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U CF 0 LIBRARY The Weather Sentinel Office Supplies Now at R&M Cottage Grove Sentinel ☆ Serving the Heart of the Nation's Greatest Lumber Region Since 1889 ☆ 513 Main COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY. OREGi \ VOLUME LXVII City Council Lets Bids on Five Street Improvement Projects The city council, which met in was ordered held up pending fur special session Monday evening, ther study. awarded bids on four paving pro On the opening of the council jects. the widening of a portion meeting. Maynard Wilson, one of of Whiteaker ave.. and the exten the owners of the Oak Park ad sion of one sewer line. Another dition said the FHA wanted evi sewer line extension up for award dence that the city would maintain was held up pending further study the paving in Oak Park after com of the project. One of the disap pletion and the council authorized pointing features of the awards the city engineer to sign such an to some members of the council | agreement. The paving projects in was the fact that only one bid this area were approved after Gil was received on all projects and Gardner made a motion that the there no competition, but full cash bond be required and the other paving firms were too busy motion was approved. The council to even bother to bid. It was said also approved a five year exten shortage of materials and labor sion on the former two federal had affected a number of larger j housing units owned by Mrs. Mar jobs, even on highway bids. ion Edwards near the hospital Bids on the paving projects were ¡ now occupied as apartment build- entered jointly by Bush and Bus ' ings. The extension would require kirk and Pass Creek Paving. For i the owner to tear the buildings paving 353.8 feet of P street a . down in 196.3. low bid of $3,683 92 was entered. Bids for the gasoline to be used For paving 350 feet on Clark ave., in city vehicles another year were in the Oak Park addition, a bid read and the low bid of 21.74 cents of $3,630.02 was entered by the i per gallon for regular gasoline one bidder For paving .345 4 feet j submitted by the Richfield Oil on South M street in the Oak Park ! Co. was accepted. Low fuel oil addition a bid of $3,711.44 was re I bid of 13.35 cents per gallon sub- ceived. I mitted by the Tidewater Asso- The lone bid on widening Whit i ciated Oil Co., was also accepted. eaker avenue from north 5th street to north 9th street, a dis- j tance of four blocks with intersec- i tions, was $14.525.35 entered by! Bush and Buskirk. Paving four blocks of South 12th street from I East Main to Madison avenue, was , bid at $13,709 87 P. J. Bush & Son were the suc A former Lane county man, Dr. cessful bidders on construction of 220 lineal feet of 8" sewer in the Henry Sweany. has been awarded Woodson addition. The bid of Bush a medal of achievement by the and Son of $1.448 10 for con struction of 966 lineal feet of 8” sewer through the property of the Evergreen Auto court and along the west side of the 99 Highway, ents Per Copy THURSDAY. JULY 19. 1956 4-H Girls Return From Week's Session at Coastal Camp (Courtesy Luke July July July Juiy July July July Cottage Grove Station) Meuther 12 14 H Hl 68 78 1« 86 18 90 L 57 56 49 P .00 .00 NUMBER 49 Fair Date Nears, Many Problems Still Unsolved A fat livestock auction of 4-H With the Western Oregon Expo sition little more than a month and FF A animals is being handled away, dozens of tasks and prob by Harvey Kelly. The London handling a concession lems needing solution still face Grange booth and the Dorena Grange has fair board members. Two large buildings still must a full-course meal booth. Each new building will hold 20 be built, electricity a n d water piped to them, volunteer workers commercial exhibits. Some 16 out acquired to help build and run door industrial displays have been the fair, a traffic and parking planned Applications, which can problem to solve and thousands be acquired .it the Chamber of of booster buttons to sell in order Commerce, are still being taken for exhibits. to meet the many expenses. One badly needed addition to Two cash donations of $25 each have been received from the Home the progress of the fair is volun Gardeners and the P.D.G garden teer workers. Men are needed to help build, and to assist at the clubs toward the budding fund. fair tn taking tickets, directing The Cottage Grove annual fair parking, running the rides, etc. is being held for the first time Those who can tie of assistance are on its own