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Thursday, Jan. 13,1955 COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL WINTER COMES TO SUBURBIA E D IT O R IA L S Governor Patterson Talks In his inaugural message to the 48th Bien nial Legislative Assembly Monday, G over nor Paul P atterson gave a studied and intelli gent report to the com bined houses, but he largely left unansw ered the problems that w ill face the state and the law m akers in Sa lem. He reported of the past 15 year grow th of Oregon and the rise in the General Fund B udget from $17,000,000 to $193,000,000 w ith out an increase of a new tax; but he neatly sidestepped the need of a sales tax and re ported th at it should not come from his state legislature but from the people. Said the Governor, “Until we have exhausted the oth e r avenues of revenue, I do not believe that th e Legislature should adopt a retail sales tax. If we are to have such a tax, it should be initiated by the people themselves.” On highw ays and the need for money, he recom mended against a two-cent tax on gasoline, but did go for the okehing of a proposal to make possible the issuance of $11,000.000 in bonds for highw ay purposes. W e feel he has neatly side-stepped the tax issue here for certainly bonds would only add to the growing deficit which he says will approach $45,000,000. On Unem ploym ent Com pensation Gover nor Patterson pays trib u te to the social thought behind the program , recom mends it for all em ployers of 1 or m ore employees, and then says he woQld approve a fact-finding com m ittee to m ake recom mendations. The only trouble here is th at a fact-finding com m ittee is often so well loaded against social legislation that other than the governor’s friendly pat on the head, nothing may come of it. We are disappointed in the message to the legislature on the basis of taxes and highway Coquille Valley Sentinel construction. Both are m ajor problem s con fronting Oregon. The one will, unless met soon, strangle us; the other, highways, will stop us dead in our tracks unless we have ways to move about and transact our grow ing business. We don't think the people are so bound up with emotional prejudices but w hat they would welcome a constructive tax program . We know they realize the need for road m od ernization. It looks like it is up to th e legis lature now to put out a program of courage, vision and audacity. We think th e people are ready for it. All it takes is courage to forget the polls in the years ahead and solve the problem s of the voters today. ?-frZr^ SVO4 A F o o l that Sfc/ow %ou*Re Be V y X j m m . vo- H b . /* * 3 C HAAt I THE BAFFLES By M ahoney ~| OAPOY, J lM t/ï'S PET SKUNK GEO«&£ « A S RUN AWAV. WILL A X ' COME OUT A N D HELP US HUNT FOR H IM 7 ¿41 ~ A Friend Is Gone K eith Leslie, or more fam iliarly know n as “ Brick" to his host of friends in Coos Coun ty and Oregon-at-large, will be missed g rea t ly for he possessed a quiet, unassum ing charm th at made him a good and thoughtful citi zen, and a w arm friend. One of the sons of Coquille who w ent on to football greatness at the U niversity of O re gon, he played life the same way he took p art in famed intercollegiate athletic con tests. He played th e rules; and he did it with all the greatness of a tru e gentlem an. A highly capable professional man, his ser vices to Coquille, th e county, and his m any other clients was of the highest caliber. “ W elteinvem ehm en” , W erelov- But more than th at perhaps, was the erstandhouding” and “ Compren- r- , ji TL „L/ w'armth of his interest in the people of this, sion m u n d ia l” are three ways o f r f lC f K lly I llO U iJlllS his home town. He was alw ays a part of Co saying “ W orld U nderstanding” in j- . z-. , j rj quille despite the fact th a t his home was in keen interest in the p ro b a b ility of i fo r state use instead o f b u yin g and H is tenure begins January 3rd the language o f many of the 39 ^CnTOCClCT D T O S. the north of the state. So m uch so th a t he a state p roperty ta x a n d /o r other ow ning them . when he succeeds C hief Justice , countries p a rticip a tin g in the In - passed aw ay at his lake cabin on L aurel Lake burdensome taxes, in clu d in g a To change m otor vehicle de p a rt- I H ow ard C. batourette. Justice tem a tio n a l Farm Y outh Exchange m ent fro m supervision o f Secre- I W arner w ill be the 63rd C hief w here he loved each changing sunset and general sales tax w ith exemptions program . ta ry o f State to G overnor’s office. Justice of the Oregon Supreme on foodstuff. sw aying tree. The I.F.Y.E. program , as this 1 To adjust payments o f w orkers C ourt organized under provisional This area was his home; our people w e re ( The tax h o rro r tension is n o t, program fo r developing in te rn a - ent in 1841 w hen Ira L. his people; and we think th a t th ere is no one relieved by the fact th a t