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dottage (Broue Sentinel q of o UtoiM» VOLUME L I COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY OREGON, T W ’RSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1941 Rod & Gun Club Food Stamp Plan Opposes Building Be Operated Tw oH igberD am si “” e °mly p ____ "Help the Youngster Around Your Own Corner i The Lttn<* County l*uhlic W e i-. fare eommluion nt their ma*cting Group Aiks fcr More Study of Timnulay morning officially adopted the food stamp plan. It Salmon Maintenance Before is plunneil that the «tamp plan will be put Into full operation on Construction Proceeds or alMiut January 27, 1941. It will nece»«ltate a dejNadt with th«’ state treasurer of a fund called u A S K S PROTECTION FOR "Stamp Purchase Fund" In the amount of $25,000.00, of which I UMPQUA SALMON one-half will la- paid by the coun- — ty court from county funds, and » .. one-half by the state public wel- In the regular meeting of the f„ rt. commission from funds of the Cottag«? Grove Hod anil Gun dub gtate of Oregon. Of this fund, the Monday evening nt the club house, county's portion Is $12.500 00 This club members held a lengthy ses- lM u revolving fund to create the slon In approving several lm|s»rt- necessary money to make the ant resolutions. An Interesting orange stamps redeemable, feature of I he meeting was the The Food Stamp Plan was es- ^ r*<'Mn trophies by tuhlished primarily to Increase Jack Beager and an Informal talk agricultural Income by creutlng i ^ ’agcr his experiences demand for surplus farm products; in Africa while working In u g<»l«l j, intended also to Increase the mine. Pn>nhlM exhibited by Mr. f(Mxt consumption of needy fami- Iteager Included poisoned arrows. |„.M Kor , hlh ri.„M,n surplus corn- ivory and woodwork tropines. muddies are received In addition (lu b meniliers had reason to nn(| n<), ¡n u,.,j (be usual u! l,roud report f<MNl budget allowance*. Generally, which was given. In this report under the plan, families certifieil the local club rated third in the ,or parti<-l|>ation may purchase **l<' flrxt on with their relief payments and c, 5 rx)***- other case resourc«-s orange-eolor- rhe Club went on record as rec- ffMKj stamps For each dollar s ommending a change In the bill wnrfh of orange stamiw purchas- now before the state legislature the family receives fifty cents ns being inadequate for the tiro- worth of blue stamps in addition tectlon of salmon In the Umpqua ai rio Under new slogans— "Help the Youngster Around Your Own J n , ?ur * at'onal Defense Against Infantile river. The recommendation car- f h e orange-colored stamps may i . ornr r rled a suggestion that the dead- he used to purchas«1 any food Paralysis —this boy and girl are marching forward in the 1941 "Fight Infantile — Paralysis campaign. Known . to 7 millions, this » » picture is line be changed . from Big Mill U product sold r‘ .............. r in itlt i • t» » t| I in II | retail » ’l/| || • stores; M ill« * '» . I they J ll'y « - - 1 — . j «_ J . ................. p i v s u i v (re e k to the rallrond bridge at „lay ,,uy lo|w„co ’ < • ? “ je io m m itlee for the Celebration of the Presi- Reeds|iort ,,|t.„holic beverac««s Tin- bin«- d ,L B4rt.•’<**> ®n posters, birthday cards, com collectors and buttons Another recommendation was ,t « mpa may be u J d to purchase hJrantHemnirTlvs,|st ” aPP* a ,or ‘ Und’‘ ‘° ,lih ‘ the er,«’«rtin< <D«eaae, he take ... retail J 7 .n prices ' ___ ___ ____________ control in the take of of (ui-hearlna lur-t>oHring k| only those agri ■ ""»n in e paralysis. animals. Members also r««*om- cultural commodities listed us sur- mended to raise the state bounty plus q, the current surplus-com- on cougars from $50.00 io $75.00 niodity bulletin issued by the U.S. and to stop plucing poison for department of agriculture, predatory animals except on sheep j.