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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1950)
' The Weather (Courtesy Cottage Grove Lake — Weather Station) High Low Pre Dec. Dec. D«c Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 56 48 54 49 50 4» 54 39 44 47 46 38 41 40 73 .10 .14 .11 .40 .10 .(X) the C ottage G rove S entinel Serving the Heart of the Nation ’s Greatest Lumber Region Since 1889 VOLUME LXII COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1950 Ten Ont* per Copy Mail Your Christmas Cards and Packages Early NUMBER 19 NEW FLÏW00D PUNT TO BE BUILT Choral Concerts This Week it • Herald Coming of Christmas L. ot L. Secretary I Woodard Lumber Co. to Expand * Operations With 200-Man Plant Eath«-r Myers, Lorane route, has been appointed new secretary of the Cottage Grove Chamber The yuletide c «rawin “;- ~ will 1" L be ' of Commerce, It was disclosed by ushered in on wings of son, liwlght Near, president of the or- Construction of a new plywood plant which, when in PIUMÌKAM I ganlsation. this week when musics full operation, will employ 200 men or more will be started Mrs. Myers will replace Doro (roup* of the community will immediately by t h e W. A. Woodard Lumber Co., it was thy JaekMin, whose resignation Srform in several program« | announced Tuesday by Walter A. Woodard, president of the will become effective th«- first of picting the Christmas ntory. company. Seen«* I the year. Ml»» Jackson will Irate Friday evening th«- music and | " ’Twa« the Night Before ChriMtmaH” Equipment in the new plant will be modern in every l»ng nt that time to Join her father In drama de|>artmrntH of Cottage | respect, Woodard said, and activities of the plant will be Band I Texaa, and will visit friends and Christmas mailing approached Grove union high school will pre Choral Processional : carried on in conjunction with present lumber operations. the seasonal peak this week as 98 I relative» on the way. sent the pageant-play, ’The Birth "Angela We Have Heard on High” Power for the plywood plant will be supplied by the new Old French Carol Mrs. Myer» ha» Used In the Cot- sacks of mail obtaining more than day of a King." by Constance Wil 1200 packag«*s were dispatched Advantages of an improved power plant now under construction on t h e company Combined Choral Groupa lis Camp Several hundred stu Wilhousky **“• wor8ed with real estate and from the Cottage Grove post of water supply system in the city premises. dents in the band, choir, choruses, Canil : "Noel” insurance firms. She is a member fice in one day. according to Post of Cottage Grove were explained The new plant will be located immediately north of the Choir ■nd the Thespians will combine by Floyd Githens to members of Neidlintrer ,hr K,,bekah lodge. Her hus- master N. J. Nelson Jr. present sawmill two miles south of Cottage Grove on High their voices to |>ortrny the birth 'The Birthday of a King" In thanking patrons fog mailing the Chamber of Commerce Tues o | band Is Glenn Myers and they of the Christ child. Choir, Jamea Greweile, soloiat early, Nelson also made two re day at the regular noon meeting. way 99. Land at the site of the plant was prepared and . have thr«-e children. The production will take place ■ Prologue : quests. First, he asked that per Representing the Cottage Grove leveled during the past summer. Floor area will be approx in the high school auditorium be- sons sending greeting cards ad Civic committee, Githens stated imately 200 by 500 feet. "Children ’ « Prayer" from "Hansel and Gretel" Humperdinck ginnlng st 8 p.m. Mrs. Ethel Construction will be completed at approximately the dress and stamp them at home In that one of the main stumbling Krauss is in charge of the drama stead of using the desks in the blocks in efforts to bring new same time as the power plant, which is expected to be late "Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive, ” scenes, while Mrs. Nell Hergert, lobby of the post office. During industry, to’the city is the inade summer or early fall. Estimated cost of the plywood plant from “The Meaaiah” ’ Handel the rush, these desks should be quate water.system. He estimated was not disclosed. “O Thou That Telleat Good Tiding« to Zion," ! a?nual Christmas party and used only for money order and that it would cost approximately It is planned that the new 40-acre millpond of the com from "The Meamah” Handel 1for The program of mualcal bond application purposes, he said. $200,000 Jo put in a new system. Eloise Croaby, soloist 1 Lumbcr and S “ "™" Work ’ pany which was completed several months ago will