35® nnmvERSfiRY MUIR CITIZEN» fiini m BvnpA U(TT(H WQAlU Lottaa* Sroue Sentinel I Hi Ida ■Mo.by ( rrck LAT VOLUME LVH State Legislatur Ends Eighth Week Session Saturday I 1 COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1947 Red Cross Strategy Committee Puts Drive Over Top Latham, Mt. View Win First Honors in Grade Tourney NUMBER 31 TO SEEAK MARCH It Nine Have Narrow Escape in Headon collision Friday am Annual Campaign Against the Gray Diggers Underway Nine people, four from Cottage Grove and five from Eugene had a narrow escape from death last Friday morning about 1:30 a. m.1 The annual campaign against when two cars collided headon at' gray digger ground squirrels will the Sister's view service station, be carried on in all parts of Lune about a mile and a half north of County this year as usual accord­ Creswell on highway 99. State ing to O. S. Fletcher, county agent. police said the headon collision Poison barley being prepared by was one of the bloodiest on record. the U. S Fi»h and Wildlife Service Investigating officers said the cooperating with the county Eugene car, driven by Robert agent’s office will be on sale by Means, might have been over in dealers throughout the county at the lane of the car driven by Wil­ the usual price. liam Helliwell of Cottage Grove Elsewhere in this issue is a legal who with Mrs. Elizabeth King, M. E. Smith and Mis» Myrtle Oviatt notice to all persons; owning or was returning from Eugene, One having dominion over land requir- investigating officer assigned the ing them to exterminate squirrels cause of the crash to the fact that on their premises within 30 days. Robert Mean, driver of the Eu­ Under Oregon law supervisors ap­ gene car and traveling north, pointed by the county court will might have been asleep at the have authority to go upon neglect­ wheel and was over in the lane of ed land and poison squirrels at the the approaching southbound car. expense of the owner if the owner The Eugene people injured includ­ fails to take care of them. Dealers in Cottage Grove and ed thA driver, Robert Mean, Gene H. Bigelow, Mary A. Schroeder, tributary areas who are cooper­ Darrell H. Bigelow and Georgia ating with the county agent's off­ ice and sell poison barley are as Edwards. Mrs. King was among the most follows: B & H Feed Store. Cot­ seriously injured of the local peo­ tage Grove; Farmers. Union Store, ple. suffering with a crushed chest Cottage Grove: Addison’s Store, and a possible skull fracture ac­ Lorane; Farmers Exchange, Cres­ cording to early reports. Helliwell well. suffered a dislocated hip ancEcutsu about the arm. Smith sustained a crushed chest. Miss Oviatt was less seriously injured with a lac- erated ankle and cuts about the face. Tlii- Oregon legislature ended ! Latham and Mount Vww packed It» eighth week at Salem Saturday home the honors in the first an- with action »till pending on 678 of । nual South Lane Grade school the 86i hill» Introduced tournament at the high school gym Both houxes have approved and I last week end. sent lo the governor u total of j Latham, with Hayes controlling only 186 bill., an ion as they showed superior one minute for each member to The Rev. H Hugh Bousman, shooting and ball handling in explain I heir votes. downing Dorena 25-3. Cottage pastor of the Ellinwood Presby­ The hits pnnxisl 295 Grove "B’s” came from behind terian church at Manila. P. I. will meaxurvs including 186 of llx own Here is the Red Cross strategy committee that helped to put over the Reil Cross campaign within two to down London 26-25 for consola­ address members and friends of 412 introduced I iuiiis after the official start of the national campaign, making Cottage Grove the first in the county, tion honors Bennett, big London the Presbyterian church here. His The total introduced to|M the the state and |x»xstbly the nation to go over the top in the current campaign. center, accounted for 22 points of address is expected to be of much interest. A social hour will follow 1915 session total by 64 but still is Top row rending from left to right: Norman Richards. Mrs. Ruth Stewart Caldwell. Mrs. Adelia his team’s total. the speaking. under Hie all-time high of 1.029 of The all-star teams selected by Hatch, Mrs. Francis Horn, Lloyd Aldrich. Bottom row: Larry Levens, Floyd (Jithens, H. E. Eakin, and the 1939 session. the tourney officials included: Picture Courtesy Clark's Studio. Both houses each have killed or li. L Wolfard “A” Division B” Division defl ated 10 bills Martin CG W icks D Th* senate Saturday sent to the Hilliker CG F Powell MV governor the "big truck” bill while Hayes- ■ I jti C Bennett Ldn SPRING MI SIC mTIVAL the house received the senate ap­ Patton - Lm G Radloff CG proved throughways measure. TO HE GIVEN APRIL IM Pynch Lm G Duer MV AH of the scheduled Lane Coun­ The senate also sent to the gov­ Fred Hollister, head of the high Latham 19 ty sign-up meetings for the 1947 ernor bills to tighten forest con­ .... 