The Sentinel, Cottle Grove, Oregon
Thur«., July 10. 1057
(Progress Report
Continued frv*m page 1
amendment to authorize the coun*
cil to sell the $273.0U0 bonds. How.
ever, some councilmen noted, since
ütasnoel Au«u«t IS. I'M
it was necessary to aell but $225-
PubllatMd every Thursday at Cottas« «trova. Oresou
(MM) of the $4(X\(XM) sever bonds
Fntered at Cotta«« Orove Otaron, a» «eeon.l «-la«, matter.
authorized in the November, 195*'
elections that perhaps the whole
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$275,000 in water bonds might not
»stahl« Ur»r«
« oo
I have to be sold. Contractor and
Foreign rate* on applicati'«
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Edit-
W. C. Martin
AdwrtMa*
Muiaa«r system brought the amount down
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Klrtam Adkin*
Some councilmcn hav« indicated
Managing Editor. Phone* SW. ^4. »0t
I that they would like to see the
1 water issue voted on a special
election yet this summer instead
NATIONAL
PUBLISHERS
of waiting until November in hope
¡some work on the project could
ASSOCIATION
I be started.
Three carloads of p i d e have
National Advertising Representative
been ordered for delivery some-
^EEKI.Y j^EWSTAPBR pUPRESENTATB ES. |NC.
|time this summer, to be paid for
with funds on hand at the end
Philadelphia*
New York • Chicago • Detroit
j of the fiscal year. This pipe prob-
। ably could be laid in preparation
tor the more extensive water line
Trucking interests tied up house bill 465. which would ¡distribution system.
place part of the highway taxes paid by the long haul trucks City Engineer L. W. Coiner re-
on a weight mile basis and the state has already lost upwards ■ ported that the water line was
of two million dollars in taxes, badly needed for our high- 'being laid to serve the $150,000
ways. The issue behind the efforts of the trucking interests, sewage disposal plant now under
which made the bill inoperative thru a referendum is con ¡construction northeast of the city.
fusing and if the voter in the November election is not care The construction is now in its
ful private passenger car owners will end up by paying a third week. Contractor is Henry
bigger license fee as well as more gasoline taxes. This is den Herder of Lebanon.
Letter From Washington
the C ottage grove sentinel
Referendum on House Bill 465 Costly
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the situation as we see it and as many others see it, who have Street Bids to Open
given any thought to just and equitable means of keeping Mr. Coiner also reminded the
council that bids would be opened
our highway system in repair.
House bill 465 simply seeks to impose a weight mile on July 14 for improvement and
truck tax in addition to other fees paid by long haul trucks (>aving of 3.891 feet of street on
and Taylor in the area of
on the theory that trucks should pay a share of highway Tenth
Harrison school and the high
upkeep, based on the miles traveled. This plan was developed school. He said that no bids had
as motoring developed. The state’s first tax was license fees. ) yet been received. This $80.000
which were graduated according to the weight of the truck, project is one of the largest un-
followed by a gasoline tax and later a ton mile tax. Since' dertaken recently by city prop-
1933 the state has had what is termed a three structure tax erty owners.
system for commercial trucking: 1—license fees. 2—gasoline I Council okayed the hiring of
tax. 3—use of tax based on the tonnage of the vehicle and Hamilton & Thoms, Eugene con
distance traveled. The difficulty with the “latter tax is it tractors, to construct a pile bridge
fails to recognize the greater demand in highways of heavier over Silk Creek at a cost of about
vehicles and it fails to apportion the responsibility for the $3,100. The bridge will provide an
cost of constructing the highways and bridges capable of entrance into the new Oak Park
Addition being developed by Earl
carrying maximum loads permitted under the present law. and
Wilson on the west
In short as we see it there is a crying need for better side Maynard
of the city. Work on the
highways and for improving existing highways. While truck bridge is expected to start right
ing is necessary and vital to many communities without rail away.
facilities, at the same time under some of our existing high Council also took the routine
ways, built down cow trails, they are a menace to traffic action of re-hiring all city employ
safety. Unless the trucks pay their share of highway costs, ees at the same rate they are now-
either passenger cars will have to assume the burden of earning with the exception of
providing highway funds, or our highways will deteriorate. raises recently granted to some
The Fall of Rome
Attributed to Similar Causes
(By Ralph T. Moore in the Oregon Voter)
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of the city crew working on an
hourly basis.
