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*■ * I Senti LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME ULL__ IL-!1*—------------- J. VOL. XXVIII. _ l ■■■■■■ . COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1932. I . ■ I . I I I SI III L - NO. 86. State AMMwra to Meet Here Aaoeaaor J. P. Beyers announces that the 1932 session of the Oregon State Aeoeoaore* Association will be held in Coquille on the 11th, 12th and 13th of August, and that he expects about 25 assessors from over the state to be present. Mr. Beyers states that many of them will make the dates the occa sion for their annual vacation, that they will bring their families and spend a week or two visiting all of this Oregon section. He is arranging a program of en tertainment for the visitors, and the Chamber of Commerce will appoint a committee to assist in their entertain- The sessions of the association will be held in the circuit court room. A number of the State Tax Commiaaion and its employees will also be present. - FOX BREEDERS HOLD MEETING The Coos County School of the Ore opportunity gon State Fox Breeders Association opportunity mot in the Myrtle Grove and the community building here Wedneeday. ef Coquin», The meeting was called to order by Mrs. L. E. Tetere, of Fairview, tem porary chairman, who gave a brief address of welcome, after which she introduced W. M. Cunning, Smith- Hughes instructor of C. H. S. Mr. Cunning gave a splendid talk on co operation and the value these sum mer schools and local meetings are to breeders in an educational way. Mr. Cunning introduced E. N. Walker, of Greshan, president of the Oregon State Fox Breeders Association, who took the chair and acted aa chairman throughout the day. A. G. Rope, of Denver, president of the Rocky Mountain National Fur Growers Association, waa next intro duced, and he talked on the value of co-operation. He thought the para mount problem of the fur fanner was the marketing of pelts. He touched on the climate and conditions of Coos county as being ideal for suc cessful fox breeding- Eugene Finley, of Jefferson, secre tary of the Oregon S. F. B. A., spoke next on many things, tha most impor tent of which waa co-operative mar keting of peita, end the polygamous mating of foxes on his farm. E. N. Brown, of Independence, vice president of O. S. F. B. A., talked next County Is Living Within Budget According to figures furnished the 1 press by County Judge Thompson this week, the only item of county ex penditure which has materially in creased for the firet five months of 1982 over the corresponding time for 1981 is the indigent relief fund, al though the justice court expenses, coroner’s office, Bullards and Daniels creek ferries, show some increase. As will be noted below, the decrease for the five month period has been quite marked in the office of the sheriff and county clerk, and to a smaller degree In the school superintendent, assessor and treasurer’s offices. The general road and road maintenance, as well as the county road expense also show a marked decline: 5 Months 1982 3 7,988.08 - 8481.88 - 141545 446647 1412-2» «08.40 216.40 r 5 Months 6 Months 6 Months 1931 1930 1929 310,144.» Sheriff’s Office «10,726.» 810,66249 Cleric’s Office 6,636.74 5470.06 4479.11 1,744.» Treasurer's Office 2,207.70 1R90.40 4,646.01 Assessor’s Office 4487.15 4,487.74 School Supt. Office 1,990.9« 244940 2,145.78 729.66 District Attorney «62.07 720.61 Coroner’s Office - 86.00 162.16 42.60 4,118.54 County Health Unit 2404.98 4,13642 8,165.32 1,106.02 Justice Courts 798.62 896.03 81746 77044 Juvenile Court 1,220.74 1,148.66 1,189.18 4,617.28 Circuit Court 8,051.06 4416.19 8,463.45 2,428.16 County Court 2,995.60 2,41846 2,536.93 - 8,648.57 County Farm 4,963.27 6440.10 648847 Other Poor 18,648.43 12,069.66 9,063.61 6,153.24 5,659.50 6,476.50 Dependent Mothers 6415.00 5,799.00 122.40 - County Court A Viewing 80.00 8740 90.00 816.5« 1,76848 801.99 Right of Way 4 Fencing 636.32 802.99 1,191.85 91.85 County Surveyor 490.60 Roadmaster’s Office 1,486.19 2459.42 3,563.29 2,662.67 Riverton Ferry 747.16 782.10 3487.52 621.91 1,71741 Bullard« Ferry 1,669.40 1463.90 1,863.20 Daniels Creek Ferry 610.74 747.15 1,47441 1,857.88 Enegren Ferry General Road Expense - 11,896.86 16491.64 36,70641 18,514.42 1475.7« 2,969.19 General Maintenance 890.97 1,07649 (Daniel Creek and Enegren Ferries were not operated until 1931) The following report was presented to the committee of eight by Judge Thompson as showing how well the various departments of county ad ministration are adhering to their bud get for the first five months of 1932. The justice courts and coroner of the county ran way over for the five months, as did the two relief funds. The assessor’s office is over for five months but as the field work was all done in the first five months the per- eentage there will drop back to 0 by the end of the year: The Smith Wood-Products plant, which has been running on a full-time basis for the past six weeks, and laid off for a few days on the Fourth, has prospects of continuous operation during the summer and fall. More than 126 names are on the payroll at Percentage 5 Months Over Run Under Ru Expenditure Justice Court 8 1451.00 3 1,106.02 43.4% Juvenile Court 2,066.00 770.64 10.2% Circuit Court 11,075.00 4,817.23 .057% County Court -'1400.90 >2,423.15 .027% £} 608.40 District Attorney 2.9% Sheriff’s Office r . • 7,988.08 19420.00 1.7% County Jail 2,470.58 16.6% 7,01540 Coroner’s Office 875.00 216.40 384% County Clark 343148 9,626.00 44% County Treasurer 1415 85 . 