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CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEW3 ( . ... Anothci bi^ double bill at the E-ta theatre this Sunday, Monday and Tue day, February 23, 24 and 25 The first feature stars Bette Davis, W ill Hold 11th Annual Conference considered by many the greatest act The eleventh annual conference ress oi ull time, in the dramatic mas for the study o f home interests will terpiece “ The Letter.” This picture be held at Oregon state college Feb is considered Bette’s greatest tri ruary 25 thiu the 28 according to umph. Second feature is "llrand Old M. Irene Leach home demonstration Opry” starring the Weaver Bros., agent. The conference will open wim and Elviry. This is a riotous comedy a reception and banquet Tuesday ev that is ace high in entertainment/ ening, February 25, in the Memorial Program concludes with news.-- Adv. 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Introductory Offer, 6 Issues 2 } Cents. d ^ 0 Name — __------------------------------------ ----------------- — ---------- A d d re ss the speaker. Following this a concert lies our utmost moral and material) presented by the glee and Madrigal suppor.t a policy which Hitler if he: clubs under the direction of Prof- is se king a fight with this country, fes-sor Petri. The fifty piece college could logically construe as a declara | orchestra will accompany a chorus of iion of war in effect. On the other side o f the fence the 190 voices. This is an opportunity to see and hear as thia concert will arguments have not been so well pu b.! be one o f the highlights of the con licked. In a recent issue the United States News summed up five princi-j ference. The homemakers o f Clackamas pal reasons for believing that this county will find the three and one- country is no, ,oing to war. First, says the News, the United | hall days o f the conference filled with educational and inspirational States can aid B.itian more by not helps for them. Speakers of interna fighting than by fighting. Britiun in tional note will be present. E. Stan other words needs supplies not men. ley Jones will discuss "The Part of If we entered the war it would bq Religion in International Affiars.” impossible to send much abroad,, as Dr. John T. Keisner executive secre-i our own under-supplied mllltaiy es tary o f the rural missions will speak tablishments would need all our fa c on “ Is a Christian Rural Civiliza tories could produce. tion Possible.” Other speakers of note Second,, the U. S. can help her will include Miss Rowntree head of own defenses more by staying out o{ the foods and nutrition department the war. The amis we send to Eng of the university of Washington, and land may be lost but we won’t lose Dr. Todhunter heud of home econo men so long as we remain a non-bel mics research at Washington state ligerent. And we will find out if our college. cats and planes are adequate for mo General assembly speakers will in dem war. England, in other words, clude Dr. MaGruder who has traveled will be the proving ground for the in many foreign countries and will ' products o f our factories. discuss “ The Present Intei national Third, thru the lend-lease policy Situation.” Dr. Branton of the uni the U. S. can exert its major effort versity of Oregon will speak on “ The In the war. Actually taking up arms Place o f Functional Religion in the against the Axis would not permit ui Home” . Under the topic "Happy to do more. , Hours Ahead,” Miss Harriet Long,, Fourth,, the fact that all-the-aU state librarian will give a short synop for-England policy ^pparfeatly has sis on new books. The extension spe the support o f a nation which is also cialist in family relationships Mrs. committed to maintaining peace is Buena M. Maris will conduct a panel construed in Administration circles discussion on “ Problems o f Abdo- as proof o f the fact that its plans lesence.” This panel discussion will and actions are sound. be based on a film. Dr. Erickson of Fifth, according to his intimates the state public health department the President really hates war, meant will give a talk on “ Dietary Deficien what he said during the campaign cies, Case Presentation.” and will do everything possible to Interest grodps will include de prevent war. He believes that his monstrations and lectures on the fol policy offers the surest road to peace lowing fields: Family relationships, and in that he is backed by large nursery school methods, clothing, numbers o f his political opponents. home furnishings, recreation, drama, All this does not take into consid music, landscape architecture and eration the fact that the Axis might foods and nutrition. make war on us, thus plunging us The program will also contain many into the conflict whether we want to recreation features. The concert by fight or* not. Military and political the college students on the opening experts for the most part don’t think night; a special exhibition o f folk that likely at this time. They point dancing in native costume on Wed out that Hitler doesn’t make a par nesday evening; a three art play by ticular point of "saving face” . As he the Clackamas county Concord dra has said himself he will not be bad matic group, direction o f Bess Brown gered into taking steps he believes will be presented in the high school dangerous. The experts argue that | auditorium; a style show depicting Hitler will not wage war against us modem spring fashions will be giv until and unless it suits his time en in the