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Cottage Grove. Oregon
Established August 15. 1889
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Senator Ferguson of Michigan
says that he will introduce in the
new congress a measure that w ill
establish labor courts in major la-
t>or disputes. It such legislation
should pass it would be the most
constructive legislation enacted by
congress in many d«x'ndes.
I
William Jeffers, retired presi
dent of th»« Union Pacific, said in
a recent speech in Los Angeles,
•John Q Public is tired of being
kicked in the face by labor."
was anyway.
n .J”
he
a buamww n,«n here what was wrong with
Cottage Grove and went on to relate a little incident which
caused huu to raise the question. In his search for historical
thc aHivi7 <* th* Bohemia mines, he
"*2? talked with a number of people and in conversation
with a lumber operator was informed by the operator that he
IM operator hoped the mining would never be revived because
it mewd up the labor market. And further the lumber operator
fa said to have remarked that he would do his best to see to it
personally that the mines never opened up.
This kind of talk sounded strangely familiar to us We
have hoard rumors of the same kind of reactionary logic before
in connection with the talk of establishing a plvw ood plant here
'
in
-I““?" “*21* ,UOre PWoperity for the common
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offers a chance for a section to help
^whon times get tight. Clinging to one industry is the same
old story of putting all the eggs in one basket. When there is a
me tn our unemployment and industry can’t supply the jobs
then government will step in as it did in 1932. Yet most everv'
o^.*«"** that government subsidy is a poor substitute for
e”terPrwe and th6** «re definitely more opportunities
r#r
enterPn»e where diversification is practiced.
.»
T j chance« are that the fellows who are opposed to anv
new industries starting up on the grounds that such industries
.- a r t™”"]*’ «r* also opposed to extending anv govern-
mant aid or subsidy as was done some twelve or fourteen years
ago when jobs were scarce. They don’t offer any remedy or anv
«MT Of any sort, just grumble. Perhaps they are living a 100 years
400 late and should have lived in the era of slavery.
Th» poputetkin per square mile of
afable land in Japan la R43Q¡ |n
navy recruiting station nt Eugene, Vyacheslav M Molotov, Russian Germany. M7¡ in Italy. WO. in th»
■■''"nani
Reinholti, .announced ,„,
V1BI1 minister, accepted Wed-
------ United States, 103. and in Ru»,l(l
foreign
The rccrulter-in-charge of the
By M B. IM
When the new congress con
vene«, do not get the idea that
you will find the republicans of
one mind. They still vary from
the ultra conservative and near
isolationist Senator Taft of Ohio
and the moderate liberal Senator
Morse of Oregon.
WHAT HIND OF A COMMUNITY DO YOU REPRESENT?
. ^P^btly a UH. Bureau of Mines representative landed here
Mm'*' historical data on the Bohemia
mining section. Perhaps his mission was mistaken by main of
those whom he contacted and some might have lieen under the
impreasion that he was just another promoter. To sav the least
reception here could not be classed as cordial, and he went
•way wondering just what kind of a community Cottage Grove
A man has a right not to work
if he does not want to. but he
docs not have« a right to pn'vent
another man from working if the
other man wishes to do so.
RFDM AnRRK TO
LINT TROOFN
MtWIANl*
THOUGH1LETS
s morning that the Navy has nesday a United States proposal only till
start«Hl a program for training for n full accounting of allied j
mtisieians who will serve in vari- troops on former enemy terri‘ ।
out units of the fleet and st shore lorica, but allied away temporor-
stations as members of Navy lly from a United States demand
bands and orchestras. Qualified that the Soviet Union make a
men will attend the Navy School Complete report on all red forces,
of Music at Washington, D. C.t at home and abroad.
whose present period of liwtruc-
tlon is six months
I.lfrbuat Radar llevlce
•
ONt Of- THt GREAT
Men will not lie enlisted for this
A tiny radar device on drifting
duty unless they pass exatnina- lifeboat» helped save thousands of
FORCES hOR GOOD
tions given at the school in Waah- lives during the war It reflected
IN AMERICA
ington. At that time, if they are signals sent by searching craft.
not found qualified to be musk'i-
ans, they may enlist for general
Fire-Flash Tile
POST NO. 3473
sen ice or they may return home.
Intereating color variation« In car-
In cither event tranx|iortatlon and amic tile are obtained through "fire-
IOOF HALL,
subsistance will be furnished from flashing" or suddenly Increasing
COTTAGE GROVE, ORE
the main navy recruiting station heat during the tiring Froceo
in th«' area to Washington, and In
tile latter event trans|K>rtation
and subsistance will be furnished
from Washington to the mans
original |>oint of departure.
