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the C ottage G rove S entinel GIVE Serving the Heart of the Nation ’s Greatest Lumber Region Since 1889 VOLUME LXIV COTTAGE GROVE. LANE COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 9. 1953 $200,000 Pave Prog ror Co. Roads In Cottage Grove Area Will Start Soon A $200,000 county road {»axing and improvement job in the Cot tage Grove area wil)#get under way within a few? weeks to save roads that would otherwise be lost in another year. Kenneth Nielsen. county commissioner, told the Sentinel op a recent trip to this area. Nielsen also said that he and other commissioners, Robert Ma clay and Ralph Peterson, had sur- veyed the district in the past two xveeks to determine the needs. "W’ork will hax'e to be done this year in order to save many of the roads,” he said. Oscar Norberg, county engi neer, listed the following roads to be improved with two-inch as phaltic concrete. Jobs will be let for the work within about two xveeks, he indicated. West of the city the I-orane road will be paved for 5.3 miles. London road, which is south of Cottage Grove about 2l4 miles, will be improved for 7.8 miles. Mosby Creek road east of the city beginning from the Row River road will be paved for 4.2 miles and the Row River road itself will be improved for 5 miles just above the dam. Norberg also said that the coun ty itself would do oiling jobs on other roads, including a 4-mile area on the Row River road about 18 miles from Cottage Grove thru Disston. Lorane highways are also in the program for widening, he said. The county will do this work also. Ten Cents per Copy (Courtesy Cottage Grove Lake Weather Station) April April April April April April April 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 High 59 70 65 63 56 50 46 D'w Fra. 30 .00 36 .00 34 .00 52 ' .02 34 .00 31 .26 31 .00 NUMBER 34 Delegation Protests Liquor By Drink As Council OK's Two Applications Boy Is Killed By Rolling Log A 10-year-old Cottage Groxe boy was found crushed under a log near his home Sunday morn ing, April 5, following an all-night search by state police, Lane Coun ty Sheriff’s Posse and neighbors. Nelson John Zeller Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson John Zeller of Row river, went flower picking Saturday morning xvith his sister, Geraldine, close to their home. Geraldine returned home before noon, but Nelson remained pick ing flowers. When he did not re- turn for dinner or his evening meal, his parents became alarmed and called state police. The Lane County Sheriff’s Posse was called and the search was led by Sheriff Ed Elder, as sisted by state police and neigh bors. His body was found Sunday morning about 7:35 by Paul Blatchly and Ralph Cook of Eil gene under a log 14 feet long and 16 inches in diameter. ('hopping Log The lad had taken an axe and was chopping the log which on a side hill, and it is thought the chopping started the log roll ing and Nelson could not get out of the way of the rolling log xvhich chushed him. His body was found about 300 yards from his home. The accident was investigated by the Lane County Sheriff's Posse and Deputy Coroner Robert Mills. Nelson was born September 28, 1942, at Astoria and came to Cot tage Grove with his parents about three years ago from Sandy, Ore. He attended local schools and Gibbs Avenue Church of Christ Sunday school. Surviving besides his parents and sister are grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jaffe and Mr. and Mrs. John Zeller, all of Albany. Funeral services were held at Mills Mortuary at 10:30 am. Tuesday, April 7, with Mr. F. Sherwood Smith officiating. In terment was in Willamette Memo rial Park, Albany. * . The Weather RC Officials Set To Talk Here 9th For Drive Opening COTTAGE GROVE SOLDIER, Pvt. Rondd G. Boone (second from right) is among four high scoring members of the Reserve Command rifle team of Seventh Armored Di vision at Camp Roberts, Calif. Other men are (left to right) Pvts. Clayton M. Rud, Mt. Vernon, Wash.; Alvin E. Miller, Grandview, Wash, and Gordon Remington, Parker, Idaho. All qualified as expert riflemen in recent division rifle matches. Pvt. Boone is son of Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Hill of 530 N. Douglas. His wife, Phyllis, lives at Tacoma, Wash. Progress Reports Burmese Student Studies U.S. Methods Heard by Chamber To Help Improve Conditions in Country Several officials of the Lane county Red Cross will s{»eak to Cottage Grove drive xvorkers at a kickoff meeting set for the D-M cate here at 8 p.m. April 9. They are Cora Pirtle, manager of the county chapter; Ralph Kindler, general chairman and Tom Swarts, county campaign chairman. All drive chairmen and workers are urged to attend the meeting by the local campaign head, Her man