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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1953)
The Weather ( Court eay Cottage Grove Lake W eather S tation) Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jân. ¡1 his campaign to stay in office. 3. Purchases and contracts for ’ In a statement he said, " I stand over $1,500 made only after ad- on my record and I Want you to vertising for bids. know the truth a b o u t , it.” H e , 4. More careful examination of claimed he has “cooperated w ith -K a ne cohnty budget and com (tar- . all but a few county officials.” ison of Lane's budget ite m i w ith tHis opposition started the recall 'those of seven neighboring coun-i movement with claims he had not tjes ... „,j l, cooperated on many occasions,); 1 Organised S ^ ^ w M r a l New Mayor Comes Up WiOTDillies9 In Old Ordinances In further defense of his ac- purchasing for court house de- tions he said, in the "few cases” partments for small items, he has not cooperated " I was try- g Started comprehensive Cen- tng to promote efficiency or save , invcntory of court house the county money. equipment.’ ' ’ Says He’s Sorry Wins o * C Fight " I have tried to be courteous at 1 7. Successful O&C timber fight all times and I am sorry if on a getting $300,000 extra for I-an e£ few occasions my actions have ap- county this year and establishing pea red otherwise," the judge said, the right to 75% pf the gross tim- By perseverance I played a lead -; her sales less cost of access road's, ing part in getting $300,000.00 ex- I g. Instituted fight and court tra this year for Lane County suit for-distribution to Lane coun- from O & C timber and it is im- ty of $512.000 accumulated in the portant to have a county judge controverted timber fund who w ill diligently seek the O & C j 9. Established policy of only and controverted money for the , paving arterials and them accord- future. ... ing. to traffic c o u n t." . "A county judge must some- j 10. Promoted le s s expensive times say 'No' so he can work fo r ' Bancroft law and extensive use all of I-ane county, not for com- thereof in paving of dedicated plainers or pressure groups. I roads. sincerely want to continue to vig 11. Accomplished metropolitan . orously serve as L a n ? county origin and destination traffic sur judge vey determining future road The ^record" Bayly stands on ' needs. — he has listed as Follows: * I } 2 . Comprehensive Lane county1 1. More adequate, office records ‘ tuberculosis testing campaign. ' . ~ and procedures w ere’installed, in- 13. S tart of aerial photograph- WORK IS PROGRESSING at the Cottage Grove sewage eluding w ritten notes on commis- ing. of Lane county for assessor, disposal plant northeast of the city. The above picture was sioners’ meetings. v - j 14. Establishing a separate coun- taken last week by Elroy Harden, resident engineer, and 2. Correspondence is answered ty engineering department. — - show s the digester with most of the concrete work done a ssm ~ II O m s m b m s U m ss I ------ T l — necaiicomniinee Levies Ten Charges ~ — ments. ~ They are in effect that he has tried to “cheat the taxpayers along 40 foot roads out of 10 feet of road frontage as a price for oiling or maintenance." Also the group Claims he has "fought against Lane county tour ist and receation areas,” citing his .'•fight" to let the only county road from Florence to the beach fall "into “complete ruin.” The third charge was that he "worked against t h e 4-H club camp program in his efforts to prevent development and proper care of Camp Lane.” Fairground Sale T hat Bayly "tri?jl to scuttle the pioneer museum" was another charge. The group also claim sthat he fs "trying to rob Lane county of iis fa ir and one million dollars to sell the fairgrounds." The group refers to the Blachly Incident where the people were "promised" a two-way road for their school. When the trees were cut but no road p ut,in a delega tion went to Bayly but were "rude ly dismissed.” the charges read. - Hold up of an order to purchase "sorely needed” dump trucks and highway equipment was charged to Bayly as "one deal in 1952 where he "poured well over $30,- Low Pra. 41 ' .61 47 .25 36 40 .02 48 .71 43 1.06 .33 37 000 down the drain. The loss was : thru rental of equipment while the county awaited d elivery on new. The group also charges Bayly "because of his stubbornness" has failed to attend a single hearing held last summer in the c o u rt} house to consider the county nurs C ity council at session Monday ing home. (However, this measure was defeated by the people in No- night heard the letter the Chamber vem ber.). erf Commerce sent the comniis- O C Money. Dispute -- * ( sioner of public utilities in Oregon The claim Bayly anakes for o b -! 