OREGON, THURSDAY. OCTOBRE JI. IMS.
From Washington, 0. C
BY CONGRESSMAN HARRIS ELLSWORTH
PAGE FIVE
the cry for a roles tax which, in turn, field Pres. County Division; Mrs. Eve­
to putting more starch into the b..ek- lyn DeMass, Curry Cbunty.
bones of many congressmen , who
, h a ve h e r e trifor e—be en ve ry —wtoby—
washy on the subject
Before many weeks pass a sales tax
bill will be dropped in the house
Innerspring $12.00
hopper. In the meantime the pro­
Cotton
ponents are busy selling the idea to
BED SPRINGS
their colleagues, and make no mis­
BEDS
take about it the bill will get plenty
$1.50 to $12.50
of votes. The big question to, can It
MATTRESSES
muster enough votes at this time to
RANGES
pass. Beet guess to it can’t. That's
$18.50 to $05.00
HEATERS
the reason tiie buys are holding off
UMBRELIA CLOTHES
from introducing the measure now.
WASHERS
LINE
In the meantime they are busy try­
$4.50
SEWINGS
MACHINES
ing to line up the necessary yeas.
Some big shots in the administra­
■ We rebuild Heaters and Ranges.
tion who have always been against a
We buy Mattresses, Cotton and Kapok
sales lax are now mum on the sub­
ject—nothing to say for publication.
Privately, they have come to the con-
elusion that it's about the only way
left to get the enormous sum re­
quired to carry on the war.
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Washington, D. C„ October 18— more reasonable answer than has
Another sesison thia week, thia time thus far been given officially—for
with members of the Production Ex­ the fact stands reaffirmed and undis­
ecutive Committee of the War Pro­ puted by anyone that, if we have
duction Board along with A. H. planes made of aluminum to use in
Bunker, bead of the light metals di­ fighting this war'after three years—
vision ot WPB. Wilson (acting WPB or to use in defending the country in
chairman) pr esi ( tan t and did most of the future—the raw material must be '
the talking, with Mr. Bunker to fur­ shipped In from . South America (or
nish statistics and technical know­ from the Bast Indies, when and if we -
ledge as called for. The members of get control of them again)—unless I
the PEC—including a couple of Army i WPB again changes its mind, back to k 1 Washington. D. C„ Oct. 21-The
Generals and sonfe Admirals—said | its first decision, and permits the 1 hi«h command of both AFL and CIO
n/viklna
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rtoiilwa Ini«, P.sll
A m . tho
nothing.
further development of alumina­ are getting into full stride for the
Labor has a
Once more we were told that the from-clay within the boundaries of coming elections.
blacklist of senators and congressmen
three alumina-from-clay plants pre­ the United States.
viously approved for construction—
It will be recalled that the first it intends trying to liquidate either in
one in Wyoming, one in South Caro­ objection to the alumina-from-clay the primary or the general elections.
lina, and one in the Northwest— plant in the Northwest was because
®ntire Oregon delegation, with
would not be approved now.
of a shortage of manpower. The ob- the exception of Rep. Homer Angell
There is • little bauxite left in jection has not recently been ad- of the third district, are op the list
Arkansas —cnuuxii
enough to
vanned as the irfkin
*nd “’v*ral Washington congressmen
r».»
10 last
iasi about
aooui two . vanceo
main objection.
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years. We have a small stockpile—| But the manpower problem on the are aUo *tated ior Political oblivion
about one year's*supply. After that West Coast has not been entirely 11 labor ho iu way- au
AH on
00 account
-unless we can keep the sea lanes {settled.
Last Saturday, just after 01 their vote
the 8mith-Connally
upes, we will have NO alumina at writing the weekly Jefter, I sat with anti-strike bill.
■ HGrC iMOVCIttDSr I '
all!
I. committee of Pacifi? Coast Con-
The labor leaders of the northwest
.
