OOQUTLUI Y ALLEY
FRIDAY, AVAIL 8. MM.
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NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION UPON QUESTION OF INCREAS
baiting and the use of live decoys.
ING TAX LEVY OVER AMOUNT LIMITED BY SECTION 11,
Of course, live decoys couldn't be
By Lans Leneve
ARTICLE XL STATE
CONSTITUTION
, used—that would be too obvious al
Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in School Dis
My dad just drove away from the
together—but more bait is thrown trict No. 8 of Coos County, State of Oregon, at the High School Building
ranch after a pleasant visit with us.
j and sown. And just what does the in said school district, for the purpose of submitting to the legal voters
Fresh in my/nind are the things that
shortening of the season really mean of said district the question of increasing the tax levy for the year 1936-
we d^cussed only a few minutes ago,
i to such violators? It means that they 37 over the amount limited by section 11, articles XI, of the Constitution
of Oregon.
as we sat about the fire and watched
will kill just twice as many ducks
The reasons for increasing such levy are: to provide sufficient funds
i he rain splashing down. The discus
| over a shorter period of days. And for operating the schools.
sion concerned ducks. Both of us
, The amount of tax in excess of the 6 per cent limitation to be levied
( moreover, the law does not state that
have bunted ducks ever since we
for said year is 85361 84
, wild rice, one of the ducks’ favorite
Dated this 23 day of March. 1936
were able to lug a gun about the
, foods, cannot be planted in a duck Attest:
marshes.
Hunted when there were
Keith Leslie.
Leona G. Bryant,
| pond. Thousands of gun clubs have
thousands upon thousands of ducks
Chairman Board of Directors
District Clerk
taken advantage of this fact. -There
where there is only one today.
1
’ is a demonstration of it to be seen in
NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING
have stood by my dad’s side when a
our own county, on the lakes above
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of School District
small lad and we have watched to
Coos Bay, where well-to-do club No. 8, of Coos County, State of Oregon, that a SCHOOL MEETNG of
gether thousands upon thousands,
members have planted wild rice to the said district will be held at the High School Building on the 20th day of
upon thousands of ducks in flight.
April, 1936, at 7:30 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of discussing the bud-
lure the ducks in.
?et for the fiscal year, beginning June 16, 1936, and ending June 21.
And these birds could be viewed from
Again I say, there is only one way
937, hereinafter set forth, and to vote on the proposition of levying a
my dad’s front porch at his home in
i to prevent the total extinction of our district tax.
Coquille. I have seen the ducks
BUDGET
water fowl and that is an enforced
swoop in and light in a pond that is
Estimated Receipts
closed season covering a period of at
1. Balance on hand at the beginning of the fiscal school year
Formerly of
now a street of Coquille. I have lis
, least two years—three would be bet
(third Monday in June) for which this budget is made ...... 8
None
tened to the roar of feeding ducks
6,000.00
2. To be received from the County School Fund .... .....
..
ter. It would bring the birds back in
that sounded like a giant waterfall
'3. To be received from the Elementary School Fund ...............
3,500.00
large numbers. It would give them
4. ~
‘ ~
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- - -
and heard the roar of whistling wings
To ‘ be received from the
State Irreducible
School
Fund - .....
900.00
somewhat equal distribution through
8. To be received for Vocational Education (State and Federal
that sounded like the roar of the mo
out the United States and not allow
Funds) —;
>
........... ... ................. ................
930.00
tors of a squadron of airplanes. I
9. To be received from the Non-High School District for:
them to collect upon rich gun-club
have observed raft after raft—liter
Tuition .....____ _____________________ ___ __ _ ____
83,500.00
ponds to be slaughtered by the idle
ally. thousands upon thousands of
9. To be received from other sources ____ _________ _______
670.00
rich and the poor man not getting a
10.
TOTAL
ESTIMATED
RECEIPTS
(Item
1
to
9,
Inc.)
.......
815,500.00
ducks—floating upon the moonlit
look in as he is doing today. A closed
Estimated
Expenditures
waters of ponds within gunshot of
»
$ 2,840.00
8 1,960 00
• Elementary High School
season—a jail sentence for one year
Coquille. And, sad to relate, I have
for shooting ducks during the closed L GENERAL CONTROL
watched, even as has my dad, the
1. Personal service:
period would give the birds ample
(1) Superintendent
8 1,350.00
gradual decrease in all species of
I 1,350.00
protection, for the millionaire gun
(2) Clerk ................
