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EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY JULY 21, 1941
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YEAR OLD DRESS IS worn here by Sandra Joene
u she makes her own preparations for the Oregon
igeant here this week. The dress was worn by her
other, Mrs. Susie Bishop. Costumes like these will
feted in the Pageant costume parade at 3 p. m. Wed-
with everyone eligible to participate. (Wiltshire en-
free Children
own; Accidents
)t 12 Injuries
Monday totaled
a dozen persons
Martin girl drowned in a Willamette river swimming
ee mi'cs,helow Coburg Sunday afternoon. Her body
vercd Monday morning after relatives and state
an dragged the river unsuccessfully until late Sun-
kirl. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Martin, had
hmming with a group of children. She was the first
waier ano went down almost immediately. Her
9-year-old Jnn Martin ,W( 1... i..rn..
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Oregon Trail Pageant Program
Wednesday, July 23 Eugene Day
3:00 p. m. Old time costume parade.
3:30 p. m. Arrival of Susannah, Belle of the Trail, and her
retinue to Eugene.
3:45 p. m. Judging of old time costumes, City Park block,
8th and Oak streets.
4:30 p.lm. Address of welcome to Susannah' and visiting
Belles by Mayor Elisha Large.
4:45 p. m. Public reception for Susannah and party at Os-
burn hotel.
5:00 p.m. West Coast Circus attractions at Amusement
Center.
7:30 p. m. Final judging of whisker contestants, City Park,
8th and Oak streets.
8:00 p. m. Free entertainment, amusement center.
Thursday, July 24 Oregon Day
11:00 a.m. Civic and Industrial parade.
3:00 p.m. Old fashioned costume Whist party, Osburn
hotel.
8:15 p. m. Crowning of Susannah V, Pageant grounds.
8:30 p.m. "Oregon Trail" Pioneer Pageant at Lane Coun
ty Fairgrounds, 13th and Monroe streets.
9:30 p. m. West Coast Circus attractions, Amusement
center.
Friday, July 25, Pioneer Day
10:30 a.m. Pioneer Parade, forms at Fairgrounds.
12:30 p. m. Pioneer Barbecue and Reunion, Fairgrounds.
(Admission by ticket only).
1:00 p.m. West Coast Circus attractions, Amusement
center.
8:30 p. m, "Oregon Trail" Pioneer Pageant, Fairgrounds.
10:00 p. m. Queen's Ball, Gerlinger Hall, University campus.
(Admission by invitation ticket only).
Saturday, July 26 Lane County Day
12:00 noon Guest luncheon and Pioneer style show, Eugene
hotel.
2:00 p. m. Baseball, Civic Stadium, Eugene Athletics vs.
House of David.
8:30 p.m. "Oregon Trail" Pioneer Pageant, Fairgrounds.
9:00 p.m. Free entertainment, Amusement center.
Germans Claim
Gains Through
Stalin's Line
One Soviet Division
Said Destroyed; RAF
Raids Take Toll
By the Associated Press
A German military spokesman
declared late today that a "big
destructive battle is in progress
east of the Stalin line" presum
ably in the Smolensk sector guard
ing Moscow and other nazi
sources reported the annihilation
of an entire Soviet division in
bloody fighting around Mogilev,
on the Dnieper river.
Dispatches from Moscow quoted
private Soviet advices as saying
that Smolensk, key city 230 miles
from the Russian capital on the
Minsk-to-Moscow motor highway,
was still in Red army hands des
pite a German claim to the con
trary. A nazi spokesman compared the
situation in the 30-day-old con-
flict with nazi successes on the
western front in June, 1940, after
the turning of the French Maginot
line.
Big Raids Planned
Meanwhile, striking at Ger
many's side door in support of the
Russian war effort, the British
said RAF warplanes would launch
the heaviest air raids in history
against the Reich in the next three
months. Attacks on a scale "which
will make Coventry look like a
pinprick," were predicted.
British authorities said the RAF's
furious aerial counter-offensive in
recent days had already destroyed
about one-third of Germany's
coastal shipping and demolished
an entire Focke-Wulf aircraft
plant at Bremen.
