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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1944)
Mn ik d in Con formity with P.O.D. order No. 19687" voli m i : liv OOTTAOK OKOVK, LANE COUNTY OREGON, T ill'U S D A Y JU N E 22. I9H Cottage Grove Mfg. Co. to Start Work June ¿8 th News Briefs of Local Interest Here and There Yank* I* o 1 m *<I for Knockout H EA D Q U A R TE R S A L L I E D EXPEDITIONARY EORC E Am erican in fa n try p atrol* probed into the southern (ring«*» of C her bourg Wi*«ln«*s<lay, reaching point» lc»» than one ml'«* from tin* w ater- fro n t U n tin* mum u nity ni:t.».«-«l an overpowering w eight of men and inetul on the surrounding ridge* in preparation fo r iho final destruction of th«* Germans tra p ped in t i n t v ita l Norm andy sea- port, Suprem'* headquarters in it» m idnight cim hiiunique .aid “ulli<*d force» made fu rth e r progress in th e b u ttle fo r ' ‘h erlstu rg . and th e area held by the enemy 1» st«*a«liiy dim inishing. O ur advance up the e n tire pen in su la ha» lx*en ra p id .” Kail of tiie port appeared to be but a m a tte r of hours. Illg Siea Hut tie Imiidneut The Cot lug«. Grove M anufac tu rin g Co. exp«*ct» to sta rt Oper ations hy tin* 28lh, if nothing oc curs to hinder, A. H. Brachvogel announced her«* Tuesday. A ll of the m achinery io la- used by Hi« plant is In the building and w ill I k * installed and test runs mud« p rio r to the ulsive date. The old plant c f I he Cottage Grove M anufacturing Co. hu» Is'en remodeled und u n«*w root has been added Io the w o rl\ shed The plant w ill engage In tin m anufacture of is ilie t I ximk I s tor i he government * and w ill employ nlxjut 15 to men. Easter Lilies of Oregon Becoming Profitable Crop Fifth War Loan n • - r 04871397 Home Boys and Girls in the FIGHTING FORCES of O ur Nation laical, county and stale lenders n the F ifth w ar loan drive are becoming concerned over Hu* pub lic apathy in the 5th w a r loan ainpuign. O nly uhout fifte e n per cent of the South Lane quota tax been sold to «late a cheek ■vlth the locul selling agencies evealed this m orning. Figures his m orning revealed that a to ta l if $60,475 has been sold here by «he F irs t N utional Bank and |M>»t office to apply on a d is tric t |uota «if a pjiroxlrnately $430,000. Joe B rlcher, chairm an said re turns from the large buyers had not been recelv«*d, but if and when they arc received w ill undoubted ly advance the above figure con siderably. The lo ta l county sales »t«xxl yesterday at $043,935.25 against a $5,000,000 quota and inly h i 3 percent of the state’s F irs t row , extrem e ¡eft. M Sgt. Claude Dickens, Creswell, son ine hundred and tw e nty five m il of Mrs. Jessie Dickens, Black B u tte Route and sister o f Mrs. Ray lion has been raised todute. Riggs- Shown w ith the crew of the B-24 L ib e ra to r, M arjorie, some where in England. Crew and "M a rjo rie " has made 55 missions. I t is now being usrd fo r train in g . Price Panel Meeting Held Here Tuesday NUMI’.ER 45 Star Scout Rank Awarded June 13 To Jim Valentine Th«* award of S ta r Scout rank to Jim Valentine of Troop 18 of Cottage Grove was the high spot of the boy scout court o f honor fo r the South Lane d is tric t of the Oregon T ra il Boy Seoul Council conducted June 13 in the commun ity halt at Dorena. Over fifty parents and friends o f the scouts witnessed the ceremonies at which tim e eleven Cottage Grove and Dorena boys were advanced in scout rank. Presiding at the court was N. J. Nelson Jr., scout advancement chairm an fo r the d is tric t assisted by H. L. W olfard, Joe C rick, Rev. George H ardy and Kenneth W ills . Refreshments were served by the parents of the Dorena Troop fo l low ing the court of honor. A complete list of awards fo l lows: Second class: Kenneth Cooper, R oliert W arren, Richard W arren, and R obert B arta of troop 13 o f Dorena. F irs t class: Robert Long and Wesley Thompson o f Troop 18 of Cottage Grove. M e rit badges: Eddie Lovegren and Bob Naish of Troop 18. S ta r Scout: Jim Valentine of Troop 18. 