Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, June 21, 1942, Image 14

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Newspaper Page TextPage Fourteen. THE REGISTER-GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON Food for Freedom Production Being Surveyed by AAA ' "Food-for-Freedom" production pn Lane county farms and their participation in the 1942 agricul tural conservation program is be ing surveyed in the annual AAA compliance check now under way throughout the county, announces George W. Piatt, chairman of the county AAA committee. ' To conserve rubber and man power needed in agriculture and vital defense industries, a farm-to-farm canvass and acreage measurement, such as has beep conducted in the past, will not be made this year. Instead, coopera- Exact Beginning of Summer Is Explained by J. H. Pruett Legion Sponsors 'Victory Day'; Brings Circus Bv J. HUGH PRUETT I south from Its highest position. (Astronomer, General Extension, This seeming motion is brought; University of Oregon) about by the tilt of 234 degrees) The summer solstice, which of the earth's axis to the plane of marks the nominal beginning of its orbit, combined with its annual summer, attracts little attention revolution around the sun. j in our modern times. Our mathe- Suppose the part of the earth at matical astronomers at govern- which we are located kept con mental headquarters calculate for stantly facing the sun for six us to the exact minute the date of months, thus giving us continuous this occurrence. Without effort on noon. A little before Christmas the our part we are satisfied to be told sun would appear very low above that this year summer begins on the southern horizon. This lowest June il ai o.ll p. ro., rr. i. """ ,in v.. ..u-h rii.ni. times lire, men it woiim move siraiKm . - . . - The local celebration of "Vic tory Day." next Friday, June 28, will be sponsored by the Eugene post. No. 3, American Legion, in cooperation with many other civic and patriotic organizations. Throughout the country various cities have been cooperating in observation of the day in aiding the army and navy. Merchants and residents of Eu. But in early historical I when the people had the leisure 1 actually to observe the sun's move ments in tlie sky, the summer sols tice was the occasion for elaborate 1 ceremonies. An ancient Egyptian : temnle was so arraneeri that on tors, this year are being asked to , tnese iongest days of the year the But VISll oesignaiea roura piora , ,un.g r(Jyi at iunr,5e would light Report for the program year . tne entire length 0, a long hallway. December 1. 1941, to September 1, i w. reari of astronomers of many nations carefully measuring the shadow of a post in order to I find on what day the sun was ; highest and the shadow shortest 942. Meetings have already been held for the following agricul tural conservation communities: Junction City. Eugene, Irving, Springfield, and Cottage Grove. their flags that day, and a procla mation will be made establishing "Victory uay in tugene. The Legion has made arrange ments to sponsor the Polack Brothers three-ring circus through Friday and Saturday at the fair- trmi n si e TVi nvirBm oalln fna December 22 the sun's rising and ,w0 aIternoon performances and setting points, as well as its noon tu, ,,.nin, nerfnrm.n,... ..-h position, constantly move farther day north day by day. ! a' special committee from the At the summer solstice the sun LeBj0n is making arrangements upward day by day until after six 1 months it would be 47 degrees higher in the south, the summer solstice. i With the earth's daily rotation, matters are complicated a trifle. it simply means that after Meetings are scheduled this week for Blachly community, at at noon, thus determining the date is directly overhead at noon along the tropic'of Cancer, which is 231? degrees north of the equator, and I oi the solstice. At Syene. Egypt, constantly above the horizon for a r, . . r V Di.-kV,. i.,JT- vertical posts cast no noon shadows full 24 hours everywhere witnin Slayters store in Blachly on June the Arctic circle. 