Paft Eight
Taxes Distributed
To Cities, Schools
The eight cities of Lane county
Thursday received a aisiriDuuon
of city taxes from County Treas
urer Grace Schlska. In addition,
the treasurer made a distribu
tion of $10,671.93 to quite a num
ber of the school districts in the
county.
' The cities were given the fol
lowing respective sums: Eugene,
$8398.77; Springfield, $667.73;
Creswell, $43.18; Coburg, $21.69;
Cottage Grove, $419.79; Junction
City, $100.75; Florence, $37.01;
Oakridge, $49.88.
Aluminum Clay-
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in congress for the splendid fight
they have put up for the construc
tion of this plant in the north
west," McNutt said. '
John W. Keelly .secretary of the
Oregon post-war commission, said
that such s plant could be built
in about 18 months. Three hundred
men would be needed to build it,
he estimates, and 150-men could
run it after completion. Kelly
pointed out that the plant could
not be located in any large city
because of existing labor short
ages. , The demonstration plant as
authorized by the war production
board would be constructed by the
Chemical Construction. company of
New York and would be operated
by the Columbia Metals corpora
tion of Seattle.
Of 50-ton capacity, the plant
would demonstrate the process of
substantial tonnages of clay from
deposit sites in the northwest, thus
making it possible to build a plant
for the production of large ton
nages of alumina from the most
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but healing la mora quickly promoted.
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, EVERYBODY'S DRUG STORE
Inspiring to see, luscious to EAT are
the big vitamin-packed apples from
Washington's famed Wenatchee Valley.
They'll be the wows of International
Apple Week, October 23 thru 30. Tons
of healthful fruit now are rolling to
markets and military commissaries via
GREAT NORTHERN a dependable
transportation service on which the
Wenatchee apple industry long has
relied. '
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economical site and using the most
advantageous deposit.
A total of $4,000,000 has already
been alloted for plant construction
and equipment. The WPB and the
defense plant corporation will
have final say upon the site of the
demonstration plant.
City Manager-
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a perfect form," Etter stated, con
tinuing: "Its success or failure
turns in large part on the man
ager; it places a heavy load on one
person; there may De a lack or
political leadership in a manager
city; but, it has generally reduced
the unit costs of services and has
been abandoned by few cities."
Earlier In his talk he discussed
the history of forms of city gov
ernment, going back to colonial
forms and the varied set-ups that
followed the American Revolution
on down through times since.
By 1910, the manager plan had
started on its way, he said. "It
has grown quite steadily ever
since. Few cities have abandoned
it and along with the strong-
mayor plan, it has continued the
trend toward a strong, single ex
ecutive," he added.
Discussing what has given rise
to each form of city government,
Etter said "As for the manager
plan, the disadvantages of the
commission plan, plus a desire to
organize city government com
pletely along Business lines have
contributed to bringing this form
into prominence." , .
Following his talk, members of
the league participated in a dis
cussion. City manager form of
government has been one point
featured in the league's studies
and activities for good govern
ment. .
USES Announces Shift
In Directing Staff
' Shifts ! in personnel of the
United States employment serv
ice, directly affecting the Eugene
branch,' were announced here to
day.. The . changes became effec
tive Thursday. October 21.
George A. Bellonl, field super
visor of Area 1, including field of
fices at Albany, .Bend, Corvallis,
Eugene, : Klamnth Falls, Lebanon,
Marshfield, Medford, Roseburg,
and Toledo, will leave next week
for military service. His position
will be taken by Guy W. Lang,
former supervisor of Area 2, for
mer superintendent of schools in
Washington, who has been with
the USES since 1037 and served
as manager at McMinnvllle.
Eldon Cone, former manacer at
The Dalles, pntarlo. and McMinn
vllle, will reolace Lang for Area
2, Including USFS offices at As
toria, ' Baker. Hermlston. Hood
River. La Grande, McMinnvllle,
Ontario, Pendleton, Salem, The
Dalles, and Tillamook.
Joseph" D. Wilsonj eenlor em
nloyment officer at Snlem, will
become manager t, McMinnvllle.
Lang and Cone will maintain of
fice in the .'Portland administrative
headquarter.
HUtni JUIIII.EMJ
R. S. ROPER, Trav. Fit. Agent
530 American Bank Bldg.
Portland, Oregon
New Polio-
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dissatisfaction with the city
health board's decision not to close
the schools. Tuesday and Wed
nesday, parents gradually were
sending their children back, many
of them bringing their chlldrea
and reporting that they had been
"misinformed."
They said they had received
telephone calls from unknown
persons in many cases, according
to Dr. J. F. Cramer, city schools
superintendent. Some of these
anonymous telepboners stated:
"Edison school will be closed
for the next two weeks. . It will
not be necessary for you to send
your children to school."