Acting Police Chief Charles
Roberts was instructed by the
Mayor to attend to a complaint
about garbage being dumped in
the rear of the property at 700
Gibbs.
Bills and reports were okayed
However, several bills had to be
marked "hold” because of lack of
funds in the treasury. They will
go on the current year's business,
since books are closed as of June
30.
The emasculation of federal price controls by the House
seems to have been received with remarkable apathy. Per
haps the public is becoming aware of the uselessness of such
measures ip controlling an inflation chiefly caused by current
government borrowings from the banks and insurance com
panies. Let us hope that it also evidences a spreading con
viction that a federal bureau inclines to be a device for doing
nothing and doing it expensively, efficiently and impres
sively.
It is a standard socialistic fallacy to believe that prices
can be rigidly controlled while wages are left free. The idea
is designed to bridge a gap in realism by giving the illusion New Water Rates
(Continued from page 1)
of actually performing that highly desirable but physically
impossible political feat of having your economic cake and $2.75 added to that amount would
eating it too. It is an attempt to get around impeding sub be $3.44. The sewer charge for
stantive human characteristics by pretending they do not those within a mile outside city
would be 50 per cent of $3.-
exist. But such foolish abracadabra is Always exposed sooner limits
44, or $1.72.
or later. Yet it serves temporary political purpose owing to
A great deal of confusion was
the traditional shortness of memory that characterizes brought
about when council raised
American public opinion.
rates first in March, reducing the
The essence of true democracy is basic reliance on nat minimum gallons to 3,000 for a
ural laws of supply and demand for economic equilibrium. $2.50 basic rate. Council later re
Only dictatorship can resort to artificial controls employing considered and rescinded this ac
the power of government. Yet the exigencies of war compel tion.
use of government fiat to channel production into war muni Only question left unanswered
tions and to correspondingly restrain competing production thus far is whether the city will
for civilian consumption. Such extraordinary controls are allow an extra 4,000 gallons dur
the ardent delight of those who incline toward the planned ing the summer months for sprin
kling without extra charge.
economy of socialism.
Some councilmen have indicated
We have consequently seen much of this crisis technique that
if water was available it
used to justify continuation of bureaucratic controls. The could
be used without extra
latter have contributed little or nothing to the national econ charge, but no formal action has
omy other than to saddle it with a terrific fixed government been taken on the question.
overhead. Perhaps the most that can be said for these elab
All councilmen have said
orate but practically useless control structures is that they that people should be willing
furnish jobs for millions of workers who would otherwise be to pay the new rates since
new project» are under con-
profitably employed in producing the goods of commerce.
The masterful work by Gibbon on the decline and fall struction from which they
benefit. The new rates will
of the Romr i Republic was published some 165 years ago.
help pay for the sewer and
It will be both interesting and instructive to review the basic
reasons he gave for Rome’s destruction. These reasons are proposed water systems.
practically identical with current public policy in these
United States. They parallel the present social security pro- Too Late to Classify
gram and the frantic defense expenditures in protection
against an enemy that is presumed to be without when he HOUSE FOR RENT, no bath. Ph.
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is actually within the commonwealth’s own falacious policies. 6F3. Alfred Wulff.
There is no absolute proof that the U. S. is now doomed FOR RENT: Small 2-bed room
to follow Rome’s path. But the similarity between our own house. Will rent either furnished
current predicaments and those that eventually destroyed or unfurnished. Close in. Phone
Rome is too close to be lightly brushed off as inconsequen 955J3 or 773R.
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tial. Our people are no more immune to the lethal attractions
of economic give-aways than were the Romans. Our con EOST OR STRAYED: Large grey
science still speaks as softly and our self-interest shouts just tiger cat, altered male. Reward.
Ph. 730R4, or 56. Answers to
as loudly as did the Romans’.
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As stoutly maintained by most economists, the most name of Butch.
sensitive and scientific of controls over prices are those exer FOR RENT: Small house on Tyler
cised by the American housewife in a free market. No system street. Phone 542J.
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of artificial controls could possibley be as effective or as fair
to both producer and consumer. But the simplicity and the WANTED: Logs for winter cold
economy residual in the free choice of the housewife do not deck. Prefer second growth.
and payments when
fit into the concepts of the planners. For the people must be Good scale Wagner-Binford
Lbr.
made to fit the plan rather than to have the plan made to desired.
Lbr. Co., Cottage Grove on
fit the people.
