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Œottaae Sroue Sentinel The Weather July July July July July High Diw 78 75 13 65 47 45 54 33 4!) 3 4 5 6 7 Ruin .02 .21 .07 ^4/ Moaby 4 *r< (Courtesy Cottage Grove luike Weather Station) WEEK'S QUOTE: “Better conditions of labor and higher standards of living know no boundaries of political or economic or ideological dk Bennett Creek k Harvey Rd. vision.’’ — Edward J. national Labor Office yOLUME LVIH o' Phelan, Director-General of the Inter (1LO). O- Ten Cent« Per Copy COPIAGE GROVE. LANE COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 8. 1948 NUMBER 48 1948 Should Be Banner S’!'.0", ï0!1^^ I Death Toll Stood Year For Construction At 525 Monday AREA DEMERTED FOR 4TH OF JULY । Candidates Named Routine Matters For Rodeo Queen Claim Attention Of City Council Large Freighter Wrecked Four Sent To Hospital Cottage Grove was practically ■ deserted for the 4th, since most people took advantage of the ' Four contentanti« have been en- double holiday to go to the moun- , t*red in the queen's contest in 'Die year 1948 «houid be the big- The nation's death toll bv vlo I .'H’ °r 'he OC,’“n °n,y °n‘' ,■onn,•'"Uh the rodeo being "un.nJ 5r । "r. “*?'t'"„ *“?‘n July 31 and August next year for thi» area In con- Only routine matter* claimed _ _ _ —_ । lence mounted to more than ; A wreck on the north 99. near 1rZl,he ,y ,rnH' Pollct‘ r‘‘port *bat , 1 by the Cottage Grove Riding the attention of the city council, Struetion activity. At least signs i the B & H. Flying field. 5'A miles P»r*on« Monday night a* the thrce|a car drjven bv Rotx rt Cornwell rlah W, u ------ - ——-x ------ •• »»any nowrison, point this way Building permits i north last night at midnight com »-bd-y —* ^Xni resident of Knox Hili, overturned of the queen contest, has an- which met Tuesday evening in the I end neared an end. council chambers of the city hall for the first six months of 1918 pletely demolished a large freight on Main street after crossing the ----- - nouner d the following queen can- truck and content*, demolished a Traffic accident*, drownings, Coast Fork bridge, traveling east didntr s Doreen Lyon. Cottage Lawrence Kent asked tor a 12 within the city limits show prop The General Construction Co., car and sent four to a Eugene hos minute parking meter in front of erty owners have »pent in excess of Portland, has started construc and miscellaneous rnishaj« ac ( ornwcll wax arraigned on a reck- Grove sponsored by the Cottage For the first tim>? in about fif pital. Damage to the freighter and tion on replacing three bridge« for counted for the loss of 521 Ilves less driving charge after the ac- Grove Grove Riding Riding club; club; Janice Janice Billings, Billinxs the Kent Market at 306 Main ft $154.225 (M) fro m January the O. P A E raihoad. serving Fireworks deaths stood at four. Icidcnt. Both the driver and his Eugene, sponsored by the Eugene street. Motion was approved to teen years the I'tmihar name of contents alone wa* estimated in fliru June in new business build- the lumber industry to Disston excess of $60,000. grant the request provided the ex Traffic, ax usual, took the great- companion escaped injury Girls Posse; Clara Barrett, Low pense of installation was paid by Irish and Swartz is missing in tne ing*. new residence* and altera The new bridges will replace est toll, with 279 persons dying in advertising columns of the Sen A truck and trailer of the Con ell, sponsored by the Arizona Mr Kent. Ordinance No 1300 tions and repair* of existing res- three wooden spans and will cost that type of accident. Drownings Ranch Hands and as yet an un amending ordinance No. 1248 was tinel. The fact is that this food solidated Freightways traveling Mence* and business property. A $250.000 The spans to be replaced accounted for 178 and miscella- named candidate sponsored by the passed creating a fire zone for store dates its beginning back be north was turned over and burned k,reat deal of bom« building has arc 80, UN) and 150 feet long and neous accidents 66. Creswell Riding club. The queen commercial districts. Ordinance yond the fifteen year mark by when the large vehicle struck a • l»o been underway outside of the will include new bridge* over Row The death count from traffic will be chosen by the number of No. 1301 relating to licensing of several year* and for the past fif glancing blow at a 1937 Pontiac city limit* and this building with- river. Mosby creek and Layng accidents passed