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EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1941.
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NO. 163
Fire Ruins Newberry Store, New Deal Bowling Alley;
Firemen Battle Flames in Dense Clouds of Smoke
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005 CANDIDATE FOR QUEEN SUSANNAH V to reign
b Engene's Oregon Trail Pageant is dark-eyed Evedcnde
, 19-year-old brunette who last year was ciuccn of
field's Industrial parade. The 5-foot-2-inch candidate
l the unique experience of being chased by a wild red-
kin Colorado. (Bishop photo, Wiltshire engraving)
meffe Evedende Mellott, 19,
fifth Candidate for Queen
Oregon Trail Pageant
Men, Machinery
Go To Work
On City Airport
Go-Ahead Signal
Given By CAA;
Speed Promised
The green light was flashed for
start of work on the new Eugene
municipal airport Friday and the
E. C. Hall Co., contractors, im
mediately placed a crew of 25
men and seven caterpillar trac
tors on the site to grade the run
ways. The entire field is being
cleared of brush and debris and
hay is being mowed.
Simultaneously WPA barged
back into the airport picture with
a bid of $292,111 to finish run.
ways not provided in this first
CAA-U. S. Engineer project. CAA
has already promised funds to
complete the port. Mayor Elisha
Large said he would ponder.
The ground is in fairly good
shape now, according to the Hall
company, and work should be
rapid if clear weather continues.
Next step following the comnletion
of grading will be the surfacing
oi me runways.
The contract for the airport
work held by the Hall lompany
includes basic drainage for the
entire field, using tile up to 30
inches in size and ditches around
the boundary running into Clear
lake; the grading and paving
6 Princesses
To Meet Public
By BUCK BUCHWACH
A W-year-old brunette withidark eyes shadowed by attrac-
It, long eyelashes is the'-fifth candidate in the contest to se
tt a queen to reign over the Oregon Trail Pageant, July 2
mis.
The potential Queen Susannah V is Evedende Mellett,
sdldate of the CIO organized labor movement, who lives in
Ifflgiield and whose father
E J. Mellott works in the
lorn-Kelly sawmill.
pi diminutive 6 feet 2 Inch
pate was born In North Dale,
ptdo, and boasts of a unique
rimce lor this day and age.
Mellott was chased by a real.
(sMo-goodness, wild redskin
p she was Just a youngster
ft on the Colorado sheep
P, and the experience is en
pi indelibly in her mind.
P was coming home from
fV tat recalls. "ihpn sud-
p the Indian came from no-
P utride a horse and waving
poo. I was terribly frightened
mrao to run. Just then a
time around thn Virniil nf tho
1 md the Indian disappeared
hurry," she exclaimed. The
ized rescue, a tale for Rip
raps w keep the memory of
early ColoraHn
My Miss Mellott has already
fl Olieen nf nno ntranf the
PlWd Industrial parade last
.mere live contestants vied
ne title, Evedene. renresent-
Booth-Kelly, won the crown
;uiea over the event with a
Ik came to Springfield Just six
J Ho, the town seeming a lit-
her after spending her
"Sing and enjoying herself
D'S ranch," how big
Princess Evedende is
L outdoor girl in all her
P- we loves all sports foot-
-Mioaii, swimming, base-
4 all the fact n
P to most any kind of music,
SWinir nr e.aA .
f loves life.
r wit have a job," she says,
VamPOlJog!Ucally. "but I do
--a tne nouse." After a
Prying into her personal
find out she is first
the household, cook-
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The six contestants for the
crown of Queen Susannah V
ruler over the'Oregon Trail page
ant, July 24, 25 and 26, will make
their first public appearance Sat
urday evening at 7 o'clock in a
parade which will move down Wil
lamette street from the city hall
to pageant headquarters at Sev
enth avenue.
Each princess dressed in pioneer
costume will ride in an open car,
the only other occupant of which
will be the driver also in pioneer
garb. Banners on the side of each
car will announced the candidate's
name. '
The complete list of sponsors
for the queen candidates has been
announced as follows: Princess
Ellamay Small, fraternal orders of
Eugene; Princess Evedende Mai-
lott, CIO; Princess Marjone Dur-
no, Eugene men s service ciuos;
Princess Mary Sue Jackson, wo
men's service clubs; Princess Belle
Robbins, Lane county Townsend
Hubs: and a sixth contestant not
yet announced to be sponsored by
the Lane county Pomona grange.
The princesses win De iiroi. in
troduced at the "royalty" dance
following the parade and whisker
and costume Judging. Each of the
princesses will march down the
dance floor at the Wintergarden
SEE 6 PRINCESSES STORY
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Red Cross Swimmers
Plan Demonstration
A demonstration to show the
work learned by participants m
the Red Cross swimming campaign
of the past week will be held at
the men's pool on the campus Sat
urday at 7 p. m. Those enroiiea
in the course, parents, and others
interested are invited.