2Q taming an extra $300,000 for th e ; ,. - county was refuted. •"This money ¡charge on power bills and voted to is a fraction of the O & C money w rite a similar,ittoicsL g oi^g -to-all O & C counties and The council even went further the leaders in obtaining this mon- than » the chamber and voted ey were members of Congress in I unanimously on a motion by coun-' 1937,” the charges state. Lack of his cooperation to p ro -|c*‘man J0*“ Bricher to a s k the vide fbr testing of T B and Bangs' PUC to rescind its granting o f disease in dairy cows in the coun- ^^e increase as of the effective ty has* put in danger the «health-date and refund the additional of every resident in Lane and sur- billing to the people.- - rounding counties,” was another« The recorder was instructed to objection. prepare fhe letter. The (Chamber The statement also refers to mjssiy b MUes Wicks groups that went to see Ba>ly comm i ttee. — the so-called cold shoulder. said that the increases were “not Eugene church trustees, Norkwi- fair treatment in this m atter." I t zie farmers, a widow from Cot- indicated that such increases were S n r K p U " 01 l , v M ,n ° ,h" 4 ~ u • rural areas where R E A power county employees, a Eugene bus.- mpa owcr rat ness man and a member of the ... . . fair board, were among those in -i Council also said, I t is not fair volved in incidents, t h e group i we s h o u l d i»e discriminated claims against." The council also pro- M r. and Mrs. Ralph Sears „of ,ested fack of Publicity on the Cottage Grove are among those ”ar‘ of ,he P°wer company before on the recall committee. - the rates w ent in.- '----- ----- - - ------------ ---------------- , Similiyj - protests against pro- I f it? -posedphone rate increases are ex- L f d l d Ul n t U U l t l pected to c o m e up also. The W eather and lots of it was,the Cham‘* 'r P « ^ a rcsolu- story this week for the Cott'age tro" at a .rec^ ‘ meeting to w rite Polling places in Cottage Grove Grove area with signs of an early a let-ter to tqe phone company similar to t h a t w ritten to the for the special Bayly recall elec PUC. tion next Thursday, January 22, district. are as follows: Heaviest 24-hour rainfall re- _ —T * ■ m . W ard 1, Precinct 1, Masonic corded at Cottage Grove lake H all, 820 West Main street. weather station was Monday and U I A A l l T i m a U i c t I« * Monday night with 1.06 inches. 0 , 1 W ard 2, Precinct 2, Buick ga Blackbutte station measured 1.16. Postal receipts of $71,140.01-for rage unless otherwise notified. offic<? in 1952 W ard 2, Precinct 3, City Hall. This is the heaviest rain for Jan- Cottage GroV(, W ard 3, Precinct 4, Pearl Saf- uary, but does not beat December, is an all-time record, according to ley residence, 1133 West Main when 1.62 was recorded at the reports announced this week by lake on the 8th. Cam v - „ r M i postmaster. m * « « ,..- street. Sam Veatch, . ,, Lawrence Kent, who is handling • Mrs. Fred Mills at Blackbutte station showed 4.26! f,gure “ about a? 11 upcT? the job of deputy election sheriff weather f°'^ , ^ ^ re^ °US h,gl; -in the absence of his father, E l inches from January 5, to 12, ac- f en cording to reports from Mrs. Gale fnf J®51 of S64.063.36. Main part mer. who is in California, said Roby. L o n d o n correspondent. of the rcwnUe ,s m ’ stamp sales. that probably the polling places Veatch sai0 that plans for the for the Creswell and rural areas Heaviest was 1.20 on the 9th. In the storm on the 7th unusu- nPW F*>st -office building here would be the same as in the No ally large hailstones fell on C edar' might be announced' soon. Bids vember election». These are North Creswell, Cres Creek a t the W illiam Hopman hav* * * * " accepted and the con- well grange hall. South