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THE COQUILLE VALLEE SENTINEL. COQUILLE. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1946. T h e C o q u ille V a lle y S e n tin e l TW ENTY Dedicated to the Development o f Coquille V alley Greyhound Rates Now Much Lower YEARS A G O An Independent Paper (Taken from The Sentinel of Friday February 19, 1926) Ralph P. Stuller and M. D. Grimes, Publishers i A t the m eetingof the Chamber of , RALPH P. STULLER, Editor Commerce directors Wednesday eve ning, President Gould started a round Published Every Thursday at table discussion when he recommend Corner W. First and W illard, Coquille, Ore. e d that Coquille begin to lay plans . ... . „ ~ --------------- :--------------------- ..... for securing industrial plants for Co- Entered at the post o tn c e .rt Coquille, Oregon, as 2nd-class matter under quille. Particularly he mentioned a Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. paper m ill and the possibility of Don Farr spent the latter part of last week and the firs t part of this , week in Portland w ith his father on j a buying trip. He reports that mer- chandise is harder to get now than it was before the w ar ended. which he must escure here in order Greyhound rates are now stabilized to establish an A A A office. at cents per passenger mile from -o ~ The Coquille Rod 8c Gun club, w ith the former 2e per mile, M C. Frailey, a total of 73 birds out of 75, won its general tra ffic /nanager, announced -LIB ER TY MAGAZINE firs t shoot here Sunday against Baker today in a special letXpr to The and Cottage Grove. F. C. McNelly, Sentinel. A public hearing was held to con- J. W. M iller and Pete M ille r were high guns fo r their firs t event w ith i sider the protest of the Oregon Motor ¡stage company who wanted the 2c a 25, 24 and 24 record. , per mile rate retained, and appealed securing one by going direct to those Roxy Thur. - Fri. - Sat. Subscription Rates known to be interested in paper . The ceremony of the dedication of for such to the Public U tilities com- the new flagpole on the Court House i mission. EDITORI A L manufacture. One Year ........... ..................... $2.00 MATH U U PROTECTION t A t the hehring Evan Alborn, presi grounds and the firs t raising of the Outside State................................. $2.50 L O C A T IO N '^MINIMUM PREMIUM dent of the Coquille Chaamber of A ll Subscriptions S trictly in Advance A ll voters in Coquille and School flag w ill take place Monday, Febru . District No. 8 should remember the ary 22nd, at 12 noon. The brief but Commerce, was present and gave the Bf» a " thegram to H* W IFE) 1 school meeting to be held next Tues impressive ceremony w ill be under position of Coquille which was to U no TEU. HER THAT I HA Or ' grant the Greyhound people the re the auspices of the. Boy Scouts of day. Feb. 23. As fa r as heard there America. duced rate under the assumption that tu the U1C p i u p u s i u o n IO I j is Iiw no objection to proposition to it would build travel via the Oregon ~-O— , Residents and patrons of the Riverton post office have a locate the grade school on the high D irt throwing began Tuesday Coast highway and would react to justified cause for their shouts at the highhanded bureaucracy of I scho°1 «rounds. but as it is a matter morning on the site of the new Sen the benefit of all the state as more INSURE MC K F O S C the Federal post- office department in the unceremonious andi1“ the dirtrict ls inter- tinel building without any fo rm a li and more people travelled through SUWTEO ON THIS F ' c i i r l d e r . h r cut c * off. ested, th e re should be a large vote ties. thouehtless w a v the th e local local o ffic e u was z a e suddenly thoughtless way office these areas. out. The PUC commisison granted the Real hardships now result from this order from the post master general’s office that disbanded the post office in the pros B. C McHenry field secretary of The storm that swept Southwestern reduction. last week completed wrecked perous little Riverton district and put it into the Bandon post the AAA, reports that he has signed Oregpn two barns in the Fairview district and Donna Chapin and A riel Crook ac o itlc e - 'UP 38 members but he is s till short j unroofed third. Several head of companied Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pres Mail delivery is said to be uncertain. Your neighbor may] jo f 12 members to complete the 50(stock were killed ton to Eugene, February 10, where 4L*’«Cx - - Y?1i ed Preston and M il- bring your mail from his house where it was left. If you want j ared McCarthy. a C. O. D. you have it sent to the post office at Coquille or Bandon. W — ■ i . Mr. and Mrs,-W. A. Goodman have If you wish to send a Money Order you also must drive into one' learned that their son, Marine Cor of the two towns to make out this form. t o in s u .