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Clarence Says Holiday Is for the Birds By BILL RICHMOND Of the Reiuter-Guard Gobbler Thinks Thanksgiving's a Turkey "So you're glad it's Thanks giving time?" Clarence asked. "Well, if you were a turkey you wouldn't give thanks!" Clarence had summoned me, pleading for a chance to get his message across to the free world before it was too late. "In the first place," Clar ence said emphatically, "my name IS Clarence. Not Tom! Every darn turkey I ever met was called Tom; I decided to be different and call myself Clarence." "Well, ol' gobbler," I start ed. "Just a minute," he inter rupted. "Don't call me gob bler. That's a very deroga tory synonym for such an il lustrious member of the east ern aristocratic family of melcagris gallapavo silvestris." I apologized to Clarence profusely and said maybe he had just better tell me his story and I would sit quietly and take notes. In essence, this is what he said: I (Clarence) was given to the six-year-old son of the people who owned this house last Christmas. The under standing was supposed to be that I would be a pet until Thanksgiving. At that time I would be . . . well, you know. But as a loyal and paid up member of the OTCPTBVAL TA (Organization to Convince People to Become Vegetarians and Leave Turkeys Alone) I feel something should be done about the fate of us fowls. Just look at the past. Even presidents of the United States have been against us. Do you know what the first proclamation ol' "fathcr-I-cannot-tell-a-lie" George is sued? It was a proclamation for Thanksgiving. And how about "Honest Abe"? He went so far as to set aside a certain day each year (the last Thursday in November) as the day to eat turkey. Even Franklin D, got into the act by making the fourth Thursday in November the day to butcher and gorge yourself on us harmless birds. Speaking of gorging, do you have any idea what we turkeys eat? Table scraps! How would you like to live on somebody else's leftovers? Ugh! We never get any deli cacies like chocolate covered ants, or bugs dipped in honey or anything like that. The only reason they pick on us is because it was sup posed to be the meal of the Pilgrims. That is strictly propaganda. The Pilgrims' main dish on the first Thanksgiving (De cember, 1961) was roasted chestnuts and a few lousy ears of corn they conned from the Indians. They always claimed they ate turkeys to show the folks back homo in Europe how well off they were, and didn't they wish now that they had come too. You know, like the people on the West Coast do to those on the East Coast, and vice versa. Just think, I'll never know what happens between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'll miss all the football bowl games. I'll never know if the U of O Ducks (now there would be a good Thanksgiv ing main dish) get a bowl bid. The man in the houso has made a couple of tentative looks at me and 1 saw him sharpening the ax yesterday. Don't let me die in vain! Remember, "I regret I have but one. . ." No, that's not it. "Give me liberty or give me. . ." That's not it either. Well, I don't want to get maudlin on you, but do what you can to further the activi ties of OTCPTBVALTA. And remember, there's freedom of speech, freedom of press and all that. How about equal rights for turkeys? Theatre League Vaudeville LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. SECTION B EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21, 1962 130-Acre Industrial Park Announced at Springfield By MARVIN TIMS Of the Kegister-Guard Springfield's reputation as an Industrial community was en hanced Tuesday by the creation of a new 130-acre industrial park two miles northeast of the down town core. Creation of the industrial dis trict by the Southern Pacific Co. was announced at a Tuesday noon meeting in Springfield sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce's indus trial development committee. The industrial park, located in the vicinity of 28th Street and the new Q Street, is provid ed with rail service by the Marcola Branch Line of the SP and has excellent access to In terstate Highway 5. It will be similar to one that has been in existence in Eugene since 1955. The Eugene park, comprising 80 acres in west Eu gene, is under the control of the Eugene Industrial Develop ment Corp. SP has an adjacent tract there too. Formal confirmation of the Springfield development was the culmination of about three years of intensive activity by the chamber's industrial group and the SP in first selecting a suitable site and then setting up the machinery to acquire the property. B. S. Quayle. SP assistant traf fic manager, Portland, told the 150 Springfield businessmen as sembled for Tuesday's special meeting that the SP will now "work actively to attract indus- State Planning Official Hails Oregon's Industrial Growth Oregon is not in the economic doldrums. Rather, it is now experiencing a rapid industrial growth, some 150 Springfield 4 businessmen were loin luesua.v iiuuu. Gerald Frank, member of the State Dept. of Planning and Development, told the gather