Creswell, place. High winds forced logging trac‘ w il* I** awarded pending a|>- IO O F h a lt — --------- ------- ------- operations to close in many areas, proval by the inspector at Port- land and okay from Washington, , Culp Creek, Culp Creek school. other correspondents reported. Although the river has not been He said. Latham, L ith a m school. London, London store. Lorane, grange hall. a t flood suge yet from the heavy Brumbaugh, old Walden school rain, the W illard McKay bridge STEWART TO SALEM was weakened by a log that Representative Loran Stewart house. Rdw River. M t. View school. struck an under pier in sweeping le‘ ‘ Sunday for Salem to attend Saginaw, W alker high school. Silk down the river and m a d e the sessions of the state legislature as county's representative, basement of Alfred W u lff bridge unsafe for heavy hauling ¡ L a n e from the Youngblood m i l l , the i Stewart was recently named chair- London correspondent reported. ' man of the forest and mining M r. and Mrs. H. L. W olfard r £ T Signs of spring, according to ¡committee and is a member of the turned Tuesday evening from Port- Mrs. Roby, were frogs out with 1 highway and labor and industry land, where they spent a couple-of their spring serenade and à little committee. H e expects, to be in ' sad of their u s u a l February Salem ' for -approximately three Ing tn,business matters. crocking. - ■ •. ~ > ¡months. Co. Recall Election Polling Spots Listed "Section 18 of the ordinance p ro - Mbits any woman or Indian from being a guest or customer in any beer parlor, tavern, taproom, etc. A tine of $ 1 0 to $100 or 20 days in J811 i s ‘be punishment. • j anyone from , three days, prohibits - . ^ ^ h o u s e h o l d of a diseased per- fs o n -to .b e on the streets, makes i it mandatory to -------------------- displgyH>-«e4'flag ----------- ------------- l jin front of the house, and also makes it mandatory that the ¡clothes of the afflicted person be ^ th -d in a h e e No. 219 prohibit» the sale of non-intoxicating malt bev- City council Monday night de- erages. (The mayor has nine ques- laved action on a request for a jtio n marks beside this one.) 60-day extension of time to t o m - Ordinance No. 310 allows a per- , . .. . son to ride his' or her bicycle on píete the sewage disposal plant sidewalks of Cottage Grove untrt it could consult with the en- , frotn 15 unU) Junp gineers. .upon payment of $1.75 to the city The extension request was made , recorder. — - • — by letter from Henry den Herder | Ordinance No. 311 prohibits the of lx?banon, contractor o n the job. playing of any games such as He stated that he could not meet football, basketball, baseball or the deadline' of January 26 be- other similar games on Memorial cause of rock excavation that de- Day. layed the job 30 days. Another Ordinance No. 356 prohibits fhe reasbn given was that the con- sale or the throwing of confetti Crete sub contractor could not get anywhere in the city limits of Cot- laborers in this area. Delay in tage Grove. equipment deliveries was another Ordinance No. 455 prohibits reason. any train from passing thru Cot- Council decided to consult, w ith tagg Grove a t a '»Deed in excess Roger Roderick of the Corvallis ;of 1 5 -miles per hour. (M ayor has engineering firm of Cornell, H o w -.made a footnote: "Might be a land, Hayes and Merryfield. which good idea, too.") ing on the extension. j According to the contract a $50 a day penalty clause could be in - ; voked by the city. "About the only ■ liability we | would be under would w the sal-. ■ ■h" arv of the resident engineer," one E a P councilman said. (The engineer is ■ Elroy Harden of the Corvallis The Public Utilities Commis- firm .) . sioner of Oregon this week an- " I believe that liabilities should nounced a proposed rate increase be borne by the contractor,” an- request by Cottage Grove Gas other councilman indicated. company and ordered a hearing Action w ill probably be, ta k e n , to be held a t the city hall here pending word from Roderick. i t 1 p.m. Thursday. February 5. In other action the council The gas u tility serving Cbttage okayed an underpayment of $6,- Grove and vicinity filed the re- 156.72 to' the contractor, Henry quest on December 19. 