am.... «“-**• Townsend Club No. 2 Townsend Club No. 2 met with lira. Stella July, an May 20, the meeting being called to order by president Ahna Halter and opened with the Lord’s prayer and son, “God Bless A letter was received from Anna Smith thanking us far the card sent her. After the business meeting, work­ ing on rugs and visiting was the or­ der of the day. The Ladies Auxiliary voted to donate 8100 to the Children'» Farm Home,] A delicious luncheon was served by w.g g ssEW the host see Members present were: Medames Eble Hiclunn, Maude Brock­ man, Viola Liday, Mary F. Rocco, Mildred CelOrte, Violet Roth, Alma Halter, Florence DeNoma, Estelle July. Bertha Wilson waa a visitor. Next meeting will be with Violet Roth at rear of 476 N. Heath St., on June 2 at two o’clock. A member, Mildred Miller, has gone to Klamath Falls, I where George and Mary Keck, Grace page a Keck and Eva Shephard see her often, 4—------ and she was not present at this meet­ ing. Press Cor. « ——----- ----------- -- •V Out-of-Doors Stuff hr For grave markers for your loved LANE LENEVE ones, see John S. Sanders for style ................. ........................................... of marker and price. He a 1«» has A check up on the reports furnish­ cement building blocks. 541 West ed by hunters to all the game com­ America.” Four new members were 6th, Coquille. Pbone 123L. s missions in the United States shows taken into the club and one renewal. ' that 68,700,000 pounds of ducks and Mrs. Mary F. Rocco was prsent and geese were bagged by hunters last _ ________ _■■■, duck season. No, there is no misprint NOTICE or SCHOOL ELECTION UPON QUESTION OF INCREASING TAX LEVY OVER AMOUNT LIMITED BY SECTION 11. ARTIC1X XI in the aboVe fl“ures — sixty-eight hundrM STATE CONSTITUTION thüU!land Notice is hereby giveo that an election will be held in School District Na 8 of Coos County, State of Oregon, at the High School Building in said school district, tor the purpose of submitting to the legal voters of said district the question of increasing the tax levy for the year 1943-44 —-— WO,« —.., BMauww UVI XI, of the Constitution of Oregon. over the amount limited by KVUVU section «*, 11, «I article The reason» reasons for increasing such levy are: t ' _ To provide sufficient funds for the maintenance, operation and support of the Public School System. The amount of tax, in excess of the 6 per cent limitation, proposed to be levied for said year is 813,265.80. Dated this 20th day of May, 1943. Attest: - - Louise Leslie, Leona G. Bryant Miiii|Chairmju^BoardofJOirectors ‘pounds is correct! Figuring the general poundage of ducks at three pounds per bird, it means that something like 22.900,000 pt the birds were slain in a single sea- I son. 4 It was estimated that there some I sixty million wild ducks on the wing 1 at the start of last season, so this N0TICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING would leave some forty million ,or NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of School District No. 8, of Coos County, State of Oregon, that the ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING less of the birds left at the Close of of sel_ _ _ ________ „ said District will be held at the High School Building; to begin at the hour of 2:06 o’clock P. M. on the third Monday of June, being the 21st the season. A tough nesting season, day w of — June, — - - F A/D., — •> 1943. —W ' 1 jor disease striking them before the This meeting is called for the purpose of electing a director for a five-year term and the transaction of business usual at such meeting Dated this 20th day of May, 1943. * opening of next season would mean a ATTEST: far less supply of birds for the com­ * Louise Leslie, ■ ■ '* ’ Leona G. Bryant, fl ing season and with five million hunt- -_____ P^t Perk__________________________________ ___________ Chairman Board of Directors _ W9BSBWS » ers pursuing them throughout the 1 •*» NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING • . ' ,j,United States it would cut the ranks NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of School District No. 8, of Coos County, State of Oregon, that a SCHOOL MEETING of-the of the ducks to a pitiful figure. In said district will be held at the High School Building on the 21st day of June, 1943, at 7:30 o'elock p. m., for the purpose of discussing the budget ! view of these facts, it is plain to see for the fiscal school year, beginning July 1, IMS, and ending June 30, 1944, hereinafter set