The Coquille Valley sentinel., April 03, 1936, Page 5, Image 5

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The Sentinel
Automobiles used by district high-
| I way engineers, maintenance crews
H. A. YOUNG »ad M. ». GRIMES and other field employees of the
highway department may be equip­
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ped with iadios if a recommendation
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by R. H. Baldock, highway engineer,
One Year
W 00 is approved by the highway commis­
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1 munication was demonstrated last
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No subscription taken unless paid week when Baldock toured Washing­
for in advance. This rule to impera­
ton highways with officials of that
tive.
state. The plan involves location of a
central station in Salem and four
Advertising Ratos
Display advertising 30 cents per ‘ branch stations over the state
inch. No advertisement inserted for
less than 50 cents. Reading notices 1
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The smallest park in the world, a
10 cents per line. No reading notice,
or advertisement of any kind, insert­ ■ plot 10 by 15 feet surrounding an
ed for less than 25 cents.
ancient redwood tree, is located in
Salem, according to Lynn F. Crone­
Entered at the Coquille Postoffice as
miller, former state forester.
The
Second Class Mail Matter.
minature park is located in the mid­
dle of one of the capital city’s busiest
residential streets.
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Rev. T. R. Jackman Witnesses
Festivals in Jet usaient
Rev. T. R. Jackman’s letter from
Jerusalem to the Sentinel this week
concerns celebrations and festivals
which precede Easter tn the Holy
Land and in first hand information
recites events only that he has seen:
Smith Wood-Products, Inc
COQ I HI I E, OREGON
Palestine to all abuzz with excite­
ment! In a land that is always full
commotion, religious frenzy and Ori- ,
ental fervor this is not an uncommon
state. Yet even in this land there are '
times when life moves faster and ex­
citement runs higher than at other
times. Such has been the first week
in March.
First of the celebrations was the
Moslem religious festival known as
the Feast of the Mecca Sacrifice,
which lasted four days. For at least
two days there was great preparation
The markets and gates of the old city
were crowded with sheep and black
«4,sae,eoa.*M deficit ____
The state’s 1935 telephone bill to­ goats brought to sell for the feast.
PROBABLE FOR NEXT TEAR
A deficit of »4.000,000,000—a new talled »84,500, according to figures The shepherd in his brown Abba
record—appears in store as a result compiled by engineers of the state (cloak) and Kaffeyeh (head dress),.
of the recent request that congress utilities commission. Of this amount,' looked as if he had stepped from a I
appropriate »1,500,000,000 for relief. »33,000 was for long distance tolls [page of a Bible story book and he
In round numbers, this would bring and nearly »52,000 for local exchange exhibited his stock with pride to the
total expenditures for the next fiscal service. Governor Martin has order- men and women who came to buy.
year beginning July 1, to nearly *10,- ed an investigation into what he The transaction was noisy and before
000,000,000. If congress enacts a tax termed the state’s “telephone jag" the sale was completed the buyer
bill raising as much revenue as the with a view to eliminating some of would often lift the animal to feel
President asked, the total income will the expense—substituting letters for its weight and punch it gently to feel
the fat. The feast itself was charac­
be almost »8,000,000,000, leaving the so many long distance calls. '
terized by the killing of the lamb, the
»4.000,000,000 deficit.
Donald Young, Salem buaine»» , day before nearly every family had a
The total federal public debt has
risen to »31,447,100,057. The »4,000,- man, has offered to erect an office sheep or goat tied in the yard and the
000,000 deficit would make it very building adjacent to present state children made a pet of the animal. In
nearly »38,000,000,000 by June 30, property, for use -of state depart the yard next to ours the women
ment».
All that he asks to a three- spent the entire day in preparation.,
1837, despite the proposed new
year lease. The state now pays »20,- The lamb was killed and dresesd and
000 a year in rent for space in Salem j saw four chickens ready for cook-J
business buildings.