200.00
200.00
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ducks, down through the years, until
(3) Stenographers i and other oit-
clubber would hesitate about shoot
at the present time it is really pitiful
fice assistants .................. ..........
100 00
100.00
ing a bird when he knew that he was
to have to make a comparison be
(4) Compulsory education and
subject to a term in jail—and that’s
census .........................._......... ....
25.00
15.00
tween the depleted flocks of today
about the only thing that would stop
2. Supplies _......
_..... _........ _—
25.00
75.00
and the vast armies of winging birds
him from doing so.
Elections
and publicity
37.50
37.50
8.______
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that used to fill the air-lanes and the
4. Legal service, (clerk's bond, au
Wood ducks and teal are two other
willow-covered marshes.
dit,
etc.)
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X.
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12.50
12.50
species that are fast decreasing in
7 4 1
Today, the ducks are reaily mak numbers. When you come right down
6. Total Expense of <
8 3,540.00
ing their last stand, some species to to it, sprigs or pin-tails have held
II. INSTE VCTI ON—8
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tally blotted out and others cut to a their own better than any other
1. Personal service:
(2) Principals ......
0 2,840.00
pitiful number that means their to species. They are the most numerous
8 1980.00
tal extinction within a few short sea duck upon our marshes today and
8. Total Expense, Supervision —
8 4,800.00
sons—perhaps next season, if shoot yet, their numbers are pitifully small
HL INSTRUCTION—Toaohtag
ing conditions prove favorable.
1. Personal service:
compared to past years and each sea
(1) Teachers
It is impossible to save the ducks, son sees their ranks more depleted.
,516.00
811,513.00
___ .,_.S Children
100.00
to put them on the increase by cut-
I have dwelt at length upon the duck
el (Cl alk, paper, etc.) —
3.
300.00
600.00
ing the season. There is only one situation, but It is something that ev
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15.00
15.00
way in which it may be accomplished ery true sportsman should be vastly
4. Free Text« .... ......... ........... ___
300.00
and that is by completely closing the and deeply interested in, for the
5. Other expense of teaching......
10.00
15.00
season. This and this alone is all that handwriting can be seen very plainly
6.
Total
Expense
of
Teaching
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827,394.00
will save many species of the fast upon the wall — the ducks are
i
IV. OPERATION OF PLANT
vanishing birds from total extinction. doomed!—unless something can be
1. Personal service:
Not only here in the west are the done about promoting a closed season
(1) Janitors and other employees $ 1315.00
8 1,210.00
2. Janitors' supplies —.... —...... _.
300.00
300.00
birds showing up scarcer each year, for the poor harassed birds.
3. Fuel --- ------------------- ------ ---- -----
350.00
300.00
but throughout the United States, as
4. Light, power and phones
175.00
300.00
well.
,5. Water „„ .............. . ....... .
100.00
125.00
Mayor
’
s
Proclamation
for
24-Hr. Shop Service
Gas * Oil & Tires
At a recent meeting of game offi
Total Expense of Operation
84,975.00
Good Friday Closing v .8 maintenane
cials back east, the point was brought
A repairs
REPAIRS
--------- -ENANE a
Storage
up concerning canvasback ducks be
1. Repair and replacements of fur
(Continuad frani Page One)
coming scarcer each season. One of
niture and equipment................... 8 150.00
8 1,500.00
c herson Mgr.
L. M
2.
Repair and
maintenance of
ficial present stated that upon the
buildings
and
grounds:
___
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400.00
1,000.00
I Potomac river, ten yean ago there en Heart;” R sermonette, “I Thirst,”
¡were hundreds of thousands of these Rev- p-
4. Total Expense et Maintenance
ducks; that one flock had been es
8 3,050.00
vi. auxiliary
,Y ' agencies
AGENCIES
timated to contain 150,000. At the
1. Library:
...
present time, during any season, or j
(2) Library books .......... -........... 8
75.00
8 200.00
Downing.
any
part
of
the
year,
not
a
canvas-
'
mendable
record
stands
as
a
tribute
(3) Supplies, repairs, etc.---------
10.00
10.00
Royal Neighbors* Record
2:30
to
3:00:
communion
service.
to the membership of the society. It back can be seen there. None have
A survey made by Royal Neigh
The
hours
of
twelve
to
three,
while
It
reflects the fraternal spirit that pre been sighted for over two yean.
bors of America from its supreme of
8.
was on the cross according to
1
vails among our members and should means but one thing, the birds have Christ
*
8 295.00
fice in Rock Island, IU., shows that be a source of great pride to all Royal been killed, for it was their natural the Scriptures, were hours of dark
camps of the fraternal benefit society
Neighbors. In the 41-year history of feeding ground and if living, they 1 ness. Friday is the day that most
140.00
8
8 160.00
provided fraternal aid and carried on
50.00
250.00
Royal Neighbors of America the so would return, or some of them at Bible students believe to be the day
charitable work valued at 81*3,614.81
1 of the crucifixion. Hence the ser
ciety and its camps have provided least.