ing that 10,400 new jobs were created in Ore gon last year and that $50 million in new in vestments was expended by industrial firms in the state. Frank was featured speaker at a meeting sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Com merce industrial development committee tu hear an announcement that the Southern Pa cific Co. has created a 130-acre industrial park in northeast Springfield. He praised the SP for what he termed its "fine job in promoting the economic growth of Oregon." Discussing the effect of industrial growth in Springfield, Frank said 100 new industrial employes, each with an average weekly wage of S88, would cause the following: A population increase of 338, an increase of $86,000 in an nual grocery sales and an annual increase of $457,000 in total rctsil sslcs. Oregon, he said, has a highy favorable tax structure. "An nual per capita tax figures indicate that residents in Washing ton and California pay more than Oregonians. Frank said a state's tax structure is 13th on the list of factors that industrial firms use in determining whether to lo cate in a new area. "Taxes definitely are not keeping industry out of Oregon," he said. Frank said, too, that Oregon has 20 per cent of the nation's standing timber and ranks first in the percentage of interstate highway completion. "Let us start bragging more about Ore gon," he said. Frank 'A Shot in the Dark' Misses By KENNETH PAYNE For the Hegtsler-Guard tries to the new industrial de velopment." Quayle said the Springfield industrial park is the fourth such development created by the SP in western Oregon, in volving a total of 650 acres. He said the SP has 90 agencies throughout the United States staffed with men trained to promote industrial development. The assistant traffic manager said the railroad has a $32,-mil lion annual payroll in Oregon and a $10-million payroll in the Eugene-Springfield area. During the meeting, Spring field Chamber and city officials praised the SP for its industrial efforts in the community. Mayor B. J. Rogers, after praising SP officials for display ing "great initiative ana cour age," presented ouayie wun sterling silver key to the city the first such key ever present ed by city officials. Marty Edberg, member of the chamber's industrial committee, outlined the committee's part in helping create the industrial park. Starting about three years ago, the committee first sur veyed all existing industry in the Springfield area and then published a brochure explaining the community's features Ed berg said. Then the committee filed ar ticles of incorporation for an industrial development corpora tion with the purpose of pur chasing suitable industrial prop erty, Edberg explained. "Fortunately, we didn't have to go the full route. A member of our committee, William Pee bles, (SP passenger agent in Eu gene) interested his organiza tion in the industrial parK. ine SP has now taken over the re sponsibility of developing the tract and obtaining industrial Drosoects." Jack Maitland, president oi the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, who presided at the meeting, thanked the SP in be half of the chamber member ship for the firm's interest in Springfield. Vaudeville returned to Eu gene last night. They called it A Shot in the Dark." The Broadway Theatre League opener was less a play than a succession of burlesque comedy routines pieced together by six curtains and a couple of re freshing intermissions. It was vaudeville, all right, without the jugglers and the acrobats. The gimmick employed by the playwright to convert a comic routine uuu a piety is uiai. uped pace of a police magistrate investi- piace. gating a murder. He is the straight man setting up the gags for the funny man, or, in tins case, tho funny men. One by one, he calls in wit nesses who wisecrack answers to his interrogation until the mystery of who killed whom is solved. The greater mystery, why the play was ever produced in the first place, is never un raveled. "A Shot in the Dark" has one of the dullest first acts in mem ory. Too many people arc talk ed about; too few who are talked about appear to be recognized. After that, It picks up tempo to crawl in moas- to a final resting Meeting Notices Tonight McKENZIE RIVER Chapter, Order of DeMolay, regular busi ness meeting at 7:30 at McKen- zie River Temple, 850 E. 14th Ave., Eugene. All DeMolays and Masons welcome. Thursday RIVER ROAD Golden Age Club has cancelled its evening meeting. Next meeting Nov. 29. Friday EUGENE YORK Rite Masons, Hiram Council No. 7, Royal and Select Masters, staled assembly and election of officers at 7:30 m. at McKcnzie River Temple, 850 E. 14th Ave., Eugene. After assembly, Eugene Chapter No. 10, Royal Arch Masons, will confer most excellent masters degree in full form with music. All Royal and Select Masters and Royal Arch Masons invited. Conclave Conflict Plagues Nielsen "At least I got a 70-cent lunch out of it." said Lane County Commissioner Ken neth Nielsen Tuesday, refer ring to a meal he charged to the Lane County Planning Commission's account. He learned the truth Tues day