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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1942)
Let's Horn!) Let's Bomb the Ju|m the Jn[w With Junk. W ith Junk. VtlLl'MK h ill OOTTAflE ABOVE, LANE COUNTY. OREGON, THI RShAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1912 B o ard E le c ts War Production New Principalclasses m ’rei So. Lane People Grade Schools W<- Can’t Equal T lirir Sacrifice«, but We Might Try or THC Softball Ass’n Closes Season With Balance ------------- Through the cooperation of the federal government and the »tale hoard of vocational education, R obert G raham of Eugene to twelve rural w a r production classes will tic offered Io patron» Succeed Harold Sprague iil southern Lane county it was Annual Meeting Held at Rainbow C a fe W ednesday Evening. NUMBER False Rumor Causes Run on Ration Office A false report that no more canning sugar would be available after September 4th. published in another county newspaper, caused a run on the newly moved ration office at the city hall last week and for two and a half days, Major Metcalf and assistant. Miss Jean Yearous, were literally swamped with applicants. The re port, which was misleading, first read in the newspaper spread rapidly via the grapevine "route and soon the rationing office force found it necessary to limit the number of appleants admitted to the office and on a few occasions a large waiting list stood in the hallway near the office door Major Metcalf said when anything official was issued changing the present methods of operation or the amount of sugar allowed, word of the change w< T " ,V T ‘’ passed to the public of this dis- trict through this newspaper, The number o- applicants Tues- day were down to normal, The past softball season ts of course a memory; a pleasant one and the curtain was officially rung down and the hooks closed When the South Lane Softball as- sociation sponsors and officers met at the Rainbow cafe last night and enjoyed a chicken dm- ner with all the trimmings. The association ended the year with a small balance, about $20 00. according to W alter D. Smith, president, which considering the fact that several valuable players were drawn into defense work and into the armed forces and that the average attendance was cut tor the same reason, the showing made was considered very credit- able in addit.cn the association made several substantial donations — _ _ ... __ to community enterprises includ- JS 0 T . M a i l i n g JCHIHS mg gate receipts amounting to P q e l r q o p q B v o r o o o o about $44.80 to the navy relief W e rS e a S announced by I mould Kahler, vo cational agriculture Instructor In the Cottage Grove union high REDUCED ENROLLMENT IS school today. Who Ooct to OCE District Masonic Meeting Is Held Here Friday Eve Clarence Phillips, Grand Mas ter Makes Official Visit. EIGHT OF NINE LODGES IN These classes will I n - based prin cipally upon the Idea of prejuira- DISTRICT REPRESENTED llon for entry Into defense ser One of the Inst minute change» vice, home icpaii of farm machin One hundred and five Masons In the staff of the local »chools ery, ami lncreas< d production of fixxl pnxiucts nod are open to and visitors attended the district wa» the election by the school Masonic meeting here Friday eve txiard of Robert Graham, of Eu anyone seventeen years of age or ning at which time Clarence D. gene, un principal of the Cottage older and not attending day school classes. Phillips of Portland, grand master Grove elementary school» to take The classes may or may not be of the A. F. & A. M of Oregon, the plan* of Harold Sprague, who held m the local high school build made his official visit. The Cot resigned to accept an advanced ing depending upon the nature of tage Grove lodge acted as the host position. the subject being studied and the lodge to representatives of eight M r Graham 1» a graduate of the avallahlcne»» or those choosing of the nine lodges of the district. Oregon College of Education, with this instruction Eight masters of the eight lodges i r alv T x t i t •’ 'r u s ■ s s t r r r E v c it y t h in c » to n u t n . ' « advanced work at the University V .T C O U U D IlV K V S N T H C « C O C tt, — Instructor» will la* chosen lo represented were present. of Oregon He haw taught at West cally as much ns is possible from The program included group Linn and Eugene and ha» had a group of key farmers, special singing led by George Matthews; prlnci|>alship experience. M r Gra ists in dairying, (xiultry husban vocal solos by Pat Baldwin, ac ham ha» lieen a member of the dry. sheepmen, stockmen, me companied by Mrs. Ruth Caldwell; central curriculum commit lee of fund. The association officers and chanics. electricians, etc. These November 1 has been set as the piano numbers by Orlena Martin; " ' .’ t? h i t the Eugene Schools for two years sponsors expressed their apprecia instructors will give a series of and ha» contributed to the new tion of the public support given deadline for mailing Christmas vocal solos by George Matthews, lectures and <lemon»t rat ions under integrated course on social living the games during the past season. parcels overseas and to stations in accompanied by Mrs. Helen Rice the su|a-rvtsion of M r Kahler and He has specialized In art» and Whether the league will be able the north, it was announced by Hagen. Mr. Ferrln. su|M>rlntendent of »»-TV -, The colors were presented by crafts and physical education and to function again next summer in the Thirteenth Naval District yes- C o p y rig h t. 1W2 N e w Y o rk T rib u n e lac. f S 7 MIMO schools In some of the courses //* l l n r h n t terday. five officers of the 16th battalion, will teach cla»»e« in these sub anything like a normal manner class members will have an op- Also announced were restric- Oregon state guard. A Bible was jects to the 7th and 8th grade will depend on conditions and |M>rtunity to receive actual experi boys. Mr. Graham ha» already ta whether enough eligible players t*ons on overseas parcel post. They presented to Verne Williams, sen- ence in handling tools, machines, eleven pounds in lor deacon by the ken over hl> new duties His fam will be available to form a league. must . . . not . exceed . . , . . . .... local . lodge. .. motors, etc Fred Knickerbocker, sponsor and wei8ht. eighteen Inches m length Grand Master Phillips made the ily will move to Cottage Grove Following is a composite list of manager of Knickerbocker s, who f f° r,y ' ! WO . umchps comb,n5d Pr^ ntat‘o n tI within a week or two. possible classes Io be conducted in were contenders for the league length and girth. However, the The Rev Harry Crouse of the Mr. Sprague will become prln- this community at no cost to the championship this season, may not Pub‘' ^ ' s urged to volunUn- Springfield lodge presented a cipal of the Training School nt In- class niemin- be here to guide h.s team and do observe the f° n° wing Imnita- hand-mane gavel and avil to dejM-ndenrc and associate profess 1. Ofieration. care and repair of tions: Grand Master Phillips and Grand touch with the International Red ‘* ef,ng tbe b? ’ch- or of education at the Oregon Col tractors, trucks, and automobile» Volume not to exceed that of an Master Phillips presented a gavel Says Food Is Sufficient, But lege of Education at Monmouth, at i including gas and diesels. I Cross, and if it becomes possible Yesterday he received notice from ordinary shoe box or weight not from the Mystic circle of service draft board to appear a greatly increased salary He will io send me a package through the a county 2. Metal work, including tem- Hardly to His physical examination at Eu- »** P0^ " lh “ to £ Schroeder' master of the succeed l ictor Phelpa, former el- |M-r ing. drilling, shaping and ma- them please »end me a pa.r of ,or r tomorrow evening at 7.00 ? P ~ ka^ “ local ‘odgf „ Ii Taste. ■•mrniary principal here, who has chinery repairs heavy work shoes, size 8, lour D gen,‘ ....... ' ............... > ----- m and when iM t * v e s te r - t o - th e N a v > P°,nt* out- ” wlU Mr Phillips, grand master, b t M I t the Irxlependenee school 3. Woodworking This course |Mirs of heavy w .^ lfn socks, half ,.v ..n m v w a< ¿1.11 greatly increase the chances of aM made the principal address on the for the post two years, and has must not include furniture mak- . a dozen bandana handkerchiefs, a - „ 7 m „ m c dz the men at s<‘a receiving their program of the grand master. El- i{u editor of the Masonic raoontly accepted the superintcn- mg. cabinet work or model mak- ASKS FOR TOBACCO AND woo, stocklnR cap a IJa,r pf tt( 0|Pn wh> the exam a 7.00 P m. One dency of the Milwaukie grade |ng — ........ .. about .............. lifty ............. - iJenn i L i S of t ie The shouW »* ’ turdy Analyst of" Portland and former gloves, a pipe, pack WOOLEN CLOTHES. schools Mr. Sprague will assume ., Elementary electricity, in- ages of cigarette papers and a Grov?Hardwaron.ne, w a s to h a v e i *n, Orte\ l OW i^ a" dbanhd lin g .and Cottage °ro v e resident, acted as bln new duties next week, but will eluding operation, care and repair large .......................— jar of menthoiatuni. If space —•«- ------ -• -1---- aorwmne «nnii unH nrvhr ctr-ow ! P1,ing The articles themselves master of ceremonies. not move his family until a house ,,f electrical equipment and wir- The following letter received permits include as much Star a g U ‘ PU a"a ” ™ ^ tra' * ' ; should be easily portable and use- Dinner following the program has been found In the Monmouth ,n|, f„r light and power, Saturday by Mis. J R Young chewing tobacco and as many wu>n Iasi niL,ht" ' PP *n any climate. Food should was served by the Constellation ssert last mgnt. gen{ und<;r >ny circum. dub vicinity. 