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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1934)
■vF •' «. - i Live News From Arago Miss Goldie Wells, a missionary from the Belgian Congo, Africa, con ducted the morning services in the Arago gymnasium Sunday. She told of the background of the mission sta tion at Bolenga, over a hundred miles inland on the Congo river, which was established thirty-seven eyars ago, during the first hour of her talk and then gave personal exerpcriences during the second hour. It seemed that she had hardly started and the audience crowded around her and her curio basket for another hour before the basket dinner was spread on the big tables. There were about eighty in attendance at the dinner. An unusual occurrence tor Coos county took place Tuesday when the Arago school was dismissed at noon because the well was dry. In a coun ty known for its moisture this fact attests as well as anything that we have had a dry summer. The pipet were connected to a deeper well foi the time being and there was schoo. as usual Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Purser and children, Melba and Oscar, returned from the hop fields Monday Melb. entered school Tuesday but Oscar will not be able to attend for a few days. He contracted an intestinal fever while in the Willamette Val ley and is not able to be about all of the time as yet. Mr. and Mrs. George Barklow, of Empire, California, have been visit ing friends and relatives in Coos county the past week. On Thursday evening there was a gathering of the clan at the Alec Barklow home where the following enjoyed a pot luck sup per: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Barklow, Mrs. Emma Barklow and son, Fred, Mrs. Cassie Barklow, Stella and Mildred Barklow, Mrs. Dan Barklow, Mr. and Mrs. Leander Barklow and daugh ters, Inez and Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs Thomas Root, Mrs. Sam Raound, Mrs Bob Kroeger and son, Bobby, Mr and Mrs. Glenn Robison and son, Harold, Miss Verna McNair .Law rence and Francis Barklow, Pete McNair, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Barklow and son Hillis, Mr. and Mrs. C. H Barklow, Mrs. Harley Barklow and children, Agnes, Helen and Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Price Robison, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knight and children, Verna and Warren, Mrs. Mary Miller and Ike Miller, Elfred Strong, Mrs. Emmett Hammack and children. La Vaun, Phyllis and Marvin, Mn. Ver non Barklow and children, Donna Fay and Richard, Mr. and Mn. Merle Pollend, Virgil and Verla Mooring, of Metolius, Oregon, and the hosts, Mr., and Mn. Alec Barklow and children, Ellis and Bonnie Jean. Mr. and Mn. Albert Tomlinson and son moved from the Sandy Ellis place this week to the Tom Detlef- sen ranch near Norway. This will leave a very comfortable house avail able for renten again. A slashing fire on the Albert Gul- strom place caused some alarm and much excitement over the week-end. The fire was set but did not bum well the first day. A change in the wind Friday fanned the creeping fire to a blaze, caught an old slashing and swept up the hill near the buildings of the ranch. The wind carried it across the road to the Sandy Ellis place and some lively work was re quired to keep things safe there. Sat urday afternoon the grass and brush on the Parker place adjoining caught and endangered the T. B. MacDonald woods. Sunday a trail and backfire stopped the progress. Wayne Wood ward brought a truck load of water that was applied where it was needed and everything was safe. A new fire broke out Monday near the Deor- dorff place up Rich, creek but no damage has been done there so far. Miss Alma Fleming, Gordon F. Ray Emil Fleming and Art Doyle left Tuesday for the Wenatchee apple or chards to help with tl»e harvest. Eve lyn Doyle is staying with Mrs. Gor don Fleming and children during their absence. Albert Fish, who underwent an emergency operation for ruptured appendix two weeks ago, is lmprov- inb and hopes to be at home soon. Harold Fish has been doing his chores. Miss Iola Robison is the only one from the Arago class of 4934 who is not home this fall. She is taking a course as a “beauty specialist” in Eugene and expects to be gone at least six months. . Mrs. S. C. McAllister is able to be >ut again after a three weeks’ illness Mr. knd Mrs. Wayne Woodward ihd son, Gerald, returned to Arago his week so Gerald could enter school. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barklow also returned. Several Arago school children placed in the awards at the county fair. Stephen Aaaen won a blue ribbon on his calf; Harold Davis and Junior Gulstrom placed first and second in bachelor sewing; Lois Rob ison placed first in the style show for Division 3 sewing. Miss Cowgill awarded her second place in the state on her print school dress. Lois is in the eighth grade and Mrs.'Win- nifred Ray was her leader. A brush fire threatened the new and old barns on the Mrs. Mary Mix place last week. The fire got out of ?ontrol in the dry grass and follow ed an old fence toward the build ings. Neighbors assisted in putting it out. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Burtis, of Port- 'and, stopped in Arago and visited Thursday afternoon. They spent last week in Bandon, coming to Arago again Sunday evening to spend a week with their son, J. L. Burtis. Mr. and Mrs. George Schroeder, of Florence, arrived Friday and visited the Clarence and Gus Schroeder fam ilies until Sunday when they left to visit the Walter and Henry Schroed er families and other relatives near by. They returned to their home Monday. Miss Eleanor Corthell went to her home in Marshfield Friday and then on Saturday accompanied her par ents to Salem, where they took Miss Agness Corthell who will enter Wil lamette University this week. She returned to Arago Sunday evening. In case anyone missed the Arago sign at the fair booth, it is repeated here, as it is all inclusive of the pro ductive ability of the community: “Arago produces Everything, from. Apples to Art, Lace to Lumber and ‘Teters’ to Taxes; Bricks to Babies and ’Punkins* to Politicans.” Riverton New« A party, for the initiation ot the freshman class into the high school, will be staged in the high school gymnasium this Friday evening. There are 18 students in the Fresh man .class, as follows: Lois Auer, Rose Spurgen, Maxine Martin, Bon ita Fee, Louise Carlaon, Donald Simth, John Gibbs, Gayle Bush, Warren Haga, Grant Hartwell, Ralph Hermann, Perry Ray, Lon Leach, Quentin Church, Lee Cox, Joseph Fetch, Vance Freeman and Grover Haga. Some changes are under way for the high school newspaper, “The Chantacleer,” this week, and a much larger edition may ba expected in Oysters are again in season and we have fresh Pa cific coast oysters in our refrigerator at all times. 35c1 pint Clams fresh every week at low prices 20c P|nt 35c <’uart Abalone Steaks Cut from a shell-fish found on the Califor nia coast. Californians pay $1.00 a pound for it. Our price is (5c 1 pound Phone 20 J. L. STEVENS ^Mour Ideai Mealing Place. the future. Bob Smith, Bill Ridle on Tuesday morning of last week at and Pete Hull went to Coquille last the Knife hospital in Coquille for ap- •■a _ Oft tarin and /trim rtArtrlirU ia malrint* * anria/nn pendicitls. She is making a satisfac Tuesday secured 28 + la ads Clxm from the merchants there, which will now tory recovery and is expected home soon. appear in the school paper. Little Jackie White is getting along Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nilsen left Thurs day morning for Medford. Mr. Nil- very nicely now, after having some sen will be joined there by his broth of his ribs broken in an accident last er and together they will proceed to week. The injury has been serious Humboldt county, California, where enough to keep him out of school. Mr. and Mn. W. A. Bean drove out they expect to remain on a two weeks’ hunting trip. Mrs. Nilsen wUl to Mollala Friday to visit their visit in Medford for a while with her daughter, Mrs. Harold Ridings. They daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. returned home Monday evening. They William Griffin and family. Later were accompanied as far as Rose she will motor up to Siverton, where burg, going Out, by Miss Ruth Irvin, she will visit with her son and his who visited with friends there over wife. Dr. and Mrg. H. E. Johnson- the week end. Mrs Davis, of Coquille, is staying Several brush fires at Joe Collier's with Mrs Nilsen’s mother, Mrs Fan- Monday night caused some concern nen, and Lee Stonecypher is in for a time but no damage whatever charge of the ranches during their was done. Mr. Plaep, who lives on the high absence. Mr. Barkley is the teacher of the way above here, had the misfortune sixteen boys in industrial acts. Th* to lose his boat last Friday night. boys have been bringing the neces- While the boat itself is an old one 1 sary tools which will be used in regu and unpainted, it served his purpose lar class work The students will re very well and Its loss is a handicap. ceive instruction in the care of tools, If it is found by any one, he would woodwork, auto mechanics, radio, appreciate being advised. house finishing and painting This The reception, given by the school is the first year there has been such boards last Thursday evening in the a course here in this high school. gymnasium honoring the teachers, Lois Auer, only daughter of Mr. was well attended and was a most enjoyable affair. Dancing was ths and Mn. John Auer, wm principal diversion of the evening. I Ask for Cow Bell Dairy cream and A short musical program, directed by milk, the only milk and cream made Mr. Haan, was enjoyed by all. The safe by pasteurization. program was as follows: Duet by Karl Alpine and Ansel Hayward, ac companied by Mr. Haan; flute solo by Mr. Barkley, accomapnied by Mr. Haan; vocal duet by Miss Faye La Branch and Miss Ruth Irvin, with Mr. Haan at the piano; violin solo by little Freda Johnson, accompanied also by Mr. Haan. Refreshments of fob cake, sandwiches and coffee were served about eleven o’clock. BY TRAIN TO Oregon has fared better than most states in the allocation of federal funds for highway work, in the opin ion of R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer. While Oregon’s population represents leta than one per cent that of the nation, this state received 1.7 per cent at the $400,000,000 allocated for highway work last year. Approxi mately 2000 men are now directly employed on highway work in this state with as many more engaged in providing concrete, steel and other materials that go into road and bridge construction. Gano Funeral Hime. Ambulance service day or night. 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