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1889 • 1949
VOLUME UX
ayrrAUE grove . lane county , oregon .
o
Marathon Session of Leg Mature
Ends Saturday After Passing 500 Bills
T hursday , april ,
21, 1949
NUMBER 37
Ten Cent» Per Copy
High School Band Steps Out in New Uniforms
Dirt to Start Moving on Dorena Dam
June 15; Crew Overhauling Equipment
Tln*d anti weary legixlator*
A large crew of mechanics has
wen- hack horn«’ Monday after 97
reported
to the Dorena Construc-
day* of hectic arguing an»l dclMt-
tion Co., and will be busy for
Ing. The session finally ended at
9 117 pin. Saturday after more
several weeks overhauling equip
I han 5(M) new laws were (Hit on
ment to be used in moving dirt at
the Isxiks
the Dorena dam this summer. The
Il lusted two w»-eks longer than
construct ton company will have
the r«*cord 1947 scxMlon The law
available for use about doable the
maker* worked almosl half the
Al II *|X*cllll HOKNlon of the city
The American Legion is pre equipment used in moving dirt last
M*»*ion without any (uiy. since council helil last night four or
senting "Laff It Off' tonight and
their $8 dally (wiy criils on the
Friday night with a cast of nearly year and have recently received
five inqiortanl matter* were con
5Oth day,
100 local people under the per- | ten .¿w thirteen yard Euclids sup-
The session ended without th»* sidered, A D. Harvey and asso-
sonal direction of Mary Ann Eph- ' plimenting the equipment already
usual IxilKterousn»*«» anil celebra
(»resented pinn» for drawing
land. This is a comedy impersona- I on the ground.
thin*. The lawmaker* were I chi up (x-rmunent plans for the con
If the weather man is kind,
tion of big time newspaper Colum- I
tln-d for »uch thing*
nists and headliners in the high ! work of moving the dirt will start
struction of a sewerage dlK|M>*al
During (he ln»t three hour*. plant and his plnns were taken
school auditorium, with the pro about June 15 according to the U.
both HoUM'N wen* in rec«*«« most under advisamnet.
ceeds going to the American Le-, S. Engineer's office at Dorena and
of th»* time trying to agree on
gion Child Welfare fund. The ] might be a few days sooner if the
lour firms submitted bids on
I m > w much district attorneys
show is expected to play to ca- • weather is favorable. Preliminary
should have their salaries niUcil the purchase of n new |»oUce enr
parity houses both nights. Each to th«» operation, the Row River
They finally agreed on average Bid* wen* submitted by Gil liens
scene in the show represents some ‘ will be diverted thru the new
Motors, Hansen Brothers, Met 'oy
channel started in 1946. About
$700 annual raise*.
section of the daily n»>wspaper.
Motors and T. E West of Mo-
forty per cent of the earthen dam
A
typical
American
couple,
Mr.
j
The Senate Saturday night :
< iregon. a|»J<4n" d Mayor
killed a House piu»«*d bill to allow hawk,
i.-,'D^man
and Mrs. John Q. Public, will be was completed last year, leaving
a com- i
Seti «Ita»
Saw
played by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tel sixty per cent to be finished this
riga ret uluJnalMlor.
wholesaler* and joblter*
to I mit tee of three to consider tlx*
ford, as they furnish the continu-1 year, if the weather is favorable.
fix retail price*
on
rigarci*
and
„„
bid* and report at the next coun-
ity of the show by introducing I About 2,000,000 cubic yards of dirt
other obacco. Fhe puiyoae was to H ,IW,(nB Th<< <X)Unc,|
remains to be moved into the
each scene.
prohibit chain store* from taking , „
rt fr|„n ,h|. |ltonn,nK C(,m.
Specially costumed
newsboy earthen dam. The concrete work
I omw * on dgan-ts
mission, mon I ng certain prop
chorus girls will start the show on the dam was finished last year
A Inst «lay casualty was the 2- erties on the west half bkx-k of
off
with their "Extra - Paper” with the exception of one block,
cent dgaret tax, the prix***«!« of Sixth street, running from the
number. Girls in this number in left low to provide a spillway. Ap
which would have been use»I to south side of Adams Avenue tn
clude Mae Malcolm. Jean Rickard. proximately 4,000 yards of con
finance a K^year building pro the north side of Madison and
Pat Coates. Dolores Van Matre, crete will finish this work and
gram for higher education and wi<-*t along highway 99 to t h c
Sally
Sutton and Dora Bradley. will employ a small crew of men.
