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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1954)
-Thursday, Jan. 21,1954 COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL 6- ELEPHANT BOY GETS TOUCH E D 1 1 0 R I A LS PAPER HANGING ENAMELING PAINTING CONTRACTS BRUSH OR SPRAY Darrell L. Cox Coquille. Oregon, Since 1926 past and present. It shows a fine spirit of consideration for our taxpayers. But more than this, the new modern c o w An entire citizenry must be gratified house that will be dedicated S ^ d a y , Jan Coos county has a spacious, attractive new uary 23rd, proves that the vision of the ea»ly S S u S that does credit to the progres- pioneers is still with us. sive spirit of its people. But the people, in H For the court did not work alone. The these days of tax consciousness, must be ev Coos-Curry Bar Association worked hard on' en more happy over the fact that the new a selling job for a modern, fireproof build courthouse is entirely paid for. And that is a ing. The citizens of the county were enthus record in these days of bond issues and pub iastic. They understood the problem. Yes the courthouse standing today is a lic debt. The courthouse is a tribute to the voters tribute to Coos county, its people There was of 1896 who decided that a central location no bickering over the location. We cannot was desirable and voted to bring it from Em but feel that only in Coos can we find this pire. It is to the credit of those early resi spirit of progress and public weal so well dents that there was little battle over the shown. , Coos county with a population fast ap moving, nothing that approached that of proaching 55,000, according to latest public Lincoln county last fall. For the first two years the courthouse health records, will double in the next twen , . records were kept in the bank building— ty years. And Coos county’s courthouse is ready to now the West Coast Title company build- ing__on Taylor street. In 1898 the courthouse serve in the future even as it does so well now in the present. building was built at a cost of $37,000. And Coos county started to grow. In 1951 under the leadership of County Wrong Working Days Judge Felsheim of Bandon, surplus money Said the little man with the pipe, the other received from timber sales and (1 and C land day, he viewed the job ahead of him in sales was used to construct the East wing one of as Coos county’s finer mechanical shops, for a cost of $177,968. “the doggone capitalists have got us plain And the court, made up of Commissioners fouled up.” Fred Kruse and Fred True and later in 1952, he pointed to the sunshine glimmer Judge James Harrison, voted to continue the ing And down through the boss’ plate glass win expansion program and to continue to hoard dow. surplus funds to make Coos county proud “Come Saturday,” he mused, it rains. of its courthouse. You hold a hat on, and your coat tears The present West wing has now been com right can’t up the Come Monday, not a leaf pleted. Offices are moved into it. And cost moves. It’s a back. wrong deal, that s what it is. was $258,000. so we earnestly report that Coos coun Total cost to Coos county from 1896 to 1954 ty, And with its fishing beyond all compare, but for a courthouse is $472,968. wet weekends, needs new consideration This figure reflects judgment and integrity its from the Republican congress when it studies on the part of the Coos county courts, both revision of labor laws. Change Saturdays to Mondays, and visa versa. Telephone 6109 A New Courthouse For Coos Coquille Valley Sentinel n /tu ' A Wealth of Interest N EW SPA SPAPER NEW ERS V **> " A S ASSOCIATION S O C IA T N A T IO N A L □E EDITORIAL SVOCÍÁTIOÍN Subscription Price >3.00 Per Year in Coos County, >4.00 Outside County. ESTIMATES AND COUNSEL ORDERS FOR FINE PAPERS N0W...HEAR BETTER FOR 15t A MONTH! Imagine! 15£ a month operating cost instead o f 15< to 3 0 * a day for old-typo vacuum-tube bearing aids! N EW , TUNELESS 3-Transis tor o nly H E A R IN G A ID *125 Bon« Conduction Accessori; Moderate Extra Cost Operates for an entire month on one 15^ “ A ” battery . . . no “ B” battery . . . greater economy, fewer inter ruptions in power, fewer battery changes! Greater-than- ever clarity. Your savings in battery costs rapidly pays the moderate purchase-price o f the “ Royal-T” ! Camp White w ill be presented conclusively to the Veterans Ad ministration upon his return to Washington.” I hope a substantial number of general medical hos pital beds can be established at Camp White without it being nec essary to resort to legislation. A c cordingly, I have been assembling the necessary facts and have con ferred with V.A. officials. I plan to take the matter before the A d ministrator soon. In a future letter I will discuss the various bills I have pending in the House and make a progress re port on each. A visit to your new courthouse is a trip through the years of the colorful past. Its nostalgic and a bit sad to read of the things that happened, but it is always inspiring. You’ll find records when this was Coose county, territory of Oregon, and Port Or ford was a very lively part of Coos county. You’ll find the records of trials and trib ulations, and you’ll find the filings of suc cesses and the early beginnings of those peo ple who are now leaders in Coos county, state of Oregon, USA. In the offices you will find a listing of past assessors, and they will bring to mind, even as they did to us, the sweetness and gentle ness and integrity of such a man as the late Charles Stauff, good Rotarian he, who served a total of 18 years in his position of trust. In the clerk’s office you’ll find a dutiful wall clock presented by late Jeweler Wilson, and the clock, as all good clocks like to do, still runs every day. Visit your courthouse Saturday. See the things that happen. The school superinten dent’s office with its colorful books for our children; its film library. See the juvenile department, the health office, and the other places where your welfare is guarded. It will be an interesting afternoon. And you’re an honored guest, too. __ V E T S M A IL BAG date. For the payments in connection with insurance or Servicemen’s Indemnity, however, the date the serviceman was listed as “missing in action” w ill be accepted by VA as the date of death. Because of the long time some of these servicemen have been carried as “ missing in action” , VA said, and the fact that interest is paid on unused insurance bal ances, V A pointed out it is im portant for