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Tlw Sentinel, Cottage (I hht , Orrfnn Tburv, Jan. ». 1949 . Published Every Thursday at _ .. I County Affairs UN Mediator Back Oregon 4-H’crs Win National Honors IX of Oregon*« stato winner« In 1918 received national honor« for superior rroml» of achí coment l i their n «mdvo 4 H awards S programs. Brief outlines of tlidr record« follows Cstage firm Cottage Grove. Oregon (Lester Schlangen) Established August 15. 1889 Elizabeth Marie King, Delight Valley, was awarded $8861.90 gen- W. c. MARTIN_________________________ Editor, Publisher I | erai damages and $588 special Rubscription rates, cash in advance. No subscription for less damages Tuesday, when a circuit tí Mos. 3 Moa court jury found co-defendants than three months. 1 Yr. 1.00 Glen E. Means and his son Rich 1.50 In Lane and Douglas Counties ........... 2.50 1.50 ard. 15. of Eugene, at fault for 1.75 Outside Thia District __ _________ 3.00 an automobile accident near Cot Foreign Rates on Application. tage Grove a year ago last Feb Entered at Cottage Grove, Oregon, as second el» matter. ruary. IIATJONAI ~' EDITORIAL AsTbc-ALTÍÓN OltcWrilUtsiHPEl *T I IT LOOM UKK THEY FINALLY CAME THRU During the eleven years we have been a resident of this Coutmunity we have heard a great deal of beefing about the shortcomings df the pronoun. ‘ They*’. It seems to us that “they” have been rather backward about getting anything ■cdortiplishbd. “They” have missed out on a nnnilter of things including the failure to encourage or to bring in any new industries. “They” is usually used in an abstract term and we have never really been able to find out whether those making the objections to the way “They” rnn things are talking about their grkndpap or Santa Claus. In pointing the finger of criticism, the objector usually makes it clear that he or she has had no part of any failure of any community effort. It is for this reason that we think a com munity enterprise or undertaking such as the efforts to raise $235,000 for a hospital is a wholesome undertaking for through it we irtirn who is in earnest regarding the advancing of the community and who is merely blowing his top because there is nothing ever done for the benefit of the community. Not that we would be critical of the amount any individual gave for after all under our democratic form of government this is a matter between the individual and his or her conscience. We are not too familiar with the list of contributors, but we would be willing to wager you or anyone else that the “pro belly - acher’s” name wilt be about as scarce on the contribution list as are the proverbial hen’s teeth. As this is written it looks like “they” have raised the neces- aaty $235,600 for the hospital or we are so near this sum that it will be a Community calamity if we have failed. A LUMBERMAN LOOKS TO THE FUTURE At the turn of the year, a good many of the lumber frater nities are rather pessimistic over the general price outlook. They reàlize of course that the price outlook could be changed over night and is dependertt on several factors, among which are the amount of foreign export, the demand on the lumber industry in carrying out the rebuilding of the armed services and federal housing and slum clearance, which will undoubtedly l>e recom mended in the president’s state of the nation message. Over the long pull the above listed factors which might give the lumbCr market fl temporary boost, won’t count for much ao far as the prosperity of the industry is concerned, but what will count is how much progress the industry makes in establish ing more diversification for lumber uses and greater utilization for odds and ends now going into the burner of the average mill. With respect to finding more uses for lumber and greater utilization of wood wastes, these potential industries are now in their infancy. War probably stopped experimentation along the line of developing more uses for lumber. Apparently we have not been able to pick up where Hitler of Germany left off. As early as 1938 Germany was producing feed for livestock as well as alcohol from sawdust, but the most expensive potential wood alcohol plant, located at Springfield, has been a white elephant to date, although wood alcohol is being produced commercially on the west coast we are told. . The Weyerhauser Lumber Co. is the only lumber concern .to attempt experimentation on the utilization of wood waste on a large scale. Experiments of this concern have progressed to the point where Weyerhauser can use all of the tree. Whether it has reached the stage to be commercially feasible, we do not know. The forest laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin has sdeceeded in making wood fire resistant: in fact when properly treated wood is a better fireproofing than steel ; likewise wood can be treated so that it can bé bent in any shape, form or fashion. , Success may be a long way off in many of these ventures, but until they are successful and adopted into general use. we may expect to see a wide variation in the prosperity of the lumber industry. It seems to us that thé logical step is for the industry as a whole tb sell its new uses through one or more of its associations, much in the same manner as wood substitutes are being promoted. This