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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1933)
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER », 1933. Acceding to the request of a sub scriber, the Sentinel reprints today a "Christmas Greeting,” written by its former publisher, JI. W. Young; back in 1916. What he wrote about the change of heart and a desire for peace in Europe, is apparently forgotten in that «ges-oiid, war-torn continent Every so often they must have a war to keep the population down and the popular demands within control of the rulers. All observers and writers now tell ue that another war in Europe is inevitable. The “Merry Christmas” wish writ ten 17 years ago, is also the very sin cere wish of the present Sentinel management, for all its patrons and friends: V. F. W. Dance Saturday The pre-Christma* dance, to be given by the Veteran* of Foregn Was* Coquille Post on Saturday night, promise* to be one of the most enjoyable affair* of the holiday sea son. Th* good music at th* Aragon Ball Room here is one of the attrac tion* which insures a crowd. Admis sion will be 40 cents for men and 26 cents for ladies. FOUR SQUARE PASTOR DIES Rev. Albert Sidney Nixon, co- pastor of the Foursquare church here since Oct 12, passed away at his home in the church parsonage last Sunday morning at 4:10. He had been ill with heart trouble since last April but his condition did not be- come alarming until last Thursday, No services were held here, Mrs. Nixon leaving Wednesday morning for Los Angeles where the body will be interred. Mr. Nixon was born at Roseland, British Columbia, March 14, 1901, being nine months and three days put 32 yean of age. His endow, (Mrs. CeciHa Nixon, to whom he was married la the Loe Angeles Temple, Dec. 31, 192«, and their three year old son, Donald Burt, survive. He is also survived by his mother, one sister snd six brothers, all living in Chilliwack, British Col umbia. Mr. Nixon was a fine Christian character. He was an evangelist for years and had travelled over a good portion of the United States. He and Mrs. Nixon came here as supply pas tors of the local church, and were later given a regular appointment. Mrs. Nixon expects to return to Coquille after th* first of the year to continue her duties u pastor of the local church. >1 year, hi* salary to consideration at a later S-H TRAINING MEETS NEEDS Sales Tax and Coon Schools The sales tax bill for school relief ' passed at the special session of the > legislature on December 10 will reduce i county tax levies approximately one mill and will cut *8,000,000 a year from th* school district taxes of the state, , according to an analysis <of th* bill by State Superintendent C. A. Howard baaed on the state tax commission's estimate« of the revenues it will pro duce. Receipts from similar revenue measure« in operation in other states indicate that the Oregon biJJ will produce *4.000,000 annually. Seven ty-five per cent of this sum, or 33,- 000,000, will be apportioned to th* number of classroom units, or the number of teachers required. This would amount to 6400 per teacher classroom unit, since there are ap proximately 7500 such units in the state. On this basis a one-teacher school would receive 3400; a two- teacher school would receive 3800; and a five-teacher school would re ceive 32,000. The bill requires the county assessor to cut from the dis trict property tax levy the amount es timated to be received from thia fund. The remaining twenty-five per cent, or *1,000,000 will go to the county school funds of the counties on the basis of the assessed valuations as equalized by the stat* tax commission snd th* county assessor of each cou>- ty is required to reduce the county property levy by th* *<pount received from this fund. This reduction will average approximately one mill. The amounts that would bo received from the salra tax revenues by some typicsl school districts in Coo* county, based on attendance reports of June, (Continued on second page) Coquille Students Home Coquille college students began ar riving home for the holidays last Thursday evening when Fred Fuhr man and Harrison Greenough came in from O. 8. C. Oregon University stu dents include Hsrlo CaO, Don Farr, Gias Gailaa, Avery Combs, Eldon Gil- man, Heinze Heubner, and Harry Helmkin who went on down to his home at Sixes. From the Normal school at Ashland, Barbara Richmond and Graydon Anderson came in dur ing the past week end. The Smith-Hughes agricultural course as given in Coquille high school is meeting th* educational need of farm boys. Through thia course many boys finish their high school education who would otherwise have dropped out during their Ifirwt or second year. The Smith-Hughes course offers a broad field of technical work as well as an opportunity for training in leader ship. To complete the four yearn agricul- torsi course in this school the follow ing sciences are studied in their rela- ionship to agriculture, botany, biolo- y, agricultural chemistry, physics, economics, bookkeeping and bacteri ology. The above subjects are applied in the study of plant growth, soil analy sis, farm shop mechanics, feeds and feeding and farm accounts. The work is based on leering by doing. Along with the regular class work each boy must have a farm project on which an accurate record of all expenses and receipts must be kept. He must also show an increase in the scope of his project each year. Through this project work many boy* are building a foundation for a start in farming, while many other* are contributing materially to the family income. The social aide of the boys' training is not overlooked. Every member enrolled belong* to the National Or der of Future Farmer* of America. Through this «organization the follow ing annual program ha* been worked out: Exhibit at Coos County Fair. Participation in stock judging con- (Continuod on fifth page.)
