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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1949)
Federal Government Taking Lands Off Tax Rolls B Y L. D. FE LS H E IM R EC ENTLY the w riter pointed out the extent of federal acqu i t , tion of lands in Oregon, calling at tention to the fact that the more land that goes under federal own ership, the less there wiU be on the assessment rolls of the vari ous counties. FEDERAL law requires state consent before the federal gov ernment can buy land for cash. In Oregon, since the federal act of BI the later amended in 1924,, the federal government has pur chased for cash a total of 52,487 acres at an average price of $17.03 per acre for a total cost of $893,- 640.81. A ll this was with state consent and no doubt in the pub lic interest. I t affected only five counties, namely: Benton, Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson and Lincoln. FOREST SERVICE acquisition is a different story. Unable to buy lands in the various states un der cash transactions, without the consent of such states, the U. S. Forest Service has been adding acres through exchanges. Timber cutting rights have been traded for deeds to private property. Figures taken from the official counsel for the Public Lands com mittee of the Association of Ore gon Counties, show that the Forest Service, through various trades in 30 Oregon counties between the years 1922 and 1948, acquired 907,881 acres but conveyed in exchange to private ownership only 50,095 acres. The Forest Service recognizes th a t.it does not have the consti tutional right to buy land without consent of the several states and has, therefore, according to M r. Cooper, been seeking permissive legislation from some western state legislatures. SENATE B IL L 305 introduced in the 1947 legislature by Senator Dean Walker, at request of the Association of Oregon counties, would have, in a large measure, corrected the foregoing procedure. OLD EASfflQlTCD SALE THE MIDWINTER SALE BOOK HAS JUST ARRIVED I Enjoy a good o ld fas h io n e d sale! H e re a re n e w , s u rp lu s , a n d seasonable item s a t g re a t savings! F la re d w in te r coats, m e n ’s and b oys’ w e a r, ra d io c o m b in a tio n s , p re s s u re coo kers, P o w r-k ra ft to o ls, a n d h u n d re d s o f o th e r values a t good o ld fa s h io n e d sale p rices! S h o p now fo r y o u r save money with Wards lo w f a m ily , catalo g and prices I Visit or phone our representative today for a free Midwinter Sale Book. M ail your orders directly to the M ail Order House fo r' prompt delivery! The bill passed the Senate but failed to come out of the commit tee in the House. It is the inten tion of the association to again have the b ill introduced in the coming session of the legislature. Senate B ill 305 would not inter fere with federal acquisition in the public interest, but it would require that application be made to the state tax commission and that public hearings be held to de termine all the facts connected with the use of the lands, and to consider provisions for making tax payments or payments in lieu of taxes upon such property, subsequent to its acquisition. D U R IN G recent years there has been a tendency upon the part of private operators to not only hold their own forest lands but to ac quire more, particularly from the counties, in order to establish “tree farms” through Which they might qualify under proposed co operative sustained-yield agree ments. The McNary Sustained-Yield Agreement Act of 1944 provides this legal machinery for cooper ative agreements between the Forest Service and private oper ators in which private constract- ing parties shall retain their lands in private ownership. Up to this time, according to M r. Cooper’s investigation, no such agreements have been entered into in Oregon, and, so long as the state of Ore- go permits the federal government to take over such private lands there is not apt to be any agree ments entered into. • ONE of the big stumbling blocks on the road to suitable federal leg islation for public land counties of the 11 Western states has been the public lands committee of the House of Representatives. The 22 states have been able to handle the situation in the upper house, especially since Senator Guy Cor don, has taken his seat, but in the lower house the large person nel of the committee has been difficult to get in motion. NOW comes the statement that Andrew L. Somers of Brooklyn has enough seniority to become chairman of this committee under Democratic control. In the 80th Republican congress Richard Welch of San Francisco was chair man. Western congressmen have al ways looked on the public lands committee as their own private preserve as nearly all public lands are in the west. With a chairman from New York state, which has practically no public land while the 11 western states are more than 50 per cent owned by the government, it w ill be interesting to watch developments. There is such a thing as getting a better break from a man who has no in terest in a subject than from one who has too much interest. Home Thanks Coquille People M r. and Mrs. Henry Hippie