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<'OTTAGE GROVE OREGON’S LUMBER CAPITAL Mottage Mroue Cenimeli VOLUM K XLIX (Established June 15, 1HH9.) (X)TTAOE GROVE, LANE COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1939 COTTAGE GROVE OREGON’S LUMBER CAPITAL NUMBER 30 Ordinance Prohibits Legislators Turn FFA Representatives Sale or Use Fireworks Greater Part of Snow New Church Building Rt\ -(J Session Cold Shoulder to Make Splendid Show Within City Limits Fall Here Thus Far Will Be Dedicated Legt 'ureMay Wildlife Project At District Meeting Adjourn Today The Cottage Grove Future Farmers organization made a Solons Defeat Bill to Reorgan splendid showing at the district meeting in Salem Friday, carry- ise the State Game Ing away ten »lare» In fourteen events. Comped ng with 200 boy* Commission. the local representatives took four first places. If the boys are PASS BILL TO MAKE CARP able to win first In the poultry Judging contest at th«- state LEGAL FISH. meeting at Corvallis April 27 and 28 they will represent the state at the National Poultry congress Sportsmen, fishermen and many at Cleveland, Ohio, the latter other citizens of south Ixine coun jxirt of August. Nine schools were ty are up In arms over the sup entered in the district meeting at port accorded the bill in the state Salem Friday. Entrants included: legislature to reorganize the state Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Sa game commission, sponsored by lem, Silverton, Woodburn, Cot th«- Fe«k-rntiori of Wildlife and tage Grove, Junction City, Eu. over the passage of a bill making genc. or declaring carp to be a game The local boys won places In fish the following events: Blacksmlth- These measures and others ing Lester Harris, first, Poultry G««orge Stout, were discussed at a m<*cting of demonstration the Lane County Wildlife confer. Ixtuis McAllister. Seed identlfi- ence held at Eugene Tuesday eve cation Dean Chapman, second ning, attended by 150 including Potato judging Emanuel Kirch- Donald Kcnady, Owen a number of local residents. Ac hofcr. cording to reports tiw bill to re Sloan, 4th. Grain judging — E. and organize the game commission Kirchhöfer, Owen Sloan was supported by only three sen Louis McAllister, first. Corn ators and th«- bill in general re judging Leo Hart, William Ron- and Rush Duncan. Wool judg- ceived “a cold shoulder" from er ing George Goebells. 4th. Stor^. the legislators. The federation of wikilife, which sponsored the re. tolling contest — George Stout, organization bill, did so only af first; Izcster Harris, serond. Pub- ter a thorough study of the wild lie speaking, George Stout, 3rd. life of th»- state anti measures for pnipcr conservation. The bill pro vided for a five-man commission, to be known as the fact-finding txxly and four additional men to be salaritxl to be on duty at all times and to study the meds of the state. Sponsors of the reor. - 1 mi ■ ganlzation bill further explain«»«! ArCilnP I hpofor /Kill I Balladeers, Carolers To Give Concert at If residents celebrate the 4th of July with fin-works, It must lx* done outside of the city limits. __ In regular s«*ssion Monday evening, the city council approved ’¿TV'" ZHuilZ ’Ju an or- dlnanc* wh,ch prohibits the .tor- age, sale or use of fireworks with in the city limits. The ordinance was passed as an emergency measure and approved by all members of the city council pres ent. Tills was the principal Item of business transacted at the meet ing Monday. Checkings Continue At Two Damsites Roseburg Judge to Try Hugh Reynolds Work of testing the soil at the two prospective damsites near here continues, with the testings or borings suspended at the site near Dorena, until further reports are received on the soil analysis. Testing work is being conducted at the Cottage Grove dam site by the representatives of the U. S. _____ engineers and two gauging sta- tions have been completed with the installation of cables and gauges Tabulations on the flow of both the Row river and Coast fork have been underway tor several «lays. A hearing on the appropriations for rivers, harbors and