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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1939)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Stranded by Flood In California Desert THE SENTINEL, COTTAGE GROVE OREGON World Wide Data Gathered to Aid War Crop Plans I News Briefs | “Lights out” Friday evening, starting about 8:(X) p m. at* Cot Leneve Simkins, daughter of tage Grove and Springfield was Dr and Mrs, C. R. Simkins of - ■ «-aused by a large transformer Cottage Grove, stranded by the . blowing out In the Springfield flood of last week. 200 miles from Oregon farmers, particularly .plant of the Mountain States D>x Angeles, writes an interesting wheat growers, ar«- going to have. power Co account of her experience. She to make their own decisions on was en route to New York to at- what changes, if any, should lie Proclaiming a peace time emer tend the New York University, made in their farming practices Her account, dated September in view of the European war, but gency, President Roosevelt Fri day ordered an immediate enlist- xiii follows: every effort is going to b«« made Aix»ard Southern Pacific Train to aee that they have all the facta rnent of 136,000 additional men. Aigoruml No. 6 Stranded In the possible on which to base such This number will «well the man power of tin- national armed force desert by a flood, about 280 pas decisions. including the navy to 632,000 men sengers utaiard the Southern Pa .Such, in brief, are the fact« cific Argonaut No. 6 were held up back of the recent annrrunce-, _ .. . f by washouts some thirty-four ment t hat a state-wide meeting, preliminary Work on hours. Engim’ers, conductors and will be held in Pendleton Wed- . passengers spent thirty-nine nesday, September 13, to discuss i hours to cover the 200 miles from the current situation. L ok Angeles to the little town of AAA officials to be present at । „ .. , . .. . Niland. California, leaving U» the meeting will include N. E. . ^‘»minary invest.gation work Angeles Tuesday, 8:15 p. m., Sep Dodd, w.-st.-rn regional director at ,h* C0«««' Gmv»’ r*'r‘'na tember 5. Washouts were between anil former chairman of the On- ',a™,,7, bas P^Kress«! satisfac- Palm Springs and Indio and be- gon state committee, and Wjj] torily during the past week. tween Bertram and Niland in Steen of Milton, present state' At the site at Hebron work on slowed < '.i 111 < >i nia chairman. Extension men from L the test ,, fills . has . .. been . , . The news man, nelhng Hund- Oregon State college will also be *f,mix«ranly due to th«- breakdown n A .9 fa kzx II a » ’ Pl./» mx IL. m la «.<4 wichrs, soda pop, candy and cig- prtiwnt to pn-wni facts and fig- of a roll,’r The ro,,er *" PXI*‘ctwl arettm maintained his long shift uras on the wheat situation. 1,0 during the next actual spreading and at very frequent intervals Starting September 18, similar - traversed the 14 coaches, selling meetings will lx- held in each of and •impacting of the fill will be his wares. As the hours jiassed, 17 principal wheat-growing coun-1 i<suni* *1 J-’boratory technicians ; * »Aa ... r ■ ra * Oi • * ». a a 4.^4 ■ 1. the supply of coffee, sandwiches a tie*. The schedul«* calls for meet- hav,‘ r,’ntln,»'d to take samples of and Ice for the cold drinks van- ings on September 18 in Benton, ,h<* already in place and (abed l^ne, J«-ffers«jn an«l Wasco coun- run u*ua^ teats. The train’s supply of water tics; on September 19 in Linn, I ¿° accurate re- gradually diminished The mom- Marion, Sherman an«i GHham a Ka,,on wat<?r ,ank ing of Septemlier 7th, th«* diner counties; on September 20 in ha,‘ b0™ k»tall«i to furnish run- service was discontinued due to Polk, Yamhill, Morrow and Uma- nin« wa‘ffr to the laboratory. A lack of water and f<x«l supplies. tilla counties; on Suptember 21 in meteorological station is being Within one mile of Niland, where Washington, Clackamas, Wallowa erected to make it possible for the the tram was stranded 5 hours, an«l Union counties; and on Sep army engineers to compile their th«- engine wax out of water and tember 22 in Baker county own weather statistics. had to be refilled. For some time Operations with both the core O. S. Fletcher, county