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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1940)
Geo. Stout Places 1st Speech Contest Archery Club Is Organized Friday Eve; Drive for Larger Membership Started George Stout, president of the local Future F a r m e r chapter, pl(ici‘«l first In the annual W il lamette Valley district contest held Friday afternoon In Corval lis. Nine schools competed In thia content. Other schools placing In public N|N*aking were: Eugene, second; Albany, third; Silverton, fourth. George w ill go to the Mate content In Portlund April 2. There w ill be nix competing In thin content for state honors. The subject of Stout’s speech was "Why a Farm er?" A cash prize of $8 was received for first place, with cash prizes for each of the four placing*. These prizes are put up by the State Grange. Shop and agricultural contests were held during the afternoon. The Cottage Grove delegation p la c e d in th e fo llo w in g e v e n ts : Rope work, first, Ikinn Duncan, find fourth, W illiam Earnshuw; rope splicing demonstration, sec ond. team of Donn Duncan and Lyndon Sloan; m ilk testing, see- x»nd, Norman Myers; story telling «•«intent, first, George Stout; har monica contest, second, Clarence Buildings Along New Highway to Be Moved Apr. 15 Duet at. Cottage Grove did riot en ter shop contests due to the fact that the department had no shop facilities this year. A basketball game between Cor vallis F.F.A, and Cottage Grove was held between five and six o’ultx'k. Cottage Grove held the Archery fans, fourteen In num lead in all | x t I« x 1 k In a hard- ber, gathered at the council cham fought game. The final score was ber of the city hull Friday eve 28-20. ning for the pur|jose of forming an archery club. Election of o ffi SOFTBALL DIRECTORS cers was one of the important NAMED Items transacted at the meeting and results nt th<* election were: Directors for the proposed city Hili Collins, president; Forrest softball league were announced Lemley, vice president and Mrs. yesterday and include E. G. Hend Milllcent Collins, aecretsry-treas- ricks, E. R. Lemley and John urer. Dugan. A softball meeting is Iiecision was reached to charge Scheduled to Is* held this evening $1.(X) per year for adult members at 7:30 for the purjiose of furm er and fifty cents per year for discussing a lighted field and other school pupils. Annual dues w ill be matters incidental to maintaining assessed to cover only the ex- a league here this summer. (s-nses of the club. President Rill Collins stressed the fact that the club was a non-profit organiza DAFFODILS BLOOMING tion. Committees were appointed Daffodil fields In full bloom Is to select a name for the club and one of the attractions of Scotts to solicit new members. Sponsors burg and the coastal area at the of the club hojx* for a membership present time. One gardener In of at least thirty-five or forty. This evening at 7:30 p. m. an that area has been selling about 10,(XX) blooms daily. Blooms w ill other meeting of the club w ill be soon be gone, however, and if you held In the council chambers of want to see a pretty sight a drive the city hall for further perfect down that way should prove in ing the organization and selecting teresting. a club emblem. Officers of the C ELEBRATE FIRST BIRTHDAY The Craig and M iller Transfer and employes celebrated the first anniversary of the concern in Cot tage Grove, Friday, March 1st, with a cake adorned with one candle and other things that usu ally go with a birthday celebra tion. Both proprietors are pretty husky men and of course have passed their first birthday. Mrxielon Woodard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Woodard, had the misfortune to break her shoul der Sunday afternoon when she fell down a hillside. The stag party at the armory basement Thursday evening spon sored by the local American Legion post was well attended. About 150 were served a dutch lunch, including several visiting veterans and members of the Eu gene post. The food prepared un der the direction of chefs. Curley Hukowski and Chas. Hall, filled tables the width of the armory