fair grounds. The land, urged to contact Forrest Woods, which was donated last summer fair board chairman. by the Daugherty Lumber Co., is Another problem to meet is traf eight acres large. It is located north of Cottage Grove right next fic control and parking. Because of the bad road which comes off to the race track. the main highway, it is expected Even though there is still much that traffic will be directed out work to lie done in preparation North Douglas Street. Final de for the fair, a good deal has al cisions have not yet been reached I t X AT < IMP has been caught in pictures of Lane county girls right, a group of 4-11 club girls from Springfield. Cottage Grove ready been accomplished. anil Junction City dangle unafraid a small water snake In-fore at 4-H camp on the Oregon coast. At the left, Arlene Dubell, unit on this problem, however. Two livestock sheds have lieen their water director, Miss Barbara Cullender of Toledo. counsellor from Cottage Grove, advises Cynthia Mountain and It was announced Monday night constructed, restrooms installed, that Curtin Grange will partici At Shirlej Tyson, both of Eugene, on the filler point and water and electricity piped pate in the fair here rather than an- at the North Douglas fair in Rose into tho grounds. It nounced at a fair board meeting burg. Oregon Mills Get Small Green Thumb, Fair Feature Is held Monday night that construct Prizes, trophies and ribbons for ion of the first of two more build Fire Insurance Crochet Contest Large Potato ings, which will hold displays, will the various divisions are being tiegin this week Dimensional lum donated by national companies as Year after year, crocheters have Rate Reductions Dennis Laird, son of Mr. and ber for the building is being do well as local merchants. By Mrs. Esther Hinkle made their claim to fame through Mrs. Richard Laird, has shown Fire insurance rate reductions nated by Bohemia and Booth- himself not to be a "small po the Nationwide Crochet Contests. Two persons were treated for on most woodworking plants not Kelly lumber companies. tatoes" gardner. Also this week, "Booster” but injuries Saturday evening after a Once again opportunity knocks at protected by automatic sprinkling needleworker's doors, but cro Recently Dennis put a small head-on collision south of Cottage systems were announced Friday by tons go on sale. Profits from these cheters are advised that time is potato vine and some oidinary dirt the Oregon Insurance Rating buttons will be used to partially in a drinking glass. After much Grove dam on Black Butte Route growing short for heeding this Bureau. cover fair expenses. Groups which call. The Western Oregon Expo Mrs. Frances Patten received "watering and coaxing, the plant wish to sell t h e buttons as a The reduction will average 25 sition which is opening on August grew to a maximum height of 50 cuts on the head, arm scratches money-making project should con per cent industry-wide, however. 23rd, would like to remind cro and a bruised right side and knee 1 inches. tact Dr. H A Hagen They may OIRB manager A J. Snow said cheters that only a few weeks re when she was thrown against the It even has potatoes. make 10 cents a button. local conditions will determine the main before the preliminary judg windshield of a car driven by her actual adjustment on individual ing of the Contest at the Fair. son Ivan Patten. The State Highway, meeting in "Booster" buttons can be pur All entries must be made of risks. Properties affected include Driver of the other car was Crepeau Named Portland this week acted on over chased at the Chamber of Com- sawmills, planing mills and other crochet vunuil cotton ill in ain any I X I • / tz \ j 4 WS '1 I 1 . T IX * 111 I Wl 1£C*U CiUUliri . . 1 rr r ___ , C. H. Green. His passenger, his mercerized manufacturing plants and merce office or from any fan two million dollars worth of bids, Delegate Alternate young nephew, was treated for a size e thread up ■ to and . • including I wood $2.740,075.10 on a total of 46 pro- inmiw.» unvHu >t -joe lioard member for $1. I he button lumber yards at mill sites. cut lip and several stitches were 100. Mercerized crochet cotton entitles the holder to free admis jects. Funderburk Construction Effective date of the new rate with metallic strand is also ell- Joe S. Crepeau. ’former mayor taken taken. ., Sutherlin, was awarded the ' of Cottage Grove and chairman I The accidei nt happened about 8 gible. A contestant may enter as structure was July 1. Policies is- sion and