Authorized quarters in Berlin
said that more than 4,000 Russian
corpses littered the Mogilev battle
field, and that several thousand
Red army troops were taken pris
oner. The unit, described as "complet
ely destroyed," was said to have
been organized from the remnants
of five other Soviet divisions.
Weather Slows 'Blitz'
The Germans said extremely bad
weather was hampering their blitz
krieg style of assault.
DNB, the official German news
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Pageant Cast Must
Attend 3 Rehearsals
All members of the Oregon Trail
pageant cast will be required to
attend the three dress rehearsals
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights at the fairgrounds, Mrs.
Doris Smith, director, announced
Monday. No one will be excused.
The gates will be closed Mon
day night to all except partici
pants who must show their passes
in order to enter. Participants are
to enter by the Madison street gate
and may park their cars inside,
just behind the grandstand.
Whiskalantes
Eye Beards
The Whiskalantes are now
seeking bearded Eugeneans as
well as the beardless, but tor a
different purpose.
The black-garbed organiza
tion wilt handle the final judg
ing of whisker contestants at the
city park. Eighth and Oak
streets, Wednesday at 7:30 p. m,
according to Nelson Paris, Whis
kalante head, and are seeking
contestants for the judging.
Prizes will be offered in var
ious classifications, Paris said,
with classifications and prizes
to be announced tomorrow.
Parade Slated
Tuesday Evening
With attendance expected to
near the 1500 mark by late Tues-
day, delegates and visitors to the
annual American Legion and aux
iliary conventions in Eugene are
looking forward to the "big par.
ade" and the drum and bugle corps
contest, Tuesday evening.
The annual 40 and 8 parade
will be at 7 p. m. Monday.
The all-convention parade comes
Tuesday at 7:30 p. m., entering
Willamette street on Seventh ave
nue and proceeding to the Civic
Stadium, 20th and Willamette
streets. The stadium will be open
at 7 p. m. in order that those wish
ing to see the parade end there
may do so, and then be on hand
for the drum contest.
One of the big events of each
Legion convention is the drum
corps and majorette contests.
These will be held at 8 p. m. Tues
day at the Civic Stadium follow
ing the parade. ., . , ,::'..
Prizes are awarded to the drum
corps excelling in march forma
tions,, cadenc, drumming, and
music.
Six junior drum corps and five
senior drum corps, representing
various sections of Oregon, have
registered for the competition. The
brightly colored uniforms, ban
ners, and smart march formations
create a spectacular scene.
The general public Is invited to
the competition, tickets obtainable
at the Civic stadium.
The majorette contest will be
participated in by 14 girls from
leading Legion posts throughout
Oregon. Mary Anderson, Univer
sity of Oregon band drum major
ette, will be the official hostess
to these girls and will assist in
the judging.
Featuring In the program, too,
will be the Eugene band and a
Scotch kilty band.
Judges of the different events
are: Marching cadence, Lieut. Jo
seph J. Pfeiffer, Captain Frank I.
Agule, Captain Harry Powell;
drumming and music; Myron,
Blackwell, and Norman Cory; ma
jorette contest, Robert Wiseman,
Tom Mayer, Elwood Riceman, and
Lloyd Williamson of the Ashland
kilty band, assisted by Mary An
derson. At the microphone will
be James K. King as general an
nouncer. Lawrence W. Manerud
is chairman from the Eugene post
of the Legion for the contest, and
Harry Powell heads the parade
committee.
Worker Paid
To Keep Quiet
At least two Legionnaires got
some sleep last night, but it
cost them money.
Commander Vie Brown of
Portland post had room 207
in a local hotel. Kelly Owens
of Salem, had room 307.
Both were trying their best
to get sleep In the wee hours,
when a mechanic in a garage
across the street began to pound
on a fender.
Both hurried to their respec
tive windows.
"Hey," they chorused, "How
much do you earn a day."
"Six dollars," was the reply.
The two Legionnaires split
the bill, paid off the mechanic,
and slept soundly.