8,200.00 14% Canqty Assessor - - 7,920.00 4,260.87 ».3% (All Field work done in firet 5 mos.) County Health Unit 2,304.93 5% 6420.00 (Continued on eighth page) County Farm 3,643.57 .09% 8,755.00 13,648.48 Other Indigent« 174% 27,600.00 Swimming Pool b Filling 5,659.50 Dependent Mothers - , 13.2% 12,000.00 At the Lions Club session yesterday School Supt. 141248 4,720.00 74% 30,799.01 noon resolutions were adopted, simi General Road Fund 96,292.72 28.6% lar to those adopted by Chambers of Commerce of the county, protesting Coquille Visitor Killed Tuesday A Wonderfully Scenic Highway the action of the State Industrial Ac Mrs. Percy Foster, cousin of the Those who have not yet made a trip cident Commisison in contracting srith the one hospital in Marshfield late L. P. Maury, who with Mr. Foster up the Coast Highway, as far as Taft for all commission’s accident cases. had been visiting at the Maury home at least, have missed one of the most Dr. R. H. Mast, who attended the over the Fourth, waa kiHed at the beautiful drives in America. At Depot Bay, north of Newport; luncheon, stated that thia seotion of service station this side of Euchre Oregon is the only one in which such creek on the Coast Highway as they at Yachats, at Heceta Head, at almost s discriminatory position has been were returning to their home at Hilt, any point on the highway, there is Calif., Tuesday. Mrs. Footer, who something new and different, with an taken by the commiaaion. To succeed Goo. R. Dickinson, who was driving, had pulled to the left to allure all its own, which causes the has removed to Gold Beach, J. L. pass another car, and cut in too quick beholder to exclaim at the beauty of Smith was elected on the board of di ly, the other car locking horns with it all. hers and the two going over the A new type of concrete bridge, with rectors. It waa announced that the final grade. The Foster ear rolled nearly arches and crossbars overhead of clearing of the swimming pool site 260 feet and lodged against a tree concrete, mark several of the shorter will bo finished today. But it will re in such a way that the passing auto- stream crossings in the Heceta sec quire several days for the pool to fill ists, who quickly assembled, were not tion. The ferry service is not slow, al after the dam was plugged yesterday. able to budge the car until someone This (Friday) evening all Lions had climbed out of the gulch to se though the many Coquille parties crossed them during the rush hours of who possibly can are expected to go cure an axe to chop the tree down. Mrs. Foster waa not seriously in the two-day holiday last week end. to the dam at 5 o'clock, armed with hrammera and saws to help in the con jured by the accident but died of None of them make a round trip in struction ef dreasing rooms, toilets, stranglation before the car could be more than half an hour and some re moved and her feet released. snd a walk acroaa the dam. quire but 20 minutes. . The body was taken to her old The worst jam witnessed last Sun New members elected at yeater- day’s session of the den were L. H. home at Medford for interment. day was when the ferry had to be laid Henry Maury and his sister. Miss off for an hour's repair at Newport Hazard and W. M. Cunning. Mary, who had also been here over The six-car barge which continued to ths Fourth from Central Point, were operate across Yaquina Bay could not More Old Coins Reported ahead of the Foster ear when the ac keep up and 46 ears were waiting on M. O. Hooton brings another old cident happened, but quickly returned the south side when the ferry again began to function. coin to the Sentinel’s attention, a to the scene. Mrs. Ora X. Maury left Wednesday Cabin room, both north and south, Spanish silver piece about the size of a dime, which was coined in 1799. morning for Medford to attend the was at a premium, and hundreds of He found it in the old Collier ware funeral and will remain a couple of vacationists had to travel for miles, weeks with relatives in that section. some going back into the interior at house a few years ago. Corvallis or Eugene to find accommo- Another old coin reported to the Corps of Teachers Completed