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Thur«., July 14, 1952
The Sentinel, Cottage Grove, Oregon
WASHINGTON ANO
the C ottage grove sentinel
"SMALL BUSINESS”
By C. WILSON HARDER
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Ai this column enters its third
year in the weekly newspapers
of America, recent Congression
al actions reveal the influence
wielded by weekly newspapers
and their readers.
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Events also prove If Ameri-
facts. they will
art to correct
existent evils.
So far the in-
fO I TO R IA L
NATIONAL
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER REPRESENTATIF ES, |NC.
New York
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Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
tacts, letting
c w- H*rd»r
chips fall where they may.
Get Ready for Elections
By Mayor F. H. Doleman
A great deal of interest was manifest in the recent Re
publican National Convention. This week the Democratic
Convention is convening for a similar session. And. no doubt,
now we will hear how bad the Republicans are. Much radio
listening will be necessary to obtain a little news, but this
is our American way of selecting candidates for the highest
positions we have to offer. You can and should show your
preference by voting for those of your choice when the prop
er time comes. If you have allowed your registration to lapse,
or if you are not registered at all, better visit the Justice of
the Peace, or some other registering agency.
There will also be the names of candidates for state and
local positions appearing on the November ballot. These of
fices are likewise important and should be staffed with effi
cient men and women who have the interest of their commu
nity at heart. You should help select those whom you feel are
best qualified for the service they are to perform.
It will be necessary to elect a mayor and one councilman
from each ward, also the treasurer and recorder. There
should be, and probably are, persons interested in sharing
the responsibility of local government. The city recorder will
be glad to explain the process and assist anyone in the pro
cedure by which they may place their names upon the No
vember ballot for the position they desire.
Monetary consideration is of little consequence to those
on the council, but there is some satisfaction in helping to
provide the service that is necessary to the community in
which we live. The work is honorable, interesting and educa
tional, and a duty that some citizens must perform. So why
not have a part in it Start your ball rolling now.
Unselfish Service
It may be hard to believe, but there are still many who
are willing to go a long way toward helping their fellow
men. What may be more surprising is the fact that these
people Actually enjoy the work of human rehabilitation, if it
may be called that. We refer to the activities of the Alco
holics Anonymous members.
It ia-jnothing unusual for an AA member to spend 24
hours or more giving encouragement to a fellow in distress.
In fact the AA is based on the principle of unselfish service
and it is this service that has earned for the AA an enviable
reputation; a reputation that has not been matched by any
modern social organization.
The fact that the AA member can see the viewpoint of
the yictim needing help is perhaps the main factor in the
success of the organization, if it may be called an organiza
tion. Also the willingness of the AA member to stay by those
in nqed of help is perhaps the biggest factor in the rehabili
tation program, which is without peer in its success.
• • •
Significantly Congress did far
more than stop government pow
er to control consumer credit,
and to cut down the powers of
the OPS or Office Plenty Screwy.
Unnoticed. Congress took an
even more important step.
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These facts, without adorn
ment, caused readers of weekly
newspapers across the nation to
protest to their Congressmen.
After all. In the big cities, there
are people who can be persuad
ed that whatever sounds silly is
really not silly.
But high flown theories do not
ring true in the smaller cities
and towns of the nation.
weekly news-
pa p e r x
of
America have
stood alone In
bringing forth
National Advertising Representative
But in recent months, facts
not covered by the big dailies
have been brought to small cities
and towns of America.
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•
Congress at the same time
passed a measure to aid and en
courage American newsprint
production. An attempt will now
be made to combat the foreign
monopoly squeezing the life-blood
out of independent newspaper».
• • •
Action was taken despite pre
vious protests by. State Secretary
Dean Acheson that nothing
should be done to antagonize
Canadian newsprint producers
despite constant price increases
totalling more than 150%.
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In these regions, where the
vote is controlled, nonsense is
still looked upon as nonsense.
Sincere Congressmen of both
parties voice pleasure over re
ceiving so many expressions ot
opinions from the solid people
who read weekly newspapers.
Typical comment: "We had a
feeling that many things, if they
were known, would not set too
well with these people, but un
til we had something coacrete
to go on. it's hard to disprove
the theory boys."
Many Congressmen give the
weekly newspapers full credit
for recent acts curtailing the
power of the government to med
dle in private business and lives.
