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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1950)
dottaae Sroue Sentinel The Weather (Courtesy Cot luge Grove Ijike Weather Station) High Low Pr». 53 20 Jan 19 38 Q| 42 32 Jan. 20 35 1 23 Jun 21 45 67 Jan 49 37 1 04 35 Jan. 23 52 .1 in 1 24 40 28 .30 .09 Jun. 25 31 21 12 inches of snow at lake Wednesday morning VOLTEE LXl Thornton Comera Bennett Creek liiville Moal- k Harvey Rd. I'H AM o <> Ct/TTAGE GROVE. LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2«. l<*50 Episcopalians Buy SDA Church; Adventists Plan Hew Building The Cottage Grove Seventh-day. Adventist church at 1301 W Main Is in the process of tiring sold to the Episcopalians who will take puKxvxiUon of the building on Feb- ’ ruary 17 The Adventist aie plan- The receipts of the local |XMt ning to build n new church. The history of the Sevenlh-duy o"‘<* * «“in °' 6 ¡fr cent 1948 Av..... Ut. in A>'ventKtx In Cottnee Cottage Grove Grove tev.n Iwgan ur »3.040 31 ‘»1 comparing the ¡and 1D-1H figures, N. J. Nelson, In March of 1907 when the church was organized under the leader poxt master, announced Monday. ship of Elders F. S Bunch and J. The total receipt« for 1949 were M Cole Two of the originili four- $53,392 16 <xim|Mire<l with 950,351.- teen charier member» of the 85 for 1948. A comparative summary by church ate still living, one of them being Mrs. Ruymond Trask (listed quarter« for tlw two years may ■s Miss Gert null- Burdick in the prove interesting: 1907 church record«) wl«> resides 1948 1949 In North Douglas street in Cot March quarter 11.915.04 11,629.25 tage Grove Sne was the first li June quarter 13 131 03 i i b.I 98 brarian of the church and her Sept, quarter ■ . 11 K3J7 name iqiiN-ais often In U m * church Dec. quarter 16,806.49 15,71770 books as treasurer, sabbath school Th<' local |mst office has shown superintendent, sabbath school a consistent gain since 19X3 when secretary and leader of the Dorcas Hie receipts were only $10,736 85 Society The other living charter member, Mr» Minnie Comer-Fox. I now resides in Lake Creek, i Oregon. During a business meeting on July 8. 19U7. the members voted to ; construct a church building Oc tober 5th of that same year tin- first meeting was held In the building which Is now being sold Wulter Edward Holland. 56, of Iiedlcution services wen* nTorded Cottage Grove was killed, his «on, in February 16 of 1908 , . . Marion Baxter Holland, and Al- The land on which the chut ch (jcr| p,.^ 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. stands was donated by Mr. and W. W. Price, also of Cottage Mrs J. M. Comer lie was an elder Grove, were injured and hospital In the church from the time of its ized nt u Big Springs, Texas hos organization in 1907 until tie and pital Wednesday morning. Janu hi» family moved to Sutherlin in ary 18, two miles west of Big 1919 Springs when their truck hit a Elder T. B. Talwr, now de soft shoulder and rolled over ceased. was the fl nit pastor of the twice. Marion Holland. 16, was S.DA. church in Coltngc Grow'driving the truck at Hie time of •nd contributed largely of his (he accident, which was on U. S means and his lime to the erection Highway 80. Mrs Holland and the of the church slructuie. His Hollands' daughter Estelle, 14, widow, Bonnie Tabor, now resides were uninjured In Spokane, Washington, and cell- Mr Price left at once to be with brated her 90th birthday last his son. and reported he received September, a bruin concussion and an opera- In 1923 crowded conditions ncc- tlon was necessary. The Ixmpital essi Ui ted a 12 X 16 foot addition to reports I m - is recovering satisfac- the back of the church. In 1934 the torily and is ex|iected to leave the church again enlarged, the mem- hospital today, and will return bership having grown to 67 from home by train. the original 14. Marion Holland received a Noted in the church records wax mashed foot, and is also in the the inten-xtlng item that a church Tlte Hollands will go to report was printed in The SentImd, Ph»x’nix, Arizona, their former in 1912 home, when Marion is able to .. the ’ present . time ___ the adult _ j „ i , leave the hospital. At . • , .. . 