REGISTER. GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON
Power Rationing
Expected for
Pacific Coast
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
capacity was expanded by 148,000
kilowatts, this year, and increases
of 275,000 and 114,000 are planned
for 1942 and 1943, respectively.
New units for the bureau of rec
lamation's Parker and Boulder
dams this year had a total capac
ity of 195,000 additional kilowatts,
and plans called for addition of
142.500 kilowatts next year, and
30,000 in 1943.
Pacific Gas and Electric, serving
central and southern California,
planned for an increase of 84,000
kilowatts in 1941, and 285,000 in
the next two years.
Similar expansions have been
planned for the industrial east and
middle west.
OEM warned even this expansion
"is not big enough" and "all sorts
of devices will have to be resort-
areas as St. Louis and Buffalo,
and in Texas, Arkansas and Lou
isiana where new magnesium, alu
minum and. explosives plants are
being built. ,
OEM said street lights and com
mercial signs win oe o.atKra , . t ., in nrrier to kee. the arma.
and that civilians will be expected, - industry going foil blast,
sharply, to reduce home consump- "fSe. all pow
tion of electricity. ep jn a'specified area becomes
One of the most Important '"H available to any section , of the
dustrial areas for the victory pro- Lrea facjng a shortage. . :
gram is the Tennessee valley, OEM asserted "it is clear that
which provides aluminum ferro-1 every piece 0f power machinery
alloys and phosphorus. jthat can be produced and which
In, the west where aluminum; can be spared from the two-ocean
and magnesium plants are being j naval program, will be needed."
built and where large airplane; But even with an all-out effort,
and shipbuilding industries are lo- i "the shortage will not be over
rated,; ,both public and private (come by the time the victory pro
power agencies are adding to gen-!gram reaches its peak."
erating capacities. I
The Bonneville-Grand Coulee! KEEP 'EM FLYING
KORE Keeps
'Alert' Guard
Bundles' Group Now
Works For British,
American Forces
Following the plan of the na-
linnal nclMlliTlliinn TTllOPnA hranch
iof Bundles for Britain at their
Instructed by the Federal Com-j monthly board meeting voted to
r..ii t ironic t use their present sot-up in the
mrim tnwpr liffhi hnrnino after! work for Bundles for Bluejackets,
dark at all times, radio station I"C A supplementary service
Declaration of
Independence !
. With- New Service s prices
so low, home laundering
would be like using a horse
and-.buggy -when there's a
car available! Clothes are
washed much more effici
ently than at home, too.
Best of all, it saves your
health and beauty. : -
"NO MORE WASH
DAY WORRIES FOR
ME ... I SEND MY
WASH TO RELIABLE
NEW SERVICEI"
Mew Service Laundry
839 High
EUGENE'S FINEST . LAUNDRY SERVICE
Phone 825
KORE faced a problem in view of
Saturday night's blackout possi
bilities. Advance orders to turn
out the tower lights would have
to come both from the FCC and
the defense council.
Early in the evening an order
Inc., a supplementary service to
the United States armed forces.
Withthc declaration of war, the
national headquarters under the
direction of Mrs. Wales Latham,
president, arranged immediately to
use the resources and personnel of
the 1100 branches, units and scw-
iing rooms of Bundles for Britain
went out that no lights which ;th?oughout the United States for
could not be turned out within 60 thc benefit of the U. S. armed
seconds of an alarm were to be j forces. jn order to facilitate han
left burning in Eugene. KOREidling ot unds and materials, a
tower lights can be put out with- , separate organization has fcaen set
up, Bundles for Bluejackets,
through which production will be
begun on knitted garments of
specifications issued to them by
the United States Navy depart
ment. Dorothy Collier, chairman of the
local branch, clplained that work
in 10 seconds if someone
duty. An engineer said late in
the evening that a guard would
be posted, and that in event of
emergency that tower lights would
be doused immediately.
THIS IS THE AGE
of SPECIALIZING
EHS Drama Students
To Present Play
By DOROTHY LENHART
Under the direction of Mrs.
Ethel Chase Christie. Eugene high
school's advanced drama students
will present "Alice In Wonder
land" December 22 at 8 p.m. in
the high school auditorium. This
play was presented to the grade
schools under the sponsorship of
Junior Programs, Inc., recently.
