The Coquille Valley Sentinel
THE PAPER THAP8 LIKE A LETTER EROM HOME
VOL. XXIX.
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11. 193X
NO. 3».
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Car Overturns, None Hurt
Dies Suddenly in Portland
Yesterday •
Rev. R. G. Sumerlin, one of the best
known and moat highly respected cit
izen* of Coos county when* he lived
for many yearn, passed away yester
day morning at Emanuel Hospital in
Portland. He had undergone on* op
eration recently and died during the
second, succumbing to a heart attack.
According to word received by Mm.
R. B. Knife here yesterday, funeral
arrangement* await word from hi*
wife, who is in Butte, Montana, and
from -hi* daughters who are* in Flori
da.
Mr. Sumerlin, who had spent three
months in th* Knife hospital here, left
in June for Portland, where he has
resided for the past 20 yearn since
leaving Coos county.
Dr. T. G. Sumerlin and Thio*. Sum
erlin, of Myrtle Point, Grade Sumer
lin, of Powers, and Cleve Sumerlin,
in Florida, are brother* of the de-
ceaaed; Mrs. Ed. Lewellen, of Myrtle
Point, is. a lister.
Mr*. Irma Roher, toucher in the
Bunker Hill achoola, i* the.only one
of his daughter* living in Coos coun
ty; one other is in Klamath Fall* and
three live in Portland. Mr. Sumer
lin'* first wife died eight yearn ago.
Mr. Sumerlin was converted at
Gravel Ford and joined th* United
Brethren church in his young man
hood. He was pastor of that church
at North Bend for seven years and
for many yearn was presiding elder
for the church in Coo* county. He
was a splendid character, one who
made and kept friends, a devout
Christian, and who will be sadly
missed by hi* hundred* and hundred*
ef friend* in southwestern Oregon.
Fur Breeden School Sunday
The 1933 annual summer schools of
the Oregon State Fox Breeders ssso-
ejatioa will ba behd at tba following
plaoes:
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Community Hall in Coqgjile, Sun
day, August IS.
f
City Park in Eugene, Monday, Au
gust 14.
Walker’s Ranch, Gresham, Thurs
day, August 17.
The Coos county school will begin
at 10:00 a. m. sharp. Breeders from
Curry county Will be in attendance
a* well as the breeder* throughout
Cao* county.
Various kind* of fur-bearing ani
mal* ar* being raised very success
fully in southern Oregon, th* fore
most of which ar* Silver Black and
and Russian Fitch; and the South
American Caypu (or Nutria.) The
fur Industry in this country is com
paratively new, yet it 1» one of th*
oldest in th* history of our country,
and rank* fifth In the large industries
of th* world today.
This summer school is the second
annual school to be held in Coquille.
This year the Grant* Pam breeder*
ar* co-operating with Coo* county
breeders, instead of holding one in
Granta Pass. Mrs. Harry Stumbo, of
WoHt creek, will give an interesting
A tourist who came from the north
and stopped all night here Wednesday
told of a very unusual wreck which
occurred about 4:30 Wednesday af
ternoon between Coaledo and Co
quille, probably near the John Yoakam
place It was unusual in that no one
was hurt.
The tourist did not know any
names, nor even what license plate
the ear bore, but he came upon it be
fore the wheels had stopped spinning.
It was a Willys-Knight sedan, oc
cupied by four people and a dog and
that no one had even a scratch oeems
miraculous.
A rear tire had blown out and the
car turned over on it* side, smashing
nearly all the glass, and peas and
fresh vegetable* and
glass
were
strewn all over the landscape.
A lady of 76 wm one of those the
tourist helped out by lifting her
through the door which was upper
most.
A Fakir and a Hop Head
Marshal Howell’s story of the find
ing of Wm. Christensen lying uncon
scious beside the highway, near the
laundry, a week ago Wednesday eve
ning, and who claimed to have been
knocked down by a hit and run driver,
indicated that the marshal thought
there was something goofy about his
.tale. It has developed since that the
fellow i* a hop-head and he was ad-
judged insane in probate court yes-
terday and taken to the asylum at
Salem today. The soft spot in his
head was caused by a bottle, wielded
by a Chinaman, some years ago.
As is so often th* case with drug
addicts he is a fakir and has the abil
ity to throw his shoulder out of joint
which accounts for the report that
hi* shoulder was broken.
