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AUGUST s i , IMS
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N IV T SFA M R
PUBLISHERS
a s s o c ia t io n
Prie« » .0 0 N r Tear to C o m County;
DedicataS to the
at the poat office at Ooqullla.
mattar under Act of
M S I» .
RALPH P. STULLER
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colorful 1952 county fair just completed.
Never has a fair held the interest of so
many people so well and completely. From
the opening of the gates in the mornings until
closing in the darkened hours of the night,
the people of Coos and Curry county enjoyed
a real county fair.
Strangely enough there are only a hand
ful of real county fairs left in the state of
Oregon. When once thirty-six Oregon coun
ties celebrated the coming of fall and harvest
season, now only such doughty people as those
in Coos, Curry Deschutes, Multnomah, Tilla
mook, and a very few others dare to put on
a countywide festival.
The change in habits of a people. The
growth of cars. New highways and new recre
ation spots. New social and cultural activities.
A ll account for the competition a county fair
feels.
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Yes, things aren’t the same as they used
to be, but we dare say the Coos county fair
is even better than it used to be. And for
the work of Harold Clarno, Sam Dement, and
all the other members of the board, we say
“ thanks’* from an entire community.
». annas
Ralph P. Stellar
Quite An Editorial!
Oregon’s Portland JO U R N A L stole a
march on the rest of the big city dailies of
the nation this week when they brought out
the fact that Governor Adlai Stevenson of
Illinois, and aspirant for the presidency on
the democratic ticket, is a “hard man with a
penny,” by his own admission.
In what is likely to be the scoop of the
year, the Portland daily, took a stand endors-
ing Stevenson for the presidency, and also re
printed a letter from the Illinois governor
stating the fact that he realized there was a
Washington and pointing out that he
had had one in Illinois which he has cleaned
up quite well.
There w ill be lots s of t fun,
e h edi'
g
speaking, across the land with the J<
personal letter from Stevenson. But the can
dor of the letter is refreshing. We doubt
whether or not many political candidates
would have written such a letter as Stevenson
did. And that makes him even a better candi
date than he was before.
’in
B. Smith
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LOCAL VIEWS OF
NOMINATIONS
Oregon’s two living Democratic
ex-governors rate very high in the
With Coquille’s new filter plant ready
esteem of members of both p o liti
cal parties. Both are pundits and
to operate and a potential of two to three
punsters.
million gallons of fresh water available to
Ex-governor Oswald West, now
the people of Coquille, there ia no reason for
79, was called a left-winger when
flowers not blooming and lawns not to be
he was governor from 1811 to 1815
green and attractive. There is no reason the
and sponsored “ blue sky” laws and
soft comfortable sound of the whirring of a
prohibition. The venerable king
sprinkler is not familiar music in every corner
maker long ago swung to the right
of the city, there is no reason why Coquille
flank of the Democratic ranks.
When 1 asked him to comment on
will not be a garden spot.
the Democratic nominations, he
That is, no reason unless water rates are
said:
too high and the people of the city do not
"The convention delegates did
use water.
as well as they could. They nomi
To be under study w ill be the possibility
nated two clean and able men.
of raising water rates for the users of the
“ But to win they have got to
city. More revenue is necessary to retire
take a decided stand against those
iris
from
U
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S.
engineers
that
a
Re
bonds issued to pay for the expensive in
schemers and wastrels who have
stallation of the filter plant. No one w ill deny $250,000 south jetty construction project is found their way into several de
this, and particularly not the citizens who needed in Bandon for the Port of Coquille partments o f state in Washington.’’
river should get the attention of all people in Ex-governor Walter M. Pierce,
voted in the plant.
now 91. served six sessions in the
But care should be exercised in any this end of the county.
Shipping via Bandon by water has be state senate, four terms in the con
study to revise upwards the charges for
water usage. It seems the city should realize come considerable the past few years,tend it gress and was governor from 1823
1927. He, too. wee called a lib
you can charge only so much and after that would be much greater if a safer bar was t6
eral but has stuck by his guns.
'present.
you Will cut down the consumption of water.
We think the Bandon Chamber of Com Pierce’s statement on the nomi
This would continue the dry sere lawns.
nation was:
It would not raise water revenues. In fact, merce needs our support now to see that
“ Kefauver is a fine man, the
proper
work
is
done
on
the
Bandon
port.
Cer
it would defeat the purpose of having a new
scholar In politics but the Demo
tainly the potential of lumber shipment plus crats always pick a strong man for
filter plant.
