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o O O O ° The Cottage Grove Sentinel o bolding up ■ Bohemia Lefter From Washington there has be"n no Z down of traffic on the z road. Everything goes by. may be signs placed tor but unless there is cn- m» nt, and cooperation by the ig company, the signs will op tne speeding LILLIAN E .MILLS Things Are Quiet on Legislative Front * LOOK YT Tilt Ft Tl Hi o'jr d j January 17, 1955 Sentinel mine He hid NATIONAL EDITOP I AL up on the ng the debate and voi .N ASSOCIATION 1953 exce*<fed and nrod Should Be Ped Faced Wonder if the poll m and cm in Floor" for final act bill* will start. Meanwhile the Representatives are r. rg around waiting. This is no res’ pei payment refund, four Representative in Congress i* mcri han ju*t t he had moved around quite a bit since t lawmaker. Perhaps that is not the wa from the servie" nt! ers of the Constitution intended it to be but cer- ut for such refund some years ago had •ainly that s the way it is Congres- d him. He is certainly entitled to the particu- rly those from the far west, are lite having the Veterans Administrât:, n y repre- i of their I ntatives in Washington for the pc-c: matter I ’hmk the oung man will money .trict* The bigger our great Federal Govemmen t* and the more activities it engag«-. in. t Also, right not. I am trying to ■h things affect us as individuals. locate a small beat in Navy surplus for the Oregon In other words the federal government State Police. They need such a craft in their work olved in such things as housing, insura re. along the Oregon coast. ement pay, money lending hospitalizatior i ao. you see. your Congressman manages to keep health and a score of other things These a cth ¡ties I busy! The ones mentioned above are just a few of naturally develop problems, often very confusing dozens of such problems that I am working on and frustrating problem», between a person and constantly. the government. So the Congressman is the person you appeal to. He is YOUR representative n gov ernment and he is also close to the big "headquar- I have moved my office to the firs’ floor of the ters” in Washington. He will endeavor to help un New House Office Build.ng. The number is now tangle any complication that may arise in your 1136 By coincidence rather than by anj plan. Con- contact with government at least that is the wav , gressman Norblad's office is only two doors away I feel about it. I from mine. to take to get What is this job d people Serio’S wrock and killed or hurt. Hugh Aldrich BOX 66. We peer butte and Blackbuttc the road, which has ie Edi’or: re seems to be a great deal tation throughout the coun- regard to the anti-social ac- ; of certain elements of the je group. Police orgamza- efurts. welfare and social -s. PTA's and committees of Congress are anxiously consider ing th« matter but are unable to gree r.n a solution. The future of America may rest on the answer. J Edgar Hoover, chief of the F« leral Bureau of Investigation, »•ated recently that juvenile de linquency is rapidly on the in- creasc. The B.ble says. "Bring up a child in the wav he should go and w hen he is old. he will not de part from it.” That seems to throw the responsibility primarily on the parents. Perhaps the fol lowing poem from an unknown author might pinpoint the matter. < null This Be YOU? Which way are YOU leading ’ them? Twas a sheep, not a lamb, that strayed away, In the parable Jesus told; A grown up sheep that had gone astray From the ninety and nine in the fold. e who live at Black- Lcndcn, also on the shaft* and ÍG ember and Route at this end of lave a traffic hazard n but vorried us all for sev- alued That is the speeding The Oregon s employment compensation cr>mmi»- of logging and gravel trucks also »ion m its most r pickups and cars on the W. A ulletin report» that the number of of Geoli H and H Woodard Lumber Company pri claimants 'or unemployment compensation in mid-December Iiepartrrent M'nes. and Graham. vate road, which crosses the stood at and that this was 10.000 or one-fourth les» Tonnas«- Biribí«- county road three times between than in the -ame month a year ago. It also reports that the Considering ONLY the probable Blackbutte and London, a dis- number of non-farm job holders in the state in November tar.ee of