400 Expected In Summer Play Program Here A to ta l of 170 people were sign ed up to participate in the summer recreational program the fir s t week .Robert Graham, d irector, announced yesterday. The a tte n dance is very g ra tify in g consider ing the weather, he said. A prize o f $5 00 was won by M arvin Shaf fer fo r bringing in and feigning up the most m em bsri. Graham said he hoped to have an additional 130 sign up before the close o f the week and to have a to ta l o f 400 fo r the summ er project and to m aintain a group o f 200 each day. Miss Aiiene Inlow , teacher last year at Jefferson school, has been employed to assist in the care o f large groups playing a t the Je f ferson school. The Red Cross sw im m ing clas ses conducted at the F rog pond has a ttracte d e ighty five pupils each day. Attendance at *he Jer*- ferson school grounds h rs aver aged better than 100 in th:» even ings w ith an average of 104 'o r the days and evenings. S aturday 45 bicyclers held a sw im m ing p a rty and picnic at the Cottage Grove dam. In the firs t o f the so ftb a ll league games scheduled, Q u a lity M arket butcher boys won a tr ia l game over the M ethodists. F rid a y evening June 23, sponsors o f the various softball teams w ill meet to form an organization fo r the summer and arrange a playing schedule. A recreational dance has been planned at the arm ory fo r S a tu r day night Ju ly 8th from 9:0i> t ill 12:00. The dance w ill be open to youngsters who have signed to p articip a te in the playground a ctivities and have paid th e ir ad- m.ssion fee w ith an a dd itio n a l admission o f 10 cents per couple* and 25 cents fo r stags. The navy disclosed W«xln«*wlny nt W ashington l i n t a b attle be The Pacific northwest is now tween pow erful Am erican and one nt only tw o or throe principal Ju|Mine»e P acific fleet» beg an at jo rie M urphy o f 317 S. Cth Six members of the Eugene dusk Monday whim carrier-based <x*nters of production of Easter S treet, Cottage Grove. price panel of the w a r price and planes hlu»t«*d enemy battleship* lily bull»» and h is an o pp o rtu n ity ration board met w ith a group at Robert Blackm ore S 2 /C of the nnd carriers 8<>.i miles from th«' to continue and expand this im- p ortan t »peolaliz«.*d industry If the grocers here Tuesday attem oon U. S. S. Saratoga arrived Tuesday Philippines. ts protected against and went over some of the p r <b- fo r a visit of several days w ith “ Enemy los < . and our own enterprise bans connected w uh the estab his parents, M r. and M rs. O. W. louse» have not yet been assess known hazards, according to in lishm ent of ceiling pi «re-, on gro Blackmore. ed,” an announcement from Adm. fo rm a tion contained in the firs t cery item«. T'«.- pu:|jo»<* e l expand Chester W. N lm itz said "A d d i comprehensive b ulletin is* u«*d by ing the price •eUing system In a li Copies o f the special handout the a g ric u ltu ra l experiment sta tio na l (I i it.» w ill I m - mad«* known d is tric ts as explained by N irman fo r release w ith the a ir commun tion ut (). S. C. on Pursier lily a» they become available." G rim m , one o f th«* board mem ique at the headquarters o f the The uctlon may w ell la* the production. bers, was ? j prut«* *t the w hite M editerranean theatre have been Th.s mimeographed c irc u la r of prelude to one of the greutest sea- T iie old grudge m atch between collar w o ik . .• and lin e rs W ith a received here by M r. and M is. a tr battl«*» m all h istory provided inform al ion. No. 339. was prepared fixed income an«; to enable this F ra n k S trout. O f special interest tiie Lions club and the Chamber by Dr. Prank P. M cW horter, plant the Japanese fl«**t did not w ith is the fact th a t the 82nd fig h te r of Commerce w ill be set tied again iruthologist at (). S. C , und S. L. class to obtain the nee«-»sities of draw under cover of darkness life w itho ut any undue hardship. group o f which Cpi. Geo. S tout on the g olf course, the date to be Em sweiler, p rincip al h o rtic u ltu r The Pacific fl«*et communique Copic« c i published li.