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Chapman Family Gathers at Divide For Thanksgiving Section Three 20 Pages The Cottage Grove Sentinel THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1953 COTTAGE GROVE. I ANE COUNTY. OREGON’ Record Car Order Of S.P. Company Totals $90 Million Overheated Stoves Cause of Blaze Bv Mrs. Harry Castle Phone »«kJ» MOSBY CREEK The Cottage Grove fire department sent their truck out on Mosby Creek one day last week when the house be longing to Steve Chambers caught fire from an overheated stove Only damage was to the roof around the ch'mney Mr and Mrs. Jimmy Sugg live in the house A Thanksgiving and birthday dinner was held at the Erank Ballard home at Mt View Thurs day. The grandchildren sang "Happy Birthday" for their grand father. Charles Putman. Douglas Howell was hurt finite badly on the head at school at Blue Mt November 22 and was taken to Cottage Grove hospital. He is able to be home and doing fine now Mosby Creek friends are ex pressing sympathy to the O. E. Smith family in the death of their son last week. Jesse Smith lived at Eden Park at one time but lived in Cottage Grove at the time of his death. Mr. and Mrs. Ix>ster Rearrick and children were dinner guests Thanksgiving at a family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Sloan of London. Visit* at Sheridan Mrs. Oiren I .and snent four davs over the holidays with her mother. Mrs. L. Matuseh. of Sheridan and with other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lebow had all their family home for Thanksgiving. They were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Huntington and three girls of Chehalis, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Lebow and son and Arlene I^ebow of Albany; Mr. and Mrs. Gale Lebow and three chil dren of Scott I ane, and Alice Lyle and Rex at home. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Anderson and two sons of Portland spent the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson, of Blue Mt. Sympathy Given Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Duerst in the death of their little granddaugh ter. Sandra Hand, and also to Mr. and Mrs. Cal Hand o‘ Cottage Grove, her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson have received word from their son. Dee. that he has been discharged from the Army and he and his wife will soon be visiting relatives on the west coast. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ezell and sons, Don and Bobby, of Blue River were dinner guests Thanks giving at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Barker of Booth Kel ly camp. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fowler and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cornell of Springfield were callers over the weekend at the home of Mrs. Glen Cochran. Steve Kavitz, who is in the Vet erans hospital in Vancouver. Wash . spent a few days with home folks at Eden Park, returning Sunday to the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Black of Eugene spent Thanksgiving with his mother, Mrs. Ardella Black, of Walden. Dinner guests Thanksgiving at the Darrel Mosby home were Mr. and Mrs Don Mosby and daugh ter of Walden and Genevieve Val- esques of Mt. Home. Idaho. Fred Brumbaugh of Albany. Mrs. Minnie Morris of Cottage Grove and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Scott of Creswell were dnner guests Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones. Southern Pacific company _ placing a record order for 10. d more freight cars, estimated cost $90 million. D. J. Russe president. announced recently. He emphasized the new ordc largest ever placed by the S brings the total number of freigl cars acquired or in order by the railroad in 1955 alone to 14.725, at an estimated cost ot $121 mil lion. “This action is based on our confidence in the continued spec tacular growth of the Golden Empire we serve." Russell de clared. "It is part of our continu ing plan to match industry and agriculture stride for stride." Authorized by the railroad s Ixiard of directois meeting in New York, the new order breaks even the previous SP record of 9.700 new freight cars included m the 1948 program. It also raises the number of freight cars acquir ed or on order by the railroad since World War II to more than 57,000 of which more than 35.000 aré box cars, the most popular type of freight ear. The finest word in the world e only vain sounds if you cannot Anatole mprehend the tn. ance Ulis oncalla iän fat man her- Drain burg Mr. No Doubt About It! niece my to spend tra e holidays nts, Mr. . and Mr son. Mr and Mrs. Henry Bo urnanunt« will bi WIZARDRY IN rm: vent > Portland last Wedne pend Thanksgiving with their demonstrated at leader trailing meeting In Lane < <> mty I extension in-law and daughter. Mr and 11*0 Pearl Street. Eugene, on V» < Ine- day. December and little Mis Rail :;;o. shown above Lane County's three women e'en laughter. San. v (Ulillani I .) UUe.V, MNs Hatlie M" i hm Mis Robert Kenady and Mrs. Lambert and mus, ami Miss \ Irginii ted reci ntly in Ros< bun display at tin1 meeting. Mis Thoma« Lasagna. Wed- Ashley Ikwvtis left aesday by Ml Sacramento. C laughter. Mrs M ron Erickson, Ccnstruciion oí Christinas Tree Ornamenis to Sc Shown December 7 snow - Nn.r 9«»«» about word meanings or - Hing ... for people judge you on how ■ ou speak and write! _ Ns doubt obout It, Webster« New , . . D • .iry helps you speak more effectively, write more accurately, and read with more un- d, rstanding whether in busmess, in school, or at home. Gain confi dence and authority with this^ best, handy-size dictionary! 