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BON DH RON OH OK BONDAGE R O N »A U K ITH UP TO IT S IIP TO YOU VOLUME LIU OOTTAOE GROVE, LANE COUNTY OREGON, T ill ItSIlAY. JANUARY 21 1943 Rains and Snow State Guard Kept Impede Normal AI m by New Bill Activities Here Second Snow and Rain Storm Hit* Here ot. Thuriday Night COLO SNAP SENDS MER CURY DOWN TO 8 | M orea xnow and rain Thursday night brought everything Io a sta nd still w ith a ll lum ber opcra- tions shut down Publication of — The Sentinel wax delayed 24 hours by lack of power. A d d itio n al p recipitation lust night brought from tw o to five Inches of snow but failed to bring the expected drop in tem perature. T ra ve l is slow and hazardous on a ll roads. Row riv e r threatened to cut o ff trave l from the east, but trave l was s till going through this m orn ing. A ll ru ra l telephone lines are down, many going out last night. Flood prospects on the Coast F o rk are w ell In hand, according to a report before communications went out. The w a te r In the basin was at a low level n t th e xt i r t o i recent rain« and snow. NUMBER 23 Baptist Church to Burn Mortgage at Celebration 28th The house |NiNMi*d the nt ate guard b ill Wednesday and »enl it to G overnor Snell, lex» than 24 hour« before expiration of the 1941 state guard act. The vote wax unanlinou«, there being no debate The house o rig in a lly hud paxxcd the measure, hut It had to I n * xent hack from the senate fo r concurrence In the upper houxe'x amendments. The m a jo r xenute amendment provide« that the xlate guard xhall rem ain in active service u n til the governor proclaims It lx no longer needed. Presumably, It would lx dlxlMinded when the national guard, now fig h tin g In the regu- |ar arm y, comes back to Oregon The o rigin al house b ill provided it be disbanded six months a fte r the war. Governor Snell said he would sign the h ill today. If the b ill had- nol been passed tom orrow, e nlist ments ot the 9,000 states guards men would have expired, and the men would have had to be signed up again W ith me h ill's passage, enlistm ents are a utom atically con- t inued. Fathers May Be Drafted Before Summer’s End The F irs t B aptist church w ill celebrate the fu ll payment of its debt on the building. Thursday evening, January 2H The m o rt gage w ill be burned at this time. The evening w ill begin w ith a pot-luck supper at 6:30. in the church basement A t 7:30 the con gregation w ill assemble In the xanotuary. The follow ing program lx planner! fo r this happy occasion: Prelude, p ianist; Hymn by con gregation. 'T h e Church'« One Foundation;" prayer; scripture reading: anthem, choir; history of our church, M is. Sam W arren; quartet, members o f Allen fa m ily; ■ n nu t from aez »rwa o the hue r /»Eli v-z«kt zxsi and ex exzi gieetings churches form er pastors; slides, showing pictures of our church in the past to be shown by D r. O. C. W rig h t of P ortland; solo. Mrs. Benton Schrenk; burning of the m ortgage; sermon by D r. F. W. S ta rrin g of Portland, executive secretary of Oregon Baptist Convention; Doxo- logy. Plans for the Drafting of Men With Children to Be Known Soon BOYS OF 17 ELIGIBLE TO ENLIST S T A T E HOUSE Ax the legis- l«‘ ur’? gets w ell into Its second o i w ork ,h<‘ controversial bills a,c beginning to show up in • . * • . - . . • Ixjth houses. Several lax bills a n 1 in which would m odify the state income lax. T ru ck bills arc w ith us again which would increase weight and length. Several local option measures have also been introduced, anil more to come. Tw o have the strong backing of the Anti-Saloon League and the W.C.T.U. And or course it would not be the legislature if we d idn't have a few fish and m ilk bills on By b u r r a o o f P u b lic R e latio n «. U . S W a r D c p t.. W a s h ., D . C . the lawm akers' menu. A ll the ROPE FERRY ON ALCAN HIGHWAY—A typical engineer ferry alx»ve measure« are hot suhjects U tilizing the speed o f the current to force the boat across by the use and ore