3 Barlow Agricultural Conservation Pro­ servation law» and to Increase the 'nie local labor market i* due achooi music department, has an- Rites for William Dexter < Deck » Malcolm 1 1 ... F presentation of a Huff 70, will be held from the Sears 1 F . ... «..... 4 Beers gram have been completed. Only salaries of county surveyors from for an uptrend here shortly with nounccd th 4 Hayes about 30 per cent of the total 1946 $2< mi to $« m > a month. the starting of the Dorena dum. spring music festival to be held Mills mortuary tomorrow after­ Hilliker 6 ...... C April IK, nt 8:00 in the school Martin 6 ... G . 2 Pynch signers have signed to date, ac- The Senate passed and «ent to according to a summary prepared noon, Friday the 14th at 2:30 p. m. G 4 Patton ebrding to Ernest E. Schrenk, the hpus<< bills to permit counties at the employment office, which auditorium The program will con­ with J Michael Shelley, Church of Booker sist of mixed numbers in which the Christ minister officiating. Inter­ Hoyer 2 ..... S .... 1 Buffington Chairman of the Lane County to levy one-mill for historical pur­ is ax follows: The American Legion is enroll­ dramatics and physical <*ducation ment and military services will be S La Blue Committee. poses. and forbid construction of Employment ami shortage- ing 1947 members nationally at a Schrenk urges that all farmers |>artici|Mite. held at the graveside in the Ma- S _ Lewis approaches to any county road Sawmills and logging operations departments rate that averages one for every 8 S ... Means who have not signed up in the without approval of county com­ are beginning to fis-l the maxi for Their efforts will show the devel­ sonic-I. O. O. F. cemetery. seconds for 24 hours a day and 365 1947 program to date, visit the Ag­ missioners or court some additional help, especially in opment of a whole year's work in Mr. Huff dii-d at his home at 560 Mount View 25 Dorena 3 ricultural Conservation Office, The regular meeting of the ■ Do- days of the year. The 1946 enroll­ The house passed and sent to the skilled classifications. The few music. This is the only musical af­ South Sixth street March 11th. Manbeck 4 ... F.... White Public Market Building, Eugene, rena Grange was held at the Row ment of 3.326,556 in 15,975 posts fair of the year in which admission the senate bill» to Increase license days of warm sunny weather' He was born May 19, 1876 in Ne­ Duer 5......... F Merrington Oregon, in the near future and River club hall March 6th. One averaged a member for every 10 fees and research taxes of nursery­ aroused the urge for some to com­ is charged. braska and was married to Daisy Powell 12 ..... C ...... Coonrod complete this work. application was presented for seconds. men; increase from five to 20 per mence logging on a contract basis. C, Cook at Chico, Calif.. April 5, Thomas G ..... --- Wicks This was announced here today 1947 conservation practices for membership and Emmett and I Elna cent the amount mutual savings I nemployrnent 1902. Mrs. Huff died in 1907. He Rogers 2 ..... G...... 3 Ward payment include application of Walls were obligated in the first by Commander O. O. Bishop of the banks are required to keep on de­ The claims load has decreased had been a resident here for the Swanson S Calvin Funk Post No. 32 of The lime to any cropland, application and second degrees. posit in other liiinks; liberalize mu­ considerably this month. past thirty-five years and was a Spring .... S of iandplaster, application of phos­ The agriculture committee re­ American Legion here as the local tual savings banks investment re­ Inmigrant- veteran of the Spanish American phate on pasture and legume and ported on D D. T. insecticide for organization's 1947 membership quirements; clarify i inheritance Migration is on the Increase/ 1 The bill now before the state war and the Philippine insurrec­ London 25 C G “B” M grass crops, turning under legume use in gardens. This is obtainable drive went into high gear. l-ack of housing Ms-tns to tax laws, and permit absentee vot­ keep legislature, SB 316. which would tion and was the holder of the Funk 1 ... F..... 5 Chapman p al ft manure crops on orchard or in both dust and wettable forms. A The national 1947 membership ing of ill person« hy county clerks. miait ot these people on the move limit commercial fishing in the Philippine congressional medpl. He, 'Jhvnpliji F .... - . in ‘ éropiend, csmMruction of new and discussion on the prevention or quota of The American legion is The senate approved and sent to from state to state. Bennett 22 C Umpqua river to shad and striped served in the 23rd United States .. a ¡seaegren enlargement of old drainage scab on potatoes was of consider­ 3.979,174. The local post's share of the house a bill to increase from Employment Outlook bass, has a good chance for pas­ Infantry and the 37th United Lewis ............. G__ . 