THE COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL. COQUILlX OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH St, IMS.
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RAISING TAX BASE
(Oregon Voter)
Present laws provide no satisfac­
tory method for determining the tax
base for pewly incorporated cities
and also present an embarrassing lim­
itation for cities and school districts
which are growing very fast. Newer
towns and districts in eastern Ore­
gon, where there has been a large
influx of settlers have been seriously
handicapped under the six per ceht
limitations, providing the taxes not
exceeding 106 per cent of the previ­
ous year’s levy may be levied without
approval of the voters. The rapid­
ly growing cities and districts thus
have found it necessary to meet the
expense and inconvenience of holding
an election each year to approve ex­
cess levies. Senate joint resolution
was devised to remedy this situation.
It provides that when a city or other
state subdivision has voted to exceed
the tax limit in three successive years
its tax base then shall be the average
of the three preceding years. The
taxes to be considered must have
beemfor purposes other than payment
of bond principal or interest. This
plan also serves to establish a tax
base for the new city or subdivision,
taxes for which are limited in the
first year to an amount no greater
than levied in the preceding year in
the area embraced within the new
municipal unit or subdivision. This
resolution was adopted in both houses
by virtually unanimous vote, and will
be referred to the people in the next
special or general election.
Fragments
popular bait now being offered pro­
ductive industry. The following from
the Cincinnati Enquirer was pub­
lished after ex-President Hoover had
said that the United States has a ren­
dezvous with debt:”
"Financiers now are beginning to
discuss how large a debt the United
States can carry. It is pure specula­
tion. They do not know, and there is
no mathematical formula which can
be used to work out an answer. The
only way we shall know when the
debt is beyond our ability to manage
is when the people refuse to take new
issuês of bonds and when taxes fail
to supply enough moneyto pay inter­
est.’ We are like a ship on an un­
charted sea. No one can tell When
her pleasant sailing will be over—
that will only be' known when she
strikes a rock. In the meantime thé
United States treasury is keeping its
rendezvous with debt.”
War, war, war!
That Europe
should again9 be involved in a general
war seems as incredible now as it
did twenty-five years ago. Then we
were young enough to believe what
we had been taught—that civilized
nations had'attained a culture which
made war impossible. Today, more
cynical, we have thought the world
war’s lesson was that no nation won
a war and that all participating in
one were the losers.
Even the old
adage, “Experience is a dear teacher,
but fools will learn in no other,” is
no longer true, for fools did not even
learn in that school.
After the Napoleonic wars, when
Germany was beaten to her knees,
wise men in that country counseled
their fellow citizens not to put their
faith in force and weapons but to
turn to education and build a race
of superior intellect. Great univer­
sities did flourish in Germany in the
nineteenth century and her people
led civilization in science, music and
medicine.
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This world is a perpetual Challenge
to the seeing eye and hearing ear;
there are so many wonderful things
to be discovered, marvelous inven­
tions waiting to be made, scientific
and spiritual truths ready to be re­
vealed to the sincere searcher, that
to waste blood and brains on killing
one another is the tragedy of man­
kind.
State President
To Visit
“If the Athenians desire good citi­
zens let them put whatever is beauti­
Mrs. Ethel Bums, of Newberg, Ore­
ful into the ears of their sons.”—
gon, who is president of the Depart­
Delphic Oracle.
ment of Oregon Daughters of Union
The leading article in the current Veterans of the Civil War, will be
number of the National Geographic a visitor in Coquille the afternoon
Magazine is devoted to Long Island. of April third.
It mentions the pioneers who settled
At that time, Mrs. Burns will dis­
the eastern tip of the island in 1640 cuss briefly the aims of the organiza­
but failed to state-that for thirteen tion and eligibility for membership.
generations their descendants have The chief factor in eligibility is that
remained there in a close knit com­ the applicant must be a direct de­
munity and inter-married until they scendant (daughter, granddaughter,
are all related and can trace their or great-granddaughter) of a Union
ancestry back to the original settlers veteran of the Civil war and must be
through any one of a half dozen lines. fifteen years of age, at least.