««.» of Eu is a member has been awarded announced later, it was learned said that planes Jrom a speedy ist. and P h ilip B rie rlc y , patholo gene and S p rin gfie ld gr > ers' ceil- tw o presidential citations. The Tuesday when the Chamber of gist. both o f the U S. departm ent Am erican c a rrie r t »k force over Irg linee» were subm .lted local 82nd leads the M editerranean Commerce accepted the challenge took th e enemy m idway between o f agricu ltu re . r.acrchtinix fo r study ’'fid It is groups w ith over 4-40 aerial vic o f the Lions club. The Lions club Saipan and lit«- e.lund of Luzon in Bermuda was the oi igtnul prol«abl(* that a published price bi«rr«*d no holds ami tories. The firs t cita tio n was fo r, challenge tire Phillppin source ol Easier lilies used in '1st w ill lx* available fo r «his area leading a mass L ig h tn in g low perm its the riv a l organization to Reconnaissance plane» from A n u ric » but the industry di«*d «oro* level a tta ck on the German a ir select from western Oregon as a Adm. R uymi n«l A. Spruanee's 5th because of virus diseases. Next, Eugene price «r.-mbe's attend bases in th«* Foggia area August field. N. J. Nelson and L a rry K«*nneth A. Berrey Jr.. S 2 C. fleet sighted u Japanese fleet of Japan took over the production, ile! tin* meeting hero Tuesday in the ser. ice of th«* navy "sonie- 23, 19-13 and the second cita tio n Levens are on the committ«?e from ca rriers and iMiltleships .Monday but by 19.39 d r • axes threatened w ere: N< m ia n G rim m , llo k e where in the South P acific.” Son was fo r a b a ttle September 2 the Chamber o f Commerce. afternoon, th«it »ource, which wax soon shut S m ith, Mmes M ary Gardner. of Mrs. Olive Brown. He attended w ith enemy fighters a tte m p ting N. J. Nelson made a report on " A irc ra ft of our fn»l ca rrie r o ff com pletely by the war. K«*ep- Grace Gordon. Jan«*t Thompson to intercept a form ation o f B25 the progress o f the a irp o rt t» m - the local union high school und tusk force were im m ediately o r ing northw est title» free from and Mi».*, Opal Woodson, price M itche lls a tta c k in g a railro ad m ittee, sta tin g th a t at! necessary enlisted June 26. 1913. dered to a tta ck, and made coni act virus disease» w ill bi* one of the clerk. yard in the Naples area. Members inform a tion as to w hat w ill be re w ith Ihp enemy fleet before'dusk," most inqMirtant factors In con It was also announced •nut Miss L t. M. L. Geer a rriv e d Sunday o f the group have been awarded quired has been received from the the communique added tinuing the industry in this region, Woodson w ill be hero < ieh Thurs from the A rm y A ir Base at Har- 12 silver stars. 120 distinguished Southwestern Airw ays. N lm itz also announced th a t Am- the authors point out. day and w ill answer questions v ard. Nebraska to spend a leave fly in g crosses plus tw o Oak leaf Elm er Tohlen reported on an in e rie in invasion forces on Japan’s 'file Oregon coast is the chief cum «ruing prie«- m atters. o f tw o weeks w ith his w ife and clusters, five soldier medals and form al conference which several Saipan island hud made advances center of northwest lily produc parents, M r. and Mrs. Jo«* Geer o v^- .350 n r medals. The group local men held w ith V. V. H a ip - ugninst tw o enemy strong points tion at present although form er F ifty years as a local preacher. ha» flow n nearly 700 combat m is ham o f Roseburg, supervisor of V ITENDAM E SMAI.I. AT of Lomlon. and th u i “ severe fig h tin g co n tin belief that lilt«*» bad to lie grown T hat is w hat the Rev. George Mox- sions “I IKE FIGHTER'S I IEI.I) D A Y “ the Umpqua national forest, M r. ley of S ilk Crock has done. In ue«." in a year-round nnld clim ate bus Weston Allen has roceived word The action o ff the Philippines is been proved erroneous, os the Sgt. Ralph McDole who spent a H arpham told the group th a t the commemoration o f th is occasion, The attendance at the "F ire from his son H arold A llen who the firs t in u jo r b attle between departm ent of a g ric u ltu re has