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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1941)
All High School Teachers Aga in Chosen by Board In Trouble Old Pacific Timber -, Bldg, to Be Razed (To I i lac b ft , 5% tocro«M la popuUSoa « W < Golden Rule Store Robbed Sunday K. E. Korstjens Fatally Injured When Hit by Car The Golden Rule grocery, at In connection with city building Fifth and Quincy on the new high and repair permit» Issued for the way was robbed of a quantity of past month. It Is reported that work is to be started at once raz- merchandise and $5.00 in currency , Ing the old Pacific Timber Co. from the cash drawer sometime Sunday night. A complete check building on North River Road anil of the missing article* had not Tragic Accident Occurs North north of the Main street river All Teacher» With Orannia and ! tiridge. The property has been been made at the time the robbery of Town on Highway Sprague Be elected for purchased by Ed Wiese. The old was reported early Monday, but officers said a pair of logger shoes, building has long been an eye-sore Saturday Evening Another Year candy and cigarettes had been ta ' to that part of town and many , will be glad to learn of Mr. ken. An attempt to break into the DRIVER OF DEATH CAR IS safe failed. TEACHERS REQUESTED TO 1 Wiese’s decision lo make this im provement. The robber or robbers gained; HELD BLAMELESS ACCEPT IN 10 DAYS Incidentally the old building Is entrance into the store by break one of the landmarks of Cottage ing a skylight in the rear part of Grove and at one time served as a the building and made an exit Rites for Kenneth Edward Kor- At special board meetings of livery stable for horses used In the stgens. 16. were held at the Mills through the front door, union high achool district No. 14 logging operations. The building and Cottage Grove District No. 45 j Chas. Hall of the Hall Insurance chapel Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 P re m ie r G en. Ilu ta n hl mo vie of proves from the looks of the old Agency, said here Monday morn with the Rev. Gordon Hypes, min all teacher* of the local school» J u (o -h la v la , who was on hottest ing that the burglarly loss was ister of the Christian church, of were re-elected for another year, i »pot In Europe as he »ought to , stalls that Cottage Grove never was a one-horse town. ficiating. Interment was made in fully covered by insurance. F L. Grannis anti Harold Sprague weld tog eth er antago nistic fa c A |>ermll was issued for the con-1 the Masonic-I. O. O. F. cemetery. were elected a» principals of the tions of his people to r a u nited Young Korstjens met instant fro n t againot th re a t of Nasi In structlon of a new residence last union high school and elementary' month for Lloyd Pleuard on 4th vasion. death about a mile and a half schools reaped I vely. Notice» have, Patrons and friends of the high LU M B ER S H IP M E N T « l*P. street. Other permits were issued north of town Saturday about 7:30 gone out to the teacher» with the' school, particularly parents of ------------- to Don W h i t f i e l d . 10th and when he was struck by a car driv request that acceptance« lie made Lumber shipments f r o m this Ouincy. garage; Olaf Obon, 1108, present students and parents of en by W. E. DeLauney, 29. of within ten day». It Is expected, (Tiadwlek. general repair«; C. J. eighth grade pupils in local and district over the Southern Pacific Drain. Korstjens with a companion according to H It. Ferrin. superin ------------- Howard, South 6th. roof repairs;,1 rural schools, are cordially invited; showed about a thirty-six car in- Alvin F. Cople had started walking tendent of school», that a large P. 8. Bukowski, 630 Main street J to attend an open house F rid a y ; crease over the normal movement Elmer Lucky Doolittle, aged 73, to Cottage Grove from the Jim majority of the teacher» will de general repairs; W alter Russell. night, April 4. at 7:45 p. m. As from south Lane county at this passed away at his home at 1028 Abbott farm residence about a cide to return for another year. an opening to the carefully plan-1 particular season and a slight in- West Main street, Sunday morning quarter of a mile north of where ; 1200 South 6th. garage. The present teaching staff fol (School News I ned evening, a program will be crease over the number of cars after a two week's illness. Mr. the accident occurred. Both the low»: High school; F L. Grwnnl». presented in the high school audi- since the last report. Total ship-, Doolittle, a retired miner, had boys and the car. a Pontiac coupe Tin* Cottage Grove high school principal: Laroy C. Reghtol; M il torium at 7:45 p. m. Numbers by ments