EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Sunday, Jan. 21. 1962 Pe 7B
Out the Other
By DON BISHOFF
PETE HANSEN CALLED the other day. Pete is drill
master for the Fire Dept He's the guy who trains all the
other firemen on how to fight fires.
Which brings up the question of who drills the drill
master, but that's another subject, and digresses from the
point of his call.
Anyhow, Pete said he's got the answer to the question
posed in this column last week as to where the displaced
pigeons from City Hall will go when the City Hall goes.
They've already started going, Pete said, and he's not happy
ibout where they're going.
"They're in my drill tower," he said.
Some nine or ten birds moved into the four-story tower
beside the McKinley Street Fire Station almost coinciden
tal with the appearance of last week's column, Pete re
ported. "Either they read it in the paper, somebody told 'em, or
somebody transplanted 'em out here but they're here," he
said. "What I'm afraid of is that they're going to bring
more."
It should be stated in defense of this column right now
that Pete has no proof (1) that the City Hall pigeons can
read, or (2) that the pigeons in his drill tower are part of
the City Hall clan.
But all that aside, Pete's anxious to find somebody with
some experience in pigeon eviction. The birds have been
eitting on the top level of the tower, over the open shaft
that runs from the top to the bottom, and are littering the
bottom floor, four stories below, he said.
This puts firemen, who must hoist ladders and crawl in
and out of the tower as part of their training, in something
of a hazardous position.
So, on the remote possibility that last week's column
might in some way have caused a migration from City Hall
to the drill tower, Pete's plea for help in his pigeon eviction
problem is hereby printed as a form of conscience-clearing.
And if any of you City Hall pigeons are reading stay
away from the drill tower. It's a lousy place to live fire
and smoke, and guys in funny hats crawling in and out the
windows all the time. , . .
TWO UNIVERSITY-TYPES were cycling past the Student
Union Bldg. the other day. Part of their conversation drifted
over.
"Have you heard the new definition of an optimist?" said
cycler No. 1. "No, what is it?" said No. 2.
But by that time they had pedalled out of earshot, and
the inadvertant evesdropper was left to wonder forever what
the new definition of an optimist is. Cycler No. 1, where are
you?
INCIDENTALLY, THE CURRENT ISSUE of Playboy,
which claims a large circulation on university campuses,
carries an advertisement for the latest item for collegiate
status seekers.
Capitalizing on last spring's Ft Lauderdale student riots
and the subsequent tossing of a few students in the cooler,
the ad offers a sweat shirt with "Ft. Lauderdale City Jail"
and a number inscribed on the back.
"FEEL THE DIFFERENCE When Listerine's Germ
Killing Action Goes To Work," said the sign over a large
display basket at a grocery store in Eugene. "Reach for
Listerine for bad breath, colds, sore throat."
In the basket were several dozen fifths of champagne.
TO LEAVE IN THE SAME VEIN this thing go started
in today, another phone call report. This call was from
Leonard Bischel of Springfield, who's the area's head man
for an organization called Understanding, Inc.
Understanding, you may remember, is the outfit which
has sponsored a number of speakers here who told of seeing,
touching, and taking rides in flying saucers.
Mr. Bischel was concerned about news' stories that ran
In the Register-Guard and other Oregon newspapers last
week. The stories told of 22 members of an Understanding
chapter in California holing up in a town called Cleator,
Ariz.
Group members were quoted as saying they moved to
Cleator to escape a world disaster. They said they had learn
ed from outer space sources that the disaster would occur
on Feb. 4, and that Cleator would be one of 12 spots on
earth that would not be affected by the havoc.
A spokesman predicted "Hell in nature storms, tidal
waves, earthquakes, rise of a continent from the sea, the
sinking of continents, financial panic, betrayal of nations
from within, and World War III."
You know, sort of like Saturday night on TV.
But don't pack your bags and head for Cleator. Mr.
Bischel says there's nothing to worry about it's all a mis
understanding by those California members of Understand
ing who obviously don't understand.
"That's a lot of bunk," was the way Mr. Bischel expressed
It. "We've never received anything from headquarters on
that, whatsoever."
"There's always a bunch of goofballs trying to pull some
thing screwy," he added with a weary sigh.
VLT Needs
Costumes
For Comedy
Producing a Navy drama In
land is presenting some costum
ing and properties' problems for
the Very Little Theatre.
The VLT will open its comedy
about the Navy, "The Golden
Fleecing," on Feb. 7.
