The Cottage Grove sentinel., July 30, 1953, Image 1

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VOLUME LXIV
Serving the Heart of the Nation ’s Greatest Lumber Region Since 1889
COTTAGE GROVE. LANE COUNTY. OREGON,
THURSDAY, JULY 30. 1953
“Learn To Swim"
Program Enrolled
380 In 3 Weeks
THIS IS THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL in Cottage Grove and was located on the present Jefferson
Grade school grounds. The first graduatlong class graduated in 1896. The building was torn down when
the Jefferson school was built. Pioneer schoolmates and members of the classes from 19(81-1914 attended
one or both of these schools depending upon when they were in school. These classmates are having a
reunion Saturday August I.
Tbe West Side School,
Cottage Grove, Oregon
The annual Red Cross “Learn
to Swim" instructional program
ended last Friday. Approximately
380 participants were included in
the enrollment during the three
week program.
The Red Cross provided four
instructors:
Jim
Webb,
Joan
Webb. Betty Anderson, and Julie
Beacon. Classes were in session
both in the morning and afternoon
at the Wilson Creek area of the
Cottage Grove Lake. Four bus
runs were made daily during the
peak enrollment. Part of the
transportation costs were pro-
vided by the Rea Cross although
the majority plus supervision and
life guards during the period were
provided by the Cottage Grove
Recreation committee.
Bob Dusenberry, recreation di­
rector, complimented the instruct­
ors on one of the most efficient
instructional programs as well as
expressing appreciation to the
Red Cross for the program.
The high standard of ability re-
[ quired coupled with inconsistent
■ attendance held down the number
' actually completing the courses.
A list naming the ones who passed
will be published later.
Swim Suits
On
Booster Day”
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Girls in swim suits on Main
street! And music in the down­
town area! If you have to see
It to believe it, just come to
town Saturday and buy your
booster ribbon for the swim­
ming pool from one of the girls
anytime from 10 a.m. to noon
or from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. The
summer band will play in the
morning.
Ribbons will he sold for $1
or above depending ii|M>n what
the purchaser wishes to pay.
Saturday is "Booster Day”
or the opening day of the swim­
ming |»ool drive being put on
by the South Lane Recreation,
Inc. The drive is being made
in an effort to finance a self-
support Ing public swimming
pool in Cottage (¡rove.
.Mrs. Norman Richards, pre­
sident of the recreation group,
expressed the ho|>e that 2,000
ribbons will be sold in Satur­
day's drive.
SwimmingContest
To Be Held Friday
Swimming contests are sched-
■ tiled for Friday in the recreational
swim program. Prizes will be
given the first three finishers in
each event.
Events to be held as follows
for both boys and girls:
10 years and under: 20 yard
: freestyle and 20 yard backstroke.
11 and 12 years: 40 yard free-
I style, 40 yard breast stroke, 40
[ yard backstroke.
Two accidents occurred at the
13 and 14 years: 40 yard free­
, intersection of Highway 99 South style, 100 yard freestyle, 50 yard
and South Sixth street over the j breaststroke, 50 yard backstroke.
week end.
The recreational swimming bus
The first one happened Friday [leaves the park daily at 1:30 p.m.
evening when a '45 jeep driven
According to the latest report
' by Charles C. Gilham of Cottage of the engineers office, the water
Grove started to make a left-hand in the Wilson Creek Area still
turn from the highway to South j passes the Oregon Public Health
i Sixth street and hit a car driven office standards for swimming
, by Eugene Mitchell Adams, of areas. The swim program of the
I Casper, Wyo., who was traveling Cottage Grove Recreational com­
| north on the highway. Gilham, mittee will lx« discontinued as
who is doing mine assessment soon as a report of unsanitary
work for John Woodard, said he water is received.
j was traveling 20 m.p.h. when he |
struck Adams' car broadside. Tha
jeep then bounced into a logging
truck driven by Loren Perkins of
Creswell which had stopped on
South Sixth street before coming
Floyd Githens was named Fri-
onto the highway. Adams car I day to the Lane County Public
skidded 22 feet trying to stop.
