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Five Officials-
Eueene Rcglster-Guard. Friday, July 7. 1944. ' recojnlrin- some whlsp of her CunrfU
. child's clothing on a twitted and , LllJnUI III
ir..t hH hn routed with a I blackened figure. But there was
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I and parafine before the circus left
its winter quarters at Sarasota,
. - - - fa eariy ln the year.
i invas man; Edward Versteig, I ' '
chief electrician, and David' Many witnesses commen ed up-
El.mcMield, chief wagon man. Af- j ' lh'' 0"v J"1"0' the bl'-
ter having been deta.ned through-1 nes and smoke.
out the night at police headquart-1 Among other agencies lnvesti-
ers Haley and Smith were held in ' gating are the state attorney's of-
$15,000 bail and the others in $10,- I lice, the FBI and a special com-
000 for a hearing July 19. I mittee appointed by Mayor Wil-
Meanwhile investigators seek- " Mortensen.
Ing to establish a reason for the I The fire, the greatest disaster in
startingly rapid spread of the i American circus history, reduced
blaze which all eye-witnesses the show's main tent to ashes
agreed mushroomed with incred-1 within less than an hour. State
ible speed from a tiny finger of , police on duty at the temporary
flame near the main entrance to , morgue estimated that two-thirds
water-proof solution of gasoline I no hysteria as relatives walked
silently from cot to cot. Many
searched futlley among the small
bodies burned beyond recognition.
Survivors agreed that the circus
staff tried valiantly to prevent
panic. The first move toward the
a gigantic inferno of smoke and
fire.
. Police Court Prosecutor James
F. Kennedy announced that his
preliminary Investigation had es
tablished that the huge canvas
of the dead were children and said
most of the adult victims were
women.
A chilling quiet prevailed at the
morgue, broken only occasionally
by the sudden sob of a mother
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exits was orderly and many of
the children making their way
from the tiers of seats were seen
laughing excitedly. But when the
fiames roared with terrifying
speed t consume the entire can
vas roof, the audience became a
fighting screaming, terror-strick
en mass.
Some children dropped to the
ground and were trampled un
conscious Dy oiners jumping De
hind them. Others were tangled
ln the blazing canvas.
The performing animals had
been safely herded through the
caged runway back to their
trucks when the blaze was first
seen and only five circus perform
ers, the Flying Wallendas, ware in
the arena. '
The circus' future remained
doubtful today, although most of
its staff agreed that it would re
turn to its Sarastoa, Fla winter
quarters as soon as authorities
here would permit removal of the
remaining equipment. .
Herbert Duval, circus adjuster,
declared, "we're out of business."
But Roland Butler, general press
representative, predicted that the
show would return . to the road
later this .summer, perhaps using j
last year's tent which he said
"still is in pretty good shape."
Estimates of the fire loss rang
ed from $75,000 to $300,000 but no
authoritative report had been is
sued by the management.
Club Stag Scheduled;
rove Vice-Prexy
Pettigr
President Verl Smith announced
j Saturday the appointment of Bill
Pettigrove as vice-president of
the Eugene Country club during
the absence of Wlnsor Calkins,
now a lieutenant (j.g.) in' the
U.S.N.R. Carl Field has also been
appointed as a member of the
board to fill Pettlgrove's advance
ment, f
The Club also announced the
second stag party of the summer
season, to be held at the club
house Thursday at 7 o'clock, fol
lowing an IB-hole tournament
starting at 1. Winners of the re
cent Palm Beach 72-hole handicap
tournament will be announced at
that time.
materials now, but it will serve
as a standard plant for future op
erations. Ellsworth pointed out.
Pleased with Dewey
"All republicans "are thrilled
with their ticket for president and
viee-oresldent." Ellsworth said in
commenting on the republican na
tional convention In Chicago,
which he attended Just before com
ing west,
"Everyone attending that meet
ing sensed the seriousness of the
delegates to get to work to unite
n combatting the -proDiem oi a
fourth term' and every republican
felt pride in the way those there
dropped personal and seuisn am'
bitlons to put over a united pro
gram in support of Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey and Gov. John W. Brick
er as the nominees to win for the
republicans, the congressman
said.