-or example, a person empkiy- ranges. ed on W.P.A. earning $50.70 a Higher I Inins <lp|io«ed. month may purchas«1 $30.00 of A controversy over the con- orange food «tanqis and with th«1 struct Ion of som«1 of the flood purchase he would receive $15.00 t j * “ -------------- control dams was ruiaetl when the ,n bhw stamfjs frP<.. „ ,ota| ot ------------- nesday afternoon to,help advertise club went on record as opposing «tamps redeemable (or $45 00 fur B enefits Planned to Secure the gam«1 along with the Trombley construction of the higher dams, which he paid only $30.00. This in- H loud speaker. Both the grade and namely on the McKenzie and crewex hi« I n c o m e to appmxl- Funds to Carry on high school bands will attend the Santiam rivers until it is proved mnt,.|y $6500 per month, the game and rentier several selec that a feasible plan can lie atk.pt- $50.70 wag.- plus the $15.00 eddi Campaign. tions «luring the evening. ed for the maintenance of the tk)n;ll flxK, allowance. All salnum runs that now exist. Trie Ofbent who participated wmild "S’ n* * * * M ri|y ,r »'1 ,hn» benefit corresponding to t h e Plans to continue the fight on the higher dams must not la- con- an)Ount of orange stamps purchas- infantile paralysis are being made strueted, but it does believe that here, not to hold a President's * v},**’ n<'e shoukl la1 given on 'py,«1 blue stamps are retleemed ‘tall as in h.rmer years, but to a feasible plan to la- worked out by the federal governnumt as a stage a benefit ba.skctl.all game to this end and in this the organ- J>ar, ,,f , be uid p r o g r a m . The !,od other forms of entertain- l/ation Is following the findings of ornngi1 stamps are n*d«iem<id by ment, which will provide funds Mrs. M yrtle Clara Jennings. 67. the b io lo g is t» who have surveyed ,fM. money w e lv e d from the in- netted to carry on the fight. i k , . . . . . d,ed at-Eugene Monday afternoon thc Willamette situation. dividual who purchast-d them, al ■m al- N. J Nelson Jr., local chairman at 1:00 p. m. Mrs. Jennings came At the next meeting the club lhpu„h , h(. individual may y have sxld yesterday the committee had to this section three years a co hop«-» to ’ o show ------ — v? *•** f X w‘u ia m ett.*n 7 th* P“ » * » * * '" ‘’" ' V i S i £ ± « 2 .V* I,,,ii i T ’“ n w ,’?ld'nK “ i,om S«n,a Ana. California.^hero pollution oi in« w u ia m u river. , n ,n, an ,,KPnry expending funds President's Ball because of the ex- she resided for twentv-one venrs ■ a. . "ZZ > • «toriv.d , from im <>h-I I- I year he . . taxation , sourres . (Now .................— ... said She was born mim at ni Cbehah- «. «H-naiis. Wash- wasn- fhe fixxl stamp plan supersedes the gross procmxls from the hall inpton sixty-seven years ago and the present plan of Issuing food totaled about S‘W.00. but by the in ’ 1892 whs married to VVilliam commodities directly through the time al) expense« were |»aid. the Jennings at Pori land who sur- welfare de|Mirtment to families committee only had a lew dollars vivas Two children also survive eligible to participate. left. This year instead of giving a Roy Jennings of Anaheim Cali-’ Under the present plan of com- »«II. the committee has decided forma and Edward Jennings of n I .uZTTZ----- . I nuxiity distribution t h e Lane to cooperate with the Men's Tog- Liberty Lake Washington M r i s l i t h - T f U h l i t t k w m ^ H i T i a X Coun‘i y , ;i" >“ c . w ',,iarc Commto- *" 8«^"« « b err- and Mrs. Jennings lost two sons in uiiAiive nxn nuuit win noi ix w e*- Mton |>aM iMM.n isNUing many bun- fit basket baII game, the game to the World War ing at the coming xeMsionii of the dreds of dollars of fturpluM food be played in the aqnory next Wed- ___ ‘ Mate legUlaturt* was forecast **ri- conunoditles each month; these nesday evening. January 22nd. he- > T Tr . . day in the preparation of bills by commodities being purchased by tween the Men’s Toggery and the .N O W U 111011 H l SCnOOl the state fish commission curtail- fiMhinl government and dis- University F ro s h . Admission: rLirw ing activities of both commercial tributed through welfare agencies. Adults, 25 cents, children, includ- U C C llC t lt G u and sport fisnennen. jt jK believed that the food stamp ing grade and high school. 