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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1950)
The Weather (Courtesy Cottage Grove Lake Weather Station) Nov. I »«T Dec. Dec Dec. De< 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 High 55 41 II 54 46 M n I»w 40 36 35 40 42 43 49 the C ottage Pre 11 44 25 .37 .95 .03 .57 G rove S entinel Serving the Heart of the Nation's Greatest Lumber Region Since 1889 VOLUME LXII Mail Your Christmas Cards and Packages Early COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY. OREGON. TH Ten Cents per Copy O R IK m More Funds Youth Drov» ns When car Misses Mi«™ Bridge Car Survev of CG Wafer Svatem Heeded to Fill (,r-4 n Chest Quota deceives OK of City Council A tup to the Cottage Grove - Sweet Home baHketball game ended in tragedy for two local high achool Heniora । ueaday night when the car in which they were riding plunged into the Calapooya river and one youth was drowned Dead waa Keith Pitcher, IK, aon of Mra. Nellie Pitcher Members of the Cottape Only $4792.50 of Cottage Grove’s Grove city council were im- goal of $10,400 was reported last mersed in water problems week at the final report meeting 421 Washington Avc. Ills complin- | again for more than half of of the Une County Community ion, Harlan Neea, 17, jum|M*d clem Chest campaign. the lengthy 4-hour session of the car anti received only minor ' which lasted almost until mid This is approximately 46 per cut« around hl« eye. Pitcher was cent of the total goal, an increase night Monday evening. driving the car at the time. over the week previous of one per First of all, councilmen heard Tia» accident occurnxi between cent. a report from the Cottage 10 and 10 30 p m as they were The county goal for the Chest is i Grove Civic committee, presented . returning to Cottage Grove after $46,236. Of this total, 80 per cent by Floyd Githens, requesting that the basketball game. Apparently or $36,681.09 was reported last i the council take steps to investi they failed to make the budge af Thursday. The rest is expected gate the water supply system ter rounding a curve in the high Starling Immediately the »lamp to be turned in within a few days, serving the city and vicinity. The way. .Scene of the accident was and parcel |a>»t window» of the according to Philip Tillman, gen group felt that a survey conducted about four miles south of Sweet |»o»t office In < otlage drove will eral chairman of the drive. by consulting engineers would be Home. he open every week day until 6:30 Cottage Grove’s turn-in is one desirable insofar as the industrial The car was retrieved from the p.m.. It was announced this week of the lowest in the county. Sev growth of the city is concerned. swiftly flowing river Wednesday by N. .1. Nel»on Jr., po»tmaatcr. eral districts have oversubscribed morning, but Pitcher’s body had Main purposes of the Civic com- On Saturday«. Dec. fl and 1«, the heavily, with Coburg leading, with ' not been found by press time |»aree| ja>»t window wilt be open I mittee, Githens explained, are to 190 per cent of its $500 goal Wednesday promote new industries here and unlit ti p.m. In»tond of closing at reached, six per cent more than to help present industries. But noon. No money order or postal was reported last week. Other the biggest problems connected areas, including Creswell. Maple with bringing other industries to ton, and Westfir have continued 'The volume <»f mull now be this area are (1) water supply, to turn in money this week, de ing handled by the Cottngr and (2) housing, he stated. spite the fact they reached their firote |M»»f office 1» »cttlng u "Therefore the Civic committee goals early in the campaign. Ma rix'ord mid Indicates that would like to suggest the advisa pleton has 130 per cent of its people arc hi-edlng nd« Ice to bility of making a survey of the goal, and Creswell 129 per cent. do their < tirl»tnm» mailing existing water system," Githens For the county as a whole, in early.” Pmitmaatcr N. J. Nel said, "and that it be brought up to cluding the city of Eugene, with a An elderly man who had been son »aid Wedne»day. "We ap date in order to insure the future goal of $159,146, only $19,(XX) missing overnight was found dead preciate thia thmightfulne»« expansion and growth of Cottage more remains to be raised Till Tuesday morning alongside the on the part of our patron«.” Grove.” man said he hoped this'iouid be right-of-way of the Oregon Pa-' After a short discussion the completed by the end of tnis week, clfic and Eastern railway one and council concurred in the proposal savings business will be transacted so the Community Chest office a half miles east of Cottage Grove and instructed City Engineer L. force could be disbanded. Al He was identified as Rola-it B during these extended