be large numbers tu br presen trd by ers union, will take place Satur The original object of the Civic Secondly. Nelson asked residents enough for operations of both the sawmill and the plywood "Sanctus," from St. Cecilia Mass Gounod day evening, Dec 16, at the ann- to clean off the walks on their committee, Githens explained, was the high school music groups plant. The company plans to supply logs for the new plant Mary Bricher, soloist ory in Cottage Grove. pro[»erty inasmuch as they are to encourage the government to I. listed In the adjoining Beginning at 6 p.m., the party sometimes dangerous to walk on, close this area to lumbering ac- from its own supply of timber, and also will buy logs in the column*. Scene II I tivities so that logs cut in this dis- open market. will feature treats for everyone, especially with a heavy load. I "O I Jttle Town of Bethlehem" Redner and a dance will follow the dinner. “Give your carrier a break for! triCt Liivi will win also or vu »» wmuju navv Woodard stated uictt that ¿/xcasso plans avfx for a plywood operation have be inaiiuiaviui manufactured Band It is expected that there will be Christmas.” Nelson said here. In order to bring this about, been in the making for a long time, a n d a considerable Elwood Rickman, and Robert special entertainment for the however, we must have adequate amount of work in preparation for the plant has already l*an are directing the musical Scene III, Part I children. facilities, the speaker stated. been carried out. Recent projects along these lines include l‘r’riton of the pageant. Student “O Holy Night” BISINESS MEN SET FOK Adams All members of local 2627 and ousmg and water are the two construction of the power plant, enlarging the millpond to crewg under Gardner Scllcm arc EVENING OF EXERCISE Band the ladies auxiliary and families handling the details of staging Recreation night for business i munit/ in respec^m attracting itS 8ize’ and leVelin8 the &rOUnd at the "While Watching O'er Their Flocks by Night” are invited to attend. ■nd lighting. men of Cottage Grove and vicinity new industry. Githens remarked. slle new Plant. ... .. , _ . 17th Century Melody < ombined musical grou|M of will be held again Thursday eve- Solution of these problems means rhe power plant, on which construction was started in Girls' Chorus COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY Jcffareon grade school will per- at the high school gym. Ac-. whether or not we get new plants, September, is designed to furnish electricity to the sawmill Yon The next meeting of the Cottage mng fnr™ ‘n ’Ge annual Chrmtmas "Geau Bambino” tivities will begin at 8 p.m. and! he added. and plywood plant, as well as supply a substantial amount Choir, Bill Veatch and Bob Kelly, soloists concert in th«- gymnasium Tues Grove city council will be held at will end at, 10 a.m. County Judge Day T. Bayly will to Mountain States Power Co. At present the concrete chim- day evening. Dec. 1». Familiar ”1 Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, in the Parti- may take part in be speaker at the next meeting of ney of the power plant is about 50 feet high, and when com- carola as well as songs that are Choir and Chorus council chambers. The council did any form of athletic endeaver they the Chamber of Commerce Tues- pleted will reach a height of 200 feet. Boilers will be delivered well known will compose the not meet this week. desire. day, Dec. 19. Scene III, Part 2 and installed shortly after the first of the year. Christmas Mail Approaches Peak The Birthday of a King City Needs New Water System, C, of C. Informed Lo^ 2627 Sponsors Christmas Party It will be an evening filled with clarinet duets and quartets, flute solo, vocal solos and sextets, and number? the toys' and girls' glee club, th«- W> piece band, and the mixed chorus To conclude the program, the 150 voice chorus will sing the beautiful choral ar rangement of I xingfellow'g im mortal poem. