Poster Boy Collects from Governor
Section Two
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The Cottage Grove Sentinel
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGONTHURSDAY. JANUARY 21. 1954
NUMBER 23
where it’s
Wash. Stop Signs
To Have Red Back
With White ‘Stop’
THRIFT WEEK
All Year Long!
P< IRTLAND, OREG New stop
signs on all state highways, coun
ty roads and city streets in the
state of Washington will have
a red background with the word
“STOP” in white. This announce
ment is made by William A. Bug
gee of Olympia, Wash., director of
highways for the Washington
State Highway commission, in an
announcement to Ray Conway,
general manager of the Oregon
State Motor association.
The word "STOP" will be fully
reflectorized so that the new sign
will stand out when headlights
Debby Dalns, 4-year old polio victim who is the 1954 March of Dimes
strike it at night. The new sign
Poster Boy, collects the first contribution in his home state of Idaho
has been under study for several
from his governor, Len Jordan. March of Dimes has provided $15,000
years. Buggee estimates it may
for Debby's care since he was stricken. "It's the test tube where the
take six years to replace all the
money goes, Governor," he explains. The drive runs through January.
present yellow and black signs on
the state system. First replace- 1
ments will be done as the yellow ;
signs wear out or are broken.
The American Association of
State Highway Officials at
meeting last November in Pitts
burgh, recommended that each
SALEM (Special) The Oregon cific Highway, just north of Eu-
state adopt the new red sign as
:ate Highway commission will gene, from a roadway width oil
standard. The red sign is said to hold its regular meeting at Port- 26 feet to a roadway width of 52
be more effective in calling atten land today and tomorrow. At this feet. The grading and paving work
tion to stop, as red at a traffic in time. the commission will receive to widen the Pacific Highway to
tersection light means stop, bids on 23 highway, bridge, build- four lanes from a point near the
whereas yellow means caution.
ing and traffic signal and ilium- intersection of Prairie Road to a
¡nation installation projects esti- 1 i»int near the north city limits
mated to cost $3,000,000.
of Eugene is now under contract.
These projects occur in 16 of j All work is scheduled for comple-
the state's 36 counties and call for [ ’l°n by September, 1954.
9.94 miles of grading, 10.82 miles; The third project calls for the
The Oregon State Highway de of rock base construction, 16.88 furnishing of 10,000 cubic yards
partment has been working on a miles of paving, 13.11 miles of!’,f crushed materials in stockpiles
total of 23 major projects during roadbed oiling, 6.84 miles of shoul-Ion «he Willamette Highway he
the past year. These improvements der oiling, construction of 10, 'ween Goshen and Lowell. The
bridges, one building, and one 'crushed materials are for the use
are taking place in most of the
of maintenance forces in mainte
areas throughout the state. Two traffic signal and highway illum nance operations on the Willam
ination
installation.
of them are being made, at least
The commission w ill receive bids ette Highway.
partially, in Lane county.
on three projects in Lane county.
In one, construction is in prog-
The first calls for the construc-
ress and nearing completion on a tion of three structures on the
short section of the Siuslaw high- Goshen-Coast Fork Willamette
way. This section extends from a River Unit of the relocated Pa- .
point 1.8 miles east of Blachly, cific Highway south of Eugqne. '
east over the Low Pass Summit to Plans call for the construction of
a point 1.2 miles east of the a 233-foot reinforced concrete j
Veterans of World War II and
Summit. It is known as the Low
deck girder grade separation subs
t
military duty have
Pass Section and total length will structure at the Pacific Highway
be 2.54 miles. Cost upon comple with the Willamette Highway, a first priority in the acquisition of
82 farm units being o|iened by the
tion in July, 1954, is $850,000.
120-foot reinforced concrete deck
Starting at Divide, construction girder bridge over Camas Swale, : bureau of reclamation in th»
•s also under way on a 20-mile re
South Columbia basin irrigation
south of Goshen, and construction ।. . , ■ ... .
location project extending to Rice of c a me
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126-foot reinforced concrete project
; , ,, in „ Washington,
.
. ., ’ it was ~ re-
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ported Monday by the Oregon De
Hill in Douglas county.
grade separation structure at the; partment of - -■
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Veterans - ’ Affairs.
The project will save three intersection of the relocated Pa-
miles in travel distance and will cifiq Highway and the Kuni Coun-I To receive priority, veterans
eliminate many miles of narrow ty Road, north of Creswell. Grad must apply to the bureau of rec
pavement and sharp curves. Con ing of (he relocated Pacific High- lamation office at Ephrata, Wash.,
struction is on a fully controlled way between Goshen and the by February 19, 1954. Their mili
access basis and is completely Coast Fork of the Willamette Riv tary service must have been be
free of crossings at grades. Cost is er, south of Creswell, is now under tween September 16, 1940, and
July 3, 1953.
estimated at $5,350,000. Work is contract.
QiialifieatlonH Listed
already completed on the six-mile
The second project calls for the
To qua^ ., a veteran must have
unit between Divide and Anlauf widening of the existing railroad
and grading work is well-advanced overcrossing structure on the Pa- had two Will years of farming ex
perience since age 15 and must
on the remaining 14 miles. Com
have assets of $4,500 in excess of
pletion date is set for November,
liabilities.
1954.
The 82 farm units range in size
from 49 to 148 irrigable acres and
Liquor Commission
in price from $1,189 to $4,880,
with most of them listed between
To Suspend License
$1,500 and $2,000.
