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New N avy Slogan: "F o rg et Pearl H arbor and Get to W o rk " COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY OREGON, I III RSDAY APRIL 23, l!)L VOLUME I.II Harold C, D avis Jefferson School m il Have Open Is New Principal House Friday Eve Of High School F. L. Orannis la Made Vice Principal After 10 Year» Continuous Service OILCHRIST AND RE8ION. PREECE The Jefferson school is present- ing Its students in a program and o,a-n house Friday. A p ril 24. be ginning ut 7:45 in the evening The orchestra, glee clubs and music classes arc presenting thi musical part ol the program . The ju n io r di anilities eluli is repeat ing a play will« h they presented fo r an assembly program some lim e ago. A fte r the program parents arc Invited to visit the rooms when- samples o f the class w o ik w ill la on display. 'th is Ajx-n house is Ihe firs t of three events presented by th - elem entary schools lo r the spun*; season to Ink'? the place of the extensive pageart which lias laen given In the juist. On Friday. M ay 1. the elemen ta ry schools and the union high school me combining to present u program nt K e lly Field celebrat ing "C h ild H ealth Day ” On Friday, May 8, the Adams school pupils are presenting -i p rim ary operetta, "D ream Bags." The program w ill lie in the ele m entary school gymnasium. It Is hoped that parent', and in terested friends w ill attend as many of these program ns pos sible. Sugar Retailers t ) Register 29-39 A ll reta ile rs of sugar, whole ulcrs. ii ltd 11 u t ions, and m dustri- d users, including hs»d servic.- i-stahlishm cnt* o f ¡¡vs section, are 'n register at the union high .chool building next Tuesday and Wednt-sduy, A p ril 2k and 29, from 4:00 to 8:00 p. in. and from 7 :(X) io 9:00 p. nt. each day. The ibove classifications In- dude all using sugar fo r eoinm ei- •ial purixmcs, su- u as: grocer!-«, iooti m arkets, comm ercial can- uers, bee-keepers who have to leed th e ir bee« sugar, bakeries, confectionery stores which pio- luce th e ir own c-ielies, creamery, '«•«••cream and soft d rin k estalr- lislim ents, b o ttlin g works, drug stores, hotels, m tn u ta n ts , board ing houses, etc. Owners o r managers of the above - n a m e d establishments should secure application blanks it the Ration Board office fU m - phrey and M a rk in store) this week and next Monday. Blanks may I«- fille d out at home except lo r the signature, v.nich should be penned in the presence of the re g istra r ut Ihe nigh -hool. Much detailed in fo iin .it,on us to the amount of sugar on haro average amount sold in a given period. etc., o r used by food es tablishments. is required and this is more easily fille d out at home, o r In I hi- place of business. The superintendent of schools emphasizes t h e s e applications should he brought Io the schools unsigned on Ihe reg istra tion day. ind ivid ua l consumers w ill not register u n til May 4, 5. 6, and 7. In fo rm atio n regarding (heir reg is tra tio n W ill lx- published next week. Don’t Call Them Sissies! NUMBER 37 4th Registration To Get Underway Here April 27th The 4th reg istra tion fo r the present w a r e ffo rt w ill get under way Monday, A p ril 27th. I t w ill include the registration o f a ll men between the ages o f 45 to 67 in clusive and w ill be h a lf again as large as the 3rd registration. O nly onp placp of registration w ill be open in South Lane coun ty. This w ill be a t the Cottage Grove arm ory. M ajor H. K. M e t ca lf w ill be in charge o f the regis tra tio n . Those who served in previous registrations are being asked to serve again. Cal, or phone M a jo r M ptcalf at the c ity ‘hall if you have not been con tacted. R egistration places w ill oe opened from 7:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. In a proclam ation Issued A p ril 10th by Governor Chas. Sprague, he says in p a rt: “ Every male citizen of t h ’ United States, and every othcu male person residing in the con tin e n ta l