FARMERS TO
TOUR SUNDAY
The annual Farmer’* tour will be
held in Broadbent, Sunday, Aitgurt 13.
The group will meet at the Broadbent
store at 10 o’clock.
' Bach one is sskadto bring a cover
ed dish and a pot luck supper will be
served in a grove on J. M. Wagner’s
place.
The schedule in the order that the
visits will be made is a* follow*:
1. Meet at Broadbent store at 10
o’clock.
2.
Martin
Lassen—Method
of
handling corn, Jersey bull.
8. Walter
Donald
—Grimm
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Common alfalfa. Irrigated pasture,
two varieties of turnips, beets.
4. Arthur Herman—Alfalfa as a
weed killer.
6. Earnest Clausen—Corn and sun
flowers, carrot*.
6. Lester Dement—New house.
7. George Hermann—Boy beans.
8. Forrest Hermann—Thirty-six
purebred Du roc Jersey pigs.
9. J. M. Wagner—Alfalfa and din
ner at 1 o’clock in myrtle grove.
All farmers who are interested in
seeing other farm* and what other
farmer* are doing ar* cordially in
vited to attend. A special invitation
is extended to the members of the
farmers’ evening schools in Coquille,
Bandon and Myrtle Point.
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The women folk* and children are
urged to com*. One interesting feat
Hone Burned, Barn Saved ‘ ure arranged especially for the women
is the visit to Lester Dement’s farm,
The Joe Scolari home on the Cun
where they will go through the new
ningham road to Fairview, just be
Dement home.
yond the city limits, was entirely de
stroyed by fire which started at 140
Former Supt. Here for Day
Tuesday afternoon. The blaze wan
Mr. and Mr*. R. E. McCormack and
first discovered around the chimney
on th* roof, but it had such a start their three children, who came in from
that it was impossible to extinguish Burn* last Saturday, left Sunday for
a short visit at North Bend. Mr. Mc
it
The fir* department was called and Cormack was Coquille High School
It took heroic effort* on their part to principal and Mrs. McCormack an in
eave the large barn which stand* structor in the high school ten years
alongside the bridge and about 100 ago. They left Coquille in 1924 and
after four years at North Bend he
feet from where the house was.
Neighbor* helped remove some of served as principal at Bend from
the hbiisehold equipment but not a 1928-1931. and in the same capacity
at Pendleton until this spring. He is
great deal.
Mr. Scolari estimates his loss at to be superintendent of school* at
about $2600, partially covered by in Bend the coming year, and with his
family was taking a vacation trip
surance.
He also requests the Sentinel to ex- prior to the opening of school.
prese to the Coquille Fire Department
and to his neighbors who assisted, hi*
sincere thanks for their effort* in
saving th* barn.
He does not intend to rebuild at
oneq but will occupy a smaller build
ing ,on the place which was formerly
the, J. C. Watson ranch.
Red Crons to Meet Aug. 18
•Paul McEhraine, Of the Southwest
ern Motor Co., this week received a
contract to deliver to thl state of Ore
gon ten new Chevrolet truck* and a
sedan. The trucks will be used by
th* state highway department in
various parts of western Oregon in
road work, oiling, etc.
Stores Open Till 8 Saturday
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AUTO RACES AT
M. P. SUNDAY
coma.
The races will »tort their prelimin
aries at one o’clock with the main
event* to get under way at two thirty.
Popular price* are to prevail and there
will be plenty of free parking apace
in the ground* for those who prefer
to drive in.
The annual flower show at Bandon
At the regular monthly meeting of 1* being held there today and tomor
the Rd Cress chapter here, in the row, under the auspices of the Bandon
city hall 1A4 Friday evening, Aug. Woman's Civic Club.
It, Mrs. Jfr -W. Barrow, chairman of
the Coo* and Curry organisation, will
be in a tt mihii and speak.
THE SWIFT PUWT
The 8:30 to 5:30 day for retail
store* was not entirely satisfactory,
so the first of this week the grocery
orwners and managers got together and
Fairview C. C. C. Boys Stage Hope For 16-Feet Depth of decided they would open at 8 a. m., Employs More Men—To Double
Splendid Entertainment
Water at Mouth of Co
and close at 8 p. m. on five days of
Swiss Cheese Production—
the week artlTat 8 p. m. on Saturday.