numbers 136 cars. The pil- lived here since he was eighteen were traveling south. Officers said added another conference to Its dred K. Deal: Clara Dodson; Ken the high school band and by the ing movement also showed a gain years of age. coming here from the investigation revealed the fact neth Hlckok. Curtis French; W in list Saturday when the annual glee clubs w ill feature this pro- with a total of nineteen cars and Colorado. He was born February that the boys were walking on the Valley H I-Y ston A. Gilchrist; Zilda M Hayes; Upjier W illamette gram. A welcome by the adminis-' included in the rail traffic were 3, iseg at Gabel. Michigan. He wrong side of the highway. De- __________ Marian Jellnek; M yrtle Kem: Bor- conference was held here. The tration, and student body presi- three cars of clay for the W iia- was married February 3, 1939 to Launey told oficers he did not An Easter cantata. "The King ghlld Mehlen; Tom Preece; Doro conference was attended by four dent, and talks on student activi- mina Clay Products Co. Lillian Bush at Vancouver, Wash see the two boys until too late to schools. Creswell. Uni HI, Eugene, Eternal.” by Ira B. Wilson, will be thy Price; Emma It Stadden. ties will also be given. At the ington. his former wife. Mrs. stop, on account of the lights of an presented by the Methodist church John Stovall: Phy III» Tldemanson: and Cottage Grove. close of this event, a normal day' Laura Doolittle, passed away three approaching car. The opening session at 1:45, a f choir Sunday evening at 7:30. O r Henry C. Williamson. Elementary schedule will be followed on years ago. Young Korstjens was struck and schools. Jefferson and Adams; ter 45 minutes were allowed for der of the cantata is: shortened period of 15 minutes At the outbreak of the Spanish- thrown several feet in the air, “Great and Marvelous,” choir, Harold Sprague, principal; limn registration, was a devotional per per class. All guests will be given American war. Mr. Doolittle en landing on the car and was carried L. Thum. vice-principal; Thelma iod at which Dr. J. R. Branton. solo. C. E. Umphrey. a class schedule to follow, either listed as a private in Company C, about 270 feet down the highway "Chooaing the Cross." tenor Sweeney; Eva Wolfe; W illard C professor of religion at the Uni one made out by their own boys second regiment. Oregon infantry. before being thrown from the car. Newton; Alyce Schneider; An versity of Oregon, was the speak solo. Brighton Leonard; quartet, or girls attending school or a typi-l Cochran, 58, He was a American member war of both the Cople, his companion told officers thony D. Sokollch; Ingrid Holing: er. At 2:30 Dr. Franklin Thomp Mrs. Jack Caton. Mrs. Wayne ca “ neuuie of u.> one of the four ( ^ f a m il y home. 1328 west Spanish veterans ca, . schedule that the car just brushed him and Helen Olson; Bertha Craig; Jean son gave the chief talk of the ses Monroe. Brighton Ixonard and of the M a,n' at 8:15 Monday morning and the veterans of foreign wars. that he attempted to jerk young Rose: Dorothy Moore; I-illian Mc sion on “Consistent Christian Liv S. L. Markin h L e ^ w - i h ^ ^ n t ^ o r o e r L m of following an extended illness. Mrs. Funeral services were held at Korstjens from the path of the "Blessed Be the K i n g That Leod; Vivian Johnston; Alice Hal- ing in a World of Conflict.” After n« o Cochran, who was loved and re- the M ills chapel. Tuesday morning ( g»r. but was too late. this the members were divided Cometh." contralto solo. Mrs. An damaa, Lola Newman. Both Myron Perry, police chief Into four groups Dr. Thompson drew Brund; choir and quartet; the resDective teacher^ Students ®I*cted by a large number of lo- at 10:15 a. m. with the Rev. Ells- wUl ^ X n L t r e t e 'n S explain the h’ d X a tm e " i n ^ ^ w S ^ X and Guy Smith, night officer in answered the questions given him Mr». Brighton Leonard. M r*. A. officiating. Interment was made vestigated the accident as well as by each group. A recreation per Brund. Ijir r y Levons, and C. E. w o r k t a k e n u n and the teacher in l91°- coming from Idaho * 7 ? ± 1 " U.V; aJ S ., i nian" She was horn July 1. 