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- Br. m-hroeder’s Jewelry Store m
“Spike” Lesli* for the besf W
Coquille for- Dumnnà* and Wahl
Liability, or other Insurance. O™*’
Straps.
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next door to Coquille Hospi ,
phone 8; residence phone 9SL.
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Have you eeen Harbison's fine dis-
Oregon farmers will have an im
play of myrtlewood? At Bergen's,
s
Gifts for all occasion, at Bergen’s
portant role in the Third War Loan
drive Plan* which call for the per
H. A. YOUNG. Miler
sonal aoliticttation of every farmer
last Sunday and Mr. Hudson now in th* state ye being formulated, ac
has as nifty and up-to-the-minute a cording to E. C. Sammons, state chair
drug store as will be found anywhere. man of the Oregon War Finance
I Committee.
Under the direction f Burt K. Sny-
Mrs/ Stella Kellogg Drake, worthy
grant/matron of the Eastern çtar
gtar for Ier- newly appointed to head the ag
Oregon, paid her official visit to ricultural division, a new farm pro
Beulah Chapter, No. fl, here Wednes gram is being developed to the point
where there will be at least one rep
day evening.
resentative for each ten farms to be
the birth of contacted. Realizing the farm labor
nine-pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. shortage, county organizations will
and family
IfOfl
Victor Pattengill in the north part of provide farm-to-farm solicitors who
OitM
will canvas* every farmer in the
day afternoon from their three town last Friday evening.
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finisti
state and enable him to purchase
months auto trip east.
Mrs. C. R. Bloyd returned home war bonds without the necessity of
DON’T KILL THE BIRD THAT
Miss Mary O’FarreU and her broth yesterday afternoon after visiting at traveling to neighboring .towns to
LAYS THE GOLDEN ROOS
er, John Jr., and Joe. Hall drove in her former home at Hillsboro and conduct this business.
“The war bond program is made to
In spite of warnings from influen from Eugene last Sunday. The former attending the camp meetings at
order for Oregon farmers,” says Sny
tial members of the Congress that the two have been visiting at the Jas. W. Troutdale.
der "At present farmers are unable
saturation point has been reached in Laird home this week, while Mr. Hall
If you have a few dimes In your,“» buy »««ch °f »he equipment they
both individual and corporate taxa has been visiting his brother-in-law,
them out and look them*! wouM llke to h«ve 011 «»eir farms and
tion, the Treasury Department, in at B. A. Roberta, at Fairview. Mr.i pocket __ take
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a
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In their homes.
hmnui: The
'T’Fizx was
in
war * bond pro
tempting to draft Its new tax bill is Hall ia a magazine writer and has over, remembering that each one will
gram offers a safe investment at good
buy
a
million
German
marks
now,
contributed
articles
to
the
National
endeavoring to raise an additional
$12,000,000,000 revenue on 1944 in Geographic and to The Outlook, un and be thankful that your money is interest for all available funds.'”.
Treasury research indicates that
der the pen name of Upton Close. He not liable to become so nearly more
come in these two categories.
farmers
constitute the largest un
than
worthless
as
Germany's
is
now.
At a meeting with Mr. Morgenthau, spent six years in China, going over
tapped market for wai* bonds in the*
Under-Secretary of War Patterson, there a* a secret service man for the
and Navy Under-Secretary Forrestal, I U. S. government,
One of the surprises of the cur U S. A. In the past the difficulty has
rent events on Coos Bay is the mar been inability to reach the farmer.
backed by the War Production Board, I
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Capt. O. R. Willard, an old-time riage of Geo. Wasson, of South In Under the new program farmers will
pointed out the relationship between
be called upon personally and given
incentive and the all-out war effort. resident of Coquille and thia valley, let, to Miss Bess Finley, daughter of
an opportunity to buy bonds.
has
been
visiting
in
the
county
for
.
Mr.
and
Mr*.
E.
B.
Finley,
of
Co-
The War, Navy, and Production of
” I quille.
ficials bqjieve that th* profit incen the past ten days.
dynamite so far as the Nation’s
tive not onl- must be preserved for
farmer* are concerned, the Govern
corporation* but also for individuals,
Some reader mailed me a copy of poker game, business included, no ment is being forced to grant oleo
regarding a bite “too deep" into tor Mr. Browder's book on postwar goals player should have the right to pick interests a more favorable marketing
dustrial profits, already heavily as- for democracy. With it way also a up the wlhning unless first putting In set-up than before This ia in the in
sessed, a* destructive to full produc- pamphlet briefing the Tolan-Pepper his ante. In other words, no one terests of providing some sort of but
tion of the weapons of war.
