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LUMBER HOPE IS ALL IN FUTURE Property N o w Deteriorating Will Be Repaired When Prosperity Returns tl're« • Lumber ) Ths general outlook, which ha» continued to go from bad to w o rn •Ince the first of the year, unquee- tlonably presents the gloomiest pic ture today that It has at any time during the many discouraging months since the slump began. Instead of showing the seasonal improvement which It usually does, the first half of September has proved to be the flattest spot so far experienced. The breuk In the Atlantic coast cargo market and the further tapering o ff In export business have Jerked out from un der the tottering m arket the only two props that It had. The Inevit able result of selling lumber for less than cost of production Is m ak ing Itself more apparent each week as the list of commercial fatalities amongst manufacturers continues to grow. The greatest optimist would have a hard time pointing to one thing upon which hope could be based for any sort of an Improvement the re mainder of this year. Must lumber men are willing to concede that the coming winter threatens to see the demand for lumber come to a near standstill and consequently It la a hard m atter to find anyone who ex pects an Improvement before spring at the earliest. Crops have been harvested and the producers, like the manufacturers of lumber, find themselves unable to get back the cost of production. It Is not a mat ter of choice, they do not have the money to spend and this In turn is a most discouraging influence on the Industrial sections of the coun try that have been looking hope fully to the farmers to start a buy ing revival. The immediate prospects for the lumber industry are unquestionably extremely poor and the only hope to be gained is through looking far Into the future. A study of vacant residential property In the larger c ties shows that while there are many thousands of buildings un occupied they are for the most part obsolete structures and Inquiry develops that there are many m il lions of dollars being held In sav ings banks today by people who have accumulated funds purposely for home construction and when business reaches the bottom of the hill, as It must eventually, a flood of orders should be released which will cause lumber prices to re bound very quickly from the depths they have now reached. The present condition of the lum ber m arket Is fa r beyond any con trol of the people In the industry. There Is nothing to do but make the best of It and that many will fall by the wayside before the brighter days arrive Is a foregone conclusion, but those who are for tunate enough to survive will see the lumber Industry again pros perous as the cycle of buslneee takes the upward swing which al ways follows every depression. Fanners’ Union Plans Welcome For Teachers Eggs Arc Scattered Over Highway Eggs wers scattered fur a dis tance along Pacific highway to (he eouth of the city Sunday night when a truck loaded with "hen- fruit" went Into the ditch. Al though the truck turned over and the cab was crushed to the ground, M. L Squires of Koaeburg, owner and operator of the truck, eecapcd without a scratch. e Mr Squires Informed Stats O f ficer Morgan that he was turning out to avoid another truck, loaded with horees. (hat was parked part ly on the highway, when he ob served that another car was over* taking and passing him from the rear, while another wae approach ing. and that If he continued to turn out he would crash one or both cars. To avoid euch an acci dent he took to the ditch. He reported that when he had been extricated from the cab of his truck the truck responsible for the accident had disappeared The ac cident was not reported to the of ficer for an hour or more, and by that time the offending truck had made Ita getaway. The truck was not unloaded un til about 10 o'clock thal night, when an Ineurance adjuster came from Portland. Over 75 cases were shipped out that night and 11 or more cases were sorted out later, making the lists considerably small er than at first anticipated. The driver stayed with the truck until late Monday night, when the re mainder of the cargo was picked up by another truck Local boys