the national xafe- teen years has been under tiie sedan driven by Hubert Fraser tickets she sells to the Queen's journeymen and apprentice name of Irish & Swartz until this of Disston route. Fraser accom lii the trade area of Cottage Grove creek. ty council's prediction of 235 for Ball being held in the local armory plumbers was passed The first death in the state re- I would probably exceed the city's week. Henceforth the food store panied by Misses Betty Sturde According to press dispatches. the three-day holiday with the Saturday night, July 17th. The suiting from fireworks was re- i The council approved ordinance will be known as Swartz and Wol vant and Vada Crosby, was travel 1947 total of $287,420.00 T O. Riuuudl. design engineer, said peak tiaffic yet to come. Rodeo committee has completed ported at Eugcny Saturday when No. 1302 transferring the city gar fard, a change in the name made ing south. A car driven by Paul Buildcts generally regard the the Job would be completed within Eight in Oregon ¡Terry Mark Cook, son of Mr. and its program and it will be pre bage contract from Joe to William sometime after the death of M. R. Fry was following the Fraser car. last half of the year a* tietter 120 days without interfering with Tlie toll of violent deaths in senter! to the executive commit- building weather than the first the operations of the road In Oregon increased to eight Monday Mrs. O. C. Cook of Eugene, died teei Friday night the executive Spady. Also approved was ordi Irish, but not publicly announced ^he driver of the latter car Is sur- half and the building activity is cluded also Is a 60 foot drainage night us the holiday week end in a Eugene hospital. The accident committee and rodeo committee nance 1303. vacating Shasta place, until recently. The two owners, mixed to have attempted to pass which killed young Cook. 14, was expected to hit a higher tcm|x» relief trestle to lie built by the closed. chairmen are to meet at the J. B from the west line of the O. P & Harold Swartz and Harold L. Fraser when he sighted the a peculiar one. Cook was playing E. Ry right of way to the east Wolfard, have purchased the in- fre:$hter and in pulling in behind a* the summer months pass. firm Two persons were shot acci- Leonard home. line of Douglas street extended. terest of the Irish estate in the the Fraser car, struck it from the In 1947 within the city of dentally, four died on the high- with his brother and a companion Cottage Grove there were sixty- Property owners of North River store. Both are well known here rear and knocked the Fraser car ways, one drowned and a fire- when he was struck by a piece of flying metal after he exploded a eight new waler connections road petitioned the council to con and have been identified with the into the middle of the highway. I cracker killed another. made, permits issued for 56 new struct a sidewalk along the east business interests of thp commu The freighter struck the Fraser Mrs Birt F. Read of Corvallis giant firecracker under a tin can. He was said to have been standing residences for a total of $202.400; side of this street and the council nity for a decade or more. Swartz car a glancing blow, skidded to was killed and her husband crit 36 feet from the can when he was ten new business buildings at $46.- approved a motion to notify three who served as manager here for the ditch on the opposite side of ically injured Monday afternixm 70000 and 89 alterations and re property owners to construct a several years has been manager the road and overturned. Oxygen when their automobile skidded on hit by a piece of flying metal, which severed h i s jugular vein. pair jobs at $38,320 00. cement sidewalk. A petition ask of the Irish & Swartz Shopping tank* on the freighter ignited and a wet road and rolled Z25 feet The boy was given first aid by a New residences for the first six ing for a sewer to be built along center in Eugene since 1940. He i burned the truck and trailer be down an embankment, lodging months of 1948 sccounied for $91.- the west side of Cherry court was was succeeded here by H. L. Wol- yond recognition. The driver, said I By Shirley Arnei against a tree at the edge of the passing motorist who saw the ac 200 of the 1948 total, new bus • Ethelmae Denham i received and the city attorney re fard. who has been here since to have been badly burned, made The youth group of Dorena Sant lam river on the Santiam cident and was rushed to a hos- pital but was dead on arrival at his escape by kicking out a glas* then. iness buildings were $35.400.00 Grange ha« been awarded a cer highway cast of Foster. The Cottage Grove Chamber of quested to prepare an ordinance the hospital. ; window, and was taken to a Eu- and alterations and repairs were tificate for outstanding activities for formation of a sewer district. Mrs. Martha I. Dubb*. 