free parking at the fair. | Co largest single job during the two- many articles as desired, but each sued subsequent to July 1 may ! of Senator Neuberger's campaign p.m. day meet for 1.90 miles of grading The Gr . Green car was headed . ... « 4 . . I f I 11 .... « lit'n Lx-. anrL irvnrl tz» t i b * The fair will be held Thursday. be endorsed to take advantage of Members of the Chamber of fulfil) the Contest require- I committee in South Lane county. toward I»ndon Its left bumper' must 1 Friday and Saturday. August 23 and paving on the South Unit, Commerce and townspeople at I was named today as an alternate hit the right side of the Patten ments and be completed during the reduction. Snow said. Kellogg Bridge-Yellow Creek sec tending the luncheon at the golf | delegate to the Democratic Na- car. After the collision the Green the year 1956, although not neces H Hallock Bartlett of Portland, through 25. The grounds will be tion of the Elkton-Sutherlin High- Clubhouse Tuesday noon heard 1 tional convention which meets in | car spun and went into the ditch. sarily started this year. a spokesman for the Oregon As- open to the public from 1 to 9 w'ay. about 12 miles northwesi of some interesting observations i Chicago August 13. Entries that win special Na- sociation of Insurance Agents, said p.m the first day and from 9 a.m. Sutherlin in Douglas County The Both cars had to be towed away. made by the Rev. James Jack, ex tionwide Crochet Contest blue rib- 1 the new rates will mean an es- to 9 pm. the last two days. Extent of damages, however, are Walter H. Dodd, a resident of The exposition will have the company’s bid was $276,215.00. change pastor at the First Pres-1 bons at the Fair will be eligible | timated $650,(XX) annual saving to Cottage Grove who serves on Sen yet unknown. The bids let included three pro usual fair features including live byterian church and native of for the national judging which will Oregon mill owners. Bartlett said ator Neuberger's ^taff in Washing The tw'o injured parties were take place in New York City next the reduction is the result oi good stock judging and sales, food judg jects in Douglas county and one Scotland. ton. named Crepeau his alternate. driven to Cottage Grove for treat ing and sales, handiwork judging, in Lane county. By Scottish standards, Cottage Dodd was elected delegate in the ment by Elvis Kelly, who lives November. Over $3000 in cash and loss experience in the unsprinkled merry-go-round and pony ride, in Douglas County: Grove is progressive, the speaker 1 American College of C hest I hysi- May three all-expense trips to New I woodworking class over the past 18 Oregon primary and was near the scene of the aedident. dustrial displays, commercial dis Elkhead Road Unit. Divide-Rice clans. York are being offered to the several years. said. He referred to the first time i cians. elected secretary-treas- a midw'ay with fun booths, Hill Section of the Pacific High he attended a chamber luncheon Dr. Sweany. pathologist at the recently prize-winning entrants who com- 1 The adjustment matches a sim- plays, urer of the Oregon delegation. concession stands and lots of ex way, about 18 miles south of Cot when he heard the locality criti- Missouri State Sanatorium, won pete in the finals. The Grand Na- j|ar rate reduction awarded and color. tage Grove. State Project Slide cised for not being more up to the award for meritorius work in [ Crepeau was named Cottage I Young Girl Hurt tional Champion will receive $500, sprinkler - protected woodworking citement This year ’ s fair will be quite correction. Awarded Henry H Mil - date. "There is not that dull uni the specialty of diseases of the Grove’s First Citizen in 1954 by 1 the Men’s Champion and Teen- plants earlier this year. a change from past years when ler, contractor, Roseburg, $11,837,- A Uli »•! Lx a mrxi nn v* will ’ i 11 ropnivn Age Girl Champion receive 1 formity of housing as often found chest. The medal is given annually । the Chamber of Commerce and In Fall From Car the fair was held on the high 92. West Unit, Reedsport-Dean i has been active in civic affairs. $100 each Al] three will also re in Scotland," the Rev. Jack said. to a prominent scientist. Running Board school grounds, or the armory, or Creek Section of the Umpqua In making the award at the ceive trips to New York City. The visitor here is impressed by The national convention will vacant city lots and garages. The Highway. Federal Aid Project The summer vacation of 12-year- the wide highways and the