(Coitane (Brooe Sentinel
V O L U M E X I . V II
< K*tahll«»ir<| Ju n e Ift, IMO >
I H A V E com pleted tt t r ip o f
3.347 m ile» d u rin g w h ich I v is ite d
p r a r t lc M lIy
evs rv
n e w s p a |M *i
in
th e
•ta ts .
T h e e d ito rs are a M pleudid
bunch o f fe llo w s, hut some o f them
d o n 't ta k e th e ir )<»b as ae ilo u a ly a*
• t bars.
I fo u n d one »hop at w h ich
the e d ito r, th e o n ly em ploye, h a d n 't
a rriv e d at 10 o 'c lo c k on p u b lic a tio n
day
T he vla lta to the new spaper
offkcee were m ade m ore plea h a nt
by the fa c t th a t a b o ut h a lf the
e d ito r» have th e ir w iv e * w o rk in g
w ith them
• • •
O N E O F T IL K heet k n o w n
e d ito r« o f the s ta te la ( 'la r k W ood
o f W eaton. w ith a (x ip u la tlo n o f
about »«) He has become fam ous
hecauae o f hie c o lu m n o f p a ra
g ra p h s th a t have
been lib e ra lly
quoted by L ite ra r y Ihgeat
C la rk le a v e rs a tile chap.
A ab o rt tim e ago the m ayo r
w asn't In to w n to give th e address
o f welcom e at a fa ir tH*ing held at
WeaUm. so C la rk was asked to ta ke
th e m a y o r's place
T h e n It was discovered th a t
the p re sid e n t o f the fa ir w asn't
present to give th e response, so
<*1ark was called upon to give the
(«spouse to his o w n address o f
welcom e
• • •
A T C A N Y O N C IT Y 1 was In
fo rm e d there never had been any
t r a f f ic re g u la tlo n a a nd
the
c ity
n e v e r has had a t r a f f ic accident
It has a p o p u la tio n o f about 300
E d ito r H a ig h t rlaim e«!* Can
yon C ity was once th e la rge st c ity
in th e state, and th e p o p u la tio n
w a sn 't as la rge th e n as it now Is.
T h a t was soon a fte r gold was d is
covered there
• s s
W H E N I A R R IV E D at O n
ta r io at 9 o 'c lo c k I fo u n d everyone
g o in g home fo r th e eve n in g meat.
1 had lost an h o u r th ro u g h change
to m o u n ta in tim e , hut | got It back
th e neat day w hen I s ta rte d west
a g a in
• • •
W E IN T H E V A L L E Y , w ith
s e r v ic e s ta tio ns, e a tin g place« and
« a tnp in g g ro u n d s c lu tte rin g
the
roadside, do not realixe, unless we
go on a t r ip to get a c q u a in te d w ith
o u r atate. w hat c o n d itio n s m ay be
elsewhere
A long C o lu m b ia h ig h w a y east
m any to u ris ts use the roadside fo r
n ig h t ca m p in g
M nkc the t r ip th io u g h Can
yon C ity . B u rn s and L a k e v ie w to
K la m a th and you w ill le a rn to p la n
to reach a to w n fo r y o u r neat m eal,
and you also w ill f i l l y o u r gas ta n k
at everyone o f these places.
M y re c o lle c tio n
Is th a t
I
d id n 't see an e a tin g place betw aan
B u rn s « m l l«ak«*\iew. a d ista n ce o f
about IN) m iles, anti o n ly one f ill
17. 1936.
New 3C Camp Will Lane Christian Largest Enrollment 75.32 Per Cent
Of The City s
Locate At Kujada; To Convention Held In the History of
Lorane Church
Our Public Schools Taxes Collected
Improve RoadsThere
H K D Brown Auks Hunter»
To Remember Ftr. Permit»,
Telia of Bohemia Condition».
A new CC<' ca m p is slated fo r
H u ja d n , a t the lo c a tio n o f the old
cam p at th s I-ayn g creek H a n g e r
sta tio n , a c c o rd in g to a s ta te m e n t
m ade by I I E l>. B ro w n o f the
forest service, to m em bers o f the
C ottage G rove
c h a m b e r o f com
mere« Tuesday
W iille no d e fin ite
p la n s
have
h e m announced. It Is u n derstood
th a t the Iniys at th is cam p w ill en
gage in m ad w o rk , and w ill p ro b
a b ly Im pro ve the roads to th e Bo
hem ia m ines, as w e ll as o th e r
tra ils In the B o hem ia d is tric t
M em bers o f th e ch a m b e r ex
pressr«l th e ir a p p re c ia tio n o f M r.