Here for Few Weeks
Ellsworth hopes to be in his
home district until Labor day, and
will be unless congress is called
back, he said.
"I have a briefcase full of items
to be taken up through personal
contact and interview throughout
the district, things that cannot oe
handled properly by correspond
ence, and I expect to keep busy
during the time I am here," he
said.
Ellsworth will open an office in
the post-office building at Rose
burg, his home town, to receive
mail, wires or visitations from
people of this district
He plans to be In Eugene next
week again, being one of the of
ficials invited to be at the annual
convention of the United Spanish
War Veterans to be held here.
"After Washington's climate and
the heat in Chicago it is just plain
heaven to be back here, and to
be able to walk briskly down the
street and breathe real air, and not
be fagged out completely from in
tense heat and humidity," Ells
worth said. 1
While in Eugene over Thursday
night and Friday he was guest at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Eva
C. Ellsworth, who lives here.
BLAST DEATH TOLL RISES
OIL CITY, Pa., July 7 (U.R
The death toll in a series of ex
plosions and fires that wrecked the
$1,500,000 100-octane gasoline
plant of the Pennzoil company
rose to eight today, and three oth
ers were in critical condition in
Oil City hospital.
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U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, July 7
OW United States forces clos
ing in for the kill on Japanese
troops pocketed on northern Sai
pan today offered the 10 to 15
thousand civilians trapped with
them an avenue to life-saving
surrender.
AP Correspondent Rembert
James reported from the western
Pacific island that American
commanders decreed that a sin
gle highway could be used by the
civilians to come into the U. S.
lines. ,
Already some 7,000 Japanese
civilians have been interned by
the marine and army forces who
have cornered the Nipponese on
Saipan's northern tip. The en
emy soldiers seemed determined
on a desperate last stand, doomed
though they were.
Among the civilians still hid
ing out were Japanese business
owners, government offJciala and
white collar workers and their
families. James estimated their
number at from 10 to 15 thous
and. "Meantime, James wrote,
"marines and army, forces pushed
in to destroy the remnants of de
fending forces under circumstan
ces in which no one could doubt
that the end of military opera
tions was in sight"
Elsewhere the western Pacific
drive rolled on with a new inva
sion 800 miles from, the Philip
pines and the ' sinking of five
more enemy ships by carrier task
force planes within 600 miles of
Tokyo.
Covered by warships and
planes, the Yanks swept unop
posed on to tiny Manim islet and
set up artillery to shell Namber
airfield three miles away on
Noemfoor's west coast In a
lightning operation, invaders from
reef-climbing landing craft and
sky transports previously had
overrun the other two airfields
on Noemfoor.
The five newly - announced
sinkings added to a debacle suf
fered by the Japanese when a
task force moved between Sai-
pan and Japan earlier this week
to shell and bomb the Volcano
and Bonln islands.
In a Thursday communique,
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz disclos
ed that the two-day operation
was extended to Chichi Jima in
the Bonins, where two enemy
destroyer escorts, an oiler, an
ammunition ship and a cargo
vessel were sunk. He also added
to previously announced Japanese
air losses nine more planes shot
down and three damaged at Haha
Jima.
What Goes on at
the Statehouse
(Editor's Nute This one of a:
series of articles discussing the '
measures which will appear on the j
Oregon state ballot in the No
vember election.)
By ERIC W. ALLEN, JR.
SALEM, Ore. u.R An Oregon
state veterans educational aid bill
was passed by the legislature last
year, and will appear on the bal
lot in November for the approval
of the people of the state.
