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.
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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.
Caswell received outpatient treat
ment at Sacred Heart Hospital in
Eugene and was released.
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