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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1953)
o the C ottage G rove S entinel Be Sure To Sign for a Sign erving the Heart of the Nation ’s Greatest Lumber Region Since 1889 COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY,, MAY 21. 1953 VOLUME LXIV The Weather (Courtesy Cottage Grove Lake Weather Station» Maj- 14 May 13 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 Maj 2t) High Low Pre 59 57 50 55 68 62 56 40 43 39 41 51 49 39 .15 11 .02 .00 .02 .51 .16 NUMBER 40 Ten Cents per Copy Subscription Drive Is Scheduled To Raise $100,000 for Cottage Grove Swimming Pool * _______...--------------------------------- ------------------- I C.C. Hears Reports OnHiway,Manager, New Radio Station Community Rallies To Erect Building For 4-H Projects Safe Driving Plea T * Bv Mrs. 1 lai Cochran At Grove Meeting brought l HlCRCrS WC* tO I ais< A * subscription Ariv« drive in in the the Cot Cottage Grove area to raise $100,000 for a swimming pool, bathhouse and other faci for youth and adult recreation will be launched here thia Plans for the program have been formulated by a 15- memS committee1 called South Lane Recreation, Inc a __ ______ ___—------------------- non profit corporation. The drive will be similar to the one conducted f o r the hos pital. with each shareholder entitled to one vote. The min imum amount of the share has not yet been set. but it is By Saundra Carlson Cottage Grove high school will expected to be $25. SILK CREEK For some time a 4-H leader in this area and his The response to the safetv meet wife, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Robinson, Chamber of Commerce mem have put in a lot of their time and ing of the Oregon Timber Trans bers at a noon luncheon Tuesday interest in the youth ot this com port Operators held at the armory at the Moose hall heard reports munity. So the community has Thursday evening was gratifying. on the freeway, radio station and responded by building a clubhouse About 50 people attended. This or profiosed manager for the C of C to carry on the club work. ganization is calling on log truck gradual«' 1<K) seniors in exercises Acting as chairman of the com here. Recently thru the Neighbors' drivers all over the state with the to to held at th«> auditorium at mittee is Mrs. Norman Richards. John Finneran, chairman of the Friendship club interest has been plea to cut down the number of Other members are Muriel Peter- highway committe«'. asked and got aroused to lend Silk Creek s good accidents and observe the rules 8 p.m. Thursday, May 28. < )thcr events include baccalaureate Sun son, RPW; Doyle Shepard, Junior a vote of confidence from the citizens” a helping hand. 1-ast of cautious driving. day evening and class night W ed- Chamber of Commerce; Joe Brich- group on the committee's sugges week Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Wilson loi an Stewart, Lane county's er, city councilman Mrs. W. H. tions regarding access roads. Fin thought they would see if lumber representative to the te legis- nesday. Reverend D. Hugh Peniston will Daugherty; Vinal T. Randall Jr . neran said Ins group had met with ¡ urchascd reasOnably to lature, was a featured speaker American Legion; Jeanne Griggs, the Dorcna Grange bulld a clubhouse, and on contact- and talked on the legislative ses- give the baccalaureate sermon grade school I’TA; Mrs Claude Sunday evening and the school offered a plan fot a north a . . Roderick Doolittle of Dorena, sions as they al feet the rules and choir and band will provide re Kime, high school PT A; Virgil road near the Forster home on lumbcr Satur. —Photo by Clark Studio North Ninth street whe>rre the » Jjm Morgan Mr. regulations governing the driving ligious music and the recessional Kingsley, superintendent and Bob of log trucks. He called attention 1 FIRST MODERN STREET SIGN under new program begun by Junior Chamber of Chamber had proposed one near an i Mr Robmson tx,gan to the educational program now Sjx'akers for this occasion are Dusentorry, principal, Cottage chosen each year from members Grove high school; Elmer Flem Commerce is put up at Sixth and Mam streets by Stan Daugherty, JC president. \ iewing the Canton cate. . .. 1,illhhAin.o underway for truck drivers alter : of the Ministerial Association. ing. superintendent of Cottage , • This will only « Quarter o ' V0 ^k „^ is ' planned at the operation are (left to right) H. E. “Cy” Eakin, president of the First National Bank, nine jx'ople were killed by log | This service is oixm to the public, i Grove grade schools; Milt Turay, ¿)binson bonw Sunday when trucks in the first six months of who “signed for a sign” on his bank corner; June Hague, bank employee, and Ed Jones, a mile farther for the east fringe school PT A president; Grant Class roll and student talent grade , work win done The bujid. 