Others callers said over the wire:
"This is the school nurse. , iieep
your children home."
When the parents asked, "What
nurse is this?" the caller liung up.
These calls were not authorized
either by the city health board or
by the city board of education.
Edison school has not been closed.
Dr. McCloskey, interested citi
zen, .Thursday reiterated his rea
sons for disagreeing with the city
health board's decision not to close
the schools.
"The Eugene board of health,"
he said, "is a sincere group of
citizens doing what they think is
best. It so happens that I differ
with them on the handling of the
poliomyelitis situation. - Conse
quently, I seem to have precipi
tated myself into a public contro
versy with that board and also to
have given the public the impres
sion that at the meeting to which
the board invited me, I had noth
ing to say. The following state
ment will, I hope, correct that Jm
pression: "One of the most striking things
about poliomyelitis is the absence
of the fund of certain and verifi
able knowledge which we possess
in regard to other communicable
diseases. Much experimentation
and research are being carried
on, but the authorities are not in
unanimous agreement. Certain
things are matters of fact; others
are matters of opinion,
"It is generally agreed that
poliomyelitis is an infectious di
sease; some writers refer to it as
'contagious,' although Black's
Medical Cyclopedia maintains that
the distinction between infectious
and contagious is purely artificial.
"Research has established the
fact that infantile paralysis is
caused by a virus. This virus has
been isolated and experimented
with in the laboratory. The virus
has, experimentally, conducted the
disease to mice and rhesus monk
eys Recent studies Indicate that
the virus may be found in water
and on flies and rodents. Studies
within the past two years em
phasize the fact that the virus is
very prevalent in sewage and may
be spread to human beings by
flies. Investigations conducted in
February of this year suggest that
there might be a relationship be
tween human poliomyelitis and an
Infectious agent carried by house
mice. A publication of the Ameri
can Medical association in Febru
ary, 1942, presents evidence that
there are apparently healthy Ju
venile carriers of the disease, one
fatal case having been traced with
certalntly to a child carrier who
was himself Immune.
"How the disease is communi
cated to human beings has not,
however, been conclusively proved.
The fact that the virus is found
in sewage and is spread to human
beings by flies does not rule out
the sneeze as a means of spreading
poliomyelitis, says Hygeia for Oc
tober, 1942. In the light of pres
ent knowledge, says this publica
tion of the American Medical asso
ciation, poliomyelitis may be
spread by contact, droplet infec
tion, feces, polluted drinikng
water, polluted beaches or swim
ming pools, milk, food, and in
sects. No one has produced evi
dence to show which of these po
tential methods of infection, or
which of the several possible ways
the virus can get into the body, is
the most common or the most im
portant. The great discovery is
that it can be sewage-borne. Fab
er and Sllverberg suggest that
poliomyelitis is probably acquired
as rule, by the alimentary route.
"What should be done? Frank
ly, it is, to a great extent, a mat
ter of opinion, and I am simply
exercising the right of an inter
ested citizen in a democracy to ex
pres my dissatisfaction with the
existing methods of control. Dr.
D. W. Gudakunst, medical director
of the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, said in June of
1942; For the parent it is well to
remember that infantile paralysis
is a communicable disease; it is
spread from person to person. Dur
ing epidemics avoid all unneces
sary contacts. . . . Leave no
more to chance than must be. He
said further: Coughing, Sheering,
even breathing by vims-infected
persons may create a spray.of di
sease droplets which may bring on
the horrible symptoms in some
susceptible man, women, or child
In the crowd. This much we do
know the virus does not come
Asthma Mucus
Fought Easy Way
Choking, rtuplnf, whtstnf, recurring at
tarki of Bronchial Asthma ruin your mmd
and rob tout blood of vitally important
oxytcn btttuM you finlwt air In and out
of your lungs proptrlv. Bui now It Is no
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rlvf from a phvuleiana proscription called
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tnueui phlftnt, thsrshy promotlni Imt
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M4tr has proved to successful in hatpin
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spasms at Bronchial Asthma thai It Is sold
tindar a fuaratitM of monty bark unless
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THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON-
from out of the nowhere; it Is
spread by those sick with infantile
paralysis, by those exposed to it,
by healthy carriers who harbor the
infection but develop no symptoms.
It comes from and is carried by
those persons and things infected
with it." Margaret S. Arey, an
assistant consultant in orthopedic
nursing, said in September of this
year: Keep your child away from
crowds of any kind at theaters,
at picnics, and country fairs. Stay
away from swimming pools. The
list of such opinions could be
greatly extended.
