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COTIAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949
NUMBER 29
Eleven Fire Depots Dr. Morgan Odell Leon VanNortwick
Have Signed Pads Luncheon Speaker Wins Homestead
For Mutual Aid
In Vet Drawing
Line of Dimes
Day Saturday
February 26th
First Get-Together
Banquet Tuesday
Held for Chamber
Maynard Wilson, chairman of
the March of Dimes campaign for
Leon VanNortwick. World War
this area, announctxi Tuesday that
11 veteran wax seventh among the
The first annual get-together
decision had been reached to stage
86 winners of Irrigated farms in
the “Mile of Dimes, or Dime on ban«|uet sponsored by the Chamber
t
the Tulelake, California, area it
the Line Campaign" here Saturday of Commerce was attended by
was announced yesterday. The
the 26th. The campaign is being some forty-six members and
ri
drawing conducted by th«« Bureau
sponsored by the Junior Chamber guests. The banquet was served at
of Reclamation was for 86 home
of Commerce. Assisting will be Del’s Steak House.
steads in the rich Klamath basin
?
several girls from a Girl Scout
George Drury, president an
section. The fuims, valued at
.4
troop.
nounced that there were fifty-six
$8.000 to $15,000 each contain 65
The severe cold had been a con paid up members at the present
Io 120 acres. It was umiershxxl.
siderable handicap in finishing the time and 100 members had tx»en
'Die Jar from which the 86 winners
campaign promptly. Despite this, pledged. There are 350 individuals
were drawn contained 4913 pellets,
however, the respons«? has be««n and business firms here eligible to
containing the numbers of that
many veterans, who qualified for
C good up to «late, but the quota for become members of the organiza
the area cannot be finished with tion and out of the 350, the local
the drawing. Two alternates will
out an extra effort.
Chamber of Commerce hopes to
lx« drawn for each of the original
The "Line of Dimes" will be secure at least 200.
winners for use In case of dis
staged in the same place as last
qualifications of the applicant in
Sign posts with a list of civic
year, between 6th and 7th street. organization will soon be ready to
tlie close examinations which will
follow th«« drawing.
be erected at the north and south
entrances of town along highway
VanNortwick wax pretty much
MS *
« m
A.
A.
99. Three organizations have ex
walking in the air when the news
of hix winning was announct-d over
pressed a desire to be listed on the
th«« radio y««stcrday. He would
sign posts to be erected. These
Mealed (left to rlgkt)t Albert Martin, Margin Bdmffer, Don Eaxtburn, Rob Cook, ( apt. Harlan
make mi comment until the details i
are the Chamber of Commerce,
of th«« drawings were received Mickey, lotrry tmlTMin. Ronald ( hajMiian. Standing: Bob Gaaper, Vermin C«x»p, Larry Wolfard, B»-n
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hilllkrr, Abe ('nine, Couch Hob Duaenberry.
here.
and the Lions club. Other civic
The finit »even winners listisi
organizations are invited to have
are:
their names listed. Harvey Kelly
For the third consecutive year of the Kelly Market has been the
I Vaclav Jacob Bursik, Mel-
rose --------
Route , Roseburg, Orc.
there was an increase in the num instigator of the movement. He
2 Maurice Claude Barcus,
ber of visitors to Fern Ridge and will be assisted by Geo. Macready,
Cottage Gr«we dams, the «wily two Virgil Lomax and Chas. Bozell in
Fresno. Calif.
completed units of the Willamette the erection of the signs.
3 William Polk Burgess, Klam
Valley fltxxi control project. Col.
ath Falls, Ore.
Miss Louise Walther gave four
O. E. Walsh, Portland district acrordion selections and an encore
4 (’ari Fredrick Edborg, Port
land, Orc.
engineer, has announced.
as a feature of the program.