kitchen and late comers as well as those arriving early had the ap petite satisfied. High-lighting the evening’s en tertainment was several new In terpretations of “ Sweet Adeline,’’ in solos, duets, quartets and choruses. Commander Chet Van- Denburg was presented a new kind of emergency k it by the Sen tinel and this was passed on to Sheriff Swartz of the sheriffs de partment. STATE'S WETTEST SPOT The state’s wettest spot for February was probably Valsetz, with thirty-one inches of rain. I t was reported Monday that only 1.8 inches of rain had fallen there in March and natives feared a March dust storm unless moisture came soon. Cottage Grove Sentinel VOLUME L COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 7. 1940 NUMBER 30 Nancy M. Oglesby " ” * n 1 ’ Building Rites Mrs. Mabel Funeral to Be Held To Be Formally Dedicated April 11 E. Chambers Held Sunday Afternoon TO Sunday Afternoon 15256589 Tetnan of Occupied Buildings Must Find New Homes Within Six Weeks. COMMISSION WANTS SELL BUILDING SITES club have expressed a hope that the membership w ill be sufficient to develop a number of good archers, capable of competing with other clubs in the district. The club was granted permis sion by the city council Monday evening to use the building north of the city park for practice dur ing the rainy season. STAG PARTY WELL ATTENDED W ith the completion of the new Union High School building fast approaching, opening events are lx?ing planned by the board of di rectors. It is expected that school w ill open in the new building on Monday, A p ril 8. after a week’s spring vacation. Thursday afternoon, A p ril 11, has been set asid«- for the laying of the corner stone by the Lodge of Masons of Oregon. Grand Mas ter Lee Finscth of Portland w ill have charge of ceremonies. The Cottage Grove American Legion Post w ill present a large Ameri can flag and conduct a flag rais- ing ceremony following the laying of the corner stone. Past State Ckwnmander George L. Koehn of Portland w ill give the address. These exercises w ill be open to the ptfblie. The dedication program and open house have been tentatively set for Friday evening, A p ril 19. An outstanding program is being planned for this event. This oc casion w ill give an opportunity for every patron of the school to in vestigate completely the entire school plant. Most of the furniture has arriv- ed and is being installed this week. “Count and Co ed? To Arrive Friday “The Count and the Co-Ed" w ill arrive tomorrow night (Friday) at 8:00 p. m. in the high school gym in the form of the high school op eretta. The characters portray college students, their troubles and mer riment. The operetta is being presented by the combined glee clubs under the direction of Miss Marian Jelinek. The musical selections w ill be trio numbers: One by Audrey Turner, Arline Anderson and Gladys Lemley; one by Bernice Smith, Gladys Lemley and Arline Anderson; another by B ill W ork man, B ill Spies and Maurice Boy kin A quartet number w ill be giv en by B ill Spies, Pat Baldwin, Maurice Boykin and Audrey Turner. A quartet number w ill be given by B ill Spies, B ill Workman, Arline Anderson and Pat Baldwin; duets: B ill Spies and Pat Baldwin, Arline Anderson and Maurice Boy kin, Pat Baldwin and Arline An derson. Solos: Pat Baldwin, B ill Spies, Maurice Boykin. Kenneth Whitlock. Dick Smith. ’ Bernice Smith and Arline Anderson. Boise Company Low Bidder on Fern Ridge Dam Bid of $723,000 Is Lowest of Tv anty Bidders. CONTRACT WILL BE LET IN 10 DAYS. Nancy Morrison Oglesby, 83. a Rites for Mrs. Mabel E. Cham pioneer of Oregon, died Tuesday bers, 69, were held at the M ills W ith a bid of $723,59150, the Buildings standing along the evening. March 5th, at her home chapel Sunday afternoon at 2:30 Morrison-Knutsen Co., Inc., of proposed highway Improvement at 825 South River Road. p. m. with the Rev. Ellsworth M. Boise, Idaho, was low among 20 route in Cottage Grove are to he Tilton, Methodist pastor, officiat contractors submitting bids yes Nancy Morrison Oglesby w vacated by April 15th. It was lx>m ing, assisted by members of the terday at Portland to army