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THI RKQISTZK-OTTAKD, ETTOIWB, ORICFOIT PageThreo, FiTYNEWS NOTES - BAT8D0IN0 Mo0''" Crround- -.f, council froJLliig. both I CW American Lgl L. win MKk . P,0?7-,t Monday e WalUr B. HaU. who fr-wasacUvein the reS who ha. been iv- 1..7. lor a numoer .re unable to bo pre . bt , Zetto on account tXre'e-TheW-'IswwM hold ita reg-'L!Sffi?the.dJoinIngroom I, ne time. I r.lln I 'f.. ExSange W .?..Z;, announced take, telephone El fo business and profess F"..Lii. hev are away Phone, and del- m hour., day, the firm hiDCM. ivu Itinfltlon t E. Davis of Eene Is at juncUon, south of Roseburg, Pmg uoiciiwt ... . that mlarft. are Otl a Ln trip to Detroit Mich, Evils, Tenn. ,and New Orleans, LwatUne tries NewcomB, wno uvea in Udnity of Florence, was in Lgc Monday. fin Quenched . ... M in th hnmA of Clair i uue u " - lh it 2584 Emerald was ex- bished Sunday evening ai 3 CALL ARROLL OR HARRY TOR jCALES usiness Machine Co. km 3204 757 Wa by, the Eugene fire department. The fire was confined to the flue, and no other damage was done to the house. From Marshfleld Mr. and Mrs. Harrison P. Hor- nlsh of Marshfield were in Eugene last week-end, having driven Jay Allen, the war correspondent and Mrs. Allen from tnat city. Mr. Al len spoke In the high school audi torium at Marshfield. Visit at Powell Home- Mr. and Mrs. James I. Henlon of Marshfield are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Powell in Eugene and their son, Jack Hen ton,' student at the university. Mrs. Henton and Mrs. Powell are sisters. Motions, Divorces Tuesday Motions and divorce cases will be heard Tuesday in circuit court. Motions will come up before Judge Skipwortth in the forenoon and divorces in the afternoon. 1 jther 3 mi i JOHN CLINTON Oat here In the UctUy wallow in At midst of that western -vihu dq idoui as nn- - ..- - uuiiage la (", or no war. . J Mts wt Kara 4 f. 2 Hiellae shertaga ar J"kMsa there's a I TjJWoent sends tinker, "riftwe takers ire G"3 "!dLby Union 01 T"tttlnl fiwel 10 iNSb, v.' MAM L "f mrs, u3oi?!, Union Al UUu MM..' -V ." riiJ!rf,Lp,'a!. JOTed tad ths Ttry. "iRlml,. ej.m . 1 1LJ Visit In Portland- Mrs. Helen Romalne and Mrs. Dorothy Putman, members of the staff of county Cleric Dlllard, are spending the holiday in Portland. Hunting Deer- Arthur Hendershott and Fred Blackshear . left Sunday for the John Day country in eastern Ore gon on a deer hunt. Former Eugenean In City- Abe Gilbert, .a former Eugene resident, who has been living in Oregon City the cast 22 years, is here visiting old friends. byterian church, the Neighbors of Woodcraft and the O. E. S. She was born Sept. 26, 1858 'In DeWitt. Iowa nnH well from South Dakota in 1888. Funeral services will be Wednes day afternoon at 1:30 from the Schwering chapel, Rev. Floyd E. Dorris officiating and with inter ment in the Creswell, cemetery. State Grangers fo Meet af Cushman State grange officers will attend a meeting of western Lane granges at Cushman Tuesday afternoon and evening, this being one of a series ot sucn meetings to be held in dif ferent parts of the state, starting October 10 and ending .January 16. O. S. Fletcher, county agricul tral agent of Lane, will attend the Cushman meeting, which will be neid in the Main River grange hall. The program at each om the meetings over the state will: be uniform. The sessions will open at i:io p. m. and at 4 p. m. mere will be a horseshoe match between, a local -team and a team made uo of state grange officers. Dinner will be served at 6 p. m. and at 7 sep arate meetings will be held by the home economics and agricultural committees and other groups. The grange meeting will be opened at 8:15 by state officers and a special program of demonstration of floor work, demonstration of the signs, the grips and salutations will be given. Club to Meet The Walnut Acres H. E. club will meet with Grace Rose Wed nesday, October 15, at 10 a. m. to study meat cookery. Luncheon will be served at noon. Records BIRTHS SWANGARD At the Sacred Heart general hospital on Satur day. Oct. 11, 1941. to Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Swangard, 2364 McMillan, a son. JOHN At the Sacred Heart gen 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd eral hospital on Sunday, Oct. 12, John, Fall Creek, a daughter. GEORGE At the Sacred Heart general hospital on Sunday, Oct. 12, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Nor man George, 215 Seventh ave nue west, a son. WILKINSON At the Sacred Heart general hospital on Sun day, Oct 12, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilkinson, 651 Four teenth avenue east, a son. HARMON At the Sacred Heart general . hospital on Saturday, Oct. 11, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. Forest Harmon, Gen. Del. Eu gene, a son. HUGHES At the Thompson Ma ternity home on Sunday, Oct 12, 1941, to Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Hughes, 1464 Patterson, a son. 3 Sudden Deaths (CONTINUED FKOM PAGE 1) four months coming here from Boise, Idaho. The body is being shipped there by the Poole funeral home.' Charles Henry Block, salesman from Los Angeles, Calif, was found deach in his room at the Oregon hotel Sunday evening. He was about 65 years ot age. His body was sent by the Poole funeral home to Forest' Lawn cemetery at Glendale, Calif, for interment. Robert Jakeways, 84, - of Mar cola, died enroute to the hospital Sunday following a short illness. He had lived in Marcola for 24 years, and was employed, by the Booth-Kelly mill. He is survived by his widow, Oris. The couple were married in Grand Junction, Colorado on Sent. .22. 