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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1940)
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940 TH K SENTINEL. COTTAGE DROVE OREGON Fish Commission Not Holding Up Dam Construction Construction of flood control damn in the W illamette valley Is not being held up by the Oregon flub eornmlMlon. the commission ers (l<>el(ired Tuesday at Portland in a conference w llb Major R. Moore of the Portland district army engineers. "The commission has been put on the spot because we have lx*en a c c iisiii i . i holding up tiic eon st ruction," ('hairman John C. Veatch declared in upholding the commission. "Actually we haven't been consulted. We don’t know anything alsjut what plans have been mad«1." Major M o o r e informed the th a t BO lni.il pl.ins h av e tieen drawn and no allocations of money have been made for dams on the north «n<l south forks of the s.iiiii.iiH, middle fork of the Willamette and the McKenzie I UNREAL REALITIES IN THIS AMAZING AMERICA 4 - FOREST OF STONE You could never Mart a bonfire with the tree« in the P tln fitd I'o r n l of Arizona. For die wood in these trees ceased to be wood eons ago and today is solid agate, jasper and chalcedony. None of these trees of course still stands tills is a forest of fallen and mum mified giants. TWO PER M INUTE -► T h e G reyh ou nd Lines operate twice as many buses as tliere are minutes in the day, providing more service to more places than any other transportation system. iv e r s . Only $11,(XXJ,(XX) of the $62.(MX>,- <XM) needed for the Willamette valley project has been allocated and that for three small dams on coast streams to which there has been no ohj»*ction from fish Inter ests, Major Moore said. There w ill be no construction of the four big <lams for nt least two years even if congress provides the remain der of the sum at the next con gress, according to Moore. Lorane A large crowd attended the play "Twelve Good Men and True," given by the Ugo Igo club Thurs day. T h irty two dnllnni and fifty cent* were taken in to be luted to help buy band uniform«. Other organization« who have donated PO RT W ITH O U T A SEA The port of Homton, T tx a i, is miles from any lake or ocean— yet ocean going vessels are in regu l a r service to and from it. By turn ing an old river bed into a deep water canal to the G ulf of Mexico, Houston created one of the won ders of the maritime w orld! NATURE'S STUNTS -► Nature was in a playful mood when she created the fantastic arryy of wonders in Garden of the Gcxis near Colorado S firm f t , Colo rado. Tons of rock balanced on a tiny corner — kissing camels — w o m e n o f s to n e w h o 'v e been kneeling for centuries — rose-red cathedrals! Y o u 'll th in k yo u 're dreaming— but they're real! tow ard the uniform « are th e Pa- C R E S W E L L G R A N G E R S V I S I T W ID E IN T E R E S T SHOW N IN tron-Teachera, I.O.O.F. and the DORENA NEW CHROMIUM DISCOVERY grange. _______ _____ Mr». C. E Whitney and «on and Creswell Grange were guest« of OREGON STATE COLLEGE daughter. M m . Vanaemart of the Dorena Grange last Thursday, Public interest in the newly an- Santa J tartMira, California, are with 4H attending. The visitors nounced chromium reduction pro- '’ **l, ing Mr. W hitneys daughter, opened and closed the grange, with cess is such that Joseph Schulein, Airs. Harry Farrar, who has been Harold Parks presiding. Dorena O.S j C. student who discovered the rx. « .< . Grange officers conducted the process, and Glen C. Ware, in- Mr. Dustin of Portland visited a meeting. structor in eltctro-chemistry, were sister, Mrs. O. W. Crader, last Henry Williamson reported for invited to address the Portland ' zw ^ e agriculture committee and Chamber of Commerce forum on Mrs. ( a rr and son ( laud and told of the farmer-business men’s possibilities in developing an Ore- Wayne Steel o f Pasco, Washing- banquet held recently In Eugene, gon industry in this field, ton. visited at the W. L. Ixihrey Some interesting statistics on Schulein has perfected a meth home last farming were reported. od of reducing low-grade chromite Lorane Patron-Teachers axso- Pomona Master Allen P. Wheel- on_ bv electrochemical methods station met at the high school re- er gave a short talk Mr. and Mrs. n„ , . adi of bv the e l i S c furnace cently With the president. A rt J M Bolton, who are «pending the h?xi which r»«iuiresfires ™ 45 Kragenbrink. p r e s i d i n g . Mrs winter in Creswell, wen- guests. ,h£ L . c o i c . m r o io n o T V t t e r Dolph Dillon. Mrs Art Kragen- They are members of Del Rio Oroeon h ^ an X o M u n lis te d brink and Mrs. J. T. Lorang were grange at Berry Washington Jr» gon has an almost unlimited S v » ... i « meeting .7* at . .c n akinJ , n if,™ M in i the supply in d u in of g low-grade ,he black chromite Bands of ores, the n e k A r .io r n °f * * 2 «outhern Oregon beaches, me Arthur, Mrs. Kay Hamilton meeting w ill be at the home of __ ,, and Miss Neva Workman were ap- Mildred Smith on March 18. A The United States at present pointed on a committee to get a skating party is planned for the •rnP°r *s «bout 99Mi per cent of its new cot and mattress for the nenr future requirements of this strategic met- grade schcx.l. Mrs. Mary Arne, lecturer, w ill ?’ J ’ lans are underway to estab- Ed Carlisle of Farribolt. Minne- attend the lecturer's school In lsh a sma11 P*«nt to test out the on a commercial sou, and B ill Keep of i'hlco, Call- Corvallis March 13. 14 and 15. A n‘*'Y Process fomia, are visiting the E. E Keep l»l«y w ill be given at the Com- * a,c' family. munity hall by the Ladies club THIRD TERM NO ISSUE AT ___________ March 16, "Sunbonnet Jane.” O.S.C.; STARTS MAR. 25 An employer said to a clerk: "I „ i)P '^ am^ Thurston and hear you were away ill yesterday. £ * h* " win [>r™Pnt ,he,r P,flys at S m ith ” * th o D n rn n n h n ll the Dorena hall. OREGON STATE COLLEGE— Ixiren Hunt and Ethel Hunt re- Third and final regular term of "Yes, sir. I was." said Smith. " cl , .ii •• . „ i.i P°r,ed that they had attended five the year w ill open here Monday, 4i i ' i/® <J ’ n erpPIoyert you Pomona meetings on the coast re- March 25. with enough new stu- i ‘ Phe t’j i v » / . 1'™ yn - cent,r <**"<* in prospect to put the total at th< racts yesterday afternoon. Following the business meeting enrollment of different students "Didn't I, sir? You should have a program was presented by the more than 5000 for the year. New seen me after the finish of the Creswell grange. The Dorena students or those enrolled in form- f ^ n ^ t l ^ ^ a c e / ^ ^ ^ r e f r e s h r n e n t s ^ ^ _ _ _ er ypars> may start in the spring — ■---------- term just as they can either at the opening of fa ll or winter terms. Final winter term enrollment was 4544, only slightly below the record fall term total of 4619. Total for the year to date, elimin ating duplications, is 4967, already above last year's final record total of 4879. Enrollment in the school of sci ence has almost trebled in the sev en years since the school was es tablished here, increasing from 201 to 577, a recent report shows. In the same period 309 research projects have been conducted by staff and students in science. s A N D 'C O M F Y REAL ESTATE SALES You’ll look your best — and have the most confidence in a new stylish HAltllK M AN HAT Famous for quality — the choice of the West’s best-dressed men. S3.95 $5«00 Other H a ts ........... $1.95 The Men’s Toggery "Everything for Men" A. W. HELLIWELL The following real estate sales were reported recently by James Rodman of Rodman's: 100-acre farm near Culp Creek sold for A. L. Gray to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard McCormack. Residence and one acre of ground on south Sixth street for W illiam Serr to Rolland North- way. Residence at 306 south First street for Fred Wullschleger to W. C. Martin. Residence at 1314 Jefferson ave nue for Mrs. Faye Allison to Den ver Middleton. Row River Inn to Mr. and Mrs. Bartsch. Residence at 337 south Second street for Clyde Wright. Two lunatics were busy in a room hanging some pictures. One was endeavoring to drive a nail into the wall head first by hitting it on the point when, suddenly, he turned around to his friend and remarked, "The man who made these nails was crazy." The friend wanted to know why, and he explained that the point was on the wrong end of the nail, whereupon his friend immediate ly told him that it was he who was crazy, because that nail was made for the opposite w all!—Ex-, HB change. Dorena Mount View John Read, Ronald and C liff Wallace spent Sunday at points on the r*oast. The Happy Circle Sewing club w ill present a second performance of their play, "Sunbonnet Jane of Sycamore I.ane," at the club house, Saturday, March 16. Mi«« Margaret Read and Mur ray Malsbury attended the show, "Gone With the Wind” in Eugene Tuesday night. A number of other« from here have also at tended. The young people of the Dorena church went to Walker Sunday evening to help organize a young people’s group there. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chiciler and family of Dexter visited Sun day at the M yrtle Montgomery home. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jennings Jr. moved to Cottage Grove Sunday. Mrs. Todd Glasgow and Mrs. Elmira Montgomery were Tuesday visitors in Eugpne. R. G. Dykstra, upper grade teacher, accompanied all his stu dents to Salem Monday where they visited numerous state build ings and institutions. Mr. and Mrs. W illie Vaughn c f Cottage Grove visited Sunday at the Wm. Vaughn home. The Community club gave a party at the club house Saturday evening. Mrs. Ed Twing spent Friday and Saturday in Eugene with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Haynes, former residents of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wagner of Corvajlis were week-end guests of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lot Wagner. Mr. and Mrs. L»?onard Whitman and daughter of Dallas spent the week end at the home of Mrs. Whitman’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stewart. Mrs. M. Mosby and daughter I.ita, accompanied by Mrs. Ralph Bos laugh of Cottage Grove, spent Wednesday in Eugene at the Jack Kerns home. The following officers were elected at the annual stockhold ers meeting of the 18 telephone meeting Tuesday night: President, Harry Shearer; vice president, Loren Hunt; secretary-treasurer, John Read. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Tonole and children of Walden visited Sunday at the home of Mrs. Tonole’s sis ter, Mrs. Harry Williams. John Clemson of Marshfield was a Sunday guest at the L. K. Brum field home. Mrs. Melissa Purkerson of Junc tion C ity visited Wednesday with her sister. Mrs. Boone Humphrey. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Voss and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jack attended a dinner Saturday evening at the Harry Mayben home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rand were guests one evening hist week of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Do wens. Bobby and Keith Russum spent Sunday at the Sam Russum home at Thornton Corners. Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Brumfield were dinner guests Sunday at the .Sears brothers home. Miss Alsea Hawley of Divide was also a guest. Mrs. Curtis Annand of Cottage Grove was a visitor Monday at the W. N. Dowens home. TWO IN CUSTODY ON THEFT CHARGES Two men are in custody at Rose burg on theft charges, according to news dispatches from Roseburg Monday. George Skinner of Oak ridge and Lloyd Ward of Curtin are accused of stealing furniture from the home of Mrs. Clara Sykes of San Francisco, who owns a house at Curtin. When arraign ed at a Drain justice court the two waived examination and were held in jail in lieu of $500.00 bail. Also in ja il at Roseburg was Floyd B. Lewis, 38. Grants Pass cattle buyer, who was detained on charge of obtaining property un der faLse pretenses. Lewis was al leged to have given worthless checks in the purchase of cattle in Lane and Douglas counties. Look for Radio Ray’s Anniver- sary announcement. NAME THIS A pple C ake - < -T " $100022 Fa ee G r o c e r y P R IZ E S IN SPRECKELS HONEY D E W S U G A R CONTEST GET DETAILS TODAY FROM YOUR GROCER 'S“ H ave Y ou H eard? Y ou r C hance to Save! Here it is, the most enjoyable driving season in the year . . . and we slash our former Used Car prices! Remember—your present car is worth a generous allowance now! See These Fine Bargains Today 1939 1938 1936 1936 Chrysler Royal 4-Door Sedan Plymouth DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan Hudson DeLuxe 4-Dood Sedan Plymouth Coupe 1935 Plymouth 2-Door Sedan 1935 Studebaker Coupe Several other fine bargains in different makes and models that will be in soon. M c C o y M o to r s CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH SALES — SERVICE INTRODUCING • • • NEW CREDIT FACILITIES TO SERVE YOUR FINANCIAL NEEDS! An increased source of personal credit is now avail able to individuals of this community through the First Nationak Bank’s Automobile Financing . . . . Personal Loans . . F.H.A, Loans f o r Buying, Building or Modernizing Your Home. Using First National Installment Credit Service as sures you LOW COST financing . . . and builds your hank credit. H. E. EAKIN Vice-Pres. and Cashier F irs t N a tio n a l B a n k of Cottage Grove MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
