The Coquille Valley Sentinel
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THE PAPER THAT’S LIKE A LETTER # EROM HOME
VOL. XXIX.
COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY. OREGON,
NO. 38.
MUSSELS POISON
Dr. Stricker Reports on Findings
at California University
Laboratory
Sheriff Settles “Tough” Baby
Sheriff Hees and State Police Cor
nell met up with a hard-boiled bunch
of hunters on upper Dement creek lasj
Sunday morning and before the ses
sion was over one of the “tough” boys
was lying on his back with his arms
and legs pointing heavenward.
The officers found a four-point un
tagged dear tied in a tree on proper
ty not belonging to any of the hunt
ers, two of whom were from Eugene.
When they declared their intention to
take the buck, aa no one would claim
it, one of the Eugene men became
abusive and personal in his remarks
to the sheriff, but he learned his les
son and was not nearly so hard-boiled
when the officers left, with the deer.
No arrests have yet been made, but
Mr. Cornell is continuing his investi
gations.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1933,
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Corn Carnival, Nov. 10-11, to Be Comparative Registrations and
Other School News Given
the Best Yet—M. H. S.
by Supt. Ward
Band Coming
Queen Avis Will Reign
Queen Avis I will preside at the
B. P. W. Club's Fall Festival Dance
in Aragon Ball Room here next Sat
urday evening, Oct. 14.
The decision was made by lot Mon
day evening when the seven candi
dates drew envelopes from the box
held by Mns. Ida K. Owen. Miss Avis
Hartson was the candidate named by
the Chamber of Commerce. The six
young ladies who will serve as her
attendants for this annual event of
the B. P. W. club, are Miss Laura Mc
Leod, named by that club; Marvin
Jane Hawkins, by the Lions Club;
Mias Catherine Wiernich.'by the Wom
an’s Club; Miss Barbara Bradford, by
the American Legion; Miss Virginia
Miller, by the Flower Lovers’ Club;
and Mies Olive Tillman, by the Legion
Auxiliary.
Queen Avis will be crowned
Mayor Berg at nine o'clock as
of the features of the dance,
there will be other features during
the evening, all very worth while and
entertaining.
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2,835 BARRELS
Flour, $30,000 Worth Cotton
Goods Distributed by Red
Cross in County
The public will be interested in the
There has been no change in the i
A special meeting of the Coos and
dates set for the Corn Show, Friday comparative registration figures at
Curry Red Cross chapter was ad
and Saturday, Nov. 10-41, and the i ths beginning of the second month of
dressed here Wednesday afternoon, in
committee in charge is beginning to i school.
the city hall, by Miss AHda Bigelow,
Total registration at the beginning
line up the two-day program.
of Portland, state field representa
Chairman J. L. Smith received a of the second month of last year was
tive.
letter yesterday from the Marshfield 1686; the total at present writing is
Miss ’Bigelow gave figures as to
high school band, offering to come also 686. The distribution a year ago
the amount of material and supplies
over and add to the pep one day. as waa as follows: high school 247,
sent to Coos county for relief pur
they did last year. The only expense grades 436. The distribution at pres
poses, the figures being as of July 1,
will be for a bus charter to bring | ent ia high school 266, and grades 420.
and more material has been received
This makes a total of seventeen more
them over.
since that date. There were 2,985
Mr. Smith has not announced his j j in high school, as compared with the
barrels of flour in the list, 14,969
committee
appointments yet but will same period last year, but a small
yards of cotton goods, 1623 dozen
Dr. E. F. Lucas, of Bandon, submit
Two Cases for Grand Jury
drop in the grades. Peak registration
do so soon.
cotton garments, 96 dozen sweaters,
ted specimens of mussel» presumed to
The grand jury, Which meets next
It is the plan now to have the pa in high school last year, which came
810 blankets and comforts, and placed
have caused the death of a man in
Monday, has but two criminal cases to
rade on Saturday instead of Friday as during February, was 264, so we an
the value of the cotton goods at 330,-
that vicinity. These mussels were
come before it, that of C. D. Smith on
heretofore. This will probably pre ticipate a considerably heavier enroll
000.
sent to the Hooper Foundation, Uni
a rape charge, and Thos. Calhoun for
vent the Marshfield band appearing in ment at peak this year. New students
versity of California, for examination
She also spoke on the need for ap
writing bad cheeks. Other matters
the parade, for the Armistice Day continue to register every few weeks. New County Budget Committee pointment of a disaster committee for
and we are today in receipt of the fol
not on the sheriff’s record# will proba football game between Marshfield and
Because of the general financial
lowing telegram from Dr. Karl F.
the chapter, which would function in
bly also be considered by the grand
An entirely new committee was
North iBend is scheduled for that Sat pressure, the Board thought it best to
a relief role if such a disaster as the
Meyer:
jury.
reduce the school term for the grades named by the county court yesterday flood at Kelso, the earthquake in
urday.