2 Martin ( ditches, new seeding and reseed­ able interest also treating potatoes this quota is 203 members. We At the end of the month there sage in the Senate, Representative States infantry during the Philip­ Kelly ........... G $18 to $20 for 20 weeks the max­ . 2 Lunan ing of cropland pastures and range for diseases. have 210 at present. imum unemployment compensa­ were 27 job openings. Cantwell 2 . S..... ('art C. Hill told members of the pine war. Coates land with approved pasture mix­ A short but lively debate was ( ommaoder’s Statement tion benefits and to raise from Future Tre ml S Roseburg RHition is expected in the both of Cottage Grove, two broth- for pasture, weed control by ap- Grange taking one side of the veterans' organization because it fit». struction on the Dorena dam is all house, but the Douglas County crs. Rufus Huff of Martin City, proved chemicals and clean culti- question. is enrolling annually far more of The house tax committee intro­ set to get going in March. One representative expressed opti­ Mo. and James H. Huff of Cot- ‘vation and application of nitrogen Regular H. E. C. meeting was the servicemen and women ot duced Its measure increasing stale contractor. Ramsey Const Co of mism. declaring that prospects tage Grove; three sisters, Mrs. in establishing new pastures and Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Lar­ World War I and II than any taxes on pari-mutuel operations Corvallis, is on the ground install­ "are more favorable than at any Pearl Grandmougin of Pitkin, La.. on green manure and cover crops ry Brumfield. The serving com­ other veterans group," Post Com­ to obtain approximately $400,000 ing water systems, »ewer and elec­ time since we starter! the fight to Mrs. Elsie Miller and Mrs. Ada at seeding time. mittee for the next regular meet­ mander Bishop said. "There Js a more for the general fund annual­ tricity for the present housing save the Umpqua fishing resource Oakes, both of Cottage Grove. Also May 1. 1947, is the closing date ing will be Earl and Frances good reason for that. The Ameri­ which consists of 30 single family A one-year extension of sugar more than 30 years ago" ly- by five grand children and four for signing a farm plan in the 1947 Cooper, Lila and Ed Decker and can Legion offers the ideal vehicle Other house bills Introduced units, and 49 trailer houses. At the rationing and price controls was Hill reviewed current fish and great grand children. program but because of the need Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dodge. The would jx-rmlt licensing of pleasure peak of his contract Ramsey will game legislation in both houses of He was a member of the Chris­ recommended to the senate at for early inspection of many prac­ display table will be in charge of to every war veteran for making his continued service to commun­ boats: provide aviation courses for lx- employing about 50 men and the state legislature. Speaking of tian church. Washington Saturday by its Bank­ tices, all fanners are urged to Mary Arne and will be on flowers, ity, state and nation count the high schools anil suspend for two wilt be completed within 90 days. the resolution, sponsored at Bend, ing Committee by a 10 to 3 vote. attend to this sign-up within the bulbs and shrubs. Plans are being most. years the laws prm iunds more than allowed under figure Oregon drivers ran up over Women's club will sponsor a card will be for the members of the evening by different granges. with no disabilities. You d6 not gon highways under weight and 328.000,(MM) miles during the first rationing last year. party in the cast room of the ar­ length limitations set up as an Flanders said that there also Legion and Auxiliary and their Watch for dates announcing time need the Legion. All the Legion month of this year,” said Farrell. mory, the proceeds to go toward could offer you would be an op- emergency during the war. would be more sugar available for families and will be in observance and place of these plays. 'This looks as though we're going the hospital fund which the club John Read resigned as master portunity to work your head off The bill will permit ofs-ration of condensed milk “to avoid dumping of the 29th anniversary of the to to have even more cars going is sponsoring The commit tee in as he has moved to Springfield for the fel lows who were less for- American Legion. trucks 60 feet long and 72.000 even farther and faster than last milk down the drain” for lack of charge is Ruth Stewart Caldwell. Other items of interest which and Franklin Stewart was elected tunate than you in the outcome of sugar to preserve it. gross pounds in weight. Pre-war year .and last year was far and Alice Breedlove and Mary Work­ The House Assessment and Tax-( aw nn a|H|mp hj h .. limits were 50 feet and 54.000 man. The senator said that industrial occurred at the regular meeting to fill his p>ace. He was installed their service.’ » “That's the kind of veterans The alien committee voted Tuesday at , pounds. allocation of sugar to bakers, can­ of the legion Monday evening was by Mrs. Geo. Stratton. A Imard of trustees for the hos-! Salem to introduce the 3 per cent Sales in the first month of 1947 dy-makers, bottlers and others the approval of the organization A benefit program for the build­ American Legion welcomes into pital will be elected soon, the sales tax bill, and set next Novem­ amounted to over 27.000,000 gal- would be "less rigid” than former­ for purchase of uniforms for the ing fund has been announced for its ranks, who want to work their Mmes. Caldwell, Breedlove a n,d ber IM as the date for the election Ions. The state received slightly ly although the so-called "histor­ drum and bugle corps. P. S. Bu­ March 29 at the Row River club heads off for the welfare of their Workman acting from the Busi­ on Which the people will be asked more than $1,200,000 in tax reve­ kowski in a short talk cited some hall. There will be plenty of good disabled comrades, of the war wid­ ical base" would be retained. ness and Professional Women's for the sixth time to vote for it. nues from these sales. of the benefits to be derived from entertainment. The public is in­ ows, of the war orphans, of al! club and others will be elected It was pointed out that these The bill would raise about $24,- underprivileged children, for na­ The Office of Temporary Con- the corps, particularly that the vited. Lunch will be sold. from other organizations to act 000,000 a year. Half of the amount figures are a clue to the huge di­ A silver offering was taken for tional security, for 100 per cent drum and bugle corps was good trols Monday announced that Letters were sent this week Io with these three. Mr. and Mrs. Burrell who lost Americanism and for making their would be given equally to coun­ mensions of the traffic control spare stamp No. 11 in OPA fam­ advertising for the community. more than 20,000 next of kin of Cards will start at 8:00 o'clock ties. cities and school districts. Plans were also discussed for their home and all its contents community a better place in which problem facing the people, and ily ration books will become good American dead who now rest in 1.1 and everyone is welcome, There Most of the committee members that enforcement and engineering April 1 for 10 pounds of sugar. the carnival dance to be given at last Sunday night by fire. Henry to live. of the 200 temporary military will he a dr prize as well as oth- agreed that the bill would not measures must keep pace with the “In return for such service they Validation of the 10-pound the armory Saturday night. Pro­ Snauer was reported ill. cemeteries overseas ax the first er prizes. The lecture program was pre­ will find in The American Legion raise much new revenue, as most expanding highway volume. stamp will mark OPA's change- ceeds of the dance will be used to step in determining the final rest­ "To sit by and watch highway over from the 5-P°un^ ration pro­ purchase uniforms and equipment sented by the boy scouts. Many' a good fellowship that can be of the funds would offset property ing places of those who died out- demonstrations were given by the found no-where else and the satis­ taxes and reduce income taxes. traffic balloon without taking cedure for «household users. The for the drum and bugle corps. sidc the continental limits of the Three new candidates were obli­ boys and several games were faction of being potent factors in The income tax exemptions would steps to handle and police it is current stamp, No. 53. good for United States during World War ARMORY SUNDAY be increased from $750 to $1,500 plain suicide," said Farrell. ‘The five pounds, will expire March 31. gated at the meeting Monday, Mac played so that the public could see building a better and greater II, the War Department an- There will be An old fashioned a year for single persons, and $],- greater amount of highway travel Stamp No. 11 will be good thru KinsJand, E. W. Jullar and D. M. what was done at their meetings. America to make their own per­ nounced recently. singing convention at the Cottage 500 to $2,500 for married persons. brings in greater highway reve- Sept. 30 but OPA said a second Chapman. Cards of commendation It was a fine program boys. sonal war time sacrifices worth Lunch was served to all before while." Forms on which the next of kin Grove armory Sunday afternoon, The bill exempts food, and puts nue. It is only gixxi sense to use damp good for 10 pounds will be were presented Chas Whipps and will be asked to indicate where beginning at 2:30 p m. Dr. Wil- a 40-mill limit on property taxes. this greater revenue to protect the validated July 1 providing sugar, ? au<*° Sherman for their activity taking up the regular order of they wish final burial to be made Ham Long, director of the Intcr- in soliciting new members for the business. Esther Stratton, report­ highway user who pays it In the imports meet expectations. werc inclosed in the