-« i n In s o n n e « ' poral B ill Goodman, is on his way BY CONGRESSMAN HARRIS ELLSWORTH home from Okinawa. K O X V «UILOIMO C S 0 U IU « O >U0M . The post office was stopped when the local store sold out' The Riverton Post Office Ernie Smith „ E r n ie S m ith Weekly Letter Frem Washington, D. C. and the old postmaster retired. The government paid no atten-| As this is w ritten, Mr. Ickes’ resig-1 industry and ,, t .L x -L . . --------------- I cnls 18 w nuen. M r- *<*«« resig- industry and bring about slightly tion to the fact that there were available people who could qual- nation as Secretary of the Interior higher prices Our study revealed II V lO r th p mOfioKf a T ? l 1 — »A — . « — ! boo D— 1 I and — it was . ao __ reported, that in order 1 ify for the modest duties of a Riverton postmaster. has just been accepted Kar by tbl« thé Presi In a highhanded, thoughtless manner typical of too many dent. Ickes resigned effective March to 'cover what actually happened, ' 31. The President ordered him to the OPA deliberately resorted to re- ' government offices these days, they cancelled the needed serv vacate his office February 15th—just leasing false and inaccurate figures, ! ice to the Riverton community. two days notice. Protests are being lodged with the Congressional represen Meanwhile, rumors of other high- As the time fo r action on the OPA j tatives of this state in Washington, D. C. A study and action on level changes are rampant. Gossip law nears, many very level-headed the problem should be forthcoming. , 11 ls±Sa,n time to call to the attention of all publbic servants has it that if Paul Porter, FCC chair . . Members of Congress are fearful that man and and an important political “d- ad- dissatisfaction of the people—-which that, as Thomas Jefferson said, “Government exists for the Unporlant P®»««“ ple, not the people for the government” A ncT^rtainb5 j to the adm inutration, is moved w ill be reflected in the attitude o f! communities as Riverton can well be the beginning for a return _ ° e “ reaHy ***** their Representatives In Congress— ' to Jeffersonian philosophy, upstairs o n .n u way o u t Since laat that this disapproval could possibly I f i t The Negro And The War Letters To The Editor The Sentinel as your paper welcomes letters for publication as long as they w e signed with the name of the writer as Ions are k<;Pt hrief, and as long as they do not contain libelous attacks on individuals or institutions. Please keep your letters brief and to the point. Please refrain 5 L And ab° Ve al1' to be printed! y“ r letter must be signed with your name and address. A New Roof of “HEX" Shingles for as little as | // W estw ood / / Roll Roofing "WE8TOOTE Supreme Q— » ty” Roofing Is fully m aran- t**«1 *nd Underwriters Ap proved. It’s super-saturated with finest asphalt and has a coating that will not run or become brittle. 45 LB. MICA Per Roll 55 LB. MICA Per Roll ’1.69 ’1.93 65 LB. MICA Per Roll 9« LB. SLATE Red or Green Complete w ith Naila O A — J A Cement lliililllllllllllillllllillllllllllllllllh FIBRE ASBESTOS ROOF COATING HALF GALLON °N E GALLON ...... 8tO « yO , # FIVE GALLON .. CEMENT ROOF PLASTIC ONE LB. 17c C A N ........ ONE QT. 35c C A N .......... TIVE QT. C A N ......... 59c OREGON MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY f.lablith.d . 1906 Democracy saw action Monday night when a thoughtful business , man of Coquille atten d ^ the city council m S in g and pointed out that: Coquille needs city street signs Cmu 11? th<? ^ ^ o u s / r t r e ^ i s The Quality Roofing At An Economy Price summer, there has been i l l feeling between Porter and Bob Hannegan. Hannegan rates higher in adminis- jtration party circles so it is consid going I ered he ls 8 5 to w do u some maneuv- h as! erin8 to Met rid of Porter, result in the failure of Congress to I renew the OPA Act. These Mem-1 ben realize that there is s till a heed Î for price control over a great many articles and classes of goods. But «~ . - a . X • one of the most disturbing factors in America today the hopelessly bad administration of been the displacement of the negro from his native surroundings ’ the law has made people so disgusted j in the South to the industrial .sectors of the United States where! Th* 6111 known “ 0,6 Caae blU that regardless of the dangers of re high wages, and the industrial speedup caused labor e m p lo y ^ ** lMt moving price controls, things couldn’t J week by an overwhelming vote w ill be much worse agencies to import the dusky gentlemen from south of the Mason never become a law in its present Most of the dissatisfaction w ith and Dixon line. form. Every Member of the House OPA stems from the fact that th e 1 Into comparatively peaceful and well-knit negro communi knew that at the time the ro ll on the present crop of OPA regulations are j ties such as exist in Portland were brought thousands of negroes b ill was called. The b ill supposed slowing up, even strangling produc who were unfamiliar with the culture of the Western groups who ly is contrary to the best interests of tion. Woolen m ills cannot make 100 I organized labor It certainly is con cent virgin igool suiting and w ill | had been developing and growing into a respected part of the trary to the wishes of the labor lead per not ruin their reputations in the] City of