United States o r in the T e rrito ry of Aiaska o r in the T e r rito ry of H aw a ii o r in Puerto Rico, o the r than persons excepted by Section 5 ta i of the Selective T ra inin g and Service A ct of 1940. as amended, and by Section 208 of the Coast Guard A u x ilia ry and Reserve A ct o f 1941, is required to and shall on A p ril 27, 1942, present him self fo r and subm it to registration before a duly desig nated reg istra tion o ffic ia l o r se lective service local board having jurisdictio n in the area in which he has his permanent home o r in w hich he may happen to be on «hat day if such male citizen or o th e r male person on February 16. 1942. has attained the fo rty - fifth anniversary o f the day o f his b irth and on A p ril 27, 1942, has not attained the s ix ty -fifth an niversary o f the day o f his b irth , and has not heretofore been regis tered under the Sei«?ctive T ra in ing and Service A c t o f 1940, as amended, and the regulations thereunder; Provided, th a t the d uty o f any p-rson to present him self fo r and subm it to regis tra tio n in accordance w ith any previous proclam ation issued un der said A ct shall not be affected by this p ro cla m a tio n .' Flection of u new princip al for the union high school here Is a n nounced by the school board this week w ith the acceptance of the (Misitton by Harold C. Davis of S ilverton M r. Davis w ill succeed F. L. Grannis w lio reslgnwl this year a fte r Hi yeni* of continuous and fa ith fu l service to the school. M r. Davis has served th r schools In S ilverton fo r Ihe past twelve years, having been teach e r ami a th le tic coach Junior II W h a t KKUld Paul U unyau. l lir n>> l h n . i l x u p r r n i a . i m I h r l o s s i n « principal, ami senior high school ra m p *, »ay about this picture? H ere are two ol l i women who w ent principal, successively, lie Is a to w ork In planlrv; m ill of lum ber r o m p in j a t In u m r l a « W ash. graduate of W ashington S tale Eileen W e llm a n le it. and M rs Koyre T ro v e r do men'» w ork, to help collcgi* when- he graduated w ith rause of v irto ry . honors In 19.30, and received hts Master's degree In 1937. He has also taken advanced w ork at toe Lumber Shipments Heavy U niversity of Washington. Total 212 Cars During Active In M arlon county edu Period of Past Week cational Circles M r. Davis ha* held various offices, and has been L um ber shipments over the president of the M arlon C ounty Southern Pacific from this dis Teachers' association. He is -a tr ic t continue heavy despite a car m em ber of Phi D ella Kappa, pro shortage. Shipments the past fessional educational honorary W ith the m ailing of occupation week up to yesterday totaled 212 frn le m ity , I ’hl Kappa Phi. scho ears o r approxim ately tw ice the al questionnaires to nearly 75,000 lastic honorary, and 1*1 (¿amma The plans fo r Ihe annual school norm al amount o f two to three Oregon men between 20 and 44 Mu. social seleno- honorary fra festivities and queen contest are year* ago. P ilin g shipments to ta l who registered F ebruary 16, w a r w ell um ler way. Final election of te rn ity. ed 24 cars and log shipments tim e ind ustria l m obilization crept h i S ilverton M r. Davis has ta k the May queen class candidales Sportsmen Hear Wildlife seventeen. nearer this week. Selective sei- en an active part In com m uplty was held T huisday. A p ril 16, re There have been persistent vice boards w ill tu rn over the j«-b a ffa irs, Is s»-cretary of the R otary sulting as follow s: Si-nlors. A«lc- Federation and Its 1942 rum ors to the effect that the ma inform ation to the -United State* Bostick; juniors. V irgin ia Program Discussed club, member of the Boy Seoul lee jo r ity o f the m ills over the dis Employment Service fo r use in comm ittee, and nn active member Lee; sophomore*. Lorna Brown: tr ic t have been w orking six days providing an adequate labor sup Sportsmen who attended the an a week o r plan 7«> w ork six days ply fo r The state’s shipyards, can