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See “Spike" Leslie lor the beat in
Liability, or other Insurance. Office,
275 So. Hall, in former hospital bldg.;
phone 5; residence phone 95L.”
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Coquille, Oregon tl
Schultz
Gilmore’’
Gilmore Service
Station
Southside Frwt st at Willard
Coquille, Oregon
Coos Co. Assessed
Valuation - Down
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Considerable interest was taken in
| Capt. Edward E. (Bo) Johnson, a
the kicker or replacement shot tour­
¡formerly well-known Coquille young
nament played at the Valley golf
man, brother of Mrs. Georgianna
Many times we have made brief
course last Sunday morning. Of the comments concerning that great
i Vaughan and son of Mrs. Flora John­
twenty-two players. Spike Leslie had ganlzation. The Boy Scouts of Amer­
son, has received the Merchant Ma­
the best and very good score of 35 ica, In this column but, even at that,
rine Distinguished Service Medal for
gross, minus his handicap of seven, we feel that we have slighted this
heroism in running the ship of which
which gave him the low net of 28. organization ___
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he is skipper past Jap raiders in the
of young
Americans by
Budzle Johnson also got hot and not dwelling more at length upon
Pacific in order that the gasoline -be­
c*rdv<i ■ 42, minus 13, equaling 29. 1 their splendid work.
ing transported could be delivered at
Our own inimitable Oscar was i It is noteworthy to quote th« fact |
¡Darwin, Australia. Capt. Johnson,
saddled with a gross of 49, minus 8 that practically every member of The
who visited his old home here a year
Washington, D. C, Aug, 10 — Of
handicap, and net 41, for the high Boy Scouts is an ideal American lad,
ago, is now operating in the south­
course, the United States invented the
score which also was in the prize that it is rarely indeed the case that
western Pacific.
submarine and the airplane but the-
bracket.
I The citation issued by the War
any one of them may be accused of strategists
have been doing some
The first two-bali mixed foursome any act of vandalism; that at a ten-
Shipping Administration and released
“copy-cat” on other war materials.
of the year was played-in the sifter- i . der age they possess a manly charac- The lategt b the rocket
Germany by the O. W. I., was as follows:
noon and all who participated thor- j ter and a keen sense of .porUmaiwhip , hag developed rock.t
und
I
oughly enjoyed themselves.
and that they delight in the comerva- rQbot
b
and | For heroism in running their ship
The twosome having low honors tion and propagatkm
" explodes on contact. -To data the past Jap raiders and into embattled
and taking first prise were Lillian well a. doing their good deed daily |robot haf
damaged , ,lngle mU1. Darwin, Australia, early in the Pa­
Bowers and Geo. Johnson, with score
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tary
installation,
only civilian bulld- cific war, and for nine successive
of 36, closely followed by Eddie I
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!*»«•• J“* before the end of the first nights delivering sorely needed gaso­
McLarrin and Andy Richardson with 1 that is one hundred per cent Ameri-
line, two officers of the American
world war the technicians of the mil­
37, Irene Mullen and C. Mast 37, can, that teaches loyalty to America
Merchants Marine have been decorat­
itary service had worked out a rocket,
and Lillian McLarrin and John Gefder ’ and respect to our flag.
Any boy
ed by order of President Roosevelt,
pr jet-propelled device, but came the
the War Shipping Administration an­
with 37. Jane Martin and Roland ■ should be proud to be a member and
armistice and the experiments ceased.
Bowers had as much fun and more'açy parents of a boy of "Roy Scout
nounced today.
,
,
The use of the rocket by the Germans
shots with the highest score of 46.
I They are Capt. Edward E. Johnson,
age, should Insist that their son join
has renewed interest in that type of of Woodland, California, and Chief
Next Sunday, August 13, there will The Scouts,
weapon and orders have been issued
be a Tin Whistle of Bogey-Par-and-
r
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Officer Albert E. Milbourne, of San
Recently, in another part ofthe I for an almo,t unUmlted ,
,
f
Francisco. Their ship was the SS
Birdie tournament, which is one of state a trio of youths, while fishing, I
type of ammunition to be fired from
the most interesting tournaments of became separated and one of them
Admiral Halstead,, a medium-sized
land
or
water,
especially
on
water
golf and will be played with full han­ became lost in a vast expanse of from
varietieg Qf veggelg Rockets freighter.
dicaps, which will be established and wilderneM. But through hi. Scout wll, la an Jmpo^ant part in the
At a ceremony in Sydney, to which
posted before that time.
they were flown, the two officers
raining in
he emerges later phaae, Qf |he war
i were presented with the Merchant
from the jungle, within 24 hours, do not end
lnltrumenU
Insurance Specialist. F. R. Bull, s none the worse for the ordeal.
