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.
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e only vain sounds if you cannot
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mprehend the tn.
ance
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man
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burg
Mr.
No Doubt
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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
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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.
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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
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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."
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Sentinel
116 N.6th
Bv Mrs Edith Kenady
Rucker, Ala., where their son, AI-
was stationed and where
they spent two weeks. Alfr€‘d re-
discharge from
trom the
ceived his r1i«trharL?e
Army November 5 and accompa
nied his parents home by the
-out hern route through New Mex-
„ o Arizona and California They
were gone two months arrival^
home November 12.
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