lag Four
Stray Penny Grows To $1110
To Cheer British Children
YPSILANTI, Mich., Dec. 21.
U.R This is a Christmas story
bout a lucky penny, a plane on
1 production line and the warmth
of a soldier's heart.
It begins when Le Roy Oesch
found a penny on the floor of the
iprawling Willow Run bomber
piant ana, jusi ior good iucK,"
Easted it on the fuselage of a B-24
iberator bomber destined for
fcngiana.
Twenty-seven year old Oesch
Urted something that day which
will brighten the Christmas of
two war-orphaned children in
COLDS EVERYWHERE
If this spreading wavo of colds sweeps
your way and gets you with muscular
aches, coughing, and nasal congestion
try Penetro, modern medication in a
base confuining old-fashioned mutton
suet like grandma used. Penetro works
two ways at once to relieve these mis
eries: (1) outside, by counter-irritation,
(2) inside, by vaporising. Clean,
white and stainless. So pleasant to use.
26o. Double supply 35c, Get Penetro.
England and will give American
airmen ai a Dase In fcngland
happier holiday.
Oesch pasted a note next to his
ijcmiy, on jne plane, as uie big
mile-lontf assembly lini. frnm nn.
uperauuiiHj siauon to another,
UnrltOrtt Y-f. tl rl Hi. nnt. - . I
------- -uu . . v. nu'v aiiu piuicu
quarters, dimes and dollars to the
side of tke war plane.
When the bomber had completed
iu assemDiy line trip and was
ready to be painted, 11110.09 was
sticking to its sides. Painters
peeled off the money and turned
ii over w uienn n. urayton, presi
dent of the United Automobile
workers rcim iwai at th win.....
nun piani.
OnRPh ham a hmtliav C.C. r-11
ford Oesch, in England. Both' come
from Florissant. Mn T Dw
gested that the money be sent to
hilt hrnthop'e unit tha h.o.4.......
"-'is ana service comnanv or n
engineer aviatlnn hnttnllnn Jm
fcngland. So it was.
The story of the penny and ihe
H HER EYES
SPARKLE WHEN SHE SEES THI
SLIPPERS YOU BOUGHT HER
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I V "2 - :C f Vi.: i . 0110088 hsr s"PPers from
I -fl Ward 8 bum selection of I
I ArV VvX brit gift slippers. All I
IHlX v th9M styIes md nu"er- II
X "vVXVV OUS others. Inr-lil II
I ' , flW1,' fleece lined Hr,.fl.. I
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I lm X ?" ."J"" c!oth ,ln,d' I
I l-tUA V A "ther sole and Cuban heel. I
" Dainty quilted satin d'orsay
,, k4ju1jjjJV. wlth ,mootn' shining collar
t BffffRc "nd ,oft ,red ,elt ol- Cot.
V. ' CTdM '"d wedge heel. Pink er
VHHttB Through
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I Novel ornrllrl-ff( r.l.,1. s'S-'-- III
sole and covered low wedge I J(r f
heel, lied, blue, rose.
I Wide wale corduroy d'orntv nT J I I
with quaint covered dutch kr
heel. Has corduroy platform Y-Tilr
and padded leather sole. HaM '
Blue or red.
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- 1HI! REGISTER. GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON. -
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""'1 (X-A ! pfVlC 7 THE WISE
s . ferJw . -
"'irni'Mwn n n . J E.
SANTA With manpower shortages nukinr department store
Santas scarce, this young man donned his North Pole suit end is
ready for a Job. He la Stephen Dudley Johnson, five-months, ton
' of Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Johnson, Forest Hills, N. yT
plane' might have ended there
had the soldiers decided to spend
the money on themselves. But a
letter frnm Sot Dnhart lirj
writer on the U. S. army news
paper Stars and Stripes, told thes
sequel to the story of the lucky
trcmiy uiai mmea into JiUu.uy
on production line.
Capt. Richard M. Rice, of Port
land, Ore., was the service com
pany commnnrlpr tirhn
. . ..w IGVCIVCU
the money In England. Wood said
juwcyosusaa suggestion in tne com
pany orderly room that the mnW
portion of the contribution be
turned over to the war c-phan's
fund founded by Stars and Stripes.
avery member of the company
voted nnnrnvnl. T.t AnWA...
Prescott, pf i Lakeport, Cal., and
First Sgt. Oris, C. Brashears. of
Alameda, Cal., were selected to
represent th unit in -1 : n
donation.
