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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
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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
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Will Assist Income Tax
Payers In Coos Co. In February
ment.
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