«tate Institution*.
north side of Quincy avenue from
About 300 men will be employed
(Continued on page 3)
The Senate completed legisla light commercial to commercial.
at the Dorena dam during the
tivc action on a bill to let housing The planning commission alio re
coming summer as compared with
a ut bori tiri In Eugene and Port- quested an amendment to the
over 600 last year. The large num
land get federal money for »Ium building code to provide off it reet
ber of men last year on the pro
(larking «pace when building pcr-
clearance projects.
ject were employed as dirt movers
In order to make sure that the ,ntl" «»* **»ued The council will
and on the concrete.
1951 ^»ion won't last »o long, «’“dy ’*»*• request further. The
The U. S. Engineer’s office at
th»* Senate approve»). House reso-1 n»nmisshm al»o clt»*d an infrac-
Dorena said if the normal 100
lutiona to create Interim commit-1 "o*1
building code on the
working days would be available
—Tkau (Irk Stada
t»**» Io give thorough stud!«» to highway near U>rd avenue, stat-
this summer, the project would be
,
MAX HIRD KELLS HOME
Here is the high school band
propoN*) reorganization of thcHn$ '^at the auto court was not
completed in 1949, otherwise it
The sale of the Max Bird resi-
legislature nnd the stale govern- conforming . to the twenty-foot
would run over into 1950. Last
as the band appeared the first
■ dence on South Sixth street, was
year the Dorena Construction Co.,
mrnt
»ctback
time dolled up in the new band
CtNSMtoMtotad this week with Mr.
was able to move dirt only 70
The Senate approved a House
I” ■
•<’
council. R. D
Thc William» Motors, local dis- and Mra. P. B. Webb as pur
Burial was held here today. uniforms. The uniform fund drive
days.
: \ '
hill giving 10 to 13 per cent m I- I Northcutt offered to »ell his water
|
April
21,
at
3:30
for
George
John-
tribut or for the Pontiac car, has chaser«. Mr. and Mrs. Webb and
spearheaded by the Cottage Grove
ary increases to all stale official» . Hnc supplying twenty-four hom»**
1
»on.
a
former
resident,
at
the
Odd
except the governor, who get»! °n Sweet Lane for th«* »urn of been sold to Ray Albee of Eugene, their three children moved here Fellows cemetery with the Rev. Lions is another successful proj
*1UUM> a year (Uus a AL2UU an- W4HML The ntattgr wu turn«! , it was kuru*»»I Iwre yesterday. The from St. H»*lcns and arc ixpv D. Hugh Peniaton offietMinc ect completed without cost to the
taxpayers.
tn
nun I tax-free rx|*nse account
I ®"r lo the water committee for sale was effective April 12th. It dr»mlci)<*d In their new home.
Mr. Webb recently purchased Mills Mortuary was in charge of
The band will journey to Albany
The Senate completed legisln further study.
¡was understood tnat Mr. William» the Grove Hardware »tore from arrangements. Funeral sen-ices Saturday where the organization
five aclton on the big public wel-1 The fire committee recommend-
, planned to acquire another Pon- ; John Long and has taken over were held in Portland at the Little will participate in the district
fare program It sent to the Gov- .-d tn the council that the council
I tiac agency. Associated with Mr. ] »dive management of the store. Chapel of the Chimes t»xiay.
music contest. Elwood Rickman,
ernor the hill to lot the Public: employ another paid fireman.
Mr. Johnson passed away in director «pressed a hope that the
Welfare Commi**k>n bring suit* I TTtis whs on r<*commendaUon of j All»»** will lx* his son, John Altx*e. j
Portlanti Tuesday. April 19. He band might be able to go to the
to force children, when they are [
Douglas, fire chief, and would who has already moved. The elder NOTH E
was born April 11, 1888. He was state music contest at Klamath
Having sold my hom»’ at 1112
Permits were issued for $86,-
financially able, to support their give the city thn** paid firemen Mr. Alls** will move down as soon
the son of the late General John
330 00 for new building and re
aged parent*, rather than forcing
The committee appointed to “» living quarter» can be obtained South Sixth Street I will be to- son. For the past 35 years he had Falls May 13 and 14. Other future
events in which the bar#! will par
cated in temporär)' quarters for
pairs for the first six weeks after
them on the old age fx*n»ion roll*. study salaries of city employes
In n statement to the Sentinel
resided in Portland.
ticipate include the Memorial day
March 1st, building permits at the
The Senate al*o »(»proved the recommended that the city place ‘ yesterday, Mr. Alla*»* »aid he had the next several weeks. Any vet
Survivors
include
his
wife.