hours, how- W. Coiner to contact the engineer though the Chest drive officially McDougall of Route 1. about 75 ing firm of Cornell, Howland, Ilf order closed at the last report meeting, year* of age 'Die body was dis < > . to , tnvhr , ' prompt dr- ( Hayes and Merrifield of Corvallis Thursday, Nov. 30. the Chest of coven«! by employes of the <>1WI h'rry. ‘ hrl»Una» «an!» and |m« k so that a survey may be made. fice is remaining open until the short|y Ix for«" 10 a m a* they I In the second action dealing last money has been reported. were making their morning trip to '7" " J ’.JT B"M’ I with water, the councilmen res French songs, operatic selec Chest President Walter Garrett Culp Cn « k II was lying fa« «• 7». . i h,,l,,l“y Kr'etiiig» । cinded a move taken Nov. 13 in tions, and songs for children will commended the work of Tillman. down in a water-filled drainage " <*"h “ which they agreed to continue be among the selections when the W ’ ho has spent the past nine weeks ditch iM twan the Dlwton nad r ****" Parent-Teachers Association pre water service to 14 families in the away from his business entirely to and the tracks east Gowdyville district. This ac sents Helen Judy Hardy in a vocal work on the Chest campaign. Gar McDougall apitarcntly hail «uf- ' tion was prompted after Dr. C. H. Robber« made off with approxi recital Monday evening. rett also urged that all volunteers written mc«»sgr or letter with the fered a heart attack early Monday, Kime, representing the residents Beginning at 8 p.m. in the aud keep working until the goal is । mately $70 worth of men'handise greeting rant. Also, in the event evening on his way home fiom a of west Gowdyville, explained that Librarians and library board reached. itorium of Cottage Grove union their efforts to form a water dis nearby grocery store A sack con th«- ««l<lr«»w ha» moved, th«" card Sunday night after breaking into "Every bit of this money is for menibers from Lane county at- high school, the program will be taining groceries was lying beside will br r«rw*r<»«M or returned to I thc B & K Walker Auto Supply trict had been hampered by the During a telephone inter worthy causes," Garrett said at tended an all-day meeting at the divided into five parts with the the »ruder. These antagea ar«> u ,< ... previous council decision. the body and attracted the atten- not offered In the case of tbli^l ,,^c" w Main st. view Friday, Bnvndau Mprnw the report meeting. "Every last, C°t*age Grove public library French songs coming first. This tion of the tram wvw. Investiga "The delegation feels the water •d his a|>preelHtlon to all tho». Thursday. They discussed budgets, Entcranee was gained by break is a benefit concert for the P-TA elmi» mall. dollar will be needed in the com district should include everyone tion« found that he had t>een at the 1 who gave him help following ing the glass of the front door board organizations, reports, and and al! proceeds will be used for ing year." in the Gowdyville area west of gnHvry »tore nt about 7:30 p m .. — hi» landing in the millpond. other library problems. window and crawling through the the activities of this organization. Deputy Coroner Bob Mills is I .||m KAnn the city limits,” Dr. Kime said. He was especially grateful to 16 by 14 inch opening. The object The Cottage Grove library was No admission will be charged, al conducting the investigation The | Willi DUIIU VlIV^V "If the city continues to serve a Police Officer Ed Jones, Al- used to strike the glass was not represented by Mrs. Nellie Ham though a free-will offering will be certain few out there, we don’t post-mortem examination to de-1A • m HM Woodard. and Alton ant, librarian, Mrs. Ethel Mackin, taken. found by investigating fxdicv of stand much chance of forming a tcrmin«" cause of death was )>er- I u UPC IO Woodard, he said. ficers. and Dutee Woodard. Representa Mrs. Hardy, a former resident district.” formed by Dr. K D McMilan of I W tives of the Springfield library in of Cottage Grove, now makes her Items taken included a spotlight, The motion to rescind the pre Eugene. Funeral arrangements arc । A motion picture of intermit to A search for his flying partner cluded Mrs. Josephine Matsler, li home in Eugene and conducts vious action was passed unani lieing handled by Mills Mortuary nature lover* and outdoorsmen flashlight, radiator ornament, •luring a storm ended abruptly for brarian, and five board members, classes in vocal instruction in both A letter urging President Tru mously. Petitions to form the j will lie shown at the Diane thea- eight tie clasps, six key holders, Harvey Brandau. 