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The Mentine), Cottage Grove, Oregon t... „. » jDtntlttrl Thur»., May Î0, 194« Published Evgiy Thqndftr at Cottage Grove, Oregon Established August 15, 1889 Letters to the Editor « | vont mene* m# nt n> M*> U. 1948 In the Eugen«' Register Guard of May 11, 1948 under “Is a W. , O. MARTIN sponsors ___ _____ Editor, Publisher Change Necessary", ■ the MB . • i ..... of the manager plan are getting subscription rates, cash in advance. No subscription for less rather personal. They might just than three month». 6 Moa. 3 Mos.' as wed print the nam«** of th«* . County Judge an«) Commissioners In Lane and Douglas Counties 2.50 1.50 ■*' «• » to refer to the County <\>urt. Outaldh Thia District ................ 3.00 1.50 and what they did or did not do. Foreign lYhtes on Application. In regard to the $673.900.1X1 road funds it would have built Entered at Cottage Grove, Oregon, as second class matter. about thirty miles of road up to ’the state standard. If used that (MtOAIAL. way there would have been at least fifty bridges broken down SSOCIATION and would have been down and im. imssable and a thousand miles of County road along with the bridges.- In regard to the Assessor's Off magnifying our differences ice there are four men working. »«^ i XT’'b“ ■"“'¡“i” ,rut thi* >Cla*a colors hi « American Beauty ¡red and silver, and th«' motto: “Life 1* What We Make It." Continued (rom Page 1 The general public is invited to "ill give the address; Rev. Frank attend all graduation activities E Rrown is to preside, and music Two hundred seats will tx* r«t- wili be provided by the Glee Clubs. । served for commencement and The Class Night program is the'held for relatives until 7:50 p.m. one graduation activity completely when they will be rek-ased to the planned and presented by the general public. Congratulations members of the senior class. The will lie in the gymnasium immedi exercises w ill begin at 8,tX) p.nt. in ately after commencement. the high school auditorium. The The program* for the Bacca flower chosen Uy the class of '48 laureate service and class night is th«' American Beauty Rose. tare as follows; CLASS NIGHT PROGRAM Class Roll ................................. John Leonard. President "Toast to C. G. High ............ . Class of 1948 “The Gusher" ........... ........................ by Charles Bottell Loomis Thela Murrell Violin Solo ............ “Villa" 'Viennese Refrain" David Garman Whistling Solo ..,.......... “Whispering Hope" "The Serenade of th«* Bella’’ Alk*e Whit«* (-i,. pwm .I mw - v ............. ........... ‘Tin* Fuuutuin of Youth" ’ ropoecy .. Time;: 2008 Place: Home for the Aged, situated on Lake Dorena. Characters; Miss Archilena Terraplane, Miss Snoopy Plumber, Mr. Moth Nuller, Mr. Lucky Strike. Selection by Senior Boys’ Quartet W C. Martin, Herbert Lombard, John Leonard. Kenneth Harkei Tumbling Exlubitton ........ . Selected Senior Girb ■'We're the Class of ’48" ................ Class of 1948 ‘‘Life Is What We Make IÇ Patricia Aubrey The Waltz"...... .......... ..... .... by Dorothy Purkei Esther Channer Selection by Senior Girls' Trio Roberta Bagley, Jeannette Workman, Joan Metcalf Advice to Juniors ........... .... Herbert Lmibun Junior Response- ............. ......... Hanan Mickej "Forth Npw We Must" ....... . Eu lab Madd> "Farewell to C. G. High ........... Class of 1941 "Ah, Well I Remember" ........... Class of 1941 Accompanist, Evelyn Garman BIRD MAKEH I INAL APPEAL TO XOTEItS (Continued from imge l> tration of our city by our own STAMPS peopl? and not imported castoff* from other cities, la-t's keep thi* ■ a town where the |xx»r or liiloring man can ke«*|> hi* home and not be I turned out in the street* by tax I foreclosure. We need our tax dollar* spent for streets and need<*<! improve- menta and our schools but wc don't need tin« extravagance of our present uverntanned city gov- eminent with reckless disregard of the man who |iays the bills. A* fur Mr. Heinz. In* knowledge By L. U. Lind of the tax situation was well NEW STAMPS kixiwn when he advocated ra-cval- nation of our pro|x»rty. This Four Cha|>lMliu> Stamp j should plea*«' th«1 rest of the eoun- The Post (Xficc Department re- ‘ently announced th«- issuing of a I ty for they would be the one* to lew poatun stamp comme*nurat- l benefit by it. not uh To our way of thinking, anyone ng one of th«- muxt stirring cpi- .od«-s of World War II. It is to «advocating re-evaluation «if our Minor the four chaplain* wlx> gave {property is not com|M'tent to man ip their lives on the troopship, . age the affair* of our city. Another thing us*a city official 'J. S. S. Dorch<*stcr In 19-13. When a German torpedo hit th«' Heinz should know that to accost rooptdup. tlwta* clergymen of th«- a «utizen on the street, threaten lire«.