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c o q u ille v » n e y jT eiitln el COQUILLE. OREGON JANÜABY 1S. 1949. N A T IO N AL E D IT O R IA L lA s ib o r tu ic ÌN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON’S LARGEST WEEKLY An Independent Paper Dedicated to the Development of Southwestern Oregon Entered at the post office at Coquille, Oregon, as 2nd-class matter under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. R. iph P. Stuller M. D. Grimes Publishers Ralph P. Stuller W. C. Pritshard _ Ellen Nesbitt __ W. H. Ortman __ M. D. G rim es__ Lee C a ll_______ • lE< P lI L I tl Editor Advertising Manager ----------- Society Editor .... Mechanical Supt. Linotype Operator El I ATI• H A New Chamber Prexy And A New Mayor man's association will know the score on the lumber situation. One thing we like about the American way of doing things, it doesn’t take a directive from a local political big-wig to make pri vate industry start to act. In Russia, England, France, or many an other country that you can name just as fast as we can—(and a lot of people wouid like the procedure here,—whenever «.i in dustry might face some problems, thi I government would step in to ask for an : y The Hon. Hards Ellsworth appraisal. U. 8. Representative newsworthy hap- But not us, at least not in January, 1949. The . principal . t For according to H- V. Simpson, executive f* Jl'n? of this ,1?*w 81st Congress vice-president of the W. C L. A. “Complete ,t ;te £ th ^ U n io n ^ P r^ id ^ t accurate information on the entire Indus- • ruraan. There have been some try” is being gathered from 18C; lumuer •^' ind-the-scenes skirmishes on producers in Oregon, Washington and '■e Democratic Party side of the Northern California. Each firm will list its iwuse of Representatives, but total production by species for 1948, total ~jr'ealc®r Sam Rayburn and his stocks on hand, mill capacity per eight tenants “J* capable people, hours, number of production workers, and «¡nuatioi^!,**».1’* h^ dUng other important industry data. I p^ c ^ ‘¡s S u y T w ^ We compliment the W.C.L.A. on their and.light. The Republicans foresight and initiative. Such a census by in the House, being very defin- the industry itself will help us during the He y in the minority, held a brief next few years. Come to think of it, maybe a:‘J routine caucus, elected for- a lot of other industries could well afford mer Speaker Joe Martin to the position of Minority leader, and to follow the steps of the West Coast Lum will now await the onslaught of bermen. Administration legislation. Before Congress convened, it was rumored that drastic changes might be made both in the House ' Committee on Rules and in the „ Vn-American Activities Commit- With a six page special Radio section, The i tee authorization. Neither of Coquille Valley Sentinel is welcoming the i bese rumors materialized as ad addition of Radio Station KWRO to this vertlsed- Nothing at all has been area as a radio voice for the people of the Isaid as yet 8bout Un-Ameri- community. To the owners, Walter Read t ^ t ie s Committee. House man’s speech was particularly alarming to me. I refer to the paragraph wherein he requested legislation “to authorize an im mediate study of the adequacy of production facilities for materials in critically short supply, such as steel; and, if found necessary, to authorize Government loans for the expansion of production facil- 1 ities to relieve such shortages, and furthermore to authorize the con- ; struction of such facilities directly I if action by private industry fails to meet our needs.” Quite un- , intentionally, I am sure, the Pres ident has used a phrase that is extremely popular with A m eri-j can Communists and Left-Wingers ' —“if private industry fails, the government must do it.” This phrase is particularly deadly to our way of life and our system of government when taken together with a government policy of dis couraging private industry and private capital by every known means, including high taxes, reg ulation, and a “swat business” at titude. " " Bonneville Power Coming Closer A Radio Section for KWRO Markers carrying BP A, mean ing Bonneville Power administra tion, are making their appearance throughout the hills south of Mc Kinley toward Norway and the surveying arid engineering crews have been busy checking the ter rain in that area. ol Coquille .u d Willian, Walsh of Coos Bay. " n A high powered Bonneville we say “howdy. siderably modified by an over Power transmbission line is the A radio station for Coquille is a step for whelming vote of the .House, but plan of 1949. It w ill connect up ward and should add much to the business that action was clearly unimpor near Norway. • • and social liie of a busy and prosperous town.1 tant, because the Rules Commit- Waiter Read is no new-comer to this area 1 te* wil1 be heavily weighted with having at one time been associated w ith! Administration members, ¡7 V THIS IS THE SECOND BIG WEEK OF CARROLL'S APPLIANCE CLOSEOUT Don’t miss this big event! It means > Unprecedented Saving! The following items are all that are left: 2 Thor Automagic Washers— formerly priced at $229.50 2 Thor Washing Machines— formerly priced at $159.50 3 Thor Gladirons— formerly priced at $99.50 1 Universal Range— formerly priced at $179.50 2 Universal Bantam Ranges— formerly priced at $82.50 3 Universal Vacuum Cleaners— formerly priced at $79.50 Coquille should see a lot of action in 1949 for the two top posts in town are filled with a couple of aggressive businessmen. The mayor—and everybody knows him— New Owners A t is that former lumberman, now turned Ford- man, Ray Jeub who in