Page Twa.
THE RESISTS. GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON
Press Conference
Opens On Campus
(CO.VTIXl.ED FROM PAGE 1)
Gilvra, Forest Grove News-Times.
The Oregon Newspaper Publish
ers' association named the follow
ing chairmen, Giles L. Trench, of
the Sherman County Journal on
the resolutions committee: Merle
R, Chessman, Astoria .. Budget,
chairman; E. B. Aldrieh of the
Pendleton Et Oregonian, and
Lars Bladine, McMinnville Telephone-Register.
-
Speakers at the morning session
were Richard 11. Dudman of Palo
Alto, Cal., associate In "The Front
Door Ballot Bo, -who delivered
a paper prepared by Dan E. Clark
II; Professor Charles M. Hulten,
of the University of Oregon school
of journalism, and Oanrel Ellis,
news editor of the Hillsboro Ar
gus, and Peter Laurs, news editor
of the Oregon City Enterprise.
Mr. Clark's paper dealt with
' Testing Trends in Public Opin
ion," and termed newspaper polls
"a brand new technique of re
porting." "Telling readers, what THEY
think about local and national is
tues is a function that cannot be
taken away by outsiders. It is a
function reserved solely for the
local newspaper," he ssid.
Ha outlined technique of taking
polls and supplied formulae for
making the polls as accurate as
possible often withfn 1 per cent,
"The function of polls is not
only to conduct pre-election sur
veys." he said. "A major service
of local opinion polls is to audit
public sentiment between elections
on important public issues. They
test merchandising preferences.
They measure trends in public
opinion. They act as guides to the
editor."
Mr. Hulten, speaking on "Latest
Trends in the Law of the Press,"
discussed the rights of privacy
or persons mentioned In news stor
ies and expressed pleasure over
me met mat libel suits are de
creasing throughout the nation.
"I should like to aay that I am
happy to see that the epidemic of
libel suita of several years ago la
en the wane. And It is of the na
ture of an epidemic, flaring up,
flying aown, lor no apparent res
on.
. "A greater care, greater regard
for the right of the public, all
eontriDuie, l think, to Its quiet
evening will be Dean Wayne L.
Morse of the University of Ore
gon law school, who will discuss
"The Administrative Feature! of
the Fair Labor Standard Act.,"
The Eugene Oleemen, with John
Stark Evans as director, will make
a complimentary request appear
ance. Program of the conference for
the final day, Saturday, follows: I
8:30 a. m. Committee and
Group Breakfasts.
t:4S (. m. "An Experiment in
Promoting Circulation end Good
Will," Arthur R, Jones, publisher
Myrtle Point Herald.
"Reform in Circulation: The
Proper Evaluation of the News
paper by Its Publisher," John Ver
schueren, circulation manager As-torlan-Budget
"Selling the Home-Town News
paper." Roy A. Brown, publisher
San Rafael (Cal.), Independent,
president Netional Editorial asso
ciation. General Discussion.
Semi-Annual meeting, Oregon
Newspaper Publisher! association,
Mr. French presiding.
12 Neon Adjournment for lun
cheon. 12:30 No-Host Luncheon, John
Straub Memorial hall W. Verne
McKinney, loastmaster.
Special stunt by Broadcast group
of Editing class, University of Ore
gon school of journalism Bui
Tendall, Sally Mitchell, Jean
Crites. Dick Williams.
Address by t- C. Moll, associate
professor of English, University
of Oregon, on "The War and After:
The Australian Angle, from First
Hand Contact."
Report of conference commit
tees,
Election of officers.
Adjournment.
Papers, Democracy
Is Topic 01 Sterling
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
Democrats Plan
Dinner At Portland
cenee,
Mr. Hulten discussed criticism of
the courts, election laws as related
to newspapers, the recommends
tions of grand juries and other
court action whjrh. find their way
into newspaper columns. ,
Highlight of the evening ses
alon will be the banquet at the
Osburn hotel at 8:30 p. m., with
Dean Erie W. Allen of the Uni
versity school of Journalism serv
ing as toastmaster. Speaker of the
OVERCOATS
Are Irlllnr Aa Low As
$9.15 J
at DeNEFFE'S
Oregon democrat will gather
Saturday evening in Portland at
the Portland hotel en Andrew
Jackson day, The banquet will
be at 6:30 p. m. with Amanda J.