23 iA deerees from C2 and 23. and at the old Dead- ! . .werV'nl wood school fat mouth of Dead- ' ooirom oy .unugni, wood creek) on June 24 and 25 jfrom 1 p. m. to 9 p. m. each day; also for the Coast community In the city hall at Florence and at the Mapleton Grange hall on June 23, 24. or 25 anytime from 10 a. m. lo 4 p. m. or 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. each day. Pleasant Hill, Lorane and Elmira communities are asked to call at the county office In the Public Market building in Eugene on June 22, 23, 24 or 25 anytime between 8 a. m. and S p. m. t Any cooperators who were un able to call at the meeting place and time for his community are urged to call at the county office at the earliest possible date and report performance. "This year's compliance check is more than a determination of par ticipation in the farm program. In a sense it amounts to an inven tory of the county's capacity for prouction of the foods needed to win the war." Mr. Piatt said In announcing the new plan. "In formation obtained will be Inval uable in planning our ctributlon to the larder of America and our allies in 1943. The hearty coopera tion of farmers In helping obtain this Information will be a definite contribution to the county's war effort." Mr. PIstt explained that pro visions of .the agricultural con servation program have been mod ified in order to encourage the maximum production of needed farm commodities and at the same time conserve soil resources for top production throughout the war emergency and In the years to come. since the sun was directly over head. The word solstice means "sun stands." If a rock is thrown it "stands" for an instant at its high est point before it starts down. The sun apparently does the same thing at the summer solstice be fore it back-tracks toward the the Arctic circle, 23 'i degrees from the north pole. The tropic of Cancer was so named about 2000 years ago when to allow wives and families of men now in the army and navy service in on free tickets. The cir cus is the same company which was here last year at the armory under the sponsorship of the Shrine. The company has all new acts for this year's show. Headquarters for the celebra the sun appeared among the stars tion are at 820 Willamette street. of the constellation Cancer, the Crab, at the summer solstice. Pre tession of the equinoxes has since then placed the solstice sun in Gemini, but the ancient designa tion is retained. LEAVES 171 DESCENDANTS ROCKLAND. Me. 01 When 92-year-old Mrs. Sarah E. Hamil tcn died, she left 171 descendants, Including nine sons, two daugh ters and 1(10 grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren. Wood substitute account for 250 pounds of aluminum alloy in each plane, while the new steel will replace almost 1000 pounds of aluminum alloy per plane. Mrs. Anna Pengra Hill, Pioneer, Dies Mrs. Anna Pengra Hill.' wife of Dr. Claiborne Hill, president emeritus of Berkeley seminary and former Eugene resident, died June 12 at Berkeley, Cal. Services were I held at the Baptist church there ! and Interment took place In Sun set View cemetery. Mrs. Hill was a daughter of B. J. and Charlotte Pengra, early pioneers of Oregon. The station of Pengra on the Willamette was named for her father. She was graduated from the University of Oregon with an A.B. degree and was married later to Dr. Hill, who Is also an Oregon graduate, and after leaving here graduated from Rochester seminary. Dr. Hill was pastor of the Eugene Baptist church from 1884 to 1890, after which he went to Berkeley to become president of the Baptist theological seminary, and on retiring a few years ago was made president emeritus of the institution. Mrs. Hill leaves one sister, Mrs. Ella V. Walker of Oakrldge, be sides two nephews, Arthur H. and Norton M. Pengra, of Eugene and a niece, Mrs. Edith Bockes, also of Eugene, besides many other rela tives. Dr. Hill was here when the Eugene Baptist church celebrated its 80th and 85th anniversaries. The 90th anniversary will be cele brated this coming July. Pengra Pass, near Odell Lake, was named for Mrs. Hill's father, who was the surveyor-general rjf the stale in the early days and made the first survey across the mountains for the military road. 26 Serving Terms In Jail For Vagrancy Twenty-six men serving time for vagrancy were in the county jail Saturday and more are coming, officers said. All these men have been picked up in the Southern Pacific yards, some of them having been taken off of trains. Complying with the government's request that nobody be allowed free rides, the conv pany's special officers have bringing men to jail every night and Judge John Bryson of the lo cal Justice court has sentenced them to terms of from 10 to 30 days in jail for vagrancy. Trained Great Dane