vied with each uther In seeing who could eat the moat raw or roasted eggs while they kept the driver company. The truck owner, who arrived early Sunday evening, seemed so disgruntled over hie loss that he left the driver to watch the truck until late Monday evening with no pro vision for his food except the eggs in the truck. The driver was w ith out money, but local residents sup plied him with three meals. AGRICULTURAL LIME The first agricultural lime from the mines of the Quicksilver syndi cate at Black Butte eras received here this week and was taken by C. E. Stewart, county fru it Inspector, to his place on Mosby creek. The lime was discovered several months ago while efforts were being made to uncover new depoelta of cinna bar ore. In which quicksilver le found. It le possible that the lime may provo as valuable as the cin nabar. The lime was burned In the rotary furnaces used In baking the cinnabar ore. W hile this did not do as complete a Job as regular lime furnnees. Mr. Stewart le of the opinion that the product will be en tirely eatlsfactory In eliminating soil acidity. I f euch Is the case, farmers of this section of the state will be able to get lime at a much lower price than ever before and a new Industry will be developed This Is one of the few largr lime depoelts of the state. D au g h ter of Visitors In ju re d . Suffering from a fractured pelvis and severe internal injuries. L il lian Puillan, six years old, Is In a Eugens hospital In a critical con L A T H A M , Sept. 2 2 .-< Special.)—■ dition as the result of an automo Coast Pork local of the Farmers' bile accident In Springfield Thurs union w ill hold a basket dinner and day night of last, week The child get-together meeting Friday eve is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. ning. September 25, In Hebron hall Puillan of Altoona. W a s h , visitors In honor of teachers In nearby in this city. The accident happened on Main school districts in which there are Farm ers- union members. The din street. Lillian and another little ner w ill be held between 6:30 and girl had started to cross ths street. 7:30 and will be followed by a pro H er companion stopped but Lillian went on. A delivery truck driven by gram a t 8 o’clock. School districts Included are John Adams, according to the Black Butte. London, Hebron. La Springfield tra ffic report, passed tham, Mountain View, Divide. Silk The driver swerved to avoid hitting Creek and The Cedars. A special In Lillian's companion and as the vitation also has been given the truck turned out Lillian was knock Lane county warehouse board to a t ed down by s fender. tend the supper and program. M rs. T . M. Boyd In ju re d . The evening's program will be as Mrs. T. M. Boyd of this city suf follows: Plano solo, Mabel Rah nan; selections by group of violins, Lon fered a fractured arm In an auto don district; readings, Mrs. John L. mobile accident at Corvallis when Kelly; violin solo. Evelyn Coiner; the Boyd car, being operated by Mr. welcome to teachers on behalf of Boyd, was struck by a truck. The rural homemakers. Miss Gertrude Boyd car whirled around but did Skow, county home demonstration not tip over. Mrs. Boyd was thrown agent; vocal solo, Melville Hanna; around In the rear of the car and talk, "R ural Teachers and Country the fractured arm resulted. Mrs. Life," Herman L afky, Smith-Hughes Lydia Boyd, sister of Mrs. T. M. Instructor at Cottage Grove high Boyd and sister-in-law of M r. Boyd, school; Introduction games and so was also a passenger In the rear seat, but she suffered no Injuries. cial hour. B a tte ry H o lds Feed. Members of battery "E ” held a bean feed Tuesday night following regular drill. The feed was paid for with profits from a canteen con ducted at annual encampment. A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION During September $1.50 Thia Is the biggest bargain The Sentinel has offered since before the war. Those in arrears may take ad vantage of the offer by paying arrearages to date, at the old rate, when they will be entitled to a year In advance at $1.50. Those paid In advance may pay a year In advance from date of expiration, or they may have amount paid in advance de ducted from $1.50 to make pay ment to