Eugene register-guard., July 20, 1941, Image 2

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THE REGISTER-GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON
Welcome Sign Out
For Big Gathering
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be Conducted today at both the
Eugene and Osburn hotels, and at
Oregon Trail Pageant headquar
ters. After Sunday, registration
will be at the hotels only.
' The convention formally gets
underway Monday morning with
a public opening ceremony in the
McDonald theater at 10 o'clock,
National Commander Warner to
give his address at that time, his
talk to be broadcast.
The downstairs of the theater
will be reserved for American
Legion and auxiliary delegates as
, far as needed, the balance of the
seats and the upstairs to be open
to the public, announces Ben F.
Dorris, convention chairman.
Bond to Welcome
Acting Mayor Sam C. Bond, in
the absence of Mayor Elisha Large,
who is on vacation, will extend
the welcome from the city at the
Monday gathering. Other welcom
ing remarks will be given by Myrl
Gamett, commander of the Eugene
post; Mrs. Noble Bond, president
of the Eugene unit of the auxiliary;
and Claude Potter, chef de gare
of the local 40 and 8. Responses
will be given by Niel R. Allen,
Grants Pass, past department com
mander; Mrs. Laura Goode, Port
land, department auxiliary presi
dent; and Ray Scoffern, grand chef
de gare of the 40 and 8; the in
troduction of distinguished guests
and Commander Warner's address
to follow. Immediately after this
open meeting, the Legion will ad-
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Lightning's
1151 Willamette
Phone 1316
journ to its convention meeting
hall, the Elks temple; and the
auxiliary to it convention place,
the First Methodist church. Head.
quarters for the Legion during the
convention are at the Eugene
hotel, the auxiliary having its
headquarters at the Osburn hotel.
Several names already have
been advanced as candidates for
'v-Ioui officers to be chosen at
the convention.
Candidates Mentioned
Joseph K. Carson, former Port
land mayor, Herbert Busterud of
Marshfield, and Frank Miller of
Forest Grove are the three men
tioned for department commander.
I E. L. Knight, The Dalles; E. J.
Bayliss, Sheridan; and Floyd Lang,
Gresham, are in the running for
the national executive committee
man post, a two-year term, In the
pre-convention talk.
Election of Tom Stoughton,
Portland, as finance officer, is
assured as inevitable, say the con
vention visitors.
Among the seven district com
manders, Herschel Taylor, past
commander of the Eugene pott, is
listed as the Candida for the dis
trict three position. H. J. Eriek
son, Rose City post, Portland, is
announced the candidate for dis
trict one commander; district two,
four, and six, holdovers; and no
announcements are out from dis
tricts five and seven.
Election of officers comes Wed
nesday morning, the final session
of the convention.
Parade Tuesday
The big convention parade
comes Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The
40 and 8 parade is set for Monday
at 7 p.m.
Topping off the big Legion
parade Tuesday evening will be
the annual drum and bugle corps
contest to be held at the Civic
stadium, 20th and Willamette
streets, the event to start at 8
o'clock.
Ten drum corps have been en
tered for the Legion parade, and
eight, possibly nine, are entered
in the drum corps exhibition.
Harry Powell is chairman for the
parade, L. W. Manerud for th
drum corps event.
The drum Corps and majorette
contests are the most colorful
events on the convention program.
The "Dugout." at 180 Eighth
avenue west, with L. S.: "Chris"
ChristoffersOn in charge, will be
open from 1 p.m. on Sunday, and
will be open each day of the con
vention for members bf the Ameri
can Legion and auxiliary and
guests of the convention Only.
After the convention, it will be
open to the public during the
pageant events.
First Day Program
Following is the program for
Sunday and Monday I6r the con
vention. Tuesday and Wednesday
programs to be listed later:
Sunday
10 a.m. Registration and Housing
of delegates, alternates and visi
tors, all day.
(Eugene and Osburn Hotels and
registration headquarters, 7th and
Willamette.
2:30 p.m. Meeting of depart
ment executive committee, parlor,
Eugene hotel.
6 p.m. Meeting of committee on
committees; Meeting of committee
on credentials, parlor, Eugene
hotel.
8 p.m. Memorial services Elks
temple.
9 p.m. Official Legion dance at
The Holland, midway between
Eugene and Springfield. Fldor
show. All week.
Monday
9 a.m. Registration of delegates
and visitors (Eugene and Osburn
hotels).