Probably the most successful
At Fern Ridge on the Long Tom
5 Charles Leroy Mullins, In«le-
Warren Edwards, mayor was
basketball season yet for the Cot river 120,387 persons visited the
pendence, M«>.
guest speaker of the evening and
tage
Grove
Union
High
Lions
is
dam in 1948 as compared with
6—Carl Gordon Voorhees, Tu
drawing to a close with only one 114.223 in 1947. A total of 65.226 gave an address on "C«x>peration",
lare. Calif.
more week of action slated. Play visited the corps of engineers-built listing the various civic organiza
7 lx«on B VanNortwick, Cot-
tions of the community. "What
ing to capacity crowds at home
tage Grove, Ore.
project at Cottage Grove on the
the Lions have come up with some Coast Fork of the Willamette helps one. helps everyone,” was
Mrs. Elizabeth Bullington has
thrilling games. The only defeat river. In 1947 there were 49,164 the theme of the speaker's address.
lx«en nam««d as the new health
Listed among the civic clubs and
tacked onto the )<x:als at home
nurse for the South Lane County
visitors to Cottage Grove dam.
organizations were: The Chamber
was last week's 42-36 loss to the
Health asMX'iation. Dr. Triolo,
At Fem Ridge the number of of Commerce, the Junior Chamber
Junction City Tigers. A record of
Ij«ne rounty health officer an-
hunters, general visitors and autos of Commerce, now in 44 nations;
Everyone Interested in scouting
16 wins against five losses has
increased in 1948 over 1947, but the Rod and Gun club, the Boys
is invit<«d to the Scout dinner nounced here Friday. The appoint
been
compikxi
against
high
sch«x)i
ment of Mrs. Bullington was etfec-
there were fewer bathers, fisher and Girl Scouts, the veterans
Saturday night at 6:30 in the
opponents.
The
U.
of
O.
and
men and the number of boats
IOOF hall. The original twenty- tiv«« February 15.
organizations, the Lions club, the
S. O. C. E. frosh have also copped
Mrs. Bullington is probably as
used on the huge lake created by B. & P. W. club, the Cottage Grove
first birthday dinner ha«l to be
games
from
thv
locals.
well
or
better
«juaNfied
as
nAy
<
»■»A«'
the dam structure. Cottage Grove
^nridgc tSee announcement of the
postponed ix'catue of weather con
Leading the local quintet and "dam sWowed increase in al! cate Riding club, the Laymen's League,
nurse yet to serve the kx-al area.
move appearing elsewhere In thia
ditions. so Will be held at this
the Parent-Teachers association.
the district in scoring has been gories exrcpt boat usage.
She r««ceiw<i a DS «iegree in nurs
issu«« I The new home of this con
tin)c. Each family is ask««d to bring
The schools are not listed as civic
the
only
junior.
Bob
Cook.
The
ing
from
th««
Oregon
schtxil
of
Fishing
at
Fem
Ridge
was
gen
cern is n one story concrete Ixiild-
Two juveniles were nr rented last a hot dish and either a cake or
six-foot two-inch center has been erally gtxxi throughout the year organization, but they play an im-
-ri z'« i o__ - ..in
i , 1 nursing an«l t«x»k her preliminary
ing; built with th«« plan of cvcnt- week on a scries of theft chatgcs ..i_a
salad. The Giri Scouts wil assist i
,,er« cu u .
. «■ .
a consistent scorer and a top back- with gtxxi catches of trout, blue portant part in the life of the
,,.
......
work
at
OS(
.
She
has
a
certificate
unity adding a ««cond story and by th«« city police. They were ar- the Mothers club with pouring ,
,
board man. This is C«x>k's second gill, crappies, catfish and bull frog community and present many
,n public health nursing and t«x>k
adding the twick |»rt of the first raigm-d before the county circuit and other arrangements.
1
problems. The speaker quoted
year
as a starter after a year of taken in season.
general
nursing
in
the
Multnomah
story.
A court of Honor will lie held
«xxirt on the 17th un«! sentenced
Elmer Fleming, Jefferson school
"B"
squad
experience.