fifte e n day furlough here v is it forest service fe lt th a t im prove the Rev. M oxley w ill deliver the has been a Captain, stationed F ighter's Field D ay" held an ments on the road from here to sermon at the Sunday m orning c a rrie r tusk forces In the Pacific grown them com m ercially in nually at the Rujada ranger sta "somewhere in England,” saying ing his parents, M r. and Mrs. Bohemia and fo llo w in g in a south service a t the local Methodist. »Ince the buttle o f Santa Cruz in M aryland. H a rry McDole, le ft Monday fo r he has been promoted to a Major. tion was disappointingly sm all e rly direction down to intersect Church. This is tr u ly an unusual the South Pacific in October, Jackson, Mississippi to resume The new b ulletin , which may when only about six local people the highway along the N o rth S Sgt. and Mrs. E lw yn W« xm I- ’ 1942, when the Upited States ca r I k - hail free from county exten respond«*d to the ca ll fo r volun son o f Hobbs, New M exico are on his duties w ith the a rm y ord Umpqua riv e r from Roseburg to experience, fo r not many men rie r H ornet was sunk. have had the o pp o rtu n ity o f hold nance departm ent. sion offices o r from the college, teers to learn something about a 21-day furlough w hich is being i Diamond lake would be the lo g i ing a local preacher's license fo r Itcrlln Pounded contains general inform a tion and forest fire fig h tin g . As a result spent w ith his parents, M r. and T w o Cottage Grove men, V e r cal post-w ar improvements sj fa r More than 10 Ml U nited Stales c u ltu ra l m cthtxls, and a section tw o trucks sent down from the M rs. J. E. Woodson, and w ith non A. D o o little and John H. as the forest service was con this length o f time. heavy Iximhers under fig h te r es From early boyhood, George on control of lily diseases. Under ranger station to supply tra n s her parents at P illa r Rock, Wash Haynes le ft fo r San Diego M a cerned, since it would serve the cort of equal size pound«»! B erlin M oxley had been interested in c u ltu ra l methods inform a tion is p o rta tio n to the tw e n ty o r tw enty ington. rine corps base June 17, imm ed m ining interests if and when they A frica and thus he joined the w ith fire bombs and high explo men expected went back given on selection o f location, five ia te ly fo llo w in g th e ir enlistm ent are revived, and would also aid Student Volunteer Movement. E v sives Wednesday in the greatest vu ritle x suitable fo r tin* northwest, p ra ctica lly empty. •Chaplain W. A. Briggs, who in the corps. B oth men selected in development of new tim be r and raid of the w a r on the German e rything about A frica , th a t came propagation methods, selection of D isappointm ent was fu rth e r ev has been stationed at Langley the leatherneck corps fo llo w in g w-ould prove a scenic loop drive. w ith in his reach, he read. Corres capital, losing 4.3 heavies und 15 planting stock, use of fe rtiliz e r, idenced when A rt W e inka uff Field. Charles. V irg in ia was re acceptance in th e ir pre-induction fig h te rs to heavy a n ti-a irc ra ft fire pondence w’ith a young man w ho and miscellaneous c u ltu ra l and| 11 W einstein I failed to perform w ith cently transferred to Base Chapel, examinations. EUGENE WAR FOOD OFFICE had gone to Liberia brought about and the few enemy planes which m arketing methods. jiic k and shovel, but those who H am ilton Field, C alifo rn ia. CLOSED nose to meet them. an opp ortu nity fo r a trip to A f D o o little was graduated from went were not disappointed when The B e rlin radio, w itho ut a l rica, so M r. Moxley was recom P h ilip Vincent S I C visited Sun the local high school in 1940. On they sat down to a final prepared day and Monday w ith his tw in The Eugene office was among mended as a supply fo r one o f the lied confirm ation, said p art «if this entering the service he leaves a; fo r about 25 to 30 men. form idable s in k in g force roaied sister, Mrs. Loren H ibbard and w ife and son who w ill reside in the th ir ty w a r fix»d offices sched