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imately 7,500 young women for th* , suit Secretary Ickes, for if the Alaska realize that they have lost this assest
spring classes to enroll in the army territory is to be a hot spot years (very important in certain northern
schools of nprsing The government ' hence the ^Alaska oil should be de- states) and they are insisting that a
will pay the tuition of . those regis ! veloped.
federal law covering soldier absentee
LAMatWv*
tering for the course and will also
voting would violate state rights.
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pay a monthly salary
to each
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The administration forces are very Present laws in Washington and Ore
from Riverton the letter she received
According,to the reports reaching
Several hospital*- anxious tr> ei>»< I le*i«lati<m.jvhirh will gon provide for absentee votings but
last month from a gentleman in Aus
us from various hunters, this war
in the northwest have been desig enable soldiers to vote in the primary the 'agmTilHiratluii1* ai gument is that
tralia, A. E. Dean, at whose home her
time ammunition alloted, or rather ¡son, Robert, while stationed over
nated as training centers. The first and general elections, whether they provisions of the state laws could not
rationed, to duck hunters was not
classes will ‘start training about are in Australia (Washington and be complied with in time to permit
i there and before he was injured and i
what it was cracked up to be. As | brought back to the U. 8., had visited
March 1, and other classes will com Oregon federalized national guards the absentee votes being returned and
yet, we have failed to hear any great
mence April and May 1. The sur men), in Italy, India, Sicily or any counted. \
one evening. It tells of the efforts
bragging concerning it.
One hunter
geon
general's office believes an ag where else on the globe, as well as at
How the absentee ballots would
the Australians are making to give the
toid us that he might as well have
gressive campaign for enrollees will home.
President Roosevelt, back reach the boys from Oregon and
jU. S. boys a home atmosphere when I I
fired blanks at ducks, as his rationed
bring about the desired result.
from Cairo and Teheran, has express Washington and Idaho is a problem,
: they can. The letter, written in No- |
shells, for all the results he got. But
ed himself as being in favor of these but by use of airplanes the ballots
vember at Townsville, Queensland,
as long as they give our Yanks real
Washington, D. C., Dec. 30—Ex- absentee voters. As mast of the Re- could be returned within 48 hours
Washington, D. C., Jan. 8—In Sep-
Australia, reads:
ammunition to bag “the yellow rats”
tember the war department, ngvy de- planation of Gen. Behron Somervell | publican* and many of the southern from any point on the globe and there
with, we aren’t kickln.'
ear Mrs.
partment, war shipping administra- that he ordered the Canol Investment 1 Democrat* see the picture the admin- should be no delay from that source.
Dear
Mn. Paumgartner,
Baumgartner,
The scarcity of ammunition didn’t
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and kiqd
the maritime
or siau.vuu.uoo
oil field at
i istration
Thank
you very
much
for your
tion ancl commission
the maritime
commission in
of the
8130,000,000
in Fort
the oil
field at hopes
Fort i istration hope* to capture the soldier Apparently, the location of the sol
affect at least a couple of hunters thought in sending
of your
unexpended balances
balances of
of appro-
appro-1 Norman and the building of a pipe- [vote, and they are insisting that state diers would have to be revealed by
ra.uun a conv
copy oi
your ^ bac
8C* * unexpended
that we know of. Late in November, magazine “ 'Better
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a-»--_ line
ii„a and
,„4 refinery
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Homes and Gar- Pr*ation* totaling 186 billion
to prepare
laws should —
govern elections and the the war and navy departments if they
my dad and I had decoys out in a 'dens”
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, Of this sum 92 billion dollars were ' third war does not satisfy Harold absentee balloting,
are to be furnished with ballots un
field and some two hundred yard, be- I ! lhink the American magazines are unobligated balances, which means Ickes, secretary of the interior and
Southern Democrats, for example, der the provisions <J0he state laws.
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yond us a couple of other hunter, marvellously got up. especially the there had not been any orders placed, petroleum administrator.
