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fax Th. Thurs., Jan. 13, 1935 The Cottage Grove Sentinel Established August 15 Letter From Washington 84th Congress Has Atmosphere of Good WillAbout Dread Poll° " Phones 555 or 556 Pub B. (’on^renxman Harris EiKuorth Oregon (Editors Note: This is a letter Nii '1rs. Virgil Kings’ej, local March o’ Dinu » <hairni»n. to the IM’oplf <*f fottute (¡rove in re fact that is no and figure«, about polio). e enjoyed reading. The K p er . Guard credits Wav ne Morse with the under statemint of th.- year 1954. when hi -aid we would hear more from him later. C:cdit for the overstatement ot U jual m certainly belongs to Richard Neuberger for his claim that winning the election bj a majority of some 2,60) votes out of hundreds of thousands was a "mandate of the people for B'.ackbutte Route Hell's Canyon Dam." Mis. Ethel Gabrio To the Editor: (Mrs. Virgil G. Gabrio) Box 66 At the last meeting of our un ion. it was voted to send you this letter: Too Late to Classify We wish to t^unk the Cottage EOR SALE 1949 Iwdge 2-dr. A Grove councilmen. w h o have real buy for $.350. Ph 1125R3. worked in times past to curb the 22-31 p-24 selling of liquor in Cottage Grove. How much we wish it could lx* WANTED TO i-''V Nice 3 or 4 liedroom home at reasonable apprec'ate eliminated. And pria Mi 678. 22-', those of the council and members of the Ministerial Association, whe WANTED: Woman with driver’s I . । enei al borne hr : are working with us to bring this some practical nursing, who about. would like go<xi home, good pay. We plead with the new mem Christian preferred. Ph. 502. bers of the council to use their in 22-ltp fluence to prevent any more places of business to lx* allowed to sei] liquor within our city lim its. For the sake of our young neople and our homes. Remember ing the word of the I .ord which says. “Woe unto him that giveth ' his neighbor dr ink, that putteth : thy bottle to him. that maketh ’ him drunken." Hah. 2:15. London WCTU , The new 84th Congress got going in an atmos at the time a new Congress convenes phere of goodwill with at least an expressed at’itude members who have been duly sworn in. 'rhe officers I Dear Friends: In Oregon 3 OO 2 OU 1 21 of cooperation with the Pres dent from both Demo of the House clerk, doorkeeper, sergeant at arms Outside Oregon 4 OO 2 50 The massive job of checking Foreign rates on application. crats and Republicans. and postmaster are. however, permanent tal case histories and blood samples W C. Martin Editor. Publisher 1 among the 1.830.000 children who The President’s "State of the Union” message ployees in the sense that they are appointed to 1 took part in 1954 s field testing Al Martin PhooM SV. 5M. 23« 1 Miriam Adkin« Society Editor. Phones MS M«, 501 i was well accepted by both Interestingly serve until successors are named. The newly elected ■ of the Salk polio vaccine is now enough I heard comment in the Capitol corridors House i.-» called to order bj the clerk who declares underway. NATIONAL EDITORIAL NEWSPAPER In an incredibly complex maze after the speech by Democrat members who said he that certificates of election of the members have had proposed a good Democratic program and j been received and enrolled. The roll of membership of statistics, researchers at the PUBLISHERS of Michigan are study- from Republican members that it represented a is then called by states. The clerk next calls for I University ing clues to the vaccine’s effect- ASSOCIATION the election of a speaker which is done by a roll w ide-range program for all of the people which is ' , iveness. Which of the children in line with best Republican tradition and principles. ? call with the members responding with the name were hit bv polio, did the vaccine New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia ‘ ‘ levels, did it House Republicans are going to have difficulty in of their choice for speaker in the present case the increase antibody finding committee spots for all of the Republican | two candidates were Sam Rayburn cf Texas and reduce crippling after-effcctism. Weekly Newspaper Representatives, Inc. did the vaccine work? These mr*mbers. We are now the minority