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Page 8 Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.,Thurs Aug. 21, 1952 City Hall Offices Shift to Basement Friday will be moving day at Eugene's City 'Tall. Using rules only slightly different from those on the old musical chairs game, half a dozen city departments will shift locations in the building. Into newly remodeled ground floor' offices will go the city manager's and mayor's office, the finance department and recorder's office, the Alternate Tells Of Convention Lynn McCready, Eugene bank- News Briefs CONTINUED MILD U. S. WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST: Ewrene and vicin ity; Fair through Thursday. Cloudy and cooler Friday, with a high of 77, Western Oregon: Same except foggy along coast. Local Statistics Highest tem perature Wednesday, 82; low Thursday, 47; rain In 24 hours ending 10:30 a. m., none; total for month, trace; normal for month, 0.49 Inches; stage of riv er at 7.-30 a. m., minus 2.6 feet; wind at 11:30 a. m., Thursday SW5; prevailing Wednesday, NNE 2.6. Sunrise and Sunset (PST): Friday,-5;23 a. m.. and 7:06 p. m. Saturday, 5:25 a, m., and 7:04 p. m. JUNCTION CITY The Wom an's Society of Christian Service i or me memoaist unurcn is noia- oper- ine - Rummace Sale Frirlav and j building department, lien as jsessments office, milk and impflt insnprt.inn service, and FunPMP Linns trafic lifiht and parkins kubiiv. k'w"' meter inspection operations. The space these departments are to take over was vacated by I the Eugene Water & Electric Board last spring upon comple- Vtinn nt thn npw KWF.R nffipp- er, described his experiences as an !.,,.,..,, v,i,iMmu nn 4th Ave alternate at the recent Republican I Xhe ground f,oor area ofers a National Convention in Chicago lspecial alvantage for protection for members of the Eugene Lions of citv records m three large Club Wednesday noon. vaults previously used by the Because the Oregon delegation EWEB. riTr tw? TvVZ: All of the offices moving down ,.X ... ' to sidewalk level have been was a "marked crowd" from the " ,f X,,, " " ,L" T; " , Saturday, Aug. Ti ana 23, at tne time they arrived. "all. tT he. fpa.cef the Iav.e. 15 to Rummage Center on West 7th He said the delegates soon got: refurbished for use by the po-lAve. in Eugene. ... , . ,? .u. f lice department's administrative vLoH rn'fa the engineering de- THE FINAL rehearsal of the tion "was being r gged for one. t Th , command Eugene High Band before the man" during pre i)Ti nary meetings p.!,en1, lne p ,V,ce , ? n Shrim. name qaturdav in Pnrt j j i a tut (i, ,.!iwill move across the center hall online Lrame Saturday in jrt- wwiS inf Tnn nnni?frf " Psont quarters, leaving land will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in backfired against Taft supporters im detective division, the bandroom. Band members said By the time the Convention! ..r. t, . ,. ,..:mnr nlaver.: are. nnfvlerl opened, he said, "it was . pretty; - "h... .mS T.' " " ..... K....u. u. u..... .... vviijijrtint. 1 1 r. ruai ana headquarters from the third floor Auxiliary, VFW, will hold their of City Hall to the new jail at 5th annual picnic and outing Sunday and Olive Sts. iat Clark Creek Organization Camp Friday's round-robin of office located on Fall Creek. Signs will changes also will shift the parks be posted on the road after leav bureau from the second to the ing Lowell. All persons attending third floors at City Hall, and will 'are asked to bring a meat dish or give the City-County Planning, covered dish and salad, and plates Office more space on the third land silverware. Coffee and re floor. Ifreshments will be furnished by An added office will be allo-the Pst- Psons desiring trans cated on the third floor to the PortaUon call Bob King, 4-5635. municipal court, and space vacated! OPEN HOUSE will be held by by the engineering department Mr. and Mrs. Bert Holmes, 1050 will become available for renting W. 11th St., Friday from 2 to 4 to some public service agency or 'p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. The well felt that the tide was turning for Eisenhower." Passage of the "fair play" amendment on con tested delegations was the crucial turning point, he said. v Most of McCready's talk was devoted to informal descriptions of persons he met and incidents of the proceedings which most impressed him. He said he espe cially enjoyed attending one of Eisenhower's press conferences with a pass he received from Glen Stadler, KERG correspondent. Driver Arrested City Police arrested John Wil liam Showalter, 32, Rt. 2 Junc tion City Wednesday night for driving under the influence of al cohol, and driving with a suspend ed driver's license. On his arrest, Showalter told police he had been arrested by Springfield police on the same charge two nights before. Ramblers Win Safety Award Springfield Cyclists Get National Honor The Oregon Ramblers a Springfield motorcycle club this week received the American Motorcycle Assn. award for 1951. The award was given because club members during 1951 were not involved in any traffic acci dents. Presentation was made to Herb Henderson, club president, by Springfield Chief of Police Harry W. Howard. Howard commended the organ ization for its traffic safety per formance. Said Howard: "If operators of motor vehicles adhere to traffic safety suggestions to