Myrtle Pt. Townsend
Officers I ns tolled
J. E. Norton, chairman of the Food
, Stamp Plan for Coos county, said
Monday morning that he had mailed
the names of all food dealers in the
county to the area director in Port-
'■ land and that a meeting at which
the plan would be explained would
probably be held in Coquille the
middle of next week.
Under the direction of the U. S. * Keys made for su loca» Stevens
Washington, D. C., Jan. 8—Isola
Department of Agriculture, the Food Cash Hardware. Coquille. Ore.
tf
tionists in congress, and not all by
Stamp Plan is designed to move sur-
Provisions of the law, approved
any distortion of word meaning may
plus crops off over-laden farms into
be called appeasers, are demanding last June, to prevent subversive ac
, the homes of under-consuming fami
that the peace aims of the British be tivities also may be regarded as an
lies.
set forth clearly if American aid is essential part of the national defense
With statewide coverage 68,000
to be furnished for their attainment. ' program. These make it unlawful
persons or approximately 60 per cent
1
for
any
person
to
knowingly
or
will-
There is practical unanimity of sen
of those eligible will purchase food
timent favorable to Great Britain and ' fully advocate, abet, advise, or teach 1
stamps each month. For every dol
none whatever for Hitler, his military ' the duty, necessity, desirability or
lar spent for orange food stamps,
clique or the ideology which governs propriety of overthrowing by force
which are good for any and all foods
them.
| any government in the United States;
at neighborhood markets, fifty cents
What the isolationists want to know to print or publish any matter having
in blue surplus food stamps are giv
—and what they will demand in the' a similar purpose, or to organise or
en free. These are good only for the
debates over President Roosevelt’s, help organise any group or society
| purchase of surplus foods. In Coos
recommendations—is a frank presen who teach or advocate the overthrow
county the estimated participants is
tation of what is to follow conclusion by force of any government fn the
set at 1560.
of the' war in the event of Hitler’s, United States.
Value of blue stamps issued annu-
failure to subdue England; whether it
i ally in Oregon is estimated at $1,500,-.
Despite
the
protestations
of
Presi
is the purpose of the British to at
000. ' Based on consumption studies
tempt restoration of the governments dent Roosevelt that labor gains shall
throughout fhe west, this Is expected
not
be
destroyed
because
of
war
overthrown by Hitler and the re-es
to increase consumption of butter by
tablishing of national boundaries as emergency and that no social reforms
675,000 pounds; apples by. 250,000
they existed prior to the opening of shall be abandoned, the national de
pounds; eggs by 675,000 dozens; pork
fense act itself provides plainly and
hostilities.
and pork lard by 1,500,000 pounds,
Such an effort, it is authoritatively 'concisely the authority to require
with other foods on the list sharing
more
than
a
40-hour
week
of
laborers
stated, would call for the employ
. proportionately.____________ _____ - .
ment, of- th^ full »<»■
Iff ***.!■ I
On the surplus food list at the
strength of the United States and for activities.
R (SOURCES
present time are apples, pears, Irish
There are many other provisions
the use on European battlefields of
i potatoes, oranges, grapefruit, cab-
at least six million men. The mere of the national defense act the en
Cash on Hand and Due from Banks $45,756,181.67
• bage, onions, butter, raisins, rice,
failure of Hitler to conquer England forcement of which, under a claim
United
States Bonds (Mi at per er Lm) 33,447,404.69
pork
lard,
pork
(ail
cuts,
fresh,
in-
would not necessarily mean the mil of emergency, will greatly surprise
: eluding chilled or frozen, pickled,
Municipal
Bonds and Warrants......... ..................
itary defeat of Germany, it is de the public. Not all of them received
salted, cured, smoked, but not cooked
clared, and this latter Great Britain even casual mention in press reports
Other Bonds..................................................................
or packed in metal or glass contain
while the measure was being consid
could not bring about alone.
Loans
and Discounts — Money at Work In Oregon ..
ers),
corn
meal,
eggs,
dried
prunes,
ered in congress. One thing may be |
hominy (corn) grits, dry edible beans,
taken
for
granted,
however:
Indi-
;
Stock
in Federal Reserve Bank................ ..............
What was accomplished by the
wheat flour and whole wheat (gra
congress recently adjourned in be vidual liberties will be restricted to ham ) flour.
Bank Premises, Furniture snd Fixtures................
half of national defense has not been an even greater degree than they I The Food Stamp Plan in finding a
Other
Real Estate.........................................................
were
during
world
war
No.
1,
and
stated in press dispatches and no
I new market among needy persons for
Customers’ Liability on Acceptances.................... ..
summary will be prepared for the the restoration of these liberties will , these foods is proving a great boon
reason that its significance will be constitute a harder problem when ' to Oregon agriculture.
Interest Earned..............................................................
minimized by further steps which peace again comes to an embittered
Other Resources............................................................
world.
will be taken by the congress now
Thumbnail Sketch Of C om
in session. There are, however, a
$140,073,933.69
Total Resources
Senator In Oregon Voter
few highlights to which attention may Game Commission To Sell
properly be called without pretense Unclaimed Deer Hides
The Oregon Voter in its “Who’s
of covering the entire subject.
A new plan for handling unclaimed Who in the 1941 Legislature” issue
Capital
$3,000,(
, The defense program appropriaUon
deer and elk hides held by cold stor last Saturday presented the following
approved last September was for age and locked plants of the state has thumbnail sketch of Coos and Curry
Surplus ...............................................
3,000,1
$9,133,189,277, from which were as
counties’ state senator:
been announced by the Oregon State
.Undivided
Profits
...............................
2,555,1
signed sums for army, navy, air
Game Commission.
Reserves for Contingencies................ 1,806,1
ship construction, to provide manu
Instead of destroying the hides, the
facturing facilities, housing and aU
various plants will ship hides to the
Reserves Allocated for Taxes, Interest, Etc.
the minor items necessary to the car
Portland office for sale to the highest
Acceptances............................................ ..........
rying out of army and navy expan
bidder. One-half of the net proceeds
sion. To this sum many supplemental
Interest Collected in Advance.........................
will be returned to the plants to re
appropriations were added in the imburse them for handling the skins.
Other
Liabilities............ .............................
concluding days of the session and
Before shipment is made, the plants
more money was requested by Presi
Deposits ................... ............................................
will first notify the Commission of
dent Roosevelt in his address to the
the number of hides on hand and
Total Liabilities
$140,073,933.69
session Monday of this week.
state police officers will then check
and tag the hides before shipping.
A further provision of the national
In announcing the new plan, the
defense act removes all limitations Game Commission makes it clear that
as to the enlisted strength of the any individual has the right to claim
regular army and as to the number the hide of a deer or elk he has killed
of retired officers who may be called legally and if properly tagged, he
to active duty. This opens the doors may have it tanned and made up into
to the creation of an armed force of articles of clothing. No individual
whatever size President Roosevelt has the right, however, to sell or bar
and the war department may desire ter such hides.
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