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Tsge 2A Register-Guard, Kngene. Ore., Thur.. July T. 1943 County Court Releases Roads The Lane County Court Thurs day turned jurisdiction of several roads In the Nicholas Gardens Flames Raze Waterfront Junction City Girl Honored BANGOR, Me. tPi A $! r.rih.w .Tnnrtinn Cltv 500.000 blaze laid waste a quarter WnQ wa, 5Cnt , the Red Cross mile of Bangor s waterfront early A aljc Srhoo, at Bremerton. Thursday. Wash., by the Lane County Red . Penobscot River wharves carry- Cross, was voted the outstanding! area of Sprinfifieid over to that!'nK five 'uel depots, a bus garage, jstudent at the school and received! city The main thoroughfare to be hardware warehouse and a , an engraved plaque, the Red Cross under citv jurisdiction is the iplumbing supply house were de- lannounced this week. 1 southern part of Emery Road ; "troyed. Miss Gribskov. one of five (28th St. which is a connector! The Bangor Daily News re. aquatic students sent this year, has ; u ti,. Ma r.,.ii BnaH nrf norted the hlare under control i been active in helping with the the McKenzie Highway. Arthur McChesney and Ralph Nicholas. Springfield councilmen shortly before 1 a. m. It had been raging more than three hours. Explosions of drums containing and City Manager Fred Cheatham 'gasoline and oil heightened the asked the county to oil Emery I "re's fury. Road south to the McKenzie) Although fire itill was all Highway but the county court jaround them, four big gasoline would agree to surfacing the roadjand oil tanks did not ignite, only as far south as Ash St. Leaping high into the air, the . County Commissioner Lee , flames were visible for miles. Raish estimated it would cost the county $2000 to continue the pres ent oiling job north of the city limits to Ash St. in Springfield. The city of Springfield will par ticipate in the cost of the addi tional oiling to an amount of $300. Neighbors Rescue iver Road Barn ".While Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mitchell, 560 Horn Lane, were M the Lane County Fair Grounds &1onday night watching the big Breworks display someone '(bombed" their property with a iky rocket. ' The rocket landed In a field ijf dry grass near the Mitchell barn, but neighbors reported the fclaze which firemen extinguished before any damage was done. Thousands of spectators were at tracted. A battery of National Guards men kept the crowds from the fire zone, while five fire departments battled to hold the fire-front north of the Maine Central . Railroad's freight houses. There were no reported deaths or Injuries. Several firemen were overcome by smoke, however. The fire zone is wholly indus trial and commercial. There were no residences in danger. Trailer Thefts Told "t Kenneth W. Dunn, Rt. 2, Junc tion City, reported to city police Wednesday evening that a large High School Music Concert Set Friday The all-state high school chorus, formed of high school students from high schools all over the slate who are on the University of Oregon campus for three-weeks intensive training in music, will appear in concert at 8 p.m. Friday Red Cross swim program at Junc tion City for several years. Others sent this year were June Beldler, Cottage Grove, Catherine Getty, Saginaw, Marvin Jensen and Kenneth Petersen, Eugene. This is the first time in the his tory of the local chapter that a uaiiv iuutiiy ucicgau; una wuii i this honor. Mrs. Cora Pirtle. chap- I ter manager, reported. It is given to the student who proves the greatest Inspiration to others at tending the school. Receive Training Sudents are trained In use of the latest equipment, in use of small craft, and in all waterfront skills. They are graduated as qualified water safety Instructors. The swim program is going well over the county, Mrs. Pirtle re ported. Classes started at Cottage Grove Wednesday, with 120 chil dren turning out the first day: First - day classes at Junction City, taught at Benton-Lane, drew more than 100 children. Cottage Grove has also had adult classes in the evenings. Entries Still Open 1 For Dog Show "Do you own a pure-bred pup? Then step up and enter him in our dog show. Who knows, he might turn out to be a 'dog star'," said Harold Thompson, president of the Eugene Kennel Club, Thurs day. He suggested that Lane County people take advantage of the sit uation in time granted by the Ken nel Club, and enter their dogs, up to 1 p.m. Friday, for the forth coming all-breed dog show, July 17, at the fairgrounds. A call to Mrs. Ray Bond, 5-2721, by that time is all that is neces sary; the entry blank can be filled out later. Professor Tells Lions Club Of Adult Education Need , to' He pointed out the competl- White, new district w. ' I .. . t - hoc Reedsnon. t t..i . 