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MOUTH LANE FAIR AT ARMORY AUGUST 26-2« ¡dotta je drove Sentinel! COUNTY WILDLIFE FEDERATION MEET AUGUST 26-21 Ô VOLUME L (Establwhed Juno 15, 1889.) COTTAGE UROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, Al GUST 24, 1939 NUMBER 2 More Exhibits, Larger Attendance Expected At Fair This' vear New Teachers Added To Union High Staff Records of Hotel Gay 90 5 ” Found Memories of the “Gay Outdoor Enthusiasts To Convene Saturday Sun Is Colorful Monday Morning Major Moore Speaks At Special Meeting Nine- 1-ate sleepers Monday morning H<hool to Open September llth; Plans have been completed and had a new alibi- it wax still ti<*s” were ren«*wed for a number Property owners to be affected New Building May He Ready of old-time residents of this vici everything is set for the two-day "dark" at a late hour. Respon by the lake from the Dorena dam nity, with the un«*arthing last session of the I Jine County Wild sible for this phenonema was Ore will probably be able to remain for Mrx-ond Memrater. South Lane Fair To Open Here Friday at Noon week in the attic of a Cottage life Federation conference to be gon’s forest fires, the smoke from in their homes until 1941, accord Grove of a register of hold here Saturday and Sunday, which, combined with fog to low ing to a report of a speech made September llth. 1939, should guests residence from the Sherwood hotel August 26 and 27. The first day er the visibility in all parts of the by Major Moore of the Portland be remembered ax an outstanding in Cottag«* Grove between 1896 will be taken up with registration state. The sun, in attempting to office of the U. S. army engineers date in this city f<»r sometime to and of delegates, election of officers, pierce the clouds, gave forth some at a special meeting of the Do Committee Makes Plane for 1898. come, since It will mark the ac- address and response. startling color combinations. rena grange Saturday evening. R. Largest Fair in Th«* register. In good condition, welcome tual beginning of Cottage Grove Registration will begin at 10 a. m. Vacationists on the coast hur H. Kipp, secretary of the Wil Union high sch<x>l under th«* full contains the names of a number at I. O. O. F. hall. After the noon History valley project also at direction of a sch'xd lx»ard of Its of men prominent in mining cir lunch delegates will remain in ried to valley points to escape the lamette tended the meeting. unpleasant conditions there, and cles in the Bohemia district at session until 4:30 at which time a own. of the property to Because finances for th«* Union that time, as well as other local recess will be called until 7:30 one lady was heard to remark be Appraisers purchased are expected to TWO-DAY SHOW TO BE that “ we thought an awful storm residents and transients. The high schrxd did not function until to allow delegates to visit the start their work next month, this year, the high school wax Isxik is on display at The Men’s Southern I Jine County fair ex must be brewing.” HELD AT ARMORY The cooler weather and higher Major Moore indicated, and it is governed and financ«*d ax usual Toggery, and it is reported that hibits at the armory'. The evening probable that the dam will be humidity were most welcome to last year by the local lx mi rd, the several good ladies have studied session starts at 7:30 with Rep built on either the site of the union high sch«x>l Ixuird meeting the register carefully with the resentative Earl Hill of Cushman; a tired army of fire filters, who present From all indications the South survey at the old Veatch enjoyed at least a brief respite thought in mind of asking pos chiefly to plan the n«*w building Lane County fair, which will hold Glen C. Mitchell, Division of Wild place, or near Kelly bridge. Test from a most serious fire situa sible cm brassing questions of cer- Life, Portland, and Arthur Einar- and th«* future organization. tion, aggravated by nearly 40 tunnels are now being driven at forth at the Cottage Grove arm Since June of this year, how tain dignified business men. sen of the U. S. Bioligical Survey, days of dry weather during which the Veatch site, and actual con ory Friday and Saturday will con Among the advertisers in the Corvallis, on the speaking pro ever, the kx'al schrxd braird has time only a trace of rain had fall struction is expected to start in tinue, as during the past few retired to Its own field, which In- register were: Eakin and Bris gram It is possible that one or en. years, to be "bigger and better.” October. tow, hankers and general merch two other notable speakers will clud«*s the grade schools alone. More money has been made Meanwhile army engineers are Fire, in its destruction of prop meat market; , „ A. H. Beagle, - , . • al*» Rive short talks pertaining to erty in the past week, played no continuing preliminary work on available for prizes, committee At the opening of sch«xd on ants; the Cottage Grove dam