dations. Sentinel is the Spanish dollar which Noil Watson, of Coos River, has The condition of the roadbed is in Miss Dean Harding, Coquille teach owned for 40 year*. It is dated 1779 er for two yeans, but during the 1931- the main very good. From Gardiner and was secured by Mr. Watson’s 32 school year in the Marshfield to Florence, a distance of 26 miles, uncle in Mexico, the middle of the schools, has been elected by the board there is lots of loose gravel, but not last century. to fiN the one remaining vacancy in dangerous when taken at a moderate the 1932-88 teaching staff here. She speed. Between Florence and Heceta will teach in the Lincoln building. Head the road crew is now oiling that Slater’ll Variety to Move Mias Harding is a graduate of Oregon 16 miles, but the eight miles between The Variety Store of R. T. Slater State College, the normal at Mon the Head and Yachats is rather will be moved from its present loca mouth, and besides the three years* rough.* From Yachats to Waldport, tion in the Shelley building, starting experience mentioned, taught two nine miles, the oiled road is better than anything in Coos county; while next Friday, two doors west, to the years m rural schools. from the Alsea north to the Yaquina, Gould building, formerly occupied by 18 miles, it is good macadam surfac the Mac Marr grocery. The moving ing. will start as soon as the decorators get through their work, but Mr. Slater When this highway is finally oiled, does not expect to get settled much all the way from Brookings to As tha present time. before the first of August. Fall Tima and Full Craw Budget Junior Baseball Here Sunday HE OIL IS ME The district Junior championship | baseball game between Marshfield and Roseburg añil be played in the Coquille Athletic Park, Sunday, July _ 10, at 2 p. m. An admission of 26| Drill, Dripping with Petroleum, cents will be charged. Raised Monday—Prospects Manager Mike Burke, who was Excellent here from the Bay yesterday making arrangements, said that the Coquille That there is oil in the well of the field was better than the one at Marshfield, and another consideration Coast Oil Co. beyond Fat Elk, has waa the lesa wind that is encountered been agsin proved this week, but whether it is there in paying quanti in this part of the Coquille valley. Mr. Burke will use Louis Donald ties cannot be foretold until the 6% son. catcher of the Coquille Juniors, inch casing arrives and the drill bites and a couple of Bandon Juniors deeper into the earth. After a two weeks’ shut-down the to present as strong a team as pos drill was dropped into the hole Mon sible against Roseburg. The winner of thia game will meet day to cut out a bridge which gas the winner of the Klamath Falla- pressure had formed in the present Medford game, and that winner will easing. When that was pierced the drill was dropped to the bottom where meet Eugene in the semi-final«. 20 feet of muck and water was stand ing. When the drill was drawn up to the derrick it was dripping oil and two days later, waa still shiny with petroleum. Of course, there is no positive as surance that heavier oil sand will be That is a staunch and sturdy boat encountered as the drilling goes on, which Deo. Chaney is finishing on the but if it is not it will be contrary to banks of the river a mile below Co the history of all oil fields so far quille on the 'Piper Johnson place. brought in. Ito sea-worthiness remains to be Dr. J. Ellis Loreman, geologist, tested, but from its present appear says that if this well becomes a pro ance It should withstand a lot of buf ducer, and his quiet confidence that it feting by the elements. will carries conviction, the probabili Mr. Chaney hopes to launch it in ties are that as large a field as the ten days and plans to have U com Los Angeles basin will be found to pletely outfitted and ready to leave exist in Coos county. for Los Angeles, to attend the Olym The oil is of a high grade charac pic games, by July 1. ter and samples of it were taken to Although the vessel is built to ac Los Angeles Tuesday by Mr. Miller commodate a Deisel engine, Mr. who has no present connection with Chaney is not installing one for her the company. maiden trip, but will depend entirely W. F. Marr ion, president of the on sail. Over 1200 square feet of can company, is expected back from Port vas will be out when it is all spread. land today, and a decision as to when There is to be 800 feet in the main drilling will be continued will be made sail, 250 topsail, and two jib sails of in a day or two. But the casing, in 180 feet, beside a small apanker. order to control whatever flow may be The mast to earry this canvas will released, is necessary before the drill be a 52-foot stick/with a top mast of ing continues. 