General argue
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governing
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s rung out «me decoys^ The duck.
platea and advertisements, contracts awarded, services per Somervill did not consult Ickes nor the election is enacted the poll tax
Calling carda. 50 ror *1.00
started flying soon a. the heavy fog They juat make you wigh
were formed or any other transaction the war production, board on this qualification will be ignored and this
lifted -nd seemed in th. mood to fn America so that you could go along charged against these funds. This is use of war department funds, he testi- would enable_ thousands of voters
decoy. But they were never given and buy the atuff ^vertiaed
the allegation of the committee on re field, and this makes both WPA and (many of them Colored) to vote who
the opportunity to do •» Every time , Your
booted that he
t duction of nonessential federal ex- ! Ickes peeved at being by-passed. I never have paid a poll tax and who,
Somervell
as acting
in 2. their
state. _
penditures.
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l" They
“ . regard
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a bird crossed the ’field, the two un n lba when he ,tarted
Senator Byrd, chairman of this high-handed. No other official has would not vote, for they would not
other hunters banged away at it. on his own, and I can quite imagine
Range made no difference and the that he would if his efforts turned comrn|ttee, intends asking for an in- gone ahead on hi* own initiative for be sufficiently interested in voting
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birds were fired at at a distance of M wey
those pictured in the mag- vestigation of these huge unexpended . such a vast sum of money, but ^om- to pay the tax.
at least 150 yards at times. One lone azine.
balances to determine whether addi- ervell is like that and he, it should
In the past the southern Democrats
duck flying high, was opened up on
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We were only too pleased to have tional ’ 8
appropriations
will
be needed
be remembered,
is - a •----•
buddy of »>
Presi-
See us for photographs of
Dozens your
with
to the extent of she shots, r
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_ ,tf ior an evenin< He until ,uch Ume “ 8,1 the outstanding [ dent Roosevelt’s closest friend, Harry colored people voted they would
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support the Republican ticket and
and dozens of shots were fired in j only cam. once, but attended the balances have been encumbered,
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Secretary Ickes says the United this would make the Democrats a
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committee to
this manner. The Lord only knows Speaking Club wveral times.
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where these hunter* obtained am-
How do you like rationing? We turn tbese unobligated balance* of 92 States ha* furnished 95 per cent of minority in the south. Now they are
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munition for such crazy shooting, but are getting used to it, but it still ! billion dollars back to the treasury, all the aviation gas that has been concerned lest the colored citizens
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with half the duck hunters in the comes a* a bit of a shock to find the 1 if Possible, in the event that the ap- used by the allies in this global war. vote for Mr. Roosevelt for a fourth
Others
of
the
United
Nations
have
term,
and
many
of
the
southern
marshes with only a small supply of butter practically gone and none due Propriations committee thinks it can
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shells and seeking to be conservative 1 for a week. Needless to say fancy inot appropriate tbe balances for . large supplies but which hitherto have Democrats are fed up on Mr. Roose
been inaccessible because of war velt, and saÿ^so in-no uncertain terms. 1
with them, it fairly made a fellow cooking has had it* day and there other PurP°^-
Republicans, who once could count
shudder to see such wanton waste of . has been a great turning out of old i ! Believe it or not, the " Byrd
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com- conditions. This means that only five
shells; and also the poor sportsman- i ■ boxes for recipes of Grandma's day ; mittee has been the cause of congress per cent of the gas for the interna on the colored vote where the col
ship shown—that of not wishing to l which require dripping or some other ¡saving in excess of two billion dol tional fliers has been furnished by ored people were permitted to vote,
give another hunter a chance, left shortening.
lars by th* liquidation of non-yvar the British and the Russians. After
a rather bad taste in our mouth. The
Our Church holds a Social Hour agencies and the reduction of other the war. Ickes says, the United States
sooner such hunters shoot away all ’for the soldiers after evening service J appropriations where war activity should protect its supply of gasoline
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT SECURING
their ammunition the better off other each Sunday, and they are very well would not be interfered with. Sen and should assist American citizens in
efforts
to
develop
oil
fields
in
other
ator
Byrd
is
an
all-out
economist
and
sportsmen
will
be.
