, in a speech before members of the organiza tion Friday evening. About 45 attended the banquet and dinner dance held at the Del Rey cafe. New officers of the chapter were installed by Rogers Kimberling of the First National Bank of Eugene. Included were: Charles McCormick, Eugene branch, U. S. National bank, president; Ray Hegberg, First Na tional bank of Eugene, vice-president; Jessie Hull, First National bank of Eugene, secretary-treasurer. C. L. Carpenter of the Junction City branch of the U. S. National bank, and Loy W, Rowling and Mr.' Brunton, both pf the First National bank of Eugene were se lected as new members on the board of governors. At the meeting J. . Wesley Haines, of the First National bank, was awarded a standard certifi cate, representing the completion of eight courses of study under the AIB. The organization was founded in 1938. with about 20 members. It now lists 35 enrollees. MRS. NAGLE TO SPEAKS JUNCTION CITY, April 20 (Special) Junction City Town- send club will meet on Thursday, April 25 at the Greenwood hall 8:30 p. m. At the close of the business session Mrs. Marian Nagle of Lacomb will speak on the Townsend plan. Lawyer Urges Stand Against Entering War Speaking to students of the University school of law Friday, H. H. DeArmond, president of the board of governors of the Oregon State Bar association, declared that the greatest service lawyers or anyone else could do for this country is "to take a firm stand against our nation's going into war." He spoke to the embryo barris ters as "the future leaders of this country" and said "all great ef forts to enlarge or enhance per sonal liberties in this country, have been led by members of i the legal profession." DeArmond explained the recent Integration of the bar system set up in Oregon and declared that the new setup had allowed the as sociation to raise the standing of Oregon lawyers. FUR STORAGE Electric Cleaners Phone 300 YOU'LL WONDER... how you ever got along without Automatic L&H ELECTRIC !j hot water service!' "IB A GREAT convenience for the whole family. Speeds up household tasks. An ample supply of hot water at the temperature you like when ever you need it. 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Then, recordings of the voices of the local winners will go to Chicago for the nation al selections. One of the other judges will be one of the nation's outstanding motion picture talent scouts. In addition to the national prizes, KOBE is offering $87.35 in prizes to local winners. Those wishing to enter the contest are requested to write to K.OKE for their audition appointment, according to Dav Foster, production director of KORE. 'On To Portland' Trek Plans Progress Chamber of commerce mem bers will be "signed up" this week for participation in the "On to Portland" trip April 29, by Dr. J. E. Richmond, chairman ot the event. He said 16 business men had already registered for the event. The special bus will leave the chamber offices at 8 a. m. Mon day, April 29. Plans call for a brief stop at the state house in Salem, where the chamber mem bers will greet Governor Charles A. Sprague and convey felicita tions of Eugene for the Salem Centennial. . In Portland speakers repres enting Eugene will talk before the joint meeting of the two chambers. Dr. Richmond said Elmer Fansett, alumni secretary of the University of Oregon, w.v cooperating in preparing program events. One of the main events of the day in Portland will be a free air tour over the city through the courtesy of the United Air lines. Chamber officials recently received confirmation from S. R. "Speed" Newman, district traffic manager, that the tour would be held. . 'High Tor' Is Next U-0 Theater Event Forced to abandon its produc tion of Macbeth because of un foreseen staging difficulties the University theater announces that its next and final production of the school year will be Maxwell Anderson's romantic comedy "High Tor." . This will be the first time a play bv this author has been presented on the campus, but not the first time Eugene audiences have had an opportunity to see his work. The screen has shown many of his successes such as "What Price Glory," "Elizabeth the Queen," and "Winterset." Anderson won the Pulitzer prize with "Both Your Houses," and "High Tor" was given the drama critic's award in 1937 as "the best new play written by an American playwright and produced in New York." Scheduled for production May 17, 18, 21 and directed by Mrs. Ottilie T. Seybolt, head of the drama division of the University, the play will prqjent a cast com posed almost entirely of people not registered in drama classes but selected from the campus and the city at large. Delinquency Is Topic For Church Forum The problem of juvenile de linquency in1 Eugene and Lane county will be discussed at the open forum of the Community Liberal church Sunday evening at 7:30, when preventive meas ures being sought by various community agencies will be con sidered. Speakers will be W. L. Van Loan, president of the com munity youth council, who will discuss "Co-operative Community Planning,'' T. W. Fisher, play ground director; and A. F. Hol mer, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. A period for questions and discus sion will follow the addresses. Medo-Lands Uses NewTruda Medo-Lan7!r .... 1 " now riC1 liver mill i- - PfflB. trucks. WetJ M The delivery v. on a dime" M operate safelv i.M Besides beirm the drwS? "dust-conditioned-1 tection of th tary provisions win T that absolute on the doorstep.' vehicles is dtheyf,' Whinh oil..... .'? ""1 Hi ......... ..uW5 ,ne jt... excellent view of Z!?l times. These truck, of competent Medoj Will nnrt - ..TV1!) rerds, creamer That ;H..u. I specTthe'rruoVa View the snn.1,1 tarv feature "" Vote RegisbA Totals Due Soon Total figures nn it. .J ir voters ft registered for the prim, tion Mav 15 win k. .' Monday or Tuesday, it ' at tne omce of iw Walter B. Dillard S,i,J. 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