Wednesday Evening
quille River
Signs R. N. A.
The other retail stores will probably
follow a nearly similar schedule, with
Communication* addressed to the the probability that they will remain
The at-home, given by the Fairview
C. T. Selbig, manager of the Swift
Bujp, ox
wjircn Capt. in
pu
of uanuvn,
Bandon, ui«
the vivjcb
cities m
of Bandon
C. C. C. camp,
of which
N. . r*.
E. Port ui
and Co. plant* in Coos and Curry
open until nine on Saturday.
commanding
officer,.y^nd
in the
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This schedule is more in harmony counties, say* that the Coquille plant
which wa* Under the supervision of (ley, and others, sent from the division with the spirit of the R. N. A. whose shortened the hours of its employees
it* health officer, Dr. A D. Winder J. engineer of the War Department at
purpose was to furnish more employ two .or three week* ago by giving each
lived up to all it* advance notice* and. Sen Francisco, advise that “the small ment by shortening the hours of em of thorn one day off a week. Thu:
was a moat enjoyable affair.. There ’ tributary area” which would l>e af- ployees.
'
, necessitated the employment of two
are some excellent voice* among the feeted’by a complete development of
In thia connection a statement by a more men at that time. ’ Mr. Selbig
hundreds of young men who comprise | the mouth of the Coquille river does Coquille gentleman who was cashier says that a second cheese kettle has
the Fairview and McKinley camps, not justify the expense of $600,000 of a bank in another town when the been ordered for the manufacture of
a* well as some excellent orchestra which the engineers estimate would sale of Liberty bond* started during Swiss cheese and that within 30 day«
performers. The only place where the be required to extend both jettie* and the war, is interesting.
they will be making four Swiss cheese
could be said to have fallen remove the ledge rock which the en-
progri
Wlhen the drive for sale of bonds a day here instead of two. Thi* will
pianist gineers claim has obstructed their ef opened he had visions of a bank fail mean another man in that department.
down was the piano. The
knew hi* stuff, but no response was forts to secure a 16-foot depth at the ure, due to every one going the limit
While butterfat has been up around
made to Dr. Winder’s request for the bar of the Coquille river,
in the purchase of bonds. But just seven cents more than last year the
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The port commission has not been
loan or rent of a piano.
the opposite happened. Instead of de decreased production from the dairy
There were several hundred people asking for the extension of both posits dwindling they increased until men’s herds has given the dairyman
from Coquille, Myrtle Point, and the jetties. Only one—the north—would the bank had more funds on hand than a less gross income than he had last
surrounding country present for the be of benefit. It both were extended at any time in it* history.
year from the same number of cow*.
affair and the parked cars Ailed every the* danger to navigation at the mouth
And if more men and women are But if production come* back to nor
available spot in the vicinity of the would be. the same a* it is now. With employed now and at better wages, mal next year Mr. Selbig anticipate*
cross currents, a northwest wind and business is bound to increase, and the that the crew in the local plant will
camp.
The camp is without electric light* a heavy sea, the protection afforded employers of clerk or other help will have to be considerably increased dur
but gasoline lamps provided sufficient by a jetty on ^ie north side would find that the additional cost of the ing the flush of the season next
illumination for the wrestlers, boxers enable boats to enter the river with shorter hour program will be return spring.
out any possibility of being forced on ed to them in new business many
and musicians.
Commenting on Swift and Co.’* at
Everything around the camp is to a jetty to the south.
titude toward the R. N. A., Mr. Sel
time* over.
As to the ledge rock. A shoal was
neat, clean and in excellent order, and
big says:
the young men from the east certainly removed near1 the Moore mill some
“Swift and Company is cooperating
Houses Becoming Scarce
yeaps ago by breaking through the
have an ideal camp site.
with President Roosevelt’« recovery
The demand for houses in Coquille,
The ventriloquist who put on a half handpan of gravel and blue clay and
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both furnished and unfurnished, is in
the
current
of
the
river
washed
out
-hour demonstration was unusually
creasing
and
every
week
the
Sentinel
clever, and hi* jokes at the expense of the sand underneath where the hard
Revival at Foursquare -
has inquiries m to houses for rent.
camp members brought howls of pan had been removed so that there
One agent here tells us that he has
A
revival
campaigrrtopened Thurs-
is
plenty
of
water
now
where
the
laughter from C. C. C. boys and vi«-
rented 28 houses since the first of lay night of this week in the Four
shoal formerly obstructed.
