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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-
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pendicitls.
She is making a satisfac
Tuesday
secured
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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.
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states in the allocation of federal
funds for highway work, in the opin
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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
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