Water Department Serving
4 Rapidly Growing City
Safety Sonnet
Riverton School
Oregon Leader
In Gasoline Tax
harmful drugs and cosmetics but also
suggests brands that have been shown
pure by chemical anglygi*
Boadars Digest
• While double-parking of automo­
Miss Nye’s English II class has been
Seven boys—Miles Hartwell, Max
biles is sometimes resorted to as a
enjoying
regular class work in the
Mullen,
James
Staten,
Theron
Mill
­
time-saving expedient the resulting
The tax on gasoline, first tried by
confusion and slowing up of traffic Oregon, has yielded more htan $7,- er, Keith Young, James Childers, and “Readers Digest,” a magazine that
make it doubtful whethet any time 000,000,000 throughout the nation at Winston Gibson—and Mr. Robinson summarizes the best articles from
department. The Rink creek dam is actually saved in the lopg run, in the close of its 20th year, February returned from Ashland basketball other American magazines.
' ThW week commences the first
Frees
Saturday
afternoon. Humorous rreee
was built for a total cost of 330,000, the opinion of Secretary ofSlate Earl 25th*. according to the Oregon State tournament
of a seriet'of weekly articles on
Snell.
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The English IV class has been late­
Thirty-seven teams participated there
which has long since been paid.
the cit> government and its vari­
Motor association.
One car which is*.'
in
In 1929 with a city of 2600 people,
ous departments tn Coquille. The
In February, 1919, the Oregon in what was the largest basketball ly studying the writings of some- of
a
narrow
street
for
i
it
was
found
necessary
to
commence
resunte uf* U#’i)tWti«s and ac­
state legislature, hard pressed for tournament ever held in the West. the most famous humorists.
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conserving on the water supply again cause inconvenience and delay to sev­ highway fund», adopted a bill placing Two of the seven boys played their
tivity of these respective units
The home economics class is mak­
and selling it on a more technical eral dozen drivers, since it completely a one-cent tax on every gallon of last high school game at Ashland
wlllibetoid. This week the story
basis. To meet this, the city bought shuts off the use of
of the"ett^ Water department is
gasoline sold in the state.
Within when Riverton played its final game ing new clothing out of old. They
and installed 800 water meters at a the parking lane. If
give*
ten years every state in the Union with the Langlois boys. Max Mullen are remodeling old garments into the
WhM B. V. “Sam” Epperson took cost of about $12,000 and every user in the car, it may also block two or had adopted similar legislation, and and Miles Hartwell, who were the modern styles.
over the duties of water superinten­ was then charged on the basis of con­ three other cars whose drivers wish today the yield amounts to more than outstanding men on the Riverton Typing Clam
25 per cent ot the total tax income of squad, will be graduated this spring, ’ Miss Gilman reports that Mar-
dent for the city twenty-six years sumption. This plan increased the to leave the curb.
revenue
of
the
water
department
and
Double-parking
is
dangerous
not
leaving places that will be very hard garette Carlson has made the moot
all
states' " 1
'
ago, little did he realize that his post
The first Oregon statute was draft­ to fill in next year's line-up. All other satisfactory rate in typing recently,
would grow and expand until his was paid for in a short time by this only because it sometimes forces
drivers to use the wrong side of the ed by W> B. Dennis, of Carlton, and men on the team were freshmen and with a speed of 34 words per minute.
.
or more water users wouli increased income.
Loyal M. Graham, of Forest Grove. sophomores. There were no juniors The rates are computed on “Inter­
num
n B00 in,'!939’aA- i • Andther " improvement that has
Among other sponsors were C. C. on this year’s squad. The underclass­ national Rules,” which subtract ten
It Of a tiusiness %hter­ made the Operation df the department
Chapman, of Portland, and James S. men who played most of the time gram words as a penalty for each
valued between more stable ’ was the chlorination of
prise
Stewart, of Fossil. It created little this year were James Staten, Tom mistake.
to 4B0O.OOO "
*** the soufW so that It was purified be­
$350
entering tWjcity
tN< city mains. This
attention then, but today it' is one Minor and Keith Young.
in lttt-M there was just a fore
od has
— made the possibility of angry wl
Coos county schools which took 40 NEW LOCOMOTIVES
of the most important sources of rev­
stop damRcrOss Riink creek that was method
extinct.
grabbing
privilege w
part in the tournament were Coos FOB SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
enue,
a water into the wood- disease sprei
eed for still more denies him, and in su<
In 1937’t
The federal government tapped the River (played as runner-up for the
extended to the city,
water supply* was really apparent irritation is much more ’ apt ta'aci gas pumps in 1932, and now it gets championship), Powers, and River­
The Southern Pacific Company has
bat
Of our water has al-
creek. Practically with a city nearing 4,000 population recklessly than under ' normal Cir­ about 1200,000,000 each year. Ore­ ton. Bandon and Arago (the latter just placed orders for 40 new locomo­
gon’s tax, now five cents, has pro­ was last year’s president’s cup win­ tives, at a cost of approximately $7,-
Ins were made of served by the department. Several cumstance».