well 22nd annual convention of the col- ' name the Democratic party's can Following is a rundown of the fair board, which has been in ex Slide Correction. Awarded Henry planned streets, where the TV lege held in Chicago in June, Dr. didate for president and vice old Judy Wedgewood and her fam classifications in which you may istence since 1932, has been ac H Miller, contractor, Roseburg. sets and ’ motorcars are not con- Arnold S. Anderson of Petersburg. ’ president of the United States and ily was marred last week when enter your work: Tablecloths. lx‘d- tively working for the past four $39,733.00. Shady . Booth Ranch sidered a luxury. He told a story Florida, said "In selecting the j adopt a party’ platform. The con- Judy fell from the running boaid spreads, luncheon cloths, center years for its own fair grounds. about a fond father giving his man for the college medal the j | vention is expected to last four of a moving car and suffered a pieces, buffet and vanity sets, Saturday, Angus! 4. is the date The fair was originally a 4-H fair Unit. Shady-Canyonville section of the Pacific Highway, about five daughter a _ Pontiac and after committee felt that he should be or five days. The Oregon delega I brain concussion. chair sets, doilies, scarves and set for the annual picnic of the The Portland girl stepped onto wall panels, pot holders and hot Pioneer Old Schoolmates and the and still remains as an opportu miles south of Roseburg. Federal driving it a year, the girl had a the full physician-teacher, author, tion, as a result of the primary, nity for 4-H and FFA members headon collision and entered the researcher, administrator, clini is pledged to support Adlai Steven the running board of a car driven plate mats, place mats, other Schoolmates of 1900-1914 groups to exhibit and sell their livestock Aid project. Guard rail Referred to State Highway engineer for । by Don Worthington of N. River Pearly Gates and got into a wait cian, and humanitarian.” accessories, edgings and The picnic, which will liegin at 9 and goods. award as soon as necessary right- Dr. Sweany was born in a home I son for the presidential nomina- . Road as the car started out. The household a m with dinner served at 12:30, ing line. No sooner had she en insertions, fashion accessories, tion. of-way is acquired: low bidder door accidently opened as the car ladies over 65, men only and teen- will be held in the city park. tered than St. Peter came to get about seven miles south of Cot Vern Hoaglin, Beaverton, $46,- ; turned a corner and the girl lost age girls. her and escorted her through the tage Grove. He attended grade Last year the two groups voted 935.00. her grip and fell to the pavement. doors. A minister of years stand school in the London district, high BYF Group to Hold to merge and this year ’ s picnic con- For further information, Lane County: ing stood impatiently in the line school in Eugene and graduated The girl was taken to the Cot tact the Fair Secretary, M1 s wil be the first one uniting the Glenada Hill Section of the Ore and beckoned St. Peter impatient from the University of Oregon. tage Grove hospital in a semi- two groups. Jeanne Morton. gon Coast Highway, near Florence. A late sister. Mrs. Julia A. Pow- I ly "What is the matter," he said, : coma where she remained uncon General chairman of the group State Project. 088 mile grading "here I have served the Lord ell, lived in Cottage Grove until The senior BYF group of the scious for one hour. She was re is Ruth Powell Randall. Robert and pavement widening. faithfully for 50 years and you her death last March. A niece. First Baptist church will hold a ported to have a brain contusion, CHILD HEALTH CLINIC Jones of Eugene is vice chairman Referred to State Highway En in.” Mrs. Vinal T. Randall Sr., is a pass me up to take that girl girl in." possible skull fracture and a JULY 20TH I carwash Saturday to raise funds and Chester Vandenburg is secre gineer after necessary right-of- ‘This girl "But," said St. Peter, "Thi? “R Cottage Grove resident. meet tary. bruised hip. The accident happen clinic will The child health to help paint the exterior of the Dr. Sweany received his medical has put the fear of the Lord in Dave Cooper, news editor of the way acquired; low bidder the ed at 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 13. Friday. July 20. at the public i church. Umpqua River Navigation Co., This year the class of 1917 will more people during the year that, education at Northwestern univer- health office