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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1939)
(íottage Sroue Sentinel VOLUME XL1X (Established June 15, 1889.) COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 20. 1939 Over200 Men Are 400 Persons Served At Fall Creek 4H Employed on 3 Club Picnic Sunday Dam Projects Work of Moving Highway Expected to Place More Men at Work. INSPECTION TOUR IS CON- DUCTED YESTERDAY. Employment on the flood con trol projects are expected to in crease more rapidly now that preliminaries are well underway toward making tests for the loca tion of the three dams, one at Cottage Grove, one at Dorena and one at Fern Ridge. Tuesday, the number of men employed is said to have passed the 200 mark. An additional army engineer, expert in both soils and geology, is ex pected from Montana this week, paolmbly today, and with his ar- nv.d til«- testing work will be speeded up and more men added. At the Cottage Grove damsite, the highway must be rerouted be- fore actual construction of the dam can be started Work of re routing the highway may begin before the testing Is completed. This will give employment to a numlsT of additional workers. First Lieutenant Frank Beeson of Portland, in charge of the en- gineering division, »qx-nt yester day inspecting the damsites. Over 44X) persons were served a free picnic lunch at the 4-H Fall Creek camp, Sunday, July 16, at which time the annual county- with* 4-H club picnic and the of- -..................................... - - “ Creek ficia! dedication of the Fall 4-H camp wax held. The dedication program con- Hinted of the flag raising cere- Youth and those attending sang America, After the flag wax raised the group gave the pledge of allegi ance, followed by the 4-H club pledge by the members and lead ers present. Mrs. Jeanne Morton, president of the Lane County leaders association, made a short speech on the purpose and history of the club camp and H. C. Sey mour, state club leader, announc ed that the Fall Creek 4-H club camp, owned by the 4-H Lane County Leaders association, was the first camp of its kind in the Pacific northwest, demonstrating again that Lane County was still hading in 4-H club activities. Ganics and races supervised by L. C. Moffitt, county school su perintendent, followed. The races consisted of dash, potato races. three-legged races, sack races and miscellaneous contests. After the races a swimming program was conducted. The lunch was estimated so closely that everyone had all they could eat and only two late com ers were forced to go without Is-ans. It consisted of 1000 sand- wiches, 10 gallons of beans, 100 pound sack of potatoes made into salad and 500 pounds of water- melon and over 50 pics and cukes. The 4-U club summer camp for boys starts July 23 to 30 and for girls July to August 6. Boys arc to be registered by July 20 with the county club agent and girls by July 25. Registration blanks for the camp can be secured at the office of the county club agent. Committees Meet and Decide to Stage Dam Celebration in Spring (Committees representing vari ous organizations of the commun ity in . a meeting Monday . .. ___ . . ... noon __ ___ de- „ elded to hold the celebration con- nccted with the construction of the flood control dams next spring. The date of the forthcom ing event will be governed by the amount of work already under taken by the U. S. engineers. Plans have been made to extend invitations to high state officials and high officials in the engineer- ng department. A program in keeping with such celebrations will be worked out In the mean time and it is hoped that con struction will be sufficiently ad- , . ™anuJn<,Peit aiU the damsites may be Included as part of the program. , Organizations represented at the meeting Monday included Henry Ellsworth of the Eagles lodge, L. C. Schroeder of the Lions club; H. E. Eakin, Roy Short and A. W. Helliwell of the Chamber of Commerce; William I laldeman of the American Legion; Cleo Morelock, mayor. YOUNG REPUBLICANS TO HOLD PICNIC The Southern Lane County Chapter of Young Republicans is baving a covered dish picnic at tbe Veatch picnic grounds on Mosby creek on the evening of Thursday, July 20. Softball, swim ming, horse-shoe and other enter- tainment will be provided. Every one is invited whether a republi can or not. The committee in charge of the picnic is composed of Mrs. Ivan Morris, chairman, Mr and Mrs. George McReynolds and Glen Arne. There will be a meeting of the executive committee of the chap- |er t Wednesday evening at 8:00 o’clock. GROVE GOLFERS WIN The Cottage Grove golfers ad- <ied another victory to a success ful season Sunday when they met and defeated Oakway of Eugene 33 to 21. Bill Zimmerly paced the local club with a low score of 77 while Dutton was low for the vis itors with a score of 78. Next Sunday morning begin ning at 8:30 a. m. the Grove golf ers will play a return match with Oakway and a large delegation is expected to go to