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Coquille Valley
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OCTOBER 21, 1948-
COQUILLE, OREGON
NATIONAL EDITORIAL—
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SOUTHWESTERN OREGON’S LARGEST WEEKLY
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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
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Editor
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Leo Call
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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 ••
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••— « 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
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I benefit
w F, 4 of veterans,
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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,
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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.
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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
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ifense but quibble over a few pal-
»he bills have been restricted to practically try aollars for the welfare of ito
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H e re in we present a few defenders?
no comment at all. H
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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
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dead. but you can you
do
papers and
ana are
are frank
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much
much for the ,iving..
living.” Lest you
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forget the past too soon, dear
r r M hzm O u tlook-M any leaders of veterans' voters, why not act upon your
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t v at the at forth-
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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:
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of »73 000 000 would fa ll principally upon the vet- 38 months in the states at
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erans,themselves a. taxpayers, and (3) the veter-
ans resent Initiation of the b ill by a candidate who
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used it as a means of gaining publicity for himself. Pro iposed law _
Not because it disapproves the principle of a sol-
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diers’ bonus, but because the proposed me
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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?
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a No vote.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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. 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.
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