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vided about >94,017,000 in its 20 ner) did not play in the tournament 250,000. All are for use in freight
that caused considerable plans were discussed and it was fin­
ally
decided
to
raise
the
dam
of
Rink
and passenger service on the con
NEW
LIBRARY
BOOKS
years
ot existence. Last year its in­ this year.
trbuble to the water department in
pany's Pacific Lines, at was stated.
come tram gasoline sales amounted to Riverton va. Bridge
trying to keep everyone supplied with creek and Impound the water. By added to shelves
The Riverton grade school basket­
The purchase is part of Sa
water with greatest efficiency. There federal WPA aid in labor, the city
Also included in the new list are
ball and volleyball teams will play Pacific's improvement progra
were all flat rates in those days—no is now furnishing the material for the books:
the teams from Bridge in the River­ 1939. Recently, the company
meters and one could use as much as increasing the height of the dam
“Return to Malya,” a novel by CURRY COUNTY WOULD CLEAN
ton gym tomorrow night, March 10. ed 40,000 gross tons of steel n
needed except in the dry seasons fourteen feet and which will give an Bruce Lockhart, who is also the au­
UF THE ROGUE
This will be Riverton’s first chance 12,400 gross tons of rail fasti
when even the creek used to get additional 40,000,000 gallons of water thor of "A British Agent."
The Rogue river mining mud suit to see the grade volleyball team in at a total cost of approximately 02,-i
to carry the city over during the dry
pretty slim.
“Across Spoon River," an auto­ is, due for a suddep and vigorous re­
action.
500,000.
Consistent growth of Coquille from season. The city has put up $10,000 biography by Edgar Lee Masters. This
vival about the day after the legis­ Honor Roll
1013 to 1922 made the need for a as its share of thi» expense and the book should be ot interest to people
The following students had grades
Follow the “Spirit of Carnival”
greater supply of water, so in 1922 dam will be completed this spring. who would like to discover what kind lature adjourns if legislation to pro­
tect the recreational assets ot the sufficiently high (none below a “2”)
tMe 'ftty built the Rink creek dam, Water users will have advantage of of a person Mr. Masters is.
dancer in “The Bandwagon,” liar. 0-
stream is not passed, it was an­ to be listed on the Honor Roll for the
which impounded about 40,000,000 this new supply this summer.
“Disputed Passage,” a novel by nounced by County Judge Boice this
Instead of the old wood pipe that
first six weeks of the second sem­
galldft* of water and thoroughly
Lloyd Douglas. Readers place it on week.
ester: Pauline Westley, Glenys Gil­
handled the needs of a thriving city used to carry water to consumers, par with “Magnificent Obsession."
Judge Boice returned from Salem bert, Hazel Heffley, Muriel Herman,
of 1,800. Several hundred new water nearly every foot of pipe is cast iron
“The Land Is Bright," a novel by Sunday night following a conference
today.
Nine
thousand
feet
of
cast
Doris Morgan, Mabel Westley, Or­
users><had been added to the list of
Archie Binns, telling of the greatest held there with representatives of the
ville Young, Keith Young, Alice
customers. Superintendent Epperson iron pipe have been laid from the
migration in history since the Chil­
Wa^WMng with his department by dam down to the city limits. In the dren of Israel went to the Promised miners. He reported that the con­ Church, Margarette Carlson, and Er­
ference failed to get very far and win Plaep.
last
two
years
1200
feet
of
10-inch
then and new mains had been built
Land—the journey to the new Pa­ that ft appeared that the miners were
Perfect Attendance
into the residential districts of the pipe have been laid on Second street,
cific coast territory in the 1850’s over out in force to prevent any legisla­
city to care Tor a growing community, another 1000 feist of 4-inch pipe in
The following students have not
the Oregon Trail.
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tion that would conform to the under­
to flhance the building of the near vicinity and a 4-Inch pipe
been tardy nor absent during the last
“
Song
ot
Year»,"
a
novel
by
Be*
standing reached when the previous
and extending the lines, it up the Marshfield highway to the
six weeks period: Lucille Danielson,
mud suit was withdrawn. Since the
isarY to field "bonds which edge of the city limits.
