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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1937)
Geo. H. Chaney Serves as State Senator * Horticultural Pi oduetíon In Coos County , ■ ■ George H. Chaney, state st senator for Coos and Curry counties, is probably one of the best ' known men of the Coquille Valley, 1 this acquaintance being gained through his logging operations in this callties for a period of 10 or more years, and during which time he earned a reputation for fair and honorable dealing with his employes at all times. Mr. Chaney, who won the election to the state legislature in 1936 over a pioneer resident of this section and one with a wide ac quaintance, served his first term in the 1937 session. His record on all measures of particular importance to southwestern Oregon, as well as those of general concern to the people of Oregon, was con sistent, and favorably commented upon by press and people. Mr. Chaney was an earnest and active member of the legislature, and as such his opinion and judgment on all matters and proposed laws were eagerly sought by his colleagues because of the confidence they or office seeker—in fact, only because of the insistence of friends and wellwishers did he consent to file for the office at the May primaries B last year, when he was nominated by his party without opposition. Mr. Chaney has been a resident of Coquille since removing o the west from Michigan, where all his forebears were engaged <n lumber and timber operations. He owns a fine relieving the housing sno. .age. He nas served as a home here, and so confident is he of the future of member of the city council, and has always taken Coquille that he is erecting a splendid two-story an active interest in all municipal, school and civic four-apartment structure in an endeavor to assist in affairs. z his Coos and Curry Grang? iends Organization work in southwestern Oregon is now, and has been for several years, in charge of Henry Gustafson, of North Bend, woo is a : ormer Pomona master. The Grange of today, is a live, active organisa tion with a definite, construe'ice program ahead and a history of accomplishments behind it. It has always stood for the Id thest typ ? of citi zenship and has always arrayed itself with the home, the church and the school. Grange Movement In Coos County Coos county may well be termed a Grange county, its 10 or more subordinate Grange organi zations with a membership totaling close to 1000. Besides these, there are four Granges in Curry county, all with active earnest membership. The impetus in the Grange movement in south western Oregon was first noted some eight or <en years ago through the efforts of Arthur Brown, then of the McKinley district, who, during the next < Where comparatively few years ago it was only three or four years as Pomona master and district possible to enter and leave Coos county by bort or deputy instituted several new subordinates as well a lengthy stage journey,*now the county is provided as reviving two or three which had been dormant with fast rail, water, modem passenger steges. and for several years. For the past five or more years, •* air line transportation, b.sid?s truck lines ihat not Mr. Brown has been a deputy master of the Oregon 'only cover the remotest portions of the county, but State Grange, with headquarters in the Willamette serve Its inhabitants from points as far north as Valley, but he continues to visit occasionally among Portland and south to San Francisco. [ Transportation Facilities Boys and girls in all communties of Coos county are doing excellent work and receive training by actually carrying on work in 30 4-H clubs con ducted under the direction of the county agricul tural agent. . Each of these clubs are led by a local leader who is usually an adult and who is interested in the development of boys and girls. The agricultural organizations are divided into calf clubs, poultry clubs, sheep clubs, pig clubs, Crden clubs and handicraft clubs and distribuied all sections of the county. I Gerferal, diversified farming in the Coquille Valley, forage crops, dairy stock, beef cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, fruits, berries, lumbering, fisheries and excellent transportation facilities, year round climate most wonderful to be found anywhere as well as sports fishing and hunting — what more could one wish for. You can plan no better outing, no better and more satisfactory vacation trip this summer qt fgll for yourself and family than you will enjoy if you visit Coos and Curry counties and drive over the Coast Highway. Fishing, camping, hunting, boat ing and bathing will furnish sport, recreation and entertainment. ELECTRICITY SERVANT GROCERIES and MEATS An Independent Merchant Every Purchase Guaranteed Coquille, Oregon MOUNTAIN STATES POWER COMPANY