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Plan Now to Attend the Southern Lane County Fair, August 26 27 VOLUME XLIX (fottaae Fire Destroys Saginaw Mill Late Tuesday Origin of Flames Not Definitely Known at Time of Fire. (E*tabll*hed June 15. 1889.)“ Cleo Ball Recovering From a Snake Bite Cl«*o Ball, 13-year-old son of Mr. anti Mrs. A. C. Ball, is reported as making satisfactory recovery from a rattlesnake bite received Monday morning at the Ball ranch east of Cottage Grove. The reptile- struck th«- youngster Just above his shoe, fortunately missing the blood stream. Mrs. Ball, mother of Cleo, rush- <•<! th«- lx«y to Cottage Grove, where he revived first aid in the office of Dr. Guy Earl. Only a few minutes later the youth was taken to a Eugene hospital where anti-toxin was In readiness and administered upon his arrival. Doctors remained with th«- boy until late Monday night, when it appeared that his condition was improving. Snakes have been more numer ous in th«- Cottage Grove vicinity this year than for some time. It is believed that the hot, dry weather has cause«! the snak«-s to leave their accustomed “stamping grounds." COTTAGE GROVE. LANE COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 18, 1937. Travel Kitchen to Be Shown at Local Armory Aug. 26-27 i New High School Needed Here Says j Co. Superintendent Kitchen to be In charge of Mio ItMreaMxf Attendance Make« New Building Necewary for Virginia Schneider of DlMtrict. State College MODERN KITCHEN CONTAINS VALUATION OF DISTRICT TO PROVIDE REASONABLE LEVY. VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS _ Loot From Frost’s Promptly Recovered Three youths who gave their names as Earl, Robert and Theo dore Parker, and their ages as 29, 22 and 16 respectively, are in the custody of state police at Eugene following the robbery of Fred Frost’s logging camp near Curtin some time Tuesday night. Mr. Frost motored to Eugene Wednesday morning to report the loss of several barrels of gasoline, a drag saw, logging blocks and other miscellaneous logging equip ment. It Is reported that on his way home he noticed a loaded truck near Springfield that had been seen in the vicinity of Cur tin Tuesday, and as he approach ed the truck the occupants fled. State police arrived at about the same time and arrested the men, when it was found that the truck contained the equipment taken from Frost's camp, as well as other merchandise. _ NUMBER 1 i ,is Completed FoiS iiLane Co. Fair, 26-27 Barbecue Is Feature of Fair; Premium Lists Ready. In a careful study made of the Mrs. Virginia Schneider, assist Numerous committee men and ant in the home economics exten high *ch«x>l situation in and around Cottage Grove, we believe the women are hard at work getting sion servk» of Oregon State (Col A spectacular fire at Saginaw everything in readiness for the lege, is in charg«? of the traveling formation of a union high school Monday evening, starting at 6:15, Southern Lane County Commun kitchen demonstration. The tra to be a solution of the problem. destroyed the mill of the Cone ity Fair to be held at the Cottage The attendance of the non-high veling kitchen will be on display at Lumber company there, together Grove armory Friday and Satur the armory in Cottage Grove on school pupils attending the Cot with all lumber «tored in the day, August 26 and 27. The big August 26 and 27 from 10:00 a. tage Grove high school has in- yank, atM>ut 800 feet of railroad community picnic and barbecue to creasixi from 89 to 189 in the past m. to 4:00 p. m. track an«! two cam loaded with be held Saturday at the city park This modern kitchen on wheels five years, while in Cottage Grove lumber an«i ready for «shipment. in <»nne<rtion with the fair, will itself, the increase over the same has many valuable suggestions on Only the planer and a «mall be followed by an interesting pro construction of built-ins and period has been from 211 to 248. quantity of lumber at the «south gram of sports, including a soft- kitchen arrangement for families We are convinced the increase end of the plant «-«scaped the ball game between Dorena and will «»ntinue to be larger from the who are planning to build and for flames. Creswell grange teams, horseshoe familk-s who are planning to re districts outside Cottage Grove Origin of the fire is unknown, pitching contests and races. Cash than In Cottage Grove. model. Suggestions are also given although those near the mill at prizes will be awarded the win for rearranging kitchen equipment The valuation of the proposed tiie time of the outbreak of the ners in the various events. in order to make the farm kitchen union high school would be ap fire, reported an explosion near Premium lists for the fair are mor«- convenient. proximately $4,000,000, which is the center of the mill, believed to in readiness for distribution and ■ —’ Some of the features of the adequate to build and operate the I have b«»n caused by spontaneous The kx:al chapter of F. F. A. may be obtained at the Picture built-ins of this rncxiem kitchen school and provide transportation combustion. 