10 a.m. Public opening cere
mony, McDonald theater. Call to
order: Department Commander,
Alfred P. Kelley, Oswego. Ad
vancement of colors: Department
Sergeant-at-Arms, Wayne Arnold
and Assistant Lyle King. Invoca.
tion: Department chaplain, Rev.
Joseph J. Dixon. Musical selec
tions: Eugene Gleemen. Addresses
of welcome: Acting Mayor Sam C
Bond, Eugene; Myrl Gamett, Com
mander Post No. 3; Mrs. Nobel
Bond, President. Eugene Unit No.
3; Claude Potter, Chef de Gare,
40-8.
Response to addresses of wel
come: Niel R. Allen, Past Depart
ment Commander; Mrs. Laura
Goode, department auxiliary pres
ident; Ray Scoffern, grand chef
de gare, 40-8.
Introduction of distinguished
guests.
Address: Milo J. Warner, na
tirnal commander, American
Legion (broadcast Musical selec
tion, drum corps.
11 a.m. Recess: American Legion
and auxiliary retire to their con
vention halls, at Elks lodge and
Methodist church.
11:13 a.m. Convention business
session:
, Reports: Committee on creden
tials (preliminary) committee on
committees, department com
mander, finance officer, national
committeeman, chaplain, historian,
Judge advocate.
Reading of constitutional
amendments and communications.
Reports of state standing and
special committees and commis
sions: Aeronautics, air warning
service, Americanism, boy scouts,
boys' state, child welfare, com
munity service, drum corps, disas
ter relief, district dues research,
editor Oregon Legionnaire, edu
cation, employment, flag, graves
registration, hospital visitation,
junior baseball, law and order,
legislative, marksmanship, mem
bership, national defense, oratori
cal, Oregon Legionnaire advisory
board, radio, rehabilitation, Safety,
sons of the Legion, Subversive
Activities research, Junior Olymp
ics. 1:30 p.m. Adjournment of Con
vention session.
2 p.m. Dugout 180 West 8th
street All afternoon and evening.
7 p.m. 40-8. parade.
9 p.m. Official Legion dance,
The Holland.
Special Edition
Pays Tribute to
Pioneer Pageant
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As Reds Resist
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from floods offered by the two
Willamette project dams now
nearing completion, the story of
Eugene's interest in aviation, early
mining in the county, the hey-dey
of steam-boating on the Willam
ette and many other interesting
chapters are included.
The tabloid building edition
tells the story of the building of
this city and county the first
homes, the first sawmills, how the
pioneer towns were named, and
how those pioneer homes com
pared to the home of modern days.
The idea carried out in the cover is
that homes have been built
throughout history because of the
influence of a wbman and her
child.
Editor of the pageant and in
dustrial sections was Margaret
Ray while Buck Buckwach was
editor of the building section.
Over 2,000 extra copies of these
sections have been printed so that
copies may be sent to friends in
other parts of the state and coun
try. The entire edition may be
purchased and mailed any place in
the united states for ten cents.
Pageant Rehearsals
Replete with Interest
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Nickel-Snatcher Nabbed T) l'L fLJl
In Act. Police Report DlWlW Udlll
Herman Horton, 28, Modesto,
lice Saturday on a charge of lar-aftA-
nerar V. Williams. Ven-
eta, told officers he surprised the
youth in the act of stealing ciga
rettes ana niCKeis irom nis porncw
car. Police Chief Carl Bergman
reported.
Williams tola ponce ne came up
to his car just as the prowler was
about to leave with five cartons of
cigarettes and five dollars in
nickels. He held him there until
police arrived.
l7M.tnM will Vt Virniicrht hufrtrn a
justice of the peace Monday.
Germans Claim
Moscow Vulnerable
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11 -Year-Old Ed
Wins Soapbox Event
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on the descent. Time was 28.2
seconds.
Both Ed and Bill will an in
Portland to compete In the state
race mere, with all expenses paid.
The Portland winner gets a free'
irip 10 AKron, unio, to compete in
the national finals. First prize
mere is a iour-year scnoiarsnip
to any state university or college.
A large crowd lined the five
block long course to watch the
contestants whiz by. The stop
watch indicated the boys were
navigating the 1000 feet at ap
proximately 25 miles an hAnr
from a dead start. Onlookers esti
mated that they were traveling
between 40 and 50 miles an hour
when they crossed the finish line.
The complete results for the
derby, sponsored by the De Silva
Chevrolet company and the Register-Guard,
with the cooperation
of Eugene playground officials,
follow:
Class B
(Boys 11 to 12 years inclusive)
Ed Worth. 317 Park, won firnt
heat, 28.4 seconds.