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." - The public is invited to attend this concert which will la-gin at 8 p m. Several churches In the com munity also will present s|>ecial programs of Christmas music. <>n Sunday the choir of the Methodist Church will depict the Christmas story in song, verse, and picture with Sam Mackin as narrator. It will la-gin at 4 30 p.m. in the church. Sunday evening at 8 p.m. the Presbyterian church choir will he heard in a concert of Christmas music which will take place in the church. Members of the con gregation of Walden Community church will put on their annual Christmas program at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Eugenean Chosen Jo Third Term on Farm Credit Board E. A McCornack. Eugene, has been re-electM to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Farm Credit Administration of Spokane, Fred A. Knutsen, gen eral agent, announced today. Mr. McCornack is Just complet ing his second term as farm credit director, having first been elreted in the fall of 1944 by cooperatives of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Owner and operator or a farm near Eugene, Mr. Mc- < ornack also is director and past president of the Oregon Stqte Co operative Council and a member of the State board of agriculture He served as general manager of the Eugene Fruit Growers associa tion from 1935 to 1946 and has served as director of the Pacific Woo] Growers since 1932. As farm credit director. Mr. Mc- Cornack serves as a director of The Federal Land Bank of Spo kane, Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Spokane. Spokane Bank for Cooperatives, and Production Credit Corporation of Spokane. Other members of the seven- man farm credit Imard are William A. Schoenfeld, Corvallis, Oreg chairman; William J. Holman^ Boise, Ida.; Walter J. Robinson, Fnmeroy, Wash.; R. E Brown, 'Bozeman, Mont.; Oscar G. Swen son, Malone. Wash., and John A. Wilson, Lewistown, Mont. "There'« a Song in the Air” Harrington Duet, Kay Leonard and Gary VanNortwick Scene HI, Part 8 7 m Grade School Band Room Is Completed "No Candle Was There and No Fire" Ijphmann Lorna Van Den Bosch, soloist "Cradle Song” Brahms Mary Bricher, soloist, with Choir and woodwind accompaniment “The Three Wise Men” Kountz Choir and Chorus "We Three Kings of Orient Are” Hopkins Joel Pynch, Wes Malcolm, and Marvin Hayes with Choir "Joy to the World” Handel Choruses, Band and Audience Shaking parts in the pageant are taken by Mary Lou Wiese, Elizabeth Woodward, Kay Gates, Earlene Daniels, Willi« Johnson, Bill Keesaman, Larry Dugan, Joanne Peter son, Ray Coleman, Reba Johnson, Billy Biggs, Mary Boone Jerry Dyksterhuis, Donald Tonoli, Jim Pynch, Richie Grif fith, Bruce Hankins. Don Mooney, Wes Malcolm, Marvin Hayes, Joel Pynch. Donna Decker, and Sandra Sue Carlson. Narrator is Sandra Sue Carlson and Anne Hill is accompanist. Auto Strikes Boy on Bicycle Robert Kincaid. 13, of 115 N. 19th st., received head injuries Monday morning when he was struck by an automobile while riding his bicycle across highway 99. Driver of the car was Walter Griffith Sorensen, Route 1, who claims he did not see the boy un til he was almost upon him. The accident occurred at about 8 a m. at the interaection of Washington street and the highway. After first aid treatment at the office of Dr. M. H. Schaffner, the youth was taken to Sacred Heart hospital in Eugene in Eddie Derc- mer's ambulance for further ob- servation. A CAN OF FOOD IS ADMISSION TO MOVIE A special full-length movie sponsored Jointly by the Lions club, Morclock theaters, and the Cottage Grove fire department will bo shown at the Arcade the ater at 10 a m. Saturday, Dec 23. The only price of admission is a can of food or some non-perish able fruit, vegetable, or other food. These contributions will be distributed by the fire department to needy families in this area. MIKE HUNTER HAS LEAVE Pfc. Michael Hunter arrived here last week from Tyndall Air Base, Panama City, Florida, on a 20-day leave. He is at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary Ellen Hunt er. At the end of his leave, he will be stationed with the air police at Edwards Air Base, Lake Muiw, Calif. HQ, IX CORPS, Nov. 20 The first man in IX Corps to re-enlist in the Army was sworn in by the Corps' commander today. Sergeant First Class Alexander Graz of Cottage Grove repeated । after Maj. Gen. John B. Coulter । of San Antonio, Tex.. IX Corps । Commander, his oath to defend his country from its enemies and to obey the orders of his superior officers. Sgt. Graz was the personal mess steward to General Coulter in 1948 when he joined I Corps at Kioto, Japan, and rejoined the general at Pusan in September. Sergeant Graz has completed his tenth year in the Army. Dur ing this period, he was mess ser geant to Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, then commander of the 44th Infantry Division in Europe in 1945, and Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, who commanded Sev enth Army. From 1933 to 1940, Sergeant Graz was instructor in cooking at the New Jersey State Home for Boys. Sergeant Graz is married and has one daughter, Onora A. Graz. Mrs. Graz resides in Cottage Grove. His father, John Graz lives at 146 