-Thursday, Jan. 21,1954
COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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