about four miles. now; Two of the crossings have stop was 3,100 more than in November 1953. with a total of 462,- bait'd on Indi in ONLY the Musick. Vesuvius signs or. the logging road, and 100 employed non-farm worker» last month. Champion and oonday. there win some of the trucks stop at those, Reports on virtually all types of business indicate that be available 491 666 tons of base bu’ I have seen the company’s new high records were established in the last two months ore worth at present prices $14- pickups go speeding past them and there is at least a possibility that 1954 may go down as 74k 06 without even slowing down. Out on the hilltop, in the cold. Tbcse figures are from reports The most dangerous crossing is 'Twas a sheep the Good Shepherd the biggest volum business year in the nation s history and of G Collins, ........ — W W. Elmer and sought; near the Blackbutte post office, if it doesn’t that it will be such a close second as to make W T. Graham, all mining engi- as visibility is poor from the And back to the flock, safe into little difference. neer* of national note. They re the fold count;, road because of trees and Christine May Dunham. Lorane the background along the river. 'Twas a sheep the Good Shepherd It’s too late now for these facts to be of any great help— flect only the most conservative Route. Cottage Grove, died at a brought. That crossing has only slow signs except that they may serve to alert the voting public to ex estimates on total future produc (W. Callahan Martini rest home n"ar Eugene on Sun on it but I have seen very few amine more carefully the claims of detractors in the future tion down to the altitude of 4 400 While most authorities here day, January 16, at the age of 76 trucks or other traffic on the log And why for the sheep should we and to take a bit of time to obtain facts and verify claim» of ment has yet proceeded in the 1 agree there has been improve- vears. She wa: born Christine ging road slow down. There have earnestly long Clemmons, May 7. 1878. in Wis- been numerous occasions when And earnestly hope and pray? all »ides in fohtical campaigns before accepting the bleatings center of camp the deep- ' ment in conduct of youngsters figures from the I-ane county ju- consin, and was married to Wal- cars on the county road crossing Because there is danger, if they of those who make the most noise and come up with the est tunnel), under outcrop, is 1200 ! venile department as submitted S. Dunham, who preceded her private road have come close feet at Champion “12. and ores go wrong, strongest emotional apjieal».—Gresham Outlook Forty nine per cent of the vio ter i by Iziuis Sherman, director, shows in death 18 years ago. to being hit by the speeding They will lead the lambs astray. are exposed by erosion in canyons lations with which licensees of the : there have been an increase in the at 1500 feet GREATER depth Surviving are one son. Ray . trucks. I myself had a close call Oregon liquor control commission th«- possible tonnage is enormously number of referrals to that de were charged during the last six Dunham. Cottage Grove; two; at one time, only good brakes For the lambs will follow the sheep partment. however, the figures greater than given above. daughter- Zoe Elder, Hebron, saved me from being hit. Also our you know. are incomplete, as there are no months involved sale or service N D. and Eva Holder, Leadville, mail carrier has had some narrow- Wherever the sheep may stray; The mont dangerou» traffic hazard in thi» »ection to our "Major discoveries of new metal figures for several years Another to minors, the commission report Colo, five grandchildren: n;ne escapes. We have mad" com- When the sheep go wrong, it will knowledge 1» the wooden bridge over Silk Creek just outside deposits in the U. S have been factor which may account for the ed this week Of 196 charges made great-grandchildren; two brothers plaints to the logging company net be long from July 1 thru December, 57 increase is that better roeords are of the west edge of town It »et» at a peculiar angle and is so rare during the past I also to the State Safety commis- 'Till the lambs arc as wrong as concerned sale to minors. 