party of the Joc Martin of Massachusetts. So Democrat mem- questions are largely responsible National Advertising Representative House which means that Republican membership is tx?rs answered the roll call by saying "Rayburn” for making the fight against po reduced drastically on all committees. The Republi and the Republicans said ' Martin." Since Demo lio a bigger job now. Whatever can membership is only 16 members less than in crats are in the majority Mr. Rayburn was named . ’he answer, the National Founda- A shyster contracting “firm’’ hit Cottage Grove last the 83rd Congress but the number of committee ¡speaker He was then formally presented to th . tion for Infantile Paralysia muat prepare NOW for the BIGGER week, according to Fire Chief Ernest Shipley, and no one assignments available for Republican members is House by retiring Speaker Martin, whereupon Mr job that lies ahead. knows how much money they took out of the town. It seems some 60 less. Ties situation wili not affect me per Rayburn requested Mr. Vinson of Georgia to ad If the vaccine works, as much that two chimney “fixer-uppers" went around to many of sonally since I have* the -good fortune to be high minister the oath of office to him, which was done vaccine as pos sible should lx* made 1955. Cottage Grove’s older homes and offered to repair their “ob enough in seniority on the Rules Committe to re j Speaker Rayburn then being a auly sworn member, available for use I Otherwise, the nation might find viously hazardous” chimneys at outrageously high prices. tain my there. Our membership on that com and speaker, administered the oath "en mass" to itself with knowledge of an ef This is the way they operated: rmttee is reduced from eight members down to four. [ ’he membership The House was then declared to be fective vaccine in the spring of The duo would go around the town to all the old homes. Several times whil“ I was in Oregon this fall in session and went to work with routin'* business. 1955. but with no supply of vac- (Naturally the mortar between the bricks in the chimneys people asked me about the procedure for organizing j cine to use. If it is ineffective that is. if in most of these old houses would be loose.) One of them the 81th Congress. I believe there is much interest The Speaker, Sam Rayburn, who by the way cele negative or in- would get up on the roof to “inspect” the chimney. While he in the question as to how a new Congress takes brated his birthday the following day, has served I the tests prove March Dr. W. H. Earl has of Dime: To The Editor: was up there he would give the chimneys such a shaking that over from the previous o.ie who swears in the as Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives conclusive funds will be poured into further Box 60: The editorials, "Senior Part if the mortar wasn't already loose, it would be loose by the | members, Here is the is done Since , longer than any man in our history. He is highly re- research, working from the broad ” and Water Power Obso moved his offices from time the other accomplice pointed out to some frightened old every member of the Hous« is newly elected each spected and well liked by the members and is an base of scientific knowlcdge al- ner, lete?" in the December 30 Sen At this very ready establisix-d lady that her chimney was in dire need of repair and some two years the House technically has no membership ¡excellent presiding officer. tinel were greatly appreciated. moment - as a proper scientific thing should be done about it immediately, lest a spark set the old I st Natl. Bank hedge the March of Dimes is Both are clear, plain statements ! j miles, and its history is separate her house on fire. supporting o'her vaccine investi of the truth which anyone can ' j and distinct. read and understand if he cares to I (According to Shipley, no fire hazard exists where the gations. do so. as opposed to the ins'dious [ bldg, to 25 N. 6th. It has been endeavored to make mortar is loose high up on the chimney, but only at the bas< PENDING THE ANSWER To pre-election gobbledegook used bj , this a straight history. With the be certain of continuous vaccine of the roof or in the