The board of. ¡ng. The fire was in the open yard'
control to considering Young’s pro- J near the cistern and huge baskets of i
posal.
vegetables were standing near by. I
During the four days of the feast the
We carry a complete line of 1x3 to 2x12 No. 1 and No. 2 Common
Blds will be opened April 13 on a' markets and loitering places of the
Cedar, suitable for all building purposes, surfaced or rough.
new building at the state tuberculo- cjty we„ thronged with Moslems in
Consult the Retail Department for our low prices on Cedar.
sis hospital at Salem to house 50 ad- their best holiday attire. Many of
ditional patients. More than 120 tu- the women afe veiled and given food
Another office building, a duplicate berculosis sufferers are now on the 1 during the feast days. These Orien­
of the present structure, to needed to waiting lists of the two state institu­ tal people love a holiday and with the
house the state library and depart­ tions, according to reports by the su­ simplicity and excitement of a child
ments occupying rented quarters in perintendents to the board of control. enter into the festivities. Their man­
Let us show you our Lumber Stocks in warehouse
ners and customs have changed but'
down town Salem.
and on dock at the Smith
Discipline
should
be
stressed
at
the
little during the past centuries and
Governor Martin called attention to
.raining school for boys, Governor we see today the same scenes as have '
Wood-Products Plant
the need in a statement this week.
Giving the capitol reconstruction Martin told Superintendent Laughlin always been seen in eastern celebra­
commission credit for doing its best at a conference this week. The boys tions. The firing of ancient cannon
with the money available the gov­ should be taught respect for the flag marks the opening of the feast and
ernor pointed out that the new state and for their superiors, the governor this is continued at regular intervals
! during the following days and nights.
house, when ready for occupancy, declared.
I The cannon is only a block from us
would fall far short of taking care of
The state now owns 1538 pieces of and at every shot the house would
state needs for office space.
Fourteen state departments now motorized equipment, according to a »hake, so that we had no time to for-
occupy office space in rented quar­ report by Dan Fry, state purchasing get the feast,
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More than one-half of this
While the Arabs were thus ln a sort
ters in Salem with a total floor space agent
total
to
owned
by
the
highway
de-
of
religious
frenzy
of
the
eastern
peo-
of 37,30» square feet
Tentative
plans for the new capitol make pro­ partment which has 147 passenger pie, the Jews in a more modem way' dressed to represent the products of
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visions for only the executive, state cars, 440 trucks and 104 tractors. The were more intensely nationalistic] Palestine, showed that
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were
the
and treasury department, budget de­ state college has 115 automobiles and than usual, and special police were on ' products
duty at all times to prevent riot. The tine products,” and the Foreign Prod-
partment, board of control and pur-, trucks and the university 15.
. reason for this Jewish feeling was ' ucts seated on a donkey was led to
chasing department, land board and
With approximately 200 inmates of the Feast of Punim, which occurred execution as Haman was led in the
tax commission. This will still leave
The climax was the
enough departments in rented quar- the state prison idle, employment has on Mar. *-*. This is one of the most Bible story.
ter», on the basis of their present size, become a real problem at his institu- interesting of Jewish celebrations and scene showing children dressed in
to fill at least two floors of the state I tion. Warden James Lewis reported commemorates the Biblical story of , costumes of different nations and told
office building. By the time a new, to the board of control this week, the Book of Esther. It is a time of wnat the Jews of each country had
building can be erected the normal < Population of the penitentiary to uniting all Jewish people against the brought to Tel-Aviv. The Germans
growth of state departments will ' showing a gradual increase, now ex- “Hamans" who would persecute the brought cafes, the Americans sports,
I Jews. While there were some festi- the British manners, and the Polish
have increased this need to at least ceeding »25.
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I vities in Jerusalem the majority of Jewish traditions, etc.
three floors. Needs of the state li­
Use of native stone in Oregon’s events were centered in Tel-Aviv the
The enacting of the story of Esther
brary, now housed in entirely inad­
equate quarters in the supreme court new capital would be foolish and an only city of Palestine which to entire- was welcomed by the children who
building, are estimated at the equiv- ! extravagent waste of money, in the ly Jewish. This city of 150,000 peo- were all in costume of some sort. The
aient of at least two floors of the of-1 opinion of F. N. Wood of Albany, pl, entered into a carnival spirit for mention of the name of Mordecal or
himself a pioneer stone cutter. Wood, two days, and I had the privilege of Esther brought shouts from the chil­
flee building.