1952. chief of police. Jaycees are currently conducting a subscription drive for signs and will area ¡x>ople to go Finneran said^ , Lovegren. Lions club; Dwight will to featured Wednesday at He said the Chamber plan was to I .g k)cated ¡n thp back yard place one on every <orner for which $7.50 l as been pledged, which is cost of sign. Tighter Regulations class night. Principal Robert L. Near Chamber of Commerce pres have th" county put in an access Work Donated Stewart said every log truck in Dusenberry will announce awards ident and Herbert Lombard, cor _ _ EFiS SI road from Knox ,o ^°in the All work is donated and several the stale was worth about $6,0(M) and the graduates will sing their 11 poration attorney. have offered to help with wiring in wages. He related an incident class song written and composed । for lights. Roofing, windows and which happened near Triangle by Bill Veatch. The class of '53 Locution To Be Set The group has had two meet lake where a log truck had a rock has chosen a red rose bud as class doors are still needed. ings to form early plans. A rep from the cast areas be forced to Mr. Robinson has taught 4-11 stuck between the dual wheels. flower to go with turquoise and resentative of Paddock Pools of go thru town to get on the free boys and girls in woodworking, When the driver started down the silver, class colors. "Our Aim Suc California has been in Cottage way. electricity and photography. He I highway, the rock was thrown A half cloverleaf is proposed at himself is a graduate < lectrical thru a windsheld of a car follow cess Dur Ho|x' To Win” is the Grove and gave an estimate of about $40,000 for the pool itself. East Main street, with the south engineer. Last year Mrs. Robinson ing the truck. Fortunately the graduating motto. Three groups, the American Le Dr. Paul Jacobson, dean of the It would to pie shafied and ol access to be ad Divide. rock did not seriously injure any taught cooking. They have taken gion, DAV and National Guard. । Committees Named The Chamber voiced approval the youth into their homes under one, but the incident brought a School of Education of the Uni gunnite. Plans are to have it and will co-sponsor the annual Memo- 5 of pushing a plan to straighten crowded conditions and have kept demand for tighter regulation and versity of Oregon, will speak on necessary dressing rooms and oth For Institution the viaduct at Divide, which they' them busy. They also have stood closer inspection of the log trucks. ’’America Unlimited" at com er facilities complete by June. rial Day cart'monies to be held i very dangerous. The many exjxmses connected with the He also called attention to the mencement Friday evening. Pre 1954. Location will to announced Of B.P.O.E. June 3 said here Saturday, May 30. Almost all ] sentation of the class will to by committee indicated it would in work. fact that all log trucks should be Virgil G. Kingsley, superintendent, later. business houses will be closed in Committees were named to plan clude this in its program. A third meeting is set for 8 p.m. With the new r clubhouse work equipped with mud flaps. and George McReynolds will award Tuesday, June 2, at the Richards First tickets for the seventh an for the institution of the Benevo honor of the w«r dead. Finneran added that surveying The speaker said there were and the building will lx? easier, I diplomas. Congratulations to grad- home to plan the subscription The program will begin at 11 nual Cottage Grove Riding club lent Protective Order of Elks at was now being done in Delight can be completed with the help nine members on his committee, | uates Will to held after commence drive. rodeo July 11 and 12 and the the highway committee in the ment in the school gymnasium. a.m. at the Armory, with the key j Queen’s Ball June 27 will go on the Armory here June 3 at a Valley and that plans for the Cot of all. meeting held Monday night at the tage Grove area were not really I The committee is an outgrowth house, and of the nine members address to be given by Rev. Clark sale the first of next week, with VFW hall. According to tradition Ireshmen ot a grade school PTA group ap- definite yet, especially location of them »ere ° nl y ,wo lumbermen. . will decorate and usher for bacca S. Enz, chaplain of the 186th In- i candidates already having gar A total of 278 charter members the north access road. The other members may know laureate, sophomores for class . pointed last fail by Mr. Turay. fantry regiment, .National Guard. nered points for sale of the bi will take part in the ceremonies, It was brought out that only a something about lumber and log night and Juniors for commence This group came up with three