1 Welfare Commission by Governor
No one was injured. Gilham was i Paul L, Patterson. He is replacing
cited for failing to yield the right | Samuel Mackin also of Cottage
of way.
Grove, whose term has expired.
Ervin Hanson of Portland also Githens term will run until June
started to make a lett->and turn 30, 1957.
Sunday night and strucK the left
Frank L. Bouck of Springfield,
front fender of a north bound Mrs. A. J. McAdams of Eugene
pickup driven by Harley D. Nass. and Edwin Cone of Eugene are
Myrtle Creek. Hanson said he other members of the commis­
did not see the car.
sion.
There were no injuries.
Accidents Involve
Several Vehicles
Over Week End
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THE WEST SIDE SCHOOL which was built in 1904 is pictured above. This grade school stood
on the grounds near the present hospital. It was torn down at approximately the time when the pres­
ent high school was built.
City Council to Advertise For Bids
For 5 Street Improvement Projects
Bids on the five street improve-1
ment projects now under way will
be called for immediately it was
decided at a special meeting of
the City Council last Monday
night. Five separate bids are
wanted on the street improve­
ments with one bid for putting
in water lines and five separate
bids on putting in storm sewers.
The projects that are now under
way are the improving of Quincy
street from South Sixth to South
Eighth. Seventh from Quincy to'
from
Harrison,
North
Tenth
Grover on. Taylor from South
Sixth to South Fourth, and Quin-
cy from South Fifth to South
Third.
The question of unmetered wa­
ter service was also discussed by
the council. Out of 1800 city wa­
ter services over 300 are not on
meters and are only paying mini­
mum water rates. Over half of
these unmetered services are out­
side the city limits.
One example was brought to
the Council’s attention where
four families are not even paying
the minimum rates but still have
all the water they want.
The Council is considering cut­
ting off the water supply of these
unmetered people unless they be­
come incorporated in the city or
form water districts.
In other action the question of
buying property for the new West
Main bridge was discussed. A mo­
tion was passed authorizing Coun­
cilman Z. A. Coop to contact the
owners of the property with an
offer for the land.
Construction Worker
Crushed Near Anlauf
Joshua Edward Jackson Jr.. 31.
Omar apartments, was killed in­
stantly Saturday when a cat ran
over him while working on road
construction east of Anlauf. The
body was shipped to Leon, Iowa,
for funeral sen ice and burial,
Mills Mortuary was in charge of
local arrangements.
Jackson was a veteran of
World War II and a member of
the Hod Carriers Union. He is
survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joshua E. Jackson of Deca­
tur. Iowa, and seven brothers and
Selective Service
Announces Receipt
OfNewRegulations
Githens Appointed
To County Welfare
Oregon State Headquarters, Se­
lective Service System, Tuesday
announced receipt of the new reg­
ulations issued to carry out the
provisions of Executive Order No.
10469, which restricts the granting
of dependency deferments to reg­
Alton Woodard of W. A. Wood­ istrants with children.
"Heretofore,” said Col. Francis,
ard Lumber company has been
appointed to the Eugene forest W. Mason, Deputy State Director,
"registrants who submitted evi­
PACIFIC FLEET (FHTNC)
district Bureau of Land Manage­ dence which established to the sat-
Among the brother combinations
ment Advisory board.
isfaction of the local board that serving aboard the attack trans­
Appointment of advisory board | he had a child, or children, with
port USS Henrico are Ronald E.
members for the five districts in whom ho maintained a bona fide Hite, yeoman second class, USN,
family
relationship
in
their
home,
the O & C area has been com-
and his brother-in-law, Eldon R.
pleted for the new fiscal year, or who, prior to the issue of an Hudgins, yeoman third class, USN,
Roscoe E. Bell, regional adminis- ( )rder to Report for Induction, both of Cottage Grove.
trator of BI.M, announced at [ has filed with his local board a
Hudgins is the son of Mr. and
' certificate from a reputable phy-
Portland recently.
