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The Weather (Courtesy Cottage Grove I.nkf Weather SI ut Ion) High D>w July July luly luly July July 7 8 9 10 II 12 82 HI 81 no 70 75 46 4M 50 49 3M 42 <ûttaaeföroue Sentinel Thornton Coment Bennctt Creek Harvey R<1. Mosby ( I RODEO SOUVENIR EDITION M COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 1.3, 1950 VOLUME LX! ten < ents fier Copy NUMBER 49 It’s Rodeo Time Again! Queen Mary S|M*cml lighting effects and live animals are only two of the many feature« which make this year's performance of "The Chieftains" bigger and better than ever before. Written and pnxiuced by Robert S. Drenner, the tenth annual pageant will lx* presented Saturday and Sunday evenings in conjunction with the Cottage Grove R<xl«s> Site ol the production will I m - Horn's Grove, east of Saginaw Grove Summer Tlx* Concert bund will furnish music beginning at X :«> pm. Is-glnning at H 30 pm Preceding the program, Tom McAllister, member of the Oregon Stale Gamo Commission, will deliver a brief address The pageant will Itcgin as soon us it gets dark . Starring the American Indian as Ilie "Fiist Conservationist," the imgcant depicts Indian life from the Iwginnlngs Tribes to lie repro- ■rated are the Iroquois, Winne bago, Sioux, Puwner, Navajo, Pueblo, CalujsHiia. and Cheyenne. Authentic Indian music and art will I m * used Tickets for 'The Chieftain*" ROBERT S. DR EN NEK went on sale this week. Iksiths have In-on < reeled on Mam street by members of the Cottage Grove R< m I and Gun club, sponsors of the event. Tickets also may lx* pur- chased from any member of the R<xl and Gun club, or at Maulding THE CHIEFTAINS" Motors, Wicks Electric, Edwards A story of tlie natural resources Outdoor Store, or Gralx-r anti Gettys Hardware store Price of and man through the ages, star- admission will lx- $1 50 for adults, ring the American Indimi a* the "First Conserva t tonisi.” 75 cents for children uixler 12 Robert S. Drenner. Horn's Grove may lx> reached producer-nut hor by driving to Saginaw, turn right Mrs M A Horn. Vinal Randall and crons railroad tracks, take • asuistani directors first road to tlx* left after the Cast tin order of appearance): covered bridge, and follow for Primitive Man Glen Wicks about » mile There will bi ii The First Indians 1 km Moon- tendants to h< Ip park the can in ey, John Wilson Ji tlx- 30 acte field Ins|uois Members of I kirona Grange, Henry Snauer, leader Waltz of the Elowers (Tschui- kowsy • a classic ballet portray* ing the Ix-mity of a nature world in harmonious balance. Martha Hicks, director. Dancers: Tyke Brady, Jerry Tennis, Virginia Lu- A bartwcuc was held at 1238 nau, Susa n Campliell, Ash street Monday, but a gissi Kuehn, Karen 1 tart wig. I .inda time wim not had by all. Gatewood, Barbara Stalder, Dinah The host was Lefty Martin, the Hicks. guests Were memlaTs of the Cot Wmnebagos Members tage Grove fire department. Host Rod and Gun club, Harriet Horn. Mat tin was prompted to invite leader. The 1 .ove Song Ruth Hill. the firemen when his smokehouse became over-heated anti he saw maiden, and I ju ry Safley, youth. Canoeist Marion Birdwell. that his meat was being cooked. The Dagger Dan«* (Victor Her Firemen put out the blaze in Tyke Brady and Jerry slairt order, but not before $200 bert I worth of meat received the heat Tennis. ( 'ala|sx>ias Members C. G. treatment. The loss was covered by insurance. (Continued or page 3) Program Too Much Smoke In Smokehouse Calendar of Events .Saturday, July 15 Buckaroo Breakfast At the rodeo grounds. All you 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. can eat for a dollar. Rodeo Parade Line of march begins at inter 11 a.m. section of west Main and I, east on Main to Eighth, south to Washington, west on Washington to Fifth, where parade will disband. (¡rnntl Entry Queen and court, accompan 1 p.m. ied by Lane County Sheriff's Potwe and riding clubs, enter rodeo arena. Rodeo Fourth annual Cottage Grove 1:15 p.m. Rodeo gets under way. Western Dance Good old-fashioned western 9 p.m. style dance at the Armory. "The Chieftains” At Horn’s Grove. Drive to Saginaw, cross tracks on about 9 p.m. right, cross covered .bridge and turn left first road*. Then follow the crowd. Sunday, July Hi Buckaroo Breakfast 6 a.m, to 10:30 a.m. Horse Show 10 a m. Grand Entry I p.m. Rodeo 1:15 p.m. "The Chieftains” about 9 p.m. At the rodeo grounds. There will be plenty to eat for