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THE SENTINEL, COÏT AUK PROVE, OR EG ON
Established 1889.
Published Every Thursday at
25 North Sixth Street.
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In Lanc-Dougtks Counties
Outside Lane-Douglas Countte
One Y e a r ____ __ ________ $1.50 One Year .................. ...... ..... $2(
Six Months ---------------- —w— .80 Six Months
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Foreign rate 50 cents year additional. No subscription accepted fot
than three months.
Cottage $rmr ^entrari
O res
A P P R E C IA T IO N M U TU A L.
sp I aper
P ub li s h I e
SOjCIATI ON
g'
IF W E COULD REGULATE TH E PARKING.
I f we could regulate the p a rk in g in the business d is tric t o
Pottage G rove we w o u ld remove a ll re s tric tio n s under one con
d itio n and th is co n d itio n w ould be i f the business men and met
chants w ould agree to park th e ir ears at least a block and a hal
fro m M ain street. The same c o n d itio n w ould a pply to the loaf
era, w ho spend fro m one to tw e lve hours w ith a ear parked a
some busy lo c a lity .
T his we believe i f re lig io u s ly enforced w ould solve the park
¡ng problem here and w ould pe rm it us to have a wide-opcl
tow n, so to speak. U n til the business men and m erchants an
w illin g to coop« rate, we see but one th in g to do and th a t is ti
continue to re s tric t p a rk in g to one hour on M ain street and ex
tend th is re s tric tio n to the side streets, one block fro m M ain.
Pf yon d o n ’t appreciate what the p a rk in g re s tric tio n s meal
to P ottage G rove o r any to w n o f lik e size, ju s t t r y to buy som«
merchandise at tw o o r three places a few tim es and see i f y o i
can avoid double p a rk in g .
The purpose o f these re s tric tio n s is to pe rm it the people of
the ru ra l areas and s u rro u n d in g com m unities an o p p o rtu n ity ol
shopping w ith o u t having to w a lk a h a lf dozen blocks. U n til tin
m erchants a nil business men cooperate, and th is includes thus,
w ho ride to w o rk , re s tric te d p a rk in g is the o n ly a lte rn a tiv e .
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giant Shasta I)atn project in this dram atic photograph. T his v ie *
ot world's second largest concrete dam taken (ram top of east abut
ment.
AVIATION EDUCATION.
A ll the n a tio n ’s p u b lic schools w ill o ffe r a v ia tio n tra in in g ,
and A m erica m ay become the most air-m inded n a tio n in the
w o rld , i f a program now being launched achieves the success
envisioned by a com m ittee o f three w ell-know n b u sin e ssm e n -
John A. B row n, president o f Soeony-Vacuum O il. C ornelius V.
W h itn e y, chairm an o f Pan Am erican A irw a ys, and Lauranee S.
R ockefeller. T h e y ’ve w orked out a plan to raise $100.000 from
business and p riv a te in d iv id u a ls , to in a u g u ra te a p rogram o f
.a viation tra in in g in publie schools, sponsored by A ir Y o u th o f
A m erica, a nationa l group. F u lly supported by federal govern
ment agencies c o n tro llin g a via tio n , the plan w o u ld include visits
ny leaders o f the a ir y o u th organizatio n to every state ca p ita l
to enlist the support o f p u b lic offices. O f the proposal. W h itn e y
says: “ ( In ly a huge plan such as th is can help make A m erica
s t r o i^ iie th e a ir and a leader in the aeronautical sciences in the
, < H tn j|,t We. are recom m ending b u ild in g and operation o f model
planes in every elem entary school, am i soaring in s tru c tio n in
a ll high schools.”
A Long Jump for Jim Jurkovich
W HEN CE $3,500,000.000?
