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The Coquille Valley Sentinel
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THE PAPER THAT« like a
VOL. XXV.
NO. ».
COQUILLE, COO8 COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE », 19»
Birdseye View of the Smith Wood-Products, Inc. Plant From Which Battery Separators Are Shipped AU Over the U. S.
AMtumY flPPIIQ gov . patterson COQUILLE ANDS.W.OREGON TO I BOWER OF LOVE
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RECEIVE WIDESPREAD PUBLICITY
Visitors Delighted With Recep
tion — Prominent Men in
Church Here Next Week
We have the greatest country in the world. We know this.
We are all convinced and backing this idea to our full extent.
Our knowing it is not enough. Let us let the outside world know
of this country also and the same outside world will not be stow
to settle and invest here. This newspaper always has and Uways
will represent this country and its best interests and feels it a
privilege and a duty to sponsor those things that make for pro
gress. We feel that there has never been a time in our history
that was more opportune to broadcast the advantages and set
before the public at large thd facts pertaining to Coquille and
Dr. J. A. McKee, of Walla Walla,
dean anil director of the Northwest
Conference and Assembly of the M. E.
Church, South, now in session in the
Pioneer Church here, stated last ev
ening that 150 were in attendance
yesterday and that new arrivals were
still coming from all parte of the
Northwest. He estimates that be
tween 176 and 200 will be the total
attendance. The seventh session of
the assembly is running way beyond
the largest enrollment of previous
sessions and the outlook is most en
couraging for a very profitable and
inspiring session.
One point on which Dr. McKee com
mented was the unanimity with which
all the delegates praise the wonderful
reception and attention they are ac
corded. Without an exception they
praise in the highest terms the ar
rangements made for their comfort
and pleasure, and the programs of
classes for the various departments.
The assembly opened Wednesday
evening when addresses of welcome
were delivered by Rev. 8. D. Walters
and Mayor J. Arthur Berg. The lat
ter commented most encouragingly on
the good which is accomplished by the 1
congregation of Christian men and
women who are doing their part in the
Lord’s work, and on behalf of the city
extended* them a most cordial wel
come. His address has been praised
without stint as having just the right
tenor, and as being the best he has
yet delivered in his official capacity.
The response was made by Rev. H.
S. Shangle. presiding elder.
Last evening was “fun” night in the
church parlors, the evening being de
voted to games, stunts, music, etc.,
to getting the delegates well acquaint
ed; as Dr. McKee describes it “a
mixer." It was conducted by Rev. E.
O. Harbin, of Nashville, Tenn.
This evening there will be a special
musical program in the church, with
an address by Dr. O. W. Moemer, of
Nashville. His topic will be “Chal
lenge of Youth to the Church,” and
the public is invited to hear it.
Telegrams of greeting were receiv
ed yesterday from the church group
assemblies now m session in Georgia,
Florida, Kentucky and Loe Angeles.
- Dr. C. C. Selecman, of Dallas, Texas,
is expected to arrive tomorrow and he
will conduct both morning and even
ing service Sunday, and will also
speak several evenings next week. He
is a man of profound thinking and one
of the pr o mi nen t m e n tn the church.
Gov. I. L. Patterson, members of
the State Highway Commission, and
other officials, dignitares and news
paper men from Salem and Portland
will be in Coquille this afternoon at
two o’clock for an hour’s stay. They
are on their way to the dedication cer
emonies of the new bridge near Smith
River, Calif., but are expected also to
inspect the proposed bridge site for
the crossing of the Rogue at Gold
Beach.
_ The party ^entertained at a
luncheon in Marshfield this noon and
it was hoped definite announcement
concerning the Rogue bridge might be
mads at that time. Business men and
eitisens generally are requested to
greet the visitors at the hotel thia af
ternoon.
| Among those expected are Gov. and
Mrs. Patterson, Highway Commission
ers H. B. Van Duzer, R. W. Sawyer
and C. E. Gatos, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Irvine, Mrs. G. S. Jackson,-;J. C. Ains
worth, Judge Belt and Judge Rossman
of the Supreme Court, E. E. Brodie,
Claude Ingalls, Frank Jenkins, Walter
Brockhagen of the Portland Telegram,
John Kelly of the Oregonian, Dr. E. B.
McDaniel, president of the State Mo
tor association, A. L. Peck of Oregon
State Agricultural college, James
Stewart of the State Land Board, W.
