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VOLUME LVH
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
During the early month* of <>arh
«■Milon, the appropriations com
mittee of the House is by far the
By Harris Ellsworth, Rep. In I hardest working committee. The
large appropriations tx>dy Is divid
Congress from Oregon
ed Into a number of subcommit
tees. Thr«e subcommittee* are now
The news in Congress these <x>nducting hearings Of great in-
days is Iwing made in committee •••rest to us right now Is the work
room
Most committee meetings ot ,h* interior deparffnent appro-
are ojwn to the public. A visitor to! I’Hationx sub-committee, when*
Washington now. who would like »be question of how much money is
to see Congress in wswion, would »° »"' allocated for additional pow-
be thoroughly disappointed if he ‘T plant «nd transmission lines Is
watched the operation of the under consideration.
The power problem In the Pa
House of Representatives from the
cific Northwest is a critical one.
visitors' gallery Very little is hap
The situation may remain critical
pening on the floor at present.
for two or three years. There is a
Washington Letter
WOOD
BLOCK WOOD
MILL RUN, slab AND
EDGINGS
Blue Mountain
Fuel Co.
PHONE 16F32
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LATHAM
Rev. C. K. Vliet to
Be Guest Speaker Trunnell
Here 27 to Meh. 7
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. King of Yon-
visited Friday at the Murray
home.
and Mrs. Mads Overgaard
and Jorry Wolleat spent Sunday
with Mrs Anna Wilde in Junction
j City.
Seven pair» of twin lamb« out. of
twenty lamb« from thirteen ewe»
ix the record of Mad* Overgaard
this spring.
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NUMBER 28
lows and daffodil«: wtir* arranged
by Marie Geer Refreshment* were
served by Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Baker.
The regular meeting of the
Home Economics club of the
Grange 1 is held the second Friday
ol the i month at 1:30 p. m. Every
woman of the Grange is invited to
attend. The next meeting is on
March fourteenth at the home of
Roxie Ix-wix
Charles Highland and Gertrude' The county road grader graded
Highland.
the road here last week.
February 27, Thursday after
noon, the neighborhood club will
meet with Mrs. Clarence Gray.
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ana
A miscellaneous shower honor-
' ing Mrs. Gerald Beers wax given
, by Mr«. Lee Williams and Mrs.
Several ladies spentwthe day
Arthur Carlisle at the Carlisle with Mrs. Ad/ n Miller In celebrat
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, home Monday. Friends and neigh ing her 74th birthday anniversary
Rubber Rands The Sentinel.
bors were guests.
at her horn»- A box of valentines
greater actual and potential de
Among those from this section wax presented to her by the neigh
mand for electric power than can
of the county who attended the borhood club. Each person brought
lie supplied by existing facilities,
, annual stockholders meeting of the a covered dish and dinner was
both public and private. The fed
Lane County Farmers Union Co- served at noon.
eral government, with enormous
Nineteen high school children
I operative Warehouse Co at the
dams al Bonneville and Grand
1 Knights of Pythias hall in Eugene enjoyed the party at the Walker
Coulee, and another one to be
Saturday were O«car MoDcie, Mr. gymnasium hail. Those in the re
known as the McNary Dam about
and Mrs. Harry McDole, Mrs. Ad-
freshment committee were Mrs.
to be constructed, completely dom
I die Veatch, George Campbell. Har-
inates the power situation. In oth
George
Whitaker, Nancy Quinn
I ry Williams. Mr. and Mrs. John
812 MAIN ST.
PHONE 317
er words, the government has as
Kebelbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh and Cloydc Hegard. Decorating
sumed the responsibility for sup
Trunnell and Harold Foster of committee wax Merlial Hinkson.
plying the bulk of the power used
1 Lorane Amended by-laws were
in the Pacific Northwest. It has
adopted and the company will now
also assumed the responsiblUty .of
be known as Lane Cooperative
C.
K.
