West Coast Tel and Cols Face Rate Hearings on Expansion Costs
West Coast Tel and Cols seek rate relief as taxes wages and material costs rise. L Gray Beck Everett testifies to Commissioner Howard Morgan that higher costs threaten able earnings and long term service expansion plans.
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West Coast
Optic Utility
Howard Morgan
Salem
L. Gray Beck Everett
Alfred L. Burke
Sgnesia
Secur ‘Lyst
Beck
Ny’s
Parka
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Burke
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Yaat the
Est Coast
Morgan
Beaverwheel
Oregon
Washington
California
Meee
Beck and Burke
Theublic
PUC
Ford Buys Coquille Plywood Plant
Ford acquires the Coquille plywood operation boosting Northwest output. The Ford company runs two full shifts cutting over 300,000 feet daily and holds Douglas fir plywood leadership with monthly production of 15 to 17 million feet. Roseburg Lumber hones an aggressive sales force. An employment office opens today to hire the plant crew under new management.
Ford to Expand Coquille Plywood Plant with Modern Equipment
Mr. Ford plans to add machinery and study modernization at the Coquille Plywood plant to sustain high output and build one of the Northwest’s most modern facilities. He also purchased the Bandon Veneer plant but details are not yet announced. George Ulett, founder ally and bank president, welcomed Ford’s leadership for regional plywood growth.
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Ford
Coquille
J. Ford Sai
George Ulett
Coquilly Plywood
Coos County
Herald
Ulett
George
Lett
Coquille Valley Bank
Coquille Theatres
Roxy
Liberty
Myrtle Lane Drive-in
Scoop Brodie Is New Lion Pres
Scoop Brodie was installed as president of the Myrtle Point Lions Club with Leroy Robinson as Lion tamer and Joe Avina and Jack Sturza named to the board of directors. An address by Mr. Sheehan emphasized Lionism and the goal of permanent peace amid wars and rumors of wars.
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Page Ome Mast
Leroy Robinson
Joe Avina
Jack Sturza
Mr. Sheehan
Lion
Bill Downing
Myrtle Point
Lions Toast Peace Efforts at Local Installation
Mr Sheehan urged Lions to keep a peace minded outlook as members support Lionism. Bil Downing received a standing vote of thanks for the past year's work and was pinned by Mr Sheehan.
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Sheehan
Bil Downing
Bill
Democratic Senator Defends Eisenhower Trade Policy in Porter Campaign
Dick Neuberger decries Republican attacks on Rep. Charles Porter over reciprocal trade. He cites President Eisenhower's push for renewal and warns that quotas on plywood and other imports would chain a broader protectionist wave. Neuberger urges Oregon GOP leaders to state whether they back such demagogic tactics against essential trade policy.
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Myrtle Point
Seeeaig
Eisenhower
Charles 0. Porter
Porter
Reublican
Paul Geddes
4Th
Orter
Oregon
Geddes
Congressional Quarterly
Congress
Charles O. Porter
Dick Neuberger
Lutheran Vacation Bible School Ends With Friday Program
St James Lutheran church will conclude its annual Vacation Bible School with a 7 30 p m program Friday in the kindergarten building. Classes will sing and crafts will be on display before and after the program. The closing exercise will award workbooks and gifts to children. Sunday School will be held on the Coos County Fair Grounds.
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Lutheran Vacation Bible School
St. James Lutheran Church
Coos County Fair
Carl Johnson
Norbert Heins
Tom Perkins
Rolland Leep
Artee Heins Fins
Heins
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Cols
Paga
Brodie
Betetly
Breuer's Shoes & Clothing
Neuberger
Charles Porter
Dad
Getchell
Myrtle Point Herald
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