weekly Western Dance tickets. including 240 new members and few Grange members were op- Rev. C. B. Starkey will give the ging, he said, but are probably not ment. Admission to class night plans, a non-profit corporation, a Rodeo tickets will count 100 38 transfers. Al] members and ap posed to the C of C plan, with as sympathetic to the problems of and commencement is by ticket tax district or incorporation with invocation and benediction. points and ball ducats 200 toward plicants are asked to meet at 8 maiority going along with it. the high school. The committee the logger and the lumberman. The high school band under the winning the contest. Queen will p.m. Monday, June 1, at the VFW I only. had several meetings but came up Earl Wilson reporting on the Stewart said what the loggers do direction of Charles Steele and be crowned at the ball with tra hall to make final plans for the radio station said that it w'ould Selection of C. W. Hawkins as J (Program and graduates' names, with no solution until it was ex and the way they conduct them- the high school choir directed by ditional Stetson hat. panded recently. Several members I page J.) event. Several state officers are start in a few days on the Floyd manager for the Telephone Com- (Continued on page 2) Mrs. Joy Lindner, will take part. of the group now are former rec Jo Ann Nease of Lorane, spon- expected to be present for the Tucker property just south of pany in Cottage Grove and Drain Zn and w'ould to a prefab eon- . effective June 1. was ammunced reation program leaders here, in sored by Floyd Git hens, Inc., got institution. Memorial Shrine struction that would only take a today bv R. B Ba ° • ' cluding Mr. Dusenberry, who will a good start by selling the oil tO The committees named are as Charles Whipps, state 40 et 8 conduct the summer program tickets for the Western follows: Housing, Palmer Johnson, short time to erect. He said final Manager for Southern Oje8on- chaplain, will conduct a memorial most Mr. Hawkins, who has been again this year with Community la^ • Saturday night and chairman; Taylor Young and papers were in the mail to settle dance service at a shrine to lx? erected ............. on w on «<». -erv'"« OUt81^ : was crowned “Queen for a Night.” James Hayes. Hospitality, Little final Chest funds. matters the deal at the Armory. It will be a white Station KSGA win to operated five in the Eugene <> I ice w 1 1 es- It was Dusenberry who asked Her points -were 5,800. Loretta ton Lasater, chairman; Lyle Horn, cross surrounded by floral pieces. here bv W. Gordon Allen and as- tabiish his home with Mrs. Haw the I’TA to form such a commit- White was next with 2,700; Donna Dr. M. E. Smith, W. C. Schilling Combined efforts of a number! He will road the roll call of five kins and son in Cottage Grove, te«’ originally after he and several Decker, 1,700; Tokie Nickel, 1,400 and Maurice Cochran. Dutch sociates. of citizens finally brought the dis-। veterans who were affiliated with which will be his headquarters. panel members at a meeting pre and Rae Mona Johnson, 1,000. The , lunch. I-eroy Dedman, chairman; Dwight Near, president, an charge of Dorel Eilenburg from ( veterans’ organizations who died Cottage Grove and Drain offices sented the problem of the recrea girls were given 100 points fori I Harold Christie. Harold Monighan, nounced that the funds had been the army at Fort Lewis, Wash., to] are within the last year. These have not had a local manager, al tion story here. He decried facili Roliert Bradford. Charles Hall and each «ticket sold. The next dance | Howard Pittcnger, H. B. McMillan collected in the sustained mem though ihe company has a busi aid his ailing parents, Mr. and ties at the Cottage Grove lake will be May 30 when another bership drive and that a full-time Mrs. Charles Eilenburg. Tuesday Frank Grannis, all World War I and N. J. DeMarsh. ness office in Cottage Grove and where the swimming program has queen for a night will be honored. manager would be hired soon He General Bohlen, commander of the | veterans and Robert Cutts and Others are band, Norman Rich- two service representatives on been conducted, especially danger Dedicate Song said applicants had been reduced 44th division, telephoned Mayor George Macready, veterans of 1 ards; candidates, registration, etc., of drowning in murky, muddy duty. was presented a to two and probably would be nar- Miss Neasc World War II. White carnations loo Myers, Dan Merrill and Dr. "We are particularly happy to Joe Crepeau that the toy would waters. He also spoke of the pro . o .S018®^0. and, s.',lk I Ray Kitts. Grand lodge and state rowed to one very soon. a be on his way home at 4 p.m.. will be placed at the base of the pink carnation gram getting along on only $1.800. that make this move, which