a year from now. Examples; A subscriber paid In advance to next November is paid 30 cents In advance. He may de duct the 30 cents, pay 31.20 and be paid to a year from now. COTTAGE GROVE SENTIN EL n i mhkk au C O T T A G E G K O V K , I.A N E W i U N T t O K E tM lN . F R ID A Y , M K P T K M ItK M I f V O L U M E X I. LORANE EAIR 10 SE HELD TONIGHT P y ra m id Form ation 2 2 -(Tent D in n e r Is Said to Satisfy Egg Is Next lAlhvns l*r«u ) A Cottage Grove man owns a lllack Minorca hen that presented 8ohool Children of That Oom him with an egg that measures 7% ! by MQ Inches. But Hie peculiar i thing about said egg In that wllh- niunity Will Exhibit i In It was a second egg larger than Their Product«. the average hen egg The Collage 1 Grove man has a moat valuable ! hen. whether he knows It or not a The Lorane district will hold Ita hen endowed with mass productive third annual school fair this F ri IHisslbllltles Juel Imagine what »he day (September 28) In the high 1 may be mads to accomptlah under school building. guidance of a scientific breeder Three hundred first and second j Who knows, she may become pi lass will be given for the beet Kiatidlirn to a new strain of pullets exhibits of sewing, manual tra in , capable of producing eggs In pyra ing, canning and vegetables and mid formation not unlike those fruits, produced by the children of stacks of Ice cream cones one aeee the community. I on display down at W atkins soda Exhibitors will be divided Into i fountain. four groups. The lower grades of the elementary school will compose one group; the higher grades of the gram m ar school will compose the second; the high school will be classed as the third group; the adults (who will receive only rib bons for superior products i will make up the fourth group. There will be an exhibit of his torical relics of the Lorane com Chamber of Commerce Commit munity. tee Hog Conference With There will be a program of band music by the Cottage Grove band Forestry Officials and other miscellaneous numbers There will be no admleelon fee and any one Interested has been Invited That there le strong probability to attend. The only concession will be an I hat satisfactory changes -ran bs "eats" booth, operated by high made In the contract between An- school students for the brneflt of itersun * Middleton and the leder their student body treasury. Candy. nl government for cutting tlmbei In Ice cream, pop, peanuts, popcorn, the Umpqua forest was the word coffee, salad and "hot dogs'* w ill be j brought hack from Portland by a sold Friday afternoon and evening i-ommlttce that visited Ihe regional I forester's offloe In Portland Satur by the students The 1-orane district fair Is an day and had a conference with nually sponsored by the patron- Assistant Regional Forester J. D. teachers association. It has placed , Guthrie. It has been said that conditions Leslie Herendeen In charge as man ager and Mrs. Hattie Mitchell as imposed by the government are secretary Sub-committees will a t such that logging operations are made so expensive that Itu expert-j tend to details. All entries must be on display by enced lumbermen will attempt to 12 a. m. Friday (If they are (o be operate. It wae understood from Judgedl. Ben F. Keeney will Judge previous reports that It would he flowers and poultry; O S. Fletcher ' Impossible to get the governmrnt will Judge fruit, vegetables and ani i to make any changes In Its con- mals, Julius Harsh will judge man tract, but the committee was aa- ual training and M rs Hetty Kap- ■ured thal euch la not the case and pauf will Judge cooking and sew thal modification to meet condl- . lions prevailing In any area la pos- ing ' xlble, thal It 1« the government's IMillcy to Impose no conditions that make sale of Its timber impossible Aa there was no specific request for the change of any condition In the Anderson A Middleton contract, no action could be taken, but those In terested were invited to submit D O R EN A , Ore . Sept. 22. (Spe changes desired by anyone contem cial.) —- Vigorous growth of wild plating operations. flora corroborates predictions that The Anderson * Middleton con (hare will be a lata fall and a win- tract has been kept alive by exten (rr tempered