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THE PAPER THAT’S LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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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?