Housing Now Big
Problem of Work
At Dorena Dam
Obtaining homing fucllltlex for
worker« in now the l>»K problem
connected with the eturt of moving
the utililicH around the Doreria
reservoir. It A. Screder, rrpreeen-
talive of E C. Hall Co., contrae*
ora, said Monday that 2(M) woi
would lie required on the job, 0
that housing facilitle* have l<> L/t
obtained before anything like this ■
number could la-gin work Tem
porary housing faeillticH for alxait
■it) worker! will be available when
the Dorena school buildings arc
converted Into barracks, which
will la* done according to present
plans. The barracks proper will
be made in the school buildings,
while the play shed will be con
verted into a mess hall.
The first work scheduled is
grading and contouring and get
ting the pro|a*r drainage slope and
the work will begin on the relo
cation of the roilroad
CottaaeSroue Sentinel
Bennett Creek
Harvey Rd.
Divide
Moab*
o
Milled In Co»,
formity with
P.O.D. order
No. 19687"
.HAM
VOLUME LV I
NUMBER II
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY. OREGON, TUI RSDAY, JUNE I !. 194»;
World Food Crops
Appear Better as
Nations Recover
South Une Fair
Date Is Set or
September 14th
World crop prospects Indicate
somewhat larger food production
In 1946-47 than in 1945-46, ac
cording to a summary by L. R
Brcithaupt, O. S. C. extension
econombd, based on re|x>rts early
in May from 2k countries to the
USDA office of foreign agricul
tural relations A significant in
crease in f<xxl crops acreage and
better yields are expected, gener-
ally
Although world f<xxl production
Voters within the city limit of is expected to be considerably
Cottage Grove are reminded that larger than last year, It Is likely
tomorrow June 14th is the dale of still to lx- considerably under pre
the s|a*clal election, at which time war output, with tin- carryover
the voters will approve or reject also expected to lx- low. especially
the proposal to increase the tax In deficit fixxl producing nations.
The increaie in hxxl productk»n
4cvy over the six | mt cent limita
In
Europe is expected to be con
tion In the amount of $9,031.76
As In the case of most towns and siderable In grain and sugar, with
cities and school districts Cottage some increase in fat. the over-all
Grove will have to go over the prospect being for perhaps IJ) i»cr-
six |a*r cent limitation to operate eent of the |»r<-war output Crop
its affairs for the ensuing fiscal condition* show more improve
year The increase in the amount ment In western Europe and the
of taxes asked for Is due chiefly Mediterranean region than in cen
to increasing «»I of labor and tral and eastern Europe Prewar
materials and to the fact that ad Russia may have around DO per
ditional strc-t Improvement must <ent of th<- 1941 crop acreage.
In north China th«- wheat crap
lx- made if the city Is to serve both
Die existing sections of the city prospect* are more favorable than
last year but drought in south
limit and the new additions
At present the city is doing its China has injured rice. In India
own survey work In connection drought reduced wheat, nee anil
with the laying of the contem millet production, but spring-crop
plated water main, which hat ta planting conditions have lx-en im
ken the, city engineer out of the proved by heavy rains in a num-
office much of the time and has ber of th- provinces in recent
necessitated employment of an weeks. A shortage of nee in the
CURLEY BUKOWSKI
additional man in the city record Philippine* Is offset partly by in
BLOOMS OUT
creases of corn, iwerl potatoes
er's office.
Curley Bukowski has laid
For the construction »nd im and other foods. In Japan weath
down a challenge to the lily
provement of streets, a fund of er conditions have lx-en favorable
bulb industry on the west
$5.000 ha» been added to the bud- and crop yields are expected to be
coast. He lr jjn Easter lily
ggr Additional is a fund of $200.00, substantially above last year.
pUM tn bkxie June 12th.