“Your samples of mussels highly
Two man, now in jail who have sig
to eight months but have the high to sit with the court in preparing Coos southern California, or the hurricanes
The
big
state
game
between
O.
S.
C.
poisonous stop Survey by my asso
nified an intention to waive grand
school
term the full nine. While the county’s budget for the coming year. on the Atlantic coast this fall, should
and U. of O. is also to be played on
ciates show mussels Oregon Coast
Jury investigation, enter pleas of
It will consist of Fred Powers, of
Armistice Dey, but since the big col reduction of pne month makes it just
very prisonous stop (Please warn pub
happen in this district She told of
guilty in circuit court, and take their
Powers, W. U- Douglas, of Marshfield,
-a
bit
mors
difficult
to
work
in
the
ma
leges have gone so money-mad and
how much the Red Cross had done to
lic and place quarantine." — - -
Jolt, are Paul Covalt, arrested last
moved the game to Portland, instead terial, with an early decision, the and Ellis 8. Dement, of Dement relieve suffering at Kelso and painted
Will you please see that this is
creek.
Saturday on a non-supoprt charge,
of keeping it at Eugene or Corvallis teachers will have ample opportunity
a word picture of the devastation
given all the publicity possible.
and Delbert Charles Sumeriin charged
The committee will organize soon
Where all the students can see it, it to do any necessary readjusting. This
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there which made it quite real to her
with forgery.
and
get
to
work
on
the
probable
ex
is not probable that many will go will in no way affect the standardiza
auditors.
Holding Penn for Pheasants
tion of the elementary school. It was penditures schedule, as the budget
from here.
Cliff Brunk, of Marshfield, gave a
About a dozen members of the Coos
must be adopted the first of December
There is some mighty fine corn in decided not to reduce the high school
very interesting talk about amateur
County Game Protective Association
now
instead
of
the
last
of
December
the valley this year, the spud crop Is term because of college entrance re
radio. At first thought there might
are going down to Bandon Sunday to
as heretofore.
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good, and there will be no lack of ex quirements and so many students are
seem to be very little connection be
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build holding pens for Chinese pheas
cellent exhibits, which w«> rea-l taking college preparatory courses.
tween Red Cross work and the ama
ants. The work will bo done under
Because of crowded conditions ex
son for starting the Corn Show in the
teur broadcaster, but there is. For
the supervision of Warren Cornell and
Kerb Emery received a lot of at first place. Nor will the carnival cel isting in the Fourth and Fifth grades
the first half hour or more after some
the pens build on land adjoining the
tention at the Lions Club luncheon ebration be any less interesting than at Washington building it was also de
disaster strikes a community all
fish hatchery, which belongs to the
cided to replace one teacher. Mias HH-
yesterday, due to his failure to pro in former years.
means of communication may be par
state fish commission.
da Wittick, who substituted last year,
vide venison for the meal as he had
alyzed, and it is here that the ama
Pens to hold 200 birds will be built
was elected.
This still leaves us
promised. And then the buck ague
1530 Head Under Test ,
teur radio has helped more than once
and it is expected pheasants from the which seized him over at Bly when
one teacher short of last year.
in bringing prompt assistance.
Coos
county
now
has
more
than
state’s game farms wilt be sent down the biggest buck he ever saw waa
We hope to have ready at the next
These amateur sets, such aa Paul
'twice aa many cows included in cow edition of the paper, the exiet figures
aa soon aa the peas are ready.
driven out from shelter by the rest of
Van Scoy has here, are under the di
These birds will be kept panned up the hunters and stood 80 feet distant, testing association work as any other showing the amount saved in teachers’
rect supervision of the U. 8. army,
until all danger of high water fe with Forb shooting over him and then county in Oregon, according to the salaries by the reduction of one
which has authority to silence them
passed neat spring, thereby saving jamming a shell in bis excitement. At
all if the necessity arises.
that!»
the
stars
Gw
Ulstt
and
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one and possibly two spring hatches,
I nd Overhead are concerned, can only
The Roll Call quota for Coot and
iZu JuT
"hows that there are now 1530H>e an
whiA are often destroyed by floods
I bo an estimate.