th is leg- and employees fo r U nem ploym ent governm Babcock was elected the firs t C hief tio n a l understanding is called, a r ranges fo r exchanges between who has not been a bit m ore cheered when isla tu re w ill have an unusually Compensation, large num ber o f members who To set up a new state d e part- Justice. fa rm yo u th o f the U nited States Brick Leslie smiled at them and spoke softly have As C hief Justice W arner w ill ad . and countries o f Europe, South I had previous legislative ex- ' ment o f Research and P lanning a “hello” even as w e have been. perience. fo r the G overnor. m in iste r the oath of office to m em - A m erica, the F ar East, the South Coos County Taking Pari In World Farm Youth Exchange Program O n ly fo u r o f the 30 members of To set up q u a lifica tio n s and bers o f th e J9 5 5 Je g isla tu re and to P a ciiic the M id d le East, and the Senate are w ith o u t previous standards fo r assessors and give G overnor Paul Patterson who be- Scandinavia. legislative experience. In the greater a u th o rity to State T ax K*ns his fir s t elective te rm JJanu The program has three phases, We can’t help do a bit of boasting for Co House only 26 o f the 60 members Commission. , a ry 10th. nam ely: (1 ) Selection o f delegates quille and its aggressive spirit. Not so long w ill be serving th e ir firs t terms To establish m in o rity rig h ts in Another Oregon First to represent the U nited States fo r ago we had to get am used at the m anner in The drop in income tax rev the tw o branches o f the legislature This week Oregon became th e fro m fo u r to six months on farm s which a lot of people w ere consigning us to a j enue and the immediate neces so . each . . . . . p o litic . . a l p a rty . . w o u . ld be . , firs t state in the nation to have a in p a rticip a tin g countries. (2) L o - definitely step-son relationship in Coos sity for more buildings for state e n title d to chairm anships and p a t- pack o f tra in e d bloodhounds and eating fa rm fa m ilie s in Coos Coun- E D IT O R IA L County. But we sort of kept plugging away, wards and students poses an ronage in p ro p o rtion to num ber of an experi ence<i tra ile r o f lost p e r- ty to be host fa m ilie s fo r incom ing Smiles d iffe r. There is the N A T IO N A L son’s in the state’s dense fo re sts.1 delegates. (3) Raising money to frie n d ly smile as n a tu ra l in its enigma that is hot on both ends. members each p a rty has and now look at us. Î oc F ât Æ ln To pay bonuses to veterans o f N orm an W ilson and his dogs are finance the program . The I.F.Y.E. g e n iality as the sun peeping The only answer seems to be First off, First National B ank comes out drastic ruts in expenditures and Korean War. on the jo b ready to save lives. I t i program is e n tire ly financed by gaily through the clouds. There w ith plans to m odernize one of our corners more taxes. To require seedmen to guaran was W ilson and his pack th a t came p riv a te sources w ith no govem - is the smile of courage, o f hero in dow ntow n Coquille. Yep, th ey ’re going to tee germ ination o f seed and at fro m C a lifo rn ia and fin a lly located m ent money being spent, Subscription Price $3 00 Per Year in Coos County. ic splendor— a sunset loath to That alone makes fo r a h o t leg tach guarantee to container. build the finest m odern bank building in isla tive session. And $4.00 Outside County. the bodies of three lost hunters The Coos C ounty 4 -H Leaders’ bid the w o rld goodbye. To discontinue use o f red ta il W estern Oregon right in this little town of on Fanno M o untain a fte r search Association has assumed the coun there is the smile of love, th a t T hings get spastic whenever lights and substitute ye llo w lights. Coquille. crews had searched in va in fo r ! ty chairm anship o f the I.F.Y.E. smile o f pro.nise th a t illum ines An Independent Paper Dedicated to the members get to vo tin g “ No” on p u t teeth in c o rru p t practices Then comes M ayor George B urr w ith a pro ap p ro p ria tio n b ills fo r d istricts of To m any days. program and is at present conduc- a ll life. Development o f Southwestern Oregon la w and require candidates to Old Spanish Swindle tin g a fu n d ra isin g campaign. Be- gram of projects for Coquille th at m ight floor represented b y other members. report money spent on policial H aving observed 29 legislative The O ld Spanish S w indle must j cause o f the shortage o f funds only Those things w hich shall make an average man, but not George; he’ll right Entered at the post o ffice at Coquille, Oregon, campaigns fiv e days before elec session in Oregon we assume to continue to get victim s in Oregon. one delegate has been nom inated fo r correct observance, fo r d ig as 2nd-class m atter under A ct of Congress of off m ake plans to move the city dum p and tion. predict a s w ift-m o v in g b u t lengthy n ity, fo