who run a home for children two miles north of Fairview, wish to "thank their many friends, also the G irl Scouts, the Business and Pro fessional Women’s club and the Seventh Day Adventist Dorcas so ciety for their contributions to a M erry Christmas for the children at their home. Many articles of fine clothing were received which were badly needed. The Dorcas society furnished several boxes of toys and clothing of which quite a quantity was new. I t enabled the children to dress warm enough to take advantage of the fine weather during the holidays. • • Services Underway A t Church of God Services which are being con ducted by Rev. and Mrs, W illiam Schmuki each evening until Jan uary 16, at the Church of God, Seventh and Henry streets, are being well received according to the pastor, Rev. Roy E. Hutchison. The special pictures, music, and singing which are being presented by Mr. and Mrs. Schmuki are in teresting and inspiring. Services are held each evening during the week with the exception of Sat urday, and on Sunday a fam ily hour is to be held at 10 a. m. A special service for children, of all denominations, is being held dally at 3:45 p. m. featuring music, stories and handicraft work. On Friday evening Mrs. Schmuki w ill render a selection on the smallest playable harmon ica in the world. • • RESIGNS FROM HOTEL Don Nesmith has resigned his position with the Hotel Coquille Coffe shop and Chenango club, he announced today. • • ICE FREEZES IN B U IL D IN G It was so cold Monday morning that ice was frozen in the garage of the Benham’s company, Elmer Benham said today. Eugene Scouter Here Last Week Roger Bales, scout executive from Eugene, was a visitor to Co quille last week, and while here conferred with Scout commission er, A1 Branham. Mr. Bales talked on Scouts’ Court of Honor while here and helped lay plans for the future. • • H O LID A Y S IN C A LIFO R N IA Mrs. Wally Yates and son, M i chael Lee, of Cox apartments, are spending the hoUdays in Los An geles, Calif., with her parents and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry* W ar ren, Dorene and Beverly. This is Michael’s first visit to his grand parents and he is their first grand child. • • Ctqttttlé Valley i/en tinel COQUILLE. OREGON JA N U A R Y 6, 1949. 8 Freer, M yrtle Point, on Sun day, December 19, a son. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore K. Johnson, Remote, on Sunday, December 19, son. Bom to Eugene H. Ash, Bridge Route, Coquille, on Friday, De cember 24, a son. j Bom to M r. and Mrs. Floyd V. Chase, Coquille, on Sunday, De cember 26, a son. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Northup, Broadbent, on December 26, a daughter. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Warren S. Ward, Looking Glass Route, Roseburg, on Thursday, December 30, a son. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Seto, M yrtle Point, on Friday, December 21, a son.. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Boggan, M yrtle Point, on Sun day, January 2, a daughter. M ast Hospital Born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Staliard, Powers, a son on De cember 12. Bom to M r. and Mrs. Melville Income Tax Service F REE! HEARING CLINIC S. C. MITCHELL of 305 I.O.O.F. Bldg., Eugene, is a member of J. N. Taft & Associates of Portland who have been serving the hard of hearing since 1934. Fresh A & B Batteries for all aids Free Beltone Clinic Friday p. m., Jan. 14 and until noon Sat. • See this Agency tor courteous and efficient Income Tax report service We have a complete supply of the necessary forms, plus the knowledge and background to assure you of proper completion of your Income Tax return < ->m< in for F R E E IIK A ItlN G T E S T or F ree Booklet .«bout How to 1 O vercom e Deufncmi. Kit obit Kat ion • S i t TN I A M A ZIM 0 N IW th e Warld'i Small t i t Hearing A id 1 . We wish to thank all of you for your patronage during 1948 and send our sincere desire for your better hearing with BELTONE in the year to come. G e o rg e E. O e rd in g Oddfellows Bldg. Coquille The Man with the Plan Real Estate *>---------- - Phone SB Insurance -------------- ■ ■ - ......... . Eve Strong Wards Sales Representative 997 N. 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They know what it will do, and how exceedingly well it will do it— they know all about its performance, its comfort, its power, safety, durability and let went into production, experimental models were tested— made to show that they possess, in greater measure than ever, all those qualities on which Chevrolet has built its leadership. In short, the G eneral Motors Proving Ground tests ore your assurance that your new-mbdel Chevrolet has proved its worth through many months and many, many thousands of miles of rough handling. Soon you will see the new Chevrolet— and when you do, you will see o car not only new, but tried and true. SOUTHWESTERN MOTORS, Inc. 474 West 1st S t HUDSON DRUG STORE economy. They are the engineers and tech nicians of the G eneral Motors Proving Ground— the largest," most completely equipped, outdoor testing laboratory in the automobile world. Coquille ■> Phone MB or 321