en April 28, 1857, near Rich learned from unofficial sources Order of Eastern Star. Burial was gineers for construction of the mond, Missouri. She came with yesterday. When- buildings are made in the Masonic-I.O.O.F. Fern Ridge dam, firs t unit of the her parents, the late Rev. and not vacated condemnation pro Mrs. cemetery. J. P. Morrison, across the Willamette Valley Flood control ceedings w ill lx- Instituted, it was Mrs. Chambers, a pionee»- resi project. Indicated, but such action w ill not plains to Oregon in 1862. by ox teams, locating near Corvallis. dent of this section, died sudden Arm y engineers said the con likely be necessary since property The family moved to California in ly early Friday morning at the tract would be awarded in about owners and the highway depart 1889. kx-ating »it Glennville. She Chambers home, 1115 West Main 10 days after tabulation of the ment have reached on agreement was married to the late Dr. W. W street, after suffering a heart at bids and approval by the division In practiellly every instance or tack. She was the wife of J. H. army engineer. Construction is have an agreement well underway Oglesby nt Visalia. April 8, 1872. Surviving are a step daughter. Chambers, one of the largest lum scheduled to begin this month. DENTISTS BEGIN SURVEY ASSOCIATION TO MEET toward a conclusion. Mrs. Anna Graham and son-in- ber operators of Lane county, and IN SCHOOLS Among other low bidders for the Tenants of the C. F. Hoskins law James P. Graham. A sister-in- well known to the lumber frater dam were Fredericksen and West The regular meeting of the As building across from the intersec law, Ida Thompson of Prairie sociation for Childhfxxi Education Dr. Floyd DeCamp was here one nity. Several months ago Mr. and brook, Sacramento, $744.447; Han tion of 9th and Main have been City. Mrs. Oregon. She was a sister of day last week and attended a Mrs. Chambers observed their rahan-Connolly Co., San Francis w ill be held at the central school ordered to vacate by the above Dr. Oglesby’s first wife who died co. $747.470; Ackley Construction date Some eight tenants w ill he in 1889 at Corvallis. Mrs. Oglesby in Cbttage G r o v e , Saturday. luncheon for the dentists of Cot fifetieth wedding anniversary. March 9th, at 10:30 a- m. Miss tage Grove and for Supt. H. B. She was born August 31. 1870. company, West Coast Construc affected by the fact that about with Cumlx-rland Presby Lola Newman, primary supervisor Ferrin and several of the school at Vacoma, Nebraska, where she tion company and Macri Brothers, 100 feet, Including four buildings, united church at Weston, Oregon, in the Cottage Grove schools, w ill board members. They decided that grew to womanh<xxi and was mar all of Seattle. $770.427. nro to be clean’d for the right-of- terian in 1879. She was a member of the conduct a demonstration lesson on each dentist would give two half ried. Mrs. Chambers was a mem The Fern Rklge dam and dikes way. W ith on«- exception where u Presbyterian church at Cottage "Reading and Phonics." There w ill days a month beginning March 13 ber of the Methodist church and w ill back up a lake four miles new location has Ix-en found Grove since 1889. She was a mem- wide and five miles long between these tenants w ill he looking for lx-r of O. E. S. Lodge No. 4, since be a noon luncheon at the Palace for dental survey in the Cottage the Order of Eastern Star. Junction City and Eugene. Sur cafe following the meeting. A ll Grove grade schools and for the a new location. Mrs. Chambers had lived here 1890, the Constellation elementary teachers are invited to freshman class of the high school. Observers point out that pros- February, for thirty-six years and prior to plus water w ill be stored in the Neighbors of Woodcraft and attend. Parents are urged to be present moving here had resided three pool during the rainy season to |x-cts an- g«xxl for the erection of club. Presbyterian aid society. She during the survey of the lower years at Ashland. Surviving are permit control of the W illamette another business huilding on Main. the bad a resident of Cottage grade children and are