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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1944)
rA0£ KK Coquille Home Extension Unit Personal Mention The regular meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. James F. Bishop, 690 W. 4th, Thursday, January 27, at 1:00 p. m. Mrs. Dorothy Bishop (Continued fsoo page one) fields, that the housing administration ; Dunn will give the lesson on Pattern could ncd bu y Co rta coal even a t~a difference of around, seven dollar*« invited t<J attend. in freight charges between the two dollar per ton it would cost to barge it to Portlqkd and the nine dollar plus per ton freight from the other coal states. Earl Nixon, the Oregon geologist, and others are creating such a public demand for a change in the adminis- .tration’s policy that it "begins to look as though there is a chance that Coos county’s huge cool beds can be brought into production. Following is the latter half of the Oregonian’s editorial on “Oregon's Neglected Coal:” Mrs. Harold Gould and children were over from Sutherlin last Sat urday to consult Dr. Rietman in re gard to Kenneth’s teeth. Bundy, who left Coquille Cox’s sstern ' He 7, **” HIS NEWEST and FUNNIEST! Fucker upl Join the funl Red’s whistling again among babes, bandits and baseball players in Brooklyn! It's sky-high in Skelton hilarity I The tax bill was reported out by that government agencies get together the Senate Finance Committee Just and encourage the re-opening of the prior to adjournment, and was taken Coos bay coal field, and in, this, of up immediately by the Senate and course, the state geologist has in mind pushed for early action. The bill will not so much the alleviation qf the not differ greatly from the bill as present emergency as the perpetua- passed by the House last fall. Sim- tion of an Oregon coal industry after pliflcation of our tax procedures is i the war, in pace with anticipated in- increasingly important, and it seems ' dustrial and residential demand. The probable that Congress may take some state has spent money investigating specific steps to avoid the mass of the 100,000,000-ton Coos bay deposits. complications that faces the average The United States bureau of mines taxpayer when he files his income tax has certified that the fuel is a good return. Taxpayers are now receiving stoking coal — better, indeed, than their blanks for the March 15th tax some now being shipped here from statement. The public temper over Wyoming. Contracts will be signed income tax forms will rise steadily if the fuel co-ordinator will accept until the middle of March. A sur the bureau of mines* report, and small prising number of taxpayers, on re federal loans then should be made to ceiving the statement concerning start stripping operations. their 1942 taxes, have sent cheeky to The consideration of freight charges the Bureau of Internal Revenue, alone should be enough to spur de thinking that this statement indicated velopment of the Coos bay field. The the amount due. These payments public is now paying the high tariff gre being returned to the taxpayers ’ of 40.81 a ton for coal shipped from wf|o owe more or |egg thlg | Colorado. C __2 could __ " be ‘ brought ___ „ to Coal amount—if and when 4hey are able Portland by barge from Coos bey for to figure the thing out. I $2 a ton, and the rail rate would not be much higher than that. As we see During the present session, prob it, Nixon’s program, if successful, lems 'involving the reconversion of would not prevent a complete break industry, disposition of military and down this winter, but it would insure government plants, equipment and adequate fuel in the future. Peace supplies, and post-war plannirgt will time operations would depend upon become increasinly important mat the practicability of development of ters. Congress should establish at by-products, such as manufacture of least preliminary policies regarding briquetting char, and Improvement of each of these important subjects. A the grade of the coal by a fairly cheap rapid and systematic return to a vig process, now being used in lignite orous peace-time economy is vitally fields, which drains away the mois important to the people of this coun ture., This is an industry worth effort try and to our future international to obtain. relationships. “SAGS I WOLAND F NEWS ADVENTURE CARTOON SWEEP ING THRU A MILLION MILES OF WILDER- THE HEROIC NORTH WEST MOUNTED IN ACTION IN A STORY AS MIGHTY AS THE LAND THEY PATROL! FEATURE NO. 2 There will be heat at the Coquille Community Building for the Coquille Junior Women's dance Friday, Jan. 28. 2t Insurance Specialist, F. R. Bull LATEST NEWS Matinee Sun. 1:45 Rudy's Orchestra will furnish the music for the President's Ball at the Coquille Community Building Fri day, Jan. 28. 2t There will be a Rummage Sale given by St. James’ Episcopal Guild in the Shelley Building, beginning February 3rd. It2s Complete new stock of Valentines Comics and the more serious sentimental kind We have them from 1 cent up VALENTINE CANDY in Boxes Fuhrman’s Pharmacy V ' JEAN I ANN [RUTHERFORD ROGERS A deputy from the Internal Rev enue office in Portland will be in Coos county between Feb. 8 and Mar. 1 to assist taxpayers, who need help in preparing their federal income tax reports. He will be at Port Orford in Curry county on Feb. 14 and in Gold Beach the next day. His dates in Coos county will be as follows: Myrtle Point, Feb. 8. Coquille, Feb. 9-10, incl. Bandon, Feb. 11. Marshfield, Feb. 16-19, incl.; Mar. 2-15, uncl. Empire, Feb. 21. Charleston, Feb. 22. North Bend, Feb. 26-Mar. 1, incl. See “spike" Leslie tor th< beat in Liability, or other Insurance, Office, next door to Coquille Hospital, phone 5: residence phon« 95L. a < ■HIK’ * Will Assist Income Tax Payers In Coos Co. In February ment. Front. A V.J Liberty B J