* faiths John P. Washington, him. and call him a “yellow «log" ‘alholic priest . Alexander D. a* he did m«1 u short time ago luode, Jewish rabbi, Georg«* L. Should I m * beneath the dignity of a •'ox and Clarks V- Poling. Prot Public Official. All tin*, because I estant ministers gave their life do not agree with him or consider >elts to stnuakd «»ohlui» and. hi* office necessary. Perha|M the inking arms prayed in unison as Mayor and Council condone Heinz he ship sank In the North At- and hi* action*. It seems that after all the dissatisfaction throughout antic. This stump will be placed on the city that steps would have ale at Washington. D. C. May |>een taken to correct it even at Xth. Its sale at local (xxtt office* vill follow shortly thereafter. The tamp itself will be of the large -pecial «lelivery si*e. showing th«' ■"our Chaplains in the background ind the sinking 11 S.S. Dorchester . n the foreground. The words These Immortal Chaplains . . . nterfaith in Action" inscribed icross the top. Denomination of his stamp is 3 cent* and it is to *■ printed in black. This will I m - he first ordinary first-class letter 'ate stamp to be issued in black dnee the President Harding me noria) stamp of 1923. the vx|x-nsv ot Heinz's job, but nothing like that ha* lieen done mi what could wo expect from a council In the future under the manager form ot government. Folks, there I* u ballot to I«' cast for decent government and in Spite of all the organization* work ing for Heinz an«) the Manager form of Government thnre »till exist in Cottage Grove a great number <>f |x*opk* who will «ay "WE WANT A CLEAN CITY LET'S VtrrE 502 X YKS and get laiek what decency w«* can Millvagi- from thi* disgraceful *it- uation. ‘ MAX BIRD. gotten a rather unsavory reputation in having the conduct of men. I would prefer four from some pl its resurents paraded in big type and blown up by tin* your executive committee as they outaiqp press. On hearing these reports outsiders coming to live > know so many things about <x>un- among us sometimes express wonderment that we are as civilized । D' business that are not so. by GENE WARE as we pre. Th« wrong impression has hurt us in the past and will In regard to the sale timber why General Rolicrt E W«* h I. continue to hurt us as long as we permit outside sources to have didn't some of you look ahead head of Scars. Roebuck A < oni- and buy timber land? All of you access to our family quarrels and our conduct. pany. I* working on a plan to Election issues often develop into a campaign of personal had the same chance. These lands give Chicago boys a chance at ities And two main issues facing the^voters tomorrow, the county had no taxes paid'on them for 25 «-ountry life. H<- i* setting up a to 40 years and we sold on the manager plan and more especially the city manager plan, are price of timber at that time. We group of little "farms", where runnipg true to form in this respect. In the past two weeks the had two cruisers, one for the east kid* who think milk conws only -wue as to whether we want to return to the mayor and council and one for the west of the county in bottles «'an get a little prnc- Ucal exi*Tiencc in growing dnn of government or whether we wish to retail! th«* city man- and it was sold on their cruise. You claim that the County (liants and raising nniimilx The ;:ger form of government has been more or less sidetracke«! for General figure* that city i campaign of personaliti«*s. Government today is our biggest Court fails to keep any minutes of sprout* arc a* frustrated as business, yet many of our most capable men and women have. County business. You are partly