C. H. S. To Present
Seed Corn For
The Railroads
Christmas Program
Ration Token Plan
Starts February 27
Coquille Valley Boys In Marine Corps at San Diego Rifle Range
The Coquille High School Student
Body under sponsorship of the boys
is presenting a Christmas program
in honor of high school mothers, <jh
Wednesday, December 22, at 2:30 p.
m. in the high school gumnasium. The
program is under the direction of
Harold Withnell, assisted by the band,
the Girls’ Chorus, the Boys' Chjxua,
You’ve heard the story about the
The manufacture of two billion ra-
foolish farmer who sold his entire tion tokens, smaller in size and more
corn crop, spent the proceeds, and the than twice the number called for in <
following spring had neither seed the original plan, was started this!
corn nor money for replanting. Frank, week by the Osborne Register Com
ly, we place no credence in the story pany of Cincinnati, the Office of Price
—we don’t believe a farmer ever Administration announces.
lived who could have been so Short- | The order calls for the manufac-
Sighted, spendthrift and stupal. Yet. iuiu of t.trm.000,000 red tokens to be
t he Juni or High C i HJiu rghd the Girls’ as a nation we are standing by and .used tn making “ration change” in
Sextette, directed by Mrs. Watson. permitting just such a stupidity. We buying meats and fats, and 800,000,-
The public is invited. The program are allowing the Government to take 000 blue tokens to be used in buying
is as follows:
away the “seed corn” of the railroads. processed foods.
OPA increased the number of
Joy To The World------Audience Sing
We have commented frequently on
Q Come All Ye Faithful Audience Sing the remarkable performance of the tokens on order because it is neces
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Ameriaan Mailroads. No words of sary to insure an adequate supply to
O Thou Joyful Day
Johannes Falk praise can can be too high to com- meet fll needs starting from the day
Luther's Carol.......... i~
Martin Luther j mend them on the tremendous part the plan goes into effect. By reducing
When the Sun Has Sunk to Rest
they are playing in the nation’s all- the size of tokens, the total number j
........ .—.. ................... H. Knight out war effort. No words of thanks is being more than doubled without |
Girls’ Chorus
are/ sufficient to express the grati increasing the quantity of limited!.
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tude of the American people to rail token manufacture.
The OPA announced:
\
Yule Log Song ......... ....... Old English road management and employees for
Four Marine recruits from Coos County, Oregon, are training at the Camp Matthews rifle range, near
The new ration token plan will go J
Deck The Hall ........... ....... Traditional the splendid job they are doing in the
San
Diego, California. They are left to right, Private Harold A. Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oren A. Reed,
into
effect
on
Sunday,
February
27,
Girls' Chorus
face of many handicaps and obstacles.
of Myrtle Point: Private Harold A. Does, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. D obs , of Broadbent; Private Charles
s
Ill
An appreciative and farsighted 1844.
Tokens will be distributed to re W. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Wilson, of Sitkum, and Private Dean V. Weekly, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Coventry Carol ........... Hazel S. Koos public, therefore, might do well to
Roland L. Weekly, of Myrtle Point.
It Came Upon The Midnight
consider the very serious problem tailers about February 22, 1844.
Strips of stamps, each having a
Clear................. Richard S. Willis that confronts the railroads as a re
O Holy Night...............Adolphe Adam sult of the unprecedented tons of value of ten points under the plan,
Owens.
Calling carda. 50 tur J 1.00
Soloist: Jeannie Griggs
freight and numbers of passengers regardless of the numeral now ap
I Virgil W. Veysey vs. Pearl Veysey.
pearing
on
the
‘
stamps,
will
be
vali
Silent Night ........ ...... Franz Gruber they are being called upon to trans
Theodore Milton Logan was found
Townsend Club, No. 1 met Tues
Soloist: Mary Ann Walker
port. This record traffic is wearing dated on a horizontal or acroas-the-
in contempt of court for having failed
book
basis
rather
than
on
a
vertical
day
evening
with
26
members
and
two
‘ —
Duet:
out their plant 26 per cent faster than
to pay alimony to his divorced wife,
Ariel Crool and Mary Lou Newton
its service life is being restored, be or up and down basis, as at present. visitors present.
Martha Logan. A stay of execution
A
regular
schedule
of
validity
dates
Short
business
matters
were
taken
x
Girls' Chorus
cause war conditions compel railroads
of
the 60-day jail sentence pronounc-
'
will
be
established.
This
will
provide
To make tins simple, no risk hear
up and also there was election of of
•rr—r
iv
to postpone repair work which can be
' ed was ordered and he was placed on ing test. If you are temporarily deaf
ficers.