Members of the cast: Alice,
Francelle Jackson or Lois Hilton;
King, Harold Nudelman; Queen,
Rebecca Wildish; Knave, Bob
Bennett; Duchess, Karlecn Hef
lin; Cook, Jewel Copenhaver; Mad
Hatter, Bob Duke, Mock Turtle,
Frank Bonson; Gryphon, George
Northam; White Rabbit, Pat
Colerick; Dormouse, Marifred
Overcash; March Hare (White
Fairy dance), June Powell and
five grade school students as
flowers. Leland Huff, musician.
Scenery for the production was
done by Miss Hazel Fishwood's
art classes and assistance in cloth
ing was given by members of
the advanced clothing class
Miss Thelma Smith.
Admission is ten cents.
KKtvl Kittv!
Want to Be Present?
A chance to be Santa Claus was
provided the Eugene chamber of
commerce Friday when a trusting
young woman telephoned in to say
she would like a kitten for a
Christmas present.
Obligingly the so-far-undefeatcd
little group went to work. They
announced kitten qualifications as
follows: small, dark, male, and
Persian. Any cat answering that
descrintion is asked to call around
by the chamber of commerce of
fice on Broadway.
level best to render the best pos
sible service and to play its lull
anA nntrinfio nnrf in this 0rfnt
for Bundles for Britain is to E i national emergency. It is tradi
forward at full speed. We must : tional in our business that our
not at this moment relax in the people always rise to the height
of any emergency. They have
Phone Company Sets
Record, Gives Thanks
To Many Patrons
N. R. Powlcy, president, thc
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company, commenting on the Pa
cific coast increased telephone de
mands as a result of the war situ
ation, stated today:
"Never in its history has our
company handled in a similar
period, the tremendous volume of
telephone traffic which the extra
ordinary demands for telephone
service have placed on our sysiem
in the last ten days. j yet we-ve f jnally located Santa
'We deeply appreciate the fine Claus! He's going to have regular
cooperation and understanding of i hours in the Montgomery Ward
the telephone.using public and toy department every day until
their splendid assistance in not Christmas.
making other -than the most urg- This Santa isn't quite as round
ent calls, which greatly aid us to and frosty as picture books make
get the message through' for tele- him, but he has a sympathetic car.
phone calls important to defense, j Several hundred children have
Our organization .is. aomg lis confided Christmas worries to him
A few days ago, an
gentleman in Texas wrote the
Eugene chamber of commerce,
asking them to locate for him a
family named McMuhan, which
had lived near Springfield in 1901.
The secretaries report that they
have fulfilled the request and
have found one member of the
family,. Miss Pearl McMahan, who
now lives at Oak Hill. They have
sent this information to the Texas
gentleman.
December 21
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elderly
seaboard.
From tlln Pn- r.-'.
came word that a",
marine had dosilT s"-
uuiihport, the seennH ,panel
sel to hn ,,,. ..c.0l,(i such v.,1
navy, nV3A
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By FemRidgePo0
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U. S. a,-my ene ""Nay
Found: Santa Clause
OFF ATLANTIC COAST, TOO
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, (IP)
Naval sources announced tonight
that enemy submarines have been
destroying American shipping off
the California coast, and have been It will be neco., , a wekl
active, as' well, off thc Atlantic use Route F 'f traffic j
and the water hasnowVnW
ed up so far that ih. bs
win oe closed fnr . i."." 1
least our efforts on behalf of our
main ally Britain," she pointed
out. "This is our effort to mobilize
our entire organization for all aid
for the U. S. and her allies. We ac
cept the double responsibility."
Mrs. H. M. Stackpole, treasurer,
reported that $110 was forwarded
to New York headquarters to be in
cluded in the fund for a Christmas
for Britain's children. Hundreds
of signatures of Lane county citi
zens were included on the Christ
mas greetings to Britain s queen.
MotxtsVeepCurvr
Precision Lenses
The art of doing one thing and doing it better. Then add
ability,' Integrity and quality with long experience, re
search, and persistence and you have the secret of our
twenty-five years of success in Eugene.
VISUAL SATISFACTION
adds much to the joy of living. You sec and appreciate the
better things in life with more satisfaction; they envisage a
rosier, more optimistic hue, for physical comfort and content
have much to do with our mental poise and success in life.
i In Eugene since 1915.
SfcmuwWIllooaij
38 East Broadway
Telephone 362
of
Soldier Recreation
Problems Aired .
Press Conference
To Be Jan. 9 and 10
shown again in a glorlus way that
spirit and will-to-do which are ot
such vital importance in these
tragic and critical times. Calmly
and effectively our men and wo
men are serving the great cause
of human freedom."
Immediate Posts
Open to Air Cadets
in the past few days.