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Bill whicK provided for a Federal should share in the profits of the
ter for general table use
Influential congressmen have said participation in th* financing of business unless ho risks his own cap
Having had some experience with
ital therein. The communist party oleo, I do not share the fears of the
that th* most that can be drawn from American business,
corporations in new taxes is $1,800,-
is well written does not concur in this belief but dairy industry that oleo wUl sup
Mr. Browder’s book ia
000,000—that any further increase and is illustrative of his well-known Insists that employees have a vested plant butter, or st least depress it*
might destroy the nation's economy. philosophy of collectivism and th* ac interest in the business that employs post-war price If people have suf
Further, these legislators believe that companying regimentation of all interest of the stockholders who
ficient money to spend for food I
industry must be given some assur civil life in America. He feels that them over and above the wages they believe they will purchase butter ev
ance of a postwar future. They feel th* best interest* of the country can receive. This interest is regarded by ery time even though the price 1*
that it Ig imperative to make provi be served by destroying private en them as equal, if not superior) to the somewhat higher than that of oleo.
sions now for termination of th* ex terprise Indirectly by the entrance of risk their money. You can readily The latter has a place in household
cess profits tex, 'Immediately after Federal government into all phases see the logic of this position if you use, possibly, but not as a spread on
th* war.
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'of our economic and social life. The believe in the collective state where bread for the people. It is said that
book is very logical in its argument the Individual has no property and 'on* acquire* a taste for oleo and is
and follow* the consistent theory the State has it all.
satisfied with it after a while. But it
The fact that,American men and certainly cannot claim to possess the
• that the individual should be the ser-
•vant of th* State, for his own well women have a passion for owning food value of butter and in my opin
By R. T. Moore
An encouraging development in I being or his own social security. and enjoying their own things would ion will never supplant it for table
Washington is the result of a Con- Were It not for the fact that Mr. seem to protect us from the pitfalls of UM.
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gressional poll conducted by the New Browder reasons from the false state socialism. But unless this pas
the proper course, it would seem.
York Herald Tribune. The newspa- prerAise Chat every man ia righteous sion or individual ownership is back ' for dairy interests is to refuse to give
per asked a cross-section group of and has the good of hie neighbor at ed up by alert and energetic action battle to oleo on a competitive basis
Senator* and Representatives qua*- heart, and that the collective effort of at the polls to prevent election of but rather to set up an independent
tions relative to the importance of « committee in the management of those who believe in collectivistic and fair price for butter that will af
various poet-war problems. The re- ; enterprise le superior to that of a principles we are apt to have these ford ample return to the dairy indus
suit of this poll shows that the safe- ¡trained individual, his book might be things imposed on us against our' try. There may be a period in which
guarding of private enterprise and convincing. But ufter reading it I will. Truly in this instance vigilance sales will lag because of the coming
the furnishing of employment to re- have become more firmly convinced is the price of freedom.
universial use of oleo. But nature
turned service men thereby, are than before that communism or col-
will have Its way In th* end and the
Last Sunday afternoon I had oc people will return gradually to pre
foremost in the minds of our Con- lectivism will not be acceptable to
»rcsaman. Such subjects as taxation,1 the American people I am also con- casion to make a trip to a friend’s ferred use of the good old standby
social security, industrial relations vlnced that the American people must farm out on Halls Creek. To me this that made their lives happy in their
and education are far down the list be on the alert to prevent the im- trip was quite educational in that 1 younger day* — fresh home-made
in rank of importance.
; position of communist ideas through made my first acquaintance with th* bread. gobs of butter, and some brown
very ingenious system of pressure ir sugar swimming thereon.
This will indicate that Congress is subterfuge apd misrepresentation.
misrepresentation,
It is painfully evident that our rigation in use on his farm. While I
alert to the necessity of preserving
TAKES BETTER CARE
our free competitive system of pri Federal agencies are honeycombed had seen these sprinklers at a distance
We oarry a complete line of V-
OF YOUR CAR
vate enterprise. It will also indicate with people who ere either members I had never before had an opportun Belta for all make* of Refrigerator*.
that there will be a more sympa of the Communist Party or are fel- ity to examin* them closely. It would Washing Machines and other equip
They are working seem to me that they are th« answer ment. Washer Service Co.. 385 W.
thetic attitude toward business here- I low-travelers.
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after and that the prevailing public ' tirelessly to put over their ideas dur to difficulties experienced by ranch Front. Coquille. Phone.
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opinion is overwhelmingly opposed ing this war period when public at- ers for creek bottoms during dry
to collectivism in any form.
, tention is directed elsewhere. Our season when pasture become spars*.