Mb toM. and “Datch" Clinton
Curry counties was announced at
cows in «5 herds being tested regu-
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When the birds are released too
We desire to commend very highly
the rest of the party could aot [•riy °nc« e«4i month and records ^
81600.
’^ncipLr a^d'te'acVrT \o7Vhe
early in the spring.
shoot because of their laughter at
Those present for the meeting Wed
With the saving of these spring Forb's attempts, with teeth chatter kept by the association tester.
real progress made during the first
nesday afternoon, besides the two
There are two associations operat
batches and the Chipping of more’
knonth. The students have caught the
ing, knees knocking, and the buck
speakers were the Coos and Curry
birds aa soon as the danger from letting out a bleat every time Ferb ing in Coos county; one in the Co attitude of enthusiasm as manifested
county chairman, Mrs. W. G. Barrow,
freshets is over in the spring, the worked the lever! Oh well, probably quille valley and one in the Coos Boy by the teachers and are doing, in gen
Marshfield; Mrs. C. C. Bennett, of
number of pheasants wiH be material any of us who had never killed any section. Charles Leatherman, of Co eral, very good work.
The teachers
North Bend; Mrs. M. Cutsforth, of
quille, is "the tester for the Coquille
ly increased in the future.
are working out some splendid pro
thing larger than a jack rabbit might
Charlo«ton; Mia. Chas. Magee, Mrs.
The material for the pens is being suffer the same way, but according to valley association which includes all grams and a general advance is being
Wm. Eickworth, Mrs. G. M. Long, of
paid for by members of the Isaac Mr. Jeub the walls of Mr. Emery’s of the southern part of Coos county made throughout the entire system.
Empire; Mrs. Nellie Ray, of Myrtle
Fred
Walton League and the Game Protec i home are covered with pictures of and northern Curry county.
We appreciate, very much, all co
Point; Mrs. Albert Pancoast and Mrs.
tive Association and the care of the I himself and his many kills in his New IBeasey, of Marshfield, is tester for operation by the patrons of our school.
Harold James, of Bridge; Mrs. F. F.
birds will be in the hands of the com- England days, with guns of all kinds the Coos Bay Association which in
The high school was most apprecia
Schram and Mrs. Ida Owen, of Co
cludes the territory around Marsh
misaion employees at the hatchery.
tive of the entertainment afforded by
in his hand.
quille.
field, Coos river and the section north
Rev.
T.
R.
Jackman,
who
with
Mrs.
the Lions club at last Friday’s morn
Feih’e red-faced explanation was
of
the
bay.
Jackman
has
been
co-pastor
of
the
Big Cuts in Valuations
ing assembly. If the program was a
that he waa not used to the kind of a
Roy Boys Win Honors
The average milk production for
sample of “pinch hitting” as Mr. Foursquare church here for the past
Assessor J. P. Beyers returned this gun he had with him at Bly!
"Returns just received from Salem
the 1098 cows in the Coquille valley •Rackleff informed us, then the real two years, will preach his farewell
A committee was named by Presi
morning from attending the state as
association for August was 630 program as originally planned must sermon ’Sunday evening and next gave Willard Miller aqd Harold Shull
sessors convention in McMinnville, dent Uiett to confer with Scoutmaster
pounds. This contained an average
Tuesday will leave Coquille. He will second place in the Home Economics
indeed have been a wonder article.
which met Wednesday. Yesterday the Sayre and the Scouts and fix the date
of 289 pounds of fat for the month of
go first of Lodi, Calif., for Mrs. Jack Demonstration division.
Chester
L.
Ward,
Superintendent.
for
an
out-doors
meeting
of
the
Club
assessors met with the state tax com
August. One hundred and thirty-nine
man, whose mother is now improved,
This is the highest place ever won
which would furnish the lunch and
mission in Salem.
of the cows in thia association pro
and will open a conference in Red I by any team in that division in Coos
A gsnerol slash ia property valua which would be cooked by «he Scouts.
