Thu Sentinel« CottaKc Grote. Oregon
Thur*.. June It, tMf
Letter From
Clarence Johnson
Dies Suddenly, 8th
1Ì ash big ton
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by Harris Ellsworth
Representative, Fourth District
President tells a press conference that he has no
clean-up plans.
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Marion Clarence Johnson, owner
of the Radiant (’loaners, passed
away suddenly Sunday. June 8, nt
the age of t>4 years. He was Ixini
In Selby, S Dak., December 1.
1887,'and was matriod in Selby
in 1911 to Henrietta Filing. The
couple moved to Canada the same
year r»ml came to Cottage Grove
liave »Inee
ln 1922. where
made their home. Mr. Johnson had
l»een proprietor of the Radiant
Cleaners for the past four years
He WM a member of the Assembly
of God church.
Surviving are his widow; three
daughters Mrs Marion Beach and
Mrs Charlotte Preston, both of
Cottage Grove, and Mrs Amy
Runk of Lorane, one son. Lowell,
of Vancouver, Wash, mid 10
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
2 pm. Weilnesday. June II at the
Smith Funeral Cha|x'l xvith the
Rev Hilton T. Parks of Corvallis
officiating Irtterment xxas in the
local I(H>F cemetery.
John M. AIear <d EugiW, mid one
¡^.X^b^a 1"»^ sister. Mis Chai lolle Sievän», lm-
jierlal, Nein
sewn .wars, »Killing troni S u O h i
U SH I.IKF PAGANISM
Un. where he had been a Im nier
A really Chrhiliim world would
anil finit rancher tor ninny wm ■
Surviving art* Ihm» (hughtfiM never be guilty of Ilie war-llko
paganism observable' in all direc
Mix I li/nla th ('«vey mid Ml*"
Susan Silii|*on. Ixith of I tigeno. tions today.
and Mis I ouHe Smith ol Cottage
Grnve: one grnnddrtUghtrr. Mt».
The House (Missed the Federal-aid highway bill
Not many months ago the revelations of graft
and corruption of several xarietics, together xvith a which authorizes the funds tor highway construe
Editor PubilaMr shockingly long list of income tax collection "ir tion during the next two years In the bill was a
tr. C. Martin
Advert bring Manager
r»rlFna Martin
minor increase (10 per cent) foe forest roads and
Society Editor. Phones 555. 55g. .501Y regularities." caused the President and his entire
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Executive department to shudder The people of trails This ts the item from which money for tim
the country seemed to be aroused too, Mr. Truman ber access roads comes Also of help to access ro.nl
newspaper
announced in December that he was going to clean construction was Section three of the bill which
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
PUBLISHERS
house quick and sure and let the chips fall where authorizes twelve millions for defense access roads,
they would. He was going to appoint a s(HKial a classification set up in the Defense Highway Act
ASSOCIATION
of 1941. (if this amount, two-thirds gix's to timber
“cleaner-upper."
access and one-third to mineral area roads In some
One man was selected. He even camo down to
National Advertising Representative
portions of Oregon, access roads can lie used for
Washington to talk it over. It w a s prematurely
both timber and mineral production.
announced in the press that he had been named.
If the money figures named in this highway bill
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
New York
he
found
he
was
not
to
But it turned out that when
actually represented cash for access road construc
be given ample power and a free hand, this first tion there would be enough tor a fairly reasonable
selection went back home.
timber access program. Unfortunately, these sections
The Water Rate Issue
camo the "great" Newbold,Morris, a knight of the bill morel) sene to indicate the maximum
The Sentinel has received complaints about high water in Then
badly tarnished armor, to do the job. After amount which max be appropriated. The appropria
rates in the city of Cottage Grove. One "letter to the editor"
off to a very bad start due partly to the tions bills do not carry anywhere near these author-
stated people were watering their lawns sparingly and some getting
fact that his name was linked with some sort of ized amounts so our government timber harvesting
Edmund F.Simpson
not at all because of rates going up so high.
queer tanker sale transaction, Morris started in to
In order to straighten out the situation in the minds of do a little digging. I gathered the impression that, program is handicapped.
citizens, may we remind them that the City Council in action smarting under the whipping he had taken by Construction of "rail-head" facilities for Camp 1 30 p in . Friday. June ti, nt Mills
in March did actually increase rates by reducing the rate to the Senators who were investigating the ship deal. White at Medford will begin soon Some $3,700,000, Moi tuary
Edmund Franklin
$2.50 but also reducing the minimum gallons allowed to only Morris determined to attempt to really do a job. .out of a total appropriation of more
._ than eleven Simpson. (»32 Adams Axe F Sh<T
3,000.
The «J
city
had been allowing
6,000
gallons However, that was not the idea of those higher up. .mj||ions has
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„„„ _»»». . mo
eo'c»,-,
intnoffa-t
rvicased for cx(x'nditurc there wixxl Smith officiated xvith vault
interment in Rest llaxcn Memo '
for $2.75. However, this new rate was not to go into effect ^|on.jg was Smnmari(y (¡red bv Attorncj General
rial Park, Eugene.
until July 1, and actually would have appeared on August
McGrath was then as quickly fin'd by
The Department of Interior is organizing a public
Mr. Sini(i»on passed away ut his
bins.