attic.) (Some of its early history) politicians for winning elections. I hope that corrections will lx* made production before next en- When the lady of the house was sufficiently frightened j (By Kay .Nelson) Open Jan. I 7th. Another editorial with which by those having knowledge un demie season, $9,000,000 in 1955 known to the author, in order that March of Dimes funds has leen we heartily agreed was printed in j into consenting to a repair job, our heroes would quote a these facts may be preserved for committed tow aid stockpiling of the Sentinel several weeks ago Chapter 16 price somewhere around $20 and proceed with their “work.” future use. vaccine for selective use if it The editor stated that there was । After the job is about half done (they slap a little fresh ’ All the Mines — 1945-55' Fifty-two per cent of the high- no victory won in the November ■ works and is licensed. Mrs. Bukowski, recep All the interesting stories and moi tar onto some of the old bricks and stick them back in | er education buildmgs now on the After the conclusion of World election either by Republicans or I tall tales of the Camp, and they in $64,000, OOo must be raised campuses have lieen place, followed by a fresh coat of paint to make it look good) I 1 state-operated Democrats that was great enough I tionist in office. with non - stare - tax War II and the lifting of the ban are as fascinating as any ghost the 1955 March of Dimes to in- to be called a mandate for any one of the workmen tells the lady that the condition of the constructed lands through direct receipts, stu- on gold mining, various efforts camp stories ever printed, have sure treatment of patients, con thing. chimney was even worse than they had originally thought, ! dent fees, gifts. ;jid self-liquidat were made to get the mines back been left out. It is hoped that they tinued research and to cover the We wish to thank you for these ing bond sales the biennial report on a productive basis The higher may sometime be written up, by a cost of vaccine. and tacks on another $10 to the price. prices being paid tor lead, copper bi tter pen than mine. three editorials, and lor ether:, Chief Shipley would probably have never known of their ol ,hp s ' ah ‘ tj oard of higher edu and zinc, and the higher savings . . 1 — 1 J . . ... . nntiAYi nninfc rtn« Conclusion. "A week of values being made by flotation; 1 chicanery if one Cottage Grove citizen hadn’t had the good cation points out. The 1955 legislature will lx led to a resumption ot operations. Look at the Future." Geo ge Seim, I/irar.e route. Cnt- sense to call him up and ask him to inspect the chimney. । presented with a request for 12 At the Champion, with ore After the chief personally inspected the chimney and asked : building projects, six of which are worth over $2,700,000 blocked out San Francisco. Calif.. Jan the two men whether or not they had inspected the chimney new buildings, the remainder ad- by H & H Mines < according to re- Curlin Family Loses Home, pital. uary 2. 1955. He was horn Jan- ditions to present through the attic where a fire hazard might exist (which, of utility projects. at structures or ¡Kirt by mining engineer Graham), Belongings by Fire I 2+h 1898 in Pennsylvania, uary an estimated 'he mill was reconditioned undei ."id had resided in the Cottage course, they hadn’t) they then, as Joe Eriday would say, cost of $7.665,000. Heading the ownership of Fred & Wm. Bartels. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lyman, Cur Grove community for the past six "took it on the lam." list is a $850,000 classroom for It was in intermittent ojx*ration tin, 1c st their 2-rocni cabin and ail years. Ik* was an employee of A Cottage Grove contractor was then contacted and | Portland State, which now houses undei the supervisions of Ken their belongings Wednesday morn- th° Southern Pacific Co. | 2370 students in what we.s former Watkins, Fred Bartels, and Wm. ing when th>*ir house burned to offered to repair the loosened mortars for $9. Surviving are his widow, Clara, the Lincoln high school build- Bartels Jr., during 1946-17-48 and the ground. The fire ol undeter- and the following step-children: This isn’t the