15 O n T l l P C f l q v Tnn Qfttli Commeix uil fishing in Oregon pjan wlll increase th«- surplus food cent«. It is hoped to have a pack- A u c a i u y , UdU. «6OW1 coastal streams will lx* generally consumption and. accordingly, a ed house for thus event. All pro- t . J. ", " > shortened if planned regulatory larger amount of funds will cor- reeds above actual expenses will Formal dedication for the gym- measures are adopted. res|>nndin"ly be ex|>ended from lx? given the fund. Harold Sprague nas,uip *n the new union high One of a the fish bills propose« taxation funds. funds trade r in r in s l w ill h »v o srho01 b u ild in g is to take place on grade school school n principal, will have . a levy of $50 on any fisherman ________ charge of the ticket sal««s for th«’ „ a" “a,r\ 28 whi'n the local high «•eking a second license to fish p ound' m w ts Eugene High game. I f you wish to help in the on any other river thun the one sal«' of tickets, see or phon.1 M r. first league game at home. specifkxl In the first license. This R a fn r a Tfr Tc M ’icuoH Sprague phone 142 L ” • Gregory, well - known will curtail "barnstorming" fish- " e i o r e AS -M -lS S e d In addition to the sale of has- spor!s «s »« be the guest ermen who move from one stream _______ ____ ___ tickets there will lie placed sP*®*t®r - anft he will also talk at ketbnll to another to the «letriment of Where you've got more than on ¿iie hekl in in his honor by the • ovi'r tow n ' on" the - s’t'reets " ” dinner *—id Commerce and Lions resklent fishermen. one ear its pretty hard to keep an(| jn the various btisineas houses Chamber of ,Con Another proixisal would raise up with them, at least that's the button tabs, which have a nation- c,ub Pn'c‘,ding the game. The din- the current tax of one-tenth cent experience of Mr. and Mrs. K arl wide appeal. TTie.se will be sold at ner **'1 be open to the general smelt and n *to re the original Mills. Monday morning they went ten cents each and may tie soid Pul,lic- churge of one-hair cent a pound to look for a Fonl tudor and fall- for ns much above this amount as M r Gregory is the dean of on ull Chinooks taKen from Aug- ed to find it. Neither could re- the buyer would like to eonlrib- sI>or,s writers in the northwest list 11 to October 1. member who had the ear last and ute. with a national reputation. His Sportsmen will feel the pinch where it was parked. Shortly af- An appeal has been Issued to all daily column in the Oregonian un in n measure prohibiting salmon ter the search was startl'd and the civic organizations to obtain meth- d»’>' the caption of "Gregs Gos- flshlng in the Willamette river officers notified, a telephone call (Xls of raising funds. Bridge par- sip is rei'd widely by sports fans, above the Oregon City «lam after from Roseburg cleared up the tie«, wrestling matches and other Besides talking at the dinner July 1 and abollstiment of fish matter. The ear and the driver forms of entertainment may be ^,r - Gregory will participate in gaffing in the Columbia east of were picked up by Roseburg of- ananged, including children's the brief di'dicatnry exercises at the Deschutes river. fleers. purties or teas. ’ be high school between halves of ------ ------------------ I In this worthy cause South ,he final P«”«' A capacity crowd NEW BARBER 81101’ OPENED ............................... Lane eountv has been at the head ls * -8|»« « ted. ON UNSIGNED AT HOTEL. of the list until 1910 or last y«vir. COMMUNICATIONS. when the net contributions were A new barber shop has been only $31.00, n’though gross re- n This morning the Sentinel re opened in the Cottage Grove hotel elepts were $124.75. Lasl year ceived a communication signed by C. V. Bench. The shop has been Junction City raised $20.00 more "We the People” and addressed o|»erated alnce Monday. Mr. Bench than Cottage Grove on a much The Bohemia Ski club is sched- was formerly aaaociated with his to "The Editor, Fellow Citizens smaller gross income. An appeal uled to meet this evening in the and Masons." The communica brother In the Aee Barber Shop tion dealt with the recent ses is made by Chairman Nelson nnd council room at the city hall in and is well known to the local sion «if the city council in em other committee members to put one of the most important meet- trade. The new shop has been re ploying the peace officers. So South Lane county back in the ings of the year. There is the elec- painted nnd refurnished nnd prac far as we kruiw, newspapers posiPon the section held previous