19 con and three sisters. kept now than formerly. they. narrow that it should be designated a» a one-way bridge, one Imports of base metals are on the Funeral services will he held at ! sion. but nothing has stopped the In speaking of the statistics re- suming by minors, ten loitering of the few left in the county. From what we know of the his ' increase and practically all the leascd from the juvenile office. by minors, and 11 licensees were 10 30 a.m. Thursday at Mills Mor | speeding. mining districts are being Finally what everyone up here And so with the sheep we earnest charged with failing to execute tuary. tory of the bridge, some narrow escapes have occurred there older closely scrutinized for the possi Mr Sherman says "We now have statement of age forms although ly plead 1 has feared has happened. Last a breakdown on the number of । and it’s more or le»H of a wonder that a wrecking crew has bility of reopening these districts. Tuesday. January 11. my husband. For the sake of the lambs today; expressing doubt as to the pur- children referred to the juvenile not been called to pull a car out of the creek. Greater demands, fewer discover- Fred L. Mills, w as driving towards If the lambs are lost, what a ter chaser’s legal age. rible cost ' ies depletion of present reserves, department from southern I-a no home when his car was struck by The hazard is not so bad, if the motorist ha» to use tht 'and county in 1951 as comparod to Other major charges involved Alfred Bruce Cochrane, age 64. increased metal prices*,am Some sheep will have to pay. a loaded rock truck at the cross- bridge occasionally, but to those who use it daily as some do ' keeping Sincerely yours, the larger producers con the two year period of 1949-56 sale to or loitering by intoxicated i died ar his home on Route 1. Cot- ing near Biackbutte postoffice, it is a dread to face and a relief once the bridge is success stantly on the alert for new fields and the 19 months period from persons. 17 charges; consumption I tage Grove. Monday, January 17. 1 ' which F. J.’ PATTEE is our home Uis car was January 1, 1918 thro July 1. 1949 on duty, 20 charges; im ' He was born in Kansas, March 7, fully erased again. Sometime however, the worst may hap- i or for possible roopr-ning of the We do not have a breakdown for while I struck on the right front, com- washing of glassware, ten 1896, and lived in Colorado for To the Editor: jien and a life or two will be lost and the county will wake uj older fMd|. In vfew of U mm 1951. 1952 or 1953. as this would proper charges. Twelve hearings were many years. On June 14. 1925, he ' pletely turned around and faced Dear Sir: changed condition«, it seem« rea ' the other wav, being demolished. to the |>erils of a narrow bridge. be a considerable task The rea was married a ’ Tingley. Iowa, to held following prior court con- sonable to conclude that anv dist I read your editorial in the Sen truck was overturned: result Human life in not measured in dollars and cents. Since rict which offers the possibility of son we have earlier figures is victions of licensees concerning Helen Boyd, who survives him. : The two men spent several days in the tinel dated January 13 under title because surveys were made at They came to Cottage Grove from violations of the law ccmmittee it isn't it is just common sense to remove a road hazard, producing mineral wealth hospital. Neither ma; be seriously R . tgh Time Ahead for B um - will, within the next few years, those times, he said We generally off premises, gambling on prem Fallbrook. Calif., nine years ago. hurt but it will be considerable ncss.” where motorist» have been fortunate to escape thus far. do not need a breakdown for Mr Cochrane was a member o; ise* and sale or gift of beer to receive the attention of the min You certainly have very well Cot i : ’’H10 before results Numerous complaints have been made a» to the condi ing communities, but henceforth wc minors. the Dorena Grange and the me va»i- . . arc known and industry " (Quote from re plan stated ’he problem and have done tage Grove Elks lodge. recover}’ r, .. to keep one.” tion of the bridge and several have taken occasion to use our port Principal offenses of service per- of W. T Graham, registered „ , . . , ' We called ’he State Police in a fine job in analyzing that busi- From the report it is nofed mittees such as bartenders “letter to the Editor” column. We fervently hope with many mining engineer, i ... were ’ Iz-sides his widow, he is sur- Eugene to investigate the acci- ncss is in for a rough time. I wish there was an increase in the sale to minors, allowin: ig — minors to 1 vned oy one son. Bruce Cochrane. । dent but to mv knowledge none every editor would take a per- If for no other reason, the need others, the county will take steps to correct this situation of children referred to consume, court convictions of vari- Cottage ve; one daughter. 