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The Weather
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COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1950
Boy Scout Week Febru^ y 6 to 12
Charter to Be Presented
To Explorer Scouts Feb. 6th
Ten Cent» |>er Copy
Map Shows How the Four Cottage Grove Precincts Are Divided
NUMBER 26
Find your name hidden In
the local ads and rwrive a
complimentary ticket to
the Arcade or Dinne the
ater. Pick up your ticket»
at the office of the Cottage
(»rove Sentinel.
Area Thawing Slowly After the
Coldest Weather of Season 31 st
This area is apparently thawing | record, and eighteen below for
out of the frigid weather today Forest Grove, also a new record.
SNOW TAMIS DEER
• Wednesday I near press time with Sisters was the coldest place in
AH MELL As BIRDS
I m * usheied in Willi
the sun shining. Wednesday morn the state east of the Cascades
tion of the charter
wwty
ing a low of 14.was registered at where a low of minus 39 was
The sixiw and cold haw evidently
the Cottage Grove lake station, or reachefl Tuesday.
Cottage Grove Rod and ( Inn club 1 had a "taming effect" on many
14 degrees above the low of zero
The weather man gave no as
wild
animal»
a
well
as
biril*-
Mon
February 6th The general public,
registered there Tuesday morning surance of an immediate respite
Scale r-aoo’
i» inviteli to the <>l»n m>*Hing day Mix Ramon Fuller walked
for the coldest day of the year. from th«* weather. Maximums of
Go/Y Cbvrso
While this section hovered at zero, 20 to 25 were forecasted for the
4 which will start al 7 30 p in Mon- within Ilir«*«* feel of a deer stand
¿day February 6th at thè new club ing near the Dick Moody residence
| Tuesday, it was two below at Eu- ■ Portland section Wednesday and
unse <>( ihr ibid and Gun club
‘ , gene, ten below for Salem, a new Thursday. The Columbia river was
I»-
W. A Edward» will serve ns on Bennett Creek The
slowly freezing over it was said
master of cercnHinie» and Will in- livved to have Ixin this year'»
Wednesday morning and the situ
IrodiK e thè »peiikcrx np|x*aring on fawn was evidently watching some
ation may strain th«* iiower output
thè program, Which is a» follows: <logh nearby tind Mrs. Fuller ap-
of Bonneville and (xissibly Grand
7 30 p ni Flag cei emony ; 7 40
Coulee.
proached within threx* feet of the
“What Scouting Means to America
Both the high school and grade
animal
Mis
Fuller
called
to
her
CHAOW/Ctr
and it» <l<*cl irati<>n ul purp«Me." by
schools were dismissed here Tues
W
mother in law, Mrs Manley Ful
Edwards, master ot
90 V t
What’s it like to be struck day and Wednesday. In fact ther»*
monies 7.45, ¡xitluck dinner, K 30 , ler. the deer sqinifted and snorted
down by infantile paralysis? Here was only one school in this area
address and presentation of char- and turned its head slowly The
in his own words is the story from open during the two days, so far
CMlSTHUr
next lime the animal heard Mrs.
♦
llos|Utal J
one of your neighbors in the Oak as known; this was Culp Creek,
to thè R< m | und Gun club by Gli- Fuller's voice, it Ixnmded away.
Pro,
land-Sutherlin area. The writer, The {»wer situation here is nor-
lx*rt Andress, field executivi* of
Byron Goff, grew up in Oakland, mal again, Floyd Hilliker said
the Oregon Trail Council. BSA; Cecil Beck Motor
attended schools there and was Wednesday. Little or no difficui-
8:45, presentation ot award to
working at Martin Box when he ties have been experienced since
Robert Bowser, institution repre- Co. Robbed of Cash
was stricken with polio on August Sunday he said, but e.very time
of »routing by Jack
25,
1949. He is married and has it starts snowing the power crews
And
Radios
Jan.
