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THE REGISTER-GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON. Jge Two. Three Stars To Be Here For Bond Rally (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Animal." Her most important role to data la at Mary, wife of George M. Cohan, in the forthcoming mu tical, "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Still in her teens, she is regarded as one of the prettiest and most promising youngstera under "con tract to Warner Brothers. - Walter Abel's first screen role was more than five years ago, When BKO signed him to play CArtagnan in their straight ver sion of the Dumas classic, "The "Three Musketeers." Since then tre has played in many supporting joles, his most recent being with JJorothy Lamour in "Beyond the Shie Horizon," which will be Jhown locally starting next week. -. John Snellstrom, Lane county "bond chairman, it cooperating IwJth O'Connell In planning the -rally, luncheon, and tours in which all three stars will participate, further details will be announced shortly. Harvests progressing - SALEM, Ore., Aug. 21. 'U.B -The Salem office of the United States employment service said today the bean and hop harvests Jn the Marion-Polk county area were proceeding smoothly with only a few additional workers needed in tome bean fields. Lane Selectee Barely Misses Trip To 'Conchie' Camp It pays to mark your teleetive service questionnaire carefully, one of Eugene's draftees learned the past week. He wat called to Portland to report There doctors said grave ly he must have a "very thor ough" examination, from toe nails to the top of his head. Others In the group were re ceiving a less thorough-going test. The selectee wanted to know why. The doctor replied, "Because you are a conscientious objec tor." Who the h said I was?" he asked. The doctor replied that his card indicated at much and the selectee had to admit he had put marks in the wrong place. "For crying out loud," he said. "I've been trying to get into the navy for six weeks, but they wouldn't let me." Local draft officials said the man wat lucky he didn't land In a "conchie" camp instead. VOLUNTEER SCRAPPERS PORTLAND, Aug. 21. OP) Five thousand volunteer workers will aid in Oregon's collection of scrap iron, which will get under way Sept. 7, Claude I. Sersanous, state salvage committee chairman, said today. Commandos Go Info Battle Affer Prayer (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) its shells smacking into German strong points. Casualties had been brought aboard our boat by this time, and a padre of the Montreal Fusiliers told about trying to get on shore with men being killed all around him. A lieutenant had his arm shot off, and tried to puan ine padre down to save him from ma chine gun bullets. Again we tried to get to the beach, but it couldn t be done. Bombs and gunfire drove ut out. I was knocked down when a (tick of four bombs fell near us, wound' ing some of our men and killing one. Tanks were still fighting; that could be told by the high, bark ing cough of their guns. We heard one tank commander say over the radio: "I'm hit and bailing oat Wish me luck." He it listed as missing. We picked up a wounded British Commando. "The Canadians are taking an awful pounding in thtre," he said. "They're fighting like hell, but Jerry is awfully strong." Eventually, we were ordered to return to England, but as we with drew, the roar of battle followed us. We had suffered heavy losses. But no men ever died more grave ly than the Canadians. Dieppe may go down in the annals of Canadian military history with Vimy Ridge. STUDDED WITH ! ynul0"'i ll'llO'i'IJi 'IjiiiV 'iIV','y(vV'f "THEY'RE WONDERFUL" FOR WORK OR PLAY! BLACK . . TURFTAN . . WINE . . PINE GREEN . . CHERRY RED! SUEDE OR CRUSHED KID. sFJJMMEADSi V .Jt M As? Ts&r AW ' worn. AMI J&'V5 7 ' 15)11 fiaiprf (P alLORDERS FILLED 100 ISc P0STI8E 997 Willamette Corner Willamette & 10th Open Till 1:30 Saturday Evening Alao Storea In Salem and Portland Greyhound Walkout Thought Averted SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21 OJ.R) Threat of a walkout of Pa cific Greyhound linet employes was believed averted today with signing of a new contract by the company and officials of the Amal gamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Workers (AFL). The contract which will be sub mitted to the union memberthlp for approval, calls for wage in creases totaling $400,000 for em ployes in seven western states. Union representatives said the agreement would cover wage rates and working conditions effective Sept 1. Bui operators mileage rate wat Increased from the pres ent scale of 3.25-4.25 cents per mile to a minimum of 3.81 cent and a maximum of 4.7S. Station employes will receive Increases averaging 10 per cent j Bennett Wins N.Y. Governor Nomination NEW YORK, Aug. 21 OJ.tt Attorney John J. Bennett was nominated as the democratic can didate for governor of New York today, defeating Sen. James M. Mead, who had been sponsored by President Roosevelt The final unofficial vote was 622 - for Bennett and 394 tor Mead. : Bennett, the candidate of for mer Democratic National Chair man James A. Farley, probably will oppose Thomas E. Dewey In November. Dewey virtually Is as sured of the republican nomina tion next year. He ran for the governorship four years ago but was defeated by Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. 