I face of these facta (which were 1 greasmen and we heard heads of "re re“lly organizing their forces for ' Following is the tentative program
fully admitted at both meetings), I WPB, WMC, Army, Navy and Mari- U1U f'^1’ which is evidenced by some ior
Coos-Curry regional teachers
WPB to date refuses to consider daytime Commission explain the Nelson of th* mov“ tfl,y are making. Word ^terence, to b^_Md Jn Coquille
manpower
of September
reached here that the teamsters’ hl«h' ■cho°l
Monday, Nov 1;
veloping a means of producing alum i- ! —
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Ina in our own country, The thing 118th and how it has affected pur- ,nd bottlers unions of Portland and A“® •J"” 9:15 “
chases and the letting of contracts on llk« organizations of Seattle are de-^««^«»bnarm, —Coqudie Sctvoi
smells to high heaven.
the West Coast.
The hearing lasted mending that members register to Tkachers, directed by Mrs Ruth B-y-
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After the subject had been pretty from ten in the morning (Saturday) vote or “»«ir respective unions will ero, Coquille High.........................
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Life in
^1!- 10:00 - a. -
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well threshed over in the meeting, until six in the evening. The sten- refuse to accept their union dues '
wobld nivati
mean miv
they
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Hart,
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- — World —Dr. Frank
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and we were about ready to leave (in agraphic report of the proceedings which, in turn, wuuru
leaders know
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v Aeronautics Administration.
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disgust), Representative Coffee (D„ ; for the day is a volume 24 inches ;couldn’t work. Labor
10:00 a. m. . 10:25 a. m. Busin*
Wash.) asked Mr. Bunker, (who, by . thick (typewritten). It is on my they can’t get their men to vote if
now ...
in orginal
form, _ __
so that
c°unty—Mrs. Eve-
the way, in private life to a top ex- desk
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ecutive for Alcoa), who owns the , I may correct __
any
made in t exactly what happened at the last lyn DeMoss, Brookings, president.
bauxite deposits in South America, transcribing my questions and com- , election. So this time they are at- Coos County—Ray Hunsaker, Marsh­
field, president.
The reply was that the bauxite to mente. But briefly, here to what we tending to the matter,
Thia early activity is
la planned to i 10:25 a. m. - 10:45 a. m. Recess and
principally owned by the Aluminum learned:
This
Company of America, but the British I Order of September 18th was def- give labor two shots at the blacklist. Balloting.
10:45 a. m. - 10:55 a. m. Depart­
Aluminum Company has some hold- inite and final. Stopped contracts The first shot will try* to beat those
mentals:
ings there also!
¡and purchases.
However, Army, on the list in the primary battle. If
Crib Mattress
WANTED
Cribs
Dining Sets
Used Furniture, Phone 1191
Coos-Curry Teachers
(
Coffee then said: “Thanks gentle- Navy and Maritime Commission had that fails to work, then they will
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Home Economics —1 Miss Bertha
men, I think that gives us the answer not actually cancelled any contracta ' gang up against thé blacklisted can- Kohlhagen, State Super. Home Ec. or
And the meeting or placed new contracts elsewhere— didate In of the the general
election,
political
label re-
his i or ilM
- Oertiude Roslua, Ass. Supervi*-
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Social Science—Miss Joy Hills, Su-
{they apparently were waiting darifi- g«rdl
opponent wears. Incidentally,
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cation or modification of the order, s voters registrations are runnlng
running P*™1*01'. Curriculum and Publica -
Why __
did Witoon
and WPB previ-
Our Httte
into democrat
ac-
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.On October
8th, committee
aboutTO went
per cent
and close •_
Pre-Aeronautics—
plants^Jid
then
60 days later , the
a supplemental
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ously
approve
the some
alumina-from-clay
t,on services
October received
5th. —
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— —., to 80 per cent in the Puget sound ¡ Math., ~ Physcis,
rwano
. order modifying and ctartfytng the ! district. In order to properly finance W- Siemens, C. A. A.