1 I Truman. That is the sum and substance and the lands inspection trip or conference which will begin
home Wednesday. June 4, at till
After the defeat of the budget in the first election on I end of the much publicized clean-up.
11th and end about July 19th. Members of the age of 90 He xxn» born in Ste
May 2 council took a serious look-see into the water rate Perhaps you had forgotten all about it. Appar July
Public I-ands Committees of Congress have been ' (ihenson county. III . January 17, |
situation, with more than one councilman blaming the rates ently most people have. I think that indifference is invitod to go on this trip which will take place 1882, and xxas mnrried ut Burnet,
for helping to defeat the budget.
Tex., March 19, 1893, to Alice A
perhaps as shocking as the corruption Where is the
the national nominating conventions.
So in quick action before new rates could go into effect, burning indignation that once would have swept between
believe the group ¡»Ians to visit Oregon, but due to
the council gave the people back their 6,000 gallons at $2.75. people out of office in disgrace under such circum- the shortness of time no official committee hearings
and the next 19.000 gallons would only cost citizens $.25 per stances? Apparently it no longer exists. It has will be held. I am still hoping that hearings will tv-
Radio Ray
1,000 gallons. Most all residential users would come under cooled so completely in a few short weeks that a held this year in Oregon by the House Public I-ands
this bracket.
man who appears to Ex- little more than a machine Subcommittee on pending O & C land legislation
We admit council did not take formal action on whether politician
is named attorney general, and the! Perhaps this can lx-done after the elections.
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Forvi«»» rat»« on application.
to allow the usual 10,000 gallons per month for the minimum
during the summer months in order to let people have green
lawns. But councilmen did say that if water was available
that it probably would be allowed for sprinkling.
However, even in past years with the extra 4,000 gallons
allowed, many persons have let their lawns go during the 1 As this is written, only some three and one-half At first, I believe, organized labor thought the
summer months.
| working weeks remain before the Congress will I seizure order was a good idea because it was almost
As an added incentive also for sprinklers, council voted ' i-ecess for the national nominating conventions. certain to give the steel workers what they were
to make the sewer charge for July. August and September Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is more asking. lately there has lx-en considerable indica
the average of January. February and March just preceding. or less marking time waiting for the Senate to act tion that the more thoughtful labor organization
The councilmen reasoned that water used for lawns and gar upon the appropriations bills and complete action l>eoplc realize that wage fixing by government
on some other House-passed legislation.
dens did not go back into the sewer.
means the end of the system of collective bargain
So actually, the water bill will remain about the same as Earlier this year it was assumed that the major ing under which labor has made such splendid gains
usual. The only thing that will make it look bigger is the fact work of this session could and would be completed Nor can labor possibly gain in the long run if
that the sewer charge is up, and as a convenience to the city by convention time. Thus there would be a long , wage fixing is wrapped up in another form and
hall office is included with the water bill. This may be bad summer and fall for campaigning. It seems doubt sugar-coated w ith the label "compulsory arbitra-
psychologically, but actually saves the water user money in ful now, however, that the money bills will be com-[tion." That term simply means that a very small
clerical work done by the city.
pleted by the Fourth of July. Furthermore, the sit- group of men be given the power, with all of the
The sewer charge is up to help pay for the very vital uation in the steel industry is such that unless the force of law back of it. to determine wages and
new --- sewer
system, , including
plant. is So
far and the steel workers have a new working conditions If that system is ubstitutrd for
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L j disposal
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strike
settled
the city has not succeeded in selling its sewer bonds to ad- । contract, members of Congress Will only leave collective bargaining and the right to strike, then
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tw’o nom- organized • —
labor . will suffer a shattering set-back
June » 16.
inating
conventions
and
then
return
late
in
July.
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a
tionl
"National
carlona Emergency" sections of the Taft-
Actually, in making the „„„„„a
second revision on water rates, so as to be in session if legislation is required . to me
. fiartiey ]aw were carefully thought out and fully
the city will lose to the tune of $4.000 a year. The first rate get steel production going.
¡debated. Thfy pnBtfct the rights of labor to the
decided upon would have brought in $83,000, with the new
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very final action which is a decision by Congress
■ one to bring in $79,000. But the people will benefit in that Several proposals for new laws to deal with the , on
the specific case involved, based upon facts and
('they get their 6,000 gallons as usual for the minimum.
steel strike and similar troubles which may arise in , a recommendation by the President. This law
Water bills may be high, but the city has saved them the future have been presented. I have not yet should have been used earlier in the steel case
from being even higher.
(JHG) been able to read them all but their general theme case. It should be used now.