Viiri
B supplying mainline transmission
Warehouse. A lunch was served
B facilities. The assumption of this The Rev. C. K. Vliet, M D.„ at noon by the wive« of the em
B responsibility by th«- government D D. a secretary of the Board ployees. After the stockholders
B has caused privately-owned power of Missions and Church Extension meeting the directors held a short
B companies to plan their lnve«t- of the Methodist Church, will be , conference. The three directors
B merits and development programs the guest speaker at the Cottage who were re-elected at this time
I in the belief that this federal pol- Grove Methodist Church, begin were Walter Piatt. John KebeL
B icy will continue
ning Thursday evening, February beck and Hugh Trunnell Clyde
■
Al) of the members of Congress 27 and continuing through March Wright of Creswell is chairman of
B from the Pacific Northwest state* 7 ,Dr. Vliet will speak each night, the board and Harold Foster of
HOES
PRUNERS ■ are aware of the nature of the with the exception of Saturday, at Lorane is secretary.
B problem, and all of us are endeuv- 7:45, on the conditions confronting Latham school participated in a
HEDGE SHEARS
RAKES
CLIPPERS Bioring to acquaint not only appro- the Christian Church ns it con- basketball tournament which in
B priations commit tee members, but । tinucs to carry on its services in cluded seven schools held at Elk
SPADING FORKS
the present day.
SHOVELS
ton Feb. 19 to 22.
AMONG THE MOST APPRECIATED ARE YOUR
CULTIVATORS B all members, with the facts These
B facts arc that appropriations for Dr. Vliet is a native of New Jer
The Roy Beers family moved in
PHOTOGRAPH A PHOTOiRAPH OF YOUR BABY OR
B power producing and transmission sey, and a graduate of Pennington to their new home Monday.
B facilities are not “spending”, but Seminary, Syracuse University, Hebron Grange
LOVED ONE. IT'S NOT TOO EARLY TO MAKE AN
B are capital investments which will and the Baltimore Medical Col
APPOINTMENT.
B be returned to the government in lege. After his graduation in medi The third and fourth degrees
B full, and in the years to come will cine, he practiced for thirteen Were conferred upon Mrs. Forest
B provide a considerable source of years in New York City and then Clark and Major LaLonde at a
EASY PARKING — PERSONAL SERVICE
B revenue.
went to Florida and engaged in special meeting Saturday night.
Five candidates were elected to
Phone 225
I The Commodity Credit Corpora- business as a building contractor membership.
As the theme of the
B tion announced this week that new in West Palm Beach. In 1924, Dr.
W. G. (WALLY) ROBERTSON
program for the visitation to Go
Vliet
was
licensed
to
preach
by
■ sup;xirt prices have been made ef-
shen Feb. 26 is "Down on the
Mezzanine Floor, Western Auto Supply Store
“ fective to bring the West Coast the Florida Conference of the for
Farm” it was decided to wear ov
turkey market up to support price mer Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. He was for a perio<| pastor eralls and print dresses. Goshen
, levels.
of the First Methodist Church, members will be dressed in like
t^te in 1946 and since, the price
West Palm Beach, and later pre manner. Decorations of pussy wil-
of turkeys in the West has been siding elder for four years of the
below the su|»port price which is
Miami District. Before joining the
ninety per cent of parity. The na
staff of the Board of Missions and
tional average prices, however,
Church Extension, he was pastor
were still alxive the support price. of Trinity Church, Miami, Florida,
Previously, support prices had
and secretary of the General Con
been calculated only on a national ference Commission on Benevol
average basis. Early in January, ences.
members of the Oregon delegation
urged the Department of Agricul
ture to take action to save turkey scouting, Ashland city officials
producers from heavy losses of the found nineteen ditchers in a large
unsold production, most of which surplus depot in California. But
was in storage.
WAA said they belonged to the
Mr. William Gucrtz of the Ore Navy. The Navy told me they had
gon Poultry Council came to declared the ditchers surplus (but
Washington with complete facts, WLshcd now they had not). Less
and negotiations were begun to than twenty-four hours after this
ward revising existing procedures. situation was disclosed, the city
Adjustments were made in the ba of Ashland had purchased its
sis for calculating support prices ditcher.
and recommendations urged that
support price operations be set up
on a zone basis. Final approval
was given to the program this
week which will give relief to any
part of the 1946 production which
remains in the hands of the pro-
1 duccrs.