John Kerns. 447 W. Twentv.
Secbnd, won second heat, 31.4 seconds.
Ed Worth won chamnionshin.
28.6 seconds.
Class A
(Boys 13 to 15 years inclusive)
Clair Gossler. 1680 Olive. wAn
first heat, 42.5.
Arthur Johnson, 972 Broadway.
won second heat, 29.
tecu Thompson. 62 N. Polk.
won third heat, 38.5.
Bill Hutchinson, Route 4, Eu
gene, won fourth heat, 28.2.
Jack Smith, 222 W. Twentieth,
won fifth heat, 42.4.
Bill Hutchinson won champion
ship, 28 flat
eants is the sound truck, ope
rated by Don Hunter, which
makes it possible fOr Mrs. Smith,
Mr. RebinsOn and their assistants
to direct the show from the
grandstand instead of dashing
madly about the stage, thus sav
ing them both time and energy.
A back stage sound System will
be installed for the show so Mrs.
Smith can cdmmunicate with her
cast.-
Another new feature of the re
hearsals this year is a complete
script prepared by Gladys Bur
gess,. Helene Parsons and Elsie
McGinnis which gives the time,
cues, action, ' and place of action
for the .entire show. All leaders
have copies Of this so they can
more efficiently direct their
people.
The pageant this year will be
considerably shorter than those
Of previous years, for the re
hearsal beginning at 7 o'clock
was over soon after 10. The regu-.
lar performances will begin at
8:30 in order that the sky will
he dark enough for the lighting
and fireworks to be effective, and
will be over by 10:30.
Field Corn Grows
10 Feet High
Corn measuring 10 feet 2
inches in height in mid-July is
really tall corn for this part of
the cOunty.
Ed Spores, route 2, Eugene,
brought in a stalk of the corn
to the Register-Guard office,
Saturday morning. He has seven
acres of the field corn and two
and one-half acres Of sweet
corn, the field variety being dis
played at the paper. Ed says he
is not challenging anybody or
any place, but just wants to
show that Lane cbunty can grow
its corn tall.
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Willamette Street to
Be Cleared Tuesday
City police Saturday requested
nugene arivers to get their cars
off Willamette street Tuesday eve
ning from 6 p. m. to 7:30 p. m., for
the American T.AarfAn
scheduled at that time.
Police requested that all cars
parked between Sixth and
Eleventh frt Via nvA fA tts UA,,.
and a half to give paride-viewers
a oeuer cnance to view the event.
40 and 8 Set
Parade Monday
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eral chairman for the meeting.
The parade Monday is "some
thing to see" in the word of
Legionnaires. Each volture, or
post, has a stunt or float peculiar
to the order.
The organization is patterned
after the French box cars which
were used for Pullmans for
American troops overseas, sup
posedly holding either 8 horses
or 40 men. Floats in the parade
run largely to replicas of French
locomotives and box cars built on
an automobile chasses, and the
costumes of the Voyageurs are
patterned after French w6rklng
clothes.
Portland vditure has one of
the French taxicabs which car
ried . French troops to win the
first battle of the Marne, but
whether the relic will be able to
navigate here under its own
power is problematical.
the Portland vilture is to put
on the "works" for the "wreck"
6r initiation of the "p66r g66fs,"
the highlight of the 40 and 8 con
vention. It is appropriate that the
Portland gang put on this
"wreck," since it was at the state
Convention in Eugene 20 years
ago that the Lane county v6iture
was installed by P6ftlanders.
army and newly placed in active
command of Russia's western
front, was made deputy commis
sar. The Germans, in claiming that
the road to Moscow now lay com
paratively open, represented de
struction of the Red army as a
more immediate objective than
capture of the oviet capital.
A possible explanation of the
stated German disdain for Mos
cow might be this:
4,000,000 in Reserve?
An Istanbul informant an axis
diplomat who left Moscow just
before the conflict started said
the Russians were holding 4,000,'
000 troops in reserve, behind Mos
cow, ready for a sharply timed
counter-offensive.
Officially, the Russians had lit.
tie to say today on the trend of
the war. They identified the
Smolensk sector as the point of
greatest pressure but omitted the
usual claim that they were hold
ing their ground. Indications were
that a tremendous struggle was
under way to cut off the Smolensk
salient.
The army newspaper Red Star
reported that two cities, unidenti
fied, had been retaken by guer.
rulas harassing the German rear.