1952. The den Herder, for what he called an hearing w ill be for the company oversight in December estimates, to "appear and bear the burden i of showing that the proposed rate schedule is just and reasonable," the P U C said. . * . Gas company representatives The new city council will be told the Sentinel that proposed special guests and w ill discuss increases were necessary because loe|/~¥ovem m ent problems with of increased cost of operations Chafnher of Commerce members' and that no increase had been at a meeting set for January 20 sought since October 1, 1947. at the Moose hall. • A schedule of old and new pro- The meeting scheduled for Janu- posed rates is listed below for the ary 13 was postponed a week, ac- benefit of the public. Main in- cording to Ray Albee, program crease is in bracket two, 16 to 150 chairman. ■ . therms, but the biggest users are The new mayor. J. S. Crepeau: - in bracket three. 151 and over, city recorder, Farney Edwards, the company explained. The third and new councilmen, H., B. M cM il- bracket brings quite a reduction lan. Gil Gardner and Bob Mills over bracket two and one in the w ill be'-invited, as .well as old new schedule, councilmen, Joe Bricher. Richard Old Schedule: Thwing and Z .”A. Coop, the city 1 to 10 therms (100 cu. ft.) 33.4 cents engineer. L. W . Coiner; city at- ' 19.9 cents torney, H. W. -Lombard and city 11 to 30 therms 17.4 cents treasurer, George Stephen. ' , 31 and over The postponement was made to New Schedule: 33 cents allow Dwight Near, new Chamber ! 1 to 15 therms 24 cents president, time to name his com- 16 to 150 therms 18 cents mittees. N ear is now in Detroit, 151 and over Mich., attending a special Ford M otor Co. training school and will A ID F O R TA X P A Y E R S A representative of the Office make the appointments by mail, of Internal Revenue will be at the Albee said.-« I city - h a l l in Cottage Grove on Elmer Kent was called to Santa Monday, February 16, to assist Monica, Calif7~ by the critjeal ill-^taxpayers in preparing their fed- ness o f his daughter, M rs. Alice j eral Income tax re tu rn *-fo r- the Lewis. 7 - — -—- ^ — 4 year 1952. • ? ... ,/ - Council Is Invited C G POSldl RCCGiptS To Chamber M eet local Mayor Seeks Law Codification * han<jicapped in Mayor J. S. Crepeau in search- ing thru old ordinances of the city of Cottage Grove came up with whaL he called "some dillies." We reprint parts of them for the en- joyment of our readers. ~ ... tftC ordinanres have been amended or to n . a day th a t it took to m ake th e ± known, and it might take a long “ u<’-' >«■<■> " >” SC\e ra l y ea rs back. "Iji some time to find out ds many amend- trips. Special dispensation would drawers you could find a "hodge « f anything." he said, ments do not refer back to orig be given in emergencies, council, — inal ordinances. The charter indicated. ~ ‘ .. s r. He commented that there was “mess” referred to recently by the ¿ " 'V 'T , I T '. 7 s of a n t r a c t dated a > yontract dated in in W930'between ^93(1 between ci, y and Mp I* )mhard city council is under study now and ifie boardo f health had N ’en.com- plans may be started soon fo r ‘ plied with, cleaning the*^reservoir ; a7 ,ot. - ' . to 7 ie v is io ii7 f tb e ’c h ^ a new, more modern city charter, ¡and taking water from Fraser in- bu, n<j o(ber txjnimunication Ordinance No. 9, Section 4. pro- ,s“ 'ad of U y n g creek. ( omer in- abou( jt ... hibits any person walking or driv- dicated not as much silt was in . „ „ ¡j ing on the streets of Cottage ‘ he water now . The attornej laughed and said, ing on me streets oi v ouage a. riXiiiest'1,-om Gues« ‘he city had tip money.” Grove at more than six miles per *n oiner action ».request trom ..... .... hour. Fine for violation is $10.; Dewey Watkins for d a m a g e s Ordinances Mixed I p Section 9 of this ordinance pro- i claimed to his property from the Tt* ma>’or we‘“ on. ‘ o say. <)r- . . i—viniz u.