VFW
Katlery Truck Use Gals*
A 330 per cent increase ainee 1933
tn the number of battery-powered
trurka used in induatry la reported
Good music is something that
A locnl pastor recently kaid that
the matter with some people is cannot be confined to national
that they think God was made in boundaries. It can be and is np.
the ima>-e of man instead of man precised in any language.
in the image of God.
No on«' is so obscure that he has
It may be a paradox, but wh^n no influence. Two people can not
one helps others he sometimes be closely associated for any
helps himself.
i length of tim«- without influencing
each other.
freedom of TUR PRESS AND FREEDOM
the people of our democracy
HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE CONS t X^ a I
® pe < ch
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privilege of free and open DISCUSSION -
essential safeguards of GOOD government .
Leathernecks’ Birthplace
Looking for an Economical
and Efficient Laundry Service?
Try our rough dry, the Dat pieces are
ironed, wearing apparel clean and fresh
from our gentle air dryers and it s only
lie a pound
DEFEND ALL — OR LOSE ALL
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entitled “Collectivism Challenges Christ ian-
*nd
Pms of Winona Lake.
V(™ rani Kaub says: “There ean he no political lib-
•rty without economic liberty—and neither can exist except
ChrisSanhy 'OUS
*hkh has its hiKhMt expression in
1
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u? JM?nc‘Pk1 “ simple—there can lie no halfwav freedom.
We will defend all freedoms—or we will lose them all.
WHICH WAY?
There is no point in arguing whether or not this country
can afford a $300,000,000.000 debt. We’ve got it. The real point
» what we are going to do about it. Only two courses are open
to na
F
<*«0 kwp up public spending at the present rate, let the
S?T#et.Xc,naV un,Jalanced and further depreciate the dollar.
Thia will make a future depression inevitable and imperil the
war bonds, savings accounts, and insurance policies of all the
people.
** on tighten our belts, cut government costs to the
limit, start regular debt retirement procedures—and eventually
pull out with a sound dollar and a solvent nation.
The choice rests with the people themselves.
^How to keep the storm sewers open and at the same time
enrich your garden spot which should be of particular interest
t0 ,*?*
pottage Grove is contained in an article
written by W. B Parker, assistant county agent. It appears in
this issue. Raad it.
Excuse me.” said the mild little man in the crowded cafe-
teria, who had returned with a cup of coffee, “but you have my
\fro,Y,e<1 thc bi,r man- “C*® F®® Prov®
I think so, Sir. the little man murmered timidly "I left
' toy pic and ice cream in the ehair.”
Where outside electric wn--
used, trees should be iriir.nw.' b
from it.
That’s the Spirit for Thanksgiving!
We all have so much to be thankful for — even the Demo
crats and Republicans. Send out those Thanksgiving Greet
ing Curds and tell the world how you feel. We have the
Greeting Cards and lots of other thing* too — Somethinv
to be thankful for.
Thanksgiving
Greeting Cards
Boxed
Xmas Cards
Hans' Fine
Chocolates
5—25c
Xmas Wraps
uid Ribbons
49c—$1.00
Electric
Heat Pads
Hot Water
Bottles
First Aid
Quick Bands
25—47c
Nylon
Hair Brushes
$2 25
Phone 44
After Thanksgiving comes the real Xmas shopping and, aa
always, we'll be ready for you with a fine assortment of
high quality cf merchandise. Watch our ads and shop our
store — Let us help you —
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TUNE IN ON tHE REXALL RADIO SHOW, NBC EACH
FRIDAY NIGHT — DURANTE A MOORE - FUN
MAKERS TO MILLIONS.
W ASHK^GTON
New auto
mobiles delivered after December
16 may be equipped with spare
tiros for the first time since 1942.
the civilian production adminis
tration announced Wednesday.
The decision to allow manufac
turers to sell fifth tires and tubes
with new cars. CPA said, is based
on estimated nrxluction of 16..
000,000 passenger tires during the
fourth quarter of this year.
THANKSGIVING DINNER by
EAGLES AUXILIARY
The members of the Eagles
Auxiliary entertained their hus
bands and families at a Thanks
giving dinner Tuesday night in the
Eagles hall.
in Dnvs Gone bv
For those who like to cook and want good equipment we
iavite you to inspect our new pressure cookers, just arrived.
