The Coquille Valley sentinel., June 13, 1946, Image 4

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VALLEY SENTINEL. CÜQUILLK. OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNK IS, 194«.
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D e d ic a te d to th e D e v e lo p m e n t o f C o q u ille I a llq y
An Independent Paper
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NAliONAL EDITORIAL—
iSQCIATION
Oregon Grange Sets The Pace
TWENTY YEARS AGO
(Taken from The Sentinel of Friday
June 11, 1928)
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Rev. Horatio Gates, the new vicar
of St. James’ Episcopal church here,
arrivea in Coquille last Friday.
They were Neal McGilvery, Denton
Ellingson, Billie King, Randolph Lor- j
enz, Carlton Smith, Leroy Swinney, |
Sherman Morris, Menalkas Selander, (
Tallant Greenough and - Earl Morris.
The cityY water superintendent has
been posting notices which limit ir-
‘rlgationand
sprinkling to two hours a
'rigai
between
6 and 8 p. m.
day>
street improvements
imprc
for seven
blocks
near
the
grade
school
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T ,* --------. building
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will soon be made if present plans
the city coun€ 1 rough,
Tbe southern Pacific is moving
their old depot building east about
™ j £ V t e e t nfnd°wiil ‘¿told * new
The Ladies Giuld of the Episcopal 1
I church realized nearly $100 from the
chicken dinner with which they
opened their new Guild Hall Wed­
nesday evening. The hall is very
well arranged with kitchen, tables
and platform and is a credit to the
ladies who sponsored it and carried
the plana through to a successful con­
clusion.
This week on another page readers of The Sentinel will see
the eighth in a series of rather remarkable advertisements—the
Oregon State Grange advertisement with the heading, “Grangers
Grow
Crops
It’s - a - familiar
. . . . Social
. that - Benefit
- -- --- All Oregonians."
catch
line i. to readers
of the
68 Oregon newspapers with
a total
circulation of over 3,664,000 who have been privileged to carry
the message of Oregon’s respected 72 year old Grange.
Coquille hammered North Bend’s
That a group of farm folk would take the time to awaken
kid pitcher, Paulson, last Sunday and
the consciousness of the Oregon phblic tó not so remarkable as
drove him off the mound with s bar-
is the fact that they have done it so well. True, the Grange has a p lo r a i
rage ot s<)lid blows which would take
record of achievement that needs little added to the bare facts—
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the heart out of any tesser. Doubles
but then lots of other organizations have many things to their Alice Oerding, living with her by Fortier, Mulligan and Pulford, a
cred it alsn
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brother, Harry Oerding, and his wife three-bagger by Gilbert, and a
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at Kelso, Washington, has won a high single produced five runa. . , One of
The Grange took the best method possible in going to a recog- gchool letter since entering school the brightest feature* of the game
I was the twirling of “Penny” Sturdi­
nized advertising and public relations office, that of Simon and there at Christmas time.
Smith in Portland and telling them to plan a campaign.
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m , I vant.
Accordingly the men who make up Simon and Smith, work- the^parsonage of°the P io n e e r Metho- Thia afternoon, tomorrow and for
ing with Grange leaders anti with the rich background of material
Church In Coquille, Mr. Clyde some days thereafter are “moving
m the 72 year history of Oregon Grangers, did just that.
Minard and Miss Alma Oden were days” for the Sentinel, and the next
of this paper will be made from
It has been our pleasure to watch the unfolding of each month's
ln marria8e by Rev. N. D. issue
our new home.