Harlan
county
hospital,
the
Eastern
Ore-
Trout fishing was fair at Cot
The new structure will tn» vis- on th«« 18th. A Saginaw youth was following the dinner, anil a pro
Mickey at forward has been out tage Grove dam, but catfishing superintendent as saying that
ible from th«« eastern part of Main charged with petty larceny, in gram will be presented by the ; gon TB hospital and the Mult-
there are 120 to 125 new pupils
standing
on
defense
and
on
ball
gtxxi. Hunting was generally good
street ns soon as the old Mctho- volving mostly th«« theft of 150 Statuts. Toastmaster will he Rod- , nomah county health department.
handling. This is Mickey's third throughout the season with game entering the sch«x>ls here each year
dixt church building is removed. gallons of gasoline, also 55 gallons ney Safley, nnd guest sjx'nkcr of j
year as a starter after one year as bags as follows: duck 302, geese and these pupils have to be cared
It is the plan of the management of diesel oil and drum an«i jerry
a
frosh reserve. Don Eastbum at 135, China pheasant 75, mountain for.
to landxca|x< th«« grounds and add can H«« was given a thirty day EdwXs'n‘i wUI
the
other forward spot has blos- quail 65, deer 75, bear 14, wildcats.
flowers and shrubs. In his an jail sentence on this charge.
This meeting will familiarize you
somed out as another of the dis 119, coyotes 7 and cougar 31.
nouncement Nelson says that it Is
An older youth, a resident of with the achievements of the
tin«
trict's leading scorers. Don spent
Visitor and usage totals for the
the belief of the management that Cottage Grove, was involved in Scouts and show
you what a
University of Oregon, Eugene, one year as a frosh reserve, lost Cottage Grove Lake, years 1945
the logical direction to expand th«« th«« theft of the di««scl oil nnd great job they are doing. It is a
his sophomore year when he
.
.
The
Illi MT
Lee I^UIIIIKI
Lumber k Co.
<1. ill
at Walden
WillWTI
busin««** district in Cottage Grove drum am! jerry can and w'as given . fast . growing
organization and one took advanta
of thv
Bpel| February 21 (Special)— Dr. Ken- transferred to Eugene, then let- and 1948 are as follows:
Is to the west, which If don«« would a ten day svnlencc in the county worthy of the interest of the
j neth S. Latcurette, oriental his-
1948
1945
tered last year as
varsity
to install new equipment which,
carry out th«« Idea of th«« founders jail.
3.408 14.422
Bathers
|H««>ple of th«« community.
hns btxisted the daily output of , torian. has been nam«xi this years reserve.
(Th«« idca Is nil right, just so wc
2,010
2.181
Remember the Scouts an« ,n ithc mill 5.000 feet. Th«« capacity Condon lecturer by the University
Topping the list of exciting Fishermen
don't have an cast and a west
1.118
203
viting everyone interested. -"Pl ’“|8* of th«« mill has tx«cn increased j of Oregon lecture committee. Dr. games were the dual wins over Hunters
BKOTIIEKIKMII) WEEK
IMI n ns was cxpcricnccd here
24,359 47,676
Behave."
FEHR I A RY 20 — 27
from 30.000 to 35,000 feet daily. Latourette will give a scries of Eugene, one a 28-27 overtime vic General Visitors
A program of choral music will
some fifty or sixty years ago.)
8,358 14,860 be given by the Lewis and dark
¡The mill was down 61 days while ’hr«* lectures on the Eugene cam- tory. The split with Springfield, Autos
One innovation added by Nelson
1,119
I am gin«! to join in calling at MAJOR DITTERMAN RETURNS
562
Boat
usage
college choir, to be heard in con
i the machinery installation was pus, in Portland, and at Oregon coming from behind on the local
is that there probably will never tention to the nation-wide observ-
Major nnd Mrs Werner Ditter- underway. Equipment added in- State rollegc during March. The floor to win 23-20 and fighting up
cert at 1:15 at the Cottage Grove
lie any snow srcn on th«» front nn«e of Brothcrhixxl W««ck, Fell
man nnd two children have arrive«! eludes a new elrctric log dump, Condon )<«ctures were «established from behind a nine point fourth
high school Tuesday, March 1.