42. Eu Commerce is appealing to city g e n e hospital in an ambulance placed at $27.6'25 00 during the post year. These cer gene. shot herself accidentally A petition for rezoning property property owners in regard to busi- । along with Hubert Fraser, and tificate* were given at the recent while handling a .22 caliber rifle in nes* or residential property they at 8th and Gibbs and on North I the Misses Crosby and Sturdevant ■fate grhnge *euion to those Eugene. may have for sale, rent or lease Lane street was read and referred who is said to have received a Ronald Thomas, 9. «on of Mr. youth group* of outstanding ac- to the city planning commission. now or in the future. List it with r^i.w TH««- IT CC J . badly cut leg. The most seriously complikhmcnt tn membership as and Mrs Ralph Thomas. Newport. I a real estate agent or LIST IT The city recorder was instructed of 66' resident injured of the four was the driver well ax grange activities also was fatally wounded by a .22 of , WITH THE CHAMBER OF COM to call for bids for auditing the! of Cottage Grove for 15 V»nrs. of lhe tnJck John L city books. The city attorney was died Friday at the Portland Vet- Eugene. X ^7^1700^ Mr«. B McCromick reported on caliber rifle. He run in front nt his I MERCE OFFICE!! her attending of the slate grange brother. who was firing at a tar- ■ insurance adjuster is said to In no respect is this office plan asked to prepare an ordinance for erans Hospital. He was born May . . An session at Astoria She touched l RO Ind., ning to function as a real estate improvement of Taylor avenue be 11. 1882 at Corrydon, n e . a , n -T hav *' stated that damage to the briefly on the topics of severance A car plunged off the highway Wallace Earnest Masters 81 brokerage. However, with the tween South 4th and South 6th J??*8 ®*pt freighter alone Would run $60.- tax« real property bill, revision* 1^ miles south of Union and killed passed away Monday at his homej*“"* "«luiries expected to in street. The city was requested to 1927 at Holyoke. Colo. He moved qoo.oo or better A roll of 32 inch ('•Ivin Stroh nt Cottage Grove of the hoard of education by the Karl H. Meacham. 25. Telocasct. here following an illness of two creaM' very steadily in regard to draw up a contract with Cleo to Cottage Grove from Julesburg, newsprint was the only item of Bay A Frades, 25. Union, weeks. He wa* horn October 24 hoth bufc,n‘«s an<l residential prop- Morelock for an off street parking col°' was awarded >10,000 damages in removal of the counselor. ponibU- freight saved on the truck. The lot. tpe death nt his wife, which or* ity of shipping machinery to Eur- They were hitch-hikers, riding in 1866 in Manchester. Wisconsin wou,d a 8™* assct to Surviving are his widow; two local fire department received a f, urred at the Rhoads Clinic, Eu- ope. Mrs. McCormick reviewed ■ t'Hr driven by Jaraid C. North- and wax married to Harriet Stick- l Grave to be able to reply children Glen L. and Donna Gale; call to the fire about -15 minutes 'gene, on June 10. 1947. by a cir- the whole seaalon and on the rup. 19. Vancouver. Wash. North ncy on December 4. 189-1 at Fergus t0 these inquiries with an affirma- armstrom ; body Ems. both of Cottage Grove; hi* after th« accident, but were able rup uninjured, was charged with whole drew the conclusion that It cuit court Jury at Eugene last Falls, Minnesota. ,ive a"»wer. father. F. M. Ems. San Antonio, to offer little service since the ENROUTE HOME rrcklcas driving. had been a very worthwhile one Thursday afternixm. Sult was en- Texas. fire damage had already occurred. Seth Livermore 39. Walla Wal-i Mr Master* had lived here for, Th® question is always PRICE, tered by the plaintiff against the as far as its accomplishments were Press dispatches say that the Services were held Tuesday at la. fell from a motorboat on Wal- P “ ” Bfteen years and was | , I ” -0 ^^- business hospital and two doctor* for concerned. a ^’if^d carpenter. He was a or r" residential has a price, be it body of Pvt. William Armstrong, 10:30 a.m. at Mills Mortuary in Home Economics duh will meet kiwa lake and was drowned $9.300 