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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1950)
The Weather (Ctourte*y Cottage Grove Weather Station) 14 15 Doc. Dec. Dre. Dec, I»cc. 16 17 18 19 50 High 46 56 6<> 5« 56 54 60 Diw 40 Pi 44 15 n, 21 .22 .12 .17 45 42 TK C ottage G rove S entinel <5 Serving the Heart of the Nation's Greatest Lumber Region Since 1889 VOLUME LXII UUTTAGE GROVE. LANE COUNT*. UKriGON Council Considers Water Scaso// Survey, Liquor Licenses There wan Htanding room only in the city council cham- Afr for about a quarter of an hour Monday night when more yhan 30 resident* of the north end of town showed up to axprvHH their aentimenta concerning a c I uhh B liquor license for Del's Steak House. The delegation wan opposed to proprietor Delmer Rearrick’s desire to Herve liquor in his restaurant and presented several ja-tition« to the council to this effect, Rcarrick, also was present at the meeting, and he was given an opportunity to state his «ide of the story. After argument« pro and con had been discussed. Councilman Amil Thies made a motion that the application for a class It liquor license from Iiel’* Steak With the first of the year only House he rejected. The motion wax approved. 5-0. with one coun- * !ew 'Uy* “w"y- «nd Hti&’fiN Hre mnindud that vurioun cllman abstaining. clty liwnscx and f<«ex must be at After th«- vote wax taken only a tended to before Jan. 1. handful of visitor* remained to City Recorder D. J. Allen has hear the di*cux*ion between Mr. released the list of all required li- Corneil of Corvallia and member* ccniie* which may lie obtained at of the council while they struggled hi* office. They arc as follows: with the problems of a water sur Bicycle 25 (Mt* fe* *ft*T m- vey for Cottage Grove. Cornell is xjiection. a member of the engineering firm Bowling alley $10 per year, of Cornell, Howland. Hayes and ;>cr each alley operated. Merrifield, which lias been con Building permit* $-1 per first tacted concerning it water survey. $1.000; $2 for every $1,000 there Although no official action was after. taken by the council, it was de Curb cut* 25 cents. cided that Cornell would draw up Dance hall $3 annually. a proposal setting forth approxi Dog license Ijinc county li mate cost* of a survey of both in cense required for all dogs over dustrial and domestic water dis 8 months. Fee *[*aycd female tribution facilities. Tht« matter and male, $1.50; female (not will tie taken up again at the next spayed) $3. council meeting, Jan 2. Electricians Business license Other action* taken Monday $25 annually. night included: Electrical permits $.10 per Ttie council granted the re- outlet to $1: then. $.05 per outlet; quext of Grant l-ovcgrcn to laaik minimum $1. «nto the liglith afreet sewer line Music vending machines - $24 Aspite tlw fact hl* bom«- now un- annually. rr construction i* not in that dis Plumbers Master plumbers an trict. I-ovegrrn claimed that, in nual license $25; journeymen [ order to connect with the Tenth plumlier* annual license $1. street line, the sewer pipe leading Plumbing permits $.25 per fix- ■ from his home would have to run ture; minimum $1. uphill. Pinball machines Distributors Council member* agreed to annua), $150 (>|H-rator*. $35. draw up an ordinance which Transient i>eddlers and photog- ' would provide that the Ixivogrcn raphers $5 per day. property be added to the Eighth Peddler* license In business i afreet district, that he be amu-ssed district, only; fee, $2.50 per day at the same rate as other proper nnd up. according to price of ar- ■ ty owner*, and that the money be ticle« sold. placed in a s|>eciai fund for the Pool and billiard tables $5 per | improvement of lateral sewers in year |>er table. the district. Punch board $450 annually. In the only other action of Skating rink $3 per year. the evening, the group approved Sidewalk |>ermit Fee, $.25. the application for a liquor license Taxi cab Annual license, $20; submitted by the Eagle Cigar $10 for each additional cab or ■tore. transfer. Card games (tables) $5 per table fier year. Shuffleboard $5 fier board per year. Shooting gallery $45 per year. City Licenses Must Be Secured Before Jan. 1 School Enrollment At All-Time High ThroughoutCounty Enrollment in Cottage Grove schools has increased to an all- time high, as it has in most schools In Lane County. 