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Qlottaae Sroue Sentinel The Weather (QHirtesy Cottagr Grove luikc Weather Station) HlUh Ix>w Rain Oct. 24 70 46 Oct 25 70 48 Oct. 26 54 52 .39 Oct. 27 57 46 07 Oct. 28 55 47 .17 Oct. 29 34 44 .09 Oct. 30 .49 Divida Os Mostly Creek Bennett Creek U*nxj IM. LATH VOLUME LV1II Ten Cents Per Copy cottage grove , lane county , o I Hospital Drive Nearly Stalls As Half-way Mark Is Reached The hospital fund has reached the halfway mark, but If the sec ond hundred thousand comes in a« slowly as the last ten thousand, most of us won't need a hospital, we can just call th«- undertaker Shiwncs, of the last ten thousand pledged is liclievcd to have been due to the fact that firm* and in dividuals have not la-on contacted promptly In fact some merchants •nd mill owners say they have not yet been contacted and asked to give, and it makes one wonder j where those supposedly hard rid ing Jaycees have been and per- hups members of the Lions club. Mr. and Mrs Wilbur Workman of the Sunnyside Greenhouses have made a thousand dollar con tribution since last repts I the on >y contribution of thia denomin ation made In the past week. Big- kest contribution from any or ganization comes from a grange In the I>raln community. It has been suggested that we start an honor roll, listing names of the donor«, and we hope to do this, starling ।>os,ibly next week O regon , T hursday , ixtober 30. 1947 1 - . NUMBER 12 ' Explosion Wrecks I Halloween Plate Glass in At Knickerbocker’s Dance ..... ............ . '• I Girl Scout Week Three Top State Officials Die Oct. 26 to Nov. 1 In Plane Crash October 28th Forest Service 35th Anniversary Brings Out Bodies To aid in providing entertain ment for theJeen agers on Hal- lowe'cn a dance has been arranged at the armory, starting 9:00 p. m. Friday evening. Ai Williams <jf the local police force was soliciting fund* for the dance yesterday. The plan has the ap provai of Ben Heinz, city manager and a group of citizen«, who have expressed a hope that the activ- ¡ties of the youngsters will be con fined to wholesome entertainment on this night. , Good music from a local orches tra is promised for the dance. An explosion, pwsumahly caused Girl Scouts in Cottage Grove Oregon’s three top state off! by a liack fire . ... In _____ an oil ___ furnace this week are joining a million and cials. Governor Earl Snell, Presi wrecked several windows and ‘part a quarter other members of their dent of the Senate Marshall E. of the plale glass front at the organization throughout the na Cornett and Robert S. Farrell, Knickerbocker 5 and If) cent store, ti o n in celebrating Girl Scout Week. secretary of state, and Cliff eo r nor of «th and Main. Monday Hogue, pilot of an ill fated plane, morning. The explosion broke This year Girl Scout Week is were killed in a plane crash Tues glass in th< rear windows as well celebrated as the climax of the day night near I-akeview. The as in a side window, and cracked Girl Scout 35th Anniversary being wreckage was sighted by a forest the plate glass in three front win observed throughout 1947. accord- dow« as well as bending the metal service plane yesterday afternoon ing to Mrs. Fred Hollister chair fifty miles southeast of the Klam framing Fortunately all occu man of the South Lane district of pants of the building escaped in- ath Falls area. The state officials the Three Rivers Girl Scout coun were en route to the Oscar Kitt Jury. One saleslady was near the cil, who is in charge of local ar furnace when the back fire oc- rangements Organizations and redge ranch eight miles «outil of cur red. persons who have aided the Adel. The plane came to rest in a growth of Girl Scouting during the small clearing in the 6,000 foot Upstairs occupants in the anniversary year are slated for rugged terrain and had sheared Daugherty Lumber Co., and the special honors at this time. Sever off small trees and limbs before Diranc Valley Lumber Company al troops are sending “thank you” coming to rest and was badly offices said the explosion sounded notes to their sponsoring groups wrecked. like some one dropfied a safe on and in other ways showing appre Late last night word was broad- the floor and rushed hack to ciation for the fine cooperation ! casted that a searching crew had Governor Earl Snell where the sound appeared to come given their program. reached the scene of the wreck from in an effort to ascertain At the Monday night meeting of The week features the seven and that the bodies Iyad been iden what had happened. the Cubs at the Jefferson grade service days with special activities tified. Hogue, an experienced pi Unofficial estimates said the school, the Junior Chamber of designed to highlight the various lot. tock off from the Klamath damage would probably run in the Commerce Cub committee ap phases of Giri Scout activities and Falls area at 10:00 p. m. Tuesday neighborhood of $750.00 to $1.000, pointed Merlin A Bullard edb- ideals. Sunday was church day; night carrying the state officials but it was not learned whether the mastcr, who is well qualified for Monday, homemaking day; Tues to the Kittredge ranch for a goose loss was covere<| by explosion in this job a.