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Junior and Senior High Curriculum
tion-has
. September 18th., order. Our second this political battle it to understood
hearing was held on the 8th.
the Washington and Oregon state —Dr. R, F. Hawk,,- prin.. Vanport
Whether
the
activities
of
the
com-
executive
boards of AFL and CIO Schools.
rumors appeared thia week which, if
mittee had anything to do with the will ask each and every member ot q Science Demonstration-Miss Tillie
they are true, give an unofficial but
second or clarifying order, which did all unions to contribute the sum of, Schlumberger, (grades 4-8), Demon-
rather nasty answer:
32 by February ‘ I, which would ' trator State Dept, of Education.
Rumor No. 1—Aluminum interests smooth things out considerably, no
amount
to better than 3250,000 if i Social Studies — Miss Florence
one
wilt
ever
know
—
but
the
dates
have only VERY recently completed
Beardsley.
Elementary Super. State
all
members
kicked In, and it's res- yr
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negotiations for the purchase of some are interesting as a matter at co­
sonable to believe they will.
' Dept. . of Education.
incidence,
if
nothing
else.
At
any
West Coast shipping facilities—as­
Prli
Primary
Arithmetic—Mrs. Lillian
sumption is such a deal insures post­ rate, as matters now stand, pur­
Down
Downey,
Education Demonstrator, D.
war importation of bauxite from the chases will be made as formerly and
The long and loud squawks di­ 'la-He
C. Heath Co.
very rich Dutch East Indian deposits. contracts will be let as formerly- rected at OPA by western statesmen i;
4-H—Mr. Harry Seymour.
Rumor No. 2—Aluminum interest with the provision that regional com­ seem to be taking effect. For several it
Noon Hour Recess.
mittees
will
pass
upon
such
contracts
DID NOT complete negotiations for
months cattle and sheepmen have • I 1:30 p; m. to 1:50 p. m,—Dr. Frank
control of one of the three proposed as may be open to question on the been bombarding OPA for an increase J
W. Parr, Executive Secretary, O.S.T.
alumina-from-clay plants, thus giv­ subject of manpower.
of their slaughtering quotas.
The 'i A
ing them tittle or no interest in the
cattle and sheep renges of th« west
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1:50 p, m. to 1:10 p. m.—
Supt. Rex
proposed further development of
No action in the House again this are abounding with-llvrotook, which
te”De'paZiment oOEd^
alumina from clay in the United week, but the program for next week. must be marketed now In order to i3,^
States.
Just received, indicates resumption of rove livestock men from rorloua' 2:J0 p m’ . M0 p m _AU Slng_
These reports are passed along for legislative business after what seems losses. With stocks of winter feed at Mr Haro)d Wlu,n,n. Mu,(c Director,
whatever they may be worth.
We to have been an unreasonably long an all-time low. livestock men must
Coquille.
are entitled to a much better and period of inactivity
thin out their herds or lose consider-
— "Three in a
1:30 p. m, - 3:05 p m—
we '1 JM e ' U •Me through shrinkage and dretruo-
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mean that the beautiful herd of elk tion during the coming winter Van rt 8^^
that frequent Hunters Head will be months. • Army and navy require-1
3:10 p. m. - 3:20 p. m. Introduction
endangered, for they roam over the menu, plus Jend-leese, are supplied '
Officers—Ray Hunsaker. Marsh-
boundary of the state-park often. The from a huge stockpile of meat on lot
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lordly old bulls that strode majesti­ hand, enough to last for many months,
cally in that stretch of country hence a good part of the Increased
At the time of this writing a howl (Hunter’s Head) will be laid low slaughter would go to civilian pur­
of protest has gone up from about by a L-'Jet, the chances are. Those chasers who are more than anxious
every throat in Curry county regard­ same old fellows that looked with a to obtain more meat. OPA officials
ing the opening of the elk season friendly and kindly eye upon the are looking with favor upon this re­
quest and If increased slaughtering
down there. There are only an es­
It to not one whit different than quotas are granted it undoubtedly
timated 100 elk in the entire county
and the s ea e on has been -declared declaring an open season upon a herd will also mean an increase In value
of domestic cattle. In fact, there are of meat ration points for the house­
open on any elk bearing horns.