'Phe total enrollment of 1,620 students in district 45 is an in- uyaw- of 122 students over last par's total, according to Elmer Tlcming, grade school superinten dent. This total includes 849 boys and 771 girls. District 45 is com posed of an area N of a mile north, 6 miles cast, 1 mile south, and 3'4 miles west of the city limits of Cottage Grove. Walden and Silk Creek are Included in this area. Figures released by Lucille Kllngc, superintendent of county schools, show that 34,126 pupils "re enrolled in Ijine county schools. This is an increase of 1,682 students from last year’s total. Taking highest honors for an in crease of 489 are Eugene public schools; but this was made possible by the admission of Willakenzle District 6, which recently joined the Eugene district. The only school district that recorded a de crease In enrollment was Spring- field's District 19, which lost 179. Lorane's District 36 produced the most unusual count. It had exactly the same number as it had last, year 233. WORKERS STRIKE AT FALL CREEK PLANTS Two plants of the Fall Creek Lumber Co. were hit by a strike Thursday when 200 CIO workers walked out over wage adjust ments. A picket line was estab- IWivd shortly after the strike was oyllcd. If Your Child Wants to Talk to Santa Claus Phono 300 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1950 Ten Cento per Copy NUMBER 20 cctinasto You From Us Cottage Grove Area Prepares Firemen Enter Not Guilty Plea Legionnaires Attend 40 et 8 Promenade Pleas of not guilty were entered by five Cottage Grove volunteer firemen when arraigned in circuit court Tuesday on a joint indict- incut of second degree arson. The date for trial has been tentatively set for Jan. 15. The five men, who are out on $2500 bail each, are: Benjamin Kent McCall, 28; Ix-slie Easton Wicks, 23; Richard Lincoln Cher ry, 24; David l-ee Howard, 21; and Fred Arthur Roles Jr. The firemen were charged with setting fire to a barn on Disston route Oct. 13. Indictment of the men wax handed down by the grand jury last week. Twelve Funk W. C. Martin Editor and publisher members of Hearty Welcome for Santa Calvin attended the Promenade of the 40 et 8 at the Veterans Memorial building in Eugene Thursday night During the ceremonies Charles Whipps, grand cheminot, con- ferred the obligation on Marvin Addy. Both men belong to the Cottage Grove post. In addition to Whipps and Ad dy. those in attendance were Vinal Randall Jr.,. Max Bird, Ed die Deremer, Aldon Coppie, Rob- ert Anderson, Robert Nelson, George Matthews, John Ixing, Claude Sherman, and Elwyn Rude. Miner Plunges 7/)/) 17 D lUU F eCl 1 U0U)n Shaft And Lives tine) will be delivered one day later than usual because of the < h Hitman holiday. The Sentinel office will be closed all day Mon day but will be open for business Tuesday. Since will go to press Thursday afternoon, the advertis ing deadline has been moved to Wednesday noon. We will appre ciate efforts to turn in early copy, both in the news and advertiatoi; departments. The same schedule will he fol lowed for the issue of Jan. 4. Manley C. Faller Foreman pleasantly surprised to see the preparations made by oitizens to welcome the Christmas season to the Cottage Grove area. Yuletide decorations, both in the business district and residen- tial sections, have been declared “better than ever” this year, and contests Thursday night will de termine the outstanding displays. Stores and shops have been an ticipating Santa's arrival for sev eral weeks with their bright and colorful window decorations. Judging of the layouts will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday and the winner will be awarded a gold plaque donated by the Chamber of Commerce. The American Le gion is handling arrangements for the contest. The judges will be Bill Griswold of Drain, Rev. W. W. Sutterlin of Cottage Grove, and Jan Smekens, a faculty member of the school of architecture of the University of Oregon. Originality, uniqueness and lighting effects will be con sidered in determining the top display. After plunging 100 feet down a mine shaft, George A. Paujus, 22, lies in the Eugene Clinic and Hos pital very much alive and without serious injuries. Paulus, who lives at 205 N. 12th in Corvallis, stated that he feels pretty sore after the fall. He has a fractured arm and possible fractured ribs. The accident happened ^bout 3 am. Monday, Dec. 18 at the Champion mine, which is in the Bohemia mining district above Disston. Paulus had just finished plac ing a charge in a drift tunnel and was hurrying down a ladder in the rise shaft between levels 8 and 9 when he lost