everyone. Free horse show staged by Cottage Grove Riding club at rodeo arena. Everyone wel come. Queen and court parade in. Second performance. Second show iji g of the pageant. Begins after dark. City Prepares for Annual Celebration Cottage Grove’s two-day Rodeo and Pageant celebration will get under way this weekend as the city prepares for tha largest number of visitors in recent history. Beginning with the Buckaroo Breakfast at 6 a.m. Sat urday, activities for young and old alike will be continuous through Sunday evening. In addition to the Rodeo, which la being put on by the Cottage Grove Riding club, and the pageant, "The Chieftains,” sponsored by the Cottage Grovf Rod and Gun club, there will be a parade, western dance, and horse show. Pageant Started In 1937 Because Of a Skeet Shoot It all started back in 1937 when lie invited the Cottage Grove Rod and Gun club to Ins ranch for a skeet shoot. And that night a tradition was lx»rn. After a hearty dinner following the shoot, the host thought he would entertain his guests with a pageant-like |»erformance con cerning the American Indian and his love of nature. So he rounded up a few of the young men. coached them briefly ns to what he wanted them to do. and gave the show in front of the house with the audience on the front Rodeo Queen Mary Bricher and Princesses Jean Rickard, Dorothy Jackson. Kay Ijxjnard,. and Marge Whitsett will lead the parade on their horses. The parade will begin at the corner of I and West Main at 11 am. Saturday. (For further details, see parade story.) | Grand Entry at 1 p.m. t_* At 1 p.m the queen and her court will make the Grand Entry to begin the rodeo. They will be accompanied by Louis Caldwell, president of the riding club. Lane County Sheriff’s posse, and members of the riding clubs of Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Yoncalla. The rodeo will consist of 18 events, including a new event called the Mad Scramble in which $5 mount money will be paid to all men who will ride bucking .horses that have never been ridden before. AH horses are let loose at once. • 4 The host that evening was Rob ert S. Drenner and his guests liked the |x*rformance so much that they (icrsuaded him to pre sent it for the towns|M-oplc. Such were the beginning* of ‘The Chief tains.” Saturday and Sunday will lx* the tenth performance of the pageant, which has been given an nually with the exception of sev eral years during the war. Many of those who took a |>art in the first showing are still members of the cast. Robert S. Drenner was born in a log cabin in Oswego. Kansas U|K>n the death of his |>arents when he was three years old. his family separated and he was brought up by foster parents. He ; saw one of his brothers for the first time in 193«. One of Drenner'* first jobs was on a delivery wagon at $6 a week. After completing the course in art ! at the Un i verst y of Kansas, he at tended Kansas State Teachers College to pre|iare for a teaching : career. But World War I came ’ along about that time and he got ; a job in the Oklahoma oil fields Soon he drifted into more ar- ‘ tistic pursuits and turned to inte A free horse show wi rior decorating with his base of operations in Oklahoma. I-ater he by the Cottage Grove Riding club migrated to California where he at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Rodeo spent 17 years decorating homes. . arena. theaters, and buildings. He also | Classes to he shown include designed floats for many years for Quarter horses, Arabains, Palo the Parade of Roses in Pasadena. minos, Morgans, and Amer ican Tiring of the crowded conditions Saddler*. First and second place in California, Drenner headed for ribbons will be awarded in each Oregon and the Cottage Grove' class for stallions, marcs and geld area in 1934. He has been here ings, and colts. In the stock horse ever since. class, which is open to all horses, Drenner has a philosophy which ribbons will he presented to the ho has tried to follow for many top four place winners. According to the rules of com years: "We should live for other people instead of ourselves. We petition, stallions, and man's and are resjionsible for the next gen- geldings must be two years of age orations and if we don’t conserve or older. Colts must lie two years nature and wildlife, we are steal old or less. ing from them.” There also will be a musical chair event and races. Open to all horses, the program of races