his first week broke station KOOS, Coos Bay, and later at KVAN J v, ^ re are.? hree ,notJceablje <U- Peart Service down the resistance of a lot of people and Vancouver. William Walsh, is president o f 1 the House namely the Left- managed to swing a council meeting through the state senate, a Coos Bay attorney, and Wingers, the Southern Democrats, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cross, re at one time was district attorney of Coos' and the 100 per cent Trumanites’ cently arrived from Southern Cal in time to hear the ten o’clock news-casts. county. Since the latter group is by far ifornia, have, during the past B IG D IS C O U N T S He’s pepped things up enough so it looks as Coquille was selected for the reason that the largest, it obviously dominates week, opened the grocery and on if the projects of former Mayor Biegger to the businessmen in the city were among the majority side of the House. service station business which The result of this w ill be a com they operate in conjunction with get some water and some new sewers will the most prosperous and foresighted in the plete control, not only of the the Peart Auto court, on North get a speed up under Mayor Jeub. county. House itself, but of all committees Taylor street. A complete re Another thing that a lot of the women are The radio station staff is headed by a by the Truman forces. This fact modeling of the place of business going to like is some attention to sidewalks capable manager in the person of Bob Harris, is what makes the Truman speech V being undertaken by the couple. that made good small water reservoirs in and we have no doubt but that the programs to Congress on January 5th so ex During their stay in Southern their various catch-holes and streets that will be as good as it is possible to make them. tremely important. He can secure California, Mr. and Mrs. Cross, help to keep ypu young by your constant Communications have come a long ways the passage of any legislation that daughter and son - in - law of dodging of traffic, such as Sixth from Tay since the day of the stage coach over the he really wants, and his message Mrs. William Peart of Coquille, to Congress clearly indicates that made an instensive study of lor to Henry. old Coos Bay Wagon road. he wants a great deal. ceramics, and since coming to Co Ernie Kuntz, manager of the local J. C. I have endeavored to make a quille have set up their own kiln Penney company, is a young man who in rough tabulation of the total ad in the Peart home. A show case, less than two years in Coquille was given the Coquille brpke a record this week with ditional annual federal expendi at the store displays specimens of confidence of his- fellow citizens by being “unusual” cold weather and Tuesday morn ture involved in the requests their work. Mr. and Mrs. Cross named not only to the city council, but to ing found the river frozen over. We should made by the President. Appar hope in the future to conduct the position of president of the Chamber of be grateful that this “banana belt” doesn’t ently, if Congress passes all of classes in ceramics in Coquille. • • Commerce. have the great damages to it from frost that the legislation requested, the fed Aggressive and efficient, Kuntz will make occur in Southern California. Another eral government w ill be obligated See "Spike” uesiie for insurance 3 1 * W. 1st St. Coquille to spend-a minimum of 15 billion of all kinds, phone 5 or 95-L. tfc a real leader for the Chamber of Commerce. good reason for living here. dollars per year more than a t ' Taking over from former President Bill Head present, or, in other words, a 30 who succeeded Evan Albom, Kuntz will per cent increase in federal ex have an era of success behind him which penses over a federal budget that With«clearance sales the talk of the town should allow him full freedom, for the com is already outrageously high. If pletion of many important projects during in many a Willamette valley village, it is this program is carried out, the interesting to return to Coos county and President’s original demand of an the year of »1949. increase of four billion dollars in A lot of people feel that 1949 may be a find little if any big-time clearance sales taxes only a starter year of decision for business. If so, the underway. Merchants up north are mark One is sentence in President Tru Coquille Chamber of Commerce can do much ing their stocks down. And some of them are wondering if they’re going to get caught to see that the gains of the past decade are solidified and made permanent for our city with higher prices come summertime. and our county. The booster group can work on new in Reaction to President Harry Truman’s dustries for Coquille. It can work on new small businesses. It can aid the businesses message to congress is varied. A lot of peo If your Livestock or Pets were dying for lack here in finding a permanent basis for full ple like it; others are frankly afraid that he employment for our several- thousand popu will toss us into more inflation without thought for the good of the country. We of treatm ent you would not waste time or money lation. We urge support and cooperation with personally think he’s not as dangerous as a Mayor Jeub and President Kuntz. Let’s lot of people think; and the stock market By DAVE BIEGGER saving them. make 1949 the year that will be a decisive generally reflects the theory that another one and a year that will make the Chamber four years with the fighting Missourian will Scientists, or agricultural engineers, are speeding up thé of Commerce even more outstanding for not be all bad. If the Paint on your