'Hie flames spread so and other Cottage Grove high Shop, Sunnyside Greenhouses, Fin consist of a floor to ceiling cabi at a reasonable tax levy. As those rapidly that fire equipment at the net for the storage of packed of you know that now reside and school students and former stu nerty’s Blossom Shop, First Na plant was unable to control the Art King of the soils depart groceri«» and cooking utensils. A pay taxes in the non-high school dents will be on the air over radio tional bank and The Sentinel of flames until the arrival of the Creswell and Cottage Grove fire ment of Oregon State «»liege, Cor specially d«-signed wood box, a district, the levy has continued to station KOAC, Corvallis, Satur fice. The fair is sponsored by the departments, who were able to vallis, will I m - guest speaker at cabinet for the storage of farm increase because of a decrease in day evening. August 20, between Cottage Grove chamber of com- 7 and 7:30 p. m. The entire pro records and bulletins, and a play next week's Chamber of Commerce valuation and loss of territory Isold the fire to th«* Cone Lumber within the non-high sch«x>l district gram during this period will be merce, with Mayor Cleo Morelock company property and save the meeting, it was announced at the «»binet for the «Mildren. heading the committee in charge. An interesting and new color and also because of an increase in presented by the local group. planer. The Cottage Grove pump regular mi-eting of that bexly He has as his assistants: Henry Feature of the program will be treatment has been used through number of pupils attending high er was kept In continuous opera Tuesday. The meeting will be held tion for four hours, according to Tut-sday evening, with the dinner out in the finishing of the walls, school. We have every reason to a round table discussion on "Pre Williamson, Mrs. S. L. Godard. at 6:30 at the Palace cafe. The woodwork and accessories. believe that the levy will continue paring to Exhibit at the State Mrs. Max Bird, Saul Rose, Jeanne Fire Chief Don Allen. The kitchen will be exhibited to increase in the non-high sch<x>i Fair.” This will be presented by Morton, Mrs. Anna P. Graham Cottag«- Grove was in darkness usual noon luncheon will be dis- in fourteen count tes in Oregon in district even though transportation Wendell Small, James Bird. Alvin and Jack Smith. for an hour and forty-five minutes |x*nsed with. The community picnic and bar- Dugan and Phillip Lake. Mr. King is a sjx?cialist on soils the summer and fall of 1938. is not provided. as the heat from the flames ruin A musical program will precede becue is a project of the Boost ed a transformer and interrupted and Irrigation, and it is expected Local arrangements for the travel After the union high school dis Cottage Grove committee of the that he will discuss the latter sub ing kitchen display are in charge trict is formed it will give each of the agricultural disemssion. servk-e to this city. chamber of commerce, which is Patricia Baldwin and Kaye E. E. Cone, operator of the mill, ject in his talk next week, with of Lois Lutz, home demonstration you a choice in the operation of could not be reache«! for a stat«?