will WEST END BANDITS consist of a bareback race and a SWIPE HOOSGOW novelty race. The latter will be a Highlighting the sessions of the walk, trot, run contest which Kangaroo court held at the Hoos- means % mile walk, ‘ h mile trot, gow, a Jail made of chicken wire and Mi mile run around the arena. E. O. Albritton and Bill Bayliss and located near the corner of 6th and Main was the theft of the will be judges. Al) horses are to be Hoosgow by a number of west end shown at halter with the excep bandits Saturday afternoon. The tion of the stock horpe class. There bandits were kind enough to leave is no entry fee required. a sign on the Ware car, telling of its whereabouts. Deputy Sheriffs Gene Ware and Art Weinstein with Prosecutor Neil Brown led a ixisse to recover the jail, which was accomplished after a consid erable struggle. Several of the bandits were later empounded, but a few made their escape. An accomplished horsewoman The Hoosgow was responsible and musician at the age of fifteen. Those are the achievements of for the sale of a number of rodeo tickets. The main complaint was the 1950 Cottage Grove Rodeo that the pistol carried by Judge Queen, Mary Bricher, who has Benn, alias John Wells, which was been riding for three years and used to open the court sessions, has taken piano lessons for eight sounded more like a fire cracker years, than a .44. The oldest of ten children of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bricher of Cot tage Grove, Mary has a great love for horses. Her main hobby the past year has been to train her two year old stallion, Tam O’Shan- SMART COOKS KNOW ter, known as “Tammy." In the parade, however, Mary will ride her father’s horse, Julie Sa bock, a seven year old part Arabian mare. Gifted with a lovely singing Sheriffs Posse Will Drill « < • On Saturday only, the Lane County Sheriff* Posse will present its drill on horseback for which the posse is fast becoming famous. A surprise event will be substituted in the place of the posse on Sunday. Six man teams from the Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Yoncalla ridgig clubs will compete in the saddle club flag race, with a $10 prize awarded to the winning team each day. ‘.J 1 ’ * Fifty dollar purses will be offered each day in the relay race and wild horse race. Three men are required for the wild hone race. Two of the men hold the hone in front of the stands, rather than in the chutes, while the third man saddles the hone and ride* him to a given point. Only experienced riden compete thia event. The winning trio will receive $25. second place, $15; third piece. $10. Bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, bull dogging, Brahma bull riding, and breakaway roping for amateur; also will be included on the program. Stock for the rodeo has been furnished by Christensen Brothen of Eugene. "The Chieftains” and Dance Saturday .Night Visitors and townsfolk will have the choice of two form* of enter tainment Saturday night. Out at Hom’s Grove, Robert S. Drenner, author and producer, will present the pageant, "The Chieftains.” The performance, which will depict the American Indian as the "Fint Conservationist”, will begin as soon as it get* dark. A concert by the Cottage Grove Summer band under the direction of Elwood Rickman —Tim CU'H, Studn will precede the pageant and will start at 8:30 p.m. •- • A real old-fashioned western dance with music supplied by the Arizona Ranchhands is the other alternative for Saturday' evening. The dance will be held in the Armory and admission price it one dollar per person. "... : * ! - Hearty breakfasts await early-risers Sunday morning at the Buckaroo Breakfast which will be served from 6 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Two queens and their courts Ham, bacon, eggs, hot cakes, and coffee will comprise the menu. The Buckaroo Breakfast will also be served Saturday morning. will ride in the Rodeo Parade Sat Free Home Show Sunday Morning Ham, bacon, eggs, hot cakes and urday morning at 11 a.m. At 10 a m. Sunday the C. G. Riding club will present a hofie show In addition to Cottage Grove at the rodeo arena. Quarter horses, Arabians, Palominos, Morgans, and coffee- all you can eat for a Rodeo Queen Mary Bricher and dollar. American Saddlers are the classes to be judged. There also will be a her court. Queen Susannah VII of It sounds like a fantastic offer, the Eugene Trail Pageant and musical «chair event