Other Legionnaires, hearing
the story Monday morning, were
pretty sore. "It sets a danger
ous precedent," they charged.
"We should worry," said
Brown and Owens, "we got
enough sleep to last us."
Dr. Erb To Be Aide
Dr. Donald M. Erb, president of
the University of Oregon, has ac
cepted the offer of the Oregon
Trail pageant to serve as aide to
Governor Charles A. Sprague, who
will be marshal of the civic and
industrial parade Thursday morning.
President Urges
Draft Stretch as
Dangers Spread
Disintegration of
Army Threatened,
Says F.D.R.
WASHINGTON, July 21
(AP) Legislation permitting
the president to take over pri
vate property for use in nation
al defense was passed by the
senate today and sent to the
house.
WASHINGTON, July 81
Declaring that America was in
"infinitely greater" danger than
a year ago. President Roosevelt
asked congress today to authorize
extension of the one-year period
of active service in the army of
selectees, national guardsmen and
reservists.
Unless the extension is granted,
Mr. Roosevelt said, the nation will
be taking a grave national risk
and disintegration of the army will
De under way within two months.
Responsibility for maintaining
the efficiency of that army, the
chief executive said in a message
to congress,, rests solely with the
legislators.
Mr. Roosevelt dramatized his
request by trying an innovation.
He transcribed the message on
records so that his words might
be broadcast to the nation and
the world.
The president emphasized that
conditions had changed since a 12-
month limitation was placed, a
year ago on the service of selectees,
guardsmen and reservists.
"Today it is imperative," he
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Politics Start
For Convention
By Monday afternoon, conven
tion politics were brewing at
good speed among' the Legion
naires, preparatory to elections
coming Wednesday morning.
Although several candidates are
being mentioned, many observers
questioned Monday declared
Joseph K. Carson, former mayor
of Portland, is in the lead for the
post f department commander.
As announced in Sunday's Register-Guard,
Frank Miller, Forest
Grove, now vice-commander, also
is in the race for the commander's
post.
E. L. (Buck) Knight, The
Dalles, is in the lead in pre-election
talk for the post of national
comitteeman, succeeding Joe
Chamberlin, incumbent. Cham
berlin, now in active army .duty,
sent a wire to the convention,
Monday, wishing all success- and
stating he would see the Oregon
ians at the national convention
in Milwaukee.
General White
Visits Convention
Major General George A. White,
commander, 41st division, Fort
Lewis, arrived in. Eugene, Mon
day afternoon to take in the
American Legion state conven
tion. General White will lead the big
convention parade to be held
Tuesday evening, starting at 7:30
o'clock. The general reports the
northwest troops were most happy
to get out of California following
the war maneuvers there and to
be at home again.
Colonel Harry Brumbaugh, Fort
Lewis, was here with General
White.
Eight and Forty
Elects Officers
Officers for the coming year
were elected by the Eight and
Forty club, fun and honor organi
zation of the American Legion
auxiliary, at sessions being held
Sunday in connection with the
state convention here.
The new officers are: Mrs. Mar
ian Sommerset of Astoria, presi
dent; Mrs. Lucille Freeman . of
Portland, first vice-president; Mrs.
Eva Gray of Portland, second vice-
president; Mrs. Hazel Alden of
Seaside, historian; Mrs. Pauline
Lennegllle of Portland, chaplain;
Mrs. Helene Warner of Portland,
sergeant-at-arms; and Mrs. Mar
garet Underwood of Portland, re
tiring president as member of the
national executive board. '
A feature of the afternoon's pro
gram was the presentation of colors
to the department of the Eight It
Forty In memory of Mrs. Melody
Boatrlght who organized the Ore
gon chapter.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER ALFRED P. KELLEY,
(left), Milo J. Warner, national commander (center), and
Frank Miller, department vice
policies. All were in Eugene Monday for the opening session
of the state convention. (Wiltshire engraving).
Convention
From Pacific coast to Atlantic
coast and attendance at three de
partment conventions within tour
days will be the record for Amer
ican Legion Commander Milo J.
