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
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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
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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-
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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
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.
. .
..
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-
~
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"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.
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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.
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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
....... ........
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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