NEVEN MORE SHOPPING
HAYN TILL XMAN
Cottage (BroueSentinel
VOLUME I
(ExUbliahed June 15, 1889.) COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 193ft
NEVEN MORE SHOPPING
DAYS TILL XMAN
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NUMBER 18
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Officials Asked
To Postpone the
Removal of Port
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
Earl Hill has issued an ap-
jxal for funds
Io
aid
th«'
Christmas Concert to lie Given at
High School Gym December 19th
PONT OFFICE TO HELP
NA NT A THIN YEAR
The therMan
Givesb Lilians
Change of Pace
The local post office will
Shrine hospital in Port bind.
A Christmas concert for the Young; "Golden Jubilee Overture" j help
Santa this Christmas. To
The Portland institution, a
pleasure of music lovers in Cot- by Kent.
help
bring the Christmas
national hospital unit of the
iW Grove will lx* given by the
Mixed Chorus "O Come, AB
spirit at Christmas time rath-
Shriner«, is running about
Cottage Grove Union high school Ye Faithful." "Birthday of a
er than two or three days
$500.00 liehind in serving the
on Tuesday evening, December King,” Neidlinger; solo by Ray
later, two deliveries of mail
northwest. The Shrine hospi
19, in the high school gymnasium. Gamet
'*
; 'Lamb of God," Bizet;
will be made on the city
tal makes no charge for giv
This annual affair has been Solo by Patricit Baldwin.
routes Saturday, December
ing medical attention to chil-
much enjoyed the past few years Girls' Glee Club "Thanks Be
Regional Division Asked to di<
23rd lather than the usual
n fourteen years and un-
Rainfall Heaviest at Black
and promises to be as Interesting to God,” Dickson; "Whiie By My
one delivery. Parcel post will
d< r where parents of such
as ever.
Postpone Devision for
Sheep,” Spicker; "Gesu Bambino,"
be delivered in the dty resi
Butte With 6:15 Inches
children are unable to pro-
One hundred and sixty students Pietro Yon;” .Solo by May Ander
dential district Sunday, De-
Sixty Days
vide such treatment
will take part, in boys’ and girls' son and Marion Turner.
In Three Days
cember 24th and Christmas
Mr. HUI has not asked for
glee clubs, mixed chorus and or Boys’ Glee Club—"Swing Low,
day,
December
25th,
where
money, but If you have sur chestra.
Sweet Chariot."
parties are at home to re
R EM OVAL OF PORT WILL
plus potatoes, cabbage, car
The boys' quartet, girls’ trio Tenor Solo—"O Holy Night”
EIGHTEEN INCHES SHOW
ceive such deliveries.
rots, canned fruits, etc., these
will bi> featured as well as solo (Adolphe Adams), Bill Spies.
BE REAL LOSS.
ists.
items will be acceptable and
Girls’ Trio- "The Sleigh” by
AT BOHEMIA
welcome. Leave Items at the
The concert is free, being given Kountz, "Lo, How a Rose,
Eagle Cigar store and trans by the music de part men ts of the Praetorius.
Officials have been asked to
portation will be arranged to
school under the direction of Miss
Boys' Quartet "Silent Night,”
The weather man has been giv
jxMtpone the decision to abandon
Portland.
Marian Jelinek and Charles Chris- "O Little Town of Bethlehem.”
ing
wet tern Oregon a few changes
the government airport here De
The Shrine hospital Is do । tianson as a contribution to the Soprano Solo—"Joyously Peal,
of
pace
recently to let the natives
cember 15th. H. E. Eakin, presi-
ing g«xxl work and deserves
community Christmas spirit. The Ye Christmas Bells” by C. W.
know how it really f>'els to rain
dent of the ( Chamber of Com-
our support.
school authorities request that Coombe sung by Patricia Bald-
once more. Along with the rains
merer, said Tuesday afternoon
children who attend be accom- win.
in the valley, snov. fell in the
that telegrams had been sent to
panied by their parents.
