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The Weather (Courtesy ('ottuse drove Luke Weather Station) High l»W Pre. Muy 19 45 M Muy 20 65 .06 49 Muy 21 66 .15 50 Muy 22 76 50 27 Muy 23 74 .»J .01 Muy 2*1 46 70 <ottaae Sroue Sentinel Thornton Corners Bennett Creek k Harvey Rd. LATHAM VOLUME MX COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 26. 1949 Fair Dates Sept. 16 & 17 0. M. Patten to Manage 4-11 leaders met with the South Leno bull tsmrd Tuesday evening at the City hall and dis* I'Usaed pinna for the next South l«ane Fair which is achi-duled to I m - held in th«' Cottage Grove Armory next SeptetidM'r 16 and 17. Briefly buxines* transacted at the meeting Included: Decision to hold u two day fair and give one nildltional day tor the prepara tion of exhibits ami displays. The livestock rxhllkt» will lie held «^** day only. Saturday, Septiwlier 67 In the same place ax last year, or In the City purk, the exact details to lie announced later. The premium list will I m * the sum«' ns lust year anil will upfs'iir in this paper at a later date. O. M Patton of 1 j«tham was c^psen to I m * th«* Pair manager. The board will hold regular monthly in«*ctlnga until after the fair next fall. Dr. Hagen acted ax chairman and E. L (7ark as secretary. Other metniiers of th«* Eair Ixuinl present were (>. M Patton, Clau«l Ai ne and Ral|ih Allen. If th«* party who t«M>k the fair records from Dr. Hagens office door will pleas«* return them It will I m * greatly apprcclat«*<l ns they are of value to no otu* but th«* Eair iMiard. Better Une Road Convention May 28th at Eugene Th«* rrspons«* for better l-anc county ron«U has been veiy grati fying. Henry Kelly of Dorvna. chairman of Hie County Committer for Better Lane County Ronds said Monday Etna I plana are go ing forward for holding the county convention In th«* Veterans Mem orial building. Eugene. Saturday afternoon, starting at 1:00 pm. Kelly said that While it had not lH*en possible to extend «everyone a written Invitation, som«* 300 to 400 Invitations have ts*en sent out to the various organizations over the county and any citizen is welcome to attend the convention Three hundred or more representa tives an* expected to attend the convention. Orlando Hollis, «b*nn of th«* Uni versity Law school has a<*cept«*d the invitation to serve a«* chair man «if the business m*««.<Ti of the convention, according to Mr Kelly. Tin* guest X|M*akcr for the event will I m * cither, W. C. Williams or John Catrall of th«* stat«* highway department. Either Walter Holl and or !x*c Raixh. members of the county court will discuss the county's part in toad building at the convention and P. M Morse, county surveyor will x|M*ak briefly. At the last meeting held nt Row River on the 18th, it was announc ed that tenatlve plans were in the making to hold a district road m«*eting at Cottag«* Grove follow ing th«* county convent km to dis cuss som«* of the local problems. Brisbane Electric Get-Acquainted Day Saturday 28th Along with announcement of ex pansion and Incorporation. Bris bane Electric, Inc., will hold a special “Get-Acquainted Day" Saturday, May 28, with a free gift for every woman coming to the store. Dick Ballantine, formerly of Redmond, who has purchased a half interest in th«* business from Lester Brisbane, will I m * there to meet his old and new friends In Lane county. Mrs. Robert Moody, well-known in Cottage Grove, who is the new IxMikkccper and sales woman, also will welcome visitors to the store, A numlM*r of interesting features arc planned for the Get-Ac«|uaint- ed day, Brisbane and Ballantine said, in extending an Invitation to all residents of this vicinity to drop in next Saturday. There will I m * many free gifts and special demonstrations of General Electric appliances. SCOUT COURT OF HONOR A Boy Scout court of honor will I m * held May 31, It was an nounced at the meeting of Troop 18 Monday evening. Troop 18 was fortunate in having Dr. Marvin Schaffner to visit the troop at this time and explain some of the fundamentals of first aid. Members of the London Eighth Grade Graduating Class C. G. Riding Club Adds Members, Tells Queen Entries The Cottage Grove Riding club held a bualncM m«*eting and |xit luck dinner Monday evening at the Huntington hall Zelma Edwards, Joan l«ong and Warren Edwanls were welcomed ns new members. Plana wore made to hold a ride Sunday. Anyone lnti*r<*»t«*«l in riding is usked to meet nt the John VonNortwick home in De light Valley at one o'clock Sunday. Y««u are to tiring your own lunch Arrang«*mcntx wen* made to hold a special busin<*»s meeting and pot luck digger on Monday evening, Jura* 6 at th«* R« k 1«* o grounds. On Sunday, Jun«* 5 an other "bucksaw breakfast" has been planned The last one prov«*d so |Mi|iuiar that another on«* is lM*lng held by request. Breakfast will I m * served from seven to ten O'clock. Following the breakfast, members will work on th«* grounds. The public is cordially invited to attend this breakfast. Mike .Vanderkley, chairman of the queen <*ont«*»t nnnounc«*d that <!