Hart, president of the Oregon
Jackson clubs, In charge. Mrs.
Hart was one of Oregon' five
elector whs cut ballot recently
in Salem for President Roosevelt.
Paul N. Plank, state president of
the Young Democratic clubs of
Oregon, and Chester N. Anderson
of Eugene are among these plan
ning to attend the dinner.
Mrs. Hart announces that among
the speakers will be Oregon's
former governor, Oswald West,
former Congressman Elton Wat
kins, and Victor "Vic" Meyers,
present lieutenant governor of
Washington who was re-elected.
Oregon Young Democrats will
hold another of their state execu
tive meetings this Sunday, Jen.
12, In Portland, following the
Jackson dinner that will be held
Saturday evening. It Is expected
that the group will decide at this
meeting the dale and place of the
next state convention that will bf
new this year. Several Oreswn
cities are bidding for It but to far
the convention ha not been
awarded. Hood River is asking
that It be held this year at the
to correctly predict the outcome
of the reeent election have 'miss
ed the boat,' for it is not the
function of a newspaper to tell
the people how to vote. The
newspaper doe not reform or
remake society, it only report
it."
A sense of Integrity, of fair
play and the policy of trying to
paint both sides of every picture
is essential, Mr. sterling believes,
if the newspapers are to continue
keeping the confidence of the
public. "No newspaper has ever
lost any influence that it deserv
ed to keep," he declared.
"The privately-owned press,
and thank God that's the only
kind w have in America," the
editor declared, "goes hand in
hand with our other right of free
speech, right to worship, toi to
assemble. In every country where
the control of the press ha pass
ed Into the hand of the govern-
rnent, the people ere no longer
tree.
Hitler and Mussolini have noth
ing new in the way of a public
press used for propaganda pur
poses, the editor said. They heve
only "torn a leef from Oliver
Cromwell's book," who In l4n
imposed censorship on the Eng
lish newspapers.
Democracy may seem cumber
some and unwieldy, Mr. Sterling
declared in conclusion, but this is
what makes it effective.
"If our type of government is to
continue we must cherish the vir
tues of good will, mutuality, tol
erance and a sens of humor. We
must learn not to sound off until
our ideas have had a chance to
jell thi is the message of the
church, the school and the news
paperof democracy!"
A brief glance into the life of a
soldier at Camp Murray, Wash
ington, was given by Bill Peltier,
a Eugene Boy now serving With
the medical corps, who is home
for a few days' leave of absence.
"It seems good to sit down at a
table with a table cloth,"- he said.
He described a typical day between
reveile and taps, and said that the
most important lesson the boys
were learning was to. do what
they're told Just as fast aa they
can,
ing the aid-te-Brltain legislation. I
announced that he had signed
proclamation requiring copper,
brass, bronze, sine, nickel and pot
ash to be exported only under ex
port licenses, effective Feb. 3.
These materials, he said, are need
ed for American defense.
The president told reporter that
he did not necessarily want the
powers apparently contained in
the British aid bill, but that some
body must have it in order to take
quick action.
He replied in the negative when
asked whether the legislation
would have the effect of repealing!
the neutrality act ban against loans
to belligerents and the Johnson act
prohibition against credits to world
war debt defaulters.
The president told his press
conference, however, that the lan
guage employed in the bill that
equipment loans could be made
"notwithstanding" any prior act
was the usual phrase in legisla
tion and was required to avoid
conflict of laws.
If there is any conflict, thejsres.
ident said, the later law supersedes
the prior law.
In reply to a question from Sen'
ator Vandenburg (R-Mlch.) Bark.
ley said it was planned to have
the house end senate foreign af
fairs committees consider the
legislation simultaneously in order
to speed action.
After Speaker Raybura referred
the bill to the house foreign affairs
committee. Chairman May (R-Ky)
of the military committee told re
porters that it was clearly a de
fense measure and should be stud
led by his own group.