1ÎJ.000 «iht.i. 2.300 t«rm» it* luth a ted, plu» Other tpeoal Mr. and Mrs Russell lambert it to Portland l ist an overnight visit into in the construction of sparkling. original Christmas Also, they vv II «how the construct •s. Clare Chapman. 1 be demonstrated Mr. ornaments ion of tlio mobile Christmas tree Milo. I>enn'«. Alice and Wednesday, December 7. in the which "Piggyback" Service can I e suspended from the Franc Thanksgivii" at Al- room ot Lime County The new order includes 6.600 conference , ceiling and the unusual "twirl- box cars Of these. 4,900 will be Extension Service offices, 1170 about" tree which is often prefer bany with the Llewellyn William« >t. "Conjuréis" of the 'amilv. ÄJ-- - 50 feet long with double doors. in the two-hour train red by those who relish the mod Mr. and Mrs George McRey- With one door flush, the box car decorations , nolds, Barbara, Georgena and Jon ’>0 tor ern. can be used either as a single ing meeting from 1:30 to McReynolds had ICICLES HANGING FROM THE STOKE OF C AN SON Al I 11- 8-foot-door car. or as a double organization iven the children in the fain- and : Mrs. leaders will be l ain , can assist m making many their Thanksgiving dinner with ANCE, averaging about three feet in length, were a hazard, sa J 16-foot-door car. The order calls County s three women extension these ornament«.” said Mrs Mis Kathleen Knight in Eugene officer Ben Jones, so Mayne grabbed an oar and ladder and proceeded for 1.050 flat cars. 250 of which agent«. Miss Virginia Moorman. y. "Lifetime memories are Mr and Mrs Earl Stockdal are specially designed for "piggy Mr«. Nancy (William E > Riley, ited when the family works to- left here S to knock them off. back" service. Also included are and Miss Hattie Mae Rhonemus icr in creating something spe- 1,550 gondola cars and 1,000 open Letters were mailed last week that symbolizes the Christ- them I r. to Idaho tor a hopper cars and 500 covered hop inviting all 4-H leaders, home eco nomic chairmen ot the Granges, mas i spirit." per cars. , where they visited Russell said deliveries of the vice chairmen of the Farm cars are expected to start next Bureaus, and represent a Dorado. Kan., and in year. He indicated the Southern church groups to panic the Navy to From there they Pacific will build most of the cars the leader training meet. Hangars built >i.t .n ■ >'!inips in its own shops at Sacramento, "We will present ideas for house submarine timber arches which rise California, and Houston. Texas home, church or meeting hall dec t above the II"or, clear In addition to the railroad s orations and will demonstrate the sweeping program of car construc making of simple and inexpensive spannili: g an unobstructed area 237 de and 1.tFH) feet long, re- tion. Russell pointed out, the handmad" decorations." said Mis ic National Lumber Manu- Southern Pacific is keeping up a Riley "The leaders may share record high level of car mainten these suggestions in similar meet ance. ings with interested members in lion of these hangars w ts made possible by special timber con He noted that only 2.0 per cent their organizations.” nectors used in engineered timlicr of its freight car fleet throughout Such wizardry as the conversion its system was out of service Oc of a tin can lid into a flower-like construction. tober 1 awaiting repairs. The pinwheel and of narrowly cut till depends upen national average of so-called “bad strips into ornaments w ith an "old in order” cars was 5.1 per cent. u|x>n the im- Russell commented that "keep-1 country" flavor or into modern provement of moments mote than spirals will lie displayed. The ex- ing our freight fleet rolling while ! tension agents w ill demonstrate upon any other one thing ... It constantly adding to it is a double how to combine const ruction pa one would Ie successful in the effective way to not only maintain per, glue and glitter into a glisten I future, let hirn make the most but enhance our unsurpassed rec ing cube ornament commonplace of th<* present. Mary Baker Eddy ord of service.” —Sentinel Pluto This. Christmas SACK’ iOc° the wodds FASTEST portable SmilhCorona Fin«>t present you con give your boy or girl. Morks gc w when notes, reports ond themes ore typed! This is the portable with PAGE GAGE and many other timesaving, smooth-typing fea tures for b<gmachine performance. «H mk INDEXED 6 TODAY - g.nvtn. Others for $2.19, $2.89 anti $5-00 Cottage Grove Sentinel Soo-o GOOD Cup SHOVELING SNOW WAS A C HORE for most businessmen in Cottage Grove during last week's siege of Arctic weather. Walls Robertson is pit tured trying to scoop oft sonic of the cold wet stuff. P.S These pictures are a week late due to an extremely long time exposure, which took almost one week to torn out. Son