Tactics Told
Berlin's military commentators,
Placing Hitler's panzer forces some
200 miles southwest of Moscow,
east of captured Smolensk and
astride the Moscow motor road,
insisted that the Reichwehr's ob
jective was to slice the Red front
into as many pieces as possible,
then swallow each in turn. .
A reliable source in London said
that Germany's indicated goal was
occupation of western Russia, up
to a nortbwest-routheast line from
Lenmerpd on the "vf of Finland
to Astrakhan on the Casoian sea
by September. Moscow is almost
exactly on sue a line and might
be on either side.
British defense lines have been
tremendously reinforced by French
surrender in Syria lacking any
hnr nf effective German help.
It seems more possiDie ini
Britain is busy mapping plans for
new blow at her axis foes in the
east to match the steadily rising
tempo of the British air attack on
Germany and German-occupied
lands in the west, uerman pro-
occupation with Russia has renc
treri Witler'B axis nartner. MuS'
solini, again vulnerable. The air
attack on communication lines of
the axis army in Libya is expand
ing to include axis bases in
Greece, on Crete and in Italy it
self.
With Svria firmlv in British-
free French hands and with Ethi
opia and Italian east Afriea swept
clear of important fascist resist
ance, there seems no good reason
why the British might not defi
nitely take the offensive. Land op
erations to sweep Libya of axis
forces are a possibility.
Churchill disclosed weeks ago
that there were half a million or
more British and empire troops
guarding the Nile delta and Suez
canal. It goes without saying that
additional forces have been gath
ered in the Middle East since then
to supplement that army. It is also
well known that there is a virtu
ally uninterrupted flow of American-made
planes, tanks and other
war-making gear to Egypt.
The season of high heat and
sand storms in North Afriea is
passing. There are almost daily
intimations Of British minor sil
lies from beseiged Tobruk or in
the Salum region to suggest com
ing British efforts to wipe out the
danger to Egypt from the west.
Further evidence of British con
solidation in Africa is to be seen
in a Vichy announcement that the
French have begun parleys with
the British concerning removal of
women and children from French
Somaliland in East Africa. That
makes it apparent the Vichy gov.
ernment has given up hope of
holding the colony.
1941 Pageant Events
Open on Wednesday
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still available for this performance.
Pioneer Day
Friday has been named "pioneer
day" of the celebration, features
of which wm De tne aumemic
and thrilling pioneer parade fol
lowed by a pioneer barbecue and
reunion at the fairgrounds at
noon. Admission to the barbecue
will be by ticket only. The parade
forms at the fairgrounds at 10:30
a. m. Friday morning and will
wind down Willamette street. The
second performance of the pag
eant will be staged at 8:30 p. m.
Queen's Ball
Following the pageant, a ball
will be held in honor of Queen
Susannah V and her court at
Gerllnger hell on the University
campus. Invitation is by ticket
only. Friends and sponsors of each
candidate have been invited as
well as many other persons in the
community.
The pageant will be presented
for the third and final time on
Saturday night at 8 o'clock. Other
events of this day include a guest
luncheon and pioneer style show
at the Eugene hotel at noon, and
a baseball game, Eugene Athletics
vs. House of David at the Civic
Stadium at 2 o'clock in the after
noon.
Ticket sales will continue until
the pageant spectacle concludes
Saturday night, with seating
charts of the entire fairgrounds on
display at pageant headquarters
to facilitate the selection of
tickets.
The hairbrush used bv the Na
vajo Indians is a bundle of stiff
grass stems. The same brush is
also used for sweeping floor.
The locks at Sault Ste. Marie
take care of a difference of 18
feet in the water levels of Lake
Superior and Lake Huron.
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be given for the longest, shag,
giest, reddest, blackest and fun.
niest beards.
Thursday will be highlighted
by the civic and industrial parade
at 11 a. m. through down town
streets and the first performance
of the pageant at the fairgrounds
at 8:30 in the evening. Eugeneans
are being invited to attend this
night so that seats will be avail
able fOr County and state people
here for the weekend. An extra
attraction of th Thursday night
show will be the crowning of
Susannah V by Governor Charles
A. Sprague. The coronation will
not be repeated, for the second
and third nights. Good seats are
Advance Ticket
Sale on For Drum
Contest, Tuesday
Because of the interest being
shown in the drum and bugle
corps contest being sponsored
Tuesday evening at the Civic
stadium as part of the American
Legion convention program, an
advance ticket sale for the event
is being held.
Tickets may be obtained at the
loby of the two headquarters
noteis, tne Eugene and the Os.
burn.
There are no reserved seats,
but reserved sections.