1 has come. So wc seemed to get sonai interest in our tax problems for domestic copper in war times number Izefore the I ohh «if a life. in 1951 compared to earlier Joan Franklin. Gardena. no cooperation there. oils offenses, consuming on duty. will oblige the country to secure and express them as you have. its local sources of simply, just figures for the two years and ■ ale and sers ice intoxicated Calif; two granddaughters; one Late in the afternoon a member Very truly yours, one and a half year periods. "In brother and four sisters; Jim persons and failure to wash glass as has already iieen done with of the logging company told Dan LORAN L. STEWART fact the total for the area for Cochrane, Fannie Rees. Hattie ware properly. nick"! nt the now development iel John Mills that h" had received 1954. 114 children, is more than Mack. Ann I-ong and Mary Wat- Oro I permission from Eugene to move life of pleasure makes even During the six-month period, Secretary of the Interior Dougin» M' Kay la.st week at Riddle, V of total for the two year period, a Great Base Metal the the truck from their road as the the strongest mind frivolous at four licenses and six service per kins, all in California. 1919-50, and almost as much as joined the Republican chorus of laments over pat ty setback» ( I'oswiblllt amp Funeral services will be held logging road was completely Edward Buiwcr-Lytton. the 19 months period from Janu mits were cancelled by the com Thursday, al 1:36 p.m. at Mills in Oregon with a remark that it’» pretty tough to lose by a The ultimate diwelopmcnt of ary mission. 1. 1918 thru July 1, 1949. Mortuary with Vicar L. H. Young thin margin of around one vote for each of Oregon'» pre the district awaits driving of a The most valid comparison of officiating. Burial will be in the1 reallv DEEP tunnel, say cincts He was talking about Cordon'» I ohh to Democrat Rich at course would be the population in local Masonic cemetery. Mineral or Sharps Creek, if crease.” ard L Neuberger. Cottage Grove wishes to s"curc According to juvenile officials, There» a le»»on for both Democrat» and Republicans the trade from the mines; or at the Cottage Grove area compares alik<- in the Cordon defeat because it illustrates in the most Riverside or lower level on Upper about the same as other communi Steamboat cr<*ek, when the trade dramatic way possible the importance of that one vote which ties in the county in the number go out to Roseburg This Ix>g prices in the extreme north you- or your neighbor- decided wasn't so important with would work will ultimately be done, bar of children referred to juvenile and south end of the Willamette Addie Hull, a resident of Cot hundreds of thousand» of persons going to the polls at elec ring interference by government authorities. The following table valley reached a new peak last tage Grove for 30 years, died at a comparing th" number of refer tion time bureaus, since such a program rals with the school population week according to F H Dahl, Cottage Grove rest home Sunday, extension agricultural economist January 16. at the age of 8« In the »tat»- of Ohio, for instance, the »hoe was on the will become economically feasable may bo interesting. the nation's reserves of ore Community at the Oregon State College. years. She was born January 31. other foot In that state Republican George H. Bender has as Na. t lui are depleted ref. ’M cm. .1 ITiccs that were considered boot 1866. at Centerville. Calif, and been rertified the victor in a tough senate race over Demo The amount of ore that will lie leg in 1951 are prevailing today. was married to Elmer Hull on 45 1985 crat I homas A Burke. Republican Bender's margin of vic developed by such a program is Cottage Grose Camp run prices are from $500 September 20. 