bee* on wax flower*. Ail that :eligibmdy shunned polities because they know that should they right as when we want a box of tacks, lead pencils, bottle of ink or concrete keeps them from get eek either an elective or an appointive offi«ie, they are at one«* flag for the pole in the park we ting close to the good earth. branded as crooks, horse thieves or what have you. don’t keep any minutes. When we Sound* a* though the General And we were told Saturday that an outside paper intende«! appoint a man for weed control. mu*t I m * an old country boy > intervene and was standing by to blow up our differences and : road viewers, etc., it is always himself. He surely is proving tell the outside world how gooil scrappers we were. We need filed in the Clerk's Office. When that you can take the boy out of the country, but you can't tore tatreet repairs, a street sweeper, sewer disposal and a lot of buying any machinery we all sit BACCALAUREATE SERVICE Vico versa. • ther conveniences but most of all we need to learn to live to j in, if not bought no minutes, if The Reverend Frank Brown Presiding it is filed in the clerk’s I _ other like we expect nations of the world to live together to i bought office. Processional By the time this Is read, all —“Pageantry" ... Cheyette • void, another war. After all the conquest for peace begins at of our friend* will be voting on High School Band At this time we are making the ome. We don't need any outside newspaper to tell us how to budget for the coming fiscal year. Invocation .. many issues, one of which Is ........... Reverend Roy E. Hutchison in our affairs. What we have previously said bearing repeating ; You are absolutely wrong that the Hymn _____ our form of City Government. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind Which ever way the elec tion e are not a suburb of Kugene any longer (we hope). A com- County Judge and Commissioners “Ave Maria' .................... Schuber« goes let's all abide by the peo ।unity of four or five thousand people ought to be able to run« are the heads of the County gov Girls' Chorus ple's choice and keep right in Aiscondn Statehood Stamp ernment in name only. You say Scripture Reading ?.s affairs and have an independent economy. ............................... Reverend.. R. E Parris) there |>unching to make Cot- On May 29th a new stamp will each elective officer is entirely on Tha surrounding cities and communities are growing because Prayer _________ .... .. ............ Reverend A. D. Chilsor ms issued to commemorate the the biggest little ie c^izens of these communities are working together. Drain, his own, that the County Court; "Green Cathedral" City on the map. ....................... Hohl entcnnial of the statehcxxl of Wis- has no authority over the various ; e aqe told, voted a big increase in the city budget. Previously ■onsln. Upon this stamp will lx- a Girls' Chorus A Cleveland pigeon that win this qpmmunity built a swimming pool, which was a credit to' i departments. This is not so. The | Address __ County Court sets the wages of ............................... Reverend Peter Bakkci ilcturc of the state Capitol build- entered in a 100-mil«- rare nine i ties ¿much larger. Drain did these things because the people the office workers, except the; Hymn ____ RE-ELECT ng at Madison and an outline map ...... ......................... Faith Of Our Fathen years ago. just returned. It* I.ueWjWhat they wanted. i; Health Office and Welfare Com Benediction •f th«1 state. Denomination 3c, Harris owner has no idea where it’« Vote tomorrow, but vote on the issue as to whether we wish mission. Both health office and Recessional .. “Grand March" . Schmidt irinted in purple and of s|x*cinl Ixvn Apparently it's no *t<x>l lelivery size. The first day of side welfare Commission set their own ! ) retain our city manager form of government. pigeon. We're no «tool pigeons High School Band vill b«* May 29th at Madison. Wis -------- ------------------------------------ salaries, and we have to comply either, but we'd like to tip you consin Local post offices later on. in making the budget. I would like THE WORK GOES ON Republican lor off to th«- top nerviest yuU get Site for Grade CAM T DRAW AHYTHIBG