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Serving the Heart of the Nation's Greatest Lumber Region Since 1889
VOLUME LXIV
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NUMBER 21
Employes Renew Wage Raise Request
As New Council Holds First Session
I A two-car accident Saturday af-
The new
counci) was of-
Salaried city employees renewed wage raise requests
Iternoon at Saginaw took the life ficially sworn in at a brief cere
| of a Cottage Grove lady and hos mony Monday night in the council before a newly sworn in city council Monday night and the
pitalized four others.
'chambers at the city hall. They new mayor, J. S. Crepeau, appointed a committee to meet
| Mrs. Lena Bell Powell, 61, of included J. S. Crepeau, mayor; for negotiations.
I Route 1. died in Cottage Grove Farney Edwaids. recorder, and
In answer to objections by councilman Richard Thwing
I hospital about 3 p.m . from head councilmen. H. B. McMillan, Gil that the budget would not stand any raises, Fire Chief Ernest
and chest injuries shortly after Gardner and Bob Mills.
Shipley said he had a plani —
[the accident at the junction of De-
that would allow a raise of given street and sewer crews not
Outgoing
mayor
and
councilmen
' light Valley road and Highway 99.
i Her husband. Robert Bumel Pow- gave brief talks. F. H. Doleman. $15 a month for those on a too long ago, and said, "The hour
I ell. 69 driver of the coupe in which said he appreciated serving with salaried basis without taking ly boys’ raise was not in the gen-
SLl DGE REDS on which sewage dries after going thru
wei” '“ling; Mrs Katherine the council and listed work done it from the general or emer eral fund.”
by the group, such as the sewage gency funds.
Jones said, "$285 is not enough
the plant is shown in above picture. The drying process will Marbn,
Route 1. < reswell, disposal
and
water
programs.
to
live on a month, and $80 is de
Shipley
said
he
did
not
care
to
remove bacteria and odors, and sludge will make good fer- ^r,ve^ ot the
c
her
Elmer Kent, Amil Thies and tell his plan at the open session ducted before I even get my
tji:z
®
”
two daughters. Patricia, lb. and
_ __2________ _________________________ ________________ ______ Darlene May, 15, were hospitalized Oscar Smith, outgoing councilmen, but would like to meet with the check.”
I here for injuries. Wednesday Mrs. also gave brief remarks, indicat heads of the police, fire and fi
He also mentioned the promise
ing the job was big and that they nance committees to work out the of the council to put the 1 per
Martin's condition
listed
would lend support to the new details.
Chief Ed Jones, cent limitation amendment on the
fair and the others as good.
who also spoke for the raises, will November ballot.
[silice the group.
According to
Final gesture of “fellowship" meet with the group.
Powell car entered Highway 99
“You said the press played up
Mayor Crepeau natned Thwing the wage raise issue too much and
from the east, on the Delight Val was a social gathering for coffee
ley road. The Martin auto was go- and doughnuts after the meeting as head of the finance committee said that if the press went along
It was announced Saturday that ing south on the highway and the at the D-M cafe, hosted by owner to act as chairman for the negotia to try to pass the budget that the
negotiations had been completed two collided in front of Getty's and new councilman, McMillan. tions. Joe Bricher, [x?lice com amendment would be put to a
for the purchase of a sawmill and store. The Martin car struck the Besides new and outgoing city of mittee head and Z. A. Coop fire vote, but you did nothing about
timber at Gold Beach by five Cot right front fender of the Powell ficials, Ed Jones, chief of police; committee chairman, will be the it,” he concluded.
chief others on the group. Coop was the
tage Grove and Eugene men. car and both vehicles were de Charles Robert
(The amendment Chief Jones
and Ernest Shipley, fire chief, also councilman who introduced the re
A Cottage Grove logger died Owners of the new property. molished.
were present.