The re co rd -b re a kin g $3.500.000 revenue b ill fo r 1941 agreed
off by fhe A d m in is tra tio n and key ( ’ongressional leaders came as
a w a llo p to most “ o ffic ia l c irc le s ” in W ashington, where a mere
tu*ij b illio n had been m entioned as lik e ly . Even so. C on g re ssio n a l
reaction was m ild and ca p ita l fe e lin g is th a t th is b ill w ill be
endorsed by both Congress and the co u n try . B est-inform ed
gnesMrig as to where the money w ill come fro m has it t h a t : N o r
mal rate on in d iv id u a l income taxes upped fro m 4 per cent to
5 o r 6 ; e lim in a tio n o f “ earned incom e” c re d it; fu r th e r low cr-
ijig o f the exem ptions fo r dependents, especially on the su rta x
end, and general increase o f s u rta x rates. On c o rp o ra tio n taxes,
».raise fro m 24 to 30 per cent, o ther changes having the e ffe ct
o f reducing credits, such as those fo r invested ca p ita l, and earn
ings. T h ird sourye w ould be excise taxes, w ith general in-
creases. and special increases on Hquor. gasoline, tobacco, autos,
ru<Jm and re frig e ra to rs , maybe new taxes on soft d rin k s , o ther
Lions IFin 6 to 5
From Yoncalla
‘ In All Our Years in Cottage Grove
W « ”
California's Jim Jurkavirh (the grid star) Is ra n » I
the camera a t Berkeley in a leap of 21 feel 9 Inches as he won the
broad jum p in annual meet with Stanford. He also won lOff-vard
*» ■ * ’n « » «eennds. if alifornia beat Stanford 9 7 -, to 33'i.)
PO SSIB ILITIES.
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Man on Foot Should Use
His Head, Figures Show
On A p ril 25th. the T ribune o f
Ilwaco, W ashington, carried a
fro n t page a rtic le on the le tte r <if
thunks sent by the Cottage Grove
Chamber o f Oammerce to the
Ilw aco Chamber of Commerce and
H IS ' OEVELOPMK m T
we are reproducing the a rtic le :
IS PERFECT — FROM
“ The gotxl w d, tow ard llwueo
HIS SHOULDERS
and v ic in ity o f the ‘hont«' folks' of
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DOW N /
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tlie Oregon boya stationed nt F o rt
Canby and F ort Columbia Is Indi
cated in a le tte r received this
week by the Ilw aco Chamber of
Commerce f r o m
the Cottage
Grove Chamber of Commerce
They are g ra te fu l and appreciate
the ‘kind and friendly* a ttitu d e
shown by l*eninsula people to th e ir
sons in Uncle Sam's arm y. The
le tte r w ill bring fo rth an even
more frie n d ly a ttitu d e , know ing
CROSSES
th a t It is recognised and appiss
BET W E l M
elated. Friendliness bus a way o f
1 0 2 % JMTURSBCTIOMS
begetting friendliness. The C ot
T hat human e rro r plays a dom ’ W A L K IN G
tage Grove boys in the a rm y are
in a n t role in the nation's pedes O N W u W A L
evidently a frie n d ly grout) from a
tria n death record is clearly H lù H W A V
frie n d ly town, and therefore we
shown in an analysis released In
7.2%
feel frie n d ly ; maybe th a t’s it.
“ Here Today—,’’ the eleventh
COOSSlMG A T ,
"llo w e v e r It may be, there is
IH T tß iE C T W N , 14.8*
annual highw ay safety booklet
< -N O
, MISCELL
published by The Travelers In
every reason in the w orld fo r any
\S K J N A L / ANtOOS
surance Company.
com m unity anywhere in America
O f 12,500 pedestrians k ille d
to feel frie n d ly to thv boys in u ni
Inst year, 3.950 or 31 6 per cent
form There are to ss o f o u r own
m et disaster w h ile carelessly
ju t then', sign« where, in uniform .
crossing in the m iddle o f the
A d m ittin g that m otorists are
And a ll these boys in unifo rm
block. In contrast, o nly 190 or at fa u lt in many accidents in
wearing sm ilt s on th e ir
bright
1.5 per cent were kille d w hile volving walkers, the booklet
young faces are in the service of
crossing
correctly on the proper nevertheless blames pedestrians
their country, ready anti w illin g to
signal at intersections.
fo r most of their m isfortunes in
«take th e ir lives in the defense of
O ther leading causes of fa ta li traffic. “ Too many walkers," it
ju r homes anti firesides.
