The Coquille Valley sentinel., June 26, 1941, Page 12, Image 12

Coquille Valley Sentinel
Protests Open
Season On Elk
of Caos
are about to come true the I
Game Commission nullifies by a stroke
of the pen, all that we have been
By George Peck
trying to do these last 34 years, for
Part 2
just as sure as an open season is de­
Previously we discussed the influ­
clared on elk this year, just so sure ence of the machine on civilization.
will our conservation profram be put The automobile is an example that
back another quarter century.
the development of interchangeable
With the herd we now have for a parts was an important factor in
nucelus, and with proper protection making practical the general use of
and cooperation from citizens and law machines. Just imagine what auto­
enforcement officers, we could in a mobile driving would be like today
few more years, build up our elk if tires, spark plugs, fan belts and
population to a point that an open other parts were not standardized and
season occasionaly would be justi­ to be made especially to fit individual
fied.
cars. Think how impossible mass
The coast country is a very differ­ production of automobiles would be
ent proposition in the way of elk if parts were not interchangeable so
management from what it ia in east­ that one group of men can make axles,
Wild ern Oregon, in that we will never be another wheels, another bodies, etc.
confronted with a shortage of forage The principle of ihterchangeable
in either summer or winter, and I be­ parts made possible the development
lieve I am safe in saying that 100,000 of our modem industrial system.
bead of elk would find no trouble in
America’s march to the head of the
keeping in prime condition in the parade of nations is due largely to
forests of the two counties.___
.
the fact that we have achieved mass
Aside from the proposition of con­ production and consumption to a
serving our elk supply, there are greater degree than any other nation.
many other reasons why we should Consider what IM shins methods of
endeavor to build up rather than de- production have done to things which
have become essentials to our peasant
mode of living. For example auto­
mobiles which cost thousands of dol­
lars; 'the typewriters, telephones and
radios which cost hundreds without
the fun aid at technology, are now
made for a fraction of their former
cost and thus are made available to
millions whereas before they were
only available to a very few.
It io on the question of employment
that most of the attacks an the ma­
chine are directed. Its enemies glibly
cite instances of where the maohine
has enabled one man to produce as
much as two, ten, fifty or more men
could produce by hand. We main­
tain, however, that this
Machines Versus Jobs
Donna Dunn I> Coquille
Entry In Ford Driving Contest
Donna Jean Dunn, Coquille high
school student, is one of the 12 girls
and 12 boys selected to cqmpete for
the state chamionship of Oregon In
the safe driving contest which will be
held at Portland July 1 under the
sponsorship of the Ford Good Driv­
ers Lqague. Ray Gaulke was the
Coquille entry last year and he made
the eastern trip for the finals competi­
tion. \
Miss Dunn and the 23 other contest­
ants were rated by a board of nation­
ally known judges above all the young
drivers of the state on the basis of
actual road tests, their letters on the
subject of safe driving, and their an­
swers to a questionnaire on driving.
In the state final competition safety
experts wiU grade the boys and girls
on their driving ability in actual “on
the spot" teste. The winning boy and
the winning girl will compete in the
national finals at Dearborn, Mich.,
August 21-25. Each of the 48 states
and the District of Columbia will be
represented in the finals.
University
scholarships will be
awarded each of the 98 contestants in
the finals. The scholarships, identi­
cal boys and girls divisions, are:
First prise, $5,000 scholarship; second
prise, |2,000 scholarship; third, fourth
and fifth prises, $500 scholarships, the
remaining 44 in each division, $100
One large, four-engined bomber at
the type American industry is now
building for defense carries up to
11,000 gallons of gasoline when fully
loaded for flight. Thia capacity is
more than that of a standard railway
tank car. And the gasoline used on a
24-hour mission is about equal to
the amount an average automobile
would require to make five tripe
around the world!
Bull.
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