insurance beneficiar ies who have a right to elect op tional methods of payment to con sider carefully the option they elect. Question of the Week: Q. I understand that I’ll need my original discharge paper, in or der to get a G I home loan. I lost OLDEST PILOT . . . Oldest liv mine. What should I do? ing licensed air pilot. Jam es W. A. Apply for a certificate in “ Dad” Montee, 91, takes wife lieu of the discharge paper from and four generations of his fam i the branch of service from which ly on flight to celebrate sixtieth you were discharged. This is ac- 1 wedding anniversary. ceptable, in place of your original discharge. As a service to veterans In the community, this newspaper will publish a weekly column of news An Independent Paper Dedicated to the briefs from the Veterans A d Development of Southwestern Oregon ministration. For further infor mation veterans should contact Entered at the post office at Coquille, Oregon, or write their nearest V A office. as 2nd-class matter under Act of Congress of VA Informs Survivors March 3, 1879. Of Veterans’ Benefits Veterans Adminisjration is writ Ralph P. Stuller — Editor and Publisher ing to the survivors of more than 3,500 deceased servicemen to in Edith J. Stuller — Co-Publisher form them of benefits which may Caroline Polly be available to them under law. Larry Hobart News The letters are going to survivors A dvertising of servicemen who have been car ried by the Armed Forces as W H. Ortman...................... Mechanical Supt. “ missing in action” in Korea for a P W Church.................... Linotype Operator year or more, and who have now Leo Call............................................. Pressman been declared to be presumed Bill Kelly.............. ...........Compositor-Printer dead. (5) The government (General All appropriate notices and Services Administration) Is about forms needed in connection with to sell the war alcohol plant at applying for death compensation. Springfield. I have been keeping Servicemen’s Indemnity or insur in close touch with that situation. ance benefits are being mailed (6) One of the first public ap- with letters of advice to benefici I pearances I made in Oregon last aries. VA said that such letters year after the session of Congress are being mailed to all beneficiar adjourned was at Camp White in ies as rapidy as advice is received _ .. -- I -u— n . V r-iMis Itav and Modford. The occasion was to from the Armed Forces and that Chester Bay, Coos Bay By Harris Ellsworth, M.C Charleston, an approved pro I honor the new manager of the fac- beneficiaries will save time if they 4th District. Oregon ject at Gold Beach, and a pre j ility, Mr. Eugene K. Ricker, and await receipt of these letters rath It take« a while after a Con liminary survey for shipping ! his staff the evening of Septem er than writing to V A concerning gressional session convenes for facilities in the Chetco Cove at ber 18th. I made a. pledge to the benefits. In all these cases, the Arm y or legislation to reach the House Brookings. All of these require veterans and to the community . floor for action. In other words, work on my part. on that occasion which was re the Air Force already have noti fied the next-of-kin of the pres the first three weeks of January (4) The pear industry in the ported in the Medford M ail-Tri will probably not develop activity Rogue River Valley has a heavy bune Sunday, September 20th, as umption of death. For payment of on the floor but the committees surplus in winter pears. They need follows: "The Allied Veterans compensation or pension, the date are busy. The reason for the slow to participate in support govern Council of Jackson County re of December 31, 1953, set by the start of a session is obvious. It is ment purchase programs. I have ceived definite assurances Friday Services, \yill be accepted by VA always the practice to bring up been having conferences with De night from Congressman Harris as the date of death, because pay and act on nearly all bills that are partment of Agriculture people on Ellsworth that the needs of this and allowances were continued by 1 di; trict for a hospital center at the Armed Forces through that ready for floor consideration be that problem. fore a session adjourns We pretty well cleaned the slate in August so it takes some time for the com mittees to get some more bills I ready for action. Meanwhile what seems to be a lull certainly does not mean an ’ easy life for the Congressman. I could not possibly be any busier than I am right now and have been since I arrived back in | Washington, D C. A member of Congress, particularly a member from the West, has much more to do than attend committee meet-1 ings and sessions of the House. To list but a few of the many ! things which I and my office are! concerned with now: (1) The Willamette Valley flood control project is well along to ward completion but is out of bal ance until two small but key dam s' can be constructed. These dam s; are known as Cougar on the Mc Kenzie and Green Peter on the South Santiam. Legislation auth- j orizing power for those dams must be passed. Planning money must be included in the appropriations bill. (2) The south jetty at the mouth of the Coquille River (Port of Bandon) is so badly in need of re pairs that it is ineffective. This condition has directly or indirect ly been the cause of two sh ip , wrecks recently. One wreck is ev- I en now on the submerged jetty rocks awaiting salvage. Money must be made available for that job this year. Letter From Washington Committees Busy In Legislative Halls Figuring Work Out For Rest Of Session C A R R O L L 'S By the Makers of World-Famous Zenith T elevision and Radios. Zenith's outstanding vacuum-tube models are still available, $75 each. _ y Sorry! Orders Must be Filled in O rder Received! Come In and Inspect Zenith Barrow Drug invites you to come in and look over the new Zenith hearing aid. Barrow’s will be glad to show it to you and point out its many outstanding features. S & H GREEN STAMPS BARROW DRUG Coquille Roxy Corner Phone 2341 BURR-SULLIVAN Congratulates The People of Coos County On Their NEW COURT H l i Attend the Dedication Saturday And Remember... HELPED BUILD OUR NEW Coos County Court House W e are dedicated to serving your Truck Needs in Coos County at Southwestern Oregon's Most Complete Truck and Trailer Service We did that electrical work which lights and runs our modern courthouse. See us for your electric al contracting work. 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