I aidcwalk of the new building 20 - 27. which is being sponsored
in 1944 upon the recommendation quarter deficit to tie and then lose
Singing with the group will be
I ■ectric wiring built Into the con- in Oregon by the regional office nt Oregon City from Germany, new trim saws an«! an «xiger.
where Major Dittemjan has been
employe«! at the of the late Dr. John C. Merriam as a long hope shot swished thru
Abigail Trask, Cottage Grove,
Ten men are employed
ctetc will prevent this.
of the National Conference of stationed for the past thre«« years. J Lee plant at the present time.
and named for the university’s for a 31-29 Miller win were thrill
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
(’hristinns and Jews, nnd by others Mrs .Ditterman is a granddaughter 1
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first professor of geology, Dr. ers. Another high point was the
Trask, 342 Quincy avenue.
POLICE ISSUE WARNING
interested in the principles ex of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. VanNortwick ' SINGS WITH GLEEMEN
Thomas Condon. The lectures deluge of points as the Lions
Long known for the quality of
TO BICYCLE OWNERS
emplified in the d««dlcation of the and a sister of Eugene R. Man«x«k
Burdick Trask, member of the
__ mark an attempt to acquaint the poured in 12 points in a minute
At a recent meeting the board its musical organizations, Lewis
(hief of Police Chester A. Nord- week.
After spending a thirty day leav«« Eugene Gleemen, sang with the layman with scientific research.
and a half to break open a tight of directors met with Henry Chris and Clark (formerly Albany col
strum is issuing the warning that
In tcxlay's world we n««ed to re visiting friends and relatives. ' group in the annual appearem-e of
game with the Uni Hi Tiders.
tensen and entered into a contract lege) is fast gaining recognition
After March 1, 1949 the police de mind ourselves that nil creeds ami Major Ditterman expt«cts to be! the organization before winter
Reserves for the starting five with Christensen Brothers to fur throughout the Northwest for its
Mrs. Elbert Smith of Salem is
partment will start picking up all oil races have a need to work to transferred to Georgia for further ( session of the Oregon Press ron-
visiting at the home of her sister, have included seniors: Ron Chap nish stock for the coming rodeo. music, both vocal and instru
unllcensc«l bicycles. A license will gether to solve th«« proMems thnt assignment.
I ferem-e in Eugene Friday .
man. Vernon Coop, Jerry Miller; The date of the rodeo was set for mental. The present choir was
Mrs. Dan Hamant.
have to tie Ixiught before the bi «•onfront us. We share a common
juniors: Bob Gasper. Abe Cruse, July 16 and 17. It has tx»en agreed organized only five years ago by
cycle can Is« redeemed.
destiny. We should share a com
Larry Wolfard, Albert Martin; that this show will be all pro Dr. John Stark Evans, who is head
Only 133 plates have been sold mon movement for world better
fessional with the exception of the of the department of music and
(Continu«xi to Sports Page)
to date. Then« are approximately ment and world hrotherhmxi.
formerly on the University of Ore
races and special events.
4(X) bicycles in town. The cost of
(Signed) Douglas McKay
gon music staff, and is singing
In
addition
to
the
regular
events
th«« license Is 25 cents.
Governor Douglas McKay
such as calf roping, bulldogging, its second season under the direc
bareback riding, saddle bronc rid tion of L Stanley Glarum.
ing and brahma bull riding a spe
The same group of singers sang
cial wild horse race is planned. several numbers before the nation
This will be of interest to many al assembly of the Presbyterian
Structural plans for the replare- especially those who have never Church in America in Seattle last
(Mrs. Esther Trunnell)
ment of the two highway bridges, st’en a wild horse saddled and rid May. This will be their first ex
A very interested group of 108
just north and south of town have den without first being placed in tended tour.
people responded to a call for a
been rompleted, R. H. Bal«iock. a chute. It is often impossible to
Soloists for the concert will be
discussion of th«« $20,(MM) promised
state highway engineer stated ride the horse over a given course
Iwind Tuesday evening. The nwt-
Friday in a letter to Floyd Githens, even though he is properly Marilyn Boyd, alto, Kelso, Wash,
Ing was opened by Chairman Por
and Howard Roth, tenor of Port
chairman of the civic committee. saddled.