Jaanta Claus is on hand every
morning from 10:30 to 11:30 and
every afternoon from 2 to 4:30.
Would Santa like to make a state
ment? Yes, "he'll be very glad to
see all children."
Pill Nuts Found
At Junction Home
Ping pong for soldiers, as well
as a few of the more hearty sports
such as basketball, volleyball, and
handball, are being provided for
the national guard company sta
tioned at the armory.
Thomas Fisher, Eugene recrea
tion director, says that the soldier
boys need some activity to fill
hours when they are not busy,, but
must remain on duty at the armory
headquarters. He has taken charge
of persuading local merchants to
provide equipment, and would
like -to find townspeople who are
willing to contribute magazines
and other reading matter to the
cause. Things to read will be espe
cially prized by thc boys who
must spend long hours guarding
outposts, he pointed out.
The winter meeting of the Ore
gon Press conference will be held
on January 9 and 10 on the Univer
sity of Oregon campus, it was an
nounced here Saturday by George
S. Turnbull, secretary of the con
ference and professor of journal
ism at the university.
Every editor and publisher in the
state has been invited to attend
the meetings which this year mark
the twenty-fourth annual gather
ing of the group, Mr. Turnbull
said.
The program of meetings which
are scheduled to begin on Friday
morning, January 9. will include
a discussion of priorities and their
eflect upon newspaper production,
wages and hours, circulation and
subscription rates, and the effect
of present conditions on advertis
ing lineage.
One of the features of the con
ference will be a panel discussion
of the effect of women readers on
the editorial and production poli
cies or a newspaper. Five women
from Eugene have been secured
who will tell the editors what they
like in the news columns and what
fields they think a newspaper
should cover from a woman's point
oi view.
Palmer Hoyt, publisher of the
Portland uregonian. is president of
the conference and will preside at
me meetings.
1 1 Our store Is filled with gifts for every member of the family. Stop in j f t
isl I '"day and choose your gifts that arc sure to delight the hearts of the iff
5 1 most particular. Terms may be arranged for your convenience. Ill
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Ir'-'IL Golden Cross Silver Service '.V . Electric j
fti; v Chain f In .? Clock J ,
Wii " . Mmm as-sj-Sj '"" KfSi0 Thomas Jf I
r5l EnMemenl t wedding Duel 6lS
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If $ 2V 55.00 f Wl
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. jf BUDGET PLAN T,V jSgN
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Immediate enlistment for all
aviation cadets has been announc
ed by Lf,. Col., B. H. Hensley, dis
trict recruiting officer for Ore
gon. -.
Qualifications for aviation cadet
in the U. S. army arc two years
college, a birth certificate, and
three letters of recommendation.
Applicants must be single and be
tween 20 and 26 years old. High
school graduates who are qualified
except for educational require
ments may obtain information on
possibilities of enlistment by wir
ing the Portland recruiting office.
After presenting credentials and
passing a physical examination,
accepted men will be enlisted and
shipped immediately to training
fields instead of having the previ
ous wait of five or six. weeks.
While in training, aviation ca
dets receive $75 a month, free
quarters, medical care, hospitaliza
tion, uniforms, clothing, and equip
ment. On completion of the 7 xk
months training course, they are
granted a second lieutenant's com
mission in the air corps reserve
and on active duty receive up to
$245 a month, and a $500 cash
bonus for each sear in service.
Three "pill" nuts, or Java al
monds, were found recently by
Mrs. Nora M. Wright at the Fred
Pepiot place in Junction City.
They were found in back of Mr.
Pepiot's carpenter table and how
they got there is a mystery.
Mrs. Wright sent thc nuts to the
horticultural department at Ore
gon State college which identified
them for her.
The Java almond is one of 80
species of Canarium, the school
says, and this particular nut is re
ported to be a native of the Phil
ippine islands. The horticultural
department of thc college has had
two pili nuts ,in their collection
for 25 or 30 years.
RADIO PRESENTED
Just to keep the defense coun
cil "posted on the latest news," Ru
benstein's Furniture company
Saturday night presented Howard
Merriam and his crew at the ar
mory a radio. The radio was set
up in defense council headquar
ters immediately.
jj'
Nothing can moro Iruly express your sontimenls at'
. this time.lhan beautiful flowers. They add much, too
to the gayety and cheer ol the home on this occasion! '
Remember your wife, girl (riend or hostess with a
lovely potted plant or cut flowers.