Marine Distinguished Service Medal,
use the ammunition have been per­
highest award of the service. They
Scout training instills confidence:
fected.
i
are the first men of the Merchant Ma­
.... .in a lad at an early age, gives him
Early in the war efforts were made
rine to receive the honor outside con­
confidence in his ability far beyond
to have the war department build
tinental United States.
his years and his training gives him
i glider planes. An historic document
The citation accompanying the
a certain quiet-confidence and a 9U-
is the letter written by the assistant medal states that in aditlon to their
perority
far
above
that
of
the
youth
Help Prevent Inflation
secretary of war in which he stated Darwin exploit, Johnson and Mil­
of the same age who has not been
Oregon Mutual Life policyholders
that the war department was not in­ bourne operated their ship without
are buying bonds individually . . .
blessed with such training.
terested in gliders.
Congressmen escort for eighteen months in the un-
and they are buying asere bonds
It ta up to youth, of Boy Scout age ^rom Ul<
were
through tbeir purchase of life insur­
.
.
charted danger zone of New Guinea
to carry on the banner of sportsman-
sportaman- motorleM
laneg w .
ance,because life insurance company
motorleas planes to be manufactured water, caA.ylng mUUary supplleg t0
dollars are going to war bonds. Every
ship, to conwve wildlife and to ke«p
W(>od Not unm
German> j,,.
dollar saved, whether in bonds or life
down fasetam and keep America fm. j vaded Qreece wlth # flotuia Qf )|dera our forces.
and clean during the generations that1
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are to come, for as they grow into , , .
department wake up and examlne<j the line of march of pa-
manhood their early training will be- ltl^y a
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rades' the *P«aker’8
^amined
come apparent. The future destiny ^2
X parat^ boat’’ 8uch " the
that
of America lie. in the hand, of these
to the wIJ?.
Mardlng from Se“ttle
A1"ka' When
who are taught to love one’s country,
7Orthw2t ¿hZn
he waa through wlth lhe plana ot
to practice honesty and to live by the'P
. ...
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/ ,7*5^ Spokane, Seattle, Vancouver or Port­
end adopted by The Scouts
|"d l^lr
were droM>e<i from land th
were ug near foo).proof ag
LANS LRNEVR
Drs. Witcosky & Crawford
Bo" Johnson
Receives Medal
Out-of-Dbors Stuff
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WAR BONDS «Rd T
FE INSURANCE
Assessed valuation on personal
property, newly computed by As­
sessor Charles W Forrest, for the fis­
cal year 1944-43 in Coos, county,
show a decrease of 3291,730 over the
previous year's
sessment as of Jan.
35,622,530 and “the
Jan. 1, 1944, being sa.jou.auu.
Assessor Forrest states this de-
crease is cauied by two factors, The
first is that personal property this
year was assessed on a 50 per cent
basis as compared to 60 per cent last
year. The second factor is the loss
of some business establishments, to­
gether with low Inventories, especial­
ly in the amount of logs and lumber
on hand as of Jan. 1, this year.
The Public Utility valuations, re­
cently received from the State Tax
Commission, also show a decrease in
assessed valuations.
This decease
amounted to 3313,404.
The Utility
valuations for the previous year were
33,564,533, whereas they dropped to
33,251,139 for the present year.
The total loss in assessable valua­
tion of the Utilities and the Personal
property assessments is 3605.134. As­
sessor Forest and his office force are
very busy at the present time totaling
the valuation of all rehl property.
This will be released as soon as avail­
able. It is estimated by Mr. Forrest
that there will be a loss in assessed
valuation on the real property of ap­
proximately 3400,000 due to county
tax--foreclosure, acquisition of large
blocks of property by the Federal
Government WhiclTis not assessable,
and through loss in valuation by tim­
ber removal.
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We carry a complete line of V-
Belts for all makes of Refrigerators,
Washing Machines and other equip­
ment. Washer Service Co. 365 W.
Front, Coquille Phone. 17,
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Insurance t>peci<dtaW. R. Dull,
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evwy boy
?POWER ANEM
8F-" RESOURCE
in America could5^ °e‘^
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Scouts,
have
close
assocta-gnd when
ipment foilowed> he
jtion with them, so that they might ¡made „
to
and para.
.follow their doctrine, It would noj^
b<?came a
of the army
doubt be surprising to note the de­
It was long later before the American
cline in crime throughout the United army adopted the idea.
• States.
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-¿Men from Puget sound cities and
Many lads are situated where it is Portland (representing the same eom-
impoesible for them to take ad-|pany)
monthg here
vantage of the privilege of becoming ,^,
a Scout, but those who are not, should ! l(me commimlon the Wea oi bull(Uni|
•join and join at once and should be j,andlng b„ge8 on
weat
urged to do so by their parents.
ln<
lnmber produoed ln
u
°Ur .
*or 'h* UP* | tion.
Commissioner Vickery more
building of youth, for the making of ^an "knocked down the ears” of
clean-cut American citizens, there is j thege brag„ men from the notthwest
no greater organisation in existence,
Neither Vlck
nor othCTg
than The Boy Scouts of America. I on ths commission saw sense In build­
Scouts, we salute you I
ing barges; they were anxious to get
This A Dangerous
Fire Season
^MAKt OREGON
A G R BAT COUNTRY.
