. THURSDAY, MARCH 39. 1944. 0. C l C. Land Exchange Program Prepare Now For Summer Canning . Seeking Election As County Judge I Conning Will Help Win The War IR. N. A. Has Donated 122,3*7 To The Red Cross blood plasma program. On July 27, 1942, the total sum of 821,163.06 con­ tributed by Camps and members up The Royal Neighbors of America to that time was sent to the American (By County Judge Felshlem) American r Fund Who homemakart?’ Vhq are look- tk. Ou i . ,, , ‘‘AU riiiicocan uno ’’ was sponsored Win the War"’ will* Main” h» Z Iby ,he Soclety *" the yeur 1942 to Red Cross. Since that time the ad­ The O. A C. land exchange pro. - J W,rd * bu“* season Win the War ’” will again be the I oomniel"or*tB>“• forty-seventh annl- ditional sum of 81,204.34 has been z--M "gram, whereby Coos watchword of any girl or tey i^C^ is to will 1 start now to plan for their can­ ! oommemorate ita forty-seventh anni- trade certain contributed to the All American Fund. eastern ning needs, states Dorothy Bishop part of the coun To date the total sum of 822,367.29 mem­ a. ! h°°* “•"»"•‘«tlon project for the 1944 season in prepara­ ■ onsolidating areas, and effecting bet­ bers and Camps to be sent to the has been sent in the name of Camps * u steam pressure canners tion for the preserving ot foods from ter management possibilities, was re­ should be examined thoroughly end Amer ¡can National Red Cross for its and members of the R. N. A. to the the home vegetable garden, an­ American National Red Cross for its amed at a meeting held at the court if any repair parte are needed, they t nounces Mrs. Dorothy Bishop Dunn, a Mother-Daughter basis record war time blood plasma program. ‘ A house Friday when- it was decided to should be ordered immediately, di­ county home demonstration agent. _________—. - --J®L __ ______ proceed with the exchange on a rectly from the manufacturer. AU amounts must be doubled. Each mem- letter received from the National Last year 89 members in Coos county 'ber keeps a record of the work* done i Head< l uar ‘ « r « of the Red Cross ex ------- „ ---------- ---- — smaller unit basis. repair parts, even for older models enrolled in the Canning Club project I and up^n completion of' the' project pressing its appreciation for this con­ According to L. D. Felsheim, coun­ are available now and orders re- and put up 4531 quarto of food. Grace 'send, it to thd County Extension of- tribution stated that this contribution ty judge, deal instead of attempting to' makeone mverin. -ii ~ i ®*1**1 receive prompt at- ' Ann Nelson of North Bend to the first fice. The canning projects may be would be the means of saving the aUuthe P«*- tontlon. Perron. i„ doubt ot the enrollee for the 1944 program. _______________ WM individual , - done as clubs or by work- lives of several thousand soldiers erty under consideretion. it was <^- manufacturer of their pressure can- Although it is possible to help out er, A standard ciub ronstota of ffre wounded on the battlefields of the world. at heme in the canning ot foods, do- members and a competent lead­ the area where O. St C. grazing leases ing it as a 4-H club project will set a Any girl in Coo, county between ages are held by adjacent land Owner». Miss Lucy Case, extension nutri­ ¡goal toward which to work, provide 9 a„d 21, whether rural or city, to Urgency exists in the Fairview dis­ tionist of Oregon State College, re­ Phone 222R, to Art Hooton for yoyr Zl' eJ1fible to «roll. Additional in, electrical wiring and repair needs, trict because of a new federal order cently returned from the National methods, and will be a means of ob- formation fc,—“------- “• ' be furnished ‘ ‘ upon re- I ' — " will He is located north of the~baU park to revise grazing rates and because Food Preservation Conference held taining recognition for the part thie I quest, *• ¡on the Fairview road. 52tfs federal timber sales are being Reid in Chicago, reports that the Confer­ club member plays in the nation's | up pending the proposed exchange. X. D. FELSHEIM ence went on record as recommending food preservation program. The County Court has solicited the the steam preasure method for can­ Serving as county judge for Coos “4-H Canning Clubs should be or­ advice and assistance of the County ning all the low-acid vegetables, under appointment, has filed as a ganized early," states Mrs. Dunn, Land Classification Committee in which would include all common veg­ candidate on the Republican ticket “early enough so that several meet­ making land selections and appraising etables except tomatoes and vege­ for nomination for that office at the ings can be held before the close of' m values. The three members, Ellis De­ tables pickled before canning. Al­ May primaries. Judge Felsheim, who i .. !■ nuhUahar nf th. -♦ I school or before food is ready to can. ment, Ed Detlefsen and C. W, Kline, though the War Production Board has is publisher of the Western World at | Arrangements may be made for each met with the Court The O. A C. Ad­ authorized the manufacture of 400,000 Bandon, to making a splendid record club member to do all the required ministration was represented by A. P. new pressure canners this year, ev­ as one of the Coos County Court and ’work by hersejf or on a Mother- there should be no question as to his Collins, Roseburg, Assistant District ery old pressure eanner that can be Daugher basis as was carried on last Forester. Members of the Land Clas­ made usable will be needed also on nomination in May or election in year. Dan Mason was always what we November. sification Committee agreed to give the food front Canning projects include all .meth­ call a “string saver.” When he their time in personally inspecting' In addition to the replacement of ods of food preservation: Canning unwraps a package he rolls up_______ _ __________________ _ the lands in question and have al- • repair parts, pressure gauges need to Card of Thanks ------ Drying. Freezing and Storing, and is the string—folds the paper—and medal for the empty bottles ho The first lands land, coming nnmino k . tested annually . for accuracy. _______ .. ready begun. Thp be If puts thenarboth In his attic for tarns In. We wish to take this opportunity divided into four divisions. Division under consideration are situated in the gauge seems to be inaccurate, the safe-keeping. to thank all our friends for the kind­ I girls are required to