million dollars. While the company fighting ships were finished- almost
had approximately 340,000 employees aS many as were finished in the en
at the end of 1942, the average num- tire year of 1942.
“Our production of high explosive
ber.during the year was 336,000. Now
suppose these excutives were willing powder has been six times greater
By George Peck
to work for nothing, and the savings than during the last war.
(Taken from The Sentinel of Friday, the nurse came over with him.
Repeatedly in this column, I have
"We have shipped to lend-lease
entailed
thereby were divided equal
June 22, 1923)
H. A YOUNG,
stated my opinion on labor and labor
countries almost twice as many motor
ly
among
the
336,000
employees,
it
Just
as
we
go
to
press
we
learn
Being unable to secure the Tele-
unions. I wish to say it again: »1
vehicles as we produced for ourselves
One Year __________ . »2 00
' graph for an excursion to Bandon that J. F. Mast, a former, resident am for organized labor. I recognize would amount to 39c per week for alone in the last war
If all these
Six Months.---------- ----- - -------- --- 1.00 I Sunday, when the Coquille and Ban- of this county, was killed in an au
bargain col each employee.
Three Months.-------------------------- .60 I don baseball teams meet for their tomobile accident between here and the right _ of __ labor to ___________
I doubt if there is a single union vehicles were parked bumper to
lectively by all legitimate methods. I
No subscription taken unless paid
of the United States Steel bumper they would reach twice
emplo;
tor in advance. This rule is impera second engagement. Cliff W. Perkins Myrtle Point this afternoon. . . > .He believe, however, that this must be employee
Corporation
who expects those ex across North Africa.”
tive.
¡done wlthout dictation, coercion,
1 made arrangements for a fare and a to a cousin of Judge R. H. Mast
Mr. Byrnes went on to describe the
ecutives to work without compensa
half for the round trip. The Charm
0
¡domination or interference of any
remarkable achievements of Ameri
tion
.or
who
begrudges
one
single
Entered at the Coquille Postoffice ss can take about 80 down at 9:15 in
The death of Mrs. Frank A. Hol- ;mnd. I deplore the fact that a small
ca's new inventions such as radar,
Second Class Mail Matter.
the morning and the Norma will man last Sunday afternoon was a minority of labor’s leadership is made penny of that 39e per week, any more the locator which is giving us fight-,
than
he
begrudges
a
single
penny
of
shock
to
Coquille
citizens,
many
of
bring them home. Without any more
up of men who either are commun
superiority over the Axis, the new
rain there will probably be several whom had not heard of her illness. istic, or are exploiting the workers the 46c per week which the average
___ destroyer escort which is hunting
union
member
pays
into
his
union.
autos going down for the game. It
for their own selfish ends.”
<— down enemy subs, and other ingen-
Jean McNally, daughter of Mr. and Now, I would like to amplify that Both are essential expenses — one
should be a good contest.
provides
the
job
at
which
he
works
— ious new developments
Mrs
F.
C.
McNelly,
celebrated
her
statement a bit. I further believe
II
Ottqof
I This tribute is paid to the same
the
other
gets
for
him
the
largest
’ Art Berg, Wednesday morning, re fourth birthday anniversary Wednes-, that any employee is ill-advised,
«Tl I I
PlILIiMi
American industry which the Axis
ceived a consignment of eight dozen day, June 20th, with a party at her1 provided there is a well-managed possible compensation for that work.
' powers thought capable only of pro
The
United
States
Steel
Corpora
young Chinese pheasants which he home on the Coquille Highway. Dain- union, be it CIO, AF of L or inde-
ducing refrigerators, washing ma
• •••••••••
and Dr. O. E. Low and J. L. Holy ty favors marked places for the fol- pendent, at the plant that employs tion has been used as an example be
chines, and other essentially peace-
cause
it
is
principally
the
large
com
cross liberated along the Marshfield lowing little guests: Helen and Ruth mm, if he does not join that union.
time products.
highway that morning.