Highway 99 North.
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Somehow or other, one cannot escape a persistent sus
picion that this whole planning and controls business bears 1950 Chevrolet for sale, like new,
low mileage. Can be seen at
close resemblance to the original dictatorship which the U. S.
1100 Chamberlain after 6 p.m.
was designed to abolish.
Ph. 1099L.
Charles R. Earl
WHITEAKER ST. CAFE
Funeral services were held for TAKEN OVER RECENTLY
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LAST CALL for Boysen berries.
Ripe now. Phone 1037J. 1661 No.
Pacific Hiway, Cottage Grove.
Charles Ross Earl, Cottage Grove,
Mrs. Gussie Belk has taken over
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at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 7, at the Whiteaker Street Cafe from
Wills Mortuary with interment in Mrs. Frances Glenn. The new
the local IOOF cemetery. Paul owner has been operating the cafe FOR SALE: 1936 Chevrolet coach,
good condition. Harry Durfling
Lubbers officiated.
for about a week. For the present
er, Delight Valley.
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Mr. Earl was a lifelong resident no change in policy is contem-
of Cottage Grove. He passed away | plated.
LOST: Boat oars, between Cottage
July 4 at a hospital in Eugene at . However, to serve the public
Grove and Dorena lake. Phone
the age of 62. He was born in better, Mrs. Belk has established
410R.
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longer hours and will remain open
Cottage Grove in 1890.
Surviving are one nephew, from 6:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. The WAREHOUSE FOR RENT on
Charles Dbty of Swisshome, and i Whiteaker street cafe has fea-
Hiway 99 South, close in. Wm.
I tured short orders and lunches.
several cousins.
Bartels, phone 176J. 38-3tc-5O
Committee to Proceed Investigating Sale of Indian Lands
It is a pleasure to note that even under the
stress and strain of the closing day* if a congres
sional session. Members do not lose (heir sense of
Around the first of this year there catnc to light humor, as may be seen from the following quotes
some facts regarding queer and doubtless outright
Kansas
Congressman
fraudulent transactions in the sale of Indian-owned
and then we see a quotation accredited 'anony
timber lands m Curry County
mous.* Manx of these are excellent One recent
As soon as I could get some fads and some affi
'anonyimxis' statement was to the effect that
davits together on this subji-et, winch clearly
'The only concern that makes money without
proved that there bad been several "irregularities,"
advertising is the United States Mint The Mint
I called the matter to the attention of tlx- House
makes the money I list, and it's up to each ol
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs At about
Us to make it last.' "
the same time I introduced i resolution m the
Congressman Curtis of Nebraska "Govern
House of Representatives to direct th«' committee
ment
regulations in some of the Washington
to maki* a full investigation of the matter juid
bureaus require that employees keep detailed
report to the House. Du«* to some complications de
records of how they spend their time Some
veloping from the fact that another member had
times these reports take several hours to be
introdiR-cd a resolution calling tor the investigation
fillt*d out by the employee, especially If he or
of the Indian Bureau for other reasons, Hous«' ao
she wants
impress the boss An elevator
tion was delay«xi. l-ast week, however, my resolu
o|x*rator,
however,
set a record (or brevity His
tion was passed. Th«' committee will procee«! with
report rend this way; Up 50' Down 50'.."
the investigation
In a speech I made on the floor of the house early
in March I told th«.' story, as far as we knew it
then, of some of the Indian land deals. There were
This is the last "Letter troni Washington" for
several “queer" deals. For example, in one case the this session of Congress and |xThajw for this year,
Indian owners received $135.(iU() for som«- land unless a special session is calk'd. 1 expect to I m *
The purchaser then sold the land for $165,000 to a more or less regularly in my offire in Roseburg
"buyer” who immediately gave an option to third 11318 Riverside Drivo) after the middle of August
parties for $300,000. Th«' option holder then sought My office here in Washington. D. C will, however.
to sell the land, which is a valuable timlx-r prop lx* kept open all the time While I am in Oregon
erty. for a rc(x>rted $80d,(XX). Records 1 have in my I shall lx- visiting all of Hie seven counties of our
possession indicate that bona fid«' offers from pos Fourth Congressional Distr.ct. Such travel will
sible purchasers had been mad«- to th«- Indian Bu mean that replies to letters addressed to me at
reau in arhounts of two or thrt-e times the prire Roseburg may lx* delayed. Many things might be
paid for the land to the Indians in the sale men handled more quickly if letters are sent to the
tioned above.
office here in Washington. D. C.
by Harris Ellsworth
Representative, Fourth District
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News Briefs | Hospital Patients
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Corus of
Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Al
Wallace of eastern Oregon spent
Tuesday and Wednesday here
with Mrs. J. R. Hendricks, aunt of
the ladies.