8. Total Fixed Chargee ___ ......
8 800.00
in 1932, 1933 and 1934, according to
vice is being held on Friday from
fraternal aid in times of adversity,
And that’s what my dad and I dis
VIII. CAPITAL OUTLAYS
a report received by Mrs. Mae Wag
twelve
to
three
in
commemoration
of
1 New furniture and equipment
accident,
illness and public dis cussed—the shortage of different
50.00 ,8
50.00
8
goner, recorder of Laurel Camp No.
5 Assessments for betterments
583.52
252.20
asters amounting to more than a species. Canvasbacks are far scarcer His passion on the cross. All people
1—
2972, of Coquille.
million dollars.
Besides the camps, than they were two yean ago. The in this area during the time of the
7. Total Capital Outlays___ .....___
8 935.72
The survey also reveals the camps
the fraternal aid agencies of the so red-head that once was here by the service are urged to come.
IX. DEBT URVICB
did thousands and thousands of dol
1. Principal on bonds, include ne
ciety are the fraternal fund and the thousands, is seldom encountered any
lars worth of good with activities and
gotiable interest-bearing war
PROCLAMATION
Royal Neighbor home, located near more. The widgeon, or bally, which
Instances of helpfulness on which no
rants issued under section 35-
Davenport, Iowa."
Whereas, it la in keeping with the
used to be the most numerous duck
- 1104) ...»______ ___ ______ a.--------
8 7,500.00
monetary value was placed. In ad
in evidence has almost entirely dis best Christian tradition, and is cus
4.
Interest on bonds .............. ...........
.. 2,030.62
dition there were numerous cases of
8.
Interest
on
warrants
____
—
___
.. 1,800.00
Townsend Club Meeting
appeared. And that old king of tomary among Christian people, to
fraternal service and benevolent
A. M Williams, of Eugene, accred ducks—the mallard—is sadly lacking dedicate a certain period to the com
work that could not be valued in
9. Total Debt Service
811,330.62
X. EMERGENCY ....
ited speaker for the Townsend move tn numbers and becoming scarcer memoration of the death and resur
I 3<><> <><>
dollars and cents
•■ach season.
The butterball, which rection of the Lord Jesus Christ; and
Camps located in 40 states partici ment, gave a very fine address at the
RECAPITULATION
Whereas, a three-hour service com
once was here by the tens of thou
Total estimated expenses for the year
pated in the survey, their reports ruesday night meeting.
sands has almost completely disap memorating the period of darkness
sum of items 1-6, II-5, III-6, IV-8,
Mr
Williams
stated
that
there
was
showing members and non-members
V-4, VI-5, VII-5, VUI-7, IX-9, X..
.....857,22034
.io cause for alarm at the congres peared. have glimpsed only three which accompanied the death of Total
shared in the humanitarian efforts.
estimated receipts, not includ
pair of them during the past six Christ on the cross Is being planned
sional
investigation
of
the
Townsend
The survey was in charge of Miss
ing proposed tax.... .... ......................
18,500.00
years At one time the geese filled by the Ministerial Association and the
Ema M Barthel, of Rock Island, Ill-, plan, referring to the fact that some
churches
of
our
city
for
the
corres
the air-lanes for days and days at a
Supreme R. N. A. Recorder, who .ongressmen who do not favor the
trict tax
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time, honking from dawn to dawn— ponding time on Good Friday, April
commented as follows: This com- novement were opposed to such an
investigation, on ground that the P. migrating by the millions. And now the tenth, the service to be held in the
1. Amount of bonded indebtedness
Pioneer Methodist Church between
.. department
_ ____________
,___
O.
had ,__________
just recently
con- 0 half • d°z'-n flocks a year are ad
(include all negotiable interest
I the hours of noon and three o’clock;
ducted an investigation of the Town- c,OTn glimpsed,
bearing warrants issued under sec
1 «nd
senders and found nothing out of the
There is no use to kid yourselves ant®
tion 35-1104)____________________
.844,500.00
way.
