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FACE S H
O q u l l l e V a lle y
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COQUILLE. OREGON.
DECEMBER 21. 1»5».
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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.
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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.
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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 -:
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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.
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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-
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! 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.
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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!
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FRANCES HOLMSTROM
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” . . . 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.
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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
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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.”
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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. It’s the best way all o f
us know o f saying "Merry Christmas’’
-in many d ifferen t places . . . all over
365 days a year.
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