noon of the old saying that the last man to learn of a decision is the man most intimately concerned with it. Nielsen is chairman of the Central Lane Planning Coun cil, but when its staff learned he was scheduled for a noon meeting in Springfield Tues day, the council's conflicting noon meeting was cancelled. Only no one told Nielsen. Came Tuesday and Nicl jei saw the conflict on his calendar. It was decided that since he is chairman of the council, he should attend, by passing the Springfield meet ing. So Nielsen bought his lunch Tuesday and proceeded to a courthouse conference room for the council meeting. A half hour later Planning Consultant Howard Buford walked in. He was the one to tell the chairman that the council meeting had been postponed. Nielsen got to his Spring field meeting 45 minutes lite. 55-Year-Old Resident Dies Clifford F. Sumers. resident of Junction City and Eugene for all nf his 55 vears. died Wednes day at Sacred Heart Hospital. He had been Hi. Sumers lived at 2594 Emer ald St., Eugene. He was born in Junction City June 13, 1907. He was a plumber by trade and belonged to Plumbers Local No. 481. He also was a member of the Eagles Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Leota Irene; a daughter. Norma Tcmplcton of Eugene; one grandchild: a sister, Mrs. Rob ert Van Duyn ot h-ugene: and his mother, Frances Barger of Eugene. Private graveside services will be at est Lawn Cemetery, Friday at 10 a.m. Fire Runs r (Runs from noon Tues- J; 7. day through noon Wednes- : day. , j, Eugene i 12:28 p.m., Tuesday .. i 1800 Sylvan St., lint in . doer on fire. ' 2:15 p.m., Tuesday 2193 Alder St., backfire in ; furnace. f Springfield 4:38 p.m., Tuesday Flue fire at 1344 Nancy St., no damage. :.aKi-8 Vital BIRTHS VALLEY LAVE HOSPITAL (EUEUIF rNnv. 20. 1962) KIDD Mr. nd Mn. Donald Kldd 1800 W. Second Ave., Eugene, a son. (Not. 21. 1962) MKDLIN Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mcdlin. lit. 1 Box 1586, Eugene, daughter. DOWNARD Mr. and Mr. Leon ard Downard, 548'j W. Flrat Avi Eugene, a daughter. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (Eugene) (Nos. 20. 1962) HOHNSTE1N Mr. and Mr. Nell Hohnsleln. 2200 1 Patterson Dr., Eu 0jn a rintiehter. SEYMOUR Mr. and Mrs. Jack Seymour, 2011 Alder St., Eugene, HAYES - Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hayes. Rt. 1 Box 826, Creswell, daughter. (Nut. 21. 1962) ARMSTRONG Mr. and Mrs. Larry Armstrong, 510 E. 31st Ave., lugene, riamrhter. AI.KORD Mr. and Mrs. mcnaru Allord, 593 W. Slain Ave., Eugene, NKWHOUSE Mr. and Mrs. Fred erick Newhouse, 2222 Sandy Dr., Eu gene, a daughter. McKENZIE-WILLAMETTE HOSPITAL (Not. 20, 1961) McNEALE Mr. and Mrs. Donovan Mc.Neale, 5270 B St, Springfield, a on. ROSS Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ross, 1828 Klntyre St, Eugene, a son. SMITH Mr. and Mrs. Floyd n. Smith, 2222 N. 20th SI, Springfield, a daughter. DEATHS SMITH Jn F. Smith, of Rt. 5, Eugene, died Nov. 20. Arrtnuetnentft re pending at roo.e-uir.wn runcr. Home. ki mf.rk Clifford F. Sumers, 55, of 2594 Emerald St.. Eugene, died Nov. 21. Privnie graveside aervieei will be Friday at 10 a.m. at wen Lawn Memorial rant Nine Firms Join UA Honor Roll Nine firms and agencies have been added to the Lane County United Appeal Honor Roll after being designated "fair -share givers" in the current campaign. They arc Everts' Commercial Transport, Inc.; Friction Ma terials. Inc.: Spnnglicici Mu nicipal Power Co.; Sacred Heart General Hospital; Lane County Clerk's Office: M. A. Ward Con struction Co.: Eugene Truck 4 Machinery Co., and Northwest Industrial Laundry. Sound? Great; Heat? Whew! Score 50 per cent for the Broadway Theatre League on technical problems for Tues day night's "A Shot in the Dark Performance." Sound always a problem in the past apparently was no problem at all Tuesday. Reed Vollstedt, head of the BTL's house committee, said he had no complaints from playgoers about not being able to hear. A comprehensive sound am plification system brought by the crew of the touring play was credited with solving the problem. But somebody got a little thermostat happy. The tem perature in the South Eugene High School auditorium was somewhere well in excess of the comfortable level. Voll stedt said control of the tem perature had been left to the South High maintenance staff. He promised a cooler time for all at the next BTL at traction, "Mary, Mary," sched uled for Jan. 3. No decision has been made on whether tickets for the remaining three BTL shows will be made available, according to Mrs. William Reynolds, publicity chairman. Thus far the BTL has sold only a season ticket "package" for four shows. Protagonist and star witness of the play is the accused, a picaresque heroine whose chief virtue is her lack of it. She and her particular talents form the substance of this Insubstantial comedy. Annie Farge, a French im port known to some as the in ept but well meaning and de voted wife in the short-lived television scries "Angel" plays that heroine. Miss Farge tries hard to bring the play off, as does Robert Burr as the magistrate. But Marcel Achard, who