first case of this type of thing going on in . ly ing, erected in 1910 and purchased •19 was mined from the , mined origin, seemed to bi Cottage Grove. Last year some roof painters spray painted in 1951 from the Portland school Champion, and hauled in from the fire, and the family doesn’t know Mernia Bruce, Paxton, Nebr.; El mer Maceo and Vera Gardner, some roofs in town at what seemed to be very reasonable 1 beard, Helena and Musick. Also, between if the wood heater exploded or Denver, Colo.: Svlvia Boggs, Cot prices. When the first rain came all the “paint” vanished Building Requests 1945 and 1949, several cars of con- I how it started. Their 4-yoar-old tage Grove; Goldie Perrin. Whar SPECIAL DRY-SKIN MIXTURE Listed in priority order the centr âtes were shipped, and Har-| son, Larry, had just gone out the ton Tex., and Donald Acord. Lan The Register-Guard published a recent editorial on a group requests are: 1. Class- old Barton, operating as lessee, ! door when the fire broke out or caster. Calif.; 24 grandchildren Sale $1.75 Reg. $4.00 of gutter cleaners that were working a racket in Eugene. | building room and I.ahoratory Building, shipped several cars ol high-grade ' he would have been trapped inside. and 44 great-grandchildren. Scie $1.00 Reg. $2.25 There are a thousand ways of making an easy dollar if you • PSEC - $850,000 ; 2. Physical Edu ore to smelter during 1950 and Their home, household furnish E'uneral services wore held Sat are smart enough to think of them, and if the people are cation Building. SOCE . $450,000; 1951. ings, clothing, etc. were a total urday. January 8. in Simon-Iouns- CELLOGEN HORMONE CREAM 3. Agricultural and Biological Sci gullible enough. Several mining companies of loss, and they had no insurance. bury Mortuary, Eugene, with Ed Suie $2.50 Reg. $5.00 (1st unit l OSC . $1.800.000; national note, mad'* investigations The Lymans just have the cn ward C. Bush officiating. Inter There is not one, but two morals to this story: Be on ence 4. Architecture & Art Building, looking toward purchase of the' child. Lyman r employed at < ment was in Rest-Haven Memorial the lookout for these shysters, ami if what they have to offer UO, addition & remodeling - property, all reports being favor mil) near Drain. Neighbors camel looks even halfway phoney, call the fire chief, police chief, $550,(XX); 5 Physical Education able. but apparently terms could to ’he rescue and hciprd extin-! Park, Eugene. tAII price; plui tax.) chaftiber of commerce, or anyone else who might know some- Building. UO. addition - $340,000; not be agreed upon Very recently giush the fire and saved nearby J Ll^ng about it to come out and see if everything is OK. Sec 6. Music Building. UO, addition the Champion has been reported houses. Th** Lymans are living | & remodeling - $75,000: 7. Utility leased to Idaho mining men. with her mother, Mrs. Goldie ondly, give your business to Cottage Giove’s merchants, con Tunnel (2nd unit’, OSC . $500,- Arc and Acetylene Th< Helena was purchased by Clark, for the present. tractors, painters, roofers, etc. Their bread and butter is in 0OO; 8. Physical Education. Men s Ken Watkins, tn 1945. Helena I 9. Heating Mines Inc. was formed with W. E. Cottage Grove and if they expect to eat the next week they Unit, EOCE - $250,000: 10. Caldwell of Corvallis as president; $265,000; Will have to maintain a reputable business. A. M Plant, SOCE Physics - Chemistry Buildin: I 1st Ken Watkins, vice president; and unit). OSC . $1,500,000; 11 Ad Harold Barton, secretary. The ministration Wing, addition. UO- imine o p <* r a t e d intermittently. $660,000; 12. Armory. 1’0 . $375.