5 Repair, operation and con- from her son Joe Jr n prisoner packs of Bull Durham as you can. Attending the dinner last night stances, although such items as School liegins next Monday with struct ion of farm machinery and ° f the Japanese at Zentsuji war and last but not least something prisoners camp will bi* of general sweet. Of course all but the were; W alter Smith, league presi- vitamin p i l l s are acceptable. a full day of work planned The equipment. Interest and we are reproducing clothes arc luxuries and not nec- dent; L. J. McLaughlin, vice presi- Clothing should not be sent un- four upper grades nre in report to 6 Increasing milk prixiuction nas been specifically re- the auditorium of the Jefferson 7 Poultry for meat production. the letter in full since there is essary. Irene, from all I can find dent; Knaffle Haynes, secretary- nothing personal 1 1 the misslc. out your allotment will run for treasurer; Fred Anderson, sponsor quested. school at 8:45 a m., anii the four 8. Fgg prixiuction The letter was addressed to Ins the duration of the war. Have the Quality M arket; J A. Long, The address must be complete 9. Pork prixiuction lower grade» Io the Adam» school mother here, - anil wife, . since he . tried to register another small al- sponsor^ of, the Grove Hardware; ; jn a|i respects and a return ad- at 9 a. m. Students are urged to _ 10. ___ Beef ,__________ production bring all school supplies on ihe I I Mutton, lamb and wool pro- did not know his wife's present lotment to Mom, but in case it I"rod Knickerbocker of Knicker- dress given. The same regulr’ ions flnil day Ixx'nl merchants have duction. addre«». • don't get through it will he up to hockers; Frank Jacobs, represent- ¡n regard to addresses apply to lists of the supplle» needed Vegetable production M r Young was a wireless oper- >'ou ,o s‘*« ’ ba* she has wba‘ sbp 'J?K D ral" a™J Jack Carter, the parcel post as to letters. People School authorities anticipate a Anyone desiring more informa- «’or with the navy and s’ lti .n-d needs. I thought of all of you on “ S1“ ' wi c - M artm . Sentinel residing in the western states The current meat situation is slightly reduced enrollment over ||(>n rn(iv contact either M r Fer- '•* Guam at the time of Wake Is- Christmas, and of you Irene on publisher, was a guest of the as- should address their packages in the result of record supplies and last year rin or Kahler at the high land and Pearl H aioor attack y ° ur birthday Let s all hope we sociation at this time, care of Post Master. San Fran- record demands, explains Robert, cisco, unless they are certain that B. Taylor of Adams, chairman of High School <>n War Saving Time school and they can tell when Note the tact used by Mr. Young ran h® together next year. I f Joe the man is stationed in Alaska, the Oregon USDA war board, in didn't get his fishing outfit for f l n v p r n m o n t Fn T o lro Cottage Grove Union High classes will lx* started, time neces- m muking several statements. Christmas try and get it for his « A J v e l I l i n e n L LO l a K e I f the latter is the case, he may answer to inquiries regarding the School will n|x*n nt 9 a m. next sary to spend In each class, and Zentsuji W ar Prisoners birthday. Try and save all the C h a r g e O f M o t o r be addressed at his station. I f he meat emergency and the an- Monday, forty minutes later than any other Information relative to Camp, Japan. is on a ship in the north, he may nouncement in Washington that papers and magazines for me T r a n q n o r f C p r v ip p q Inst year’s schedule, due to war Ihe rural war production classes, Dear Mother and Irene:-- A r Keep yourselves well and don't A IA U b p o n » O erV IC eS be addressed in care of Fleet Post plans are underway to ration saving lime. All seh«x>| Itusses will - — ... . ■ rived here mid-January uninjured get discouraged, and the first _ ------------- Office. Seattle. meat. leave their starting places forty and in gtxxl health. The snow and thing you know wc will be to- Fearing impairment of the na- -------------------------- The situation is not the result minutes later also, according io freezing weather was rather hard gether again. Just remember that Rons war effort through loss of PEAR PIC K ER S W A N T E D of fanners' failure to produce, or action taken iiy Ihe school board on all of us but we are gradually I am well and getting along fine, transportation services, the gov- of farmers holding back livestock this week. As a result of ihe becoming acclimated, and now and that if I just had my coffee «rnment moved yesterday to con- Twenty-five to thirty pear pick- for higher prices, Taylor asserts, changes sehixd will dismiss at that spring has come all hands and cigarettes I would be fairly ,r ° l operations of trucks, buses ers