«* lain«* County Girl's Posse and the Creswell Riding club have both signified their Intentkin to run a qu«*en condidate for the Cottage Grove Riding club's third annual Rodeo to be held on Saturday and Sunday. July 9 and 10. Three queen candidates have b«*en named. Nina Chapman, sponsor«*«! by th«* Heliron Grange; Dorothy Simpson, sponsored by Swartz and Wolfard and Mary l-ou Sugg, sponsor«*«! by the Eagles Uxlge The queen is chosen by vol«.** givdn on tltf sale of dance tickets Two dnnc* will be held, the first one on Saturday, July 2 which will be the Queen'* twill and the M*cond on Saturday, July 9 which Is the Rod«*«i Dance W«*»t«*rn music and western garb will lend color to the dances The riding club now has 75 ac tive members, 30 of wh«im partici- I mi ter! in the ride held last Sunday following th«* club's own "buckaroo breakfast.” Warren Edwards, Joe Bricher Are Chamber Speakers ' Warren Ertwards, mayor and Jo«* Bricher. secretary of the cMy budget committe were th«* speak ers at th«* fortnightly luncheon of th«* Chamber of Commerce, held Tuesday noon. Edwards, touching on the major points of the 1949-50 budget calh*d attention to the fact that while the 1949-50 city budget was still over th«* 6 per cent limi tation, the current budget is about $2,000 less than th«* budget finally approved last year. Edwards told the membership that h«* felt if th«* voters understood anything alMiut Iht* current budget then* would lx* n«i question that it would I m * approved on Jun«* 10th at the s|M*cial city election. He also informed the memlier- shlp that about $40,000 had lM*«*n accumulated in th«* sinking fund of th«* sewerage disposal plant or would hav«> this amount by July 1st. which is less than 10 per cent of the cost of th«* project. Edwards said the city might I m * forced to start work on constructing a sewer disposal plant within the next four or five years, which will I m * the heaviest expense facing the city. Bricher, secretary of the budget commute explained about tlie |xdic«> setup and why It was neces sary to employ a chief and four men. He read the minutes of th«* budget committe«* and explained some of th«* major items in the budget, calling attention to the fact that the budget last year set up a fund to purchase a short wave radio hook up to lie used by both the police and fire depart ments. However the short wave hook up was not bought last year and the $2,(XX) item was still in the budget with the idea of buying the necessary equipment this year. Heart Attack Fatal To Max M. Wiggins Max M. Wiggins, nge 51, of Rosedale, California passed away suddenly here Tuesday, May 24. He was born January 22, 1898 in Nebraska, and was a garden pro duce wholesaler. He is survive«! by his wife and three children in Roseville. Mr. Wiggins' body will be sent to Roseville for funeral services and burial by Mills Mortuary. -- May I7th “»< a red letter day In th«- live* of fourteen graduate» of the D>ndon whool when the <bu>» member» were delivered diplomas. <!»»» member» pictured above arc reading from left to right. Front row: Era«««-» Young blood. Hilly Magner, Dick Kelly, Edward Dunn. Jerry Marner, Paul Tullar, Phyllis Parton, liiuk row left to right: Shirley Magner, Gary Abeene, Richard Doremus, Donald Banton, Keith ('■unpbrll, Howard Simon», I rance» Turner. Rotiert Woods, prim1| ms I. I» »hown in rear center. Saturday Was the Shriners7 Big Day Saturday was th«* big day for the Shriners from th«' northwest. Th«* spring ceremonial of Hillah I Temple wax held in Eugvm* and attracted 2.500 Shriners from thr«*«* states including many from this section. A total of 117 candi dates including sixteen from here went “over the burning sands”. Among the sixt«*«*n from this vi cinity in the candidate list were: E. L IkM’ker Jess Stokes. Percy Webb. V. C. Lomax, Otto Shults, Uhas. Mithcll