set up as a sinking fund for pen The wheat acreage will be larg
To assist southern Oregon com
which m about a month earl
sions of city employes This fund er m> Canada, Australia and Ar
munities in getting houses built
ier
than
usual
He
had
named
which the city has elected m par gentina. More com will be avail
Income from the Oregon nurs
for returning servicemen Charles
the early blooming plant,
ticipate is similar to the retire able from Brazil where a ircord ery Industry reached almost 7Q
C. Bayles has been named locali
"Curk-y"
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»
ment fund setup tor the teachers, crop of rice is also being harvest million dollars in 1945. with slight
ty housing expiditer with head
which has been anirovcd by vo ed. Moro rice is expected from In- ly more thnn 4.6(X) acres of land
quarters
at Eugene, it was an
ters of both the grade and high do-Ching and Burma A larger or glass equivalent devoted to this New Officers for
nounced recently by George W
school.
crop of sugar is expected in Cuba phase of Oregon’» agricultural pur Eagles Installed
Coplen. regional housing expediter,
In 1947
suits. The figures, first on the
Seattle.
Bayles will cover all of Oregon
These Increases will be needed to nursery’ industry compiled since At Recent Meet
south of Salem with the exception
offset deficit* under prewar out 1940, an- from.the bureau of nurs
put in parts of Europe and Asia ery service of the state depart
New officers of the Cottage of Malheur and Baker counties in
and some other areas. Currently, ment of agriculture.
Grove Eagles lodge were installed eastern Oregon. Until he secures
the most drastic reductions in ra The acreage estimated for 1945 recently after a special election an office he may be contacted
tions are in Germany. Austria and is 700 acres greater than in 1940 June 5th. New officers are: Rus through the Chamber of Com
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Italy, except in such famine areas and the income is more than doub sell E. Smith, president; Ross Pe merce at Eugene.
Eugeni- The sixty-ninth Com as part of China and India.
"Using the authority recently
le, though largely offset by great terson. vice president; Frank Wil
mencement exercises of the Uni
Increased efforts to move more ly increased production costs. One lis. chaplain; A. W. Thomas, secre given him as national housing ex
versity of Oregon will open on ths f<x»d grains from Canada, Argen third of the total income, or $2.- tary; Jack Smith, treasurer; Ver pediter by Congress, Wilson Wy
campus Friday. June 14, with tina, Australia, Siam and other 520,000, was derived from the 1.5X5 non Pouncey. conductor; F. Mc att is vigorously attacking the
alxiut 500 members of the senior surplus nations, as well as from acres of fkiwer bulbs. Easter lilies Cullough. inner guard; Dr. A. G. building materials shortages. Pro
class and of the graduate school Io the United States, are showing re accounted for nearly one-half of Tritt. Aerie physician. Dale Har duction is being encouraged in
every possible way. Gains at pres
lie honored by the weekend events. sults, although belated. The United the income from the flower bulb ris. 3 year trustee.
Observed as a [»art of the Com King<k»m has also diverted much crops.
Plans were made for a local del ent are scarcely noticeable, but
mencement will he the installs ion grain to areas where the need Was
The greenhoUsc-florist phase of egation to attend the state con will be more apparent in a month."
of Dr. Harry K. Newbum as the more urgent on assurance of re the nursery industry, represented vention at Astoria, June 27, 28
eighth president of tlx- university. placements from the 1946 crop in by but 70 acres, accounted for 2l* and 29.
Opening event is the Pauline the United States and Canada.
million dollars of the total Income.
Potter Homer Memorial tea, an
Shipments of wheat from this
The estimate lists 650 acres de-
annual benefit held in the univer country during the 1945-46 mar voted to fruit trees and seedlings, Junior Rodeo Set
sity library George Hall, assistant keting year, supplemented with from which the income was one- For June 29 and 30
dean of men. is guest speaker.
some corn, are expected to be only half million dollars The 1,800 acre
Alumni day will lx- observed a little short of the high goal set ornamental and perennial crop
The greatest annual junior rodeo
Installation of a telephone now
Saturday, opening with the annual last fall and the greatest for any brought $1,400,000.