"In the light or the present un
certain state of knowledge, it
seems to me wise to take every
available precaution to check the
spread of the disease. It is my
opinion, .therefore, that the exper
iment may well be tried for for
bidding the congregating of chil
dren everywhere for the time in
terval required for a single incu
bation period of the disease. While
it Is true that I have read no
authorities so far who bluntly say
'Close the schools,' neither have I
read any who suggest that closing
the schools is not a wise precau
tion. Those people who have
been keeping their children home
from school are not, I am con
vinced, panicky; on the contrary,
they are following those dictates
of common sense which motivate
them to do what they think best
for the protection of their children.
It is my opinion, also, that our
milk and water supply should be
carefully scrutinized as possible
carriers of the virus. Likewise, our
sewage disposal system; in par
ticular, the open privies in Hen
dricks park should be sealed shut
for the duration and the park
closed. I should like to hear that
our health authorities have tested
sewage to ascertain If the virus is
present. I believe that the board
of health should wage a vigorous
campaign for the extermination of
flies, mice, and rats. It Is my con
viction that the prevalence of flies
in our food markets and restaur
ants is a civic disgrace. I believe,
finally, that in the absence of cer
tainty, any reasonable course of
action is better than waiting for
the future to give us that unpre
dictable certalntly."
TO MEET FRIDAY
Eugene post, No. 3, American
Legion, is to hold its regular
semi-monthly meeting, Friday, 8
p. m., Knights of Pythias hall. .
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California's Central Valley
Project will increase the state's
vital war crop production by more
than 1,000,000 tons annually.
War Contract-
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correction before they came to
Warren's attention. -False
Teeth Item
An item-of $225 for false teeth
for an employe of a contractor,
mentioned by Warren, involved
the navy department, not the war
rlepattment, Patterson said, and
odder: "But I make nc point of
that." . ' '
This case, he said, arose under
a contract with an automobile
companv for the services of expert
mechanics to repair engines in
Russia, the government agreeing
to furnish lodging, fuod, hospital
ization, medical care and other
necessities for the group. Patter
son testified' the navy wrote the
company that items ordinarily in
daily use '.vere entirely unobtain
able in the trea and . to suggest
that "persons wearing glasses
should bring more than ono pair.
Also those having dentures should
have at leaf t one spare set" .
.'TcV'wing this instruction,"
Patterson testified, "Tlw company
furnished an employ going to Rus
sia under the contract a spare s:t
of false teeth. Since the govern
ment hud agreed to furnish, all tho
necessities for the personnel, Oil's
item was charged to the contract
This action seems to me to have
been deceii' under the circum
stances and the terms cf the con
tract. Incidentally, ! am advised
that the employe broka his taelh
in Russia end had to use the spare
set." .
Hitler Being-
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Africa's grand bid soldier and
statesman, Field Marshal Jan
Christian Smuts, was throwing a
different' shot of the same picture
on the screen. Said he:
"Hitler is no longer fighting for
victory, but for time for some
thing to happen for those acci
dents which so often upset the run
of events. His only hope now is
to prolong the war on the off
chance of something happening;
some new-weapon; perhaps some
difference among the allies; war
weariness coming to his assistance
and producing a stalemate and a
compromise peace."
Certainly the complexion of the
nazi conference would support
that thesis. It was an extraordin
ary assemblage for war-time and
spoke clearly of a great crisis.
Perhaps the most significant fact
of all, however, was that this big
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meeting was called by Keitel and
not by the fuehrer who claims
that he was divinely ordained to
lead the German people. -
Keitel is the . mystery man of
the high command mysterious
because he keeps his own coun
sels and lets others do the talking.
Because of this characteristic he
has been compared to Field Mar
shal von Moltke, generalissimo in
the Franco-Prussian war of 1870,
who was known as "the great sil
ent one." Keitel typifies the
Prussian military tradition, al
though he is of Saxon descent.
CONDENSED REPORT OF CONDITION
The First National Bank of Eugene, Oregon
October 18. 1943
RESOURCES
Cash and due from Banks $8,662,843.81
U.S. Government Bonds
and Certificates 15,533,433.85
Municipal Bonds and War- '
rants . . 634,302.27,
Loans 2,477,446.71
Slock in Federal Reserve
- Bank 24,000.00
Bank Building ' and other
Real Estate ...J ............ 122,326.39
Other Assets . 10,325.19
Total ..$27,464,678,22
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Lane Schools Earn
Model Plane Awards
Twenty-nine Oregon junior high
and high schools, including two in
Lane county, have been awarded
certificates for completing their
quotas In the scale model aircraft
project
Notification to . Rex Putnam,
state superintendent of public in
struction, was made Thursday in
Salem by the navy bureau of aero
nautics .according to ah Associated
Press dispatch.
Lane schools which have com
pleted their quotas Include Cot
Deposits
Capital
Total
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LIABILITIES
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. War, Loan Deposit ... 3,645
Total' Deposits .. 26.517M
Unearned Discounts 5 Re
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200,(01
Surplus J 600,OOC1
Undivided Profits .... 114;
$27,464M