One of the few states to pass
such a measure for veterans of the
present war, Oregon has provided
through its legislature a measure
which would insure to a ceratin
extent the educational opportunity
of returned veterans of World War
II. It remains only for a major
ity of the voters of the state to
approve it. ,
The principal provision of the
bill is in the first section, which
would grant $75 to each veteran
for the first month of college,
university or other school attend
ance in a duly authorized institu
tion, $50 for each of the next
eight months, and $35 for each of
the nine months succeeding dur
ing each of the three school years
following. Such aid would be
granted to no one for more than
four years.
Financing of this plan would be
through an additional property tax
levy, amounting to two-tenths of
a mill on the dollar of the total
value of taxable property in the
state according to the next previ
ous assessment and equalization;
The constitutional six per cent
limitation would not apply to this
levy.
Other provisions of the measure
are secondary in nature, and pro
vide for the administration of the 1
program, the inspection of schools
which would be used in the plan,
and the eligibility of persons ap-.
plying for aid under the program. ,
All bonafide American veterans, j
who are not conscientious object- i
ors and who served more than 90
days, would be entitled to the :
benefits of the bill.
was set up In that city, and it
was possible for Bend to prevent
federal rent control 'only by im
mediate action on the part of its
city council.
OPA Gets Complaints
Wilson, in representing the rent
control office, said "There have
been enough complaints from ten
ants in Eugene to warrant inves
tigation here."
Tenants having complaints to
make are asked to present them
in writing, signed, to be filed with
the local price and ration board,
Wilson said the rent control of
fice ot OPA in Portland is check
ing and keeping Informed through
the ration board here. Many desk
and telephone calls have gone
into the OPA office, he said. A
questionnaire is being prepared
to be mailed out or given over the
counter at the ration board to
those wishing to file complaints,
he added.
i mnu rem control
here, a freezing date wmTJ
me vuuuvi iu oe as otnk
war normal u n.ii.,. I
explained. Albany, CmSr
Medford have had
since March I of 194-
were affected by the"tfl
training camps. Th
now is to determine in?"
complaints, if Eugene k
similar situation that 7 1
rant setting uo f.-!?'l
here. . i'
The Eugene Realty
discussed the subject miT.
and Mayor Elisha Law.'
committee, headed by a i ?
er, realtor, to studv thil3
and hear comnlaint.
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Rent Control-
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WALLACE TO SPEAK
WASHINGTON, July 7 OP)
Vice President Wallace, now en
route home from the Far East,
plans to speak Sunday night at
Seattle, presumably on impres
sions gained during his visits to
Siberia and China.
Eugene city council be request
ed without further delay to fore
stall federal rent control by any
necessary ordinance for local con
trol. The entire board was appoint
ed by Loyall Rugh. president, to
appear before next Monday's
meeting of the council to plead
for quick action in the drafting
of a city ordinance against fed
eral rent control for here. -
Copy of the resolution as draft
ed by Robert W. Prescott was
released to the press Friday,
At the Thursday session of the
board, James A. Rodman, Sr.
stated Eugene now stands in re
gard to the rent control where
Bend stood before rent control
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Condensed Report of th
UNITED STATES NATIONAL BAM
at Portland, Oregon
SUBMITTED TO THE --
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
AS OF JUNE SO, 1M4
RESOURCES " "
Cash on Hand and Due from Banki .$ 92,615,481.28
United States Government Bonds 279,852,554.67 '
Municipal and Other Bonds 6,342,768.81
Loans and Discounts 62,862,405.46
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 420,000.00
Bank Premises (including Branches) 1,230,385.36
Other Real Estate , 1,00
Customers' Liability on Acceptances 1 5,483.00
Interest Earned 943,563.88
Other Resources 258.687.22
$446,541,330.68
LIABILITIES
Capital... $6,000,000.00
Surplus 8,000,000.00
Undivided Profits 1,865,594.48
Reserves 1,316,814.69
' $ 17.182,409.17
Reserves for Interest. Taxes, etc 1,007.657.85
Acceptances ' 1sj4g3.no
Dividends Declared .120,000.00
DePiu ' 428139,114.56
Other Liabilities 76,666.10 .
$446,541,330.68
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