Wednesday evening, December 31, known as the Hunter Creek Lum-
quest for the
which had referred to is the one that would
as the result of a fall from an ber Co., two miles south of Gold
been denied by the budget group delete the charter provision that
Services for Mrs. Powell were
limits taxes to be raised for the
electric light pole while attempt- Beach, are Loren and Faye Stew held at 2 30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan- I
that met last spring.
general
fund to 1 percent of the
■ ing to reconnect power to the art of Cottage Grove; L. E. Chap uary 7, at the Gibbs Avenue
The raise would affect firemen,
valuation, Practically all
I house where he lived on Lorane man of Culp Creek; Tom Wynn of Church of Christ with F. Sherwood ,
policemen, the city recorder and assessed
salaries of those on a monthly
‘ route.
engineer and office clerks.
Eugene and W. S. Fort, a Spring Smith officiating. Interment was 1
Thwing jumped to his feet when I basis, such as police, fire, etc., are
Lafayette George Cornwell, 26. field attorney. The three local in Taylor-Lane cemetery near !
the raise was asked and said. in the general fund. And due to
had climbed a power pole to “turn men are owners of the Bohemia Cottage Grove. Mills Mortuary
“Everybody has an interest in the limitation salary raises were
on the lights” after service had Lumber Co. and the Cottage Grove was in charge of funeral arrangc-
more money for the city em denied in the budget under which
cut off, according to the Plywood Co.
ments.
SEWAGE PLANT DIGESTER is the circular structure been
ployees, but we have a duty to the city is currently operating.)
W. A. Garoutte of Eugene, a
Lane county coroner's office.
Mrs. Powell was born July 31,
Americans
should
be
more
con
shown in the above picture at an early fall stage of construc
1% Issue .Aired
Barbara Ellen Zindell said she former resident of Culp Creek 1888 at London and had lived in cerned with justice, right and the stay within the limits of the
tion. Reinforcing steel in the slab of the digester is also saw
Jones also said, "A new budget
budget.
We
are
operating
on
slim
and
formerly
associated
with
Col.
She
was
this area her entire life.
a flash and then saw Corn-
met e op- funds now and have to get along won’t get us anything unless
shown. Progress photos of various phases of the building well lying on the ground at the LaSells Stewait in the Bohemia the daughter of Thomas J. and I individual than
[ portunism in working out a suc
were taken by Elroy Harden, resident engineer.
foot of the pole. A local physician . Lumber Co., will operate the Mary Geer, early settlers at cessful international relations until June 30. We can't kid our something is done about the 1
was called and pronounced him Hunter Lumber Co. mill at Gold London. On May 28, 1907 she was program, Mrs. Victor P. Morris selves by going outside the budget. percent limitation.”
Raises must lx? considered when
Beach. The purchase also includes married at London to Roheit B.
City attorney, Herbert W.
dead.
_
,
,.
of Eugene told Business and Pro
Funeral services were held at 75,000,000 feet of Douglas fir and Powell, who survives her. Mr«. j fPSSjona| Women’s club here the budget committee meets in Lombard said, “We can’t exceed
about two months.
the budget, we are bound by law.
1:30 p.m, Saturday, January 3, at Port Orford cedar. Mr. Garoutte Powell was an active member of Monday night
There is an emergency fund, but
No Raise Since '50
Mills Mortuary with the Rev. D. will take over the new operations the Gibbs Avenue Church of
Mrs. Morris, who visited ses-
The police chief said salaried the auditors criticized the city
Hugh Peniston officiating, Vault on January 12. Sid Bales, formerly Christ.
of Dorena, will run the logging [ Survivors liesidcs her husband sions of the United Nations about employees had had no raise since for using it for things that are
entombment
was
in
Rest
Haven
The city's $200,000 sewage dis
a
year
ago,
spoke
at
the
monthly
operations. He is already on the are two sons, Verlon
1950 while the cost of living had not real emergencies.”
Memorial Park, Eugene.
