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Retails of Charter Proposal i ii. &mntr voters will decide May 18 ih-r they wan' the county's form of Inment altered. Specifics are present 10 ni 2 A l5-mlnule radl e"Pln "'""f the council-manager proposal will riven on KOBE at 7:30 p.m., Monday. (5 SECTIONS 50 PAGES) LANE COUNTY'S VHOME NEWSMPEft The Weather Forecast: Cloudy with scattered showers. Temperatures: Expected high Sunday, 60. Expected low Sunday night, 42. High Satur day was 70; low was 38. Us Protest Oil rurwaw fl Equipment High Bidder Gets $5300 Contract . . .-mc which sought to microfilming equiprnent Ue county B"v'""-, -Fu t.ctoH the award of tK ; to a third firm. L complaining firms as- tried that we L been theirs, on the basis ' cost ana quality u "11 diSi' ... mrt. after con- Lin, with county officials who fould use me mai.iimi.-ij, tailed the contract to the Bur that firm's bid of In for the equipment. IheRemington-nana l.o., wmun (hp award formally, of- Jj ir Wits, on varying com- Ltions of equipment. All com- Litions, they said, mot specm- ilions put out by tne court. THEIR BIDS WERE: I For reconditioned equip- Lt, with a "new equipment arantee, siaza. For reconditioned equip- tait, with a "new equipment aantee," $2450. I 3. tor new equipment, Ini a hand reader, $4800. 1 4. For new equipment iih an electric reader, $5200. lie Recordak Corp., a subsidi- ol Eastman Kodak, put out bids, one for $3400 and one $3095. County Judge Day T. Bayly ta llied the Remington-Rand $5200 II was the only one which off er- tquipment the court really tilled, and admitted It was $103 bier the Burroughs bid which iccepted. IHE REMINGTON . RAND epic, however, insist all their Hi met specifications. The Re fciik people say the same thing. mea aoout tne law which pro W that the countv must awarH Mtract to the lnw hlrlrlpr nrn- , ----- r" pi specifications are met, !e Bayly said, "We don't fol that rule: I don't think it tin sense." pre waj only $103 difference Iftehlgh Remington-Rand bid K the Burroughs bid. Bavlv fcltd out, "and that's no: a lot noney, I don't think it makes always to get the lowest and I don't think the tv- pi are going to be worried mat 1103." BAILY SAID the court awarded a 10 tne Burroughs firm tonsultation with County Harrv Phaea A.. .... vna&, nfiOCOBlU Stock, and Sheriff C. A. r", uuiciais wnose otnees i use tne equipment. "Harry ! actually made the decision," alii tee told the Register-Guard oucmoon mat the Bur- equipment would fit bet- MDlo thp rnnrll.A..- -i Praions. "It's lust a hpttor h us," Chase said. m about the extremely low t ..uuncu equipment ainew equipment guarantee," v earn, ;tas apparently some used ent they wanted to get rid N.Y PfilNTPT. 4u.. l. Ms Ik. "e PM the equipment wilt save r iy woo a year, and F-M it was important and in the . mui tconomical to purchase H wanted. P Remington-Rand and , in letters to Bayly, con- that thalr ..!... I. brim . T, ""ilJiiieiii. la F to the eauirjment the EUGENE, OREGON, "SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1952 SUNDAY EDITION Phone 5-1551 In a Tiny Rural Church, Easter Means Just as Much K tf fl A if v. ' .W,.' ' .1 W MHHHA - 4 5-.,-?-"' - icsr its is f- H EASTER IS SACRED, whether observed in massive, spir ed cathedrals m New York, hallowed, ancient stone halls in Italy, secretly by Russian Christians, or in smaller coun try churches throughout the western world. Easter ser vices mean as much to the congregation of this one-room church Spencer Creek Lutheran as to the multitudes who will attend St. Peter's in Rome. Whether celebrated Staff photo. Wiltshire engraving. at midnight, at dawn, Sunday morning, or Sunday even ing as at Spencer Creek, the Easter day will bring out crowds of worshippers, like young Jack Hill and Beth Aal bue, above. Beth is the daughter of the Rev. H. E. Aalbue, pastor at Eugene's Central Lutheran Church and at Spen cer Creek Lutheran Church, ,6fings for Easter wused by Strike 'St With thi r ... 