Dogs Give Circus Novel Touch Four-H Boys Have Big Time At Camp By RALPH GILHAM FALL CREEK 4-H CAMP, June 20. Fall Creek 4-H summer camp is nrovinff a success in cnite nf rain and cold weather. All of us 1 Lane County Fairgrounds in Eu think that the water is pretty chil-: ee Wednesday, July 1. if. Romeo and Juliet of the world's only troupe of trained Great Danes in Russell Bros.' Circus, shown with Mllonga Escalante, aerialist. Unusual trained animal novel-1 standing trained animal features ties abound in the star-spangled as Jorgen M. Christiansen s cele- Veterans Back Up Nayy Recruiting Buy Vitory Bond, oferfcV, Friday even in. JL Spray Apples and Pears Now, Advice Apple and pear growers in the Willamette vaUey should apply a f-j uie control ot cod- r""ay evening votm ling moth, according to word just1 Bennie Hall ita hj. J-j received from B. G. Thompson. ! 1'!".'' hU J associate entomologist of the Ore-! vest earnir gon State college, by O. S. Fletch-! "'val in buyinVZTa er. county agent, and F. C. St., J 8un " TOO hi.TZ M enson, county horticulture Inspect- a t or. Following a period of inactiv-l -d i!JmMti' & p ity. codling moth, are again ic-iter. Ah" uvc, .no uunng tne past two eve- reaimed i? !ar 1 nings eggs nave been deposited I Under ordinary Willamette val-l ley weather conditions, theee eggs will hatch by June 27. The spray should be applied before that date. The recommended spray is pow dered lead arsenate used at the rate of 3 pounds to 100 gallons of water. In orchards where codling moth is not a serious problem, two pounds of powdered lead arsenate to 100 gallons of water la suffi cient to give control Calcium arsenate, used at the rate of 3 pounds powdered calcium arsenate to 100 sallom has been used successfully In the' "signed becsuw he h -. inijor w r was apDointH m ed the show h.rf iZTrVl success. The shewXL ago Saturdsy. m 4 Levings Quits SbJ Mice, Now In An? Frank levlngi, J f'-cer. station u i.'M 1942 program of Russell Bros. Great 3-Ring Circus, to be at the ly, but those who don't have colds or are restricted from this activ ity have been getting wet every day. Earl Trabue of Eugene has arrived and will be in charge of our swimming and we have quite a number of the younger ones who Great Dane dogs, almost as brated Argentine Criollo horses, and Winston's Equestrian Sea Lions which achieve on horseback tricks that other trained seals per form on the ground. Nor should Willamette valley for codling moth ' I"1 ,cur h risj eontrol Tt -mmA , it J r.as accented ik i ond lleut,t ta ftTI StatM ormw ... . -I leave Monday for Mather f Sacramento, Csl. IvinffB .... a net of the state poli 3 lem, where he had bees J wince some time No successor to his no iJ announced as yet but , this district will probiblj b signed. Sergeant Del i,; ".-sc oi District heado said Saturday. control. Testa carried on hv ,.! "a -Pwa tne SDBBW.J . t . . , second l!.,,,-. . - 1 iitumuiugy department of the Ore gon experiment station indicate that under Willamette valley con ditions calcium arsenate is only rlightly less effective than lead arsenate in codling moth control. To North Dakota The Rev. Louis G. Rodakowski. recently ordained pries, formerly of Springfield .and his brother, Mr. Albert Rodakowski, Tuesday left for North Dakota, their native state, for a three weeks" vacation. On June 29, the feast of St. Feter and Paul, Rev. Rodakowski large as the pony that performs j the elephants, under the "tel8 1 will offer up a solemn high mass with them, are tne only canines i ........., v..TO.i a, Br. Stanislaus' Catholic church of their breed ever to be trained1 uaruiier, u ovenuucu. to do a circus act I The human element of the two- Of special appeal to children at Belfield for relatives and friends. A dinner and receotion Moosehead, which cuts through a trackless Maine wilderness fur; 3S miles, is New England's larg est lake. I , Harvard Man Will . Speak At (JO Tuesday Dr. William H. Burton, professor of education at Harvard, who is! teaching here in the school of edu cation during the summer session,, will speak on the subject "Chil dren Their Political, Economic and Social Education," in the Fac ulty room at Friendly hall Tues day night at 8. The lecture is the first of a series designed for the benefit of summer school students and citizens of Eugene. The public Is invited. Dr. Burton received his B.A. de gree at the University of Oregon in 191S. He earned his M A. at Columbia