1 McFarland Infants
Patients entering Cottage Grove
hospital other than maternity
from July 4 to July 9 were: Billy
Aspelin, Louis«* Lundbom, Robert
Bradford, Charlene Wales. Bill
Fuller, and Frank Mangan, all of
Cottage Grove; Marjorie Seymour
and Ray Sheffer. Drain; T. E.
Kendall, Eugene; Ambrose L.
Culp, Mosby Creek: Millard Ward, i
Dorena; Walter Neal. Creswell, j
and Claudia Bowman, Yoncalla.
Gerald Dean and Shirl Earlene,
infant son and daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Everett McFarland of-
IXirena, passed away July 5, the
day of their birth
Surviving besides the parents
are grandjxirents: Mr. and Mrs.
F.
McGee of Culp Creek and
Mr. and Mrs. Claude McFarland
of Dorena
Services were held at 2 30 pm.
Wednesday. July 9, at Mills Mor
tuary. Interment was in the IOOF
cemetery.
Mrs. Marcelle Daniels returned
home last week from a two weeks'
trip to Fredonia. Kans. She was
accompanied home by Mrs. Mary-
Wells and Mr. and Mrs. J. M Up
ton of Fredonia. They spent a
week here with Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Wade. Mrs. Daniels and daughtc.
Mr». Harry Castle, Reporter
Earlene.
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Phone 9«SJS
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The Charles Putman family was
Guests at the L. E. Hudgins
pleasantly surprised Sunday by a
home on the Fourth were Mr. and
D
visit from Mrs. Putman's cousin
Mrs. Eldon Hudgins, Mrs. Mollie
&C tSyeTS
Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Lloy d Bishop. ■ George Byers of Grangeville, and family, Mr. and Mrs. William
• ^rs- ®en Johnson, Kathy idaho, brother of Mrs. Annie Ga- Rauscher and their granddaugh
and Michael Saunders all of Cot-( routte of Cottagc Grove ,mMscd ter Deana from Yakima. Wash
tage Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Orvis away at Grangeville on June 4, The Rauschers were returning
Rider and son Buck of Springfield. l952 at thc agp of 77 Hp was from a visit with their son in Cali
and Bruce Sandra and Darryl t*om in AI
Indiana,
25. li'lu.
1875 Ill
He । fornia.
IlliCal It«, May ***^«
Mr. and Mrs Darrel Mosby and
Nlcdfnrd rtf
Prxin« Oti.
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Medford
of Wna»
West Point,
Calif.
had been a resident of Grange- I family „„ended the Rodeo in Yon-
ville since 191.> and had been cm- ca)|a
ani| Saturday where
Ju()g„ nnd
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. ApliA spent ployed by the Grangeville Stores Mr M<wby
the week end in Portland and at for the past 20 years.
; Mrs. Mosby took part In thc rid-1
Surviving are his widow, Eva ing. winning second thc first day
tended the Portland Beaver-San
Diego baseball double header on Todd Byers; one daughter, Dovie in the Pole Bending race nnd first
Sunday. They report both games Byers, both of Grângeviiie; one th«* second day in the same race.
cood with Portland winning the sister. Mrs. Annie Garouttc of
Harry and Herman Ekelund,
nrst game and San Diego the Cottage Grove and one brother, twin brothers of Clif and Pete
second.
Frank Byers of Eugene.
Ekcltind, spent the holidays here
Funeral
and burial They arc stationed at Whidbcy
A letter from Mrs. S. W Os- were held at Grangeville."
Naval air base, Wash.
trander of Anchorage, Alaska,
Mr. and Mrz. Arnold Duerst had
states that they expect to be in
It isn't what a man gives, but all their children home the Fourth
the states during August and plan the way he gives it that shows for a picnic in their yard
to visit in Cottage Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robin, of
his true character.