Car or Truck is worn, even sugar beet industry by de such groups in the state. veloping a beet that is more January 15th is the date a lot of farmers agreeable to being pulled up if only in places, it is surely dying with rust. Even have circled with a red ring, on their charts. by machine. When they get A Lumber Census It’s their 1948 income tax reporting date. As through with that, how about if you are not interested in the appearance you a whole, Coos county farmers have been designing square peas that’ll A region-wide lumber census is under blessed with a good year and the prosperity stay on a knife, or ears of way this week throughout the Northwest, of the farm area helped Coquille and Myrtle com with handles or knobs on can't afford to let this valuable property go to both ends? The possibilities and when it’s done, the West Coast Lumber- Point during the longshoreman’s strike. for improvement in the agri each each each each each each ALL!! No Reasonable Offer W ill Be Refused CARROLL’S GIFT & ELECTRIC $47 New Car PARACE or n i oa si From The Sentinel Files of 20 Years Ago The First National Bank held its annual stockholders meeting Tuesday evening and re-elected the same board of directors—A. J. Sherwood, L. H. Hazard, O. C. Sanford, E. D. Webb, C. T. Skeels and R. C. Dement—as have been acting. The bank's affairs are in a very satisfactory condition with deposits $54,000 more than they were a year ago. • At a short session of the city council at 5 o’clock last evening J it was decided to lay an eight- inch main from the reservoir on the hill to the Smith plant. e (Taken from The Sentinel of Fri gey; fire chief, C. W. Garner; day, January 11, 1929) health officer, Dr. P. M. Drake. About sixty Coquille citizens • were present at the city hall last The increased business activity Monday evening to big farewell to the outgoing administration and in Coquille is shown by the larger to welcome the incoming. The re ■bank deposits at the end of last tiring mayor, Charles T. Skeels, close of 1927. The report of Dec. thanked one and all for their co 31, 1828, shows deposits of $844,- operation in handling city affairs. 546.65 in the two local banks, He complimented Frank Dungey while on the same date of the At the ripe old age of 91 years, with the statement that the streets preceding year they were $751,- Mrs. Mary Ellen Goodman, a pi- ' 992.45, a gain of >92,554.20. have been kept cleaner than ever oneer resident of Coquille, passed • before and that on only two morn away last Saturday afternoon. E. L. Vinton, who has just com ings has the trash not been hauled " e from the streets before 8 p. m.; pleted his sixth year as city en The total business for the year he praised Fire Chief C. W. Gard gineer of Coquille, has decided to ner as being head of the best vol open an office here for the prac at the Coquille post office was $12,944.64 as against $12,871.65 for unteer fire department in Oregon tice of his profession. 1927. and said that Marshals Hickam and Bernhardt had enforced the The state fish truck come in city’s laws more rigidly than had Wednesday with 15,000 Eastern J. D. Bergen of the Marshfield been done prior to their term of brook trout fry from the Roaring Florist shop has been busy for office. river hatchery. Yesterday morn some time planting shrubs around I ing the truck began delivery of Mayor J. Arthur Berg made the these fingerlings and 400,000 ad the lattice work on the north and following appointment: marshal, ditional fry from the Bandon east sides of the court house and William Howell; deputy marshal, hatchery. They will be liberated it is beginning to look very at William Brown; water superin in all fishing streams over Coos tractive. The Coquille Woman’s club feels grateful to Mr. Bergen tendent, S. V. Epperson; treasurer, and Curry counties. Rainbow, W. S. Sickels; attorney, Grant cutthroat and silversides are in who has planted a great many Corby; engineer, J. Loy Stacer; cluded in the fish from the Ban more shrubs than the $150 ap propriated by the county court street commission, Frank T. Dun don hatchery. would have provided. cultural field areas obvious as a bowling ball in a dish of caviar. How about a new kind of celery that doesn’t sound as though you’re step ping on a wicker basket when you eat it? And w hile w e don’t want to tax the experts, couldn’t something be done about the radish? Coquillites are reminded this week of the winter of ’32 when the Coquille river frose over. Some oldtimers are predicting that this’ll be an other o t those frigid seasons. If yon can overlook the ex treme cold, the “biggest” event In Coquille daring the week was the opening of our new radio station. Should be a big boom to the c o m m u n ity Among others, you’ll find Biegger’s mentioned from time to time with some real outstanding bargains. A company in Atlanta shipped 200 dozen baby di apers to Birmingham. Sup posedly they were to cover an emergency. That’s a change. M you want to give your kitchen that “new look” cover it with Armstrong linoleum from BIEGGER FURNITURE COMPANY, 460 West Front Street. We have m any de signs to choose from. Phone; 262. the Car Bone Yard when a few dollars will add years to its life. A Sherwin-Williams Paint Job will save your car or truck and make it look like new. You will be sure of a quality paint job and Sherwin-Williams Material at the following Body and Paint Shops: Coquille Coquille Auto Co. Coquille Ford Sales Coaledo Fred Johnson Bandon Butler Body Shop Myrtle Point Clyde R. Anderson Both Body Shop M A SO N Phone 98 Hardware and Paint Co. “YOUR FRIENDLY STORE” Store hours 8 A. M. to < P. M. Coqvffle