Commodious and
advertisement. R. F. D. routes to make sure mail delivery; direct Wood
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well-lighted, this home will be suf­
election of senators for better government; cooperative marketing Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lawrence have ficiently large for all the expansion
Sentinel will need to keep step
for economic security; better roads to make the farm and the become grandparents for « second the
with the progress Cooquille is going
city aware of each other; education and the backing of our great }£*• » ^ ' ^ e ^ l l ^ n c e are to
make in the coming years.
state colleges by an intelligent group of farmers; power and the' parents of another son, bom that
Bonneville and the grange’s work on getting cheaper electricity; day at their home In Oakland, Calif, Judge R. H. Mast received word
from Senator Stanfield the first of the
improved marketing, a story of a 50 year campaign to grade farm
—b—• . , .. „ • week
Informing him that the bill for
products which’has meant millions of dollars more to our farm- seiected°by'w H % U »r & Soo for deeding five groves in the county, to
be
used
as public parks, had passed
ers; and now the income tax in its graduated form, started and their camp grounds on the Marshfield
helped into enactment by the grange.
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; highway a mile out of town. The the house of representative and had
favorably reported out of the
That leaders all over the world, the country/and the state can?P
haa be*n ^aded, « building been
public lands committee of the senate.
have written hundreds of letters to the Oregon State Grange on
ex^ t ^ n ^ h a C e their service The tracts include 120 acres at the
falls on the North Fork, 80 acres on
the campaign* of education they started is not surprising to u s.' station and repair shop up.
Middle creek, 80 acres east of Dora,
That membership has increased 48 per cent since a campaign
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80 acres east of Brewster valley, 180
of promotion and education was started is not surprising either. : * Court of
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aet acre« between Fairview and Lee on
The Grange deserves the best for they have given of the which time ten Boy Scout* succesfe- the North Fork. All but one of the
best of their men and women to the cause of a better state for all fully passed tests for advancement, tracts has a myrtle grove on i t
of us.
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Probably no other class of workers
We are proud of the fact that The Sentinel was chosen to
enjoy as heavy a capital Investment
help carry this latest thoughful, fascinating, and informative
per worker as the maritime industry.
Timely Topics
series of advertisements in the good cause.
The World Is Still Hungry
By HON. R. T. MOORE
The threatened maritime strike will
be primarily against the American
taxpayers who own about 80 per cent
A world crippled and sîï-ewn with wreckage of war was hard of the merchant marine through the
Commission.
The . latter
put to feed its hungry. There were great droughts in Australia Maritime
,
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.. has
B y P a tric ia S m ith
Ernersency A ssistan t, Home D em onstration Affent
and other Southern Hemisphere countries in 1944, but generally
speaking the world s weather had been reasonably normal during
the war. In North America it had even been especially favorable
for several years.
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then, as the war ended in exhaustion of resources m much
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Stevens
It is unfortunately true that in some of these countries there Staten Reject o Farm
™ c y of North B e n d ^ h Hardware. Coquille. Ore.
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The Sisters
are always people who
Who are hungry
nungry even in- normal
n o rm al times.
tim es. It
u. is
rejected the t i n t proposal to
INSURANCE SPECIALIST
fortunately true that in the present emergency, not all of these take over the coos county farm and
F. R- Ball
one and one-third billions of people are starving But the total of hospital, it was announced last week
by the county court. New plans are Phone 303
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death and misery from hunger is enormous.
being studied now as to disposal of
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‘ Starvation” is a word of various meanings, from death due the property.
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directly to lack of food, to long, extreme hunger which may not
kill it, victim, but leaves him too weakened to resist death from
PAPBRHANO1NG
disease or cold. Every great famine also leaves its mark for a t :
PAINTING œ N T R A C T S
KNAMCIJNG
BRUSH
or
8PRAT
least a full generation in broken health, shortened lives, and I
stunted growth, especially of children.
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Darrell L. Cox
This has been the picture of the situation. The goaMgtill j
have not been met. The world is still hungry. The FcxxTTorj
Csqaille. Oregan. Since 1928
Famine Program is as important this month as it was at its be­
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ginning. Let us not be too hasty to forget.
