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. Pace 10 Eaene Register-Guard, Friday. Jan. 21, 1M4. Severe Drought Grips Midwest By United Trent The mldwest'i war-vital food tilt was rrinned bv a drought today that has been unmatched since spring winds a decade ago swirled the parched sou lnio black clouds and turned the na tion's bread basket into a dust A dry fall, followed by a win ter with little or no precipitation, produced a national rainfall aver age of 21 per cent below normal, causing a critical situation in mi4m4m wih( rvft. anri hav croDS. Great cracks appeared In the soil from Illinois to toioraao. . The Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota and Illinois were the hardest hit and the U. H. weather bureau reported the sub-soli moisture in the wheat belt at Its lowest level in many years. SANITONE CLEANING Electric Cleaners. Ph. 300 i EYES EXAMINED, . LENSES DUPLICATED Satisfaction Guaranteed ' STANDARD OPTICAL CO. Dr. Eugene Broughton registered optometrist In charge 120 Willamette Eugene RICHARDS Electro-Fence Controls op to 240 Acre 515.95 LIGHTNING'S 1151 Willamette Phone 1310 . . . lor Permanence . for Appearance ... lor Low Coil Concrete Burial VAULTS BtwrnaiMeta Bi 14 ky fit fMtral tlrtcUr., McAlpin Vault Co. Eugene, Ore. (6) Railroad Increase Revenue Shown SALEM, Ore., Jan. 21 U Public utilities commissioner George Flagg today submitted a comparative statistical report to Gov. Snell showing total of Ore gon's larger railroad revenues had increased 03 per cent from 1941 to 1942 going from $50,503,822 to $82,743,284. Taxes paid to state decreased 6.07 per cent, totaling $2,514,613. Freight revenue increased 57 per cent, passenger revenue 125 per cent, according to the report There was an increase of 13.16 miles In operated track, bringing the state total to 5,069.10 miles. Net operating revenue In 1941 totaled 11,307,970 and In 1942 27,695,420. Grade crossing acci dents declined eight per cent but 18 persons were killed each year. Injuries declined 25 per cent, the report stated. Cottage Grove Food Processing Shown Cottage Grove Is doing Its part in food conservation according to an announcement at Salem by O. I. Paulson, state vocational education director. The com munity cannery sponsored by the schools and division of vocational education processed 30,346 cans of food, he said. At the 11 community canner ies in the state last summer 658.114 cans of vegetables, fruits, meat and fish were processed by 6871 families, Paulson aaid. The number of cans of food processed in each community in cludes: Albany 133,380; Cottage Grove 30,346; Grants Pass 67,022; La Grande 31,565; Lakeview 13,092; Milwaukie 117,264; Molalla 8185; I Myrtle Point 38,373; Salem 120,- 556; Silverton 43,830, and Wood burn 53,702. What Goes on at The Statehouse Record Concert Set Records given to the university school of music by Mu Phi Epsiion Patronesses association will be played in the public concert, Sun day afternoon at 4 in the campus library browsing room, by ur. Theodore Kratt, dean. Hostesses will be Miss Uloria Campbell, representing house li brarians; Miss Rosalie Pielemeier, library staff; Miss Phyllis Taylor, Mrs. Nell Dixon, and Mrs. Nelson T. Macduff, from the actives, alumnae, and patronesses of the society, respectively. Selections to be played are "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" by Bach, Beet hoven's fourth symphony, "White Peacock" by Griffes, and "Jubi lee" by Chadwlck. THE OLD ATTIC ANTIQUES 469 W. 6th Aye., Phone 1925-J. . PICTURES Ruth Wheeler's, ricrore Framing 122 E. Broadway Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Chronic bronchitis may develop If your cough, chest cold, or acute bron chitis Is not treated and you cannot afford to takeachance with any medi cine less potent than Creomulslon which goea right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, Inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Creomulslon blends beechwood creosote byspeclal process with other time tested medicines for coughs. It contains no narcotics. No matter how many medicines you have tried, tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulslon with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough, per mitting rest and sleep, or you are to have your money back. (Adv.) Grain Reserve Will Aid Other States CORVALLIS, Ore. 01.10 R. B. Taylor, state AAA chairman, said Oregon wheat growers who have participated in the federal crop insurance program now discon tinued have a reserve credit of 330,000 bushels of wheat which will be used to compensate for crop losses in other states. The reserve wheat the differ ence between 855,139 bushels paid to the insurance program and the 512,573 paid out for losses would have