Petersen. Coffee and dough nuts will be served. Kits will be passed out to xvorkers. Additional workers named this week by the chairman are Mrs. Brighton Leonard, lower Silk Creek -a n d Mrs. Claris Abeene, London and Blackbutte route. A complete list of block chair men for the business area named this week by Ed Hooxvr, com mercial chairman, are Howard Gilbert, William Helliwell, Maurie B o 11 o r f f, Loren Carver, Joe Throop, Al Newels, Jess Stokes, Wayne Cannon, Glen Arne and Percy Webb. The drive will last thru April. The Rev. H. D. Barkman Monday evening headed a delegation appearing before the city council to protest the granting of a liquor license to local eating places. Before the Rev. Barkman spoke to the council, Mayor Joe Crepeau read a letter from the Rev. Hugh Peniston, pastor of the Presby- terian church, opposing the granting of the license and Police Nab Escapee, seting forth two ways of Two Other Juveniles handling the issue. One was that the council refuse to Police over the week end con tinued their crackdown on juve grant the license, the other niles here by arresting a 17-year- was to hold a local option old high school student and his election. The Rev. Peniston they said the Council of Churches 14-year-old Kiri friend were parked in a car on South opposed liquor by the drink Tenth street about 11 p.m. Sun because the church people day night. could see the results of liquor. Both of the juveniles appeared with their mothers in municipal court Monday morning and were fined $5 each after pleading guilty to an after hours charge. ‘ Two other youths were turned oxer to their parents over the xveck end following their being held here as runaways. They were Robert Powell, 21. of Allyn, Wash., and his 17-year-old brother, Ray- mond. They told police they were headed for San Francisco, but only had a few dollars on them, Another young man, Max Wayne Parsons of Cottage Grove, who escaped from city jail here about a month ago, was arrested again at Rujada last Thursday by Charles Roberts, assistant police chief. He was in jail on art. after hours charge and escaped when the night radio operator, Bill Highland, left the jail door open while he brought another prisoner to the office to allow him to shave. Parsons also is AWOL from the Army and police said they probably would turn him over to Army authorities when they ar rived here. He was working at the forest service station at Rujada when city police got the tip he was títere and made the arrest. The Rex-. Barkman pointed out the people of Cottage Grove did not vote for the liquoi* by the drink measure in the last election and that it was the voters of Multnomah county who voted the measure in. He objected further because the liquor would be served, if the application were granted, within a few hundred feet of two churches. Robert Mills, council member, said he felt the council was obli- gated to follow the law in the is sue, which allows an applicant to qualify under certain conditions, after the Rev. Barkman said he felt this was a moral issue. The applicant, H. B. McMillan, said he voted against the liquor by the drink measure last fall, but now that the measure was a law, if he did not make application to serve liquor someone else would. Mayor Crepeau said he would be hapity to see the people have an op|K>rtunity to vote on the li quor question after commenting that the liquor by the drink meas- ure was Voted by the people, and if one knocked the measure out of one community because the the community voted against measure last fall, it would be the same as having Truman as presi dent in some communities. Mrs. Perkins, president of the local WCTU, commented the only reason some were present was be cause they felt the council could afford the only protection possible by turning down all liquor appli cations. As we understand it," she said, "we cannot call a local op tion election under two years." After further discussion the council voted to grant the D-M license. Water Question H. B. McMillan asked if the city was bound to furnish water to customers outside of the city limits after some discussion of conditions outside of the city, Councilmen agreed that new cus- tomerg should put up a deposit when connected and the matter (Continued on page 8) Progress reports on various A petite, Burmese student in Chamber of Commerce projects, Oregon told BPW club members including off street parking, high- here Monday night that she want ed the American pushbuttons for xvay, solicitors, radio and mem her people but xvould not want to bership, were given at the noon luncheon meeting Tuesday at the change their philosophy of life. A civil suit asking $15,000 dam Moose hall. Ma Khin Thi, BPW Oriental Cleo Morelock of the off-street ages has been launched