Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, January 13, 1941, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPage Four. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER (PubllihKl Evr Evtnlnl ul Su)yl EDITOH AND FIBL1SHH . - - - - A1UJ1 "; UANAOINU EDITOH - - - - - - WlllUm M. Ju" NEWS FU-VICL .... KmvrtttM F Unit IMja MKMJiEH Audit Bureau ot Cliculitlorif Cn'nn it tho Port Offle at Iusn. OngOB. u wean cum icftur. ' Th Rfrfrler-Ouiril'f poller ! thi oomplt and tmMrtlal tmbllMtion In lu newi pain of 41 news and iUUjTiantj ofer Ihelr opinion! on eventt of the dy a nuwi Importune 1c the oommunlty. ndvorln to be csndld but fill trd helpful la U development of eooetrucUT community policy THE PROBLEM OF THE JAIL What the city of Eugene and our Lane county government should consider along with temporary adjustments of the jail prob lemis the erection of a well-placed, well planned building which will be the perma nent headquarters of all public safety opera tionsstate, county and city police; jail facilities and police courts; fire department, signal systems. Till money can be found and a financial plan devised for doing a proper job, the problem seems to be one of manage ment and cooperation with the least waste iif money. From time to time we have had proposals for a modern county-city building to replace both the present, antiquated city hall and the equally antiquated courthouse. This, how ever, would be a project running into big figures. It is not as urgent as our need of some new school buildings, and it is doubt ful if it could be icarried out without im pairing our present program of retiring debt and ultimate lower taxes. Furthermore, there Is a considerable body of expert opinion which holds that police and fire department and safety operations generally should be separated (although pre ferably nearby) from the center of civil activities. Today we have three sets of police in three or four different places on different tele phone connections and the fire department is another unit. It would be a stroke for efficiency to bring them under one roof, into one'central night and day telephone hookup and .to begin recognizing that all safety operations ought to be coordinated. The city of Eugene may not be ts "hard up" as it seems. The present city hall is on of the most valuable properties in downtown Eugene, and badly located with reference to the courthouse, the posloffice and other public buildings, badly located for motor ized fire and police work. Sale of this prop erty (and eventually the also obsolete li brary), relocation on the new super-highway and near the courthouse and the de velopment of a grouping of public buildings these things ought to be considered. CLASSES FOR NEW CITIZENS It seems a shame that with some 700 aliens registered at the Eugene postoffice only about 15 have been taking the course to prepare them for their citizenship Examina tion which has been offered under WPA. That argues to begin with that there has not been enough effort to inform the future citi zens that there Is such a course. From .Nels T. Jorgcrson, well known in this community for many years as a concrete contractor, we got some additional light on this matter. Mr. Jorgcrson, born in Den mark, and his wife, born in England, have been among the 15 students studying Ameri can history and American institutions at the Odd Fellows hall every Wednesday evening in the class conducted by Warren M. Olney. The members of the class were disturbed the other night to learn that Mr. Olney is to be transferred because the small atten dance in his class does not warrant keeping him on tliis job. According to Dr. Robert T. Bailey, directing the WPA night classes, suf ficient "hours" for Mr. Olney will be found at another town and a new and younger teacher put in his place. But, the 15 men and women who have been studying with Mr. Olney think the small attendance is not his fault, and they think he ought to stay on at least till some effort is made to build the