for Lane county will be staged at requires a priority. Lloyd Griggs
breakfast of the State Association country in all history. Although
Questionnaires returned by holly
of University of Oregon Women. food production may not l>e fully growers indicated that nearly 500 the Lane county fairgrounds in of the Pacific Telephone and Tele
This will be followed by the semi restored in Europe for several acres are now planted to holly in Eugene June 29 and 30. $1,000.00 graph Co., said hero Monday. The
in prizes will be distributed for
annual meeting of the AJumm As years, it is not to be expected that Oregon, with 287 acres of mature ’ bronc riding, bull riding, calf rop situation was brought about by
sociation.
the Uniteri States will be called trees and 180 acm of non-bearing ing, races, special Indian races, t^he critical shortage of materials
The University luncheon at mx»n upon to continue shipping ftxxi- ¡trees. Oregon has 130 holly grow-- junior posse drill etc. The event and to the fact that the local
Saturday will honor graduating stuffs overseas in anywhere near er*. The leading holly producing is sponsored by the Eugene Post switch txiard is practically full.
Griggs said four or five phones
seniors and alumni. Special honors the present volume. When the counties arc Washington. Multno of the American Legion.
now on order would be installed
will go to the reunion classes of acute need for imports in the war- mah, Clackamas. Marion and Clat
Listed as a special attraction but after this a priority would he
1896, 1906. 1916. 1921, and 1926 torn countries is over surpluses sop. Multnomah has the greatest i is the Warm Springs Indian Pag-
S|»ecial guest will be Miss Anne will appear where now there is acreage of mature trees and ’ eant, "Hiawatha," an all Indian required. A few connections will
be saved for important work at
Whiteakcr, Eugene, earliest grad a scarcity.
Washington county by far the cast. The Indian queen contest is the Dorena dam.
uate of the university, class of
moat acres not yet in bearing. In- Saturday. June 29th. and in addi
The local switch t>oard now has
1881, and George W. Dunn, Med
¡
come from cut holly last year is tion there will lx» Indian races, 1176 connections, and is now with
ford. class of 1WM>. Dinners have Mrs. T. Johnson . ¡estimated at $150,000, a large squaw race and Indian dances.
in 24 of its capacity which is 1.200.
been planned for the reunion Rites Yesterday
share of which is represented in
Entry blanks may be obtained As soon as the switch board is
classes Saturday evening.
¡out-of-state sales.
from Roy Mason's real estate off- enlarged, which m*y be some time,
An Installation reception will be
' ice at 617 Main street.
Oregon
nursery
products
are
the telephone company may be
Mrs. Thelma Johnson, 46, Black
held for President and Mrs. New-
1 shipped to every corner of the
able to accommodate additional
burn Saturday afternoon in Ger- i Butte Route, Cottage Grove, died ,country, which means that a sub
Rites for Mrs. M. rural subscribers, using a power
linger hall, followed by the annual I Sunday after a six months illness.
stantial |»ortion of the nursery
tylling-Beekman-Jewett oratori iShe was tx»rn in Tulsa. Oklahoma. income is derived from out-of- Jones Held June 11 line. A new technique recently
developed enables rural subscrib-
March 15. 1900. At the age of 15
cal contests Saturday evening.
____
state sales.
jers to use power lines or wire
Baccalaureate and Commence sh<> moved to Texas and later to
Final rites were held at 2:00 p. fences without interference.
ment an- to be held Sunday. June | Arizona. She married George
m. Tuesday in thte chapel of the
16. Speaker at the baccalaureate , Johnson at Las Vegas, Nevada in MRS. REARRICK HAS
Mills Mortuary for Mrs. Mar
service in McArthur court Sunday January, 1933. She had lived near ACCIDENT
Legion Smoker Is
Mrs. Lavina Rearrick met with garet Ellen Jones, who died in
morning will be the Rev. Laurence Cottage Grove since 1934.
Emanuel
hospital.
Portland,
early
She is survived by her husband a freak accident last week while
E. Nyc, First Methodist Church.
Scheduled June 14
and three children, George Jr., passing a car that was being load- Sunday morning from complica
Portland.
tions
as
the
result
of
a
broken
Open house is planned for cam- Thelma and Merle. She was a j ed with long pieces of pipe by hip. She lived in Cottage Grove
At the regular meeting of the
pua buildings in the afternoon ajid member of the Baptist Church. Schofield Stevfart. One of the for 20 years and for th»' past six local post, American Legion "Mon
the traditional Flower and Fern Funeral services were held at the pieces of pipe rolled off striking years has lived in Portland with day evening plans were made to
procession for senior women will Smith Funeral chapel yesterday i Mrs. Rearrick on the foot, break a daughter. She is survived by go ahead with the smoker to he
with Rev. Hilton Park officiating. ing two toes and mashing the
be at 6:30 p. m.