25
wmTAxta
Maulding, president of the Risi
two pre-school-age children. At cross their fingers.
and Gun club 9 mi. presentid ion
Illi* Cecil Beck Motor Co. at 711
present he is in the Sacred Heart
Lt. Col. Walter R. Lalonde, resi
of awards to commit t«x*mcn: A D .South Pacific Highway was a rob-
hospital in Eugene. Through the dent engineer at the Cottage
Baker, chairman M (>. Wicks, W bcry victim on the night of Jen-
co-operation of his wife, the fol- Grove lake reports the total snow
W Hileman and Henry Arp, 9 15, uury 25th and lost about $30.00
lowing article was written by him fall in the lake area amounted to
in cash and two radios The burg
for publication in the Sun. We're 129 inches for January. The fig-
Asmara
n
r WASHING
scouts by A. D Baker, chairman lar or burglars were nt overlooking
printing it because we feel that ure of 141 inches used in last
9 là, presentai ion of award to Bud any cash anil while In th«* estab
his experience may make you week’s Sentinel!he said was taken
Grable, i »ist advisor by Gill» rt lishment bloke open a March of
think a little deeper next time you . from another observation station
ADANS
Antit
Dimes can and took all the coins
pass a March of Dimes contribu at the 4,000 foot level.
cull attention to amount <1 to ulxiut $15.00.
tion box.
The weather has reduced lum
the
f jerrgesoN Ave
Grade
4vg¡
z
loy Scout week,
Enterancc into the budding was
"Within an hour after our fam bering activities to one mill, the
which will he otmerved nationally. gained by breaking into a back
ily physician diagnosed my illness W xxlard Lumber Co., which con
w i nd« ■ w
robber or
as
polio, our Douglas County tinues to operate two shifts.
F. MADISON
of
< irguniza went out thru a hack door. Th«*
Chapter of the Infantile Paralysis
SON
3?
non oi a new explorer unit ■ |»m- value of the g<»xls and money tak
Foundation offered their services.
sored by the R<xl nod Gun club en was appruxima'cly $115 00 The
Since that time, all expenses for I
I» an expansion of the scouting tw<> radios were valued at $70 00
MONDOS
my care have been covered by the
Rall SLMOHttOA AVA
movement hi re and will offer a and the cash from the cash box
chapter. By expenses, I mean am
Park
more diversified program for and March of DinSex fan amounted
bulance fare, hospital fees, medi
scouting,
to iitxnit $45(X).
cation, the iron lung, which I used
sw / hc *
12 days, doctors who are experts
a avi
in the field of polio, physical ther-
Boy Scout Gold Honor Medal to Be Given
apy trMt/etwK^Mc.
After being'ffrthe isolation hos
Leroy Mann By Gov. McKay Feb. 9th
pital for 10 days. I was moved to
2
John Schofield Stewart, 59, a
another Portland hospital. There pioneer resident of Cottage Grove
Th«* Bo.v S<*out Gold Honor
HIKI) POI’I'L ITIÖN TO
I was removed from the iron lung took his own life Tuesday morn
Medal is to lx* presented to Leroy
lit LEAH II RNOM
and’introduced to the Kenney Hot ing about 10:30 a m. at his home
Mann, former Lif<
Packs and daily exercise given in in the Gowdyville district, using a
Mt. Vernon P-TA
37, by
a specially equipped tank of warm 7.65 Spanish automatic gun. His
Governor IXiuglas McKay on be
7 Y Leo
Unless more people continue
TV LEO
water. There packs relaxed my body was found a short time later
provide
the hints, the half of th«* National Council. Boy
aching muscles. I then realized the in the basement of the Stewart
at the Spring-
bird (Mipulntlon of western ( iregon
extent of my paralysis my com home by Mrs. Stewart and officers
will tie considerable less if the held high school on February 9 nt
tn
plete body from the neck down. were notified. Called to investi
snow hangs on Many arc providing 7 30 p m
The horrible feeling of being com gate were Robert Mills, deputy
Th«* ceremony is to I m * part of
feeding grounds for the birds, us
pletely helpless was almost more Lane county coroner; Ed Jones of
ing cither bread scraps or grain the fiutieth anniversary celebra
than I could bear.
the city police and Ted Crippen, a
< >ne
who phoned the tion of tin* Boy Scouts of America.
"My condition remained un member of the state police.
Governor McKay’s address will
Tuesday wits rather
changed until about three months
Mann,
TAV LOO
Robert Mills, deputy coroner,
angry because boy« took advanl
ago. Since then I have made grad said Wednesday morning that an
age of the situation and had in The governor will do the actual
ual improvement, although slowly. inquiry surrounding the death of
vailed the feeding ground and wen presenting of the medal
Meanwhile, I was transferred to Mr. Stewart was underway and
The Gold Honor Medal is the
trying to shoot the birds.