must bear sole responsibility for the origi nal play in French, and Harry Kurnitz, who for reasons best known to himself adapted it, have stacked too many cards against them. Miss Farge is cute, and she has a bag of cute theatrical tricks, all of which she uses. When they are exhausted some where in the first act, little re mains. Mr. Burr Is as convincing as anyone can be who Is asked to balance the Eiffel Tower on his feet while standing on his head. Ho is earnest, likeable and a trifle stuffy, as he must be In this particular role. Joel Thomas as the multiple syllable banker, employer and lover of the heroine provides a succession of laughs during his stint as the funny man in Act If while being questioned by the magistrate. He is a consistent and con trolled performer. Mr. Burr's legal clerk, played by Stanley Jay, is amusing whenever he has the opportunity. None of the other perform ances could be considered me morable. One, Freddi Chandler, the banker's wife, is plain poor. "A Shot in the Dark" is such an undistinguished play that no one will ever know whether it's possible to give it a distinguish ed performance. It completely misfires. If anything really funny happened last night, it happened on the way to the theatre, not in it. FRENCH ACTRESS ANNIE FARGE IN EUGENE Hunger Plagues Actress on Tour By DON B1SHOFK Of the RcglsteMjuard Take a five-foot, 92-pound French actress, transport her to tho United States, take her on a cross-counlry tour, and what does she feel most? Hunger. "Tho thing I don't like at all. it's the food," said Anni Farge in the accent that only French actresses speaking Eng lish are able to achieve. She was holding forth prior to her Tuesday night Eugene performance in the Broadway Theatre League show "A Shot in the Dark." The subject of food arose when she was asked what she disliked most about the United States. "It doesn't taste good," was Miss Farge's assessment of six weeks' worth of food in small American cities. "In the South ern states, they even know how to spoil an egg," she said. "I drink milk and take vitamins, and cat fruits things they can't spoil," she added. "And you should see mo when I get to a placo like Los Angeles or New York. I head for the biggest restaurant in town. "If you travel in France, any littlo village even if it has only 500 or 300 people, the food's still going to bo wonderful." Miss Farge, whose hairdo looks as if it was combed with an eggbcater, has tho appearance of a pixie who might be banned from fairy talcs for being too sexy. It's an image she docs nothing to discourage in the hest tradition of Gaelic actresses. Take her description of American audiences: . , "They react differently In different states. ... It ( A Shot in tho Dark") is a naughty play a little bit sexy, but it lsn t indecent. ... , , "In some places the audiences are a little prudish they re afraid to laugh because their neighbor might-see them. But they giggle all tho time. "In Texas, they're, a little bit cold and sophisticated. In California the audiences are wonderful. In, what is it, Lynch burg? (Va.) it smells terrible they have some kind of a paper mill there but tho audience was wonderful," Miss Fargo descended on the American scene a few years ago for a one-week visit with her husband (from whom she is now separated). He was touring as a dancer with a Mary Martin troupe. ' ' . "So many thing happened that week. I met (producer) Josh Logan and Ray Stark a movie producer, and Jess Oppenheimer, the creator of the 'Angel' series." Logan wanted her to play tho lead In the movie version of "Fanny," Miss Farge said, "but I got pregnant and couldn't d Miss Fargo returned to the U.S. after the birth of her daughter, took the lead role in the "Angel" TV scries a net work comedy about a French girl married to an American. After another 20 weeks of touring with "Shot in the Dark, Miss Farge, now 25, says she next wants to do a Broadway show. Beyond that? The answer came in the form of a shrug, a set of pursed lips, and the French-accented counter-question, "Who knows what I am going to want after that?" ' QoYJ I WINS THESE , AS SOON AS ALL THE MOTHERS 6ET THEIR KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL, THEy 6ATHER AT OUR HOUSE TO fW POOL WITH Wl'MOTHcK HOU) D0ES'to?r I 0ONT DAdFEcLABWTI think he THIS? 2 APPROVES.. tie zOMi0 TAn'T .1MAPN ni s, wru wrv - STAY IN THE BOULINS ALLEYS WHERE THct BfcLUN&f 5. - 1 1 Tv ' r I CAN'T DECIDE WHICH TO WEAR ON MY TRIP -DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? WIGGINS Frank Ford Wiggins, SO, ol 1MO Piedmont St., Sprtnglie'.d. I died Nov. 20. Arrangementa art 1 pending at Bums-Frederlcksen Fu neral Home, Springfield. I r . Sure, wear the sport shirt, friend. Anything, if you like. The seasons never change aboard S. P. & S. It's always Springtime! For cozy comfort in all kinds of weather, always travel S. P. & S. Safe and dependable, too. SPOKANE, PORTLAND and SEATTLE RAILWAY SYSTEM General Offices: American Bank Bldg., Portland. Oregon For Information Colli W. Z. Myort, Dl 5-8759 W. C. Bodno, Dl 4-8757 Oregon Electric Railwoy Station
