The Cottage Grove sentinel., July 14, 1955, Page 2, Image 2

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Letter from Washington
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The Mining Claim Bill wk
Iters was passed by
veral times m these weekly
all vote There ap-
e House without even a ro
tior. to it The bill
peared to be little or no op;
Members sponsor«*«!
which I and several other Ho
uch have been made
will put a stop to the attempts
and under the guise of
cted this new
its being a mining cia m When it
cspector
law will not prevent any genuin«
mining claim but he
from filing on and perf«< 'mg
.a.m The Forest
will have to use it only as a mini
the claim and be
such timber as is
able to sell th** timbe;
needed by a miner in developing his mine
FuL*rnp<KO rat»«
NATIONAL
EDITORIAL
SUSTAINING MtMtt*
New York
Chicago
other surface res- urces thereof". Certainly wildlife
and recreation values are "other resources thereof"
and are under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service
the same as the rest of the National Forests.
El I* wurth
Detroit
Philadelphia
Weekly Newspaper Representatives, Inc
National Advertising Representative
“Biggest and Best”
Cottage Grove's Centennial was a success from the first
day. Many made little or no effort toward planning for the
event, seeing that the program went off as scheduled or even
creating a Centennial atmosphere These may have enjoyed
themselves in the festivities, but not to the extent of those
who worked hard to make the celebration such a success It
was the ones who saw the fruits of their labor fulfilled that
had the best time. These sparkplugs, too numerous to give
individual credit, deserve the highest of praise for helping
bring about the "biggest and best" celebration that our town
has ever seen. For fear of leaving out someone's name, which
inevitably happens when a large group of people work to­
gether, this editorial won't single out anv individual for a pat
on the back. Those who did the work will know to whom the
reference is made.
The Pet Parade was one of Cottage Grove's “biggest and
best”, with many entries and a large variety of |>ets entered.
A large crowd, and it mitfht be added a very appreciative
one, viewed the parade. The event was well run off, each
child was given a token prize for his efforts and cooperation,
and the spectators seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly.
A large crowd of some 6,000 spectators viewed another
"biggest and best” at the rodeo grounds the evening of July
4. when they had the opportunity of seeing Cottage Grove’s
first major fireworks display. And a dazzling array of fire­
works it was. The some 130 aerial displays and 15 ground
pieces made it an equivalent, proportionately speaking, of the
big fireworks show in Eugene. Donations for the show were
disappointingly small, but as was explained in last week's
eilitorial the blame for this does not lie entirely with the
spectators
Bicycle races and the frog jumping contest, designed
primarily for the youth of Cottage Grove, were well at-
tended. While there weren’t many contestants in the frog
jumping contest, a large crowd was well pleased with the
proceedings. It is hoped that these two events can be made
annual affairs.
Special events, such as the Centennial Golf Champion­
ships, the Oregon Archers’ 28th annual shoot, motorcycle
races, high school-alumni track meet, several baseball games.
Rod and Gun club trapahoot, communitv flower show, and
the showing of "Roaring Rails", added to the festivities.
The Rod and Gun club was also responsible for helping dump
over 4,000 trout in the Dorena Reservoir by the state game
commission.
The Vigilantes, rough and tough as they appeared to
lye on many unsuspecting persons, added a great deal to the
success of the celebration. Catching offenders and trying to
put them in the jail sometimes proved to be hard work, but
a good time was had by all. No one. farmer, police chief, may­
or or even the governor, escaped the justice of these dreaded
lawmen.
As usual the rodeo and buckaroo breakfast were big
successes. Both recorded increases from the previous year,
with prospects for “bigger and better” events next year.
Saturday was the topping on the cake. The whisker
judging and button drawing events drew throngs of people,
but it was the Centennial Parade that was the crowd drawer
Spectators lined up. three deep, with heads popjyed out of
every window, from two blocks west of Pioneer Bridge, all
the way down Main st ice t and down the highway to Sixth
street An estimated 20,000 people saw the hour-long parade
It can safely be said that at no time in Cottage Grove’s his-
tory have there been so many people congregated in town at
one time.