- particular referent» to the possi agent, in cooperation with the fair the school through a director se Daugherty will sing a duet, “Rose supported by most of the business of My Heart,” accompanied by men of the city, whether they are ment. it is reported that the plant bilities of irrigation in this section committee and R. C. Kuehner, lected from your community. chamber members or not. Fred Mrs. Helen Rice. The was not insured, an«! that the loss, in the event of the completion of County 4-H Club Agent. Each of you is interested in bet Knickerbocker, chairman, has Teresa Premazzi, accordion the Willamette Valley Project and kitchen is an exhibit being shown including plant and lumber on the ter and more equal school oppor artist of the Cottage Grove gram named A. W. Helliwell, Lorin the construction of dams on the at the Southern Lane County 4-H grounds, would i«e in the neigh tunities for our young people. The mar schcxjl, accompanied by Mrs. Schroeder and Carl Rynearson as Club Fair. borhood of $15,000. More than 20 Coast Fork and Row River. formation of the proposed union Evelyn Lewis, will play, "Moon the committee in charge of the The Chamber also voted to auth men were employed at the mill in high school will make this possible. light on the River Colorado.” picnic. Their assistants will be addition to woods crews and log orize the board of director* to em We urge you to give this matter Sam Mackin, softball; Knaffle ploy a part time manager. The Patricia Baldwin and Kaye hauler*. your careful unprejudiced consid Daugherty will sing a duet, "Who Haynes and Brighton Leonard board, in special session last week, eration. horseshoe contests; Joe Safley and liad recommcntled such action. Knows." Sincerely yours. Harry Knight, races: Chas. Hall, Among t h e guests introduced Following the agricultural pro dance. L. C. MOFFITT, were W. C. Martin, formerly of Some valuable hints on prepar gram there will be musical num The barbecue, feature of Satur County School Supt. Artesia. New Mexi«». new editor ing flowers for exhibition have bers tty Jack Boslaugh on the day’s program will be in charge and publisher of the Cottage been submitted to The Sentinel by harmonica and Teresa Premazzi, of Mr. Helliwell and Mr Schroe Grove Sentinel. Judge Leonard S. Mrs. S. L. Gtxlard. who heads that accordionist. der. The barbecue will be held Goddard, retiring editor, spoke division of the Southern Lane Saturday noon at the city park. briefly and announced his inten County Fair to be held at the A stock judging tour to assit in There will be no admission tkin of reengaging in the practice Cottage Grove Armory Friday and the selection of the Lane County charge to either the fair or picnic. 4-H Livestock judging team at th«* of law, either in California or New Saturday of next week. All entries for the fair must be The Cottage Grove Rod and Gun Mrs. Godard writes: State Fair is scheduk-d to be held Mexico. ready for display by 11 p. m. Fri club will sponsor a practice and “ The flowers should be gather- with the county for Friday, Aug day. and must remain on display merchandise trapshoot and small ed the day before the show, pref Representatives of the Laurel until 5 p. m. Saturday. Prizes will ust 19th. erably in the late afternoon. They bore rifle and pistol matches at wood golf club. Eugene, 20 strong, Teams will meet at the Lane awarded at 4 p. m. Saturday. should be set in water up to their the gun club grounds on south will invade Cottage Grove Sun be The County court house at 1:00 P. M. right to exhibit in the dif Sixth street Sunday, August 21. necks and put in a cool, semi-dark and procM-d on the tour. day for a tournament on the local ferent divisions of the fair is open The club, which recently installed place, away from drafts. Schedule for the tour is as fol course. to the general public unless other Mr. and Mrs. Al Keen of Spo "Flower stems should be <mt on a second trap and erected a shift lows: The local club will have a new wise specified. While the most at 1:20 P. M.~ Dairy Judging. Clov- kane, Washington, were the vic a slant with a sharp knife. The ing platform at trap one, has one member, Sid Milligan, one of the tractive prizes — half scholarships of the best trapshoot grounds in tims of a tragic drowning in Lake slanting cut keeps the stems from erer Leaf Dairy, Garden Way. top ranking golfers in the state to the 4-H club summer 2:00 P. M.—Sheep Judging — Newman, near Spokane Saturday. resting flat on the bottom of the the state, judging from the com in their lineup, and Bill Zimmer- school, are available only to the ments of visiting shooters. The young couple had been mar container, which may prevent Chester Chase, Springfield. ly, back from the wars in the boys and girls engaged in 4-H ried but a short time. Mrs. Keen, water from entering. 