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COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1932.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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7,920.00
4,260.87
».3%
(All Field work done in firet 5 mos.)
County Health Unit
2,304.93
5%
6420.00
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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
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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.