The parade itself was Cottage Grove's "biggest and
bestThere were over 60 entries, and not just marching
units and horses. The various buggies, ox drawn wagons
stage coaches, floats, ancient autos ami other entries made
it a parade long to be remembered
Cottage Grove’s merchants did a good job of creating
the atmosphere of the "good old days" with the many and
excellent window displays and store decorations. It was also
the merchants that donated the many prizes for the Pet Pa­
rade and button drawing.
Let's hope that the Centennial nas set a precedent for
like celebrations in the future. It's a boost to business, gixal
for the unity of the area and helps to put the town on the
map.
How’s Your Publicity?
No newspaper, daily or weekly, is doing its work if the
publicity material of local and civic groups is slighted or
overlooked. Publicity is one of the most important functions
we are prepared and able to serve. Sometimes, however, it
presents a problem
With the possible exception of organizations which regu­
larly sponsor town-wide betterment programs and projects,
we have selected no favorites among the vast number of lo­
cal organizations. We attempt to give full coverage to them
al), but w«' de,x*nd on publicity chairmen within the groups
for their news Organizations that arrange interesting pro­
grams have little difficulty in providing material, or in hav­
ing it printed.
Any newspa,»er. however, has a considerable problem in
making much of a story out of "regular meeting will be
hekv or "refreshments will be served” information We find
that the success of a publicity program de,»ends first of all
on the type of activity to be publicized, and secondly, the
initiative and ability of the person assigned to handle pub­
licity.
We recommend that local organizations examine their
own publicity programs if they feel they don’t ret proper
recognition It is easy to place the blam«* for weak publicity
on the newspa,>er, and difficult to originate a sue. «ssful
compaign.—The Branford (Conn i Review
As is usual here about this time each year there
is quite a bit of conversation as to the possible date
of adjournment of this session The past few days
I have been hearing pretty reliable rumors which
indicate a determination on the part of the majority
leadership in both Houses to adjourn before the «nd
of July If that does happen it will surely mean that
action on several important bills will be put over
until the next session which will convene January
3rd Next year being a presidential election year, it
seems likely that the Democrat majority in Congress
would want to have some good hot controversial
legislation to w< rk on The political thinking natural­
ly would be that they might be able to put us Repub­
licans "on the spot" enough times to damage us in
the election Apparently one thing that is trouble-
si.me to our opposition is the popularity of President
Eisenhower. They seem to be having some difficulty
in opposing him while supporting him.
One interesting fact about the present situation
in Congress is that for the first time in many years
the Senate is ahead of the House in getting its work
done.
One question and a good « me was raised during
.^man Young of Nevada
the debate on the bill. C
i«*n and recreationists
wanted to know if sp
would have the same right to go on a mining claim
filed in the National Forests a.- on the rest of the
forests. Because of mv knowledge of th«* wording of
the bill I took the Floor to assure Mr Young and
•rd of the debate
the Hous« also to have th
clear on the loint that the bill permit such use of
Is the right
the mining claim lurface Th,
to "mana ige and dispose of the
thereof and to manage
Washington Calling
the halyards of the staff which stands at the base
of the marble and glass dome, at the west side of
The Senate Public Works subcommittee of which I the building A letter from J. George Stewart. Archi­
am a m«-mtx r has reported f:iv«iably on legislation tect of the Capitol, attests to the fact that this is a
establishing a five-year program for control of water flag which has flown over the nation's Capitol.