1916 and recently celebrated their 25th wed ding anniversary. Funeral services will be announced later by the Poole chapel. Louis Holliday, Robert A. Mea chem, and Leland Ray, all of Cot tage Grove, suffered bruises and lacerations in an automobile acci dent Monday morning on the high way near Lorane. No details could be learned. They are being con fined to the Eugene hospital for observation. Harrison Stuck of Hortbn, Ore., and an employee of the Roy Hehn Lumber Co. had two fingers am putated in an accident at the mill Monday morning. He was brought to the Sacred Heart hospital for treatment. 6 Die, 15 Hurt In Sitka Blast (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Calif.; -Private Ralph E. Kirk bridge, Los Gatos, Calif.; Private Frank E. Hayton, San Francisco; Private Albert A. Spurling, Eve ertsviUe, W. Va., and Hedley C. Eastabrooks, whose rank and home address were not given. The sixth victim was a marine, Pri vate Thomas A. Baskom, home address unlisted. The earth-shaking blast came Just as benediction was being pro nounced in the famous old Rus sian church at Sitka at 12:10 p. m. The concussion showered broken window glass over the parishion ers, injuried - dozena on the nar row Sitka streets and sent 15 to the air base hospital. The sta tion at Millervllle, close by the; base, was denuded of its windows and many of the homes recently built to house personnel of the $5,000,000 base called vital to Pacific defenses were badly da maged. . Damage Not Told The navy declined to give many details of damage inside the air station itself ar.d did not reveal whether huge hangers built within the last year suffered damage. The dynamite which went up a flash of fire was the property of the Siems-Drake Puget Sound company, airbase contractors. A naval board of inquiry was con vened to study causes of the brush fire which resulted in the blast. A destroyer and a heavy naval patrol bomber were readied at Seattle to dash here. with assis tance; but Commander J. R. Tata announced no medical aid was needed. Nevertheless, A. L. Scha- ler, pacific area manager foe the Red Cross, said at San Francisco he had authorized his Sitka re presentative to extend help to ci vilians needing it. Man With 5 Pheasants Arrested by Police Lee McKenny was arrested by a state police officer Sunday on a charge of illegal possession ot game birds. He waa released on $29 bail. McKenny had five Chinese pheasants in his possession at the time of his arrest, the officers said. CHAIRS CLEANED ' Electric Cleaner Ph. 800 Springfield FROM SEATTLE SPRINGFIELD, Oct 13 (Spe cial) Spending the week-end with his parents was Wilaid Winlely who is now employed with Boeing Aircraft in Seattle. Another Seat tle visitor here for the week-end was Dean Wilson. ATTENDS DAD'S DAT SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 13 (Spe cial) W. L. Hill visited his son, Bob, at Corvallis Saturday and attended the Dad's Day at Oregon State college where Bob is now enrolled. 82-Year-Old Creswell Woman Dies Monday CRESWELL, Oct. 13 (Special) Mrs. Anna Martin died at her home here Monday at the age of 82 years. She is survived by her widower, Benjamin F. Martin; two daugh ters, Mrs. Beulah Long of Taft and Mrs. Dora Barteii of creswell; a son. Glenn L. of Snrinsfield: three brothers, Henry Kirtley of Port land; Tom of Nera Visa, N. Mex., andiWill of Delhart, Texas; two sisiere, Mrs. Dora van Meter of Eugene and Mrs. Frank Blair of Nera Visa, N. Mex.; six grandchil dren and two great grandchildren. ane was a member of the Pres- WIIX VISIT IN WYOMING SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 13 (Spe. cial) Mr. and Mrs. William Mills left Saturday for a two weeks' trip to Riverton, Wyoming. They were accompanied by Mr. Mills father and mother and by a broth er, Melvin, who have been visiting nere lor tne past montn. . . FROM ARLINGTON - SPRINGFIELD, Oct 13 (Spe. cial) Mr. and Mrs. Earl Calkins of Arlington were guests of Mr. Calkins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Calkins, here over the past week-end. F. C. CHOATE TO BUILD SPRINGFIELD, Oct 13 (Spe cial) A building permit for $2000 was issued Monday by the city building inspector to F. C. ChOate for the