on the members report, and it is expect September eleventh. Cottage L. Morse, livery, sale and feed, wild life and Its conservation. Sunday haj, owr to favorites as to sections of Ore- Coast Fork, where a seismograph, ed that both the quality and Grove union high sch«x>l will be stable; _ Milton Bower, boots and gon. Probably the hardest hit sec- in the building on south Fifth xho<*s; M. E. Grousb«*ck. city dray a recreational program at R. S. tion was that of Pine Ridge, a ordinarily used in the recording quantity of exhibits will surpass and transfer; S. R. Piper, hard last year’s fair, one of the most street, but the young p*»ople will Drenner's Ata La Nita ranch a few miles north of Klamath Falls, of earthquakes, is being utilized successful ever held here. ware and stoves; Owens cash in mapping subterranean earth short distance above Culp Creek. where it was reported a blaze, be filled with anticipation of oc All exhibits must be entered by cupying the fine new structure grocery; C. Stevenson, watches A basket dinner at noon for all starting in a pile of lumber Sat contours. By the use of these ma Friday and must be called south of town before the year is and clocks; and Miller and Hig members of the federation, their urday night, soon razed the mill chines activated by dynamite for by 6 noon, p. m. Saturday. Prem gins, Cottage Grove meat market. over, probably by the opening of families and friends, will be held. of the Forest Lumber company charges, engineers are attempting The Sherwrxxi House was lo- Coffee and lemonade will be fur and 200 houses. Some 600 persons to learn the contour of rock be iums will be paid at 4 p. m. Sat the second semester. urday. Eighteen districts adjacent to rated on Main street near the nished by the Cottage Grove Rod were reported to have been left neath the surface. Responsible for much of the and Including Cottag«* Grove will present location of Kern’s for and Gun club. homeless and it was estimated the success of this year’s fair is the iZrugs. be taken care of under the new After the dinner exhibitions in damage would run more than a local committee appointed by the plan, and among the new««st fea-' the following will be given: Arch million dollars. chamber of commerce, fair spon- lures will be bus transportation Dean Brothers resort on Tah- ery. Flight Dailly of Eugene, and sors. On this committee are: furnished by the union high Worth Woolman of Drain; fly kenitch lake north of Reedsport Mayor C. Morelock, Chester school districts this year. Before casting. Miss Weigardt and B B. was destroyed by fire Saturday Stroup. Loren Schroeder. Henry this time, bus transportation has Perrow of Portland; skeet, re morning with an estimated loss Williamson, Mrs. S. L. Godard, been contracted for by local in volver. and small-bore rifle shoot of about $8,000, while a brush Mrs. Max Bird. Jeanne Morton, While no dividual districts according to authentic information Mrs. Anna P. Graham and Saul ing. Jim Morris, Remington rep- fire, sweeping through 2000 acres their own plans. Those old busses resen tat ive, Portland, and B. B. of pasture land on the Elmira is available as to the assayers’ Rose. will, for th«* most part, be sold, or Perrow of the Honevman hard- road 10 miles west of Eugene, was report on the mineral-bearing With the first day of the Wild use«! for other purposes, and five ware. Portland. Softball, horse- reported to have destroyed two vein recently opened up on the life Federation convention over new yellow busses have been pur shoe pitching and swimming, with <-ounty bridges, several houses 1200-foot level in the Champion lapping the second day of the fair, chased to take care of som«* 200 a lifeguard in attendance for and bams and killed an undeter- mine, judging from the new points to this week That the next step toward the swimmers, will also be on the af- mined number of livestock. The equipment arriving for develop everything students outside Cottage Grove. end seeing an unusually large Willamette Ballroom, about three ment work in the Noonday, number of visitors in the city. There will several new relocation of the Pacific highway ternoon program. through Cottage Grove is only a Champion and Musick mines In courses offered this year, notably Commencing at 8:00 o'clock in 'miles south of Eugene, was burn- library training, office training, few «lays away is reported by an the evening an Indian pageant, ed to the ground early Sunday by the Bohemias, the vein appears to choral singing, a third year of unofficial source close to the "Parade of the Chieftains.” writ- fire of undetermined origin, with be of sufficient value to encour manual training and business law. state highway commission, who ten and directed by R. S. Dren- a loss estimated at $20,000, part age development work in that reports that Mark McAllister of section and old-timers who have Regstration of all high school the legal staff of the rommlssion ner, will be presented. For