r am elioration, fo r fa ir To prevent the legislature fro m Reports fro m postmasters are th a t thus fa r fo r the summ er 1955 pro th at in tu rn opens up the most gorgeous lot sessions M arch 3, 1879 in Oregon we assume to ness o f fee— these things shall w ritin g in to a p p ropriation b ills a num ber of letters have been gra m - o f building sites in the en tire state. Source of Laws we always do. provisions re q u irin g emergency turned in to th e ir offices instead R alph P. S tu ller — Editor and Publisher And though it can’t be said out loud, it so There w ill be ap p ro xim a te ly 50 board approval o f spending fo r o f being answered by those ad In the average A m erican home happens that some of Coos C ounty’s most b ills d ra w n from recommendations E dith J. S tuller — Co-Publisher today, e le ctricity does the w ork b u ild in g by board o f control and dressed. progressive citizens already are talking about made by 1953 legislative in te rim state w hich w ould require the labor of system o f higher education. a home area th at w ill be homes for the peo committees. The G overnor usually New C hief Justice News Remember, when i t ’s advertised, 35 servants, each w o rkin g a 40- Advertising has suggestions fo r new b ills and ple who have been wishing for nice homes hour week. Justice H arold J. W arner o f the CAROLYN POLLY VI ELLIS there’s no catch! O nly topgrade • • in a district sim ilar to those you find in Sa amendments in his message to the | Oregon Supreme C o u rt was elec COQUILLE BAN D O N legislature. The w ay legislation ted C hief Justice F rid a y fo r a per merchandise at fa ir prices ever See “ Spike” Leslie fo r insurance Phone 1093 lem, Eugene, Bend, and other cities. W. H. O ilm an .................... . Mechanical Supt Phone 12«! has been averaging the past sev iod o f tw o years. see the public eye. 21tf o f a ll kinds, phone 4891. tfc W e’d say keep your eye on Coquille in eral sessions each member w ill P. W. C h u rc h .......................Linotype Operavor E dgar P u n z e L ..... ........... A pprentice P rin te r 1955 . . . it looks good. have fro m fiv e to 25 tills . A nother 50 o r m ore w ill be introduced by Bill K elly ___________Compositor-Printer request. A. N ot necessarily. The le n g th ' Making New Laws were enrolled in the na tio n ’s col leges and universities. This Is o f your fa rm tra in in g p ro g ra m ! A lth o u g h taxes w ill be the tw ice the 142,000 Korean G I col w ill depend on how long i t w ill theme song o f the 1955 legislature, lege students recorded by V A one take you to reach yo u r objective. a great num ber o f o ther le g isla tive ! Y o u r program Is ta ilo r-m a d e to year ago. acts have been proposed and have Farm tra in in g under the Korean f i t y o u r own needs and e xp e ri passed the ta lk in g stage. N ow ence; i t m ay be shortened to take As a service to veterans in the GI B ill made the biggest strides w ritte n or ou tlin ed are b ills: com m unity. thl» newspaper w ill over the past year. A com bination advantage o f the fa rm in g you a l To raise income taxes. ready know. publish a w eekly colum n of news of classroom w o rk and actual e x To increase the gasoline tax tw o perience on the farm , the program b rie fs fro m the Veteran» A d cents. tripled in size, ju m p in g fro m 8,900 To ca ll a constitutional conven m in is tra tio n . F or fu rth e r In fo r trainees on December 1, 1953, to | tion. mation. veterans should contact | 26,000 on December 1, 1954. To create new m ilk laws. o r w rite th e ir nearest VA office Korean G I B ill enrollm ents in To reorganize the Tax Commis Korea G I B ill Students schools below the college level sion w ith one commissioner only. Pass H a lf-M illio n Mark rose tw o and o n e -h a lf times d u r To p ro h ib it ca rryin g a loaded Veterans' enrollm ents under the ing the year, going from 65,000 to gun in a car. By MURRAY WADE tw o -y e a r-o ld Korean GI B ill 162,000 To compel use o f lum inous tape passed the h a lf-m illio n m ark in O n -th e -jo b tra in in g increased The F o rty -E ig h th Legislative on ra ils o f cars. December, reaching an a ll-tim e 47 percent, fro m 36,000 on Dec To create an e xtra cheese week record o f 528,000. Veterans A d ember 1, 1953. to 54,000 a year Assembly o f Oregon convened in re g u la r session at the C apitol i n : before Lent. m in is tra tio n announced today later. Salem January 10th. To make parents pay support T he fig u re m ore than doubled The Korean G I B ill w ent in ef I t is destined to be a high-tem po fo r ch ild re n in State T ra in in g the to ta l o f 252,000 post-Korea fect A ugust 20. 1952. a ffa ir. Schools. veterans in schools and at tra in Question of the Week This is assured by a state-w ide To p ro vid e fo r state to rent cars in g benches a year ago. Also, it Q. 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