, • • . *, Graham, Betty and Calvin Savage, But, he himself must be allowed tp panies at which criticism has been
•
and Fancy
Joan and Lynn Perrott, Elizabeth make that decision to join that union 'levelled because Of alleged exorbi- ’ Little did our enemies realize that
of his own free will and accord, with- I Unt “Jaries P®“1
« while free American enterprise was
1 Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Skeels intend Pierce, Gretchen Neal, Patricia Peart
engaged in manufacturing the every
» ’ ¥ y.
Interestins
is
most
Interesting
to
learn
that
Big
and
Jean
McNelly.
leaving tomorrow morning in their
out threat of reprisals if he fails to
Anyone of our citizens who
day conveniences which gave to the
less
per
Steel
’
s
management
costs
car for Eugene where their daughter.
do so.
,
, ' i
abroad early in the morning before
member- American people the highest living
week
per
worker
than
his
Marvin
Jane
Hawkins
entertained
Miss Marvel, will receive her. diploma
A well-managed, well-organized
the street sweepings have been re
standard in the world, it was at the
Monday morning as a graduate of the the following girls at a progressive union is an essential cog in the Amer ship in the union.
moved must admit Coquille lacks
same time building up, the skill ahd
Pit
party
Wednesday
evening,
at
the
ican industrial set-up! It performs a
State University.
something in civic pride. If a cam
the
know-how that are being so ef
hoine of her parents on Spurgeon Hili: real service for its members—it helps
Ü. 8. PRODUCTION 18
paign were started among the chil
ficiently applied in the present emer
OVERWHELMING
The Star, one of Chas. W. Ashton’s Misses Florence and Mary Ella Cary, to assure for them reasonable wages
dren against littering the sidewalks
gency.
fleet of river boats, was considerably Marcella and Catherine Fox, Vera , and better working conditions. As
In his first speech since he was
and pavements with trash, it might
damaged by fire Saturday; the cabin Fortier, Jean Young, Phyllis Me- no service worthy of the name can named Director bf the newly formed
Calling cards, ov ror »1.00
be possible for our down town section
Curdy, Pauline and Grace Ellingsen 1 be performed without cost to the re Office of War Mobilization, James F.
being burned.
to have a neater appearance at all
and Gloria and Beatrice Getz.
I
cipients of that service, it naturally Byrnes, presented some conclusive
times. As for adults, however, it to
Jos. Achenbach, who has been at
follows that members of a union must figures on overwhelming production.
hard to teach an old dog new tricks
Erling Brauti, who has been with 1 pay reasonable weekly or monthly
the Umpqua Hotel in Roseburg since
“The 100,000th plane manufactured
so
a
certain
amount
of
paper,
wrap-
SO a certain “"'uunl OI■ J**"’. W™P" hjt ,troge of paralysis early last the Fuhrman’s Pharmacy here for the 1 dues into their union. Union leaders since we began our war production
' who successfully manage the affairs program came off the assembly line
7„
•“
>“• fn«1" H“<h «.rtoeker -"d ■<
IbUnd, ta,v!n, ! of the union are entitled to fair, rea today,” he said.
WE PHOTOGRAPH
*
”
■ J. S. Barton drove out to get him and for there before the first of the month. sonable compensation for the duties
“During the year, we will double
they perform.
tlie size of our fleet.
There has been much condemnation
Somewhere between 150,000 and
The employee, who in the face of
“In the month of May this year we
BABY’S PICTURE
of those who thronged the shoe stores
200,000 acres will be required for the every evidence that the union at his produced three times as many pieces
just prior to the expiration of their
project which, it is thought, like the plant is really doing a helpful, con of artillery for ground troops as we
FAMILY GROUPS
first shoe coupon.
It is entirely
Yakima plant, will be erected for the structive job on behalf of the em did in all nineteen months of the last
plausible that many if not a majority
manufacture of powder.
The site ployees collectively of that plant, war.
of these shoppers, along with other
Old Photographs
will be fairly close to the big ammu and who refuses to pay for his fair
“We are building merchant ships
members of their families, would need
Restored
nition dump located just outside share of the cost of maintaining that four times as fast as they are being
more than one pair of shoes apiece
Hermiston. Ore. The Hermiston am union is, to put it mildly, lacking sunk.
in the next four months; this is surely
munition igloos can store the entire in appreciation, team-work and pub
“America has turned out 2,225,000
true of growing children. The other
output from both the Yakima plant lic spirit -but, we again repeat, he machine guns since it began to re
excuse for the bdyers’ stampede is
and the proposed new one.