Mrs. Leonard E. Hudgins of
sician that his wife is pregnant,
Ixirane route. He returned aboard
Members are selected in each
district to represent, all major [ has been entitled to a Class 3-A । his ship in June, following his
Deferment."
1 graduation from the Naval Jus­
interests. These include the pub­
The new regulations, pointed tice school at Newport, R. I., and
lic at large, small and large tim­
ber or lumber operators, labor, out Col. Mason, make no change was assigned to duty of legal yeo­
agriculture, grazing, forestry, re­ in the status of registrants now man for the ship. Hite, the son
creation, and mining. The boards classified in Class 3-A so long as of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Hite of
meet several times each year such family relationship is main­ 949 South 14th street, is in charge
i of the ship's office.
with the district foresters to give tained.
Hudgins and Hite are graduates
their counsel in solving district August 25 New Date
"After August 25,” continued Of Cottage Grove Union High
problems in management of the
Col. Mason, "to qualify for a 3-A school. They enlisted together in
public lands and resources.
Bell said that appointments have to satisfy his local board January 1951, and received their
arc made for one year but that that his induction will result in ' recruit training at the U. S. Nav­
many members are reappointed extreme hardship and privation to al Training Center, Great I^kes.
for a second term. A total of 60 those he claims are dependent on Ill.
The Henrico is nearing the end
members were appointed or re­ him for support and will not rest
appointed for the 1954 fiscal year. soley on the fact that he is main-1 of her third tour of duty in the
taining a family relationship with Far East.
Appointments Listed
a child or children."
The Henrico recently partici-
For the Eugene forest district
Col. Mason concluded with the pated in two large-scale amphib-
the following men were appointed:
G. A. Campbell, partner. Zip-O- comment that unless a registrant ious landing exercises, with Uni-
ted States, and Korean marines
Logs Mills, representing the tim­ qualifies for the 3-A Classification
embarked, on the Western Coast
ber industry; Ralph Cobb, attor­ prior to August 25, or before an
ney, Luvaa" & Cobb, for the pub­ order to report for induction is of South Korea.
lic; Mert Folts, president, Wil­ issued between now and then, he
lamette chapter Izaak Walton will find it necessary to establish
League of America, recreation; his eligibility for this classifica­
Leland James Howden, business tion under the new standards.
agent and financial secretary’,
Lbr. & Sawmill Workers’ Local
The Githens Lincoln Mercury
2611, A F.L.. labor; Nils Hult,
j of Cottage Grove was listed as
vice-president. Hult Lumber Com­
the all star dealer for May in 15
pany. timber industry? Robert D.
Cecil E. "Lefty” Martin has western states, according to infor­
Maclay, county commissioner, pub­
lic; Stanley Watson,
business leased the meat department of mation received the latter part of
agent, I^ocal Union 5245. labor; the M & W Market on Highway the week. The local firm was com
Dr. E. S. Wengert. political sci­ 99 South. This change has been peting with much larger centers
ence department head. University effective since last Thursday, July in this award, which is considered
quite an honor. The first place
of Oregon, public; Allen P. Wheel­ 23.
Martin's Market is the new award was based on a point sys­
er, Goshen Grange, agriculture;
H. W. White, vice-president Mt. name of the department. Martin tem. including the shop, the of-
June Forest Products Co., timber i ' has previously worked in Ander- : fice, the business and the sales.
The award was made two
industry; Alton Woodard, vice- son's Quality Market on Mam
Woodard Lum- street. He will still be associated ' months late due to the fact the
W.
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¡judges had to tabulate the points.
with Anderson's.
lier Co., timber industry.
WoodardAppointed
To District Board
Hite,HudginsServe
On Same Transport
Lefty Martin Leases
M & W Meat Dep’t.