Eden Park were dinner guests
MOSBY CREEK
Sunday evening nt the hume of 1 Arnold Duerat. Mr. Ilrlft I«
Mr ami Mrs Albert MngMon
COUS In of Mr Duerst
Mrs Pete Ekelund «ml new | _ Dick Hackcnburg of Grnnt|
baby daughter. Susan Cunde, re Paw Is staying at the
turned home Thursday from Cot home and will go to work from
I there.
tage Grov«' hospital
Mr and Mrs Mike Farber, and
Barbara of Portland Spent the
wvek end at the home of Mr anil
Mrs Harry Castle Friday those
enjoying « picnic at the cNsile,
home were Mr* Cliff Green nnd
By
children Beverly «nd Sherrie >; Mr 1
llontrr Hnniwu
nml Mrs lester Itearrick. Allen
mid Judy of Blue Mt ; Mr unii
Out
You know, vacation time
Mrs
of Pass Creek, anil Mr mid
Mrs Fartx'r mid Barbara of Port -
land
Mr and Mes Myron Miltoll und
daughter went to New Plymouth,
Idaho over the week end and visit
ed nt the lew Pool home and
other places.
Mr and Mix Clyde Putman « nd
son Duh* and Ixiuccn Ballard left
the 27th of June for Halfway,
Oreg, to visit Mrs Putman's and
Louven'» grmidparents and other
friends They plan to lx- gone two
Marian Seidel went to the Tim-
Allxiny the
lx*r Carnival
fteurth
home of Mr and Mix Walter Reid
of Walden district was Dr. Reid
of Chicago, a brother The Reids
tixik their guest to the coast for
a few days fishing and stay at
the Fre«l Overton cabin at H«reta
bareh.
Mr and Mrs. Jim Creig of
Tacoma visited over the week end
with Mr. and Mts. Glen Roby.
The Creigs came to get their three
sons who have b»H*n visiting at th«*
and Mrs Roby are sisters Satur
day erening Mrs. Roby gave a
dinner for her guests, and a bro
ther and wife, Mr and Mrs Bob
Seidel, were present.
Lt. Byron Foster of Houston,
Texas visited Saturday evening
with his aunt nnd uncle. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Castle of Blue Mt..
Mr. anti Mrs George Foster and
Mrs. Bill Pruitt of Thornton
comers also called
Mr and Mrs. LeRoy Ogle visit-
cd relatives in Callfomla over the
holidays.
Callers Sunday nftcmtxvn at the
Harry Castle home were Mr and
Mrs Carlos Jones and *>n Ronnie
Of Walden district and Mr and
Mrs F. W Frost and two children
of Cottage Grove.
Mr. and Mrs Fritz Britt of Ren
wick. Iowa visit<*d one day last
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs
lot of fun for the
family
. . . 1'iit there's no
your vacation Inis to end when
you whtcLths fatnily chariot into
"the hangar at tin- end of the trip
Many cum|x’is tourists, hunters
nnd flnhermcn are piling up out
door thrilln by imcklng a color
I movie camcrn along on ti lim
Collies winter time nnd you enn
re-live th«' trip by pmj«*cting it
<>n. a screen In the living room.
And you can save wear and tear
on your arms by showing the fish
; you lHx>ked, Instead of trying to
describe it. < And nolxxly can ar-
cuso you of getting that moose
head on the 1 wall from a pawn
shop, w h e n t lay
you
starnni witti a kny<x*<i inoose in
your colur Ulm.
It's a thrill you and your family
can enjoy as long ax you pay your
light bills Personal a|x»rt films
can be carried t<xi (nr of course
There was one
woman
showed recently, mid the final pic
ture was a lion Jumping directly
t he camera with ita mouth
open. She said. "That was
liest shot, (xxir fellow."
We wish you all kinds of
tion-good-times. And so you won't
I m - worrying about car ailments.
we'd like to I m - responslbla for
your car's jierformsnce . . . You
can count . on our expert technl- <
ciana
«nd friendly, coopera» h
Uve service.
la't's all siipfxirt the Cott We
Grove Rodeo July 19 nnd
What help« the Rod«*» helps Cot
tage Grove.
E( er) body's talking about
straighten OL crooked.
way
off-balance wheels mat I cause
wear mid tear on your tires and
steering mechanism. Our experi
enced men, working with modern
equipment can take th«* Jitters
out of your wheels nt HANSEN
BROS. 5th & Washington Phone:
760
NOTICE
To Our Many Friends
We are remodeling and modernizing
to give you better service
and display room.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL
in liack of new store building,
(tar went side entrance)
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