may sound crazy to the orthodox lumberman, but when we recall that it was only about fifty years ago or less that the carriage makers laughed at the automobiles, it should make sente. , SOCIALIZED MEDICINE’S RECORD Dr. A. Lexington Jones, of Christchurch, New Zealand, recently spoke at length on the experience with government medicine in that country. In the course of it. he posed and answered three practical questions which provide a test of the kind of service socialized medicine provides. First, are the people getting their money’s worth? His answer was an emphatic no—largely for the reason a cumber some bureaucracy administers the plan. Second, has the system improved medical service? Again the-answer is no. Too many people are consulting doctors un- nedessarily, on the grotinds that they must pay a tax for medical attention nnd sb may as well get it whether they need it or not. As | result, overworked doctors simply don’t have the time to give efleh patient the consideration he should have. Third, has the system reduced the incidence of disease? Once more the answer is no. Little Of the money collected by the Sovernment for the medical scheme is used for research work. nd Individual physicians have little time or incentive for read ing investigation, and advanced study. There are many other arguments against government dom ination of medicine. These are simply three of the most important from the people’s point of view. Wherever tried, it has resulted in a deterioration of Standards—and a sharp upsurge in goverrt- inent omrts. Exactly the same thing would happen if we were so foolish as to adopt compulsory government health insurance hett. Bohemia Nuggets ] shoe” mining claim for sale. See O. H. Willard. cLui. Nordstrom came out from Bohemia Hotel, special rates to the Musick mine for the holidays, traveling men. Fong Sing: prop. and ia spending a couple of weeks —Items from C. G. Messenger, at LUndpark, beforq hitting back Jan. 6, 1899. into the tali snowdrifts. The Champion mine is shut Vegetables Need Water >wn until tjie road« can be re- A corn plant uses about 368 O| MSwd ao that supplies can be pounds of water to produce one taken in. • -. pound of dry matter. Potatoes re The early and heavy fall of snow quire 636 pounds of water to make has blocked transportation earlier ond pound of dry matter. than it had for many years. New adding machines available Years Aga ta Bohemia One-half interest in the "Horse- at' Sentinel office. 22-ltcx । . ' | Richard Means was driving school friends home from a dan«' at Cottage Grove when his car collided with one in which Miss King was a passenger. Miss King told the court that her injuries had hospitalized her for 15 weeks and kept her under doctor's cate for 20 months. The younger Means had no driver’s license. Loirging Suspended Logging operations in the coun ty have been virtually suspended by the county court order restrict ing all hauling to a 4-ton gross limit on county roads. The order is effective until Sunday. January 9, but will be extended if sub freezing temperatures continue. State roads under closure to load limits exceeding 96.000 pounds are the McKenzie highway from Nimrod to Belknap Junction, the Territorial highway from Crow to the Lane-Douglas line, and the Richardson-Elmira high way. Marriage Licenses Robert M. Sutton. 23, Culp Creek and Sally L Lemon, 16. Culp Creek. December 27 Ellsworth Morgan Tullar, 22. B. B. Rt.. Cottage Grove and Thelma MacNears. 18. Yakima. Washington. December 29. Hal Westerfield Skinner. 42. Eugene, and Grace Adams Cowan. 44, 205 Adams, Cottage Grove, De cember 30. Freeman Lee Brewer. 19. 1404 W. Main. Cottage Grove and Billie Jean Craig. 18, Mena. Arkansas, January 3. Echoes Of The Past From the Sentinel Files 50 Years Ago—Jan. 20. 1899 As stated in last weeks Mes senger the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., a corporation, leased for a period of 90 years Lane county’s right and interests in the Mohawk river. Mill creek and tributaries thereof, in said Lane county. This lease goes into effect 90 days from date, Jan. 10, 1899. The above is a pretty good indi cation that something of a gigan tic nature will develop in the mill business of Lane county at no far distant day. 40 Years Ago—Jan. 5, 1909 Both Cottage Grove publica tions are devoting columns of val uable space to the county division proposition -and we ask why not? Would such a division as proposed vest the citizens of that place greater powers heretofore not en joyed? We believe it would, inas much as Cottage Grove would undoubtedly become possessed cf the county seat of the new dis trict. We do not blame the citizens of that area for the interest they are taking in the matter nor do we criticize the action of either paper in furthering the interests of their home community. We believe that such a division as is proposed at the present time, will never pass the legislature at the coming session, because both the Douglas and Lane county rep resentatives being opposed to the move and as yet we have heard no cry from the residents in Northern Douglas which bears out, the con tention that they are satisfied under the present administration. (Reprint from Umpqua Valley News). 10 Years Ago—Jan. 5. 