Interment was in the Masonic- large toe of her left foot. Mrs. three sons, G. F. Jones of Rose given at the Armory Friday eve
Commencement exerdies anil IOOF cemetery at Cottage Grove. Grant Dulley is taking Mrs. Rear- ville, Calif.: Fred L. Jones, Mar- ning June 14th. The smoker orig
the installation ceremony will be
rick's place in the Blue Moon cafe cola, Oro.; W. A. Jones, Cottage inally scheduled to have been giv
hold In McArthur court at 6:00 p.
while Mrs Rearrick is incapaci- Grove, Oregon: five daughters, en May 24th was postponed due to
James
H.
King,
QM3
C
of
305
rn. Dr. Newbum will deliver the
Mrs. G. F. Hastings, Cottage conflicting dates.
•
t I ted
Commencement address.
1 South River road was discharged
Grove; Mrs. S. D. Brown, Mrs.
Plenty of excitement is promised
from the naval separation center
C. E. Gilkinson and Mrs. C. J. at the coming event with 32
Representing the state board of at Bremerton, June 1st
MISS PATRICE MUNSELL
Reidel of Portland; Mrs. L. B. rounds of boxing between local
higher education and acting as in
IN CONCERT FRIDAY
stalling officer will be A. R. Wat-
Miss Patrice Munsell, metropol Ashbridge of Eugene; 14 grand hoys. The event is sponsored bv
Lt.(jg) Harley H. Davis has also itan opera singer, will appear Fri children; 10 great grand children the Legion for the benefit of the
zek of Portland, who will be in
troduced by Chancellor F. N. Hun recently received his discharge day evening, June 14, at McArthur and one great great grand child junior baseball program. Baseball
ter. Announcement of gifts to the from the navy personnel separa Court in the last of the season's She was a member of the Evan uniforms with the buyers names
universlty will be made by Vice- tion center at San Francisco, Cal concerts sponsored by the Eugene gelical church in Eugene and the will be abld to the highest bidder
Rebekah lodge in Cottage Grove as a feature of the program.
ifornia.
Civic Music association.
president Burt Brown .Barker.
Special Election
For City June 14
Income for Oregon
Nursery Industry
Over Seven Million
C. C. Boyles Named
Housing Expediter
Commencement
For UO Opens 14th
Phone Installation
Requires Priority
September 14th is the date fixed
for the annual South Lane county
fair and harvest festival. The fair
board and visiting officials have
held several meetings recently at
which time plans were started for
the annual event. Members of the
fair board and officials are: Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Partney, Mrs. Nel-
, lie Harris, Frank Bradford, Len
nie Halderson, E. A. Danielson.
Claude Arne. E. L. Clark, N. J.
Nelson and Dr. H. A. Hagen.
N. J. Nelson was elected chair
man of the fair board. More money
has been allotted the South Lane
Fair than formerly, which will
enable the fair board to make a
better display. Improvements over
last year which have been planned
include more table space in the
main armory building and a bet-
r ter display of the livestock ex
hibits.
In planning the event, the boat J
decided to publish the premium
list at an early date, so that pa
trons may clip the list and use it
for reference Heads of the various
departments will be named soon
and the board call% attention to
the fact that now is a good time
for local people to start making
plans to participate and help make
the coming event the best of its
kind ever held here.
Farmers Should
Have Field Grasses
Inspected by 22nd
Lane county farmers who ex
pect to have fields of grass, grains,
or clover inspected for seed certi
fication should file their applica
tions not later than Saturday,
June 22, according to County
Agent O. S. Fletcher. The county
agent states that he has certifica
tion standards for the various
crops and application blanks at his
office.