Let’s not fall into the fallacy of attempt the fact that the government has a major in the presidency—and usually elect
ing to raise water rates so high that water vestment in the port now should make cong him.
"1 am an old school Democrat
consumption drops drastically. It would make ress see the wisdom of expending more money
support the party choice. We
the paying off of filter plant bonds even to maintain this vital link in the coastwise and
have good candidates and a fine
shipping
routes.
harder.
platform.
YOUNGSTERS FLY TO CITY
“ The Republicians had a great
Three youngsters from Coquille, Lincoln and never chose another
Terry Lee Percy and Marcia strong man u ntil they got T.R. by
accident—and he left the party."
Percy and their cousin, Jan Cur A SIGNAL REPUBLICAN VIEW
ran, flew to Portland on Monday
Ex-governor Charles A. Sprague
to visit w ith their grandmother, gave an Im partial RepufaMcian
F ro m T h e S e n tin e l F ile s o f 20 Years A g o
Mrs. Mary Curran. Next week viewpoint of the Democratic nom
end Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perry w ill inees In his column “ It Seems to
cedar salesman, but he gave a drive to bring their children and Me” appearing in the Oregon
(From Files of The
poor demonstration of walking on nephew home. Joe is the son of Statesman:
Friday, Aorust 1». I S » )
,
CHINOOK SALMON for canning, it, for he fell from a log Into the Mr. and Mrs. James Curran.
“ The Democrats have put fo r-
4 cents a pound. W rite A. E. rive r while pursuing an elusive
Morris, Bandon, or call at “ fish” catfish.. He looked more like a
sign at Lamps.
J
S2t2* muskrat when fished out by Ferb
a
E. Emery, who undoubtedly saved
Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Reuben his life.
Brown of McKinley, August IS, a
a
six-pound son. This is their firs t
C. M. Hermann, one of the earli
child.
est pioneers in Coos county, of
•
those still living, has been a Coos
Coquille and North Bend are to county visitor the past two weeks
meet in the second game of the from his home in Roseburg. He
championship series on Sunday, had been visiting his daughter,
the local park again bethg the Mrs. Levi Bunch on Rink creek
of the battle.
for two or three days this week
a
ar.d was in Coquille w ith Mrs.
Paul McElwaine, of the South Bunch Tuesday.
western Motor Co., returned home
last Friday evening from a week’s
trip to southern California. He MRS. OSBORN. FAMILY . -----
went down on business but man V IS IT RELATIVES HERE
Mrs. G. L. Osborn and children,
aged to enjoy a couple of days at
Martha and Allen, of Portland
the Olympic games.
Utal C lean. In an a a .y
have been visiting her parents Mr.
a
|lffyl N ever wear« eat
and
Mrs.
A.
E.
Walstrom
of
the
"Sandy” Hamilton, of Kansas
—na ver M a atM iailT as,
City, Mo., a salesman fo r the North Bank road and her aunt
LUXURIOUS Tracy nuel-
Smith Wood-Products company, Mrs. O. C. Sanford of Coquille
who was here for a few days’ Mrs. Sanford w ill return to Port-
visit this week, may be a goodland w ith them fo r a visit.
Let's Sell Water
How About It?
this week and gave members a lot
of free advise.
The commission was impressed
and is considering a request to the
State Board of Control to employ
the New York architect to outline
a plan and design fo r development
of the Capital Mall.
While the commissioners were
“ curbstoning" Keally he advised
them that the m all should extend
seven Mocks north of the Capitol,
flanked on either side by state
buildings as they are required.
He advised that the Supreme
Court building when b u ilt should
be north of Union street, four
blocks from the Capitol, and should
he a decorative type o f building,
outstanding in character and con
struction and not just an office
building.
When asked about the place
ment of statues of Dr. John Mc
Laughlin and Jason Lee replicas
of those in Washington, D. C., he
said they should be east of the
Capitol at either side o f the walk
in the center of the park leading
to the statue of the C ircuit Rider.
The replica of the Liberty Bell, he
said should be to the west of the
Capitol.
Keally emphasised that now Is
the time to crystalise plans and
diagrams of the Capitol area im
provement
SPEED BONUS PAYMENTS
The Oregon Department of Vet
erans A ffairs is now on a quickie
basis. I t has caught up w ith the big
flow of applications. A ll claims ap
proved have been paid and checks
are being mailed at the rate of
15,000 a day, according to H. C.
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