o f the M ethodist church, lie is freshmen, Joanne Shurt. One m arried anil has tw o snuill c h il hundred dollars has been set as nual dinner o f the Cottage Grove per week, hut a Sentinel repre tonments. m etal plants and other dren Mr. and Mrs. Davis expect the goal fo r the May Queen con Rod and Gun club F riday heard sentative was unable to v e rify the emergency activities. Federation report yesterday. The rum ors to come to Cottage Grove at the test this year The contest starts the Oregon W ild life Prom pt consideration o f the close of the s u m im r season, in Thurs«tay, A p ril 23. and ends just and its program fo r 1942 discuss probably originated from the four-page questionnaire was urged ns soon as Ihe sum of $100 has ed by H. L. W in kler, federation heavy demand o f government o r August. by Governor Charles A. Sprague, Principal Grannis, affectionate lieen taken in. The class selling secretary, of Eugene. Mr. W in k le r ders at the present tim e. who pointed out th a t “ in this ly known to students and com the most votes w ill be represent addresser! the group in the ab The W . A. Woodard Lum ber Co. ‘ c ritic a l period everyone must be ed by its May Queen candidate in sence o f E. J. Church o f Salem, m u n ity ns "Pop." Is not leaving, is now operating six days a week, ready to give his most effective hut w ill serve as vU-c-prlnclp .il the May Day celebration. M ay 1. state president. Kenneth Spies, it was learned today, this being e ffo rts " towards victo ry. In order not to impose ujxm the representative of the state sani the o nly m ill so fa r as known to and teacher o f social sciences. "B efore the end o f the year, This w ill relieve him o f Ihe ardu business men o f the com m unity ta ry board, discussed polution lx- on the six day a week sched we hope to have an occupational ous duties of nn executive, hut too much, each class cannot ask anti its remedies as they applied ule. census m aking possible an accur keep him in the school and com a business man more than once to to stream p ollution Irom a m uni ate and practicable budgeting c f m un ity when- he -s recognized ns buy votes. Each class has a d if c ip a lity and sawm ills, etc. The Oregon's manpower,” said L. C. the Fishing Good to Fair n valuable ndviso.. leader In civic ferent colonel tag: Freshman, mex-ting was concluded by S toll, state d ire cto r fo r the green; sophomores, tan; juniors, showing o f a numtx-r o f interest At Season’s Opening activities, and loyal citizen. United States Em ployment Ser Two o the r members o f the high orange; seniors, red. The person ing w ild life pictures. vice. "W ith this inform a tion on The senior play, "N ew F ires," selling votes is supposed to leave The tro u t fishing season was jobs, education and tra in in g , we M r. Spies in discussing the nec school s ta ff have resigned to a c a comedy in three acts, w ill clim ax his class tug w ith the business essity of m unicipal sewer plants o ffic ia lly opened Saturday w ith cept prlnclpulshlps in o t h e r hope to f ill a prospective demand M ay Day in the high sch«x>l audi man who buys votes from him. fo r m unicipalities above the can fa ir to good fishing reported in schools. They i re W inston G il fo r at least 55,000 additional w a r to riu m at 8:00 next Friday. The This w ill Indicate that that ind i tonment le ft the impression th a t a ll local streams e x c e p t Row christ of ih i locial science depart industry workers in th is area by play is supervised by Miss Tom vidual has been contacted by that it would lx- im practical at this rive r. Q uite a few caught the October. ment, who w ill he principal nt linson. The sto ry is o f a man. M r. class again. Each business man tim e to construct such plants due lim it and near the lim it and some, S utherlin and Tom I ’rri-n -. coach S a ntry, played by Tom H enry, should wear this tag in his eoat to the shortage o f men and ma although they did not catch the o f basketball and baseball, who who tries