invited to the husband; one son Victor of river level during the dry season. PLYMOUTH CAR STOLEN In fact a new huilding has I.... .. Grove been for the past fifty years ex bring pre-school children if they Cottage Grove, and three broth- talked for several months, but has cept for eight years when she re A 1936 Plymouth car. belonging wish. A survey w ill be held in the ers. Claude D. VanValin of Bloom not yet materialized. skied nt Junction City. to Rowland Northway, was stolen Central school on March 19th and field. Nebraska; Shirley VanValin The proposed right of way has Funeral services w ill be held sometime Monday night, accord in the West Side school on the of Omaha. Nebraska, and Kelly b«-en cleared of several resldenc«-s w ithin the past month and on«? Sunday nftern«xin at 2:30 at Mills ing to a report to officers Tues 20th. \ an Valin of Los Angeles, Califor nia. church Is in the process of moving Chapel. The Rev. E. F. McFar day. It was understood the car SKI CLUB MEETING to be converted into an apartment land w ill officiate. Interment at was left parked at the Wtxxlard Masonic-Odd Fellows cemetery. m ill w ith the key in the switch. A meeting of the Bohemia ski house. In this issue of The Sentinel the Services w ill he In charge of the Mr. Northway is employed as fire club held a, Petersen hall Thurs man by the Worxlard Lumber Co. day evening adopted a charter and commission is advertising to the Eastern Star. No trace of the c a r' had been a constitution and by-laws and highesf bidder, the Hoskins brick The Cottage Grove Rod and Gun found late Tuesday. made plans for an active member huilding. two sit«»s for a service? club, shooting against three clubs ship campaign. Yearly dues of station, and service station e«|ulp- in the Oregon state telegraphic CORE DRILLING MACHINE $2.00 was set for the senior mem ment. Trembley’s Texaco station at bers and $1.00 a year for the jun the corner Main and 7th, was en shoot Sunday, bested two clubs MOVED IN ior members. The present mem tered sometime Monday night and but was beaten by Portland in the A large core drilling machine bership of the club recently or a portable radio and about $5.00 in itial shoot at the local club grounds. Twenty-eight local shoot ganized is twenty-eight, but o ffi The membership commit,eq con was moved to the Hebron damsite cers and others hope for a mem in cash was taken, an early check ers participated Sunday and six revealed. Entrance into the build club members from Eugene. Wives sisted of Ray Randall, Miss Marie yesterday and is being set up bership of 100. ing was made by tearing into a of the club members served lunch Frazier. George McAIpine. Roger preparatory to further testing. Plans were also made fo r a trip Braswell. At a meeting in the The machine, it is said, w ill d rill to Bohemia Sunday. The club door into the men’s rest room. So on the grounds at noon and did a Without Ever Ixsavlng the State Diane theater Monday evening a a hole thirty-six inches in dia hopes to use the Bohemias until far as known a complete check up good turn by cleaning up the club of the loss had not been made at house. general committee including the of Oregon. well up in April, skiing w ill of Misses Maxine Nixon and Marie meter. The crew w ill have the course depend on the weather con an early hour and there was a pos High scorers from the local club sibility that other items tarried were Kelly Cooper w ith a score of An Oregon motorist could drive Frazier and Claude M iller were machine in operation shortly. ditions. by the station might be missing. 