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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1947)
Fbg® * Tfo® Cotta*» Grove, Oreron Interest Shown In Springfield Wood Waste Plant Tkurw. Oct. 16. IM7 Published Every Thursday at What we «rove would all like, in short, is to enjoy 1947 incomes «rttaje Jlentinrl Grove, Oregon ong with 1941 prices. Desirable as Cottage that dream may be, it is Established August 15, 1889 rictly a piece of fantasy so far as the faets of life are con- . .................. *..... Editor, Publisher IT. med. G MARTIN -..................... Your retail merchant is - charging you more for what you simply followed the wage-cost-tax trend as they always have and always will. And all the talk about profiteering we hear these days won’t change the situation one iota. BUSINESS SPREADS Perhaps you have observed that what growth the business district has made in the past three years has been away from Main street. With one exception, all new business buildings con tracted or contemplated have been located off Main street. Then« has been just one reason for this and the reason was the price asked for property on Main street. 1 Scattering growth such as has been underway won’t be very ’ good for the community utdess the growth is rapid enough so that solid blocks will be constructed. And if the town does con tinue to grow, 6th street will be the business street of Cottage Grove. The fact that Main street property has been held at too high Value together with the tendency to expand where there ia elbow room ia probably following the national pattern. New business is going to the suburban areas in the large centers and smaller ones too and it isn’t because of the parking meters. Shoppers are hunting the easiest method of shopping just ns you hunt the easiest and simplest way of doing your work whprever it may Ite and if the merchants provide a way to get shopping done with less walking, they are the ones that will get the business. । 4 DANGER OF EXHAUSTING OUR RESOURCES If you don’t have anything to worry about, here are a few statistics that might interest you. According to the Economic league th® United States has seven per cent of the world’s popu lation. With this amall percentage we are supplying at the pres- enkhime forty per cent of the world’s goods food, clothing ete. Europe is not self sufficient and has not been for 150 years. The question we must decide soon, if we accept these figures is how jar can we go with our present program. We are already abort on several basic materials. We should face the fact that there is a possibility that we wiW either help raise the standard of living of the world or wc will sink to the present world’s standard. PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE .The attitude of a great many people toward the problem of inflation is not helpful. They dodge the facts involved. Most people cannot build homes. Their ability to buy many of the better foods is diminishing. Basic manufacturing industrices are confronted with costs which every businessman knows threaten to shove prices to the point of crippling mass production. The distribution industry, also dependent upon volume movement of goods, is up against a similar situation. Intelligent farmers are aware that disaster is the inevitable consequence of endlessly rising prices. Union leaders with a grain of sense under their hats will admit, privately if not publicly, that a race between wages and prices, if continued long enough, will make paupers )f American workmen. | Tragic is the attitude of many of our public officials who. while waging a political sham battle against inflation, are fully aware that the solvency of the federal government and the in tegrity of the dollar itself are at stake. All of us from the Pres- «ident down are observing the result of inflation and depreciated money, in country after country, from China to England. Des perate people in sueh countries, have submitted to ruthless dic tatorships which are destroying their liberties. They are losing spiritual and moral values in a futile scramble for false security. . the like of which the world has never seen. THE OTHER FELLOW’S PRICES In an article in Nation’s Business on the price problem. Jack Wallach makes this sage observation: “Nearly everyone s«e*3 to think a price is too high if he is buying and quite within reason if he is selling.” .a,That universal attitude explains a good deal of the debate over prices these days. The working man kicks like a steer when qg has to pay $3.50 for a shirt that cost $2.00 before the war— but he is all in favor of a wage rate that may be double or more I hat he earned in 1941. The farmer yells, “Robbery!” when he nds that the eost of a piece of agricultural machinery has gone ay up—but he doesn’t see anything wrong with record prices •r meat and grain. And, finally, the real estate man regards his rocer as a lineal descendant of Jesse James when he sees how ttle food a five-dollar bill will buy—and then goes out to sell mses for $20.000 that would have eost $10,000 or less seven ago. Government officials denounce industry for high rices — but say nothing about the inflationary influence of $260,000,000.000 national debt and prodigal government ►ending. R CF TUP SOOOnV FO» AUNT SARAH PlLLS THF SUPPRESSION CF Pl PU 5MOrtW»,lS /Al A SPOT—» CABBAGE GROVE CABBAGE PH KEXS Orlena Martin You’ve heard the story about the little red hen