Bes
graduation
ceremonies
recorder's office in the city hall
House bill appropriating $55,000,- one more laborer on a monthly ] paks»*d thru Cottage Grove n num- erans needing hospitalization or' sie; four children in Portland; parade,
and
possibly
the
Rose
Festival
at
disclose. New business buildings
000 for public welfarc for the two- Kalary rather than on an hourly lx*r of times, had always likid the assistance will please contact mother. Elizabeth Johnson, Co
with an addition to the new grade
year pertod beginning July 1. That basis. The laborer» are to work community and decided to locate Vinal Randall Jr. or Roy O. Sher burg; sister, Birdie McKibbon, Portland. The organization hopes
to continue during the summer
school on South 10th street ac
I* $10,000,(XM) more than for (he 51* day* per Week except in here. See his anouncement appear man. MAX BIRD,
Coburg;
and
brother,
Foya
John
months thru the recreational pe
Veterans Service Officer.
count for a new high total in the
current biennium.
ing in this issue.
emergenck**.
son of Cottage Grove.
riod.
The
plan
would
provide
for
32-ltpi
construction of business buildings.
It Incluilcs $28.500,000 for old
a beginners class for new stu
New business buildings total $63,-
ngc pensions, or $3.500.000 mon*
dents, an intermediate group and
500 with $40,000 for an addition
than for thi* biennium.
John
Sandmeyer.
state
presi
an advanced performing group.
The Senate passed a House I
dent of the Oregon State Junior the new grade school. Permits
Students of all ages would be
measure providing for a constitu
Chamber of Commerce, will be have been issued for the construc
includ«?d.
tional amendment to let the state
guest at a special banquet Thurs tion of two new business buildings
Shown in the picture: Front or day night, April 28. Larry Kent, which have not been started, a
lx»nd up to 4 per cent of its valua
bottom row, left to right; Elwood local Jaycee president, announced $6,000 concrete block building for
tion to finance veterans' farm and
Rickman, director; Joe Ann Par today.
Vinal T. Randall on South Sixth
home loans. The limit now is 3 ■
rish, Bill Weir. June Oleson. Bar
per cent.
Sandmeyer. a Klamath Fall* in near Jefferson street, and a new
bara Gleason, Mary Louise Sugg, surance man, is serving his second concrete block building on Gibbs
The same measure would give
Bob Hunter, Kenneth Bush.
this loan privilege to any veteran
year as a state officer having neary 9th street to cost $10,000
who ha* lived in On-gon two
Second row: Lorena Westmore served last year as national direc issued in the name of- Wallace
year*, it now lx*ing confined to
land. Ignore Porter. Elaine Rad tor. He is past president of the Carpenter to be occupied as a
veteran* who lived in Oregon lie-
way. Bob Kelly. Richard Lewis. Klamath County Jaycees and was restaurant. The building of Maul-
ton- World War II.
Dean Caldwell. Dale East burn. awarded the Distinguished Service ding Motors on Gibbs neiir Tenth
The Senate voted 19 to 8 for ।
Charles Miller, Della Jean Condra. Award in Klamath Falls for 1944. street is under construction.
Permits for new dwellings have
the House-approved bill appro
There are 31 Jaycee organiza
Third row: Bill Palmer, Naomi
priating $948.(XX) to ofierate Ore
Hixon. Don Kyle, Bill Martin. Bill tions in Oregon with a member been issued to A. L. Woodard on
South 12th near Quincy for $3,000.
gon t«*chnlcal institute at Klam
Sites, Wilbur Dodge, Champ Hus ship of approximately 2500.
ath Falls for the two year* begin
All members of the local Jay A $3.000 dwelling is under con
ted, Charlotte Alldridge.
struction for C. J. Cox on South
ning next July 1.
Fourth row; Larry Safley, Bob cee* are urgently requested to at Third rjreet. A permit has been
tend
this
banquet
at
7
p.m.
at
the
Sedergren, Virginia Daley, Larry
issued George Mendell for a new
Wolfard, John Bash, William Hud Rainbow Cafe. A class of about residence on Ash to cost $1,500
40 new members will receive their
son. Kieth Pitcher.
and to James Fisher, 1141 Lord
obligations at this time.
Fifth row: Willa Durflinger.
avenue, to cost $6,000 Three new
Sherman Spring. Dave Cantwell,
garages constructed during the
Eunice Chapman, Phyllis Garman.
period cost $2,700 and fourteen
Dee Anderson.
Business men are plugin'll with
repair jobs cost an estimated
an Increasing number of chiseler*
$6,030.00.
.