Roses. ers. Their idea of legislation is to trade by making shoddy cloth. Man Police troubles grew. And the leaders of the colored group have no legislation at all. Having ufacture of radio sets is held up be- j been sent to the Senate, it is general cause OPA has not set prices on cer were not absent among the alarmed residents of Portland. ly conceded that one of two things tain small parts. Regulations on m ilk It now appears that such hiring agencies as the Southern Pa cific are putting negroes to work on section gangs throughout the w jll happen to the Case b ill. Either and cream v irtu a lly stopped the j w ill be pigeonholed by the Senate manufacture of butter. ’ The regula state of Oregon. Such communities as Coquille may well feel it Committee an Labor and nothing tions were supposed to hold down I the influx, of these people soon as track workers xS ± ± 8^ . 1? ^ ? b ro u «h fe d e ra l agencies more w ill be heard of it during the prices. The result was that house remainder, of this Congress—or it wives bought whipping cream and to add to the labor supply ¿ w T h e y ' “ Ve tOT th e m “ ‘ Â t e d tL m w ill' be completely revamped, churned their own butter at more than a 50 per cent increase in cost of | changed beyond recognition. But the government contract with the Mexican government The House Banking and Currency the butter. Space permitting, I could I list dozens of sim ilar instances of has expired, and the Southern Pacific is faced with nfw lm £ o ?- is conducting hearings on maladministration. Greater pro ment n^ds. To this end they have started hiring negroes. “ Committee b ill to extend Price Control which duction is the greatest safe-guard Herr,1 S th! flrm V®llei of The Sentinel that a great American the e 3 ^ th in S 8 £lac! . for every man, woman and child. How? law expires at the end of June. This against inflation but OPA, charged! is the OPA law. Recently, the OPA w ith the responsibility of holding j j? th°ughtless handling of the uneducated negroes can do no people have been playing w ith smart back inflation, is ignoring the neces ¿ . C,’ “ Se.K °' th e A , r k a n “ » * U m e X pro“ propaganda designed to sell the sity for production as a basic means j dwk d S i i S th more care, and certainly the problem of the housewives on the fine job being checking inflation. w Southerner can T,nly become increasingly serious done. The “ off-again on-agaln” of Appropriation bills are now being I w ilfh aw n o ^ ly dympedlr}to strange communities where they operation of citrus fr u it price ceil taken up on the Floor of the House. will have no chance for social growth or development ing orders around the holiday sea Administration forces consistently I son was a propaganda gesture. I t fight for increased spending. The 1 was supposed to show what would Republicans in the House are dogged . happen if ceiling prices were re ly fighting for reductions. moved. The plan back-fired. As we .,T^ , . past few weeks we have had several letters addressed have shown by studies made by the Mrs. Ernest Watkins of Halls I to the Editor of The Sentinel to which no names were signed. They Republican Food Study Committee, Creek, the wife of the M yrtle Point the citrus fru it price debacle did postmaster, was a Coquille visitor were also too long to be included in a paper in these days of nnihin» xv ix While here she stopped I nothing more than disrupt the citrus at the Sentinel fo r a pleasant v is it drastic paper shortage. n 2 d Sofa retD a tierth C° h e ° f 1 WESTWOOD | “ SUPREME” • C&Mj?« In ATxun« to in need of repair, the huge red truck sitting outside the courthouse day i n and day out is certainly not a thing of beaut“ COUrthOuse S tandard I nsurance ASFBAI.T SHINGLES (S ,.„ d „ d „ e, . gon) , j b„„dles to a square) Red or Green Ä Per b«ndle .......................... .... 2.63 iiil” ’ ROLL BRICK SIDING C om pany o u g M a ^ J iriT 1 may u el,LStage,a comeback to be a business thor- ?nfhS ^ d % n<?n budd,I?S Panned, and two old buildings be ing razed Coquilles business district needs careful thought Planning "'o of _ well-designed, attractive buildings should , «V.VAW u uxitu xijp sn u u ia be oe p ara- m ount Snmp n » -»° . « « mount. Some type of a code could __ well be adopted for the entire city. No Change in Personnel No Change in Corporate Structure ■ ‘ h ff - * S Ï Ï e n Î ? S1i.d i^ . ^ ,n,,,“tes r‘‘»l brick, and is ideal for re- E 3 Î ’qp’ ° Î bu,,dmgs A ro11 covers 100 square feet Ï 3 Î B l t d ^ d B„H X d ,<,n8 EK E i EfÆstxs11- *3. n.,rn?tlesrnei1C™ckf teers are a«ain on the move. You should t i e i a i T n X ^ mg th* ,do%J»nle « the salesman has an of- R ^ n tT ? ^ the Chamber of Commerce secretary. watches were purportedly sold by the smooth- .froft-step'artists. A reliable merchant who is a part c itiz eT w “ ®reh®ndi« with his integrity as a fellow c tv When # he “ hools’ Projects, and welfare of the flir ihJriK U b,iy from hlm you have assurance of value. Ask for the Chamber of Commerce endorsement-^nd save money. ie P. Laird Phone 600 R Coquille, Oregon «» s.Sh?.yi” ; cSJSik”1, s ——— * hone 85