Huge must not be forced to join.
arm.
that.many people do not enjoy war
quantities of water are necessary for
Granting that unions are essential
“In 1943's first five months 100 I
time high wages and that it was dif
such manufacturing and the Colum to the workers, and that they should
ficult to find the money for the pur
bia river answers that requirement.' be supported financially by the
chase of footwear until' the shoes
This particular region has only a few workers, it is not equally as reason
were really needed.
inhabitants and the majority ot the able that workers should be willing
land is owned by the government. that fair compensation be paid to the
It's a great morale builder: to
Wide open spaces are needed for management of the company, which
find John L. Lewis is more powerful
lnforT^
such manufacturing, and both aides keeps it operating on an even keel,
than the government of the United' pultico, here on other business, has
some interesting things to say con of the Columbia river meet such re thus providing the jobs? For^JMhe
States!
cerning the political complexion of quirement.
company is not operated successfully,
his
home
state.
It
has
been
known
it goes out of business, throwing all
In a recent interview with Henry
Prior to July 15 high school grade of its employees out of work And
Ford, as published by a current mag tor some time that the G. O. P. forces
us tea in Washington and Oregon who no union official, no matter how
azine, it was revealed that he and in the state ot Washington has been
desire to enter West Point or Annap smart, can bargain with a defunct
grooming
the
dynamic
and
popular
President Woodrow Wilson during
olis should file their request with company for reasonable wages and
the first world war took a pledge to youthful Eric A. Johnson, of Spokane,
their congressman in Washington, improved working conditions for his
president
of
the
United
States
cham
read a chapter in the Bible every
D. C. A book of instructions rela men.
__ ——
day and that for a quarter of a ber of commerce, as dheir best bet
tive to requirements of each institu-
So
twould
seem
that
two
things
to
capture
the
senate^aept
of
Demo
century this has been his habit. Win
However, our in- tion together with other information are essential to a worker in connec
ston Churchill has been quoted in the crat Homer Bone.
last few weeks as saying that there formant says a large group of prom will be sent the applicants to en tion with his job—his union and the
able them to prepare fror the prelim successful management of his com
are too many books and placed the inent democrats will attempt to per
inary examination on August 1. Rep. pany. Both render service to him and
suade
ex-Govemor
Clarence
Martin
Bible and Shakespeare as the founda
Fred Norman of the Third Washing both must be paid.
tion for any man’s reading. We all to try to snatch the party nomination
ton district- has announced that ex
The United States Steel Corpora
know the Bible was Abraham Lin from Senator Bone next year. This
aminations
for appointment to West tion recently issued its annual state
politico
further
predicts
that
if
ex
coln's main textbook. Thus four great
Point and Annapolis will be held Au ment for 1942. It reveals that the to
men have been unanimous on the Governor Martin to successful in such
gust 21 at Aberdeen, Chehalis, Long- tal compensation paid to all of the
a
race,
and
assuming
that
Eric
John
value of the Sacred Book and, as
View, Olympia, Raymond, Vancouver executives of that company, receiv
Henry Ford intimates, a passage from son did get the G. O. P. nod, the pic
and
other centers which may later be ing 810,000 or more a year during
ture
might
change
to
a
considerable
the Bible, a hymn and a prayer at the
designated.