sure to bring fo rth much o ra to ry if they ever reach the o f a wire cable stretched from shore to shore. floor. Hut firs t they must run the gantlet in committee, which re- |x>it ih i b ilk out la , pass or gunner in a bomber squadron. He ~ . . tx j -vr o zs • x. x. zx • d w. Hanks The most severe cold spell In O fficers are investigating _ „ the m ',n > <* ’ b«-ae measures w ill get a„ d „ nephew of Mrs. A. E. Sharp. ------------ ------------- surrounding the a r<*al » « k in g over from the law- both of S pringfield. He has been several years term inated Into a circumstances The follow ing listed men are The postal receipts o f the Cot- wet snow that covered the lowei death nt C. E. Hughes. 88. who makers who are on said com m it - stationed at the arm y a ir base at registrants o f Lane C ounty Local tage Grove office continue to valley w ith from eight to fourteen wax burned to death in hlx home *vcs- Rice Field, C alifo rn ia. A fte r a t- Board No. 3. Eugt ne, Oregon, and show a consistent gain, according Inches today, but the story has a h alf m ile west o f Loiane Sat«* One of the hottest of the hot tending high school at Cottage arc now delinquent. Any one hav- to a belated rc p o it subm itted by not yet been told, oeeurding to urday night sh o rtly a fte r 9:(S) bills Introduced so fa r is the meas- Grove, he w orked fo r a tim e in ing inform a tion concerning any o f N. J. Nelson, postmaster. Receipts b arom etrr readings Yesterday and. o'clock F ire which consumed his ure to m odify the tax paid by cm- Springfield _ before going into the these registrants should tran sm it fo r 1941 totaled S23.3I5.96 against today. Wednesday ami Thursday, home was thought to have started ployers to the w orkm en's unem- arm y in April, th a t inform ation to the local $24,628.70 fo r 1942, a gain o f 5.6 the barom eter has stood at its from un overheated stove. He was ployrnent compensation fund. This board, and advise the men th a t it percent over the past year. The Sam M edford, 24. gunner's mate lowest reading, the reading as this alone at the tim e o f the fire and measure w ill be b itte rly fought , , . . . . w ill be to th e ir best interest to December qua rte r receipts of 1942 ,u l? y ,.r„ . r . e contact the board v o lu n ta rily : also showed a proportionate gain is w ritte n at 2:00 Thursday Is the believed to have been asleep. He by organized labor Labor has « ,...*5 . uJi.L* . . lowest ever seen here, according " a s found lying across a col hug,- bankroll available to m ain- b“ 's been m the navy threej/ears^ Edward Charneski, O rder No. over the corresponding period o i to one veteran weather .observer The remaind« r of the fa m ily tain a potent lobby to w __ ard _ o ff ' 1941. The December 1942 quarter and temperatures from 10 to 15 were not at home at the tim e o f any such e ffo rt on the part o f cm- "la c k b u tte route, Cottage Grove, Roy Johnson, O rder No. 10245 receipts totaled $7,772.63 against degree» may be expected w ith in ‘ be fire. Mrs. Hughes was visiting plover-, and this lobby is already be w vn‘ school in — . , George Charles McFadden, O r- SL562.29 fo r 1941 the next twelve hours. ■ daughter In Coquille. A son and on the scene of action. W ord ha!t here der No. 2819 | Patron» Can Help Tha snow fall hen- measuring ¿,v in « ,n »h<? bouxe wcre . . . th a t Tom H a„ has tran sfe r- Chester Dan Southern. Order Nelson and a ll postal employes •b o u t rig h t Inches. was heavier to ,o ‘ ,hp * ven,nK One p a rtic u la r b ill introduced red from Gadsden, Alabama. No. 3127 have issued a plea to patrons of the fcouth where In ¿he London • u ivtM n g in addition to the last week didn't cause much com- where he was in a chemical w ar- P h ilip Kelley St. C lair, Order the local office to do q u a n tity com m unity it i* »aid to measure a ’ ov' . * r 'i „ fo llo w in g children: ment at the time, but there was fare unit, to Santa Ana. C alifo r- ^ ° - 1408. buying in the m a tte r o f stamps, foot according to o fficia l