1939 Sale of E. R. Lemley’s interest in the Cottage Grove Lumber Co. to his partner George Jacobsen,, was announced Jan. 1. • • • High single bowling score of the week goes to DeYoung of Quality Market. Mardis Maier ACTING U N. MEDIATOR for Pales tine, Dr. Ralph J. Bunche is shown with his wife, and son, Ralph Jr., 5, in New York, following their arriv al on the liner Nieuw Amsterdam. Dr. Bunche asserted that the Israeli-Arab war was ended and the new State of Israel was “firmly established.” (International) 1». 4 P. W. <1.1 H TO SPONSOR BAND CONCERT At the regular meeting of the local Business and Professional Women's club Monday night in the city library the members decided to sponsor a band concert by the University of Oregon band under the direction of John Stein. This concert by the 55-member band will lie presented in the local high school auditorium the evening of January 27 at 8:00 o'clock. The percentage made by the chib will CO for the purchase of uniform- for the local high school band General chairman for the concert is Ruth Stewart Caldwell: ticket- ;.nd sales, Lottie Lee Lamb, Joan Gallo, Della Gallo and Edna Piller ¡»stc?, Dorothy Wood. Following the concert the club will serve re freshments to the band members in th«' cafeteria with Edna Burle son in charge. It was voted Io contribute to the March of Dimes, and if a booth is installed, they agreed to assist one or two days. Two new members welcomed were Dr. Cora Stockfleth and Katherine Jack. The next meeting was an nounced for January 17th at 6:30. the place to be announced later. There will be initiation for new members at this time and the Drain and Yoncalla clubs, which the local group sponsored, will be guests at the initiation. The pro gram will be on “United Nations,” in charge of Grace Cowan Skinner. Biggest Orc Boat Biggest and fastest Great Lakes ore carrier will be launched before 1950 by the Inland Steel company of Chicago. The new ship, designed by American Ship Building com pany, will be 668 feet long—over two-thirds the length of the Queen Elizabeth—and will carry an es timated 20,000 gross tons of cargo. Powered by a geared turbine de livering 7,000 horsepower, the ves sel will make 13% knots when fully loaded. Treating Fence Posts When treating fence posts with the new cold-soak pentachlorophenol method, soak them in an old oil drum that has been set into the ground a foot or so. It makes it easier to handle the posts. Wrought Farm Miracle From the pre-historic forked stlcl to the modern tractor plow on rub ber. from the flail to the combine modern farm machinery has trans formed a world of scarcity into on< of plenty. Msrgsrst Waller Charlat Hornaclar Margie Meier. 15, of Hillsboro, National 4 11 Ih olth winner, «1« able through a project in vision improvement to restore the sb lit in an almost useless eye. 1‘roper medical aid and correct lUlcl-i - in her homo neeonipllsh««! tilts. Her National 4 11 Club Congress trip award was provided by tho Kellogg Company. Chsilvr Huqhton Charles Hornecker. 16. of C ir- iw II im . National HI Farm Sat tv winner. Is a leafier of two safety prlro roses and dahlias. Iter all- chibs, which study nnd practice expense trip hward to Club Con safety on tho highways and tho Riess was provided by Mrs. safety measures necesonry in Charles It. Wah reen. Chester Hoghson. Albany. Ns handling Tartu machinery. His $200 college scholarship was pro th nal 4-H Meat Animal winner, has n herd of loo owes and this vided by General Motors. Joanne Perry. 16, of Portland, year fed nnd marketed 127 swine National 4-H Clothing winner, has Ho also raised two beef calves made or remodeled til garments limi produced the fe. «I needed and has learned the proper colon for his livestock on tho home and styles to complement her fair farm. Chester’s IWO collego coloring. She gave tho top homo avholnrsliip was provided by Thus. economics demonstration nt tho E. Wilson. Margaret Walker, 16. of Crea- State Fair. Her WOO collego scholarship was provided by tho well. National 4-H Girls’ Record Spool Cotton Company, Educa winner, helped organise a now 4-H Club three years ago. Hoi tional Bureau. • Charlotte Smudla. ¡6. of Port group helped In community Im land. National 4-H Homo Grounds provement drives ami did much Beautification winner. Is a city to encourage better living through dwelling 4 H’er and in her live better farm and home practices years as a member has conocn- Margaret’s $300 college scholar tratitd on home beautification, be ship was provided by Montgom coming proficient as a grower of ery Ward. All these national 4-H awards programs, which wore conducted under the supervision of tho Extension Service, are being continued in 1949. Brown Rot Again Team Work Will Help on Northwest Threat to Fruit Many of the news articles and Lands in Oregon I much of th«' talk about the Pa- I cific Northwest power shortag«' Sanitation methods now and have been confusing. Profile say. thorough spraying in the spring "there has been an unusual are recommended to Oregon ; amount of rainfall. There is plenty growers of stone fruit to avert .if water in all the rivers. Why. then, should there be a ¡siwer what appears to tie a serious I shortage?” season of brown rot in the making, There are two types ot hydro- announces A. P. Steenland. as j electric power shortage caused by sistant plant pathologist of the i totally