flood con trol to be held at Washington the latter part of the month may de. termine the outcome of the local flood control project. In the mean time those in close touch with the status of the project are hopeful that construction will start on the system by late summer at least, -------------------------- Postal Receipts twoXa^^^^^ FirstTwo Months ShowsSmallGain cause w«- belliwe the measure is 2fith. beginning at 3:30 p m The ^nOW^^maVlUin on«, of the outstanding needs of (wnCf>rt w|1I Klven ¿ndpr the ________ tx>cn non-political. would So far February accounted for practically all of the snowfall of the winter or spring months, ac- cording to the February weather rep«irt. submitted by C. EL Stew, art weather observer. The snow- tall locally measured four Inches, but 2.5 inches was the most measured on the ground at any one time. In higher altitudes of mucb greater, The mean maximum for the month was 47.6, the minimum was 33 plus, the maximum 57 and the minimum The precipitation for the month was 4.83 inches, there were seven clear days four part cloudy and seventeen cloudy flay8' hav< bured$Hi?™iK^^^ Unrn I III MfirPn I Xth 11V1 V "11 Itlul Uli lililí ________ The new Assembly of God church building, on Main street near corner of Sixth and Maini wiH officially dedicated Monday afternoon, March 13th, wjth ministers and represanta- tjves from western Oregon in at- tendance, according to an an. nouncement made here yesterday by the Atwood Foster, pas- tor. The building, formerly known as the Hart building, has been completely remodeled and reno- vated and has b^n occupied since January 22nd. It contains a large auditorium, with an adjoining room opening into the auditorium, two rest rooms, a nursery, a fur nace room and fourteen Sunday school rooms upstairs. The outside dimensions of the two-story building is fifty by ninety feet. Ministers from Medford to Pnrtlnn/J are oro ovrwwif/wl to e<x attend, Port,and f Charles G. Watson, superinten- SuVch^: ser during the trail was made after P’ m’ ón March 13th, a Bible conference Reynolds filed an affidavit of pre will follow for the next two days judice. onxm with Cecil A. Ahalt, Leonard grand^u ry for alleged talse^K Weston and Mrs. Ethel Gute- - mony given at his trial - in circuit court ta»' spring, in which he was ton of 0, Eueene Tern, Eugene. Llihihouse Luththouse Torn- f«' Tuesday afler- ^¿n and C C Douglas minlster: ing 1937. He is in the county jail, ing each evening of the three having failed to furnish bond. days. Pending appeal of his previous The public is cordially invited case, he had been out on bail. to attend all services. Funeral Services for John F. Merryman Held This Afternoon Funeral services for John F. Merryman of Klamath Falls, a former resident of this commun- ity, will be held from the Mills ____________ chapel at 2:30 this afternoon. So far the postal receipts of the Mr. Merryman died at his home local office show a small gain in Klamath Falls Tuesday. He ------ .. ------- period _ . -of , la3g here to Mabel Wynne over the same While the January 1939 i anuary receipts on September 9, 1900. Surviving totalling $1.479.83 were smaller are a son, John W. Merryman of than the 1938 receipts of the same Yakima, Washington; two broth period or $1.479.83 against $1,- ers. Dr. George Merryman of 592.83, the February, 1939, re- Klamath Falls; Harold Merryman ceipts added $1,488.54 against of Klamath Falls, and a sister, $1,350.31 for the corresponding Mrs. Herbert Moulton of New period of last year or in percent York City. age a gain of ten percent. Receipts for January and Feb- ruary. 