are needed to help harvest He points out the fact that the 4:20 p. ni. This arrangement will feel much better. The f<xxl is auf- and taxicahs by Nov. 15. pears if the crop is to be ^aved bumper 1942 livestock crop is ex- contented. Love to all, eliminate starting school while Mrs Rosetta Veatch Miller, R'i,: ficient. hut hardly what our tastes An office of defense transpor- according to an announcement pected to total 21.7 billion pounds, JOE dark in Ihe mid-winter months September 2nd at the home!are accustomed to. Am managing tation order Tuesday directed op- made here this morning by the as compared with an average of and w ill allow earlier dismissal In of a daughter. Mrs. Freeburn at to hold my own at 125 pounds, J R. Young. (T IM USN erators of the commercial vehicles Eugene employment office The 17.8 billion pounds for the four the afternixin as far ns sun time Benger, Washington, and was We are all housed in one large is concerned. buried at Walla Walla, Washing-1 compound and have been very con- TWO INJURED WHEN JEEP affected to carry a certificate of work will last about a week or years from 1937-1941. Slaughter war necessity to obtain fuel, tires, more. Good wages are paid, 10c a of both beef and pork is the high- Registrntion of freshmen and ton. lx>side her husband, George siderately troaled by our captors OVERTURNS lubes and accessories. box. A truck leaves the city hall est on record for this time of year. sophomores on Wednesday showed Cyrus Miller, who died several Most of us had no clothing ef our Describing the order as "a dras- here each morning al 7:00 o'clock Beef marketings for the first half a slight decrease over last year, years ago. own except what we were wear- Two soldiers. Sergeant John tic move to obtain further con- Pickers should be good size, of 1942 were 18 per cent higher as reported by Superintendent II. Mis. Miller, the daughter of Mr. ing when . we left Guam, so u k 1 <u the Knoll Hnd P'"*' ( ’®°rgp Young, servation of such equipment for probably arouhd 14 years of age. than the same period a year ago B. Ferrln. Sophomores led In the and Mrs. H. tiLn J h' ’aP«ne»e Army has been clothing were injured September 4th when war purposes." the O D T estimated Three or four men are also needed and pork was up 16 per cent. pork was up 16 per advance , . registration , , . with 92. ,, and born . May _ 8, 1HW •'b'1’1 WrtS n’a | - ' * a,so- Several o. the ix'ople you the army "jeep" they were riding about 5.000,000 trucks, 150,000 to pick up the pears These men Despite this record production, the freshmen totaled 76 Up|x>r- tied to Georg . < . Miller, Febrt:- knew are among the missing, hut went over the grade on the high- buses. 50.000 cars and similar ve- w ill also receive good wages. meat supplies have been unable to classmen are registering today. ary 1. 1K85 at the home of her all (he rest of Ihe Navy and M i- way near Shadybrook, south of hides would come under its con keep pace with the wartime de Students are requested to re|X)it parents who then were living near fine personnel nre here. Keep in town. Thev were enroute from trol EXAMINER TO BE HERE mands. coming from the armed Monday al 9 o'clock and be pre- here. All of Ihe family were well Salem to Reedsport when the ac- Passenger cars and motorcycles forces, from allies, and from imred for a full school day. Those known in this section M r and U Z ziw e» o / z i i / cident «x^ured. One sustained a nre exempted from the latest reg- _ A traveling examiner of opera civilians here at home, the chair- students who have not registered Mrs Veatch were charter mem- Jj I l l l u i l l rr 1/1110t i l l I h - -- ............... broken shoulder and possible skull ulations supplementing the con- tors and chauffeurs will be at the man s a id .____ Each week a soldier this week will lx* given nn oppor- hers ol the (.'umberland Preshy- # fracture. Both were taken to a servation program already In ef- city hall tomorrow, the 11th, for eats 5 S pounds of meat, while as (unity to pay their Ixxik fees, se- terian church her,- end their eight J - j .. Eugene hospital in the Mills am feet but a new move developed to examining those wishing to obtain a civilian he ate less than three cure their lix-kers, and complete children were brought up in the LJUl l(.U I U v o U liy bit lance. bring nationwide gasoline ration- permits to operate cars and pounds, he explained. On top of registration. faith of the church. Of interest *n8‘ - trucks. the armed forces' need for meat, also was the fact that Mr. and W illiam H. Wornstaff. 61. who FORMER RESIDENT KILLED civilian consumption of meat has Mrs. Veatch, her parents, were lived on the Lebow farm in the IN ACTION gone up as purchasing power in members of the famotfs Samuel Mosby Creek section, di?d at his creased. Knox wagon train that crossed the home there September 5th. Mr. Eugene C. Morrow. 