is in recog He said after the meeting scarf by the Riding club and the The absence of the son from the I shrine in their honor. Boy and association dinner, Ken Omlid and nition of the Telephon«' Company s He had to ask local organizations the board of directors would have orchestra. The Drifters, dedicated Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts will Russell Smith. Armory arrange- development in the Cottage Grove- ranch has worked an ext reme । for atom $250 extra to finish the to approve the candidate and that a song to her, "Hi, Good Lookin ’ .'' place floral pieces at the shrine ments, Ed Jones and Herman Pe- Drain area" Mr. Bacon declared. hardship on the parents. Neither, swimming project last year. A seventh candidate has with- tersen. Photograhper, Wally Rob- he would also appear at an open during the ceremony. "We are sure Mr. Hawkins can be have been able to carry on the] meeting before too long. Name of drawn from the race, leaving a work of feeding and caring for Dress Parade of real service in this territory. EXAMS OF CARRIER-CLERK the applicant was not released ’ The National Guard will to out field of six. She is Evelyn Cleve-i I.ocal । Hawkins, who is a native of the livestock. As a result several Elks and candidates at Examination will to hold here George Drury announced a field in full parade dress, including land, who was to have been spon- tended Cottage Grove night at the trip to Bohemia Lumber Co. was ] Iowa, attended th«> I mv< rsity of of the cattle have been lost in for the positions of substitute the i»ast few months and Mr. Ei white helmets, for the march to soi^l by Dairy Queen. Eugene lodge Wednesday, May 20. planned for May 27 and those Omaha, and served three years clerk and substitute city carrier lenburg has been a patient at the I the bridge. America!! Legion and Queen candidates and Riding in the Cottage Grove fxist office. wishing to pat dinner at the cook- during World War II as a captain Cottage Grove hospital suffering ] DAV color bearers and Guard ¡club members are taking part ini in the United States Air Force. color guard and firing squad will । practices at the rodeo grounds] Dale East burn, son of Mrs. house should make reservations at Receipt of application for exam- from a heart condition. He joined the Telephone Company ination has been extended to In the meantime R. B. Hill of 1 also to in the parade, plus any each Sunday. A large group ol ।Olive Eastburn and husband of the Chamber office. in 1947 as an outside representa June 3. Fall information concern 1 Cottage Grove heljx ’ d out by plow- । Flowers will to strewn . spectators enjoved last Sunday's Dorothea F.astburn. and Marion veterans. tive in the commercial department ..1 bridge in event, ’ and 31 riders - participated. । Holland left Tuesday for Fort Elaine Radway returned home ing the applications may be had ing five acres for seeding that ] on the waters from the Lewis, Wash., to start serving in Sunday from a two weeks vara in Portland Some t e n months heljx'd out until the son could from L. A. Naish. honor of those lost at sea in war.] DOREL ELLENBERG later he became a directory ad- the Army. Mrs. Dale Eastburn tion spent in Tacoma and Puyal ¡vertising salesman and in Febru- come home. A program at the unknown sol-1 John Hixon, former Mr. and Mrs. Richard Colegatc dice’s tomb and shrine at the tant manager and bookkeeper at will remain with her parents, Mr. | Ipu, Wash. She also visited twou. ,„y 1950 he was transferred to Maze of Red Tape and Larry of Tacoma and Mrs. cemetery w ill honor veterans ’ Wagner-Binfot^ Lumber Co., has and Mrs. W. W. Hyde, for the I days in Portland and attended the । ary Dorel was inducted into the Eugene. Etta Hawkey of Puyallup. Wash, Ice Follies while there. killed in all wars, including the ] been named manager. present. army on February 11, 1953 and a were guests Sunday and Monday Civil War. The shrine was erected ; few weeks after his induction, th«' at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Har about 1912 by Sherman Godard! Rev. Clark Enz, Max Bird and By Jeanette Kelly old Radway and family. in honor of the GAR. others started a fight for his dis- | Cottage Grove Taxi has offered I A small home at Disston occu charge. It looked like a hopeless to provide free rides from the] struggle for a time, as those in- I pied by the J. T. Cassell family bridge to the cemetery for those, terested in the welfare of the burned to the ground Monday having no other transjxirtation. family ran into delays and a maze night and the occupants escaped The Chamber of Commerce at I of r«*d tape. Earlier this month with only the clothes they had on. Cottage Grove citizens by the its noon meeting Tuesday voted ' Col. Mason of the state selective No one was injured in the blaze, hundred« attended the Armed to observe the day by closing busi- I service, in a letter to friends here but the family lost all its belong Forces Day program Saturday ness houses. said that he would recommend ] ings, including a new automatic put on by the National Guard Any organization wishing to' Dorel's discharge, but the decision washing mach.nc a:. 