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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1930)
The Sentinel c S MM MHS ia a MM H. A. YOUNG and M. D. GRIMES H. A. YOUNG, Editor One Year....................... •................. «2.00 Six Months ...................................... 1 00 Three Month* ..••«»••••»••••>• «W No subscription taken unless paid for in advance. This rale is impera tive. Advertising Rates Display advertising. 25 eenta per inch: less than 5 incites, 80 cents per ivertisement inserted for There are deficits and deficits but cents. Readings notices to date the state department and the line. No reading notice, treasury department have never been »M» to got together on the exact status of the state’s general fund. A state Entered at the Cuculile Pottofllee as ment issued by Secretary of State Second Class Mail Matter. Hoss thia week to tho effect that the state at the close of buaineaa June 30, last faced a deficit of «3,337,847, is disputed by employees of the treasury BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION department who declare that actually February 22, 1932 will mark the no deficit exists at all but that if the 200th anniversary of the birth of state were required to liquidate its af George Washington and already elab faire at this time it would be found to orate plans are being made for the bi- be entirely solvent. This difference in oentennial celebration of that «vent. opinions is due to the difference in Senator Fess, of Ohio, who heads the methods of computation. In the state commission in charge, says it will be department the authorized expendi "the greatest celebration thus far tures are balanced against the cash in known in history—the most ambitious hand whereas in the treasury de celebration ever undertaken in honor partment, possible and prospective of an individual." It is to extend ever revenues, such as inheritance texes a perio^of ten months, centering in due but upaid, taxes Which have ac Washington, D. C„ but a series of crued, etc., are also taken into con celebrations will radiate to every part sideration. of the country. Removal of T, A- Rafferty, as chief The Father of Our Country little dreamed of the-size this nation would of the state traffic squad, effective reach nor of the honor in which he October 1, was confirmed by Secretary would be held by its 120,000,000 in of State Hoss upon his return at Sa habitants. The days of Washington lem laet week from his vacation spent are like the dark ages, as far as in at hia beach cottage'at Taft. Internal dustrial conditions are concerned, but dissentient within the department and the character and achievements of lack of discipline in the traffic organi George Washington are still to bo sation were given by Hoss as the rea emulated and the object of this csle- sons for the removal of Rafferty. bration is to impress upon the children Hoes refused to divulge the nemo of of today the real meaning of devotion tho man whom ho has selected as the to duty, courage in the face of disas new traffic chief but said that he ter, unselfish statesmanship, consti would be a man not now connected tutional government and a broad hu- with the department and a man with man viewpoint as exemplified by our no police experience. first president. BAN ON CHILD HITCH-HIKERS Asking that motorists refuse to pick up children on the highways, various probation vffieers in the state have recently decla-ed that the practice of giving “lifts” to such youthful hitch hikers is rssuKing in considerable grief for parents snd serious conse quences for many children. Reports received by the Oregon State Motor Association cite several cases in which young boys had come to trouble through soliciting rides on the high ways. Many motorists, with absolute ly no desire to cause trouble for a youngster, will give him a lift The boy gets farther and farther away from home and its protection and may eventually fall into bad company, the probation officers point out. DIVORCE RATE LOWER IN COOS On^ out of every two or three mar riages in Oregon ends in the divorce court, according to corrected figures released by the department of com merce. Of every 2.5 couples who em bark upon the sea of matrimony with such high hopes, one couple ia doomed to shatter their dreams on the rocks of divorce. While 8,248 marriages were performed in Oregon last year, 3,179 divorces were granted. In Coos county, 313 marriages were performed and 71 divorces granted, or one di vorce to every 4.4 marriages. The “St. Francis dam catastrophe ia costing Los Angeles many millions of dollars. But the payment of death claims does not bring back to life those who were killed when this great dam went out. And the blame rests on the city of Los Angeles because the dam was known to be leaking and faults in construction and water seep age below the dam were evident. I Eighty-nine per cent of the mon students and 44 per cent of the women at Oregon State college are making their own way through school in whole or in part, according to figures compiled by the registrar. Thirty- three per cent of the entire student body are entirely “on their own" and not dependent on other for their edu cation, the report shows. Oregon has a 1930 population of 952,691 as compared with 783,389 in 1920, the United States Census bu reau has announced. This io an in crease of 21.6 per cent, the largest in crease of any of the Pacific Northwest states. W as hingt o n —in arene ed—15.1 per cent, Idaho 3.2 per cent, Montana 2.3 per cent and Wyoming 154 per it. two years ago, and urges that all budget requests now ia course of pre paration for presentation to the next legislature