25, is re- Total meat supplies available ------- — plains with twenty wagon ox and Mrs. Wornstaff came here ported to have been killed in ac- for civilians will be only a little The 16th battalion of the Ore- teams in . 1853. . . They were descen- , ,, ,asf March from Coquille. He was tion probably in the theater of under the average annual domes- gon state guard will conduct 1 *S!’ac ^»-’nlch family porn September 21, 1881, at Mos- war at the Solomon Islands. He Something novel in measuring but when asked how far they tic pre-war consumption, Taylor maneuvers al Elkton Sunday with 0 inois. cow. Idaho, and was married Sep- is Ihe son of the Rev. and Mrs. distance has been established by drive to work they tell you “we said. Rationing is being proposed every guard company represented . Surviving are a son. Steel M il- tPn,her fi 19()6 at Grangeville. W. J. Morrow of Portland. The men from the inland section who live so many bulls from the base. to make sure that everyone gets including the Oakridge company *er Portland and a daughter, i^ahn j Rev. Morrow was pastor of the are working on the blimp base at So if you want to look at the a fair share of the available sup- recently mustered in. Lt. Pete Mrs f I «zel Freeburn of Benger, Surviving are his widow and Methodist church here in 1928 and Tillamook. Tillamook is nationally construction going on at the base ply. (C. O .l Anlauf, in charge of ar- f Washington, also a brother, Oliver two sons; Curtis M Wornstaff 1929. known for its cheese and fine you should take the road leading Ceilings on livestock prices have rnngetnenls announced yesterday. I Veatch, and three sisters, Mmes. of Couuille and Cecil I Worn- Mr. Morrow entered the service dairy herds, each farm having a south out of Tillamook, go two been proposed as a measure to Elkton, scene of (he maneuvers W ill McGee and E. S. Hol.ierman staff ^ Cottage Grove, a sister, as pharmacist s mate, third class, large herd of either Jerseys, cheese factories and about four keep the packing industry in full was chosen because it is almost (’” ,,a 8<' Grove, Rob Mosby of j Messimer of Piquot, on December 19. lie had lived in Guernseys. Dutch Belted or Hoi- bulls south and you will be in the production. Taylor reported. Some '»w MHr"kflP'd ,and Hnd "w0 J r a n d c h ild r o n W a s h in g to n , anil a brother, A P Marshfield previously and was ac- stein cattle and it seems to be vicinity of the blimp base. packers have been squeezed by Oakridge Ihe two most distnnt K g __ Udren. Wornstaff of Seattle, Washing- tive in community projects there, the practice to tie the bulls to the The above measurement of dis- fluctuating livestock prices and '7 ” S Wa CrP c,>mpnnles haw ,M'en o KIRF8 ON MOSBY ( REEK ,0 "' ------------------------- fence 80 ,hey can feed off the nar‘ tance was explained to the A. W. rixed wholesale and retail ceiling organized. " » ■> 1 n. Graveside services were held at 1 LEASES PARKER BUILDINO row strip on either side of the Shofstall family who spent the prices, he added. Secretary of Ag- Guard members will bring their The state forestry department the Masonic-I.O.O.F. cemetery ------------- highway. The men who live in Labor Day week end at Hebo vis- riculture Claude R. Wickard has lunch, coffee and cream will he said Tuesday at Salem that eight Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Smith of auto courts some distance from iting the S. T. Rose family. Mr. agreed to the ceilings only if an served nt the site of maneuvers incendiary started Monday .. u j fires . u . . Ercile White. Baptist minister, of- Creswell have leased the Parker their work have evidently counted Rose has been employed on the adequate marketing plan can be ... ' be head of Moshy creek were flciating. Interment was in the building on East Main street and the number of bulls beside the blimp base for the past five weeks devised, and provided such a plan Mrs. Katy Veatch of Corvallis brought under control Monday Masonic-I.O.O.F. cemetery. Mills, plan to open a grocery in this Io- highway between their living but wilt return home Sunday to will not permit anyone in the In- returned lltursday after Visiting night. Ihe largest of Ihe fires ■ chapel was in charge of arrange- cation soon, il was learned here quarters and the base for they resume his duties as teacher nt dustry to profit at the expense of relatives here for a week. I burned only one acre. i ments. .yesterday. 1 don't reckon the distance in miles the Latham school. I the consumer or producer. ANTICIPATED November 1 Deadline Joe Young Jr., in Japanese Prison Camp, Writes to Home Folks Here Meat Production At Record Level But More Needed Mrs. R. V. Miller Dies at Benger, Wn 16th Battalion to Hold Maneuvers at Elkton New System of Measuring Distance Is Used Over in Tillamook Section