H. Lynch, district engineer, U. S. Bu
reau of Public Roads, J. M. Devers,
Wm. E. Chandler, J. S. Sawyer and
Roy A. Klein.
Flying New Travelair Plane
The new Travelair plane which Dr.
G. E. Low and J. W. Richardson pur
chased ten'days ago will probably see
service at the Myrtle Point July 4th
celebration. Mr. Richardson and Har
old Adams flew it to Portland yester
day and and the former expects to re
turn alone with it this morning. He
was expected in before noon.
Their new ship sells for 13300, and
the owners expect to install in it the
engine which was in the plane wreck
ed a few weeks ago near Coaledo.
Bishop Samuel R. Hay, of Houston,
Texas, will arrive Monday for the
Conference which will convene next
Thursday.
The Conference Women’s Mission-
ary Society win also convene Thurs
day, with Mr*. E. J. Harper and Mrs.
Ira Johnson arrived
here from
H. R. Steele in charge.
Standard,
Calif.,
yesterday
and may
Tomorrow the members of the as
sembly will enjoy their annusl picnic, deride to remain here for the sum-
this time on the beach at Bandon and mer, although the logging camp
where he was employed will probably
open again la twa weeks.
Well directed publicity has been sadly neglected. And there
is no publicity more effective than well directed newspaper publi
city.
To this end we are soon to issue an elaborately illustrated and
descriptive edition covering every phase of the life of this country,
its present day stage of development, future prospects, latent pos
sibilities and undeveloped resources.
We need more farmers, we need more people, we need more
industries.
We have the country.
Let us tell them about it.
Special writers and printers are being employed to cover the
field fully and to the satisfaction of all.
Yes we are going to a
great deal of extra expense, we are employing the best publicity
expert that is available and we are paying high for this produc
tion but we believe in the country and its people, we believe «that
the end justifies the means and that our people with one accord
will lend every encouragement and co-operation.
Aside from lumbering, long one of our principal industries,
the agricultural advantages will be dwelt on at length and with
suitable illustrations. We want pictures and stones of farm
and acreage production.
We want pictures of our best dairy
herds, purebred stock in particular. The ultimate future of this
country lies in agriculture in general and in dairy farming in
particular. The coming big edition will tell the world about it It
shall be the greatest and most effective publicity venture ever
brought to a conclusion here and it will be The Coquille Sentinel’s
contribution to progress.
Flnhhed
Mr. Taylor’s which does not enter in
to competition but adds wonderfully
to the gorgeousneas of the showing,
with its sixteen varieties of sweet
peas, and scores of other plants and
blooms for which Mr. Taylor has be
come famous among flower lovers.
No leas interesting are the three
tables of blooms shown by the Sun
shine Garden Club, the juvenile pro
tege of the Flower Lovers Club.
What these youngsters have done is
marvelous.
There are five tables entered in
competition for the prises offered by
Coquille business men, and each en
try shows the greater care and ef
fort made this year to present the
best.
Ono of the beautiful specimens is
a pond lily, shown by Mrs. J. H. Mc
Closkey, of bjorway, but it is impossi
ble to think of mentioning all of those
worthy of it. The listing committee
was still busy at 11 o’clock, classify
ing, tagging and recording the hun
dreds of entries and the names of
those who brought them.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSES
Our Chamber of Commerce, of course, is organized and work
ing with the primary object in view of “selling" this city and
country. At the meeting of the board of directors held this week
this matter and possible benefits from such an edition were dis
cussed ;^t length and being put to a vote received the unanimous
The auditorium and stage of the
endorsement of the body as a movement that would react with
Community Building has been pretti
credit and profit to Coquille and this district.
ly decorated and thoae attending the
Extra copies of this issue will be furnished without any cost programs this afternoon and evening
whatever to the treasury of the Chamber of Commerce to the will indeed stop into a fairlyland of
Chamber of Commerce and this will give our Chamber of Com glorious beauty. It is doubtful that
all who desire can And room to stand
merce excellent literature to mail to prospective settlers and in during the short programs.
The
vestors.
hours set are 2:30 and 8:30 p. m.
Let every mdi), woman and child of this country who have
the interest of the* country at heart constitute themeelves a com J. E. Norton Married In Portland
mittee of one to see that one or more copies are mailed to friends
The wedding of J. E. Norton in
and relatives in other states. Help advertise your country. Co Portland Tuesday noon, to Mrs. Ber
operation means success. The interests of one are the interests tha Kalbus, came as no surprise to
of all. A greater Coquille, a greater Coos and Curry straight Mr. Norton’s friends here who had
known of the impending event for
ahead.