(xillution This has special value to the state of Ore­ Salk Vaccine—and the Situation in Canada
Some partisan Oregon newspapers have been criti­
gon becaus«' our state has a great stake in fighting
stream pollution which adversely affects salmon cal of the speech I made on the floor of the Senate
some weeks ago. when I called attention to Canada’s
fisheries
It is well-known that sewage and chemical waste sound and orderly government program for getting
dumped into the Willamette river was blocking off the Salk anti-polio vaccine to children of that free
spring Chintxik -almon runs of gr< at importance. Our nation
At least, my stand is supported by the leading
subcommittee bill provides $10 million in grants to
states to combat stream filth. This should prove newspaper of the country, the New York Times,
beneficial to Oregon’s valuable fish runs, especially which backed President Eisenhower in the election
because it calls for wildlife experts to be named to Here are a few excerpts from the Times editorial of
June 12, 1955:
th«* board which will administer the program.
The mystery deepens in the light of th« brilliant
How You Can Get a ( upitol Flag
Mv office receives many requests for information record of Canada. There over 500,000 children have
In
about flags flown over our national Capitol Building lx>en vaccinated, so far without any mishap .
Any patriotic organization, sch«xd group or individual Canada all vaccine has been produced in th« Con­
citizen can get one of these for $650. Th’s is the naught Medical Laboratories of the University of
cost of a 5x8-foot flag, the standard size. Then, my Toronto under the strict control of the Ministry of
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office will arrange to have th«* flag unfurl«*d from Health
Rv Richard and Maurine Neuberger
An Anti-Poilutioa Program
John Amos Long
Telegram From Oregon’s Senators
Delighted to report that Senate Appropriations committee today
reported public works appropriation bill providing substantial in­
creases over House Bill and President's recommendations for Oregon
and Columbia Basin projects. $200,000, the maximum usable, was
recommended for Green Peter dam planning
President Eisenhower requested no iunds and House provided
none $500,000 for Cougar dam planning and construction was pro­
vided; President requested only $100,000 for planning only and House
Bill provided $100.000
Senate Committee Bill includes $750,000 for deepening of chan­
nel at mouth of Columbia; this represents a net gain over budget re­
quest and House action Senate committee recommends $300.000 for
Hills Creek planning and construction
President and House provided $10,000 for completion of planning
only $500.000 in Senate Bill for Talent irrigation project. President
made no fund request and House provided limit of $154.(XX) for plan­
ning only.
Senate committee boosted planning funds for John Day dam to
$600.000, an increase of 20 jx-rcent over President's budget request
md House bill. Senate bill provides $200.000 for Tillamook Bay and
bar and $236.(XX) for Coo* Bay harbor. These amounts are net gains
over budget and Hous«' bill
The Senate bill provides first construction funds for Ice Harbor
dam $1,000,000. These appropriations tor Oregon and Columbia River
Project will go a long wav in meeting our power, flood control, navi­
gation and irrigation needs We made specific requests to committee
for each of these projects.
Congresswoman Green also -ubmitted testimony to Senate com­
mittee urging these funds We shall spar« no effort in keeping these
amounts in bill when it comes to senate floor.
A later telegram reads:
Today the senate passed the public works appropriations bill with
all committee recommendations for Oregon projects re|H»rted last
Friday included
As reported Senate Bill added $5.368,200 to bill as passed house
Of this amount $3,144.(XX) represented net gain for Oregon projects
including lee Harbor Senate Bill provides for new multipurpose dam
starts at Hills Creek and Ice Harbor, maximum progress on Green
Peter and Cougar planning With Cougar construction to tiegin next
spring; major construction starts on channel at mouth of Columbia
The Talent Irrigation Project. Tillamixik Bay and bar and Coos
Bays Charleston boat harbor; planning of the John Day project would
go forward more quickly than with the amount in Hous«' bill recom­
mended by President Eisenhower, this bill is of major importance to
Oregon for power, fkxid control, navigation and irrigation
W«* shall work diligentlv to preserve these gains as th«' bill goes
to conference to work out differences with House of Representatives.
Regards.