to make his fa m ily do lapel indicating that he has p u r terials, hut ndvis«-d that this com lim it, came luick satisfied. Good has been electee as principal at more w o rth w h ile things than chased votes from that class. It m u n ity s ta rt a fund now fo r f i fishing was reported at Saginaw Kent, Oregon. w asting tim e and money. Dick, w ill hi* u n fa ir and unethical fo r nancing such a project when It bridge and in Sharp's creek, also played by J u n io r Langston, al any one class to solicit a business becomes feasible. fa ir to m iddling in the Cougar though he has never had a job in February Bond Sales man more than once. A list of Bend and sections o f the upjx-r his life, has added another mem prospective purchaser« on busi Coast Fork. In State Four Million A pproxim ately 150 men have ber to the fa m ily by m arrying ness men has Ix-cn made up and Fine catches were reported in Sales o f series "t-." w ar savings each class has u copy o f this list the McKenzie and I-ong Tom been added to the battalion o f the Eve, Doris W h itlock. Olive, Doro th y Safley, is a much pampered rivers. The weather was ideal for Oregon state guard organized lionds In Oregon fo r February, which has been divided among the daughter. The tw o “ b ra ts" o f the here about three weeks ago. it the opening of the season. Usually latest m onth fo r which figures Home Rooms o f that class. They S antry fa m ily a rc B illy , Bob ruins spoil the early jia rt o f the was announced at the regular are available, reached Ihe impres are to contact only the portion Grewelle, and Phyllis, A rie tta meeting Tuesday evening, w hich allot««! to th e ir Dome Rixim. sive to ta l of $4,383,483, it was an opening day. Roberts. Mrs. S antry, Maxine The senior play, “ New Fire«,*' One believe it or not story was was the th ird meeting o f the o r nounced by Ray Conway, state H unter, is no more anxious or reported on the opening day. S. T. ganization. The guard here w -’l adm inistrator, This is Ihe second w ill be given the evening o f M ay w illin g to stay on the fa rm than 1st. be divided into tw o units. Com largest single m onth since the M elvin F. Sallee, convicted by Rose, who caught his lim it in the pany A and Company B o f the O live o r D ick. Lucinda, the crab program was launched in Oregon a Lane county c irc u it court ju ry Cougar Bend d is tric t, w hile set J. D. Gray, recently of Reeds 16th battalion. I t was also learn- by <xxik, Orlena M a rtin , Suzanne, Inst July. January broke a ll rec F rid ay, was sentenced to fifteen ting his hook a fte r a strike, snap a tim id helper. M ary T re n t. Sid ords w ith a to ta l o f $6,713,682, port and fo rm e rly of A m a rillo , years in the state p en iten tiary on ped the leader and the fish had cd that a u n it has been organized Spency, L yle Garnet and Je rry in the Lorane com m unity w ith the bait and hook. M r. Rose took w hile December. the ■war" month, Texas, has- accepted the |x>sition charge of raping a kx-al seven Sperry, Alden G aroutte. are farm h it $3,712,921. Figures do not In o f firs t telegraphy clerk at the year old g irl. Sentence was pass several minutes out to assemble a membership of approxim ately hands. 60 men. another leader and hook and clude sales o f " F " o r "G " bonds. ed Monday by Judge G. F. Skip- The advertising and ticke t sell Plans have been made to o r February sales brings the total Southern Pacific depot. Ik - has w orth. Sallee is also alleged to trie d the same place again. This receipts fo r "K ," o r "people's ’ been on the job fu r several days. have attem pted rajx- on a com tim e he was rewarded w ith an ganize other companies in Drain, ing is under the charge o f B ill Adkins. The 11-ineh tro u t and the hook he Yoncalla, Reedsport and G ardiner. Hopman and Jim bonds In Oregon to $22,280,644 foi Mrs, Gray Is w ith him. panion of the sm all g irl. Col. O rv ille W a lle r o f Eugene stage manager is Richard Laird. lost on the previous cast. the eight months since Ihe