3:00 P. M. Judging Fat Hogs club work, every effort has been coast tournament. formerly Betty Coshow, a sister "Some flowers should have their RETURNS FROM MONTANA) Nebergalis Packing Plant. President Earl Hill of the local made to stretch the prize money of Mrs. W. E. Lcbow, and a cousin stems cut again under water, as 3:45 P. M. —Judging Brood Sows Mrs. Callie Vincent, who had club has issued an appeal for as available as far as possible, and of Mrs. K. K. Mills of this city, otherwise air enters the stems —Ira Calef, Willakenzie. been visiting for two months at many men as possible to turn out more exhibits are expected this had lx»n a visitor in Cottage and prevents free passage of wa Three high point teams will be year than ever before. Red Lodge, Montana, returned to for the contest. Grove on numerous tx-casions. ter through stem. selected and will compete in an A new feature of the fair this Mr. and Mrs. Keene and Mr. 'If the weather is hot, roses her home here Saturday. Mrs. Vin- elimination judging cont«-st at Cor year will be a display of old fire cent reports that heavy rains in Keen ’ s employer, who were fish should be brought to the snow in vallis, October 24th. The high arms and other relics. This display the Red Lodge district this sum scoring team will compete in the ing in a rowboat, were rowing to the bud. will be in charge of Jack Smith, mer had done considerable dam 4-H Judging content at the State shore after their outboard motor “Dahlias should be cut after age to hay crops, but that pros who will welcome additional en had quit, when the boat was Fair, September 5th. sunset, when in full bkxjm. Their tries for this exhibit. The Lane county team for the swamped by high waves. Both Mr. stems should be burned and they pects for other crops was excel Chas. Hall, who heads the com Firemen from the Western Lane lent. At present, a sister of Mrs. and Mrs. Keene had nearly reach Pacific International livestock ex should be set in cool water up to Vincent, Mrs. Bertha Fulton of County Fire Fighters association mittee in charge of the street position will be selected in a stock ed the short when they drowned, their necks, away from drafts Oceola, Missouri, is visiting Mrs. brought under control a grass fire dance—an event of Satuiday eve judging contest to be held at the it is reported. which wilt them badly. To burn Vincent at her home at 43 H St. blaze that burned ten acres near ning, announces that a good or Lan«- County fair. September 21st. flower stems, wrap stems and the west edge of the city limits chestra has been secured, and ROY GRAHAM. blossoms in a cloth or paper, leav WILSON HIT BY GOLF BALL. of Cottage Grove Monday after that this event should properly noon, and destroyed a wood bring to a close a day of enter Roy G rah Jim, manager of the J. ing two inches exposed. Hold the ends horizontally over a hot flame J. O. Wilson of the Southern truck owned by Henry Meyers, a tainment and good fellowship. II. MacDonald Lumber company of until they are red hot then set Eugene, and son-in law of Mr. and them in deep water for an hour Pacific depot force, is decidedly wood saw owned by L. L. Wooley Mrs. S. L. Godard of Cottage before using. This burning makes lame this week as the result of a and for a time threatened to en Grove, died in a Coquille hospital carbon of the stem end and this, minor accident on the local golf ter a grain field and the north Skeet, archery, pistol and rifle Tu«?sday course early Sunday morning. Mr. west part of the dty. night, following an opera shooting, bait and fly casting, tion for appendicitis performed a being porous, admits the water. Wilson’s leg was on the receiving The Cottage Grove fire depart The stem ends may also be held end of one of City Engineer L. W. swimming and just plain picmick- Warren Edwards of Cottage week ago. ment answered the alarm and boiling water for a moment or . Coiner’s drives. In spite of the ac ing proved highly entertaining to Grove Monday assum«?d the man Mr. Graham was taken ill at in i traveled to the city limits, and nearly 100 members of the Cot- Marshfield a week ago Sunday,! two, protecting the flowers from cident Mr. Wilson continued to made preparations to fight the agement under lease of the Ben •tage Grove R«xl and Gun club, and where he had gone to play golf the heat during the treatment. ¡round out 18 holes of golf Sunday fire should it approach the city. McCollum store at Culp Creek, their families, who gathered at with the Laurelwood team. He is “Some plants have a milky i morning and turned in a card of one of the largest stores in the the ranch home