charges in A frica. Thus it was Vern Harpham, o f Roseburg, o the r relatives. He is w ith the on eastward, possibly in the firs t uled to be closed June 30. A c tiv th a t he took his w ife and sta rte d Cottage Grove. d is tric t supervisor of the Unqxiua Senbees stationed in New York. sh uttle ruid from B rita in to new ities o f the th ir ty offices w ill be fo r the A frica n continent. H e national forest was also a guest Haynes' w ife w ill also reside in U nited States buses in Russia. transferred to eleven d is tric t o f Spent a few happy months there Mrs. Cecil Safley received word Cottage Grove. and In the afternoon M r. Harpham Inauguration of such a route w ill in service to the cause he so P roperty valuation of Lane gave some interesting facts and from her husband, C ecil Safley, fices w ith the P ortland office loved. th ro w another strangling aerial Jack Beager B M 1ZC arrived slated to become a d is tric t office. m ate 3 C noose around the beleaguered county has increased over one m il figures regarding the production aviation machinists* A t the end of fif t y years o f ser* lion dollars over the 1943 tax roll, last week from the South Pacific , that he lias been prom oted to of the Umpqua forest. Due to the reieli. vice, he looks back and is tn an k- it was announced at the office of w a r emergency the production of , aviation m achinists' m ate 2 C. He to spend a 30-day leave w ith his fu l fo r the great opportunities W elby Stevens, tax assessor S a t the d is tric t slig h tly exceeds the is w ith the fleet a ir w in g No. i. m other, Mrs. W illia m Thurn. M r. ANNUAL IIIGII MCIIOOI, that have been his. For, in his ser urday. Exclusive o f the public Beager has spent the past tw o in the South Pacific. M r. Safley sustained yield, bul the Cottage ELECTION vice to m ankind, he has done years in service «n the South u tilitie s , the valuation o f which Grove w orking circle, is in g«xid lias been in the South P a cific fo r The anim al election fo r I lie U n much to bring about a b e tte r Most P lentiful Food» | Pacific. the past year. ion H igh Ssliool w ill I k * held Mon lias not been announced by the condition, he said. w orld in which to live. Eggs. slate tax commission, tin* county day the 28th. in I hi* music room L t. Claude M ille r has been K e ith Wooley has received his M eats, F a ts of the high school building, th«* valuation was placed at $41,702,- FOUNDATIONS COMPLETED call into service and w ill leave transferred from Camp Bowie, Red stamps A8 through W8 125 REGISTER FOR 4-H SUM 120 as compared w ith $40,408,155. FOR • HOMES p«dls are open from 2:00 to 7:00 MER CAMP Texas to Student O ffic e r A rm ored good indefinitely. Foundations have been v ir tu next week fo r Helena, Montana p, m. O nly one nom ination has I f the public u tility valuation is Processed Fruits, V egetables where he w ill enter C a rro ll Col school at F ort Knox, K entucky the same ns Iasi year, the county a lly completed fo r five modern been filed w ith (lie clerk lo serve A to ta l o f 125 pupils had been Blue stamps A8 through V8, lege w ith the V-12 group as a fo r three months. His w ife and as d ire cto r fo r the five year valuation w ill be in excess of homes under construction nt Ten naval aviation cadet. He w ill re son are w ith him. L t. M ille r is the ¡good indefinitely. registered up to Tuesday to a t term , Geo. McReynolds, who lias $52,000,000. Last year the lo ta l th and T a y lo r hy the N ortheast port nt C a rro ll College Ju ly 1. son of M r and M rs. M allie M ille r. tend the 4-H summer camp a t Sugar served the hoard of d is tric t 14, icou nty valuation was $49,588,281. Homes Ine., and foundation con K e ith is the .son of M r. and Mrs. Sugar stamps 30, 31 and 32 Fall Creek June 24 to Ju ly 2. H igh er valuations o f a ll proper- struction fo r an additional five is Fred Partney, who is w ith the good ind efin itely. Sugar Stamp 40, South Lane county is w ell repre- sine«* Ils inception. im m ediately. A lb e rt Wooley and graduated M irines stationed at San