Food Stamps
Due January 27
(CONTIXIED FROM PAGE 1)
Springfield
Woodcraft Meeting
Attracts Thirty-Five
how the plan works, as follow:
"The food stamp plan was estab
lished primarily to increase agri
cultural Income by creating de
mand for urp!u farm products.
It i intended also to increase the
food consumption of needy fam
ilies. For this reason, surplus
commodities are received in addi
tion to, and not In lieu of, the us
ual food-budget allowances. Gen
erally, under the plan, families
certified for participation may
purchase with their relief pay
ments and other cash resources
orange-colored food stamps. For
each dollar worth of orange
(tamp purchased, the family re-
i eeives SO cents worth of blue
tamp in addition at no cost.
"The orange-colored stamps may
be used to purchase any food pro
duct sold in retail stores; they
may not be used to buy tobacco
or alcoholic beverages. The blue
stamps may be used to purchase
at retail prices only those agricul
tural commodities listed as sur
plus In the current surplus-commodity
bulletin Issued by the U.
5. department of agriculture.
"For example, a person employ
ed on WPA earning $50.70 a month
may purchase $30 or orange food
stamps and with the purchase he
would receive $15 in blue stamp
free, a total of stamps redeemable
for $45 for which he paid only
$30. This Increases his income to
approximately $65 per month; the
$50.70 wage, plus the $19 addi
tional food stamp allowance. All
others who participated would
benefit corresponding to the
amount of orange stamp purchas
ed. "The blue stamps are redeemed
by the federal government as a
part of the aid program. The or-
Aid To Britain
Sped In America
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
meeting. January 23.
Twelfth Night Tradition
Revived By Club
which our army and navy could
use.'
"This means that we shall be
producing the same material for
our friends as for ourselves," he
said.
"It should eliminate double as
sembly lines In our factories, and
should help to standardize our war
material among the democracies."
Barkley said the measure con
tained no waiver of the wage-hour
law. the Walsh-Healy public con-
r
tracts act op the Warner labor re.
inita ,oiumoia uorge noiei on lations act.
the Columbia River highway. Mr. Roosevelt, besides discuss-
t !
!
!
THE FOLLOWING
FURNITURE STORES
t i .
.-
WILL CLOSE
Saturday Night:
at 6 p. m.
In co-operation with the Eugene Chamber of Com
merce and a majority of other Eugene merchants we
will close at 6 P. M. on Saturdays . . . starting this
week,; January 11 . . . until further notice.
With our help we are thus able to give our employees
a few more hours of leisure with their families.
JOHNSON FURNITURE CO. RUBENSTEIN FURNITURE CO.
EUGENE BARGAIN STORE STAR FURNITURE CO.
STERLING FURNITURE CO.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 10.
(Special) Thirty-six members of
the Neighbors of Woodcraft were
present at the regular meeting i lmps are redeemed by the
held Thursday night. money received from the individ-
TenUtive plans were made for j who purchased them, although
the district convention to be held tne individual may have received
in Cottage Grove some time the tne purchaso money first from an
first of May. . agency expending funds derived
Refreshment were served by ,rom, taxation sources,
the committee for the month, The food stamp plan super
members of which are Mrs. -C. F. ' 0,8 Pr"nt P'n of issuing
Eggimann, chairman; Mrs. Minnie ,ood commodities directly through
Gerard, Mrs. Sam Sweeney, Mrs, th .w,el'ar department to families
Nellie Hiltibrand. and Mrs. Grace el,,?'ble. to participate.