of the club's survived by his wife, his mother, juice which hardens over the cut 79, one of his best scores for the A crew of CCC fire fighters ar territory tributary to this city. rived from Veneta as soon as pos president, R. S. Drenner, east of Mrs. Mary Graham, his father, end of the stem so water cannot course. sible and remained to assist in Mr. Edwards for a number of Culp Creek Sunday. L. L. Graham, and a brother and enter. An alkali such as salt or keeping the flames from spread years was a representative in this ------------ ashes may be used to melt this Mr. Drenner's non - regulation sister. territory for Swift & Company, JOE WIDDERSHEIM DEAD ing. sap. Be sure the flowers are clean. resigning a few weeks ago. He is skeet field, with one trap perched 70 feet aloft on the edge of a cliff, Mrs. Ben Geri and little daugh Rub dirt off with your fingers or News was received here Tues RICHARD PRIEST ENLISTS. a past commander of the local American Legion post. Mr. McCol and the other on the ground, ter, who have been visiting the with a fine water - color brush day morning of the death of Joe proved both entertaining and ag past six weeks at the home of dipped in water. Stains made by Widdersheim, aged about 60, Major H. D. Bagnall, Army Re lum, who has operated the Culp gravating to the scattergun art Mrs. Geri’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. bordeaux mixture may be removed which occured at a Winatchee, cruiting Officer, 323 Main Post Creek store for a number of ists. Almost every possible angle George Jacobsen, have returned with a weak solution of vinegar." Washington, hospital Monday eve Office Building, Portland, an years, has not announced his fu «»nfronts the shooter as he moves to their home in Los Angeles. ning. Mr. Widdersheim entered the nounced today the enlistment in ture plans. from post to post and high scores hospital Friday suffering from the United States Army of Rich were in the minority. Mrs. Orpah Benson will leave heart trouble and high blood pres ard P. Priest, son of Mrs. Jennie ANNUAL PICNIC TO BE HELD It Is expected that the Drenner next week for Re«imond to resume sure. His untimely passing will be M. Redford, Disston Route, Cot IN PENINSULA PARK AUG. 21 home will be the scene of numer her teaching duties in the schools a sh«x:k to many Cottage Grove tage Grove. The annual Cottage Grove ple- ous club gatherings in the future. there. Mrs. Benson has taught in Young Priest was accepted for Word has been received front people who knew him. nic in Portland will be held at the Redmond school for five years. enlistment at Eugene and was Mr. Widdersheim visited here I Miss Lois Lutz, county demonstra Peninsula park, Sunday, August Mr. and Mrs. Harold Swartz for several months last winter forwarded to Vancouver Barracks, 28. Dinner at 1 p. m. Coffee and tion agent, that the farm demon Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hamant plan left Sunday for Neskowin where Washington, where, after further with his sisters, Mmes. E. J. Sears to leave the latter part of the stration kitchen trailer will be in and W. A. Hogate. Mr. and Mrs. examination, he was enlisted on ice cream furnished. All present they are spending the week. week for Crescent lake, where Cottage Grove for inspection both 1 Sears and Mrs. Hogate left Tues August 15th electing to serve his and former residents of Cottage Keith Woolley Is reported as they will «pend a short vacation. days of the Southern Lane county day afternoon to attend funeral enlistment in the 9th Field Artil j Grove are invited to be present. ELBERT BEDE, President making a satisfactory recovery I Miss Lula Currin will have charge fair, August 26 and 27. All farm services. Funeral arrangements lery with station at Fort Lewis, HATTIE BEST, Secretary. from a recent appendicitis opera 1 of the city library during Mrs. women in attendance at the fair i were pending Tuesday. Washington, the Major said. are urged to s«?e this exhibit. 11 lament's absence. tion. Students to Present Program Over KOAC King to Speak on Soils, Irrigation Valuable Hints for Flower Exhibitors Stock Judging Tour Planned for Clubs Trapshoot At Local Club Grounds Sunday Laurelwood Golfers To Play Here Sunday Young Couple Drown Near Spokane Aug. 13 Grass Fire Destroys Meyers Wood Truck Gun Club Members Picnic at Drenners Warren Edwards New Culp Creek Merchant Farm Kitchen Trailer, To Be Here for Fair
