Page 2. Register-Guard. Eugene, Ore., Thurs.. Jan. 22. 1948
Rent Increase
Action Delayed
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
requested blanket Increases rang
ing from 15 to 50 per cent to offset written statement opposing blan
this. i ket Increases but favoring "ade-
Of about 30 persons jammed quale and just consideration of all
into the rent control offices at 507 ; individual cases."
Willamette, an estimated 25 werej Ft was brought out t the
landlords. ! meeting that only 12 letters had
One of the few tenants declared j been received as a result of a
that renta between 1041 and 1944 survey conducted by the rent of-
(when controls were first put on
here) rose from 50 to 200 per cent.
He said that although ceilings had
been Imposed since 1044 the pre
vious Increase should, in his opin
ion, offset subsequent cost in
creases. Both the League of Women
Voters and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 3 submitted oral and
Tvasj an waij tfin lifa
We juarakfee ike $iz$ or your money back
flee. Six of the letters were m
answer to questionnaires sent to
38 Individual civic, veteran and
labor troups. The remainder
were volunteered by interested
parties.
Only one of the letters contained
actual statistics showing a break
down of costs in 1947 compared to
earlier years.
At least a half-dozen of the
questionnaires were pot consid
ered by that number of groups
contacted through the survey let
ters, according to statements of
members present at the hearing.
When E. H. Peterson, chairman,
read the list of 38 organizations in
an attempt to find whether the
groups had sent personal repre
sentatives rather than letters,
members of several organizations
declared the matter never had
been brought up for consideration.
Uno Leppanen
Uno Leppanen, 55, Reedsport
machine shop operator for the past
27 years, died Tuesday at his home
following a short illness. He had
been In a hospital for pneumonia,
nia.
Born in Finland, he came to the
United States in 1910, and was
married In 1913 when his wife ar
rived from Finland. They moved
to Florence, and to Reedsport in
1918.
Surviving are his widow, the
former EUen Sollo, Reedsport; two
sons, Leo, Eugene, and Paul, Oak
land, Calif.; and a grandson,
Stephen.
Funeral services will be an
nounced after arrival of relatives.
F-TA wiU meet Thursday it 8
p. m. for potluck supper at the
school building. The business
! meeting and program will begin
I at 8 p. m. with Miss Gertrude
Branthover, health education In
structor, who will explain Ore
gon's health education program
and Its social hygiene content. She
will show a movie "Human
Growth," a film on reproduction.
A mtr-uipv will hit nrnvlded during
the meeting for small children.
,? t J rffr&HwP !!
g. ' 'jjfy.ys .v.
. ?9tlt2Zlr e
t . 'ir" eeeeeeee
1
!
100 VIRGIN WOOL NYLON REINFORCED
i
Treat your feet to a new barefoot freedom Get Shrink
Controlled Adler SC socks here today. Tub and Rub and Scrub
t them, and they stay your size, or your money back. 9 throueh
J 13 In creamy white for sport or casual wear.
You'll always find nationally advertised brands at these
J home owned stores whera
It's A Pleasure to Serve You
K
1
3
nrm wiiwisltiriirAi
61 East Broadway
Eugene
442 Main Street
Springfield
"We Sell for Less Because We Sell for Cash"
P-TA TO MEET
Springfield Junior High School
Allen-A
union suits
suit the
season
One of the good things about
Allen-A Union Suits is the
way they come in a variety of
weights and fabrics and
models to suit the season
any season!
One of the good things, we
said. They're also Knit-to-Fit
without hunching or binding
or chafing. (You know how
important that is!)
We have your size in the
Allen-A model you like best.
See you soon?
You'll always find nationally advertised brands at these
home owned stores where
It's A Pleasure, to Serve You
61 East Broadway 442 Main Street
Eugene Springfield
"Wo Sell for Less Because We Sell for Cash"
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
Dow-Jones closing bond aver
ages:
40 bonds 97.90, off 0.07.
10 higher grade rails 101.84, off
0.07.
10 second grade rails 87.45, off
0.15.
10 public utilities 101.79, off
0.01.
10 industrials 100.50, off 0.06.
Ho Hum Department
PORTLAND W) Three Port-
la nriers who by coincidence are
connected with the chamber of
commerce said they would fly a
rain-making Indian from Warm
Springs Reservation to Los An
geles to help break the arouin
there.
It was not immediately ex
plained how come rain-short
Warm Springs has a rain-maker
.h mioht he able to deliver the
goods at Los Angeles and not at
home, i.
The first iron boat was built
in Europe in 1787.
BIOLOGIST TO TALK
Dr. I. M. Newell, assistant pro
fessor of biology in the University
rtraivnn will snenk on "Marine
Zoogeographic Problems of the
Pacific Coast" at tne Dioiogy semi
nar Friday, Jan. 23, at 4 p.m. in
in ruaHv Kail, on the campus.
The meeting will be open to the
public.
CAN'T BUST 'EM
CSANFORIZID
g V . IS.
if 'V jlj ll ffill
yjfw! III III
'.Vlllljf, ll!rKJ
i v i Hill H?.?
You'll always find nationally advertised brands at these
home owned stores where
It's A Pleasure to Serve You
61 East Broadway
Eugene
442 Main Street
Springfield
"We Sell for Less Because We Sell for Cash"
Harry Sloan, stilt-walking
champion of the world, stops at
a pub in Harringay, England, for
a glass of beer and get's it
from second-story window. Sloan
started as a circus performer
when he was 8 years old and
gradually worked up to the 22
foot stilts he's pictured using.
Poor Lil' Burglar i
CARLISLE, Pa. W This in- j
truder didn't give himself a ghost j
of a chance. j
Not only did he pick a house
where 11 state policemen were
quartered, but in entering a win
dow upset a stack of dishes and
then fled leaving behind his jacket
conveniently bearing his name and
I ariHi-.cn. Hl name was not dis
closed.
Extortion Letter
Brings Arrest
LOS ANGELES Wl Mrs. Jane
Bean, 20, was indicted Wednesday
on charges of sending an extortion
letter through the mill to Actress
Betty Grable.
Mrs. Bean, who came here re
cently from Kaufman, Tex., was
arrested two weeks ago by FBI
agents who charged she sent a let
ter threatening to Kidnap miss
Gravel's seven-month old daugh
ter, Jessica, unless the actress paid
$5000.
She was held in jail in lieu of
$1000 bail.
CIO RIFT REPORTED ;
WASHINGTON 0f In-!
formed sources said Thursday CIO
President Philip Murray and
Harry Bridges, have differed so !
sharply over the third party issue
that the West Coast union leader
will be ousted as director of the;
CIO for northern California. I
ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS
WINTER CLEARANCE
GREAT SA VINGS FOR YOU . . . m
OF
FIXE
FiJKNltiJRE
BEDROOM SETS ;rHTS-..TB
OCCASIONAL PIECES l- -. W bbil
r3 m
5B lMm
Heie's Hie way to side-step inflation and make your pay-checks cover
more of the things you need .... Well-built, good-looking furniture to
brighten your home and save you moneyl
LIVING ROOM SETS
LAMPS AND TABLES
S XV E
UI TO
BUY ON LYONS'
EASY TERMS . . .
Rely on Lyons .
for
t,!V-7 , , 7 T7-. 7
1203 Willamette.
Phone 5800