letters, ac- national Ministerial Association, AIKEN TO VISIT organization. Whipps so far has er. first place." OPA officials said it is possible cording to Major General T. B. will be present to address the HIGH SCHOOL secured 132 members and Sher- that still another 10 pounds, bring­ Larkin, the Quartermaster Gen- gathering on the topic of "When MORE ACCESS ROADS INTO UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. ing the year's total for household man 34. ernl of the Army, Chief of the We Get to Heaven The associa- Eugene The Cottage Grove high TIMBER RECOMMENDED users to 35, may be made avail­ Influenza has reached what ap­ American Graves Registration tion sponsors the Revival of the school will hear new University BAUDER WINS PLACE able September 30. Lumbernien recommended con­ pears to be an epidemic stage and . Service. Similar letters and forms Air," a coast to coast radio broad­ of Oregon Head Football Coach OPA emphasized that now IN SPEECH ( ONTEST struction of more access roads into the first of the week seriously af­ will be sent over a jx’iiod of 18 cast each Sunday evening over James Aiken Friday, March 28. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, national forest timber as a region­ fected the attendance in some stamps being validated include su- months to nil next of kin of World XELO, Juarez. Mexico. Coach Aiken will appear before gar for both regular home and Eugene, March 12 (Special) — al forestry conference at Portland schools as well as to hit industry. War II dead whose remains have There will be singing of old the high school student body at Heavy rains over the week end canning use. j Copping third place and $5 prize Friday. The flu kept many people in their Ix-en recovered and |xisltIvely iden­ fashioned gospel songs and modern 10:30 and discuss the prospects of added 2.09- inches of moisture to money in the Jewett speech con­ Horace J. Andrews, regional for­ homes and hardly a business firm tified. hymns. Members of quartets, solos, the university in football during the rainfall for March, according test held among the extempore ester. told the conference that he or mill escaped without one or to tabulations at the Cottage HORN PRESENTED trios and special talent are invited 1947. speaking classes of the University expects $85,000,(MM) to be spent on more absentees. JUNIOR CHAMBER to attend. John Warren, freshman basket­ Grove lake weather station. The JEFFERSON BAND of Oregon recently was Robert access roads. Reports from the high school .MEETING TONIGHT The Daugherty Lumber Co. L has Bauder, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dr. I-ong recently closed meet- ball coach, will accompany Coach storm starting on March 8th at Other speakers said more sus- Monday were to the effect that Aiken. An organizational meeting for ings in Miami, Florida: Kansas 8:15 lasted until the 11th and was presented a nw King baritono Baudcr, Rlack Rutto muto, Cnf- tained yield programs were needed 150 pupils were out of school on the Junior Chamber of Commerce City, Mo., and Winnepeg. Canada accompanied by a 52 mile an houi horn to thè Jefferson sehool band, tage Grove. to prevent lumber "ghost towns." account of sickness. Tuesday the here will be held at the city hall and is now the guest of Eugcne Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McDowell of wind from the southwest. Water in The gift supplies a long felt need Mr. Bauder, a freshman major- ---- 7—________ enrollment had come up somewhat, tonight. Three or four interested and Cottage Grove. If the conven- Myrtle Creek stopped briefly in the lake pool measures 776.71 feet ! and is greatly appreciated by the ing in business administration, Earl Culver, of Eugene, state in- but 130 pupils were still absent, In the organization held a planning tion is successful, arrangements town Monday on their way to and lacked at the time of measure- band members. The Jefferson won honors in the men's division spector of the VFW made an off!- Two teachers were out of the high session at the Town Talk Cafe will be made for a monthly gath- Springfield and Eugene on busi­ nient 14.29 feet of reaching the school now has about thirty-seven for his talk entitled ”X Marks the rial visit with the local VFW poat school Monday and three were Monday noon. I ering. . ness. I pieces. spillway level. _______ Spot”. _ i here March 5th. _ ____ I confined to their homes Tuetday, Labor Market Is Due for Uptrend AAA Sign Ups Coiiipleted in Co. Wm. Dexter Huff Rites Are Friday Membership of Legion Totals 210 Dorena Grange Plans Festival SB 316 Has Good Chance of Passage Sugar Stamp No. 11 Good for 10 Pounds on First of April Gas Consumption Continues at a Record Level Benefit Party for Hospital Fund Legion Birthday Plans Are Made House Committee Approves a Sales Tax for Three Pct Next of Kin to Receive Final Burial Forms Influenza Reaches Epidemic Stage Heavy Rains Over Weekend Add 2.09 to March Moisture *