general damages and $700. assessed value or personal worth, i! son of Henry Armstrong _ of Black Cottage _ Grove, __ __ with ___ _____ . Rev. _____ Henry member of the Presbyterian A collision with a state police funeral expenses after Mr*. Stroh with Mrs Hattie Spahr for their However, have you ever thought Burie route is enroute home for I Lynch officiating. Interment was church and the Cottage Grove died three hours after the delivery next meeting with Jeanette Kelly ,'"r killed Mrs. Thomas W Ross, . in the IOOF cemetery, Portland, near Government Townsend club. Surviving are his what naming a price, and listing burial. of her fourth child, a 10 lb. 3 oz. as co-hoxtcsa The serving com- widow; two sons. Roy Masters of this price to be bracketed with ________ __________ ____________ . ।______________ mlttrc for the next meeting is to Camp She was a passenger in a boy. Defendants in the case were Portland and Gene of Cottage cither a teal estate broker or the | Dr. 1.4 Vonne E. riverton. a be Mrs Mary Duffy. Mr and Mrs I c*r driven hy her husband. The firecracker victim was Tcr- Grove; two daughters. Mrs. Edith Chamber of Commerce office woman who was the patient's doc Ed Finnerty, and Mr. and Mrs. ! ry C. Cook. 14. Eugene. He put the Brock of Minnesota and Mrs. would do to your future? tor and Dr E N. Rhoads, head of lav Giles. We all agree now is the time j The youth group will meet at firecracker under a can The ex. Merle Sperley of Portland; a sis the clinic. The probable cause of ter, Mrs Waiter Bailey of Syra for Cottage Grove to expand, and I ' ‘ ‘ ‘ > , plosion shot the can at his neck Cottage Grove was well repre- . Richard Wicks' home on July 10, the death was established as a cuse, N. Y. and seven grandchil this responsibility lies within the I sented Sunday. July 4. at Yon cervical hemorrhage and pulmon for a swimming party and a Wien- its jagged edge cutting him. He dren. citizens of this community. Why ' calla at their annual rodeo with ary complications aggravated by er hake. All members are invited bled to death. Funeral services were held this shouldn't Cottage Grove and its approximately 20 members of the provided they bring their own the loss of blood. residents prosper from the incom morning at 10:30 a.m. from the Cottage Grove Riding club par Attorneys were Maynard Wil- wieners and buns. The queen contest for the sec- outboard motor, a new refriger- Mills mortuary with Rev. Hugh ing businesses and new persons? ticipating in the parade and tak- Plnisted was winner of - the son of Cottage Grove for the . Jean .. ------- — — Peniston officiating. Cremation Other cities have opened their ond annual Regatta August 6 7( ; ator and fifty other prizes. Infor- ing part in the rodeo, and the plaintiff and Frank Senn, Port- Highway Essay Contest doors and placed a welcome mat and 8 will close at midnight Sat- mat'on will be gladly given by any American Legion drum and bugle will follow in Eugene. in our local grange. Her essay on kind Insurance attorney and ........... member of the Junior Chamber of ! out to newcomers (and they have "Courtesy on the Highways" will urday the 31st. Be sure to vote Commerce regarding this feature corps. Frank Reid of Eugene, attorneys prospered). It did not hurt these The day's festivities were re be sent to the state lecturer to be for the defendants. soon as possible and not later of the Regatta. The gold machine for extracting VeSUViliS Ml DCS cities, and undoubtedly it would as ' ported a success from the begin- placed in further competition. gold from on-, demonstrated by , ■ . n . _ than the 31st. Voting boxes to be not hurt Cottage Grove either. Pictures and voting containers ning to end. The day started off Dorcna grange is sponsoring H. E. Cully of Eugene, for two ■ LeaSeCJ ReCdllly in the queen contest will for the Junior King and Queen with a ball game in the morning Again the Chamber of Com- used 1 two half-scholarships to 4-H club days last week drew quite a ... merce urges you to think about 1 appear over the town today and will appear in various sponsoring between Yoncalla and a Eugene camp to be held in July. Recip crowd, according to all reports.' ^'I'Kb-I otential Mines has leased Entry blanks for the stores Drop a penny for your fa-. team; basket dinners at noon, and the future that just listing a price tomorrow. ’ ients of these scholarships arc The place of the demonstration the mining claims belonging to the pet parade section to be held Au vorite boy or