The Coquille Valley sentinel., June 14, 1935, Page 4, Image 4

The Sentinel
H. A. YOUNG.
VILLE, OREGON
Feature for the Coming Week
Complète Stock of DimensiQn Lumber for
All Building Purposes
Look Over Our Stock. We have any kind
of Lumber for the Builder’s Needs
their way la Portland Rose show last
week long enough to confer an hon­
orary membership on the governor
who then posed for his picture with
Queen Irene Foster and her two prin­
cesses, Mildred Cox and Vera Mid­
dleton and all the cave men clad in
their raiments of skin and bearing the
dubs and jawbones and other imple­
ments of the tribe.
When the expert powdermen en­
gaged to raze the ruins of the old cap-
itol put 1250 pounds of powder under
the walls of the south wing they
rather overplayed their hands.
The
walls came toppling down al! right
but first several tons of rock and
brick went hurtling high into the air
and then came showering down
again, littering up the surrounding
landscape and causing more than 100
'spectators gathered to watch the
spectacle to hurriedly seek shelter be­
hind convenient trees in Willson park
and on the campus of Willamette
university.
In the words of F C
Leary, superintendent in charge of
wrecking operations, “the blast was
highly successful but the rest of the
walls will be pulled down.”
Six Fires in Siskiyou Forest
With the -driest month of May in
Now is the time for school districts
to take stock of their building needs forty-five years just past, the Siski­
in the opinion of C. A. Howard, state you National Forest reports six forest
These burned
superintendent of public instruction. fires up to June 1.
With the federal government of­ over less than thirteen acres of tim­
fering to advance 45 per cent of the ber land before being controlled by
labor and material costs and loan the forest officers. assisted by CCC labor.
remaining 55 per cent for an interest Brush burning without permits start­
Careless
charge of only three per cent a year, ed three of these fires.
school districts which face the pros­ Smokers caused the other three.
pect of having to building within the
Forest Supervisor G. E. Mitchell
next few years are advised by How­ says: “The tourist season is here, and
ard to take advantage of the present travelers from all over the United
opportunity to secure federal aid.
States are heading for the Pacific
"While I have not been inclined to coast.
Our green mountains and
vigorously urge school districts to clear streams will keep many of them
vote bonds for school house construe
_ out here to become residents and tax-
♦ion at this time, nevertheless there Paycrs if our scenery is not obscured
™any di*trirt« that will need to by «moke.”
build within the next few years and i Now is the time for all good men to
it would seem unfortunate for such , help prevent forest fires
districts to pass up this opportunity
U. of 0. Commencement
to secure substantial aid in carrying
Alumni of the University from all
out necessary construction when it is
parts of the state will join with mem­
available,” Howard declared
Howard pointed out that during the bers of the senior class in commence­
school year ending in June, 1934, ment events on the campus at Eu­
Oregon school districts spent only gene, June 15, 10 and 17, and special
8179,000 for buildings, furniture and reunions of the classes of 1885, 1805,
equipment, whereas prior to 1932 the 1915, and 1925 will feature the event.
The baccalaureate service will be
average annual capital outlay for
Oregon school districts was nearly held Sunday at 11 a. m., with Dr R.
88,000,000.
C. Brooks, Pamona college, speaking
Graduation exercises for the 500 who
Governor Martin 7» now a full
Will receive degrees will be Monday
fledged members of the Oregon
at 10 o’clock. Oswald Garrison Vil­
Caveman The Grants Paas booster lard, noted editor, vzill speak on
organization stopped off In Salem on “Youth and the Republic.” /