Americanization classes up. There seems to be a little underlying question of the teaching methods. Mr. Ol ney according to Mr. Jorgerson is one of those old fashioned gentlemen who packs into the lessons a good deal in addition to what is proscribed in the manual for "get ting by the court." He has taken them afield into alt sorts of little inquiries into their own city and school and county government as well as the outlines of government in the United States. He has rambled at length discussing Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and the Constitution and the Dec laration and the wars. "The new man told us," said Mr. Jorger son, "that he wasn't going to bother us with a lot of unimportant dates and things like that, but we think those things are impor tant. We could pass the examination just by reading what' in the manual, but we want more than that. We want to learn all we can about this country." No doubt rules are rules and if WPA regulations require the transfer of one nun EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE REGISTER - GUARD and the substitution of another, perhaps we should not interfere. We know little about "teaching standards" or "methods," but it seems to us that possibly this Mr. Olney might be one of those natural teach ers you encounter now and then. Anyhow, whether Mr. Olney stays or goes, whether the old fashioned history teaching is followed or dropped, we think these Americanization classes should be built up without delay. As Mr. Jorgerson says: "It is an amazing thing that when the United States offers us citizenship and even offers to teach us what we ought to know, that every person seeking his papers isn't down there night after night." ONE IN 1969 Of our population of something more than 130,000,000, one person out of every 1969 is in prison. That is based on the Bureau of the Census' estimate of today's prison population as 66, 000 persons in 108 prisons and reformatories in 46 states and 18 federal institutions. It makes one think of the great-hearted Eugene V. Debs, who once said, "As long as a single person remains in prison, I am not free." But there is this good side of it: all over the world, scores of thousands of men and women are in prison for opinion, for political non-conformity. In the United States, not more than a handful of these 66,000 impris oned men and women are paying for political "sins." In Miami the Professional Golfers' Asso ciation is planning a match in which they hope to include the Duke of Windsor. Make i nolo and he'll fall. The latest dope Is that Hitler will start his English invasion the middle of February, at which time he is expected to change his mind again. Germans can now get permits for stoves in air-raid shelters. We thought the R.A.F. was making it plenty hot. People find out how foolish it is to stay up all. night when it suddenly dawns on them. Pull won't open the door to success nearly as well as push. Now that Christmas is over for another year we can all settle down and up! WHAT OTHER EDITORS THINK "AIN'T IT WONDERFUL?" (Astorlan Budget) An advertisement recently hit our desk, spon sored by Scribner's Commentator magazine, "dedi cated to the millions of earnest Americans who are now working to keep this country from involvement In foreign wars." The copy, exhibits a little, golden-halrcd girl holding n rag dull. Along side, In big type, reads "Her Daddy for Defense Only." Then the script continues: "The time has come when we must at last realize that there is no such thing as going one-quarter, one-half or two-thirds along the road to war. Going half-way to war is like trying to jump half-way oveij Niagara Falls." "America senses this," the advertisement con tinues, "despite clever smoke-screens (and), public opinion polls show that we are still 84 per cent against active participation In Europe's struggles. Yet a shrewd, well organized and exceedingly busy pressure group works upon our natural sympathies for Britain and urges us to play an even more