Warner and his aide, Joe
Deutschle, member of the national
headquarters staff.
They arrived here from Alaska.
flying to. Portland and coming on
to Eugene by car, Sunday. Mon
day, they left for Little Rock,
Arkansas .to attend the meeting
there; and on Thursday- must be
In Vermont tor a meeting in that
state. "It's a f lying life, this be
ing -the national commander, of!
omcer or the day for a year,- as
I prefer to call the position," Mr.
Warner said.
. .
-"Would one send the firemen
home in the middle of a big fire?"
was the quiet comment from
Commander Warner when ques
tioned about releasing trainees
when their year is up while he
was informally meeting with the
Oregon people, Sunday evening.
This was Commander Warner's
first visit to the Oregon country
and he expressed the wish that
he might have been able to be
here for the pageant.
From the convention meeting
floor at the McDonald theater,
Monday, Mr. Varner received a
cheer when he said one reason
Legion Auxiliary Convention
Opens with Impressive Rites
The Oregon department of the
American Legion auxiliary open
ed a busy convention program
Monday afternoon, at the Metho
dist church, starting with the im
pressive advance of the colors
and procession of officers.
In addition to many Interesting
reports due on Americanism ac
tivities, welfare work, and other
projects, Monday found the group
buzzing with bits on the election
due Wednesday morning.
Mrs. J. W. Mclnturf f . Marsh-
field,' is unopposed as the candi
date for president of the depart
ment auxiliary, and Nota Francis,
president of district No. 7, also is
unopposed (so far) for the de
partment vice-presidency, but the
real interest seems to settle
around the recommendation of
an Oregon candidate for the of
Governor Sprague Tells Legion
Army Men Should Serve Longer
Declaring it "incredibly and,
criminally stupid" to send back tol
civilian life the men now in serv
ice, because of the emergency the
country faces, Governor Charles
A. Sprague in addressing the
American Legion's state conven
tion, Monday morning, expressed
his approval of some fair legisla
tion to keep these men in training
and to augment the country's
armed forces.
"Eager as I am to have the
national guardsmen, the reserve
officers, and the selectees return
home, I think it would be incred
ibly stupid criminal stupidity
to send these men home at the
end of their year because it would
result, as General Marshall says,
in virtual disintegration of the
armed forces. As long as the
world situation is as dangerous
as it is now, we must not only
retain In service our present
trainees, but we must augment
the forces, and above aU, w
- commander, discuss Legion
Sidelights
he had been interested in getting
the national office was that he
might, visit the Oregon depart
ment, also, because Ben F. Dorris,
convention chairman, lives here,
He paid high tribute to Dorris as
an outstanding Legionnaire.
It was with pride that Depart
ment Commander Alfred P. Kel-
ley, Oswego, now in active army
duty again, announced the Ore
gon membership to be 12,832, an
au-ume high mark.
Vic Mackenzie, Legion's nation-
al convention director, is among
those taking in the convention:
also, Dr. Paul I. Carter, Portland,
manager of the U. . S. Veterans
waite, Legion national employ-
ment officer.
The 1940 state championship
junior drum corps from Albany
enlivened the opening meeting
Monday morning by marching
through the assembly, drums and
other instruments going full blast.
The group is out to retain its title
in the contest, Tuesday night.
Earl Snell, secretary of state,
also was on the convention plat-
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fice of national vice-president,
western district, the election not
to take place until the 1942
national convention. Mrs. Laura
Goode, retiring department presi
dent, is to be recommended to
the convention for this office, but
another candidate or two might
enter the race before election.
Highlighting the opening ses
sion Monday afternoon were the
talk by Mrs. Roy L. Cook, Albu
querque, New Mexico, present
national vice-president for the
western division, and the reports
on the recent Girls State, spon
sored by the auxiliary in the in
terests of Americanism and good
citizenship. Appointm ents of
committees were to be read dur
ing the afternoon.
(The complete program for
Tuesday tor the auxiliary ap
pears inside today's paper.)
must provide them with equip
ment necessary tor modern war
fare, the governor declared.
