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COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY,, MAY 21. 1953
VOLUME LXIV
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NUMBER 40
Ten Cents per Copy
Subscription Drive Is Scheduled To Raise
$100,000 for Cottage Grove Swimming Pool
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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
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