,
¡dinner meeting held at the Meth- gone up. He mentioned the raise
posal plant is in its last stages of
job.
Chief Shipley rose to say that
Tiler and Vernis R. .. Powell
•
ot . dist c[)UI.c|li she j8
Wjfp Of
Cornwell
was
born
at
Culp
The mill has a capacity.of 75,000 Homedale, Ida.; three daughters, I
construction on the site northeast
$225
a month or $1350 for the
I Creek. January 6, 1926, and lived feet on an eight hour shift basis.
j the head of the University of Ore
next six months was all that was
of town but probably will not
Mrs. Leneita Lamb and Mrs. Max- I gon school of business adminis
in Cottage Grove the past six j
Mayor Names Six required to give employees their
ine Kinney, both of Tiller, and tration.
meet its completion date of Jan-
years, coming here from Eugene.
raise. He said he would like to
Mrs. Vonda Garboden of Eugene;
He was a veteran of World War ! Jaycees Postpone
uaiy 26. Resident engineer, Elroy
The attractive, vivacious dark To Advisory Group meet with the fire, police and
16
grandchildren;
two
brothers,
In
an
effort
to
solve
the
mos
II, having served three years in 1
I larden, told the Sentinel this
haired lady outlined the various
finance committees to show them
Democracy Dinner Ernest Geer of Milo and Ardee international
quito problem in Lane county be the Navy.
Mayor J. S. Crepeau has ap where the city could obtain the
work of the UN and
week that work would probably fore it becomes a health hazard a
Geer
of
Bakersfield,
Calif.,
and
pointed
his
citizens'
advisory
com
Surviving are his parents, Mr. j The Junior Chamber of Com-
not be finished until March 1.
sister. Mrs. Annie Robertson then several points about what mittee, and the group held its money.
meeting has been called for Tues and Mrs. L. G. Cornwell Sr., of merce
dinner to honor winners one
we as Americans can do to help.
of
Toppenish,
Wash.
Thwing said he would be glad
day,
January
13
in
Eugene.
first meeting Tuesday noon to dis
Whether the city will invoke
Cottage Grove; two sons: Danny in the recent Voice of Democracy
She began her talk by saying cuss city problems.
to cooperate and that the plan
The meeting is being sponsored and Franklin Cornwell of Boring: ■ sponsored by the group at the
the penalty clause in the contract
that we no longer live in a world
Members include Orlo Bagley, would have to be presented to the
of $50 for each day over comple by the Lane County Health de one brother, Robert Cornwell of high school here recently has been Pope, Talbot Adds
where nations can live without a piling man, chairman; Edgar council and city attorney for ap
partment
and
all
interested
citi
tion date is not yet known. Coun
Cottage Grove, and grandparents: postponed from January 15 to
paying any attention to anyone Rickard, sawmill owner J. B. proval.
cil indicated at its meeting Mon zens are invited to attend. It will D. A. Cornwell of Albany and Mrs. January, 22, Gil Gardner, pub- To NW Power Pool
else. She also said much of the Leonard, insurance agent; Harold RehirM Employees
day night that it was waiting for be at 8 p.m. in the circuit court Alice Smith of Culp Creek.
. licity chairman, announced this
An additional million k w h world looked to the U. S. for Wolfard, grocery store owner;
a report from the contractor, room of the county court house.
In other business the council
week.
monthly
will accrue to the North leadership.
The
problem
and
initiative
control
Warren Hansen, service station rehired all city employees for six
Henry den Herder of Lebanon
It will be held at the IOOF hall, west power consumers as a result Struggle For Minds
Patients Overflow ' with the Rebekahs serving the of the cooperative's paralleling its
owner and ex-councilman; Cleo months at their present salaries
stating his reasons for delay. It measures will be discussed.
