The Coquille Valley Sentiri
THE PAPER THATS LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME
VOL. XXIX.
COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1933.
NO. 36.
Portland Visitors September 27
The banquet in the hotel dining
room at 5:30 p. m. next Wednesday
evening, at which time the 25 mem-
tiers of the Portland Chamber'of Com-
Nov. 10-lf Chosen as Dates for , merce will pay their visit to' Coquille,
I should be attended by'erery business
Holding Coquille’s An
man in the city and ax many more as
nual Festival
care to come will be- welcome.
The
only request Lafe Compton makes is
'-Coquille's annual Corn Show will ba that those planning on attending
held on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 make reservations in advance so that
apd 11. That Saturday is Armistice he may know how many to prepare
Day, a holiday, but it was the only for, The price per plate will be 75
day available.
J.- L. Smith, Com cents.
Show chairman, is planning on taking
The Portland delegation will include
a Coos county exhibit to the Pacific- the managing editors of the Oregon
International Exposition in Pbrtland, ian ami Journal and other of the lead
Oct. 21-28, which precludes the hold ing houses in that city. - Their main
ing of the Corn Show on tho^e dates purpose' in making these trips is to
or on Nov. 4.
contact those with whom they do busi
The Corn Show committee met last ness in the territory .visited.
evening to select the date and one
factor which decided them was that
Enjoyed Holy Land Pictures
business houses generally object to
At the meeting of Coquille Grange
closing their stores on Saturday and last evening Mrs. T. R. Jackman was
the Nov. 11 selection combines the
present and gave the members a most
two holidays—one national and the
enjoyable entertainment with her
other local to Coquille.
talk on and pictures of the Holy Land
A petition containing the names of
nearly fifty business men and others
was presented to the Corn Show Asso
ciation directors last Monday, asking
that the annual fall event be held
again this year.
To supplement this the Chamber of
Commerce directors present at the
regular semi-monthly meeting of that
body Wednesday evening, also went
on record, for the second time, ax
unanimously in favor of giving Co
quille's big entertainment of the year
again this fall.
J. L. Smith, chairman of the Corn
Show board, said he would call the
directors together at once and decide
on a date for holding it.
At the request of the B. P. W. club
that the chamber select a candidate
for their Harvest Festival queen, the
Chamber directors unanimously chose
Miss Avis Hartson. The Harvest Fes
tival dance will be held on October 14.
The Chamber of Commerce having
been without a sercetary since the
resignation of Miss Lois Kay a couple
of months ago, H. A. Young w»i
named by the directors as temporary
secretary to serve until chamber
revenue warrants the naming of a
full time secretary. He serves with
out compensation.
Revival Meetings Start Monday
which she and Mr. Jackman visited
early this year. Music was inter
spersed through the progrsm snd al
together it was as entertaining a ses
sion as the Grange has held in a long
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. H. Hanly, of the
North Bank, were given the obliga
tion at last night's meeting.
The next meeting of Pomona
Grange will be held in Coquille on
Tuesday, Oct. 10, at which time the
annua] election of Pomona officers for
the coming year will be held,
All
fourth degree members are invited to
attend that meeting.
MAYSTARTTHE
STEAM LINE
The city council on Monday evening
appointed the same budget committee
that served a year ago—A. O. Walker,
L. H. Hazard, C. J. Fuhrman, Alton
H. Grimes, C. A. Rietman and J. A.
Lamb. They will meet with the mem
bers of the council next Monday.
Sept. 25, at 7:80, in the council cham
ber. Heretofore budgets were filed
with the county assessor by Dec. 1,
but a new law makes it necessary
that all budgets, aside from the coun
ty budget, be in his hands by Nov. 1.
The county budget must be adopted
by Dec. 1 instead of Dec. 31st as
heretofore.
The only other business to come be
fore the council was that of the steam
line from the Coquille Mil! Co. plant.
E. D. Webb, Lafe Compton and M. O.
Hawkins were present to ask if the
city would allow the mains to be
used, that on Taylor rtreet only. The
idea was that only the hotel and the
First National Bank building be
served. All the other lines would be
shut off.
The council agreed to the proposi
tion, pQivided a $200 bond was posted
to indemnify the city for the costa of
repairing paving in case leaking joints
made repairs necessary, and further
provided Mr. Hawkins be made solely
responsible for matters in connection
with the steam line. The council in
sisted that some individual be named
who would have authority to act in
• »huUin» <>« of
n*S?,8,[3’ . .