tion of officers and other import- tically all the barber fixtures are to 1940. an| matters to be transacted and new. The shop will be known as have universally r e f u s e d to I’nralysls on Increase. full attendance of the niember- print unsigned communication« "B ill’s Barber Shop." See the an Contrary to what many may lie- ship is urged. The meeting is and th«' Sentinel is no excep nouncement appearing elsewhere lieve there is a general increase scheduled to start at 7:30 p. m. tion because we have to stick In this issue. in th«' number of infantile para our neck out enough in the lysis eases over the nation. In TO W N S EN D A N N IVER SA R Y. ordinary run of affairs. 1040 RAINFALL AT BLACK 1940 there were 9,768 eases re- - ■ ■■ — The author of the unsigned BUTTE. ported as against a total of 9 003 Mondnv night the club eelebrat- communient ion mentions a ses during the combined years of 1938 «'«I the 74th anniversary of the sion of the council of February ,The 1940 rainfall at Black Butte and 1939. founder, Dr. Townsend, with a measured 59.29 inches according to 3rd. I f he or she will sign the Harold Sprague also announced program. Refreshments were serv- nrticle, we will he glad to pub niensurements by Mrs. Lillian yesterday that plans had been ed and the fi-h pond netted more lish it in our issue of January completed to have the two school than $10 which will be sent to Na- Stimniel, weather observer. Feb ruary was the wettest month of 23rd. linnds at the game next Wednes- tional Headquarters to assist with W. C. M A R T IN , the year with 15.39 inches of day evening. Weather permitting th«' financial part of the n«>w bill Publisher. moisture, while August was the the union high school band will being presented to congress at driest with no rain recorded. appear on the streets next Wed- this time. More than 100 attended. Plans Made to Continue Local Fight on Infantile Paralysis Mrs. M. Jennings Dies at Eugene F iA Battle Is Promised at Salem “ ----- ___ ___ _ _ Bohemia Ski Club to Meet ThlS EVdling NUMBER 23 Reclamation Now Jim Bird Injured Gives Most Hope When Car Hits For New Farmers Parked Truck M. Perry to Take Police Heim on First of February Control of water through recla- James Bird, son of Mr. and Mrs. mat Ion offers the greatest oppor- Max Bird, sustained a brokpn leg tunity for increasing the number and cuts about the face when a w . M w of economic farm units in Oregon, Ford roadster in which he was M arco»a, Man Chosen says D r. W. L. Powers, head of riding, crashed into a parked k>g- Chief of Police in the soils department at Oregon King truck in the 1200 block of State college, in an Introduction to South Sixth street Monday eve- Council Session the triannual report of the Oregon ning near 6:00 o'clock. Mr. Bird Reclamation congress covering the who was returning home from ------------- three annua] conventions from work, was riding with Charles S T R E E T PT nflTTPFfl t a b v 1938 to 1940, inclusive. Smith at the time of the accident. GLUBUKL» IO BR The present irrigated area In M r Smith was driving well on S E T T L E D IN COURT Oregon has recently been esti- the right side of the street to pass mated at 1.500,000 acres. I t ap- an approaching car. When he saw (»ears probable that this can ul- the parked truck, it was too late In a lively session lasting until timntely be increased by perhaps to avoid a crash but according to morning, the city council in a spe- 500,000 acres, says Dr. Powers, the story told of the incident, he cial meeting Tuesday evening, se- About 152,000 acres are within 70 swerved s h a r p l y to miss the lected a chief of police and two developed drainage or dyking dis- coupling pole and crashed into the patrolmen, the latter officers were tricts in the state, and nearly a rear end of the truck. Except for selected temporary and for a per- million acres are still susceptible shock and a few scratches the iod of one month. Applicants for of improvement by farm tiling or driver was not injured but Mr. the position of chief of police were community drains. Bird sustained a broken leg and Ray B. Southerland. Guy Smith, Latest census figures show that cuts about the face, Emmett Hall, E. L. Clow, George