LAUGH-FILLED VLT FARE
'Angels' to Run Through May 1
The Very Little Theater's laugh-
filled production of "My Three
Angels" opened Wednesday night
for a run which will continue
through May 1, except for Mon
day and Tuesday nights.
Three French convicts pop
VLT Newcomer John William
provide the laughs when they
come to the aid of a storekeeper
and his charming family in
Frci.eh Guiana penal colony.
Dwight Newman is Felix, the
gentle storekeeper who's about to
trayed wilh a flair by Ethan 'lose his business when his hard
Newman, Kenneth Griffith and
Lebanon Girl
Critically Hurt
A 16-year-old girl was critical
ly injured Wednesday afternoon
when she was thrown from a car
and struck her head on a curbing
after a collision at the intersec
tion of 11th and Mill Sts.
," Taken to Sacred Heart Hospital
with fractures of the skull and
pelvis was Patricia Smith, a Leb
anon High School student. She
was unconscious for several hours
after the accident and remained
in poor condition Thursday.
The injured girl was a pas
senger in a car driven by Mrs.
Grace A. Burns, 62, also of Leb
anon. Mrs. Burns and another
passenger Betty Nightingale. 16,
suffered minor bruises,
were not hospitalized.
.- Mrs. Burns' car collided with a
car driven by Charles C. Chap
man. 20, of 1789 Columbia St.,
Eugene. Chapman, who' was alone
in his car, was not injured.
Police said Mrs. Burns, driv.
Jng north on Mills St., failed to
notice the stop sign at 11th Ave.
She was cited on a charge of
top sign violation.
The impact of the crash spun
the Burns car around in the in
tersection. All three occupants
fell out when tho door on the
fight side of the car flew open.
Tho car came to a stop partly
on top of the Smith girl, who was
the first to fall out. Bystanders
lifted the car off the injured girl
and called an ambulance. The
accident occurred about 3:15 p.m.
hearted cousin shows up to check
the store's books and inventory.
Gerda Brown turns in her usual
excellent VLT portrayal as Fe
lix's wife.
OUTSTANDING PORTRAYAL
Henry Korn is outstanding as
ing as the tender and trusting
Marie Louis. -
The convicts get involved in the
action when they overhear the
family's troubles while mending
the roof of the living quarters.
After the family invites them
to Christmas eve dinner, the two
murderers and long-time embezz
ler put their talents to work to
help Felix and his family.
MURDERERS TAKE OVER
The embezzler, played with ob
vious enjoyment by Ethan New
man, has temporary success when
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the grasping cousin, Henri, whojne Quickly prepares a graph to
has already taken over Felix's K"vuig S"" in me siure s
property in France. Arriving with ! business and gets ready to juggle
Henry is Paul, an insincere young
man who is loved by Felix's
daughter, Marie Louis. Charles
Fredcnckson takes the part of
Paul and Judy Hawlcy is charm
Allies to Answer
Soviet Proposal
LONDON IIP) The Western Big
Three will propose to Russia in
identical notes Friday an early
Vienna meeting of ambassadors
to draft a state treaty for Aus
tria, diplomatic informants said
They Thursday.
The sources said the Big Three
have agreed to sidestep Russia's
proposed conference of foreign
ministers in Vienna until after
the ambassadors meet.
They added the Western na
tions have decided that further
"clarification" is needed on the
agreement concluded between
Austrian and Russian leaders in
Moscow last week.
The notes are expected to sug
gest that, after the ambassadors
have cleared the way, the foreign
ministers of the United States,
Brilain, France and Russia meet
with Austria's foreign minister to
sign the treaty.
To Present Paper
Queen Celebrates
Her 29th Birthday
WINDSOR, England Wi Queen
A paper on "The Referent of -Elizabeth II celebrated her 29th
the Concept of Social Participa
tion will be presented at a meet
ing of the Pacific Sociological
Society in Santa Barbara, Calif.,
April 22-23, by J. M. Foskctt, as
sociate professor of sociology at
birthday Thursday with a brisk
canter in Windsor great park.
To take the ride in the park
near Windsor Castle where she is
the books to back up his graph.
But the murderers have to take
over when the distrustful Henri
stalks off to bed with the unal
tered accounts in his safekeeping.
He never wakes up.
Meanwhile, the convicts ar
range a meeting between Paul
and Marie Louis and then real
ize that Paul is no better than his
money - hungry uncle, Henri.
"Good triumphs over evil," in
the words of the convicts, when
Paul, too, is suddenly removed
from the scene.
GOOD CASTING, STAGING
Tyrita Richter and Mike Koza
have supporting roles in the
play. .
The comedy is distinguished by
excellent casting and staging on
the part of Director Grace Sikes
and by an outstanding set, de
signed 'by Don Munkcrs, of the
bamboo living room where all
the action takes place.
First a hit in Europe and later
a Broadway success, "My Three
Angels was written by Sam and
Bella Spewack,
All Plans Set
For SP Rally
All was in readiness Thursday
for the big rally at Eugene High
School Friday night to honor L.
