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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1933)
Society X _______ _ THE PAPER THAT’S LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME ■— VOL. XXIX. HEW PROJECTS Being Undertaken by Coquille Chamber of Commerce Thia Year At the semi-monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce director, in the Hotel Wednesday evening, J. E. Axtell entered upon his duties as secretary, having been named as such by Presi dent C. W. Gano. The matter of an airport for the southern end of the county was brought up in connection with CWA projects. Judge Thompson, who was preeent, said that the work of mak ing a landing field ready could proba bly be done out of CWA funds if the site was furnished. Two were talked of and there may be others. One of the sites is at Arago and the other on Tipperary flats this side of Bandon. A committee, constating of J. W. Richardson and R. L. Stewart, was named to co-operate with committees from other chambers of commerce to work on the project. After some discussion the president was authorized'to appoint a commit tee to solicit funds for employing a merchanta* night police officer. For the past year Lewis English, city day officer, has been on duty at nigpht, part of the time all night but more recently from noon to midnight Marshal Howell to, of course, on duty all night, from 6 to 8. It ia felt that two men.are needed all night, and if a night watchman is paid by the merchants it will permit Mr. English to return to day duty. Another CWA project brought up was that of printing several thousand Coos county publicity folders. The county Chamber of Commerce endeav ored to have a |500 item inejuded in the county budget for this purpose but was unsuccessful. According to the present plan, and which Judge Thompson, chairman of the county re - lief committee, stated could probably be worked out, that the press in the bankrupt Courier office might be put to use, with unemployed printers doing the work, provided the Cham ber of Cca n nerc t furnished the stock and ink. The printers could be paid out of CWA funds, if the project was approved and the crying need of Coos county for publicity matter be thus 60-MIIe Wind Tuesday The local Mt. States Power Co. crew had a lot of work and not very much sleep Tuesday night When the Juice went off at 10 o’clock they started out patrolling the lines and after that break, a short distance be yond Delmar, was repaired, they were called on other breaks, and did not get to bed until 6:80 Wednesday morning. - A tree which fell across both the Copco and Mt. States lines back of Libby Wednesday morning did not go through th« Mt. States line but con tinued to burn until the Juice was shut off at 12 40. The power com pany kept a cerw there but waited un til the noon peak was past before making the repair. Bob Medley, who drove down the highway to Bandon Tuesday night, says It was the strongest wind he had seen in his 20 years in Coos coun ty. Several times tbs wind literally pushed hie ear clear across the pave ment, making the tires sing like s so prano reaching high C. Carl Gilbert, climbing one pole to throw a switch, was repeatedly whisked around the pole to the aide opposite the switch and could not grasp the control except from the wrong side. I COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, ORBGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933. Scout Council Last Night H. S. Operetta, Dec. J5 . Next Friday evening the combined glee clubs of Coquille High Schoo] will preeent their annual operetta. The work chosen for production this year is “The Wishing WeH," a three-act musical comedy by May Hewes Dodge and John Wilson Dodge. The action takes place in the rose garden of Falls Park Manor, Dublin county, Ireland. The music is melod ious and typically Irish. The plot is developed with true Irish whimsy. Lady Mary Donnell, the last of an old but impoverished -family, lives with a small niece, Noreen, and her four servants Nora, Darby, Kathleen and Dan at Falls Park Manor, the ances tral home of the O’Donnells. Squire Mathew Baxby an old neighbor and friend of the family, is badly in debt. He has been trying to marry Lady Mary and so improve his fortunes. By a ruse he persuades Lady Mary to sign a second mortgage on her home, which he takes to record with her lawyer, Felix Murphy. About this time a gentleman vagabond, known as Terence O’More, is drawn into the plot He senses the situation and from this point on he works to ex- Of pose Squire Baxby’s duplicity. (Continued on second page) POET EMERY