-While in Eugene. Governor
Sprague, on the convention floor
at the Mcuonaia theater, made
the announcement for the state at
large that starting August 1 there
would be a full time veterans
service officer, functioning through
the adjutant generals office, to
take care of all ex-service men,
Dotn those in tne . veterans or
ganizations and outside these
groups, who have claims against
tne government. The announce
ment was received with interest
by the Legionnaires and other
veterans in that this officer will
take over the work being done
by the individual organizations.
In beginning his talk, Governor
Sprague complimented the Legion
lorits nie-iong program of stand-
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Eugene Throng
Hears National
Leader Speak
Telegram Sent
Senate Military
Affairs Committee
By MARIAN LOWRY
Placing the American Legion,
nationally, in support of retention
of selectees ai.d national guards
men now in service, as advocated
Monday in President Roosevelt's
special message to congress, Milo J.
warner ol Toledo, Ohio, national
Legion commander, Monday morn
ing opened the annual state Oregon
Legion convention in Eugene with
announcement that he had sent
the following telegram to Senator
Robert Reynolds, chairman of the
senate military affairs committee:
in view of the present emer
gency we can not afford to have
an army which goes with the
snows. The American Legion
feels the situation demands en
actment of necessary legislation
toinsure keeping intact during
the emergency the troop units
already trained, and retention of
selectees In service under fair
and feasible regulations, and we
also consider this is the time to
enact into law a permanent sys
tem of universal military train- .
ing.
Signed, Milo J. Warner, na
tional commander, American
Legion." .
Stand Applauded
Applause and cheers greeted his
announcement from the stage of
tne McDonald theater, crowded to
near capacity with Leglonaires and
auxiliary members assembling here
for their four-day department con
ventions. Commander Warners
address, given as the public event
opening the convention, also stress
ed the need for national unity,
National defense is first In
America, above .all partisanship
and selfishness, and whenever a
decision is made every loyal Amer
ican should stand behind that de-
ni?'MJ
'Before we elect officials we
have the right and should exer
cise that right to the fullest to ex
press our views, but after the elec
tion, through which in democratic
manner we choose our leaders, and
after the decisions are made, vre
should stand, united and loyally.
behind those whom we have elect
ed." Commander Warner declared.
The country must face facts as
they are NOW, not as they were
two or three months ago, he de
clared. Referring to the national Legion
executive group's action on labor
strikes and in demanding the
resignation of Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins, in May, Mr. War
ner stated tk Legion is not op
posed to labor but declared: "We
feel no alien should be permitted
to direct any labor organization,
or any social, economic, or poli
tical adjustment." His statement
brought thunderous applause from
the audience. He reviewed the Le
gion's stand against radicalism,
especially mentioning the defense
program.
Perkins Discussed
The lack of leadership, the
treatment of radicals, and in some
respects, encouragement by Secre
tary Perkins to these radicals, led
the Legion to ask for her resigna
tion, he stated. For the past few
weeks, Secretary Perkins has
rather retired to the background,
he said, declaring: "It is highly
important there be an active, effi
cient leadership in labor by one
who Is thoroughly American. co"r-
ageous, and has an understanding
of labor and leadership of it."
The situation between Germany
and Russia also was briefly dis
cussed by the national commander.
The United States and the Ameri
can Legion are confronted with this
situation: We are against Hitler
and his gang of Nazis, and we are
against Stalin and his gang of
communists. We do not like either '
of them, but Hitlerism must be
stopped," Commander Warner de
clared. "This country can not Ignore the
fact that communism was started In
Russia, that efforts have been
made to have communism func
tion as a subversive force in Amer
ica, placing Russia first.
America First
"In America, America comes
first." the speaker thundered. .
With the situation arising be
tween Germany and Russia, Com
mander Warner said he canvassed
his national group of officers to
give the answer from the Legion
that effort be made to redouble our
own defense, that effort be made to
redouble aid to Great Britain, that
the freedom of the seas be main
tained for American ships and
that American shipping be protect
ed, that the Legion redouble its
effort against nazism, communism,
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