by a scholarship student at Oregon parking group said that a meeting Springfield man against two Cot State College, s[x»ke at tile Cot- with the council traffic committee tage Grove |x»lice officers and one tage Grove club’s monthly dinner meeting at the Methodist church. and the C of C was set for this former patrolman. Involved in the suit are James Members from Eugene and Yon- Thursday to work out details of a Hungerford, patrolman; Charles calla also were present. parking program. Roberts, assistant police chief and The small young lady, who wore H. B. McMillan of the highway Eldon Ericksen, formerly on the her long, flowered Burmese skirt "no committee said there force here and noxv with the new developments” and that the Springfield department. Suit, xvith a sheer long sleeved white blouse and knit capelet, is on leave group had consulted again last brought by Roy Gordineer of East Access Hoad ' from the University of Rangoon with R. H. Baldock, highway com Springfield resulted from inci ! to take Home Economics courses Nielsen told the Sentinel that mission engineer. Iz»ran Stewart, state represent dents surrounding his arrest on the commissioners also "think it at OSC and will go back to Burma ative and president of Bohemia “We will know more in about a November 17, 1951 on a conduct is a good idea” to put in a county next June. She said she hoped not Lumber company at Culp Creek, month or six weeks,” he said. charge and resisting arrest. Police road that would connect the Row only to teach but to start exten is one of the six new members of "Surveys have not been ipade here files here show he has a record of River road east of the city with sion work to Improve nutrition the O & C Advisory board named yet,” he added. several arrests and convictions in the proposed access road onto the especially among children and to recently by Secretary of the In McMillan also mentioned an ac municipal court. new freeway. teach something about diversifi terior Douglas McKay. Eleven cess road to be built by thecouirty The case will be heard in circuit H. B. McMillan. chairman of cation of crops and soil improve other members were reappointed. from the east area to the new court. One officer here said that the Chamber of Commerce high ment. Rice is the chief crop there freeway. He said the plan was The board, com[lb*ed of repre a criminal case brought by Gor now of farmers. way committee, contacted the being taken up with the county sentatives from the lumber indus dineer against the three earlier commissioners about the request court. When asked about taking back try, forestry agencies, labor, min had been drop[>ed. when they were here recently, Howard Gilbert reported on the American ideas as well as know- ing, agricultural, recreation, and Nielsen added. He said as far as w'ork of the solicitors’ committee. t how, she answered, "We want con- other interests affected by the ( HILI) HEALTH CLINIC could be gathered that the idea He said the group had worked out Child Health Clinic will meet l veniences, but we want also to management program, advises the was "all right.’’ a card system and that outside keep our oxvn philosophy of life. secretary in the development of in the Public Health rooms above The road would give the east solicitors xvere being asked to con To be content with what they policies for the administration of Smith Electric on Thursday, April fringe area residents access to the tact the C of C office to apply for i have makes the people happy. It O & C timberlands in western 16. For appointment call 443L, freeway without having to be the card. Mrs. Naish. would lx* misery if they were not Oregon. routed through Cottage Grove Weed Out Solicitors satisfied.” first. The access road itself, which "These solicitors will be screened She explained that to be con- would be put in by the state, is by a secret committee and if wor tent and happy was 1 part of the proposed to run east from the thy will get the card,” he said. The State Highway Commission ; Buddhist religion i which most of north city limits and would be an “This is authorization to solicit in at its regular meeting at Portland the people adhered to. overpass oxer the railroad tracks, The annual spring dog problem the business area, but is not a April 8 and 9 was to receive bids America;» Waistlines according to a recent report made is plaguing the city again, with recommenda t ion.” on 46 highway, bridge, traffic sig She also kidded American by McMillan to Chamber mem the city recorder and police depart "We hope to weed out the dis- nal, building, fencing and rock women "who are always thinking bers here. ments receiving lots of complaints honest solicitors and slow- down production projects estimated to about their waistlines but say