with mildness. The sions grained by the government, Evergreen blackberry, which grows hut le about |o expire within a few In random wlldneea in thia section, months. after having produced a regular crop of uncommonly large berries, le now bearing a second crop, the mass of green berries now begin ning to turn. The beautiful dogwood, growing In profusion In the mountain areas. Is In many Instances blooming a second time while the buds of the first blooming are passing Into their The Arcade theater has been leas mature stats. The wild trailing vine ed to F. M Crablll, Eugene, preal Identified by Professor Sweetser of dent of World Attractlona corpora U. of O. as the twin flower, which tion and operator of the Heillg He sends Its fragrance Into the moun will take poeeesslon October 2 and tain air early In the spring. Is an expects to spend a large part of hla other of the second bloomers, as ' lime here. well as the sweet Jasmine. Star Witness'* w ill be M r. Cra- The pine or boomer squirrel, blll'e opening picture and some of whose scolding bark la heard every the best pictures of the ysar have where In the mountains at this l been contracted. time of year while he hustles here A marquee la to be constructed and there gathering a w inter etore, over the theater entrance and a Is taking little cognlaance of ap Neon sign has been ordered. proaching winter, and even the little W. M Morelock. who has owned chipmunk Is continuing hla summer the theater for ten years, expects to frolic a tittle later than usual. | remain In the city. Cleo Morelock will remain as operator and mech anician. COTTAGE GROVE PLAYS EUGENE HIGH TODAY C a lif o r n ia n s (Tome I’’or Pleasure C L A T S K A N IE . Ora.. Kept. 21 Californian» are corning to Ore "A 22-cent company dinner that gon In large numbers, not because they believe opportunities are great satisfies" la balng featured in Co Thirty Turning Out for Daily er here, but because nt the pleasant lumbia county homes this month, Practice but All Men | conditions under which one may acrorfllng to Mrs. Harsh Case, coun live In Oregon This Is on the word ty home demonstration agent. The Are Light. 1 of I f M Overton, reel eetale agent menu Includes chiefly home grown ' of Burbank, who was In Ihe state foods and reads Veal casserole with I during Ihe past week and has lo- Cottage Grove high school will , rated many Californians In this vegetables, eluffed tornalo salad, play Ite first game of the season I state. prune-banana cream, rookies. jth is afternoon, when the locals will Thia dinner. prepared by four 4-11 M r Overton finds a great de- club girls, was served during Ihe ! meal Eugene high school In Eu- I tnund in hie slate for small ranches I gene Coach O. M Itagley will be county fair to members of the fair , in Oregon Those making euch In- board, members of the county unable to throw Ills strongest line ' qulrlee, he said, do not expect to up agalnsl the Kugrneans because ) make big money They know they court, the legislative representa live, president of the county bank a number of his first string players ’ ran make a good living with a few ■ are on (he shelf due to Injuries. ! rows, a few pigs, a few turkeys or ers' association and the extension I*roe|>ecte for a strong team are a few chickens, and that's all (hey agents. These I I county officials i fair, Coach Bagley said, although It want exrept the wonderful oppor recommend the menu to all Oregon Is too sally In the season to make lunllles to enjoy life In the great housewives. d efin ite predictions i outdoors, along fishing streams. In T h irty players are turning out . ’ he mountains Many have been for practice each night. Cottage attracted merely for the fishing and Giove will have a light learn 'In . hunting , year. Ihe entire aquad averaging Mr. Overton predicted that lx>a only 143 pounds, the first string Angeles would be the first city of averaging ISO pounds. In this re- i Ihe coast to recover from the de >| m > c I Eugene will have a decided pression. and said that the upward udvantage In Friday's game aa the trend already has started. He be- purple and white squad averages | llevnd complete recovery would be 175 pounds. Charge la Mode That Coat la around I slow, but that