Unton High
Eugene so that I might be nearer would probably be completed
highest s|x*cial award in Scouting.
Schoo/
my family.
It is awarded by th«* National
sometime Thursday. Despondency
"I was made very happy last over ill health was given as the
of Honor to Scout» who
New Mail Address Court
week when my physiotherapist cause.
*<avc life or attempt to save life
For 30 Patrons
measured me for braces as that is
nt the risk of their own, and
Mr. Stewart was well known
a definite step toward returning and had been in the plumbing
show h e r <> i » in, rest>ur«*efulness.
Of Dorena Office
home and enjoying a normal life business here for 30 years.
and skill.
Second Glenwood
with my wife and two small chil-
Mann w as one of four to receive
He was born in Brookville,
Effective February 1st, thirty
dren,
I might add that when I Pennsylvania October 27, 1890,
the
rarely
awarded
gold
medal
(Mitrons of tin* old Dorena |s>st
Fire Does $50,000
have overcome this ordeal I will and married on September 23,
office will have a new mail ad- last year. He was selcct<*d for this
have learned a great lesson in my 1915 to Twila Grube in Punxsu
Damages Friday
new address for |«>st honor b<*cause of his action in res
' life to appreciate the smaller tawney, Pa. They came to Cottage
office patrons living between the cuing Gerald I .a Plant from
Many voters in Cottage Grove
A s«*cond destructive fire hit
Ixirena damsit«* and Humphrey's drowning in the Thurston Slough and elsewhere in Lane county will
March of Dimes for South Lane event here Saturday afternoon things, such as taking a step, feed Grove in 1920, and he had oper-
the
Glenwood area at the Spring-
last
June
13.
store at Row River was occasioned
County has been extended uhtil was very successful and netted the ing myself, holding a book and so ated a plumbing shop here since
find it necessary to reregister if field Y Friday night, destroying Sunday. February 12 because of
by moving the Itorena office from
March of Dimes fund approxi many other things that most of us that time.
FORESTRY
POSITIONS
OPEN
they exjx'ct to participate in the the Swanson Farm and Home inclement weather, Maynard Wil mately $273.30. Mrs. L. L. Suiter take for granted."
Mr. Stewart was a member of
the damsltc, where the office was
The State Civil Service Commis 1950 elections. Du«* to increasing Store. (
the Presbyterian church. Cottage
located during the construction of
)rigin of the blaze was not son. chairman, reported yesterday. of N. Street, principal winner in COTTAGE GROVE HAS
Grove lodge No. 51 A. F. & A. M.,
the dam to Humphrey'» stoix* sion announced today that ex population, adjustments have lx*en known,
but firemen from Eugene He added that the closing dates the event, hit the jackpot for LARGE ICICLES TOO
Cottage Grove chapter No. 4
building All |x‘ople living Ix-tween aminations for Forestry positions made in the four city precincts;
of the drive may be lengthened $255.00 and donated $50.00 of this
Cottage Grove, is not to be out O. E. S., Cottage Grove chapter
the Dorena damsite and the 1 lum with the state government will lx* the territory of some have been placed the damages at $50,000. still further if the cold weather amount to the polio fund. The
done by Eugene's 41 inch icicle. No. 41 Royal Arch Masons, Cerro
phrey store will get their mail nd- given in various localities through increased while in some instances Walter Swanson, owner of the remains.
auction netted $223.30 additional
Two
calls came in to the Sentinel
out Oregon soon.
dressed to Disston route,
the territory has diminished. Har store which stocked hardware and
Approximately $1000 has been with every item selling and Chas. office Wednesday morning an Gordo commandery Knights Tem
The three classes listed for ex ry L. Chase, county clerk has plumbing supplies carried some in
plar, Al Kader Shrine, the Cottage
Grove.
received from various sources up Whipps took a tub around thru nouncing a 76'a inch icicle at the
amination are Forester 1 and Tim pointed out that each person has surance, but it was not known
Riding club and Loyal Or
Previously the old
to yesterday noon. This amount the crowd and gathered approxi Arley Moore residence at 1128 Grove
der of Moose.
route, which Si’rved patrons cast ber Cruiser, starting salaries $240; lx*en advised of the change in his what (MTcentagc of the loss was is one-third of the minimum hoped mately $50.00 in dimes.