33, of Medford, of Cottage Grove. man to "assume responsibility for Mrs. Larson Wright, Mrs. Glenn cities. She studied for several water district now are being cir ter in Cottage Grove Dec. 15 un two traffic light finders, and a w’hen he ran low on fuel and was Martin. Mrs. Ella Lombard, Mrs. the safety” of U. S. troops in Ko years with Edna Leslie Pearson culated in the Gowdyville area, der the auspices of the Cottage plug-in spotlight. The robbery was forced to make a crash landing rea was sent to the White House Grant Levins, and Mrs. Elizabeth in Eugene before going to Chicago Dr. Kime said. reported by three men who Grove Rod and Gun club in the Woodard Lumber Co. mill- this week with the signatures of Page. to study with Philip Manuel for Councilmen devoted the bulk of Title of the movie is "Life in the noticed the broken window as they pond early Thursday evening. Others present were Mrs. E. W. 41- years. In addition to singing 28 residents of the Cottage Grove waited on the corner for a ride to the remaining meeting time to Wilderness." which was filmed in Quick action on the part of em area. Hoaglund and Mrs. H. S. Toslin one season with the American matters concerning the fire de the Yukon territory and Alaska work early Monday morning. ployes of the lumber company was This letter was in support of a of Creswell: Mrs. Luella Hansen. Opera company, Mrs. Hardy was partment. They took the following by Jim Bond. noted big game credited with saving Brandau’s telegram sent to the president by Junction City librarian; Miss soloist with several churches in steps: r and lecturer. Some of the life when he was picked up by the Lt. Col. Cecil Stickney of Eugene. Clara Nasholm, Eugene librarian; Chicago. 1. Accepted the resignation of । sights viewers will see include a “boom boat” shortly after the U. S. Army reserve, which said: and Mrs. Viahnette Martin of She was presented in song re George Peckham as fire chief, and . shot of a grizzly bear growling Anlauf. crash. Albert Woodard. Tiny At cital on Nov. 15 by ~ " "Respectfully urge that your ex Edna Leslie appointed Stan Daugherty as act Cpl. W. S. Christensen, husband and snarling at a distance of only wood, and Wayne McCall manned cellency as commander-in-chief, Arranged by Eleanor Stephens, Pearson in Eugene, and at present of Mrs June Christensen, 1849 W 39 feet, also 37 caribou bulls pa ing chief. Daugherty has offered the boat. assume your full constitutional state librarian, this was the first is soloist at the Central Presby to serve in this capacity without Main St., Cottage Grove, has re rading by in a herd. Brandau and his partner, who responsibility for the safety of our in a series of county meetings to terian church in that city. She has pay until a cently been assigned to the QM permanent chief is (Note: In the Jim Bond ad on Restrictions for enlistment of Co., 409th Engineer Sfircial Bri JW«" 20 of this issue, the date is men with dependents in the U. S. are in the cloud seeding business, American army in Korea; that be held with a view toward main- appeared twice on the Kaufman selected. gade, stationed at Fort MacAr incorrectly stated as Dec. 7. The Navy have been lifted and now had been in the Crater I-ake area this responsibility cannot be dele- 14®>ninK better library service in Sunday Theater. 2. Referred fire chief applica and were returning to their homes gated to the United Nations; that communities. Miss Eloise thur, Calif. tions to the fire committee for correct date of the Jim Bond show married men with no prior service in Medford. They became sepa- the question of the bare survival Ebert" administrative assistant of Cpl Christensen has been as is Dec. 15.) further study. Those seeking the in any branch of the armed forces of these American boys is a mill- tbc Oregon State library, assisted signed to the QM HQ and will be job at present are Virgil C. Doug may enlist. tary and not a diplomatic matter; with ,he Program. res|x>nsible for supply sergeant SHRINE INITIATES las, Thomas E. Nichols, and James Veterans who are eligible to en that every hour that passes in- The out-of-town guests ex- duties. He was previously sta ;C. Webb. FOUR NEW MEMBERS list as seaman or higher may now creases the probability that this P rp ssed admiration over Cottage tioned at Vancouver Barracks, 3. Voted to pay time and a half army will be totally destroyed: Gr°ve's new library building. More than 40 members of the join the navy regardless of the Vancouver, Wash to the two paid firemen who n v Ladd Air Force Base. Alaska— that MacArthur be given full au-1 His new assignment places Cpl. local Shrine club attended the fall numlier of dependents. Non-vet- must work longer than the speci William J. Moors of Cottage thority as field commander and Christensen in one of the most ceremonial of Hillah temple at miM may m UM If they have no fied 72 hours per week. As it now Grose has been promoted by the finally that I believe that it is the remarkable