It Is certain Coach Bagley will build his team around ten lettermen. Gugglaberg $10,000 Annually, Seore and Breedluvr at ends, Hprankle tary Defenda and Burkett at guards. Crawford at center and Stewart, Pieuara, Ward, Horn and Hl eras In the hark- Whtdhet or not Isrne county shall field The biggest hole to fill on continue Ita annual fair will be j the team will be Ihe tackle post threshed out at the October meet lions, Coach Bagley having lost four ing of the county chamber nt com tackles. Black. W right, Kebelbeck merce, which will he held here. and Roberts, by graduation. The Carrie« Off High Soore and Herman Issfky of thia city Is chair crater |H>sitlon also is causing some Highest Individual Score man of a committee appointed at trouble, the present candidates be the September meeting of Ihe cham ing without much experience aa at Dayton ber to Investigate financial affaire Read Hemenway, who graduated In of the fair and make recommenda ! June, played the entire season last tions as to what should be done year in that position. Hersey and Stock Judging trams of Cottage Uther members are H. E Maxey of Gates in Ihe barkflsld also were Hprlngfteld and Ham Is h n u n of lost lo (his year's team through Grove high won honors at two con tests In which they participated Junction City. graduation. Robert F. Callahan of Eugene The material advanced from during the past week and their In made the charge that the fair has Junior high school was not especi structor, Herman Isifky, expects ■oat Hi. . oiinty an average of 310.. ally goad, according to the coach hla lade to make a splendid show (MX) duilng the past nine years II One of the new men on the squad ing at the l*aclflc International was said that attendance and re- who are showing up well In prac Livestock exposition, to be held relpts were much lower this year tice Hmlth and Sorenson are m ak next month. The tram placed first by a large than last and that there la a lack of ing strong bide for backfield bertha, interest which makes It doubtful I ’aul Thles, Claude M iller and Haf margin at a Future Farm ers fair whether the annual exhibition la ley for the tackle Jobs. Dan Kelly held Saturday at Dayton. The local worth what It coats The stats legis for an end position and Billy Linn learn matte a clean sweep In all lature has in recent years consid for renter However Hmlth nas classes and leiwrence Kent carried ered withdrawal of appropriations been «lowed up by leg injuries and off honors for highest Individual for fair purposes. Sorenson Is out with a sprained score Other members of the team Mrs Mabel Chadwick, secretary ankle M iller also la out with a were Edgar Hunt and I<eo Dugan. of the fair, made Ihe claim In a re sprained ankle, while Raymond Other trams participating were port filed with the chamber thal Thles in the backfield Is out with Amity. McMinnville, Forest Grove, interest has Increased, as shown by ' a hip Injury. It le doubtful whether Gresham. Newberg, Lebanon, Day- the number of entries and attsn these players will get Into Friday's t«n and Cloverdale. The local team placed second In dance, and that practically all game. Cottage Grove's first home game a contest Tuesday at the Clackamas premium money goee to Is n r coun county fair. The team won high will be played Saturday. October 3. ty exhibitors It Is expected that there will be with North Bend as the opposition. honors In Judging Holstelns, Darrel Arne placed second In judging a spirited discussion of the subject sheep. Leo Dugan placed first In from both sides at the meeting to Judging swots and also was third be held here. * highest in Individual scores. L tw - F E. Mendenhall of thia city, rencs Kent was also a member of Roy Booth of Eugene. Hans Peter the team. son of Florence and C. W Allen of Thirteen other schools partici Vida wers appointed members of pated. Including teams which have another committee that will elt in hern consistent winners at the Pa with the county budget committee w hin tin- fair appropriation f<n Aaron Percell Applegate, 73. Yon cific International They were as IW32 is up. The county chamber will calla pioneer, uncle of Mrs. Henry follows Canby. Newberg. Dayton, have held Ite meeting here before Hubbell of