the increase in the number of W. Marquardt, C, J. Brady, Earl farms in Oregon has been confined Humphrey, Myron A. Perry, John largely to the irrigated areas. To Schaffer. Ed Jones. John Wells, date 1500 new families have sat- Omer W. Halverson. Emery Dailey tled on the Vale-Owyhee project and T. E. Poulton. O f the above land. named list Southerland Hall, M ar As to future reclamation devel quardt, Brady, Jones, Wells and opment, Dr. Powers points out the _ .. ~~ „ . A Poulton were not examined as ap- Two of i n t e r e s t to pucants pheants for for chief chief of of police police ano and of sm small feasible p possibility o ssjo iw y oi a n le asm ie p proj- ro p ----- . . meetings . v v . . eet» in Douglas and Josephine f-®00 and grow- were for patrolman positions only. counti«*s and the desirability of 9 ^ w ll; next week by the Capt. Lansing a n d Sergeant re-examining the John Day proj- t^ane County h«>rt¡cultural society Bates of the state police were ect in the light of recent power cooperating with O. S. Fletcher present and outlined briefly the developments. Early completion of f ° u” ,Y jaEen.t/ . . . meetings will <jutie«s of a police officer and sub- the Deschutes project is needed, he ‘x‘ d ,n th>? 4-H club building m it ted a list of ouestions for an says, and there may be a com- on the county fairgrounds in Eu- examination. Following the a t- hined flood control and reclama- gene. Six?akers will be specialists aminations Myron A. Perry was tion approach to the Grand Ronde frorn the Oregon State college. chosen for the position of chief of project. . i.°r nU‘ gr?'!£rs 7 111 Police and asked to report for The greatest field for drainage , he*d afternoon of Tuesday, duty February 1st. Guy Smith and and irrigation remaining in Ore- ¿aJJ?ary start,n8 promptly at j obn Schaffer were chosen as pa- gon. however, is in the W illamette 1 p- m- , t . trolmen for a period of one month, valley, he says. While there are a,!?ual of the Lane 8tree| chMurw> c close to 750,000 acros of pood irri- Coun*y Horticultural Society and g«™ .« cinsun« cable the vallev *ne m atter of street closures S i soil S S tvoes X in make R Z p var- X an educational program for fru it able that more than half a million ¿ i nua7 s o rtin g at 10:00a. m. new str p of h.ghway will be acros will be irrigated in the next Thursday forenoon will be devot- » l tied m court- « t y Attorney veneration ed to problems in connection with H W . I/wnbard notified the coun- “Sound reclamation decreases Bowing small fruits and the af- the unit cost of production and in- J:rnoon . dT th,e creases quality of products, and it thLxh.Ort,CUl‘ rend«Ts the least area sufficient problr m? *" i^ o for th e s u n n o rt o f a f a m ilv and connection with the control of ferson into the new highway thus «xmtribZdcs toward a ^eac? aIjd insect pests of cher- would be removed January 150» and that the commission had ad ful world," Dr. Powers said. nes and other fr^ ts- vised the m atter would be taken The triannual report covers the B U SH IN G T H E F IS H IN G to court The council voted to de proci'edmgs at the Klamath Falls, — SEASON. fer the removal ujE UMLtMin$$das Clatskanie, and Redmond conven- _______ * until decision of the court' could tions. A few extra copies are a- c iyde Roberts. Dr. WT. E. Lebow be learned. vailable to non-members at cost, of Cottage Grove and R. H. Sav- Mrs. Marie Wicks asked the -------------------------- age of Roseburg rushed the steel- council to vacate two feet of M r. and Mrs Mason Bishop of head fishing season on the Ump- sidewalk between Madison avenue Salem visited Saturday at the qua Sunday and as result caught «nd the new highway. The coun home of their daughter and son- one fish. Fishing ought to be good cil approved her request, in-law, M r. and Mrs. Curtis on the river now. according to Mr. French. Roberts. U New Fruit, Nut Growers To Meet Jan. 21st A YARDSTICK FOR YOUR TOWN SC O R E: Good— 5 points: F a ir— 3; Poor— 0. 1. INFANT MORTALITY. The possibility a child will die in its first year Ls four times greater in some «'¡ties thun in others. Parental neglect is im portant, but community management of health is a big factor .