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