1944. in Roseburg 39 1056 to $8 .00 higher than in 1951, the She was a member of the Chris tory was only 2970 votes a margin of around one-fourth of of course a matter of theory now. Disston 1 141 it is far below the zones Culp Creek highest on record in the Oregon tian Church. Reb"kah Izxige. Past a vote | nt precinct in a Htate much more populous than since 3 1X3 which are opened for inspection, Saginaw State College. Noble Grands club. Relief Corps Oregon. 0 33 in the middle of the camp. Esti Sawlogs: No. 2 second growth and the WCTU Izirane 2 221 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch points out that had one mates by com[»etont mining engi- Ixindon Mrs. Hull is survived by one ranged from $36.00 to $50.00 at 1 153 and geologists place the Doreria voter at every fourth ballot box voted the other way a Ik-mo- valley mills. Peelers were mostly son, O. D. Mounce. Cottage Grove; 0 148 total at in excess of 1.250.000 crat would have been elected there. $75.00. $85.00 and $100.00 per one lister. Mrs Minnie Morelock, tons Its value in money would Cottage Grove, and several nieces thousand X». < hil. ' Never »ay again never that one man’s vote doesn’t lie tremendous; and its value to < ommunlty and nephews. ’.-»O '.50 count,’’ admonished the Post-Dispatch. We trust that Ore a country' desperate for raw min Cottage Grove ref. Funeral services were h")d at 51 1620 erals in time of war. would be gon » Htay-at-home voters, Democrats and Republicans alike, Croswell Mills Mortuary at 2 p m , Wednes 21 ‘<’7 incalcuahle. remember that lesson for the future. We have no quarrel Disston F Sherwood Smith offi- 4 156 Joe Plueard 82. Culp Creek, day. with Vault interment was in Culp Creek 10 158 with majority rule when a »olid majority reacts like good; died January 17 at a hospital in elating. Saginaw 2 52 । Eugene. He was born January 7. the IOOF cemetery. citizens and casts those “unimportant” single votes in the Izirane 0 221* 1873, at Woodburn. Oregon, and ballot boxes of the nation. Single votes in the past have) QUOTE: Izrndon 0 147 had been a resident of Oregon his altered the course of history From Oregon Teamster. I »orona 2 150 entire life, coming to this vicinity "Like many Americans. I took • Dist 19 no separate figures. 61 years ago He was married No America for gran’ed. It was. I vember 23. 1912. in Eugene to felt, a fire country, a fine place Grace Wilson, who preceded him to be born in and live in. But FOREST GROVE, Ore., (Spe it wasn't until I had tramped the in death in 1953 Information gathered from various sources relative to cial) Mail orders are now being co intry from one end to the other .Survivors include the following the conduct of young |>eople lead» one to believe that the taken for tickets for the Pacific children; Thelma Vaughn. Doro with my guitar over my shoulder 702 Main Hit nation while not improving to a great extent is not getting Northwest's big songfest, the Phone 73 thy McGrew and Dean Plueard. that I discovered how dramatic A11-Northwest Barber Shop and thrilling the true history of any worse. Records of the Lane county juvenile department famed all of Culp ( ’ reek; Mildred Cum Ballad contest to tie staged Feb Oregon traffic accidents claim our country ready is. ” Burl show that »here has been an increase in the number of chil ruary 24-25-26 nt Forest Grove. ed 412 lives during 1954, Secre mings. Kernville, and David with Ives' Tales of America dren refer red to the juvenile depar tment in 1954 as compared A women's barbershop quartet tary of State Earl T. Newbry re the U. S. Army. Fort Ord. Calif ; one brother. John. Sutherlin; to other years, but considering the increase in iropulation, the competition will tv held starting ported Thursday. three sisters Dora Jeffers. Crow; nt 7 30 Thursday night. February This is an increase of 22 over record mn t bad 24, in the new high school gym the 1953 total, and the count may Opha Sanders. Springfield, and A h .i matter of fact, trying to make good citizens out of nasium Twenty-five hundred gen- go still higher if person* now li»t- Anna Eusted. Red Bluff, Calif , the young people while they ate still young is a compara "ral admission scats, priced at ed as injured should later die or and 19 grandchildren. were held at 10:30 