'Siamese' Squash, More Tall Dahlias Reported Summer squashes and dahlias ordinarily don't mix, but they do in Route F contests, and they are the reason for this little story. Mrs. Benny' Hall, route 4, brought "Siamese twin" summer squashes to the Register-Guard office, Friday. The squashes, of the yellow crooked neck va riety, are perfectly formed but grew together all along one side. Dahlias appear to be getting taller and taller. Mrs. W. E. Jackson, Linslaw, reports dahlias seven feet tall and petunias that are three feet across the plants. This variety of petunia comes up every year from seed, the plants seeding themselves. Up Wendling way, however, they are higher. Mrs. Edward Keeler reports dahlias 7 feet 8 '4 inches in height fiyiSS Defense y!ip? Meetings FRIDAY 7 p. m. Phil Bartholomew, .comraonder of district No. 9, Springfield, announces a meeting of the Springfield defense council, at CD headquarters. This Is an important meeting to make plans for another practice test to be held next week. Minimum High While Wednesday's maximum failed to reach the 90-mark, reg istering 87 degrees, the day's min imum was unusually high, drop ping only to 59.3 degrees. No longer productive are the old diamond mines of India. "Finest beer I ever tasted" Ik That' what they say . . . thousands of them . . . wheo they first try Rainier Club Extra Pale Beer. Are you wise to it yet? XTell don't wait, roan! Get cold bottle right now and pour a tall, chilled glass of sparkling, pale-amber refreshment. The flavor wins you - a friendly mellow flavor that only stow, slow aging puts into beer. Rainier meter hurries . . . No need to hurry with the West's greatest brewing plant AND the world's largest aging tank That's why you get a beer with a lively tang yet a delicate, mellow flavor . . . Mellow-aged, we call it. It's beer at its best . . . Buy Rainier Gub . . , for Good Cheer. AiNiii ntwiNO company San hanojco. Calk BUY BIG BOTTLES $cvt Motty-Sov Copt Mr Of 99 tt Wy ft tor?' 0 ui Tt I MM SO tuv lo ! 4 M-t fin. cant AGED BEER & ALE RAINIER BREWING COMPANY MZDO-LAND CREAMERY INC., PUtrlbutor Eugene. Ore,n Thm S53 my u e j Japs Report U. S. Troops On Gilberts (CONTINUED FROM PACE 1) British-owned Gilbert Islands lie on the equator. Just below pow erful enemy bases in the Marshall islands and 1,100 miles northeast of the Solomon islands. Such a raid presumably would be little more than a commando thrust to test out the enemy's de fenses. In the 18-day-old battle of the Solomons, Gen. Douglas MacAr thurs air tcouta searched the vast island-dotted south seat In quest of Japanese naval activity amid reports that the enemy was mass ing new strength for a counter blow against U. S. marines in the Tulagi area. A navy communique announced last night that the marines now were engaged in mopping up rem nants of Japanese garrison troops on lslandt "recently captured" at the eastern end of the 900-mlle-long-archipelago. Tha navy said a Japanese de stroyer or cruiser had been set afire by Allied aircraft and de clared that bombardments by en emy planes, destroyers and sub marines had inflicted only minor damage on Allied shore positions. Enemy destroyer! could hide easily in the maze of islands, es caping detection by day, and make hit-and-run attacks on the mar ines' shore positions under cover of darkness. The navy's announcement that several islands had been "recently captured" indicated that the mar ines, cutting through the moun tainous jungles, had virtually completed occupation of the stra tegic bases. The Leathernecks were known to have gained beach heads on at least three and per haps six of the eastern Solomons. day. He said it was one of the best records in the history of the forest. The public is cooperating splen didly, he said. Almost without exception the various forest clos ures have been accepted by camp ers and fishermen in the proper spirit. "This is especially gratifying considering that we had a very short time in which to educate tv. people regarding these restric-! liuiis, uc Baia. iiKcwise our man-caused fire record is clearly indicative that the citizens of Ore gon take great pride in their for est and are being very careful mat tney -Keep Oregon green.' I "We are now entering tha sec-1 0nd ha,J 'o'wrTrN muti J now r.'.. 1 Fire Season Half Way Gone Without Losses The Willamette forest has gone more than half way through the dangerous month of August with out a single serious fire. Super visor J. R. Bruckart said Tnurs-i limited lime. Sale! ii AUTO SEAT COVERS STYLES FOR ALMOST ALL MODELS M a Hut MtJ : ,uftej 3 t a 94 West 8th Phone 4461 coMPitmr cova BACK OF FRONT SU! , , - - 'K. LUMBER iWlT MARCHES ' General W. D. Styer of the U. S. Anny En gineeri told the Pacific Northwest "Lumber ...is one et the most importtnt btsie elements in the national defense program. ..the Army iully appreciates your splendid work... we are confident you will not fail us now." General Styer, well NOT fail you! Every man-Jack of the woodi and milla will ittclc to bit job and "keep "em booming".! BOOTH-KELLY LUMBER CO. FISCHER LUMBER COMPANY FORCIA & LARSON GIUSTINA BROS. LUMBER CO LEWIS LUMBER COMPANY Weir home" the' troopi-you train tfi'eml We'll help build theplanea and g"der,,f" attaek-you invade Europe! We'll tive A timbera ready for pontoons you croa w Rhine! We promite timbered decks for au the aircraft carrier! and mosquito beats you want you go after Tokio. Right now nine out of ten logs rolling frf forest to mill are going to war! No war jc must ever be delayed! We'll "Kp Booming"! HILLS CREEK LUMBER CO. MONROE LUMBER COMPANY SNELLSTROM LUMBER CO. WALTERS-BUSHONG LBR- c0. I 1 i
