The Coquille Valley sentinel., October 17, 1930, Page 7, Image 7

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You can't get something for nothing
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'An Impossible Promise”
Says a leading Seattle newspaper in referring
to current propaganda for so-called “public
ownership" and to the promise of many a
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Oregon:
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VOTE 325 X NO!
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apparent both in the evidences of wagte and misman­
agement, and still more palpably in the recurrent up-
ward leaps and bounds of the general tax rate.
Seattle and Tacoma launched heavily upon power
development schemes to be perfected ‘without cost to
the taxpayers.’ The tax rate in Tacoma has gone up
to 81 mills, the highest in the whole Northwest, and
the Seattle rate of 76.85 mills claims second place.
‘‘Both Seattle and Tacoma have stripped the UX
rolls of millions of dollars’ worth of taxable property
for their power projects. They have taken this prop­
erty not only within their own corporate limits and
the limits of the counties in which they are located,
but they have invaded numerous other counties and
helped themselves freely. All this has added im-
measurely to the taxes of property remaining on the
rolls. That is why the rest of this state so bitterly
complains and so earnestly demands that these city
utility projects be compelled to resume a share of the
tax load. Should that be done, the city taxpayers
again must suffer, by increase in the direct tax levy, by
increase in utility rates, or by both.
Tax Rates 1929
“Seattle and Taeoma have gained nothing by these
ventures. On the contrary they have lost much and
stand to lose still more. The people of Oregon will be
in the direction of Seattle and Tacoma to learn much
on this score; they have only to cock their ears to
catch the loud complaint that rises against these two
cities from all the rest of the state of Washington.
- “This is a promise that has never yet been fulfilled.
“Nothing of the kind can be done without cost to the
taxpayers. Bonds may be sold and debt incurred to
get such a development under way, and for a time
everything may seem to be moving serenely. But the
day of reckoning comes around and the sad results are
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“The people of Oregon have only to cast their eyes
IS program restates the promise that has been
made in many other campaigns and in many
parts of the country. He promises a vast public power
and electrical development ‘without' cost to the tax­
payers.’
Wherever the people have been beguiled into permit­
ting the experiment it has proved a failure and a dis­
appointment, and has imposed heavy additional bur­
dens upon the taxpayers. It is a promise that only the
fanatical few nowadays venture to voice anywhere
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within hailing distance of a city or a section wherein,
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the experiment has been tried.
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well advised to turn away from the foolish thought of
Tacoma, 81.89 mills
Seattle, 76.85 mills
Portland, 48.60 mills
getting something for nothiggt On a state-wide scale,
as promesed in Oregon and as proposed in the so-called
‘district power bill’ initiated for vote i n Washington,
the results would be so much the more disastrous. ee
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Whole State Suffers Tax Losses
“Existing publicly owned utilities of
King and Pierce counties have in­
creased taxes in every other city and
community in the State of Washing-
ton.”—Tax-payers’ Economy league
of Spokane.
Editorial, Seattle Sunday Times, Aug. 31, 1930.
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VOTE 325 X NO!
PEOPLE OF OREGON
Heed this Warning Against Confiscatory Debts and Taxes
by Voting 325 X NO!
Against Power Districts Constitutional Amendment
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Paid Advertisement—UTILITY TAXPAYERS COMMITTEE,
H. L. WALTHER, Manager, 206 Sixth Street, Portland, Oregon
H. S. Grading System Chanfdd Jority of the class; lack of indepon-1 not limited to the “three r’s," or sub­
Report cards in the grades and high ¡denes in work; needs much help, and
• occasional prodding.
school of Coquille wore given out last
| Grade of 3—Average. Student ia
Monday, this being the first report
approaching maximum requirements
month of the fall term. The system
of clam work; needs occasional help.
of grading is the same as that used
Grade of 2—Very good.
Student
last year, except that the numbers 1,
2, 8, and 4 takes the place of A~ B, C, does maximum requirements of class­
D, This change is made to conform work with little help and no prodding;
to suggestions passed out to all the able to work independently with good
schools of the state from the oflke of results; good attitude in claas.
State Superintendent C. A. Howard.
Just what these numbers mean,
compared to the old method of grad­
ing in M’s, D6’c and M’a. and other
exact values, can be gathered from the
following standards that have been set
up by the principals and superinten­
dent of the Coquille Schools.
Grade of 1—Honor.
All require­
ments of a 2 grade, plus; willingness
and ability to handle special assign­
menu or other work desired by teach­
er; genuine interest in work; helpful
attitude in dam.
The above otandards will be known
by teachers, students and parents and
will give everyone a very accurate
idea as to what each grade means, as
well as to give the student an idea as
to what he is working for when he Is
trying for a certain grade.
Grade of 5—Below minimum essen­
tials. Student doing thio grade of
work constantly cannot expect a pass­
ing grade or credit for his work.
Grade of 4—Passing.
Student re­
The fact that class attitude is taken
ceiving this grade is doing only mini­
mum esseneiala of the course; work into consideration reflects the fact
that the work «f the echool today is
ject matter alone, but is concerned
I alxo ia the citizonship of the student«,
their attitude«, and their well-being.
With the giving out of the card«
Monday, a good many parent« may
have wondered why their child did not
receive better grade«. The teacher«
are always glad to talk over matters
with the parents, and the parents may
always know that they are welcome to
visit the school to observe first-hand
the progress of their child. But one
request ia made of the parents, that
they will not expect the teacher to
take time during school when claseea
are in session to talk over these mat­
ters. Either before or after school is
preferable.
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Coquille Flower Lovers
Club Notes
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Place: City Hall.
Time: Eiyht O'clock.
Bv sure and attend the flower
ing on next Tuesday evening.
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After the welcome early fall rains,1 *war froem home-walla,
October comes to at in gracious mood,
There’s a loved base on the far hori-
son. purpling foothill, and moun-
tains; there’s the honking of wild
gewe aa the wedge-shaped flocks fly
to the Sooth; killdeers call overhead,
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garden paths, and get oat Mo wooda
•”d hills and to dells Where brooks
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Especially should
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«or ’lnt*r •» on
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crickets sing; chestnuts tumble them-
selves down «Mong fallen leaves, roll-
Of coarse, there are a hundred
ing gayly out of their burrs into things we want to do in the garden;
warm sunshine.
I for now begins planting time in very
Garden-minded
folks,
puttering earnest. Most of us think largely ta
about among flower beds in an all- terms of bulbs those days; doos any-
enveloping mist, or making over a one over have enough of these do-
rock garden with the sun hot upon i lightful harbingers sf late winter sad
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