"We need a constructive ap- Morelock, theatre owner and W. and also hired Farney Edwards,
is expected he also will ask for
Dr. A. Triolo. county health de
1
dinner.
power system with Pope and Tal
an extension of time.
new recorder, as water collector
partment director, has said in a At Grove Hospital
| Larry Moore of Eugene, state bot Lumber Company's steam gen proach to international relations,” C. Martin, Sentinel publisher.
she told the group. "In the race
Mayor Crepeau listed appoint
place of Don Allen.
Roger Roderick of the Corvallis statement that his department
Jaycee
[fresident,
will
also
be
pres-
At press time Wednesday an
erating power in Oakridge. The for bombs we lose sight of the ment of such a group in his aims in The
brought up the prob
engineeiing firm of Cornell, How had been considering the mosquito emergency at Cottage Grove hos- en^
install new officers.
job of synchronizing the two fact that we are trying to give of office in last week's edition. He lem of mayor
setting
up new books as
land, Hayes and Merryfield, which problem and that numerous re pital was hoped to be avoided
power systems to the exact same people a chance for freedom. The said that he named three men who
suggested
in
the
recent state audit
laid plans for the plant, told the quests had come to "do something with the medical ward filled to1
speed so that every kilowatt could real struggle with Russia is the live inside the city and three who report that criticized
the "de
council at an early December ses- about it.”
capacity and the maternity ex Annual Dimes Drive
be put to work in power-scarce struggle for the minds of men.
live outside who could bring prob ficiency” of the present system.
sion that delays were due to hit-
“The significance of the prob pected to be.
Gets
Underway
Here
Northwest was completed recent-
"Of course we need defense ef lems of their communities to the He suggested Edwards write the
ting rock on excavation work and lem from a public health stand
Thirty beds
filled in the
ly.
state to seek help in setting them
forts, but we must not think only attention of the Mayor.
also to the slowness of the con point became more manifest to us medical ward, were
The
annual
March
of
Dimes
to
with some rooms
The 115 KV transmission line of that,” she went on to say.
up.
crete work. He said also that as our attention was called to the having extra beds moved into aid the polio victims got under which
Lane County Electric Co
It was pointed out that the
equipment shipments may also be epidemic of encephalitis in certain them. There was room for six way in Cottage Grove this week operatives constructed from Low
Mrs. Morris listed conditions in JUDGE PUTS GROVE YOUTHS
ON 3 YEARS’ PROBATION
amount budgeted for audits was
delayed, this thru no fault pf the areas of California,” the doctor more patients in maternity only with the mailing of money cards ell to Oakridge and which con the world which the UN faces.
Three Cottage Grove youths, all
contractor.
said. Since the first of July, 1952, with more than that anticipated and plans for putting up contain nects the cooperath'e’s service
Of the over two billion people charged with grand larceny, were not enough to cover the 1952 au
dit. Joe Bricher said the excess
Mr. Harden had taken progress over 725 cases have been re[x>rted. to enter Wednesday or Thursday. ers in downtown stores.
area in Oakridge, Westfir, and in the world over one billion are given three years' probation by would have to be budgeted for
A Mother’s March, door to door Willamette City to Bonneville's hungry,” she said. "For example
pictures of the operation since its
The mosquito Culex Tarsalis, in A total of 33 patients was listed
Judge G. F. Skipworth in circuit 1953 or taken from the emergency
ix>ginning, two of which are shown sect carrier, is in large number in at press time Wednesday, which : solicitation on the last night of Alvey substation in Goshen is ’he in Indonesia a man was talking court last Friday.
fund.
the
drive,
January
31,
was
an
on this page.
