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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1942)
Home E To Plan Program vs, The part that women ean pia . strengthening thy home force« dur the present emergeocy. period will tatei Into consideration by the Home Extension Unit delegates, when they meet in Coquille, Tuesday, May 19, for their annual Program Planning Day. The meeting is to be held at the Coquille High School and will be gin at 10 a. m. Two important questions, namely, “Problems Confronting the Home maker and Extension Units” and “What Shall We Include in Our Pro gram by way of Educational Material to Meet these Problems" will be dis cussed by the delegates. From this discussion an educational program will be formulated for the Estensi«» Units • adoption for their" 1942-43 program. • Nineteen Extension Units will par ticipate in this year’s program plan ning. They arre: Marshfield, Empire, Millington. Easlside, Coos River, Catching Inlet, Englewood. Charles ton, Bayview, Sumner, Fairview, Broadbent, Greendell, Bandon, River ton. Powers. Norway. Valley View, and Bullards. Lakeside has indicated their desire for an Extension Unit next year and will ba represented by delegates. ' t Each Extension Unit meets month ly, from September through May, and at each meeting one educational demonstration, pertaining to home or family problems, is given, either by the home demonstration agent or by project leaders. Communities inter ested in participating lh the program piake application to the county home economics advisory committee of which Mrs. Harland Montgomery, Millington is chairman. ..... _ T Stenographers Needed At Washington, D. C. rescue squads [I o Has The - of .. I To Open Dance At Fairview May 23 District Freight Office In Eugene Recognizing the growing industrial and commercial importance-- at the Coo» Bay and Eugene territories, Southern Pacific will establish • a dTsTrrct freight.Office in Eugene» 1 et** fective May 18, according to Herman W. Klein, general freight agent, Port land. Newly created position of district freight agent will be filled by Lee H. Frederick, who is being promoted from Portland. George Clark, trav eling agent for this terirtory, will work out of the new office. The new office will be located in the Miner building. The rapid commercial and indus trial growth of this territory caused the Southern Pacific to establish the new office in order to provide the best possible service to the shippers upexMlhe mi. .ipatnetlc po- those having to do with right-of-way.- i iitical campaigns in Oregon's rd i ng to the legal department of Tax relief, If any is to be had thia i What with the world at war and the Association. year, will have to come at the ex I absence of any$ issue- to attract their Pointing out that many accidents pense of local leries which, after all, attention, it has been impossible to I are caused by motorist» who have represent 83 per cent of the state’s arouse the voters to even a sem either a vague or mistaken idea con blance of enthusiasm over the fate of total tax load. cerning right-of-way rules, the mo State taxes over which the legis- the many candidates who are offer torists’ organization presented the tuie has any control, represent only ing their services to the public. following summary of provisions of Chief intereskin the election among the Vehtele ¿e sub™ ten per cent nt the total tax bill and special levies voted by the people ac *“en approaching high- count for the remaining seven per terest at all, centers in the contest ; way intersections, shall look for and for the republican nomination for cent. give right of way to vehicles on the Diversion of the excess revenue governor with Governor Charles A. right, simultaneously approaching « -Sprague Who ’ is shaking a second from the income, tgxra to offset ad given point, whether such vehicle first ditional levies a'gainst property re term opposed by Secretary of State ¡enters or reaches the intersection or Earl Snell who wants to replace him. quires legislative action and without I not; provided that the foreging pro- a. special session cannot be reflected Claims of both camps to victory for | visions shall not apply at any inter- in the tax Wil before the levy for the their candidate can be laid to wishful j section where and when traffic is thinking with the outcome definitely ’controlled by traffic control signals fiscal year of 1943-44. Of the $41.845.294 levied for local in doubt. l<ir police officers. , of this territory, Klein said. The same can be said of Ute dem purposes in 1941, 45 per cent or $19,- Any driver entering an interseci 031,587 went toward the support of ocratic gubernatorial race with How Ì tlon at an unlawful speed shall for . 1 .............................. ................ ard Latourette and Lew Wallace bat the public school system. , feit any right-of-way which he would CLOSE OUT------ Another $11,374,234.70, or 27.5 per tling It out for the nomination and otherwise have under this rule. cent of the total, was levied by cities, Grover C. Fretwell, the third candi L W<en intending to turn left, the date, an “also ran,’’ towns and port districts. ; driver mu« givè a proper arm signal While local contests pre expected to General county purposes accounted continously for the la*t fifty feet ODDS and ENDS far a total of $5,475,412, or 13 per bring out a sizeabale vote in some before turning, but the actual turn QT8. and GALS. cent of the total local levy and coun communities the prediction is still for must not be made until it can be done ty road levies look another $2,659,- ope of tlie lightest turn-outs in Ore DIRT CHEAP with reasonable safety. The person gon’s history with probably not more 680.41 or 8.5 per cent. turning must yield the right-of-way Payment of interest and redemp than 40 per cent of the registrants to all oncoming traffic within the in tion of matured bonds «counted for availing themselves of the voting tersection or so close as to constitute another $1,889,273 or 4.6 per cent of privilege. , an immediate hazard. Thereafter the total and the balance is represent the driver may proceed to make the Flnancial concerns and printers and ed by levies by Irrigation and drain turn, and oncoming traffic approach- publishers reapedI the greatest bene- ^ ’^Tnterse^io* SI7>»Zitthe age districts, water districts, etc. . . “ L exPer1lw,ee ratln« Prt>- turning car to proceed Oregon automobiles will continue vision of the unemployment enmpen-1 „ entering an arterial or to wear their old 1942 license plates sation act, according to a report .toy through highway, the driver must next year in the Interest of the con the- commission. first stop and yield the right-of-way servation of stool so badly needed for to all traffic immediately approach The busy little bee of the honey ing. Thereafter he may proceed and national defense. Renewal of the li cense, however, will be indicated by making variety is not to be deprived all vehicles aproaching the intersec windshield stickers bearing the same of jts normal quota of sugar, ration tion on the through highway must number as the license plates. Secre ing or no rationing. The state de yield the right-of-way to him. tary of State Karl Snell estimates that partment of pgricultyre'has been ad Drivers entering public highways use of stickers will result in a sav vised that under revised regulations from private roads or driveways have bee-keepers may obtain sugar foe ” G . ’ . ing of nearly $55,000 over the cost of no right-of-way, but must wait un the metal plates. Last year, Snell feeding their bees by making aPpli- Phnve the rigLof-way points out, 190 tons of sheet steel cation in proper form. Due to the ; 1 **. ■X PAINT THE MODERN WAY TO PRESERVE YOUR CAR USEÄM»ii Brow» WITH THESE 0 MFf MMMTF © *•• MM8f PROMPT, C00Pf*4T7Vff emer/oa tatenes. of the season within marked crosswalks or in Un- bee-keeners tn be he still feed feed- , . ,, , . bee-keepera are said to ' marked crosswalks at the end of a ing their colonies. .___ __ ___ block. While pedestrains who “jay walk” do not have the right-of-way, Sale of 20,209 pounds of cascara their safety remains an obligation of bark from th« Elliott State Forest is the motorist . "■* reported fry the state forestry de-| ___ -- partment The $883.49 received from ! _ this sale went to enrich the state’s ir-, reducible school fund as do all rev enues from this forest, L i Serious Shortage Of Grain Bags There will be bnly 8,000,000 trngs available on the. Pacific this year to meet the needs of a crop that is expected to require 43,000,000 bags, according to information ob tained by the Oregon-Idaho Grain Marketing end Warehousing Com- mittee, This committee, set up at a recent meeting called by the United States If Harold L. Ickes, petroleum co-Department of Agriculture to study oedinator, heeds the advice Sec- ‘ the serious grain shortage problem in retary of State Earl Snell, Oregon the Pacific Northwest, at its organi- motoristo will not be restricted in ' zation meeting in Portland, made thia the gasoline purchases, for a while report to grain growers of the two at least. Snell, in a telegram to states; , »■ Ickes pointed out that storage fa 1. There is no-prospect whatever cilities in the Northwest are now of enough bags to go around' The filled to capacity with more than 1,- last ship expected to carry burlap 000,000 galons of gasoline and other from India left Calcutta a month ago, light petroleum products arriving in and military requirements have first Oregon daily. Gasoline curtailment call on stocks of burlap that are now in this area is abeolutely unnecessary on hand. The supply of cotton bag in Snell’s opinion. ging will not be sufficient to replace burlap, because much of this mater ia) must be used as a substitute for Advice On How To Save canvas. Best indications are that Peeled Chittim Bark Tree« prices for cotton bags that may be Fifteen-cent Casoara Bark is caus available will be the equivalent of ap ing widespread interest along the Pa proximately 12 cents a bushel of cific Coast. Peelers are reaping har capacity. Paper bags may possibly vests of large earnings, some making find some use in sacking last year’s as much as $23,00 in a single day. Be crop, but it is extremely doubtful if cause many men who peel regularly they can be used for this year’s crop, each season have gone into the mill- I and supplies of paper bags can be tary services and to war industries, obtained only by those holding pre high school students and women have ference ratings, obtained from the taken over the harvest in many com War Production Board. munities and are finding that peeling 2, Tltere is no prospect of more cascara bark is both pleasant and than restricted removal from storage profitable, Because so many new peelers are of wheat now on hand, and this ap in the woods, warning comes from I, plies to wheat owned by the Com P. Callison A Sons, of Chehalis, modity Credit Corporation now sealed Washington, that