»tors alike.
It is thought' by those who know July. If conditions have not begun to square Church conducted by the Ben
The only victory won by Dm Me
improve around Coquille yet, they are ham Musical Evangelist*. The evan
Kinley camp in the athletic contests that thi* same hardpan is what stops
bound to soon.
gelist*, Rev. and Mrs. E. Orville Ben
Wednesday evening was in the first the operation of shovel* at the month
ham, need no introduction to Coquille,
wrestling bout when ■ Katchmark wa* and that the breaking of the hardpan
v* they conducted a very nucceaaful
awarded the decision in five minutes will result in deeper water there m
-ampaign here a few year* ago.
It
did
inside
the
harbor.
And
the
port
of wrestling, over Schmidt, of Fair
Rev. Mr. Benham i* a Bible teacher
commission is anxious to make a test
view.
ind song writer, a member of the
of
this
idea.
Beider* received the wrestling de
International Federation of Christian
As to the “small tributary area,”
cision over Eller*, both from the Fair
Worker* and wa* educated in Oberlin
With
the
Myrtle
Point
Fair
ground*
the
engineers
have
undoubtedly
been
view camp.
race-track rapidly getting in shape College and the Moody Bible Institute
In a three-round boxing fly weight bMsed by unfavorable propaganda.
There are m
A of feet of gov- for th* big *ne-day auto race speed it Chicago. The Benham* are noted
match Shell and Well* fought clever
tt
erhrnimf ttmbei
ich can he moiAd canivtl that will be held there Sun •a musician* and singer*. Mr*. Ben
ly to a draw.
ham assist* and they sing many song*
Kreigsr, of McKinley, and James, out through the Coquille river at a day, August IS, many thousands of
of their own composition.
considerable
caving
over
what
it
Coos
and
Curry
county
sporting
fan*
of Fairview, also went three rounds
to a draw, while in the main event, Du cnitfl to transport to Coos Bay for will be able to witness one of the
Says Deal Is Made
In fact —
the
territory which greatest outdoor shows ever presented
rant aiiu
laiiv
and rauvwy
Muckey were
wvi c ucc.mvu
declared to
w be
w , shipping.
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on a par, although to some fan* the.would be affected by the Coquille riv- in this part of the country. With the
The son of W. E. Marrion, of the
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former appeared to have a .«hade the er harbor development is considerably' first staging of such a meet in this Coast Oil Co., received a letter from
greater
than
the
territory
tributary locality it 1* expected that thousands hi* father this week stating that J. P.
best of it.
There wa* nothing professional to Coos Bay where the government is will be in Myrtle Point early the day Furr, who was up here to investi
about any of the matches, but all the to spend hundreds of thousand* for ■ of the race* and a gala day will be gate the Fat Elk well in June would
start for Coquille in a few day* and
athletes knew what it wm all about improvement at the channel entrance. celebrated.
The people of Coquille and Bandon
The race track has been entirely re that the promised equipment for drill
and put up very creditable perform
have made not the slightest effort to built for the speedy racer* including ing a well would follow shostly there
ances.
After the musical portion of the prevent the development of the Coos re-grading as well as resurfacing and after.
It is to be hoped that all difficulties
program the crowd was invited to Bay harbor. This section believes in co oiling so a* to insure the many fan*
enter the mess hall for refreshments operation and knows that what help* a hard, fast and durtlea* oval. Al have been ironed out and that the
one section of the county, help* all.
ready many of the speedster* have drilling outfit is coming soon.
consisting of coffee and doughnuts.
But it is, perhaps, too much to ex arrived in town and are exhibiting
The only accident reported was to
one lady who acidently stepepd into pect the same sort of co-operation in their famous car* on the street* of
100 Percent R. N. A. Here
a garbage pit and required assistance the development of the Coquille val Coquille, Myrtle Point and surround
Postmaster Geo. Bellon* has re
ley from those who are selfishly in ing towns. It is said that more than
in extricating herself.
ceived from the Pbrtland N. R. A. of
Altogether it was a mighty fine af terested only in their immediate en fifteen of the speediest car* in the fice the list of Coquille business and
northwest and Pacific Coast have al
fair, well put on, by a bunch of boys viron*.
professional men who
have
been
ready entered, many of them holding
who were gentlemantly, willing to
awarded the blue eagle. There are
entertain, and who deserve a great Squirrel Visit» Business Section world famou* record*.