a more ly covered by insurance. always held the mining prospects students will take place* on Wed is expected to arrive In Cottage detailed program see the adver- nesday and Thursday prior to the Grove yet this week to commence tisement elsewhere in this issue. VALUABLE HORSE DIES OF of the Bohemias in high esteem look forward to a period of re opening date, according to H. B. the task of securing options on SLEEPING SICKNESS newed activity in that section, Ferrin, superintendent of schools. the right-of-way of the new route rivaling the prosperous ‘90’s. BALLEW CAR STOLEN Evidence that the work of New teachers who comprise the of the highway through the city. What is believed to be one of Hinsdale and Higgins, experi training young people to drive high school staff are as follows: the first cases of sleeping sick enced mining men who are doing properly was having good results The south half of the highway Charles S. Christianson, gradu Chief of Police John Schaf ate of Pacific University, with will be the first to be relocated, fer reported Wednesday that ness among horses in this vicinity the development work, have sev in Oregon was seen today by Earl graduate work at the University according to reports, which will the Ballew car, stolen recently was responsible for the death of a eral Bohemia properties under Snell, secretary of state, who re of Oregon and the University of likely mean that the first prop from its parking place at the valuable mare at the E. A. Allen lease or option. ported that drivers in the 15-24 Idaho, will teach science and di erty to be purchased by the com- Woodard mill, had been recov ranch four miles west of here last age group in this state scored the rect the band and orchestra work mission will be from the inter ered at Santa Ana, California. week. Another 4-year-old mare is best record in driving improve ill with the same disease. The in both high school and Cottage section of Ninth and Main south Three young men found with ment, as reflected in a decrease Grove grade schools. He has had to the junction with the present the car are in custody there, two horses were valued at $500. in the number of fatal accidents several years of experience. For highway near Chambers mill. The and it is believed they were the it has been reported. in which they were involved. "Sleeping sickness has cost the three years he has taught at the new route is to parallel the same youths who gave Seattle Knickerbocker’s softball team During the first six months of Junction City union high school Southern Pacific tracks, accord- as their residence, and who midwest farmers countless horses won the first game of the local 1939. drivers in this age group during the past few years, but Ing to present plans. and built up an outstanding band were recently given a night’s cases of the disease in this sec- softball playoff Wednesday eve were involved in seven percent A map showing the proposed lodging at the city jail here. and orchestra for that commun ning by defeating the Lumber less fatal accidents than during tion have been rare. route of the relocated highway ity. Worker's Union 9 to 4. A second the corresponding period in 1938. Winston A. Gilchrist will teach has been posted in the city hall will be played Friday eve Oregon music composers will game Drivers in the 25-39 age group A 1937 Dodge sedan, the prop the social sciences. He is a Uni for several months. ning at 6:15 p. m. on Kelly field. constituted erty of George L. Ballew of this be honored on Saturday of 31 percent of the fatal the versity of Oregon graduate and A 5-run rally in the first inning city, was stolen Saturday fore state fair, to be held in Salem accident drivers: those in the 40- holds a degree from the Detroit gave Knick's a lead that the noon from Woodard’s mill at La September 4 to 10, on the several Union could not overcome. A 54 group accounted for 20 per College of Law. He has recently tham. where Mr. Ballew had programs to be given in the daily base on balls. 3 errors and 2 hits cent; those in the 55-64 group, been elected to Phi Delta Kappa, six percent; and those over 65 MrlMNl the car early in the morn series by the Oregon Federation an educational honorary society. ing. The loss was not discovered of Music clubs. Artists from all gave Nickerbocker’s their 5 runs. years of age. five percent. Those Mr. Gilchrist will serve tut debate Swanson lead all hitters with 3 not stated. 