pre- In comm enting on the case was present at the regular m eet The prom pter is B e tty Bradford. m otion campaign began in th i. To Present Concert. Judge S kip w o rth called atte ntio n ing Tuesday evening and gave an M a rjo ry E a rl and B e tty Bradford SLASH Rl'KNTNH BAN IS state. to the fact that Sallee had pre interesting address on the organ are in charge o f the properties AWAITED. O f the lotnl, Lane county sales viously been trie d on a s im ila r ization o f the state guard. Ac and Janet Peterson o f costumes. accounted fo r 5.17 fjcrcent, o>- ease, but that the ju ry disagreed W ith the firs t forest fire of the companying Col. W a lle r was C. E. $1,151,491. Sales in February wen- and he had been sentenced to season reported yesterday from Lombard, brother o f H. W. Lom $257,188 Promotion of ls>nd sales serve seven years in Jackson Bend, approval of Governor Chas. bard, local attorney. In Lane county Is under Ihe direc county. A. Sprague was sought by the tion of John It. Snellstrom , county The ju ry rendered a verdict of State Board of Forestry fo r an A P P O IN T E D ON SA LV AG E chairman. Lorane schcxils have been h it eonviclion in the recent case a f order banning slashing and debris C O M M IT T E E . by the w a r along w ith industries te r a short deliberation. fires in Oregon forests a fte r May < hamrek <»i < t n n i M M County Judge C linton H urd o f this section. According to re 15 this year. DISCUSSES A lit PORT. WILLAMETTE PRESBYTERY Nels Roger, state forester, urg Tuesday announced the appoint ports a ll grade sclrool teachers TO MEET AT LEBANON ed that a ll slashing fires be com ment of the rem aining salvage and Dallas W. N orton, superin Discussion of Ihe proposed a ir com m ittee fo r Lane county and tendent. recently reel«?cted, have pleted before that date. port fo r Cottage Grove was the The W illa m e tte Presbytery rep included on the com m ittee w a- resigned, despite salary increases principal topic talked at the reg George W. S w e et* Judd S tau ffe r of ten to fifte e n percent. Grade resenting th irty -th re e Presbyteri HAIL HAM U iE S H A R D EN S u la r meeting of the Chamber o f I an churches is schedules] to lx1 of Eugene was previously ap sch«x>l teachers who have resign- A N D FLOW ERS. Commerce Tuesday noon. Two hpld at Lebanon Tuesday. A p ril pointed com m ittee chairm an by ed at the end o f the present term prospective sites were under d is include: Tom m y C lark. Miss Neva 28. From 50 to 75 m inisters and A short severe hail storm whicn Governor Sprague. cussion as well as plans of f i W orkm an. Mrs. Carol Hoeye and fe ll yesterday forenoon in Ihe Blue delegates are expected to attend. nancing and Ihe u ltim a te benefit' Mrs. Blanche Abbey. Miss Jean The church urea extends from M ountain section did damage t i EXAMINER HERE. o f such projects. T a y lo r of Haynes, Oregon, has ac M cM in nville to Pottage Grove and flowers an«’ gardens, but the ter Some members are of tin- opin An exam iner o f operators and cepted the place as p rim a ry teach includes Bend and Redmond cast rito ry covered was probably n-t ion that the proposition should be of the Cascade range. The open extensive. Mrs. H. E. Eakin re- chauffeurs w ill be here Friday, er at Lorane. H igh school teach pul In a concrete proposal and ing session fo r business is to be ports that blossoms on a dog w«xxi A p ril 24th from 9:00 a. m. to ers reelected are: Dallas W. N o rt- lei the people decide w hether or Vronsky and Rabin, piano team, gin at 2:00 p. m. fo r the purpose tree anil flowers uround the Eakin 5:00 p. m. at the c ity hall fo r the ton, superintendent; Glenn Beish- not they would favor a plan of linanclng Ihe necessary expenses who w ill present a concert at Mc o f electing a m oderator and other home were apparently damaged purpose o f exam ining those wish- er, shop and m athem atics; Miss eonncetifcl w ith the construction A rth u r C ourt, Eugene, Monday, officers. D inner is to be served In hy the hail