1 »ewmg ma at the Armory here, Viewed the take part in any of the ceremonies of the state selective service office | chine. There was no insurance on equipment used by the rifle has been invited to do so by the did not seem to bring results the goods. company, consumed a total of three sponsoring groups. Tuesday, those who had been Besides Mr. and Mrs. Cassell 5,0<M) donut* carefully prepared working for Dorel's discharge de their 5-year-old son and 18- by company cook» and drank cided to make one big push and months-old daughter and a broth- «."> gallons of coffee. Max Bird announced that he er of Mr. Cassell. Ralph, were Th«> donut recipe, pride of would call Sen. Wayne Morse. sleeping at the time of the blaze, the cooks, is carefully recorded Another telephone call was placed the .cause of which is unknown for anyone "who really liked to Fort Lewi« and the command Cauell is employed at the handle The first of a series of tours of them.” In quantities, that is. ing officer informed Mayor Joe factory, located at the Ikxjth-Kelly Cottage' Grove area lumber mills Sugar, granulated 3Q lbs. Crepeau, the spokesman for the mill. will be made next Wednesday. q»> group, that he had been informed A Eugene Red Cross worker, May 27. when a Chamber of Com- l': lb*. FIFTH ( \NDID\TE for Rodeo Shortening the discharge paper« were being Vivian Fleming, brought aid to merce group goes to Bohemia iren was Gall Chatterton, >ag- Salt FOI RTH ( IMHIHTL to in SIXTH < ANDIDATE for con prepared for Dorel, but that it the family Tuesday in the way of Lumber Co. at Culp Creek. 40 THIRD CANDIDATE to enter ter was Donna De<ker, 17-year- inaw, da:ight«-r of Mr. and Mrs. Egg* would take a few days tb clear bedding and clothing. They are The first 35 making reserva James M. Chatterton. This I»- text I» Loretta White, 17-year-old him and send him horn«* Milk. Evaporated ol«l high »chool junior sponsored Rodeo Queen contest was Tokie residing at the time with their brnnette sponsored by Cottage tions may eat at the cookhouse, Î 14 1 j-ox. cans iroa. This blue-eyed year-old junior at Cottage Grove Grove Motor < o. She may lx- rec Then a phone call was placed to landlady. with the tour of the plant to begin Nickel, lll-year-old < reswell high bv Han»en 1 qt. high school is sponsored by Peter Water (For Milk) daughter of Mr. and । General Bohlen asking for an im- ognized a» an usherette nt Dian* at 1 pm. The first ten will eat at school freshmnn, sponsored by the blonde I» th 14 lbs. sen’s Department Store. She is Flour, Sifted Mrs. E. L. Decker of North Kher club. Tokie, who mediate release The general Creswell Saddle noon and will meet at the Masonic 9 ox. spokesman for the rally »«piad, a and Arcaxle theatres ami Is a jun- Mr and Mrs. Utren Hibhard and Baking Powder hall here at 11 a m. The next 25 is brown haired and blue eyed. Is road ami at school Is a member member of the choir. Girls Serv l«>r at Kt Francto high whool, promised to investigate and call children spent the week end at 07, Marr of the Honor Society, Thespians, Eugene. Daughter of Mr». Ida back, and within an hour had will be scheduled to eat at 12:30 th«- daughter of Mr. and Mia I • 07. ice club anti Theta Kho. Hobbles Nutmeg or Cinnamon 1 Coos Bay with Mrs. Hibbard s May White of < Creswell, she ha» called Crepeau him. that reswell. Mir naw ««lieu ' " 1" "•* advising ........ ...... • — - . and will meet at the Masonic hall mer Nickel of route 1. < rrswell G. A. A., Llonettes and F. II. A. Include dancing and outdoor Vanilla or Lemon 1 ; OX. homebiw-k riding and Dorel would be shipped home brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. She also Is a Rainbow Girl. Hob and Is a member of the Pep club a» hobbies I------------- ~ at 11 30. Those not eating at the Phillip Vincent. bit» are playing the electric organ sports, («all has light brown hair sw imming. Clark Studio Photos | Tuesday. mill gather at the hall at noon to and Theta Rh<>. Iler hobble-» are and hazel eyes. and swimming. horseback riding and drawing. make the trip. Legion» DAV. National Guard Make Plans Here For Annual Memorial Day Services on May 30 100 Will Graduate At Hi School 28th g Tickst Sale Starts For CG Rodeo, Ball Phone Firm Mames æ Manager for Grove Local Citizens Wade Thru Red Tape To Free Soldier Son of Ailing Man Home Is Levelled In Disston Blaze Armed Forces Day and Donuts ChamberSchedules Bohemia Trip 27th ■MMM M MM