in 1917 and Ph.D. at Chicago In 1924. Dr. Burton's specialty has been teaching in the elementary grades. Dr. J. R. Jewell, dean of the school of education, will preside at the Tuesday meeting on the campus. top before they leave here. We held our first council with election of officers on Monday evening. Our executive commit-1 tee met for a special meeting and made a rule that only the junior counselors would be allowed on the diving platform when they did not have their swimming suits on and that those who did not know how to swim well could never get on the platform. On Tuesday morning we all got a thrill from having Kenneth To bias from Eugene come out and give us lessons on fly-tying. We have materials here so that we can tie flies in our spare time. We are having to put in long periods on our Red Cross first aid in or der that we can get enough hours to receive our cards. Mrs. Steele is teaching first aid. In our crafts we made leather bracelets or purses, directed by Mrs. Morton and Phyllis Foster, for one group. The other group worked on finger-printing, di rected by Mrs. Schofield. Eugene Man Injured In Fall Friday Theodore Samuel (Saml sustained shoulder anil h. iuries Fririav whm h hit J hour nertormance embodies sucn ' .;u i i u .l - , ... . . t u --w u " ":... cL. ! uc. "a l .lne nome nis. qock at a lumber cominn 4 are John White's cute performing :;;yT.,,,7nt th. kZ V Bel- whoa, address i. the Onpl uriu. w. v. tet, is employed by ths Rev. Rodakowski will return to Coast Bureau Lumber GridJ Portland on July 10, when he will Inspectors. He wu takes. J be appointed to some parish as an Sacred Heart hospital bj J ecute unbelievable high and broad ing a standard 12 feet above the ' . do not know hw tS swim m.t Spitz dogs nd Maree and Her , calantes. the Sensational bee" hope to learn to at least keep onj p , in a uvely pony and dog 1 1? Wly"eh ,he Fur Ado night . u-. .i i i.. -" mcijr h"" ouu i l, Bell-Thazer Troupe. Grace the Bell-Thazer Troupe, Grace Orton Trio. Aerial Alexandres. White's leaping Greyhounds ex-' ciarkonians. and many others. Eddie Woeckenera band pro vides spirited circus music in the assistant priest lance Friday afternoon, ' ground. Then there is Barney, the play ful, unpredictable 3-year-old movie chimpanzee. All these supplement such out- modern manner. Doors to the menagerie and big top open at 1 and 7 p.m., the band starts play ing half an hour later and the big show starts at 2 and 8 p. m. American Rescued After Week Adrift LONDON () More than week on the cold North Sea in an i open dingy ... no water for a SPORTSMAN AT 90 . CANTERBURY. N. H. (UP The oldest man In this town, William W. Wheeler, 90, tends 12 hives of bees and cultivates his large gardens as part of a regu lar work-day schedule. He also takes fishing and hunting trips for recreation. LENTHERIC'S "THREE MUSKETEERS" GO MILITARY! In a new bondboi handtomely decorated with a military motif, liNTHtaic'l "Three Musketeers" go marching on to new heights of popularityl Included ore handy -grip floconi of After Share lofion. After Shove Powder ond "Tonbork" Cologne ihaving comforts for any monl Military Preentotfon $ 1 .9 J Alto In "Hunt" Package ot tame price. HIRON'S Everybody's Drug 9X8 Willamette Nlreet PERFUME CLASSIC BY LEMHERIC Few perfumes have achieved the renown of LiNTHtwc's rawed it friendly, forest fresh fragrance ia the perfect note for daytime hours. Lnsemble this perfume clas sic with the galaxy of Tictd Ktnltd toiletries offered by Lt-NTHtRlc bath requisites. Bouquet, make-op and spe cial gift presentations at prion which encourage you to indulge yourself! Tweed Perfume 14.50 to I to-00 Tamed Touethe from 11.00 HIRON'S Everybody's Drug X Willamette Street Ewe Bears Two Lambs Within Seven Months TRENT W. L. Wheeler ot this community has a "real challenge" to report to Route F. A ewe in the band of sheep on the Wheeler plare gave birth to a large lamb in December 1941. The lamb died when three weeks old. This past week, June IB. the ewe gave birth to another lamb. Route F ran not have any more productive sheep than this one, thinks Mr. Wheeler. Pacific First Federal Declares Semi-Annual Dividend of 3 Per Cent week food . . panions ness. Pilot Officer Holbroke 'Hoke" . raw seagull flesh for the death of two com . . then complete loneli- KC Plan Picnic To Install July 6 The local council of the Knights ! of Columbus will sponsor the an nual picnic for St. Mary's Catholic