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s FACE S H O q u l l l e V a lle y X e n tin c I COQUILLE. OREGON. DECEMBER 21. 1»5». N IW S F A F tt PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION SOUTHWESTERN OREGON’S LARGEST WEEKLY An Independent Paper Dedicated to the Development of Southwestern Oregon Entered at the post office at Coquille, Oregon, ee 2nd-class matter under Act o f Congress of March 3. 1879. ~ RALPH P. STULLER Publishers Ralph P. Stuller _ Nesbitt _ __ W. H. O rtm a n ---- M. B. G rim e«___ Lae C a ll________ Claude A. Riddle M. D. GRIMES Editor - Society Editor ------- Mechanical Supt. ------Linotype Operator ------------------Pre—man --------------- Job Printer not: for, behold, / bring you good tid ing» of great joy, which »hall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manager. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manager. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glo rifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. The Christmas Story From Gospel of St. Luke And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear THE D 4S T From The Sentinel Files of 20 Years Ago (Taken from The Sentinel of F ri day, December 26, 1930) This morning was the coldest of the w inter thu» far, the thermom eter registering 25 degrees above B. C. Minard last week started the foundation pillars for the house he is building fo r W. E. Thompson on Coulter street, just north of the W. H. Mansell home. • Two hundred and fifteen cases Incoming mail receipt records of liquor, 2580 bottles, valued at were broken twice in the Coquille $25.800 at bootlegers' figures, or poet office during the past week, $11,825 at wholesale prices, was last Sunday morning the parcels the estimated value of the truck- poet sacks totaling over 80 and on toad of - liquor captured' here Wednesday over 100. The outgo Sheriff Hess and Deputies Pete ing mail fo r a couple o f days Culver and Charles Hunt Monday amounted to over 80 sacks each morning at 5:30. Everything, was turned over to the federal author day. ities— truck, liquor and prisoners. • The stuff had been stored in a barn Flour prices in Portland are now on Elk rive r and is supposed to down to the lowest point since pre have been in the same shipment as war days. A decline of 20 cents was that captured on the fishing a barrel to $5.80 for the best grade boat Main a few weeks ago. The o f fam ily patents has been an bootlegging ring had tough luck nounced. Records show that on w ith that consignment. One truck- ■ July 22, 1915, fam ily flour sold load was hi-jacked in C urry coun at $4.75 a barrel and on May 7, ty and taken south into California. 1920, is rose to $13.75 a barrel. Two other truckloads were c a p -: • tured at Dallas last week. That a The newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. huge gang was attempting to make Ray A. Jeub arrived in Coquille the southern Oregon coast a land Tuesday evening and left the next ing spot for Canadian liquor seems day fo r California. The happy to be quite evident. • couple w ill return to Coquille next week and w ill be at home to their Students coming home last week Mends in their home at the corner [to spend the holidays were Pauline of Second and Coulter streets. I Chase, Gretchen Mehl, Pauline El- • ! lingsen, Gertrude Mehl, Barbara The Coquille banc, under the i Richmond, Clarence Barton, V ir- leadership of Earl Nobler, is plan j ginia M iller, Alice Fish, Fredah ning on giving an open-air band Baxter, Felix M iller, Harlo Carl, concert New Year’s day, on the Jean Young, Jean Pierce and Les court house lawn. ter Wilson. PORT LAN D . . . U» IN« center of flo o a c io l« tk e o tr e , ■boepi r tq rffctrfct. 300 bofel fociUtiet ond aorvke. Largest Com* ■»r r ia l Hotel In Fort* lood« over 100 Somple l e o e t . E x c e lle n t •eotf...CocbtotfLownge. “J o Safe Driving Urged During Xmas Holidays Joint warnings of heavy tra f fic, snow and ice-covered roads, and other dangerous driving conditions during the Christmas holiday were issued today by Governor Douglas McKay and Secretary of State Earl T. New bry. As Governor, McKay urged the wholehearted cooperation of residents w ith law enforcement o fficers in the campaign to save lives' dU ringthe“ ChrlsimaaTioli- day, rather than waste them. * “ I earnestly hope,” McKay said, “ that each resident of our state, and each visitor, w ill as sume individual responsibility for avoiding accidents of all kinds. I f we do this we really can keep the Christmas spirit— and all of us—alive this year.” This week-end sees the begin ning of an almost continuous week-long holiday, Secretary Newbry reminded. With two successive three-day holidays for most residents, many Oregonians w ill take long and dangerous trips over unfam iliar roads to visit relatives and friends. Un less cautious driving is exercised by all motorists, the crowded roads could make the holiday season one of highway slaughter. December, the secretary re marked, is always a potential black month for accidents. Last year 50 persons lost their lives in December highway mishaps. W ith the year’s fatal accidents already well-above those of 1949, December might push 1950 into a new tra ffic