)7 names on the list and Mr. Bellon!
deal of credit for the work they are
Among some of the famous driver* say* that a dozen or fifteen more are,
The grey squirrel is becoming a
doing.
rarity around this section, possibly to appear in action will be Art Sco- or soon will be, entitled to the em
because they are attempting civilisa vell, driving a five thousand dollar blem. This will make Coquille’* rec
tion. One of them went dashing Speedway Special and who holds more ord practically 100 per cent perfect.
Gold Rush Jubilee, Aug. 19
across First street Wednesday noon, records at the present date than any
Dusty old trunks, long stored in at jumped up against the show window ->ther car on the Pacific coast.
At'
Conducting Primary Classes
tics, are being scoured for raiment at thé Gold Furniture Store, fell back present he hold* the Pacific Coast
Mr*. Inez R. Chase, primary teach
that made grandmother and grand wards, ran up around the 8afeway Class B speed record which he broke
father the Social lions of their day, for comer and disappeared near the at the Ascot speedway in Los Angeles, er in the Washington building, gave
Jacksonville—Oregon’s first gold camp Drane building.
holding an average of almost a hun her second lesson on primary work to
—is planning an old-time parade a* a
dred mile* an hour on a half-mile dirt an interested group of about fifteen
highlight of her Gold Rush Jubilee
tract. Another sensation will be Art teachers, Wednesday afternoon. She
W. O. W. Here Tonight
demonitratd with Children of four
which will be held Saturday, August
Marshfield Lodge W. O. W. will be (Suicide) Hines, who drive* hi* Eight and five year* of age.
19.
Thousand
Dollar
Miller
Special.
the guest of Myrtle Lodge 197 of Co
Next Wednesday she will give an
In anticipation of great throng*, quille Friday of this week.
Other drivers to appear for the Sun
The
the
and to make their stay both comfort Marshfield Girls Drill Team will put day program will be: Grant Green other demonstration, without
children,
which
will
probably
be
the
able and pleasant, the Jacksonville on a street exhibition here at about berg, Embassy Special, Portland; Bob
Chamber of Commerce officials have 7:30 p. m. This team if one of the Scovell, Woodstock Special, Los An last of the serie*.
provided free picnic and camp facili- snappiest ones in the state and will be geles; Jim Thorp«, Riley Special,
Despoilers Warned
tie*.
Portland; Bob Strong, Scofield Miller
well worth weeing,
Depredations,
and the offender* are
Special, Seattle; Howard Will*, Fron-
tinac Special, Portland; Larry Wright, not small boy* either, at the Pioneer
Winfield Special, Lo* Angeles; Dean Church bulletin board, are causing
P. D. Hartman considerable
Beach,
Winfield Special, Seattle; Les Rev.
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Anderson, Rajo Special, Vancouver, trouble. The boy* have hammered off
B. C.; Ray Arnstrom, McDowell letters from the back of the board.
Special, Portland; Devon Smith, Sco- They have not taken the letter* away
leld Special, Seattle; Chuck Peck, and the only explanation for their act
Richfield Oil Special, Lo* Angele*; is that of cusiddneaa. If they are ap
Pat Meyery, Pugot Special, Spohene; prehended a complaint will be filed
Dell Valentine, McDowell Special, Ta against them.
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Art (Suicide Hines, Dare Devil Driver, who will appear at the Ante
Races in Myrtle Point Sunday.
Owner Seeks Found Coat
Will the party who placed an ad
vertisement concerning a coat he
found on the Bradley Lake-Bandon
road, one Sunday late in June, bring
it to the Sentinel office. The owner
called for it last Friday and had the
trousers to show that the two
Mr. and Mr*. R. H. Creager were matched.
made happy Monday evening by the
R. H. Lawhorne, of the McKinley
arrival of a nine-pound girl at their
home on Knowlton Height*. Dr. J. district, wa* a Coquille visitor yes
W. Wheeler wa* in atteadaaes.
terday.