be limited to only such services, buildings and improvements M are absolutely necessary to the proper conduct of the state’s business. Inasmuch as ths governor, or rather his budget director, must approve all budget requests before being pre sented to the legislature for final ac tion the request ia regarded at Salem as a none too gentle hint that insti tution and department head« who fail to trim their requests to the minimum will have their trimming done for them by the budget director. R. A. Easton’s Weekly Letter Mr. Henry Ford Says service equally with sales. “In the Ford Motor Company we The backers of a man for governor not complete the transaction It has always and the man himself should have and the buyer, but establishes a new obligation on us to see between honest intentions concerning govern We are as much interested in your eco that his car give« him service. ment and should know that bull this are in our economical manufacture of n of the car tles do not produce merchantable ical our part. If our car giv service sales grain on the fam or in pelitic«. The it. This to only good bull thistle makes a big showing, the For that reason we have tarnished a sys- wiil take care of blossoms are real pretty but it is an tootled service to take care of all Ford needs in an economical unmanageable and worthless crop. It of Ford cars to know what they We wish all and improved is a eumbener of the ground. And like y readily avail themselves of the pro-written "platform" of the in are entitled to in thto reopect, so that they dependent candidate for governor it this service. chokes out all the useful plant growth and would destroy the honor, the integrity and the UMfulneae of We fully concur with Mr. Ford in hi» belief and declaration, Our service the supreme court of Oregon. Our men have been trained in the Ford Factory school for mechanics. Ed Bailey, the democratic nominee, equipment is the latest improved type, and we are making every effort to is the man who gets my vote for gov give Ford owners the type of service which will enable them to enjoy the ernor, for in my judgment he is in terested in only those things which are most satisfactory operation of their cars. Let us demonstrate. for the beet interests of the people of the state. The so-called sportsmen clubs of YOURS FOR UP-TO-DATE SERVICE Oregon are losing out as far as re spect for thsir good intentions with many people of the state, for indi vidual and collective selfishness seems to be their chief asset and to do up men who do not follow their orders is their main purpose. When a state AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER game warden can bo fired by the state game commission by “secret” evi Coquille dence tho majority of the game com mission are small men. Any man who is not willing to give his testimony about a state game warden open and X T above board is too much of a coward to have Ms “secret” evidence consider Pacific International Exposition ed. For it is always safe to bank on The Premium List of the Twentieth Captain G. Max Flanery, deputy the coward being a liar and a liar a Annual Pacific International Live A sportsman la one who stock Exposition, to be held in Port state traffic chief, is now temporarily coward. in charge of tho traffic division pend plays the game open and above land, October 25 to November 1, in ing the appointment of a now chief Oc board. He does not sneak. It seems clusive, is now being distributed. Ex tober 1, assuming tho reins of the de m though some of the members of tra copies may ba had from General partment when Chief Rafferty was the state game commission could not Manager O. M. Plummer, 211 Ameri relieved of active duty August 14th. qualify as sportsmen. can Bank Building, Portland, Oregon. The British ship Tahiti in a sinking The total amount of cash prises A deficiency appropriation of «245,- condition in the south seas, broad offered in all of the various depart 000 for the use of the state prison flax casts the SOS beyond the horizon, jo ments approximates «100,000 and is We can do any- kind of Blacksmith or Machine plant in paying for flax straw now in order that sister ships might pick up divided about as follows: «11,000 in process of delivery, waa authorised the distress signal and head her way. the beef division, to which the breed Work, big or small. by the state emergency board at a The Norwegian freighter Penbyryn associstion from tho various parts of meeting in Salem Monday afternoon. making contact at night. Tho Matson the country have added «7,000; the A complete line of Hardwood and Steel Thia year's crop of flax being deliv liner Ventura in the morning. Every dairy department «11,800 in addition ered to the prison plant under con passenger and member of the crew to about «2,000 by the breed associa Edwards Wire Rope tract ia the heaviest in the history of saved just before the disabled ship tion; the sheep classification carries The 803 call the industry and is expected to total take« the plunge. «6600 of our money and about «2,000 knows no nationality. 