20 feet. If the confidence of those connected The "Marguerite,” which Mr. with the company is not misplaced, a Chaney intends christening the bark "strike” can be expected at any time in honor of his wife, is of 40 tons dia- placemant, is 60 feet long, and with a after operations are resumed. GEO. CHANEY’S SAILING VESSEL beam of 14 feet. It has a draught of nine feet. The concrete and rairoad iron keel weighs twelve tons. The ribs of the vessel, all of which line up true and perfectly, were cut from specifications drawn by the builder himself. The two-ineh plank ing with which the hull is covered has be-n caulked, 60 pounds of lead and whiting being used and he intends to further sea) all seams, bulk heads and crevices with a concrete coating. The middle portion of the hold is splendidly fitted with the galley, bunk rooms and a lot of built-in cabinet work. There will be no superstructure on the deck except the house over the companjonway. A 30-inch in height rail will extend clear around the ves- vaL The Marguerite is to be painted '«lack with orange stripes and white trim and one can visualize, after see ing the vessel, what a pretty picture «he will make scudding before the wind on her 2000-mile trip south. Including Skipper Chaney, there will be a crew of four on the maiden trip, and after they get their sea legs they will probably all enjoy the out- ng to the limit. Mr. Chaney started work on the vessel nearly two years ago, doing the work himself, with one or two assist ants. Whether he will later use the vessel for a trip around the world he has not announced. Forum Meeting July 15 Clyde. Bostwick, upper North Fork rancher, was taken to the asylum at Salem, Wednesday. He was taken to the county farm last week, on order of the probate court, but escaped and tried to cut his throat with a safety razor blade. The directors of the Coquille Cham ber of Commerce, in session at the hotel Wednesday evening, decided that a forum meeting of the entire membership will be held at a 76-cent dinner session in the hotel next Wed nesday evening at 6:30 p. m. Ed Miller, manager-secretary of the Coast Highway Association, has been asked to be present and speak. Since the organization of the association and Mr. Miller’s selection as manager, there has been evidenced a great deal more of a co-operative spirit by other highway associations. With the Coast Highway open for its full length, the California communities are giving the coast road an even break, the hotels down there are sending here for maps of the highway, something they have never done before, indicating that northbound travelers are asking about the Coast Highway. Mr. Miller is making contacts in California, where the greater part of our tourist travel originates, is per fecting a more efficient organization in each of the Oregon coast sections and will be here to tall what it is nec essary to do to secure the maximum of tourist travel on this eoast. Memberships in the Coast Associa tion, by which the entire program is financed, are 31 for the individual and $3 for business houses. Rev. T. R. Jackman was appointed by the directors on the Community Chest committee, succeeding R. L. Stewart, resigned. He wss requested to meet with the county relief com mittee at the court house last ev ening. The directors endorsed the resolu tion passed "by the county chamber on June 20, opposing the proposal by the State Industrial Accident Com mission to contract with doctors and the hospital at Marshfield for the care of all cases for which the com mission pays the expenses, for Coos, Curry and western Douglas counties. The claim that the commission could operate at a lower cost if the con tract system was practised is doubt ful. More than that the fees paid the commission are received from all parts of the district; it would work a hardship on the relatives of the injured; ft might bring fatal results to the injured, and would seriously cripple all the other hospitals in southwestern Oregon. have been replaced by bridges, no power on earth can keep it from be ing the most-travelled tourist high way in the United States. The Sentinel recommends to its readers that they see it for them Installation of officers of Mamie Re bekah Lodge No. 20 will be held at the next regular lodge meeting, Wed nesday night, July 13th. All members please attend and visiting Rebekahs Ralph L. Smith Here Over 4th After visiting here since last Sat urday, Ralph L. Smith, president of Smith Wood-Products, Inc., left for Portland with Geo. A. Ulett, who will return Sunday. Mr. Smith is going east to Kansas City but will be back in Ix>s Angeles, where his family is »pending the summer, next month, ind will come north to Coquille again st that time. Asked about business conditions in the middle west and east, Mr. Smith’s only reply waa, “They are getting no worse." Insane Man Attempts Suicide teria, and two or throe of the ferries selves. Rebekahs to Install July 13 are always welcomed.