Brown*» e ffo rts In se cu rin g
the
< am p. and also to o th e r fo re s try
men who hav« aided In th e deve lo p
m ent o f th e B o h e m ia d is tric t.
Since m an y lo ca l h u n te rs are ex
peeled
to
v is it
the
Bohem ia
c o u n try fo r th e o p e n in g o f the deer
season S unday, M r. B ro w n
has
asked h u n te rs to rem e m be r to ob
ta in th e ir fir e p e rm its before en
te rin g th e woods
T h e p e rm its
m ay be o b taine d
at the
I^ayng
creek B a n g e rs sta tio n .
"H a in s have m ade the woods safe
fo r th e present,*' says M r. B ro w n
'W h ile w e -h a v e seen a n u m b e r o f
does In th e Bohem ia c o u n try , bucks
have iw-eri q u ite scarce
I th in k
th a t h u n tin g c o n d itio n s th e re w ill
be about average, w ith no pMrt o f
the Bohem ia c o u n try v e ry m uch
lx t ie r th a n a n y o th e r section.
Ilo r e c e n t
S u n flo w e r « .
E ven n a tu re In th is section seems
to fa v o r I«andon, as In d ica te d by
the p r o lific g ro w th o f su n flo w e rs.
One o f these flo w e rs, g ro w in g In
p a rk in g In fr o n t o f tb s E co n o m y
Feed Store, a b lo ck
fro m
M ain
street, has a tta in e d a d ia m e te r at
th s base o f 1 \ Inches, has u n u su a l
ly heavy fo lia g e and stands nine
feet to th e base o f the enorm ous
head, w h ic h has a d ia m e te r o f 14
Inches and bears one seed fo r e ve ry
vote w h ic h I .andon Is expected to
get here. C o n trib u te d
S m a ll Ifcui ('«»nt Crop.
T he a g ric u ltu r a l c ro p « e p o itin g
board, W a sh in g to n , l> C., for»»»-r»ts
a 103d c o rn cro p o f
1 498.299.000
bushels, sm allest In m ore th a n 90
years
Local Livestock Judging
Team Wins Honors
C o m pe tin g w ith team s fro m 19
h ig h schools located In the W illa m
S p e a kin g o f th e s e citie s, one ette va lle y, th e C otta ge G rove
w ho tra v e ls to s o m e o f th e m Is led fa th e rs and sons liv e s to c k Judging
to w onder, as he covers m ile s and team , re p re s e n tin g the lo ca l c h a p
m ile s o f h ig h w a y w ith o u t seeing a te r o f F u tu re F a rm e rs o f A m e rica
sig n o f h a b ita tio n , w h a t the ex placed 2nd it the O regon S tate
cuse Is fo r se ttle m e n ts
F a ir, S eptem ber 10th
He w ill learn, i f he In q u ire s, th a t
M em bers o f th e C otta ge G rove
aw a y fro m the h ig h w a y« are great team in clu d e d M r lo ith ro p , C A.
ranches and a g ric u ltu r a l areas.
K in g and F re d
K e lly , fa th e rs ;
H u m s and Ig tk e v le w also have lx o n a r d K in g . H a rv e y K e lly . W ll
la rg e lu m b e r p a yro lls.
Ils I jt t h r o p and M e lv in T e n o ll. the
A t Ig ik e v le w I was to ld there s tu d e n t Juvkges
T h e y received a
were 30.000 c a ttle on one ranch, but la rge ba n ne r fo r th e ir h ig h ra tin g
th ro u g h eastern and c e n tra l O re
W hen the fa th e rs com peted fo r
got» one d o e sn't see th e country* honors C otta ge G rove dads placed
fro m th e h ig h w a y s the way he does s ix th ns a team .