PreSCntt. nilH nracluura
ed $800 of thp fnnt-lh,ilinn 4 ... "
children who have been left home
less by the war. That left $310.09
In the company fund. But the
contributions are just started. An
additional $208.60 from Willow
Run has swelled the coirmanv
fund. And there's more coming.
Prison Camp Life
Levels All Classes
Irish Destroyer is
Still in the Ring
WASHINGTOW tw 91 rii
Aftr mnr thnn it vnu
w iiiUlllUO UL
conunuous action In -the south
Pacific, the "tin can" with the
fightlnff Irish nnm. nn...n.
is back at a west rnt mri ,nw
a record of destruction that would
qo cremt to a battleship.
Here is how the navy 1 sum
marized thl. lernnnv KttTa
rrj uta.iui-
er's record tonight:
Active participation In five
major service engagements.
Seven bombardments of Jap
anese installations.
Helped Sink a hnttlachtn
cruisers and six destroyers.'
inree rescue operations, includ
ing one In which Anwrii...
stroyers stole up to Japanese-held
Vella Lavella jind wmmtMi
vivors of the sunken cruiser Helena.
Downed In
.. - (jiaiicp
QUrinff numerous floM. ...(ft.
my airmen.
Participated In many landing
operations and was on so many
convoy assignments the com
manding officer quit counting
them.
The O'Rannnn's cutnn r-
- -...fit., , viii
mander Donald J. McDonald of
New York, wears two navy crosses
and the silver star medal which,
he said, his crew earned for him.
Flu Continuing
out State
Bv Thft AssnrlefA t...
The infill. nr. nll.Mt-
tinued unabated throughout Ore
gon today, a 1 thou oh nn Honih.
were reported.
Marshfield's schools did not open
today as authorities sought to
check arjreari nf th. m.t.4w i. u-
Coos Bay area. Many pupils and
teachers were absent Monday. The
chamber of commerce discontinued
meetinv unfit .Tan a j ,
quet honoring the high school foot-
uaii warn was postponed.
North Bend and Oregon City re
ported 20 per cent absenteeism
among students, and West Linn
high school 25 per cent.
More than .V. Mn rani t Tl...
land s elementary school mini!.
wre aoseni ana 205 of the Port-
iana school systems teachers.
Willamette University moved Its
Christmas holiday up a day and
a half to today noon because of an
influenra outbreak at Lausane hall
where men In the navy's V-12 pro
gram are quartered. Thirty of the
apprentice seamen were 111.
By BERNARD COVIT
NEW YORK (U.R) Snmj. 4nn
Americans and British rich and
Poor, doctors, lawvers. hi a hud.
nessmen, clerks, society folk and
"sauaw men" whn hart msn-ii
natives went into the Santo To
mas internment camp under the
prod of Japanese bayonets.
The Jans threw a fln nl ,.i.
and barbed wire around the uni
versity building's whr ,lr..' .....
housed, but left our organization
to ourselves. We all started from
scratch; it was interesting to see
how various ones made out.
Take Sam Gaches for example.
Sam was the president of the Hea-
cock department store, Manila's
largest, housed in an air-conditioned
skyscraper. He was silver
haired, distinguished, president of
the American chamber of com
merce. He became the men's wash
room attendant. I shall always
remember him sitting beside the
door, issuing two or three sheets
of paper each to the file of men
who entered. Paper, like dignity,
was scarce.
The camp "sanitation rinurt.
ment" was headed by Robert Ce
cil, an insurance man. His staff
included a national rltv hani,
ecutive, an American president
steamship line officer, two
Standard Oil men and a high
school teacher. They lugged gar
bage and burned rubbish.
- The biggest man in tho camp,
8-foot, 4V4 4nch David Harvey
MacTurk, never scrubbed a floor
or hauled a garbage can. He had
been a crofesslnnol ni.ri.i...
" .... tame
and in camp he carried on, with
quips and jokes that kept the in
ternees' spirits high.
Earl Caroll, an insurance sales
man with a silver tongue, had
been chairman nf iu ni..ni. j
fense organization and the Japs
appointed him chairman of the
camp executive committee. He
was the nerferf Imi.. .
of his fellow-internees, many of
wnom had been far more influen
tial in Manila life than he, ever
questioned his leadership. His
persuasive arguments induced
the Japs to ease progressively
the rigid rules under
was set up. By super-salesmanship
he got us one concession after
another until finally we lived in
a fair degree nf enmrArf
And the women .nmA
nas most exclusive matrons
gathered at the wash troughs to
scrub their own elntiio. ti,i
ecutive husbands washed ih,
own.