1. u has grown _ . _ to rw ,.«.i '"«y of Mr. Hol and was membership 122 and ship|x>d to Ottawa, Oklahoma for the size of the group has made it burial. necessary to plun for larger ac- . cummodatlons. The Cottage Grove congregation may meet with the S.D.A. group at Silk Cteelt unlll a new building is constructed. Postal Receipts Show 6% Gain One Killed and Two Injured in Car Accident in Texas Everett G. LeRoy Rites Held at Roseburg Jan. 18 Services for Everett G. Leroy, 14, Gold Beach, former resident of Cottage Grove were conducted January 18th at Roseburg. He died : from injuries suffered in an auto accident January 13. A resident of Yesterday the Sentinel received this area for many years, he at- its first toy television set, the i tended school at Cottage Grove. most popular entertainment yet Surviving are his widow, Beat devised for the youngster. The set, rice; two daughters. Mrs. Ted electrically operated looks and Henshaw, Bend, and Mrs. William [•erforms like a leal television set. Smith, John Day; a son Everett ’rhe set features popular Holly- ; D., at home; four brothers, Mil woim ! movie stars. Five complete ton, of Springfield. Wade, of •bows are [KMudble with the set. Randle, Washington, Paul of Sent- This set will lie given to some tie, and Hurold of Oakland, Cali- boy or girl, nlmolutely free. You fornia. can easily Im the most popular Imy 1 or girl in your neighborhood. Be EARLY HISTORY WANTED Any one who would like to tell the first jicrson In Cottage Grove to get this entertainment. Cail in I of pioneer personalities nnd Inci person at the Sentinel office and dents which helped Cottage Grove ask for Rols'rt Grewellc, circula history, please contact the Re tion manager, who will arrange n search committee of the Jefferson school. demonstration. Toy Television , Ten Cents per Copy NUMBER 25 District Census Office Seeks Crew Leader and Enumerators for 17th DI LLEY FIRE DOER WATCH MISSING A YEAR $250.(8! DAMAGES RET1 RNED TO OWNER IN MAH. BOX The rural fire truck answered Strange things hiqijx'n nnd one the call Tuesday afternoon when of the most |x*culiur incidents to Applications for the position of States, have a high school educa the B. L. Dulley house on Knox occur locally ix the fact that a watch taken over year ngo was crew leader in the 17th decennial tion or furnish evidence of com- hill caught fire from around the recently returned to its owner. census to tie conducted in April parable experience, be in good flue, The fire boys made quick Mrs. D. L Rearrick of 648 South and applications for employment physical health and of excclk-nt work of extinguishing the flames. 3rd street reported Wislnexday as enumerator are now being re character, and between the ages Mike Hunter of the fire depart- that her watch missing a year was ceived by the Eugene district of of 21 and 65 although perference ment estimated that the blaze did returned |o her in her mail box, fice of th- United Slates Bureau will be given to those between 25 $250.00 damages. Wednesday. Taken along with the of the census. and 45 years. They must have suf To get better service, firemen watch was a blanket nnd Mrs Final Mdection for the crew ficient financial resources to sus have emphasized that fires should Renrrick expressed 11 hois' thnt leader positions will lx- made in tain themselves for approximately tie reixirted over number 208. If perhaps the blanket could be re February after oral and written four weeks from the date of ap- the call is of any other nature, turned to<>, without too mui'h em- candidates for the jobs, ac pointment until their first salary please call 531. barruHsmrnt to th<- individual who ' to Ray M. Fevcs, census cheek Applicants with veteran took it. supervisor here Approxi- preference who meet those re district mutely 22 crew leader positions quirements will be given priority will Is* filled. Each crew leader over nonveteran applicants. .Applicants for enumerator jobs will have