Fisher, This committee will also ; Under the present plan of corn
serve at the ootluck at the next 1 modity distribution the Lane
v-vuifiy huuui.- vvejiare vummission
has been issuing many hundreds of
dollars of surplus food commodi
ties each month; these commodi
ties being purchased by the fed
eral government and distributed
spniwrvnrT n Tn in , tnrou8h welfare agencies. It is
SPRINGFIELD. Jan 10. - believed that the food stamp plan
(Special) The traditional Twelfth will inr,P th. ,.TOi. f
Night party of the Happy Eve-- sumption and , accordl ngl y, a Jarg-
1 nirtV lllh IIIH HnlH bi .Us hnm f ' . - . . . I
...... ....... , er amount ot funds will eorre-
. a ,.r.. iw.uu.1 . wam.r 01 1 spondmgly be expended from tax
Pleasant Hill, the group enter- ation funds."
i-iiiius wiiii a iui wjr uiiuier ana -
. I i ,n i I
program. ooui i rnamoerf ana
guests attended. The party is
given In observance of the old
English customs marking Twelfth
night. Red roses and red candles dec
orated the dinner table. Wassail
was served by the king, Mrs. Mabel
Tyson. The following characters
dressed In costume reigned over
the evening; Queen, Mrs. Milton
Walker; lady In waiting, Clara
Jones; Archbishop of Canterbury,
Doris Myers; executioner, Edna
Piatt; town crier, Elwina Meach
em; cook, Dorothy Copenhaver;
herald. Alma Potter: musicians.
Mabel McPherson, Zinita Ziniker,
and Lula Davidson,
Mrs. Paul Potter was in charge
of the program which consisted of
a reading on Twelfthnight by
Clara Jones, and a scene from
Shakespeare'a "The Taming of the
Shrew," by Mrs. Mabel McPher
son and Zinita Ziniker.
Concluding the program was the
singing of the wassail song, and
the burning of the greens cere
mony at the fireplace. Dorothy
Copenhaver, Mrs. Cecil Ireland.
Edna Piatt, Elwina Meachem, and
Doris Myers, were the committee
in charge.
ROD AND GUN CLUB
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 10.
iSnecial) McKarm (tat-urav
, Rod and Gun club will hold a spe.
i cial meeting Friday night in the
armory,
I RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE
i SPRINGFIELD. J.n. in
(Special) Postal receipts for the
lourm quarter oi lmu show ai
I increase of 24.17 per cent over re
iceipts lor the corresponding quar-
ter In 1939, exceeding the 1939
1 figure by $1,372.14.
Postal receipts for the vear lain
totaled $16,504.85, Postmaster
Harry M. Stewart announced recently.
Stockholders Re-elect
Officers, Directors
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 10.
(Special) Stockholder of the
Bank of Oregon held their an
nual meeting Thursday evening
and reelected 1940 officer and
directors.
Members of the board of direc
tors are: H. L. Lauderdale, Harry
M. Stewart, W. C. Wright, H. L.
Edmunds, and Dr. A. F. Sether.
Officers of the bank for 1941
are: president, H. U Edmunds;
vice president, Harry M. Stewart;
cashier, Willis N. Ekbald; assistant
cashier, Frank B. Price.
Total assets of the bank, which
opened a year ago, are now $268,
866.22; liabilities $237,644.48 and
capital account $31,221.78.
In response to request made by
many of it customers, the bank
opened ( savings account service
January 1 of thi year.
Jail Problem Needs
Money, Mayor Says
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
RETURNS FROM SEATTLE
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 10.
(Special) J. S. Elliott returned
recently from Seattle where he
spent the holidays with his daugh
ter at the Northwest Bible institute.
"tossed in their laps" by tre re
turn of liquor, and Eugene's Jail
problem is Just one phase of this
increasing problem.
An over 100 per cent increase
in the number of drunken persons
arrested between 1933 and 1940 in
Eugene show how pressing the
problem has become. In J 933, be.
fore hard liquor was sold here,
120 arrests were made, end In
1939 this increased to 299, police
records show.
The city police committee will
meet Friday night with Sheriff
Swart and Mayor Large to delve
deeper into the problem, Sam
Bond, chairman of the committee
announced. Some action if ex
pected it the meeting of the city
council Monday.anuary 13.
MEETING FRIDAY
The meeting, of the Dunn P.-T,
A. will be held Friday evening,
in the gchool building. Mr. Ran
dall Wood i chairman of th en
tertainment committee. A member
of th American Legion will be
the speaker tO"
special music umm
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Jive FurnS.1:
Close Early
In keeping
chamber f
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nounced: CU
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cooking
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where butter ki
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Every year hundred of InaiBtsJTi
chant throughout the nation cwmJ
make thi America's greatest sal JH '
The values presented are iretMse.? 4
don't miss an Item! SALE START?