25; N. J. Nelson, shooting at Cor almost twice around the earth nptxiinted to investigate a number No arrests have been made in vallis, 25; O. D. Mounts, 24, and of matters of general interest to (always on a different road) but IN HIS O W N B A C K Y A R D connection w ith the robbery. ¡club members. I, was also learn Harry Rentle, 24. never leave his home state. The local club beat Oregon City This is an interesting fact ed that the membership of the or COUNTY AGENT FLETCHER and Pendleton. evolved from statistics recently re ganization has practically doubled TO ADDRESS NIGHT CLASS ceived from the American Petro since its inception, the member ship now numbers 55. leum Industries Committee. The Delight Valley agricultural There are 47,696 miles of road class w ill hear a discussion of in this state, as compared with TOO MUCH RAIN HOLDS UP "Land Use Problems” and “ M ar BUILDING < th e (listan«1«’ of 25,(XX) miles ket Problems” relating to legume around the earth. seed crops by O. S. Fletcher of the Showing how well Oregon is Too much rain during Eugene. Use of cutover lands and month of February held up build Chapter 3 of the Disabled Vet prepared to take care of its fast brush lands of this locality is an erans of World W ar w ill install ing nnd repairs over the section À gaining motor traffic, 6,557 miles and important problem to the rural new officers March 8th at Eu as result few permits were of the highways in this state have people. been improved with paving of vari issued at the city office for either gene, it was announced recently. Last Tuesday night the class Officers to be installed tomorrow ous approved types. This means new building or repairs. A new studied clover varieties, practices night include: one could travel In Oregon, on im -[ church building is under eonstiuc- and problems relative to estab proved roads, Ihe distance across tion by the Free Methodist church R. E. Danielson of Eugene, com lishing the stand. Field peas were mander; W. A. Beidler of Cottage thp continent and bnek. I f he con-i near South 6(h and Harrison. A permit for a new garage was is also discussed and recommenda tinued his travels until he had Grove, senior vice commander; tions suggested for planting and Henry Forsythe, Eugene, chap covered every nrtery in the state, sued to Mrs. Doris Mnulding for harvesting. (xith improved nnd unimproved general repairs on a residence nt lain; Kenneth Sherman, Eugene, roads and streets, he would motor 622 W hitteaker and to J. S. Pow Those interested in land use and treasurer, and R. G. Wortham of almost twice the circle of the ell at 1029 East Adams for a new problems relating to the use of Elmira, sergeant - at - arms. The roof. world. cut-over land or non-tillable lands executive committee: John Dun are cordially invited to this next levy, Cottage Grove; A. L. Du- STUDENTS FOLLOW PARENTS O. K. SUPPLY CO TO SELL meeting Tuesday night at 8 p. m., berry, Creswell, and L. Petersen March 12. TO IT. OF O. GENERAL PAINT of Eugene. Cottage Grove is well represent In this issue the O. K. Supply UNIVERSITY O F OREGON, CHESEBORO WITH KELLY ed in the personnel of officers as Eugene. The old maxim, "Like Co. announces the stocking of MARKET well as on the executive commit fathers, llk«> son," hold true nt General Paint Corporation pro tee. least 103 times this term at the ducts. Incidentally the General F. L. Cheseboro, former man University of Oregon, where 103 Paint is a west coast concern, ager of the Irish-McBroom market Mr. and Mrs. B ill Turner, Mrs. students have indicated that nt maintaining eight factories in the here, is back w ith the Kelly m ar Ellis Blackmore and John Cum least one of their parents attend west All kinds of paint and var ket, ready to cut choice meat for mings left recently for Nebraska. ed the university lieforc them. nish‘ made by the General Paint the friends and customers of the Mr. Cummings w ill go to Frank- Ninety-seven reported the fact at Corporation is available to the Kelly market at the Irish-Swartz ! lin to visit a son Vern and a fall term registration, nnd since public, a quality product at n store. He left here several months daughter. Mrs. Lyle Harris, and (hat time, six more informed the competitive price. the others w ill go to Wymore to ago, but found the urge to return I visit their grandmother, who is nlumni office of their qualifica See the announcement npi?ear- tions. ing in this issuq. too great. seriously ill. Rod and Gun Club Makes High Score Trembley’s Station At initial Shoot Entered; Check Shows Almost Twice Around Earth Bohemia Ski Club Membership Gains Radio and Cash Taken Disabled War Vets to Install Officers at Eugene March 8th