supervision over about in rural areas must have an auto- : 20 enumerators. Qualifications required for selec mobile available in good oja-rating tion ax crew leader include, as a condition. The method of payment minumum. a high school education will provide for the cost of operat and at least three years experience ing cars on official business. Paul W Lemmers, age 71. Application forms may tie ob Rose Hunsaker Parker, life-long in supervising - or assisting in th«' tained from the Census office lo passed away at his home. 834 resident of Lane County, died ; Kupervision of an office force or South First street. Cottage Grove, cated at Rm. 205 Armory, Eugene, Fridny nt her home in Cottage field crew, training of suborai- Oregon. Mr. Feves will visit each Tuesday, January 24, 1950 due to Grove. She was Isirn October 16, nates, making and reviewing re of the counties the first week in a'heart attack from over exertion 1864. nt Dexter, the daughter of ports of average difficulty, and February. Exact dates for his visit while shoveling snow. Mr. Lem- D. S. and Mnry Williams Hun- handling related assignments. In to this community will be an- mers was a retired Southern Pa cific agent, moving here from esaker. and was married nt her general, an applicant's record of nounced. Oakland, Oregon in 1942. He was parent« home to C. M. Parker. experience must show satisfactory born July 14, 1878 at Marathon, Drcemhet 24. 1884 She lived in performance in increasingly re- . Wisconsin. There he spent his Cottage Grove since 1912. Her hus ttponsable positions. College (-du- i cation may count in part in lieu early life, coming to Oregon in band died in 1943. of experience. 1 1902. On November 29, 1905 he She was a life-long members of ; ; was married to Susie Ann Alder- the (liurch of Christ. After at-I The census bureau further ! son at Grants Pass. From Grants tending school« nt Dexter, she ws* specifies that the applicant's pre Pass they moved to Roseburg and one of the first students at the vious employment and associations must be of such nature that they Thirty-one parcels of O & C Oakland where they resided until University of Oregon. Following Grove at h,s graduation she taught school at will facilitate obtaining coopera timber and eight parcels of public tion from respondents. Census domain timber carrying a volume I a member of Dexter until her marriage. Surviving arc three sons. J. B. bureau employes are sworn to of 154,701 M board feet, and 19.940 ^ Catholic church, Parker. Eugene,, D. H of Barkers- | secrecy and are punishable by lineal feet of Western Red Cedar | Survivors include his wife; one field, California, and Curtis, Dex- I law for revealing confidential in poles, with a total appraised value । son, Aaron Mark, of Cottage 1er; a daughter, Mrs. J. V. formation but beyond this care is of $698,793.44 will be offered for Grove; one daughter, Mrs. Eleanor eight exercised to employ only persons sale on February 13, 14, 15 and B'KRs of Salem; two granddaugh- Stewart, Coltage Grow 16. 1950 by the Bureau of Land Ors. Jacque Lynn and Vonda Lee grandchildren and eight great- i who have public confidence. Approximately 3Z2 cnuqjeiators Management, Region I, it was an- Iwmmers, Cottage Grove; five grandchildren; three «istcr«, Mrs Nellie Schyphard. Springfield, will be employed to take the 1950 nounced today by Daniel L. Goldy,; brothers and three sisters. Dr. Mrs. Emma Preston and Mrs. | Census in the following counties Regional Administrator at — Port George N. Lemmers, Anton R., over which the local Census of land, Oregon. I^onard M., Albert, Mrs. Caroline Grace Hampton both of Eugene. Services were held at Mills । fice has supervision : Coos, Curry, Fifteen of these parcels will be Rachon. ail of Wisconsin, Joseph Mortuary. Monday at 11 a.m.. with t Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane offered for sale by sealed bid on W.. Mrs. Elizabeth lAngenberg the Rev F. Sherwixxl Smith of- i and Linn. February 14, 1950 at the Regional and Miss Katherine Demmer, all jobs ficiating. Interment wax at