his , grip on the ladder and fell. His' partner, John Buck of Thurston i Tuesday's meeting of the Cham had gone on ahead. ber of Commerce marked the first "I remember that I was clawing visit of County Judge Day T. and grabbing as I bounced off Bayly and it was the last meeting the sides 'of the shaft,” he said. for Dorothy Jackson, secretary of Home Decoration* "I was mostly thinking about get the organization for the past year In the residential areas, judging ting a hold of the ladder again.” and a half. of outside home decorations will 'Then I remember worrying Judge Bayly, who has been in begin at 8:30 p.m. Thursday with about knocking my partner off office for about six weeks, spoke a prize of $10 to be awarded to the ladder and taking him with to members on problems facing the winner. There also will tie a me," he recalled. county officials, especially as they $5 second prize and honorable Paulus said that Buck tried to concern roads. He invited all per mention. grab him as he fell and was able sons who have suggestions or The three judges for the resi to help break his fall. He landed problems dealing with county de n rial contest wftf be H. N. Trax on the floor of tunnel 8 where he matters to put them in writing ler of Creswell, Mrs. Sherman lay with the breath well knocked and mail them to him. (Continued on Page 6) out of him while Buck went after Bayly set forth his proposal help. that the counties be allowed to Paulus said he wasn’t worried impose a gas tax to be used for ' about his injuries as he lay in the improvement of roads. Roads I the darkness waiting for help. He and bridges are the biggest item . ■■■ couldn't breathe very well, but he in the county budget, he said, but j Lav Dxxxly didn't think he was hurt badly. even so. more money must be ■ Vl I llvl Q Dvllj i * When asked if he would return raised for their upkeep. to the Champion mine to work, he Chamber President Doc Near I A reward of $1,000 will be jiaid said he didn't think he would be presented a pair of silver candle to the person who finds the re in working condition before the stick holders to Miss Jackson as a mains of William I. Thompson, mine was snowed-in. going-away present from the or one of two college students whose ganization. She will leave her po- airplane was last reported in this sition here the first of the year. area Oct. 14. PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO The reward has been offered by CLOSE FOR HOLIDAY Mrs. Mary A. Thompson, Stock- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 ton, Calif., wife of the lost stu dent. It will be paid in cash to Public schools of this area will any person who recovers the re close Friday for a ten day holiday mains of her husband and has period. The same holiday schedule such information verified by the will be followed by practically all Lane county sheriff. A logger of Anlauf died in schools of the district including Thompson disappeared on a the high school. Sessions will be Eugene hospital Monday evening from injuries sustained when a flight from Medford to Eugene in resumed January 2. tree he was falling struck an up a silver-colored monoplane that right snag which in turn fell on was piloted by a fraternity broth er, Rudi M. Michel. him. Foul weather prevented an im The logger was Delbert C. Oat ney, 37, who was working alone at mediate search, but a later search the time of the accident. He was carried on for two weeks by the found at about 10 a.m. and was Army and Civil Aeronautics Au taken to Eugene in the Mills am- thority planes failed to discover bulance. He died at about 6 p.m. any trace of the missing plane. Oatney was bom at Arapahoe, Nebr., March 4, 1913. In 1930 he moved to Kansas, and was mar ried to Eveline Baker in Good land. Kan., Sept. 1, 1932. They moved to Colorado and then to Cottage Grove in 1940, settling near Anlauf, where they have A car which had been purchased since made their home. less than a week previously was Surviving are his widow; one in a mashed-up condition Monday son Larry; one daughter Lavina, morning after a head-on collision all at home; father, William Oat with a log truck on Lorane high ney of Nebraska; three brothers. way six miles west of Cottage Merlin of Cottage Grove and Rob Grove. ert and Virgil, both of Rogue Driver of the car was Mrs. Glen River. Myers, new secretary of the Cham Loren C. Lind Funeral services will be held at ber of Commerce, who was on her the Smith Funeral Chapel Friday, way