Joe Nilsen Barn Burned
Bluff next Sunday. After working in1 county and this team has the dietinc
duced more than 40 pounds of fat dur
K. C. Couch, of Portland, father of
tions all over the state was reported
ing the month. Production of all
northern California, holding confer tion of being the first team composed
The
first
bad
barn
fire
of
this
sea
by the assessors, the only county to Mrs. J. R. Bunch, was introduced by herds in thia association averaged
son occurred last Sunday morning, be ences at various points, they will go of boy* to compete for the honor
show an increase being Hood River. Dr. Bun A .as his guest. Mr. Couch lower this year than some previous
tween 10 and 11, when the 40x107 to Portland for a conference at the from Ooos county.
Multnomah valuations are down over ( responded briefly.
years. This is thought to be due to foot structure on the upper Joe Nil- church in that city. The increase in
Theas boys, aged eleven, are to be
883,000,000, while Jackson and Linn'
territory
for
which
Mr.
Jackman
is
given
especial credit for the fact that
sen
place,
where
Geo.
Cox
lives,
a
(Continued on third page.)
both reported cuts of $2,000,000.
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Legion Installation Oct. 9
mile or more this side of Riverton, superintendent, and which will in- they were alone at Salem to put on
The old age pensions it is estimated (
A joint installation of the Coquille
elude northern California, Oregon, their demonstration, having to ar-
was destroyed, with all its contents.
will cost the taxpayers of the state
Non-HIgh School Budget
American Legion and Auxiliary will
Spontaneous combustion of the hay, Washington, Idaho and a portion of . range everything and be entirely on
about 84,000,000 and Coos county’s ex
be held in the Legion headquarters
‘ ' their own. The judges stated that
The budget committee for the non- which had been in the mow for «0 Montana, necessitates his making his'
pense for this purpose is estimated
next Monday evening, Oct 9.
The high school district met in county su- days, is supposed to have been the headquarters in Portland.
the boys did exceptionally wed.
at 840.000 per year, at 320 per month
Both Mr. and Mrs. Jackman have) The pupils from the Roy district
other posts in the county, at Myrtle perintendent's office on Friday eve- cause. There were between 126 and
per person. •
! Point, Bandon, Marshfield and North ning. Ed Marcy, of Dora, waa chosen 150 tons there, and aa the whole mow made a wide circle of friends in Coos have appeared in public at various
The officials in session discussed
Bend, have been invited to attend and as chairman and Adam Donalson, Jr, was aflame when. discovered it is county who deeply regrot their de times and have won a reputation for
asking the legislature, when the spec
100 guests are expected for the oc- ' as secretary for the meeting. Other probable that the spontaneous theory parture. Both are earnest Christian their naturalness and ability. These
ial session ia called, to postpone the
casion. There will also be several members of budget committee ware: ia correct rather than that it was ac workers who have the universal re experiences will greatly benefit thorn
operation of the old age pension law
spect of all, both in and outside their in the future.
entertainment features and a feed at Leslie Kime, Sylvia J. Hiilar, Everett cidentally set by tramps.
until the counties can have some
the evening's close.
,^t.
Mr. Nilsen estimates his loss at be church.
Messer le, J. N. Gearhardt, Ed Detlef -
prospect of being able to pay.
$14,968 Coming at Once
sen, Neil O. Wateon and W. M. Hiilar. tween 88000 and 87000, with insur
Pall of Smoke, Slashings Fire
Olivers to Move to Portland
October 23rd has been set by the ance of 84,000 on barn and contents.
A letter from the Department of
Services at Christian Church
Beside the barn and hay there were
The heavy smoke which drifted the Interior at Washington to Asses
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Oliver, who non-high school board as date for
burned
the milking machinery, con down the valley, just west of Coquille, sor Beyers states that 814,956.01 will
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hearing
on
the
budget
for
the
fiscal
Beginning Sunday, October 8, Wal recently
sold their home on Knowlton
The amount siderable harness, three gasoline en Wednesday afternoon and yesterday,
ter Fiscus, of Eugene, will begin an Heights to John BulTack, expect to ■cho®1 F»»
be sent soon to Coos county for its
board *• propping to levy gines, the generator for the lighting was from the former Hal Baxter camp, share of the O. A C. payments. This
evangelistic campaign at the Church leave the first of the week to make which
near ^urvuiiMi.
Portland. air.
Mr. arm
and '* ▼ 065,667.85.
