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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1927)
TU COQÜILLB VALLAT 8BNTINBL, COQUILLE, ORROON, FRIDAY, MAT 1«. 1MT. Coquille Service Station PHONE 133 ALL-WEATHER AND SUPERTWIST BOTH swarm Goodyear Tires, and only Goodyears, give you the famous All-Weather Tread and a carcass of Super twist. Supertwbt Cords flex and yield and stretch far beyond ordinary cords. They make Goodyear Tires ride easier and last longer. Don’t neglect Super twist when considering tire value—nor the super tough, wear resisting All-Weather Tread. We have your size in a Goodyear, at a money sating price. We carry Smokers, Foundation Comb, Sections and Separators. Golden Star Coffee GOOD COFFEE 30x312 AWT Clincher Cord • $11.65 Saves you Money Other Sizes Priced Proportionately Seed grain and grass seeds are How About Tubes ? Ford and Chevrolet Special 29x4.40 Pathfinder Balloon Good Tubes are TIRE ECON OMY. Always carry a spare. How about a long wearing, money saving Goodyear? We have your size. MYRTLE POINT ITEMS Transfer and Delivery General Hauling Our trucks meet ail trains and boats and we deliver to all parts of the city We carry a stock of SHINGLES and are agents for Johnson’s Mill Wood Legion Poppies to Be Sold The war is over for most of us, but is it over for everyone T How about the men in the hospitals? Many of them have been there ever sinoe the war, many of them will nev er leave the hospitals. These men enlisted in the prime of life—they had their aspirations, some were in the midst of college courses when their country called; they were study ing to be doctors, lawyers, engineers; others had just started out in busi ness for themselves; most of them were wage earners, and now they spend* their days in the hospitals throughout the land. They are not down-hearted, the atmosphere of cheer pervades the Government hos pitals, and facing this disappoint ment in the fulfillment of their hopes and their dreams, they can still smile. These are our heroes! Must we have the tread of marching feet, the cheers of the watching throngs to recognise them? We cheered them when they, marched away, we cheered them when they came back to us—who cheers them now? The vision of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary goes far—it sees the handicap of the children whose fathers fell or whose fathers are now in the hospitals. A comrade’s silent cal) has reached the Legion’s heart, and the Legionaires have answered this call by gathering these children to them and providing for them homes, with the atmosphere and background of a real home, when it is not possible to keep these chil dren and mothers together or have the children adopted. This service program of the Ameri can Legion costs large sums of money, and as the Government generously provides for the hospitals and main tenance, so the income from the Le gion Endowment Fund will take care of the big items of the Legion’s per manent service work, but the local and temporary service work will and must ba carried on by the local Posts and Units. Dodged Officer Seven Weeks Henry Crump, a young man whose home is on the North Fork, was fined $50 Wednesday and is confined in the county jail. On the twentieth of March Traffic Officer Williams told him to sppear in justice court for having no headlights on his bug. Instead of complying the youth has been hiding out and avoiding Mr. Williams, al though telling what he would do if he traffic officer bothered him. When Williams found him at North Bend Tuesday night he promptly arrested him. Five Magazines for 95 Cents Attention is called to the magaxine >ffer which appears on page five of his issue. Out of the list of twenty national magazines mentioned, any *ive and the Sentinel can be secured for $2.95. Many good publications appear in the list and all are for a year’s period, except one. Other places threatened were the Strong Hardware store, P. W. Laird uuilding, poatotnee, Farmers Grocery, American office, Coos A Curry Tele phone building, Forrest and Arnold confectionery and the billiard hall and the Masonic temple. Coouille was called on for help and two nfe trucks arrived as the Myrtle Point department had the flames un der control. The May fete was on at the high school when the alarm was sounded. The school'quickly emptied and Myrtle Point streets at 9 o’clock were crowded with visitors from the county, Coquille, Marshfield and North Bend. Live wires and falling walls threatened onlookers and fire men. " Rackleff Lawhorn and wife were in from McKinley yesterday. C. F. Hawk, of Powers, was in Myrtle Point Wednesday ott his way to