the extent that they, tod, will become safety minded, then I'm sure our high ways, streets and avenues will be come safer for all who travel on them. "I hope the American Motor cycle Assn. will have another occasion to present safety awards to the Oregon Ramblers for the coming year." Club members include Roy Sal mi, Jack Strntton, Emma Howard, Whitie McMichael, Marge Mc Michael, Lee Hewitt, Diane P. Fenning, Melvin Sorber, Melvin Bryant, Bill McMichael, Mickey Perin, Chuck Cutting, Dick Jen kins, Wayne Howard Jr., Wayne Brock, E. J. Dukes, Labelle Probst, Jerry Probst, George Sharr, Joan, no Bry, Velma Scoggins, Eddie Scoggins. Alice Salmi, Jack Quig ley, Phyllis Quigley, Jay William? Earl Van Orman, Bobby Mathews. Herb Howard and Henderson. Group to Sing At Park Fete The Spripgfield Choral Group will sing eight numbers during the Willamalane Park's "Summer Fun Finale" Thursday at 8 p.m., in the district's Memorial Bldg. Also scheduled are exhibits of craft objects made by children and adults during summer classes conducted by the park district, tap dancing, square dancing, and ba ton twirling exhibitions. Mrs. Stella Young, director, said choral group numbers will include "Day is Done," by V. G. DeSylva and Dr. Robert Catcher; "The Des ert Song" and "Wanting You" by Romberg; "Rose Marie" by Frlmlj "Bless This Home" by Mary H. Barhe and Helen Taylor; and "Plcadge to the Flag," by Robert Hay Malott. Miss Zula Cott will be accompanist. The program will mark the end of this summer's supervised play ground operations. STATE POURS $9 MILLION INTO NEW HIGHWAY 99 Station Entered City police report that Jensen's Service Station at 1412 W. 7th Ave. was entered sometime Wed nesday night by forcing a window. About $15 in change was taken. After entry was made the thief or thieves got into a Coke machine iwth a key they found in the cash register. RAT.Pivr (UP) Oreaon is pouring insiriv tn nun nnn Into the southern part of the state to change the motorists-cye-viow of Highway 99 !and state highway engineers said the giant project is moving rap idly toward completion. When it is finished, Highway 99, the inter-regional highway, will be one of the sleekest high-speed traffic channels in the west- avnlrlintf tllB hlock-DY-blOCk traf fic signals of city streets and time-consuming 25-milc-per-hour speed zones. The new 99 will be free of the right-angle turns that for years have plagued motorists and truckers as the highway snaked through small towns. Signs like "narrow bridge ahead," "slow, congested zone," and "sharp cur ves" will become a thing of the past from Eugene to the Califor nia border south of Ashland. Now under construction is the Divide-Rice Hill section, largest of the Highway 99 projects south of Eugene, work costing some $3, 000,000 has been awarded to con tractors and contracts wortn an nthei. si.3nn.nno are yet to be awnrdeH. W. C. Williams, first assistant highway engineer, said the entire section should be under contract in 1953. The project by passes Drain and Yoncalla. Another section by-passing Onk land and Suthcrlln Is under con struction, with the exception of a few minor structures such as bridges, culverts and underpasses Total estimated cost is $2,300,000 Smallest of the by-pass projects is that at Gold Hill. Contracts hnvo Just been let and work is now unacrway ior a total cost of $1 000,000. Within the next month the State nignway commission will let con tracts on tne Medford-Ashland section of 99 whore extra width and some relocation costing $1 . 000,000 will relieve the traffic glutted artery between the two southern Oregon cities. Bids have already been received. Modei Railroaders Meet in Portland PORTLAND P The four day convention of the National Model Railroad Assn. opened here Thursday with David L. Stearns, Seattle, vice president, presiding! A group was expected to arrive by special train from the East Friday. Attendance is estimated at 450. Edward M. Van Lee of Roches ter, N. Y., the president, is un able to attend. Yrvu is D 1 ThUMrla.. . 1 Mctln,iHu?l ""'I Choir m.... ' 1 II ThS balloon, 5'C' mvs,l Sunday Shuler will J specifics win, "l!e LinunrHeretoSvi i&,Kal...thl,1 lh n".,u'l - .. 5 aolle' Shi , I M t understand whvk noon e folln , , T Jesus." state or federal department. Al ready located on the thirJ floor are the Eugene civil defense of fice and the Lane Chest head quarters. Estimates on the remodeling event is in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. CASCADE CHAPTER 155, OES, and Masonic Lodge 171, AF & AM, will have their annual picnic at Armitage Park Sunday. Members work that has been done on the are asked to bring their dinners ground floor, and including some and table service. Coffee, ice yet to be done on the floors above, I cream and soft drinks will be fur run around $4,000. Inished for the 1 p.m. dinner. Four Escape Serious Injury in Car Wreck LOWELL Four persons escap ed serious injury when two autos collided on Highway 58 at the Coast Fork Bridge, about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. Involved In the accident were Robert F. Gilbreath and his wife, Minneth, of Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Caswell, 1960 Uni versity St., Eugene. Mrs. Gilbreath was receiving treatment Thursday at the Oak ridge Clinic for multiple sprains. 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