Sixth row; Ray Chapman, Beth
and many have found that charity,
Peacock. Elmore Roby, Harley
doe* not |»«y without investiga
Richmond, Doral Roby, Don Hol
The American Legion Junior MIS8 BAGLEY HJ47ED
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,
tion. L. A. Chezem, operator of
brook, Emery Go«xiridge.
baseball team, sponsored by the
the Chezem Saw Shop, now be
Floyd Githens Motors will start Eugene, April 16 (Special)—Betty
lieves ho was too kind last week
the season this year May 29th and Bagley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
when approached hy a man giving :
will play on the high school field, O. M. Bagley, 459 Second street,
his name ns Claude White. The]
V. B. Hoyer, American Legion Cottage Grove, was recently elect
stranger put a hard luck story up
chairman of the team announced ed first vice-president of the Uni
to Chezem and sold him sight un
on his return from Corvallis Mon- ! versity of Oregon Pi chapter of
seen an equity in a power saw.
day. Hoyer with Roger Peterson, t Phi Beta, women's national pro
Deposits of $6.371,099.19 and member of the high school faculty ; fessional music and speech fra
White first refused $10.(10 and
loans and discounts of $844,194.58 who will coach the team, attended ; ternity.
came buck Inter to rejxirt thnt he
are reported by the First National a district meeting at Corvallis
Miss Bagley is a sophomore
must have $15.00, giving a vacant
Bank of Cottage Grove, Oregon Monday.
major in music.
street address. When Chezem told
according to H. E. Eakin, vice
his story to officer* It was found
Nine teams will be included in I
president and cashier. Total re the district, Albany, Cottage
thnt he pulleil the same stunt In
sources for the same date were Grove, Eugene, Toledo, Siletz,
Cnlifornln nnd Inter Investigation1
$6,871.297.21.
reveal* thnt two Springfield resi
Springfield. Sweet Home, Corval
dents were victim* of the soft
The figures were compiled in lis and Lebanon. The teams will
touch, but they did not operate a
accordance with the April 11 call compete in 16 games with the
saw shop. Other* who may In1 con-
by the comptroller of the cur final game scheduled for July.
t acted by this man are urged to
rency. At the same time totals for Games here will be during day
Pictliml shove In the architect’« drawing of the new London grade Rchool, Const ruction whs started the first of the week after the the First National Bank of Port light hours since the high school
get in touch with Mr. Chezem.
board of education awarded bld* on the hulkllng to the lowest bidder, Alan A. Siewert of Salem. The new structure will contain four class land. head office and 45 branches field is not equipped with lights.
phone 739-J or see him at 849
of the Completion
IVOtn*. The hnalc low bid submlttr*) was $52,161.00. Second low bld was submitted hy C. M. Corcum Co., of Portland for $54,779.00. Third were: Total resources. $507,365,-
North Lane Street.
of Our New, Modern
low bld was by Industrial Hulkllng Co., of Eugene for $54,800 nnd fourth hh! was by H. I- Shields nnd Sons, Eugene for $60,983.00. Oregon 745.70; deposits. $469,082,363 09; ORVILLE CHATT APPOINTED ,
Show Room.
E. C. Sammons, state advisory
IF YOU FELT THE EARTH JAR fir will be the basic material used in the construction of the building. The low bid was within Wilmsen A Endicott, Eugene architects' estimate loans and discounts, $162,580,882.-
chairman
of
the
Savings
Bond
di
63.
Totals
for
the
First
National
If you felt the earthquake here
nnd the school district’s budget. The cost per square foot of the hulhllng will run $7.70. According to the contract signed by the board, the
group, including all branches and vision of the treasury, today an
on April 12 at 11:58 A M. please
school building will he ready for use hy September I, 1949.
the 15 affiliated hanks were: Total nounced the resignation of Blair
leave your name at the post of
The
present
buildings
will
be
raeetl
with
the
exception
of
the
school
gymnasium,
which
will
be
reserved
for
future
use.
Four
classrooms
resources, $610,859,522.00; depos T. Aiderman as county chairman
fice or the Sentinel office. All in
2 Mi. So. Whwny 99
are to I m » built, with toilet facilities and a boiler room. Classrooms will be 3? by 29 feet, and bilaterally lighted. Exterior will be fir board its, $564,620,915.46; loans and dis for Lane county and the appoint
formation on the quake is being
Phone 328-
and
batten,
stained
natural,
and
floor»
will
be
concrete
slab.
All
sash
for
window»
will
be
metal.
ment in his place of Orville Chatt.
counts, $186,482,892.69.
collected at Oregon State College.
Special Session
Of City Council
Held April 20th
American Legion
To Present ‘Laff It
Off April 21-22
Stole Jaycee Pres.
To Speak at
Membership Meet
Pontiac Agency
Sold to R. Albee
Former Resident
Dies in Portland
BeiMieg Pentito
Reach New High,
$86,330,6 Weeks
Construction Started on London Grade School
Chiseler Fakes Sob
Story; Collects
S15 From Chezem
Junior Baseball
League Will Get
Underway May 29
Deposits of First
National Bank
Total $6,371,099
WATCH
for
Announcement
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Carpenter Shop
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