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the celebration in company dren who would wave their colored Club scholarship fund and five dol-' doing well, we are not rich, but we
State building needs to be faced by advocates the use of deep-quarried 1 attending
the next legislature, however, will marble from Vermont both for beau­ with some Jewish people from Amer­ flags but when the name of Haman lars to Mrs, LeFevre, director of the are forehanded," he meant that there .
Members have ' was enough hay and grain in the barn
ica who are now studying at th* was • mentioned the words were Needlecraft Guild.
not be confined to office space, In­ ty and permanence.
stitutions are also growing apace and
American School of Archaeology at drowned by a volley of shots from willing respohded to calls from other to carry the stock through the win­
Only motorists who can qualify Jerusalem A special platform called the toy guns.
civic organizations which required ter. He knew when the “frost is on
in need of more room. Dr. R. E. Lee
Steiner, superintendent of the state as farmers will be entitled to *5 li­ Shushan Palace was erected in the
Thus the Holy Land is beginning a their time and services. For instance, de punkin," the com would be in the
hospital for insane, has indicated his cense plates on their light trucks and civic center and here the “Megilah” series of religious and national events all dolls gathered by the 20-30 club shock to fatten hogs, and that meant
Christmas distribution were hams, headcheese, spare ribs and
intention of asking for a 200-bed ad­ pick-up cars, according to Secretary or reading of the Book of Esther by a which will continue in, interest and for
dition to the receiving ward of his of State Snell's interpretation of Cir­ Jewish girl was accompanied by tab­ enthusiasm until the Easter season, dressed by members at the Junior sausage and pork in the barrel. He
Woman's Club.
knew the potato and apple bins
institution. Construction of a 100- cuit Judge McMahan's court order. leaux and
Bibical and -- classical
danc-
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which to the high time for the three
Should this splendid organization would be full. And the garden yield
bed convalescent ward for tubercu­ It is estimated that 3000 motorists ing, depicting the story to an audl- 1 religions, Jews celebrating Passover,
losis patients either in conection who paid the *10 fee will be entitled ence of 28,000 people.
The events Christians Easter, and Moslems Neby with its very definite place in our its vegetables. The wood was to be
with the eastern Oregon hospital at to refunds totalling approximately were opened by the mayor of the city Musa. We will try to send an arti­ growing town be allowed to die?
had for the cutting. The hens would
The Dalles or in Multnomah county, *15,000. City dwellers who drive who pointed out that while Jews cle telling of these celebrations.
furnish the eggs and an occasional
is also under consideration. Dr. R. D. cars with pick-up bodies will con­ were persecuted ln other parts of the
chicken killed from the young roost­
Forehanded
Byrd, superintendent of Fairview tinue to pay double license fees un­
ers, and that there would be three or
“Uncle Tom" McDonald
lived on four firkins of butter in the cellar
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home, has called attention to crowded der the terms of the light truck act of
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conditions at his institution and the the 1*35 session.
were permeated with a holiday at-1 Sad- indeed, is the condition lo- Dresden hill. Dresden is the town when the butter buyer came around
mosphere and Jews from all over the1 cally which permits a thriving civic adjoininng Putnam, New York, on the late in the fall.
need for another 100-bed cottage.
Assignment of salary checks to’ country paraded, the gay and amus- organization like th« Junior Woman's * south.
Conservative estimates of present
He also knew the soap in the bar­
Mr. McDonald was known as a rel would last until soap-makihg
state building needs place the cost at avoid payment of honest debts to ing costumes evoking smiles and Club to disintegrate solely for lack of
frowned upon by state officials, chuckles from even bearded patri- u a iireviuig
man who,
when iiivnicjr,
he borrowed money, time in the spring came again
in excess of *1,000,000.
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meeting piotc,
place.
State employee, who rerort to this archs. The reading of the scroll of , Lauched last September with an repaid il on the da> ‘t was due. Some
He knew that
forehandedness
Oregon cities slated for new ^ar­ practice may find themselves walk-^ther was broadcast by a loud informal tea at the home of the preai- I
he came down to Putnam and meant plenty not a scarcity.
to
lather, On one of
mories should not become unduly ex­ ing the plank that leads to the ranks speaker to an overflow crowd outside dent of the Woman's Club, parent of *ouW
I wonder if many of us in the years
cited over announcements from the of the jobless. The txyrd of control the great synagogue.