Pleas- Applicants for enumerator jobsj office in Portland. These tracts of Roseburg. ant Hill. • I must lie citiz<«nx of the UniV-d" carry a volume of 88,213 M board Rosary will be said at the Smith Funeral Chapel Thursday. Janu feet and a value of $138,117^94. The remaining parcels will be ary 26, at 7:30 p.m. Services will offered for sale at oral auction as be at the Catholic church. Cottage Grove. Friday, January 27, at 10 follows: a.m. with the Rev. Paul Zeller of- February IX 1950, 3 parcels at floating. Interment will be in the The Dorcna office staff of U. S. Dprena dam proved its value in a volume of 9,210 IOOF cemetery. Engineers will wind up the con holding back some of the heaviest Salem carrying struction details connected with flood waters, which might have M board feet with an appraised the Dorena Dam on February 3rd. flooded the area around the steel value of $87,322.50. MAURIE’S ICE CREAM February 13, 1950, 2 parcels at STORE .NOW OPEN it was announced at the Dorcna of bridge. Monday it was said the fice Monday. The principal activi lake was backing water up for Medford carrying a volume of Maurie’s Ice deam Store opened ties connected with the office a distance of about two miles to 7,505 M board feet with an ap last week is not a new store, but the confluence of Teeters creek. praised value of $52,015.50. there for the past two months a remodeled store with a new have been checking the construc- Water measured at the base of February 14, 1950, 3 parcels at dress, formerly known as Gustaf Swartz, in the dam had risen from 770.5 (sea Coos Bay carrying a volume of tion details. W. son's Super Creamed Ice Cream charge of construction, has sfient level measurements! to 830 feet. 24,530 M board feet with an ap Store. The store was closed thir several days in the district engi- Tlte crest of the spillway will be praised value of $224,104.75. teen days during the remodeling neer's office at Portland and reached at 835 feet. Approxi February 15, 1950, 3 parcels at under the direction of Roy Means. mately 4, (XX) cubic feet of water is checking the final details and it Roseburg carying a volume of 12,- New features added to the build was said that Mr. Swartz expects being discharged from the lake; 450 M board feet with an ap ing include a lower ceiling, new to return the first of February to the amount of discharge is gov praised value of $93,186.25. finish for the walls, new booths spend two or three days at the erned by the flow of Mosby creek; and a modernized front window. February 16. 1950, 13 parcels at the amount of the discharge from Dorcna damsite before turning And all the waitresses seem to be the dam over to the maintenance the lake and the Mosby creek Eugene, carrying a volume of 12,- better looking too after the open flow about fills Row river bank 859 M board feet with an ap- crew. ing. | praised value of $104.046.50. During the recent storm the ¡full. I Paul W. Lemmers Dies of Heart Attack Tuesday Rose H. Parker, Lane Co. Pioneer Funeral Monday O.&C. to Offer 31 Timber Tracts Dorena Office Staff of Engineers Preparing to Close Office February 3rd First Picture of Grade School Band Lane County Poultrymen to Discuss Problems at County Fair Grounds Feb. 1 A program for the discussion of problems of Lane County poultry men will be presented in connec tion with (he annual meeting of the Lane County Poultrymen's Association to be held in the 4-H Club Building on the county fair grounds in Eugene on Wednesday, February 1, starting promptly at 10:30 a.m., according to Harold Olson, president of the Associa tion. The program for the day has been arranged by the county ex tension agricultural office in co operation with the jxiultry com- SMART COOK mitten of the Ijmc County Agri cultural Council and officers of the poultrymen'« aMociation. Mr Olson announces the following pro gram 10:30 a m. The Poultry Situa tion nnd Outlook, by N. L. Ben nion, ixmjtry S|x«cinlist, Oregon State college. 11:00 Turkey Diseases Devel opments. by Dr. E. M. Dickinson, ixniltry veterinarian, Oregon State college. 