Milb Marlatt, who is in charge
of swimming for the Lane county
chapter of the American Red
Cross, will act as master of cere
monies. Ed Wyatt was in charge
of the campaign. Instructors were
Mrs. Marjorie Kelley, Lela Horton,
Nelson Paris, Hugh Guthrie, Stan
ley Hansen, Margaret Claska, Har
old Shearer and Verada Callison;
and guards were uouoie ojawi
Betty Bray, Margaret ieroio,
Maxlne Horton. Florence Jack
son and Ruth Warris.
All phases of the campaign,
from Instructing beginners to life
saving and advanced swimming,
will be demonstrated. More than
800 were enrolled in the classes
this year.
SEE MEN, MACHINERY STORY
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Lane Fair Tickets
Yield Queen Votes
Season tickets for the Lane
county fair, September 17-20.
went on sale today at Eugene's
Oregon Trail Pageant headquar
ters at seventh and Willamette,
it was announced by Fred Knox,
manager.
The tickets will be available at
that place until the Pageant con
cludes, with the ducats good tor
four days' general admission to
the Fair. The tickets sell for 75
cents each.
With each purchase of a sea
son ticket, 1,000 queen's votes
for any desired candidate will be
given free, Manager Knox said.
These votes will be given as a
bonus from June 14 to July 12,
the length of the Pageant contest
to select Queen Susannah V.
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Spectacular
Blaze Causes
$200,000 Loss
Match Struck Above
Bucket of Paint
Starts Blaze
First Dance Turnout
Proves Disappointing
Only 48 young people appeared
for registration and the first re
hearsal of the Oregon Trail pag
eant dances Thursday night at
McArthur court, according to Mrs.
W. M. Tugman who is working
with Mrs. Mildred LeCompte
Moore, dance director, in signing
up the dancers.
At least 300 dancers over the
age of 12 will be needed and a
god turnout at the next rehear
sal Tuesday night at 7:30 in Mc
Arthur court on the University
campus is urged.
Dancers will be needed for the
creation of the land scene at the
opening of the pageant and for the
melting pot episode.
A THRONG OF EUGENEANS CHOKED anil msned. hut
1 with eyes smarting remained to watch the huge clouds of
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J noon. The top picture, taken soon after the fire broke out,
shows the crowd watching Newberry's department store,
which was eutted with smoke. Bottom photo shows one fire
man aiding his buddy in affixing a gas mask in an attempt to
combat the dense smoke, which was a major hindrance to
the fire department in its attempt to control the blaze. (Wilt
shire photo and engraving).
American Attitude On
Robin Moor Sinking
Brings Terse Reply
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
German authorities declared
bluntly today they would not be
"buffaloed" by United States re
action to the sinking of the S. S.
Robin Moor America's first tor
pedo victim of the war even as
the state department in Washing
ton prepared a vigorous protest
based on evidence that the ship
was deliberately sunk by a nazi
U-boat.
"We won't be buffaloed by any
American and English discussion
concerning the Robin Moor," a
Berlin spokesman said.
"Whenever any ship with con
trabrand sails for England we'll
shoot at it, whether it is the Robin
Moor or anything else."
President Roosevelt was expect
ed to comment on the episode
later in the day.
Some reports said Germany was
demanding use of Russia's vast
Inhalator Saves
Woman's Life
SEE GERMANS STORY
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'Keep Oregon Green" Week Proclaimed by Governor Sprague
SALEM, June 13. (Special)
Calling on all citizens to Join the
fight to keep forest fires out of
Oregon this year, Governor Char
les A. Sprague this week desig
nated June 30 to July 6 as Keep
Dresnn Green Week-. He issued
this statement:
"Believing that defense of Ore
ifnn'e fnrpsta in vital tn the con
tinued prosperity and happiness of
our people and constitutes a very
important phase of national de
fense, I hereby designate the week
of June ao 10 JUiy o, imi, as
'Keep Oregon Green Week.' It is
m v earn pet hnne that every adult
and child in Oregon may be im
pressed with his or her individual
..acnnnelViUttv In BlI&rHinff Our
magnificent trees from forest fires
and wastage oi every Kina. i can
every Oregonian to arms againsi.
fncact fnec. T.pt. this special
week be a time of mobilization in
great cause. "Keep uregon
Green!"
Memberships Asked
Plans are being completed for a
statewide enrollment of active
members of Keep Oregon Green
.eBrtniatlnr, rinrlnrf th ffovernor's
special week, according to John
B. Woods, OI roniana, executive
SEE KEEP OREGON STORY
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GOVERNOR CHARLES A. SPRAGUE issues statement designating June 30 to July 6 as
"Keep Oregon Green Week" as Nelson S. Rogers, center, state forester, and John B. Woods,
executive secretary of the Keep Oregon Greea Association, look on.
Mrs. George Wright, 19-year-old
expectant mother, was dis
missed Friday morning from the
Sacred Heart hospital, where she
was treated after she was found
unconscious at her cabin at the
Myerwood cabin court south of
Glenwood, Thursday afternoon.
