Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1922-01-13
made to feel at home.

A conference was held at Newport
on Christmas Eve between "Buzz'
Noon, Of the Siletz Bay Lumber Co.
of Kernville, and Atty. Waterbury
representing several labor claims
against the company. IL is understood
that an attempt will be made to issue
bonds to cover Indebtedness. The
river people have a good many pink
checks" that they might invest in such
bonds. A showdown is expected this
month, when the Company will have
TO either do business or get out OF the
way for somebody else that can. The
Kernyille mill has as good a SHOW"
as any small lumber concern in Ore
gen: Somebody is going to run it!
A meeting Of the community organi-
cation was held at Peter Muno's home
on New Years Day, to promote the
cooperative cheese factory enterprise.
The question of pure bred sock was
also taken up, and meeting will be
held to-day Sunday to decide on a
uniform breed of cattle. The cheese
factory project received quite a jolt
in the recent flood; enthusiasm in that
direction is On the wane. There is
no doubt tha1 such an enterprise will
be successfully carried thru, but there
will probably be considerable delay.
A new movement is on foot to use
cooperative methods in clearing land
in the river valley. 1t is proposed to
bring in steam donkey and to raise
and brush.
Report comes from Taft that a
Union High School is being planned
to include the four districts of Taft,
DEVILS Lake, Schooner Creek and
Drift Creek. We need High School;
Kernville, from the most distant points
of the proposed consolidation, could
be accomplished in one hours time,
and that such transportation, together
with the maintenance expense of a
consolidated grade and high school,
would cost less than the sum of the
present actual costs of maintenance
in the individual districts affected.
The advantages OF such consolida' ion
could scarcely be over estimated, while
the Union High School at Tai. would
be, at best an expensive, and only
temporary arrangement. We have
now eleven school buildings in six dis
tricts around Kernville, and in the
town of Kernville itself we have five
children Of school age who have no
school to attend! In other places
children have an hours walking or
rowing before and otter school, and
the tide isn't always with them either.
When they get to school (often dren-
ched with rain) hey are welcomed
by teacher who is either careless or
overworked, into room that conforms
more or less, but seldom altogether
with the Oregon school regulations.
In the class by himself, with out ade-
quate charts, maps, library, or play
ground apparatus, what chance does
child have to develop in to a social,
broadminded, intelligent being? And
if, for the same or less cost, we can
maintain real school in consolidation,
and have standard high school
thrown in-why, that is all we
pie are here to convince any doubter.
Show us, friends; we are listening.
Henry Koski and daughter, Fanny,
returned last week from an extended
visit in Portland. 1t was Fanny's
first encroachment on The Oregon met
ropolis, but she admits having brigh-
tened its color considerable.
Bill Gerttula is keeping alive his
share Of the river industry, despite
the fact that he has been left batch
elor since before Christmas. Between
canning salmon and clearing land, Bill
mas IlIlle WilllS HS TeSlliS u pdluI
and decorate the interior OF his home.
When DO we eat, Bill?
Jud Baudre is sporting around in
new Evinrude these days. Close
observers report brand new sparkle
in Jud's eye and attribute in to some
thing more important than he motor.
Well have to keep an eye on these
young bachelors.
: The Scripture says Take up Thy bed
and walk" but George Feucht can't
see much of trick in that. He is
taking up his house ION Charley
Rinnon shoulders,) and waltzing it
back across the slough onto the hill
side.
The Lower Siletz" is very much
alive. Tell the world we're here.
SOUTH REACH