and Bill Moore from Tpranr. Lloyd Brown of Creswell, Art Is«di and Paris Bn*edlove from Springfield, former resi dents; Richard Scott of Drain, Bill Fallert, Hal Essehtrom, George Smith, Peter Martin and L. Johnson from Elkton. Many visitors enjoy«»d the pa- rad«* and 100 or more from here attended the evening session of ceremonials. City Planning Commission Makes Several Recommendations Monday At a meeting held by the city the light commercial restrictions. Another district that is being planning commission on Monday May 23. several recommendations considered for rezoning is that were forward«*d to the council for portion on the south of East Main Uleir consideraton. It was recom- street from one half block east of mcnd«*d that the portion on the the railroad to the city park. This west side of South Sixth street area is now in the residential dis betw«*en Adams avenue and High trict but as some businesses are way 99. that is classed as light now located there, the commis- commercial, he rezoned to com •jm felt that it merited consider- mercial. The balance of South; ►tion for rezoning and have rec Sixth street lieiwixm Main atwi?- ow ’uerubd to the council that a and Highway 99 has always been public hearing be held to obtain in the commercial zon<* and the the desires of the interested commission was of the opinion people. that the entire street should con-1 A recommendation was for form. By placing this street in ward«^! to the council to consider the commercial zone it will per a 40 foot travelled way in the ex mit the same occupancy as Main tension of Tenth street between street. It will also p«*rmit the Quincy and Taylor avenues. This builder to cover his entire lot with extension will be new construction the building and will not requin* to serve the school now being a 20 foot setback in front as do built and the added width can be obtained at a minimum cost. This added width will also do away with considerable parking con- ’ gestion about the school. The subdivision known as the "Woodson Addition No. 2”, located at the north end of the city was recommended for approval pro Graduating exercises for th«* eighth graders of school district 45 viding the construction m«*ets all will I m * held in th«* Jefferson school gymnasium beginning at 8 p.m. «•ontrolling requirements. Residen June 2. At this time seventy-five class members will receive diplomas. tial subdivisions are needed here, Th«* program foll«>ws: but unless completed with sur Processional ....................... Band faced streets, sewer disp«vsal and Star Spangled Banner ............................ ...... ..._............ Band provisions made for public util Invisat ion ... Rev. Frank Brown ities they might b«*come a burden to the taxpayer. The planning Eighth Grade Class commission and the city engineer Beauteous Night Jacques Offenbach are always willing to work with Address Rev. D. Hugh Peniston the subdivider to acquaint him Girls Gl«*«* Club with the n<*ccssary requirements. Beautiful Savior Old Crusaders' Hymn Soloist: Kay Lepnnrd Quartet: Dorothy Cooley, Estelle Holland, Nancy Viok*tte Eloise Crosby Presentation of American Legion Award Presentation of Auxiliary Award Presentation of Class ....................................................... E. W. Fleming Mae Malcolm, Betty Elliott, Presentation of Diplomas Cecil B«*ck, Chairman of Boarti of Education Evelyn Garman. Carol Violette. Benediction .................................................................... Rev. Frank Brown Virginia Dailey, and Larry Wol Recessional ................................................................................................ Band fard, the six juniors who were Seventy-Five Eighth Graders to Receive Diplomas on June 2nd Honor Society Initiates Six Lumber Market Declines Further The lumber market continues soft with production about the normal pace, but a slackening de mand. Local operators said yester day, the market for common dimention material was down about $5.00 over fhiry days ago with No. 1 going at $45.00 to $50.00 The biggest spread on th«* present market is between cured and gr«*cn lumber. One operator at least believes that the spread in price between dry kiln lumber anti green lumber will probably nar row in the future, which will favor the green mill operator. Under present conditions run ning a small mill with the price of labor and logs, can not b«* classed as a snap. SENATOR