Githens, Lincoln
Mercury All Star
Dealer for May
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NUMBER 50
Ten Cents pci Copy
Chamber. Grange Submit Plan To State;
Road To Follow Thornton Corners Lane
Skywa+ch Starts
When Building is Finished
Program Presented
About Pool Drive
A radio show sjvotlighting the
swimming pool drive will lx* pre­
sented over KSGA. the Cottage
Grove station, Friday night at
7:30.
Grant Ixnegrcn, vice-president
of the South Lane Recreation,
Inc. which is sponsoring the driVe,
will lx* interviewed by Kay Bar­
tels. The script is being prepared
by Mi’s. Les Story.
Mrs. Norman Richards, presi­
dent of the group, also announces
a meeting for all captains and as-
sistants in the drive at 8 p.m.,
Thursday, July 30, in the high
school library.
The official beginning of the
drive is Saturday, August 1, which
is to be ’"Booster Day."
Goal for the drive has lieen ten­
tatively set at $100,000. In order
to reach this goal, the non-profit
corporation is interested in secur­
ing installment pledges covering
a long period of time from towns-
people besides donations.
The group hopes to have the
swimming pool ready for the 1954
season. The pool will lie self-sup-
porting with admission
being
charged.
Dwight Near has lieen named
as general chairman of the drive
with Mrs. Carlton Woodard as
residential campaign chairman.
Operation Skywatch will begin
in Cottage Grove as soon as the
skywatch building is finished. The
at 13th and
building which
Quincy, still lacks a lavatory and
siding.
Air craft men from Portland
Air Force headquarters reported
Tuesday that the skywatch opera­
tion is still very important des­
pite the Korean trqce.
Since there is a shortage of day
captains, the operation will prob­
ably start on a part-time basis,
but Mrs. Nellie Peterson, who is
in charge of the skywatch, hopes
to work up to a 24-hour watch
as soon as possible.
More volunteers arc needed for
skywatching and finishing the
may
building. Anyone interested
i
call Mrs Peterson at 506R.
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Jr. Rodeo Attracts
Youthful Cowboys
Byron S. Houck, eastside chair­
man of the highway access plan,
reports that a tentative plan ap­
proved by the Chamber of Com­
merce committee has been sub­
mitted to R. S. Baldock, highway
engineer and that Mr. Baldock
has promised to submit the plan
to the Highway Commission
At the meeting in Salem last
Thursday, a joint committee con­
sisting of the east side residents,
the Chamber of Commerce com­
mittee and Mr. Baldock and his
staff went over the access plans.
As a result of the conference. Mr.
Baldock promised to present the
Thornton corners access plan to
the highway commission and says
he is confident the plan will be
accepted.
The new plan was chosen over
a proposed cloverleaf plan on ac­
count of the cost of the latter.
The plan will give all east side
residents an access to the freeway
by going on the Thornton corners
lane approximately 3,200 feet and
then west 1,000 feet to the free­
way. Traffic will be able to move
north or south when coming from
the east, but traffic coming from
the south destined to the east will
have to leave the freeway at Di­
vide and travel on the old 99 High­
way to Main street and then to
the east. Traffic coming from the
north going east will leave the
freeway and use the new Thorn­
ton corners lane, which will be
widened.
' Cottage Grove north access road
will leave the present 99 Highway
at Frank's Tavern and proceed
about 3,200 feet northeasterly to­
ward the freeway. Traffic can go
either north or south from this
point. Traffic from the north will
enter Cottage Grove over the
same access road reaching old 99
Highway near Frank's Tavern.
Traffic destined to Cottage
Grove from the south will leave
the freeway at Divide and proceed
over the present 99 Highway, says
Mr. Houck.
One hundred twenty five "cow­
j hands in the making" gathered
at Eugene this past week end for
the annual Lane County Junior
Rodeo.
Contestants must be under
eighteen to compete in this kids
classic which features more en­
thusiasm than ability.