active role at her side." Then the public" Is urged to "write their con gressmen" Imploring them to beware each and every "entangling step" that may lend to war , . . oppose repeal of the Johnson act (which bars loans to nations owing us money) . . . and In general it is all directed against repeal of Hiram Johnson's measure, which Henry Morgentheau said he would most certainly honor and which means England gets no loans until they pay their war debt, which of course ts impossible in these times. Without commenting pro or con on advisability of repealing the Johnson act at this stage of the proceedings, there Is one magniflcnt Illusion which should he spiked. And that Illusion is that we are "giving" Great Britain anything right now, despite ttie fact that Britain Is standing like a wall of hu manity between rich America and hungry axis powers In Europe. James S. Pope, managing editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, recently became fed up with the cant that puts the cause of democracy in terms of dollars. The blast appeared after RFC Chairman Jesse H. Jones had said. "Britain Is a good risk for loan." Editor Tope commented on our so-called "aid to Britain" very effectively. "In heaven's high name," he cried, "how have we aided England? When? Whose sacrifice pro duced the aid? . . , "We have SOLD England an Indeterminate number of military airplanes. She has paid cash. She hns come and got them. "We have SOLD England. I understand, some old rifles and various shipments of ammunition. She paid cash. She came and got them. "Finally, in a moment of benign generosity, we traded England some rotting destroyers for some air and nsvnl bases so valuable to our defense that even Mr Churchill had difficulty Justifying the deal to his Parliament. "We are going to sell her more and more planes, if our factories will Just decide to produce them fast enough. "We are going to sell England rractlcally any thing she wants if we don't want It first. . . . "And Napoleon called England a nation of shopkeepers! "Oh. America, thou valiant, thou strong! Land of freedom! Eternal foe of cruelty and oppression, defender of men's minds and men's properties of men's rights! "What an Inspiration we are . . , We are open Ing our hearts. We are opening our order books. "We are in the throes of a pleasant national orgy of 'aid to England." "Aut'l It WUBjciJuJI'' , Women Plan Activities For Benefit By MARIAN LOWRY THE women of Eugene are mak ing their plans to help with the Lane county contributions to the president's birthday funds to ward control of Infantile paralysis. Saturday, January 25. has been set as the date for the benefit party to be given by the women. Mrs. Hale G. Thompson Is gen eral chairman - for-the -women's activities, and will announce further plans and committees soon. MEETINGS MONDAY Three sorority alumnae clubs are holding their meetings Mon day evening. Sigma Kappa alumnae are to meet at the home of Mist Jean Hewitt.- . Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae are meeting at tht home of Mri. Glenn Byrnes. The Delta Delta Delta Alliance Is to meet with Miss Alice Hop. Another meeting- slated for Monday evening is that ot Beta Sigma Phi, at the home of -Miss Elma Doris Havemann. P. E. O. MEETING Chapter H of P. Z. O. Sister hood Is to meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs. A. E. Cas well. - FOR MONDAY Willamette Court of the Amar anth will hold a covered dish din ner Monday at six o'clock at the Masonic temple. The business meeting will be at eight o'clock, and Installation, at eight-thirty. The sewing club of women or the Moose will meet Monday at seven-thirty o'clock with . Mrs. Cora Parker. Harmony class of the First Bap tist church will hold its monthly potluck dinner Monday evening at the church. General Lawton auxiliary of the U. S. W. V. will Install officers at the-meeting Monday at seven thirty at the armory. Mrs. Creed Brattaln, 1138 Jeffer son street, will entertain the Phll athein club of the First