The Coquille Valley sentinel., April 13, 1939, Page 11, Image 11

FAGE ELEV&
Capital News
question. When a few refused to file
returns, the commission instituted
five suits to test out every angle of
the problem involved.
These nits
were still pending when the United
State supreme court handed down its
opinion stripping the exemptions
from all public employees. Had the
court limited its opinion to employees
of federal corporations the state
would unquestionably have made its
claims against these individuals ret­
roactive to include incomes for IMS.
But inasmuch as the high court in­
cluded these employees in ths same
classiification as postmasters, army
officers and other federal officials
against whom there never has been
any attempt on the part of the state
to collect a tax it placed the Oregon
commission in a rather embarrassing
position from which they have been
extricated by the fact that congress
has taken the initiative in legislating
against any attempt to make the tax
retroactive.
The United States army, is still
woefully lacking in necessary defense
equipment such as coast artillery and
anti-aircraft guns in the opinion of
Brigadier General Thos. A. Rilea,
commander of Oregon’s 82nd brigade
of national guard troops,
Adequate
preparedness in 1914 would have
saved the lives of thousands of
American boys, General Rilea de­
clared in advocating preparedness as
a precaution against war.
Oregon motorists will not be re­
quired to submit their cars and trucks
to a periodical inspection after all.
Governor Sprague has vetoed the bill
bill establishing this additional regu­
lation. His reasons for disapproving
the measure were two-fold. In the
first place, he said, the motorists of
Oregon are not yet ready to submit
willingly to compulsory inspection of
their cars. A campaign of education
should precede any attempt to en­
force such a requirement. In the sec­
ond place authority for enforcement,
of the act was misplaced in the high­
way department. In the governor’s
opinion law enforcement functions
should be entrusted to the police de­
partment. The highway department
should confine its efforts to highway
construction and maintenance. The
vetoed bill would have required ev­
ery motorist in the state to submit
his car or truck for inspection at least
once and not more than twice a year
at a cost of 50 cents per inspection.
Offered as a traffic safety measure it
was designed to rid ¿he highways of
“wrecks" and “jalopies" that oper­
ate with defective brakes and head­
lights to the menace of other highway
users.
Income taxes to be collected from
federal employees under the recent
supreme court ruling will not go very
far toward financing state activities
in the opinion of tax officials. While
no date is available on which to base
anything like an accurate estimate
of the additional revenue to accrue to
«• state from this new source con­
servative “guesses” place the amount
■t not to exceed $25,000 a year. On
the other hand state employees, now
subject to the federal income tax,
will contribute a similar amount to­
ward the support of the federal gov­
ernment.
No additional legislation
will be required to extend the Ore­
gon income tax act to cover federal
employees. Forehanded legislators,
envisioning the time when such a
situation might exist, worded the
Oregon act to include .federal em­
ployees if and when the protective
exemption behind which they have
hidden in the past should be lifted.
It's Time To
Burn Slashings
The past mild winter with abnor­
mally low precipitation and the early
spring, have caused a situation con­
cerning fire danger at this time, com­
parable to conditions usually found
in June or July.
Many people are concerned about
the possibilities of a bad fire season
because of the above factor.
The
winter’s temperature or precipitation
is merely an indication of summer
fire danger, but it does tend to pro­
long the season, which increases the
cost of administration and the possi­
bilities of fires occurring which may
Two state boards and commissions
become dangerous should weather
made their exit during the past week.
conditions exist which would encour­
One of these, the state planning
age such danger.
board, ceased to exist when Governor
Last year, the Siskiyou Forest had
Sprague signed the Nash bill repeal­
one of the most expensive and disas­
ing the act which created that activ­
trous fire seasons in its history, yet
ity. The other, the capital recon­
the previous year, we measured over
struction commission, was wiped out
100 degrees of preepitation at the
by an act of the last legislature under
Gasquet Ranger Station, and had an
which this commisisen turned over
unusually large amount of snow in
its functions to the Board of Control
the mountains.
on April 1. In signing the Nash bill
One of the advantages that may
Ihe governor admitted that the old,
be gained by the early pre-season is
planning board had made many mis-1
that land owners who have slash to
takes although praising it for the good dispose of, or areas to be burned for
work it has accomplished.
