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■ t Coquille Valley ' JTentlnel OCTOBER 21, 1948- COQUILLE, OREGON NATIONAL EDITORIAL— ASSO C IA TIO N a SOUTHWESTERN OREGON’S LARGEST WEEKLY _____1_________ LJ-L'JJJ______ L U - ■ I B — ----- X - ■ . -I------^ g* An Independent Paper Dedicated to the Development ol Southwestern Oregon Entered at the post office at Coquille, Oregon, as 2nd-class matter under Act of Congress of March 8, 187». R. Iph P. Stuller M. D. Grimes’ . Publishers _________ Editor Advertising Manager _____ Society Editor ___ Mechanical Supt, __ Linotype Operator __ _______ Pressman Ralph P. Stuller W. C. Pritchard - Ellen Nesbitt — W. H. Ortman _ M. D. Grimes — Leo Call —- C , the magic chemical ingredient,that keeps f 0 { h e E d ito r you frisky. In Coos and Curry counties the cran M yrtle Point, Oregon berries started out slowly and were* pi To the Voters of Oregon, oneered by courageous and energetic plant Dear Voters—The crux of this letter is in direct protest to pro- ers. that planted were v»a. The bogs •• • -• were ------- i------------- ••— « good posed amendment Nos. 316 and ones Then came the war and suddenly the 317 at the next regular general bonanza of money struck the a re . and dreds of people came to Coos and Lurry to jSi at ure enact into law, fo r the . » S S .. - 1- I benefit w F, 4 of veterans, ZTC O a TltlTlk'l/'TM pension kill! bill. get in on the gold-rush Said law probably being adjudged Much of that today is over. The cranberry fa ir by the proposers, who are associations voluntarily cut the prices on probably very experienced at just cranberries this year to make it possible to that, proposing. The provisions as you know are »15 fo r every sell to a much wider segment of the Ameri month in the service and an addi can people. Cranberries right now are the tional »10 fo r every month over best buy on the market. And during Na seas, not to exceed a total bonus of $500 in all. tional Cranberry Week, you should try some. Just how much do the present It’s possible that your can of cranberry sauce day "Fathers” of this state, know a m ilitary man's life under ac will be Coos county’s own, and produced ¡of tual conditions, either here or right here at the National Cranberry com overseas during war time? How pany’s Coquille plant headed in this area by »any have endured thirst, hunger, long marches, short pay, over Ed Hughes. bearing officers, home-sickness, 0 « E 6 t á > U Í S I PER AT 10 N F HI LIS ME Ri Dangerous Roads A n editor has to live and part of that liv ing is to say something that gets him on the hot seat. So we did get there last week, and we’re mighty glad of it. A lot of people thought we shouldn’t have called attention to the area from the Coquille football field into the high school. In fact they said it might give people outside the city of Coquille a bad idea about our town. Others . . . and' there were lots of them . . said thqy hoped we got a path pretty soort and they were happy. • We didn’t mention in the editorial that the city council and the Chamber of Commerce had been working on the footpath idea, and that numerous letters had been written to the «state highway department. For the rec ord such is the case, but also for the record we wrote our editorial because we would much rather write a story telling of some action by the state highway department, than to write a story telling about some one being killed. And that’s the reason it’s fun to write editorials. You should try it yourself some time, we’ve a column always open to anyone called “Letters to die Editor.” Cranberries Come of Age sea-sickness, false promises, end-,, less rumor, and combat privation? H o io h t o f something or other in the realm i would like to see the amount of Height OI somein g i truthfu l hand raising on that one, of the ridiculous comes Irom ¡ when your next legislature con* where no longer do you need to fear a p a r t-, venes tiz-Vet fo r overtime violations. Believe it br not, I care little, mg metet ticket tor overu i WOuld like to see tru th ren- We’ve long known that some ol the cnarac and upheid on this issue. I ters you read about in picture books are think my iormer buddies living around, but not-until we read about North and dead would like to see it also Does ^our august body consider Bend’s latest flight into the fanciful did we it fa ir to pay one man »500 to com- know you only have to drive 20 miles to paritively sit at home in a rock ing chair w ith a ll the blessings of look-see for yourself. democracy thrown in, and other »500 for 20 months overseas, at the same time asking him to throw' in 16 months overseas fo r nothing? This w riter, and many of his bud dies never had one day's furlough of any kind whatsoever during this 36 and 37 months they served over No furlough was given u ntil - There are a good many measures on the seas. the rotation plan. This is on the ballot for November 2nd that read mce^and record. Why can this an{fbiUions righteous country would smell bad if enacted into bw ^ S o a r for de. comment and general knowledg g ifense but quibble over a few pal- »he bills have been restricted to practically try aollars for the welfare of ito * .