—........... ...... ............................................ . 2. StTIOOLS, ETC. The higher the value of the educational and recreational plant, the more likely it is that you are living in a "good” town. Surveys show a direct relationship exists between them____ 3. IthX'REATION. Fifty acres of parks per 1,000 population is a reasonable goal for a edmmunity recreation program. Many small well-equipped neighborhood parks are favored over a few large ones ............................................................................. 4. PUBLIC PROPERTY. The "value of public property niinux public debt” rating in a survey of V . S. A. municipalities showed Evanston, 111.; Brookline, Mass., and Pasadena, Calif., high up on the list ................. ....... .................................. .......... . 5. SCHOOL COSTS. In general, a city is " b e tte r” whose citizens are given more dollars’ worth of educational opportunity and more of whose young people can remain in school. How does your city rate! ............................................................. ........... . 6. SCHOOL GRADUATES. In determining your city’s rating, consider percentage of elementary students who graduate town public high schools. Some communities are known to have twice that of others ...................... ......................... 7. READING HABITS, hi your community library- conscious f Step over to the public library and in quire about the book and periodical circulation. It is an index <?f the social well-being of your city __ 8. PUPILS. In some cities the percentage of school pupils in the 16-17 year bracket is twice that of others. Among the leaders in this particular rating is Brookline, Mass. Another is Pasadena, Calif____ 9. TELEPHONES. In some eiticH two families in three have telephones; in others, it may drop to one in eight. Generally speaking, the more phones, the better th«1 town. W hat’s your city’s score?....... 10. ELECTRICITY. Experts inehnle the number of homes using electricity in rating the "goodness” of a eommunity. Lueal power-company officials can supply you with necessary data for your awn ‘•’ty ........................................ .................................... MY TOWN’S TOTAL SCORE IS ............... ..... - Elliott Rites Are Held Here Monday Rites for Mrs. M artha T. Elliott, 74. were held at the Mills chapel Monday afternoon w ith the Rev. Gordon Hypes. Christian minister, officiating. Interment was made in ♦he Sears cemetery. M r. Elliott died January 10th at 5:20 p. m. at the family home on Mosby Creek. She had resided here for the past thirty-four years, coming here from Smith Bend. Washington. She was born December 2, 18W at Alhton. Illinois, nnd was m ar ried October 5. 1887 to John A. Eilliott, .who passed away several years ago Surviving are three daughters. Mrs. Gertrude Rulon of Eugene: Mrs. Sarah Perini of Lynx Hollow and Mrs. Belle Thies of Portland and two sons, Earl and Nobel Elliott of Cottage Grove and sixteen grandchildren and two great great grandchil dren. CALIFORNIA VISITORS HERB. M r. and Mrs. A. C. Ball of Efc- eondidc, California, former real- dents of this section, accompanied by Mrs. Priscilla Robinson of San Francisco. California, and W. H, Harbcll of Escondido, arrived here yesterday to spend several day« visiting friends and attending to business matters. Mr. and Mr«. Ball, former operators of the Val ley View Stock ranch In the Mos by Creek section, are now operat ing the Lone Palm Turkey ranch near Escondido They plan to in crease the sire nf I.otie FXlW flock to about 6,non birds «rtotfiOr year. The Lone Palm specializing in breeding and hatching egg! shipped eggs as far as Canada. BYENARSON TO WA8HINGTOM Carl Rynearson. manager of the Oregon Pacific Highway associa tion. left Mondav evening for Washington. D. C. where he ex pects to spend two or th r H months in the interest of highway ♦egislation. Mr. Rynearson drove through, going bv way of the southern route nnd plans to make the trip in about two weeks. WHO WANTS FOX TERRIER PUPT M. P Olsen of Saginaw has a 1 nice male fox terrier pup that. 1« ! looking for a home. The pup to eight months old. Anyone wanting a pup can contact M r. Ol»en at Saginaw. «•«I1 A-rf *4