Methodist church Monday it eight o'clock. Woman s Benefit Association will meet Monday at eight o'cleck at Moose hall.. Maccabeea will meet Monday at eight o'clock with Mrs. George A. Simon. Officers will be Installed. - FOR TUESDAY Mrs. H. A. Moore, Eighth and Polk, will entertain the Obsidian Princesses Tuesday at e 1 g h-t o'clock. Miss Margaret Thompson will be co-hostess. The Women's Missionary society of the First Christian church will meet Tuesday at two-thirty o'clock in the white room of the church. The Women's Union of Central Presbyterian church will hold its monthly luncheon Tuesday at one Mlock in the church chapel with North division members as hos tesses. OTHER MEETINGS SET The executive board of the SEE SOCIETY PAGE 8 A. A. U. W. Tea and -Program Draws Large Group Sunday A larff tfrnun flttonripH thft nrA gram and tea of the Eugene branch oi me American Association oi University Women, Sunday after noon at Gcrlingor hall. Ernest G. Moll of the Univer sity faculty, and the 1940 winner of the Australian Commonwealth literary award, read selections from the volume of poetry on which he won the award. He al so read others of his poems, some or them not as yet printed. Tea was served. The meeting was a guest one. Announcement was made the lo cal branch is cooperating with the national A. A. U. W. in the defense work program. Here the A. A. U. W. will canvass its membership to find those who arc equipped to do certain things befitting that train ing for defense. The group took up a silver offer to be given over to aid refugee university women. The next A. A. U. W. meeting will be a luncheon February IS at the Osburn hotel. Calendar. Monday 0:30 p. m. Amaranth dinner, Masonic temple. Monday evening Harmony class dinner, First Baptist church. 7:15 p. m. Chapter H of P. E. O. meeting, home of Mrs. A. E. Caswell. 7:30 p. m. Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae meeting, home of Mrs. Glenn Byrnes. 7:30 p. m. Sigma Kappa alumnae meeting, home of Miss Jean Hewitt. 7:30 p. m. Delta Delta Delta Alliance meeting, home of Miss Alice Hope. 7:30 p. m. U.S.W.V. auxiliary meets at the armory. ... 7:30 p. m. Women of Moose sewing club meets with Mrs. Cora Parker. 7:30 p. m. B. of R. T. auxil iary meets at Moose hall. Monday evening Ameri can Legion auxiliary execu tive board meets with Mrs. Ruth Johnson. 7:45 p. m. Beta Sigma Phi meeting, home of Miss Elma Doris Havemann. ' 8 p. m Fhilathean club of First Methodist church meets with Mrs. Creed Brattain. 8 p. m. Maccabees meet with Mrs. George A. Simon. 8 p. m. W. B. A. meets at Moose hall. Tuesday Tuesday afternoon Circle meetings of W.S.C.S. of First Christian church as given else where in this section. 1 p. m. Women's Union luncheon, Central Presbyterian church. 1:30 p. m. Madrecltas club meeting, home of Mrs. D. V. Harber. - ... - 1:30 p. m. Girl Scouts coun cil party, home of Mrs. G. A. Metzger. 2 p. m. Typographical Union auxiliary meeting at the home of Mrs. Gilbert Barber. 2:30 p. m. Women's Mission ary society meets at First Chris tian church. . 0:30 p. m. Santa Clara P.-T. A. supper and meeting, school house. 6:30 p. m. Justamere club . dinner with Mrs. B. F. Statzer. 6:30 p. m. DeMolay Mothers' club dinner, Masonic- temple. 6:30 p. m. American. Legion and auxiliary dinner, Moose hall. 7 p. m. Mothers of Girl Scouts, troop 4, meeting at Scout center. 7:30 p. m. N. O..W Thimble club meets with Mrs. Arthur Lundstrom. 