who was going to plant a kernel of corn and tried to get some of the other animals to help her? Well. I’ve finally found a bunch of little red hens, but they’re not planting a bupch of corn. They are sowing some seeds for the future all right, but those seeds are for the benefit of all cit izens of our community. Not only are they little red hens, but they are giving this city the little red hen fever. I’m referring, I guess you know, to the Jaycees. Before its fit for use. gold has to go through the hottest fire im aginable and the Jaycees had to prove themselves, which they have done in a manner that hqf opened the eyes of everyone A few ex amples are: the Cottage Grove Regatta, the paper driwe. etc. They are putting our little community "on the map” so to speak. A town is Only as progressive as its merchants, and my bet is on the Jaycees. I don’t know what their plans are for the future, but it doesn’t take much imagination to guess what their main objective is in the future, and the objective of us all —the Cottage Grove hospital fund. I’m just mentioning this one group this week because their Charter banquet was last week and is still fresh in my mind. How ever. it takes the co-operation of all of us to make this go over, and I have all the confidence in the world that it will. No names need be mentioned, but the reward will be worth the effort and all those that help can feel that they have done something toward the future Actions speak louder than words, and that’s just what the Jaycees are doing—acting. This sideliner can only say—congrat ulations fellas and keep it up, be cause we all know and appreciate what you’re doing. Columnar Pads. —The Sentinel. THOUGHTLETS By Suri B. Bukh » » » » Just Arrived An indication that several firms may be itervated in lensing the al- cohol-froW-wond-wast® plant at Springfield came from the chief of the U. S. foreat service forest products division at Washington last week George Trayer \iid four out-of- Oregon indust rial concerns had shown interest in producing indus trial ethyl alcohol. Earlier the An heuser-Busch Company of St Louis. Mo., was reported consider ing using the plant to produce wood sugar. Trayeç, who did not name the firms, said some persons had shown interest in outright pur chase of the $3,000.000 Spring- field plant. Because of its experi mental value, however, Trayer said he would recommend only a lease. He expressed conviction that the plant, soon to be turner! over to the war assets administration as surplus, could become a success ful commercial operation with the addition of some private capital. Subscription cash in in advance. No subscription for less than iy because rates, the increase wholesale costs and business over- 3 monttw. 1 Yr. 6 more Moe. because 3 Mos sad force him to. The manufacturer charges In iere Lane-Douglas Counties 2.90 50 1.00 has been a tremendous inflation in the cost of 1 labor, taxes, Outside 3.00 businessmen 1.75 1.50 aterials Thia and District everything else. All intelligent would Foreign Rates on Application. like to see lower prices. They are worried for fear that millions of consumers will be priced out of market. prices have Entered at Cottage Grove, Oregon, as the second class But matter. « It is true that the brewers and distillers have agreed to not use any wheat in the manufacture of their products. However the deed is not as generous as it appears at first glance. The amount of wheat used in the production of alcoholic beverages is only about two per cent of the amount of wheat grown in this country. A local minister truly said that the challenge of Christianity to day is not to assemble in worship but to go out and serve. It is equally true that when we assem ble to worship we should receive inspiration to go out and serve. It is true that in the industrial and chemical world synthetic products are better than the orig inal materials. But synthetic re ligion is only a fraud. There is no substitute for real religion. You can use two sets of words to mean the same thing and you will get opposite reactions. “Group sol idarity“ has a pleasing sound, but “mass herding'' has a repulsive sound. This columnist wishes to add his voice in requesting that liberal contributions be made to the hospi tal fund. Every day shows the growing need for a hospital. We would be a bunch of sissies and milksops if every obligation we had to meet was easy and pleasant. --------------------------- ------ . « Mid-Day Fishing Spots Mid-day fishing will produce the best results if the angler will de vote his attention where the water is cooler and contains more oxygen, attracting fish to strong currents and riffles or deep, spring-fed pools. CORONADO CIRCULATING OIL HEATERS 10” SIZE - AMPLE FOR THE AVERAGE HOME 50,000 B.T.U. • OUTPUT PER HONR An excellent constructed heater with combus tion chamber made of heavy steely overlapped Hot-Weather Care of Poultry Is Essential with roller-welded seams making it air and gas Hot weather always brings prob lems of poultry management, but good practices will solve most of them successfully. Feed your docks freely to keep up high egg pro duction and to keep pullets grow ing rapidly. Have plenty of fresh water available for them at all times. Provide plenty of shade. Make use of good pastures, where possible, to help keep feed costs down. tight. Equipped with constant level valve and the famous Breese Pot Type Burner. Buy it on our easy payment plan, nominal down payment and a year on the balance at only $5.87 Columnar Pads. —The Sentinel. per month. These Heaters are beautiful and they really Three Months HEAT. Come in and see them. Free Rent Western Auto Store Will give three months rent free and year's lease to have three rooms and hall pa pered. Install shower and toi let. I will furnish materials on the old Burket house. 