Mixed Chorus
Hark! The
hills. The Bohemia section had its
the Seattle regional division of
The program is as follows:
Herald Angels Sing, The First
first good taste of winter Monday
aeronautics and to Senator Me- rii
Orchestra The Strollers by Noel," "Away in a Manger," A Public Utilities commission with an eighteen inch snow, The
Nary nt Washington, D. C., ask
Wilson, "Russian Melody,” by "Reverence and Praise," Beethov hearing on the proposal to change snow faling at intervals for two
ing that the abandonment of the
Tschaikowsky, "At Dusk,” by en.
the railroad crossing near the or three days is expected to slow
airport be |>ostponed for sixty
Chambers
mill, in connection with down mining activities in that
«Lays. Although citizens and
projected improvements of the area. Snow also blocked the Mc-
Chamber of Commerce merntrni
highway through towm was held Kenzie pass over the week end.
are hopeful that some plan may
at the city hall Monday afternoon
Heavy rains ending Monday
lx* worked out to retain the land
at 2:00 p. m. The hearing was for night gave from one to two feet
ing field, they admit th«' prospects
the purpose of giving interested rise in local streams. The rainfall
uro not very rosy. Some have ad Installation of th«' officers of
parties an opportunity to protest was the heaviest in the Black
mitted that Cottage Grove has th«' twelve granges south of Eu-
and for the Highway Commission Bu‘te district. According to tabu
never apparently been very en gene will be held on December
to secure the approval of the lations of Mrs. Lillian Stimmel,
thusiastic als«ut th«- port, kx’ated 29th at the Croswell grange hall.
Utilities commission. Attending weather observer at that station,
The following granges aro ask-
south of town, and that the pur-
jxmw of the establishment of the «•d to bring their officers: Lorane,
The repair and building permits
Lane county's first PUD elec- the hearing were Joe De Souza of 6.15 inches of rain fell from Fri
landing field here has been gen Walten »Ile. Creswell, Jasper, Go Issued at the city office tapered tion was turned down Friday by the legal department of the high day until Monday. Measurements
shen, Mohawk, McKenzie, Lowell, sharply for the month of Novem- a vote of 1,686 to 1,450, losing by way commission; John Beakey, were as follows: Friday to Sat
erally misunderstood.
Thurston, Spencer Creek, ber, due to the approach of win 236 votes in the rural precincts, traffic engineer of the highway urday, 2.18 inches; Saturday to
The port, established primarily Dorena,
McKenzie
River and Hebron.
ter. .Some new construction, how the cities and towns in the pro- commission; E. C. Russell and Sunday, 3.20 inches; Sunday to
as an emergency landing field,
John Bagley of the Utilities com Monday .77 of an inch.
Mrs.
Ethel
Hunt
of
the
Dorena
was also intended to promote grange, with her team, have ever» has been started since De- jjosed district, however, by ap mission.
Little moisture has fallen at the
cember
1st.
During
November
proximately
a
three
to
one
vote.
aviation, but no efforts have been charge. Assisting her will lx* Mrs.
Interesting
facts
brought
out
in
Rujada
station since the 11th.
William
Bartels
started
construc
Proponents of the proposal as connection with the hearing shows Measurements
made by th«- community to carry Frank Gierau, Avenelle Wicks.
of the three-day
out the latter purpose and ac Grace Smith an«l Mildred Smith. tion on an attractive dwelling lo cribed the defeat of the measure a heavy all-year traffic passes period there were 3.98. Decem-
cated
near
3rd
and
Quincy.
This
to
the
fact
that
both
Bonneville
cording to N. J. Nelson, who con Arthur Brown, state grange
this point. An average traffic ber 9, 1.04; December 10, 1.87;
tacted officials of the Oregon deputy, will be th«- installing of is the third residence built by Mr. and the proposal was too new. count for the year shows that December 11, 1.07.
Bartels
in
this
neighborhood
this
The
measure
was
defeated
by
four
Aero club in Portland Monday,
C. E. Stewart, local weather ob
year and the new houses have precincts in south Lane and car 2751 vehicles use this crossing
lack of inten-st is probably one ficer.
every twenty-four hours. The server, reports a total of 4:52
Refreshments
of
doughnuts
and
of the reasons for the d<*cision of coffee qro to be served. Th«xw added much to the desirability of ried in five. Cottage Grove voted peak traffic load was reached in inches of rain fell during the throe
the department to abandon the attending aro asked to bring this section as a residential sec- the measure down 426 to 119.
Five of the seven directors, who August when a week-end count day period. The heaviest was Sun-
field. Aero club officials, how- doughnuts. Mrs. Mary C. Arne tion.
an average of 4,500 ve- day when 2.42 inches fell,
Repair
permits
include:
R.