preserve 25 From where I alt, Dan’s one Township 27 South, Range 12 West, ¡safety valve should be checked to be ness and sympathy extended to our quarts of fruit; Division II, 35 quarta “Never con ten when things’ll up on us alL What’s more, he’s In this area are included some 5,000 sure It to working right Many a family since the departure of our of fruit or 25 quarts of fruit and 20. come in handy," says Dan. got us doing it too-collecting acres of O. A C. lands offered for ex- 'gauge registers inaccurately because beloved wife and mother, Mrs. Mary ¡containers of jam; Divtoiqp III, 15 And you should see his attic! scrap, returning empty bottles­ change. These lands are situated in,the safety valve ot the eanner to Annis Ward. * quarta of fruit, 15 containers of jam. Stacks of paper, balls of string, _ makes ___ __ not because somebody tie , 13 different sections, Including 1, 9,'clogged stiff with grease or food. Thank you, also Miss Aileen Wilson 25 quarta of veegtables, and 10 con- empty bottles (Dan being a mod- —do it, but because It’s the Demo- 11, 13, 15, IT, 19, 21, 23, 27, 32 and Safety valves may be cleaned by re- ,and Mr. Robert Burns for the beau- i tainers of pickles, or 25 quarts of e ate man and sticking just to cratic way of working together 35. In order to provide sufficient moving the petcock and valve, and tiful music and Rev. Charles Brown fruit, 30 quarta qf vegetables, and 10 to win the war. t ar>,- old horseshoes—and good- lands acceptable by O. A C. in Town- soaking in vinegar a short time, for the comforting message. -ss knows what-all. containera of pickles; Division IV, 10 ship 27, the County may have to ex- ' Draw a string or narrow strip of cloth quarts of fruit, 10 containers of jam Mr. Porto Ward We need to kid him a lot. Bat tend selectton of its available land through the opening. and jelly, 20 quarts at vegetables, 10 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ward ten comes the scrap drive, and eastward into ranges 11 and 10 re- ' Persons desiring to have their Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Ward containers of (tickles and relishes, and spectively. ¡pressure gauges tested are asked to 15 quarts of meat, fish or poultry. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ward No. 80 of a Series , It was at first thought the entire detach them from tM eanner, label Where the girl does the work on Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Smith exchange program should be poet- them with name and address of own- poned until after the war, but because er, and send them fo Mrs. Dunn, Of the situation arising which affect County home demonstration agent, grazing and timber interests, the par- Court House, Coquille, accompanied tial plan was decided upon, each by 50c and an additional 25c if the unit in the exchange to be complete glass to broken. These will be sent in itself, but, keeping in mind the in • group to the laboratories at Ore- final pattern of blocking county and gon State College for testing. When federal holdings. gauges have been returned, plumbers paste should be used on the threads of 7----- :---------- the gauge when screwing it back on the eanner. Rom where I sit... fy Joe Marsh The Secret Weapon in Dan Mason’s Attic 1 ■ » i Large Sums In This State Fund Coquille May Be On The six per cgnt ceiling et thq un- ' employment benefit fund increased by more than aix millions to >29,093,357 ' Expansion of air transportation to for 1944 as a result of the high war­ time pay rolls, it was announced to­ the nation’s smaller cities and towns, day by the State Unemployment Com­ chiefly through establishment of area (feeder) airlines of the type pro­ pensation Commission. . During the same period, however, posed by Southwest Airways for the trust fund increased nearly IB serving Coquille, has been recom­ illllilvlsw W well tUwlI WwB sw s s ^4 wm — by J Civil Aeronautics Board millions to over 948,000,000, •• mended practically insuring that no penalty examiners- In rates will be in effect this year, It * expanding direct air service to was pointed out. Under the experi­ the smaller communities, the examin­ ence rating provisions of the law, in­ ers urged that new route^ provide a dividual tax rates over the normal 2.7 combination of passenger service and per cent cannot be assessed .when the air mail-air express pick-up. They clearly made known their decision fund to over the "wiling." Computation of the annual ceiling , that these could be operated by new, and floor is based on average total independent aviation companies. The examiners recommended that annual payrolls for the past five years, as reported by February 1. The hearings on applications authoriz­ 1939-43 average was 3418,225,946 as ing use of helicopters be deferred un­ compared with the 193B-42 average of til models suitable for commercial operations actually exist, terming $317.567,371. Although the 1943 taxable payrolls them “still in the development stage." Heavy stress was placed upon the reported by February 1 were 8715,- 874,982, the total wages paid by need for economical operation of the nearly ten thousand covered em- ' new routes, “to keep the cost to the ployegs last year are expected to run j government through the compensa compensa- nsnortfi linn nf close to 3800,000,000 when all returns ' Hsxn tlon fgqr for ths* the trn transportation ot mnil mail I It sug­ are in. Contributions were paid on within reasonable limits.” less than a quarter billion dollars for gested a maximum rate of 25 cents per mile for carrying air mail. 1940, last pre-war year. Southwest Airways in its testimony In addition to the savings by rea­ son of no penalty rates in 1944, Ore­ during the hearings, had stated that gon employers will save several mil­ the routes proposed In its application lions in unemployment taxes through now pending before the Board could reduced rates down to as low as one be operated for ’ approximately 35 Company officials per cent. Under the experience-rat­ cents per mile. ing system, rates are figured annually predicted that the additional revenues passengers would make on the basis of the reserve credited to from carrying . each employer. More than two-thirds it possible to reduce a 25-cent mail of the covered firms will be entitled compensation substantially, ‘‘within, to experienso rotas, because they have a reteWvely-ehort period of tin« af- ha