Among the crops that farmers
have indicated they expect to have
certified and that will need field
inspections are Alta fescue, creep-,
ing rod fescue, Ladino clover,
Cumberland red clover. Willam
ette sweet clover, Santiam barley,
and Schoolmam oats. Fields of Al
ta fescue or creeping red fescue
that have been inspected before
will not need another field inspec
tion.
Falling Limb Takes
Life of Harvard Neu
Summer Play
Program
Underway
•
Another item on the summer re
creation program has been added
with the completion of arrange
ment* for golf instruction and play
at 6:30 p. m. each Monday evening
at the golf course. Several mem
bers of the golf club have offered
their services in the instruction.
Each person will have to furnish
his own clubs and balls although
there are some for rent at the
course.
The two city tennis courts have
been repaired and are back in use.
Tournaments will get underway as
soon as those who are interested
have signed up on the recreation
bulletin board on the Jefferson
playgrouds.
The Red Cross swimming classes
will be held from July 8 to 20 for
all groups from beginners through
senior life saving. Classes will be
held over a 12 day period rather
than the usual ten days so that
all may have a better opportunity
to fulfill rhe requirements. Three
instructors from Eugene will be
available for the classes. Registra
tion for the classes will be held
later this month.
Junior league softball play for
next week will find the London-
Latham team meeting the West
Siders on Tuesday evening and
Dorena playing the Cream-puffs
on Thursday. Games will be held
at 6:30 p. m. on the Jefferson
grounds until the regular softball
diamond is ready for use. A dance
for the high school group will be
held Friday evening June 21 at
8 p. m. in the Jefferson gym. The
regular schedule of activities will
go on each afternoon and evening
at the playground.
Harvard Neu. 42. of Walter-
ville was fatally injured Tuesday
when struck in the head by a
falling limb while at work in the
woods above Hendricks bridge on
the McKenzie. He died in a Eu
gene hospital a short time fol
lowing the accident.
Mr. Neu came to Oregon twenty
years ago. Surviving are his widow
and two children, two sisters. Mrs.
Manley Fuller of Cottage Grove
and Mrs. Chas. S. Smith of Eu
gene. his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Neu of Copeland. Idaho, Bartels Suffers
who are now at the Fuller home 2nd Degree Burns
on Bennett Creek and a brother,
In Gas Accident
Theodore of Copeland.
Funeral services will be held
William Bartels Jr. was pain
from the Bartholomew-Buell Mor
fully
injured and suffered second
tuary in Springfield tomorrow af
degree burns about his hands and
ternoon.
face Tuesday afternoon when he
entered the smokehouse at the
OVER 60 ENROLLED AT
rear of the Bartels Market. A
VACATION SCHOOL
new gas burner recently installed
A record total of over sixty had gone out and the gas ignited
children is enrolled in the Catholic when he struck a match in the
religious vacation school being room. The resulting explosion
held at the Adams school this burned him on the face and hands.
week. The enrollment at these
schools has more than doubled in CANNERY GETS NEW BOILER
the past two years.
The old boiler used to operate
The classes will close Saturday, the cannery hero the past three
and the vacation school will close seasons has been replaced by an
officially with First Holy Com upright boiler donated by W. H.
munion at the 8:00 A. M. Mass. Daugherty, E. L. Clark, high
Sunday. The children will sing the school ag teacher announced yes
terday. The cannery will be ready
hymns at this Mass.
for operation as soon as the ma
chinery is placed in the Weise
ZIMNEY HERE MONDAY
On Monday, June 17, Clement building on North River road,
M. Zirnney, field assistant in the which will again be used for the
Eugene office of the Social Secur cannery.
ity board, will be at the office of
the United States Employment McCULLOCH NAMED
Service in Cottage Grove from FAIR HEAD
Ernest McCulloch of Eugene
10:30 a. m. to noon.
Zirnney will be glad to furnish was named head of Lane county
information to persons having fair board. Announcement of hi.*
questions concerning the Social appointment was made by Gus
Security Act and to assist anyone DeVos, chairman of the board yes
in filing an application for their terday. He succeeds Ixmnie Hal-
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance. dorson, resigned.