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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1942)
Shortage of Labor Hinders War Work with a brilliant Titten for Misa cepting it as her The shoi tage of man power in mak ing itself felt even in the unskilled classifications, according to Paul N Cole, Acting Manager, 11th District. U. 8,-Civil Service Commission Mr. Cole recently sent out an urgent call for male classified laborers for ser vice at the Puget Sound Navy Yard<< and in Various other government de partments whose activitiqi’have been tremendously increased under pres sure of war activities. ‘Many persons whose present jobs are being closed out in industries af fected by priorities regulations may find these and other civil service openings helpful' in maintaining. un interrupted employment,” Mr. Cole said. Annual earnings vary from $1800 to «190 Including overtime. There are no written tests. Four years of schooling or 6 months of exper ience in semi-skilled labor are re quired. Lower age limit is 18 years. There is no upper age limit. Applications are being received by mail or in person at the 11th District CiVH Service Commission, 826 P. O. Bldg., at first or second class post offices or at U. S. Employment Ser vice offices. See an Insurance Man for Insur ance. Phone 62M. F. R. Bull. ries, Jruits and vegetables but to consumers as well. 4 I Oregon’« 20 traffic fatalities during April were down 56 per cent from April, 1841, record, according to Sec- cretary of State Snell. By A. L. Lindbeck The patriotism of Oregon s volun- _ teer army at harvest hands will Bar ■ put to the acid test within the next week or so when a call wiU go out for more than 50,000 men, women and children, mostly in family groups, to harvest what is expected to be one of the largest berry crops western Oregon has experiened in recent years. In turning thumbs down on Gov ernor Sprague’s plea for • second term, the voters of Oregon have run true to form. Not since Governor Withycombe was re-elected in 1918 —24 years ago—has this honor been conferred upon a chief executive of this state. Incidentally Withycombe is the only republican to have been elected to a second term ax governor since statehood. In that period of According to L. C-. file11, Oregon 84 years ___ only four governors have Judy Canova In New Comedy At Roxy Thun., Fri., Saturday lambs $15.00 to 13.90; medium to good, $11.50 to 12.75; common «.90 to 10.90. Slaughter ewes, good to choice «.00 to 5.50. Shorn lambs «.90 to 10.29. With a super-abundance of laugh ter, good humored gayety and light hearted music. Republic’s newest and C brightest Judy Canova, starter, “SlMpytime Gel,” will be shown at the Roxy Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Eaag Term» Biegger Furniture COQUILLE CAFE Chineee and American Diche» J . ’ * ! • ■ Ope» Every Day t. Il A. M. to 2. A. M. Phone 119 M. I We will have a nice selection of Cut Flower», Pet ted Plante-and Floral Piece» for For Sale—3-year old saddle horse. Black; white star in forehead and two white stockings on hind feet. Will make 1100 lb. horse. Out at Mare American Saddle Horse stock and registered thoroughbred Stallion. Will sell colt, saddle and bridle at Judy Canova is more than just an $125.00 or trade. Stan Sherwood, actress, or just a comedienne. She Cire S. W. Motor Co., Coquille, Ore. is symbolic, of the entire American $__________ —- way of lift—fu» good humor and O' ■««'UU-iUJ courage in the face of any adversity. BY ft BUY EVERYTHING WILL Her type of humor springs from the Decoration Day BERGENS BETTER BLOSSOMS BE O. K. BY & BUY EVERYTHING WILL RE O. K. — » director of the United States employ- been re-elected to that high orwe-~~ham and ment service, women add students who registered during recent months will not be called upon until after the community labor supply and avail able migratory workers have been exhausted. Younger children will be expected to work only in family groups or under adequate supervision. • t^er- —o— . Valuations of public utilities in Oregon hhve increased by approxi mately <12,700,000 in the last ten months, according to figures released by the state tax commission. All ____ categories contributed substantially to the increase with the exception of express companies and small tele phone companies. Greatest increase in valuations is shown by steam rail roads which Jumped from $138,962,- 349 to $143.692.826. Electric utility valuations increased from $106,632,- 693 to <110,674,636 and valuations of electric railroads from $2,902.984 to $4,461,7«. ' $ex Putnam, state superintedent of public instruction, has called on all the pupils in all Oregon schools to help prepare for a state-wide cele bration of flag day, July 14, by sug gesting to parents and neighbors that each home by supplied with an American flag and that it be display ed *an that day at least. Wherever possible Putnam suggests that the flags of all the United NMIem be In cluded in the display. eggs. Her troubles, and The other three were democrats— LaFayette Grover in 1874; Sylvster the bizarre complication in which Pennoyer in 1890 and George R she finds herself enmeshed, are real to her fans as their own, i Chamberlain in 1908. ' she has the faculty, rarely achieved by a comedian of moving her audi The Senior Citizens Annuity com ence from laughter to profound sym mittee, a group of Salem men inter pathy in a split second of time. ested in more adequate asistance for Charlie Chaplin is one of the few the needy aged, have initiated a other comedians whose tears art ae measure providing for a system of " eff lx U ve as tiicir la ugh ter. state old age retirement insurance. Tom Brown adds to his laurels in The measure, which it is hoped to present to the voters in November, the top male role, that of the engag provides for the payment of monthly ing bell hop captain whose love for retirement Insurance to every resi his fiancee (Mildred Coles) goads him dent of the state 66 years of