stones about twice the ing to obtain licenses to operate V irg in ia Kempston, English and home economics. A p ril 27. size of a pea. i ears. Ihe basement o f Ihe church. o f 111«- alr|M iil. May Day Festival Plans Underway Questionnaires Mailed to 75,090 Between 29 and 44 Senior Play Will Climax May Day Two Oregon Guard Units Are Formed Sallee Sentenced To Fifteen Years On Rape Charge Lorane Schools Hit by War; Teachers Resign Strict Rationing Of Gas May 15 on East Seaboard Seventeen Eastern States May Be Cut tc 2*4 to 5 Gal lons Per Week. DEALERS SAY RATIONING NOT NECESSARY HERE. The government last night an nounced gasoline fo r non-commer cial cars w ill be rig id ly rationed along the eastern seaboard a fte r M ay 15 to make way fo r w a r de mands and insure fa ir d istrib u tio n of Civilian supplies. Price A«im inistrator Leon Hen derson announced the card ra tio n ing plan, which w ill affect the op eration o f about ten m illio n a u to mobiles in 17 statra and the Dis tr ic t of Columbia. Henderson emphasized th a t the petroleum shortage in the east is the result o f lack of tran spo rta tion. "N o rm a lly more than 90 per cent o f the 1.500,000 barrets of petroleum prfxtucts we consume daily in the East is brought in by ta nke r,” he explain«?d. "S in re the s ta rt o f the w ar many tankers have been sunk by enemy sub m arine action, and the sinkings continue." Although it has not yet been o ffic ia lly announced how much gasoline non - com m ercial users w ill be allowed under the ra tio n ing system, a high o ffic ia l pre dict ed th a t the amount w ill range from tw o and one-half to five gal lons per week. States affected are Connect i- <mt, Delaware, F lorkla, Georgia, Maine. M aryland. Massachusetts, New Hampshire. Naw Jersey. New York. N o rth C arolina, Pennsylvan ia. Rhtxle Island. South Carolina, Verm ont, V irg in ia and West V ir ginia. In these states deliveries of gas oline to retailers have already- been cut one-third, and d is trib u tio n w ill be fro m this dim inished supply. Pacific N orthw est o il executives yesterday at P ortland subm itted reports to W ashington auth orities expressing «»nfidence th a t gaso line ratio nin g w ill not be neres- sary in Oregon and W ashington. Pacific N orth w e st consumers are not so fa r from the o il fiel«ts and refineries as Eastern d riv ers, the executives pointed out, and the N orthw est's population is much smaller. F urtherm ore, they claimed th a t many C alifo rn ia refineries are faced w ith an oversupply o f stand ard grade gasoline, which is in term ediate between aviation gaso line and special fuel o il being pro duced fo r m ilita ry use. Some C ali fornia firm s have exhaust«?d th e ir storage space, they said. County Tax Levy About Twelve Mills The tax levy fo r Lane county beginning Ju ly 1, 1942, and ending June 30, 1943, w ill be approxi m ately 12 m ills, it was announced Monday by C ounty Judge C linton Hurd. This is based on an esti mated to ta l property valuation o. $46.000,000 and w ill yield a to ta l o f $551,112 80. The tax levy fo r the firs t six months o f this year was 8.5 m ills and fo r the entire year o f 1941 it was 12.6 m ills. I t had to be h ig h er fo r the six months because a ll school funds and a ll road bond p rincipal and interest funds be came due the firs t h a lf o f the year. W EST COAST I.I MBEK IN SPECTOR LOCATED H ERE. The West Coast Lum be/ Asso ciation has appointed Francis Sm ith as lum ber inspector fo r this d is tric t w ith headquarters here, it was learnetd yesterday. M r. Sm ith w ill serve the te rrito ry as fa r 3outh as Roseburg and as fa r west as the coast. The present heavy defense o r ders has been the m o tiva tin g fac to r in the Ass«x:iation k x a tin g a man here and is the firs t tim e so fa r as known th a t an inspector has been stationed here. Previous ly inspections have been made by men coming from as fa r n orth as Portland. M r. S m ith was previously em ployed by the Row R iver Lum ber «company.