FOR THR THIRD PARTY Whh US W‘th ‘he of Hore New Stamps In 'IX nt (IMMUNITY JEWELERS, rouid SX%«dL.a? ’UreK T ,he locaI Ma#onic and KXJF c^’ School Surveyed til2 Mnin Street, ianne of na About ten more new stamp* are According to a current history of the major party platforms could make a budget for each de- tery ZOes on. We have had snlen- tionally advertised rncrchan- 4'heduled lor th« 1 commg year, so nee jthe founding of the republic, the two major parties have eomt^oOt to^he 'nennv The site for the new grad« haW U d‘d suPP°rt from s0™ sources and diac! If you're looking for a t seems the Bureau of Printing YOUKTH IMSTKICT ^variably taken from the third party its best points and th«*se school on South Tenth street i- gift, drop into our modern «tore Thp St»to oi • «u , none from others. We would ask being surveyed. Elmer Fleming ind Engraving, the Post Offices Linn, La nr, Dou* la«, Jackaon. •lomti have been eventually incorporated into the democratic mid browse around among our Lane Countv keens it ,hat you **nd *n your don«,‘on* as superintendent of the el«-m«-ntarj mil we stamp collectors can M- Josephine, Coos. Curry CounUe* nd fcpublican parties. All of which tends to show that the shape better than any county in ^^¿^1 attractive display*, you're iect a busy time! schools announced here Monday Adv. Bltoworth for Con<f»M thirdlparty often advocates major political changes from ten Ixiund Io find what you're look We will let you know more Commtn»« L. IL &t£t\«XMX^ us The site selected includes sever Roeobur*. Orrgun. ing for Plxinc: 351. J y**rs before they are adopted. Imut the new issues as we receive acres and is located south o' he information regarding them. S>me'of the so-called most progressive issues the American money shall be paid out unless it' d°, *antf tOi£l Quincy and on the west side ol neoplh ^tentually accepted are usually lifted from the third is O K. by the County Court. - l°r Tenth street. ___________ „ the __________ __ _ of _____ The arguments for a County ,ak‘ng nartji But in listening tq , and reading addresses both Fleming also said the school ha< SUOENE TRACK STAR Wallace and Senator Glen Taylor, we ean ’ t think of a Manager for Lane County have * nIy two *HaiV for^^Sry can th want o7 J*™™ _ largely a tirade .91 'against _ ; received two new boilers for th« UROWNN SATURDAY • Henry hin/that either have advocated that the people could central heating plant at the Jef The convenient «topping place is». An a mailer of fact neither has offered anything new. All fTe,Tn *”* lar per hour the rare wl X oUr ferson and Adams schools Sch«x> Tragedy struck the Eugene they Rave done is to heap abuse on our system ot private enter- {^^□r.dont> by i“***”* labor. So if you want the cemetery officials are awaiting plans fron 'rack team nt the state meet in priM<o the delight of Russia. Both will go into a political eclipse r. fi,^.Kn-, , i to look its be»t for Memorial Day, the architect before asking f o I GorvADis Saturday when David For all kinds of fishing tackle and luppliea It doesn’ ‘ t take a ? very smart liter Vhe election. P ery sn ?,art! “ « UP to the lot owners ALL TO bids on the installation of th« îilbert. 17. of Eugene, was frowned in the St. Mary's river The only think we can think of that may be in the way of a । think" oTSi ¿il^’ We are THIS WORK You can plant. vhile canoeing with three com- new dev^ipment is ir that Taylor may learn to strum a few new ’ ............... -> still waiting for any definite proof either do your own lot and its al- MR. AND MRN. G. R ARNKNT innions. The death of the track tune^ortnis guita and after the election this may come in I that the change would be any im- leys or send us the necessary TO ATTKND CONVENTION on his guitar itar caused postponement of the funds. Please remove mil trash if handj’, because Idaho says she does not want him as a senator Provement and if the tactics now Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Arnest will ■ounty track meet indefinitely. Groceries - Supplies off All Kinds anynqpre, being u»ed by the proponents of you do your own. Do you want leave Sunday, May 23rd to attem. The tragedy occurnsj wh< n the your lot to be the neglected one 4 I this new scheme