1883. at in the Shields cemetery. I he state police and C. A. Swarts. iod was held from 4:45-fi:15 in Umphrey. each case will discuss the plans __ „ . . . .. j . u which basketball, volleyball and "In Remembrance of Me," con and objectives of the course. Rock Spnn^ k ^ yOm,? f \ . v T Surviving are his widow and the sheriff. A preliminary coroner's ping-pong were played. The ban tralto solo. Mr». E. M. Tilton. . married in 1901 at Idaho Falls, following sons and daughters: inquest was held here later with The main object of this type ot ldaho t0 Marcellus Cochran, who j udd E. Doolittle and Albert Doo- Coroner Chas. Poole of Eugene, quet was held in the high school "Gcthsamane," duet. Brighton away in, 1927 of Cottage Grove; M „ presiding. Officers classed the ac cafeteria at 6:30 after which the Leonard and C. E. Umphrey; open house program is to acquaint conference regular business meet Mrs. Harry Lewis and Mrs. Eng the parents and other guests w ithj Survivjng are her mother. Mrs. Ellen Chaffee of Blachly. Oregon: cident as unavoidable. They said the various activities of the M ary Henry of Idaho Falls. Idaho: z jna Doolittle of Ryderwood, young Korstjens probably met In ing was held. New officer* were land. school and give them an insight a daughter. Mrs. Vera Pittinger Washington; Hugh Doolittle of stant death. He sustained a frac elected as follows: President. Bill "The Betrayal." choir and quar Gray digger g r o u n d squirrel» to the various subjects taught in will again he fought In the annual Kramer, Eugene high: vice presi tet: Mrs. Larry Levens. Mrs. the curriculum. It iS hoped that a of Kelso. Washington, and two Cottage Grove: Mrs. Esther Hos- tured skull and compound fracture , .U sons. W’endell and Maurice Coch- kins of Kelso. Washington, and of the leg. Lane county campaign against dent. Bob Daugherty, Cottage Brund, Larry Levens, S. L. Mack- better understanding of the a s q{ Q ,ttage Grove, and a broth- Edwin Doolittle of Ryderwood. Kenneth Edward Korstjens was these pests, according to O. S. Grove; secretary. Elliot W lrk, Eu In. of high school work will er. J. W. Henry of Idaho Falls. Washington: two sisters, Mrs. the son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. "Away W ith Him," choir and Fletcher, county agent. More than gene. While the votes were being brought out in the various. depart- - ^ “ ^ g ^ n d '7 h i l d r e m ' Laura Hemenway of Glendale. Korstjens and was born at Los two tons of fresh poison barley counted Everett Hunting. North quartet: Mrs. Morrow. M r*. Brund ments. A closer relationship be Funeral services were held at California, and Mrs. Wynonah Angeles. California. June 2. 1925. for use In poisoning ground squir west Area H I-Y secretary, gave a B. Leonard, C. Umphrey. tween teacher, parent and the pub- the Mills chapel yesterday after- Bales of Dorena. and a brother. He was a sophomore in the Cot "O Sacred Head," choir rels has been prepared by the short s|weeh which also ckwed the ^ceST fU!heSv h w ? to ^th ero m m Sun- noon a?2:30 w ith Elder M ark Hugh Doolittle of - Dorena; also tage Grove Union high school and ■ Co- ~ — - — ...... "He Died for Me," Brighton county agent with the assistance conference. had lived here since 1936. when he Leonard and Larry Levens. mer of Salem, officiating. Inter- sixteen grandchildren. of R. A. Rowe, district agent of moved here with his parents. "Sweet Be Thy Sleep,” Mrs “ y FRED PHILLIPS INJURED the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Serv ment was in the I. O. O. F.-Ma- The following program will Surviving are his parents, a sis Brighton Leonard. IN ACCIDENT. MRS. WORKMAN TO ATTEND ice. and supplies have been placet! sonic cemetery start at 7:45 p. m. in the high ter, Cleora and a brother, Keith. CONVENTION. "He Is Risen." choir. in the hands of the customary "Unto the King Eternal." choir school auditorium: dealers throughout the county.. Ered Phillips, student In the lo Mrs George Matthews, Mrs. C. —----- Bill Workman — Student body W. Moore, Mrs. Harold Houser, and -solo, Mrs. Jack Caton. PO RTLA N D. OREGON ibpe- The poison barley Is put up In cal high school, was treated for president -Opening of the assem- Miss Stella Adams and Mrs O. W. cial to the S e n tin e l)-M a ry H. five-pound bags that sell at 35c injuries received when the tmek SHOE PRKTCH UP. Blackmore attended Bresbyterial Workman, local florist, has an- bly. _ he was driving hit a guard on the each. N A S H V IL L E . TE N N E S S E E . - ! nounced her intention to attend Dealers in Cottage Grove and Mary White bridge two and a half H. B. Ferrin. superintendent — in Lebanon last Thursday. __ ____________ the Florist's Telegraph Delivery surrounding communities are: miles south nt town Sunday morn Maxey Jarman, president of Gen Welcome. The past month was far under Delbert M iller spent the week regional convention at Portland normal as to moisture, according Beidler’s Store and Farmers Union ing. According to reports the eral Shoe corporation of Nash Douglas Johnson, junior student Store. Cottage Grove; Creswell truck was practically demolished ville, said Saturday an approxi — Lions Council and Student Gov end at the home of his grand- April 21 and 22. according to in to a report submitted by C. E. mother. Mrs. G. M. Brasfield. at formation released by Tommy Stewart, weather observer. The Farmer» Exchange. Creswell; end and young Phillips was lacerated mate 10 percent increase in shoe ernment. prices could be expected shortly. Luke, general chairman. about the face. Addison's Store, Lorane. precipitation amounted to 1.78 Marjory Earl, junior student — Glenwood. inches for March of 1941 against All of Lane county Is in a gray Home Room Organization. 