Oregon, he said. The mosquitoes equals that of January 7, 1951. |
vital link that carries Pepe and to a native about freedom and
They were Dale Doolittle, 27,
A letter from the First Nation
become infected by feeding on However, last year it was the nounced by Maynard Wilson, cam Talbot’s "excess” power to co-op liberty, but he only asked for Hugh E. Doolittle, 23 and Ivan
Process Explained
al Bank was read in regard to the
paign chairman. This march has service areas in Fall Creek, Lowell, bread. That is the only kind of
birds
or
fowl
and
transfer
the
in
maternity ward that was over been conducted in other cities but
Abeene Jr., 26. They pled guilty item in the audit report criticizing
In explaining the entire process
Dexter, Creswell and Row River. freedom he knew.
flowing.
earlier last week. They were the lack of collateral security de
of the plant Mr. Harden said the fection to man, he added.
it
will
be
the
first
time
for
Cot
In October of 1952 the health
"America, of course, cannot feed charged with taking machinery posited by the bank to meet the
raw sewage will be taken into
“It looks like Cottage Grove tage Grove. It has been highly These areas ordinarily use Bon
neville power.
(Continued on page 2)
not belonging to them.
the grit chambers from the main department conducted a survey to hospital may have to expand soon successful in other areas.
sewer bond sale deposit of the
sewer where all sand and grit are determine the problem in the coun er than expected,” Fred Morris,
city. It said that shortly after the
Jayceettes
this
week
mailed
out
ty.
This
affirmed
that
a
problem
to be removed, The sewage will
administrator said. "But of course cards to residents, and Jaycees
audit that enough security had
existed,
he
said.
be then pumped into the clarifier,
been deposited.
this is exceptional to have so will be in charge of the containers
many.”
I j . to . be put out. - Last year $2600
-------
with the liquid being chloiinated
Applications from two widows
as it goes in. The liquid then will New Type Housing
for special water rates were turn
The crowded conditions were was raised in the drive, and Wilson
run over the top of the clarifier
ed over to the water committee
not due to any one thing, but said he hoped the drive would
into the river. The chlorination Under Construction
for study. The mayor also an
there were an unusual number of top that figure this year.
process keeps the liquid from
nounced that Coop wished to re
flu and pneumonia cases. Others
Oak Park Addition
harming fish life in the river.
sign from the finance committee
were medical or accident patients.
C
Of
C
Here
Protests
since he had served on it so long,
The sludge settles in the bot
If
more
are
admitted
to
the
med
A new type of housing is being
and he appointed H. B. McMillan
tom of the clarifier, then is piped
ical section, beds might have to Phone, Power Raises
to take his place. Coop was then
into the digester where it stays built in the Oak Park addition, be moved into the halls.
named to take McMillan’s spot on
90 days. After that it is pumped one where construction operations
Many of the flu victims were । The Cottage Grove Chamber of
the police, judiciary and traffic
to the sludge beds to dry. This go on uninterrupted according to small children, with one four- Commerce board of directors at
committee.
process removes bacteria and Earl Wilson, one of the owners. month Yoncalla baby, John Bow- a meeting Wednesday noon passed
odor, and the sludge can be used
Sev- a resolution in _ protest against pro
man, dying this past
r__ week.
____ ____
for fertilizer, Harden said. What The chief feature of this type of eral adults also were suffering Posed phone raises and the pres-
New Year’s Stork
liquid is left settles to the bottom housing is that the roof is one of from the disease in various stages. ent 20 percent surcharge on
and is piped thru the plant again, the first parts of the budding to
power bills.
Makes Calls Here
into the clarifier and out into the lx* finished, which permits build
I A letter will be sent by the
river.
ing operations to proceed without Motorists May Get group to the ICC and Pacific Tel.
Cottage Grove hospital had
The Gospel Team from the Berkeley Baptist Divinity School will conduct a special Sunday evening
and Tel. protesting the raises. No service at 7:30 at the First Baptist < hurch. This team is composed of five members who are all the distinction of having the
It is expected that a dedication a halt. This is accomplished by in
[ other information on the move graduate students of the theological seminary at Berkeley, ( alif. They are from left to right: Jack Son first two babies born in I.ane
ceremony will be held on comple serting a steel beam, about two Scotch Lite Tape
। was available at press time.
inches square in 30 inches of con
county January I.
tion date.