RICHARD I, NEUBERGER US. Senate
Oregon’s Traffic
System is Lauded
SALEM
(Special > Governor
Paul Patterson has r«*ceiv«*d noti­
fication from the executive secre­
tary of the Institute of Traffic
Engin«'ers that Oregon had been
adjudged first place for achieve­
ment in traffic engineering for
1954 among the 11 western states
The official announcement was
made by the Board of Directors
of the Institute of Traffic En-
g inters meeting in Atlanta. Geor-
State Highway
R H Baldock.
1
Engineer, advises that the annual
select ton* i are determined by a
committee of judges comprised of
national pers«>nages in the safety,
insurance, -engineering and auto
motive fields. The judging is based
on a very comprehensive inventory
of traffic cngin«*ering activities
and the effectiveness thereof with
respect to all of the 48 states This
is th«- swond consecutive year in
which Oregon has been given th«*
award in the western area having
ti«*d with th«* state of Washington
in 1953.
Presentation of a plaque sym­
bolic of thi- award will be made
at a later date by an official of
th«* Institute of Traffic Engineers
Harry Porter Jr.. Institute presi.
dent, and traffic engineer for th«*
National Safety Council, com­
ments "States and citie* sek*ct-
ed for awartis have demonstrated
that traffic facilitation and con­
trol. coupled with g«»d law en­
forcement and public education,
will ease congestion which is so
irritating to the millions of mo-
on our streets and high-
• and smooth movement
ionite necessity in our
is the responsibility of
nation
anti state to move traf-
by the application of
■ engineering. for then
moved more safely."
traffic
State Fair Gives
More Space, Money ;
For Foods Dept.
SALEM <Special)
More '[>ace
for exhibits and more prize money
will be featured in th«* Fo«xi> De-
partment of the 1955 Oregon State .
Fair which will lx* held from Sep |
ternlxT 3-10 at Salem
Slightly cramped for space last ,
year when Oregon housewives de-'
luged th«* department with over I
LUX) exhibits in their quest of 1
the coveted "Queen of the Kit- I
chen" title, the foods display Jef-
initely will be enlarged foi the j
55 Stat«* Fair according to Mrs
1 । ■ ■ - h
r .
foots d«
ment superintendent.
Pies will be judged at the State I
Fair this year for th«* first time'
in nxxiern history and demonstra­
tions will be added to other ac­
tivities in th«* fixxls b«x>th A plat­
form w ill be erected for the dem- j
onst rat ions of bread baking and
other specialties
t’ompetitum in many varieties
of breads, cakes, candies, canned
fruit, meats and fish, preserves ।
and jams, pickles, relishes and
frozen fexxis will be repeated
il nov« ity cakes entered at '
the 1955 State Fair must be in
keeping with th«' fair's overall
theme which is "Gay "90*.”
James Haskin. 75. passed away
at his home in Cottage Grove.
Tuesday. July 12. 1955.
Mr. Haskin had lived in Cottage
Grove for two years.
James Haskin was bom at Ten-
mil« in Douglas County, on May
8, 1880 and had lived In the Yon-
calla community for many years
before moving to Cottage Grove,
three
His
survivors
include
brothers and two sisteis: Dave
Haskin of Cottage Grove; Harry
Haskin of Lorane; William Has­
kin of Yoncalla; Lucy Rice of Cot-
tn«»* Grove and Mary Hubbard of
Creswell.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 pm. Friday. July 15. 1955.
at Mills Mortuary
Rev. Scott
Ryan will oificiate. Interment will
tie in the Cottage Grove IOOF
Cemetery.
Rhcoa L:oel Davison of Cottage
Grove passed away at her home
Saturday. July 9, 1955. at the age
of 76.
Mrs. Davison was horn Rhoda
E. King in Illinois on July 24. 1878
She came to Oregon with her par­
ent* 64 years ago on December
19. 1907. she married John M Dav.
ison at Cottage Grove.
She was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church.