5.29 inches for March of 1940 and digger ground squirrel control June Eastburn. junior student— a twenty-five year average of 5.18 area In accordance with Chapter Clubs in Our School. inches. X X V I Oregon Code 1930 and Union High School Glee Club— amendments thereto and In ac The maximum temperature of BY JACK KELLY. PORT STEVENS 1. Land of Hope and Glory. Edgar; cordance with that law notice Is 74 degrees was reached for three R. C. Sipe of Albany, manager' stances where new industries want consecutive days, the 26th, 27th published elsewhere In this Issue We are a„ tin living In barracks: 2. Come to the Fair, M artin. This lx that one time of the year ....... ........ _ ____ Union High School Band 1. El of the W illamette division of the to engage in the manufacture of and 28th. There were eighteen requiring all persons owning or when all young men strive to this time as a permanent arrange having dominion ever land t > ex prove they really are men and no ment we hope. Our barracks, while Capitan, Sousa; 2. Down South. Mountain States Power Co., was aluminum which requires a lot of clear days, two partly cloudy and terminate gray digger ground foolin’. W ithin the last two weeks not new, are nevertheless com Myddleton; 3. Fortuna Overture, guest speaker at the Chamber of electrical energy and the manu- eleven cloudy. Commerce luncheon Tuesday and facturers can utilize the total squirrels within 30 days from mustaches have popped out faster fortable, having been recently Lamecnik. F L Grannis p rin c ip a l-E x - addressed a capacity house on the amount of energy purchased for April 3. Monday. April 7. has been than the mosquitoes and that’s weather-proofed and generally re designated as squirrel poisoning pretty fast. Up to this jxiint In the paired. They are considerably plantation of the schedules for the present electrical system now twenty-four hours a day. It is not 1 serving Cottage Grove. Previously true in many new industries which day. contest Sergeant Raymond Mon smaller than our former ones at evening 'th e membership heard the Bon- have located in the W illamette Fort Stevens, as they are only one roe paces the field with the red neville setup explained. valley and have chosen to manu- dest. Sgt. Warren Wright with the story, but this too has Its advant-j M r. Sipe called attention to the facture their own power, whitest. Private Frank Pellegl ages as it will give the men living Cottage Grove schools will dis progress of the electrical industry And touching on the subject of with the bluest (a new man that together a chance to become bet Q the past sixty years and more taxes M r. Sipe said the privately miss for spring vacation next will bear watching, he has a whale ter acquainted. We were fortu ZN particularly since 1910. He told of owned utilities could make a still Tuesday afternoon, April 8th, H. of a crop), Private Ray McCul nate In receiving a new kitchen * the voluntary reductions made better rate if they could go tax B. Ferrin. superintendent announ Farmers who have not yet sign lough with the curliest. Private with a seating capacity of some ... since the Mountain States took free as Bonneville and the muni- ced yesterday. Sessions will be re 250 men and I Imagine many of ed farm plan and estimate sheets' Joe Linden with the cutest. P ri The Brice Creek t i t camp will nvpr municipal plant here in cipal plants do. A total of 23.3 sumed Monday, April 14th. The indicating that they exp<>ct to co-; vate Dan Ntcksic with the funni the mothers would be envious If hold open house Sunday. April 6th percent of the revenue in Lane spring vacation is not as long this they could but sec the equipment est (he’s still trying to grow his operate In the 1941 agricultural, in observance of the 8th anniver- ‘ a|T four p^ufo,. fallacies county collected by the Mountain year as usual due to the advance conservation program will have an on top of his head), and I get five t he cooks now have access to. All sary of the Civilian Conservation uged ngainst , he privately-owned States Power Co. goes for taxes. date of commencement, which oc the bouquets this season should go ixilnts for trying. opportunity to do so at a special