Edmond (). Bushnell, n former ter and turned over for discussion.
land-members of the choir.
Mr. Githens wrote chairman Bal-
The riding club is in the prtxrss
resident, entered a plea of Inno- Ix«on Godard of the board fur
d«>ck
on
the
11th
asking
about
of
contacting
announcers
and
«•enc«« when arraigned in the nished figures showing various in
the two new bridges which were clowns in an attempt to secure
Dougins county circuit court nt comes and expenditures as well
promised several months ago.
the best available for this show.
Roseburg Friday before Judge as answered or had answer«'«!
The letter from the Oregon
A cross country race of about
Carl Wimberly. Bushnell is many questions of importance.
State Highway commission ron- 25 or 30 miles has been planned
charged with sh«xifing to death
An outstanding feature of the
Members of the Parent-Teacher
veys the information that the for April third. Anyone interested
William R. Smith on January meeting was that many people
structural plans for the bridges in entering this race should start Association will observe Founders
30th at th«« home of Bushnell's asked many questions rather than
have Nxm completed and that final getting his horse in condition so Day with a tea Monday afternoon
estranged wife, two miles east of a few poop!«« asked a few ques
plans
will be completed soon. Hope that no hardship will be encoun February 28, for 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.,
Myrtk» Creek.
tions. This indicates a healthy in
is expressed that the highway rom- tered by either the horse or the in the Jefferson sch«x>l cafeteria.
The trinl of Bushnell was set to terest In school affairs which
The University of Oregon con Inctist. All soloists will have band Adult admission is $1.00. and stu miMion can let th«» hid for the two rider. The rules of the race will be There will be music during the tea
begin on March 3rd nt Roseburg
makes for real progress.
dent admission is 50 cents. Ushers bridges at the first meeting after announced later by the committee hour. Mrs. George Macready Is
cert bund, under the direction of accompaniment.
The so-called $20,(MM) bond has
chairman, and will be assisted by
The
concert
is
being
sponsored
will
be member! of th«' club. Re February 28th. This would prob in charge.
CARI) SOCIAL AT ARMORY
been cut to $12,450 Considered Jolin Stehn, will present a concert by the local Business and Profes freshments will be served the band ably lie about the first of April
Mrs. Harold Axley and Mrs. Ralph
A
s«x«ial
evening
was
enjoy«?d
by
A card social was held at the necessary to finish the construc in th«« high school auditorium sional Women's club, and one-half members following th«« concert in and it usually takes about a month
club members an«! friends last Fri Saltsman. The executive commit
armory Friday night for members tion as started. To show the opin Monday, February 28, at 8:00 p.m. of the proceeds will go to the high
the high school cafeteria, with for the contractor to assemble the day, February 18, in the dining tee, Mrs. Ronald Gray, Mrs. Ralph
of the Cottage Grove Riding club, ion of the group a standing vote This 55-piece b a n <1 makes one school band for the purchasing of
necessary material and start con room of the armory. Various card Aubrey, Mrs. Richard Th wing.
Edna Burleson in charge.
their families and friends. The was taken which showed by a major concert tour each season new uniforms. Ruth Stewart Cald
struction.
games, ping pong and beano were Mrs. R. L. Settergren and Mrs.
This concert was originally
entertainment of the club spon heavy majority that they were not and is rated as the best on the well is general chairman, and tick
Both bridges over the Coast play««d. Refreshments consisted of Lloyd Griggs, will assist the
planned
for
an
earlier
date
but
sored the gathering and games fur in favor of voting mor«« bondit at coast.
ets are being handlt«d by Miss
Fork on the approaches to Cot pie, cake, c«x>kies, doughnuts, cof group.
nished by the members who at this time. This vote is of no legal
Soloists appearing on the pro« Lotti«« Lee Lamb. They may be was cancelled due to weather con tage Grove are too narrow to ac fee and punch. -
There will be a supervised nurs
tended. Refreshments were served value. The bonds, if voted on, will gram ar»« Barbara Detrich, so- purchased from any of the local ditions. A full auditorium is ex commodate the present traffic and
Next regular meeting of the ery in the school where ladies may
nt the close ofa very delightful be don«« In th«« usual way required prano; John Drysdale, violinist Iwind students or any of the Busi pected so tickets should be pur several wrecks have «xtcurred as
club will be held February 28 at leave their small children while
evening.
by law after 21 days notice.
and Shirley Gay Williams, clar- ness and Professional Women, j chased early.
result.