1938, were $2,942.76 and for the same months last year totaled $2,968.37, a gain of ap- proximately one percent. r . Rites for Frank T. Lane, aged 79. a resident of the Disston d aL the chapel yesterday afternoon with the Rev. J. A. Smith, officiating. House Votes to Adjourn Sine Die Today at PUD BATTLE MAY IN PASSAGE END Yesterday the Oregon house of representatives voted to adjourn the state legislature sine die at 11:00 p. m. today. Today the legislature will have been in ses sion sixty days, equalling the longest session in the history of the state. Senate OK’s PUD BID After a bitter debate the senate passed the PUD bill by a vote of 22 to 7, after making the bill a special order of business earlier in the day. The bill went to the house for consideration. Oppon ents of the bill claimed that ft would result in endless litigation. If the debate is prolonged, ending the present session may be de Iayed until «*• ^"P* to pa« . saes measun? Committeemen yesterday hastened to polish off the bill for final approval of the committee. If passed the bill is designed to raise between $6,500,000 and $7,- 000,000 annually. The rate would be two percent on retail gross sales and one-fourth of one per. cent on wholesale gross sales. If passed the act would become ef fective in 1940. The fund thiM created would be handled by the The Cottage Grove Lions lost state welfare commission ------ , with — their last game of the season 32 welfare commissions ________________ to 18 to Eugene Hi last Thurs- acting ln an advisory capacity. day night on Eugene’s floor. Eugene Hi Defeats Lions In Final Game ne s ate. direetkm of Mrs. Edna Leslie On th«- program Tm-sday eve- P«-nrson, director, with Mrs. Ruth •— ... — w I «-.I.u ------ - o. --------- zx_.^ .. serving . ning was W. J. Smith, president Stewart Caldwell as ac- way. Eugene scored «T Srîî of the Oregon Wildlife Federa- companist for the Carolers _______ and ___ points and led throughout. tion, who spoke on the subject of Mrs. Helen Hagen as accompan- Not until six minutes of play "Th«' Federation and Its Work.” 1st for the Balladeers. before the first quarter ended did Frederick M. Hunter, chancellor The joint concert is an annual the Lions score. The first quarter state board of higher education on nffair. Inaugurated several years „__ out __ ___ ended with Eugene in ______ front "State System of Higher Educa ago anti promises to be a treat to by a score of 9 to 5. tion in Relation to Conservation.” those who enjoy vocal music and During the second quarter Eu- Frank A. Graham, Upper Wiliam. is free to the public. Everyone is gene retained their Jead and were ette Rod and Gun Club, "Nation- cordially Invited to attend still out in front as the gun end Commander A. W. Scott and al Wildlife Restoration Week nnd ___ ed the half at 15 to 10. L. E. Shippey with the Pacific Stamp Sale.” J. C. First with the Skuzie scored the only two Greyhound lines, were guests of U. S. Forest on "Conservation points that the Lions gathered in the Chamber of Commerce at the Problems." Gus Peret, "Pictures the third quarter. Eugene scored weekly luncheon Tuesday. The of Oregon Wildlife and his per six, bringing the score to 21 to visitors were here in connection sonal experiences In Africa." i2 for Eugene. with the free moving picture. During the fourth quarter it They Discovered America,” giv Attention was called to the was Euse"* applied the en at the high school auditorium Restoration of Wildlife week," pressure and pulled away to win Tuesday evening. which will lx* observed over the A straight stretch of road 32 to 18. nation from March 13 to 18. the new Pacific highway between Commander Scott was the High point man for the game principal speaker at the Chamber In attendance from here were: Eugene and Junction city con- From now until March 15th will __ gene hospital on March 5th. Mr. was Bonney of Eugene with 11. Vinal Randall. Earl Stewart, tinues to take its toll. Early Sat- be tax paying time for many lo. Lane was a resident of Hydes. Patten for the " Lions scored 7 of Commerce luncheon, and told Lloyd Griggs, Ray Trask, George urday morning a head-on collision cal residents, including county ville. California, coming here two ^“nts of many strange things to be Matthews, Joe Smith, R. D. Wil killed the driver of one car and taxes and those fortunate enough years seen in America. “See America from Harbor, Oregon. — - - ago rrom 7^ Cottage Grove second son, Al Thomas. C. E. Miller, put eight other persons in the hos- to pay a federal income tax. He was formerly employed as a string won from the highly tout- first," he said after