next to the Arcade hold a special reunion. Five of the Cottage Grove Sentinel since De- Reedsport. $63,043.00. The Wedgewoods were visiting The carwash, which will last all she had her car than you have sity and Rush medical college m theatre. Hours are from 9 am original 29 members of this class cember, has resigned his Sentinel with the Aubrey Strong family of day, will start at 8 a m. and will during the 50 years of your min- Chicago. After graduation in 1921 to 12 noon For appointment call still live in Cottage Grove. tetry ” he was appointed director of lab- be at Russ’ Mobil Station at 9th Cottage Grove Judy’s condition Mrs. Lance Naish, phone 443L. and Gibbs. The price is $1 per car. Monday was reported as good (Continued on Page 2) All memtiers of the eighth grade The Rev. Jack said competition classes of 1905, 1906, and 1907 was not as keen in Scotland among under Worth Harvey have been merchants and the service not so contacted with the exception of good. One or two Scottish mer I live Alice Carpenter. Philip Case chants who have tried to serve By Mm. Orville launb beer. Enos Crowley, Dorothy Funk the people on a mass production A local young couple, married | and Ruth Osmon. idea like here, have had to go back The local radio stations, along July 8, at Mabel. Oreg., were in to the old way. "A merchant in with every radio and television jured in a highway accident late my town still cuts the meat he station in the United States will last Thursday near Arcata, Calif., Man Injured By Gun serves with a large knife and re- j go off the air for a 15 minute and are hospitalized there. fuses to use a machine cutter.” period Friday, July 20. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Macauley, Arri- Wavne Smith 21 wa 'rhc merchant there doos not who were honeymooning in Cali The Pacific Standard time for I dently shot in the left hand while make the same effort to hold trade fornia, narrowly escaped death removing a cap and ball gun from in his town as you do here. Scot the Federal Civil Defense Admin when they met a log truck and his car Sunday, July 8 tish shops there close a half day istration experiment will be 12:10 trailer loaded with redwood logs Smith, who lives in Cottage a week, he related. "There are p.m. Every station across the na on a curve just as the trailer turn Grove, believes the hammer might only three churches in the town tion will be off the air at the ed over throwing the logs on the have caught on the seat setting where I live,” he said. "Churches same time. Macauley car. Mrs Macauley, for the jjun off. He had the gun in there work much more closely During those 15 minutes, the merly Helene Wightman of Mabel, his right hand when it went off. with the schools and I. as a min only broadcasting in the nation was thrown from the car and suf The charge went in the palm of ister. visit the schools at least will be done by 1,250 stations fered severe bruises and shock. his left hand and out through the once per week and teach a class which have joined the Federal Macauley rode with the car as it wrist. A bone in his wrist was in religion." The speaker admitted Civil Defense Administration’s crashed over a steep bank and broken in four places. the weather was better here, but "Conelrad” plan for emergency fell out when the car came to a Smith was hospitalized for eight the recreational facilities about broadcasting. All of these sta | days, but is now home He works post to go into full-time profes stop He received comixiund frac the same. tions will broadcast on one of the , for Booth-Kelly Lumber company. sional service in the Boy Scouts tures, above, below and in the el two civil defense frequencies (640 bow and severe bruises. of America. or 1240». Macauley will remain in the Tractor, Grass Burns Cooper will leave Cottage Grove MAKKED KAIHO DIAL shows location of emergency stations at 610 and 1240 kilocycles. These about August 5 to attend school hospital a month but his wife is Locally, station KUGN in Eu Quick Action After Machine Overturns gene for 45 days at the Mortimor L. expected to be released this week. stations will broadcast special civil defense material at 12:10 pm. P8T on July 20 when all other will switch over to 640 to Cottage Grove's police and fire broadcast the emergency exercise. Schiff scout reservation. After the Last reports of the injured couple radio and television stations will go off the air. The emergency broadcast exercise, called “Conel- Last week, one of our classified departments were called