D I TOR I AL P AGE OF THERE G I S T E R-G U A R D
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
(Published Every Evening and Sunday I
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Alton r. Baker
MANAGING EDITOR ...... WlUlam M. Tugman
NEWS SERVICE - - . Associate. Press. United Preoa
UEMBER Audit Bureau of Circulation
Entered at the Post Office at Euiene, Oregon, u eecond
eUae matter.
The Register-Guard's policy la the complete and Impartial
publication In lta nawa page of all newi and statements
on news. On thla page the edltora of The Register-Guard
offer thttr opinions on eventa of the day and matters of
Importance to the community, endeavoring to be candid
but fair and helpful tn the development of conttrucllve
community policy.
SHERIFF CROWE ON ELECTION LAWS
Those who have been following the com-
merits on "laxness at Oakridge" (in the setup
for the last election) will' be interested in
the informative and constructive suggestions
of Sheriff O. E. Crowe which we print as
t today's "Reader Editorial." All the discus
sion comes to this:
"It is easy to make laws but It is not always
- common sense to obey those laws literally."
; . That is why the courts in passing on elec-
- tion laws and all other laws have put much
emphasis on the DOCTRINE OF INTENT.
- What were we (through the legislature) try
ing to accomplish when we enacted certain
provisions about polling places, voting booths,
watchers and checkers?
We were trying to guard against certain
I known abuses of the past. We wanted:
1. Complete privacy for the voter when he
marks his ballot.
2. Watchers to see that the voter gets that
privacy which is promised.
3. To keep away from the polls those med
" dlers and hangers on who used to try to tell
the voter how to vote.
Some of those who have lived in big cities
.Z in the days of "gang rule" can curl your hair
; with the tales of election abuses. Cincin-
I I natians remember the days when river boats
12 brought hundreds of negroes up from Louis- 1
' ville on the night before election and lodged j
them in Councilman Mike Mullen's "Silver
Moon" and other "flop" joints" prior to "vot-
ing often and right." )
Cleveland's notorious old Ward Eleven
had a picturesque boss whose boast that he
IT." could throw Ward Eleven's big vote straight
at any candidate he chose. One night Pre
cinct Q reported "Davis, 786; Cole, 2" and old
Starlight burst forth:
"I know Just who those two wuthless char-
acters is, too."
;;; But we have still a relatively "primitive"
community (thank God) and as Sheriff
1 Crowe points out whet? you come to make
an election setup in a home (or church or
school) you may have to overlook some of the
r rigid provisions of law. Therefore the test
' in every case is whether INTENT is fulfilled
in substance. Did the voter have reasonable
l privacy? Was he actually free from tam
,' , pering? If the "booth" was an old orange
! crate set on a shelf instead of a nice cabinet,
; it doesn't really matter. .
Nevertheless, our Sheriff sees some need
for change in the law and one point which
he makes is particularly good:
"Why pile up the expense of making the
sheriff and his deputies tote election supplies
all over this vast county when Uncle Sam's
parcel post or the express company could do
the job at much less cost?"
Our governor-elect Earl Snell is quoted as
suggesting that the legislature limit itself to
"war legislation" (and we don't agree with
Mr. Snell's do-nothing attitude!). We hope
some Lane county legislator will take up
Sheriff Crowe's suggestion and correct our
election laws to save the waste of time and
effort and gas and oil and tires now con
sumed in toting supplies to each precinct.
If the legislature isn't going to take care
of any of the necessary chores, we'll go the
- governor elect one better and suggest that
it simply don't meet.
We can understand Leon Henderson's
feeling when he says he doesn't "have to be
nice to people any more," but a lot of folks
are trying to remember just when Leon ever
was pleasant.
In an effort to prove that it has a heart,
the War Labor Board has authorized pay
raises for Santy Clauses, but judging by the
raises the WLB is dishing out to the unions,
McGurk figures WLB might be Santy Clause
himself.
Viewing the dire penalties for any busis-
man who tries to give his janitor a 2 buck
raise without gov'ment permission, we find
new meaning in "to him that hath shall be I
given and from him that hath not shall be
! taken even that which he hath."
READER EDITORIAL
OREGON'S QUAINT ELECTION LAWS
EUGENE (To the Editor) Your editorial, re
the Oakridge election, prompts me to offer a few
tommenta.