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I i attended.
While wra
the boys
w/a mv
are oiug-
sing- ■
Every so often there appears a ¡ng favourite hymns, the members is having a field day in saving gov parts of the world than the United
newspaper item in various newspa-'of tha Welfare club prepare tea and i ernment money. As governor of Vir States. He estimates that there is a
per. stating that som. government coffee which is served with cake* ginia he made a reputation for the supply of oil that should serve this
tragper ha* trapped several stock- and biscuits. Our ladies are very economical way in which he admin country some 20 years but that the
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killing bears. It’s a strange thing that good at sending cake up to the istered taxpayer funds, and since demand for fuqj oil, motor gasoline
and
aviation
gas
will
be
so
tremen
Let
I
when an ordinary trapper, or a Church, especially now that sugar and coming to the senate he has been
plugging away at the same Idea, but dous that the wise thing for Uncle
hunter kills a bear, it is just a plain, | butter are rationed,
harmless, carrion-eating old fellow,
My daughter type* the above for only in the past year have his effort* Sam to do is to begin looking every
where for new fields.
but when such an animal is trapped me. since she handed it to me, I borne fruit.
Mr. Ickes is still protesting that the
A Democrat, but anti-Rooeevelt,
by a government hunter it is always a notice I omitted to ask her to men-
stock-killer. This look* good in print tion the post cards which your son Byrd was suggested as' the man to war department declined to open oil
and is mighty fine propaganda for the sent to me, not long after he got away lead a new party in the south by Sen well* in Alaska instead of going to
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U. S. Biological Survey to fire at the from here. There were some very ator Bailey, with a second-the-motion Canada, the Alaska fields according
general public, most of whom, not interesting ones among them, and I from Senator “Cotton” Ed Smith. In to government reports being far su
being on familiar terms with poor took them (as also the magazine the 1932 nominating convention Byrd perior to the pool in the Fort Normal
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old abused bruin, are gullible to such you sent) to the Speaking Club. The was an aspirant but was swept aside district. Originally, Somervell ex-
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Income
Tax
statements. But anyone well versed members were very pleased with by the steam roller at Jim Farley, plained that the Japanese threat of
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Insurance
in wildlife will tell you that there them, and gratified that he should who was promoting the then governor lnvation caused him to direct the
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are few stock-killing bears.
It a have remembered the Club and sent of New York for presidency—Frank Canol deal, but later he qualified
this statement and announced that the
lin D. Roosevelt.
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bear gets started killing stock, we a message.
agree* that he is, indeed, a ruthless
Declaring that it is the business of Canadian enterprise was also design
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We have had the privilege of having
rascal, but most of the bean that several U.S.A. lads out to our home congress to' arrange for the disposal ed to, meet a possible situation in
roam our wood* are harmless to the from time to time—but of course, of government owned surplus goods world war No. 3. This still does not
extreme and feed upon old carrion— more of our own Australian lads after the war, Representative Patman
usually the kill of the cougar, or coy from various parts of the Common has introduced a bill providing for
ote, or of man — and upon skunk wealth. These contacts give a good th* creation of a committee to be
cabbage, roots, ants and clover,
opportunity of understanding some , composed of the chairman of the
ries, etc.
thing of the divergent views in some board of director* of Defense Sup
However, if a sheep is killed in a things, as well as points of similar plies Corp., the secretaries of war,
district, not being satisfied with ity; and with the .same sort of thing navy and treasury and three experi
trapping the killer bear, every tar happening in many other homes, it enced business men to be appointed
in that district is trapped and, be must tend to a more complete under by the president, who shall have su
lieve u* when we tell you, that many standing and cementing
of rela- pervision of the sale* of all such sur
of the “stock kllers” are trapped in tionahips between our two countries pluses, with RFC as the selling
old orchards where poor old bruin is after the war.