* he has served two years day. citizenship day; Wednesday, i hunt.. surance. as assistant cubmaster at Olympia. health and safety day; Thursday, Radio broadcasts this morning Washington. Harold Shearer of international friendship day; Fri confirmed the tragic crash and a Eugene, field scout executive, was day. arts and crafts day; and Sat report from the forest service at also present. urday out-of-doors day. Lakeview said that all four occu Girl Scout Week has been ob- The meeting was a very worth pants of the wrecked plane were while one with much interest be served annually for more than two dead. Forest service men had Tickets for the Cottage Grove decades to acquaint t h e public ing shown by the parents, with 11 reached the scene of the wreck High School Carnival co on «ale den mothers volunteering their with the organization’s program earlier and were bringing in th<* today at 4:00 o'clock The carni A class in upholstering for services and two den dads regis- and to honor the memory of the bodies. val d-ilc ha« been set for Monday adult.« started this week and will tering and 49 boys signing up to founder of Girl Scouting, Juliette The death of the three state of evening, November 10, in the continue for nine lessons, two each become Cubs. Den dads are Vinal Gordon Low. October 31 is the ficials leave state affairs in some school gym, auditorium and cafe- week About twelve women as Randall Sr., and Ardath E. Nich- anniversary of Mrs. Low’s birth what of a muddle. John H. Hat! ter in sembled in the Health rooms to ols. The den mothers and Mrs. Vi and Girl Scout Week always en of Portland, speaker of the house I hiring home room periods a organize and hear instructions nal Randall Sr.. Mrs. Ardath E. compasses this date. Mrs. Low. a of representatives is next in line week ago class rcndidatcs were from the instructor, Mrs. May ■ Nichol«, Mrs. J. L. Stokes. Mrs. close friend of Lord Robert Baden- for governor. Had Farrell lived electee! for the traditional King Fry of Eugene Vocational school. C. H. 1-cchncr, Mrs. Joe McClar- Powell who originated the Scout would have been a candidate for •nd Queen contest In the running Lane County winners in 1947 The class will meet tomorrow, Fri nan. Mrs Ralph Schultz, Mrs ing movement for both boys and governor in 1950. Harry Schenk. this year are seniors Pat Aubrey state contests sponsored by the day, afternoon at 1 p. m in the John W. Wilson. Mrs. Theodora girls, organized the first Girl t S. F arrell, Jr. Farrell's assistant, will make a and Roliert Camplirll, juniors National Committee on Boys and basement of the Leo Rickard Dahlberg, Mrs. Ethan A. Coston, Scout troop in the United States bid for the office of secretary of Phylhs Englund and Pete Ritter, Girls Club Work were announced home on 12th street, and hereaf Mrs. Margaret K. Lunnan and on March 12. 1912. She died in C ARS DAMAGED IN state. sophomore« Bnrtwira Gleason and today by E. A Danielson, County ter each Monday and Friday after, Mrs. Merlin Bullard. Many more 1927, having lived to see the or ACCIDENTS Boll Kyle, and frmbmen Dolores Club Agent Trips to jhe National noon from 1 to 4 p. m. The class 1 boys are expected to sign up with ganization she founded spread Cars were damaged in several Van Matre and Bird Flatcn 4-H Club Congress in Chicago in should enroll eighteen _ persons and the Cubs, and meetings will start from coast to coast and develop minor accidents occurring in this Each ticket sold entitles the Mrs. Della Strong Wolfard, 63. December will bv received by Mir« any who wish to join «Jtotild cyme next week at the homes of the close affiliations with Girl Guide section the past week and at least purchaser to ten votes for his fa |>lon«*rr resident of the Cottage Shirley Jean Arnc.'CoUage Grove ¡tn the Rickard home tomorrow, den mothers. anrt GM Smut groups on every one prraon rrerrved minor injur vorite king and queen combination Grove area (Missed away at the in the National Garden Cont«-st ; with a piece of furniture (except continent through the World Asso ies. Hurbert Mosby of Dorena had Tickets arc available from any family Iwime at 1215 Washington sponsored By the Allis-Chalmers davenports), pliers, hammer, a ciation of Girl Guides and Girl the body and door of his 1946 Ford high school student until the con avenue Monday morning. She was Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, screw driver, scissors, and mater- Scouts. damaged Monday in a highway Plans have been completed for text closes at 8.45 a m. the morn txirn July 20. 