thia city, died suddenly Corvallis, Molalla, Silverton, Inde the budget committee meets. of heart failure Thursday night of pendence. Amity, McMinnville. Leb last week from heart trouble while anon and Woodburn CHANGESAREPDSSIBLE GOVERNMENTCONTRACl UP COUNTY CHAMBER W i 1 d F l o r a I s I n Bloom Again ARCADE THEATER IS LEASED EUGENE MAN Cameron Resumes Talks O ver S ta tio n KORE Radio In te rfe re n c e to Be Swatted. Radio owners have been asked to meet at 8 o'clock tonight (F rid a y) in the city hall to consider noise Rev. D. P. Cameron's radio hour elimination plana. Man-made radio over station K O R E of Eugene han Interference Is said to be oa the In been resumed. The opening pro- crease and Friday's meeting will gram of the fall was held Sunday. I consider ways anil means of swat A program will be given each S u n-, ting this static that Is ruining radio day between 3:80 and 4 30 programs for local listeners The "An Unashamlng Gospel'' was city already has an ordinance on Rev. Cameron's toplo for last Sun thlk subject and II Is possible that day’s program. Other numbers on enforcement of this w ill be asked. the program follow Duet, "Old Rugged Cross," Claude Oordon and I. O. <>. E. G ra n d M a s te r to V isit. Mabel Rose; Instrumental selection, Homer D. Angell, grand master "There’s a Great Day Coming." j of the I. O. O. F„ will pay an o ffi Professor Landles and fam ily; vo cial visit to the Cottage Grove cal solo, "T h a t’s W hy I Love H im ,” lodge Saturday night. The meeting Ruth Chamberlin; duet, "Let the will be open to members of the Re Ixiwer Lights Be Burning," Claude bekah lodge and their families. A Gordon and Mabel Roes; d u e t,: number nt nearby lodges have sig "Jesus, Rose of Sheron," H. Morris nified their Intention of sending and Ruth Chamberlin; Instrumen delegations. A social hour with re Relief lec tu re Given. tal selection, the Landles fam ily; freshments has been planned (o W. J. Butler of Creswell lectured duet, R. J. Gordon and Mnbel Ross follow the meeting Munday night In Swanson hall on F ined fo r Selling Itad F ru it. relief for the unemployed and for Roberta In a t M o to r Com pany, distressed farmers. He proposed an Fran k Peoples pleaded guilty In Clyde Roberts has become asso Issue of 15 billions In "no Interest” Eugene justice court Friday to a ciated with Jack Mauldlng In con- U. 8. treasury certificates, to be re charge of selling diseased and In duct of Ihe Cottage Grove Motor paid by workmen In wages, and n fected fruit. Justice of the Pence! company. Mr. Roberts was con holiday on mortgage foreclosures. Dan Johnston Imposed a fine of nected with the Anderson A M id 325 but gave a year's suspension. dleton lumber interests here for a The United States now holds 34,- The charge wae preferred by J. number of years. 90(1,000,000 of gold, more than three- R. Htansberg, state horticultural In fifths of the world's supply. spector. Arch Files. The Hentlnel. THE FEAÌ11EKHEADS Ur Uiborne * Westers H»e»«eee» I eie*I STOCK JUDGING TEAM IS DIES HEART TRDUDLE WHILE LIGHTING TIRE Hawley Is Urged To Rush Reedsport Harbor fighting fire at the home of a sis ter. Mrs. Catherine Francis. A shifting wind swept a slashing blaxe from neighboring property over the Francis farm Nearby resi dents responded to form a bucket brigade in which Mr Applegate as sisted Over - exertion and excite ment brought on a heart attack and he dropped dead on the roof of the house. W hile Ihe body wae being lowered lo the ground, the flames gained euch headway It was Im possible to halt them and the house mid cm tents were destroyed Mr Applegate was born In Yon calla In 1858 and spent practically all his life In Douglas county He was engager! In real estate opera- lions for many years. Three sta ler». Mrs Anna McCurdy, Mr». Edna Craighead and Mrs. Francis, all of Yoncalla, survive. Funeral services were held Saturday F E Mendenhall, chamber of rommerce secretary. K K Mills. B K. letwson and Elbert Bede attend ed a meeting held at Reedsport F ri day at which Congressman W. C. Hawley was the gurel of honor. The congressman was urged Io do every thing within hie |sjwer to hurry construction of a south jetty for the Reedsport harbor, to make It ac cessible for