Oregon towns where 1942, was 86,947,746, less than one
start of every school day is a cus degree. Martin would make material
examinations will be held will also be per cent of its total payroll of 738
inroads
on
the
republican
vote,
says
tom we should never have outgrown.
our friend, and would probably de announced. Any high school grad
teat young Eric Johnson. But on uate meeting the scholastic and phys
Did you know:
the other hand, should Senator Bone ical requirements to eligible for nom
That the bayonet was named for capture the nomination, he figures ination as a principal or alternate as
Following
the city of Bayonne in France, where Johnson will defeat him. He also midshipman or cadet.
soldiers at Louis XIV first affixed the predicts that some of the democratic formal nomination by the congress
congressmen who went down to de man the boys will undergo exhaus
blade to the end of their muskets'
feat last year will again toss their tive physical and iftental examina
That Sicily has been visited twice
hats in the ring against the incum tions to prove their qualifications.
by terrific earthquakes in the past
bents, who are expected to seek re Boys who will not graduate from
«
two hundred and fifty years? In the
election. Governor Langley will have high school until June, 1944, are nev
earthquake of 1893 the number of
ertheless
eligible
for
the
preliminary
a. hard time to again capture the
people killed was placed at 60,000
and in 1908 the deaths were listed | G. O. P. nomination, continues the examination and for nomination for
politico, and if he does the governor appointment to West Point or An
at 76,483 in the earthquake that
will have a still tougher time defeat napolis for the term starting July 1,
visited Sicily and southern Italy, i
ing a good democratic nominee. He 1944. Both the candidates and their
Possibly some-of the residents there
is also of the opinion that the demo parents, under the regulations, must
would now prefer a convulsion of the 1
cratic national committee will exert be bonafide residents of the district
earth’s surface and the eruption of
considerable effort in both Oregon in which they apply for the prelim-
Mt. Etna to the catastrophe they are
and Washington in behalf of con-1 inary examination.
being subjected to by allied bombs. ' gressional candidates. The bourbon |
----- -—•
TWENTY YEARS AGO
•
Cost To Labor
Of Monagemént
Fragments of Fact
and Fancy
Coquille Studio
ex “*
The per capita income payment in hi«h «,rnmand fe*>
’ th«*
«M
Oregon in 1940 was »378. Mercy on *v*ral -eate to their side of the aisle
from the northwest.
us, some one else must have paid a
major portion of ours and we did not
The president has until Friday
even know It.
night to sign, file without his sig-
When one looks at the pictures of nature or veto the Connally-Harness
lhe wearers at soot-suits one can anti-strike bill. Opinions were about
only hettrv« that the fashion arose evenly divided on his action until
among youths who were compelled lasl Sunday, when the coal mhftrs
to wear the cast-off clothing of larger for the third time began walking out
men. Boys so humiliated probably «8»*n Now the prognosticators pre
found comfort in banding together,. diet he will sign the bill.
Public
just as misery loves company, and opinion, they point out, will force
thus the style was set and a gang of such a move although the president
hoodlums created. Minor crimes led may not have wanted to. Telegrams
to greater ones probably as the in- from Jabor leaders in both Oregon
»
Stele Fair Canceled As
AW To w„ Effor(
Oregon will have no state tyür in
1943, the state director of agriculture,
E. L. Peterson, announced following
an executive meeting, the first semi
annual session of 1943, with the state
board, of agriculture in Salem June
18, when the matter was discussed
from all angles and unanimous agree
ment reached that the war demands
that all efforts on the part of agricul
ture be directed toward the produc
tion of food.
Old papers 5e a bunah.
wanted! Men And
Women Who Are
Hard Of Hearing
try have flooded* the White House,
pelled them to assert themselves.
Inci
—Along this same line we have often urging him to veto the bin.
northwest
congressmen,
observed that al) children at one dentally,
stage or another of their development like others, are getting “hail Colum
To make this simple, no risk hear
become self-assertive to the point of bia" on the one hand and highest ing test. If you are temporarily deaf
impudence but the child with a praise on the other for their vote on ened, bothered by ringing buzzing
head noises due to hardened or ooagu-
stable home environment where gra the measure.
<c««-uman), try the Ourine
cious manners are taught by example
Home Method test that so many say
t
The
south
bank
of
the
Columbia
has enabled them to hear well again
more than by precept, quickly out
I
grows the “smarty” age and feels river east of Arlington may be se You must hear better after making
this simple
____ test or you get your money
no need to meet the public with a lected by the army engineers as the_______
back at once. Ask about Ourine Ear
site of another large mystery plant. Drops todav" at 1 Barrow Drug Co.
chip on hie shoulder.
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