SUBJECT, “GEO.” One of the unannounced features at the Lions club yesterday noon was the presentation of the twenty-year Boy Seout emblem to N. C. Kelley by Geo. A. Ulett. It is a beautiful pin, bearing the double X numerals to in dicate the twenty yeans of active and aqmetimes solitary service which the Lions Club secretary has given to the Bay Scout work. Another Scout matter was settled at the same time when the Lions voted to sponsor both Troops No. 14 and No. 16 for the coming year, at a probable expense of 8160. J. W. Sayre ta Scoutmaster of No. 14 and J. E. Axtell of No. 16. The responsibility for furnishing entertainment every six weeks at the McKinley OOC eamp was accept ed by the Liofas. Their first enter tainment will be presented next Fri day evening. Dee. 16. Another unexpected feature yes terday noon was the entertainment furnished by Geo. Ulett, JrM of his baffling and mystifying magician’s art. Even in the rather restricted space of the hotel dining room the spectators could not fathom his tricks. The Lions were not able to learn the meaning of “Honey boo boo” nor what “260” stands for, so the Sen tinel is not alone in seeking light on these subjects. After his reading of the following origins! composition, Ferb Emery was made poet laureate of the Lions Club. The “George” mentioned could not be the dignified Lions club presi dent whose second Initial is “A” and third is “U:" Coquille Rate 2.8 Mills Higher Enjoy Saturday’s Banquet Sheriff Hess Elected Presi Next Year Than It dent For 1934 Was This.Year A , Of the eight incorporated towns in Coos county, only Myrtle Point and Bandon will have a smaller tax levy this coming year than they had the re- past, according to information leased by Assessor J. B. Beyers, the first of this week. Mr. Beyers and his assistant« have been busy extending the 1933 tax rolls and expect to have them ready to turn over to the tax collection de partment early in January. Coquille’s combined levy is to be 63.1 mills as against 60.8 this year for 1982 taxes. Bandon shows a drop from 88.1 to 84.8; Myrtle Point from 62.2 to 62; while Marshfield's rate la up from 60.7 to 69.6; North Bend’s from 86.1 to 87.7; Empire from 58.2 to 62; and Eastside from Z1.3 to 71.6. A part of this general increase is due to an increase of 2.2 mills, from 18.6 to 20.7, in the state and county levy, and that increase is largely duo to a reduction of 8900,000 in aaaessed valuation for the county. Mort of the school district levies are lower than last year, but the state and county increase offsets that drop in the case of nearly all the districts in the county. The Non-Union High School levy of 6.9 mills would have been a mill or two higher had not Bridge and I<ake- side closed their high schools and en tered the non-union high district The increased valuation from those two districts resulted in a lower levy for all the non-union high school districts. The Port of Bandon levy is 1.6 mills; the Port of Coos Bay, 74; while the Port of Coquille River has made no levy. The city of Lakeside has made no city levy for two years now. although it has an outstanding warrants in debtedness of 88500. The levies for the cities are is foL lows: City Sefiol Port Total Empire 14.4 12.7 74 Coquille 214 19.6 14 Marshfield 25.4 16.2 74 North Bend 86.5 23.2 74 Eastside 161 21.6 74 Bandon 42.6 2Q.1 1.6 Myrtle Point 21JS 8.0 0.0 lakeside 00.0 13.6 0.0 Included in the to tais above are the 20.7 miHs, state and county; 12 mills for union high _ school _________ ____ in Myrtle Point; 89 mills in Empire, Easteide and Lakeside for non-union high dis tricts. To Have No Beginners’ Class Notice to Parents and Patrons of School District Number Eight: Owing to the shortened term in the grade schools, it has been thought beet, after careful consideration, not to have any beginning classes at the openingtof the second semester this year. The second eemester opens On Thanksgiving morn, Monday, January fifteenth, and,, with So cold and so drear, only about three months ind one There happened something week, it would give neither child nor That you all must hear. teacher time to do justice to the work George went down golfing _ of a beginning class. Teachers are, And, of course, so did I. of a necessity, attempting to do nine months’ work in eight months and (Continued on third page.) therefore are moving along as rapidly Social Club Dance Tomorrow as possible. We solicit your eo-oper- ation in this matter. A fine attendance is anticipated at Sincerely, Chester L. Ward, Super the Aragon Ball Room tomorrow eve intendent ning. the occasion being the dance given by