Eugene for Miss Bea trice Turtle has been the event. appointed public health nurse of south Lane county, succeeding BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO MEET Mrs. William Morelock, by the Lane county board of public The Lane county board of tax health, it was announced yester day, and Miss Turtle will make equalization will meet at the her first visit to this section this county court house Monday, Aug afternoon and will assist in a child ust 14th, to sit as a board of health conference. She is a form equalization in the matter of ad er supervisor of nurses in Benton justing taxes, according to a no county and has also been connect tice appearing elsewhere in the ed with the Marion county health Sentinel. The board will hear department. She received her complaints on valuations placed nursing education in the Minor by the tax assessor for the past hospital in Seattle and received year. special training in Maternity center. New York, for six months. LEAGUERS WIN HONORS Miss Turtle spent three months In Cottage Grove in 1929 during The Epworth League of the the diphtheria epidemic as a spe- Methodist church won the "Camp cial demonstration nurte paid by Beautiful" prize for the most at Rat tlesnakes arc not found in the seal sale. She wilPbe station- tractively decorated camp at the thia section In great numbers ex ed at the health center on the Cascade district institute at Little cept in a few remote places and comer of Fifth and Main streets. River last week. This is the sec occasionally dens of the reptiles ond consecutive year that this are uncovered. Clyde Beckley. honor has been conferred upon Elkton rancher, tells probably the DEMOCRATIC PICNIC them. Fifteen delegates attended JULY 26th prize snake story of the year in from the local church. This repre the recent kill on his ranch above An informal gathering of Lane sentation was exceeded only by Elkton. Mr. Beckley who has a 2.000-acrv ranch along the Ump county democrats will be held at the Medford delegation. The Rev. qua found a rattler out in the The City this week purchased the city park, Wednesday. July Ellsworth Tilton, pastor of the snow early this spring. He told 3.000 gallons of road oil which the 26th, under the auspices of the local Methodist church, was man friends when he first saw the county had shipped in and will Lane County Democratic central ager for the institute this year. snake, he thought it was only a start preliminaries toward pav committee. Everyone is invited to snake skin, but closer examina ing four additional blocks of city come and bring a basket for a I.O.O.F. INTER-SECTIONAL tion proved the reptile alive. streets. Part of the shipment of picnic lunch to be served at 6:30 PICNIC From that time on the sight of a oil will be taken by the city of p. m. Ice cream, coffee and cream rattler was nothing uncommon Creswell, it was understood. The will be furnished. An I.O.O.F. inter-sectional pic and in his wanderings over the oil will cost about 7^ cents per nic will be held Sunday, July 23rd ranch he shot 238. at Clear Lake. If you plan to at BOOKMOBILE READY gallon, each gallon will surface The snakes, he concluded, were approximately one-half tend, use McKenzie and Santiam square uncommonly numerous and this yard of road for the first coating. The Bookmobile, the truck highways. Make sure South San led him to attempt to find the It is also planned to have the which will extend library facilities tiam highway is completed before den or hibernating He county road crew patch several to rural districts of Lane county, you try that road. Free coffee, _ place. . soon found the den, a mass of c|ty streets, the work to start arrived yesterday from Portland sugar and cream. Everybody in seething rattlers along a bluff, within the next two weeks. for formal presentation to the vited. Band concert starts at 10 With the help of neighbors he Attention is also called to the county library systems. It is not a. m. Sports and other program managed to pack every crevass fact that water users this year known when the traveling library will follow. along the bluff with powder and are not required to sign up for will start its regular service to dynamite and by means of fuses the special irrigation rates, in ef patrons of the rural districts. NEW MACHINE SHOP set off by an electrical charge he fect in former years. The water, Concrete was poured yesterday destroyed the den and after the department will cooperate with Lorraine Ocumpaugh has ac- for the foundation of a new ma charge was set off found pieces the user to keep the cost as low ted position in the office of chine and blacksmith shop, which all over the of snake scattered as possible. . --- — Jeans - • •• at - Culp is being erected by Ralph Hawley the W. S. sawmill terrain. He told two local d business a w Water was turned in the 3,500 Creek. at Tenth and Adams street. men. T. J. McCoy ana A. w. । emergency extension at Ru- - - - Helliwell, who visited him re- jada a । ■- "85 per cent of the national income of the Unhed Saturday for a test. Twenty' cently that he had no idea how fiw hundred fppt of tbp npw Iinp States goes to workers and the self-employed.' many snakes were destroyed in is wood pipe and 1()00 fpet js cast the dynamite charge, but there jron As yet the additional water must been several ... have ... „ .. hundred. ui : u supply - has not been turned Into After blowing off the bluff he the city n but is alIowed to has not found . . . a . single - . rattler on escape at the end of the new line th«- ranch, but In previous sum- by menns of a gatc Thprp ig mers it was nothing unusual to p|Pnty of water ypt at the main kill six or eight during the sea- inlake ln Dinner creek, L. W. son. Coiner, city engineer, said Mon day. Barring unforseen trouble with the 22-mile main, the reser- - «x, «« m -rv voir should be kept full this sum- mer without any difficulty. Rancher Rids Place Of Rattlesnakes by Dynamiting the Den New South Lane Co. Nurse to Assist With Conference Today City to Pave Four More Blocks Soon Iteill: Women to Organize Softball Teams Here Further Testing At Grove Damsite An effort to organize softball for women of the town and out- side districts is being made. Prac- tice will be held next week and any woman wishing to play is urged to get in touch with Gladys Further testing of the terrain M|nor. 'at the Cottage Grove damsite is One team is already formed and progressing satisfactorily. It was If efforts are successful a league learned Monday. With the arriv- wlll be formed and play a regu- «1 ot ® compressor drill three lar schedule of games. tunnels are to be drilled at the location of the last damsite to TWO SWIMMERS INJURED test the rock formation. Tunnels Patty Zimmerly. daughter of are cut in the side of the hill Mr. and Mrs. William Zimmerly. horizontally. The present explora- cut her foot severely while swim tlon work will be underway about ming near the steel bridge Satur- two weeks. day. She was brought to Cottage Grove for first aid, then taken to EAGLES AUXILIARY PICNIC the Sacred Heart hospital, where The Auxiliary of the F.O.E. will she had several stitches taken in her foot. Helen Gates, daughter have an all-day picnic July 23rd of Mr. and Mrs. George Gates, at Swimmer's Delight for mem also cut her foot but was treated bers of the Eagles lodge and their here. The girls stepped on pieces families. Those attending are of glass in the river just proceed- asked to bring a basket. Coffee, Ing the swimming demonstration | cream and sugar will be fur- held there. I nished. Fifty-five Pupils Register for Second Swimming Classes The first ten-day swimming and water safety campaign conduct ed by the Red Cross in conjunc tion with the Cottage Grove Lions club ended Saturday with 85 children and adults participating. Margaret Claska, Red Cross in structor, reports 33 pupils quali fied for certificates. Saturday afternoon a demon stration was held before parents and friends. The following were awarded Red Cross certificates; __ _______ _____ ________________ Beginners: Shirley Culver, Irene Hagen, Bob McCoy, Fenel Sun- derlund, Don Wickendall, Billy Hunter, Lyle Fowler, Sonny Moore, Dixie Nell Bushnell, Carol Jean Hunter, Elsie Hagen, Mary Anne Hall, Billy Boyer. James Hooker, John Leonard, Wally Morelock, Morris Culver, Marjory Coiner, Betty Jane Adams, Byron Foster. Gordon Schrenk. Inter mediates: Helen Gates, Dottie Ann Clark, Joyce Clark, Ann Armstrong. Swimmers: Pat Zim- merly, Bob Daugherty, Keith Wooley, Jean King. Junior Life Saving: Bob Daugherty and Pat Zimmerly. First Aid: Helen Gates, Dottie Ann Clark and Joyce Clark. The second ten-day campaign conducted by the same organiza- tions began Tuesday with Miss Ellen Bird in charge as Red Cross instructor. A registration fee of 50c is being charged for this per iod as in the first. The children are being transported to Scott’s place, where the second campaign also is being held, by a bus that leaves the city hall each day at 1:00 o’clock. The program sched ule follows: Beginners at 1:30, - n intermediates at 2:00, swimmers at 2:30, and lifesaving at 3:00 to 5:30. A life saving class is also be ing held each evening from 7:00 to 8:30. Fifty-five pupils were re ported to have registered by Tues day noon. E. B. McDaniel Says Oregon Losing Money Oregon is losing some of its lo cal recreational travel dollars this year, yet may not be receiv- ing enough from the outside to compensate for this loss, accord- ing to Dr. E. B. McDaniel, presi- dent of the Oregon State Motor association. Non-resident tourist travel gauged by _ _ P permits issued by the secretary of state showed a 2 per cent loss up to the end of May, he said. Although there was a slight increase in the month of June, the total for the year was still under 1938. Outside attractions, such as the San Francisco and New York world fairs, were attracting many Oregonians, he said. Many of these Oregon vacationists would have spent their