West Main. But they grow still
He is survived by his .wife; one
of the city between Cottage Grove and Forest Dispatcher, starting or her precinct, however, Mr. covered by insurance. Also de for this year.
Due to weather conditions the longer on the east side of town brother, Harry Stewart of Kittan-
and Dorena, was absorbed by salary $220. Educational and vx- Chas«* pointed out that many have stroyed with the store was a bar-
Last year the March of Dimes March of Dimes campaign thus with Mrs. Barney Kelly of South ing, Pennsylvania.
route 1. Postal officials here em- |x>rience requirements vary, with moved or have had their address ber shop, a store room and small
only netted about $1500. A single far has been highlighted with the 15th street reporting an icicle 83
Services will lx? held Friday,
phasi/ed the fact timi there ar«* college degree in forestry or log changed and have failed to re apartment.
case it said to cost close to $2000 donations received from the va . inches long on her house, extend February 3. at 2:30 p.m. at Mills
no changes on route 1. Mrs. Ruth ging engineering required for ad register and are therefore cancell
rious
sources
Saturday.
Firemen
were
hampered
by
lack
on the average. With five or six
ing from the eave to the ground. Mortuary with Masonic services
St. Clair is the postmistress of the mission to the Forester I test.
ed as a registered voter.
of water, but were able to save cases reported in this area last
Applications and information
being conducted by Cottage Grove
Dorena office, now located in the
Anyone who has failed to re the adjoining buildings The Super year. Cottage Grove paid a very
may lx* obtaln<*d from any local
lodge No 51. A. F. & A. M.. and
Humphrey building.
ceive his or her notification of the Y Maiket at the Junction was de small part of the money spent for 5th Annual 4-H Leaders Banquet to Be
office of the state employment
the Rev. D. Hugh Peniston offici
voting precinct from the county stroyed by fin* on January 1st treatment of her polio victims.
services or from the offices of the
ating. Cremation will follow.
clerk should reregister at the elec with an estimated loss of $75,(XX). [ The March of Dimes committee Held in Vets Building, Eugene Feb. 2nd
K.M. WILLIAMS SELLS
Slate Civil Setvice Commission,
tion department of the court house In 1949 twenty-six fire calls were would like to double last year’s
INTEREST TO DALE HARRIS
The fifth Annual 4-H Leaders Earl Britton of Eugene will pre KEEP ON USS ROANOKE
III Center Street, Salem and til I
in Eugene or with the local regis made to the Glenwood area.
| take so that we could pay a larger banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m., sent the annual “citation" awaid
Asa D. Keep, seaman apprentice,
Announcement has lx»cn made Mead Building. Portland. The
tráis here, Mrs. June Bird or Mrs.
I part of our share in stopping this Thursday. February 2nd in the to an outstanding friend of 4-H 1 SN, of Lorane, Oregon rec«*ntly
of the sali* of the interest of R. date for filing is February 25.
Meri King.
I Polio Auction
Veterans Memorial Building in Eu chib work .
visited the Rock of Gibraltar a-
M. Williams in the Cottage Grove
COLLISION ON HIGHWAY
The accompanying map slx>ws
The polio auction held in con- gene, according to Mrs. Helen
Heads of various committees board the light cruiser USS Roan
Welding Works to his partner, IT'S BEEN COLI»
RESULTS IN EINE
the changes made in the four vot-1
nection with the Appreciation Day Walker of Pleasant Hill, general on arrangements are: Mrs. Gene oke, a unit of th«* group of ship»
Dale Harris. Harris and Williams HERE BEFORE
Ing precinct». If will also serve as I An accident involving a 1929
chairman for the event.