Needed for the production
are two Navy officers' uniforms,
tans or whites. One uniform, for
lieutenant, should be a 42 long.
The other, destined for an en
sign, is needed in 44 long. Also
needed is a modern tuxedo in t
42 long.
Insignias are available, said
wardrobe mistress Mrs. Virgil
Parker. Persons willing to loan
the uniforms or tux may call
her at DI 4-2740.
Also needed is a Navy signal
light, some eight to ten inches
in diameter, or a similar light.
Persons wishing to loan this
should contact the VLT, DI 4
7751, Tuesdays through Fridays
after 8 p.m.
Stanford Revises
Grading Terms
STANFORD, Calif. Wl Stan
ford University has decided to
say nicer things about some of
its grades in an effort to lessen
tension between so-so students
and their parents.
A C is to become "satisfac
tory" instead of "fair," while
D will be known as minimum
credit" rather than "barely
passed."
"Failure by parents to recog
nize the changing demands on
our students accounts for a
large part of parental dissatis
faction with their offsprings'
performances, a university
committee said.
Descriptions for "A" and "B"
grades will remain unchanged.
Picture Previews
Two Highly-Rated Comedies Open This Week
Two highly-rated comedies,
"1, 2, 3" and "Sail a Crooked
Ship," are slated to open In Eu
gene this week.
The film "1, 2, 3," Is supposed
to be as unusual as its title.
Directed by Billy Wilder of
"The Apartment" and "Some
Like it Hot" fame, it will open
Wednesday at the McDonald.
Stars are James Cagney, cast
as a bumbling American execu
tive in Germany; Horst Buch
holz, an East Berlin resident
who combines love and politics,
and Pamela Tiffin, as Cagney's
beautiful daughter.
Heiress, Beatnik
Miss Tiffin is an heiress, and
she falls in love with Buchholz,
a beatnik. Under Wilders' direc
tion, the result is zany.
Its co-feature is "X-15," film
ed at Edwards Air Force Base,
Adult Classes
Begin Monday
The second series of adult
education classes leading to a
high school diploma will begin
Monday at South Eugene High
School.
Registration will begin at 6:30
p.m. in room 46 of South Eu
gene for courses in social stud
ies and literature.
The classes will meet Mon
day and Thursday from 6:30
p.m. to 9 p.m., through March
1. Students who complete six
academic courses are eligible
for diplomas. A fee of $10 a
course is charged.
Feature Times
SUNDAY
FOX Mysterious Island. J:J0,
9. Hand In Hand. 1. 4:15. 7:30. 10:45.
HEILIG Wonders of Aladdin, S,
6:25, 9:50. Invasion Quartet, 1:30, 4:55,
8:20.
MCDONALD Twist Around the
Clock, 1, 4:10, 7:20, 10:35. Carthage In
Flames, 2:25. 5:35. 8:50.
MCKENZIE (Springfield) Island
Sea, 1:45, 4:10, 6:30, 8:50. Babes In
Toyland, 2:10, 4:30, 7, 9:20.
MAYFLOWER Two-Way Stretch,
9:30. The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 8.
EUGENE DRIVE IN Never Say
Goodbye, 7:25. Flower Drum Song.
9:15.
VALLEY (Junction City) BrtdKe
to the Sun and High School Caesar,
2:15, 7:15.
MONDAY
FOX Mysterious Island, 12:30,
3:45, 7, 10:15. Hand In Hand, 2:20,
5:40. 8:55.
HEILIG Wonder of Aladdin, 8:30,
9:50. Invasion Quartet. 8:20.
McDONALD Twist Around the
Clock, 1, 4:10, 7:20, 10:35. Carthage
In Flames, 2:25, 5:35 , 8:50.
MCKENZIE (Springfield) Island
Sea, 7:15, 9:30. Babes In Toyland 7:50.
EUGENE DRIVE IN Never Say
Goodbye, 7:25. Flower Drum hong,
9:15.
home of the rocket plane. Much
of the film's content Is factual,
and deals with the plane's
achievements, woven in with a
plot about one of the test pilots,
a fictional character played by
David McLean.
Perhaps the zaniest plot of
the week (or several weeks) is
that of "Sail a Crooked Ship,"
featuring Robert Wagner, Do
lores Hart, Carolyn Jones,
Frankie Avalon and Ernie Ko-vacs.
The plot involves such di
verse elements as a planned
bank robbery, a Navy officer's
plan to "kidnap" a Liberty ship,
an unusual love affair,,' a mem
ory wizard and a parking meter
thief.