625 Main St. Cottage Grove Phone 225 LARRY II. LEVENS • Authorized Denier and Owner Write Mabel M. Russell P. 0. Box 51, Yreka, Calif. io-nc 9-2tp-10 HERE IS A 4-UNIT DIESEL FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE NOW OPERATED BY 2 MEN (1 ENGINEER AND 1 FIREMAN) CREPEAU & SEIDEL Building Contractors Carpentry — Cabinet Makers Plastering & Concrete Finishing Phone 315R for Free Estimate 2 BRAKEMEN ANO 1 CONDUCTOR COMPLETE THE CREW OF THIS TRAIN [ fh« U im » x » | 9-2tc-10 —BUT THE UNION LEADERS WANT 15 EXTRA ’’SITTERS’’ ON THIS TRAIN ... 3 ENGINEERS, 3 FIREMEN, « BRAKEMEN AND 3 CONDUCTORS ... TO GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE AT FULL PAY! feto your interest to know aàouttte proposed •feather-bedding/ U. S. - SOVIET RELATIONS 10 DETERIORATE Practically everyone is now convinced that U. S. - Soviet relations will continue to deteriorate, at least for the next year or so. The high hopes that were once widely held for real coop eration between the two powers to rehabilitate Europe and the Fur East have evaporated like dew in the desert. In informed U7 S. quarters, it is also believed that this is per fectly in accord with the plans of the Soviet top command. Russia, the belief goes, is determined to circumvent any Ameri can plan for European stabilization. Reason: A hungry and hopeless Europe is a happy hunting ground for the communists. This Soviet policy has paid off so far. The extent of Russian gains since VE I)ay has been amazing. To all intents and pur pose®, all of Central Europe consists largely of Soviet satellites. In countries such as Hungary, the communists completely dom inate the government—even though, in the last free election, communist candidates got less than 20 per cent of the vote. The other parties have been outlawed or made impotent. The last- ditch dissenters have had an ominous habit of disappearing— save for the fortunate few who have managed to escape to Eng land, the United States, and South America. The communist group in France is extremely aggressive, and is obviously engaged in an all-out drive for power. This is bn» of the worst Anglo-American headaches at the present time. Specially priced from $25.00 to $500.00 (tax included) A communist is defined as one who has given up hope of becoming a capitalist. these nationally advertised Crawford Erl« U m Bed Exiled Erie the Red, the Norwegian navigator who explored the coast of Greenland, giving it that name to make it attractive to colonists, was exiled from Iceland for killing a n*a with Ma sword. In Mt he ea- tabllahed a colony near what is now JuUMMhaab, Plate Was Wrong Plato thought that we see by rays , generated in the body moving out through the eyes. Science has shown , that vision comes from outside light j rays which enter the eyes. Plato's j original name was Aristoeles, but he was surnamed Plato because of 1 his broad shoulders. For sheer feather-bedding, this mock work proposal takes the cake. But it i» only one of 44 “rules” demands filed by the leaders of the operating unions. If all these demands were granted, they would cost the railroads an added BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. LADIES’AND MEN’S WATCHES IN A WIDE VARIETY OF CHOICE DESIGNS Renowned for their beauty and accuracy, watches guarantee lifetime satisfaction. J. L. STOKES Jeweler - Watch Repairing ’ ! .1 816 Main Ph 92 Increased Wages, Too 3n top of these “rules” changes, the eaders of the operating unions have filed an additional demand for a wage increase of over 30 per cent. If granted, thia would be an added coat to the rail roads of $400,000,000 a year. $468,000,000 To Non-Operating Employes In addition to this, an Arbitration Board has just granted a wage in crease of 15 Yt cents an hour to the mil lion employes represented by the 17 non-operating unions. This will cost the railroads $468,000,000 a year. Where Will The Money Come From? Where will all the money come from to pay these increases? They total sev eral times as much as the railroad® made in 1946 or will make in 1947. In July, the railroads filed an appli cation for increased freight rates to close the gap which then exist«! be tween wago an<l material costs, and railroad revenues. Since then it has been necessary, because of further in creases in wages and material costs, to supplement that petition and to ask for an additional freight rate a. increase. No other course is open. Railroads Do Not Run For Employes Alone Railroads are operated for tlw benefit of not one, but several groups—ship pers, passengers, employes, stock* holders, and the general public. The interest of all must be served—and that cannot be done unless tho rail roads can operate efficiently and eco nomically, and unless they arc allowed to cam sufficient revenue to provide tlic kind of transportation service this country must have . WESTERN RAILROADS 10.1 WEST ADAMS M T It E E T • CHICAGO I, I ILLINOIS We nre publishing I his and other advertiaomanla to talk with you al Aral hand about ma tiara which are important to a very bod“