A.
would
have served the district in showed
ever, Dromised to do all they could
hides pass the point on a twen-f----------------------
Davis,
953
West
Main.
HTfXlf
this
capacity
had
the
measure
to help citizens hero retain the
dwelling; Cottage Grove hotel, carried were: Claude Arne, Len ty-four hour count. If and when
field
stucco south end of building; nie Halderson, H. A. Howe. Fred the proposed highway changes
Nelson, with many others here,
are made through town, the rail-
Means and Domteeal, repair and G. Knox anti F. D. Petzoid.
views th»- abandonment of the
road crossing will be moved far-
remodel
building
formerly
occupi-
Final
tabulations
on
the
voting
airport as little short of calamity.
ther west on the Chambers and
••d
by
Cottage
Grove
Manufac
was
as
follows:
He visions that within a short
Sometimes misfortune has to
300 301 Son railroad spur.
period of years, practically all the Ix-fall us to really know how well turing Co.; Frank Turner, mov
ing
dwelling
from
8th
and
Wash
Yes
No
mail, with exception of parcel off we are. We take pure soft
Funeral for Benjamin T. Curry,
28
28
post, will be carried by plane. water as a matter of course and ington to East Jefferson avenue, Alvadore .........
aged 79. miner in the Bohemia
28
77
With this prospect facing Cottage when the water system goes hay and has added new foundation; Armitage ........
section, was held at the Mills
33
18
Grove, the loss of the airport will wire, the mains break as they did M. Thomason, foundation repairs. Bailey .............
chapel Tuesday afternoon with
Blanton .... .__
13
5
lx* a real blow.
twice the firtit of the week, we
the Rev. E. L. Kechley officiat
Brumbaugh_
15
15
appreciate the clear sparkling
ing, and burial was made in the
Cloverdale .......
12
24
water. When the breaks occurred
The
Baptist
church
choir
will
I.O.O.F.-Masonic
cemetery.
Coburg
...........
28
75
city officials switched in water
Mr. Curry, a native of Center
Cottage Grove
119 426 present a program of Christmas
from the w«*st reservoir and mix
Coyote ...........
11
27 music at the church Sunday De county, Pennsylvania, had worked
ing the two reservoirs sorter had
cember 17, at 11:00 o’clock a. m. in the Bohemia mine district
North
Creswell
.
31
63
a disastrous effect, like mixing
South Creswell
41
31 Mrs. Benton Schrenk is directing since 1898. according to the most
drinks sometimes do, and as re
Crow .............. .
109
50 the musical and Miss Orlena Mar authentic record available, and
sult we had water varying in col
Culp Creek ...
34
8 tin is accompanist. Following is was well known to many miners
“Early to Bed. Early to Rise," or from that of cider to black
of thir section. He died Decem
Dorena ...........
52
23 the program:
the junior class play which takes coffee. In some places the test for
Rites
for
Chas.
C.
Miller,
aged
ber 5th at Eugene after a long ill-
Elmira
...........
Prelude
—
“
Holly
Night.
”
42
44
place Friday night in the gym. is making coffee is to throw a horse
'Joy to the ness. A brother living at Astoria
Processional
28
43
a three-act comedy which will shoe in the brew and if the shoe 67. well known local dairyman, Fall Creek .....
32
68 World.” ’Christmas : Bells Are is the only surviving relative so
sinks, the coffee ain't done. Well were held here and at Roseburg Glenwood ........
make you shake with laughter.
68 Ringing, "The First Song of far as known.
7
Everett Fuller (Roy Craine) the same test was tried when the Monday with interment in the Goshen ...........
3
31 Christmas.”
makes some very useful inven- water was the blackest and the Roseburg cemetery. Services were Irving .............
held Monday morning at the Mills Jasper ....... .....
22
28 Ladies' Duet
tlons which everyone will be in- horseshoe floated.
chapel with the Rev. E. L. Kech- Junction City .
itn Mrs. Chester
e
w
w
104
149 of Bethlehem,” with
tcrested in seeing. Marion Fuller
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ley,
Christian
minister,
officiating
Lancaster
.......
Allen.
87
(Pat Baldwin) gains the one
and at 1,30 p. m. Monday after Latham ............
Solo—"A Song of Praise," Mrs.
43
thing she most desires the love
noon at the graveside in Rose London ............
9
28 Lev Van Schoiack.
of her employer, Jim Griggs
burg with the Roseburg Masonic Lone Pine .......