been used to reduce insur ance rates to Oregon farmers if the federal crop plan had been continued. Taylor said approximately 231, 218 acres of the 1944 Oregon wheat crop would be insured under the terms of the three-year policies signed by growers before the plan was discontinued should congres sional appopriations put the loan back in operation. Federal crop insurance policies were taken on 15,918,813 bushels of wheat grown on 1,080,048 acres by Oregon growers during the five years the plan was in operation. Food Office Opens The food distribution admini stration, with temporary offices in the farm security offices, will open a district office in Eugene within the next few weeks, it has been announced. Quarters for the new Eugene governmental agency will prob ably be ebtained by Feb. 15 as bids for space are now being received by FDA officials. Frank Squier will be the area supervisor. SERVING EUGENE and a Nation at War EvEN with onr heavy rolume of military traffic and short age of buses and personnel, Greyhound continues to provide dependable, essential transportation for civilian travelers. We appreciate your understanding of wartime travel conditions and thank you for your cooperation. Before taking necessary trips, we suggest that you consult your local Greyhound agent. He can tell you when you can best be accommodated. GREYHOUND DAILY SERVICE FROM EUGENE TO PORTLAND Lv. 4:30 a. m. 1:00 p. m. 8:00 p. m. 6:15 a. m. 3:00 p. m. 9:00 p. m. 6:55 a. ra. 3:35 p. m. 12:45 a. m. 8:55 a. m. 5:00 p. m. 11:00 a. m. 6:00 p. m. SOUTHBOUND Lr. 2:00 a. m. 1:00 p. m. 6:30 p. m. 4:15 a. m. 3:50 p. m, 12:10 a. m. 5:10 a. m. 6:15 p. m. 12:05 p. m. AGENT: WALTER HEAD DEPOTt 987 PEARL PHONE: 461 PACIFIC HSJLAlai N miVUkUL LINES SERVINQ ALL THK WEST WITH DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION By JERRY HANNIFIN SALEM, Ore. U There are approximately 900 prisoners in the Oregon penitentiary and about 200 are employed steadily in flax processing. Warden George Alex ander advised the board of con trol. He recently attended a war pro duction board food conference in San Francisco where prison farm administrators from 11 western states were asked to develop in tensively all available farm land. WPB officials promised orderly distribution of any excess. .. - Alexander said he was particu larly interested in pay incentives for prisoners and in the possibil ity of obtaining a prison canning unit He said the WPB would as sist in obtaining priorities if the board of control wished to pur chase a unit. It was suggested the prison process and can foods 'and vege tables for other state institutions. Approximately 25 men. would be employed at the cannery. "Flax workers and woodcutters are the only prisoners who receive pay at this time," Alexander said. "I think it's a good incentive and, would like to see more of them get payment for their work." j He said only about 10 to 15 per cent of the prison's inmates were either too old, sick or crippled to work in some fashion, "During the summer approxi mately 600 of our inmates are em ployed at something useful. At least 200 of them are in the flax plant steadily, but that number is reduced to about 50 from May to September. "We had! planned to cut about 4000 or 5000 cords of wood and al ready have had requests for 6000 cords. We're going to try to get some slab-wood to fill orders," Alexander said. Animal feed and protein mater ials are scarce and the prison has had to pay higher prices for avail able material to feed its livestock, he commented. "We are doing the best we can with what we can get. I estimate we've gone three times over our budget for feed material. We are using beet pulp, and once in a while pick up a load or two of diced carrots which, have been re jected at a Salem cannery, but which make excellent food for the prison's dairy cows," Alexander said. ' State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott told the board of control . he thought there were too many lights used unnecessarily in state buildings. "I don't object to Illumination," he said. "But more electric power is consumed than is ever used, "Some employes turn on the radiators, turn on the lights and then leave the office," Scott said. "Not in my office," Gov. Snell said. . OWI Adopts Hew Information Policy Eight Oregon Natives Fight In Present War as Generals WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. fll.R A new and more closely coordin ated information policy was adopted by the government today to increase war news to the public and to stop high military and civilian leaders from expressing conflicting opinions on such im portant matters as the probable date on which the war will end. The new policy was announced by war information director