Many Contres
n feel this
situation is heal.ay. are pre
pared to act to aid weekly news
papers buy newsprint on a com
petitive market.
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In Washington leaders of inde
pendent business have long
urged Congressmen to protect
Naturally, bureaucrats who
the free American press from have lost power, or position be
monopoly
exploitation.
This cause of this reaction, will op
need has been pointed out time pose such action.
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and time as the first bulwark in
So organized independent bus
the defense of American liberty.
The Senate Small Business Com iness is preparing to battle on
mittee. headed by Sen. John this issue. The results of the past
Sparkman. Ala., launched still | two weeks show that such a
battle can be won. * '
another probe of the situation,
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Portable Typewriters
Smith Corona Sterling
Smith Corona Silent
These typewriters have practically all the features of
the Standard typewriter but cost considerably less.
Also one slightly used Smith-Corona Sterling
was $95.07. Now $75.00.
Cottage Grove Sentinel
Oregon State Oil lege, Corvallis,
(Special) Three students from
the Cottage Greve area have been
recognised for their outstanding
scholarship by being Hated on the
spring term scholastic honor roll
at Oregon State college.
Donald Jonn Nelson of Cottage
Grove, graduate student, earned
a straight "A" average in his
course work of at least 12 aca
demic hours.
Kathryn Elizabeth Clark of Cot
tage Grove, freshman in science,
and Robert Raymond Wicks of
Dorena. now a graduate in edu
cation. both earned grade averages
of 3.5 points or better on the basis
of an A equaling 4 points.
Hospital Patients
Vlnlllw« huur« Ml th* C'vIlM«« Grow
Huapllal arr aa fallow« t
Medical aad ««rgery paiiralai 1 to
1 1» «
Malrralty palfaol«! f 10 to 9iM >.to.
Kt riling hour« far botto <*|mrtukra4*
are frvni 7 la I 30
Patient! entering Cottage Grove
hospital other than maternity
from July 16 to July 23 were;
Mary Jo Phillips. Raymond Hen-
ham, Paula Mugston, Jolin (her
holser. Ralph Gilliam, Dr. David
Morris and Ikirothy Grab, Cot
tage Grove; Della Huffman, Do-
tagcG rove; IMIa Huffman. IH»-
rena; Imogene Misener and Bob
Easterling, Creswell; George Morin
and U>is Ann Wright. Yoncalla;
Delores Burns, lais Angeles; Non-
dis Wooley, Wilma Helen Nelson
and IH-I Robinson. Drain; Marvin
Pusson. Lowell.
Cottage Grove Hospital
JENKINS . To Mr. and Mr»
Earl Ray Jenkins. Cottage Grove,
a daughter, Sandia Ixr. July 15.
1952
COOLEY - To Mr. and Mis
Charles Wesley Cooley. Cottage
Grove, u daughter, Candace Elene,
July 15. 1952
FORSYTHE - To Mr. and Mis
Roger Allen Forsythe. Cottage
Grove, a son, .William Earl. July
16. 1952.
MAUPIN . To Mr and Mrs.
Howard Alva Maupin, Drain, a
son. Garrett Howard, July 17.
1952.
| LADD - To Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
-ward Jay Ladd Sr . a daughter,
Wanda D>u. July 17, 1952.
FOSTER - To Mr and Mrs
Roliert
Douglas Foster. Cottage
Low bid of $988,629 on the sec
ond unit of a major highway re Grove, a son. Jinuny Michael. Jul)
location project between Divide 17. 1952.
BROWN - To Mr. and Mrs.
and Rice Hill from Babler Bros.
Inc.. Portland was accepted by Harold Keith Brown. Cottage
the Oregon State Highway com Grove, a son, Grant C., July 17.
mission at its monthly meeting re I 1952
cently in Portland.
TATOM' - To Mr and Mrs
This will include 7.34 miles of .Henry Floyd Tatom, Cottage
grading »nd 3 39 miles of tempo G r b v e, a daughter. Floylene
rary surfacing of the Anlauf-Elk- Chynstine, July 21. 1952.
head road unit. Divide- Rice Hill
HUNT - To Mr and Mrs Don
section of the Pacific highway, ald William Hunt, Sutherlin, a son.
southerly from the Anlauf rail July 22. 1952.
road station to a point about 3H
Sacred Heart Hospital
miles east from Yoncalla
LOJESKI - To Mr and Mrs
Low construction bid for a Cal-
¡Anthony Ixijeski. Route I. Cottage
apooya creek bridge on the Elk
Grove, a daughter, Verva Jean,
ton-Sutherlin highway was sub
mitted by Tom Lillebo of Reeds July 18. 1952
port. He W’as awarded the job. bid
at $71.362.