Announcements.
30
37
(George Dugan.) The other char-
lodge in charge.
Long Tom ......
17
28 Offertory—"Angels Serenade.”
The heaviest turkey movement
acters are: Abbie Fuller (Sylva
Chamber of Commerce mem Mr. Miller, a native of Penn- Lorane ...........
Sermon by H. W. Davis, pastor. of the year has been underway
21
Michael; Spanky Minuti, Velma
"The Christmas Glory Song.” since Friday at the Farmer’s
43
21
Wilson; Patsy Fuller, Maxine bers will vote on new officers to sylvania, had lived in this section Lost Valley
50
18 violin obligato by Mrs. Chester Union store, where D. C. Wilson,
Clary
Daisy Fairfax, Donna serve the organization for the en for thirteen years and in the state Lowell .............
32
78 Allen.
Yoncalla buyer, had moved up un
Hatch; Otto Kirschmeier, Bob suing year at the next regular thirty years. During this time he Marcola ...........
’Tell the Daughter of Zion.”
5
17
til Monday afternoon, a total of
Propst; Mr. Conkle, Harry Stur- meeting Tuesday. Officers nomi operated the South Hiway dairy, Mabel ...............
“Holy Night.”
27
47
55.000
pounds
of pp
|urkeys,
ap-
ges; Laura Montgomery, Mary nated at the regular meeting about three miles south of town. Mohawk ...........
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:
fifty
r cent o or f the
64
58 Recessional.
proximate!
Barr. The part of Bobby Fuller is Tuesday included: L. C. Schroe Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Noti ..................
der, president; L. J. McCoy, vice Elizabeth B. Miller of Oakland, Pleasant Hill ....
47
32
crop
here last year. Some
being taken by Bennett Newton president
; C.
Stroup, second California, and a grandson. Jack Prairie ............
124
73
growers have cleaned their flocks
because of the illness of Roy
vice president; E. R. Lemley, sec- Branch, at the same address, and Richardson .....
37
29
in recent shipments, while others
Barr.
66
53
have made shipments for the first
"That parrot ate it!" Parrots retary, and R. P. Boyce nominat- two sisters, Mrs. Sophia Hill and Row River .......
44
35
time.
eat almost anything, but if you ed for reelection as treasurer. H. Mrs. Christini Breecher, both of Saginaw ...........
Silk Creek ........
15
46
The Brumbaugh flock, practi
want to find out what Patsy E. Eakin, the retiring president Germania, Pennsylvania.
Springfield
160 492 There are no typhoid germs in cally all marketed, was one of the
Fuller’s parrot eats, you should was made a member of the board
of directors at large with Roy
Thurston ...........
6
23 the city water supply so far as choice flocks of this section,
see "Early to Bed, Early to Rise,” Short.
Veneta ..............
59
45 known, all rumors to the contrary averaging about 25 pounds for
at th<> gym. Friday, December 15,
The business meeting following
Wendling ..........
31
47 notwithstanding.
_ Rumors have toms and fifteen pounds for hens,
at 8:00 p. m.
the luncheon was taken up with a
Willakenzie ......
18
103 been current that typhoid germs C. W Messick, who lives near
discussion of the possibility of the
Zumwalt ...........
21
13 have been found in the water sup- Lorane, one of the largest grow
removal of the local airport after Six hundred and twenty tuber Creswell (town)
37
68 ply. Dr. A. W. Kime, city health ers of this section, has practical
December 15th.
31
69 officer, advised the school children ly cleaned up his flock for the
culin tests were given by Dr. Coburg (town) .
to have drinking water boiled as year. Recent shipments have been
Gardner and his assistants in the
CAROLERS-BALLADEERN
1901 2890 a precautionary measure until the going to eastern markets.
Cottage Grove schools Wednes Total
There was a good attendance at
TO PRACTICE
water clears up, but there was
day. Twelve tests were given to
the annua) Oregon Wildlife con
nothing said about finding typhoid
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outsiders including those who do
CHANGES AT RUJADA
ference at Corvallis, December 8 The Carolers and Balladeers not atten«i school and those who
germs. Efforts were made to con-
and 9. Representatives from hero will Ix'gin practice on Thursday, attend sch«x)l in other districts.
tact Dr. Kime for a statement
H. E. D. Brown, district ranger
included N. J. and Homer Nel January 4 in the Prosbyterian The tests will be road on Friday
this morning, but he was not of the Rujada forest station, has
son, R. S. Drenner and John Wil church at 8:30. Mrs. Edna. Leslie morning by Dr. Gardner begin-
reached at press time.
been transferred to Roseburg for
son Highlights of the meeting in Pearson of Eugene will direct, ning at the high school at 9:00
City officials said such rumors the winter. The seasonal transfer
cluding the tabling of a resolu Th«* (wo organizations will meet o’clock.