The
result
will
be
given
out
.
a
total
of
five
processed
foods
stamps
Sing Thou Great Celestial Chorus
put off until after the war.
¡parole for two years, the condition ened, bothered by ringing buzzing
............... ............. Karl Holiwacka
head noises due to hardened or coagu
As a reSult of this, the increased (worth 50 points for each consumer later when completed.
A tree and some treats will be the being that he make up all back pay lated wax (cerumen), try the Ourine
I 'net earnings of the railroads do not at the start of each month. The meat
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
ments and pay according to the Home Method test that so many say
—........... -.............. ..Traditional tell a true story and are cheating a fats stamps worth a total of 30 points, highlight of the next meteing. Also court's order.
has enabled them to hear well again.
there
will
be
a
Christmas
program
,
will
become
valid
every
two
weeks,
Bring a Torch Heannette Isabella
false impression in the minds of some
You must hear better after making
i.
The
original
ration
token
plan
with
Mrs.
Tilghman
in
eharge.
this simple test or you get yoqr mane,
......................... E. Cuthbert Nunn Americans .who have not taken the h
Harbison's myrtlewood for Christ back at once. Ask about Ourine Ear
One new member was teported
tokens — 450,000,000 red
Girls' Chorus
trouble to analyze the situation. We 1800,000,000
'
Drops
today at Barrow Drug Co.
The Iron Count Overture..K. L. King all recognize that the farmer must and 450,000,000 blue. This is less Tuesday. A short program of piano mas gifts.
than
one-half
the
number
in
the
music
was
presented
by
LaVelle
Roth
Soloist: James Peart
not sell all his corn but keep some of
and she also sang, accompanied by
present order.
“
Band
it for seed for next years sowing, and
It was also planned originally to her mother at the pldno; banjo music
All Through The Night..... Traditional the same principle applies to the rail
White Christmas ........... Irving Berlin roads—they must be permitted to make the tokens a shade smaller than by Bob Harrison and W. Roth, with
Jingle Bells ....................... Traditional store up reserves with which to re a quarter. The size has been sharply Mrs. Tilghman playing the piano for
of Coquille
reduced and the tokens will be •them. Door prize'Nvjjs won by Mr.
Girls’ Sextette
store their plant and equipment to
Strang.
Cookies and coffee were
smaller than a dime.
“
Directed by Mrs. Watson
normal conditions when the war is
*
'The reduction in size is necessary served around the stove and all had
Noel, Christmas Medley.......... ....
over.
—Press Cor.
in order to get the quantity that OPA a good visit.
.._.... Ronald K. Prescott
When the railroads are again able
believes desirable. The special type
Combined Chorus and Band
to obtain the materials for restoring
Star Spangled Banner. ..Arr. by Sousa their worn-out plant, they will pro of tough vulcanized fiber from which Five Divorces Granted
token will be made is limited. In or
Band and Chorus
vide a back-log of employment that
Divorces granted by Judge King in
der to raise the quantity of the larger
will be moot helpful in the difficult
circuit court here on Tuesday were
size
to>en
to
2,000,000,000,
it
would
Wards McReynolds will be at the period of transition from war to
to the plaintiffs in the following
Coquille city hall again next Tues peace. Farther, this nation io going have been necessary to acquire nearly
cases:
twice
the
amount
of
vulcanized
fiber
1
day, Dec. 21, from 8:00 until 4:00 to need the railroads as never be
Christie D. White vs. Fred C. White.
o’clock, to receive applications from fore in peace times — they will be originally allocated for tokens. This
Eileen Durrand vs. George Dur
simply
could
not
be
obtained
in
time
those desiring drivers' licenses and called upon for more ‘'miracles of
rand.
I
to
insure
having
an
adequate
supply
1
to conduct examinations.
“WALLY"
movement,” and they will only be of tokens available at the time theL Eleanor L. Foater vs. Roy E. Foo
Phone 4«
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able to answer the call in the peace-
ts*«.
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Jm-w
4g.
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ration token plan becomes operative.
NOTICE EX-8EEVICE MEN
thnd emergency tf their war-worn
Marcellus J. Owens vs. Norma D.
The cost quoted to the government
For the purpose or forming a Vet plant is resto r ed and rebuilt
for the 800,000,000 tokens originally
The Interstate Commerce Commis
erans of Foreign Wars Post, a meeting
ordered was $1.44 per thousand, or
will be held in the Union Hall Sat., sion has taken cognizance of this im atotal of $1,286,000 plus coat for re
pending
plight
of
the
railroads.