Her survivors include her hus­
band and four brothers Dwight
King cf Norfolk Calif ; Ben King
of Portland; Luther King of Ore­
gon City; Edd King of Whitefish,
Mont . and several other relative
Funeral services were held at
Mills Mortuary in Cottag«' Grove
Tuesday. July 12. with Rev Scott
Ryan officiating. Vault interment
was in the Roseburg Masonic
Cemetery.
Pioneer License
Law Is Amended
The recent legislature partially
closed the door on the issuance of
special fishing and hunting licenses
to so-called "pioneers'' according
to a statement released by the
Oregon Game commission.
At the present time, the spe-
cial 5O-cent license may lie ob-
tained bv anyone who has resided
continuously in the state for 60
years. An additional provision in
the law will limit distribution of
licenses to those wh< <e birthdate
is not later than 1899 This new
provision will ultimately bring
about the complete elimination of
the "pioneer” license.
Th« number of pioneer licenses
issued has br*en increasing rapidlv
in recent vears.
reaching ntore
than 12,000 in 1954. Without the
limitation added by th« legitla-
ture, the number would have con-
tinued to grow at an accelerated
rate, with the possibilit- of creat-
, ing a serious financial problem in
sofar as game funds are con-
cemed
The new act becomes effective
on August 2. 1955
Commission Lauds
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Coquille salvage
Stat«' Fisheries Director M T
Hoy this wrek commend«*«! rmm
bers of the Myrtle Point Rod a i 1
Gun club who have carri«xl on a
salmon fingerling salvage
gram in areas of the Coquille riv­
er where r«x?eding flood waters
have stranded the young fish in
potholes. The woi k was begun at
the time Colonel Going of Coos
Bav was a member of the Fish
Commission two decades ago.
Throughout the high water per-
Myrtle
Point
iod this spring,
sportsmen have been watching
tiixjded sections along the Co-
quille river for signs of trapped.
Kish
ocean-bcund salmone ids.
sighted have been seined with nets
and returned to the river to move
on downstream Fiank Smith, fish
conumsslon employe and former
superintendent of the Coos river
salmon hatchery, has been assist-
ing the sportsmen in their salvage
eflorts.
Hoy said annual losses of young
.-almon and steelhead du«' to
stranding in j-otholes are believed
to be great in some cases.
He
pointed out that potholing is only
one of the many dangei-s young
salmonoids face during their fresh
watei existence.
"Any
project,
regardless of
scop« , which increases the chances
for salmon survival in our coastal
rivei-s is a step in the right di-
rection,” Hoy emphasized; "The
Coquille salvage program is an
excellent «xampie of what can lx'
done by interested groups to ac-
rehabilitation ot our sal-
mon runs."
S< >1 TH LANE RECREATION SCHEDULE
Week of July 15-21
Friday
9-12
9-11
1:30-2:30
5:30
9:30-11:30
1-4:30
8 30-11 p m.
aturduy,
1-5-
7-9
Sunday,
3 pm
1-5
9-12
Monday,
9:30-11:30
1-4:30
1-5
6:30
G 30-8
Tuesday,
9-12
1 30
1:30
10-11
1-4 30
1-5
Wednesday.
9-12
1-4
9:30-11 30
1-4:30
6 3U
Thursday,
1-4
10-11
1-4 30
7-9
6:30
6 30-8
Baseball: Little League at Kelly Field
Baseball: American league at high school
Baseball: National League at Kellv Field
Baseball: Peewee League vs. Roseburg at
high school
Girls' activities at high school
Park supervision
Teen-age dance at Jefferson gym
Swimming
Swimming
Baseball. I^me County Boys' Baseball Jam­
boree at Bethel Park
- National League vs. McKenzie
American League vs. Junction City
Swimming
Baseball: Little league at Kelly Field
Baseball: American la-ague at high school
Baseball Peewee League at high school
Girls' activities at high school
Park activities
Sv. 1mming
Softball Church of Christ vs. Episcopalians
Basketball at high school V m
Basebill: Litt)«- I eagvi« a’ Kelly Field
Baseball American League vs. VFW at
Colin Kelly Field in Eugene
Baseball: National League vs. KVAL at
Roosevelt
Lionette dance group at high school
Park supervision
Swimming
', .