conservation must in farm storage. Owners of farm be practiced In order to avoid dam storage containing loan wheat un age to the crop. Trees must be cut i doubtedly pill have to provide other down when peeled. Next Spring the1 storage for the wheat they will grow ¡this season, stump will throw out new saplings' and produce a heavy growth in at very few years. If the tree is left! standing after peeling, the roots will die. Nancy Sonneland Honored At Oregon State College Nancy Sonncland, NEW 1942- PONTÌACS FOR SALE Maae ----- / ara now • i«bi« IP4Ï rr ,, Pandar. If raw «W ia ate w •te din • <: Church Pontiac Co Phone 203 Part Time Sewing Machines Good or Bud CIRCULATORS RADIOS Studio Couches Brooks Used Furniture Swap Shop rators Kelvinator and Philco Thé ban against log hauling on Sat- urday afternoons and Sundays duf- 1— the -------- “— season k-jra. Ing Faction is ott tor the duration. Governor Sprague has asked the highway commission to lift this ban to the interest of great er production by the lumber industry in order to meet military require ments. Election Results At Junior Hi A’;/' Housekeeper CAVEMOS Greene & Jensen A new 'quota of orders for sten- ographers and typsts to fill Civil Service positions in Washington, D. C., was annouheed today by Paul N. Cole, Acting Manager of the 11th Service District. Required dictation went Into Oregon’s license plates. rate for stenographers is 95 words • per minute. Typists must be able to I The state training school for boys copy printed matter 'with a reason was given a clean bill of health in able degree of accuracy and at mod a report by the Marion county grand erate speed. General tests are also jury this week. Acting on a com given. Applicants will be examined plaint filed with the district attor at once, and immediate appointments ney last March the grand jury visited will be given to women who qualify. the Institution and questioned a num- Qualified persona who are interest 'ber of inmates and employees. As, ed in these positions should get in a result of this investigation, the touch wlth the 11th U. S. Civil Ser- jury found the “complaints to -tee un ' vice District Office, Room 328, Post justified, the inmates well cared for, OfCtea Sasitte«*’ or - te the buildings to good shape and the Secretary, Board Of U. S. Civil Ser officials of said institution capable vice Examiners at any first or sec and competent.” The nature of the ond-class post office; or at any local complaint was not revealed. U. S. Employment Service Office. ------------------- (_ A total of 193,781 man and women Due to government regulations it are now enrolled in civilian defense is necessary to bring in one old rec units in Oregon, according to Gbv- ord for each new one purchased. A ernor Sprague. Of this number 88,- credit of one cent is allowed on the 838—48,247 men and 22,411 women | —have been assigned to the protective old. at Norton's. Shady und His Shadows, dance or chestra, will open the summer sea son at Fairview Saturday evening of next week. May-23, playing at the Community Building there every Sat jjg-gay night. ~~ Coquille Junior High School atudent body officers for the next school year, aa High decided by the students at the elec- ,iüan lege, was recently < ___ man of the annual freshman '‘mix” I secretary;. Leatha Trondt, girls’ ath- held during Freshman Week. The letlc manager; Prestqp Willis, boys’ “mix'’ is an iniformal get-together | athletic manager; Clinton Peart and for all new students and their coun- Chuck Hanna, sergeants-at-arms, selors during which time they play The Girto^ League at Junior High week resulted -- in the games and serve refreshments. Miss this t----------- - ---------- - - election ------- of chairman for the campus Easter Sun Marian Gregory as president; Verste day service and is a member of Willis, vice presidnt; Marian Moore. Talons, sophomore women’s honor secretary; Betty Preston, repotter, ’ j XFxklevka au aor<roant.gt_grmi and Velma P Coy, aergeant-at-arma. All Models TERMS McClary Appliance Store 315 W. FIRST From where I sit oe Marsh Yon ought to meet my friend, Will badley. I suppose Will must be seventy-eight or nine ... bat you'd never know it. He’s tall and lean and hard aa a hickory. And al though the only formal edaeation ho ever had was a few winters in the old red schoolhouse, I think that he’s the wisest man I know in many ways. quietly and restore Ma strength and courage. * Will thinks, and I agree with Idas, that a a« ought to forget all hia own and the world's worries dur ing that hoor-of-peace. And Will feels that a glass of fragrant mel- low beer helps moat to bring yen quiet relaxation. —- For one thing. Will taught me the valee of what be calls “Jest a-Mttial” 0 e e Come upon Will in the evening, when his hard day’s work is done, and you’ll And him “just i-settin,” tn a rocker on his porch. In one hand he’ll have his old briar pipe I «eoi glue and W the ...¿iSSW^ppetisin ___ shys Will, “is standard equipment for proper aettinl Puts a feller in an easy-gvin* peaceful mood." • r 0 Show me the man who sits down quietly of an evening with his glass of beer and I’ll show you • man who la wise in the ways of living. Such men, like Will Dudley, live to a ripe old age, unembittered by tha troubles of the world. They seem to remain, aB their lives, sweet-natured and kindly. the world. And Timo... thousands of yean of It... has handed down the verdict that beer is a pleasant and worthy companion for all •f good will. Í day. An — e