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for off-shore trade and for a portion
°f the coast wise and intercoastal do-
meatjc
Any substantial up-
ward revision of labor costs will be
reflected in taxapayer contributions
icpay<
Don't
Worry About Needed
Expenses A fter It Happens
Come In and T a lk Over Your
Insurance
Problems Today
ERNIE SMITH
Roxy Building
INSURANCE AGENT
Phone 97
REAL ESTATE BROKER
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Grangers Grow Social Crops
th a t benefit
all Oregonians
The taxpayer^ have spent enormous
sums In harbor improvements and
freight handling facilities. Then they
have provided a huge fleet of ships
for industry use. If these great ex­
penditures are to yield public bene­
fits commensurate with their scope i
the maritime unions must administer 1
their stewardship well. The public
will insist on effiicent performance
and the elimination of the feather­
bedding and make-work tactics that
have forced up shipping coats.
Letter To The Editor
June 4, 1948
Coquille Valley Sentinel
Coquille, Oregon
Gentlemen: Your editorial of May
9th, entitled “California Beats Us
A'gain,” has just been brought to my
attention.
I agree with your comment that we
must have increased propagation of
fish and wild life to meet the ever
increasing demands.
Might I point out, however, that the
statements of California’s distin-
guished Governor, which you quote,
! emphasize what California should do
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future
i Oregon, on the other hand, has had
’ its post-war wild life program ready
| for gome time it 1» a far-sighted,
comprehensive program of develop-
e n t and expansion of hatcheries,
1 game farms and other facilities
backed bv a „ost-war fund of S2 ooo -
Blow the prewar level.
added labo r costs. A n d because m any
Drought had settled over the Mediterranean area.
North of our ships are working in foreign
Africa, which usually had exported grain, did not have enough ^ y ice hie^ deficits from operation
will constitute a subsidy paid by
to feed itself.
American taxpayers for the privilege
In the Northern Hemisphere, only the United States had of hauling goods for other nations on
American ships.
above-average crops. Canada had a smaller wheat crop.
The war has shown how essential a
Meanwhile, and before the crisis was apparent, the war- large
merchant fleet is to the national
weary and hungry people in Europe had been eating their stocks detans"1' Lacking such tonnage we
of food at a faster rate than could be sustained for the entire year, w e re forced to build a great many
expecting that larger post-war imports would supplement their shiPs at very hi«h cost. They were
ta te s, reserve
r e se r v e stocks
sto c k s o of f grain
trrain h
ad been
h e e n built primarily for war and the de­
supplies. In the 1 United S States,
had
sign is only moderately well suited
consumed at a higher rate than anticipated.
to peace time commerce. In the fu-
In the deficit countries, the difficulty of equitable distribu­ ture this will detract from the ad-
tion grew with the shortage. Farmers who have food are natur vantage we now enjoy in superior
ally reluctant to sell it for’ there is little to buy with money. In- £ S l y S rtn g n e w ? ^ fe d g £ d
flation adds to this difficulty. Available food is hard to move craft in service and our war-time
to cities because of disrupted transportation.
• ships will have a Very hard time com-
In India and the Far East, the fear of famine also began to ! ^Government tra(ie monoDolies seem
8£ow slowly These countries are more dependent upon rice as to
the rule in E ^ o p e ^ n d S ' m
the staff of life than is the western world upon wheat. Almost' merce is on a political rather than
everywhere, the East’s rice crop was poor. The “rice bowl” economic basis. Private enterprise
countries—Burma, Siam IndcrChin,-which usually export rie.
to supplement the supplies of other -big rice-growing and rice- such competition. All of the ingen- and construction, in fact, have been
eating countries had for export only small surpluses from p re-, uity, ability and efficiency that our ' under way for some time Further-
kisOtUb yCrty ? h o o i. 8dditiOn’ India SUffered d r° Ught’ a n ® ° th e r areaS ' ^ « i^ ‘e« ^ d S t to folding1 our owm
ESTIMATES and
COUNSEL
ORDERS FOR
FINK PAPERS
ha. obtained the serv-
ices of scientists and biologists whose
reputations are recognized throughout
the nation. Their contributions will
bé most valuable, particularly in
long-range development programs.
Perhaps we are at fault in not
talking more about these things. How­
ever, the final answer rests with ac­
tion and results.
You are perfectly at liberty to print
the contents of this letter.