Nowdays they take the ea»y way and have them “Win-
terized in our comnlete Service Department. Drive in
today and let us put YOUR car in tip-top shape for Winter
months to come.
W1 AUO HAVE STAINLESS STEEL TEA KETTLES,
A Motor Tune-up .. .
RBVHRE WARE AND COFFEE MAKERS
. . . Will make your car start eas
ier, give you better gas mileage
and performance. The nominal
cost will be more than repaid in
convenient Winter driving
Only 4 •f our 55 piece dinner sets
left.
★ CALL AL ZIEBECK. SERVICE MANAGER FOR AN
APPOINTMENT.
Niw CHICKEN WIRE
A IRL1CT ASSORTMENT OF WALL PAPER
filling with a Hundred Teams of Steel
-M ore power on the farm mean« more food
... more jobs;
If a fanner had three team« of horses
twenty-five year» ago he was well equipped.
Now, with over two million tractors and
thousands of other power producers, most
farmers command the equivalent of ; ; ; a
HUNDRED TEAMS.
Wise use of their power, which can be
packed into a few tons of steel, is enabling
U.S. farmers to keep abreast of unprecedented
food requirements. It is one of the secrets of
national progress.
Cottage Grove Motor Co.
Steel horsepower does more than produce
bigger crops with less labor. It has released,
for production of human food, millions of
CHEVROLET - OLDSMOBILE
acres once needed to feed horses and mules,
and has created thousands of new jobs for
town and city people who process and sell the
increased harvests.
The l>enefits of farming with steel are the
result of teamwork between farmers and in.
dustry. The farmer knows what he needs; in.
dustry knows how to supply it at a price ho
can afford. This teamwork must continue it
America is to remain a land of abundance.
Farmers need still more power. The coun.
try needs still more food. Uninterrupted in.
dustrial production will permit industry to
catch up with the pent-up need for more farm
power.
A merican I ron and S teel I nstitute , 350
Fifth Avenue, New York 1, N. Y;
Largest Stock of General Motors Parts in Cottage Grove”
THE GROVE HARDWARE
B * WMe. O wmt
P ho B e 1B
The Inilitute ha» printed a booklet STEEL SERVES THE FARMER.
PHONE 77
$1 29—$2.50
Silque
Hand Cream
SPARE TIRES DI E ON
LATEST CARS
Folks Used io “Jack-Up” Their Car for Winter
10c up
Plastic
I* h» not been so long ago that we read an article on “You
eaitH do business with Hitler’’. Now John L. Lewis seems to be
m the same category.
WHO’S THE COOK AT YOUR
PLACE?
$1 25—$3 50
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Censtracted exarUy a* the original, the above replies of Ton Taferu.
UrthpUce of the United States Marine Corps, was part of the Sesaui-
Cmtennal exhibit at Philadelphia in 19Ü
The Tri-County football league
of which the Grove is a member,
may be dissolved. H. B. gerrin
superintendent of the Ipca) nigh
school said today. The dissolution
may result from the fact that
some of the present members
want to affiliate with other
leagues, while some of the small
er schools want to affiliate with
a league for smaller schools This
leaves Cottage Grove in a rather
precarious position of being in the
middle of a situation where both
ends may be lost.
ANY BODY DOWN HEARTED?
HECK NO!
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ERNEST AND CLARENCE HILL
1019 East Main. Cottage Grove, Oregon
TRI-COUNTY LEAGUE
MAY RE DISSOLVED
The Rexall Store
welf grocmed. You will like our dry cleaning service too.
Collins Laundry and Cleaners
M bgMig these liberties back.
KEM S for DRUGS
BRING IN THOSE GIFT MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS
NOW AND AVOID REGRETS — IT TAKES TIME TO
GET THESE THRU ON TIME
DON T forget those heavy woolens It costs so little to be
‘Destroy one—the others art* imperiled.
.
‘‘Foster all, and all grow and prosper, grow toward larger
ITMdoin, larger liberty, a inorc nearly perfect social system ’’
This idea of the indivisibility of all liberties is thoroughly
rapported by the lessons of world history. We have certainly
nt proof of it in the late, tragic years. The technique
W the dictator states has always lieen the same. First, political
MOCTty 18 abrogated. Then economic liberty is destroyed. Finally
inevitably, the state moves in on the"church, and the final
die«. And only war or revolution can
LAKE SUCCESS, New York