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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1952)
Thum., Jun. JI. IDAS Th«- Newtlnrl, Cotillon Grave, Oregon I’ngr U. S. Airmen Stationed in Arabia I (Editor** Note Dick Clark, IHfto gradual« of (’GILS «nd former member of publh nt ion* Ktnff, I k now Htutioncd with the US. Air Force in Arabia. The following atory wax Included in a letter re cently received by o n e of our • tudentx.l Uncanny' Oil Interests Protected Dhahran Airfield Is located on the eastern coast of tile nation of Saudi Arabia, directly acroM* the Persian Gulf from Iran; and lo cated about Hu- middle of that peninsula. The primary duty of the nine hundred U. S. airmen sta tioned here is to protect our oil interest* in this country. Arab King Wor*hlp|>cd Arabia is one of the few nb*o- ' lute monarchies left in the world I today. Each Arab must wor*hip Hie king by touching his head to the Hand at least five times a day, facing tile sacred city of Mecca The populace I* entirely Moslem in religion, and the king is tha direct descendant of Mohammed; and the most sailed man living, believe the followers. During their lifetime, each Arab must journey to the city of Mecca to pay the king one-third of his lite earning* M taxes. GITHENS LINCOLN-MERCURY 104 South Pacific Highway Cottage Grove, Oregon Aruba IJke to Ride To get a ride on any kind of animai or which- Is considered a great privilege, and usually an Arab will sing as a sign of Ins happinesK When Arabs tide in GI trucks. Hwy holler at the top of their voice*. Those fortunate enough to have automobiles them aelvea almoxt always wear the horn out firet. They are fascinated by it, and nn Arabian town sounds continually like an overgrown traffic jam. All of the ten million people in Arabia arc governed by the king's law, which la very strict. If an Arab I k caught stealing, hlx hand Is cut off, and all Arnim in the vicinity must witncss It as u warn ing against further theft*. If a more acetous crime Is committed, like murder, the captive Is sub mitted to be beheaded, and again all must watch WEDN ES DAY, JANUARY 30 ANXIOUS Mrs. A. C. Queen uses a can opener to free her little aon, Johnny, 2'A, after he had trapped himself in a cookie ran. It all hnp- pened tn Uicir Havana, Cuba, homa when th. youngster took the can down from a kitchen shelf and attempted to get at some cracker remnants. (International) Junior-Senior Prom 1* scheduled for May 9. The com Moat of the [a-ople are nomads. mittee chairmen will be elected roaming n» nil ..... over the nut ion with -i-- ■■■■■„■■ -i..I mJ work will st art on the Prom the various (canon* and climate*. |n February. Some have herds of sheep or 'Hie orchestra committee, with goats, and some have horses The Bill Vcatch as chairman, has be main mode of travel is by donkey gun making arrangements for an or camel. orchestra. On the base the U. S. govem-1 _ ,,, , . , . R«“’m»ry Rickard is general ment has a budding project timt Chairman <>f ihr l’rom and Bun- employa a great number of Arabs quel. Richard Harrison is acting Under a five-year agreement, all buildings constructed will I m - as assistant chairman. Good news for the juniors at turned over to the government of Arabia, a* soon a« the U S. feels 1Y"»‘ Probably get you're It no longer needs the ba*. f« ring», pin* md I IValler* at Stokes defense purpose*. The average Jewelers by 1- ebruary 1 * if* nt gn Ai.ii» working on tl " 11 base Is alMiut the equivalent of 85 [ Aral»« Are Nomadic <«, . d.,. oM-thlrd -I which Harry c must go to the king. According to Arab belief any foreigner dying on this *oR must tie taken out of the country within 24 hours. In-fore his soul leaves his body. All in all. the Arabian customs and living conditions are very different from ours. It makes us feel how lucky we actually are. - Lions Roar ‘Minor Miracle’ Staged Jan. 24 "Minor Miracle," a one-act drama of the sea. will I m - staged at the Thespian initiation, Janu ary 24. to be held in Rooms 8 and 10. The entire action of the play takes place in a life raft, be calmed off a coastal bigoon. and the time is shortly before dawn, sixteen days after the tanker "Daniel Moore” went down in a sea of flame. Charades include: Jordan, Bill Vcatch; Hale. Don Tonole; Mc- •Clanc, Joel Pynch; and Laslos, Marvin Hayes. Rosemary Rickard Is general chairman of th<- formal initiation with Shirley Witters as social chairman. Decorations will include the Thespian color, delphinium blue, and the flower, the talisman rose. Fifteen students are to initiated into the Thespian society this time. They include: Don Tonoli, Donna Decker, Claudette Kime, Hazel Roy, Reba Johnson, Cather ine Heath, Bob Tank, Joan Webb. Ray Coleman. Elaine Railway, Francis Chapman. Richard Harri son and