8 p. m. R. N. A. meets at Moose hall. 8 p. m. Obsidian Princesses meet with Mrs. H. H. Moore. ALTAR DIVISION MEETING ON TUESDAY A meeting of the Fourth'divlslon of St. Mary's Altar society will be held at the home of Mrs. Roland T. Burghardt, 1836 Harris street, Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Mrs. C. J. Crittendon will be co hostess. All Catholic ladies living east of Willamette street and South of Thirteenth avenue are invited to attend the meeting. Anniversary Observed On Sunday THE twenty-fifth wedding annl- versarv of Mr. and Mrs. Otto O. Olson was observed Sunday even ing at party attended by a large group of relatives and friends at the home of Mr. Olson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Olson. A buffet supper was served io more than forty. A five-tierea cake, in pink and white, centered the table, while silver canaeiaora inset with white candles carried out the theme of the event. A complete set of silverware and oth er gifts were presented to the hon ored couple. Mrs. Olson was also given a corsage of white garden ias. Mr. and Mrs. Olson were mar ried at Shaefer, North Dakota, on January 12, 1918. They moved to Oregon In the fall of 1921, and have lived In Eugene for almost fourteen years. They have two daughters, Mrs. Leonard M. Scrog gint of Portland, and Mrs. Harold McDowell of San Jose, California. Guests at the party Included Mr. and Mrs. Nels Lassen, Mr. and i Mrs. Hans Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. August Oleson, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jensen and sons Jimmy and Rich ard, Mrs, May Ecklund, Mrs. Haz el Eyler, Miss Lila McMillan, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Hasselrooth, Mrs. Hannah Hasselrooth, Mr. Glenn R. Hasselrooth, Mrs. Anna Larsen, Mrs. Grace Kerlcy, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell and son Larry, Mr. S. H. Baker, Mr. Wayne Baker, Miss Phyllis Landsbury, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wechsler, Betty Wechsler, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Olson, and the honored couple. Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Olson, Mr. and Mrs. William Lourer, Mrs. Cora Olson, all of Creswell; Mrs. Ellen Granberg of Sanish, North Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Scroggins of Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. Clay Stone of Harrisburg. - Erickson-Farrow Wedding Announced Announcement Is made of the marriage of Miss Ina Farrow to Clifford Erlckson, the ceremony being held December 9 in Reno, Nevada, Rev. William Moll Case, former pastor of the Central Pres byterian church here, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Scroggs of Eugene were present for the wed ding. Mrs. Scroggs is Mrs. Ertck son's mother. Following a trip through Cali fornia, Mr. and Mrs. Erickson are at home in Eugene at 361 West Broadway. Visitor Honored At Luncheon Given on Monday tJONORING Mrs. Alice Mc n Kinlay Miller, formerly of this city and now of La Grande, Mrs. W. G. Beattie entertained Monday with a small luncheon at her home, guests including old friends of the visitor. Mrs. Miller has been visiting here for a few days. Mrs. Miller's father was for several years pastor of the Cen tral Presbyterian church here. Guests at the luncheon were Mrs. Miller, Mrs. George O. Good all, Mrs. J. O. Holt, Miss Edith Bannard, Mrs. O. F. Stafford, Mrs. Ruth S. Addison, and Mr. and Mrs. Beattie. Vicerot Mendoza ' Introduced printing Into Mexico in 1536. --17crPerDcty HOME IMPROVEMENTS Also Barns, Chicken Rouses MOGAN LUMBER CO. 1768 W. Sixth Phone 652 SHOWER PLANNED FOR MISS WILLIAM WALTERVILLE, Jan. 1J (Spe cial) Invitations were issued last week for a mlscellaneaua bridal shower to be given In honor of Laurel Edith Willisn. The shower will be at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Frank Page. SANTA CLARA CUB PLANNING MEETING Santa Clara Thimble club an nounces a meeting for Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of Mrs. Roy Overgard. GENERAL ELECTRIC 1941 RADIOS LIGHTNING'S Phone 1818 1151 Willamette What's a Birthday without a birthday cake? Vou can gel the best at the BAH ERY 56 W. Broadway Phone 145 PICK UP AND DELIVERY AND THE PRICE IS ONLY 7ic For Cleaning and Pressing MEN'S SUITS AND LADIES' Plain GARMENTS Ours are the lowest adver tised prices in Eugene for top quality cleaning. EAST SIDE CLEANERS Phone. 418 '' 1 'HP:- OfJ LATG HOC jL vnnnn-f VTOUR pick of popular make, brought us h trade on new Fluid Drive Dodge and 1941 Plymouth. Every, thing tagged plainly at Clearance price. Come prepared to do business at these low prices. Here are a few ex ample of the great values offered if you act . . . Quick! 