ocean going vessels He said that he never has believed the plan now In operation, that of hav ing one Jetty and maintaining deep water with dredging, would prove successful, and he Is an ardent pro ponent of Ihe second Jetty, which would result In the water digging Its own channel. He said that he would urge the chief engineer to use 3500,000 which Is now available to get the work started. The Cottage Grove delegation a t tended the meeting merely to show the Interest of this city, which hopes to benefit from development Despite Ihe fact that this has of the harbor aa an ocean port. It | been a year of unusual depression le believed m aterial freight savings in the lumber Industry, shipments would result. from the Cottage Grove station of Ihe Southern Pacific were 15 care greater during August of this year ■<rnve fo r College. Following are some of those who . than during the same month last have left during the past week for year. Added to this were 38 cars of Institutions of higher learning: hog fuel, of which none was ship Lloyd Griggs, John King, I-oran ped a year ngo. Htewart, Donald Umphrey, Tom Sale» Force Sent Here. W right. Read Hemenway, Georgs Hal Flora of Eugene has been Hcheufele and Jean Alllton. Oregon State college; Louise Wynne, Mon transferred from the Standard Oil inouth normal; Leston Durham, company's Flamo department to Dale Gates, A l i c e Sheets and this city to have charge of the sales Itnmona Hprlggs, Ashland normal; department for the N atural Gas Elbert Smith, Carl and Ralph Mon corporation. He will be assisted by roe, W llberta Wilson, Delrnas Rich W. D. Dunlap of Eugene. The two mond, Josephine Wiseman, Howard have moved here. The Standard Oil company haa Taylor, Harold and Beth Bede, U. of O.; Jerrlne Burrows, Albany col taken over management of the gas lege. corporation, which formerly was a subsidiary, and Is putting over a (remendona sales campaign. Arch Files. The Sentinel. | Lum ber Shipments Up During August ( è it V Is C om plim ented Bv Tourists The impression t h a t Cottage makes upon the visitors Is Indicated by the following letter which has been received by The Sentinel SAN TA BA R B A R A , Cal.. Sept. 17. We were on a tour through the slate of Oregon recently and of all the smaller cities we found Cottage Grove to be one of the cleanest and most orderly along the coast. We visited your armory. We have some beautiful buildings In Santa Bar bara. but we felt that your armory has us beat. It's beautiful We like your scenery above everything, es pecially Ihe water. W hat Is the sub scription price of The Sentinel? "Whnt Is Cottage Grove noted for besides lumber? "The Hicks Fam ily.” Is>g4on A u x ilia ry Electa. Mrs. F. L. Grannis was elected president of Calvin Funk unit No. 32 of the American Legion auxiliary at Its meeting Monday night. Other officers elected follow; Mrs. R. H. Fields, first vice president; Mrs. A. H. Monson of Drain. Recond vice prealdent; Mrs. John C. M iller, sec retary; Miss M ary Clerln, treasur er; Mrs. Vlnal Randall, chaplain; Mrs. R. B. Reed, historian, Mrs. W illiam Bachelder, sergeant - a l arms; Mrs. Fred Rennett, Mrs. W arren Daugherty and Mr». Peter Nelson, members at large of the executive committee. Installation will be held Monday evening, October 5, In the armory. Mrs. 8. 8. George of Eugene, de partment vice prealdent, will he In stalling officer. A covered dlah din ner will precede Installation. Plans were made for a Hallowe'en dance to be given Saturday, Oc tober 31, In the armory to raise money for charitable projecta of the auxiliary. S’Funny? WAGE CUTTING IS LI 4 L President Say» Lowering of 8cale Below Living Cost Is Disa*trou» P O R T L A N D , O re , Kept 21 - Htablllxed wages In the entire lum her Industry la the first essential for stabilised lumber prices, accord ing to W. C. Ruegnlts. president of the 4L organisation. Portland. He said th al It was the low-wage saw m ill operations that have been cut ting the prices of lumber until now (here la no profit for anyone and severe losses for many. A large number of plants have been forced to close down rather than to con tinue to sell their product a t a lo«*. Ruegnlts commended the ply wood manufacturers who recently agreed they, would