”* ' " *
Radio telephone is already a fact between Los Andries
■nd Catalina Island, and soon, it may be used other
41 S. 6th St.
More than a year ago, I uncov
(»laces in the West to serve remote areas. Transmitters
ered the fact that a number of
ike this one beam micro-waves containing the voice
tractors, badly needed for lum
We are now prepared to do
impulses, and the cost of constructing a long telephone
ber production, wen* "lost" in a
line can be eliminated.
maze of government red tape. The
armed forces said they had de
clared the tractors surplus. The
as well as cross cut, skill
WAA said they were not in sur
plus. I asked that investigation be and band up to 1% inch cir
made with the result that the
Product of Gnfrti Motors
tractors shortly became available cle. Hand saws sharpened
to the loggers. Last week a very and retoothed. Lawn mowers
similar situation was uncovered
and other tools sharpened.
with respect to some ditch diggers.
The city of Ashland, Oregon, need
Phone 146.
26-tfcx
ed a ditcher to provide sewers for
housing.
considerable'
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RUBBER TIRE WHEELBARROWS
Green’s Hardware & Supply
CLARK’S PHOTO STUDIO
Creswell, Ore.
Phone 343-J
3 new ways the telephone can
Cottage Grove, Oregon
reach remote areas
1947 PONTIAC
1 fine car made finer
Pat’s Saw and
Lawn Mower
Shop
Chain Saw Filing
Here’s our picture for *47 !
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Shell Premium
Power-llno carrier is a new device that enables your
voice to “hitch-hike” along existing power lines. One of
the first eight systems constructed in the United States
is now in operation in Washington and others are
planned. Power-line telephones arc as safe as any and
can be used to call any other station in the country.
High-strength steel wire that cuts the number of poles
required almost in half is also being used to speed tele
phone expansion in rural areas. For it is our purpose in
an expansion program that will aggregate $330,000,000
for 1946 and 1947 alone to brin^ telephone service to
everyone who wants it just as rapidly as possible and to
improve service in every way we can.
An over-Improving telephone service at the least
cost consistent with good wages and working condition»
for our employees and a reasonable return to the thou
sands of people who have invested in the business.
Gasoline Is Here
524 Muin Street
Telephone 83
Pontiac again offers two outstanding
ten body types. The Streamliner is on
inch wheelbase; the Torpedo on a
wheelbase. Each is available as a Six or
series in
the 122-
119-inch
an Eight.
In the new 1947 Pontiac, now in production, all
of Pontiac's traditional quality, dependability,
stamina, trouble-free operation, ease of handling
and downright goodness have been retained.
These qualities have made more than a million
friends of more than a million Pontiac
• owners.
Millions of people have learned to expect an out
standing value from Pontiac . . . and the 1947
Pontiac fulfills their expectations in every way.
The 1947 Pontiac is a fine car made finer.
Added for 1947 are appearance changes to en
hance Pontiac's beauty; mechanical improve
ments to uphold Pontiac's known reputation for
dependable and trouble-free performance.
THE SOONER YOU PLACE YOUR ORDER
jor a new Pontiac, the earlier you will get it. So
place your order now jor future delivery.
Tun« in HENRY J. TAYLOR on ihn oir twice wtikly
Features that Make PONTIAC a GREAT Car!
Shellubrication — Shell Products
W.M. ‘Curly’ Thompson
Main St. & Hi way.
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We arc proud to present for 1947, the finest car
Pontiac has ever produced.
Silver Streak Styling . . .
New massive and harmonious front end design.
COMtoat— Big. roomy Body by Fisher, Triple-
( ushioned Ride, Luxurious Interiors, Shock-Proof
Knee-Action, Fisher No-Draft Ventilation, All-
Weather Engine Temperature Control.
dimndaiiutv — Smooth, powerful L-Head six or
AMIARANCI— Distinctive
Cottage Grove
COURTESY — CLEANLINESS — SERVICE
eight cylinder engines, Full-Pressure Metered
Flow Lubrication, Permanent Oil Cleaner.
iconomv — Scotch-Mist Quick Warm-up Manifold,
Gaselector, Vacuumatic Spark Control.
Mran—Multi-seal Hydraulic Brakes, Unisteel
Body, Tru-Arc Safety Steering, Clear Vision.
MOTORS
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Cottage Grove, Oregon