to work at the time of the Machine operator Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. with burial in accident. She was not injured, al the Comstock cemetery. The Rev. though the left front of the car Clark Enz will officiate. was damaged so badly that the services of a tow truak were re quired. JUST ONE OF MANY doSFC Tl*lli*kpi* A. C. Lash, 42, of 681 River WANTAD TESTIMONIALS road, was operator of the truck “IVO । v II llvIKCI which was empty at the time. Wit To the Editor: The Lane county grand jury We were aiw.nl at the quick nesses state the truck crossed the ended a week of labor Friday at res|M>nse from so very many people center line of the highway while the court house in Eugene by to mir recent advertising in your rounding a curve. The damage to Mrs. Myers’ car returning eight indictments. Four classified columns for scrap metal. Is fully covered by insurance. Accustomed as we tout been to "not true" bills were also returned placing larger ads, we didn't ex and five secret indictments. Bayly Discusses County Problems : With Chamber Kenneth Cushman Managing editor When Santa Claus with his reindeer clatter over the roof-tops while all little chil dren are tucked in their beds Sunday night, he will be Sentinel Will Be Late Next Week $1,000 Offered Logger Killed By Falling Tree Orlena Martin Advertising manager Mrs. Albert Adkins Society editor Mrs. James Racknor Bookkeeper Log Truck and Car Collide Wayne M. Monroe Machine operator Postal Receipts Forecast Record Kainon II. Fuller Pressman Mrs. M altcr Graham Bindfry worker Tacoma Family Injured In Auto ESKtKXn, County Grand Jury A Tacoma. Washington couple and their two-year-old son were injured when their car crashed through a guard rail and turned over on highway 99 south of Cot tage Grove Monday. Dec. 18. A passing motorist, who wit nessed the night accident, took Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sigurdson and their son, Monty to a Rose- burg hospital. Their injuries are not believed to be serious according to state police. Prospect* for a record-setting Christmas season in the Cottage Grove post office were indicated this week when Postmaster N. J. Nelson Jr. disclosed the figures During that day the office dis patched 158 sacks of mail con taining more than 1800 parcels, while the cancelling machine han dled 23,117 letters Md Christmas cards. Stamp sales reached a high for 1950 as receipts totalled $1110.60. Postal receipts during the first 18 day« in December amounted to BILL HUDSON ENLISTS $6,318.95, while the total for the William Hudson, who recently same |>eriod in 1949 was $5,143.46. 'enlisted in the navy, reported for This represents an increase of duty last Thursday and was sent to the San Piego ninni base. 175.40 for this year. Warren T. Ness Compositor Charles Marlin Apprentice Charles Bell of Cottage Grove was injured in a logging accident at the Irving Logging Co. opera tions between Culp Creek and Disston, Tuesday, Dec. 19. Details on the nature of his in juries are lacking, but the Mills Ambulance service reported that he suffered a badly mangled leg. Bell was taken to the Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene, His Thomas I. Embleton, 39, truck condition was reported to be driver from Oak Harbor, Wash., "good” Wednesday morning. was cleared of the charge of negli gent homicide in connection with SIDEWALK BEING LAID the death of Ivan Lee Raish, 63, About 2(X) -------- feet — of -------------- concrete ----- side- । - of Springfield and Jimmy Calla- walk is being laid on the high , han of Eugene, who were in the school property in the 900 block Raish car at the time the truck of 1 aylor street. Plans have been driven by Ebleton careened out made to extend the sidewalk an- of control and struck four parked i other l(k) feet tn the west. ¡cars in the Glenwood atca. pect big results from such a little ad. We were very glad to have so much scrap metal brought In, and to know that advertising in your newspaper Is effective, even if it Is confined to only a line or two In the classified columns of the back pages. Your sincerely, Mrs. William Prager 716 Main Street CHRISTMAS MAIL SETS RECORD HERE Christmas mailing as well a* Christmas shopping will probably establish a new record here this year. Friday a total of 15,000 pieces of first class mail were dis- Iiatched thru the local post office. Saturday probably set a n«w rec ord for the number of Christmas shoppers in Cottage Grove. ; «q À1