tively new effort 1 he juvenile department of the circuit $100 each, are available General if delayed fatality reports are re- 1 a m Services Wednesday, January 19. at Eddie McVay of the ceived. court in I^ane county is not very old and dates with the estab Chairman The worsened death record, Mills Mortuary, with the Rev. Forest Grove Gleemen. advises or lishment of the Skipworth home. Statistically it may Ire sev dering now to nvoid standing in said, came in spite of sub Kenneth Brightwell officiating. eral year» before anything like a comparison as to the in- line stantia! decreases in the number Burial was in the IOOF cemetery. The men's quartet eliminations of personal injuries and total ac creaso or decrease of youth periblems can be ascertained. contest will be ron off the next cidents of all types. Through No- night. Friday. February 25, start vember. injuries and accidents ing at 7 o'clock. Reserved seat were running 20 |>er cent below Size 39 — White Only Robert Paul Fraser, infant son tickets arc $1 80 All seats are re those reported at the same time of Mr and Mrs Walter F Fraser Mont experienced h gmlator« will toll you that the lobby- served The eliminations and fin- a year ago. of Eugene, died Friday, January- Boosting the death toll in 1954 14 He was born in Eugene on No i»t« are helpful, provided they do not represent a pte»su’n nis will be staged in the old high school auditorium, as in the past was a series of crashes that took group. It ia through lobbyist;« that the legislator comes t< vember 22. 1954. Besides his par Two gala show» featuring the several lives each. Thirty-six mul- ents he is survived by one broth know the good and bad points in any (lending legislation. Wt eight mal'«- finaiilt- s and a color tiple-death accidents during the —.......... —........... RED HOT SPECIAL er, Wally, at home; his grand have heard the thought expir ed by several legislators. ful Gay .Nineties revue will be year killed a total of 91 persons. parents. Mr and Mrs. George I. With as many mruutoi a» usually face the legislature staged on Saturday night. Febni- cancelling out earlier prospects i Fraser. Cottage Grove and Mrs and a» little time the avei.e,. legislator has to study the 9'^^’,,,.^ ’’’l”''* 'n at 7 and for a much improved record all Anna Turner. Eugene, great- across the board grandparents. Mr. and Mrs W W. many measures, the solons face a hard task, made easier if | pneed . $2 40 The mon th-by-mon th death toll Nixon. Fullerton. Calif., and Fer the lobbyist points out the feai urea of the bill, Ticket» m • y be obtained is 22 in January; 45. February ; ns Fraser, Cottage Grove. . ... .. ... writing: Ticket Chairman. P . March; 26 April; 34 May; Graveside services were held at June. 33. July; 34. August; 2 pm Monday. January 17. at It might be wise for the government to pay a little more 'i'" L’ ?" -°" °" 32, 38 46 (k-toher; 35. the IOOF cemetery with F Sher attention tp the minor acts of insurrection o< < ur; in;’, in Costa •o'.Vi pi . r' 1(1:. <i j November; and 46 in December. wood Smith officiating Mills Mor Rica rather than «ticking it'» ne« k out no far trying to r<e '« turn envelope Orders must Worst months of the year were tuary was in charge of arrange what shows ate desired what's hapjiening in Smorgasborgia, Liwer Slobbovia and 'Perifj 5c 10c SI.00 October and Ih'ecmlier. in each ments. Scandahoovia that it can't see what'« hapix-ning right under A who son makrth a glad father of which 46 fatalities were iccord- ed ns computed with .35 and 34 There million home it« bcwhi»kered chin. < *ld Teat turent during the same months in 1953. gardens in the U.S. today. in Ore Juvenile Problems in Local Area Christine Dunham Liquor to Minors Sale Charges High Dangerous Traffic Hazard Alfred B. Cochrane One Vote Can Write Political History Log Prices Reach Record High Level In Many Localities Addie Huil Dies After Long Illness Don't Miss CANNON'S Gigantic Anniversary TRADE-IN SALE FREE PRIZES Joe Piueard FREE COFFEE Is Conduct of Youth Improving? Barber Shop Ballad Contest to Be Held February 24-25-26 FREE PARKING January 28th and 29th Traffic Accidents Are Fatal to 412 Oregonians in ’54 Baby Robert Fraser COATS & CLARK'S BIG BALL CROCHET THREAD Constructive Lobbying Aids Legislators 4 98^ Knickerbocker's