1XM1 at Muro. Ore Wk Shirley was one of Ine 11 ial if possible. Mrs. Fry is a skilled The Southern Lane district is a accident betu’een Walker and Go a big time at the Latham school ing of the carnival gon ami wax married on November chosen to attend National 4-H instructor, very highly recom part of the Three Rivers Girl shen. When a car belonging to A. Friday night, October 31, when A special feature al the carnival 28. 1901 at Moro to Aubrey B. Club Congress in the stati* con- mended and will teach re-con- Scout council, which includes all of R. Iseli of Cottage Grove made a the Latham School club is spon is the opening program in the Wolfard who died in 1944 tests, She will also enter in na-, struction of the furniture neccs- stop, Mosby who was fol soring a Hallowe’en Frolic. Many Lane county and where nearly two sudden 1 ■chool auditorium at which the thousand members are active in lowing the car, damaged his car valuable prizes which have boeti Surviving arc three sons and one tional competition for $200 college sary for successful re-covering royal couple is crowned and feted The millinery class at high the Girl Scout program. With fall in - an attempt to avoid a collision donated by the Cottage Grove daughter: Harold L., Lkiyd G. and scholarship. by variety number* prepared b> troop organization just getting un- 1 Mrs. Harry Whitefield of Elkton merchants will be given away and Barbara Bloom. Crow High srhoo) meets each Monday evening Horace G Wolfard. all of Cottage the public speaking class, under injured slightly while riding a full evening of entertainment is derway the South Lane district was ’ o'clock with Mrs. Umphlettc Grove, and Mr*. Audrey Flanin-' School girl, was also a state win- the «11 rect ion of Mrs. George gan of itigi ne. and two brothers. Edward William Clark. 55. of already has six troops registered with ’ her husband when the White planned. Prizes consist of electric m-r in the National Frozen Foods lns ’ ructor. and very good-look- Krnusx. 1606 South 10th street, was fatally and five others now being organ field car met a truck of Clarence irons, toasters, silexes, coffee ma Perry Strong of Tigard, Oregon contest. sponsored by the Inter- ,nK ^ats are being made. There is Festivities following tn the, gym find Harvey Strong of Lyrik Hol national Harvester Co., Chicago. room for a few more women i injured Thursday. October 23, ized. Troops now registered in Horn of Springfield about nine kers. table and pin-up lamp?, include a variety of booths In low Also by six grand children. miles north of here. A trailer lunch cloths, oil lubrication jobs, 111 Barbara will receive a $50.00 ,o <’npo|l *n thus class also New while working as a bucker in the clude: cluding the old favoritbs as well as Troop 11, Brownies, sponsored wheel came off the Horn truck in auto accessories, grocery orders, Mrs Wolfard has been a resi savings Ixind, and also be entered I m'’mbers should bring hats to be woods near .Drain. He was crushed several new ones. Miss Gertrude dent of this section since 1914, in sectional competition for a trip trimmed, or material to make a by a rolling log by the Westminster Guild of the passing, ran in front of the White- dry cleaning meal and show tick Bt anthover, general chairman of coming here from Sherman coun to Club Congress. Funeral services were held Sun Presbyterian church. Mrs. Alvin field car and caused a tire to blow ets and a number of other valuable Hat. such ns taffeta, felt, or vel the carnival, reports that the ty- day at 2:30 from Mills Mortuary Funk, leader. Mrs. Clifford Pick- out. prizes to help make it a perfect Marjorie Flanagan. Junction vet, as well as thimble, scissors, prizes this year are of a much Is-t with the Rev. Peter Bakker offi nell. assistant; Intermediate frolic. Funeral servicca were held from City, was a winner in the Dairy thread and plenty pt pins ter quality than was possible dur the Mill.