not pay less than 33, which la the 4L minim um scale for common labor set by the 4L board of 12 employer and 12 em ploye directors. "The situation the lumber Indus try Is now facing,” said Ruegnlts, "Is the moat serious It has ever ex perienced. The situation has been greatly aggrevated by employers who have cut wages below 33 for 8 hours and have then cut prices of lumber so low that the Industry is facing bankruptcy. The operation», both w ithin and without the 4L. which are paying the 4L scale of wugee or better, have to face the competition of low-wage mill». For two years now some mills have con tinued to cut wages and each cut has been followed by lowering of lumber prices. "Fair-m inded lumbermen through out the Pacific northwest urge that wage cutting be stopped and that all operations stand solidly with the 4L foi a firm minim um wage base for the entire Industry It 1» a mat ter of decency to labor and also a fair basis from which lumber prices can be brought up to a profitable level. Stabilisation must start on a firm base fa ir to all concerned A reasonable wage base Is an ab solute necessity. "There Is another thing The mills paying low wages are a liability to the community. A man earning less than 33 a day cannot support him self properly, to say nothing of supporting a wife and children. This la especially true now because of part time operation forced by low volume of business. Employes cannot buy things actually needed, living standards are lowered, and the business of the entire commun ity suffers " It Is vital to the welfare of the industry and the entire community that operators stand solidly rerlth the 4L for a 33 minim um wage al the present time The industry could then ask and receive a fair price for lumber. Just as much lum ber would be sold. Employe», em ployers and the public alike would benefit." Methodist Church Has Rally Day Exercises Rally day was observed last Sun day at all service» of the Methodist church. Good attendances were re ported. An Interesting pageant, "Forward and Upward,” was presented at the Sunday school hour w ith 56 per sons taking part, it was directed by Mrs. Alice Breedlove, Mias Ellen Arnest and Mias Zenna Moughmer. New members were received at the forenoon church service. Pastor M eredith A. Groves, In the spirit of rally day. preached a timely mes sage on "The Home and Christian Education." Miss Ellen Arnest led the rally meeting of the Epworth League. A feature of the program was a short playlet, "The W ine at the Wed ding." Included In the cast were Ellen Arnest, Edna Harvey. M il dred Chapman, Victor Goff. Orville E tte r and M. A. Grove A college night service, honoring those who w ill attend college and university this fall, was held at the 7:30 church service. H erbert W Lombard, F. L. Grannie and M. A. Groves gave short talks on various phases of college life. The commit tee In charge of the college night “program was M. A. Groves, 8. L. Maekln, Donald Umphrey. Lillie Keitxer and Ellen Arnest. Secs W orld W ithout Spending Money "How to See the W orld W ithout Spending Anything" m ight well ^e the subject of a story to be written by Howard Taylor, eagle scout of this city. The lad started to hike to Crater lake carrying a pack. He had only a small amount of money with him, but he was fortunate In being picked up by motor cars and when he got to Medford he teok a fire fighting Job for a short time. He completed the trip to the lake, again finding It easy to get rides, and did very little w alking on the return trip home, where he arrived with 31 more than he had when he left a few days before. Hanson Brothers Mill Goes Into Operation D O R E N A , Ore., 8ept. 20. (Spe- ., ria l.)—The new sawmill recently In - j stalled on Layng creek, tributary to J Row river, Is now In operation, un- ■ tier the management of Hanson 1 Brothers, formerly operating on Mosby creek. The mill site Is about half way up the canyon to the north of the Oregon. Pacific A Eastern railroad main line. A large body of prime timber has been tapped. A plank truck road la being con structed from the mill to the load ing dock, where lumber Is already being loaded on cars for market. The plant Is estimated to have 20,000 one shift cut.