P. Hopkins, retiring superinten
dent of the Portland Division,
Southern Pacific Co.
The rally will be in the audi
torium of the high school, start
ing at 8 p.m. It is open to the
public and there is no admission
charge.
Hopkins plans .to retire on July
1, after 48 years of railroading.
He is being honored by fellow
employes and other Eugene area
citizens.
mayor, will give the 'welcoming tion .education in schools, clubs
address at the Friday night af
fair. Other speakers will include
C. 0. Marshall, sheet metal fore
man of Eugene; M. A. Nugent,
system superintendent of safety;
J. W. Corbett, vice president in
charge of operations; and Warren
Burt, retired employe.
There will be entertainment by
various groups. Clowns will en
tertain the children. Motion pic
tures will also be shown.
David May is chairman of the
employes committee working on
the project.
George H.- Johnson, Mapleton,
and Dan P. Allen, Eugene, Lane
County co-chairmen for Oregon
Conservation Week, May 1-7
Thursday announced the appoint
ment of committee members
throughout the county to co
ordinate activities in connection
with the week-long observance.
OBJECTIVES CITED
In announcing names of their
co-workers, Allen and Johnson
said objectives of Conservation
Week are to:
Encourage the wise use of
all natural resources.
Promote increased conserva-
and civic groups.
Stress the importance
Morris Attending
Several Confabs
The dean of the school of busi
ness administration at the Uni
versity of Oregon, Victor P. Mor
ris, has attended two conferences
in Oregon this week. Next week
he will attend two out-of-state
conferences.
Morris speaks in Philomath
Thursday night for the annual
meeting of the Pioneer Telephone
Cooperative of that city. Wednes
day night he was the university
representative at the Oregon For
um on Intergroup Relations at the
Portland Central Library.
Morris will leave for Chicago
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paper will report on the research
being carried on here by the
community study program, under
a grant from the W. K.' Kellogg
Foundation.
Duke of Edinburgh, and their twocan Assn ot collegiate Schools of
children, tho Queen had lo tear j Business and the triennial meet
herself away from a big stack of ing of Beta Gamma Sigma, na
greclings, letters and telegrams tional honorary of schools of bus
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Tires Stolen
Theft of five tires valued at a
total of about $70 was reported
to Eugene police Wednesday by
employes of the Olscn Auto
Wrecking Co., 2040 W. 6th Ave.
Police said the building had been
entered during the preceding
night by thieves who pried a ply
wood panel off a door.
Daylight Time
Begins Sunday
PORTLAND tm Daylight sav
ing time arrives in many parts of
the United States early Sunday
morning. It will make some
changes in Oregon where stand
ard time is mandatory.
Portland television stations will
present their shows on a sched
ule adjusted to the fast time.
Most Portland radio stations will
tape network shows and rebroad-
cast them at the regular time
but some changes may be made
in this.
Some airlines expect to operate
on daylight time. Railroads and
buses will continue on standard
time. - j
Oregon's agriculture, lumber,
fishing, hunting, wildlife, water,
soils and minerals. '
"In its broadest sense, conser
vation can be summed up
meaning to use without using up
or to use wisely," Allen and John
son said, "and Conservation as a
way of life must be embraced by
everyone if we are to continue to
enjoy our high Amencan stand
ard of living."
"Conservation a way of life"
is the theme adopted by the Lane
County committee.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Committee members are: Guy
P. Miller, Eugene; William Cash
Oakridge; Ray Oglcsby, Veneta;
Frederick Billings, Springfield;
Miles O. Wicks, Cottage Grove;
Lee Murphy, Junction City; L. W.
Derrin, Cushman; Olin Williams,
Winchester Bay.
John C. Jacobson, Florence
Fred Brenne, Eugene; Dick Boyd,
Mapleton; J. Marion O'Brien,
Florence; W. B. Parker, Harold
W. Merryman, Larry Gangle, Dan
Sellard, A. D. McReynolds, Verne
T. Bronson, Chris C. Jensen, Rob
ert Aufderheide, A. H. Sasser,
Hardy Glascock, John Denison,
Gene E. Rcnard. Elmo Chase,
Clarence Hines, Mrs. Lucille
Klinge, Earl Britton and Karl
Onthank, all of Eugene.
E. H. Atwood, Eugene; Lee
Raish, Springfield; Ray Boals,
Eugene; Frank Lockman, Spring
field; Leonard Rice, Springfield;
Harrison P. Hornish, Springfield;
Carl Baker, Vida; George Brunk,
Mapleton; Art Harris, Florence;
and Reg Richardson, Florence.
the
American Historical Review, will
visit the University of Oregon
campus April 27-29. He will speak
at informal conferences with fac
ulty members and students. Also
executive secretary of the Amer
ican Historical Society, Shafer
has written numerous articles,
and a book, "Nationalism, Myth
and Reality," was published this
year. I
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