advice« ,, 111 ■ y '’’ k |,'y ” f Coquille, plenty of p olit ics wrapped up in nla. fo r arm y a ir corps tra in in g postal cards, etc. Instead o f buy Johnson °* of Coquille J In the h ith e r a ltitu d e tow ard the , 1rs . ,, J«flr>*on ‘ °9 UI,,C- it The measure would consolidate Tom is a graduate o «- f the local ing one o r tw o stamps, make your Bohemia d istrict, a ll telephone E “ 'L o ra n e . and a the o ffice of corporation commis- high school and also of W iliam - purchases fo r a t least th irty days. line» are down and no report 1» '*7 ’ H r SUiter liv in g in Iowa, «doner w ith the state ta n k in g de- ette U niversity w ith the class of L ittle sales consume about as available, but from a ll available u/ >erMl «^rvicca were h< ld from partm ent Just a week before .Mr. 1942 and was listed in the Am er- T j a much tim e as large ones and the .can colleges' colleges "W ho's Who. Who " Inform ation the snow fall then* the Poole post office has the same problem . . . Chaix’ . . ! in . Eugeni ,,, Tues- Sprague became an ex-governor ican as the business man o r m erchant; was »aid to have been three to day, H erbert A rm strong o ffic iâ t- he reappointed Mr. Lloyd Sm ith, ing. Pvt. Robert Moody, son o f Mr. corporation commissioner, to an fo u r foct The Jefferson school and th^ greater . number » . of . . sales w , ith few- and Mrs. T e rry Moody, has ju s t o the r four-year term , which de The «torm played havoc w ith a ll finished' boot' camp tra in in g and K ™ * PuP'ls of ‘ he Adams er emP ’°>es 0 ° wor prived Governor Snell of a juicy comm unication and transportation has been assigned to the fleet “ h00» purchased $2.501.75 w o rth plum fo r someone o f the boys line»: p ra ctica lly a ll ru ra l lines of w a r bonds in a week's contest Howevei. the state banking job marines fo r eight weeks more • re down and w ill be nut o f serv tra in in g He is stationed at Camp en<hng I-riday the 15th. The high Is up fo r appointment in a short ice fo r some llnie. The Sentinel E llio tt. San Diego. C alifornia. rooni «mong the contestants fo r 'Concluded on pace two.) w ill be at least 24 hours late, due selling the most bonds was th a t to fa ilu re o f power service here. A rriv in g at the U. S. N aval o f Miss Taggert w ith a to ta l pur- T ra in in g S tation at F arrag ut, chase o f $1,004. The prize was a university o f oregon , Eight Above Eugene The 251 h annual Oregon Idaho, Jim m ie Russell Brown, son potted plant. Second prize, also a Reorganization of wholesale and A cold rain tu rn in g Into snow- Press conference w ill open on the o f Mrs. W L. Goodwin, V illa rd potted plant, went to the room of re ta il flu id m ilk prices to allevl- yesterday was preceded by tw o U nive rsity o f Or«gon campus F ri- C ourt, Cottage Grove, has begun Miss Inslow w ith a to ta l o f ate shortages in m any communi- days o f the coldest weather seen bere y e t m o m e t e r ' read- f ’ y ' J?nuary « P « « » “ «- his recruit tra in in g fo r service $550.25. T h ir ty pupils received ties was announced Saturday by w ith the U. S. Navy. . . . u . z« -..— z-__ - “ vex fro m m o s t of the sla te s blocks of wood from the b attle - State OPA D ire cto r Richard G. ing at the Cottage Grove dam N. J. Nelson has again been ap- leading papers expected to be on ship Oregon fo r buying a bond o r Montgomery. reached a low reading o f eight 20, Eugene A rth u r Anderson hand fo r the tw o day session. (minted in charge of In fa i ntile com pleting a stamp book. County u n it prices were fixed above. Tw o days o f eold weather M ary Conn Brown. Redmond, is Paralysis drive fo r Southern Lane son o f M r. and Mrs. Ben Ander- The contest was sponsored by w *‘ h certain exceptions and the froze pipes, cars and stopped p r a e - __ . . . , county. son. Disston Rte., is studying to tic a lly a ll lum ber .m ils O n e m ill o f the assoc-iat.on. the student council and Mrs. W il- new Prices were not all higher, M r. Nelson announced just be- become a specialist in the navy N early every discussion by con The highest re ta il prices in the liam Thum. cast o f town w»«i the only one In fore we went to press that there a ‘ ‘ b*’ U. S. naval tra in in g school ference representatives w ill cen- state were unchanged at 14 cents that area to keep running. Others - ........ ...e w a a quur( o rlla n u anu r quart ui in r Portland and Pendle- were suspended because o f fro z e n , ‘ c r <’f ,he w « " . w i l be no b irth da y ball, but fo r diesel operators on the campus Donds rilia-s o r lack of log« I “ 11 arfecta ,he Press ln general W ishing W ells w ill be placed about ° f Iowa s ,a ,e «»Hege at Ames. 0 q | ton, w hich had those prices in ef- *¿7 " ' and Oregon newspapers in par- ‘ be business d is tric t and scrolls Iow a. fect in M arch, 1942. From a ll press aPj tlcular. Representatives o f various w **l be sent to a ll clubs in the A rriv in g at the U. S. Naval N ext highest prices were set at ‘t h T V .ir x 't ’ i f n w ’ lxh,<r m r l Th“ n . | W,,r " * pnc* " ' A b id in g the can-1«“ ’ Y and «urroundlng country and T r X in g ^ S t a ’t t o ^ t e i i t r t 13 >2 cents in Salem and T illa in the ------------- the w ^ t h d e ' x ^ ' x J - i in ! ° " hlp ’ i f ‘Ce' ° f f 'Ce ° f W“ r ' n ' pvery POM,b,e ;‘ n« w ill be used m ounta(ns o( _______ northern Idaho, I, _________ at Col. Donald Laehey, d is tric t en- mook. the snow wa« th< <lc< pw»t jkm n In form ation, VVPB and OPA w ill be to " give * ...... . “ a chance ------ --- to do- F arragut. I d a h o , H enry Johnson gineer of the Portland d is tric t. everyone M axim um s o f 13 cents were set several years and was so heavy on hand t() ,,nswer questions. ,lU in c o m e p m itt, son o f H enry Johnson U. S. Engineers, made the pert fo r Benton. Clackamas, Clatsop. that it had to be shoveled from Featured speaker fo r the meet- manner so that Cottage Grove p r u m 'o f Disston route, last week odic inspection o f the Cottage Columbia. C urry. Douglas, Hood the fla t roof buildings. recruit tra in in g fo r ser- Grove dam area Friday, the 15th. River, Jackson. Linn. Marion. i ing w ill be Wendell Webb, Asso " iH nKn,n Hiake the usual good ciated Press corres|xindent who showing ns in the past. This was the firs t inspection since M ultnom ah, Tillam ook. Washing- vice w ith the U. S. navy. : covered the battle of M idway. Look fo r mote about this in the appointment o f M a jo r W a lte r ton and Y a m hill counties, and fo r Lester Blackmore is w ith the R. Lalonde, in charge of the Cot- the cities of Prineville, Bend. Red- Governor E a rl Snell and re tirin g nex‘ week's Sentinel. 1st Provisional Engineer Co. tage Grove reservoir. Governor Charles A. Sprague also -------------------- | mond and K la m a th Falls. (Dep) in N orth A riic a . S ta ff Sgt. STATE TAX AUniTOK TO an- expected to apix-ar on the Col. Leehey was \\c ll pleased \b e 13 cents price applies also Three boys, all minors, were | program o f the Journalistic gath- Norm an Blackm ore is stationed at w ith conditions at the dam and ‘ ° Lane county east of the coast BE HERE FEB 20-8$ ('am p McCoy. Wisconsin. They are the performance o f the dam under ranKe No increase in the reta il reprimanded by c ity officers and j erlng. o fficials last I’hursday a fte r th e y : The state tax comrtiission this J the "1 sons of M r. “ and l,u Mrs. v O. ' W. " ' flood conditions. Claude C. Mon- ^ rlpP, ,n Eugene, fo r which there confessed to stealing chickens and Blackmore. week announced the itin e ra ry o f 1 ai m o,e- gold w ith the d is tric t office in Eu- hau been considerable clam or, was »EPUTY COLLECTOR HERE agreed to pay fo r the stolen ch(ck- [ ________ the state tax auditors, who w ill Lieutenant and Mrs. Claude Kpnc was also in the inspection announced. However, representa- ens. Part o f the chickens stolen deputy collector fo r the in- vlsit the various comm unities fo r M ille r arrived Saturday from F o i; party. “ ves °* ‘ be OPA started an inves- ,i:‘ 1:rxT . . ,x' froni ,hp l'7 'm ‘>ips ta rn al revenue