girl. Closing date for the afternoon was given to a pa- Bobby Kelly and Jimmy Plaistcd was at the home of W. E. Weise at Vesuvius Mines Co., located on would do for you personally, plus I the effect it would have upon your gust 7th will be found elsewhere this contest is also Saturday night, rade and rodeo. The local Amer- The United Electric, composed A brief patriotic program was 1151 North 9th street. The ma the southwest upper slopes of home city. In no way is the Cham- in this issue. Pet parade entries July 31st at midnight according ican Legion drum and bugle corpq of a partnership of Leo Myers and presented by the lecturer, Ellen Fairview mountain. Prospecting is chine perfected by Mr. Cully, a ber of Commerce trying to handle should be submitted to Mike Van- to L. D. Kent, publicity chairman.1 of 13 members under the direction Tom Williams, has purchased the Sherrill. It consisted of group real estate broker, took seven underway on the Jasper vein, the your business; it merely would derKley at the Short Grocery at Ed Jenks building at 926 Main singing; of Al Griffin, participated in ffic pledge of allegiance; years. The machine, a drum af- old Vesuvius bunk-house has been supply you with a contact if you the earliest possible time. Prizes ■treet, across from the S P de|>ot tribute to our flag by Agnes Plnis- parade, and the 40 et 8 Vottirre _ . ------------------- fair, takes gold from the ore. .... An renovated for occupancy, and sur make the fact known you have and ribbons will be awarded all MINE OWNERS and plans to move into the build ted, Bob Walls, Shirley Sherrill, | inner No. 80 was responsible for the cylinder in which the ore .... veying and sampling are being ELECT OFFICERS ing as soon as the structure is J <■ a n Plaiated, Rosalie Plaisted; rests is revolved at the rate of done as rapidly as weather condi named a price upon your prop classes. If more information is cannon and much noise. erty. Thus the matter would be wanted, phone 1. The pet parade remodeled. At present the United and the program was concluded 1,000 times to UM) times for the tions permit. The late spring de handled At the rodeo a team of ei^it of very confidentially and all ,'V*H be given in connection with Bohemia Mine Owners As- Electric is In the Nordling Parts with n |>atnotic quiz. the local riding club won second layed starting of operations, snow outside drum. In the process the inquiries would be answered di- ’ he industrial parade, which will XMMtion elected officers at a re- building at the corner of East _ , . _. place in the flag race, the prize ■ gold is extracted, but a detailed having just left the upper roads. reet. be the first time for the industrial cent organizational meeting. The being $18.00; Stub Mosby won Mjln and Tenth. High-Potential Mines is the NO CHILD HEALTH plan of operations would have to The Chamber of Commerce is parade and the first time in sev- TVl>ody'a Glas* Shop, which has CONFERENCE IN JULY he made by someone more familiar trade-name under which Ray Nol appealing to you personally, list eral years a pet parade has been officers elected: A. W. Hilliwell, first, $30.00, in the cow-pony con- i cchipicd the Jenks building, has president; Jud McQueen, vice test and John Leonard took fourth It has been announced that with the mechanics of operation son operates t h e Utopian and president and Ray Nelson, secre- i place in the bareback bronc riding, been moved to a new location at there will be no Child Health con- , to be understandable to the miner. Sweepstakes claims, and the Ve- your property with their office held now. ------------------------- - T Valuable prizes donated by the tary replace the temporary offi-, 10th and Jefferson next to Cutts ference in July. The next meeting Gold ore for demonstration was suvius lease. Get into the 3:55 KASH habit!! merchants will be awarded Sun- cers announced sometime ago. The RIT« n, Bros, garage, and I* open for busi will be August 19th In the health supplied by W. E. Weise, Frances , Monday through Friday the local day afternoon. August 8th, fol- association is opened to all who m rs ° HI SIN ESS ness at the new location. room from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Hale, Jim Beckwood and Herman GOWDY VILLE PICNIC Chamber of Commerce sponsors a lowing the races at the Cottage may be interested in the protec- Work has been started on the Weise, who own a mine in Douglas Gowdyville club picnic will be five minute newscast of Cottage Grove