Substitute Pastor for Father By Mrs. Esther Trunnell Phone 171'11 LATHAM The Rev. Eugene of Ceres. Calif , preached Lane County Vets Shelley at Hebron Sunday in place of his Taxes Run High father, the Rev. J M. Shelley. His wife accompanied him. They were Veterans with homes and farms called to Vida by the disappear financed by the Oiegon veterans ance, presumably by drowning of lean program paid state property his sister, Rachel Shelley. She taxes on 10.832 pieces of property always attended services at Heb OREGON STATE COLLEGE in the amount of $1,240.832 for A happy family, in the eyes of the year 1955-56. Director H. C. ron with her father when she was children at least, is built around Saalfied of the Department of Vet able. The Sunday before her dis parents and children working to erans' Affairs reported this week. appearance they attended the Hebron Grange Thanksgiving din gether and sharing problems and In Lane county. 824 veterans ner. Friends here extend the fam plans, an Oregon State college with homes and farms financed family life professor is convinced the state loan paid $96,408.67 on ily sympathy in their loss. Mrs. C. R. I-eathers is improv after analyzing answers trom stu ing at home after an automobile dents on ‘"What has made your their real property. The veteran doesn't pay these collision that made it necessary family a happy one?” taxes direct to the tax collector. for her to stay in Cottage Grove The students are asked to ans He pays one-twelfth of them every hospital for more than a week. wer the question as part of their month to the Department of Vet Her sister. Mrs. Pearl Campbell, I work in a marriage and family erans' Affairs along with his of London has been staying with life class taught by Dr. Lester monthly loan repayment. The De her in the daytime. summary of Kirkendall. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holte of Ta partment in turn pays the tax answers shows about a dozen collector, and does it in advance coma spent the weekend at the items get major emphasis. of the November 15 deadline in home of her parents, Mr. and to- order to give the veteran the ad Mrs. J. C. Buker. Sunday all were Family projects, "heart heart" talks about problems, plan- vantage of a 3 percent discount. guests at the home of another ning the family future together, The tax savings effected for the daughter of the Bukers. Mrs. Joe a sense of security, and a feeling 10,832 property holders this year , Gleason, in Cottage Grove. that parents were interested in amounted to $38,376. The average Mrs. Fred Harris underwent "me and my accomplishments" ' tax paid by each veteran was surgery at Sacred Heart hospital. were singled out in most cases as $114 55. compared to last year's Eugene, Monday morning. Her sources of lasting happiness. Dr. Harold lenders, daughter, Mrs. ------- Kirkendall reports. The possession $106.24. and two small sons of Portland The Department collects the of money was never mentioned as are staying at the Harris home contributing to happiness, though veteran's taxes for two reasons this week while her mother is in to relieve him of the necessity of the lack of it was sometimes said the hospital. paying his own taxes in a lump Invitations are out from Mr. not to interfere. sum. and to prevent tax delin and Mrs. Roy Beers for the wed Family projects such as deco quencies. ding of their daughter, Ellen, to rating the Christmas tree, fixing Delbert B. Kelly, Friday, Ix-cem- up the home or working for a Words. I think, are the one ber 2, at 8 pm. in the Free Meth new car drew special note. So did such "rituals" or traditions as great exhaustless charm and re odist church A reception will fol family celebrations. Thanksgiving source of life. Gamaliel Bradford low at the Methodist church. dinners and Sunday rides. "Talking” Valued Students consistently empha sized the values of being able to talk with their parents about their problems, for example, dat ing. "coming in" hours, sex and vocational plans. In turn, many students wrote how happy they are that their parents allowed them to sit in on family powwows in which they planned vacations, with household purchases, family bud gets and similar matters. Such talks help to "keep the family together.” they say. Concrete and Pumice Blocks A sense of humor seems im portant for parents too, Kirken Drain and Culvert Tile dall reports One student men tioned bis father made up humor ous verses to fit “any occasion" Septic Tanks and many praised their parents "■ " a "bright side for always finding of things." Pier Blocks — Patio Slabs Also included on the list of most mentioned items were having Masonry Materials friends welcome in the home; fairness in discipline and dealings with all members of the family; and a sense of security that stem med from knowing "we were wanted." Purr along peacefully...or pour it on to pass Driving’s Exciting Again! Family Happiness Factors Reviewed By OSC Professor SEE IT DEMONSTRATED from $73.77 to $122.65 Cottage Grove Sentinel 116 N.6th Bv Mrs Edith Kenady Rucker, Ala., where their son, AI- was stationed and where they spent two weeks. 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