The Mentine), Cottage Grove, Oregon
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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
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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
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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.
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