1- it.. . .naier weeitena tS. Chan6e of telegraph Ces that or, ,nu u if ..... lilt l . ,. " JV, IV WHS ;i. f Saturday what was Hi k raes"gcs usually Kyl,Mesl"n Union- The Pjy still is strikebound after R Ol "Irm ' neaVV How speclal delivery r!mt ti,. ' greetings might t throua, by wire, how- rsihl Known. Med V-'j same condition K ?V ?t the local office T & Telegraph niorifc. 8 fllstance calls m". frequent than usual. Today H.l Tyrone" ftVe Soi' ZM Page 35 age 4li'i4 Page 13 "t . Pages 16-23 V . Pages 25-3S y 4 Oirfl.'." paw 37 Van Fleet Issues Easter Message SEOUL (TP) Gen. James A. Van Fleet, U. S. Eighth Army commander, Saturday issued the following Easter message to U. N. troops in Korea: "Easter Sunday, down through the centuries, has been a sym bol of hope a rekindling of man's desire for-a world at peace and a life free from fear. The Resurrection, in all religious channels, is held as the begin ning of a new and promising future. "Easter marks the fulfillment of a mission the mission of One who sacrificed His life for all mankind , , . "I remind my Eighth Army and attached United Nations forces that God is with us in our righteous mission against the Communist evil. It is difficult to wish you a happy Easter, separated as you are from your families, but I can extend to you my heartfelt Easter appreciation for new hope and confidence Implanted . , . through your sacrifice, courage and devotion." Christian soldiers along the Korean battle front knelt'ln the early morning haze at sunrise Sunday to welcome Easter. Ser vices were held in crude chap els almost on the battle line, in Seoul's war-scarred " churches, in quonset huts, at air fields and often in the open fields. Some chaplains converted hoods of jeeps into altars. Reds Willing to Resume Talks on Prisoner Issue MIINRAN Kni-oa (7P The Communists said Sunday they were willing to resume tne re cessed prisoner of war talks "any time" the Allies are ready. The prisoner talks t.ere re cessed by mutual consent April 4 in ii-rte,. fnrl hnlh eiripc tn rlp.- velop additional avenues of dis cussion for the remaining prot-lems." TSrocnmahlv thp ttprls have worked out a new approach and are ready to offer it for Allied scrutiny. Mickey Writes Us a Letter About His 11th Birthday at Easter Time , Pope Urges 'Union of Men' To End Wars VATICAN CITY U.R Pope Pius XII said Saturday in a pre-Easter speech that a re ligous union of all mankind without distinction of race or color was the only way to dis pell the fear of "a horrible war between brothers." The Roman Catholic pontiff spoke to 1400 Belgian priests, professors and students as thousands of pilgrims massed in Rome from all parts of the world to await the Pope's East er address in St. Peter's square. The Pope will appear at the central balcony of St. Peter's at noon Sunday and impart a spe cial apostolic benediction "Urbi et Orbi" to tne city and to the world to the Easter pilgrims. His Easter Sunday address is usually one of his important speeches of the year. 30,000 Flee As Missouri Official Predictions Call for May Truce Solution Is Forecast Pours Alonoi Crest Will Reach Sioux City, la., . ;; On Monday; Omaha Raises Levees ;;; OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Spring floods, scourging seven Mid-!;' West states, had driven 10,244 families perhaps 30,000 to ;1 40,000 persons from their homes Saturday night. More were ' evacuating by the hour. ' ; For another 7,500 families, displacement was only a matter;; of time, the Red Cross said. ,:J 'j'; The worst lashing was coming from the muddy Missou.fi, jij' swollen beyond all record along nearly 1,000 of its miles '. 