—.
Rev. W. Raymond Wilder of Cor-
vallis, Oregon will arrive in Coquille
Monday „„to,. S*pt. 25. to ta.
gin a series of meetings in th* Pio-
7*r* ,
j, g’ Coun^H*
neer Methodist Church.
i
and
Mr. Wilder is a young man talented
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both as a singer and a speaker. Al
Mrs. Chapman Improving
though at present in the regular pas
Mrs. C. N. Chapman, who entered
torate, he has for a number of years
engaged in evangelistic work, having! the Veterans Hospital at Portland on
of last week and underwent
held meetings in 16 states from the Tuesday
~
Great Lakes to the Gulf, and from a serious major operation the next
coast to coast. His beautiful ringing day, in fact she submitted to four se
has delighted audiences wherever he rious major operations, is improved at
has gone and his fine personality has this time and unless something un
drawn men to listen to the Gospel foreseen develops she will soon be
messages he delivers with great ear- out of danger, although she will have
neatness and power. Pioneer church to remain there for two months or
issues herewith a cordial invitation to longer. This is the word brought
all the people of the community to back by Mr. Chapman who was called
come and hear this gifted singer and to Portland lsrt Friday and who re
turned Wednesday evening.
speaker.
Phillip D. Hartman, pastor.
Deer Coming In
Standard Oil Men Meet Here
A few deer have been brought in
since the season opened Wednesday.
The largest was the 134 pound buck
killed by Everett Judd. He and Ed
ward Lund brought in two, the other
weighing 75 pounds. Don Estes and
Neva Harry who were on upper Pistol
river brought in a forked horn.
Twenty Standard Oil Co. represen
tatives, from Coquille, Myrtle Point,
Bandon and Coos Bay, were present
at a' dinner meeting in the hotel here
last evening, at which the district
manager from Medford, A. J. Hank,
was present. He gave them advance
information on the new 100 per cent
Dance Tomorrow Night
paraffine base Mobiloil which the
Standard will put on the market very
After being dark last Saturday eve
soon.
ning because of the fair dance at Myr
tle Point, the Aragon ball room will be
MacDoweli Club Next Tuesday open again tomorrow evening, with
The MacDoweli Music <Xub will Erin* Ferrari's orchestra furnishing
metd Tuesday. Sept. 26, at two p. m. the most seductive dance music in
southwestern Oregon.
at the home df Mrs. G A. Rietman
I
Won a Ten-Day Extension
As a result of Roy A. Wernich’s ap
pearance before the Joint Committee
of Labor of the West Coast Lumber
men’s Association which has to do
Lieut. W. E. Niles Tells Lions Time for Business Houses to with the setting of hours under the Total County Valuation, Not In
N. R. A. code, an extension of ten days
Club Interesting Facts
Show the World What
cluding Utilities, Set at
was allowed the 26 to 30 Port Orford
about Canal Zone
They Have
$22,175,619
cedar loggers in this section. .The
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ten days’ extension will be after next
Clyde E. Niles and his son, Lieut.
Coquille is the darkest town in the Monday but if it continues to rain
Assessor J. P. Beyers this week
Wallace Nil««, were guests at the eounty. That >s, the business section there will be no need of the extension completed the summary of valuations
Lions Club luncheon yesterday noon. is after nightfall. This is not an ex ax most of the operations are off the for Cooa county and released it for
Lieut. Niles gave the Lions a most pression of the Sentinel’s opinion, al main highways where half an hoar’s publication.
interesting talk on the Panama Canal though we admit it is true, but it is rain makes the dirt roads too slippery
The total valuation for the county
sone where he- has been stationed for the comment frequently heard made for hauling.
is set at 322,175,619, which is $1,100,-
the past two years. He stated that by visitors in the city, and more
The extension was allowed to per 557 less Chan it was last year. The
Wncle Sam keeps about 10,000 army often by home people.
mit Mr. Wemich to have question figures do not include public utility
officers and men on duty there all the
Myrtle Point, Bandon, North Bend naires filled out by the 15 to 20 cedar valuations- which are made |>y the
time and it requires that many to , and Marehjield all have better street loggers wiiom he represents, show state tax commission and last year to
man the guns and police the zone. -It lighting in the business section, and ing that t|wir operation» are seasonal talled <3,385,954.
is also a naval base with a cruiser, as for display window lighting—you and should not come under the 30
The total acreage of tillable lands
submarines and a flying station, be Could not distinguish one window from hours per week specified in the Code. is set at 30,481.09, with a valuation
sides other fighting equipment.