agent, the cars were not air-conditioned, announced yesterday that Lane drill and churn drill are being in order to save the generator county wheat growers would meet continued. The core drill is ex and lights were turned out early. at the Moose hall. 77 Broadway, ploring rock under the founda The famous Salton Sea, 25 feet Eugene, at 2:00 p. m. September tion of the spillway, while the I m ’I ow sea level without known in- 18. for the purpose of discussing churn drill is in the borrow area let or outlet the only such the situation. A large attendance sampling earth stratums that are known Ixsly of water in th«# of county farmers is expected. expected to be used to construct world was within about 300 Many people are assuming that the main body of the dam. yards oí the train from 6:30 a. m. what happened to wheat prices At Dorena damsite the program to 9:20 p. m.. Wednesday, Sep- following the outbreak of the of test pitting has been gradually tern ber 6 Toward evening, the World war in 1914 will be repeat expanded and is now in full swing lights from the opposite shore of ed. The figures on comparative with a large force of WPA per Saltón Sea flashed When it was wheat supplies then and now do sonnel supplying the labor. possible for the tram to go ahead not bear out such a belief, say Seismographic operations are again, the stars which werr shin AAA officials. For example, at nearly concluded at the Dorena ing brightly above, reflected the outbreak of th<- World war in site and the party will return to clearly in the water which was 1914 the world had a wheat sup Hebron to investigate further the standing along each side of the ply of 3.7 billion bushels. This conditions at that site. tram track for some distance. year the supply is 5.3 billion OnttnarUy a porter comae on I bushels, th«- largest in all history. History Student at Ten th«- Argonaut No. 6 at Niland. Furthermore, in recent years Although Thomas A Edison bad 200 miles from D>s Angeli’s, but the European countries have be only two months of formal educa instead of arriving at Niland in come far more self-sufficient in tion in school, he was devouring the 5 hours and 6 minutes, the train wheat production than at the arrived after 39 hours and in opening of the World war. World histories of Gibbon and Hume when rather pcxirly kept condition. At wheat production outside of the he was ten years old intervals the passengers them- United States, exclusive of Russia selves usi’d the one and only and China. has increased from broom aboard to sweep out th««lr less than two billion bushels in individual compartments. Passen 1914 to nearly 3% billion bushels ger« helped |*ass out the pillows in 1939 which were located in the bag These and many other facts will gage cars the second night the tie presented for farmers to use in train was stranded. .deciding deciding whether they wish to Passengers were from all walks take a chance on wheat prices go of life young and old. white and ing higher than the amounts now colored. Italian. Jewish, Swedish, received under the acreage allot- Dutch, Scotch. Irish and probab ment program. ly other nationalities as well. The fin-man was a jovial man of great TOWNSEND CLUB girth probably 5 feet 8 inches, and about 300 pounds The relief The Townsend club met Mon engineer, nicknamed "Romeo," day evening in the Townsend hail caused considerable amusement for their social meeting with a among the pa.ss«-ngers, as he made large number of members and a real impression on many of the friends in attendance. Ed J. Pal ladi«-s aboard during his time off mer of California gave an inter with his long dissertations. esting talk. An entertaining pro A young couple were picked up gram consisting of a reading, a not far from Niland in the middle vocal selection, three accordion of the night. They had driven numbers and two piano solos was from Niland toward Los Angeles, given following the talk. At the but were stopped soon after they close of the evening a watermel- started by a washed out bridge. lon and canteloupo feed was en They started back hut were again joyed by those present. ■ topped by another washed out budge so had lw-on stranded bc- Presidenls Who .Married Widows ROUND tw«>en the two for three days Seven of our Presidents married without food or water. When the widows. George Washington mar TRIP Argonaut finally got through, ried Martha (Dandridge) Cust is; they flagged the train with a Thomas Jefferson. Martha (Wayles) in chair cars and coach«« flash light. Skelton; James Madison. Dorothy About three hundred men • Payne) Todd; Andrew Jackson. worked to repair the washouts, working from Monday until Rachel (Donelson) Robards Millard ROUND Thursday morning with very little Fillmore's second wife was a widow, Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh; so TRIP sleep Two work trains came from west of the washouts Wednesday was Benjamin Harrison's. Mary in Pullmans with car loads of gravel, water, Scott (Lord) Dimmick, and Wood I ies to the washouts ahead and row Wilson's. Edith • Bolling) Galt Louer berth $41, roundtrip. Two men went by the Argonaut from may occupy at no extra charge. time to time on handcars. Graphite tn Pencils Two trains were directly There is no lead in lead pencils. ahead, though out of sight of the Graphite is the material used The Argonaut most of the time. And See local S P. egent or write J. A. of course there were many trains name “lead pencil" arose from the ORMANDY. Gen. Pau. Aftn. 622 lM‘hind, as all trains went out of fact that before graphite was em Pacific Building, Portland. Oregon I os Angeles on schedule, think ployed lead was used for writing. - ■ * ' - ~mr....tv------- ing they would get through. All freight trains were held up. It is predicted it will take two weeks to catch up on the freight service and get the trains entire- ly t>ack on schedule. The Argonaut No. 6 began making up for lost time after leaving Niland Thursday noon. By Friday at 6:20 a. m. it reached El Paso, 34*4 hours behind sched Ready to serve local motorists. Final touches to construc ule. tion of new building completed with finishing the interior The passengers were greatly relieved to ride again in a moving painting. train, air-conditioned, clean and supplied with food. We are prepared to serve you with our new modern equip IRISH-SWARTZ Inc Phone 53 or 54 Two Free City Deliveries Daily Buy your winter’s supply now. Wholesale costs are advancing daily and all canned foods will be much higher before 1940. Royal C lub C of fee H D Quality Canned Goods Peas - Corn String Beans Dundee Peas No. 2 Cans 3 cans ............. 35c $1.35 Dozen CORN — Cream style or whole kernel PEAS — Fancy, Tender Garden. STRING BEANS—Fancy Cut. Standard Pack 3 cans 89c Dozen 69c 3 Yamhill Corn YOUR CHOICE Whole Kernel No. 2 Cans 3 cans.. ........... 35c $1.35 Dozen 3 cans............. 29c $1.10 Dozen You will make no mistake by buying a case of this merchandise now. TOMATOES No. 21^ Cans OR QUICK SCHOOLTIME BREAKFASTS Com Flakes j 8-oz. pkgs............ “J,or Pep or Rice - Krispies „ Lo All Bran Large pkg. ONCE.* a LIFtTIMt! TWO CHEAT W ohlds F aihs Î35 Southern Pacific New Signal Station Corner Fifth and Main Ontia Military Port Firxt Ostia, port of Rome, was founded in 330 B. C. and was at first essen tially ■ military town. Valley View Stock Ranch A. 0. Ball & Son, Proprietors. «yt miles oat on Mosby Creek. All kinds of livestock bought and BO-tto-51 ■old. Phone 18F8. CHEESE Per Pound Milk Softasilk Cake Flour Darigold Crisco 3 lb. can 49c 6 lb. can 98c Formay Irish’s Bulk Coffees BRAZILIAN I SPECIAL l,b15c 2ibs29c J 2ib«39 'c Pancake Fl’r Sperrys 48-oz. Pkg......... 27c Save the Price of the Can SUGAR Peets Fine Cane Granulated Soap Large pkg.. .. • 1 j 100 pounds Palmolive Super Suds Soap Blue Pkg. 25c 3 bars............ 17C 20c Dog Foodir'æ6is 25c Cleanser Lighthouse 3cans 10c Quality Fruits and Vegetables at Attractive Prices. MEAT DEPARTMENT VEAL STEAK CHICKENS Shoulder Cuts Fresh From the Farm JOHN WELLS, Prop. 3 pound can 49c Bisquick 100% Vegetable Shortening_____________________ Large Pkg. 29c Peanut Butter 2|b 23c ment. Gas, oils, lubrication, car washing. And guaran tee Lee Tires. We give prompt service and attention to little details that you will appreciate. SIGNAL SERVICE STATION 13c. HENS Pound 2 pounds FRYERS 18C Po«nd 20c 29c BACON Swift’s Ever Sweet Pound 19c