service «1 Portland the purpose of assisting taxpay- Knox, Kentucky, and are vis itin g I tig atio n into the county price o f L. W. Coiner, c ity recorder. On w ill be here February 8th to assist situation. the nexi offense, C olnef said he taxpayers in m aking out th e ir In era in m aking th e ir income tax «1 the home o f M r. M ille r's par- AR M Y DESERTER P IC K E D I ’ P returns. An a uditor w ill he at the ents, Mr. and Mrs. M alla M ille r, ------------- would p e rm it the case to go be come tax. .SURGICAL GAUZE ( LASS ¡c ity hall on February 20 and 22. and M r. M ille r's sister and broth- W ildren Leo Yates, 24. alleged fore the justice o f (»eace fo r fu ll ORGANIZED „ er-in-law , M r. and Mrs. W. H. arm y deserter, was picked up prosecution. Bachelder. They ,r~:o aecompani- here F rid a y by M yron Perry, The boys are accused o f steal Monday evening at the Masonic ed from A storia by th e ir son and chief o f police, and sent to the temple a class was organized fo r ing chickens from two d iffe re n t Mrs. M ille r's m other. Mrs. Anna county ja il to await the a rriv a l of the purpose o f m aking surgical people. Thompson who are also v is itin g the U. S. M arshal o f Portland, gauze dressings fo r the Red Cross, here. Lt. M ille r left the firs t of Yates is alleged to have deserted w ith Mrs. J. F. Finneran in tided upon Io make a real 'be week fo r Camp Beale. Marys- the arm y at Orlando, Florida, charRe Thpre wprc pichtppn pres. A state-wide 4-H club mobilize-1 depend» sPverat tlon week fo r Oregon lias been set coni lib u tlo n to the food-for-vic- v l, lr - C alifornia. M rs. M ille r w d l about 18 months ago. He is w ant- pn( Monday n i„ h t program, says Seymour. fo ll,w as soon as liv in K quarters ed by the 9th corp« area at F o rt morp woulfJ wplcomp This cIass fo r February 6 to 14, announces to ry ___________, _____ We w ill sta rt running pictures H. C. Seymour, slate club leader Ogden, Utah. Service clut»s arc being urged to arp available. is in addition to the tw o classes feature 4-H club in th e ir pro- that meet on Monday and Wed ‘/ ¿ r ie r o M w e n t ’v B v e w d l '.mt’/ a 'r a u r. ,p" ,ure ‘ " ,pu P " ’* A-C Elw yn Woodson, son o f M r. ? ?ty ' f v . H| 1 “ r A program much like that fol- grams that week, as arc granges, an() Mrs , E Woodson who h is COPIES OF HOUSE, SENATE nesday afternoons and w ill meet in The Sentinel at an early date, lowed In 1942 culls fo r 4-H club PTA groups, and churches. Some | „ „ in BILLS AVAILABLE every Monday night from 7:30 to been stationed at Santa Ana. C ali Unmounted, glossy p rin ts are p re - ' agents, local leaders, and club comm unities are planning Io hold ------------- 9:30 at the Masonic temple. T h° fornia, has been transferred to ferred as they make the best re- members themselves Io tr y to in-J achievement programs to make Copies of the current legisla- hours o f the afternoon classes K ing C ity where he is ta king production. I f you have not sent form others about the progress awards to club members fo r out- tive bills including the house and have been changed from 1:30 to tra in in g in flying. a picture o f yo ur husband or son, and achievements o f 4-H club standing w ork last year. A special senate are available fo r reference 4:30 instead o f from 2 to 5. New do so now, w ork and the greut need fo r ex- 4-H club m obilization day radio _______ Mrs. J. E. Woodson has recciv- at this office. Anyone interested comers are asked to bring a cap Wc also w ant the address o f panding it this year. W ith the nn- program w ill he heard from KO A C ed a le tte r from a Miss Jones of in know ing the context o f any o r bandana and a washable smock every serviceman in this d is tric t, tlon, and even the w orld, facing an January 25 al 7:30, followed by Berkenhead, Cheshire, England, p a rtic u la r measure is welcomed to o r garm ent to be w orn during Your cooperation w ill bo appre- unprecedented demand fo r farm s im ila r ones from o the r radio saying she had met