organizations in the Coos Bay Saturday to witness the more than one dependent. stands, one man must put in an United States Army from the desire of the American people that Further information may be ob Armed Services. The 4(>9th En- initiation of four Cottage Grove extra 24 hour stretch each week. rank of private first class to cor our army, hopelessly outnum ginceer Special Brigade is one of men. tained at the Navy Recruiting of- 1 This extra money is to come from poral. The four new members are five. Post Office building, Eugene. bered, not be permitted to be 'the fund that ordinarily is paid to two such units in tho Army, and H ti g h He is now on duty with Com- Roberts, Larry Brice, The recruiter will be at the City slaughtered by a horde of com combine* tho more unusual func Adult classes classes in in tailoring tailoring are pany B of the 807th Engineer Avi- the chief. This plan will be dis Aauit Bottorff, ami George Sib- hall in Cottage Grove every Tues- j munist barbarians while the aca tions of Coast Guard. Navy, Sea- । Maurie , still open to any person over 18 ! ation battalion as a dozer operator continued when a new chief is demic question of aggression is de liee*. and Combat Army Engineer , ey’ day btMwven 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. appointed. years of age and wishing to take at .................. ....... Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska—■ bated in the United Nations.” units. Other decisions of the council the course. A minimum of 10 per America's farthest north major The Cottage Grove letter read: Doscrilx'd in Army language as ' sons is required for starting the military installation, Cpl. Moors Monday night included: "We, the undersigned, earnestly designed for "ship to shore and 1. Purchase of a new dump class, and to date there has not urge you to seriously consider in been a sufficient minimum num- has been in the service since No truck for the city was authorized. shore to shore operations,” the ; vember 1945 and has been in full the recommendations made by ber. Those already enrolled in the 409th will be responsible for 2. Councilmen heeded a petition Alaska since May 1950. Lt. Col. Cecil Stickney in his tele transporting Army invasion troops ¡ signed by 26 citizens and agreed course can help bx notifying Cpl. Moors' mother, Mrs, Lou gram dated December 1; and in friends and interested persons. from a friendly near shore or ' to have the logs and other debris Ellen Stalder, lives on Route 1, particular that portion urging you from transports to the hostile in- I cleared from Silk creek where the The definite time has not been j Cottage Grove, to assume, as commander-in-chief, set. but will be announced in this । vision shore, to set up a beach-, licach- j ' Organization stream runs through the city. vasion snore, organization of a National i your full constitutional responsi head and supply combat troops for ¡Guard reserve company for Cot- 3. They also tabled several ap paper. The class may have to be I H illiam Hudson, high school I the 11« I first fl MU * period of f operations. 4 I — . ' page indin i Grove ' Mz»» « J . > . bility for the safety of our Amer got underway this postponed until after the first of I senior and Sentinel employe, has plications for liquor licenses. ican army in Korea." Commanded by Brigadier Gen- week as enlistments were opened the year. enlisted in the navy and took his Signed: Messrs, and Mmes. H. Harvey Brandau eral Henry K. Kellogg, wartime j for all local men. Call or write a post card to the physical examination in Eugene M. McBee, John E. VanNortwick. ' . ______ I Wally Robertson has been se- commander of combat engineers, local high school, leaving y our i ! rated in tho clouds and also lost Walter Tracy, Lee Harrison, Les Friday. He is awaiting his call and tho brigade was called into active looted commanding officer of the name and address to enroll in the! expects to report for duty at the t ,. _ radio contact with one another. lie Scott, Wm. Olson, Rice Hayes. duty fast. October from the organ- 'Company which will take over the The Eugene and Cottage Grove | Brandau stated that he was not course. San Diego naval base. Izod resolves and immediately be-¡operation operation of the armory if the state police and neighbors of the able to discover a hole in the Roy Stone, Ralph Sears, Walter I fl I M fl 111 community »%» »•»«•4«, — are searching ...... .. Scars, Ed Sherrill, James Hemen- gan training with its many types National Guard unit is called to Latham coulds until he reached this vicin way, W. A Hemenway, Joseph Persons whose drivers licenses of boa Is and other equipment active duty. Men in this reserve for ('hal les F. Miller, 79 year« old. ity, at which time he had only a Getty. will expire in 30 