travel dollars in Oregon. “It is as important to keep our travel dollars at home as it is to bring in new ones," the motor club president explained. According to estimates, three- fourths of all recreational dollars spent in Oregon have been spent by Oregonians themselves. Only one-fourth of the total tourist business has been from outsiders, A two per cent decrease in local travel hurts Oregon much more than a two per cent decrease in non-resident travel, it was de- dared. Gasoline consumption figures compiled by the state show an in- crease of about 6 per cent. This could be attributed to an increase in commercial use of motor ve- hides, more easily than to an in- crease in recreational travel. Dr. McDaniel said. o NUMBER 49 Min5Aoerations Reviví 'terest In Bohemia Area Forty to Fifty Men Are Em ployed at Start of Operations. HIGGINS AND SPENCER TAKE OVER 3 MINES Mining interest in the Bohemia district, thirty-five miles east of here, has been renewed with the start of what is expected to be extensive mining operations. Sat- urday negotiations were complet- ed for the taking of first options on the Champion. Noonday and Musick mines by John C. Higgins and G. Spencer Hinsdale, who maintain offices in Portland. Moving additional equipment to the mining site was practically completed last week, including diesel engines, compressors, a gas shovel bulldozers and an air drill Between forty and fifty men are employed at the start of op erations on three different pro jects, it was understood here. The preliminary work will consist of prospecting and if the mines jus tify the faith of the operators, the mining crew will be enlarged, giv ing employment to more men. The operators have started the first tunnel on the 1,200 level and hope to find showings of the vein de veloped previously on the upper level. The complex concentrates will be shipped to a smelter prob ably at Salt Lake City, when con- centrates are advanced sufficient- ¡y Qj-e containing gold, silver. lead, zinc, etc., have been previ ously mined in this area, but in the mining in the past has been handicapped by lack of equip- ment. The Champion mine is owned by the Bartels Mining Co., the Noonday mine by A. W. Helliwell and the Lockwood estate and the Musick mine by L. M. Capps of Blackfoot. Idaho. The Noonday mine was worked two years ago and the Champion mine’s largest development was three years ago. when buildings and living quar ters for miners were constructed. Except for spasmatic exploration work, these mines have not been active since that date, but in previous years the mines have been big producers and many thousands of dollars in metal has been taken out. Additional development of this district will give the local terri tory another payroll and should serve as a stimulus to- general business conditions as well as give employment to an increasing number of miners. Funeral for Orland Higginbotham Held Tuesday Afternoon George Orland Higginbotham of 1311 So. 6th street, was drowned in a car accident Friday evening, when a car in which he was riding plunged into the Umpqua river about three miles this side of Reedsport at 9: 30 p. m. Three companions of Higginbotham, in cluding the driver of the car, George Kerr, escaped with minor bruises. An early version of the acci- dent said the driver, George Kerr, fell asleep at the wheel and the car plunged over a twenty foot embankment into the river and landed in seven feet of water. Kerr managed to escape from the submerged machine and assisted two girls. Ollie Smith and Alice Hawkyard, out of the car. Hig ginbotham was reported to have been pinned under the auto when ! it rolled over as he tried to es- On August 1st, lookout stations caP«- He drowned before his res- i and fire guard posts in two na- cue w®s effected. Higginbotham, tional forests, the Willamette and aged 29, was a native of Gold Siuslaw forests, will become ears Hill and had lived here since for the army, it was learned here 1919, coming from Marshfield. He Tuesday. At this time an aircraft was employed by the W. A. Wood warning defense corps will be or- ard Lumber company. ganized and tested by army and The body was brought to the forest officials. This is a new type Mills chapel here Friday evening of defense in which will eventual- and funeral services were held ly reach from Canada to Mexico from the chapel Tuesday after- and will be tested by having noon with the Rev. H. W. Davis, guards attempt to spot locations Baptist pastor, officiating. Inter- of invading planes. ment was made in the Masonic- A system of telephone commu- I.O.O.F. cemetery. Surviving are nications will convey news of the his widow, one son, Orland, aged invasion to regional foresters and 6, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. thence to army flying fields lo- George Higginbotham of Cottage cated at various points along the Grove, and a brother John Hig- coast. ginbotham of Redmond. Forest Lookout Posts To Serve as Ears for Army Under Plan