12:00 Noon Noon recess. 1:30 p.m. Election of officers and other business. 2:00 p.m. Proper Methods of Cleaning Eggs, by G. C Keeney, Pacific Cooperative Poultry Pro ducers, —'Photo St "J10 2:30 p.m. — Panel discussion on Top row, left to right: Doc Kingsley, Lyle Chaffee. Billy Arp, Monty Bullard, Bobby Dalberg, Bill Randall, Richard Doolittle, Stennis Poultry Housing: Harold Olson, James Hemcnway, Lewis Clark, Stokes, Frankie Miller, Tommy Brlsher, Larry Aldrich, Douglas Skelton. Roger Whetham. Second row. left to right: Leonard Nossaman, and J, E. Parker, head of poultry Janice Johnson. Roger Lutske, Allen Askew, Gerald Mason, Curtis Harris, David Alldrldge. Lloyd Russell. Charles Hall. Charles Coston. department, Oregon Slate college. Third row, left to right: Mr. Dean (woodwind instructor), Mary Lou Wolfard, Charles I.and. Janice Weddell, Darlene Adams, Patty Plck Mr. Olson says that this is an nell, Marjorie Denny, Gary Hughes, David Thun, Delores Dalberg, Kedric Brissette, Mr. Rickman (band director). Bottom row, left to open meeting and that everyone right: Joey McClarnan, Donald Heck, Franklin Satterwhite, Dennis Askew, Betty Axley, Wayne Tonolo, Ray Johnson, Anna Johnson. Interested in jxniltry is invited Frances Summers, Garnet Beach, Roberta Rickard, Craig Hickok. to attend. Find your name hidden in the local adw and receive a complimentary ticket to the Arcade or Diane the ater. Pick up your ticket* at the office of the Cottage Grove Sentinel. Weather Slows March of Dimes Campaign; 2500 Letters Mailed Weather conditions are still 1 hampering the March of Dimes reported Maynard Wilson, South Ijine March of Dimes chairman, yesterday. Contributions are being received through the mail fairly sattsfac- Snow and cold weather still torily, but a large percentage of plague this section of the country the 2500 letters mailed to ad- and have brought the normal ac- dressees listed in the local post tivities to practically a standstill office have yet to be heard from, except for some two or three Local women's clubs which are mills. Lt. Col. Walter R. Lalonde, staffing the March of Dimes booth resident engineer at the Cottage in the bank, report that donations Grove dam reported Wednesday are coming along quite well in that the lake area had had 141 spite of the inclement weather inches of snow since the first which is keeping many people at storm and that twelve inches of home. The booth will be staffed by snow was on the ground at the time. About three inches fell there POLIO AUCTION Tuesday night. Claire Hogate at . The Appreciation Day com the Rujada ranger station, twenty mittee is cooperating with the two miles east reported 8 inches March of Dimes In arranging of snow Wednesday morning. a "Polio Auction”, which wUl Like the preceding fall, the he held here in eonni-ctlon section to the south of town ap with the Appreciation Day peared to have borne the blunt of event, Saturday, January 28, the storm, with the snow increas at 3 p.m. Any merchant or ing in the higher altitudes. business man who has any Rain and melting snow added a thing of value to donate to total of 3.92 inches of moisture the auction is asked to get In since the report last week. The i touch with Miss Dorothy greatest contribution was on the ! Jackson, Chamber of Cose 21st when 1.23 inches of précipita- merce manager, will arrange tion was recorded at the Cottage I to have the article at the Grove weather station. event, so that it may be sold The thaw between the snow» to the highest bidder. Ail pro over the week end cleared most ceeds from the auction will go of the roads and gave some resi to the March of Dimes fund. dents of this area, marooned ex Come prepared to bld on some article you can use and help cept to walk out, a chance to re- plenish their dwindling supplies. the March of Dimes fund. One oil man reported Tuesday Articles may be displayed that the one good day Monday before the auction at Western Auto or the Cottage Grove enabled his organization to serve several of his oil customers, who Gaa Company. were practically