T Insisting other "purposes, may secure a good
that there is need for a state bureau burn at this time, by exercising or­
of research and industrial develop­ dinary summer precautions.
The
ment the governor served notice that ground surface has dried out suffi­
he would press for creation of such a ciently during the past few days to
department at the next legislative create a favorable burning condi­
session. The Capitol Reconstruction tion, and if ordinary fire lines are
commission in bowing itself out of the constructed to prevent further spread
political picture turned over to the of the fire than is intended, the snags
Board of Control more than $53,000 in and stumps are felled or extinguished
unexpended balances, most of which, , so that the danger of unexpected
however, will be used up in com- . weather conditions
is
provided
pleting the library building and heat- , against, much good may be accom­
ing plant and in landscaping around j plished, and advantage gained by the
the library grounds.
land owner in doing his burning at
this time. The burning season offi­
It was only by coincidence, of cially closes May 15, but may be ad­
course, that the higher prices on li­ vanced by the governor’s proclama­
quor sold in state stores became ef­ tion should weather conditions be­
fective on April 1. The added rev­ come sufficiently accute to warrant
enue from the additional profit anti­ such actions.
cipated from this source, estimated at
Under normal conditions, we may
around $1,250,000 for the biennium, expect rain between now and the
will go toward bolstering up the so­ near summer season, which should be
cial security budget
an aid and assurance against the
dangers that usually accrue with
Hardships Of Pioneers
spring burning. It is particularly ad­
vantageous In cases of slashing areas
Nearly 100 Yean Ago
to get them burned before the sum­
The following item, sent from the mer season if it can be done without
WPA historical records survey in encountering the hazards usually ac­
Portland, tells of an old-time trip by companying such procedure.
a pioneer of Coos county, the father Forest and state officials responsible
of Taylor Dement and the late R. C. for the supervision of such work are
more than glad to assist land owners
and Max Dement:
in advising of necessary precaution^,
Traveling afoot 575 mile* to bring time and place to start fires, and
two cow» to Coos county was the ex­ other factors which may be of con­
perience of Samuel Dement, home­ sideration to the property owner.
G. E. Mitchell, Forest Supervisor.
steader on the Coquille river in 1854.
The pioneer first went to the Umpqua
valley to buy the cows, but deciding
the prices were too high, he trudged
on to Oregon City. There, meeting
a newly arrived immigrant with Cat­
tle, he purchased from him two cows
for |120, and started to drive them
back to his homestead. When they
reached Empire, the cows strayed
away and traveled almost fifty miles
on the back trail before their owner
caught up with them and turned them
back.
Dement had been away a
month and had traveled 575 miles
when he arrived home with his cows.
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RID LION...THE GASOLINE THAT BESTED ROARING
WINTER IN AMERICA’S BLUE-RIBBON STOCK CAR TEST
What a quality tew expert driven
in the Gilmore-Yosemite Rua
gave Red Lion. They battled snow
’ and ice-choked mountain grades,
rhsina...ran in low gear. Re-
' member,everycar was under rigid
I AJLA. observation. No coasting
’ was allowed. And yet every car
cam« through with an amazing
record...came through co prove
similarly high mileage will be
yours with Red Lion. Try it today'.
Podge used Lion Head Motor
Oil in the Gilmore-Yosemite
Run. A.A.A. report shows no
measurable quantity consumed.
JUNIOR CHAMBER TO
CONVENE AT CLUB
Members of the Coquille Junior
chamber of commerce will meet at
the Coquille country club, Monday
evening, April 24, it was announced
Monday at the meeting of the mem­
bers in the city hall. A dutch lunch
will be a part of the program follow­
ed by some musical entertainments.
A short period will be devoted to the
business of the organization.
Word has been received that work
will commence before the month is
up on the new tennis court project
of the club to be constructed at
Athletic Park. Sufficient funds are
at the disposal of the club to handle
the material costs for the construction
while the laabor will be furnished by
the WPA.