1 from South Dakota to Kansas and Missouri. ' Sioux City, la., and its crossriver neighbor, South Sioux ' Lity, Neb., were taking the , worst of the Missouri's flood. '. Still another three-foot rise - is expected before the flood On Prisoner Problem lp0ne WOrKerS Postpone Strike By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press Staff Writer Dear Register Guard : ' In 1941 the Easter Bunny de livered me Easter eggs on my Birthday which was the day of my birth. Now I have waited for eleven long years for the Easter Bunny to bring me Eas ter eggs on my Birthday & I want to tell the boys & girls who are born on April 13, 1952 to have patience the bunny will bring them eggs & cake on the birthday in eleven years may be. Now they tell me I have to wait 11 more years for eggs & cake too. So 111 be waiting with you. Happy easter till you are 11. Then Happy Birthday too. MICKEY LEE KNIGHT Age H years April 13, 1952 P.S.: Hope you'll publish this in Sunday's paper. (EDITOR'S NOTE Mickey mailed us his little note from Springfield, but he gave no home address. Staff detective (DoWct with' directories' Saturday was unable to determine to tuhich of the numerous Knight clans in this area Mickey . be longs. (But toe can tell Mickey and other Eoster birthday boys to day something and It's not good news. The bunny uion't bring both eggs and cake to the 1052 Easter boys and girls when they are 11 years old. Easter will be on April 14 in 1963. (Easter, in fact, won't come again on April 13 until 2031. The bunny is funny about his arrinat times.) Get Out the Umbrella The Easter Bunny may get his tail wet if he's not careful today, the U. S. Weather Bureau at Mah lon Sweet Field reported Satur day night. The prediction for Sunday is for clouds and scattered showers. Elsewhere in Oregon the same situation will prevail. She Remembers That Terrible Night 40 Years Ago When the Titanic Sank 'Grove' Woman Was Bride-to-Be On Ship Which Struck Iceberg Bv MARVIN TIMS R!lster-GurdSI(f Writer ! . nnmminn -.ni-nrF Mrc Arthur Woolcott. a eraeinus , ., i- i;. rA m thic nrpa four nprarlps. fppls a eranamotner wno naa nv" - . strange, almost frightful sensation whenever she rides down an elevator. . , , , , Lit. i.L . , ,. , i ofrairl nf plpvators. but because tnev II isn I Decause sue j ' r l recall to her that tragic night 40 years ago when she was lowered in a swaying lifeboat from the great White Star passenger liner, The Titanic, which was sinking several hundred miles off the New foundland coast after striking an iceberg. The Titanic, considered unsmK able, was making its maiden run from Southampton, England, to New York City. Mrs. Woolcott, then a 27-year-old girl named Mary Wright, had booked passage on the 46,000-ton "floating hotel" because she had a wedding date to keep in America. Her fiance, who had left tng ing the sunshine when suddenly iho air iiirnprt rnlrf. There wasn'i a cloud In the sky but it became so chilly we had to go inside, we didn't realize then that the sud- Ann lamnaralnra Hrnn wn! rlnp tn the approach of field ice then still many miles away. Mrs. Woolcott said when the weather turned cold a male pas senger half-joklngly commented: "There must be icebergs nearby." Utile did he know he was making a prophecy of disaster. Woolcott at That evening Mrs lanrinri s snncfest In one of the .. l... An' ner nance, wno naa iuh ..r- vessels many Ojn.iuuo , land three years earlier, decided Episcopalian clergyman led the n U K 7- .:--:, k..mn until in-IM cottage urove, ure., whs mc group in singing ...... 1 to make a home. He had built a p mi 1 farm nnmo nn Hnzpltnn Road, fouri . . ..... miles west of the city-a home the "THIS LATE ; singing prooao Woolcotts still occupy toaay. jsaveu "''"'-'.:,; v.t droca off When Mary kissed her motherj-becau.se I n'jf pP?,sl"l .... -ji, t sniithamn- tn s ceo when the fatal collision ton, April 10, 1912, she had no came." I reason to believe she was to un- Mrs. Woolcott said she was lying riaran in fnur davs the most ter- awake in her berth. It was 11.40 rifying ordeal of her life. jp.m. Suddenly there was a slight it hOCK, DUl nuv -... -- - ' "SUNDAY MORNING on April I- eighty engines, which had 14 was warm and sunny," Mrs.i Jl n.,lsaiin at nearly top speed Woolcott recalls. "I was walking tne voyage started, suddenly on deck there were 11 of them d There ws absolute quiet, with Mrs. Elizabeth Watts, a, WOMAw RECALLS T . hnarrl who Was WOBlAf ""l . Igofna to Portland. W. wer. enjoy-l (Continue on w . , ,0, p ''m" ""'"Mg' i 05: f?? v' '-J i 1 .. r &Mf3 J WASHINGTON (AP) Officials guiding truce nego tiations in Korea said Satur day an armistice probably will be agreed on fairly soon, possibly by May 1. The chief reason for this new optimism in Washington is the be lief that a solution will be found for the United Nations-Communist deadlock over release of prison ers of war. The Issue has been under active study in both Allied and Commu nist capitals, as well as in closed sessions of truce negotiators at Panmunjom, it was reported. It Is understood that a formula has been evolved, but not yet fully agreed to, which would: Avoid : - .forcible . return to, North Korea and China of prison; ers held by -U.N. forces. ' ' Assure release of American and Allied prisoners by the Reds, Save face all around. DIPLOMATS SAID the U.N. would never compromise the right of prisoners of war wno do not wish to return home. The problem has been how to secure this in a formula accept able to the Reds. The brevity of recent negotiat ing sessions in Korea, though giv ing rise to some concern there; was described as of no great sig nificance. Ultimate decisions on basic issues have to be made in Washington and Peiping or Mos cow and the lull In diplomatic ac tivity in Korea was attributed to this. Aside from the prisoner of war Question there are two other is sues. These are the Red proposal that Russia be accepted as a "neu tral" nation to heln police a truce, and a U.N. demand that airfield construction in Communist North Korea be banned during a truce. These have been insoluable problems up to the present, but the Washington view is that if the prisoner issue can be settled, the other two difficulties will quickly disappear. Until the current wave of hope set in, the best informed authori ties generally rated the chances of a truce agreement as 50-50. The idea that an agreement will TRUCE BY MAY (Continued on Page Four) Progress in Talks Defers Action WASHINGTON (U.R) The CIO Communications Workers Union Saturday postponed indef initely a threatened nationwide Bell System telephone strike due to progress in negotiations. Union President Joseph A. Beirne said, however, that picket lines in 43 states will remain. He ordered all union members to con tinue resp :t for them. Beirne had met with other union officials to draft plans for calling out all union members to back up contract demands on the Bell System. , ', ; - Beirne issued a statement .say ing "some movement in negotia tions" since Michigan Bell signed up Friday for a 12.7 cents an hour wage hike made the union "defer action declaring the Bell System strike-bound." A union spokesman said Ohio Bell Saturday increased its wage offer by 50 cents a week but that it was still 50 cents under the amount agreed to by Michigan Bell. The CWA claims to represent 300,000. workers. An all-out Bell System strike, coupled .with the Western Union strike by the AFL commercial telegraphers, would severely crip ple the nation's communications system. A nationwide CWA strike would hit 42 states and the District of Columbia. Pacific Telephone Jc Telegraph Co. resumed wage talks with the union Saturday and raised its offer to 11 cents an hour, only 1.7 cents under the Michigan increase. But the union rejected it and nego tiations recessed, subject to a call from Federal Mediator Omar Hos kins. Progress In the nine-day-old strike of some 30,000 CTU mem bers against Western Union ap parently was BettintT nn whpra and union leaders offered to meet tne company on a "e ve and taka" basis. crest arrives Monday night. DOWNSTREAM, OMAHA, find its twin city Council Bluffs, Ia.( ; worked feverishly In a slim hope . . that levees could be raised enough j to hold back a gigantic 30-ioot , crest, expected by Thursday. ,. . ;; , Total evacuation of a Council ! Bluffs area containing nearly ' 5,000 persons, was ordered. Hund-; . reds more on the Omaha side wprp ffprtintf nut. ' .'