Memorial union ballroom time-table. And it is obvious that he on Thursday; the college band under has enough troubles on his hands now the direction o f Captain Beard will without asking for more. give several selections at the college Time, which heals all wounds and convocation on Wednesday and a cho solves all arguments will prove the rus o f Corvallis homemakers under soundness or weakness of ftiese var the direction o f Mis. Murdock will ious contentions. In the meantime sing at the assembly on Thursday af there are many thotful observers who ternoon. feel that we will be in wa" before the There will be exhibit.:, tours o f the year ends, perhaps within six months. campus, teas at the home manage Joe Martin the republican leader in ment houses where oi.e can see some the house is said to feel that. All the thing o f student life and each day an. people can do now is wait and see. opportunity to swim in the beautiful pool in the women’s building. M any W e ld in g O p era tion s There is no registration charge for the conference the only cost being To perform all the welding opera for meals and lodging which will be tions on a Chrysler all-steel body, around six or seven dollars for the 347 pieces o f welding equipment are fur days. equired. There are 3530 spot welds, For further details o f the confer 125 inches o f arc welding and 50 ence program or cost get in toucii nches o f gas welding on each body., with M Irene Leach home demonstia- according to the Hessel Implement tion agent whog office is in the Ore company o f Gresham, local Chrysler gon city postoffice building. listributors. Fit EE -------- ---- ----- ------------------------------ —— -------- -— SA M P L E C O P Y O N REQUEST » \ '' s' V 5 Order a special George Washington cake from our driver. Also decorated Somewhere in the mind o f every log rolls and cherry pies for Wash American citizen lurks this grim and ington’s birthday at 25 cents each. disquieting question, “ Will the Un Gresham Bakery.—Adv. ited States enter the war?” About every writer and speaker in See the Weaver Bros, and Elviry the country has been attempting to in that great laugh picture “ Grand satsifactorily answer that question Old Opry” at the Esta theatre Sun- for some time. You can find irrts- lay, Monday and Tuesday, February sistibJy logical arguments which make 23, 24 and 25. Other feature picture our entry into conflict seem inevit >n this big double bill will star Bette able as death and taxes, and you call Davis in “ The Letter” considered o n ' find equally logical arguments which of the supreme dramatic masterpieces attempt to prove we are in small if the world. See Bette in this great danger of being drtawn in. And as the ilcture of human emotions.—Adv. debate rages on a good many Amer icans who make no pretense to bein| Removal o f the “ moral embargo” experts find themselves sinking deep igalnst shipment o f airplanes to Rus. er into confusion. The standard polls still indicate sia was purely a diplomatic move. that the American people are oppos Russia is as air-tight a dictatorship ed to wrar even as they favor aid V as Germany or Italy and has played But British and England with “ all steps short c ball with Hitler. war.” At the same time the Ameri U. S. governments still hope that can people going by the same polls Russia may yet be weaned away from are convinced that if England tall* the Axis. Lifting the emhaigo was we may be the next on Hitler’s 11s obviously designed to drive a wedge between Hitler and Stalin. o f victims. F’ear has been expressed that Rus The arguments that support thg theory that we cannot Ion t ke -p out sia will buy planes here and send o f war are obvious enough. We have them to Germany. That fear is large dropped all pretense of neutrality, ly groundless in that British and U we are simply non-bellige ents., com S. army back orders will keep our They mitted to the hilt on England’ s side. factories busy indefinitely. We have damned the dictator in un won’t be able to take on new busi ness. equivocal terms. The leaders c f both the political parties, the President and Mr. Wilkie are aggressively pro- It’s ■ Small World British and anti-Nazi. And we ar- Jupiter, largest of the planets. about to embark on a new policy could contain 1,300 bodies the size which will give England and her al ol the earth. SHOW You and your Family are Cordially Invited to attend our Big Caterpillar - John Deere Tractor and Implement Show A T THE EAGLES H ALL, G R ESH AM Over W. R. Hick’s Store, 2nd and Main Streets Tuesday, February 25th 7 :3 0 P. M. Three Hours of Entertainment See the feature motion picture “ Melody Comes to Town,” with popular Hollywood cast; also the entertaining, instructive motion pic tures “ The Shepphards Take a Vacation” and “ What’s New In Farm Equipment.” See the “ cut away” Caterpillar Tractor parts showing inner construction and action. R efresh m en ts w ill b e S erved . N o A d m issio n A F ree Show fo r Y ou in A p p r e c ia tio n o f Y o u r B usiness Hessel Implement Co. Main Avenue, Gresham, Ore. 38 ■ -..il - ■ The ,, = NE IV 1941 General Electric Refrigerators Are Here I More than a dozen beau tiful new G-E models at lowest prices and easiest teems in history, THIS “BIO 7 " General On «trie AS L O W AS $ 119.95 Easy Payment Plan 'IT'S G-E FOR ME!" More people prefer a General Electric than any other refrigerator— and now G-E Refrigerators are priced within reach of every budget. 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