Steuben Street, Jersey City, N. J. Kids Enjoy Legion Christmas Party More than 200 legionnaires and wives and "■ passel of young- uns" including Cub Scouts attend ed the annual Christmas party sponsored by Calvin Funk post 32, American legion, Monday night at the armory. After the dinner Santa Claus (in the person of Harry Neet) ap peared and presented candy and favors to the children. Musical entertainment was provided by students of Elwood Rickman and Robert Dean. Those who performed included Sharon McMillan, Franklin Sat terwhite, Roberta Rickard, Evelyn Brewster, Marjorie Denny, Mary J Lou Wolfard. Garnet Beach, Francis Summers, Donald Heck. Ignore Porter, James Grewelle, I Bob Dalberg, Richard Doolittle. Gary Abeenc, Charles Hall, Carl Harmon. Sherman Spring, Dee Anderson, Doyle Higdon, Dwight Treat, Maralyn Clark, and Ida and Charles Coston. Margaret Thompson and Billie Randall entertained the group I with recitations. Guests at the party included several Legion district leaders. ; They were Frank Walters of Ai- i bany, commander Third district; Jim Murphy of Junction City, vice | commander; Marie Conner of | [.ehanon, president of the legion Auxiliary, third district; and Pat ty Tyler, president of the Auxili ary of the Willamette council. The Child Health Clinic will be held Thursday, Dec. 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the public health room, above Smith's Electric. For ap pointment phono 443L. Mess Sergeant Coast States Form Re-enlists in Army Mutual Aid Plan For Civil Defense A complete civil defense plan is being drawn up because of the gravity of the international crisis, Oregon civil defense leaders an nounced today. This new plan will he ready in a few days. It will (Hitline exactly what regional, state, county and local agencies are expected to do in an emergency. Civil defense leaders met last week in San Francisco to work out mutual aid agreement whereby California, Washington, and Ore gon would help each other in case of attack. This agreement will cover law enforcement, firefighting, medical aid, and transportation, such as sending heavy rescue equipment to a stricken area. Those attending this conference from Oregon are Governor Doug las McKay, State Civil Defense Director Louis Starr, and State Health Officer Harold M. Erick son. The basic Oregon plan will cover every phase of civil defense opera tion, including mutual aid. More than 400 experienced wel fare workers have been signed up for quick assignment in event of a disaster. State police, and county and local law enforcement officers will meet in Salem next Tuesday to work out civil defense problems as they affect law enforcement. The meeting, called by Starr, will hear Governor Douglas McKay and defense experts tell how police A proposal that a state law be officers can help out. enacted which would permit coun ties to levy a gasoline tax was made at the bi-monthly meeting of the court house officials Tues day at Eugene by Judge Day T. Bayly. Judge Bayly suggested a one cent gas tax in place of a special tax levy, which the voters turned down at the last general Robert Lee Glenn, seaman re election and the gas tax sugges cruit, USN, son of Mr. and Mrx. tion was advanced because there F. J. Glenn of 316 Columbia court. seems to be more criticism against Cottage Grove, recently completed the county roads than any other recruit training at the Naval county department, according to training at the Naval Training Judge Bayly. Center, San Diego, Calif., and Is Bayly also suggested the enact now available for assignment to ment of a state law which would a fleet unit or to one of the Navy’s I>ermit property owners outside schools for specialized training. of the corporate limits of a city to During this period of training, bond themselves for street and he underwent intensive drill In road improvements. The reason such subjects as signaling, naviga for this proposal the county judge tion, basic ordnance and seaman pointed out was because over half ship. He also was indoctrinated the county’s population is outside into the ways of the Navy and of the corporate limits. I learned the customs of the service, County Judge Proposes Gas Tax Glenn Finishes Boot Training Sentinel Photos Practice sessions of the grade school band were held for the first time last week in the recently-completed band room at Jefferson school. Money to finance this building was raised by Mrs. Harold Axley and her band room committee. The exterior of th«- new band room Is shown in the top photo, and the bottom picture shows the band during practice Monday afternoon.