Again extending appreciation for
your interest and assistance in mak­
ing Oregon the greatest recreational
and inspirational playground in
America, I am
Sincerely,
Earl Snell, Governor
The Southern Hemisphere’s crops come to harvest in our tunate uiat °paSt1ShistoryV o’? marine
winter. These harvests were expected to contribute considerably labor practice reveals a steady trend
to the world’s food supply. But drought again swept much of toward hi*ber costs and lower effi-
the Southern Hemisphere.' Argentina’s wheat crop fell to two- ' S , and quick™ if ™ r m ^ iti™
thirds of the expectation. Australia, New Zealand and South labor is to have steady work.
Africa—the Southern British Dominions—produced 14 per cen t' One can not but note the advantage
less food in 1945-46 than their prewar average. Australia and
« / “ ‘Pltne and professional skill
Canada were called upon to help their British Empire companion, crew over Americans of8<the°same
India.
class
This advantage is quickly
What had seemed in the fall and winter likely to be a lean i translated into lower costs with re­
enough season for most of the world, became a spring of actual ships" oss of business by American
famine for millions.
♦ • ! Another disadvantage to American
This is a summary of it: When the world s bins and pantries shipping is the delay in servicing
were already swept bare by war, the world’s harvests of 1945-46 vessel* in p o rt Lack of stevedoring
brought forth one-eighth less food per person than in the average
responstoie^^Ciosed3 memS
year before the war.
ibership lists in local unions has also
This was more serious because the failure of production was contributed to the delays. The unions
greatest in the countries which must even under normal condi- Protect their membership at cost of
tions import food. Europe’s 1945 harvests were not one-eighth, but
to n g " ^ be^au^ n Examiner Here Jane 21
two-eights, less per person than before the war.
destroys shipping business.
A drivers license examiner is sched­
The most critical period has been the first half of 1946,; The .present ■ intense shipping ac- uled to be on duty in Coquille Friday,
until the new harvests begin to relieve the situation. While pro- tivity occasioned by the urgent need ' June 21,1946, at the
i city hall between
auction o! important foodt crop» -iU undoubtedly increase in
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announcement received
1946-47 unless another' very unfavorable season is experienced
of
their j X
But fr°m the Secretary of State’s office,
Persons wishing licenses or permits
over
large
areas, .___
it is certain
that W
production will still be some- as soon as the emergency
is past and
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w h a t below Drewar levels, especially if allowance is made for commerce has receded to normal lev to drive are asked to get in touch
with the examiner well ahead of the
tku
v n o n c in /in
nnm ilation
els the
A f greatly
r ic a n from
merchant
the u expansion
in population.
will
suffer
foreign marine
com- scheduled closing hour in order to
Moreover, reserve stocks will be low, and food crops will nec- petition unless drastic steps are taken ------
assure completion of their applies-
essarily continue to provide a larger than usual part of the diet to build up effiicency and lower costs, i tions with a Iminimum delay.
in many areas, as the expansion in the production of livestock Thf bu*iness will inevitably go to the Sentinel Classified Ads will sell i t
products will occur much more slowly than the expansion of crops. ,wv esl bldd«-
T H E G R A N G E labored for many yean
to have the graduated income tax enacted (in 1 9 3 0 ) as
an amendment to the State constitution.
Reaioet: The Grange believes that taxes should be
levied in direct proportion to ability to pay; that the
major cost o f government should not be borne by
real property.
Resuitt: M any millions o f dollars have been saved
farmers and others through direct relief from prop­
erty taxes.
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Projects o f this nature are as vital a part o f Grange
activities as better agriculture itself. That is why
2 8 ,0 0 0
progressive farmers belong to the Oregon State Grange
— why membership continues to grow — why tb»
Grange is a dominant force for social progress.
Informatioo about the purposs
sod accoraplishmcats of the Ore­
gon State Grange is contained in
a booklet "Let’s Look * t die
Record” . Contact your lo cal
Grange for copy, or w rite direct.
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