. ' :' Nearly 4,000 Army trooDS were?: ordered in to help fight the levee; aitie. ,. IN MINNESOTA, the Misslsslr.11:- pi River surged to an all-time high at St. Paul, causing about 700 families to flee and all but : closing Holman Airport. Scores V were engaged in a sandbag battle !1 in tne next several days. J, In North Dakota, the Red River ,; of the North rampaged along a', 150-mile course from Wahpeton to i Grand Forks in what looked like ! the worst flood of the current i century. '..! Fargo, with 38,256 population,, was a focal point. St. John's Hos- 4 rjital in Fartto-was siirrniinHpn hv Watpr lln In fl,,a taal ah Dh 107 patients were evacuated with; the help of National Guard i "ducks." : ... 5 The blow being dealt bv th Missouri, trying to disgorge its, spring thaw runoff, was sett against a backdrop of dreary ? spring 'rains mixed with snow. !' Along the N e b r a s k a-Inwa i reaches downstream, the river's ' width spread out to 10 miles and j; more. Farm after rich farm was: gobbled up. ' THE RED CROSS estimatarl I that. 9,080 families had been dis-'-placed or faced imminent dia- . placement in Iowa, 3,301 in Ne-( braska, 823 in North Dakota, 1,979 : in South Dakota, 1,431 in Minne-1 sola, and 1,330 in Missouri. ? In Sioux City, with 83. nm k, population, feeling of helpless sur- T render gripped the area. AcrrJSs the river at South Sioux City, ths i ,w tne same, mayor Wilbur nucn ui gea complete evacuation i of the city. Its population is 5,557. ; Fully one third of South Slnn ( City was covered with silt-laden ! water averaging eight feet deep. ( Mayor Allen said no part of ths t city will be less than nne fnnt nn. !' der water -when the crest arrives, i A water superintendent caught ' two catfish on South Sioux City's 1 main street. I Seven Years in Office, So Mr. Truman Poses '-z, in MRS. ARTHUR WOOLCOTT TtXU Her Story ol tht Titanic Ciiaittr ,. Work on Dam Is Delayed to Lay Rail Line Lookout Point Dam concrete work will be delayed until reloca tion of the Southern Pacific Rail road track by-passing the reser voir Is completed. Major concrete pouring was halted Friday and will not be re sumed until the new track is available probably not until June or July, said Col. Thomas P. Lipscomb, Portland District Army engineer. The new track was scheduled for completion April' 1. But de lnys In delivery of materials and slides slowed the project, Lips comb said. Workers on the relocation proj ect reportedly experienced a number of slides In the vicinity of Eagle Rock, but the" now have tracks laid past this point. After the new tracks are laid on the south side of the Willam ette river, the old tracks will be taken up and extensive blasting will be carried out on the north bank at the site of the projected dam powerhouse. Excavation work there will extend beyond the point where the Southern Pacific tracks now run. A railway bridge will be con structed at the upper end of the I reservoir to bring the tracks back to tne north side of ths river iwnert tht bypass ends. GOV. W. S. BEARDSLEY, of Iowa ordered six more Iowa Na tional Guard units into action, bringing to 13 companies and one platoon the number on flood duty. WASHINGTON (B PresI- Gov.. Val. Peterson of Nebraska dent Truman posed for news proclaimed a state of emergency I cameramen In his White House in the affected Nebraska area.' office Saturday, the seventh an- States of emergency had been de- i nlvArenrV nf hi. alai.qllnn In U-Ila-A no nltln- - - 1 Presidency. 'stream as St. Joseph, Mo. I 1 ... inrtf.-Cltinrd nhr.tr,. Wiltshire enfrevlnB) COTTAGE GROVE "OLD NUMBER ONE SPOT," after a quarter century of faithful service up and down Row -River for tho Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railroad, has been retired. The old engine has never had a breakdown. In earlier days it would make three round trips a day over ' its 22-mile route. The 64-ton locomotive is still in good shape and will be used for "standby" service. The com pany's new dicsel electric, "The City of Cottage Grove," -will make regular runs starting Monday. (Sea itory on pag 24.) J