another on any evening after the In no case, however, are these loggers of 33,491,900. The total acreage in
The canal itself is 50 miles long, stores are closed if it were not for permitted to employ any man for snore the county la 668,648.87, and for tax
although the railroad, owned and the brilliantly lighted Mt. States than 48 hours a week, and Mr. Wer- ation purposes is valued at 311,653,-
operated by the U. 8. government is Power Co. corner.
nich was made personally responsible 820, a reduction of 3458,815 from last
but 43 miles in length. And with the
It is hoped that before long the for the action of the loggers he repre year.
government owning the rsilroad there city’s financial condition will permit sents during the ten-day period.
The valuation of improvements on
is no competing highway. The United a better system of street lights down
There is one thing about the N. R. deeded or patented lands is 31,631,606,
States will not build one and the Pan town, but there is something the mer A. lumber code which many people of which is 324,000 less than a year ago.
ama government cannot.
chants can do at once which will im this section may not realize. If all
Town and city lots are listed at
The temperature ranges from 68 prove the city’s after-dark appear the mills are compelled to observe the 33,016,204, a reduction of 3178.000.
to 94 degrees. The rainfall is 150 ance several hundred per cent.
30-hour-a-week schedule for head-rig Improvements on those lots total 33,-
inches on the Atlantic coast snd half
We refer to the possibilities of operation it will do more to bring 582,580, a loss of 350,000 from last
that on the Pacific. There is an 18- show window lighting for a three- back logging prosperity in Cooa coun year's total.
foot tide on the Pacific end of the hour period every evening, or up till ty than anything that ever happened
Logging roads and rolling stock in
canal and a two foot tide at the At ten o’clock.
in the industry, The big mills cannot the county are assessed at 3241,610,
lantic end. The months of January,
The power company’s flat rate for sell at cost or below under such a and steam and sail boats, stationary
February and March are the dry sea this is one cent a watt. That is, a schedule and it will work to the ad- engines and manufacturing machinery
son on the canal.
Due to the posi 200-watt lamp service would cost $2 vantage of all the smaller mills in at 3879,465,
tion of the Isthmus of Panama thf a month, a 100-watt lamp, $1 a month. the county—the Coquille Mill Co., the
Merchandise drops from 3828,555
Pacific end of the canal is east of the However, R. L. Stewart says that the Moore mill at Bandon, and all the last year to 3676,668.
Atlantic terminal and the sun rises meter rate would be lower than that. small mills in the Coquille valley.
Farming implements drop 37,WO
out of the Pacific ocean at that end.
If the business houses will all co
in valuation, to 344,075.
The death rate of the two canal operate in an attempt to light up the
•Hotel and office furniture is as
zone cities, Panama and Colon, .is town, make it a miniature Broadway
sessed for 3181,785 where it was $226,-
much less than it is in representative instead of a dark spot on the Coquille
186 a year ago.
cities in the U. 8. proper and they tell valley landscape, it can be done at a
Eleven hundred and ninety-seven
a story down there of a congressional reasonable figure. The window lights
horses and mules are assessed for
junketing trip to the canal some years would all be on a separate circuit,
The Coos and Curry County Fair 345,435; 19,426 head of cattle for
ago when a congressman expressed permitting the power company to
drew
to a successful close last Sat- 3273,460; 8829 sheep and goats, $12,-
the idea that congress should cut turn them all on at one time and off
930 ; 597 swine, 31545; poultry, $1105;
down on the expenditures for health at ten o’clock without any attention urday evening with a total atendance foxes and bees, 32835.
which the directors found permitted
preservation in order that Panama’s by the store owners.
death rate could catch up to that of
There is such a move on foot and if them to break even, when the final
♦ Health Aiw’n Campaign
cities in the U. 8.!
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carried
through
begin checking up was completed.,________
Last
Friday
’
s
crowd,
while
not
a
The
campaign for Coquille members
Lieut. Niles expressed the opinion, .to merge from the village class, and
Cfiat nothing fit for a white man to' winttew-shoppitig.
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with
increased record-breaker, filled the gmndatend of the Cops County Health Associa
eat grows tn the canal zone, except sales, would follow as naturally as and bleachers and was an excellent tion, which started last week, wax
tribute to the fine show held this year. continued yesterday under the leader
bananas and some fruit. Most vege daylight follows darkness. r
After the livestock parade of Smith- ship of Mrs. R. A. Wemich., chairman
tables are woody and tasteless.