ties, according to the analysis, asserts, "cling to the out-dated
T h e y c a rry guns upon th e ir
were: w alking on ru ra l high idea that they can use the streets
strong young shoulders, but no
ways, crossing at intersections when and how they please, dis
tru ly Am erican soldier seeks to
w here there were no signals, regarding the fact that this a tti
dom inate the lives of any civilians
w a lkin g into the street from be tude causes th eir ranks to be
anywhere In the w orld, let alone
tween parked cars and crossing thinned
by many
thousands
against the signal.
the people of his own land and
every year.“
country. They know th e ir service
is only to protect and defend fhe
hit a trip le fo r the Eagles. W ln t-
helpless, everywhere In the w orld
meyer led the southerners w ith
they are calk'd
upon to serve
three singles In fo ur tri|u> to the
They stake th e ir lives upon it.
plate und M cKIbben led the Lions
Therefore, we honor them, ami we
w ith tw o hits In three tii|w to the
do honor to ourselves in so doing.
dish. E lfvin g struck
out eight
We. too. love the flag the toys
The Cottage Grove Lions won a Eagles w hile Cox got Ih n t ' manes
bear at the head o f th e ir column close 6-5 th rille r from the Yon from the Lions.
We. too. love the unifo rm they calla high nine here Ian T hu rs
The lineu|is:
wear. We. too. love the land they day.
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Cottage
Grove
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serve. We fa irly w orship the
The Southerners started o ff Wicks, 21»
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ground they treud upon. They are
w ith a k in g ns they got tw o hits F lfv m g . p
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o u r very own, these to ys from the
and a run in the firs t
inning Minor, .'ttr
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firesides o f Oregon, and
from
w hile the Lions failed to hit. The MoKibben, c
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Am erican homes, wherever they
Lions guined th e ir firs t counts in M m i ts, If
3
may be. This is Am erica.
th
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of
the
second
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So. o f course, we say to them
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’hollo, and how do you do.’ und M orris knocked one over center- G um utto, ef
field fo r a homer and then the iuingston. r f
3
o u r only regret is that our own
Yoneidfli nine «.cored again in the Kiang, ss
3
lim ita tio n s o f tim e und means
firs t n a if of the th ird inning fo r
Yoncalla;
prevent us from doing fu r more
two runs and a 3-1 lead. The Mosin, km ............
3
to make th e ir stay in our v ic in ity
Lions scored tw o more runs in the Bigebow. 2b ...............3
more pleasant and agreeable to
Inst o f the th ird ami three in this Main. 3b
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them as th e ir presence is to us.
h
a lf o f the fifth w hile E lfvin g held •
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Greetings
to y o u .
Cottage
W itU fn e yer, If
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Grove, and we thank you fu r the the Yoncalla Engles scoreless.
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The Eagles ra llie d in the seven W illiam », lb
frie n d ly letter, gml fo r the toys
th fo r tw o runs but us they were Palmer, ef
you have sent to us!
s till short one run, the Lions H untington, r f ........ I
3
w alked o ff w ith th e ir second w in Madden, c ........
Seven Champions
Musters, rf . .
2
The “ Seven Champions of Chris of t he season.
tendom” were; St. George of Eng
The game hud m any e xtra base:
land. St. Andrew of Scotland, St. knocks ns M orris h it a home run.
Auta Operatins ( ’oats H r r r r s w
P atrick of Ireland . St. Denis of M in or h it a triple, and G aroutte
The cost uf operating an aukonw
France. St. Jam es of Spain and St. a double fo r the Grovers. Main
bile has drereoaed SO per cent star«
Anthony of Italy.
nuitetiisl M orris' feat und Mosin lb 28
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* XV V— B B B B— s
The Am erican people, though th e y are almost unanim ously
in fa v o r o f a ll-out aid to E ngland, are s till h e a vily opposed to
sending troops abroad. T hat is the gist o f a recent G a llu p P o ll.
Seventy-nine per cent o f those queried were against sending p a rt
o f o u r a rm y to Europe to help the B ritis h . S m aller m a jo ritie s
WOM*
mroinol ozivt
, 1 iss,» Am
\ m
were against
sending
erican a ir and __
naval 1 __—
units.