Adult swimming
Baseball Little L»3gue at Kellv Field
Baseball: Junior League at high school
Girls' activities at high school
Park supervision
Swimming
Adult Sw imming
Softball: Methodists vs. Knights of Colum­
bus
Basel Kill Little League at Kelly Field
Baseball Juhioi League at high school
Lionette danc« group at high school
Park supervision
Sw imming
Sw imming
Softball: Free Methodists vs. Church of
Christ
Basketball at high school
ANNOUNCING
This
o t
;s her I Killam
Croly <negon Green.
McCoy Motors
WILL CLOSE FOR VACATION
SATURDAY NIGHT. JULY 16th
AND RE-OPEN JULY 26th
McCoy Motors
Phone 64
6th and Washington
Baker Edd
«
James Haskin
Rhoda E. Davison
day’s "danger area" is shown within the solid
black «Lines of Constant Dosage,” scaled to in­
dicate the estimated radiation intensity for the
first 36 hours of fallout in areas at varying dis­
tances from the blast. Evacuation of at least the
danger area would be probable.
(FCDA Photo)
I’ies Judged
Winner of the State Fair "Qui'en
of th«* Kitchen" contest last jear
was Mrs. Donald H«xxt of Ger­
vais Th«' title goes to the p«’rson
w hq w ins the most indiv idual
p; izes in the foods department
Blue i ribbons count five point*,
rorth three
M-cond I prizes are
points, and third prize* ■s one point.
No entry fees are charg«d in
the foods department competition
which is open to all Oregon resi­
dents A ctxnplete list of fixxis
which may be entered is listed in
th«' State Fair premium list, avail-
be kind, and even abk* now from the state fair of-
Federal employees have been in.structe«l t<> write inf >rm-
al, human-sounding letters when correa,rinding with the
public, it says in a Washington news item. So don’t be sur­
prised to receive a letter from the income tax department
should
beginning: **Goo<1 m< ming H w even httle old thing to- pridc
natures need
day? By Urn way. you really didn t expect to get by with all
i w ith whose wraith
thoae expense it* u
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Th« Nance County Jotirnal (Fullerton. Neb I summer beauty.
John Amos Long, whose address
is Route 1
Box 646. Cottage
Grove, passed away July 10, 1955.
at his home. He was 59.
Long, a retired hardware mer­
chant. had been a resident of this
community for 19 years.
John Amos I eng was born No-
vember 25. 1895. at Cottonwood.
Idaho He married Edith Marie
Vannice in Albany, Oregon, on
April 17, 1926.
He is survived by Mrs. Long,
one son and two daughters: Rob­
ert of Cottage Grove; Doris of
Seattle, and Joan Barker of Cot­
tage Grove; two grandchildren and
three sisters Mrs Esther Krafft
of Portland. Mrs. Mae Moxley of
Day ton. Wash., and Mrs. May me
Green of Portland.
a
mi-mber
of
w a s
Long
.
RAM
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AFtAM
24. Consistory Al Kader
Shrine. Elks. American Legion
Post 32. 40 et 8 Voiture No 80
and VFW He was a veteran of
World War I.
Funeral services were held at
Mills Mortuary, at 1 JO pm Wed­
nesday. July 13. 1955. with Rev.
Scott Ryan officiating. Interment
was in Sunset Memorial Cemetery
in Eugene.
TYPICAL SPRINGTIME fallout pattern last
April 21 for Minneapolis. Duluth. Milwaukee and
Chicago. The "isochrones’’ (curved dotted lines
marked in hours) show how soon and how far
H-l>omb fallout would have covered the earth
Biider that day's prevailing wind conditions. The
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ft