TODAY Lv
CRYSTAL GLASS
MIXING BOWLS
each
Big bowls with rolled edges.
So easy to keep clean and
sparkling!
Family If .
Hi delicious 0 '
Old Fashion n
French Creatst nil!
naru vinaies,
STOVE TOP SET
PLAN RUMMAGE SALE
Welfare Leaiue will hold rum.
mage sale Saturday all day in the
Hampton building.
, Average score of .978 was
awarded the Echo Hollow Dairy
for 1939-40 at the Pacific Inter
national Stock Show the highest
award in the Eugene area. Adv.
NURSES CAN TELL YOU
r THEM'S NO AID QUITE LIKE
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3
Pes.
Big crystal glass
salt and pepper
shakers and a
4T's inch bowl!
GLASS PITCHER
9
VI oz, capacity,
Popular ball
shaped style. 8
inches high.
PILLOW CASES
9
each
Bleached,
hemmed, ready
for use. 42x38
in. Check vour
I linen closet!
CANNON TOWELS
9
38 In. long! All-
is over checks with
a striped borders.
Choice of colors.
LOOK WHAT
9c WILL BUY!
APPLIANCE CORD
SET
APPLIANCE PLUG WITH
SWITCH
IN. WOODKNWAStl
BOWL .... ,
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POLISH
HI TT. CLOTHES
LINE
S-PC. BOWL COVIR
SET
WASTE BASKETS,
EACH -
STONEWARE JL'O OB
OWL, EACH
CRYSTAL GLASS FRUIT
BOWL , .
KITCHEN UTENSILS.
EACH
GLASS VASE OB
BOWL . ...
MEN'S PRESS
SOCKS
PERCALE APRONS.
EACH
RUBBER OLOVES,
PAIR ..............,
CHILDREN'S
PANTIES
MEN'S HANDKER.
CHIirs f POR
CHIEFS i r0R
WOMEN'S HANDKER'
PULL CHAIN
SOCKET
CTT AND SAUCER
SET .
TOOTH
PASTE ,
TOOTH
BRUSH ...
1 SINGLE InOE
RAZOR BLADES .
IS DOUBLE EDOE
RAZOR BLADES
CRYSTAL GLASS
TUMBLERS . fOR
1M PAPER
NAPKINS
WAX PAPER,
100 FT,
EGO
BEATER
STAMPED PIECES.
BACH - '
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
9c
Bargains In Men's Wear
Men's and Boys' Slipover
SWEATERS
Values up to 98c
59
Men's Values to I.9g
DRESS PANTS
A broken range of slses
from 32 to 51)
1.59
Pair
BOYS' CAPS
Several styles. Values to 25c
MEN'S CORDS
A Corduroy Worth $2.95
1.99
Pair
BOYS' JACKETS
Sell regular up to $249
$1.49
BOYS' CORDS
In sites 2 to 16 In elastic
waist styles. Sells reg. $1.19
I 7' -7pc Ml on
sa
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Men's Work m
OF 9-OZ. FU?VJ
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more tor glovt
that actually
Imagine!
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Gray EnomeWtt'
of Good 8ig.
Ar
7 eacn
2L4 qt. and 344
qt. pudding pans.
IVi qt. and W
qt. sauce pans.
ALUMINUM K
s) R. sat, gatwlLIf U
and ruuuiNu-!
9
Each
Bright and shin
ing additions to
your kitchen
ware. 1-qt. sites.
Kitchen AssorrV
QUALITY TINV-J
9c
each
Try in t Pns'
muffin pans, bis
cuit pans, c
pans, etc.
unucpj'C PAN.
of NOVELTY Ms
9CE.ch
Several pretty
designs. Double
reinforced crotch
section. Tea rose.
Shoe Speg
Men's Oxford
Slses -M-'n
Regularly sell ,,
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Stirs 6 to 1 Ble-
735 Willamette The Store of Better Vol
ues