the Social Club of Beulah Camp Needs Furniture Chapter, D. E. S. Extensive prepara Capt. W. M. Boyer, commander at tions have been made by the commit tee in charge to insure that those at the Fairview OOC camp, says that tending have an enjoyable evening. they are in need of furniture for the The nature of the evening’s features recreation hall, and would appreciate New Pool Room to Open have not been announced, but they the donation of chain, tables, settees, What he had in mind was dis- Sometime next week Lem Cochrane will be very worth while and the formerly occupied by Iris A. Elrods clothing store. At the council meeting Monday eve ning three licenses were issued to Mr. Walker. One was an eating house li cense. another was a billiard and pool room license and the third au thorised them to sell 32 beer. “Ansault” With Weapon 82.99 THB TMAR which they would loan to the camp, the truck will call for it. Just phone Three-Quarter Million Collected Capt. Boyer, 6R14. - . Collection of taxes, current and de -------------------- —X linquent. and interest, was just 82.01 Program at CCC Tonight short of three-quarters of a million C. W. Gano, president of the Cham dollars the pant year, and of this amount 8310414.23 was for delin ber of Commerce, has arranged the quent taxes and interest for the years following program for the entertain ment which will be presented at the 1P26-27-28-29-30-31. McKinley OOC camp this evening: 1982 taxes collected this year Piano solo—Bobby Burns. tilled 8438,227.88, with a further in ' Vocal solo—Randolph Lorens. tereat collection of 81.386.10, Accordion solo—Carlton Smith. This was the report submitted to Magician act—George Ulett, Jr. ‘.he county court by* the tax collection Whistling solo—Willett Jesse denrrtment It is probable that 26 r-r e»nt of the total was paid In war “ Reading—6. M. Nosier. Vocal solo—Mrs. Maude Woodyard rant«. Albert Msttueci' was brought over from Marshfield last evening by Sheriff Hess, having been bound over to the grind jury on ths charge of as sault with a dangerous weapon. The wan-ntl for his arrest was sworn to by s man named Snow. During a drunl'-n row cn the midway water-' fror., Mattucei attempted to break Proclaim good will and good health i Ask — for — Cow ----- ------- Boll — Dairy into « shanty w it h a-epike or iron J to all by uaing a Christmas Seal on milk, the only jailk and bar of and letter. I tafe by paateariMtton. Officers of Coos county were hosts last Saturday evening at the Coquille Hotel to more than 70 members of the Southern Oregon Law Enforce ment Officers Association, several in vited guests and wives ffF’ aOme of thone n attendance. IL E. Hess, who wa's chairman of the committee which arranged for the affair, was made president of the or ganisation for the coming year, and Eugene was selected as the place for the next quarterly meeting. Judge J. T. Brand, of Marshfield, gave a thoughtful and thought-pro- voking talk on law enforecent, and declared that prevention of crime should be the first duty of peace of ficers. Apprehension of the criminal is important but if the crime can be prevented there is no apprehension. The judge paid his respects to Gov. Rolph, of California, whose statements following the San Jbse lynching could in no way be con strued as upholding the honor and in tegrity of the law. Other speakers called upon by Toastmaster Guy Cordon, of Roee- burg, included Hon. B. L. Eddy, Rose burg circuit court judge of Douglas County; Sheriff Martin Pratt, of Mult nomah county; Charles Pray, super intendent of state police; Carl G. Donough, U. S. district attorney, Portland; C. C. Spears, Portland, of the U. S. department of justice; Wm. McSwain, Portland. U. S. secret ser vice deparmen t, and Joe Keller, of the auto theft division of the Portland police department. The ladies present were Mrs. Mar tin Pratt, of Portland; Mrs. James T. Brand, Mrs. Archie Philip, Mrs. Per cy Philip, Marshfield; Mrs. Henry E. Hess, Mrs. Alice Parrott, Mrs. Wm. Davis, Mrs. J. J. Stanley and Miss Blythe Cousins, Coquille. Couhttes represented at the ban quit ware Jackson, Lane, Douglas, Klamath, Josephine, Curry Multno mah and Coos. L. M. Roberts Died Tuesday Funeral services will be held at the chapel here at 2 p. m. Saturday for L. M. Roberta, who passed away at 5:30 Tuesday evening. Elder J. K. Fish, of the Adventist church, will conduct the services, and interment will be in the Norway cemetery. Lindsay M. Roberts had lived for 27 years in Coos county, most of the time in Coquille and Powers. About ten years ago he suffered a severe stroke of paralysis, while employed