8:00 p.m. at the city hall.
attending the tea,
Eleven fire departments of the
I xum '-Ihiuglns areas have formed
a mutual aid part. Thv last of the
eleven fire signers to th«« pact was
complrled at Eugene Monday,
Wendell Wick, president of thv
• Lane county fire fighters tmsocla-
tlon announced at Eugene Tuesday
City officials of Cottage Grove
previously signed an agreement,
where assistance in fighting a fir««
» Is piedg««d If th«« assistanc«« is
r netsltsl Signing the pledge in addi
tion to Cottng«« Grove Included:
1 train. Creewell, Springfield. Eu-1
gene, Danebo, Irving. Santa Clara, I
Oakland and Junction City
The |xict means that if Cottage .
Grove sliould have a bad fire here, ;
fire fighting ««qiiipment could la«
obtained from any department : president M organ odkix
I >r. Morgan < Mell, president of
list«««! above. No financial aid Is j
Invol red in the plan.
Lewis an«l Clark «college, Portland.
C. V. Itouglas, fire chief in com- ; W'ill *|M«ak at a no-host luncheon
meriting on the mutual aid pact,
said U m « agreement was signed at the Presbyterian church, Tucs-
several weeks ago here. He said j day. March 1, at 11:45 a.m., pre-
further that a pump station would | c«««lmg
1
a concert by th«« college
h«« establi»hv«i on th«« Coast Fork , choir in the high school auditur-
somewhere near th«« West Main
ium at 1:15 p m.
street bridge, to augment the I
water sujrply if needed. The sta- i Occasion for th«« lunch««<>n will
lion will I m « built. In the spring p be an informal gatlaTing of former
according to present plans and will Alluni
,
y - Lewis and (lark xtudentx.
acconuxlut«« a l.OOu gallon per Iiarentx of present students and
minut«« |Himp Smaller stations
other friends of the college. Dr.
hnve lM*<<n ratabltehed aion« the
( M««H will discuss the college pro-
gram and outline future college
plans
Also «>n th«' program will lie Dr
John Stark Evans, director of
music at th«« college, who organized
thv choir in 1944 He will talk on
th«« rapid growth of the music
d<«|Mrtment, its progress and Its
several activities.
Ri-scna t ions may lie mad«
The Nelson Electric, operated through Mrs. W. H. Daugherty
under thv name of Radio Ray has phon«« 98. not later than Feb. 28.
moved to th«« new lociition across
the stni-t on South
River
jo.«
.b- m
.« s Road.
.„.qïw®.Ju*«n"«»
Radio Ray Has
This to Say,‘We
Have Moved’
V
b”
Visitors Increase
At Cottage Grove,
Fern Ridge Lakes
Win, Lose or Draw Our Money's Still
On Cottage Grove Lion Cagers
Mrs. Bullington
Dr. K. Latourette
Named South Lane Named Lecturer
Co. Health Nurse
Birthday Dinner
Will Honor Scouts
Are sentenced on
Series of Thefts
Mayor Warpcn'Lee Lumber Co
Adds Machinery
ßoosfs Output
Miss Abigail Trask
To Appear With
College Choir, 1st
Third Annual Rodeo
Set for July 16-17
The University of Oregon Concert Band Will Appear at
Local Union High School Auditorium Monday, February 28
Latham School Patrons Agree to Cut
Proposed Bond Issue to Finish Building
Plans for Hlway
Bridges on 99
Are Being Made
Edmond Bushnell
Enters Innocent
Plea at Roseburg
P-TA Will Observe
Founders Day
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