Incidentally it should be added that
They had an honest election in Pan- ' the idea is suggested by one of Co- Hughes and 4-H club members Fri for this city. The drive will end Sat
ama last year, conducted by the gov-1 quille’s live merchants and did not day afternoon, Earl R. Cooley, state urday evening and it is hoped to have
ernment which had won the revolution 1 originate with the power company. supervisor of Smith-Hughes work, in several hundred members enrolled at
troduced Sidney Cadmsn and George that time. The small fee of ten cents is
To be sure there
the year before.
were no repeaters every man, as- he 3 Weeks of School Surveyed Wilson, of this city, as the leading one that anyone can afford, and any
and outstanding boys of the county one who has been missed can notify
voted, had an indelible stain applied
In a brief review of the first three
to his hand and for once no one voted weeks we are very happy to say that in stock raising. Ethel Brown, of either Mrs. Wemich or Mrs. Ida K.
Langlois, was presented as the out Owen.
more than the one time.
things are moving along very nicely.
Those enrolled previous to yester
The Panama natives are greatly dis Teachers have their work well organ standing leader in club work and re
ceived the purebred Jersey calf which day's campaign were Mesdames J. E.
tressed by the legalizing of beer in
ized and students are taking hold in Geo. Hampton annually presents to Norton, J. L. Smith, Birdie Skeels,
the United States. Heretofore their
an admirable way. The activites of the winner at the county fair.
Luckey Bonney, W. V. Glaisyer, Geo.
chief source of tax -income has been the school are getting under way, li
Other boys who were recognized as R. Johnson, M. O. Hawkins, Geo. A.
on the manufacture and sale of in
braries have been checked and are leaders in Smith-Hughes and club Ulett, R. T. Slater, E. A. Walker, F.
toxicants. This sale has fallen off
ready for use by the students, and work included Teddy Cadman, Cecil G. Leslie, Ida K. Owen, R. A. Wemich,
since beer has been coming to the gov
professional faculty meetings are be Laws, Cedric Cross, Howard Detlef- Lyman Carrier, Ernest Purvance, J.
ernment stores in the zone.
ing organized on a program of study sen, all of Coquille.
A. Lamb, C. W. Gano, Bert Folsom,
The toll charges for ships passing
accepted by the state department. In
The following is the placing of the Geo. Chaney, Kennett Lawrence, J.
through the canal are $1 per cargo
tramural athletics, in charge of Mr. 441 Home Economic exhibits at coun C. Yutten, Lloyd Rosa, A. R. Dimick,
ton, and some yeans this toll has paid
Osikn, are making splendid progress.
Messrs, and Mesdames F. S. Emery,
four per cent interest on the $500,000,- The orchestra with Mrs. Beyers and ty fair:
Cooking I—lot, Marjory Smith, H. E. Hess, H. A. Slack, Mias Kath-
000 the United States has invested in the band with Mr. Thompson are get-
Broadbent; 2nd, Neonta Sweet, Ophir; leen McClintock, and Messrs. R. L.
the canal, armament and fortification.
‘ ting well under way. Classes are be- 3rd, Betty DeBoer, Gravel Ford; 4th, Stewart, C. J. Fuhrman, F. W. Mar-
When Lieut. Nile* left the zone i ing organized and class meetings will
Esther Biases, Roy; Sth, Barbara Cui- tin, Clarence Osika, F. IL. Grsenougb,
there was an average of from 13 to
be held soon. The post gradustes at bertson, Gravel Ford; 6th, Chas. A. L. Hooton, S. M. Noalar, Gao. Bel-
15 vessels passing through daily. In
tending Coquille High School are to Pratt, Dora; 7th, Leeds Grova, Sit Ioni, Geo. Taylor, J. L. Stevens, N. C.
1928 there was double that number,
be called together and organized as kum; 8th, Ruth Wallace, Broadbent; Kelley and LeRoy Rice.
but with all the falling off of ship
a separate class. This will give them
ping the past few yeans the canal has an opportunity to function as a group 9th, Lois Conlee, McKinley; 10th,
Claude Hicks. Sitkum.
Jaw Broken in Accident
not yet failed to more than pay ex
and to take part in some activities.
, Cooking II—1st, Velma Kremson,
pensee.