Perhaps I should say that this editorial gave me
the first knowledge of any particular grumble in
the county as to the recent polling of votes. I had
thought that my office had done a fair Job under
all circumstances, and I still think so. However if
we can, through constructive criticism, point the
way for better conditions and better and larger
attendance at our elections, that will be very fine.
Tne Sheriff's office Is given a responsible part
fat carrying out certain election requirements, and
tt is In this regard that I shall confine my remarks.
First, 81-1701 Oregon Election Laws, among
e-ther things, requires the sheriff to take possession
tt the place designated by the County Court as
Balling places, not less than one day prior to elec
on. Perhaps this Is a bit technical, but many of the
elected polling places are In homes. Hence we
have been very lenient and "allowed" the folks
to use their own house until voting time. Fact is
eYt r and tha tie; tort should ba very, appreciative
of those who will open their homes for a polling
place.
This same section also commands that the sheriff
shall cause the polling place to be suitably provided
with compartments, shelves or tables, at which the
electors are to prepare their ballots for voting . . .
and so that in the preparation thereof each elector
may be screened from the observation of other
persons, (period) Again quoting, the compartments,
shelves or tables, nor the electors while preparing
their ballots shall be hidden from the view of the
judges; (who are persons) and yet the same shall
be fare enough removed and so arranged that the
elector may conveniently prepare his ballot for
voting in absolute secrecy.
Again this is a bit inconsistent and it would
be some task indeed to arrange many of the homes
and other voting places where naturally the owner
would object to a general overhaul or to nails being
driven into his walls, and where the space is too
crowded to meet these requirements. Yes, perhaps
those who choose would have some lawful grounds
to complain.
81-1612, I quote. "In all incorporate cities and
towns in this state, no person shall approach or
stand within 50 feet of the polls when open for
the purpose of receiving votes . . . except certain
officers . . . and electors actually desiring and pro
ceeding to vote and but ten electors shall be per
mitted to approach the polls within SO feet at the
same time."
No doubt this law was made with the best of
intent, yet I challenge the possibility from any
practical standpoint of carrying it out. Anyone
knows the impossibility to find polling places in
the 118 districts of Lane County where you could
comply with these requirements. You are right,
we-do the best we can.
18-1619 gives all the details of how the sheriff
Is to deliver the ballot boxes and supplies to the
several district judges and clerks. Everyone I think
is familiar with this delivery by auto, truck or
buckboard by the sheriff or his deputies. Miles and
miles of travel.
There is nothing impossible in this, but it would
seem that thousands of dollars in Oregon should
be saved if these supplies could be sent by U.S.
Mi.il to these same boards.
It might be good politics for the sheriff to do all
this delivering even though it is quite some job
and costly, but it certainly would be quite, as safe
and sane to have the county clerk mail these sup
plies directly without all this rustling of boxes
each election, and at a fraction of the cost to the
taxpayers. The return of the ballots also to be via
Uncle Sam's mail.
Of course this would require some simple de
tails to work out, but it vould make a nice saving
and merits the attention of the legislature.
These are just a few things that come readily
to mind that affect my office,, and shows how easily
an elector can find fault if he is so minded. The
point is however that certain modifications in our
election laws deserve attention.
In closing may I say that the judges of election
are by law given the status of justices of the peace
to enforce proper discipline and the election laws
and may deputize anyone to function as a constable
in case trouble may arise.
Very truly yours,
O. E. CROWE,
Sheriff, Lane County.
WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 21 DEPARTMENT
of agriculture has devised a new concentrated
food the base being varieties of wrinkled peas
grown in Washington an Oregon and mixed with
soybean. Food values are so high in the concoction
that the deoartment asserts it makes an Ideal ration
for the military forcesThis concentrate is planned
to be largely used abroad when Uncle Sam starts
feeding some 400,000,000 hungry foreigners.
The dehydrated soup (just add hot water and
serve) in addition to pea meal and soybean grik
is mixed with dry skim milk. The protein content
is 35 percent. With the exception of soybean grits,
the other ingredients are available in the Pacific
northwest, 'although there is insufficient machinery
for full, production of powdered milk. The skim
milk powder Is better than dried whole milk as
the latter becomes rancid within a few months
whereas the skim milk powder lasts Indefinitely.
Growers of wrinkled peas in Oregon and Wash
ington .have a heavy task ahead of them supply
ing their part of the concentrate. The department
states it exDects between 40 and 50 million pounds
of wrinkled pea meal for soup, and specifies that
the peas come from the Pacific northwest. The
varieties of wrinkled peas are known as Alder
man, Perfection, Thomas Laxton. and Surprise.