The contest follows the bit
Legion parade that night and
those wishing to see the finale
Of the parade may do so from
ine stadium seats.
Lane 4-H Club
Camp Opens
Forty-two Lai,.
bovs win h..t.. 1"H
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girls' period end, tlQ
the boys take ov 71
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Saturday night,
completion of the
council fire WMWu'
gram was given Tu
nic Of the clubh il
fisrents and friend, 1
there Cn... "I
The boys who hive' J
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Billy Waite, w ,
Cushman; Drews.,
Leo Meadows, rteaJ,1
Cushman' Ti.: 'Kt
bur7rbickSy,ffl
ley Spurting, Ut,C
bow. Cottage Gnwi
Johnson, Walton; uAi
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Hon City; Harold ft?
Grove; Glen Ems, cX
Ralph Raisor.COttmg
Rehwalt, Westfir;!
hawk; Jimmie Cox, C
aid Prindel, Msplewl
Wilbur, Greenleaf; fcLf
Cottage Grove; DoiuljS
cola; Donald Hlebechuli
Ronald Giidavich, Q&S2
JJltchell, Eugene; Wju
sen, Springfield; IM1
Springfield; CharlejM
gene; .Jerry MIeto"
Grove; Harlan Mick I
Grove; Craig Btlios,b?
vw)ll, (Tuflun.
field: Milton f.l.n mil
Mofitt, Floral Hill; J
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Springfield Man
Dies in Eugene
SPRINGFIELD, July 19 (Spe-cial)-Ant0ine
L. Simon of Spring
field died Saturday at a hospital
in Eugene at the age of 78 years.
He was born in France and came
to the United States at the age of
12. He resided in Springfield for
two and one-half years, having
lived in PCrtland previously.
Survivors include three daugh
ters, Mrs. Eric J. Hagstrom, Mrs.
Zona Jackson, both of Portlsnd,
and Mrs. Mae Pierce of New York;
10 grandchildren, and one great
grandchild, as well as one sister
in Texas.
Funeral services will be held in
th Peninsula funeral heme, Port
land, Wednesday, at 2 p. m ,
Branstetter-Simon chapel of Eu
gene in charge.
CITY PRICES
On and after August 1, th eharqo on feed delivered with.
In the dry will b Se per bag oyer door prleei In amounts
oi 500 poundi or over. In lew ameunti there will be a 25e
minimum charge for Men delivery.
CRABTREE'S Seed & Feed Store
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RESERVE YOUR PAGEANT TICKETS NOW
Russell's Annuo
Summer Clearanc!
Continues!
Average Savings of
25 to 50
Tn this sale you will find this season's fastis
from our regular stock . . . with prices oil ist
Immediate clearance. In many cases sizes a
coiors are incomplete ... but in every itutaw
the values are tremendous. v
SPORTSWEAR
bummer Dresses, formerly 2.99 to 6.50 . w
bummer Dresses, formerly 3.95 to 5.95 . m
bummer Dresses, formerlv B.50 to 8.95 . Kl
Summer Dresses, formerly 6.95 to 10.95 . H
Better Dresses, formerly 12.95 to $25 . newS
Plciy Suits, 1,2 and 3 piece,
formerly 1.95 to 10.95 . . . .now
Separate Slacks, formerly .1.95 to 4.95 . now
ACCESSORIES
HAltfArv (lenM
formerly 1.00 . . . . now 79e,3p"
nosiery, discontinued numbers,
, firmerly 79c to 1.25 . , now 59e, 2 pah
Srwt SiMr i. c mi.
formerly 29c . . .'. now 19e, 3p
nernaoags, formerly 1.00 to 2.95 . .
Handbags, fbrmerlv 2As fr 9.sn . . .
Doeskin Gloves, formerlv 2.95 . . . W
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Foundation Garments, reg. stock
umiony o TO 0.3U . . . .
Lightweight Girdles, a broken lot, lace and
lastex c6mblnati6ns, were 2.95 .
CHILDREN'S
viuaren s owim Suits, 'J
were 1.49 to 1.79 . . . now'sMM';
wuihuot oais, loaaidrs ana uwarens,
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X , Smer suits, tormeriy .ao . 'v" . i
Girls Slack and Play Suits, J
formerly 1.95 and 2.95 . . . .
BOOK and STATIONERY
All remaining Items on our White Elephant S ,
uuea at prices previously advertisea.
MANY OTHER ITEMS ON SAlE
THAT ARE NOT LISTED HERE
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WELCOME LEGIONNAIRE