are an example the annual Oregon Mutual Fin :anoe Gilbei t was sitting in over I of what we can expect under a in that part of the cemetery? Insurance Company convention, t< turned and police and firemen YOURS FOR A CLEAN AND manager plan, then I have had Ü li EX-GOVERNOR SPRAGUE POR McKAY be held at the Gearhart Hotel neai hunted several hours before the ,, _ , enough. I am convinced that we BEAUTIFUL CEMETERY Seaside. Oregon the followinj xxly was finally recovered. * Your Chevron Station Miss Belle Burkholder, Secy. pvernor Inas. Sprague of Salem again spoke out for would do well to keep our present Monday and Tuesday. Up Row River 14 miles east Señal Uglas McKay in McKay’s current fight for the repub-1 form of County government, in Mr. Arnest reports that the -oose Leaf Forms The Sentinel.. Cottage Grove Cemetery Assn lican tion for governor. Sprague’s opinion carries con- ' Preference to the manager plan company has announced an inter sider^blq weight with those who know him, and the newspaper as no^ proposed. Cottage Grove, May 17 esting program including ad dresses by Seth Thomas, Insuranc« frate of which he is one. is np exception. His position as a To the Editor: Commissioner of On-gon, Mi resid f Salem enables him to know the past record of the I CLINTON HURD I have read the write up in your Wagner of the Oregon Ins. Rating state latora. I County Jut|Ke paper by the student reporter of Bureau as well as by Company ex Here is an excerpt from a radio address. Ex-Governor May 14, 1948 the Willamette basin commission's ecutives from Los Angeles. Sc inspection tour of the Dorena dam. attle, Boise, and Salt Lake City. Sprague delivered in Portland Friday night: Dear Mr. ^.ur. Editor, If Oregon voters let the elements represented by bookie and [ ^e are just a group of young He went into details of the cold Mr. and Mrs. Arnest are makini gambling and slot machine syndicates entrench themselves in P£?Pie* the majority of us are not mixer and I would like to add to the trip a three day vacation am ONE DOLLAR CREDIT our political life, they will endanger the integrity of their gov- jold to have a vote- but we the passing away of the young plan to drive the Oregon Coast ». emment and open the state to the forces of evil, former Governor ' would like a voice in the way the man that he fell from the steel Highway from Reedsport to Sea city government is run. We are girder about fifty feet from the side, stopping to visit relatives al Will be issued to you on any Victor or Columbia Charles A. Sprague said in a radio address in Portland Friday ! in a position to feel some of the re ground where there were no guard Bay City. night. , album off records as a graduation gifft. sults from the present set up and rails nor toe boards on the slick Spragyn, whp said he is throwing his full weight of influ we remember only too well the surface. It is supposed to be a big ence behind Senator Douglas MeKay for governor, urged the , old administration. job and only one first aid man on people to nominate and elect as governor otje whose record shows Under the city manager system the job that day and he was at he has the resolution and moral character and executive compe we have progressed further at less the office. expense and with more efficiency Very truly, tence to Resist preseuros for la^ Ipws and lax enforcement. Geo. Reichel, B B Route. Comparing the legislative records of two candidates for than ever before. If we had the the govegporship — McKay and Governor John Hall — Sprague right to vote in the coming elec-' tion. May 21, we would vote in the asserted fhat Governor Hall has almost consistently voted with favor of the manager system. WE To the Editor 702 Main Dear Sir, Phone 73 the liqpor and gambling interest, and that McKay has voted the WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE In reply to the letter of Jean J. opposite way. FOR THE CONTINUED ORGAN Rasor in the Sentinel of May 13. out Oregon needs as governor a man of IZATION OF THIS DEPART 1948 concerning the Robert Rasor unimpeachable integrity, business ability, warm personality, MENT IN CASE THE MAN- place being referred to in the Lon decisiveness and courage and a good working knowledge of AGER