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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JUNE 21, 2017
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Cottage Grove Retrospective
A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 and 60 years ago
From the Sentinel June 19, 1947
W
ork in platoons picking
berries, beans or hops,
appears to offer the best
summer job opportunity for youths
this year, more than before, accord-
ing to Russel M. Adams, assistant
state supervisor of farm labor in
the O.S.C. extension service. Next
opportunities for platoons will be in
caneberries and beans, he said.
With the closing of school, large
numbers of high school boys and
girls from cities and towns are
seeking farm work. Many boys are
applying for general farm work,
for jobs on stock ranches or in hay
and pea fi elds. During the war years
they frequently got such jobs, but
this year farmers are reluctant to
hire them, says Adams, because
there are more adult men seeking
places.
Youths still fi nd that wages earned
picking berries make a welcome
addition to either the personal or
family treasury, Adams addd. In
Multnomah county one 14-year-old
boy, working in a platoon, averaged
200 pounds of strawberries a day.
At 5 cents a pound, this made him
$10 per day. High school students
near Eugene, picking cherries re-
cently were making from $7 to $9 a
day despite rain damage.
POLICE BLOTTER
News from the state legislature
and around Oregon
• Governor Kate
Brown, on June 19, or-
dered all fl ags at public
institutions to be fl own at half-staff in honor of
Oregon native and Medal of Honor recipient,
Arthur Jackson. Flags should be lowered until
sunset on Tuesday, June 20.
Arthur Jackson enlisted in the United States
Marine Corps from Portland in 1943. As a Private
First Class, Arthur Jackson received the Medal of
Honor for his courageous actions in the battle for
the Pacifi c island of Peleliu in 1944.
Around the state
•
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River),
Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce
Committee, announced on June 19 that he will
lead a panel discussion Wednesday morning on
efforts to combat opioid addiction in Oregon
and nationwide. The panel discussion, “Addic-
tion in America”, is hosted by The Washington
Post and will feature policy makers, research-
ers, and health care experts to discuss solutions
for combatting addiction in America. Walden's
panel, “Addiction Crisis: A Nation Responds”,
will focus on how the U.S. government and
Congress are responding to the opioid epidem-
ic.
•
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on June 19 joined
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., along with
Sens. Mike Lee, R-Ariz,. and Tim Scott,
R-S.C., in introducing the Graduate Student
Savings Act of 2016, which would allow funds
from a graduate student’s stipend or fellowship
to be deposited into an Individual Retirement
Account (IRA).
Cottage Grove Police Department 24-Hour Anonymous Tip Line: 767-0504
June 16
Whiteaker. No arrests made.
June 14
Noise complaint fi led. Music com-
ing from address on S 6th St.
Disorderly subject at Harrison
Elementary School. Complainant
advised possible disoriented male
juvenile running down the middle
of 10th St.
Animal abandonment. Complainant
advised they witnessed an individ-
ual walking away from a dog that
they had tied to a shopping cart at
Veterans’ Park. Dog and individual
located.
Disorderly subject reported at S.
Gateway. Male subject on the yard
at the church. However, when sub-
jects walk by he yells and screams
at them. Subject also armed with
type of knife.
June 15
Wounded possum under car report-
ed at Community Sharing. Vehicle
parked on O St. Animal alive but
not moving.
Burglary reported on S 6th St.
Advised someone going through the
garage looking for cans and bottles.
Subject wearing dark clothing, seen
leaving on a skateboard and carry-
ing a bag. Nothing missing from
garage.
Suspicious condition reported.
Woman knocked on the door of
a home on S. 30th St and when
no one answered, she entered the
backyard.
Suspicious subject reported on
E. Grover. Two male subjects in
caller’s yard looking at items in the
gravel pit. One on bike with a back-
pack. Subjects walked away with
nothing from the yard.
Complainant advised the windshield
of their car was hit with marble.
Suspects individual on Taylor Ave.
is shooting marbles at cars.
Suspicious subject reported. Wom-
an requesting offi cer to respond to
address on Quincy Ave. regarding a
salesman attempting to force entry
into her home.
Burglary reported on N. H St. Com-
plainant advised she woke up to
fi nd a male subject standing in her
living room. Informed her he was
looking for a fi ctional male. She
told him to leave immediately. Ap-
peared subject was rifl ing through
Criminal mischief reported. Fe-
male digging in the landscaping on
the front porch of a business on E.
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What’s also important, farmers have
found platoons of youths essential
to saving their crops, Adams said.
During this year’s brief strawberry
season, platoons stayed on the job
when many adult pickers became
discouraged and left.
Farmers say they appreciate the su-
pervision given youthful workers in
platoons. They fi nd the work goes
more smoothly, and the instructions
given by platoon leaders in proper
work methods help prevent damage
to plants while increasing earnings
of platoon members.
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SUNDAY JUNE 25
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June 13
Criminal mischief reported on E.
Monroe. Complainant advised her
garage window was broken during
the night.
Intoxicated subject reported at Gro-
cery Outlet. Complainant advised
subject attempted to get into his
vehicle while he was sitting in it,
appeared to be intoxicated.
Trespass reported. Complainant ad-
vised they heard an odd noise in the
house and upon investigation found
a male sitting in his house. Male
made entry through a bedroom
window that he removed the screen
from. Suspect no longer at location,
recognized as someone who fre-
quents a neighbor’s home.
Public hazard reported at Row Riv-
er Rd. Customer found used syringe
across street and brought it in for
disposal.
•
On Friday, June 16, 2017, the Douglas County
Sheriff's Deputies graduated from the Oregon
Department of Public Safety Standards and
Training (DPSST) Corrections academy. Their
training included six weeks of classroom and
skills training.
The graduates are: Deputy Daniel Barden, Deputy
Randy DeVore, Deputy Kacie Ogbin.
•
Steelhead are at a historic 40-year low in the
Santiam and Willamette rivers according to the
fi shery managers. The low counts are attributed
to poor ocean conditions and drought.
•
Oregon State University parents and students
attending the graduation commencement over
the weekend had a special guest: Oprah. The
veteran talk show host was in the state and at
the university for the commencement but was
not a speaker.
•
13-year-old Kendall Alexander of Tigard
drowned in Little North Santiam River after
being swept down river on Sunday, June 18.
Shoplift reported at Safeway on
Main. Subject fl ed from the store on
foot.
Menacing reported. Complainant
said neighbor across the street on
Mosby Creek menaced him with a
fi rearm.
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State
Representatives
Senator Floyd Prozanski
District 4 State Senator
PO Box 11511
Eugene, OR 97440
Phone: (541)342-2447
E-Mail : sen.fl oydprozanski@state.or.us
Rep. Cedric Hayden, Republican
District 7 State Representative
900 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 986-1407
Website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ hayden
E-Mail : rep.cedrichayden@state.or.us