In th e stu d en t
In the W illa m e tte valley.
team c o m p e titio n th e local boys
• • •
placed th ird . T h e y were ra te d as
•
A L T H O U G H to the tra v e le r b e tte r Judges th a n team s fro m
these c itie s and to w n s m ay seem O regon C ity , M c M in n v ille , C o rv a l
to he a tho usa n d m ile s fro m
no lis, Salem, N e w b e rg . W o o d b u rn and
where, some o f th e best people o f i o th e r co m p e tin g schools
the s ta te liv e then- and are sophis
I/e o n a id K in g waa s ix th h ig h In
ticated. T he g irls w e a r sock a th a t d iv id u a l In th e contest. M r I«nth-
stop below the knees
rop was seventh h ig h sco rin g fa th -
• • •
I <T.
E V E R Y W H E R E o n . , see«
sta le h ig h w a y crew s d o in g re p a ir
I t ta ke s fo u r to s ix years to raise
w o rk W h e n one tra v e ls h a lf n day an o rc h id fro m seed to bloom
w ith o u t seeing m ore th a n a dozen
car», aa ta th e ease on sections o f tw een here and P o rtla n d .
the In te rio r h ig h w a y s, he m ay
About th a t same
k in d
of
w o n d e r how the h ig h w a y s w e a r h ig h w a y Is fo u n d on m a n y in te rio r
nut. h u t th e h ig h w a y erew a are m a in roads In e astern O regon, but
th e re Io prove th a t th e y do.
the o ld -tim e b re a kn e ck speed o f 30
• • •
m iles Is slow speed now
In the old days we used to
IIO W M A N Y persons realize
how m uch atate h ig h w a y n e w s do b u m p alo n g on 89 pounds o f a ir.
Io keep h lg h w n y a In good e o n d lllo n N ew we g lid e a lo n g on 30 o r 39,
w ith kn e e -a ctio n wheels to ta ke
and presentable?
I saw one cre w engaged In out th e hum ps.
se e
»nagging s tra y pieces o f p a p e r th a t
D E S P IT E th e added expense
’ta il been th ro w n fro m ears. I sup
pose th e same cre w also p icked up to get m erch a n d ise to In te rio r
c itie s, I fo u n d p rices q u ite reason
e m p ty hotties.
• • •
able. A t one p o in t I got a steak
( I N K A P P R E C IA T E S
m od d in n e r fo r 00 cents b u t I ’d b e tte r
ern m o to r e q u ip m e n t
when
he check and see w h a t th e o ld expense
th a t.
tra v e ls o v e r
m acadam ized
h ig h account says about
• • •
ways.
IT 'S A S P L E N D ID
e xp e ri
I ra n re m e m b e r
w hen
30
tn llc s an h o u r was b re a kn e ck speed ence to get out and get acq u ainte d
o v e r th e m acadam ized h ig h w a y be- i w ith y o u r ow n state.
in g s ta tio n .
O O T T A O K G M O V B . L A N K C O U N T Y . O H M .O N . T i l l H S D A Y , S E P T E M B E R
Ix>rane, Sept 1ft.
(S p e cia l.)
T he t-ig h lre n th L in e C o u n ty < ’h ris-
tia n c o n ve n tio n was held a t
the
L o ra n e C h tlu tia n c h u rc h M onday.
Septem ber 14 J M. S h e lly o f L o
rane was c h a irm a n H u th V a u g h n
was song
leader. T he
p ro g ra m
» ta ile d w ith song service and p ra y
er by Ed P o w e ll A n address, “ F a c
in g a ch a n g in g w o rld w ith C h ris t
in e d u c a tio n .” by C laude O 'B rie n ;
solo by H u th
Vaughn.
address,
" F a r in g a c h a n g in g
w o rld w ith
C h ris t in g o v e rn m e n t," Hev F ra n k
L Cook. A p it lu c k d in n e r was held
at th e gra n g e h a ll A fte r d in n e r re
p o rts w ere made by del* gates and
com m ittee». I, G Shaw, E E F a r-
m a n and O. T ho m p so n w ere ap
p o in ted to check th e n u m b e r o f
delegate« present
O a k rid g e won
the ba n ne r fo» tra v e lin g th e m ost
m iles
I t was decided to h o ld the next
c o n v e n tio n a t O a krid g e , w here they
are b u ild in g a ne w c h u rc h and ex
pect to have it rea d y fo r d e dica
tio n
A v e ry E m e rso n . Ed P o w e ll
and C laude O ’ B rie n were a p p o in te d
<»n th e p ro g ra m c o m m itte e fo r the
next c o n v e n tio n G race
F n rh a m .
w h o re c e n tly re lu m e d fro m Jai>an.
w here sh" was a m is s io n a ry , gave
an In te re s tin g ta lk , also sang In
Japanese A n address. " F a c in g a
c h a n g in g w o rld w ith C h ris t in re
lig io n was give n by Or. C h ild e rs
o f Eugene
C h u rch e s represented were P leas
a n t H ill. C o t t a g e G rove,
E lm ira ,
M arco la . S anta C la ra ,
F a irm o n t.