different conditions, one OSC experiment station. type of shortage is causiM by n Last year was an exceptionally i lack of water to turn the gener 'tad year for brown rot in western ators. Certainly, there is no such Oregon and in many parts cast ' lack at present. This condition of the Cascades where the disease could «x'cur only when water in >n prunes, peaches, cherries an«l 1 the rivers is nt a much lower ipricots had not previously been •Hage. Th«' other typ«' of shortage erious. Steenland has found that I is caused by not having c nough ■pore masses are already forming i dams and generators to w the n some orchards ready to cause I available water and this Is the erious blossom blight ..nytiiw con«lition our region of the North ‘emperature and moisture condi- west is facing today. It affects 'Jons are favorable. >nly the hours of "peak" power Two kinds of brown rot arc demand when the installed ma prevalent in Oregon, Steenland ex chine capacity is too little to sup plains. The American type pro- ply the requirements. luces spores only from old mum- The daily “peak" is from 11:00 nied fruits from the previous a.tn. until 12:00 noon, and th«' -eason, while the European type ix'riod from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. produces spore masses also in dead Housewives are using electricity twigs and leaves. Peach leaves af • for cooking during these hours fected by the serious infection of and electric water heaters nrc leaf curl last year made a particu usually in operation. The lights larly favorable medium in which are on in homes anil downtown. the fungus grew aryl is now over Normally, most of th«' Industri«'« wintering. .are still operating nnd all of these Sanitation methods now include added together cause the so-called removal of all mummies and dead i “fieak” [xriod. twigs from trees *and burning The annual peak, or the great these. Whether it will pay also to est for the year occurs during De gather up mummies under trees cember an«l January when days lepends on the individual situa tion, Steenland advises. Usually aré short, dark and cold and the the fallen mummies are handled by early discing in the spring be fore blossom buds start to open. This may mean sacrificing Home cover crop growth, but the threat of brown rot is so serious that this may be the price of having a crop at all, he points out. No sprays have been developed to prevent spore production during the dormant season, though rc- tearch on this possibility is being carried on. Blossom sprays are of several types, but Steenland re- ■ommends that at least the first ‘popcorn stage” spray be with a tew phenyl mercury compound told as puratized agricultural tpray. This is a spore oradlcator as well as a preventative of in fection. Other sprays arc Phygon, Z<rlatc or Fermatc and th< former standby, sulfur. ONLY ONCI IN $00,000 TIMM doea • row «Ira their rarity doe.nl afTect their Nor does their mother. May. a l «evin ----- -- y _ bv fame. She b owned by Carl Campbell, Bulfler, 1 «. Cottage Grove Credit Service Collection Specialists Room 1, Stewart Bldg. 731 Main St. Phone 533 22 Up DO FILM? CHECK OVER THIS LIST Packs: Rolls: ( ) 51« Verichrome ( ) 122 xx Pan ( ) 516 Verichrome ( ) 118 xx Pan ( ) 520 Verichrome ( ) 130 Verichrome ( ) 101 Verichrome ( ) 520 ( ) 104 Verichrome ( ) 103 Verichrome ( ) 828 xx Pan XX Pan. 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If th«' Pacific Northweat sliould the power needs of Industry dur have a poor water year, there ing the daily |>cak |M>riod*. This reduct Ion ha« not been would be '»n extreme power ahort- enough. So. the jxiwcr producers age. not only during th« daily of the Northwest are now np|«ca1- penk period of winter month», hut ing to the public for voluntary throughout the entire day and for curtailment of electric power us many month». If such n calamity should befall age during the daily |>enk jierlod» Some further queationa are nat th«' Pacific Northwest, govern urally advanced by everyone. Why mental agendea a n d regulatory haven't enough dam« been built authorities probably wouhl liavr and <’n«>ugh generatora Insialh'd? . to deer«’ drastic retrenchment The answers are that 6 or 8 ami force curtailment. Everyone years are required, normally, to build a large dam. nnd 2% Io 3 would suffer years for th«' manufacturer to build a large generator. The na tion waa nt war until late 1945 nnd no on«' lh«'n ilid foresee a post-war demand for electric en ergy of the proportions now re- qulrvd. Some dam« are being built. Ad ditional gcncratoni are under «in struction for installation nt Grand Coulee. The bc«t. however, that can lie expected during the next by GENE WARE three or four years Is that in creased p «i w e r product ion may This is the time of the year keep abreast with the increasing demand, though* this is “hopeful when we look back over 1948 to pick the "Woman of the Year.” Unlike the experts, we find tlw job nn easy hw We always come up with the sanw "It1» funny. A woman will «ay candidate . . . Mom! The aver olu-'a shopping when »I m - haan’t age Mother never geta her pic (■ought a thing.” ture in the paper, ami the apo*- light of fame aerm» to always “Yew, »ml a man will nay be’» flvhliig when hr hnon't «aught |inss her by. 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