A great.country to live In, ■ great country to
fr .t ter, a great cout^ry to build for the future.
,
Oregon's power and resource« are bolping to
fight the war—and they wiH help to build the
peace. Greatest of all our resources is the forest.
Foiest products are the number one critical war
material, and are playing a vital part on every
battle front and every transport Uno around the
world.
Forest products will help to rebuild a
wortoni world offer tho war. Lumbering,
and new wood chemical Indust: :•«, aided by power,
w: I help to provide employment in the post war
per'od.
Green growing forests, and the white cascades
of tumbling water power, symbolise the bauc
strength of this great Oregon country. If wo
would keep this land as one worth living in, we
must keep our forests green and productive. They
in turn will furnish the raw materials of industry,
and keep our streams flowing.
Therefore, forest fire prevention is good, pat-
riotic citizenship. And forest fire prevention is a •
job for every one of us. It takes only owe spark to
start a raging conflagration, when the wind and
weather are right. So now, all of us, check up on
our habits with fire In the woods—think, talk, act,
forest fire prevention.
That way we can each
do our part to—
OUR FORESTS GREEN
Mountain States Power Co.
Have you a little
bomb in
your camping gear-
pick-
era?
“Several Oregon families who
spent the fall months in the forest
and wilderness areas of western Ore­
gon searching for wild blackberries
and huckleberries last year started
forest fires," Mrs. Stella Cutlip, North
Bend, Coos county chairman of Keep
Oregon Green, stated today. “I want
to warn berry picking families and
campers who hunt berries in the
woods to be careful with their camp­
fires and do not smoke while in wood­
ed areas.”
Forest fire authorities' point out
that this season may break a five-
year all-time low record for forest
fires because of the lack of rainfall
and the extremely dry condition of
the forests. Just for example, over
an 11-month period, September to
July, Portland had its second record
dry spell. The rainfall was 26.73
inches, whereas the lowest mark for
that period was in 1923-24 when only
'human ingenuity could devise.
He
, *“» intensely loyal to the president
under ..his charge, whether the presi­
dent was a Republican or a Democrat.
No one ever heard him discuss poli­
tics; no one knew his party affllia-
lion.
G. C. Ashenfelter,
■■ your dealer in
high quality J. R. Watkins products,
is unable to mak,e calls or deliveries
at present. His wife can serve you
at 196 S. Division and East 3rd St.,
or call 141M.
,
27t6’
the Liberty .hip under way. Not
until army engineers on thp Persian
gulf .ent word that they wanted
barges to lighter supplies from ship
to shore did the maritime commission ;
give heed, and then they frittered
away time for many months before
taking steps to meet the requirements
of thf engineers.
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' Look for the resignation of James
Lawrence Fly from the federal com­
munications commission (FCC). Do
not look for the real reason for his
resignation, for it will not be made
public. Before Fly became chairman
of FCC he took a flyer in the power
situation in the Oregon-Washington
country but left the Bonneville ad­
ministration to dabble with the com­
mission on communications. He made
a few talks on power in Washington
and Oregon, but did not undertake to
run the show as he has since been
doing with FCC.
Fly has clashed with groups and
members of congress and generally
has won. He was mixed up in the
Pearl Harbor debacle through his
control of radio. The higher-ups in
d‘d not want
handling ;
confidential messages; they wanted.
25.22 inches fell.
With a serious
the war department to do that. But
shortage of men in the logging woods,
Fly won out and a prominent army
who usually are available for emer-
officer who protested was eased out
: gency fire fighting, and a complete ,
of his job. There have been many
dependence upon young boys for fire
complaints brought against Fly, who
I fighting, the condition today is dan­
is quick on the trigger in defense of
gerous.
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his position. He recently raised a
“Conditions are just right now for
fuss with a magazine which inter­
another Tillamook forest fire, unless
viewed him, and threatened dire
absolute caution is practiced by those
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over the article prior to its publica­
prevention leader, as he stressed the
tion. He has been what might be
need for 100 per cent co-operation by
said to be the Fly in the ointment.
the general public in the drive to
Keep Oregon Green. “Don’t be a
Colonel Edmund W. Starling has
saboteur.
Fires that never start,
passed on. People who knew him
don’t have to be fought.”
“You berry pickers need the ber- best were the police and sheriffs and
rie«* for food and 'the government the working ptess in the capital.
"needs our forest for lumber,” the The colonel bossed the presidents,
KOG chairman stated. “We can both and they had to obey. It was his
get what we need if you use care job to guard the president and mem­
while in forest areas.”
Jbers of his family.
On the many
"
1 presidential trips to the Pacific
Alarm Clocks repaired at Schroe- northwest of Wilson, Harding, Hoover
der’s Jewelry. Men’s Wedding Rings and Roosevelt the colonel went ahead
in stock.
„-------------- tfs, like the advance man of a circus. He
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