A t the same tim e, there is no question but w hat m any men
close to W ashington a ffa irs fe a r that A m erican p a rtic ip a tio n in
the act a shooting is coming. Some th in k th a t i f B rita in loses
in the Balkans and E irypt and is drive n out o f the M e d ite rra n -
* i,S
ry t
unable to lo n g e r postpone the decision,
r o r then tin B ritis h E m p ire 's life lin e w ould be broken. H it le r ’s
I'-bo ats w ould be supplied w ith the finest k in d o f bases, and the
finaJ stage o f the B a ttle o f the A tla n tic w o u ld begin.
Congressional sentim ent is u n d ou btedly against a declare-
tion o f w a r now, though a num ber o f mi-mbera are u rg in g that
T i l l K S O A V . M A Y 1, 1941
C o m p le t e S lir V C V o f
Barnum No Exception
P T. Bnrntim. who coined the
phrase “ there’« a sucker born every
m inute" proved him self no excep
tion. A history of Litchfield, Conn.,
shows the famous circus man sank
$10.1X10 in a phony copper mining
enterprise.
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“T / , « " . C b t -
survey of the a n ^ o r y ^ ^ u m a le
ly as a defense move. According
to u n o fficia l inform a tion a sur-
G ran t’s Tom b
h» being made o f every a rm o ry in
The ornate m arble tomb of Gen.
(be state. I t was stated that the
local armory was in better condi- U . S. G rant tin Riverside drive.
tion than many others that had N ew York, was built by popular sub
scription.
been insPcct<‘d
r
.
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR
PERFORM LIKE NASH!”
Come on! Drive it at
Go'den Rule Auto Service
711 South P a c ific H ig h w a y
2,008 M iles H ighw ay
There are about 2,000 m iles c<
highway in the 27 national parka.
’,y T)le Sentinel
Five Tragedies
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A m an stru ck a m atch to see if the gasoline
ta n k to his auto wa3 em pty. It w asn ’t.
’ A m an p atted a strange bull dog on the head
to sea if the c ritte r was affectionate. I t w asn ’t.
A man speeded up to nee if he could beat the
tra in to th e creasing. He co u ld n ’t.
A m an touched a trolley w ire to see if it was
charged. I t was.
A m an cut o ut his advcrtifiin", to sec if he
could save money. He d id n ’t.
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COTTAGE GROVE
SENTINEL
iNÄTÜRE NOTG s *'! hb
1 ttABrr o r layih » it ' s
cuckco is noted to r
w
other
H ipps ’
its
mests !
Imagine—25 to 30 Miles on a Gallon in This Big Nash !
I
N a ll o u r years in business,
never have we seen a car p e r
fo rm lik e Nash.
G ood drivers are g e ttin g 2 5
to 30 m iles a g a llo n .
B ig as it is —it ’s as fast as a
j. k - r a b b it. I t d a rts th ro u g h
traffic, fa irly scoots up h ills.
And it rides lik e a dream , . .
glides over humps as i f they
d id n 't e x is t. . . c lin g s to curves
lik e it's ru n n in g on rails.
wheels . . . first w ith T w o -w a
R o lle r Steering . . . b u ilt w it
body and frame welded in to one
s o lid u n it o f am azing strength.
T he re ’s sim ply no com parison
between th is Nash and other
lo w -p rice cars! Come in —see
the differences—and you, too,
w ill change to Nash this year!
BIG 4 D 0 0 R SEDAN
Off Most ROOM...Nash
liss greatest sestina
width of all low-price
cars, it's a
car, too-
195 inches long, from
bumper to bumper.
OtT RSIH WtSTKIS t i l
caaoitiONta aia irsttM
. . . keeps you warm as
tropics. Nothing like
it offered by m y other
carl (xiiupietely auto
matic; effective to 10'
below zero.
antMooTHta
»•DI...Nash is
the only low-
price car w ith
Nash is the first lo w -p ric e car
w ith c o il springs on a ll Jour
soft coil springs on etljour u h tth .
Nash 6’s and 8’s are Today’s Top Values in all Three Pnpular Price Fields
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