- 1 Some ore was milled at Champion Now's your once-a-yeor chance to save on Coitagi? Grave Hope for the passage of a retail sales tax, has pretty 000; 13. Extension of Steam Dis mill and some high grade was these famous Dorothy Gray Beauty Creams. tribution System, UOMS . $50,- shipped direct to smelter. Welding Works well gone out of the window, even though the present ses- 000. The Noonday was leased to Sil nion of the state legislature is barely started. According to The state hoard also has set Fuel for Man or Car Wt Give S ó- li (¡teen Stamps Portable Welding Any Place Shadd Mining A Milling Co the proposals of Governor Patterson in his inaugural mes forth for the legislature a three-\ ver of Salt Lake City, in 1945, bj Hig- 1030 Madison Phone 181-Y sage delivered to the legislature Monday, he does not favor biennium building program carry gins, and was sold by him to Wm. The peoples of Asia should such a tax unless the proposal is submitted to the people. ing through the 1959 session which Bartels in 1954. take lessons from the Euro call for $19.035.000 for 33 With the stand of the Governor and the opposition of the would The Musick lease contract was projects on the eight campuses. sold by H & II Mines to Watkins peans and instead of planning Grange and Labor leaders, the chances of the passage of State Fund (lonxtruction» in 1.944, and re-sold by him to the such legislation are almost nil. In looking hack at the biennium Tar Bair, Mining Co. of Salt Lake to bomb us they should come The state could levy a property tax of six mills, the stat at year s end. the board recorded , City. This company bought the and bum us—the pay is bet utory limitation, which would raise about $30.00(1,0(10 of the four buildings now on the line or mine from Capps in 1‘MG. In 1948 ter. construction with state Helena Mines Co. secured a lease $65,000,000 deficit The deficit estimated roughly at $65,000,- under Journalism building. Uni on the Musick, and sub-leased the 000, which the legislature faces, means quite a struggle and funds: versity of Oregon; Chemical En- । east end of the property to Nord- So take lessons from your possibly a long session. gineenng. Oregon State College: str. m and Wyatt. These men did neighbors —don't drive by us, f I p S t QU Governor Patterson recommended the rejteal of the Dental Sch<x>l, Portland; and 1 development work. 1949 to 1952. Crippled Children's Division Clinic, 1 through to the east end line of drive down and try us. federal tax offset to the present income law. which in effect Medical School. From non-statc and on into the Clucky would raise the state tax rate. The governor also favors a tax tax funds another $2,715,805.54 in Musick Fraction. o;x*ning some first class on business, individual and partnership, much like the cor construction was completed in- base ore, heavy in lead, copper According to the papers porate taxes on corporations. This tax if passed would of eluding Iwlcony additions to Me- and gold. the state faces a large deficit course raise the prices the businessman or merchant might Arthur Court and a new men's Vesuvius Mines Co. sold the and Gov. Patterson is eyeing dormitory, University of Oregon: Riverside charge. and Oregon-Colorado cc. pci',it ISC house for women two n,'n„s ,,, Kcn Watk.ns incomes —in most cases if he Another recommendation is to raise the income tax rev coopen’.’lve houses for men. foot- In ail these efforts, the ex- can see them he has better enue by levying a surtax on the calculated tax or simply raise ball stadium, agricultural car poo! tromely cost of lalior and the tax rate. In either event it would mean higher taxes for garage. Oregon State College; dor . materials high as compand to the than 20-20 vision. mitory w ing for women. Southern the average taxpayer. Other sources of revenue for the state On*gon College of Education ; din !‘'’Z 1 "'e "f, R'dH. required that SPECIAL PURCHASE LOT would be to increase the mark up on liquor sales'and the mitory addition tor men. Eastern , lead, zine and cop,ier carry most If there is a deficit we dig A real money saver! Warm cotton flannelette state’s share of pari-mutuel betting. Oregon College of Education; and of the burd. n of costs and profits When foreign shipme caused if there is a surplus we dig, in shirts in a goixl selection of plaids. Band ccllais a memorial swimming |xvol. Ore Repeal of the so-called “skyscraper" clause and repeal the break in leed and zinc price fact we do all of the digging and regular shirt-tail length. Limited quantity! of exemptions to utilities in the corporate sales (ax. Another gon College of Education. closing a large share of U. It is estimated that the total mines, it b< cam.' necessary for but the politician