Carolyne Fetch, Clifton Guerin, Or-
At the present time the water de­
legislative session had already run
were paid off by revenue from the
_
lee which .past the regular time allowed and no viHe Young, Helen Haga, Geraldine
partment is one of the major sources and 1865, of the emergenci«
Guerin, Margie Rogers, Tom Minor,
of revenue for the city. It grosses the sturdy pioneers f faced, and con- agreement had been reached, he be­
ent i days of the lieved it to be unlikely that laws sat-1 Keith Young, Alice Church and Mar­
about $30,000 a year. Of this amount, quered in the turbulent
____ w^en
T .. i«factory to Curry county would be garette Carlson.
ring times
the city nets about $18,000. It em­ Civil War, of the stirring
Class Tian*Mil
ploys one full time superintendent, the tiny prairie communities were passed.
moulding
themselves
Into
a
groat
As a grand finale to the dying bas- ,
I What Curry county wanted was
two helpers part time and takes about
Mrs. Aldrich Is also the au­ only that the river be kept as clean ketball season, the boys are organic- ,
half of the time of the city recorder state.
thor ot “A Lantern In Her Hand,” all the way down as it is at Grants ing class teams to play off the su- 1 THANKS FOR THE TRIBUTE—
and city treasurer to care for it.
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premacy of the classes in basketball.
Pass.—Curry County Rreporter.
In the pinches and in the most and others.
Hundreds of Healtry Childs—
School Boards Meet
The
library
is
the
owner
ot
a
1807
|
quiet times of the depression, the
The
Riverton
high
school
and
grade
and
ragged adulta testify te
water department kept the credit of edition of the Encyclopedia Britanni­ being used to capacity; more books
school
boards
held
their
regular
are
being
loaned
than
in
years
past.
ca,
covering
an
enormous
list
of
sub
­
e city good and kept the govsm-
For 1938, 4,936 more books were monthly meeting In Mr. Robinson’s
m«it advent It has consistently re­ jects, and which is annexed ys
Route Man deliven to your
loaned than in 1937. In January, office Tuesday, March 7. Refresh­
tired its obligations and at the pres­ with a year book until the next ii
door.
ments
were
served
to
the
boards
by
4939,
2,655
volumes
were
loaned.
ent time has only $52,000 bonded in­ It contains material on suoh subj
The magazine circulation is very Mi* Nyo’s home economics class.
debtedness and has never had any as the New Deel, its su,
•w *
large, 412 being loaned In January “Skin Deep”
warrant debts.
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foes, and on all other cu:
Mr. Robinson has just finished
alone. The library appreciates do­
The largest single user is the Smith to date. '
nations in the form of magazines aa reading the most interesting sections
Wood-Products plant which is sup­
The library is very
wear and tear on them is much more of “190,000,000 Guinea Pigs” to his
plied by water from an eight-inch having the services at M
COQUILLE
than on books. The state library also orientation class and has now started
pipe extending from the edge of the ney, who is working und
“Skin Deep,” which not only exposes
city to the plant.
as book mender. To date she has re­ supplies a large number of books.
Should the city ever require more paired approximately 200 4
water than it now has with' the new through nW aid all book.
be
dam, it may be that it will have to put in good condition, and many will
be pumped over the hill from the be salvaged that otherwise wbpld
North Fork
North
Fork nf
of ths»
the CswiiiHI«»
Coquille Hunr
river «nH
and Knva
have 0A
th kn
be a
stored in the reservoir at Rink creek.
At present
rary facilities are
KENDALL DAIRY
SS.RÏLP SUPPORT THEM!
THE
$623M3 .67
Iff BEER REVENUE FOR /fjf
MIUJON YEARLY BUR RMNUE
COM«» BACK TO BENEFIT
THIS COMMUNITY
line In low and
•
PUBLIC
EDUCATION
nation-wide taxes of a million dollars
mment to
in-
Get your SHARE-THE-ROAD
FREE—at your Shell dealer's
CLasll
auper-onoil
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SHOW YOUR COLORS in the nation-wide cruoade to
rid the road of "Screwdrivers." Traffic audtartpta.
“Y this will cut Stop-and-Go 25«. Mftare fW
Rood” and Sufwr-ShtU both tava on Ston-and-Gn.
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for the nation,
t the retailing of
to anyone.
of course, the brewers’ reaponsi-
bility tosnfome the law. But they a
•ting with all enforcement officials
to it that the lawa you have ■
observed.
Moy we scad you a booklet
forward-looking program of t
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