1940 DODGE COITE S84S 1936 Olda Two-Door Sedan $475 1939 Plymouth Two-Door $613 1940 Chevrolet Club Coupe $55 1939 DODGE SEDAN ....$:! 1940 DODGE FOIR-DOOR $945 1937 Chevrolet Two-Door $415 1939 PLYMOUTH COITE $575 '40 Plymouth Deluxe Coupe $725 1939 PLYMOUTH SEDAN $695 THAT POOP Pit RAD BUTTER-KRUST BAKED BY WILLIAMS EASY BUDGET TERMS NO RED TAPE Sigloh - Sawyer Co. 1056 PEARL TELEPHONE 663 J- Ta AUXILIARY EVENT HELD ON FRIDAY The Ladles' Auxiliary to Can ton Hovey No. 4 installed officers at the meeting Friday evening, following a dinner. The new of ficers are Mrs. E. J. Collins, past president; Mrs. Harold Kennedy, president; Mrs. H. J. Erlckson, vice president; Mrs. A. C. Goettsche, secretary - treasurer; Mrs. D. G. Driscoll. office of the guard; Mrs. Fred Murray, sentry; Mrs. Georglna Svarverud, chap lain; Mrs. R. A. Denney and Mrs. C. B. Patrick, right and left aides to the president; Mrs. J. F. In man and Mrs. H. E. Walker, right and left aides to the vice president. Mrs. Dewey McAlpin was in stalling officer. The next meeting will be February 14. The program committee is Mrs. Patrick, Mrs. C. O. Webber and Mrs. McAlpin, and the refreshment committee, Mrs. Fred Murray and Mrs. Harold Kennedy. Mrs. Denney is press representative, and Mrs. Erickson, flower and card com mittee chairman. Installatirj Friday OFFICERS of m. .. 41.. J grand mutrnn .... i officer. ThlTS M Dan ssuu,.- "J"! Georee Oettin. Mrs. Herbert T. vS. Ciate matron. elate patron!' IS treasurer: Mr. i,- I retary; Mrs. Ralph ress; Mrs. Fred (5.1 ting. marshah MrVN organist; Mrs. C!.,C chaplain: Mr. n,i,,r Robertson, Elect,; Swango . warder; fw on. sentinel- Mr. ,'?M dorf, violinist: ' J Woods, Mrs. Sara BrJ Loren Norton, Mri, C y it and Mrs. Leoni til girls. Mrs. Hunagt ' ,byr!- Lym" shal; Mrs. Ford Hinii Mm. M. G. HowsrTf hundred were presaij ments were served aw ing, " Ruth Wheeler'a PICTURES ... Ha-, J A town in wAet w Una is named "Loittf, J IN YOUR STI Sttwl What a dish to satisfy a huo gry family! But stew must be exits food with deep brown juicy real eef flavor. That's the stew you Set with an OXO Cube or two... lose big cubes of ml beef flavor. Try OXO ... and watch the family clamor for morel eat iv. a. .i lt bmtow. mam. in SUEDE and LEATHER JACKtf CLEANED WIT! SADDLE SOU Relumed Ai Bed WIUIH. JOB jA I J 1 J Wafnh Familv l!r. IMtWII MIIIIIJ HVfc. M m a ll While Epidemic ft Are Spreading At a treacherous time like this, with an epidemic of contagious colds all around you, what you do today may save you and your family a lot of sickness, worry and trouble later. Follow these simple rules ofheal tht Live normally. Avoid excesses. Eat simple food. Drink plenty of water. Keep elimination regularTake some exercise daily preferably outdoors. Get plenty of rest and sleep. Then use these two time-tested treatments when needed. T THE FIRST MlfFli, SMEB 01 NASAL UtxrrATUN...putafwdrops of Vkks Va-rro-nof up each nostril. This helps to prevent many cold) from developing, because Va-tro-nol is expressly designed to help Na ture's own defenses against colds. (If a head cold causes stuffiness, you'll find that a few drops of Va-tro-nol helps clear the clogging mucus and make breathing beer and easier.) W A CHUT COU M 0H DEVELOPS (some colds SXjT cautions) use Vidu W Ucve miseries. Rub Vast throat, chest and beck aj with s warmed cloth, ViesV to bring relief 2 wap stimulates surface of cMB like a poultice. At tht salt releases helpful mcdidaae that are breathed diitttk. tsted sir passages. j Both Va-tro-nol ensT W have been tested throost use In millions of homes, iw use these two medietas experimenting, you anaO needles chances. Renw' condition of the cold quickly to tjeatmmt-eMH serious trouble Is India your family physldsn npj In the meantime oe ptepl bottle of Vicks Va-trc-oae of Vicka VaooRub todsy them handy, ready toy Recipes Made Famous By ANN CHANEY Tuesdays at 9:45 A. M. 0 3