Eugene. S p rin g fie ld . O a k rid g e and
L o ra n e . A supper was served a t 6
p m w i t h services espe cia lly fo r
the y o u n g people Hev I. <5. Shaw
gave an address In th« evening.
Negro Spirituals
A n d Plantation
Melodies
T he
M isa lssip p latis.
form erly*
th e C o tto n Blossom q u a rte tte o f
the P in e y W oods School, P in e y
W oods. M ississip p i, w ill a p p e a r in
co n ce rt at the M E c h u rc h W e d
nesday. S eptem ber 23 a t 7 30
T he p ro g ra m w ill In clu d e such
n u m b e rs as “ S w in g L o w
Sweet
C h a rlo tt." " K e n tu c k y Babe." "B a lm
In G lle a 1,” and thoae e ve r p o p u la r
(Je ro m e
K e rn >-t Stephen
F o s te r)
co m p o sitio n s, "O ld M an R iv e r " and
“ Swanee R iv e r.”
T. J P r u itt, ba»» w ith the q u a r
te tte . has w o n q u ite a
fo llo w in g
w ith his h u m o ro u s rea d in g s fro m
the w o rk s o f th a t
noted
N e g ro
poet. P a u l L a u re n ce D u n b a r
B u ild in g A c tlv itle a .
P. C. P eterson is b u ild in g a ga
rage and woodshed on h is p ro p e rty
nt 1627 W est M ain.
W W. C ris m a n , 1008 W est M a in ,
has b u ilt a new garage.
W illia m H a ld e m a n is re m o d e lin g
a sto re b u ild in g nt 803 M a in .
M rs. N a n n ie H o p p e r Is re ro o fin g
h e r residence n t 711 B irc h stree t
Jesse C ra w fo rd ,
S o u th
R iv e r
Hoad, Is b u ild in g a wood shed.
N elson D u rh a m is re ro o fln g his
residence at 232 South 6 th stree t
W h e n In need o f p r in tin g th in k
f ir s t o f T he S e n tin e l
A Total of Seven Hundred
Seventy Six Register First
Three Day» of Opening Week
R e g is tra tio n in th e c ity
p u b lic
school» reached th e h lg h e »t In the
h is to ry o f the schools w hen th e en
ro llm e n t to ta led 776 fo r th e f ir s t
th re e days o f th e o p e n in g week
T h is Is due la rg e ly In the h ig h
school, a co rd in g to Mupt. H . B. R er
u n . to the o p e ra tio n o f th re e buses
fro m non h ig h school d is tric ts . In
c lu d in g Lon do n . D o re n a and B lue
M o u n ta in . A n u m b e r have also
re g iste re d w ho have m oved to the
c ity
d u rin g
th e
sum m er
fro m
o th e r states.
The e n ro llm e n t fo r
th e fir s t week la st ye a r was 729.
R e g is tra tio n
by
classes
and
grades fo llo w s
H ig h school. 98
fre sh m e n ; 91 sophom ores, 71 Jun
iors, 76 seniors. 6 post g ra d u a te s, a
to ta l o f 342. G f th is n u m b e r 132
are fro m n o n -h ig h school d is tric ts
and 18 fro m o th e r d is tric ts . B o th
th e senior and sophom ore classes
are the la rg e s t ever registered
here
T he h ig h school e n ro llm e n t
was 297 the f ir s t week o f la st year.
T h e W est Hide school: F ir s t
.
sef*«jnd. 16. th ird .
16,
fo u rth .
17: f if t h
14; s ix th ,
16;
seventh. 47; e ig h th . 97;
to ta lin g
199. the same as la st year. In the
west side school th e f ir s t and
second grades are co m b in e d u n d e r
one teacher, th e t h ir d and fo u rth
have one te a che r and th e f if t h and
sixth .
T he c e n tra l school F ir s t grade,
36. second. 29; th ird , 39; fo u rth .