days are re completely strange to the usual company also will help with police who has been reported missing few gallons left in his emergency minded that they must apply now A copy of this letter was sent to Army training program. duties here in case of emergency. from his home on Dugan Road 1 gas tank. Sighting the reflection for a renewal. Application« for Oregon Senator Wayne Morse. Cpi. Christensen entered the Albert Swan, administrative as since last Thursday morning. Nov. of lights in the mill pond, he pulled renewal may he obtained st the reserves April 1950. Before enter sistant of the local Guard unit, 30. He made his homo at Latham up his landing gear and made a city hall in Cottage Grove. ing the service he was a station will enlist men at the armory be with his sister, Mrs. Drake, who CHRISTMAS CONCERT pancake landing. Drivers must use these forms manager for Standard Stations in tween the hours of 8 and 10 p.m. called him at 7:30 a m. the morn After swimming about 300 feet TO BE HELD DEC. 15 and should not mail their drivers Salem. Mondays thru Wednesdays, and ing of Nov. 30, only to learn he to the levee of an auxiliary pond, licenses to Salem. A drivers li A concert of Christmas music was gone. 10 a m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. he was brought to short by the will be presented by the combined cense examiner will be at the There are no physical require RECREATION NIGHT Mr. Miller was quite feeble and boom boat and then taken to the city hall in Cottage Grove be ments to be mot, and enlistees will despondent over poor health. He is police station by Officer Ed Jones. choral and instrumental musical SLATED FOR THURSDAY tween 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. organizations of Cottage Grove not have to take a physical exam- five feet and seven inches tall, Monday. All men in the Cottage Grove ination. No age limit has been es- weighs about 140 pounds, has grey There he had a hot shower and union high school Friday evening. ■ put on some dry clothes. After Dec. 15. The program will he an area are invited to participate in j tablishcd, and men who are not hair and small grey mustache. spending the night at the Jones SANTA COMING DKCEMMBA 1« the Recreation activities held ev-1 qualified for active service in the When ho left, he was wearing rub home, he was taken to Eugene nounced next week. The J. C. Penney Co. in cooper cry Thursday evening at the Cot- armed forces are preferred. At ber boots, a brown sweater and a ; where he reported the accident at ation with the I ■.,,,, ■ ,., man M S Carl W. Schoen, who had tagc Grove union high school present there is no restriction as red hat. the office of Civilian Aeronautics been visiting his father Julian agement will bring Santa Ciati« gymnasium. . to the number of men needed. Wednesday morning he was re-; Authority. Schoen and family left recently Basketball will be the malm Battalion commander for the ported still missing, and all the! ..... ... . smtinti Photo to town morning. Df According to reports, Brandau's for Fort Benning, Ga., where the Hill Workman stands beside his new sawdust blower truck which ^mbe: lb All children are invited ifairt of the evening, but men may , National Guard reserve is Warren territory near his home has been I ,h,‘ Penney Com- also take part in other activities Gill of Lebanon, and A. E. Berger thoroughly searched except the partner made a safe landing at 4th division will be reactivated he recently purchased in Scuttle. Insofar ns could be determine«!, this to Beaver Marsh near Crater lake M S Schoen was stationed in Ger- iin,t truck of Its kind in thi» are*. The hose through which ( 1 « v at a tier show beginning at if they desire. The program will of Salem is regimental com Coast Fork which is too rough! shortly after the two were sepa many for sometime with the armv • ■ is wound up at the re:i • r of the truck. Bill the, ¿2 7'1 k '/"; ' '4 7¿r",• «Ìf‘ WH1 last from 6 to 9 p in. the sawdust ‘ Is • blown mander. for dragging. rated, of occupation. । at 172« W. .Main street in Cottage Grove? be distributed to children attend ing the »how. Sings Here Monday Post Office Open Longer Hours for Christmas Rush Train Crew Finds Mans Body In Drainage Ditch i Vandals Enter Auto Supply Store County Librarians Hold Meeting Here CG Parents Send Letter to Truman OIYIIIIP' Local Soldier Is Supply Sergeant At Fort MacArthur S; Pilot Saved After Landing In Millpond Helen Hardy Will Appear In P-TA Benefit Recital Monday Navy Enlistments Thrown Wide Open Moors Receives Army Promotion Registration in Tailoring Classes Still Available No Physical Requirements Set For National Guard Reserve Charles F. Miller Reported Missing From His Home Drivers License Renewal Blanks Are Available New Sawdust Blower