her nephew, use our files compiled fo r yo ur class period and which can be left dated. ¡products, club members are b e in g 1 stations. | (Continued on page 3) convenience. at the hall fo r th a t purpose. Officers Probe the Death Lorane Man With the Armed Forces .h.. i,,ik ™ •• Cpl Lynn i1- YZalker *28 r»r Registrants Asked to Postal Receipts Show •Do not iMs». • and it s a cinch ,« ,he n, Mm. Contact Board No. 3 Consistent Gain 1942 son of Slim Med,ortl Sr- of 500 \j£uonu*. Grade School PllDlls ¿2 , oviiwui rupao FurCllilSC $2,501.75 n x In War Bond Contest Oregon Press to Convene Jan. IÏ Fluid Milk Prices Are Reorganized Nelson Appointed as Head of South Lane Paralysis Campaign J) Leeliey Makes Inspection of Dam ^i- ’ “ Chicken Thieves Are Reprimanded, Freed Pictures Wanted 4-H Mobilization Work in Oregon February 4 to 16 0'^ 0" S’" Selective Service soon w ill an nounce plans to lif t the ban on the d ra ftin g of m arried men w ith children, a uth orita tive sources said Monday at Wasnington. I t was learned th a t p re lim in a ry reports of a nationwide survey by d ra ft o fficials on the number o f single men and childless m arried men available fo r call to the a rm ed services showed th a t it would be necessary to call m arried men w ith children and co lla tera l de pendents by the end o f the sum- IT.T. When d ra ftin g o f these men be comes necessary, it was said, those w ith collateral dependents prob ably w ill be called firs t, then those w ith one child, followed by those w ith two, three, o r more children. Boys Eligible to Enlist Boys who have reached the age o f 17 are eligible to enlist in the arm y enlisted reserve corps and the a ir corps enlisted reserve pro vided they have the consent of th e ir parents, it was revealed a t Washington Monday night. There was no form al announce ment o f the new policy. I t came to lig h t through orders sent to arm y recruitin g stations through o u t the country and through an announcement in Boston by M aj.- Gen. Sherman Miles o f the firs t service command. The enflstecs w ill not be called to active d u ty u n til they reach 18. A ll w il, be called to active d uty w ith in six months a fte r reaching th a t age. lT-year-oM Richard Lasater Tells Experience In South Pacific B y V ivian Pollock Richard Lasater, sophomore o f '42, on leave from the Navy, re turned to Cottage Grove January 19. R ichard stated he had seen tw o big battles, the b a ttle of Santa Cruse which was the long est a ir b attle in history, lasting from 11:15 a. m. to 6:24 p. m.. and a battle at Guadalcanal where as he stated, “ we ran in to the whole Jap navy.” The battleship R ichard was on sank one battleship, three cruisers and another ship. This was the fir s t battle in which 16- inch guns wrere used. In the battle o f Santa Cruse three waves o f planes came over and his battle ship shot down 32 planes. They w ent to New Caledonia, a Free French island fo r repairs. D uring the battle R ichard carried m edi cal supplies to the wounded amid gunfire. H is o ffice r rewarded him by giving him leave and the chance to jo in the medical division and attend school which he w ill do upon retu rning to New York, Jan uary 27. Rationing Dates Im p o rta n t rationing dates are listed below: Coffee January 4- Coupon number 28 became valid. I t w ill be good fo r 1 pound o f coffee and valid u n til February 8. Sugar January 31- Coupon N um ber 10 in W ar Ration Book One is good fo r 3 pounds o f sugar through this date. Mileage— Gasoline and Tire« January 21—Last day fo r ¿sing Num ber 3 Coupon in “ A ’’ coupon books. Num ber 4 coupons become valid January 22. January 31 Last day th a t tem porary " T " coupons w ill be issued d ire c tly by rationing boards. Be ginning February 1, “ T " rations w ill be issued on the basis o f O D T C ertificates of W ar Necessity. February 28— Holders o f " B ” and “ C” stickers m ust have tires inspected by th is date. March 31— Holders of " A " s tic k ers must have tires inspected by this date.