99; f if t h . 40; s ix th . 37. to ta lin g 249
w h ich is an increase o f 11 o v e r last
year.
Clar-e«. s ta rte d M on d a y and fo o t
b a ll p ra ctic e has been u n d e rw a y a
week
V is itin g (u m m a n d e r In s ta lls
la -g lim O fflc e rs .
T he A m e ric a n L e g io n , w ith D is
t r ic t C o m m a n d e r T orgeson o f F lo r
ence as In s ta llin g o ffic e r, in d u c te d
In to o ffic e th e fo llo w in g a t th e
m ee tin g
M onday
n ig h t: " A lv ls
M rs. S arah Jane C ro w , a ffe c tlo n - W ic k s , c o m m a n d e r: T e r r y M oody,
a tly k n o w n as " A u n t J a n e " by her fir s t vice c o m m a n d e r: J o h n D u n
vice
c o m m a n d e r;
m an y frie n d s , d ie d a t 2:30 th ia levy. second
m o rn in g a t th e hom e o f a d a u g h C hester V a n d e n b u rg . a d ju ta n t: D r.
te r. M rs. W illia m B a in b rid g e , a t W . E. Lebow . fin a n c e o ffic e r; V a l
s e rg e a n t-a t-a rm s.
901 Q u in c y Ave. F u n e ra l a rra n g e e n tin e M itc h e ll,
m en ts w ill be a n nounced la te r fro m A p p o in tiv e o ffic e rs w ill be nam ed
and in s ta lle d a t a la te r date.
M ills chapel.
M rs. C ro w was b o rn J a n u a ry 20. P lans w ere fo rm u la te d f o r an in
d u s tria l show w h ic h w ill be held
1843. In Io w a . W h e n a c h ild she
the la tte r p a rt o f O ctober. C h a rles
crossed th e p la in s w ith h e r p a re n ts
H a ll was a p p o in te d g e n era l c h a ir
In 1853 a nd lo ca te d In the S acra
m an. A t th e close o f th e m ee tin g
m e n to v a lle y In C a lifo rn ia .
F ive
a D u tc h lu n c h was served.
years la te r th e fa m ily cam e to th is
state and se ttle d In L o ra n e v a lle y
w est o f C ottage G rove. She was
th e w id o w o f th e la te R ic h a rd
C ro w , w h o passed aw a y a n u m b e r
o f ye a rs ago. M rs
C ro w was a
m em b e r o f th e F ree M e th o d is t
ch u rc h .
S u rv iv in g are tw o sons. O rv ille
C ro w . L o ra n e ; N a th a n C ro w , Y o n
c a lla ; fo u r d a u g h te rs . M rs. E m m a
M a tth e w s ,
M a rc o la . O re ;
M rs.
L a u ra L y le . P u llm a n . W a sh .: M rs.
T he A m e ric a n L e g io n w ill a g a in
E ffie C astor. Y a k im a . W a sh .: M rs. sponsor an In d u s tr ia l show and
E lm a B a in b rid g e , C ottage G rove. p la n s are u n d e rw a y w ith C h a rles
T h e re a re also tw e n ty g ra n d c h ild H a ll as g e n era l c h a irm a n .
T he
ren. sixte e n g re a t g ra n d c h ild re n dates, to be a n ifa u n ce d la te r, w ill
and e ig h t g re a t g re a t g ra n d c h ild - be th e la tte r p a rt o f O c to b e r and
w ill be held a t th e a rm o ry .
T h e show, w h ic h lasts tw o days,
is sponsored e v e ry fe w years by
the L e g io n and w ill be th e ir in it ia l
p ro je c t o f c o m m u n ity se rvice th is
ye a r. A ll m e rc h a n ts w ill have d is
p la y booths and m a n y d is trib u tin g
agencies o f p o p u la r w ares w ill g ive
Drenntr
d e m o n s tra tio n s
and
d is trib u te
sam ples o f m erchandise.
ly penciled w h ite o f b a ck upd fla n k
P o p u la r e n te rta in m e n t w ill be o f
b o rd e rin g th e b ro w n is h
slate o f fered as a p a rt o f th e p ro g ra m
m a n tle and w in g fro m w h ic h shines each e v e n in g and a g e n e ra l booster
the b r illia n t, c h a n g in g greens o f s p ir it w ill p re v a il th ro u g h o u t the
the secondaries.
c o m m u n ity Is the p la n o f th e com
H ere's th e sp a n ie l again, a nd was m itte e .
lu c k w ith us! She has b ro u g h t us
a fe m a le G reen w in g . J u s t about R e la tiv e s M eet A fte r 20 Years.
the d a in tie s t t h in g a m o n g d ucks.