age or onward in his attempt to make a over whose annual income does not radio Prima Donna of Judy which will exceed $240. The plan would be result in financial returns to her financed by monthly premiums of backers. Cooperating with the brash not less than $1 levied against every bellhop in tills enterprise are three able bodied adult regardless of earn engagingly wacky chefs, Popadopolis, ings. Persons with large Incomes Petrovitch and Barzumium, played would pay proportionately more into respectively by Billy Gilbert, Frits the fund. The amount of retirement Feld end Jay Novello. To this culi pay would be determined by dividing nary trio goes credit for many a hil the amount in the insurance fund arious comedy sequence. each month by the number of appli cants for retirement pay. In addi tion to the premium payments from individuals the state would be re quired to contribute from its tax revenues an amount equivalent to 50 cents for each dollar of premium collected. Two reports released in Salem this week reflect the constantly im proving employment situation. Rec ords of the employment service show only 17,533 job applications on file, the lowest in the history of this de portment. A year ago there were 33,815 persons seeking jobs through this agency, nearly double the present figure. Practically all of the cur rent job seekers are unskilled work ers who are not qualified to fit into the present defense program with in dustries begging for thousands of workers to till Jobs. At the same time the Unemployment compensation commission reported that April bene fit payments totalled only $202,568, or 26 per cent under payments for April, 1941. Benefit payments for the current year to date are reported at seven per cent below those for the first four months of 194J. At least three prominent members of Oregon’» official family have been granted leaves of absence during the past week In order -to join Unole Sam’s armed forces. Win C. Clark, chief clerk in the Salem office of the state liquor control commission, has been commissioned a first lieutenaht in the administrative branch of the army air corps; Francis T. yade, an assistant to Attorney General Van Winkle since 1934, has been called to active duty as a captain in the army; Sidney George, chief claim In spector tor the Industrial accident commission, has been commissioned a first lieutenant of military police in the marine corps. George, a veteran Q — of the first World War, has been with When the legislature of 1929 en the commission for more then 20 acted a law providing for the serving years. of summons against non-resident mo- Governor Sprague has appealed to torists involved in automobile acoi- Leon Henderson, "director of the of dents through the secretary of state, fice of prioe administration, for a re the law makers left a gaping loop laxation in his price freezing order hole through which one California Cannery operators have complained that, because of increased wages and ma’terial costs they will be unable to operate under the price freezing or der which fixes the price of their product at the 1841 level. The gov ernor pointed out In his telegram to Henderson that suspension of can nery operations would not only be a very serious blow to producers of ber Pardee of Susanville. California, re fused to'accept service of summons through the secretary of state on the ground that he was not the owner of the car which he was driving at the time of the accident. This contention was upheld by the state supreme court last week in an opinion in which it was held that the act of 1928 aplled only to non-resident au- J9 .. J, M 1 4 Up to 8000 additional miles lor $1.50 g TAe cheape»t mileage ever offered to YOU & Other members of the cast who acquit themselves well are Harold Huber, Ruth Terry, Sklnnay Ennis, Jerry Lester, Jimmy Ames and 4 Elisha Cook, Jr. | £ “ m Al Rogell directed under Associ ate Producer Albert J. Cohen. I * See gour 0. K. Rubber Welder» Tire Shop for the Beet Tire new» »ince tire rationing We’re not Foolin’ E ? 0. K. Rubber Welders Tire Shop 410 S. Hall St., Phone 30 Coquille, Oregon ? o II as TUM ONIHJLAHSA j I AilH V AH M O MH TUM ONIHlAHSAa LIU V AH —WRSW—i Portland Livestock Market Report The following quotations are baaed on prices being paid in Monday’s trading: CATTLE—Good grain-fed steers $12 35 to 13.29. Good grain-fed heif ers <11.90 to 12.25. Good beef cows $8.50 to 10,00, medium «.79 to 8.29, common $7-90 to 1.98, canned «.00 to 7,00. Bulls, medium to good «.50 to 10.50 few to $11.00 and over, com mon $3 90 to 9f5, VMtors, good to choice <14.00 to $15.00, odd head $1540. HOGS—Good to choice carlots <14.90; 170 to 919 lb. truckins «449 to 14.40; 230 to 289 lb. butchers 13.29 to 13.79; lightweight butchers $13.00 to 19.50; packing sows <10.00 to 11.06. Feeder pigs $18.90 to 13.90. SHEEP Good to choice spring tomobile owntoe. * # Aoe a , a . of bat porta« the d Pre-elAtion of a 40 per cant vote were approximately cor rect as revealed by Friday’s voting, with the republicans polling slightly more than SO per cent of their regis tration because of the greater inter est In the gubernatorial contest and the democrats slightly less than 30 per cent of their The largest armory in thé west.. . , . this $4,000,000 building has 32,000 square feet of wood flooring and timber Lamella roof! Timber geared to war-time production Twenty-two items on the critical list are made of wood or wood products. And in addition, timber products provide most of the construction and housing for both armed forces and war industries. trucks bring timber from Oregon’s hills to Ore- Electricity is helping keep Oregon's mills operating in this war-time production. There’s no place in today’s picture for inefficient, time-killing, out-moded machines It’s up to us to furnish electric power, day and night, for these war-time operations in the areas we serve . . - a job we’re proud to have-and ajob we’ll do well. MOUNTAIN STATES POWER COMPANY