A
wreck, which might easily have
We think a word of commendation Sitkum; 2nd, Jewell Mayse, Ophir.
had more serious resuite, occurred
and praise is due the Smith-Hughes
Cooking HI—1st, Luanna Fry,
about four o’clock Sunday afternoon
Hotel Bonds Good Investment Department and Mr. Cunning, the in
Broadbent; 2nd, Maxine Evemden,
Mayor J. Arthur Berg and A. 0. structor, for the splendid way in Broadbent; 3rd, Edith Wolff, Broad- when Cliff Judd's Ford skidded off
the highway at the Joe Nilsen place
Walker left yesterday afternoon for which they represented Coquille High bent.
near
Riverton and turned over. When
Salem to confer with the corporation School at the County Fair. Special
Camp Cookery—1st, Msxine Knight,
commissioner in regard to the new write-ups will bring to the reading Coquille; 1st, Harold Shull, Roy; 2nd, brought to the Knife hospital here it
was found that Cliff had suffered a
issue of Coquille Hotel bonds. The
mie Clausen, Broadbent; 3rd, Eliza
(Continued on sixth page)
double fracture of the lower jaw and
original issue of $36,000 has matured
beth Varney, Coquille; 4th, Bonnie
that every tooth had been loosened by
and the coming issue will be for a
County Food Dealers Organize Gage, Coquille; 5th, Sam Dement, the blow under his chin. He also re
total of 321,000.
Broadbent; 6th, Joe Forrest, Broad-
ceived a severe cut over the right
Between 25 and 30 food dealers of
These bonds bear six per cent in
(Continued on sovonth page.)
eye.
terest and all interest payments have Coos county met for a dinner seesion
Glenada Kendall received two frac
been met since the first issue was put at the hotel here last night to com
tured ribs but the other two, Marjorie
out, and 314,000 worth of them have plete the organisation of the South
Going After Tax Dodgers
Knight and Alvin Shaver, got off with
been paid off. In view of the fact that western Oregon Food Dealers Asso
A matter which Commissioner Chas. minor bruises and scratches.
for nearly half that time there has ciation, which was started at a meet
Doane has been urging for some time
The car skidded at a cattle crossing
been a depression on, this is a splendid ing in Marshfield recently. Officers
was brought to a head Monday when on the highway, the rain having made
record, and makes these bonds one of elected were:
the county court instructed Assessor the surface greasy.
J. L. Stevens, Coquille, president.
the safest investments there is for
J.
P. Beyers, Sheriff H. E. Hess and
The young folks had been on a pic
John Cook, Marshfield, vice presi
anyone with funds which are not
District Attorney Ben Flaxel to fur nic below Bandon and Glenada had
dent.
working.
G. L. Melton, Marshfield, secretary nish the court with the names of been riding in the rumble seat with
six or more of the chief offenders Cliff, but had moved inside at Bandon
treasurer.
Ladles Trio and Quartet
A board of directors will be chosen who have denuded Cooa county lands when it started to rain.
If you wish to hear good gospel
of timber, within the past six years,
The front end of the Ford was pret
at a subsequent meeting.
singing, and spiritual preaching and
The purpose of the organisation is without paying the taxes on the tim ty badly wrecked.
are not attending elsewhere, come to
to be ready to enforce the N. R. A. ber. It ta the announced intention of
the Methodist Episcopal church next
the court to start suit against these
Past Matrons Meet Tonight
code when it is adopted.
Sunday evening.
tax dodgers and compel payment of
The
Past Matrons and Patrons club
Rev. V. W. Anglin, pastor -of the
what they owed the county.
of the Eastern Star will hold its first
Equinoctial Weather Now
Nazarene church at Marshfield, is to
monthly session since the summer va
bring singers and stringed instru
The fiscal year for weather opened
Quarter License for Trucks1 cation season, in Masonic Hall this,
ments with him. He is also to do the three weeks ago today and the total
preaching. You will enjoy the ser precipitation during that time is
Secretary of State Hal Hoss has Friday, evening at eight o’clock. All
mon and also the trio and quartet.
nearly three inches. The autumnal notified the sheriff's office here that members are requested to attend.
The service is to begin at 7:30. equinox has given this coast, - with beginning tomorrows, Saturday, one-
The Part Noble Grands Club will
Mrs. Ballinger's Bible class begins some wind and rain, much less of a quarter annual fees for licenses on
at 6:16.
lashing than it has the Atlantic coast, trucks, busses and trailers may be ac meat with Mrs. E. M. Kay Friday,
Sept Bad, at eight p. m—President.
cepted.
0. A. Gray, pattar-
with hurricanes and floods.
COUNTY FAIR
BREAKS EVEN