Appropriation Bills May Not Be Completed by July 4th
Sidelights From the City Election
Several amusing stories emerged from the city election
on June 6 and show that the tax issue can really be confused.
Stories circulated that the proposed additional six mill levy
would raise taxes anywhere from $100.00 to $500.00 were
without foundation and oddly enough a lot of intelligent
people could not figure the millage levy. They did not under
stand a six mill tax increase would mean sixty cents per
hundred valuation or $6.00 per thousand valuation.
When you stop to figure out what your city, state and
county taxes do for you and then compare them with the
present federal tax rate, nobody ought to have any kick
coming, especially since Uncle Sam nips the average taxpayer
from two to 100 times more than the local costs and except
for the so-called security gets nothing in return. On the other
hand your local taxes provide you with all public con
veniences including the education of your children in the
public schools.
Another story as a reason for voting against the budget
was that the voter, said to be a former city employee thought
the budget voted last year ought to do the city for awhile.
The Cottage Grove Rodeo
Coming up soon is the Cottage Grove Rodeo, sponsored
by the Cottage Grove Riding club. The rodeo, one of the few
community events which has not folded up, has made an
outstanding record we think in the way of entertainment,
despite the fact that rodeos are staged at nearly every cross
road in the country. The reason for its success thus far is
that the management has been able to secure top performers.
This year is a crucial time for the rodeo. It will become
more or less of a permanent affair which can be looked for
ward to by rodeo fans or it will go down the drain, as many
community affairs have done. Those who would like to see
it continue face the annual task of generating enthusiasm
for the rodeo—sometimes very discouraging. The least we
can do is to give it our moral support. In fact our moral sup
port is necessary, if the rodeo is to continue. As we have
said before regardless of whether you like this sort of enter
tainment, we believe events of this kind are good for the
community.
Starting the Day
“Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning.”
So sang the Psalmist, and through the centuries God
loving people have started their morning by lifting their
thoughts to praise their Creator.
A news item relates that employees of the central water
plant lor Houston, Texas, hold a short prayer service each
day before starting work. They gather because of a common
belief in God and sincere conviction that they can bring about
a closer unity among themselves, a sense of inner content
ment, and good will toward others.
Those who start their day in prayer will fully under
stand the comment of Hermann Litzler, one of the workers:
“Our meeting is not for the credit of anybody, but for
the glory of God and to exalt Him. You would be surprised
how fast the day goes. We leave feeling fresh at heart, and
our work seems easier.”
Understandable, too, is the fact that the Houston get-
togethers have been so successful the men are thinking of
starting them earlier so as to have more time for this daily
inspiration.—Christian Science Monitor.
Plagued by demands for efficiency reports telling how
he spent his time, a federal elevator operator wrote: “Up—
50 per cent; Down—50 per cent.”
R. N. Vinson, brother of Mrs.
F. C. Strausen, passed away last
week at Santa Cruz, Calif. Ser
vices were held in California on
Saturday.
Mr. Vinson was a landscape gar
dener in Cottage Grove for years
and also had the fern business. He
was a past commander of the Cal
vin Funk Post, American Legion.
He was a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are one son, Elliott
Raymond of Hayward, Calif.; one
daughter, Mary of Miami, Fla.;
one brother, Elliott of Oakland.
Calif., and one sister, Mrs. F. c.
Strausen of Cottage Grove.
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staff said of the subscribers.
A “Surprise” was also listed,
saying "Our paper is a big sur
prise to most kids on this block.”
Among more interesting items
was that concerning a lost dog.
"Mick Nystrom’s dog has been
missing since Sunday in May. We
have a sneaking suspision it ran
away with the circus.”
Sad Note
Among sadder notes was. the
item that read, "Billie Butler’s
Baby Boxers cost $100.00 apiece.
They had one pup put to sleep be
cause it was blind.”
News of travel also was men
tioned with "Mrs. Taylor’s mother
has been gone for awhile. She
must bo very lonesome.”
But never lonesome these days
is the person behind the scenes
in the form of Mrs. William Pra
ger, the editor's mother and chief
advisor. She advises the staff on
items and helps to edit, but ad
mitted she thought some of the
misspelling more interesting than
correct spelling. And we agree.
The staff has used the Prager
attic as a workroom. The editor's
advisor also has another full-time
job, as was evidenced by the last
item in the paper’s first edition,
"Sharon I.ynn Prager is the name
of Prager’s new baby."
At the time the picture of the
staff was taken by a Sentinel
staff photographer the editor said,
"This is news.” So we presume we
will appear in the next edition.
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seems to be to set up compulsory arbitration, pro
vide for government seizure of plants, and permit
Most people are inclined to think that a congress
wages to be set by executive order.
man— a member of the U. S. House of Representa-
The President refused to use the provisions of fives is mighty anxious to be reelected and keep
the Taft-Hartley Act because Uiat procedure would j the job. That is true, of course, in many cases but
not empower him to set wages. Had he been able ! it is not by any means the general attitude in this
to make his unconstitutional seizure order stick. I service. This year some 40 members
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