-n« re- rn dinances are . very mixed'up. The Mbits a trainman . from swinging I*v in g nf ot Tnnih lenJh street was -ru„ onto a moving train. Fine is $5 t o u r e d ‘ o the city attorney, ¡ X l p a ru of h are ju « iaugM stays q . py£ City Sewage P lait Seeks To Refund 20% Contractor 60-Dav Extension PIIC Plans Hearing Here on Proposal Roe DATA DlCA ilOM» illww C ity council Monday night in its first step to revise the anti quated charter voted.unanimously to put the 1 percent limitation amendment issue to the vote of ■ Q* *• . ‘ ■ i, ■ O th er council action included- hiring of Robert Blpck. Drsston the people. . — . » ‘ rancher, to take care of-the chlor- Richard Tfiwing, councilman, in ¡inator at Rujada and- the screens introducing the move, said, "Some on Fraser -creek. This action was action should be taken in regard called , fo r . by the city engineer ,16’ the second move to revamp . ... . . . . .. i to.,the 1 percent limitation. O ther- - .upon the request of the state ie city lay ■the laws M ayor J . S < repeau board of health. at council se ss io n Monday, night a„owj o u r s e l v e s sufficient The engineer, I.. W. Cpiner, said s«id , baj records are one mixed the board asked him some time up mess” and urged "codification ¡ money to operate,” ago to have someone check the of the city’s ordinances and rese?' The election w ill be set before budget meetings are completed. chlorinator and screens twice a J lutionis. The lifting of the 1 percent w ill day and that he had been having Th(. , The Mayor said he and the new mean thal the general fund, be- f.to send some^of his own men tip ' recorder h arney Edwards, spent | fore handicapped, will • be raised xwiir»z*-il hire Rloz’le of ! to n , ohi o rd 'm h n ^ o n ’V it? o ™ pertP No Measles on BiiWna .-— ¡and the roof oh. Picture printed in last week's edition showed j Ordinance No. 17 deals with any early fall stage. Sludge is pumped into digester where it «>n’a8lous diseases (which in- &o d a y s b e fo re gOif.g to slu d g e beds t 0 d?y . ■- • t™ * Ci? w ith £ Agiinst Bayly i i Answer to Chalkige The Lane County Recall Bayly Commit tty? in answer to a chal lenge to present specific charges to the people against the county judge that is the key figure in an, election over the county next Thursday, has listed ten state High 49 63 55 52 61 54 47 Council Takes First Action to Revise Charter By Calling for Special 1% Amendment Election County Judge . Day T. Bayly, i promptly and full w ritten records controversial figure in the recall are made .of each important phone election set for January 22, was call and each important request D . N U M B E R 22 Ten Cents per -Copy ■^7“ 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 * . founcil ¡ ^ ic a te d . , The budget committee last year was forced to cut some item», in cluding wage rgises for city em ployees- in. the general fund, be- cause of the limitation. Employees claim they have not gotten raises since 1950 while the coat of living has continued to rise. Taxes Limited The .charter provision says that taxes to be raised for general fund operation cannot exceed 1 percent of the assessed valuation. Last year thia meant only $27,000, or 1 percent of the $27 million as sessed valuation, could be raised for city operations. Valuations are rble and do no harm.'1 The attorney replied, "But some up this year, but thia means only | n U msma times you get eaughf." The mayor about $1,000 in extra taxes. O th *n " © m e er 'funds operate from revenue, agreed. Five persons, t h r e e of them The city engineer, L. W. Coiner, -alone. Fines, permits, licenses, e tc , small children, . were injured in interpolated with "Some ordi- also supplement general fund home accidents'this past week: , ' nances are lost. There is about a monies and are usually in excess o j estimates, the council indicated. Eleanor Zeller, » praet ica 1 nurse somey/here iuiuiClliufu i, ~~The * first -m ute to prepare-Xof at Cottage Grove hospital W g n r . t (latient there this week a fle r slip- p ip p e d Quite a few more should the special election w ill be cir culation of an initiative petition -be lost. p iU K UH I «1 n u a iiv tlliu , p!n* °n IK T homc breaking her right leg last Friday J Lombard s a l <F, Ordinances to be signed by at least 90 legal voters. Mayor J. S. Crepeau said Steven Kingsley, age 4, son of should be revamped. I t is M r and Mrs V | „ Kingsley, fell J°b and w i» ’ a k * ™ w v The his seven-man advisory group was at F riday and broke his c o l-, Cities worked "ready, willing and able" to cir iar bone. He is now in a back