lake. Prizes will include a tion and the development at the; 2.000.000th post, war house, ac- county. held at Rujada July 11th. । Grove. used car. a new 14 foot boat and Bohemia mining district. cording to the construction Indus- try. Conversely, the building of new plants has begun to taper off j • • « The only serious weakness in Immediate curtailment of the "We plnn to trim overhead ex the economy at present is con- operations of the Oregon State penses wherever possible, but most , sumer resistance to soft goods . . . Unemployment Compensa In its race to adjourn. Congress tion Commission as a result of an of the saving must come on pay continued the wartime potato sub appropriations reduction In the rolls. However, we hope to main sidy, even though potatoes remain closing hours of Congress last tain all essential activities plac a glut on the market . . . month, was announced Friday hy ing veterans and unemployed Chairman T. Morris Dunne. workers, taking claims, and hand Six local employment offices arc ling all farm placements." PICTURES AND NAMES to be dosed this week and approx TSvo Portland offices for pro TWISTED RECENTLY | imately 130 employes arc to be cessing and tabulating veterans' laid off. Offices affected arc Uma claims for readjustment allow Some newspaper loners are tilla. Prineville, Lakeview, Tilla- ances under the G-I Bill of Rights hard to explain, but in our issue of thook, Dallas and Cottage Grove, will be moved to the Salem central ; June 24th, in listing the winners but itinerant service will be main- office. While personnel cuts will [ in the photo and king and quccii thined on schedules to be an be made throughout the organiza-1 contest we listed the wrong name nounced later. under the wrong picture. It wa* tion, no essential functions will be "Our budget for the last half of eliminated. It was emphasized. an error that was comparatively 1948 was cut $205,000," explained Seasonal farm labor offices will lie easy to make »Ince we took the Chairman Dunne. "This made it maintained. five winner* in the five top grou|«, impossible to keep more than 530 pasted the five together and made The employment service was re- ( employes as against 660 formerly. turned to state control November one picture. When the picture* "Our money for operations 16, 1946, after federal war-time were sent away to be engraved we comes entirely from federal grant, operation. Last month Congress had them in the right order, but an we must operate within limit* transferred the employment ser in the meantime result* of the ■et by Congress and the Social Se vice from the Department of La contest changed in one Instance, — Thot» Cvunni ciart'i Si k J causing u* to liat the name of curity administration. All 48 bor to the Social Security Board, The hottest political race ought >ries have been cut proportion thus integrating administration In not hold a candle to the interest you can have your choice from candidates for the Regatta queen, Sr. Chamber of Commerce: Miss Miss Diane Morelock, sponsored Anna LaBlue, daughter of Mr. and ately. I understand Washington la one federal agency. Farm place-1 In the Regatta queen contest, blondes to brunettes in the con-, shown in the order of their en Ada Carter, sponsored by the B. by the Cottage Grove Rod and Mr*. Buddy LaBlue a* winner ¿f Ikying off 220, and California 466 ment responsibility was returned which started July 3rd. You don't test which closes July 31st. tries: From Left to right: Miss & P. W. club; Miss Pat Rickard, Gun club and Miss Betty Duerst, ,he 5,h place in the Jaycee queen i|nployvs, to the states .Tnnunry 1, 19-18 Pictured above nre the five MVonne Stokes, sponsored hy the sponsored hv the Moose lodge;,sponsored by the Hebron grange. contest. Anna should have been have to be a registered voter and Three Bridges to “•PlWCSd on the O. P. & E. Rallroad Food Store Now Is Operated as Swartz & Wolfard First Death From Fireworks July 3rd At Eugene Dorena Youth Given Certificate Outstanding Work Chamber Wants Listing Business Property in City Felix Thomas Ems Funeral Tuesday Rites for Wm. E. Masters Are Held Today at 10:30 Cottage Grove Man Awarded $10,000 In Death of Wife C. G. Riding Club । Takes Prizes at Queen Contest To End Midnight On July 31st w* 4» Gold Machine Is Demonstrated Here Last Week United Electric Buys Jenks Bldg. Employment Office Here Is Closed Along With Five Others in State Voting on Five Regatta Queen Candidates Now Underway as 4th placo winner.