Portland Firm Low
Highway Job Bidder
FOREST MAN PROMOTED
Promotion of John G. Clouston
to assistant chief of the Division
of Wildlife and Range Manage
ment in the Portland office of the
U.S. Forest Service has been an
nounced by Regional Forester J.
Herbert Stone. Clouston will
move about August 1 from Pend
leton where he has been in charge
of range management on the
Umatilla national forest since
1941.
Mounting Federal Debt
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Three Local Students
Recognized for High
At OSC Spring Term
Truman Collins. Portland lum
berman and president of the Col
lins Pine company, has just been
named interim chaitman of the
Keep Oregon Grren association
by the board' of trustees of the
powerful public service fire pre
vention group.
Collins takes the place of Dean
Paul M. Dunn, Oregon State col
lege’s forestry dean, who has ta
ken a year's leave of absence to
establish a school of forestry at
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University of Chile, Santiago,
Chile, S. A. Dunn has served five
years as state head of Keep Ore
gon Green.
Streets Need Remarking
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By M-s. Hugh Trunncll
TY.i» Cottage Grow area had a
distinguished visitor this week
end in the form of Roliert Shott.
vice consul to Greece, and his
wife and two daughters.
The Shott», with Edwin Allen
of Eugene, were Sunday visitors
at the luime of Mr. Allen's |sir-
ents. Mr. and Mix. Wolff Allen
Miss Marianne Croiian of Salem
also was a guest. The group had
a picnic at Cbttnge Grove lake.
Mr. Shott is on vacation from
his duties and will return to
Grectv on September 1 He and
Edwin Allen were friends while
attending the University of Ore
gon.
LUMBERMAN NAMED HEAD
OF KEEP OREGON GREEN
Strangers -joining into Cottage Grove often have con-
siderfeble difficu.ty in locating street addresses because many
streets are not marked, or else the marker has not been
destroyed. This project was once undertaken by an organiza
tion And a good job was done, but the markers have not been
keptrup. Keeping up the markers would be a good project
for some individual or organization.
To pay their share of the federal debt, Oregonians would
have< to sell all the personal property and real estate in Ore
gon—and then would be almost one billion dollars short of
the tiark.
This fact was stated today by F. C. Baker of Portland,
president of Baker Barkon Co. and Oregon member of the
Government Economy committee of the National Association
of N^anufacturers, in illustrating the enormous size of the
natidnal debt, which now stands at $260 billion.
Oregon’s share of the debt is $2,548,000,000; the as
sessed value of all personal and real property in the state is
$1,605,000,000.
?As a means of stopping the extravagant spending poli
cies ef the government that have led us into this “in-the-red”
spending, the government should establish a debt ceiling of
$265’billion,” Baker said.
He stated that an “unswerving debt limitation” would be
a bulwark against further money and credit inflation result
ing from government spending.
A similar recommendation was made in a report on the
subject by Dr. Harley Lutz, professor emeritus of public
finance at Princeton University.
, The necessity for putting a ceiling on the debt is clearly
seen’when we realize that the debt has climbed from $16
billioii in 1930 to $260 billion today—an increase of over
1500* <,” Baker said.
’’In view of the failure of other ways of controlling ex
penditures, the final resort is to set a firm limit or ceiling
on the public debt,” Baker concluded.
Greece Vice Consul
Visits Here Sunday
AIK FORCE NEEDS
ELECTRONIC OFFICERS
New Cafe Will Open
South of Town 26th
Cascadia Cafe, newest restau
rant in this area, in a rustic set
ting. will be open for business
Sat unlay evening. July 26th, E. H
Gischler. owner, recently of Sac
ramento, Calif., announced Tues
day.
The cafe, located in a remodeled
building at the Robbins Rest motel
just south of the city limits on
Highway 99. will specialize in
chicken and steaks, but on a 24-
hour reservation can serve you
quail, pheasant or mountain trout,
Mr. Gischler said.
Piano and voenl music will lie
provided on the opening night.
Gail Kastrava of Roseburg, daugh
ter of Mr. Gischler, will be the
featured soloist. She has sung with
some of the famous bands in
northern California and for the
USO, he said.