k illin g record, the secretary concluded. Vets' Mail Baq Veterans Warned Against Making “ Side Payment” Deals The Veterans Administration has again warned veterans,- builders and lenders against the conse quences of making or accepting so- called "side payments” in the sale of home properties to veterans w ith the aid of G. I. loans. The V A said such side payments —usually made for. the purpose of- evading the prohibition against sales to veterans in excess of ap praised “ reasonable value” —are a direct violation of law and subject offenders to possible Federal pros- cution. In spite of repeating warnings, the VA said cases continue to come to ligh t wherein veterans have been induced to pay the builder or seller an amount over and above the sales price shown on the loan report submitted to the VA, and upon which the government loan guarantee is based. Veterans who knowingly con spire to evade the law by making such payments risk loss of their rights under all veterans’ laws, the VA warned. In addition, all par ties involved are liable to prosecu tion under Federal law. The VA said veterans should re member that the provisions of the G. I. B il, stipulating that the sell ing price to the veteran may not (' exceed the appraised reasonable value, was placed in the law for their own protection against over priced properties. A veteran who seeks to circum vent this provision by making an illegal side payment is only w ork ing against his own best interests, the VA said. Question Of The Week Q. In 1940, I enlisted in the Canadian army and lost my Am er- i ican citizenship by so doing. I ! recently was repatriated and a m . living in the United States. Am 11 elegible fo r G. I. B ill benefits? j A. Yes, so long as you haven’t j received the same or sim ilar bene- j fits from the Canadian govern ment. Under the law, you are e li- j gible so long as you were a United States citizen at the time of entry I into active duty w ith an Allied government. The Star Only by faith we have it this year: The “ Peace on earth, goodwill to men,” Yet behind the tempest that looms so near The Star is shining now, as then. We shrink before the deepening gloom The truth whereof no man can see: Only a formless, nameless doom, And sheep afar from the fold are we. Yet the towering cloud of impending night In whose shadows we of the Freedoms are, Tho it hides, can never quench, the ligh t Untroubled and calm, of the Christmas Star, And let us not, of, not forget, Hemmed in by our narrowing horizon, That the Star God lit is shining yet: That above the storm the Star shines on! « . . . . - FRANCES HOLMSTROM — ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; ----------- ” . . . and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was:’ —ST. MATTHEW 2:9 May the understanding and faith that has no limits be yours at this sacred time. MASON Hardware and Paint Company “Your Friendly Store” D raft Registrants May Enter A t Once State headquarters. selective service system fo r Oregon, today announced that instructions have been received perm itting voluntary induction of registrants from 18 tp 1 26, if acceptable to the armed ! forces. “ Up u ntil this time,” said Colonel Francis. W. Mason, deputy state director, “ a registrant has had to w ait u ntil his number came up in regular sequence. This has worked a distinct hardship on many young men, whose work is of such nature that after their being found accept able to the armed forces, following December 2 5 ,1 9 5 0 í imy m the ^BLESSUIGS Of THESEOSfln B f» Roxy, Liberty and Myrtle Lane H O T E L the physical examination, it has been d iffic u lt for them to find re munerative work during tha period between this examination and ac tual induction. “ Now,” continued Colonel Ma son, "upon w ritten request to his local board, any registrant, i f not obviously disqualified, may be physically examined w ith the next group being forwarded by the board, and then inducted under the next call.” • • L ittle Nancy said to her mother, “ I do not want to go to school to day.” Knowing her daughter loved school, her mother asked the reason. “ Because I do not know a ll my leaves,” Nancy said. Botany being too advanced for the third grade her mother ques tioned further. “ W ell." Nancy said, “ in arithmetic 2 from 4‘ leaves 2 and I do not know all my leaves!” Christmas is a time when people express the world. They’ll be exploring for oil their feelings of goodw ill toward each in wilderness areas . . . riding tankers in other. A corporation has feelings, too. rolling seas . . . keeping watch on desert Because it is people— just people. pipelines. You’ll find them, also, work In the oil business, it takes a lot of people working together as a team, to do all the jobs necessary to find oil, re ing in refineries, in offices, in our re search laboratories. fine it into useful products, and deliver And all through the year, the people of Standard everywhere work at the it where it’s needed. big job o f helping provide you and our This Christmas season, for example, nation with the oil we must have to will find men and women o f Standard O il Company o f California working remain strong. 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