Marshfield. Wednesday of last week Mrs. B. h'. Barldow moved to Marshfield, where she will keep house for her son, Loren, who is employed in the Penny store. Mr. and Mrs. Summers’ small daughter, Loma Jean, has just re covered from an attack of the measles. Rec. Chas. C. Hulet was a Portland visitor Sunday. Mrs. A. T. Haines, Red Cross work er of Marshfield, was in town Wednes day. Tuesday Walter Lawhorn came in from his camp on Elk Creek and then went to Marshfield on business. Jimmy Neal, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neal, who has been very AL G. Barnes Circus Coming ill at the Mast A Wilson hospital 1 Al G. Barnes circus is coming to with pneumonia, is slowly recovering. - Marshfield Saturday afternoon and Mr. and Mrs. Crawford left Wed ’ night, May 21st. nesday of last week for the valley Advertising agents representing and after visiting there will return to 1 AL G. Barnes Circus have been post their home in San Francisco. They ing pictorial circus bills in this vicin have been gupyts of the E. J. Schneid ity announcing the coming of thia ex er family for some time. cellent show, and advertisements will Mrs. C. C. Carter, Mrs. Harold Bar- be found in our columns this week. gelt and children and Mrs. Marlin The management of the AL G. Evans and children spent last Thurs Barnes Circus announces the follow day in Coquille as the guests of Mrs. ing features this year: Ora Carlson. The all new spectacle entitled, “Al Rev. C. C. Hulet and Rev. D. A. laddin and the Parade of Gold/* in Thompson, synodical executive of the which approximately 1,000 people Presbyterian church of Oregon, were in Langlois last Thursday in regard take part, including the Chinese oeauty, Lola Lee Chong; the Chinese to work of the church. Chas. Aadma came up from his giant, Liu Yu-CWing, the biggest man summer home on the Rogue Tuesday. on earth; Klinkerts, equestrian mid He made the trip in one day coming gets, fourteen tiny horsemen from Bavaria; San Marcus, the *18,000 by way of Gold Beach. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Annin and sons, equine star; the xebra round-up, with Bobby and Crawford, are now living the largest herd in captivity in Amer in North Bend, Mrs. Annin having ica; and many other novel features come from Portland recently to join and performances given by American her husband, who has been there for and foreign artists, and animals from every part of the world. several months. Two performances are given "daily Wednesday Tom Lawhorn came in from his ranch at Brewster Valley. —the afternoon starting at 2:00 For more than an hour Friday ev -o’clock, and the night performance ening, Myrtle Point’s business dis at 8:00 o’clock. The doors are open trict was threatened by a fire that one hour previous for the inspection caused damage amounting to *30,000. of the largest travelling soo in Amer The buildings burned were owned by ica, and for the children to see the Mrs. Caroline Train and occupied by Chinese exhibit in which Liu Yu- the Club cafe and the Russell Bakery. Ching and his suite hold a reception. Both business concerns suffered to The AL G. Barnes Circus has al tal loss, the baking company about ways enjoyed an excellent reputation, *10,000 and the cafe about *3,000. giving universal satisfaction to all Mrs. Train’s loss is *8,000. Other their patrons. losers are Harlocker’s Pharmacy Admission: Adults 75c, Children * Myer* dry <ood’' 50c. *1500; Gutrin hotel, *2,000. The fire started in a rear room up Carload of Lime Distributed stairs and was well advanced when discovered. The flames were fanned A carload of lime, ordered by by a brvexe from the west, threaten County Agent Hale for 22 ranchers, ing the most important part of ths arrived at Myrtle Point last Saturday business district, and all firms in the and was distributed that day and neighborhood moved goods to places Monday. Practically all of it was for of safety. ' use on alfalfa land. cleaning up. How about Seed Corn? It’s time to check up We have a your requirements. good stock now. The Busy Corner 2 Phones 69 Save Red Stamps and Get the Cash Discount Cream O’ Coos Cottage Cheese Fresh every day in Sealed Containers 70 e fixas You will appreciate our full creamed milk. It is rich in the values that a family’s nutritive up-building needs. DRINK MORE MILK COW BELL DAIRY expert W orkmen especially proficient in special lines, are indispensable to a ma chine shop like ours, where the daily work is most varied. We have reason to pride ourselves upon the fact that we can han dle the most difficult jobs al most as easily ss the simpler and more ordinary kind. COQUILLE MACHINE SHOP PHONE M-J COQUILLE