8000 tons. additional of brood association money; The command to man wm to “sub breeding hog classes, «3,750; brooding State poor farms to supplant those due the earth.” The wireless and the classes heavy draft horses and jacks, now operated by the several counties radio are part of the subduing forces «6,300; the fat classes of cattle, hogs are suggested by J. M. Devers, at of man linked up with the intelligence and sheep, roughly «7,500; in ths of God. R. A. Eeston. torney for the state highway depart Horse Show department, which is sec ment. Two such farms are advocated ond to none in the country, «10,000 of California Can Predominate Pacific International’« money and by Devore, one in the Willamette val ley and the other east of the Cas Motor vehicle registration bureaus «25,000 in stakes and entry fees, mak cades. Such an arrangement, Devers in Oregon registered 21,624 automo ing a total of roughly «85,000 for the contends, would materially reduce the biles bearing visitors and tourists Horse Show, which again makes it cost of caring for the aged dependents from other states during the month outstanding. In the Land Products of the state. of July. department, «4,500; Dairy Products The bureau at Coquille registered show, about «1,000; for Boys’ and Because of tho extreme beat and 184 motor vehicles during July, bring Girl«’ Club Work, «5,000; Judging drouth conditions existing through ing the total registration up to 886 for Contests of various kinds, «8,250. out the east and.middle weet the pro the year, according to records of the There will else be the show of the posed western excursions sponsored state motor vehicle registration do American National Fox Breeders* As sociation with prizes aggregating sev by the Oregon Trails Memorial asso pe rment. The number of automobiles regis eral thousand dollars given by the As ciation have been called off, Governor Norblad has been informed in a letter tered this year waa slightly lees than sociation iteelf. from John Gratke, secretary of the that of 1929. There were 21,624 reg .The Oregon Poultry and Pet Stock Broadway association, New York istered in July, 1980, as compared Association will again stage one of City. The excursions which were with 23,008 in July, 1929, and 13,072 the beet shows ever held in connection scheduled to leave New York City in June, 1930, as compared with 14,- with the Exposition. August 20, were expected to bring 054 in June, 1929. Granta Pass continued to lead with several hundred prominent New York Bonus Again Offered business and professional men to the the greatest number of registrations, Approximately 500,000 veterans Pacific Northwest, arriving in Pbrt- 15,239, while Ashland registered 14,- have thus far failed to make applica land on August 2« with a visit to the 035, Portland 3,976, Medford 3,462, "trail’s end” at Seaside on August 25. Klamath Falls 2,545 and Roseburg 1<| tion for the twenty-year paid up in surance policy, known as the world Gratke suggests that an attempt Will ¡ i22- More California cars were register war adjusted compensation certificate probably be made to promote similar and more popularly recognized as the excuraiotM at a later date, probably ed than all other states and countries World war vet- combined, it was jbewna(JEbore were world war "bonus.” early next spring. Coquille Myrtle Point 37,355 motor vehicles from California, terans are reminded of the fact that Tel. 12« legislation adopted by the recent ses County school superintendents in dropping to the next highest, Wash sion of congress makes them again session at Salem last week went ington with 8,345, Idaho 1,947, Canada eligible to apply for adjusted service 871, Colorado 022, and , Arisons 500, on record as favoring free textbooks compensation. This new legislation for the school children of Oregon. Automobiles from England, Cuba, extends the closing date of January 1, They also expressed themselves ee in Panama Canal zone and Alaska were 1930, to January 1, 1985. Parents or also registered. favor of larger unite of administra dependents of veterans who died since tion, a more extensive program of the Armistice in 1918 without apply physical education, and a substantial Loans to Coos County Veterans ing for their adjusted compensation state fund for tho purpose of equal The month of June was an “ordin are entitled to immediate caah pay izing the educational opportunitiea in ary month” for activities of the state ment of the so-ealled bonus which the poorer districts of the state. Roy bonus commission with loam totaling the deceased was eligible to claim. The Cannon of Portland wm elected presi only «122,700, according to Frank adjusted compensation certificate wm dent of the association for the coming Moore, secretary of tho commission. granted to world war veterans in 1924 year, Mrs. Martha E. Mulkey, of Ceos There wore 62 loans for the month in lieu of a cash bonus. The eertifl- county, was elected vice president and of June. Veterans of Coos county se Msybetie Romig, of Baker county, cured 36.700 on their property during roots an2 all. wm elected secretary-treasurer. Caftouse« go also and you lean rub June. This brings the total loans out off that hard skin on heels snd toes standing in the county, since tho com with your hand—the magie treatment. mission wm created in 1921, to «906.- Ask Fuhrman’s Pharmacy Inc. or Geo. W. Ferny, of Marahfleld, has 800. any leading druggist for a package of applied to Rhea Luper for permission R m I ox —put 2 tables poonsfuls in a to appropriate one-quarter second Jallon of hot water—do thia for 3 or Assuming * world population of 1,- foot of water sach from Clear creek nights in succession—then lift out .the corns. 949,000,000, the Department of Com and Red creek in Coos county for do Thia ioyful exhilarating foot beth merce census shows there ia an auto mestic, placer sluicing and Ash pond ia simply great—you’ll enjoy every The English Way mobile to «r«ry 21« persona octaide purposes. minute of It and your burning, »ore. the United State«, compared to oi tiredj’kching feet will feel better than they have for years—ask for Radox NOSLER A WALKER. •very 44 persona ia thia country •nd foot comfort will bt yours. Niles*Baker Motor Co H. T. 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