The ceiling and tables are fin
ished in plywood cores, and wall
murals were painted by Mrs.
Ructx-n Gischler oi Eugene, slater-
in-law of Mr. Gischler. One is a
scene of the Three Sisters and
one a scene from Mt. Hood. Mr
Gischler did one of the walls him
self.
To alleviate a critical shortage
of electronic counter-measure of
ficers, the United States Air
Force will commission and train
les in the southern states and qualified college graduates in this
New England.
field, Maj. Gen. William E. Hall,
From time to time we have dis commanding general of the Fourth
cussed these new promotions with Air Force, has announced.
public funds calling attention to
the historic Topeka case in which LUMBER PAYROLLS UP
the United States Supreme Court,
Oregon’s principal industry
nearly 100 years ago, ruled firmly logging, lumber and mill work
that no city could use public funds recorded another $50 million in
to assist private industrial ven crease in payrolls for 1951, dupli
tures. The circumstances in that cating the gain recorded in the
historic case were somewhat dif previous year, the state unemploy
ferent. It involved the direct use ment compensation commission
of city bonds. The court might has reported—Forest Log.
take a different view of a sale of
city land at bargain prices, but POLICE CHIEF TRAINS
fundamentally, the issues are* the WITH ARMY RESERVE
same.
City Police Chief Ed Jones, who
The urge to promote industry recently returned from a two
is commendable but whenever any weeks vacation trip to Wisconsin,
public agency, even the United is spending this week and next at
States Government, gets into such Fort Lewis, Wash., where he is
activities, dangers arise. The use training with the army reserve.
of public funds for anything ex
cept public functions is very risky S8A REPRESENTATIVE
business. In general, we think WILL BE HERE 28TH
these are truths:
A representative of the Eugene
An industry will always take all office of the Social Security Ad
it can get from an eager and am ministration will be in Cottage
bitious community.
Grove Monday, July 28, to assist
Public subsidies in any form, filers. He will be in the council
116 NORTH 6TH
whether they be tax rebates, free chamber of the city hall from
Phone 555-55«
sites, or what-not, are only a 10:30 a.m. to noon.
minor incentive to any industry
that really means business.
There is- a field for semi-public,
non-profit, community-wide foun
dations to provide well-planned
sites at reasonable prices- with
CULP CREEK (BY THE BRIDGE)
private funds. But the diversion of
public monies, direct or indirect,
raises questions. The public func
A friendly place to trade.
tion is to provide the streets, sew
ers, fire protection, police, the
Groceries, Meats, Beverages
schools and all the public services
which are quite as necessary as
a site when an industry is looking
Perishable foods kept in our modern refrigeration cases
for a new home.
for your protection.
Low Water Danger
OuV.
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geeted that it might be put back
farther.
«y
The question came from the city
recorder about funds to pay for Homer Hansen
the $3.100 bridge over Silk
k
that will provide an entrance Into
the new Oak Park addition Coun
They teach n lot of »ubjectx in
cilmen and the mayor said they school» tlicxc day» that they didn t
thought that fund* wx-re on hand tench wlien I wa» toting apple»
lor this job. However, the city re- : to teacher. Some of the new sub-
corder said he did not know where jedx »Till to be ns unnecessary as
the funds were coming 'from.
a thumb in the soup . . but oth»
It look» aa if the water lets are all to the good. In most
ll. s. cuminunitie» high »chool»
bond election will be |M>»t-
arc giving coursaa In driver educa.
|M>ned Indefinitely, perhap«
now until November, As of I tlon to youngsters who will »oon
and
Thurcdny the Initiative potl- | be using the highway» . .
it's a fine idea. Cars tire taster,
tlon, which hi«« been In the
hands of the Chic committee i heaver and more numerous now
than when we were kids . . and
for signing almost two weeka.
that mnkex the Job of driving
bad not yet been turned In.
The |H'tltlon to call an elec
more complicated.
tion authorizing the council
to aril »175.000 In water bonds
must be signed bv nt least SO
legal voters.
Every teen-ager want» Io get
behind the wheel It's a» natural
H» touching a fence with n "wet
Council voted to adjourn until lialnt" »ign on It But If the young-
I sters arc trained before they get
the regular meeting on August I
I into traffk, cvcrylMxly will be het.