These peas are not to be confused with Austrian
winter peas now grown In that area and shipped,
to southern states to be used as fertilizer. No price
has as yet been fixed for the wrinkled peas.
CLAUDE WICKARD, now food boss of the na
tion in the matter of production and distribution,
has made the statement that if President Roose
velt is given authority to susnend tariff laws there
may be brought In from Canada 200,000,000 or
300,000,000 bushels of feed grain to be sold to cat
tlemen who wish to fatten stock before sending It
to market. This is one of the several things farm
ers do not appreciate, for there are surpluses of
grain In the northwest and midwest which are con
sidered ample for all requirements.
While the prospect of a flood of Canadian grain
flowing Into the United States alarms the farmer,
the cattleman is worried over the prospect of the
domestic market being Invaded by beef from the
Argentine. Apple growers of Yakima and Hood
River valleys have a threat of British Columbia
competition if the president is authorized to sus
pend tariff schedules, and Medford orchardists can
look for pears from South America entering the
domestic market. Ditto the turkey growers of
the northwest.
SOMEWHAT late In its discovery is the de
partment of agriculture In announcing that 60 per
cent of all the cows milked in the United States
are In herds of 10 cows or less, producing 55 per
cent of the milk supply. The announcement come
after the great decrease In these small herds, sold
to slaughter houses because the dairymen have
been unable to keep workers and the dairyman and
his wife cannot care for the small herd and attend
to other chores of a milk ranch. For 1943 the de
partment is asking dairymen to Increase produc
tion over 1942 by two billion pounds, an almost
Impossible task when so many cows have been
disposed of.
As a sidelight on the milk problem consider
Tillamook county, Oregon, where 92 dairies have
been put out of business by the navy which
bought the valuable grazing land and converted
the pasturage into a $7,000,000 base headquarters
for blimps to patrol the northwest coast. The base
was constructed bv a Puget Sound firm.
JIMMY BYRNES Is tired of his job which,
when the executive order was issued appeared to
make him over-all boss of the war effort; over
Donald Nelson of war production board, Leon
Henderson of office of price administration, etc.
Like others who have been made "czars by execu
tive order (Rubber Czar Jeffers told a house com
mittee that czars were a dime a dozen), Byrnes
discovered that he didn't have the authority the
executive order specified. Ex-Senator and ex
Justice Byrnes has had repeated rows with Nelson
and Henderson and told the latter to stop seeking
publicity and get down to business.
Ne w Jimmy Byrnes would like to recapture his
seat on the supreme bench which he resigned to
take cm the special task for the president (at a
personal sacrifice of $10,000 a year). Mr. Roose
velt has not filled the vacancy notwithstanding
there are scores of applicants. Justices Frankfurter,
Reed and Jackson are said to be pulling for Charles
Fahy, solicitor general; Justices Douglas, Black
and Murphy lean toward Sherman Minton, who
was given a lame duck appointment on the court
of appeals after being defeated for re-election to
the tuat.
Dates for
Weddings
Announced
By MARIAN LOWRY
TANUARY, too will be a month
J of weddings. Dates for two
services of interest to many friends
have been announced.
Miss Phyllis Gray has set Jan
uary 12 as the date for her mar
riage to Lieutenant David Knox.
Miss Gray is the daughter of Mrs.
A. Ralph Gray, Lieutenant Knox
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred a.
Knox.
Miss Priscilla Norton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Norton, an.
nounces January 7 as the date for
her marriage to Stewart Allen
Smith of White River Junction,
Vermont. The ceremony will be
an evening one at eight o clock in
the chapel of St. Mary's Episco
pal church, a reception to follow
at the Norton residence. Mrs.
Charles Lane of Tacoma is to be
matron of honor for her niece.
' .
HOME FROM SCHOOL '
Miss Mary Nadine Snellstrom
is home for the Christmas holidays
from St. Helen's hall, Portland.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Snellstrom. The
school's vacation continues until
January 4.
CLUB PARTY , TUESDAY
The Santa Clara Women's club
is to hold Its Christmas party
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. H.
R. Emerson.- The covered dish
luncheon will be at twelve-thirty
o'clock, and a gift Exchange will
be held.