by the Coos Bay Lumber Co. at Powers, and had been ill most of the time sinee. He was born at Corvallis, Ore., Aug. 11, 1868, and in May, 1882, was united in marriage to Carrie Moore, of Union, Ore. She passed away at Klamath Falls. July 10, 1927. Of the ten children born to them, nine still survive: Cohn an Roberts, Medford; Mrs. C. O. WeWs, Medford; Mrs. Arthur Fish, Myrtle Point; Ed. Roberta, Lebanon; Mrs. Louise Fair childs, Santa Monies, Calif.; James N. Roberta, Medford; Mrs. A. B. Crawford, Ban Francisco; Mrs. James Zrtzhenry, Powers; Mrs. Harold Potts, Marshfield. Mr. Roberts was for many years county surveyor of Union county and was an Indian War veteran. N. C. .Kelley, F. S. Emery and J. W. Sayre drove over to Roseburg last evening to attend the annual meet ing of the Dourlas-Coos Scout Coun cil. O. L. Johnson was re-elected presi dent of the council and W. L.. Harris, treasurer. Both live in Roseburg. Mr. Kelley, as Scout Commissioner, and C. C. Farr aa district chairman, ane the Coquille representatives on the official roster. ' * There was a good representation from Douglas county at the meeting but the three Coquille men were the only ones from Coos county. Scout Executive Britton’s report showed some increase in memebrship in 1933 over 1032, but there were nearly 100 more merit badges award ed this year than last, for the two counties. Arrangements were made last eve- ning for several more visits s year by I Mr. Britton for the coming year than J he made the past year. $80,000 IN CWA PROJECTS PLAN More than 880,000 in CWA pro jects for Coos county have been pro posed. by the Coos County Relief Committee, and a considerable por tion of it has already been approved by the state committee. At the present time there are 273 men employed in various sections of the county and double that number, the'Coos quota, will soon be at work on the winter relief program. The projects must all be completed by February 15. Following is a list of the project? already approved by the county com mittee: City of Coquille, temporary city health nurse snd codifying city crim inal ordinances; labor 8360. Coquille, new wooden sidewalk along highway (not aprpoved last time) from high school to town; laboi 8890; material 881,196, of which th< city,is to furnish 8300; total cost 81,6fi6. Painting Coos county’s shops at Go- quille, City of Coquille project; coat of tabor 8441.60; material, 8316, of which the city will pay 8105; total 8756.60. Painting county farm buildings, county project; cost of labor, 81,138.- 80; cost of material, 81,074.25, of which state pays >640; total 32,783.05 Painting old court house building, county project; labor, 81,005.60; ma terial, 8876.15, of which .the county will furnish 8300. (Continued on eighth page.) Bandon Poultry Show Is On The fourth annual Bandon Poul try Show opened in the Radley builds, ing this (Friday) morning, and con tinues for the week, ending Sunday. The building is equipped to properly exhibit as many or more birds than have ever been shown there. The poultry industry during the past year has not been up to par by long odds, but interest in superior stock and egg production has not diminished among the reel dyed-in wool poultrymen. For this reason everything points to a splendid show at Bandon this year. Approximately 8,000 people attend ed the showing of 800 birds last year, and it is expected both figures will be increased this year. Chas F. Winters is president of the association, which arranges for the exhibition. List of New Pomona and* Subor dinate Grange Officer« Now in Charge Officers of Coos and Curry County Pomona and all of the subordinate granges of Coos county, with the ex ception of Allegany, Coos River and Catchfng Inlet, were installed by Ar thur Brown, of Salem, sfate deputy, at the annual Jubilee held in the Com munity building at Coquille, Saturday. Following a potluck dinner at noon, a program was presented under the supervision of Mrs. H. H. Haneen, of Langlois, with each grange giving a feature. Officers, were installed as follows during the morning session: Coquille Grange No. 396 Master, Earl Croas; Overseer, John Martin; Lecturer, Mrs. Rakestraw; Steward, Jthamar Robison; Treasurer, Ray Storer; Secretary, Mrs. W. Cun ning; Chaplain, Mrs. Avery; Ceres, Mrs. Earl Cross; Pomona, Mrs. Wheaton; Flora, Mrs. I. Robison; Gatekeeper, Frank Wilson; Asst. Steward, Carlton Smith; Lady Aast. Steward, Mrs. Frank Wilson; Execu tive Committee, Jim Jacobsen, Grant Cook and Ed Detlefsen. Broadbent Grange No. 729 Master, Roderick Hermann; Over seer, Ed Decker; Lecturer, Mrs. Ed Decker; Steward, Basil