M rs. C. F. R h in e h a rt o f C an to n.
L ik e m ost fe m a le
b ird s
she is N. C., and M r. a nd M rs R. M D il
denied b rig h t p lu m a g e except fo r la rd o f A tla n ta , Ga.. are sp e n d in g a
th e secondaries, w h ic h
have th e fe w w eeks a t th e hom e o f a cousin.
same c o lo rin g as those o f th e m ale Judson A lle n , In th e c it y a nd w ith
T h e re s t o f th e body Is v e ry M rs. R h in e h a rt’s a nd
M rs D il
sparsely penciled, th e f r o n t and la r d ’s b ro th e rs C laude and L e w is
breast b e in g m o s tly w h ite , a c c e n t A lle n in S u th e rlin a n d W o lf A lle n
ed w ith back a nd m a n tle o f lig h t a t VVendllng. T h is is th e ir f i r s t v is
sienna a nd w in g o f d a rk b ro w n .
i t In th e f a r w est a n d th e y express
T he G reen w in g te a l tN e ttlo n them selves as b e in g g re a tly pleas
e n ro lin e n sls) In h a b its th e w h o le o f ed a nd t h r ille d w ith th e w e s te rn
N o rth A m e ric a , M e x ic o a nd Cuba c o u n try , e s p e c ia lly
O regon.
The
and breeds fro m
th e
n o rth e rn v is ito rs and re la tiv e s h a d n o t seen
b o rd e r o f th e U n ite d States n o rth -! one a n o th e r In m o re th a n 20 years.
w a rd. I t appears In th e te m p e ra te
regions ns e a rly as A u g u s t. I t Is Red Cross Meeting.
th e sm alle st o f d u c k s and th o u g h t,
The C ottage Grove Red Cross
by sp o rtsm e n to be th e fa s te s t o f com m ittee will m eet a t th e City
w in g . I t fre q u e n ts lit t le
bayous H all a t 5:00 p. m. F riday, S eptem
w h e re th e w a te r Is s h n llo w
and ber 18th.
Mr. H ow ard P ickett,
feeds th e re w h e re th e kress and county roll call chairm an, will be
tn le roo ts are p le n tifu l.
present.
Pioneer Resident of
C. G. Section Dies
N a tu r e Sketches
By K. S.
T H E T E A I.
W h e n th e m o rn fro m g re y began
to tu rn , th e w h ir o f w in g s b ro k e
th e silence, a nd we saw th e teal
s tre a k in g across th e ho rizo n .
W e sa t m o tio n le ss ns th e lines
d re w n e a re r. S u d d e n ly; a r a ttle o f
shells, a c lic k o f steel, th e flo c k
wns overhead. One. tw o , three, te n !
n dozen! fe a th e i.d m eteors, th e ir
brenstg fla s h in g g o ld fro m th e rays
o f th e m o rn in g sun.
T h e y s w in g le ft; c irc le
to th e
r ig h t and come In fro m
behind.
R e a d y! One, tw o ,
th re e ,
bang!
ba n g! T w o bodies com e h u r tlin g
e a rth w a rd . "Go fe tc h ,"
a nd
our
tr u s ty sp a n ie l Is on h e r w ny. re
tr ie v in g Io o u r h and a speed k in g
o f th e fly w a y : n G reen w in g d ra k e
W h a t n b e a u tifu l fe llo w he Is!
J u s t n m ite o f n d u c k , fo u rte e n
in ches In le n g th and 22 Inches In
e x te n t o f w in g . E ye o f ric h lem on,
ye llo w enibeded In a lo n g fle c k o f
d a rk
v e lv e ty
green
su rro u n d ed
w ith s n tln -llk p fe a th e rs
o f deep
sepia on th e head and n e ck: ble n d
in g In to th e cre a m y and b ro w n
anotted fe a th e rs o f th e fr o n t. F in e
The c ity c o u n c il m et
M onday,
Septem ber 14, w ith th e fo llo w in g
m em bers present. M a y o r V ic to r
C ham bers, c o u n clIm e n Jesae L a n -
sln g 8 r., A . W
H e lllw e ll. E. R.