from residents about the animals others working on a commission cost $4,800,000. they can’t do without dessert.” In running at large, often in packs. basis,” he added. "We cannot po- Among bridge projects in Doug- Burma, she added, women do not Farney Edwards, recorder, re lice the areas, and the program’s las county are two contracts cov-1 care about the waistline. minded dog owners that they strength lies in the willingness of ering the construction of four I | she »aid that Burma was about must be tied up at this season and businessmen to coopeiate. | structural units on the Deady- the size of Oregon and had from if allowed to wander at large will George Drury reported that ¡ Winchester Unit of the Deady 17,000,000 to 18,000,000 people. and Mrs. Nellie Peterson, chief ob be picked up by the police three mills in the area, Bohemia Shady section of the Pacific high- ‘The people are taught to be server in the Skywatch Operation put in the city pound. They are ’ Lumlier Co, | way; an 88-foot reinforced con- kind and loving and to care for "~u— Co., Woodard J' Lumber —*' in Cottage Grove that recently held here from five to ten days and Rickini Lumber Co., .had of-' Crete slab span with 30-foot road- an ]ife” shp said. "This is not just shut down, said plans were under and owners must pay a $5 fee to fered to conduct tours of their way over Rogers road; a 100-foot Buddhism but the philosophy all way this week to build a new post redeem them. plants for C of C groups. He said reinforced concrete viaduct with [ should have.” Last year some residents com dates for the tours would be set 30-foot radway oxer the North instead of trying to move the old There is no caste system in plained to the council about the later. one atop the city hall. Victor Chambers, 57, well known Wilbur county road; a 222-foet re- Burma, either, she said, “no mil- problem and the city had to give She called for volunteer work Plans Bank Lunch here in Cottage Grove, passed inforced concrete viaduct with 30- honaires and no one starving.” ers to help erect the building to the dog catcher job to city police Ray Albee, program chairman, loot toadway over Sutherlin creek I Burma was patterned after the I away Sunday morning in a hos l»e put at 13th and Quincy. Lum- men on their off hours because announced that the C of C had channel change and a county road, American democracy in 1947 she1 pital in Phoenix, Ariz., following a ber is being donated by the W. A. no other catcher could be hired. planned a noon luncheon at the and a 241-toot reinforced con-’saidi and the constitution is much’ heart attack. Services will be held Suggests License Woodard Lumber Co., and Car Moose hall for Saturday, April 18, Crete viaduct with 30-foot road- 'the same as ours. Elections are I in Cottage Grove at Mills Mortu Police Chief Ed Jones said his to honor opening of the new bank. way over the Southern Pacific lisle lagging Co. has x’olunteered ary at a date to be announced held to choose a president the suggestion would be to charge for F. to level the ground. Belgrano Jr., president of Company's Siskiyou line about 1'4 same way American ones are held. later. Plans‘were announced at a vol a city license then turn the funds the First National Bank of Port miles south of Wilbur, all to be Chambers and his wife, the for Women have the vote and are over to the Humane Society in unteers' meeting Monday night at land, will be the key sfieaker. constructed on new alignment of "the freest women in Southeast mer Lois Thomas, were living at Jefferson school, attended by only Eugene and let it take care of the Art Weinkauf of the member the Pacific highway. Mr. Schaefer their Phoenix home at the time. Mr. Eakin Asia," she said. three persons. Mrs. Peterson said, problem. “This is what other cit- ship committee said only about 10 Yoncalla Project His son, Richard, operator of (Continued on page 8) however, she had 100 names on ies do,” he said. The new president of the First First National Bank of Portland, Chambers Outdoor Store in Cot percent of expected pledges for Two contracts covering the con Ernest Shipley, The fire chief. her volunteer list, including 19 National Bank of Cottage Grove xx’orking in several of the city and tage Grove, and his wife, went to the manager fund had come in struction of five reinforced con- new ones, and thought these would said that the old Dodge truck was and asked for more. is H. E. "Cy” Eakin, former vice coast branches. In December, 1949 Arizona as well as Tom, another crete structural units on the Elk- ( form a nucleus for the program. available and all that W'ould be president and cashier of the bank, (Continued on page 8) head Road-Rice Hil> unit of the son, who is stationed with the Most of the names are of those needed would