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.T ........ .14.95
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sieeves, lone; legs, white
ecru ana random
SUea 36 to 48...
ARMY CLOTH
PANTS
' Genuine arm rlnih
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ized finish
khaki :
: Reg. $35 and $40 All Wool
DRESS OVERCOATS
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About 30 in the lot. 94 qp
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West Coast brand 41 nf!
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1.49
pants,
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WARM
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Fine plaids. Popular
two-pocket coat style.
aires I4ft and 15.
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COATS OR PANTS
Waterproof treated.
Specially priced at..
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SWEAT SHIRTS
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neck. Priced at only I .49
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NEW SLACKS I
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at 2.95
MEN'S DRESS
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coat style, slpper 1 or w
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Black Bear Wool 3
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- Boys' Athletic
UNIONSUITS
Fine quality nainsook mate,
rial
49c
Boys
Flannel Pajamas
Heavy quality flannel.
Whilo they last
9Qc
Boys' Sanforized Shrunk
SLACKS
Good quality. While they
last .
War Stamps Placed
On Christmas Cards
SHHEVEPORT, La., Dee. 21
OW Something was wrong, offi
cials decided, when Christmas
curds came through the Shreve
port postoffice bearing 25 cent
war stamps instead of the one
cent postage stamps.
They Investigated, learned that
both types 'of stamps have the
same hue of green, which con
trasts nicelv at th rhriin.. ...
son with the color of a red-faced
lemnnrflTV (.i.ti .. .-a.
...... ....... . v pusiuiiice
sub-station who had sold $400 of
the stamps as one-cent stamps.
Hurried patrons had stuck the
stamps on Christmas cards with
out noticing the difference.
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men's j r"".::rrm-i
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HACKINAWS
100 virgin wool.
Storm collar. Blue or
plaids.
12.95
1.95
Indian Design
BLANKET
Jn rich bold colors.
Ideal for home and cas
ual use. Large size.
2.95
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Plaid Wool Double
BLANKETS
5 Get one of these fine
6 1 1 . . ,
w iuuiii.v. iari?e. aounie
bedsize, block plaid
blankets. Sateen
bound.
3.95
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Boys' Cottoa
UNIONSHTM
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Wa These are verv ..u .
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90c
KNICKERS
2.39
Boys' Cordarw
L0NGES
Sizes un to It. iwint l.
stand the gaff of hard wen
1.98
Boys' rlilpeonl ""
SCHOOL PANTS
Heavy quality and suforiid
snruruc.
195
Boys' Genalne
Leather Jackets
These are our regular lUt
value ,.
9.95
Boys' Plaid-Lined
RAINCOATS
Tan cotton gabardine. Treat
ed to renel water. Soon iit-
on plaid lining. Girls Ifa
them, too. Sixes 10-21 -
6.95
Boys'
WhipcordPss
Sizes 2 to 14 ;
1.95
Boys' ' j
SCHOOL SEC3
Heavy quality. Goedysa?
welt, fair
249
Boys' m
Waist OvewfiJ
Fins aiialitv. sanforil'
shrunk.
149
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No ration stamp
While they last
149
Crystal Sets
Tor Her ChrUhnas . . ,
Boudoir Lamps, Boxes,
Bottles
SIGWART'S
BRIGHT PLAID
JACKETS
100 pure wool. Wafer
proof treated.
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'. . for Permanence
... ior Appearance
... for Low Cost
Concrete Burial
VAULTS
Mtmt4 US
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hi.trai eimiw.
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l!uiea,Ore. (6)
6.95
Talon Zipper Front,
lossack Styles
Suede Jackets
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ets. Sizes 36-46.
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Sizes 36-48.
LEATHER SLEEVE
JACKETS
All wool body. Plaid flan.
Tin I 1 1 n rwt m
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Melton Jackets
AH wool. Cossack style. 32.
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Blue only.
I Leather Jackets
esiimed with
mans eye for
5.95
Boys'
MACKINAWS
100?i wool, plain fl
warmly lined, Hsterpn"
treated.
7.95
Bovs'and Wwiiert
Slipover SKni
Crew neck with ''PP'
et Plaid. While they Ut
1.95
sports-
WATERPROOF
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a A world of wear In these. K Side zipper pocket.
i m vt tA patterns.
thcr
Sizes 36 to 48.
14.95
Boys' Coat Style
Dress Sweaters
in is"'
6.95
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