Although there are many local
entries, the top honors went to
two Redmond youngsters. Dick
Rice won the award for all around
Otis Ritter of Cottage Grove cowboy, followed closely by Bill
was awarded a total of $10,000 Alford, of Lorane.
damages against a Eugene chiro-
Queen for the second consecu­
praetor last Thursday by a Cir- tive year was Earline Clark who
cuit Court.
was crowned by runner-up Linda
Ritter, a lumber worker. Houck, of Eugene. The queen is
charged Dr. J. E. Sivils as being determined by points earned in
negligent in treating him for a Saturday's rodeo competition.
hemorrhoid condition in October,
Nine year old Raymond Lee, of
1951. Ritter also charged that Siv­
Creswell,
won the steer riding on
ils had caused the formation of a
blood clot and then had used un­ Saturday, competing against
many of
clean instruments in treating the thirty-nine cowboys ,
whom were twice his size. Bill
clot causing an infection.
The jury awarded Ritter $7,500 Alford placed third.
Alford also won the calf roping
general damages and $2,500 spe­
cial damages. He had asked for on Saturday, Musical Chairs (the
$30,000 general damages and fourteen-eighteen group), on both
At the time the Cottage Grove
days, third in the quarter mile
$3,000 special damages.
race finals, third in the mare to Sentinel went to press, owners
WOODARDS HAVE VISITORS , colt race on Saturday, with first Gordon Allen and John Truhan
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Woodard of place on Sunday, third in the of radio station KSGA were still
mile
race
finals, awaiting the permit from the Fed­
Latham had as house guests last three-eights
eral Communications Commission
week her sister and family, Com­ ground money in Sunday's calf­
in Washington, D.C. which is re­
mander and Mrs. W. E. Cardinal roping and cowmilking, and sec­
quired before the station can go
ond
in
the
boy
’
s
division
on
the
and daughter, Linda, from Moffet
i on the air. The owners expressed
Field, Calif. The Cardinals spent neckreining eliminations.
Cottage ! re8'ct f°r f*16 confusion caused
a week in Cottage Grove visiting
Keith
Attridge,
of
'
B I by the unavoidable delay in get-
relatives and also visited in Coos J Grove, took third in the neck-
ting the station on the air. They
Bay.
reining eliminations, while Alpha
reported that KSGA would go into
Lee, of Creswell, placed second in
operation at the moment the au-
the girl's division. These finalists I thorization was received by wire
were eligible to compete for the
from Washington.
Dr. Howard perpetual trophy.
The local station will be on the
Wins I’onyrace
air from 6:00 o'clock in the morn-
Raymond Lee won the pony ing ’till 10 p.m., and will operate
race on both days with Jerry on an assigned frequency of 1400
Shephard, of Cottage Grove, plac­ kilocycles.
ing second on Sunday.
Tony Maucione, KSGA general
Keith Attridge received ground manager, said that though in all
money in calfroping Sunday since probability the station would be
only two boys caught out of in operation earlier, the special
thirty-eight contestants.
programs lined up for the open-
The colt to mare race, with I ing would be held up until Sunday
loose colts frolicking and frisk- (afternoon and evening because
ing while hunting their mammas,
vvould be a more conenvient
was a great favorite with the jjstCning time for the public.
1 crowd.
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A loose steer wandered down .
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Willamette Street and out into Local Lady u6llS
the suburbs, Saturday to give Eu- Original Ceramics
gene policemen, and C. C. Purdy
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and Sons, stock contractors, quite IO Amel S utudlO
I a bit of annoyance.
Mrs. Lloyd (Evelynnc) Pleuard
Full grown cowboys got into
the act after the show'Sunday by has sold two of her original sculpt-
holding three jackpot ropings, ored ceramic pieces of Mr. and
two of which were won by Ernest Mrs. Santa Claus to Amel’s Stu-
Mann, of Springfield. Eugene's i dio in Portland. ____
Pictures of these figurines will
[ Cliff Ross won the remaining one.