Elmer Davis after it had been endorsed by high officials representing the White House, army, navy, war production board, selective service, and other leading government de partments and agencies. Davis said its aim was to in crease the flow of accurate and consistent war news and to aid public understanding of produc tion, reconversion, and employ- t many. ment problems. He listed these principal essentials of the new policy: 1. Avoidance of speculation by both military and civilian officials regarding the probable termina tion date of the war. 2. Exercise of great care In dis cussion of the economic develop ments to be expected before and after the end of the war. 3. Avoidance by officials of any discussion of activities for which they are not responsible. WASHINGTON OPh-War de-,of the Hawaiian department show that eignt June, 1843. In rjartment lists Oregon natives are generals in the army which is facing the -enemies of the nation in various fronts throughout the world. The department in' giving out the lists said they showed the place of birth of the generals but added it could not give their pres ent home addresses. Leonard R. BSyd, born in Leb anon, Ore., Nov. 26, 1891, was list ed as brigadier general (tempor ary) and assistant division com mander of the 93rd division. He entered federal service with the California national guard in 1916 as a sergeant. He served in France in the first world war and with the American forces in Gere He became chief of staff Truck Loading (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) altles which are too severe. The commission cited cases where an entire fleet of trucks was sus pended merely because one of the trucks had been overloaded. Some truckers are persistent General Boyd was awarded the silver star for gallantry in action in France, two oak leaf clusters for the silver star for gallantry at Fleville and in 1943 the distin guished service cross. Brig. Gen James George Chris tiansen was born in Portland, Sept. 23, 1897, and was graduated from West Point and commis sioned second lieutenant in the en gineer corps in 1918. He served with the engineers at Fort Lewis, Wash., in Juneau, Alaska, in Fort Dupont, Del., and became an in structor at West Point In 1921. He became chief of staff of the ground forces, Washington, D. C, in Feb ruary, 1943. Brig. Gen. -Arnold J. Fund was born at Stayton, Ore., August 13, 1895, was graduated from Oregon State college and accepted a com mission in the regular army as a second ' lieutenant of infantry on June 5, 1917. He attended the army service schools at Fort Leaven worth, Kas., and later joined the 17th infantry and went to Fort Forrest, Ga., then to Newark, N. J. He was ordered to the Philip pine islands in 1939 as plans and training officer of the 45th infan try at Fort William McKinley. He awarded the distinguished "Poftwoie ' three yeuf CarlKi botl agree nX to sell their V ?ew York IS '?r the ceiCIS those differentjS?1" 60 ceb,S P. 50 centaT ifstasfire and chronic violators of the weight limits, hut AS ner cent of them are 4. Full and accurate explana-1 cooperating, the commission said. ! medal for service in the Philin m of policies in all public ex-! The commission, pointing out !,, n- ,,.;(,.,.: ..;.. that the legislature boosted weight the Bataan peninsula from Janu limits from 54,000 to 71,000 pounds , ary 16 i942i to March 3 1942 He and the length limits from 50 to commanded the Philippine scouts 60 feet, for the duration of the i when that reaiment was holding a difficult sector of the front. tion of policies in all publi pressions regarding war produc tion shifts. Announcement of the new policy climaxed long criticism of the gov ernment for permitting high mili tary or civilian officials to make one statement on one day, only to have others in equally high place make a completely contradictory utterance on the next. Davis told the officials with whom he discussed the new policy that the theory on which any democracy must fight a war is that "when the people know what is expected of them and why, and are convinced that it makes sense, they will do whatever is necessary." Eyes ExmUikj I DR.EUJC ""wan O.O.F. BuIUls... Phone 4l Dairymen -i Get To. 1 WATER H - I Lyons Furnitin,' AT FALL CREEK: FALL CREEK Reuben Leigh of Eugene made a recent visit to his ranch on Fall Creek where the Henry Pages are living. Mrs. Doris Linear, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Calison of this place is ill with pneumonia in a Eugene hospital. Mrs. Cali son is at Jasper taking charge of the home during the mother's ad sence at the hospital, Kenneth Wiscarson's mother is visiting her son and family here. The Charles Brewers and the Dedmans surprised the Marvin Browns Saturday evening. After