be to build a cage it was announced today by the he became an assistant cashier on Navy in Washington, D. C. Divide Rice Hill section of the re- the staff of the First National who worked before on the watches on it and go out with a net and ( board of directors. located Pacific highway, consist- Chambers was the son of the at the city hall before the pro catch all unlicensed dogs. "That Eakin is well known in banking of Cottage Grove. ing of a x induct 167 feet in length I Eight lumber and logging em late J. H. Chambers and was as- The newly appointed cashier is gram shut down March 9 because would solve the problem," he said. over the Southern Pacific Com- ployer committees announced over circles throughout Oregon and sociated with his father in a lum workers failed to show up. I»any’s Siskiyou line about 2'4 the week end following meetings particularly in the Willamette val well qualified for his |K»st, Eakin ber mill here until J. H. died in said, adding that Schaefer has She said the new building would miles south of Yoncalla, a 56-foot in Portland that they were willing ley, where he has been a banker 1945. W. H. Daugherty then pur be a 10 x 12 and also xvould have viaduct over Yoncalla creek, a to continue contracts with the for 38 years. Succeeding him as earned his advancement through chased the mill and it was known in it a hot plate for night watch By Saundra Carlson 162-foot structure over the Pacific IWA (CIOl union without change cashier of the Cottage Grove bank his fine service. as the Lorane Valley Lumber Co. Among his civic activities Eakin ers and a cot where one of a (wo A clothing collection for Korean Band, choir and girls’ chorus highway to provide a complete until April, 1954. The union so far,will be Arthur C. Schaefer, as- Chambers was born in Harmon, man crew could rest. relief will be conducted in Cot will combine to present the high separation of through and local has made no reply to the proposal. sistant cashier at the bank for is a memlier of the Chamber of Nebr., September 16, 1895, but Attending the meeting Monday tage Grove by Boy Scout Troop school Spring Musicale Tuesday, traffic at Yoncalla junction, a 166- This followed the union’s pro- the [>ast four years, Eakin an Commerce, the Elks Lodge, Amer came to Cottage Grove with his night were Lt. Norton Guon of 18 and Troop 132 on Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m. in the high foot structure over the Pacific [»sal of dropping a wage demand nounced following his promotion. ican Legion, Cottage Grove Civic parents at an early age. the Portland Air Defense Filter April 11. The local troops will be school auditorium. Former president of the bank, Committee and is treasurer of the highway to provide complete sepa from 22'4 to 1214 cents, eliminat center and Pvt. Monk. They among many in the Oregon Trail Numbers combining the band ration of through and farm road ing the request for a six-hour day J. H. Mackie, will continue to be Cottage Grove hospital. showed pictures of the Ground Council participating in the drive. and choir are “Somewhere Over traffic, and a 95-foot structure and revising proposals on vaca associated with the bank as chair Observer Corps program. Persons wishing to contribute the Rainbow," “Gad of Our Fa over an interchange connection tions and paid holidays. The em- man of the board of directors. Eakin's banking career began Mrs. Peterson attended city clothing should call one of the fol thers," and "Spirit of Music." with the existing highway at the ployers' committee rejected this Arthur V. V. Hile, prominent in Salem in 1915 at the Ladd & council meeting after the sky- lowing on Thursday. Friday, or | revised proposal. Featured numbers by the choir Rice Hill junction. Cottage Grove furniture store op- watch session and asked the co- early Saturday: If living north of will include “Open Our Eyes,” the Federal conciliators George Bush bank. In 1933 he became as A contract for the construction An elderly man, S. B. Horn of erator, passed away Tuesday, operation of that group in the Main Street, call Dean Webb, 926, number required for the district of two of the three structural units Walker and LeRoy Smith explored sociated with the First National or Bill Claussen. 965-J-5; south of music contest, and "Battle Hymn to provide complete separation oi the possibility of a future meeting, Bank of Portland as assistant 736 South Eighth street, was; April 7, at the Portland Vete- program. Mrs. Peterson said the old hut Main Street, call A. S. Hinds. of the Republic.” through and local traffic on the but employer committees said manager of that bank’s Salem | robbed by two men posing as doc- ran‘g hospital at the age of 57. tor* near Sixth street and the He was born ¡n Denver March atop the city hall, erected by the 118O-J-3; Cecil Safley, 271-J; Rod Baby sitting will be conducted South Umpqua river-Fairgrounds they could "see no purpose in a branch. 