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I ter off The »choolx are teaching
I i him not only how a car oia^ratcx,
but also why rules are nceeaaary.
' and the importance of watching
Activity has quickened In the 'out for everyone el»e on the road
llohcmia mining area, and the
wood» arc full of investor» ks>k- j . drivers and pedestrian«, too.
ing for mining |MX>perties, accord If we all understood our full re
ing'to report*. While rumor» are sponsibility to others, traffic copa
flying, everytime an investor would have leas to do than a life
makes a pass nt a mining claim guard at a mud puddle
owner the owner raises his price,
Hot weather means it’s time to
and so no sale and no mining de
check under the h«xxl of your car
velopment as a result.
. . for ail hoses and connectiona.
Ray Nelson reports that the Heat naturally makes for rubber
mill at the Harlow-Stocks mine is deterioration . . . and replacement
being readied for milling and will is mighty mwiuiary wlien rubber
s<x>n bo in operation. It is also start» cracking The safety of
understood that some of the mines your car de|x-nds on the condition
are being prepared to produce of its parts.
copper to sell to the government,
but so far no copper has 5«-en pro
If you get a whiff of hot air
I from the direction of Chicago,
duced.
blame It on the democrats, who
! according to key noter. Sen. Green
UM M M*N Mill. ITTKNB
STATE to ET M. LEGION MEET ’ is the party of th«- common pluto
Several local men will attend as crat. Most anything might come
delegates the state convention» of out of this convention, despite the
10 ct 8 and American la-gion to fact that Hurry won’t run and
l»e held this week end at Klamath Steve is playing coy and bard to
Falls.
■et.
Ray Fuller, local legion poat
Alben th«- veep I» out of the
commander; Claude Sherman,
running, too much union pressure
and (liarles Miller are delegate«
anil Estes with his coon »kin cap
tj the state meeting Sunday
is causing the Oregon delegation
through Wednesday.
quite a few headaches, the Wrli-
Whipps and Sherman are official Jtxit demos can’t make up their
delegates from lane county Vol-
minds whefher they will vote for
ture 80, 40 et 8. whose Grand
Estes, the plan for Tennessee until
turn 8$. 40 et 8. whose Grand the rows come home or whether
Promenade lx Friday and Satur
they'll switch If there lx no chance
day. Fuller is an alternate dele for Kef to hang bis coon »kin cap
gate to this session also
in the White House
Activity Quickens
In Bohemia Area
Mabel Merryman
Funeral services were held at 10
am., Friday, July 18, at Mills
Mortuary for Mabel Wynne Mer
ryman, who passed away Wrdnc»-
ilny, July 16, at Jacksonville, Ore.
Tig- Rev. D Hugh Pvnlaton offici
ated and interment wax in Shield:
cemetery.
Keep up your car for safety and
economy. **ur regular motor, liât,
tery, brake and electrical in»|>cc-
tions will prevent minor repaire
from becoming major problem».
Lubrication and oil changes pro.
tect vital moving |>arta . . la-t ua
save you money at HANSEN
BROS 5th & Washington. Piwne:
760
What Other Newspapers Think
Hubbub Over Springfield’s
Industrial Promotion
A very complicated situation
faces the people of Springfield in
the proposal to have the City sub
sidize a smelter plant by contrib
uting $10,000 to the cost of a site.
Title to the site under considera
tion rests in the now inactive Flax
Cooperative which was promoted
in the late thirties and the ques
tions affecting the site seem to be
these:
In the beginning the land was
owned by the City of .Springfield.
To promote the Flax Coopera-
tive, title was transferred to the
State of Oregon to conform to
certain requirements for Federal
flax subsidy.
In the transfer to the State, the
customary provision for reversion
to the City was omitted so that
the State could meet Federal re
quirements of clear title.
When the site ceased to be used
as a flax plant, the legislature was
induced to convey title to the Flax
Cooperative.
Now comes Attorney Edwin C.
Harms Jr., who maintains that
morally the land should have been
given back to the City and he pro
tests the City Council’s determin
ation to donate $10,000 toward the
purchase of what was once its
own land.
The real question before the
people of Springfield (and the
same question is bound to arise in,
Eugene and many other cities) is
whether the City should be en
gaged in industrial promotions at
all.
In effect, the reply of the City
Council is that "everybody’s doing
it,” calling attention to much re
cent promotion by states and cit-
Cottage Grove
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