W iese and J. F. S afley. O. O.
V eatch was a p p o in te d c ity tre a s u r
e r fo r th e u n e x p lre d te rm o f Mam
Veatch. A n a u d it o f th e a cco u nts
o f th e la tte r a nd th e f ilin g o f a
bond in th e sum o f $13,000 by the
fo rm e r was ordered.
T he p ro p o s itio n s o f Coop and A l
len, N E. Glass, M a r tin A n d e rson
and H a rris o n K n ig h t f o r th e w it h
d ra w a l o f th e ir p ro p e rty fro m the
a d v e rtis e d sale o f p ro p e rty to r un
p a id s tre e t assessments, were ac
cepted.
T ha co u n c lltn e n present a p p o in t
ed the fo llo w in g as m em bers o f the
budget c o m m itte e : J. H. Cham bers,
C. L S tro u p. H . C W ells. W illia m
Z im m e rly and E a r l H ill.
Two
o th e rs w ill be a p p o in te d
to th is
c o m m itte e la te r. T he bu d ge t com
m itte e w ill m eet Tuesday, Septem
ber 22, a t 8 p. m.
A c tin g R e c o rd e r C o in e r stated
th a t a la rg e r a m o u n t has been paid
th is m o n th fo r s tre e t assessments
th a n f o r a n y o th e r m o n th o f th is
year. He also said th a t th e cash
on hand fo r a ll purposes a m o u n ts
to $21.803.50, 7532% o f th e 193«
taxes, a g a in s t the sum o f 14,154.46
th is tim e la st year. T h is la rg e b a l
ance can be accounted fo r. In p a rt,
by the fa c t th a t no bond», n o r bond
In te re s t has fa lle n due since J u ly 1
and none w ill be due u n til O cto b er
L O n th e la tte r d a te p a y m e n ts on
both th e p rin c ip a l and th e in te re s t
due on the o u ts ta n d in g bonds w ill
com m ence a nd
c o n tin u e a t f r e
q u e n t in te rv a ls up to and in c lu d
in g D ecem ber 16. B etw een O cto
ber 1 and D ecem ber 16 th e c ity w ill
be o b lid g e d to pay, on a c co u nt o f
these tw o ite m s, a ro u n d $13,600. ac
c o rd in g to M r. C oiner.
American Legion To
Sponsor industrial
Show In October
y o cb
HOM.
F IR S
*•
N T SHOP
Vires
R 5.
Earliest Snow On
Record Fell In The
Mountains 13th, 14th
Lifting Clouds Revealed a
Beautiful Picture of Snow-
Capped Peak» Against the 8ky
Cold ra in s , w h ic h deluged p a rts o f
th e v a lle y S u nday and
M onday,
were a ccom panied
by snows in
n e a rb y m o u n ta in sections A c c o rd
in g to H. E . D. B ro w n , ra n g e r in
th e U m p qu a fo re s t a t P-ujada, five-
inches o f snow fe ll on th e t h ir
te e n th and fo u rte e n th a t F a irv ie w ,
an e le v a tio n o f 5000 ft. T h re e inches
rem a in e d on th e le v e l a fe w h o u rs
b u t had e n tire ly disappeared
by
T uesday. S now tu rn e d to r a in a t
the IWO-foot level. T h is was the
e a rlie s t snow on reco rd fo r th a t
section. P r io r to th is y e a r the e a rli
est w as re p o rte d
S e p te m b e r 20,
1934, w hen s ix inches fe ll. T h e r a in
f a ll f o r th e m o n th o f S eptem ber as
re p o rte d is 1 23 inches a t F a irv ie w
as co m pared w ith 3.19 in 1933; .99
in 1934; A7 in 1935. T h e c o ld w in d
th a t acco m p a n ie d i t a n d
sw ept
th ro u g h th e v a lle y gave one th e
fe e lin g th a t w in te r was lu r k in g in
th e near o ffin g .
A ll lo o k o u ts , w ith the e x ce p tion
o f F a irv ie w , closed M o n d a y. A new
lo o k o u t to w e r and liv in g q u a rte rs
are u n d e r c o n s tru c tio n th e re . Three
t r a il crew s. In th e re g u la r service,
a re c o n tin u in g
t r a il
b e tte rm e n t
w o rk and w ill re m a in on th e jo b
u n til the sn o w d riv e s
th e m out.