' that baiting of ponds has been sbol- J 1 Whereas, a majority of the business 2. Amount of warrant Indebtedness
of the city
on warrants issued and endorsed
He also warned members that ished under the new law.
S. D. 1 houses ___
- are willing
—- to cloee
"not paid for want of funds”...... ..
50,037.85
many of the press reports are but Fiatford, chairman of the Joint Con-1their (1oors during this three-hour pe-
3. Amount of other indebtedness ........
1,830.11
■nemy
propaganda
and
that
only
re-
servation
Committee
of
Southern
11
od
,0
P
<
’
rn
'it
themselves,
their
em-
■ncmy propaganda and that only re-
encage their
jorts from accredited speakers or California, who is a bird bander «nd ; P10^
Ì98.367.76
hat of the official press of the Towp- is constantly in the field, makes the 1 tomers, to attend thia special service;
Now Therefore, I, J. Arthur Berg,
aend Plan should be regarded au- statement that every commercial and
private duck pond in California was Mayor of the City of Coquille, Coos
-hentlc.
Keith Leslie,
Leona C
O. Bryant,
Lans Leneve, president of the Fair baited last winter and he gleaned the County. Oregon, by and through the
District Clerk
Chairman, Board
rd of Directors
view club, was present and gave a fact from personal observation. Why? authority vested in me, do hereby
Approved by Budget Committee March 23rd, 1936.
Signed:
short but snappy talk. He invited the Why should commercial and private proclaim and declare the period be
W. E. Bosserman,
tween
the
hours
of
noon
and
three
Mrs. M. E. Wilson,
Coquille members to Fairview next millionaire clubs be allowed to bait
Secretary. Budget Committee
Chairman, Budget Committee
o
’
clock
on
Good
Friday,
April
10th,
Saturday night, at which time the their ponds when it is against the
1936, to be set aside as a period of.
Fairview club is to have a program federal law to do so?
worship, and do hereby urge the citi- ' If you are paying more than 87.00
Ask for Cow Bell Dairy cream and
and put on a play, "Pay Day." This
Just let a poor hunter get himself tens of our community to avail them- P*r 81,000 for three years insurance milk, the only milk and cream made
play has been put on several times , nice lltUe duck po^j Bnd throw a
selves of the opportunity of partici- on y°ur dwelling and contents, why safe by pasteurization.
Thousands of thrifty travelers
’round the community and Lans says few handfuls of com into it to entice pating in this service in commemora- 1 not save the difference by calling J.
followiugtlM advice of otaros
it is “good.'
Scot. Steel rails are foe sal
in a few ducks and he would be up tion of the passion of our Lord.
|L Smith, representing Huggins In-
smoothest highway yea I
before the court so quickly it would
J Arthur Berg, Mayor
surance Agency.
Rail Cares at 3e a asile aM
make your head swim. But in direct
TU Weed "Beehelor"
more travel bomfort fosa
lote. Food costs oo 3. P.
The word “Bachelor" Is from old defiance to the federal law, a bunch
down, too, with it sod
French baeheler, which la frotg «.late T5f millionaire sportsmen (?) bait
service in coaches
Latin word baccalarla This may he their ponds and slay ducks by the
Local & Long Distance
merely a translation of the French millions
These same millionaires1
word or It may be silled to taccalariua will spend money by the car load to
a late Latin adjective applied to farm
have the season remain open.
The
lalxtrers. flte history of which Is ven
big munition factories which reap a
Innbttnl
Moving a Specialty
golden harvest from sportsmen each
season, fight the closing of the sea
son.
The gun manufacturers fight
any measure toward closing the sea
son and the head-of the Biological
Scorby
Alpine
Survey, in whoee hands lies the des
tiny of all American waterfowl, kow
Phone 178-L
tows to the millionaire class, the mu
nition companies and the arms com
Insured Carrier
panies and leaves the season open—
Licensed Carrier
-
Coquille
shortens it several days and forbids
al
OUT-OF-DOORS STUFF
Announcing
The Return Of
Mr. Pat Claver
John A. Biegger Inc
of Marshfield
Who has taken over all shop work
at the
Dodge & Plymouth Agency
344 Front St., Coquille
Phone 1O3*J
M P
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H. E HUDDLE
HAUUNG
BENHAM’S TRANSFER
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WOOD and COAL
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