and races. The horse show is open to the public but that’s what is in store for her princesses will participate. and admission is free. ’’ . those who attend the Buckaroo Quwn Susannah VII is Helen Repeat performance of the Rodeo will take place on Sunday.with Bronkfasts Saturday and Sunday.1 Clark — ■ of - Junction - City. Her prin the queen and court making the Grand Entry at 1 p.m. "The Early risers and sleepy-heads will cesses are Dorothy Larson. Lola tains will have its second showing Sunday evening after dark. «- lx* able to enjoy the hearty meal Cessnun, Billie Hamden, Betty since the hours of serving will be Joy Kimball, Glendene Knutson, HEWES CUTS leg CHILD HEALTH CLlNlCb from 6 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. and Elnora Nelson. Frank Hewes, Culp Creek resi- TO BE HELD JULy 20 Breakfast will be served by the Participants in the parade will dent painfully cut his right leg Buckaroo committee on the east form near the intersection of west while sawing wood Thursday! The child health clinle wim be side of the grandstand at the Main and I streets at 10:30 a.m. night. The saw inflicted a cut sev held July 20 between 1 and 3 p.m. Rodeo arena. Benches and txxiths Garrett Lyon, chairman of the pa eral inches long between the thigh in the public health rooms above will be available. rade committee, will be there to and groin. He was taken to a | Smith Electric Co. on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Weldon arc direct the formation of the march Eugene hospital in the Mills Am Appointments may be made by bulance. calling 443L. in charge of the committee, which ing line. also includes Mr. and Mrs. Chet | The parade will begin at 11 p.m. Purdy, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller, and will proceed down Main street and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Potter. to Eighth, then over to Washing Appreciation for the loan of ton. and back down Washington to equipment is extended by the Fifth street, where the procession COTTAGE GROVE RODEO Riding club to Nichols Radio and will disband. Appliance for a refrigerator, to Floats and marchers will appear Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16 the Cottage Grove Gas Co. for gas burners, and to Brisbane Electric in the following order: CGUHS band, color bearers, President 1. Grand entry, 1 p.m. for freezers. Louis Caldwell of CG Riding club, 2. Mad scramble Cecil Beck Motor Co., Bowser Brothers, General Petroleum. Mc 3. Lane County Sheriff’s Posse drill Coy Motors. Union Oil Co., Han (Saturday on ly) sen Bros., Floyd Git hens Motor Bareback riding, first section 4. Co.. Queen Susannah VII and princesses. Lane County Sheriff's 5. 1 i mile free-for-all Posse. 6. Calf roping, first section Brisbane Electric, Cottage Grove voice. Cottage Grove's queen has 7. Bareback riding, second section been taking voice lessons for Gas Co., Wicks Electric, "The Chieftains ” float, CG Fire depart 8. •% mile free-for-all more than a year and has ambi tions toward a musical career in | ment, Maulding Motors, Albee 9. Calf roping, second section Creswell Riding club, opera or on the concert stage. Pontiac, , , _ She also has studied violin for and . Ru“*r 10. Flag race, saddle clubs competing four years and played in thé I VVeld^? aad S1a.s R«d>a‘or Ser- 11. Saddle bronc riding, first section , u-i .... -a: . vice. Nicho Is Radio and Appliance, McCready Lumber Co. Sears 12. Ribbon tying, Cottage Grove Riding club d * ' S a erny’ Building Supply, Cottage Grove 10« Yoncalla Riding club. 13. Saddle bronc riding, second section 1935 (St. Patricks day). Mary I standard on andKmiscei. Here Are Weekend Attractions Free Horse Show Buckaroo Rodeo Parade LÄ Breakfast J. Program Our Queen Likes Music and Horses. Especially Horses 0*^ z has attended St. Mary's Academy: in Medford, St. Maty's Academy in Eugene, and now is a sophomore at Cottage Grove Union high school. Last year she was svere- tary of the Junior Red Cross and secretary of her home room. The queen stands 5'4'i", has (Continued on Page 3) laneous riders. (Further instructions for par ticipants appear on page three of this section.) All other business firms or in dividuals wishing to join the pa rade must have their entries in by 9 p.m. Friday. 14. Bull dogging, first section 15. Relay race (Three horses, each running one lap.) 16. Bull dogging, second section 17. Wild horse race 18. Brahma bull riding