TAXE8
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
STATE OF OREGON IN AND
That under and by virtue of an order
FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS
In the Matter of the Estate
of
George Henry William Barrenpohl,
Deceased.
Notice Ta Creditors
6—Wm. Kerns vs. Clyde D.
7—M. H. Catterlin vs. G. M.
FAT ELK DRAINAGE DISTRICT
MEETING
Circuit Court Cases
11—Geo. H. Clausen vs. Flor­
Clausen. Suit for divorce.
J 2—Cecil S. Owens vs. Verna
Suit for divorce.
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When you want flowers or plants,
be sure to see the large variety of
potted plants at Myrtle Gardens, or
call 602R for delivery.
s
tore the meeting,
this Uth ! day of April, 1M9.
W. _
E. Cross.
E. L. Detlefsen,
Leland Peterson.
Trustees.
Edna A. Robison, Sec*y.
Notice is hereby given that all
warrants to date, April 18, 1939,
issued by Coquille School District, Na
8, will be paid upon presentation to
the district clerk, on and after Fri­
day, April 14, 1M9.
Interest on
said warrants ceases on that date.
Keith Leslie, Clerk. NOTICE OF RALE OF LAND AC­
School District No. 8, Coquille,
QUIRED BY 0008 COUNTY,
Coos County, Oregon.
13t3
OREGON, FOR DELINQUENT
Notice is hereby given that the un­
dersigned was on the 12th day of
April, 1939, duly appointed by the
above entitled Court as Administra­
tor of the Estate of George Henry
William Barrenpohl, Deceased.
All
Srsons havjng claims against said
tate are hereby notified to present
the same, properly verified in the
manner provided by law, to said Ad­
ministrator at the office of C. A. Bar­
ton, Title Company Building, Co­
quille, Oregon, within six months
from the date of the first publica­
tion of this notice. Dated and first
published, April 13, 1939. ••
J. D. Rankin,
Administrator cf the Estate of
George Henry William Barrenpohl,
Deceased.
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A drive to bring more members
into the fold is also under way and
this, with the other remunerative en­
terprises of the group, has swelled
the treasury to nearly 1200.00.
April
Lovell..
April
Burk.
April
ence L.
April
Owens.
WARRANT REDEMPTION NOTICE
of sale made by the County Court
of the State of Oregon, for the Coun­
ty of Coos, on the 28th day of March,
A. DM 1939, commanding me to sell
the following described lands, and
fixing minimum prices thereon, to-
wit
SEVi of Section 2, Township
28 South, Range 11 West Wil­
lamette Meridian at a minimum ■
price of............................... $2500.00
I SHALL, in compliance with said
order, on SATURDAY, the 29th day
of April, A. D., 1939, commencing at
the hour of 10 o’clock A. M. of said
day at the front door of the Court
House in the City of Coquille, and
County of Coos, State of Oregon,
offer for sale and sell at public auc­
tion the above described real property
to the highest and best bidder, on
the following terms and conditions,
to-wit:
_____ ____
For either cash in hand at the time
of sale, or if the purchaser elects, for
not less than twenty per cent (20%) ’
of the purchase price in cash, the
remainder to be paid under written
agreement with the purchaser in four
(4) equal annual instalments, all
deferred payments to bear interest
from the date of sale at the rate of
six per cent (8%) per annum, pay­
able annually.
,
No sale shall be made of any of
the above parcel of real property
for a lesser amount than the mini­
mum price shown thereon.
Dated at Coquille, Coos County
Oregon, this 29th day of March, A. D.
Notice is hereby given that there
will
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..ill _
be _
a __
meeting
of the owners of
land
Fat
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I—2 in the
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1 Elk
Drainage
District
held at the City hall in Coquille, Coos
County, Oregon, at the hour of ten
o’clock in the forenoon of Friday,
the 28th day of April, 1939, for the
purpose of electing one Supervisor
for said Drainage District who shall
hold his office for a period ot three
years and until his successor is elect­
ed and qualified; and for the trans­
Wm. F. Howell,
action of such other business as may I Its Sheriff of Coos County, Oregon.