* mortuary yesterday af Cost for the adult education ciating and interment was in the troop 48. sponsored by American Mrs. Dora E. Keim of Michigan Three different programs have Production contest, sponsored by ing and just following the war ternoon at 2:31) p m. with the courses is $2.00 for that in millin Masonic-IOOF cemetery. Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Leon East arrived Sunday to spend the win been planned, one beginning at the Craft Foods Company, Chi- years Particularly the bingo and Rev. D. Hugh Peniston, Presby-1 cago. Marjory will ery; $2.50 for upholstering. He had been a resident of this man, leader. Mrs. Lorenc Geer, as ter with her sister, Mrs. Clara 8:00 p. m.. the second at 9:00 o' receive a $25.00 beano prizes arc outstanding community for the past 15 years, sistant; Intermediate troop 52. Woolley. Mrs. Keim came from clock and the third at 10:00 o' tcrian minister, officiating Inter savings Ixind. X< HEIHLE FOR WATERFOWL coming here from California. He sponsored by the Wesleyan Service Chicago to Portland by plane and clock. and lots of cats that go wi’h Food booths will be located in ment was in the Walker cemetery. 1 Shirley Jean Arne, Cottage SEASON OCT. 31 TO NOV. 3 both the gym and cafeteria where was born February 9, 1X92 at Guild of the Methodist church; In was met there by Mrs. Woolley’s this kind of entertainment will be Grove, Is a 17-ycar-old senior tn taverns, hot dogs, apple cider, cof- Four more days of the water- Quanah. Texas, and married at termediate troop 94; sponsored by son. George E. W’oolley, who with on sale. The proceeds will go to the Cottage Grow Union high fowl season and then the season Sheridan. Wyoming. June 26. 1917 Cottage Grove Business and Pro his family, brought Mrs. Keim to purchase equipment for the school foe, ice cream, apples, pennut.* DRAIN MAN FOUND DEAD schoq||. The daughter of Mr. and and |x>p com will be sold. fessional Women's club. Mrs. Cottage Grove Sunday and spent The public is invited to frolic with Ralph Mojonniev, Drain, was re- Mrs Claude R. Arne, in 7 years will be closed until December 23. to Anna E. Rice. The schedule for hunting in Jack- Frank Miller, leader. Mrs. Earl the day. the Latham School group. The carnival in an annual activ portcdly found dead in his Iasi He is survived by his wife; three of club work, she has completed Fred Harris was appointed ity sponsored by the Associated yesterday with a bullet wound. 25 projects with a total value of son. Josephine. Curry. Coos. .Doug daughters, Mrs. James Grisham W’iese. assistant; Brownie troop Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Kent chairman of the patrol group to las and Lane counties in Oregon and Mrs. James Fox. both of Cot 104, sponsored by Daughters of Student Body to raise money for State Police Sgt Lyle Harrell $2,706. She has carried the gar valuable school project«. From and Humboldt. Del Norte. Trinity tage Grove, and Mrs. Frank Sut the Union Veterans. Mrs. Aaron spent Dads week end with their organize a number of patrolmen to said No details of the tragedy dening project for the last 5 years west one half .OI of Siskiyou ton of Port Orford; five grand W. Scott, leader. Mrs J. E. Wil son Tommy Jones and family at see that no damage is done to the carnival proceeds last year ,, u, , ■mil since 1945 has been using xys- and 7 IHtrchascs for the school included Prv Wednesday morn- ’temntir .r. in California is as follows children; two brothers and one sis son. assistant leader; Intermediate Monmouth. This was the first cars of persons attending the tematic irrigation and cultivation 3« 6 51 / m. to 3:59 p. m.; ter. Herman Clark of Norwalk, troop 114 at Dorena, sponsored by “Dads Day" at this college and frolic. a public address system and phon- ^Kt Harrell said he would go a* a standard feature of her gar- jqOv 1 6 52 a ••graph used for games and achool to Drain to Investigate. Rose- dening irrigating the garden once ¡qov 2 (i 53 * m to 3:57 p. m.; California, Jeff Clark of San Di the recreation committee of the was so successful the dads organ m. to 3:56 p. m.; ego. California, and Ida Finnegan, 1 Dorena Construction company, ized and expect to meet each year. Lyle Garnet left Tuesday for dances, large band instruments, burg New, Review, 1 Continued on Page 5.) * Nov. 3, 6:55 a m. to 3:55 p m. Fort Worth. Texas. Mrs. Paul W. Haire, leader. Mrs. The college won the football game Seattle, Washington where he will athletic insurance, a camera and