The
meeting
of vbtwu
Christ Mr. jinvue
Fiscus 1*
is *
a graduate their
ox
vncir home
num« iiv*r
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----- be system and sixty drinking fountains. north of the McLain coal mine, where ia 60 per cent of what was expected,
of Eugene Bible College and a young Mrs. Oliver have made Coquille their h«W in Circuit Court room at 8:00 None of the 80 head of stock was In Jack Hultin has been burning slashes. and the department writes that when
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for the past
years and they'P-
and ie is mwm
open tn to all all. Precedintr
Preceding the bam at the time, all being out in September 30 was the last day on more funds are available from the
man * of
wonderful
personality
which a permit waa necessary to do sales of timber that the payment of
has recently completed a successful will be missed by their many friends i«* noting of budget committee, a the pasture.
The Coquille fire department was such burning.
year's work at the Marshfield Church here. He has not announced in what meeting of the non-high school board
the other half “will bo considered.”
of Christ He will be preaching ev line he will engage in their new place was held at which time Ed. Detlef- called but, of course, could do nothing
sen was elected director to succeed with the chemical after the start the
ery evening except Saturday at 7:30 of residence.
Will Start It Next Week
Indian Summer Thta Week
fire had. The hay was still burning
J. W. Powell, who has resigned.
p m.
E. W. Gregg, who has the contract
The brand of Indian Summer Coos
at
nine
o'clock
that
evening.
Lawrence Simpler, at present pas
Will Start Cranberry Picking
for remodelling t)|g store front of the county has enjoyed flor the past week
tor of the Marshfield Church of
C. H. S. v*. McKinley CCC
Odd Fellow» building which is to ba has made it one of the moat delight
A. T. Morrison, who was in Coquille
Christ, will be song loader and soloist
Could Handle Him Anyway
occupied by the H. N. Lorens stone ful periodo of the year. Warm days,
Wednesday, expects to start cran
The first local football game of the
berry picking at his bog just off the season in Coquille’s Athletic Park will
Sam Epperson, who acts as day next month, expects to start work the warmer even than any of the past
Dr. J. F. Young to Leave
highway, this side of Bandon, next be played at 2 p. m. tomorrow (Sat marshal a portion of the time each first of next week, in taking out the summer, and cool evenings and nights,
I present wide window and repiacnig it make one glad to live in this God-
Dr. J. F. Young, who has practiced Monday and will employ 100 pickers urday) between the Coquille High week, alternating with Frank Dungey,
with the foyer type of entrance, with bleeoed country. The total rainfall
for
a
flve-day
period.
He
estimates
tells
a
good
story
on
himself.
He
School
team
and
a
team
from
the
Mc
here for the peat four years aa a
display windows on either aide.
since Sept 1 ia three and one-half
chiropractic physician, intends leav his yield this year wiH be 1000 bush Kinley COC camp. Very little is made an arrest Tuesday of a man
inches.
els.
Hie
second
bog
has
not
yet
come
nearly
twice
his
size
who
waa
con
known
about
the
8-C
boys
’
squad,
but
ing tomorrow with his wife for Sa
they ought to make it interesting for siderably under the influence. Sam
lem, Where they will be temporarily into bearing.
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at
Ward McReynolds will make Ms
Coach Hartley's protegee, who will waa having quite a little trouble lead
with his parents. His health has been
ing,
pulling,
pushing
and
shoving
the
semi-monthly visit to Coquille next
If
you
want
to
subscribe
for
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Port
play
a
better
game
for
having
one
such tfiat he has had to five up all
Tuesday, Oct 10, and will bo at the
practice of late, and bo will seek a land daily the dubbing combination contest under their belts, that with fellow up to the city jail, when an on
looker remarked, “I wonder Which of
city hall from 1 to > p. m., to conduct
Marshfield
last
Saturday.
Admission
we
offer
with
the
Sentinel
will
save
loaction which agrees wtih him bat-
those two guys ia the drunker!"
examination for drivers’ ItotnaM.
win be 86 and 1« cento.
ye« aoMy.
tor eliaaatloally.
There is one point not covered in
the following letter from Dr. Fred
erick D. Stricker, state health officer,
to Dr. M. Earl Wilson, Coquille city
health officer, in regard to mussel»,
but as a measure of safety it will be
well for everyone to abstain from eat.
ing them . Whether they are gathered
from under the ocean’s surface or not.
Mention is not made as to where the
samples cent Were taken from. Dr.
Stricker’s letter follows:
WAS IT BUCK
FEVER, FERB?
lì
REV. T. R. JACK-
MAN TO LEAVE
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