forth, and to vote on the proposition of levying a dis- that our wild migratory fowl are trict tax. C • 1 , BUDGET i eventually headed to total extinction Schedule I Fitlmeted Receipts and Available Cash Balances . within the course of time. Total All Funds General Fund Bond Interest While at the first glance it may and Sinking Fund appear that forty or sixty million 1. Estimated available Cash Balance or Deficit at beginning of fiscal year for which this budget is made (Add Cash Balance—Deduct Deficit) 8 5,000.00 ducks are certainly a lot of birds to $ 17,500.00 $ 12,500.00 2. Estimated Receipts from Delinquent Taxes during fiscal year for which kill off; if you look at the fact dn this budget is made .............................................. ......................... ......-..... 10,000.00 10,000.00 j the other hand that there are five 8,200.00 4. Estimated Receipts from County School Fund ............................... ......... ... 8,200.00 million hunters gunning for them 3,400.00 5. Estimated Receipts from Elementary School Fund............ ............................ 3,400.00 1,100.00 6. Estimated Receipts from State Irreducible School Fund .................. -....... 1,100.00 ;over a ten week period and that it 4,700.00 7. Estimated Receipts from High School Tuition.......................................... ...... , 4,700.00 •1 each hunter secured his limit of ten 850.00 9. Estimated Receipts from High School Transportation .......... ............. ....... 850.00 for one day each week of the sea- 300.00 15. Estimated Receipts from Other Sources ......... -......... ...... .................. 120.00 180,00 !son, there would be few birds left at a 46,050.00 16. Estimated Total Receipts and Available Cash Balance or Deficit ........... » 12,680.00 • _ ! the conclusion of the season. And as we have already stated, if a tough ■» Estimated nesting season should develop, or Expenditures and Budget : Expenditures for Three Fiscal Years 'disease strike the birds in any one Allowance for Six Months of Next Preceeding the Current 'particular season, together with five Estimated Current School Year School Year Expenditures Elementary | million hunters gunning them the Detailed Item Schools for the . — ftepeuditures __ same season, the result would be Ensuing Budget for the Last terrible to anticipate. School Year Allowance Year of the Second First Shorter seasons, cut bag limits and Expenditures in Detail Three-year Year ___ Year Period in Detail Give Yearly Give Yearly sensible legislation regarding the Totals Totals L GENERAL CONTROL protection of the fast dwindling 1. Personal service: birds would help a lot—but try and 1,700.00 8 3,400.00 I 1,556.77 8 1,560.00 8 3,250.00 (1) Superintendent ................ ............ ....... 8 1,700.00 get such action! 225.00 225.00 450.00 250.60 450.00 225.00 (2) Clerk .......................... -......v....... ........... 20.00 30.00 . 50.00 50.00 25.00 50.00 (4) Compulsory education and census .... 91.58 (5) Other servioes --------------------------- - One of our readers has called the 95.00 62.50 30.00 125.00 5,75 90.93 2. Supplies ........ ................ ............................. ' writer to task regarding our state­ 50.00 50.00 50.00 91.30 100.00 3.45 3. Elections and publicity ..................... .. 62.50 62.50 125.00 185.00 62.50 95.00 ment published several issues back 4. Legal service (clerk’s bond, audit, etc.) 5. Other expense of control: in which we stated that it was our 150.00 150.00 300.00 39.45 150.00 44.12 (1) belief that cross breeds of dogs were ---------- I 4,500.00 9 2,135.00 I 2,090.42 $ 4,102.93 8 3,862.85 $ 3,569.00 more sturdy than pure-breds and 8 2,247.50 8 2.302.50 Control ! more intelligent. Every dog owner ». • :has his own opinion on the subject 5 2,690.00 I 6,480.00 .8 3400.00 * 2,720.00 8 5,080.00 8 2,124.00 I no doubt, iny own being based on 8 6,480.00 8 2,720.00 8 2,124.00 8 5,080.00 5 5,140.00 8 4,889.93 | experience over a period of many .8 3,900.00 I 2,580.00 5. Total I ■% HL IN8TRU<_____ years in owning and training both 1. Personal servtoa: j bird and varmint dogs. “Bob," tlte 19,620.00 818,500.00 844,340.00 812,338.15 4 24,720.00 831,995.00 8 (1) Teachers ......... ....... ............ . dog with the human brain,” as he 45.00 250.00 100.00 250.00 96.00 (2) Teachers—Crippled Children 75.00 50.00 25.00 100 00 3.84 64.60 was advertised, was conceded the 2. Library supplies, repairs - -------- 1,210.00 750.00 1,650.00 440.00 395.62 2,61441 3. Supplies (chalk, paper, etc.) . most intelligent animal ever known 610.00 275.00 139.14 509.84 610.00 4. Taxtbooki ........ ............... ....... to man. This dog was of several 100.00 50.00 100.00 15.90 6. Other expense of teaching ........... known breeds. The whole trouble 819,725.00 8 21,005.00 847,050.00 8 26,045.00 812,921.75 835.280.55 833,101.30 832,738.54 is the fact that usually a pure-bred 7. Tstal F uji tei ef TeaaMw ------- IV. OPERATION OF PLANT is more or less pampered and na- 1. Personal service: turaily hasn’t the stamina of other 8 2,250.00 8 5,520.00 8 2,212.90 8 4,390.00 8 1,920.00 3,600.00 (1) Janitorrand other employees dogs and especially of those more or 500.00 791.08 600.00 1,000.00 625.19 400.00 2. Janitors* supplies -------- - —------ — »• \ less “on their Own.” To coddle a 511.20 1,216.05 750.00 500.00 1,000.60 1,500.00 3. Fuel .................... —------- -------------- 500.00 295.97 & Phone 600.00 1,200.00 1,343.46 600.00 bird dog is a mistake but it is hard 4. Light and power ------------- ---- ..... » 126.00 112,50 149 65 75.01 225.00 100.60 5. Water ----------------------- —.....v— for any dog lover not to do so. But 100.00 200.00 51.40 200.00 100.00 6. Telephone ........... —........ -, ■ as we stated in the article our reader 8 6,693.75 8 6,537.90 j had reference to, we love 'em all, 4445.00 8 4,312.50 8 7,890.24 8 9,645.00 8 3,771.67 5,300.00 8 4 8. Total Expense of Operation ...... ....... .. , with one exception and have no re­ V. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 1. Repair and replacements of furniture and* spect or regard for the man who does­ 8 1,250.00 8 1,593.34 8 2,000.00 8 460.27 500.00 8 1,500.00 2. Repair^* and maintenance of buildings and n’t. 1450.00 1,600.00 560.12 2,000.00 322.40 1,000.00 grounds ---------- ----- ----------------------- » rm Chrome Plants Start Delivering Ore Concentrates Round - the - clqpk trucking' of black sand concentrates from the Humphreys Gold Corporation concen­ trating plant north of Bullards started the first of this week, and a constant stream of chromic oxide ore is now pouring into the storage bins at the secondary plant pf the U. S. Metals Reserve at Beaver Hill. Although operations started only Last Friday when the first materials from the lagoon were put through the specially-deuigned Humphreys spiral concentrating plant, production has been brought up to a point where it was assured yesterday that the delivery contract of 6,000 tons a* month will be made go76,975.00 812,500.00 1,310.00 8 90,785.00 ■ Tax Levies Bond Interest and Sinking Fund Total Schedule III * 8 13,810.00 General Fund Total Schedule II 8 7.6,975.00 46,050.00 33,370.00 12,680.00 44,735.00 43,605.00 1,130.00 4 19400.00 16,000.00 .8 54,736.00 8 53,605.00 8 1,130.00 8 40,339 20 8 13465.80 8 1,13000 e FjtimatSi amount of taxes that will not'Be collected during the fiscal year for which this budget is made........................... -.......-.................... Total estimated tax levies for ensuing (isoal year------------ - Analysis of eotlntated tax levies: Amount inside 6% limitation ............... —..........—......... Amount outside 6% limitaUon--———............. ............. 1. Amount of bond^ in^bte^ (includ. aHne- gotiabie interest-bearing warrants issued under section 111-1016, O. C. L. A.) ........... - 8 4.675.00, ------- .8 40.339.20 8 14,395.80 F Dated this May 30, 1943. Signed: Louise Leslie * jNrtiiti rîsrk . 4 Leona O. Bryant Chairman Board of ^- Directors ____ ,_______ ____ T-- Approved by Budget Committee May 20, 1943. Signed: W. E. Boeserman H. A. Slack Secretary, Budget Committee Chairman, Budget Committee Pate Swanaon fancies himself as an armchair strategist. Some- tlmsa be gets so tangled up, I Just can’t resist tryin’ to straighten him out the military police Instead of ruining discipline, 3.9 beer sold in Army caiape prte video ear soldiers with a mil* form of relaxation withoat lm- was Waxing Indignant about our soldiers being allowed to buy beer right In camp. Said that was Just coddling the troops and would ruin discipline. I told him the actaal facto had Well, Pete allowed that the chaplains and military police are a pretty good authority on what’s right for soldiers. I’ve no­ ticed lately he’s been confining his remarks to the broader phases of strategy. Their report said chaplain» and /Vo. 63 »f» Stritt » See our large display of choice pot plants at Bergen’s, across highway from telephone office. Not the cheapest but the best. Phone 64