13 percent. until noon when Mr. Ballew went parts of the state will appear in coach. The health association group to his usual parking place for his the Federation’s musical enter hits while Gallo and Lorang each For the past two years the sec Upon the election of Donald will meet at the Cottage Grove collected 2 hits for the Lumber tainments. retary of state’s office has spon Moore to the Eugene schools, Le high school Tuesday. August 29th lunch. workers. sored safety driving schools in roy S. Beghtol, graduate of Par at 8:00 p. m. Miss Elsie Witchen, sons College, with graduate work acting executive secretary of Ore THE WATCHMAN ON THE JOB MORE NYA FUNDS ALLOTTED many of the high schools of the state as well as in various com at Oregon State college, was se gon Tuberculosis association, will COLLEGE FOR THIS YEAR munities where non-high school lected as industrial arts teacher be present and will help to make and basketball coach. He has plans for the health work for the Between 450 and 500 students people may take the course. been teaching in Klamath county coming year. Mrs. K. K. Mills, will receive financial hely at Ore These schools give those who en- and has had seven years of ex district nurse, Is in charge of ar gon State college through the Na r o 11 a scientifically designed perience. He has an excellent rec rangements and has sent out in tional Youth administration on course of instruction in learning ord as an athletic coach. this campus this coming year, to operate an automobile on the vitations to Mrs. Howard Taylor, Miss Dorothy A. Price of Cor secretary of Lane county health estimates E. B. Lemon, registrar. theory that it is easier for an in vallis takes the place of Miss association, Judge Clinton Hurd Under a new apportionment based dividual to become a good driver Vera Button, clothing and related of Lane county, Dr. E. L. Gardi on 1938 enrollment, Oregon State if he is taught by a competent in science teacher. A graduate of ner, public health officer and will receive increased funds to structor, Snell said. Oregon State college, Miss Price Mrs. Ann Maclay Leffingwell, "The improvement shown by provide work for some 80 more has had a year of graduate work. nursing supervisor of Lane coun students than the average of 380 the younger group gives us great She will have charge of the home ty. Miss Beatrice Turtle, local per month helped last year. encouragement in our program economics club. Although official figures were for training young drivers,” Snell public health nurse, will also be Miss Emma B. S t a d d e n of present and give a tentative out not expected until late in August, declared. "As these young people Marshfield, who is a University line of her work for the coming Lemon estimated that available who are trained drivers begin us- of Oregon graduate and has had year. This is to be an open meet funds for this campus will total ing our highways and streets, we graduate work at the University ing and anyone interested is wel around $50.000 compared with reap the benefits from their bet of Washington, will teach English come to attend. Refreshments $41.985 last year. Students earned ter. safer driving. The poor driv- and social science. She has taught will be served. up to $20 per month, averaging er can never be as safe a driver previously at Puyallup, Washing $12. doing many types of work for as the expert. The principles of ton, and has been specially train the institution. courtesy, observance of the rights ed in guidance and counselling. Pending receipt of official ap- °f others and good sportesman- She will assist In directing a new plication blanks. Lemon Ls mak- ship w’hich are emphasized in the guidance program. ing up a list of students desiring courses tend to make these young News will be given next week such aid to whom application drivers a credit to our state.” as to details for high school blanks will be mailed as soon as LONDON (Special) — Willard registration and a list of the com the latter arrive. First day of SHRINERS TO HOLD PICNIC McKay suffered serious injury plete teaching staff. Freshman week this year is Sep Thursday while falling timber for tember 25. A Shriners picnic will be held INSTALL FIRE HYDRANT the W. A. Woodard Lumber Co. A Sunday. August 27 at Swimmers’ SAFLEY RESIDENCE IS Delight, the picnic to start at 10 City Engineer L. W. Coiner re large limb fell from a falling tree DAMAGED BY FIRE a. m. with a basket dinner at ported Wednesday that a fire hy and hit Mr. McKay in the face, The Cottage Grove fire depart noon. Coffee, cream, sugar, ice drant was being Installed on the tearing out one of his eyes and ment brought under control a cream and cold drinks will be new union high school grounds, to otherwise injuring his face. Ue blaze at the Joe Safley residence furnished. The affair is for all afford protection to the building on east Main street Saturday, and Shriners, regardless of location of was given first aid at Cottage under construction there. An-i were able to save the dwelling their home Temple, and their other hydrant will be installed Grov® thcn wns taken to the hos- which suffered damage to the families. Shriners are asked to later. ( pital at Eugene. iroof from the flames. wear their fez. Buying Right-of-way For Highway to Start Soon Is Report Here Revival of Activities In Bohemia Predicted Accidents Caused by Young Drivers Drop Knickerbocker’s Win First Playoff Game Health Group to Meet Here Tuesday Willard McKay Hurt In Logging Accident