WAYNE MORSE TO ADDRESS GATHERING Senator Wayne Morse, junior senator from Oregon, will address a Dine county gathering at the Woodrow Wilson junior high school in Eugene, June 2nd at 8:(X) on recent legislation pertaining to the northwest. He is making this appearance under the aus pices of the Lane county women's republican club. The public is cor dially invited. The 1949 class roll follows: tap[x*d by the National Honor Society, were initiated in an im Robert Bowman, Ronnie Parks. pressive ceremony last Thursday Bill .Denham, Dean Albr«*cht. Ed night in the library. The old mem die Kleisc, John Bauder. Virgil bers in their gowns and the new Huff. Harvey Bennett. Abe Hanks. members dressed formally, fill'd Norman Guess, Larry Blair. Jerry into the library where th«* new Cline, Joan W e b b. Yvonne De members received their pins and Moss, Rosemary Rickard, LiVina repeated th«* pk*dge of allegiance. Bettis, Nancy Violette, Estelle | Shirley Hileman presented a Holland, Eloise Crosby, Yvonne novelty number, "The Old South Howard, Unica Crawford, Mar Song” proceding th«* new initiates' garet Pierce, Arlene Arthur, stunts. Mickey Snapp acted as Donna Hyde. Albert Boyer, Clar mistress of ceremonies for this ence Willis, Betty Hinkson. Ron part of the program. Betty Elliot ald Woods. Nathan Crow. Donald read a poem and Evelyn Garman Sapp, Mary Lou Wiese, Gershom played a piano solo. Larry Wol Roy, Viola Willis, Betty Lou fard imitated Donald Duck and Woody Woodpecker and proposed Nichols, Robert Harper, Bob Tay to Carol Violette while she sang lor. Thomas Conn, Bill Veatch, Donald Bost, Cary Gardner. Gil "Forever and Ever" to him. Mae bert Hand, Claude Smith, Jerry Malcolm sang a song in Spanish and Virginia Dailey tap-danced to Lemert, Richard Ware, Jerry “The Same Old Shillalagh”. Carol Martin, Jerry Bullock, Malcolm Lemert concluded the program Scott, Jackie Gleason, Joyce with a poem, "Antiques”. Thun, Carmen Grcwelle. Sandra Refreshments were served and Sue Carlson. Yvonne Prescott, the new members washed and Anita Hixson, Wilma Crane, Nor dried the dishes. ma Schmitt, Bonnie White, Ro wen«* Miller, Ruth Coston, Shirley Boone, Phyllis McKay, Bernadine Officers Elected Larry Wolfard w-as elected pres Jackson, Ida Coston. Dorothy Cooley, Connie Elliott, Mildred ident of the Honor Society for Wagner, Barbara Harper, Kay 1949-50 during th«* activity period I«eonard, John Augard. Geraldin«* Friday. Other officers are: Vir Bridwell, Joan White, Richard ginia Dailey, vice-president; Mae Howard, Dwight Treat. Harold ' Malcolm; secretary: Carol Vio Parrish, Gordon Foster, Everett lette, treasurer. — Lions Roar. Wixidard, NUMBER 42 Ten Cents Per Copy Memorial Day Program Planned For Monday 30th CG UH Commencement Activities for the Week Plans for holding the annual । Memorial «lay program here on; Monday, May .30. were announced by Vinal Randall Jr., commander of the Calvin Funk Post, Amer ican Legion yesterday. The day's activities will start with the flag raising in front of the armory building at 10:30 a.m. The flag used for this ticcasion has been loaned by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Trask. The flag raising will be followed by the national an them, “The Star Spangled Ban ner,” played by the high school band. The program to be rendered in the armory following the flag raising will include, prayer by the Rev. LeRoy Sapp; 'The Gettys burg Address,” by Mrs. Hershel Mapes: solo, 'The Lord's Prayer.” by Alexan<ler Hergert, accom- panied by Mrs. Hergert at the piano. The guest speaker at the armory program is the Rev. Sid ney Shinall, who will deliver the principal addross. The closing prayer will be delivered by the Rev. C. B. Starkey. Following the armory program the parade to the West Main street bridge will form at 7th and Washington and will include the Heavy Mortar Co., 162 Inf. (na tional guard), the school band, service organizations, veterans of all wars and the Boy and Girl Scouts. The program at the bridge honoring the navy dead will be in charge of the Women’s Relief Corps under the direction of Mrs. Eva Aubrey. The concluding service will be conducted by the 40 and 8 at the Masonic-IOOF cemetery by Chas. Whipps, Aumonier Du Oregon, at the tomb of the unknown soldier. For the first time in the history 1 of the Cottage Grove union high sch«x>l. admission to the class night and commencement pro- Results of a partial survey as 1 grams will be by ticket