SYSTEM IS ABOLISHED! don items as the “old Jake Raiaor” the stated and he was conviuoed McKay pas*es all these tests We do not want this statement place, I assure you, no malice was misconstrued, what we mean is, if intended. Since Jake Raisor and with a high rating. the people do not like the present his family lived there for 15 years manager, get another one but do it is commonly known as the old IV CROWD HEARS HIGH ARMY »CORKS MADE OVES not destroy the system We do not Jake Raisor place as well as com ffor BY C. G. STUDENTS CIXY AGER HEINZ think the present manager has mon knowledge that it belonged to The young men graduating at had a fair trial in the seven his brother Robert Rasor. (Cont|nued from page 1) Cottage Grove High School this months he has been here.'Let's see Any authentic information, It pays to ba tuze! Be tore month may consider themselves parking meters and telling the what he can do. critical or otherwise, to better in that your precious eye* audience ;Qiat he and his aged well above the average, as meas Also at this time we would like form and acquaint the people of get the finest attention mother lifted on a pension of some ured by the standard established to say this to the public who we London community with each oth $62.00 peamonth and he couldn't by all the men serving in the think are discontented with our er and the valley they live in will available, because only see why "he policemen had any Armed Forces during World War Department and who have con be appreciated. then can you be certain n. kick coming at lesser pay when he structed and spread rumors about Thank you, Eighty per cent of those taking the Department. If those people served for nothing in the police that the glasses prescribed Mrs. Gale Roby. the U. S. Army qualification tests think the force is made up of reserves in 1940. are the best for your eyes. Frank GUI also aired a number made scores well above the stand nothing but “kids”, and is some EARLY OREGON of gripes, and among other things ard score of 100 to 104, and sev thing of a joke, let them take EDUCATOR DIEN wanted tb know why the papers enty per cent scored above the more interest and help out with Dr. Henry D. Shelton, early ed DR. M. E. SMITH and more especially the Sentinel minimum acceptable as qualifying action rather than words. The ucator of the University of Ore for Officers Candidate School. present Department has put out gon, died in Eugene Friday, fol failed to4gll the people what the Registered Optometrist city maiUMgr. had done and was Three of the young men made un much effort in the way of training lowing an illness of several usually high scores, which ac at the "Blackboard ” and in actual doing. (QpAk doesn't read his months. He was first associated Offices at copy very well we arg afraid. Or counts for the very high average evolutions on the trucks. For those with the University in 1900, was score made by all. who can't find time to help let us advanced to a full professor in COMMUNITY JEWELERS mnybe ha doesn't read it at all,) The audience also heard from DRLEGATION TO PORTLAND say this, we have done our best, 1907. He served in this capacity even if no one of tile more mature until 1911 when he went to the 612 Main Street two policemen present that the Wednesday the Rev. Hugh Pen maUea of equipping and dressing iston, Mrs. W. H. Daugherty, Mrs. age has any interest in the shfety University of Pittsburg, returning Cottage Grove a policeman took more than a Harold Wolfard and H. B. Ferrin of their own or their neighbors' to the University of Oregon in homes. 1914. .He continued to served as little pceket change One lady as motored to Portland to consult Sincerely Yours, research professor of history and Open Friday Evenings Until serted that shirts for the uniforms architects relative to a new church 9 P.M. THE COTTAGE GROVE education until ill health forced cost from 130.00 to $35.00. building for the Presbyterians. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. him to retire in 1942. ELLSWORTH CONGRESS OPEN SUNDAYS HUMPHREY S GROCERY Congratulations Seniors BRISBANE ELECTRIC How are your f y i s? COTTAGE GROVE PHARMACY GRADUATION GIFTS AND CARDS STOP SHOP SAVE COTTAGE GROVE PHARMACY