construction of a residence, garage, and woodshed at 5th and Wall streets. HOME EXTENSION POSTPONED SPRINGFIELD. Oct 13 (Spe cial) The meeting of the Home Extension Unit previously an. nounced for Tuesday, October 13. nas been postponed until Tuesday of next week. The place will be announced later. NEWS r VIEWS S : L , , By H. F. "MAC McDANIEL The 1941 World Series ii now embalmed in mothballs and memories but though the tumult and the shouting have disappeared Series talk will crop up wherever two or more red corpuscles meet This year's games caused more enthusiasm than in many a year thanks gartly to the color of "dem rooklyn Bums." Some people say sports in America are over-emphasized, but anything that drives war and taxes from the front page as the Series did is as welcome as rain in Death Valley. And with all the muddled action in the world, it's good to hear of somebody who's actually getting to first base. A heading reads, "Italy Cracking as Revolt Sweeps Europe" and from all I hear that doesn't mean "wise-cracking." Get your remodeling work done now Wa itlll hve i Remodeling Loin thet rum for S yean. No down payment Building Material Loan! This loan Is for material only. You furnish labor. No down payment Any lot, no matter where it Is located, will do. For an unusual and thorough jome building service visit the HcDanlel Lumber Co., 131 8th Ave. West. Complete planning wrylce financing quality lumber snd hardware materials are all youra when you call on us to build a home for you. Drop In today learn how easily It can be fcn. Paone s;a. Huge. Potatoes ; Grow at Leaburg The real potato country for Lane county is around Leaburg avers eight-year-old Randolph Middle- ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mid dleton of that community. For proof of his statement, he displayed a potato from his garden measuring 16 by 12 inches in cir cumference and weighing one pound and 10 ounces.. Randolph prepared the sou and plotted his own garden, planting various vegetables. He took entire charge of the hoeing, weeding, and Harvesting of his crops. Recent Deals in Lane County Land Reported A number of Lane county realty deals were made the past week by the Oregon settlement association of Eugene. : Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Beach of Bico, Cal., purchased 50 acres near Cheshire from the Oregon Settle ment association; Mr. and -Mrs. Guy N. Shore of Anaheim, Cal., purchased 20 acres from Mr. and Mrs. Fred Russell ot Thurston; E. Proctor of Glendale, Cal, . pur chased 210 acres on the Pacific highway six miles south of Eugene from Mr, and Mrs. D. F. Mains of Eugene, and Mr. and Mrs. Inar Christensen of Colorado, acquired 72 acres near Creswell from Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Tennis. The Oregon Properties company of Los Angeles has bought S20 acres in Linn county above Mar cola from Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wed dell and Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Smith, recent arrivals here from Santa Barbara, Cal., have bought 520 acres three miles south of the Pleasant Hill high school from the Creswell Mill company. Tiny Egg Shown Route F may have all the big eggs, but little Jerry Moffitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Moffitt of the Junction City district, thinks he has found one of the smallest He exhibited the tiny brown egg In the Register Guard office Monday. It was about the size of an average gooseberry.. ' SANITONE CLEANING Eleetrie Cleaner Ph. Jo XawTIL Many Factories are busy filling orders for National Defense! But Wards have made every effort to bring you complete assortments for Montgomery Ward irarefiet wtfh Amerteal Months ago, we took our WARD WEEK plant to . roanufacturers. We krvsw-that derFenM erdera were Increasing. We knew, too, that a lot of American famines watt for. WARD WEEK every year, for many things they greatiy need. The question was would It be possible to produce these needs BETWEEN defense orders? With typical American spirit,, every factory, every mill offered to cooperate. They asked for time a vital element. We gave them plenty of that so that the production of WARD WEEK mer chandise could be fitted into: their schedules. And today we urtnounce WARD WEEK as usual BEGINNING WEDNESDAY! This year s ii these thousands of WARD' WEEK' values are greater than ever! We think of the stalwart Americans who raised the raw materiaji is: or mined them deep in the earthVA we think of the capable American hands and busy American - machines that produced each article ; 1 1 the American rail and truck lines that rushed them to us in time for America's greatest Sale; We pay tribute toall who,in addition to building American defense, have made WARD WEEK possible for the millions who have planned and waited for it! WAR D WEEK STARTS WEDNESDAY! I T ' 5 AMERICA'S C RE A T E S T S A L E ! ram 1TJU WniAMETTI TELEPHONE 4391