Corliss King and Mrs. Joseph with Vanport Friday night 13-0, spend a few days visiting rela light meter for use in school pub Lambert, assistants. A train both teams being ex-service men. tives and vacationing. lication*. new stage lights and ing course for all leaders and their costumes for the drill team . assistants was held in Cottage Grove Tuesday from 10 to 3 o' clock. with Mrs. Janet Stutz, field secretary for Three Rivers Coun cil, in charge. Shirley Arne Among 12 4-H Members to Win Trip to National 4-H Club Congress Jaycees Appoint Merlin Bullard C. G. Cubmaster Carnival Tickets Go on Sale Today Upholstering Class Started for Adults Mrs. Della Wolfard Dies Here Monday Hallowe’en Frolic Latham School, 31 Edward W. Clark Killed Thursday in Woods Accident Two Occupants of Sixth Street Building to Open November 1st NEW FEATURE! Sgt. Ray Huffman Serving In Korea Gets Promotion •Sergeant Raymond A. Huffman of the 7th Infantry Division in Ko. tea wax recently promoted from the grade of Corporal. Serving with the "Hourglass"! division's 31st Infantry Regiment, Sergeant Huffman is presently as signed to duty as a Squad Leader and has been in the army 3% years. Sergeant Huffman is the holder of the: Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart, with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, ETO Ribbon with 3 Bat-1 tie Stars, American Theatre Rib bon and the Good Conduct Ribbon. Mr. and Mrs. James Ray Stew art, his parents, reside at Sagin-! aw, Oregon. -i"s j W. <1. Robertson Two occupants of the new 6th DAZAAR AND FOOD SALE 'street building, Cottage Grove’s The Dorena grange has an-1 modern mercantile mart will open nounced a bazaar and food sale for business Saturday, November for November Sth at the Row Rlv- 1st. Th« third firm, the Perry or club hall, a benefit dinner to Dress Shop will not be ready to Ite served from 5:30 to 8:00 o’-; open on this date, but hope to be clock The ladles will have cooked open soon. food and fancy work booths and Clark's Studio, to be operated the men will have a farm produce by Mr. ahd Mrs. W. G. (Wally) booth. Robertson, will greet customers Mrs. W. G. Robertson and friends on this date in its modern studio, oquip|>ed with the latest and most modern fixtures. A valuable door prize will be given the holder of the lucky number at a 4 :(X) p m. drawing. There is no obligation attached to this of fer. All that is required is to write your name on a duplicate ticket. Cottage Grove's first exclusive sho»> store will he opened by N, R. Graham Graham and Thorp. N. B. Graham and .O. E. Thorp, under the man agement of Mike Diamond, a for mer manager of the Western Auto Supply Store here, assisted by Fred Long. The new shoe store will feature Buster Brown shoes for hoys and girls, Roblee shoes for men and Air Step shoes for women. 1 The store will open Saturday O. E. Thorp at 10:00 a. m. with prizes for all visitors. There will be corsages for the ladies, cigars for the men and balloons, tablets, pencils and Buster Brown comic books for , the children. Messrs. Graham and Thorp will be here for the opening. At pres- , ent they are operating a shoe store i at Corvallis, which was established j two years ago. Eugene Elevator Suffers $150,000 Fire Damage 25th Fire put out of commission the biggest elevator in this section Saturday night when the Eugene Mill & Elevator was partly de-. strayed by a blaze, the origin of which had not been determined according to an early report. Esti mates say that damages will run more than $150,000. The value of : the entire plant was set at $250,- 000. The owners of the mill, the Bushman Brothers, have no plans to replace the mill. The Eugene concern supplied at least one local feed store here. OVERTON GRADUATES KEESLER FIELD. Miss. Pfe. I Eugene E. Overton, son of Mr. and . Mrs. Fred V. Overton, Cottage1 Grove, Oregon last Thursday was graduated from one of the world’s greatest educational programs — ' one of the Air Training Com mand’s airplane mechanics train ing courses at Keesler Field. NATIONALLY RICOGNIZED COOKING AUTHORITY Frances Martin COOKERY CORNER” H omemakers ... are you tired of preparing the same old foods? And equally tired of eating them? Then here's a new column you'll be sure to follow. Frances Martin, cele brated cooking authority, will bring you sparkling new menu Suggestions ... time-saving cookery short cuts... delicious, fun-to-prepare recipes. And all with an eye to your budget! Read Cookery Corne^qpce and you 11 read it every issue. • WATCH FOR IT® STARTS NEXT WEEK