The Mountain States Power Co., curs on May 29th. to Mess Sergeant Raymond Mon- Corps. Capt. Byron W. Gray, camp (ItJlitics as compared with the News and Events. two-day meeting to be held in the Many of the teachers plan to rommander said yesterday an in- lionncviHc sctUp. he said. One is Mr. Sipe said, offered to buy Bon- Our war of the past nine days i-oe and Bakers Archie Hinshaw 4-H club building on the county formal program had been arranged <hnt (hp privatc companies have neville power and after many con- visit homefolks during the vaca and F’red for the mighty fine fair grounds In Eugene betw-en closed in a rout of the enemy. A f starting at 2:00 p. m. Later in the thp public trust. The Terences in which the Mountain tion period. the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 8:00 ter a series of surprise attacks at meals served while in the field. afternoon, light refreshments will spcond ,s (hat thcy do not ade- States representatives were told . Fresh pies and donuts under those p. m. on Friday and Saturday of all hours of the day and night be served to all those attending. quately serve the community. The to come back, they were told that $13.000 THROAT BILL along our defense aren, the enemy conditions represented more than this week, April 4 and 5. All buildings will be opened to tpird |s that their rates are too they might sign a one-year con This will be the last opportunity was compelled to retire to sea and just doing their routine jobs. W A S H IN G TO N .—The Republi inspection so that the public can high >and the fourth is that the tract and with the stipulation One of the outstanding features for pecple who wish to cooperate there suffered annihilation nt the can National committee has re that Bonneville would be free to in the 1941 program to sit down bands of our navy. On the last day of our new location certainly isn’t see what ihe CCC camps are do- companies have squandered the use the Mountain States distribu- ceived a bill for $13.000 from Dr. It seems as ing. Enrollees acting as guides will investor’s earnings. with a committeeman and woik of the hypothetical campaign of the water supply. D. H. Barnard, the Beverly Cali he glad to show the visitors Tpe W illam ette valley division i tion lines on the coast, out p.ans to derive the »'latest ficer personnel of both the 4th though that somewhere in (he through the buildings. ¡s served with about 117 employes' Visitors present at the luncheon fornia, specialist who treated benefit from the agricultural con Army and the 9th Corp Area ar system there is a rupture that no Invitations have also been re- while the Bonneville project has in addition to the guest speaker Wendell L. W illkie’s throat during servation program In 1941, accord rived for an observation of the sooner is fixed than brusts again. eoived from the Elkton CCC camp in its Portland office alone 542 were; R C. Kuehner. county club the last presidential campaign. ing to O. S. Fletcher, county various functions in operation. The Under the present setup all to attend open house at that camp employes at an annual payroll of agent; John B. Woods of Salem.( Republican officials said that agent. Farmers who do not sign officers and men of this PoRt were drinking water must be trucked Sunday. There are many interest- $l,t67,240. show boat engineer of the state Barnard's bill would be a matter these farm plan and estimate lauded highly for (he efficient way from Ilwaco, sonic 5 miles dist by Sinclair ing changes being made in the ed- Another argument is that cheap forester’s o f f i c e , and Marion for consideration •»ueets will not be In the 1941 pro the guns were manned and the ance, daily. I t goes without say Weeks of Massachusetts, the new ucational plant and the changes power brings n e w industries. Mooney with the eastern Lane fire gram, even though they may have manner In which the entire cam ing that our showers have been party treasurer. will be pointed out to the visitors.; While this may be true in in- patrol association. paign was handled. (Continued on back page) earned a payment in 1910. High School to Celebrate First Anniversary on Friday Evening 4 Schools Attend Hi-Y Meeting Elmer L Doolittle Dies Sunday Morn Easter Cantata to Be Given to Methodist Church Sunday Eve S 2 OI Mary * Ann Cochran Funeral Yesterday Two Tons of Fresh Poison Barley Pul Up for Squirrels March 1941 Far Below Normal in Rainfall R. C. Sipe Tells Private Utility Side to Capacity House at Chamber Luncheon FROM THE REAR RANKS Farmers May Sign For 1941 Program Friday or Saturday CCC Camp to Hold [J UD€fl n0US€ n House tjUU, Sun. Schools to Dismiss for Spring Vacation Next Tuesday, April 8th