without fuel. All highways remained open in the M.P.G. club today; Friday, the the county except the Siuslaw Tuesday Bridge club; and Satur highway, closed by a slide. Traffic day, the Justatnere Bridge club. was diverted over the Reedsport- Saturday aftegoon a March of Drain highway No. 38. Dimes film, "In Daily Battle." was shown at the City Hall to quite a PT A BENEFIT CARD PARTY large audience. This film is avail MONDAY JANUARY S0TH able on request for churches, The local PT A organization is schools and other organizations. planning a benefit card party Negotiations are being carried on which will be given at the high by the local March of Dimes heads school cafeteria on Monday eve to secure another film to be shown ning beginning at 7:00 p.m. Door in this area. prizes and high and low score Many of the March of Dimes es prizes will be offered those playing contest entries have been re contract bridge, pinochle and say ceived from adults, but very few canasta. Tickets may be purchased from any PT A member or at the entries have been turned in by the cafeteria Monday evening. Tickets younger group. The adult group are 54 cents each. Any one wish takes in all ages 16 years and ing to reserve tables call Mrs. over, while the younger group runs from 15 years of age and Richard Thwing. The proceeds will go to the local under. Anyone in this area who turns in at least $2.00 and writes kindergarten. 25 words or less on "Why I Joined the March of Dimes” is eligible to FIRST NATIONAL TO OPEN enter the contest and win the Bul- BRANCH IN SPRINGFIELD The First National Bank of Eu ova wrist watch in his group. The gene has received authorization two wrist watches were both do from the comptroller general at nated by Community Jewelers. Washington to establish a branch The contest closes February 5. Mail your contribution* and es bank in Springfield, it was an nounced at Eugene Saturday. say to March of Dimes, 731 Main Plans are underway for obtaining street or in care of Maynard Wilson. a new site. Snow and Cold Reduce Activities Recreation Specialist to Attend 4-H Officers Meeting Here January 28th Miss Jessalee Mallalieu, Rec reation Specialist, Oregon State College Extension Service, will be special guest at the second annual 4-H officer training school to be held in Cottage Grove, Saturday January 28th from 1:30 to 3:30 at the Jefferson school. The purpose of this meeting is to give 4-H officers special training for the duties they assume in their clubs. According to Melba Heide, County Extension Agent (4-H Club) 4-H club officers from the commun ities of Saginaw, Silk Creek, De light Valley, Dorena, Disston, Mount View, Blue Mountain, Cot tage Gcove, London and Latham have been invited to attend this meeting. Miss Mallalieu will conduct special training in recreation. Others scheduled to help conduct the school, are Mr. John Gurton and Melba Heide, County Exten sion Agents, Mrs. Jeanne Morton, Catherine Clark, both of London and Catherine Heath and Willis Johnson both of Latham. Similar meetings are scheduled for club members in the coast area for February 4th at Florence, and for the Eugene area on Febru ary 11th at the Woodrow Wilson school in Eugene. CONCERT POSTPONED The second concert of the sea son which had been planned for February 2 has been postfioned until February 15, at which time it will be held at 8:00 o'clock in the high school auditorium. A symphony orchestra will present the concert at that date. MISS JESSALEE M ALIALI KU Hume Economics Extension Oregon State College LOCAL RADIO STATION IS PROPOSED Don McCuthin, program direc tor and Paul Plank, commercial manager of station KASH, Eugene were guest speakers at the fort nightly luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday noon and proposed the establishment of a radio studio here if the Interest warrants. Homer Hansen, president of the Chamber of Commerce announced that the local orga..Ization waa now a member of the national Better Business Bureau and that reports of this organization were available to any chamber member.