Poinsettlas 1.50 to 4.00
Azaleas 2.00 to 3.00
African Violets 1.00
.; Cyclamen 1.50 to 2.00
.' '1: Cherries 1.50 to 2.00
' Cut Flowers 1.50 to 5.00 '
' Flowers Telegraphed Anywhere -flr - ;
-v THE CjARDI N STORE
58 East Broadway
is)
Telephone 424)
Social Meetings
Given Up for War;
Club Aids Red Cross
LONE PINE, Dec. 20. fSneciall
The Lone Pine Women's club vot
ed to discontinue social' meetings
during the war at their Christmas
meeting in the Skinner Butte cot
tage. Mrs. R. E. Peerce, Mrs. A. L.
Peiterson and Mrs. H. G. Spiller
were appointed on a committee to
meet with a committee from Riv
trview and Mrs. Ira Williams, who
is serving from both clubs, to form
a Red Cross center at thc Riverview
schoolhouse basement. Both clubs
voted to dispense with all social
meetings and refreshments but
will have officers to carry on nec
essary business. Mrs. Williard
Plank, Mrs. W. A. Piquet, and Mrs.
Nels Lassen were named on the
nominating committee with elec
tions scheduled for January. Mrs.
Nate Lemert, president, and Mrs.
G. V. Lamoreaux, secretary-treasurer,
are the outgoing officers. The
club planntd a card shower for
Mrs. Elmer Hunt, a former mem
ber, who is ill in an Arlington,
Cal., hospital. A Christmas dinner
was enjoyed at noon, served by
Mrs. Louis Jensen. Mrs. Lester
Gunson, Mrs. Paul Plank and Miss
Dorothy Lassen. Mrs. Frank Smith,
Mrs. J. H. Balzhiser and Mrs. A,
L. Peiterson were in charge of dec
orations and gifts. Mrs. William
Telford, Mrs. H. G. Spiller and
Mrs. R. E. Peerce presented
children's program participated in
by the whole group, Mrs. Telford
leading the singing.
Named Inspector
Word has been received by Mr,
and Mrs. G. V. Lamoreaux that
their son, Harold, who has been
working in the agriculture divi
sion in Washington, D. C, has
been promoted to custom inspector
at Norfolk, Va.
Robert Balzhiser, also of this
community, has been transferred
to the Grand Coulee' line and is
stationed between Davenport and
Wilbur, Wash. He has been at
Bonneville for the past three years
except for thc last couple of
months spent in Salem on a gov
ernment assignment Robert is thc
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bal
zhiser. The air raid drill at the school
was a completa success, according
tc Mrs. Helen Smith, principal.
Fourteen minutes was the longest
time taken by any of the pupils
to reach home, the first one ar
riving in four minutes. Most of
thc students have bikes, account
ing for the speed in which it was
carried out.
Two Hit And Run
Accidents Reported
Two instances of hit "and run
driving were reported to police
Friday. One of these drivers crash
ed into a car owned by Bruce Mc-
Kenzie, 237 Washington, , while it
was on a parking lot on Sixth ave
nue west about 8 p. m. The other
hit and run driver was involved
in a collision at Sixth and Jeffer
son about 9:17 p. m. Lydia I,
Dick, 48 Grand, reported the acci
dent and said the driver of the
other automobile left the scene of
the accident without giving his
name.
Rain and mist were given as
cause for a collision between the
cars of Lawrence Johnny Newman,
route four, Eugene, and Neil P.
Coleman, route two, Eugene, at
Thirteenth and Agate at 9:14 a.
Friday. Front end of the New
man car and the right front fender
and running board of the Coleman
machine were damaged.
Sunday School
Program Announced
TRENT, Dec. 20 (Special)
The Sunday school Christmas tree
and program will- be held at the
church Sunday evening, Dec. 21.
The Al Meek family have
moved to Omaha, Neb. Mr. Mc
Kinney has taken Mr. Meek's
place at the Kimball mill.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wheeler's
children took them to Eugene last
Sunday for dinner - In honor of
their 55th wedding anniversary,
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs,
Rob Baughman, Mr. and Mrs. Er
nest Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Hutton, Mrs. Vera West, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Kimball, Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton Kimball, Dr. and
Mrs. Claud Kime, and Mr, and
Mrs. Chester Wheeler.
Mrs. Don Kabler spent part of
the past week here at the Baugh
man's, having dismissed her school
at Soap Creek until after the hold
ings, on account of the Hilder
brand fire there.
Specializing in examining the
eyes for glasses.
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KEFP 'EM FLYING
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