'rtJ uon xnai "-" t- : :'., ,, , " ' "I in . iface from many other nighttime officers of the club. activities. An efficient adult education . , mroeram snouia nave The importance of an adequate ! economy, the tragedies 01 nome curriculum that a student adult education program was dis-'ufe, and sdcial problems such asmust fouow n0 credit given, ana Car Overturns, Injures Three Three persons were Injured and 1 four others hakn un whpn th I skidded in loose shoulder gravel For Nicholas Gardens cussed Wednesday at the Lions j Club luncheon by Dr. James D. Logsdon, visiting professor of edu cation at the University of Ore gon. Dr. Logsdon is principal of Shorewood High School in the Milwaukee, Wise, suburbs, and is the instigator of an adult educa tion movement there that has re ceived much public acclaim. This is the educator's second summer in Eugene. "There are many problems which cannot be solved in the high schools today," Logsdon said. "They require the development of an intelligent and well-informed citizenry." He listed the problems as dis organized world relationships, re establishment of a peacetime education, 'n0 subjects offered excem inose etc Adult education i uwc "',inai " fhe best mediums to develop peo-1 professor said. In all cases, the tne Best meaiuni ,,,, , r. . Ih. ,-her j. 0 recognize p e more aaequaiei.v cWu,F-- -- - , . -.i... ,l ki.m. the problem of human reiation- meet uiesc , 7 ' . , j Dr LoEdon described some of j ships invoked, the feS of the Shorewood The Lions p ar program which was started inimeeting to hate juvenile delinauency, at their next present Frank I a VCI t CO r- . ... - - C-lfJ ah types of Beauty nZ 1 . .. , nun. I ... --.-'mi HOFFMAN'S JEWELERS Brw wni1B Exclusive D"?,, Lennox Chlr.i Sewer Hook-Ups Set ussells JULY CLEARANCE SALE LADIES FINE SHOES SPORT SHOES . . . DRESS SHOES . . . STREET SHOES Motor Scooter Rider Injured Marlon Bloomfield, Eugene, was taken and overturned eight miles north of Oakridge on Highway 58 Thursday morning. The car was demolished. Under treatment at Oakridge clinic are Mrs. Nathan Sears, of Fantana, Calif., her 12-year-old son, and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Orrin Damram, of Los Angeles. Injuries were not believed to be critical. Nathan Sears, driver, said the group were returning from New port to California. Three other children and Sear's step-father escaped injury. Rt. 4, Sacred U Tl 1 I This will be the second concert1 , ",...1Jr.'V, r" "! of the annual University High ! " '"""w" i" ' ,D"ow.'" School Music summers session. It LV,cc'd'nt "l M h A ' K "nd will be in the music auditorium.! ag,, al' , . n, .. Directing the chorus will be Don- jce rted Bloomfield was M W A11t B..Bn , 1 ,l"'B "iwwi ivuura iiuilii un ,L. ,.,ni u- ,,.t I iiK watneu am a ucuiuy ui ivo wind and. string solo, and T .mali: by Thomas W. Mittonbtrger. school students. The public Is in oft chair worth $6.1 and a wool of organ and theory. Also Included ! "lly"d.s' a"d ,,tru:k ca,be" blanket valued at ?fl were stolen from his trailer while it was parked at 717 Sixth Ave. W. be tween 7 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. : Mystified at the disappearance pf the articles, Dunn told police it jvould take two strong men to lift Ik. -knl- not n hn t-al1r .nH further, that the chair cushion was j Big Cauliflower GtOWft left behind. A real (Route r clu)flower found Its way to the Register Guard office this week, brought in by C. H. Richer, the man who vited to the concert, for which there Is no admission charge. A New, Faat SHIRT LAUNDRY ELECTRIC CLEANERS 1210 Willamette grew It. K.lchcr's vegetable was 20 inches around, 22 inches over the top, and weighed three pounds and 11 ounces. Grass Fire Stubborn Eugene firemen battled for an hour Wednesday afternoon what they called "one of the year's worst grass fires," atop College Hill at 28th Ave. W. and Wash ington St. The blaze, firemen reported, was started by two small boys playing with matches. One truck was in service for 83 minutes, and nearly 300 gallons of water was poured into the burn ing grass. There was no damage. Weather 'U.S. Weather Bureau Forecast: Eugene and vicinity, fair through Friday. Western Oregon, same. Local statistics: Highest tem perature Wednesday, 75 degrees; low Thursday, 43 degrees; no rain in 24 hours ending 10:30 a.m.; total for month, none; normal for month, .37 inch; stage of river at 7:30 a.m., minus 2.15 feet; wind at 11:30 a.m., North 14; prevailing Wednesday, North 5. Sunrise and sunset (PST): Fri day, 4:37 a.m. and 7:57 p.m. Sat urday, 4.38 a.m. and 7:58 p.m. SPRINGFIELD Home own ers in the Nicholas Gardens area Thursday were instructed by the city building department they could hook-up to the new sewer system immediately. Department officials said few people had hooked-up to the three-mile sewer network to date. A hook-up permit and an inspec tion of the connection and service line is required at the time of the i hook-up, officials added. The Nicholas Gardens sewer project was completed in record time enabling the city to speed up sewer surveys of the area ! north of Morning Drive. City En- i gineer Dean Hodges has been sur- j 3 veying the area for several weeks and preliminary sewer plans are near completion. Formerly 9.95 to 18.95, Now 4" 695 895 10 95 x3 Black, brown, blue, sun almond, grey, white, red . . and white, blue and white. copper, buml . . also brown Peacock Red (Gold) Cross Barefoot Original! Glamour Joyce . NO REFUNDS ... 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