J. B. I.eonard. Ixiuie Torricellas, appear in September issue of
Manley Purdy, Donnie Parks, Er­ Popular Ceramics Magazine which
nest Mann, Ed Pyeatt, Dick . is a national publication.
Doyle, Don Pyeatt, Cliff Ross, I Mrs. Plueard began her basic
Roliert Foster, Ixtroy McKay, and ceramic instruction from Mrs. De-
Steve Hill composed the jackpot I-oris Porter and Mrs. Edna Pit-
Hllt Inrand
! ropers.
' cher and has continued to take
advanced work at Deloris Ceram­
dist, has two years of college and
ic Studio in Lynx Hollow. She is
is Texas born.
Floyd Gi+hens, Inc., is
also a former student of Mrs.
Having worked in merchandis­
Helen Tryk of Dorena.
ing and buying for large depart­ Honored With 4 Letter
Mrs. Plueard is under contract
ment stores in Oregon and being Award for Fifth Year
to do further work for Amel's
an executive in the May company
The Floyd Githens Inc., Ford Studio. As this work is completed
department store in Denver, Colo.,
as well as having a good deal of dealer of the South Lane area molds will be available to the
Chamber of Commerce experience, has qualified for the coveted 4 let­ ceramic hobbyist through Amel's
being a president twice, working ter award for the fifth consecu­ in Portland.
in agriculture, trade promotion, tive year. The information in the
and industry development, gives award was contained in a letter Pickup and Trailer Burns
Mr. Hiltibrand the experience and from W. L Smead, general sales
background necessary to carry manager of the Ford Motor Co.,
A 1938 pickup and trailer be­
out the many duties of a chamber who praised the local concern for longing to O. H. Mattheyer of
its success in being awarded the Springfield, were totally destroyed
manager.
plaque for five consecutive years, by fire Sunday afternoon at 2:15.
O|M-n Meeting .August II
There will be an open meeting or every since the inception of the The blaze occurred on Lorane
route.
of the Chamber at the Moose Hall award.
Defective wiring in the pickup
on Tuesday. August 11, at noon
Only 5 dealers out of over 300
and all members are urged to at­ | in the northwest have been able was thought to be the cause. The
tend to meet Mr. Hiltibrand and I to get this award each year Cottage Grove Fire department
answered the call.
become acquainted with him.
since it was given.
Damages Awarded
To Local Worker
Chamber Manager
StartsDutiesAug.1
With the selection of Mr. R. V.
(Chick) Hiltibrand as the first
manager of the Cottage Grove
Chamber of Commerce, a long-
range program for community
benefit will get under way with
co-ordinated efforts to capitalize
on the community’s natural re-
sources.
Obtaining a manager was one
of the major projects of the
Chamlier which can now be con­
sidered accomplished, the Board
of Directors having made their
decision at a noon luncheon on
July 22.
In accepting the position, Mr.
Hiltibrand stated, "I shall seek
and try to earn the goodwill and
confidence of all citizens irrespec­
tive of whether they are affiliated
with your organization, to the end
that we, all working together
with confidence in each other, can
make Cottage Grove a still better
place to live, have a home, rear
children and better enjoy life,
"I want to help plant the seed,
and nourish the plant, whose fruit
we hope will make Cottage Grove
a greater city in the business
world, tomorrow. It strikes me as
having great opportunities.”
"I hope to meet everyone, like
them and be liked, benefit them
and be benefited,” he continued,
"It is in this spirit that I accept
your appointment, and cast my
lot with you.”
Come From Port In nd
Mr. Hiltibrand and his wife,
Myrtle, will move to Cottage
Grove from Portland, which has
been their home for the past ten
years and he will take over his
new duties on or shortly after
August 1. He is 56 years of age,
has four grown sons, now scat-
1 and to a Mason, a Metho-
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The Weather
(Courtesy Cöttage Grove
Lake Weather Station)
High Low Dre
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July 24
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July 25
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July 26
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July 27
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July 28
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July 29
Station KSGA Is
Awaiting Permit
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