The Scotch lite tape popularized
The next open Chamber meet dericker, Marjorie Gregory, Dick Gregory, Leonard Autajay and Bernard Turner.
crete. The beams are built about here recently by the Junior Cham
The first baby, a girl, Janice
four feet apart, depending on the ber of Commerce as part of a na ing will be a noon lunclieon Tues
I-a Wayne, was horn at 1:5»
The team will take charge of
WILLIE RITCHEY JAILED
• egory, the leedei ot the University of California and iodo»
day, January 13, at the Moose j the service. Each member will | team, is from St. Paul, Minnesota, ing hormone research.
weight of the roof.
a.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
tional
is still available . i hall,
ON DRI NK C HARGES
.
. program
. -
Schmitt of latrane route. This
speak of his own Christian life and did his undergraduate work
As soon as the beams are in to
Mr. lx*onard Autajay (Out-a-hi)
motorists,
the
group
announced
;
Willie Arlo Ritchey, Cottage stalled, the builder is ready to put this week.
and experience. They will also at Macalester College. He is a came to Berkeley from San Jose is their first child. She weighed
Grove, was sentenced to 30 days on a roof and once the roof is on,
KINGSLEY NAMED OFFICER
provide special music.
baritone soloist and has sung in Antiqui, Philippines, as a friend X |»>unds, 2!j ounces.
The devices, which are said to
in county jail by Judge John Wells building can proceed. The roof is
The second arrival was a hoy,
The members of the team have several choirs. During the war he ship studen t sponsored by the
IN
ADMINISTRATOR
GROUP
in justice court January 2 on the usually a flat gable pitch or is throw a 90-degree light, are be
come from various parts of the served in the Navy Hospital Corps. seminary student body. He has William Glen, born to Mr. and
Virgil Kingsley, superintendent United States and one of them He is married and his wife Mar- attended Central Philippine Col-
charge of being drunk on a public built like a shed with insulation ing sold for $1, proceeds to be
Mrs. John Niehaus of 1873
used in local civic projects. They of Cottage Grove high school, was
street.
Gibbs and Was their second
from
abroad
to
study
at
Berkeley
jorie
is
also
on
the
team.
Mrs.
the last to be added.
।
lege.
Mr
Bernard
Turner
is
from
are available at the Disston Log
Judge Wells said the jail sen
One such building has been com ging Co. shop, 16th and East Main, named vice president of the Ore for the ministry. They are as fol Gregory comes from Birmingham, J Valley Falls, Kansas, where he has child. He weighed 10 pounds
11 'j ounces.
tence was levied against Ritchey pleted and another was started at Gene's Auto Service on South gon School Administrators asso lows: Mr. Jack Sondericker, a na Alabama, where she took pre lived most of his life on a farm.
The families won the prizes
because he was a "habitual” and Monday. Other new dwelling units Tenth street, at Doyle's Sales and ciation at a session held last week tive Californian from Exeter, who medical work at Howard College He attended Ottawa University.
added he had “lost count" of how- have either been completed or are Service on Highway 99 Ad from end in Salem. Kingsley attended got his B. S. degree in psychology and then went to the University
These young leaders will give for first and second babies do
many times he had appealed be under construction in the addition, Jaycees and firemen at the city part of the meetings along with at the University of California. He of Minnesota for work as a tech- unique and inspirational messages nated by Cottage Grove mer
Elmer Fleming, grade school su is married and has a year old , nician in medical research. At and will show colored slides chants and listed in last week's
fore him.
Wilson said.
hall.
perintendent.
edition.
(daughter.
present she is employed at the for all who wish to attend.
Logger Killed
In Fall From
Power Pole
Local Men Buy
Sawmill on Coast
Constructive Plan
In World Relation
Urged by Speaker
$200,000 City Sewage Treatment Plant
May Not Be Completed Until March 1st
Meet 13th To Air
Mosquito Problem