only The to whether business hotises here school officials yesterday ìmumì will close for Memorial Day, May a statement on the new policy u 30, made by a representative of follows: "With a class of ninety- the Chamber of Commerce and two graduates, each wanting to Sentinel indicate that the stores honor his or her immediate fam will be closed here on Monday, ily, out of town relatives and spe- May 30, in observance of Memo cial friends, the auditorium is rial day. Efforts to contact mem quickly filled. Contrary to pre bers of the Chamber of Commerce vious years even the 200 seats re merchants committee Tuesday served for the general public will failed when it was learned that at now also be filled by relatives and least two members of the c«»m- ; friends of the graduates, by fac- mittee were out of town. How I ulty members, school board mem ever, business hous«*s have been bers and members of the minis closed in previous years on May terial association, who are taking 30 and it is assumed that the part in the programs.” The next week promises to be a same custom will be followed this busy one for both the faculty and coming Monday. Swartz and Wolfard. Safeway. pupils of the Cottage Grove union The First National Bank, the high school. Graduating exercises local post office. Clarks Studio will start Sumiay with the teaeca- and the Sentinel office were laureate services and end Friday among business houses contacted June 3rd with the commencement to make a definite commitment to program. Following is the order of activities for the week: close on the 30th. (Continued on page 6) In as much as next w«*ek will be Ballantine Bays Half Interest In Brisbane’s Dick Ballantine, until recently manager of Roberts field at Red mond and previously in the electri cal appliance business at Eugene, has purchased a half-interest in Brisbane Electric, it has been an nounced by Lester Brisbane. The store has been incorporated, Bris bane said, and considerable ex pansion is planned. Ballantine first entered the ap pliance business in Iowa, where he owned his own store. Later, he moved his family to Oregon, work ing for Washburne and Wrights Home Applianres in Eugene for a total of seven years. It was at Washburne's that Ballantine and Brisbane met and became friends. At Eugene he tx?came interested in flying, being president of the McKenzie Flying club. When the war broke out. he gave up the appliance business to serve as an army and war training service instructor. He then went to Red mond. where he was the leader in the start of civilian flying, and at the time the army turned back the large base to the city, he was made manager of the field, one of the largest airports in the stat». Ballantine ran a flying service and had CAA-approved school, train ing a large number of veterans. When he sold his flight operation to Tilse-Bowman Air Service of Bend, he decided to re-enter the applianre business in Cottage Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Ballantine moved here the forepart of May Mr. and Mrs. Brisbane have been in Cottage Grove thejast 12 years, and are well known in this vicinity. They are active in com munity affairs. Mrs. Robert Moody has been added to the staff as bookkeeper and saleslady, it was announced by the owners. Bob Putnam, world war II veteran. Is a sales man for the firm. ENGINEERS OFFER DORENA TIMBER Bids tjave been invited by the Portland district, corps of engi neers. for the purchase and re moval from the site of approxi mately 175,000 feet board measure of old growth fir timber in the Dorena dam reservoir area, Lane county. Colonel O. E. Walsh, Portland district engineer, said the bids would be opened in his office at 1 p.m. June 10. The timber must be removed by September 15. It is accessible partly by county road and partly over government prop erty. Invitations to bid may be ob tained either from the resident engineer at Dorena dam or from thet district engineer, corps of en gineers, 628 Pittock Block, Port land 5. . Admission by Ticket HOLIDAY MAY 30TH STOKES TO CLOSE MEMORIAL DAY a short one due to the holiday, we will appreciate the «»operation of our advertisers, news gatherers and correspondents in getting in copy at the earliest possible time. Hickethier Tops in Scholastic Rating J Valedictorian of this years grad uating class is Miss Florence Hickethier with a four-year scho lastic average of 1.13. Salutato- rian is Miss Shirley Hileman