a potluck supper the three families went In a party to Eugene to at tend the basketball game. Mr. Jake Neet of Halfway, visit ed his brother, Charlie Neet, and Mrs. Mary Neet at the home of the latter. He later went to the home of his son, Leon Neet. war, said: "The commission feels that in granting this additional privilege, the commercial haulers must stay within the limits set forth and will likewise insist that' overloaded commercial trucks be stopped and required to take off the overload. "The commission feels that the overload problem must.be solved it the state's highways are to last for the duration of the war and, after conferring with Washington authorities, knows it is giving as much or more cooperation with the truck operators as its neigh boring state Is. The commission I wants to do all in its power, in this wartime emergency affecting transportation, to expedite the movement of goods and services but cannot be unmindful of Its duty to the citizens of this state in protecting the public's large in vestment in highways." ; WINS CHAMBER AWARD I SALEM, Ore., Jan. 21. (U.R Ralph W. Johnson, 33, assistant I manager of the Salem division of ' the Portland General Electric company, last night was awarded a junior chamber of commerce award as Salem's first junior citi zen for 1943. FOR FOOT TROUBLES See Eugene's leading Foot Special ist Dr. Handshuh. 874 Willamette, Ph. 308. 18 years in Eugene. Ex amination free. Stah Formal and UnA stationery for met, children. Fine quaj ai moderate prica. Omrlre" DowiaUlnD Prominent Churchman At Peter Howard Rites Bishop James C. Baker of Los Angeles, who was called to Eugene by the death of his wife's nephew, Peter Benson Howard, is among leading churchmen of the west. He Is In charge of the California area for the Methodist church, this in cluding Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii, as well as California. Bishop Baker is bound soon for Honolulu on one of his periodic visits. His last trip to the Islands wai made shortly before the Pearl Harbor attack. While there, he was taken aboard a new sub marine by its commander, and in the course of his sight-seeing trip over the craft, was given a view through the periscope of all the battleships lying In the harbor. It made the attack of the Japanese .seem a very personal matter to the bishop when he heard it, he remarked. Premiere for Dads Premiere of the new University of Oregon play, "Dark Victory, will be held Saturday night start ins at 9:30 In Johnson hall. This performance is being held at the late hour in order to permit Oregon Dads to attend the basket ball game first The public may attend this Saturday, but their seats will be limited. Regular public performances of "Dark Victory," will be given Fri day and Saturday, Jan. 28 and 29, at 8 p. m, Horace W. Robinson is directing the cast of students and two faculty members. . I Sahara Is the Arabic word for "wilderness." Ret AT ONCE to rsfim unoncaiM I Oil! TO COLDSl Prescribed by thMtaitdt el Dectars! Pertuww funous herbal cough nmtdy la rteiiHlrelly prepared to work Internally. II not only rellerw your coughing spell but lo loomni Micky phlegm and makes It lw to nlM, and tjrcfir for both old and young I All drugstores. c War or No War You Need a Home! SAVE and HAVE f A Homo r.vcr.sm FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN. ASSN. 141 Miner Bldg. rhoneltll Get the Best For Your Ration Points Christensen's GRADE A BUTTER You'll find It superior for every purpose for it's al ways churn-fresh. 149 East Broadway Uou can always depenl on schilling flavor Schilling COFFEE Help wartime mewls two ways with California navel rariqtl VITAMIN HEALTH for the whole family 1. Our government recommends the "Basic 7" foods for better wartime health. Group 2 in cludes the important vitamin C fruits and veg. etables.Orangesareour most abundant everyday source of this important vitamin. One 6 to 8 ounce breakfast glass of CalifomiaNavel orange juice gives you your full .day's requirement of vitamin C.plus valuable amounts ofvitaminj A, B B, (G), calcium and other minerals. BEST COn JUICE SEEDLESS -easy to peel, slice, section 2 You can add rolot and varittv to wircUn meals by serving delicious California Navels in a variety of ways. They are quia slice for breakfast, delicious and healthHia fruit cups, salads and desserts, perfect to p and eat between meals, or to top off a well-bu-anced box lunch. Discover how many "Tj California Navel Oranges can help makenpW the shortage of canned, dried and frozen W IOOK FOR THI TWO'J "Sunkist" stamped on the skin from 14,500 cooperating Cthfonut-w Have a good supply of Sunki" On" , are eood "kereers." Best for Juia- lM X ! M- 4 t AiifOtmiA gzcS on a nets IUT MOII WAI IONDI AND iTAMFl