Each mention the junior department, this group those visits some one of the family that are past have not chased the
national capital that the projects has asked department heads to inves­ of the name of Haman was greeted now has a paid membership of 25. asked him, “How are you getting will o’ wisp trying to get rich quick,
have received WPA approval. Major tigate and deal with individual cases by the traditional volley of notoe Never have dues been solicited from along?” “We are doing well. We are before we acquainted ourselves with
General George A. White calls atten­ as the circumstances warrant.
from toy pistols and jeers and hoots the young women attending meetings, not rich, but we are forehanded.”
being forehanded?
That day, nigh unto seventy years
tion to the fact that no appropriation
from the crowd
nor has there ever been a member­
R. A. Easton.
Queen for Bridge Dedication
ago, comes back to me. and the ques­
has yet been made for these projects.
Twelve schools participated in the ship drive.
Brigadier General Thoe. A. Rilea to
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Attending meetings regularly are tion to, what did Mr. McDonald mean >5.00 for Four in Front Seat»
Coquille organizations will be ask­ children’s demonstration on Sunday
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now in Washington in his capacity as ed to sponsor one or more candidates mririnndF
morinng. One ^9
of Ik*
the —
most a touching
ordinarily from forty to fifty young when he said, “We are doing well
Last Tuesday evening Charles A
head of the national guard associa­ for queen of the Coos Bay bridge tableaux was that of the Yemenites’ women—housewives, business girls We are not rich, but we are fore­
Humphrey,
of Powers, was brought
handed.
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tion, in an effort to speed the armory dedication celebration, June 5-8-7. Talmud Torah. They pictured their and teachers.
No effort has been
before J. J. Stanley, Justice of the
program along.
The farms on Dresden hill were not
Votes which will decide what candi­ brothers in Yemen dressed in black,' made to increase the number due to
Peace here, upon a charge of driving
date will be queen and who crown chained to each other and being I >«ck of proper accommodations for of the best, the soil was a gravelly
with four adult persons in the driv-
It is certain that if this loam, the fields were fenced with
Members of the State Industrial princess, will be awarded for the sale whipped as they were led to be con­ meetings.
er’s seat and upon his pleading guilty.
stone
walls.
Accident commission are now back of souvenir buttons. There will also verted to Islam. On the other hand group could be suitably housed it
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• fine of five dollars and costs was
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on their full pay basts.
Attorney be four “ladies of the royal court,” they in Palestine were dressed In would have a paid membership of
H.Ved on lmP°wd upon him. which he paid
white
and
sang
in
the
streets.
An
­
more
than
forty
women.
,
those
farms
were
real
men
and
worn"
who
with
the
other
two
will
be
given
General Van Winkle advised the
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The Junior Woman's Club, which to en who cleared land, planted
commissioners thst they could allot a special attention during the three-day other clever scene was the building of
and on the road between Coquille and
the “tower of Babel " The children a national organization, to not a so-‘ harvested crops, paid taxes.
part of their time to work of the un­ celebration.
which
employment compensation commis­
AU other contestants will receive carried huge
_ blocks with
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„ they cial club Its prime reason for being ¡when the civil war came 'the
y ln the front **at
sion. Pay for that work comes from tor compensation ten per cent of all attempted to build a house while each to to sponsor civic betterment and to men from those farms enlisted as’
1 X 2 to 1 X 12 Kiln Dried
Douglas Fir Finish
Surfaced 4 Sides
All Grades Kiln Dried 1 x 3 &. 1 x 4
Douglas fir Flooring
Knotty Port Orford Cedar
Surfaced 4 Sides, 1 x 8 to 1 x 12
All Grades of
Red Cedar Shingles
No Order Too Small—A Stick or a Carload
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the federal government and is not sales credited to them.
The contest will start April 15, and
subject to the legislative pay cut. Al­
lotting two-thirds of their time to the wiU be managed by the Legion at
new commission only one-third of North Bend.
their pay or >100 a month comes
from the state and thia to also ex-
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spoke a different language.
When r” °n
^¿hey
,U . °» neighboring
thla failed they sang a Hebrew song
and turned their blocks till a fine
-
structure
was completed, showing the
need of unity of language in Pales-
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tine Another tableaux, with children tributed ion
ten dollars to iko
the U/nmanla
Woman’s ifas
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