PLAN PARTY
Daughters of Union - Veterans
will hold their regular meeting
and birthday . oarty ' Wednesday
evening, Dec. 23, at the home of
Mrs. Bertha Pearson, 1158 Mill,
at seven-thirtv.
Dinner Held
Seventy - five attended the
Christmas dinner and program of
the cemo and auxiliary of the
United Spanish War Veterans at
W.O.W. hall Sunday afternoon. A
program of son?s and readings,
arranged for by Mrs. Horace
Burnett, immediately followed
the dinner. Turkey was provided
by the committee in charge of the
evening: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
While, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hart.
Mr .and Mrs. O. E. Coll, Mr. and
Mrs. Marion Kellev. Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Russell, and Mrs. May Moon.
PARTY HELD FRIDAY
Getchell club of . the' Royal
Neighbors of America held its
Christmas party Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. H. H. Peters.
Twelve members were present for
the afternoon of needlework,
highlighted bv a gift exchange.
Mrs. Roy Kelly received the host
ess prize. The pst pprty, a one
thirty dessert, will be .lanuarv 15,
at the home of Mrs. R. B. Kelly,
516 Monroe.
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(From Bonwit Teller, New York)
By NEA Service
NEW YORK. Women who are big but well-proportioned for their
height and weight can be just "as attractively and smartly dressed as
their look-well-in-anything .sisters of the 12-14 size range if they keep
in mind a few simple rules.
By "big" woman is meant the tall, big-framed woman who takes,
say size 38 to 42 not the really stout woman whose dress problems
are entirely different. Simplicity should be the primary guide for the
big woman simplicity of line, color, trimming and, accessories.
. She should cling to smooth, plain silhouettes that tend to stream
line her figure. She should avoid like the plague loud colors of size-
enhancing oatterns, such as big plaids or checks. Collars, cuffs and
other trimmings should coincide witn the general lines of the garment
and not break them by irou-frou or size-increasing flared efforts.
The dress and suit pictured above illustate how these principles
are carried out. The hostess gown, left, is of soft, lightweight knitted
wool, cleverly cut to flatter the figure, even though it be a large one.
The color is solid, without distracting pattern. The plastron and deep
cuffs of white wool embroidery in Wedgewood pattern lend dignity to
a mature woman and do not disturb the silhouette.
The beautifully tailored suit at right is severely simple in line, but
this is eased by the fabric soft knit wool and by the colors unob
trusive pastels. Silver buttons give the sole decorative touch. The
turban is of two-tone wool jersey, with graceful, face softening scarf.
Election
For Club
Friday
COLLEGE Crest Community club
held its meeting, potluck din
ner, and Christmas party, Friday
evening.
At the business session the fol
lowing officers were chosen: Wil
lis Wiper, president; Truman
Wills, vice-president; Miss Mick
ey Joll, secretary; Arne Strom
mer, treasurer; Mrs. Paul Wray
and Walter B. Schmleding, trustees.
Reci'oes
Birthday Party
Mrs. John Schlesinger enter-,
tained recently at a birthday par
ty to honor Mrs. Soohia Hewitt,
Mrs. Laura Arev. and Mi Char
lotte Choate. Mrs. Maude De-
Vaney and Mrs. Luella Ba
sisted the hostess. Guests in
cluded Mrs. Hewitt. Mrs. Av
Miss Choate. Mrs. CTorenre
Bruce, Mrs. A. B. Simon, Mrs.
Florence Jenkins. Mrs. Marie
Plaisted, Mrs. L. G. Carroll, Mrs.
Cora Holmes, Mrs. Finkenbiner,
Mrs. H. A. Swartz, Mrs. DeVaney,
Mrs. Bareer. Mrs. Flnronro Kmaii
Mrs. Nina Gray, Miss Maxine
w ay.
Oregon Marine Hero
To Be Welcomed
HUBBARD. Due. 91 (P far.
Marlon Carl, one of the marine
corps' flying aces in the Pacific,
Will be welrnmpri hnma fame,,......
night in a ceremony in Hubbard
mgn scnooi.
The winner of the navy cross,
who took nart in th MMurov an
Solomon islands battles, has been
visiung war production plants and
flying schools since his return to
this country recently.
His mother, Mrs. Ellen Carl,
who operates a farm near here,
and state officials will greet him.