church parish and friends. This event is to be in July, date to be announced later. New officers for the local Knights of Columbus will be in stalled July 8. The meeting will be presided over bv E. J. Eberdt. Mahn, of the Royal Canadian air retiring grand knight. New officers force, a Harvard graduate from foe the coming year are: Denver. Colo, lived through it alii p. A. Gent d kni ht K,r, as the only survivor of the crew (L d d k, M Wi, VT .8ub0m V frCed d0Wn Spies, chancellor; Clarence off the Dutch coast. Iddincs. treasurer: Clarence KnW. une crewman was miiea in tneikeler. warden; Fred crasn. Mann and two sergeants Meads, ad vocate; Lee Kokkeler, inside guard; Lewis Gent, outside guard; Al Hoffman, recording secre tary; A. J. McAdams, trustee for three years. The financial secre tary, chaplain, and lecturer will be appointed July 15 by the new i grand knight For a brief space the three men climbed aboard their tiny dinghy, hoping for rescue. For some days aircraft, friendly and unfriendly, droned overhead, apparently nev er spotting the little boat. Finally a German plane swoop- Pacific First Federal Savings, with offices in Tacoma, Seattle. Bellingham, Portland, and Eugene, announces another semi-annual, ed iow j0 investigate. aiviaena oi a per cent, payaoie T... Qfi - .1 4n nun '""'",'""""" '""" were jubilant even though rescue .-.. Tx.IT.r ty folks. F. M. Cashman, manager M r. ?r(.nn TRANSIENT INJURED of the Eugene branch, announced 1 litnTnime 1 I that this dividend was earned in only 'five months' operation and that the June earnings will be added to surplus that is now well over $1,250.000 00 that this dividend includes school savings accounts In Eugene and vicinity, so that the school chil dren share in this dividend the same as adult saving holders, jumps, the star. Black Joe, clear- LEXTIII-RirS TLVCY SEW fOLOG.E Tonbork" wilt win mosculine approval hondi downl This pleasant scent Is dedicated to pleasure in grooming a friendly note with tweeds ond business suits alike. It's never obtrusive but, we're warning you the women in your life will undoubtedly raid your supplyl FIocons-5 oi., $1.00; 16 ox., $2.50. De luie Decantert-4 oi $2.50; 8 ot, $4.00. HIRON'S Everybody's Drug 9 Willamette Street LOTUS Jatdltj's new coloym The proper way to engage an other pilot in a dog fight in mod ern warfare is to shake your fist at him. If he accepts your chal lenge he will promptly shake his fist back at you. would mean German imprison ment. With all the water theyj Jasse Frank Graham, a transi- had left they toasted their seem- ent, walked out of a box car in ing good fortune only to witness his sleep, Friday night, and in- a British Beaufighter dive out of Jured his side. The extent of his the clouds. The British pilot nev- injury was not determined. After I Mr. Cashman further announced V".. u- :,"J .u7 A" 1 m . I . n' licss nc inascu uic uciuidii fi.ai. uiaitaiu was muveu lo ule plane. j Veterans' hospital in Portland. j That night one of the sergeants - died. The other sergeant died sev eral days later leaving Mahan alone in the boat. Starved, Mahn grabbed a gull which perched on the rim of the dinghy and ate its tlesh. He was thirsty for days. Then rain fell and the flier gath ered enough to quench his burn ing thirst. Finally, a British torpedoboat came across the Dinghy and Mahn was taken to a hospital ashore. DUART OIL PERMANENT $3.50 Reg. 5.00 Permanent O. K. BEAUTY. 83? Olive Street PHONE 26T4 Monday Morning June 22nd WE BEGIN OUR JUNE CLEARANCE SALE 13 to 12 LESS THAN REGULAR PRICES Hundred, oi them In various desirable lengtt Many oi them would be Inexpensive ot WU" price.. Get your .hare oi Bargains Mob BROADWAY 'wearing apparel dry food 20 AND 30 E. BROADWAY ill Reirmhine, simplicity of true KncJiAh lavender mingled with . rare, new prrfume . . . blended to dramatic prrfertion ! Splaxh into roar tub, drench your skin after rubor shower, or add trachea throng boat the day to achieve that lovely lady aura. The eiotic, golden-topped bottle. tooofK 1 Home keeper Does These 4 Things 1. Wwft fmwh tw. 2. fM mth tmemmf naf 1 I ktmm mm ltr. WcH m mm- learwTt tfmw iU. tm mm upimm rmmrhH teiry, 0. E. FOSTER Miner Building efy' I - n in W m HaHn Mill j L- j '-J"'ilW F&fom spiStatobs America' rr.is! fvru.2 white pe:'.o:z:A buck, tr- in turf tan cr ey c.u- rr.er tr.cv, . sheirn. fanseui i. Stvle-CcT.fort-Ou?"V- 1060 WUlarnerle St. HIRONS Everybody's Drug 9 Willamette Street