Diego, lies and less num ber o f soldier expected to s ta rt good fo r five pounds of canning sented by the fo llo w in g schools from tiie local union high school exemptions accounts fo r the in- The ten buildings are scheduled C alifornia, a rrived Tuesday to TO THE LEGIONNAIItE sugar through February, next and pupils: Cottage G rove: P h yl this spring. fo r com pletion in the fall. Ted Ícrease, it was said. v is it his parents, M r. and Mrs, A U X IL IA R Y lis Foster, Barbara Gleason, P a t year. Erickson, president of ttie N o rth C ulvln Funk post must come F rank Chapman, who is re r e _ George Partney. Scott, Jeanette W orkm an. Cros Gasoline west Homes is here supervising SCHOOL ELECTION B A T IO ceiving I mxi I tra in in g a t th«* nava _____, I through this bond drive. You are A - l l coupons are good through w ell: Alice L. Denney. Dorena: Dale M cGuire has completed I ht* const m et ion w ork, M t<> i .Olio tra in in g station at F arragut, his basic tra in in g a ll members of (he com m ittee of w ith the M a June 21, A12 coupons good June Ronald Chapman, K«mneth Coop s ta rt im m ediately. The ten b uild Idaho arrived home Sunday to the whole. D on't Forget. To the er, B e tty McBee, N ick Nickson. Damon Scott is alleged to have ings are scheduled fo r comple spend a two weeks fu rlo u g h w ith rines and is here on leave v isitin g 22 through September 21. leglonnarie, n unit member pro Latham : Lois and N orm a Carpen Tire Inspection Di-adllne» his wife« I ducing the highest record of sales, fired iiis campaign manager Tues- tion in the fa ll. Ted Erickson, home folks. ter. Lonnie H arris. Lorane: B e tty Regular inspections not required a silver distinguished service day t’ H er receiving results o f the president of Hie N orl Invest Homes Jim m y Adkins arrived early Jean H arker, Elden Hudgins. Don ff «Sergeant Jack E. M urphy this m orning from Seattle to spend a fte r A p ril 20. inedal and cita tion . To the citizen school election in d is tric t 45, in is here supervising llu* const rue- 24, S ta ald Jenkins, Asa Keep, Joan Pe- Fuel Dll of Cottage Grove, Ore., hail w ho subscribes the most money, which lie received 6 votes to 18 lion w ork. a few days w ith his unde, A lbert ierson, Rena Reiek, Jaequie T e r Periods 4 an«l 5 coupons, good tu rre t gunner w ith the Eighth Akdins and fam ily, and sister Mrs. the legion D. S. M. and citation. fo r Cecil Beck as school director. through September 30. New per- ry, Dan W arnock. A A F F lying Fortress group com These w ill I k * awarded to you at At tins election a d ire c to r was S hirley Maiden, who is v isitin g md 1 coupons fo r the 1944-1945 -----------------—----- manded by Colonel W illia m B. at the A ilkins home. the In stallation dinner in Seplem- ! chosen fo r a term of five years. heating year may be used as soon Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Rose and David of Calhoun, G a„ has been her. The medals nr«* here and the As an indication o f the general COOPER At the B u tle r m a te r is they are received from local daughters G loria and Gayle spent Pete Woodson of Lubbock, T ex '» a rils . cita tion s printed. They w ill lx* n ity home on Saturday, June 17. awarded Hie a ir medal fo r m e rit- fr °n t Sunday u n til Wednesday In interest in (lie school election irious achievement on bombing as, is v isitin g at the home o f his 1944, to M r. and Mrs. H arold displayed ut the B row n Drug Shoes Portland on business. W hile there Store next week. F.d Gotch. com there was a to ta l o f tw e n ty-fo u r Coop«*r o f C ollage Grove, a son attacks over Nazi Europe. The uncle J. E. Woodson. Mr. W ixxl- A. plane Stam p 1 and 2, good they visited M r. Rose's brothers, votes Cast out of u possible 1,000. Dennis Duane. l fly e r is the husband of Mrs. M ar- son Is a veteran o f W orld W a r 2. i ndefinitely. m ander, local chairm an. 1 Finis and F rank and fam ilies. Chamber Accepts Lions Challenge Grudge Golf Bout Local Minister To Commemorate 50 Y ears Service County Property Valuations Up Ration Calendar B IR T H S