that, you Claude Sherman. Johnnie Wilson, pi tai. The machines were driven Twenty thousand tax statements teamster. probably won’t want to see many seconds by a score of foreign countries. Albert Helliwell, Dr. C. H. Kime, by Homer B. Gear of San Jose, were mailed out of the sheriffs t'r'° SOnS’ 19 to Eugene seconds have Ed Keltzer and Fred Langston. California, and A. Turner of office Friday and 4,000 additional t Commander Scott, an interna- W lost only Kames during both Portland. Turner died in a Eu- statements the first of the week. ham B. Lane of Harbor, Oregon, tiofially globe trotter, en- ¡eague sch«xiule seasons. . . known . . 3. gene hospital Saturday night near The first quarter of the county also a brother, Charles D. Lane Cottage Grove Eugene tertau,e<1 h, s audience with some 9:30 o'clock. Both cars were tax is due March 15th and after of California. Skuzie 2 _____ F .2 H. Robertson of the stranKe things he had wit- hurtled from the highway and that date, penalty and interest F 11 Bonney ncssed in southwest among turned over on their sides by the will be added. If the entire DENTAL CLINIC HELD FOR fatten 7 C 8 Nichols tfie Indians and told of witness- crash. amount of taxes is paid at once SIX SCHOOLS. Blake 5 _ G....5 B. Robertson *Pg a storm witb thunder and Both drivers are believed to the taxpayer Is entitled to a q ........ ' Hathaway ^K^tening in an lidian hogan, a . , . , ZT? . ,. . Newton 2 have been asleep at the time of three percent discount. A dental clinic was held yester- Baldwin S 1 Johnson ^d ro™ growing demonstration the accident, according to reports. Taxes have been comir Circuit court was opened In« Early Gayiord by *ndian witch doctor, in reports said Gear was in a a rapid . rate and appro: - - itely district by Dr. C. H. Kime under MrKihtw»»» Eugene Monday with the jurors Skirven w i c h the spectators witnessed — S $30,000 in taxes had been paid up the direction of Miss Helen McKlbben drawn for the present term. Two A,hr®PS Calloway the corn saw young corn to the first of the week. Moore, south Lane health nurse. pleas were heard by Judge Carl Elliott shoots come out of the ground S E. Wimberly of Roseburg, acting ^„*5' E J h Federal income tax must be, Out of 205 school children ex- S .... Swift and corn growing as tall as his filed by March 15th. amined, 149 were found to have for Judge G. F. Skipworth. Hugh S. Marshall. head within a few hours. He al Reynolds, charged with perjury, I .Was bruised and C' ___ ” defective teeth. The following in. so referred to the cliff dwellers plead not guilty, as did l . m . other car, the three children of _,------- -------------------------------- , dicates the number of pupils ex and the Indian snake dance, in amined in the first column and Webb, charged with embezzle which the Indian dancers were the number having defects need' ment. Dates of their trials were ou. iyUirer were injurcd’two serl‘ bitten by rattlers without any ap ing correction in the second col not set, but they will come before parent harmful effects. He also umn : the current court term. T . .. _ -T told of his experiences in foreign Disston . 16 14 lands including the time he serv The first case on the civil dock-. Building and repair permits is ed as a pilot on a plane that made William F. Wilson, aged 80, a Walden . 38 24 et was that of Hilda Carter ver- Pinp Stnna "Riid sued at the city hall for the the areal survey of the famous resident of Black Butte, died Culp Creek 52 35 sus Dr. M. G. Howard in which OVOpS UaQ 116 a K month of February totaled over Guinea gold mines and of how the March 4th, after an illness ex Dorena . 68 57 the plaintiff demands $15,000 $2,000. The following permits mines were developed in a rugged tending over a period of a year Mt. View .. 11 7 damages for alleged malpractice.1 ° were issued: Frank Heck, store country where airplanes furnished ------------ and a half. A native of Califor, Blue Mt. ... 