Inept Safe Robber
Kovacs is cast as an inept
safe robber, his last film role.
Carolyn Jones is his girl friend,
and Avalon manages to work
in several vocal numbers.
It is co-featured with "Scream
of Fear," starring Susan Stras
berg as a helpless, paralyzed in
valid. Miss Strasberg visits her
father's French villa for the
first time since his second mar
riage, and Is told by her new
stepmother, Ann Todd, that her
father is away on business. The
absent man's body, however,
At Local
Theaters
FOX Ending Tuesday, "Mysteri
ous Island" and "Hand In Hand."
Starting Wednesday, "Sail a Crooked
Ship" and "Scream of Fear."
HEILIG Playing Sunday through
Saturday, "The Wonders of Aladdin"
and "Invasion Quartet."
McDONALD Playing through
Tuesday, "Twist Around the Clock"
and "Carthage In Flames." Starting
Wednesday. "1, 3, 3" and "X-15."
McKENZIE (Springfield) Con
tinuing through Tuesday, 'Island
Sea" and "Babea In Toyland." Be
ginning Wednesday, "Dondl" and
"Second Time Around."
MAYFLOWER Ending Sunday,
"Two-Way Stretch" and "The Man
Who Wouldn't Talk." Starting Fri
day, "Come September" and "Meet
Me at the Fair."
EUGENE DRIVS IN Playing
through Tuesday, "Flower Drum
Song" and "Never Say Goodbye."
VALLEY (Junction City) Ending
Sunday, "Bridge to the Sun" and
"High School Caesar." Starting Frl
day, "Babea In Toyland."
keeps turning up at odd mo
ments, and the mystery develops
other strange and terrifying
turns.
Lots of happy hi-jinks and
fairy tale happenings are fea
tured in "The Wonders of Alad
din," playing this week at the
Heilig Theatre.
Filmed In Color
Oriental dancing girls abound
in the movie, filmed In color
and co-featured with "Invasion
Quartet," a comedy about four
hospitalized British officeri who
decide to solve some of their
battlefield pals' problems by
launching a private Invasion of
German-occupied France.
The McKenzie Theatre in
Springfield will play two Walt
Disney pictures, "Island Sea," a
short feature, and the live-action
musical, "Babes in Toyland,"
through Tuesday. Opening
Wednesday at the McKenzie will
be "Dondi," and Debbie Rey
nold's latest, "Second Tims
Around."
Robbery Suspect Held in Portland
PORTLAND UP) Edwin Lee
McKay, 29, was arrested in
Portland by FBI agents Thurs
day. He was charged with an at
tempted robbery Wednesday of
the Portland Federal Savings 4
Loan Assn.
McKay, who police said was a
transient, also has been charged
with the robbery of $458 from
the Bank of America in San
I Francisco.
McKay was arraigned Thuirs
day before U. S. Commissioner
Claire Mundorff.
Police said the attempted rob
bery Wednesday failed wften
the teller, after being handed a
note, just walked away.
McKay's bail was set at $3,
000 and he was lodged In Mult
nomah County Jail.
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Theme Chosen
For Dads' Day
"Father Knows Best" is the
theme chosen for the University
of Oregon's annual Dads' Day
Weekend, which will begin
Feb. 9.
On Friday night, Feb. 9, the
winning candidate for hostess
of the weekend will be an
nounced at the first of two bas
ketball games with the Univer
sity of Idaho.
A talent contest sponsored by
the Student Union committee
will start at 9 p.m. Friday. The
finalists will perform at the an
nual Dads' Day luncheon to be
held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Dog Show Cancelled
Because of Weather
. A dog show, sponsored by
Lane Dog Fanciers, scheduled
In tnrlav ham hfn riOStDOned.
J. Albert Dunham, a member
of the group, said the snow naa
to be called off because of the
nnw anrl mid weather. It will
be rescheduled, probably in
February, he said.
NOW
PLAYING
University Theatio
Production of
Climate of Eden
an exciting
suspense drama
by Moss flirt
Directed by
Horace W. Robinson
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China Asks Aid
TAIPEI, Formosa Ml Na
tionalist China has applied for
loans from the U.S. Agency for
International Development
(AID) totaling $90 million to
finance three big projects in
Formosa.
K.Y. Yin, a government
spokesman, said the money is
wanted for construction of a
steel works costing $40 million,
a fertilizer plant costing $30
million, and a thermo-electric
plant costing $20 million.
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