agency. The need of a centralized
wont to feed on apples in the late
One at the U.S.A, lads we had out. authority for this purpose is apparent
tall.
taught us a card game we had not from the chaotic condition which pre
Many times a coyote does the kill previously known—"Casino.” Some vails at the present time with a dozen
ing and bruin scenting th* kill, comes time later, one of our own Padres different government group* endeav
lumbering along and devours it, leav blew in on his way back from the oring to find soutions of the surplus
ing his big tracks at the scene and New Guinea front. We wanted to goods situation.
the blame is placed on him for the teach him the new game; but he said,
Already the navy is selling some of
killing. Bear are easily trapped and “My grandfather taught me that it* surplus directly to bidders. The
they look big in print and that is wbeif I was a kid!”
army is selling some good* direct and
about the size of it. *
Only a few more weeks now to other* are being turned over to the
During our career as a hunter Christmas! No Christmas cards in treasury department which *o far has
trapper, which was far from being the shops. Practically no toys for ■been unable to evolve a satisfactory
brief, we encountered just two actual the children; nearly every day there plan for their disposal. Some of the
stock-killing bear. But perhaps this are advts. in the daily paper by peo government officials, for example,
new crop of 1943 stream-lined bears ple wanting to buy second hand toys. want to sell army trucks direct to
are different than bears of past years, Not much of anything else, if you the public; others believe the sales
tor today they are all listed a* stock .want to give presents to adults. In should be handled through dealer*.
fact, about the only thing we will be Dealer*, who are virtually without
killers. It is to laugh! - ~
able to give for Christmas will be truck*, are eager to buy the surplus,
good wishes. But at kny rate, they but first they are toid they will not
Buy your office supplies at Nor
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be permitted to bid on them and later
ton’s. They have a good line of Loose will be sincere.
And now, with some of those same they are told that they will have to
Leaf ledger outfits, etc. Everything
good wishes to yourself, in which compete against individual bidder*.
for your “First of the Year” need*, s
Mrs. Dean joins with me. I sign my There is a big demand from farmer*
self, Yours sincerely, A. E. Bean.
to buy army jeep* after the war but
at present there is no channel through
which such purchase* can be made.
Marilyn Sag* On Honor
i'iie putpuee ui Uw FaUttea uul is
Roll At The University
to aasemble, classify and arrange
Among the 82 students named late for the sale of all such surplus good*
last week by the assistant registrar as without disruption of markets and
having made the honor roll was to the best advantage for the govern
Marilyn Sage, Coquille, freshman in ment. It 4s realized that a* soon as
journalism. She is the daughter of the war ends there will be a vast
Mr. and Mr«. D. Sage of this city.
amount of goods for which the army
Students making an average of 3.5. and navy will have no further use and
half A’s and half B’s, or over, are speculator* are in the field attempting
given honor roll standing. Of the 82 )o shape aHair* so. they
«rah
students on honor roil for last terrtfs- much as they want find re-sett to the
grades, 10 made straight A’s, as com public at handsome profit. Under the
pared to 15 fall term a year ago. __
Patman plan this would not be per
EhiWlment dropped 41 per cent mitted, but influential lobbies are at
. this fall term—1738 civilian students work and there is no assurance tha!
registered this fall as compared to this or any similar measure will
2958 last fall.
natty be adopted.
Oubof-Doors Stuff ju. S. Boys Get Cheer
by
From Australians
Coquille Stuck
irth Certificate
GEO. E. OERDING
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Do you
“left out of it”?
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See Schroeder* Jewelry Store in
Additional nurses are needed
Coquille for Diamonds and Watch the armed forces and every available
tfs
Strepa.
channel is being corned to ob
tain more Angels of Mercy.
Dr.
Harbison's myrtlewood for Chriat- Thomas Perron, surgeon general, is
a startinj^a campaign to enlist approx-
maa gifts.