Lester Barker and Ray Hicks,
Eugene firemen, and Roy Clark
of the Arrow Ambulance respond
ed to a call sent to the fire de
partment and applied an inhalator
to restore Mrs. Wright's breathing.
Mrs. Wright was found in bed
and unconscious by neighbors
after a small boy smelled the gas
fumes as he passed the door of
the cabin. The windows and door
of the cabin apparently were
opened by the persons who dis
covered her. Mrs. Wright had
been taken outside when the fire
men arrived.
The possibility that Mrs. Wright
had taken an overdose of sedatives
which contributed to her illness
was investigated by state police.
She was partially conscious and
complained of a bad headache
when she was admitted to the
hospital, at about 5:30 p. m.
Don Olsen, representative of
the Northwest Cities Gas com
pany, stated Friday morning that
company employes investigated
the cabins Friday, and louna no
evidence of a gas leak in any of
them.
Sergeant D. N. Bates of the
state police investigated the accident
At prcsstimc, smoke was
pouring from adjacent
buildings, Seymour's cafe
and Everybody's Drug
store.. Flames were flaring"
high in the air from the
Seymour roof. The entire'
block was menaced by fire,.
Eugene'? most damaging fire
in 20 years struck the downtown
business district early Friday af
ternoon, Friday the 13th, when a
carelessly struck match and an
open paint bucket caused vir
tually a total loss to the Seth
Laraway building, 962 Willam
ette street, and Its contents.
Only the bare walls of the
building, which houses the J. J.
Newberry Co.. store on the
ground floor, the New Deal bowl
ing alleys in the basement and
business offices on the second
floor remained standing. The es
timated loss was fixed at ap
proximately $200,000.
The blaze, covering Eugene's
business district under a blanket
of smoke, stopped traffic on Wil
lamette street for the first time
since the "Siege of Seymour's."
Thousands of people crowded
the streets to witness the most
spectacular blaze since Halloween
night of 1939 when the Eugene
Fruit Growers' was destroyed by
fire that was more open nd less
costly.
Youngsters had a "field day" as
they aided firemen in battling (he
elusive blaze.
Match Starts Fire
The fire started In the Bowling
alleys when Russell Lenhart, a pin
boy, struck a match over an open
container of paint in the pin-boys'
room at the rear of the alleys. Len
hart had never been In the room
before and struck the match In an
effort to find the electric light
contraption that must first be
plugged into a socket.
"The blaze flared up almost as
soon as I struck the match. I
think everything would have been
allright If I had grabbed the can
of paint, but I didn't think of it
in time," young Lenhart said.
Harold Squires was the only other
pin boy on duty at the time. Neith
er of the two bowling alley opera
tors were present at the time the
fire started.
Hal Cowles was In charge and
he said the first thing he noticed
was flames coming from behind
the "No. 7 and No. 8 alleys." He
had time only to recover the rec
ords and books, leaving the cash
behind. Herb Weiss, one of the
owners, said the alleys were cov
ered by only $2500 in insurance,
only a fraction of the probable
damage. Roy Northam is co
owner. A supply of paint, varnish and
other flamable materials used in
Salem Man Attempts
To Pass Bad Check
City police are holding a check
which a man giving his name as
Bill Williamson, Salem, attempted
to pass Thursday afternoon at the
Army & Navy Goods store.
Williamson entered tho store
and asked to purchaso a pair of
rubber boots in return for which
he presented a $35 check. The
clerk stepped to tho back of the
store to check with tho bank;
found that the check was no good
but by the time he returned Wil
liamson had disappeared.
The check was made out to
Oarlyn . Kruse.
SEE FIRE STORY
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Lamb Show Queen
Feted In Portland
JUNCTION CITY, June 13.
(Special) Queen Alice of the
Lamb show and Mrs. Robert
Board, chaperon, left for Port
land Wednesday where Queen
Alice will be one of the honored
guests of the Rose Show through
out the week's festivities. On Fri
day Mr. and Mrs. Angus Gibson
will escort Princesses Helen and
Elma to the festival where they
will participate in the festivities.
Princess Betty Lou is ill and could
not accompany the party.
The last meeting the Lions club
before the summer vacation was
held recently with a finish up of
years business and installation of
newly elected officers who will
take over at the first meeting in
September. Those installed were
Homer Dixon, president; Lou Sieg
man, first vice-president; Joe
Meagher, second vice-president;
Charles Vorcheck, third vice-president;
J. D. Mills, tailtwister; Em-'
est Kennedy, lion tamer; Ed Ef
thesen and Dr. C. A. Scott, directors.
HOPS SOLD
PORTLAND, June 13 Sev
eral hundred bales of 1940 hops
were sold in Oregon during the
gveek ending June 11 at prices
from 23 to 24 cents per pound tt
grower, tho agriculture depart
ment said today, -
$ PI:
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