The coming of the automobile has
A place for the meeting has not
changed |hat and the young men of been decided upon as yet, but all
today go courting much farther than women in this section of the county
old Dobbyn used to travel.
who are eligible are urged to call
Mrs. Wayne Robison, phone 9R, some
There is no denying that the rail­ time before Monday noon to get def-
roads are in financial straits and un­ inite information as to the time and
able to keep their property in the place of meeting. Absolutely no ob­
first-cass condition that is necessary. ligation is involved in attendance.
It this circumstance results in gov­
ernment ownership, the time will
come when the bus and trucking
companies may indirectly contribute
The spring recreation leaders' in­
in taxes to the rebuilding of the rail­
way tracks just as twenty years ago stitute will be held on Monday, April
the railroads were helping to build 3, at Myrtle Point Union High School,
the highways which now have and on Tuesday, April 4, at the North
brought them to bankruptcy. That Bayside Grange hall. Miss Izola
the railroads should be kept efficent Jensen, extension specialist in com­
is one of the first essentials in pre­ munity and social organization, will
paredness and a survey has shown be present at the meetings to teach
that in their present condition they various phases of recreation such as
would prove our weakest tink In case songs, active games, seated games,
recreation equipment, skits, puzzle
of war.
games, etc.
Ex-Govemor Martin is a grand old
Men and women who lead any rec­
man. He is not afraid of hell nor reation in clubs, granges, lodges, 4-H
high-water and speaks right out in clubs, Sunday schools, or in the home,
meeting while the rest of us are pussy­ are invited to attend either of the
footing around the real issues of the
day. And we are wondering if the
issue of law and order is the funda­
mental principle upon which the
cleavage between new dealers and
anti-new dealers will come. x
General Martin, in a speech
Portland last Saturday, accused
democrats of turning their back
that principle in last spring’s pri­
maries. The lack of building activity
and other business investments can
be traced to just that issue. When
the federal government puts the
rights of alien radicals or goon gang­
sters to disrupt our business ahead
Give Your Child a
of the rights of our citizens to own
property and receive a fair return
Chance ta Make
from a capital investment, then the
Good
little fellows are afraid to venture
and wealth is dried up at its source.
If she's going to store away
Recreation Institute
Within the past week President
Roosevelt has stated that it would be
unnecessary to change the law which
has placed the limit of the national
debt at 45 billion dollars. Efforts are
also being made to defer increase in
social security taxes for a year or two.
Of course, there is an election coming
next year and appeasement is the
knowledge, protect her sight
that she may apply the
knowledge gained. Be sure
your home is equipped for
safe, comfortable seeing.
Adequate electric light is
inexpensive.
Mountain States
Power Company
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(Taken from The Sentinel of April in the north part of town to build a
senior'high school.
4, 1919):
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This section of the state was
H. A. Isensee returned yesterdaay
startled by the murder at a public from Tillamook, where he visited
dance at Langlois of George Sydnam with intention of staying permanenty
at the hands of a respected and cap­ but has now decided that Coquille
able citizen. The murder was felt to is a very good place after all.
be justified in that Sydnam had dis­
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honored the daughter of the murder­
A. T. Morrison has taken a small
er.
room in the W. C. Rose store where
Ned Kelley will also have his insur­
Announcement was made that Co-
ance agency.
quille would have two hotels this
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year. The plans were already un-
Archie Taylor made a trial run of
derway for the new Baxter Hotel
the auto stage route between Rose­
when George Leach announced that
burg and Coos Bay this week.
he would build another two-story
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building for the second hostelry.
Col. R. H. Rosa, of Bandon, was in
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town Tuesday.