1 highway last Thursday afternoon 5 nog and was married in Van- Officer Since 19M American Legion, was too small ney Safjey, 36-F-5; or Ron Zahler, in the gymnasium for all parents unit of the Deady-Shady section fi»rther meeting.” He has been an officer at the No trace has been found of the couver, Wash., in July, 1943 to and also work was hampered by 292-R. The negotiations began early in attending the musicale. Voluntary of the relocated Pacific highway Clean, usable clothing is needed. contributions will be taken. excessive street noises. Many old March and have continued past First National of Cottage Grove men, believed to be the same as Ruthella Harrison. They came to in Roseburg. er people could not get to it easily Articles xvith less than six months Mqpey from the Musicale will On the Divide-Anlauf unit of the expiration date of April 1 for since 1936, and has been vice pres those who had operated in Junc Cottage Grove five years ago from Portland. as they had to climb a very steep wear left should not be included, lie used for contest entry fees, the Divide-Rice Hill section of the many contracts. About 400 men ident and cashier of the bank since tion City and Eugene. Mr. Hile w'as a veteran of _____ Horn, who ... said he was on his Women’s shoes should be low’- entry fees of five dollars each for relocated Pacific highway, a con in the Cottage Grove area are 1940. ladder to the roof. The U. S, air force has been heeled and not narrower than "C” six students attending a musical tract is to be let for the com members of the IWA union. Oper - The lx»ard members praised i way home at the time after hav- World War I. a 32nd degree Ma- trying in recent weeks to get the width. festival in Forest Grove, present plete removal of the present Com ators are members of the Willam Eakin for his many years of faith- ing been to the bank, said the two son and a Shriner. Besides his wife he is survived Pierce Freight Lines will pro ing the Univetsity Singers, uni- stock overcrossing of the South ette Valley Lumber Operators ful service to the bank and the' men whom he described as dark, program reactivated here. Lt. community, and said the promo one with a mustache, stop[»ed in a by one son, Arthur V. V. Hile Jr. Guon said that once the post is vide free shipment of the collected form and robe cleaning and other ern Pacific Company’s railroad Association. The employers' proposal came tion was earned through these car and started to examine him, of Salem, his mother, Mrs. Ix>uiae built he- felt volunteers would give goods to their Eugene depot. The departmental expenses. track near Comstock station. saying they were doctors. They Gillies of Portland and a sister, shortly after reports Friday of years of service. A program of songs was pre- time for the program He suggest Oregon Trail Council ” has made Schaefer has been in banking then told him to go on home. He Mrs. Lewis VanFleet of Portland. contract renewals by Gardiner ed it could be started on a 12-hour arrangements with the American sented by the choir for the Lions MRS, WARE RECOVERING Services will be at Mills Mor basis and build up to a 24-hour Friends Service Committe, an (club at it* annual ladies night din- Mrs. Gene Ware, who under Lumber Company at Reedsport, a for 20 years having started his said he discovered later that 17 agency A , preview program. All planes spotted over- (_ . of the Society _ of Friends ner meeting _ Monday. ____ _ „ _____ went emergency operation at the Ix>ng-Bell Lumber Company sub career as a teller at the United 20 dollar bills were missing He tuary Friday April 10, at 2 p.m. head are to be reported by phone I (Quakers’, for shipment to and of Spring Musicale music was in- Salem TB sanitarium recently, is sidiary, and the Siuslaw Forest States National bank of Portland , notified police w’ho sent out an Rev. D. Hugh Peniston will offl- ¡ciate and cremation will fol lox«, Nine years later he joined the I alarm for the pair. • distribution in Korea. eluded in the program. to the Portland center. reported to be recovering. __ ( Products at Mapleton. CG Police Officers Involved in Civil Suit for Damages Loran Stewart Named To Advisory Board Commission to Let Hiway Bridge Jobs In Douglas County City Hall Plagued By Dog Complaints Eakin Named President of Local Bank; Schaefer Is Promoted to Cashier Here New Sky watch Post Will Be Built Here Vic Chambers Dies In Phoenix Sunday Clothing Drive Set By Scouts Saturday Musical Features Band, Choir Groups Contract Renewal With No Changes Is Offered IWA Elderly M’n Robbed By Pair of ‘Doctors’ Art Hile Passes In Portland Tues