with at 1.34 average. Both girls have done service in many school ac tivities. Florenre has been senior class treasurer; Honor Society trea surer this year; a member of Quill and Scroll, international honor society for high school journal ists; feature editor of Lion's Roar; a representative to Oregon State High School Press Conference this year; and she was presented the Spanish award. Florenre will at tend business school this fall. Shirley has this year been as sistant treasurer of the Associated Student Body; member of Thes pian Dramatic Society, and Honor Society; and Girls’ Athletic As sociation. She has taken parts in both a junior and senior class play and was runner-up for the Under classman Award two years ago. Shirley will enter the University —Lions Roar Editor's note: By way of apol- ogy to Miss Hickethier. Last week we were set up to run pictures of both the high school valedictorian and salutatorian and after putting the last run on the press we dis covered that we had inadvertently gotten the wrong picture, which accounts for the mention of Miss Hickethier without the picture. We had to do some fast shifting since we were already late with the issue. OAKRIDGE MAN KILLED IN AITOMOBILE PLUNGE Lewis V. Brown, 46, of Oak ridge was killed Sunday when the car he was driving left the high way one half mile west of Kitson Springs. A companion, Margardt Abernathy, was uninjured. Brown was an employe of Pope Talbot Co. at Oakridge. PVT. SIMONS CHANGED With the Eighth Army in Camp Sakai, Japan — Private John E. Simons, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Simons of Cottage Grove, Oregon, recently had his military occupa- l tion specialist changed from 521 to 014. He is a member of the Service Company of the 27th In fantry Regiment, Princesses Named For C. G. Regatta The third Cottage Grove Re gatta has started off with a bang, and dates have been set for Au gust 13 and 14, and two queen candidates have been named, Pat Scott by the Rainbow Girls and Norma Jean Bradley to represent the Business and Professional Womens' club. Princess Norma is 18 years old. a brunette with brown eyes, the ! daughter of Mrs. Floyd Croxell. I is five feet six Inches tall and | weighs 136 paromfa. She I* a senior in the local high school, yell leader this year for the athletic teams, member of the Theta Rho Girls, ardent follower of athletics and an amateur photographer. Princess Pat is also a senior in the local high school, is a deckled blonde with blue eyes, five feet three inches tall and weighs 100 pounds. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Damon Scott, is a past worthy advisor in the Rain bow for Girls, editor of the high school annual and a member of the National Honor Society. U.S. Senate Passes $140,000 Fund For C. G. Lake Area A telegram received yesterday from Senator Wayne Morse and addressed to Warren Edwards, mayor, conveyed the information that the senate passed the civil function bill Friday, which would allow $140,000 for the Cottage Grove dam. The house previously allowed $104,200 for this item. Senator Morse promised to hold the $140,000 appropriation In con ference. Presumably the. appropri ation if approved would provide a major share of funds for building recreational facilities In the Cot tage Grove lake area. Press «iispatches from Washing ton Friday stated the senate had approv«*d $2.924,000 for the com pletion of the Dorena reservoir and $208,000 for improvements at the Fem Ridge reservoir. Dxikout Point reservoir. $11,000,000; De troit reservoir $11,300,000 and $500,000 for bank protection for Willamette river. HANCE GETS FIVE YEARS Alan S. Hance, a former !<x?al siliooi teacher Tuesday was sen tenced to serve five years in the penitentiary by Judge G. F, Skip worth. Hance had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of sod omy. Application for the proba tion of Hance was denied by the court. Choice Narrowed For Legion Cup American Legion Awards will be made on Class Night to the boy and girl chosen most outstanding seniors. Thirty- four seniors who had a four j car scholastic average of 2.5 or better were eligible for the award, »AlslIkC At a class meeting w li seniors chose Betty Dykster- huis. Florence Hick^LKFer. Shirley Hileman, Laura Porter, and Mickey Snapp, Dick Clark, Byron Cordell, Ben Hite, Har lan Mickey, and Pete Ritter. The final selection was made by the faculty, but will be kept secret until Class Night.