Under the able leadership of Sena- defense lies in a vigilant public opin-
This system is such that one man
tor George the Senate Finance com- i ion which will spur Congress into can easily shift the pipes. The Joints
mittee is working on tax problems keeping firm control of the situation, are constructed in such a way that
and the prevailing sentiment in the I The chief item in the Tolan-Pepper the pressure of the water seals them
committee seems to feel that th* sat- bill seems to be the labor-manage- in spite of the fact that they fit
uration point has been reached in ment idea of operating the business loosely and easily when pressure is
corporate taxation because th* heavy | The fact that it is coupled with Mr. off. And I am told that thq cost of
tax now destroys practically all in- Browder’s book confirms my earlier operating them is quite nominal.
centive for efficiency and cost-cutting suspicious that the Communist party Some use a gas driven force pump
in management There is no reason originated this idea which is akin to and some use small electric motors
for being careful about cost* when the Soviet system used in Russia be-
It would seem to me that the pro
Uncle Sam pays 80 per cent of them, fore Stalin threw it away.
ductivity of these little bottom-land
It is probable that legislation will be : The theory behind this labor-man- ranches could be greatly increased if
enacted providing for postwar re- agement idea is good.
It is that these sprinkling systems were avail- j
serves which will enable corporations workmen actually operating the Rii- able to ranchers in quantity and if
to finance their expected increase In chines and doing the routine work mobile units In the form of a small
production after the war. Much con- of a business are apt to have better diesel-driven unit mounted on four
cern has been s x prassad ever the ideas on labor-saving and economic wheel* were used This mobile pow
dearth of venture money essential to short-cuts than executives who are er unit could be rolled to any point
the industrial program.
Several not so close to the actual mechanics along the creek bed and the sprink
members of th* Senate committoe feel of operation. But unfortunately in ling pipes laid out from the unit
that the S. E. C. should be throttled practice labor politicians always seem without being limited by fixed poai-
to prevent their frightening venture to acquire the places on the impor lions, as is now the case with elec-
money away from business expansion tant union committees with the re trie or heavy gas installation, This
stock issues. Others believe that a sult that the labor-management idea comes from watching these elec-
system of rewarding operation of- group would very likely be composed trie welding units now so freely used
ficiency, similar to that of England, of politicians rather than operators,
in industrial plants.
should be adopted. Others are work
If you believe that politicians are
This 1* a good idea for some dealer
ing on a plan tor issuance of govern ■pt to be more capable as executives in farm machinery to take up The
ment bonds negotiable and bearing than the less popular but more skilled saving in pipe lines- would be con
Interest only after the war. These types of men, you will probably sub siderable because th* power unit
bond* would be deductible as an scribe to the labor-management Idea. could be moved at will. And the *f-
operating expense and would fur But if you have no faith in the po fiicency of the sprinkling would be
nish postwar reserves for th* cor litical management of a business as greatly increased for the same rea
¡against the trained executive man- son.
poration purchasing them.
“Coed morning. Doc. Your good wife tells me
peo^e realize that a large part of the war-
. you’re working night and day now that aq
required to make the rrrdical an
The-perennial struglle at dairy to-1*-.
tJMmy of ths youRfcr doct orsafO^thearmy. *
aup-
pta»thdtitrebeihgt>IRi nWO® “
to
• to
“That'sright, Judge, and I'm glad I’m still
enterprise is uppermost in th* minds ' ft is to be remembered that the torests to maintain their market for;
alleviate pain, combat infection and save
able to do it. Had a long letter from Harry...
of Congress and that something will labor-management committee will butter against oleo competition seems j
human lives, is produced by the bevemsr
«X^a1<Lini?U8try»;This entire indU8t*
that bright young fellow I was breakin' in to
be done to protect and preserve this have the responsbility of administer to be in danger of being decided
take over my practice. He said the boys in
vital Americah industrial structure. ing the vested capital of the buuness. against them because of the scarcity
«°pP±mak!n< wh“key months ago and
the service are getting the best medical care
We can look for favorable tex meas They will have the spending of stock of butterfat.
h» been working night and day producing
of any armed force in our history. They
nothing but war-alcohol.”
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ures and for labor legislation that holders' money and the stockholders
Loss of manpower to the Armed
really should with all those brilliant doctors
will command responsibility on the themselves will, to a large degree, be Forces and enormously increased de
“Nobody knows better than I, Judge,
and plenty of supplies to work with."
what an important contribution to our w£
part of labor organisations and for deprived of a direct voice in manage mand for butter have combined to
"Speaking of supplies. Doc, not many
administrative laws that will end ment. They will have control only create a situation in which there is a ,
effort that really ia" •
th* damaging confusion and uncer- over the management part of the potential famine of this essential
teiaty under which industry has committee
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and
not
the
labor
portion. food.
been laboring for so long.
It always seemed to me that in any
Although such action is political i
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