♦ o il H e re in we present a few defenders? no comment at all. H " • otate It is quoted in a medicine book of the editorial comments from various sta of my famlUes ..You can do noth- to say they agree with lng ior dead. but you can you do papers and ana are are frank »» much much for the ,iving.. living.” Lest you our stand. ■v—— . forget the past too soon, dear r r M hzm O u tlook-M any leaders of veterans' voters, why not act upon your M.eu __ i-irxscssrtf nnrvYrtiini t v at the at forth- .. . _ R ill a because present opportunity the forth lions are opposing th coming general election? organizations i l l it is incomplete in that it eliminates hundreds To your curiogity here is difference it means to me: « o m » — <— » " ------x “ I " “ " , „ (2) the burden of paying up to a possible maximum m Q nth ______ »540 of »73 000 000 would fa ll principally upon the vet- 38 months in the states at »10 per m o n - th ----------- ------- 880 erans,themselves a. taxpayers, and (3) the veter- ans resent Initiation of the b ill by a candidate who __ ___ »920 .Totgl due.- -500 used it as a means of gaining publicity for himself. Pro iposed law _ Not because it disapproves the principle of a sol- __ ~ „ »420 diers’ bonus, but because the proposed me r® The Dric The price of a good electric stove is unjust, an undue burden on veterans, and p ri and water heater at present “ Raw m arily is political bait, The Outlook recommends Deal” prices. What does it mean to others? . a No vote. • I am 30, spent three years in the DRINKS BY GLASS, No«. 314, 315—-Oregon Pacific, in the infantry, of sound City Banner-Courier—Thia would be the firs t move mind and body, and fa ir judgment. a tl S c u t iu iiS n ir U t x p i.y tu e R. Schwerdman of Portland is expected to arrive here today to rush construction of the dry kiln fo r the new Smith plant. The grading for the spur to the new plant is nearly completed and the plans are fo r rushing it to com pletion. A fter the burning of the Oregon Wood Products Co. at Marshfield, Ralph Smith wired A l bert Rives here to rush construc tion beyond original calculations. Whether the old Sitka and the Johnson m ill are re-opened this winter or not, Coquille is assured of one more industry in the near future, and the construction of this $50,000 plant w ill employ a con siderable amount of local labor. Does It mean more to you to have your electrical work done by expert»? Is It worth the added feeling of safety and security for you and your loved ones TO KNOW that the wiring in your house is completely adequate? If These Things Are True bring Your Electrical Problems to us POWER B ILL. No«. 306. 307 — Oregon City Bonner-Curler— Public power development in Ore gon does not alleviate local t u base difficulties. (Voter Editor note: Portland General Electric tax b ill this year in Clackamas county alone is $526,- 856, 15 per cent of a ll taxes levied on property in the county. Proposed Ox Bow dam would add millions to taxable wealth of Baker county and the state.) No one, except the visionaries . who want everything controlled by bureaucrats, can be hurt by this measure. Vote 386 X Yes! Another new building for Co quille, SlHxlOO feet, was assured next spring, when A. N. Gould, this morning, signed a ten-year lease w ith the J. C. Penney Co. for the east th irty feet of the structure. Mr. Gould saays the estimate for the new structure Is about »15,000. • An improvement on the north side of the new Pioneer church was made yesterday when the curb along the property was removed and concrete surf ace laid between the street pavement and the side walk. It w ill afford considerable additional parking space. • In a Jetter to The Sentinel George Hampton says: “ I t seems to me that the business men of Co quille have issued a challenge to the farmers of the Coquille valley by raising more money fo r the Com Show this year than they have ever raised before. W ill the farmers answer this challenge by bringing in more exhibits than they have ever brought before? The business men have gone dojvn in their pockets fo r over »1100 in cold cash. Are the farmers w illing to take a little time to do their part in making this show a bigger success than it has been in the past? Elsewhere in this issue appears the adv. of J . E. Quick in which he announces that tomorrow evening, Oct. 20, 1928, he w ill close his store to the retail business. As a grand closing of his many years in busi ness in Coquille, Mr. Quick is go ing to give away »50 worth of mer chandise at eight o’clock tomorrow evening. • DO A THOROUGH JO B RE-ELECT Harris C. D. Walker having recently disposed of his interest in the Co quille Service station to his three brothers, has just completed his plans for entering on a home building program for Coquille. He { JjJl, J l-s. on building a number of smart stucco bungalows, the firs t of the series being three on his property between Sixth and Sev enth streets, on Henry—part pf the former J. S. Lawrence property. • R apuhllrrm for CONGRESS A t the session of the city coun cil Monday evening the ordinance fixing the fire lim its fo r Coquille was amended by removing the section of the block on the