When it was known that the sea­ thousands of herds of cattle that roam wife.
son was to be opened, the residents the open ranges that are a whole tot
and sportsmen protested to the State more wild and harder to approach
Slow but seemingly sure, the ar­
Game Commission. but that august than the bull elk of Curry county,
guments for a aalea tax are gaining
Buch herds of elk at the Curry momentum. This plan of taxation
body turned a deaf ear, Just as they
did when commercial, civic clubs and county—yes, and the Coos county elk was given a big boost when the treas­
sportsmen in general protested the as well—should be preserved. Game ury department brought in its recom­
opening of the elk season in Coos commissions as well as the sportsmen mendations for additional taxe*.
should take pride in them.
The which the house committee said were
county last year.
sportsmen have demonstrated the fact impossible and promptly kicked them
As we understand it, (please cor­
that they do, but such cannot be out. The sales tax idea has been
rect us if we are wrong), the mem­
said of the game cpmmiasfon.
lurking in the minds of many law­
bers ot the state game commission
_ co-operate
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are supposed to
with the 1 Hundreds of tourists, as well as the makers for years, and this was Just
srcrtamen'and make’laws that meet natives, have viewed the herd at the chance they wanted to bring it
with the letter’s approval and not Hunter’s Head, for many, many years, out In the open With the heavy ad­
laws to their own selfish interest and They have become a sort of fixture ditions) coat of government for war
which are put across with such bull- there, an attraction, and actual asset purposes, plus the inflation threat,
headedness that they won’t change to Curry county. But many of them sales tax advocates believe their plan-
their minds in spite of any protect have been sentenced to death by the the one and only safe way to raise the
waged against IL
i I*1”* commission by having an open additional billions the government
At the time of this writing, rest-
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must have. Many organizations all
dents of Curry county are calling I The noble animals that have placed over the country are now taking up
upon Governor Earl Snell to rescind explicit faith in man, after an aa-
the law as the game commission has soclatlon of years, have been placed sportsmen, when there is no friendly
stated that It to beyond their power on the slaughter block, so to speak, co-operation between the two, that
to do so.
However, we have not and by a body of men who are sup- such a commission has outlived its
I heard of the members of the game posed to have the interest of wild- usefulness. We are hoping that the
. » romrnisaion themselves* asking the life at heart. It is, indeed, a pity that governor reminds the opqpin£ of th®
• t «wnmwen
mem~* thetatfIf
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that Curry county season. If not, ft
rovZro^to rescind
th* . we can’t have a commission that
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would" ask it. beyond a doubt the J wlil co-operate fully with the sports- that most of the elk in as
that
district
governor would comply with their .men of the state at large. Not long will go the way of the buffalo. Thbir
reouest, but to do so-to ask the gov- ago we lauded this same commission heeds wiU adorn the walla of city
ernor to rescind the opening of the for opening the deer season |n the face sportsmen's deng—glass eyes.rqpiac-
season-the commission would proc- of flppoeltlon. but now IM question tng the gentle brown ones that looked
tJallv have to admit that they had gr|ges In our mind as to whether U with faith upon man.
pulled a bonerinopening th« season , was the tact that they had the wel-
The elk of Curry county are doing
in Curry county in the flrot place, faro at the sportsmen In mind, or no harm—the residents wish them
We feel that another boner chalked the money in view that was derived protected—so why should they be
up uMnst them wouldn’t hurt their from the role of licenros?
sold by the game commission at 35.00
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It appears to us that when a com- per head—the cost of an elk hunting
‘’SToJXnT of the season will ¡mission goes over the heads of the
to our question.M
broke up.
Out-of-Doors Stuff
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