In 1901 Jess Eudaily Was murdered
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on, the Marshfield-Coquille railroad
Dr. V. L. Hamilton reports the
track and his body buried in a field
birth of a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs.
belonging to the McQuiggs at Cedar
Webb Mast at Lee. >
Point. Eighteen years later (1919),
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Deputy Sheriff Clyde Gage was asked
Two pioneer merchants, J. E. Nor
to identify.the alleged killer, M. D.
ton with his Busy Corner and ’ Sam
Landis, who is being held at Ar­
Nosler’s Cash and Carry store were
kansas City. Several local citizens
in opposition today with the lattter
were called upon to identify the pic­
opening his own store. Sam was
ture of Landis sent here but it was
basing his claim for business on the
quite uncertain whether the man was
basis that cash purchasing would en­
the one who killed Eudaily here 18
able him to sell cheaper but still
years ago.
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charge 5c for delivery. Gene came
[Ed. Note: The man held in Ar­
back by saying that he did not charge
kansas City was not Landis. Several
for service and could give just as low
years after this item was published
prices as anyone because of
the skeleton of a man, supposed to
volume his store had.
have been Landis, was found in the
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hills a few miles from Coquille.]
Fuhrman
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Pharmacy was adver­
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Suggestions have been made to tising house paint for sale at reduced
purchase the land of W. H. Lyons prices for spring cleaning.
A potluck luncheon will be served
at noon, according to Julia Bennett,
home demonstration agent, and all
persons are cordially Invited to at­
tend this meeting or any part of it.
The program for the day is as fol­
lows:
10:15—Registration.
10:30—Group singing, Mrs. Ed Pike
leading.
10:45—The Matinee, a skit, Bay­
view unit.
11:00 —Parent - Child Relations,
Mrs. Buena Maris.
12:00—Potluck luncheon.
1:15—Skit, Green Dell unit.
1:30—Introduction of county com-
mitttee members. Special Projects,
George Jenkins. “Why a County
School Supt. Favors Parent Educa-
“The
tion,” Mrs. Martha Mulkey.
.County P. T. A. and Parent Educat-
ion,” Mrs. Bonnie Walker.
2:00—Question box and discussion
by Mrs. Maris.
3:15—Meeting adjournment,
kins, Coos county agricultural agent.
G. E. School Well
Attended Tuesday
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The General Electric cooking school
held at the Biegger & Gunderson Fur­
niture store on Front street was well
attended Tuesday. The session was
conducted the entire day under the
direction of Ester Norenberger, of the
Portland office of the G. E. corpor­
ation, who puts these schools on as
a part of the home economics pro­
gram of the company.
General Electric products were
used through-out the demonstration
and nearly a hundred ladies were in
attendance for the exhibition.
Calling cards. 50 for SI .00.
Chadwick Lodge No. 68
A, Fi & A. M.
Stated Communication
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 7:38 P. M.
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meetings and to bring a partner, says
Julia Bennett, home demonstration
agent.
Further information concerning the
program may be obtained by writing
or calling the home demonstration of­
fice in Coquille.
Besides the principal speaker,
Mrs. Buena Maris, who will talk on
parent-child relationships, there will
be short talks given by Mrs. Martha
Mulkey, Coos county school superin­
tendent; Mrs. Bonnie Walker, county
P. T. A. president, and George Jen-
Family Living
Conference
Your Intfcrfst
Cost Durusts
Mrs. Leia McCue, chairman of the
Coos county committee will preside
at the Family Living conference
which will be held in Pioneer Hall,
starting at 10:30 on Friday, March 31.
“Parents of today seem to feel that
the more they study about the new
developments in the home, the better
they will be able io direct and guicta
their own family,” Mrs. Maris’ edj
tension specialist in parents educa­
tion and. child development, says.
An interesting exhibit of charts on
“Do’s and Don’ts on Parent Educa­
tion” will be on display during the
day at the family living conference.
Another exhibit will be the toys
which have been constructed as a
NYA project and which will be used
in connection with the nursery which
will be conducted for mothers who
bring chiildren to the meeting this
Friday.
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