south side of Front street, from the Johnson M ill roadway to the high way, from the section of the city known as the “ fire zone.” This w ill permit Stanley Fitzgerald to erect a stucco service station over the hole at the southwest comer of the intersection of the highway and Front street. GIFT & ELECTRIC FOURTH DISTRICT Linn, Lane, Douglas. Jackson. Joaephtne, Coos, Cgrry Counties Paid A d» g ill worth (or Coasraw Commltt««. L X McClintock. T n aa .. Roseburg, On 315 W. 1st St. Phone >47 Cot) otile Oil Cloth 75c yard There was an old theory that woman’s place was in the home, but Commerce Depart ment figures show that now adays Mama is skipping about like a cat on a hot stove. Of the 82,786 passports issued in A pril, May and June, house wives got a larger percentage than any other group. Mama is no longer content w ith trav elogues and women’s club lec tures. She wants her travel experience first hand . . .'even if it means leaving home to get them. So, men, don’t be surprised if the little woman gets a bit restless in the k it chen. I t ’s just that old gypsy blood giving her the fidgets. Your nearest travel agent has the answer. A t a Chicago convention barbers were advised to talk politics to their customers while barbering. A t the same time they’d better keep a good hold on their razors. We fig ure politics are your own busi ness. We’l l just stick to giving you the finest possible service in town. So stop in soon . . . pay us a v ftit . . . you’l l like what you see at BIEGGER FURNITURE COMPANY, 460 West Front Street. Phohe 262. CARROLL’S ELLSWORTH By DAVE BIEGGER A large number of Coos county citizens made up the exodus to Portland over the weekend and saw a mighty lucky V. o f O. team h it the Trojans for a meager 8-7 victory. Coos people get around, and we know that even without our urging the polls on November 2nd are going to be packed come the important election Your votes on measures and men are needed If Democracy is to be representative of the people. See yon at the polb! y OUR TRAINED EXPERTS SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTING. Nos. 308. 308— From The Sentinel Files o£ 20 Years Ago W r liC n Coquille Juvenile Grange No. 174 met October 8 w ith David Morton, overseer, in the chair.. Master Robin G riffith , assistant steward; Glenn G riffith , lecturer; James Brewster were absent. We are geing to have a mas querade Hallowe'en party. Prizes w ill be given for the best costume. A committee of four was appointed to find games to play that night. M arilyn Morton, Reporter. towards public saloons and we are agin' i t The return of saloons would mean the eventual re turn of prohibition. I t sound» innnocent enough, but it is vicious as the very devil. I t is an enter ing wedge. It is trouble! Vote it down! C l T U f TAST= teres ted. Juvenile Grange Notes The Oregon Press Comments I )A R A £ G A IW (Taken from The Sentinel of F ri day, October 19, 1928) Nearly 50 were present for the Corn Show pep meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the hotel Wednesday evening, w ith 15 of them from outside the city of Co quille. Lyman Carrier presided at the meeting and In introducing the various speakers called attention to the fact that the Coquille Com Show has slowly and naturally grown into a county affair, in W h a t is a good job Worth? What Other Editors Say.. With the lowly tasty red cranberry, prod Klamath Falls Herald News—Lim iting the fran uct of salt air, moisture, and seacoast sun chise is a relic of earlier days. Income tax pay ing is now nearly universal. Fiscal voting should shine, having a week set aside for it from r not be restricted to property taxpayers. Oct. 18 to 23rd, the red and delectable fall fruit has come of age. And rightfully so. Long considered a . delicacy for Thanks giving and Christmas dinners, it has gradu ally worked itself in to a spot where people ordered cranberries all the year ’round. More than that with World War II and modem medicine the cranberry suddenly took on. new dignity by being heralded as a full and vital source of the-important Vitamin and in addition am a father. Would you ask us to congratu late the demnants of the “ New Deal" or shake hands w ith the newer “ Raw Deal?” I f your legislative body thinks that it has had it tough at any time, let them organize to their best and then deploy without a ir- support fo r 3 days in direct frontal attacks against a_ Jap-studded butte cross-fired from at every angle. » . I f you gentlemen could spare some of your precious time, I personally, would like to have these sheets read before you at your next session. The truth would surely out. Sincerely, Sam Breuer. • • Attractive New Colors —W ill N ot Crack— 45 in. Widths 7 5 c yard 54 in. Widths 8 5 c yard New Deep W a il Colors Yes — we have those really deep colors: Blues, Greens, Reds, Burgundy, Yellows, Browns, etc. Easy to make your color to match Curtains, Rugs, Wallpaper, Fur niture. Let us show you how you can make any color and do it the easy way. • Flat for Walls — Semi Lustre for Woodwork Extra Savings with S £r H Green Stamps M a s o n 'ä r' Phone <8 “YOUR F R IE N D LY STORE” Ster« hours 8 A. M. to 8 P, M. Coquille