Smith; Treas urer, F. C. True; Secretary, Virna Hermann; Chaplain, Mna. C. R. Suy- dam; Ceres, Mrs. Walter Donald; Po mona, Hope Decker; Flora, Mrs. AA Newhouse; Gatekeeper, Ray Osborne;’ Asst. Steward, Lloyd Lackey; Lady Aset. Steward, Opal Phelps. North Bay Side Grange No. <91 Master, Hilda Nieme; Overseer, (Continued on fifth page.) Frye Indicted for Murder Raymond Francis Frye, Norwsy youth, was indicted by the grand jury last week on the charge of mur- - der In the first degree for the kill- lag of H. U. Blackman on Oct 34. He was taken before Judge Brand, Tues day. where a motion by his attorney, Dal King, to quash the indictment wan denied by the court. Ho entered a plea of not guilty and Judge Brand set the trial to start next Monday, Dec. 11, at 10 a. m. Victor McCallister was indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge for the death of Lewis Coombs, fol lowing the accident when McCallis ter's ear struck several of the Coombs family, just beyond Delmar, on the night of Oct. 28. Still another true bill wm returned, one charging Elmer Otaon with non support of his minor child. - The grand jury report was not made until Tuesday after Ray Jeub, one of the grand jurymen, had re turned from eastern Oregon. Woman’s Club to Meet The December meeting of the Co quille Woman’s Club will be held at the Episcopal Parish house Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 12, st 2:16 o’clock. The regular business meeting will be held and followed by a Christmas program, which is in charge of Mr». C. A. Rietman and Mrs. C. L. Ward. A group of Christmas carols led by Mrs. Lyman Carrier will be sung. These will be accompanied by Miss Muriel Dee’s violin ensemble, who will also present a few of their own numbers. A Christmas reading by Mrs. R. E. Booher, vocal selections by the Jenny Lind sextette and violin Two Sent Home From Camp CCC Camp Team* to Play selections by Martha Carrier will also Two boys from the Fairview OOC A basketball game is scheduled to mske up part of the delightful pro timp were sent home to Nebraska by be held in the Community Building gram, which has been arranged. All Capt Boyer Monday evening, and the Saturday evening at 7:30, the oppos are welcome to come. captain says any other of the young ing quintets being from the Fair men who cannot observe the city’s view and McKinley OOC camps. Each Merchant Gets Life Term laws when in town will be given the of these camps had a very good foot Harry Merchant, convicted of sec same treatment. ball team and they have a bunch of These two, Leslie Nott and Irving basketball sharpshooters who know ond degree murder for the death of Broberg, were arrested Saturday what H is all about. ‘Tobe” Morris at Powers early in Oc night, one for committing a nuisance Admission will be 10 snd 16 cents tober, was sentenced by Judge Brand and the other for breaking a bottle and ___ _ ____ thFTans are sure of seeing some in Circuit court last Saturday to on the street They were fined 810 bmll. spend the rest of his natural life in each by Recorder Leslie Monday w.— ■■ ■ y^,. — — the penitentiary at Salem. He was morning, who then suspended sen Opens Garage in Port Orford taken out to Salem on Monday by tence at Capt. Boyer’s request. Sheriff Hem. . . Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hooker left The captain expressed himself as Monday for Port Orford Where Louie appreciating the interest in and cour is opening an automobile repair shop Station Open One Day a Week tesy to the OOC boy« shown by the and garage in connection with the I want to thank everyone who took people of Coquille, and has adviaed Marsh service station on the high out a Red Crees membership during the young men under his command, way. He has a 40x90 space, ocncrete the annual Roll Call; also those giv that if they cannot act aa gentlemen fitter, and with his equipment and me ing contributions. when in town and observe the haw, chanical ability .should make a suc Henceforth the Red Cross head that be will not permit them to re cess of the business. quarters will only be open once a main at the camp. week, on Tuesdays, from 9 to 11 a. m. Eula P. Schram, Miss Georgianna Johnson, record When you are making out your list l Ch'.'rman Coquille Red Cross ing clerk in County Clerk Ofidy’s of of Christmas gifts, don’t forget to in fice, returned to duty this morning af elude Christmas Seals. They not only ter a two weeks' absence during Are you mailing ail your letters help the unfortunate, but they pay for which «he underwent an operation for with Christmas Seals pasted in the health, which beak?