T he road m a in te n a n c e crew s w ill
re m a in in th e m o u n ta in se ctio n u n
t i l fo rc e d to a lo w e r le ve l by severe
w e a th e r. A b o u t 20 r e lie f w o rk e rs
are em ployed on th e road crew s
and average 100 h o u rs tim e a
m o n th .
A b liz z a rd a n d heavy snows were
re p o rte d in th e
M cK e n zie
Pass
c o u n try S u nday and M onday. T he
h ig h w a y w h ic h
w as te m p o ra rily -
closed has been reopened. T he cen
t r a l O regon re g io n re p o rte d a ty p i
ca l In d ia n eumme . A s clouds d r i f t
ed a w a y fro m th e Cascade range,
a p ic tu re o f snow-capped peaks and
w h ite tim b e r lin e s was revealed to
re sid e n ts and to u ris ts in th a t sec
tio n . W e t snow flu rrie s ,
accom
p a n y in g e a rly m o rn in g ra in s M on
day. w ere re p o rte d on th e h e ig h ts
in Eugene M onday.
High Football Prospects
Good: Eight Lettermen
T h ir ty - fiv e boys have rep o rte d
f o r fo o tb a ll p ra c tic e
w h ic h con
tin u e s each a fte rn o o n a t K e lly fie ld
u n d e r th e c o a c h in g s u p e rv is io n o f
C u rtis F re n c h , w h o replaced O rlo
Bagley, resigned, as coach W ith
th e in it ia l gam e o n ly a w e e k a w a y
in te n s iv e w o rk o u ts a re
w h ip p in g
th e boys in to shape. T h e team w ill
be b u ilt a ro u n d th e e ig h th re m a in
in g le tte rm e n , w h o w ill m o s tly f i l l
p o s itio n s In th e back fie ld . Com
p e titiv e try o u ts are f o r ce n te r, a
ta c k le and ends. W ith th e loss o f
J o ll and M o re lo c k . w ho w ere g ra d
u a ted la s t ye a r, th e c e n te r p o sitio n
re m a in s th e w e a k spot in th e line.
Coach F re n c h expressed s a tisfa c
tio n w ith th e back fie ld w h ic h is
p ro v in g speedy w ith no excessive
w e ig h t. W h ile there are no excep
tio n a l k ic k e rs , said Coach F rench,
tw o m en show p ro m ise as p u n te rs.
A ll a re f a ir passers w ith tw o o u t
s ta n d in g .
T h re e new men. w ith some ex
perience fro m o th e r schools, giv«
p ro m ise f o r good m a te ria l, a c c o rd
in g to F re n ch .
T h e y a re
Jack
T h o rn b e rry , end fro m
C o lo rad o ;
K e ith M e r r ill, end fr o m Los A n
geles; J e rr y G r if fin , h a lf b a c k fro m
San F ra n c is c o .
T he coach is w e ll pleased w ith
prospects o f b u ild in g
a
second
s tr in g fro m new m a te ria l sh o w in g
up in th e fre s h m e n a n d sophom ore
classes. M ore th a n 12 u n d e r class-
m en have re p o rte d c o n s is te n tly fo r
p ra c tic e .
The season o ffic ia lly opens F r i
day, S eptem ber 25, w h e n th e locals
m eet P h ilo m a th on th e home g rid .
W h ile the v is ito r s c la im no e n v i
able reco rd , th e y have h ad a rea
sonable a m o u n t o f e xperience and
th e gam e w ill no d o u b t g iv e spec
ta to rs in te re s tin g e n te rta in m e n t.
C olonel K n o x Spooks T o n ig h t
R o b e rt B a ll, p re sid e n t o f the
B e n to n C o u n ty C h a p te r o f th e O re
g on R e p u b lic a n C lu b a n tic ip a te s
th e b ig g e st c ro w d o f R e p u b lica ns
e ve r g a th e re d on B e ll F ie ld when
C olonel F ra n k K n o x ,
R e p u b lic a n
ca n d id a te
fo r
V ic e -p re s id e n t,
speaks on T h u rs d a y a t n in e p. m.
as th e c lim a x o f a tw o d a y con
v e n tio n .
B e n ja m in F r a n k lin a t t e n d e d
school o n ly tw o years.