cast i ^ r ordinances in some cities rffid culate It. Crepeau also s a i d this same L ittle Terrence Radtke, age 7, 1 a 8 j° . . , - _ .. . . ■ The mayor saidhe'had contact- group at its first meeting recently received arm lacerations when he R Municipal said, "The city can't do anything X u , 3’ to w’arch University of Ore- unless the 1 percent lim itation la struck out of the charter." The deletion of the lim itation w ill mean that increases for city employees that come under the car door on it. j der the supervision of the city at- general fund maj< be granted as Sunday Dorothy McCall, 18 torney. This was done in Corvallis, pf July 1, if the budget group okays it. Recently employees months old. of Elkton, received the mayor said. deep lacerations on the ring finger “This would cost us only about asked for a $15 a month raise and of her right hand when she caught $1400 and we can start it as we Fire Chief Ernest Shipley said he it in.a door at home. can afford it. I t may take a year,” had a plan th a t would show, where the funds could come from w ith The crowded ¿ifuaflbn ‘ at the the mayor added. hospital relaxed somewhat this The mayor indicated after the out harming the budget. week especially in t h e medical meeting that the amount needed Employees Pack Chamber Almost 20 city employees, in ward, which^mas filled to capacity would have to be a budget item if cluding firemen a n d volunteers the job is to get done. last week. _ and police officers, crowded coun cil chambers to listen to the out come of the 1 percent lim itation (Continued on Page 8) , Five Persons H urt llia k o n * MlShapS ASB Spine Chiller Scheduled Friday r I ----- B y-Kay- Seara------------------ W hat is more spine-tingling than a spooky old mansion th at has been shut up for. a long time? when two refined» maiden aunts, (Paula Jones and Nancy Faulkner) together w ith their two attractive nieces, (K ay Wells and Barbara Perkins) and the maid, (Donna Decker) decide to rent the place, unaware that anything mysterious la going on. This is the spooky situation you w ill find yourself in the middle of when you attend the ASB play, "Aunt Cathie's Cat," Friday in the auditorium. M r. Sellers, di rector, stresses the importance of everyone being in his seat when the curtain goes up a t eight o’clock. ' Then, get set for surprises, laughter, and thrills in this mys tery-comedy. Bloody Body When the r e a l éstate agent (L a rry Grewelle) takes his pros- pective renters over the house to show it, a queer, rough-looking man and a black-clothed woman, i Leonard Nossaman and Rose Marie Hudson) scurry across the stage carrying the bloody-faced body of a man. The ladies decide to move in a t v :. once, and then th e excitement be- gi.ns- ' __ • . . . 1_. This play is an all-schogl project — Photo by Clark St udlo sponsored by the Associated Stu LITE-A-BUNPER SAFETY CAMPAIGN with scotch lite dent Body. Each class has a re-: tape was launched here recently by the Junior Chamber of sponsibility for one of the related; Seniors are In charge of . Commerce. In above picture Jaycees Walter Sorensen Jr. activities. ticket salea; juniors, the making (kneeling, left) and Gene Cutts (right) put device on city po of tickets and programa; sopho-. lice car as Chief Ed Jones looks on. Red tape is placed on rear mores, advertising and fpeshmen, bumper from end to end outlining entire Width of car. This is the set construction. Student director o f-th e play la¡ a reflectoriied, brilliant tape, covered with hundreds of tiny glass lenses, said to have 200 times the reflective qualities M y rtle Johnson; Roberta R ickard ,{ of white paint. It is said to be six times more brilliant than prompter; Neal Hogate, manager * and Francis Chap standard reflectors. ' ■ JAYCEES WILL SELL bumper strips for $1 apiece sound effects man. admission tickets in a special drive Saturday “afternoon. An area will be roped on General sale at 25 cents for off between F ifth and Sixth on Washington and Jaycees will and 60 cents f o r adults, sell and apply strips. Proceeds will go for C ottage Grove cent tickets m ay be' civic projects, according to H a r o l d Monighan, publicity for reserved seats. Doors open chairman. - /-■ .... ~ -----7—----- " 1 7:90 p.m.