Warren Wilson. Thespian officers an' B i 11 Vcatch, president; Rosemary Rick ard, vice president; Joyce Thun, secretary; Eloise Crosby, record ing secretary; Lenore Porter, cor- naponding secretary; and Lavon- ne Hugdahl, treasurer. "The Honeymoon Is Over” and "Minor Miracle" will bo staged Ix1- fore the student Ixidy during the Thespian assembly, February 8. "Minor Mírele" will lx1 taken to the Northwest Drama Conference at the University of Oregon, Feb ruary 9. - Lions Roar DALE NEARS PLEDGES OREGON IRATERNITV University of Oregon, Eugene (Special) Dale D, Sears, son of Mr. and Mi's. Max L. Sears. P. O. Box 444, Cottage Grove, was one of 120 men to pledge fraternities during rush week at the beginning of winter term. Sears, a freshman in liberal arts, pledged Pi Kappa Alpha. Stearns Coroner, Dies Harry C. Stearns, Thoughts coun ty coroner for the past 19 years and father of Mis I*. B. Webb of Cottage Grove, died Thursday morning at Mercy Hospital in Roseburg after several weeks ill- ncss. Holt Grime», Stearns' assistant ¡at Oakland, Is acting as deputy I coroner for the Oakland area, and I states that tlu> bounty court will I probably ap|>qint a new coroner in Hie next few days. Stearns -w as born Jan. 21. 1882 at Oakland, and has been a resi dent of < '»kin nd and Roseburg all his life. His |Mii-cntH were pioneers, his grandfather, Danial Stearns, la-ing one of the first settlers at Oakland. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Ppwell, Aug. 10, 1905. He leaves his widow, two daugh ters, Mrs. P. B. (Maxine) Webb of Cottage Grove, and Mrs. Si (Madeline) Rodakoski, of Oak ridge, and five grandchildren; his father, A, F. Stearns of Oakland; a brother, J. Edwin Stearns of Oakland; a sister, Mrs. Guy (Es ther) Peeler of McMinnville, and several nieces and nephew*. The funeral was at 2 p.m. Sat urday at the Community Presby terian Church in Oakland. The Rev. Alfred Tyson of Roseburg of ficiated and burial was at Rest Haven at Eugene, Republicans to Hold Workers School 25th scluxd for precinct committeemen and women and volunteer workers will lx- held Friday, January 25, at the Eugene Hotel. The affair will get underway wjth a noon luncheon in the Per sian Room, with the school start ing at 1:15 p.m. Schedule of speakers is as fol lows : Ralph Cake, national commit- teeman for Oregon; Sigfrid Un- andcr, chairman, Oregon Republi can Central Committee; Harry Chase, Lane County Clerk; Ed G. Boehnke, chairman. Lane County Central Committee. Also Mrs. Hope Ketcham, vice chairman. Lane County Central Committee; Clay Meyers, presi dent, Young Republican Federa tion of Oregon; Mrs. K. E. Mont gomery, president, Eugene League of Women Voters; Mrs. Freda Pe terson, vice chairman, Oregon Central Committee, and Mata Beck, p r e s i d e n t, Republican Women of Uno County. True lilx-rty can exist only Sentinel Classified Ads Get Results where equality .and justice rule. William F. Githens Manager Served 3*2 years in U. S. Navy', been with Floyd Githens Motors, Inc., since discharge in 1946. Grad uate of University of Oregon in the school of Business Administration. Graduate of Ford Motor Company Training School at Detroit in Oc tober 1948. D. A. Merrell Parts Manager Formerly Ford Parts Manager with the Floyd Githens Motors, Inc. Merrell served in this capacity since 1944. 24 years previous parts experience. Larry Brice Sides Manager Has been with the Floyd Githens Motors, Inc., Sales force since Feb ruary 1949. Prior to this Brice had six years previous sales experience. The new Lincoln-Mercury building* which we want you to see is evidence of our faith in the Cottage Grove area. We are proud to bring a new business to the Cottage Grove community. We departed from the conventional design to bring to this section our idea of a modern motor home. We think it is a superb example of of what can be done with wood. The building was planned so that our employees may have the opportunity to give the best service at the lowest cost and to display the Lincoln-Mercury cars to the best advantage ... to be a source of pride to our community and to provide ample parking facilities* which we feel will be appreciated. It is our sincere hope that you will come and visit us during our opening. Floyd Githens See the 1952 Mercury to be displayed at our opening - - It s an eye opener. You'll be pleased. Robert G. Moody Darrel B. Booher Bookkeeper Service Department Assistant bookkeeper with Floyd Githens Motors, Inc., since 1949, with four years previous book keeping experience. Served 3'2 years with the U. S. Marines dur ing World War 2. Served 3V& years with the U. S. Army during World War 2. Pre viously been employed by Floyd Githens Motors, Inc., since 1946. Booher graduated from the Cot tage Grove Union High School.