and public revenue source recommended is the use of some millage on valuation of the buildings on the real property in the state. Still another is the tax on insur eight state system campuses now Bohemia District, like the rest. spenders hit the pay dirt. 6 P. M. TO 9 P. M to await more equitable pi ices for ance premiums. totals more than $50 million, al- domestic ores; or a raise in the If any or all of the so-called new sources of revenue are though to replace these structures price ol gold to a value consistent We are digging for busi 4 « present dav valu< s would run with inflated labor and materials adopted or approved by the legislature, it would mean an at the total to about $85 million. ness and believe you can hit cost. increase in the cost of doing business within the state and the So it rests today. A proven min pay dirt in service, conven increased cost will have to la* absorbed by the public. In its biennial ri-port, the board ing camp, with vast reserves of The legislature could raise $30,000,000 through a six mill emphasized that an iminrtant oris, awaiting the proper combi ience and good merchandise? levy on real property. Abolishing the federal exemption companion of the building pro nation of men. money, and prices, by doing business with us. is the request for further to become again the roaring Ixxtni would raise another approximate $20,000,(MM) to $25,000.000. gram land purchases on some of the camp of visterday. Abolishing the utility exemptions would raise from $2.(MX),- campuses, particularly Portland In this history, no mention has 000 to $4,000,000 and the skyscraper exemption, if killed State, and funds for rehabilitation Phone 224-R North 99 of buildings which arc between 30 been made of the famous Black would raise another estimated $200,000 to $500,000. Butte Quicksilver mines, with a old Continued Oregon already has the lowest exemptions and the high and 60 years recorded production of over to rehabilitation of Sl.OOtl.OOC.OO 22-ltp This mine is south est income tax rate of any of the states having an income attention these older structures results west of Bohemia District, some 20 tax, according to the Oregon Voter. If anv or all of the pro in a long-run saving to the state, posed new sources of revenue are passed, it will handicap new the board pointed out. because the upkeep is far less costly than re industry just that much. Regular 25c Box 53# Ph. 712 There are a good many states, in addition to offering a placement. In downtown Portland, the lot of natural advantages, also offer a low tax rate We doubt lx>a.rd plans to extend the Portland if the growth of new industries will keep pace with our pipu- State campus immediately south lation under a tax rate which will discourage venture capital of the present old Lincoln high school building Several propTty Friday Night 6 P M. to 9 P. M purchases have been completed in I Under a spreading chestnut-tree that area and options have lieen The village smithy stands; taken on others Ultimate objec I The Smith, a mighty man is he, tive of the txiard is to acquire as So you're not 6 ft tali? Neither With large and sinewy hands: building sites the three blocks to was Napoleon (5 ft. 1) or Ad j And the muscles of his brawny the south of 1621) S. W Park Ave miral ("Damn the torpedoes!") arms nue. Farragut <5 ft or Gen. Are strong as iron bands. Ixingfellow There is no prince or prelate Phil Sheridan <5 ft 5». Schu- 10c SI.00 bert, giant of m I envy-no, not one. 4 ft. 11'4, and tod ij Toscanini Silence is the element in which No evil can befall me "Ditching a Speciali) ” is a scant 5 ft. 6. And Mickey great things fashion themselves By God, I have a son! - Carlyle —Christopher Morley Rooney is 5 ft. 3. Keep Your Guard Up WHltWITIflfTffè WANT ADS Bohemia Thirteen College To Be Asked State George Seim Cantwell’s Market Rough Time Ahead for Business KELLY DRUGS P enney ’ s FRDAY NKHT ■RtB HOT MEN'S FLANNEL SHIRTS FRIDAY NIGHT "RED HOT 9” FIRE KING OVEN GLASS-HE PLATES Big Things In Little Packages z u M W A L W I L L Ì A IVI S RED WOT SPECIAL 19c Knickerbocker's fiel in i J Pie Fri ere ace Clo! mu ten les ets lea< 1 StOI and end qui litt im; li seci and