The Sentinel will tell the world of our advantage« by word some weeks. The ceremony was per
formed at the bride’s home, 60 North
and picture. Leave your name for a copy or more. They will Nineteenth street, in the presence of
be free to you if you will but send them out.
a few friends of the contracting par
O. K. Beals Goes to Corvallis
O. K. Beals, instructor in Smith
Hughes work at the Coquille high
school for the past two years has re-
ceived an offer from the Corvallis
high school for a similar position out
then, at an incmaM aalary,
and
while he has not filed hie resignation
here it is qnite probable that he in
tends accepting the offer. Definite in
formation cannot be obtained from
Mr. Beale as he and Mrs. Beals left
for Corvallis last Saturday.
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Battery
Separators
Since eight o’clock thia morning a
Now Being Shipped fro*
score or more of committee women
and men have boon receiving, classi
Smith Factory Here
fying and arranging the largest and
most beautififl display yet to be
The above view of the Smith Wood-
shown at a Coquille flower show, and
Products Inc., plant just above the old
according to Geo. W. Taylor, the va
E. E. Johnson mill, gives a very
rieties, perfection of blossom
and
good idea to those not familiar with
general appearance compares very
the sight, of how much land the mill
favorably with anything shewn at
and plant cover, but it does not show
the Portland rose shows.
the unoccupied ground nearer Coquille
More taste in preparing for exhi
which may sometime be entirely Sev
bit, • higher «lass of plant and bloom,
ered with buildings.
end more eaqeiaito eclosing mo dis
Tbs picture, or pictures, for there
played this year as the result of pre
were two separate views on the card
vious years’ experience.
from which the cut wm made, was
Twelve long tables are loaded with
taken from the top of the Union Oil
every conceivable kind of flower, ev
Co. tapk on the highway.
en a few displays of dahlias are well
The first carload of chemically
in advance of the usual season. And '
treated battery separators has been
all of it in spite of a two weeks’ rain
shipped by the Smith plant thia week
which blasted the hopes of many a
1 and it is the first time separator*
flower gardener for a beautiful dis-
I have been shipped from this section
Play-
The largest - Msortment is that oflr**dy
batUry ’•‘•"“Furers’
ties, Jno. E. Ross, of this city, being
one of them. Mr. Norton and hie
bride are spending s few days in Port
land and on a short trip, but are ex
pected home the middle of next week.
They will make their home in one
of the new houses on North Heath
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With the installation of additional
machinery in the plant a few weeks
ago, the need for a night shift eeared
and but om ha« been operating for
the paat month. It also mad« possi
ble the policy, which will ba in effect
during the summer at least, of giving
the employee Saturday afternoon off.
effect
last
That order went into
Saturday.
The fourth dry kiln,
which
is urgently needed, is expected to be
in operation toon after the fourth of
July.
Following is the article which ap
peared in the Oregonian on June 9.
relatives to the company’s activities
here since the first of the year:
Slicing up Port Orford cedar into
thin slabs as battery separators for
automobile and radio storage batter
ies has become one of the great in
dustries of the Coos Bay district dur
ing the past few years. Among the
larger of the individual plants in this
industry is the 8mith Wood-Products
Compsny, Inc., of Coquille, Or., which
has been operating for several months
with 200 men on its payroll. And not
only are American battery manufac
turers taking the Coquille product,
but Europe, South America and Mex
ico are also good customers.
The Coquille plant embraces more
than 16 acres of land and encompass
es, beside a complete plant for the
manufacture of battery separators, a
sawmill cutting 40,000 feet of Port
Orford cedar a shift. Thesmain bat
tery separator plant is 120x192 feet,
to which an addition 50x260 feet has
recently been added for the trsatment
department. Sawtooth type of con
struction was employed in the struc
ture. The straight line production
system is used in the plant. Stock is
seasoned in three dry kilns, while a
fourth kiln is now under construction.
Between the dry kilns end the fac
tory there is covered storage approx
imately 60x100 feet and there is green
storage between the sawmill and the
factory for 20 earloads of lumber.
Spruce and Douglas fir lumber for
shipmentlfoast also will be kiln dried
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