20 20 At the same trial last year, a non building at Fifth and Quincy; C the mode of transportation. He The city has recently complet- nia, Mr. Wilson was formerly suit was granted, but the decision cd the installation of 100 feet of employed as night watchman at M. Parker, reshingling roof; Mrs. also told of some of the wonders Totals 205 149 was reversed by the state su cast iron pipe under the South- the Brewster mill. He had lived Pete Mostachetti, new residence of New Zealand, a country that preme court and a new trial was ern Pacific crossing at Washing- here for the past twelve years, near 13th and East Adams; A. L. was visited by rain only once in YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB ordered. Woodard, repairs. South Tenth seven or eight years and of how ton avenue and thus stopped a Funeral services were held ELECTS OFFICERS. Other cases scheduled for trial bad water leak. The new ten-inch Tuesday at 2:00 p. m. from the I street. fertile the land there was. Once before the close of the present - pipe . replaces an old wooden ----- line, ’------- Mills chapel Rev. -• J. — A. I The first annual election of of-! c —«— with ----- the — ------ ---------------------~~ term of court includes: Clarence which had been leaking for years, Smith. Presbyterian minister, of- ficers of the southern Lane coun- BEACH HAS NARROW ESCAPE the rains came, so fertile was the land that you could almost see Chestnut against Frank Dillon; but grow worse within the past ficiating. Interment was made in ty Young Republican club was ------------ the grass growing and where the City of Eugene against Cari few months. -------------- cemetery. '• held " at the Cottage Grove arm- the Masonic-I.O.O.F. Garfield Beach had a narrow grass grew so rapidly that it Thompson; Viola Brown against The place of the leak was ory Monday night, March 6, and escape from death Tuesday when would soon hide livestock, cars, Glonn Allen Wetzell; L. C. Emer found through the installation of MORE SNOW IN HILLS. a constitution was adopted by the a “ large 1-------- M ~v fell from '----- a tree etc. limb son against W. M. Sodenberger a gate. members. Dr. Harris of Eugene across the top of his head. The and others; Leon R. Edmunson More snow fell in the hills was principle speaker of the eve- accident occurred while he was BUILDING PRELIMINARIES against Allen Kelly; George B. SOUTHERN PACIFIC above Dorena Friday and Satur- ning, giving a brief history of the helping fall the tree in the timber COMPLETED. Getty against Montgomery Ward PAYS TAXES day, shutting down logging opera, republican party. near his home late Tuesday af and Company. i tions in the higher altitudes for Officers elected were George ternoon. He was unconscious for Preliminaries looking to the n 4 4 time. 1 » zx * Two t A to 4 three lx xizxzx • »x Inches zxlx zx — X McReynolds, .T zx 1 > zxx »« a 1 M president; * i Eane county is richer by $203,- a ri ci short Mrs. V Ivan several minutes but seemed to construction of the new union Eldon Grable returned to Mon 476,43 due to the fact that the of snow was reported to lay on Morris, vice president; Justin have no ill effects after recover high school have been completed terey, California, where he is en Southern Pacific railroad paid its the ground in some of this terri- Brown, secretary: Donald Nixon, ing consciousness, other than a including office quarters for the listed in the 11th U. S. Cavalry, 1939 taxes In full Tuesday. Here- tory. A few snowflakes fell hero treasurer; Don Reed, sergeant.at- severe pain in his head and neck. contractor and actual construc after attending the funeral of his tofore the railroad has paid its Saturday, but melted as rapidly arms. April 3rd was set as the He was treated by a local doctor tion is expected to start as soon nephew, Dorman Mattoon. taxes in quarterly installments. as they fell. Idate of the next meeting. Wednesday morning. as the weather clears. Head-on Collision Takes Toll oí Lives Frank T. Lane Rites Are Held Yesterday Tax Paying Time on Until March 15th Circuit Court Is Opened on Monday installation 01 New fl1*'? Under S. P. Crossing Black Butte Resident Dies Tuesday After An Extended Illness February Building And Repair Permits Commander Scott Speaks At Chamber Commerce Meeting