It
Dec. 18, 1843, 7:30 p. m. Charter
placements ‘which could run as high
Rayon Satin & Crepe Lace-trimmed Slips
application signers, please be there hae authorized railroads to treat as as $128,000 per month. The two
a
current
expense
of
operation,
main
and bring a comrade.
lt*s
11 to 17
billion smaller sized tokens will cost
tenance work which cannot be done
years
the gevernment $1.18 a thousand or
I now, but which eventually will have approximately $2,380,000. This rep
i to be done, by setting aside funds
resents a savipg of $500,000 against
with which to do the work after the
what it would cost to manufacture
war when materials and labor again
2,000,000,000 tokens of the larger size.
will be available.
There will be no replacement costs
The present tax laws, however, do for at least several months.
not accord the railroad» the same
It costs the government nearly $1,-
sensible treatment as does the ICC. 506,000 to produce a ration book
Sums actually spent for maintenance
With tokens in use to supplement ra
and repair work are recognised, of tion stamps of a single denomination,
course, as a current expense of opeia- war ration book four can last 86
tion. But that part of the wear and weeks. At least three ration books,
tear of the present, which cannot be at a total cost of about $4,500,000
taken care of currently, is not treated would be required to carry through
as an operating expense, which it this period if ration tokens were not
actually is, even where the railroad used. The total cost of the new ra
seta aside in cash or government se- tion token order will be about one-
I I curities the funds necessary to do the
half the cost of three ration books
; work in the future. Instead of being that therwise would be used.
treated as an expense THIS DE-
OPA believes that the large supply
, FERRED PART OF RAILROAD of tokens to be . made available for
MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL use starting February 27 will last
IS REGARDED AS A PRESENT at least a year, and posibly much
NET PROFIT UPON WHICH IN longer. It is not possible to estimate
COME TAXES MUST BE PAID.
how many token may be needed dur
As income taxes may range as high ing the year to replace tokens that are
as 81 per cent, to have a dollar for destroyed, lost, or,worn out.
doing after the war the work which
Consumers will obtain tokens from
it would do now if it could, a rail the retailers as change in connection
I road may find it necessary to set
Vith a given purchase of rationed
from 3 to 14 yean
aside not just one dollar, but as much foods. The consumer may then use
as 36.26, upon which it must im these tokens when purchasing ra
mediately pay a tax of 84.26. It fol tioned foods from any retailer at any
‘Th* Present .
lows that maintenance reserves are time, since token will not have an
with a Futur*.
not being set up to any extent, and expiration dat«-.
cannot reasonably be set up under the
existing tax law«.
If the railroads are to be enabled
to restore their war-worn plants, and
Dec. 8—George Edward Wittick, of
Shop early! Go to your
to provide after the war the employ
ment which then will be sorely need Marshfield, and Laura June McKee,
T
nearest bond gelling
ed. the present tax laws must be of North Bend.
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Dec. 10—Alanson L. Oarringe, of
amended so as to recognise the reali
agency — post office,
ties of the situation and so as not to Marshfield, and Arline E. Homenyk,
bank, stor*, radio sta
tax a legitimate expense as if it were of Coquille. Thgy were married last
Friday at the Church of Christ at
a
profit.
tion, *tc. Buy fhose
For our own salvation, the railroads the Bay by Kenneth M. Willis,,
Dec. 10—Raymond B. Baughman, of
must be allowed to keep sufficient
gifts of bonds and
•Seed corn” for the post-war resow Empire, and Rosalia Smith, of East
stamps . . . the best
side.
ing.
Dec, 13—John Kusba, of Powers,
Christmas present of
and Zella Mae West, of Coquille. Rev.
,af.
G. Brown auid the wedding
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I for them at Pioneer parson
Dec, 8— Denver Winfield ¿Jreer vs. age here on Monday.
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Lucille Greer. Suit for divorce.
Dec. 13—Herbert Persley and Bar
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Dee, IS—Agnes Tyberg vs. Thurs bara Ellen Weir, both of North Bend.
Since 1887
ton
Theodore
Tyberg.
Suit
for
dl-
Dec. 14—John Hay, of Oakland,
POWER COMPANY
Southwestern Oregon's oldest AH Wo01' Lon< Sleeve SWEATERS — Plaid and Corduroy
vorce.
Calif., and Elaine Milano, of Pitto-
"A Self-Supporting, Tax-
SKIRTS & JUMPERS
burg, Calif.
home-owned Store
Paying, Private Enterprise'
From 7 to 14 yrs.
GOOD SERVICE makes Good In
surance.
I give service.
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Keys made tor all tocaa. Stevens
Bull.
tf
is Cash Hardware, Coquille. Ore.
Townsend Club No. 1
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Wanted.' Men And
Women Who Are
Hard Of Hearing
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