License of the Eagle Cigar store,
Water From Coulee Canal System
Cottage Grove, will be suspended
The farms are located about 15
for five days beginning February
miles north of Pasco and 130 miles
1, according to the Oregon liquor
southwest of Spokane. The bureau
control commission, which ordered
of reclamation expects to deliver
the suspension after reviewing an
the first water from the Grand
By Vinal Jr. and Russ
earlier hearing at which William
Coulee canal system to the farm
Not long ago a prominent psy unit in 1955.
Montgomery and Mark Kincart,
licensees, were charged with sell chologist with tongue in check,
Application forms may lie ob
ing beer to a minor through an no doubt gave a somewhat vague tained from county veterans’-serv-
pat
on
the
back
to
the
bane
of
employee and with allowing a
lice officers, from the state vet-
minor to consume alcoholic bever Sunday motorists, the “back seatjerang» department in
or
ages and loiter upon the premises. drivers.”
Portland, or by writing to the rec
Kim McKester, employee, was
The BSDs, comixjsed in the lamation office in Ephrata, Wash
similarly charged, and his service main of women long on instruc
permit ordered suspended for 15 tion but short on the mechanics <GED«CATORSATTEND
days.
of a machine powered up to 210 PORTLAND MEETING
horses, are supposed to have a
Virgil Kingsley and Jesse Fas
On the whole, with scandalous stabilizing influence on the har old, superintendents of Cottage
exceptions, Democracy has given assed husband behind the wheel. Grove Union high school and
the ordinary worker more dignity In fact the psychologist went out School District 45, respectively.
than he ever had. Sinclair Lewis on a statistical limb with the attended a meeting of First Class
statement that older married men School district superintendents
are better drivers than then1 and principals in Portland Janu-
younger, fancy free brothers and ary 15 and 16. More than 60 edu-
owe their ability in great part t<> cators were present at the meet-
the distraction disguised as in-1 ing, held at the Oregon Education
struction which pours from th< , building.
back seat.
School problems of all natures
To our wav of thinking, the onh । were discussed, including class
distraction even slightly beneficial |'oads, teacher shortages and the
to a driver (the older, married 1 problem of meeting the cost of
brand» is the sight of a full-blown Public education in Oregon.
blond in shorts pedalling a bike
down the road. At least this tend
[-°°k nf” mournfully at the
to keep the average car jockev Pns*
comes not back again;
wisely improve the present
it
from dozing off.
is thine; go forth to meet the
And also, to our way of think-1
ing something more than slight I t j shadowy future without fear, and
Ixingfellow
lieneficial is a visit to RANDALL with a manly heart.
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John Hjelt Dies
Of Bullet Wound
auto insurance feature
replaces regular
State Farm medical
payments coverage.
PROTECTS:
member; of your family in auto
accidents-driving, riding and
walking!
anyone else injured in or by
your car!
it's exclusive ! Another great
State farm'first.’
Get the facts from your
State Farm Mutual
agent today
Bob Bauder
709 Main, Ph. 100
Funeral arrangements for John
Hjelt of Creswell are pending the
location of relatives, and will be
held at Mills Mortuary. Mr. Hjelt
died at thy local hospital as th<
result of a self-inflicted bullet
wound from a .22 calibre rifle in
an allegedly attempted suicide
Tuesday, January 12, at Creswell
Auto Court. He was born January
2. 1897, in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
He was brought to the local hos-
pital by Creswell ambulance after
being found about 4 p.m. by Vern
Baarstad, 14.
According to Coroner Fred
Buell, who said it was apparently
an attempted suicide, Hjelt had
Ixirrowcd a .22 calibre pistol from
Baars tad's mother "to shoot rats."
With the gun, he borrowed 10
cartridges, Nine unused ones were
found.
Mr. Hjelt had worked for the
Teague Bros. Logging Co. at Cres
well until two weeks ago when
the mill was closed. He had no
known relatives.
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Used Car or Truck
Floyd Githens. Inc
So. 6th
Phone 27
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Phone
We Give Northern Stami»
10-oz.
22c
99«
Tuna
21c
82 Farm Units
Available to Vets
AND WOOLCOTT. No matter
what your building needs . . .
paints, hardware or simply advice
. . . one visit to 41 S. Sixth
will convince you that what we
have is what you want!
OYSTERS
Green Beans
On Highways in '53
Yes, 50 in GROCERIES
836 Main
V-8 Juice
Sweet
Tube
TOMATOES
is.
CABBAGE
ORANGES
f/? case
Oranges i
Do». 49c
25c
5c
$2.49
Holiday Margarine
5
for
Kraft
CHEEZ WHIZ
NEWS & NOTES
Motor Repair - Service - Contracting
’ ¿j’ a
week of the year is THRIFT
W EEK when you shop at WOLFARD’S
because we make every price a tow price
every day. This policy is made possible
bj our efficient storekeeping and care
ful buying which mean lower costs for
us—lower f o <» d prices for you. And
what a big difference this makes in
vour food bills—what big savings you
get every time you shop here. So get
the thrift habit—get the good habit
of shopping at WOLFARD’S where
I fl Kir I WEEK is S65 day* long.
Highway Commission To Study Bids
On Three Lane County Projects
EVER SEE A “SETTING DI CK"? Bird perched atop electric
transformer (left side of picture above) Is just that. Duck was sta
tioned outside Armory, apparently “just resting.” No duck friends or
relations were to be found in vicinity and his apjiearance was un
announced. When last seen, duck was still "setting.”
.4'
Kraft
Mayonnaise
Qt.
Darigold
CHEDDAR CHEESE
Lemon
ROYAL DESSERT
65^
SI .00
8-oz.
29c
Ib.
05C
Pkg.
Sunny Jim Decanter
SYRUP
5C
49c
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T-BONES
Graded U. S. Good
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PORK ROAST
Young I "an Pork
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- 39«
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