out Tues, The 15 minute program will be there, Cooper expects em are that their condition is good. advertisers was able to rent her session rad” is part of Operation Alert, 19M. The exercise will test radio stations’ ability to switch to the The car was completely de day afternoon to extinguish a handled by the Eugene civil de ployment as a scout field execu house "Almost before the ink was Conelrad system of broadcasting in an actual attack so that emergency Instructions could be radio brush fire and a tractor which fense. which will use special ma molished. tive in the Northwest. dry on the paper," as she put it The 23-year-old newspaper man had overturned and caught fire. terial prepared for Operation ed to the public without guiding enemy bombers to their targets. Civil defense authorities are hoping I and she could have rented several The tractor, driven by Beverly Alert, 1956 The station may not was raised in Myrtle Point and | more houses she said. Property the public will mark their radios for future emergencies.. Mickalson. overturned into an ir be heard, however, in Cottage owners with rentals have seen Coquille. His parents now make Emerald Players rigation ditch when it failed to Grove. from one station to another makes the demand go up and down here, their home at Canyonville. Conelrad I Plan for Control of the beam" right into its target Cooper attended college for one To Teach Baseball make a turn on a field on South Under the Conelrad plan, all sta it impossible for a bomber pilot but almost without exception, Radiation) is The Conelrad exercise is part Electromagnetic River Road. to use the radio signals for navi- । classified advertising has brought year in Mexico City after serving tions sign off the air when an alert a system devised by the Air Force, of a one-week nationwide alert A number of Eugene Emerald Mickalson jumped from the four years in the Air Force. He is signaled. Conelrad station* then gation purposes. good results. baseball stars will be in Cottage tractor and then called the own to be observed July 20 through 26 the broadcasting industry and the reduce power, change their broud- In smaller communities, where This inexpensive ad found a served one year in Korea and saw Grove July 27 to conduct a base Federal government to make pos The exercise will be the first much front line duty. er, Z. A. Coop. only one station is in the Conelrad Before Coop arrived, gasoline full fledged test of the ability sible the vital broadcasting of of casting frequency to 640 or 1240 system, it wd) broadcast at either renter right away; Cooper plans return visits to ball school for local young ball kilocycles and return to the an ficial information and civil de of the Conelrad stations to reach which had spilled from the tractor Cottage Grove often. His engage players The session will be held 640 or 1240 kc for a short period, Conelrad stations in each city fense instructions in times of the public with the civil defense at the high school from 9:30 to ignited. burning the tractor, form a cluster. These stations then be off the air for a number FOR RENT: 2 bdrm house, wired ment to Bridget Woods, daughter 2:30. Also attending will be a for range and dryer. Garage of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Woods, valued by Coop at $700. and the broadcast which will be the na emergency. Under normal broad broadcast of minutes. The on-the-air, off-the. common program. casting, it would be possible for baseball scout for the Boston Red grass on the surrounding banks. tion’s only broadcast source of was recently announced. Ph. (XX). each of the cluster stations air pattern will continue until the No plans are being made by the 1 Sox. For additional detail* see The fire was put out with little official information and instruct an enemy plane to tune its di with end of the Conelrad Drill on July on the air for only a few seconds rection finder to a station broad Sentinel to replace Cooper. | the sports page. difficulty and Coop felt the trac ions in event of an enemy air at- casting in a target city and Tide at a time. The frequent switching I tack. tor could easily be repaired. A Dr. Henry Sweany, Former Lane Man, Wins Merit Award Two Injured Near CG Dam in Crash Oregon Highway Dept. Lets Bids On 46 Projects Scottish Speaker Takes Look At Cot. Grove Locality Schoolmates Picnic Set for August 1 Cooper to Leave Sentinel in Favor Of Scout Work Radio Stations to Be Off 15 Minutes in Defense Exercise Friday WreckHospi+alizes Newly-Wed Pair