McKenzie, Coburg, reception; Mrs. relieving ships of the Sixth Task
have lx*cn operating the Welding
P. S. (Curley) Bukowski of tile
The program will feature the Maude Johnson, Eugene, music; Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Works on East Jefferson n.s part- Imperial Barber shop was kept a chy map in the event one is Chevrolet and a heavy truck at REV. SI TTERLIN ATTENDS
needed anil can be cattily clipjx'd the intersection of 6th and the 99
awarding of leadership pins to Mrs. Roscoe Paine, Junction City,
During th«* next four months
nent since January of 1917.
busy Monday arguing the weather.
highway Sunday evening resulted MEETING AT McMINNA ILLE
leaders of local 4-H clubs in Lane decorations.
the Roanoke will visit many of
Williams has not made any def Curley had a clipping evidently out of the Sentinel.
in
a
fine
for
the
driver
of
the
The Rev. and Mrs. William Sut- County. These pins are provided
Climax of the banquet will be the countries on the Mediterran-
inite future plans. Harris plans to taken from the Register Guard of
passenger car. A large truck be- terlin attended the session on con- through
"
the courtesy of the United a Candlelighting Ceremony led by can while supporting and aiding
operate under the same name.
Eugene in 1943, he was using to NEWSPAPER EDITOR
longing to the Everett Commercial vocation
vmaium «>■■
on Christian Edu«aik»
Education States National Bank of Portland junior 4-H Club leaders.
United States interests in that
settle the arguments and he RETIRES WITH FORTI NE
Hauling and driven by William for democracy held at McMinn and will be presented by Mr. Chas
Leaders to receive 10 year iead- area.
passed it on Io us. Here it is:
The editor of a country news- Brund collided with a 1929 Chev- Ville Friday and Saturday A num- L, Gillilan, Assistant Manager of ership pins: Mrs. Anna Harpole,
The Sixth Task Fleet is com-
The Weather Bureau reports papcr retired with a fortune. rolet
i..* sedan
i.._ driven
j _!
«...
fj,ers f
rorn h
cn> had the Eugene Branch. Principal
by Ray .■>
Brown i ber , o
of f O
others
from
here
Springfield; Mrs. Shirl Jackson, manded by Vice Admiral John J.
the following low readings for the When asked the secret of his suc as the sedan was crossing the J planned to attend, but were held speaker of the event will be Mr.
Florence.
Ballentine, USN.
Eugene area over t h e past 40 cess, he replied: "I attribute my highway going south. Both drivers । up due to the weather.
Virgil Fogdahl, Dean of Men, Uni
Leaders to receive 15-year pins:
years:
ability to retire with a $1(X),(XX) escaped injuries, but some damage
.
______ ____
versity of Oregon. Mr. Fogdahl's Mrs. Yola Baldwin, Mt. View; Mrs.
William Price, his son and
SMART COOKS KNOW A
Jan. 12, 1ÍMM4
6 bank balance after 30 years in was done to the Chevrolet sedan.
topic will be, “The Challenge of Mary Carlile, Central; S. Thomas daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Al
I >ec. 20-21, 1914
7 the ncwspa|x*r field to close appli Brown was lodged in the city MRS LEONARD. SMART SHOI Creative Living." A number of
Clark, Dotena; Mrs. Hazel Culver, bert Price, returned home Monday
I >ec. 13, 1919
minus 3 cation to duty, pursuing the policy jail following the accident and
BUYING TRIP
entertaining and interesting events Delight Valley.
from Big Spring, Texas, where
I >ec. 24. 1924
minus I of strict honesty, always prac Monday was fined $150.(X) on a
Mrs. J. Brighton Leonard left are planned for the program which
Leaders to receive 20-year pin: Albert Price was hospitalized fol
11, 1932
5 ticing rigorous rules of economy, drunken driving charge when ar- for Seattle Sunday to lx* gone a will follow the buffet style dinner. Mrs. Edna Michael, Thurston.
lowing an auto accident. He is re
Jan. 8, 1937
and to the recent death of my raigned before the city recorder's few days purchasing merchandise
Mr. Earl Jager of Junction City,
Leader to receive 25-year pin: ported recovering satisfactorily at
Jan. 24, 19-13
9 uncle who left me $98,500,"
court.
for her Smart Shop,
will lx* presiding officer and Mrs. Mrs. Myrtle Clark, Mt. Vernon.
the home of tug parents.
< ibNrrvation
national
Boy i
COTTAGE GROVE
Polio—
What’s It Like
,
__
uuuuu
ŒæŒOEra
John! Stewart
Takes Own Life
Early Tuesday
Many Voters Will
Have to Reregister
faff#/
Local March of Dimes Campaign
Extended Until February 12