A joint installation for new of have been current in the past and was effective November 27. J. B.
tion protesting the building of the in joint practice and all men and
The regular child health con- ficers of the Masonic lodge and that each time the water supply Smith, protective assistant at Ru
flood control dam near Sweet women in «Cottage Grove and sur-' ference will be held December Royal Arch Masons has been was disturbed rumors have been jada, will remain until after the
Home, delayed the selection of rounding communities who are 21st by Dr. Gardner, assisted by planned for December 20th at the started that disease germs have holidays. Mr. Smith said yester
the Lane county director until interested in singing are invited Miss Beatrice Turtle, Miss Doro- Masonic hall. December 6th, the been found, but such rumors are day that he did not know where
the next meeting of the Lane to join. Carolers may contact thea Seebeers and Mrs. W. E. Le- Masonic lodge elected the follow usually without foundation.
he would be located after holi
county unit, discussed proposal to ; Mrs. Ruth Stewart Caldwell or bow and Mrs Vern Williams of ing officers: Jess Lansing Jr.,
days. He has been at Rujada
change setup of fish and game! Mrs. Ellsworth Tilton, and Balla-
the Constellation club. Anyone worshipful master; F. L. Grannis,
since June.
ENLISTMENTS HEAVY
commission, hear a U. S. engineers deers, Schofield Stewart. A con- wishing to make an appointment senior warden: Harold Swartz,
report that the local fkxxi con- cert will be presented in the J may call Mrs. Lebow.
junior warden; Worth Harvey,
A total of 1596 enlistments
ESCAPES INJURIES
trol dams would start early next spring,
treasurer, and D. J. Allen, secre were made in the Army’s eight R. H. Savage had a narrow es-
spring, discussed directors meet
tary. Ross Glass was chosen as a state ninth corps area during No- cape from serious injury Friday
WHEAT PRICES WHIRL
ing to lie held at Bend next GOLFERN TO PLAY OAKWAY
trustee for throe years.
vember, of which 960 were origi- evening while returning home.
UPWARD
spring, but set no date.
Members of »..
the t ^»,»»^»7
Cottage ».»wi
Grove
nal enlistments. the heaviest His car skidded into an embank
Members reported they wiere Golf club will journey to Eugene1
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Mr. and Mrs. Earl Robinett of month’s recruiting on original en ment on wet pavement near An-
assured of close cooperation from Sunday to play a return match
Wheat prices whirled up and Eureka, California, were callers listments on record, it was an lauf and was damaged, but Mr.
the fish and game commission, with members of the Oakway over the dollar mark yesterday on at the home of Mrs. Robinett’s nounced Saturday at Headquart Savage was fortunate enough to
There were 196 organizations rep- club there. It is hoped to have a the Chicago board of trade for mother, Mrs. Sallie Hill, Wednes ers Ninth Corps Area, Presidio of escape a bit bruised and shaken,
resented at the two-day meeting, good representation from here.
the first time since October, 1937. day.
San Francisco.
but otherwise unhurt.
Public Hearing on
Rail Crossing Is
Held Here Mon.
Twelve Granges
Plan Installation
29th at Creswell
Repair, Building Lane County PUD
Permits Taper for Defeated by Vote
Winter Months Of 1,686 to 1,450
The Horse Shoe Test
Works in Water, Too
Old-time Miner Is
Buried Tuesday
1st Baptist Choir to
Present Xmas Song
Program Sunday
Miller Rites Are
Held Here and at
Roseburg Monday
Junior Class Play
Tomorrow Night
A Heavy Turkey
Shipment Underway
To Eastern Markets
Chamber Commerce
Officers Nominated
No Typhoid Germs in
City Water Supply
Tuberculin Test Given
To 620 Wednesday
Wildlife Conference
At Corvallis Dec. 8 9
Joint Installation for
Masons-Royal Arch Is
Planned December 20