(By A. P. Service)
SPAGHETTI SCRAMBLE
4 tablespoons fat
1-3 cup diced onions
V4 cup diced celery
3 cups cooked spaghetti
4 tablespoons flour
2'4 cups milk
1 cup grated of finely sliced
cheese
f eggs, beaten
Vt teaspoon salt
Vi teaspoon pdprika
Heat fat In frying pan, add
onions and celery and simmer 5
minutes. Add spaghetti and
flour. When blended pour in
milk and cheese. Cook slowly
until thick and creamy. Add
rest of ingredients and cook 2
minutes. Serve at once.
SPICED BEETS
3 cups sliced cooked beets
Va cup vinegar
Vi cup water
1-8 teaspoon cinnamon
1-8 teaspoon cloves
Va teaspoon salt
1-8 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons butter
Mix ingredients and
covered, 10 minutes.
simmer,
GRANDMOTHER'S
DOUGHNUTS
2 tablespoons fat
2-3 cups sugar
1 cup mashed potatoes
'4 cup milk
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
3 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix fat and sugar. Add pota
toes, milk, nutmeg, salt and eggs.
Beat 2 minutes. Lightly mix in
rest of Ingredients. Roll out soft
dough until about Inch thick,
on floured board. Cut out dough
nuts and fry in deep hot fat.
BACK PAINS
Spinal treatment
potltlon & function
nrvi which ormtrol vita S
Why ro with your back
vmtiiw wiren .Tm CM 1MIU
r11f. fometlmes with
(w treatments.
DR. H. H. PETERS
CniROFB ACTOR
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Loans Wanted
Do you know that Interest and
Taxes paid on a home are de
ductible from your Income tax?
Buy A Home Now!
EUGENE'S
FIRST FEDERAL
Savings A Loan Assn.
148 Miner Bldg. Phone 1217
MANHATTAN SHIRTS
Always a welcome gift .
2 25 to 3.50
DeNeKe's
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RUGS CLEANED
$4.00
! PHONE 300 M 1210 WILLAMETTS
So I Said to Little Goldilocks-
tell your mother to look over the big GIFT DIRECTORY
in today's paper, immediately following the Classified
oecuon.
Buy Early and Buy the Beit
Students
Married -In
SoutH
QN Sunday evening In the
Pueblo Oratorio of the Chap
man Park hotel. Ca-llfnrnls .....
solemnized the marriage of' Miss
trances Kutn cox, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. Glen Cox of Los
Angeles, to Carl Wlmberlv cnn
Judge and Mrs. CarKWimberly of
Both the vounff pnnnl
dents at the University of Oregon.
mtmray was neia at eight
o'clock, Rev. Bert Hause officiat
ing.. The bride was given In marriage.
She wore a white satin gown,
princess style, with a veil of old
lace which has been a cherished
possession of her family, and car
ried a prayer book with orchids.
Mrs. R. J. Healy was matron of
honor, Miss Carolyn Loud, maid
of honor, and Misses Julia Glasby,
Berlie Myers, and Marguerite
Keating, bridesmaids, Mrs. Healy
and Miss Loud wore pink damask
satin gowns and the bridesmaids
gowns were blue damask satin.
All carried bouquets of roses.
Attending Mr. Wimberly as best
man was, Warren Treece of Port
land, and the ushers were Robert
Healy,. Kenneth. Shipley, Marion
Cloud, and Clifton Steel.
Immediatey following the wed
ding a reception was held In the
Green . Room of Chapman Park
hotel. After a wedding trip to San
Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. Wimberly
will both return to resume their
studies at the University of Oregon
where the bride is a member of
Pi Beta Phi sorority and the bride
groom of Pht Delta Theta fra
ternity, i
ARROW
MESSENGER-
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were made at thJ ,
club hlS
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home of Mrs. H. R. EnJ
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Electric Cleaners. Ph. 300
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You can whip our cream, but
you can't beat our milk. Echo Hol
low Dairy. Phone 2935-J-2.
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SIGWART'S
TRAVEL
ANNOUNCEMENT
The opptol "Not to Travel" di?
ing the period December 12th to
January 12th, UNLESS ABSO
LUTELY NECESSARY, has not
met with the response hoped for.
We must, therefore, repeat that
because of the duty and necessity
of first providing for the trans
portation requirements of th
armed services, including thoseon
furloughs and those traveling on
war or government business, ft
may be impossible to occommo
. date all who are planning to travel
during the above period. .
To avoid chanees of being unable
to board trains at stations beecue
of capacity loads and our inabnry
to secure added equipment, it
suggested, and you ore urged, a
possible, to postpone yourtnp.