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Aaditertaa The Coquille entinel THE PAPER THATR LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME . VOL. XXX. To Pay Another Ten Per Cent Next Friday 3. A. Peters, Jr., dep uty in the state banks department, and who is in charg? of the liquidation of the Fanners A Merchants Bank here, will mall ten per cent dividend checks to depositors in both the com mercial and savings departments of the defunct bank. The total paid will be $4,779.40 on the commercial, and $1,778.73 on the savings accounts. This makes 40 per cent paid on the commercial and 85 per cent an the savings, or a total of $19,126.79 on the former, and $16,120.30 on the lat ter. While there is no assurance that depositors will receive much more in the way of dividends, it is barely pos sible that savings depositors will re ceive 100 cents on the dollar, and that commercial dei>osits will pay up ' wards of 76 per cent. The sale of the building, if consummated, will in crease the amount available for com mercial dividends quite materially. Tax collections for the first nine months of this year, from Jan. 1 to Oct. 1, are practically double what they were in 1933 for the first nine months of that year, and already ex ceed by $167,000 the total collection for twelve months last year. Of the $902,068 84 collected up to Oct. 1, $486,510.36 was on the cur rent tax roll, which is $1,353,696, and the balance of $415,558.48 is for in terest, penalties and delinquent taxes of previous years. C. G. Caughell, in charge of the tax' collection department, points out that the $100,000 a month average so far paid in, if kept up will make the year's collections $1,200,000, and that Registration CI jms Tomorrow with the foreclosure of delinquent County Clerk Oddy states that his taxes, to be started next month, it office' will be open from 6 to 8 p. m., will not be surprising if as much is tomorrow, Oct. 6, to accommodate collected as the $1,363,696 on the cur last minute registrants. Saturday to rent year’s roll, by the first of Jan the last day to register for the Nov uary. ember 6 election. A comparison of this year’s pay ments with those of preceding years shows it to be the best since 1931. In that year $1,253,964.11 was paid for the twelve months; in 1932 it totalled $754,759 49; and in 1933, $735,007.7«. With the possibility this larger payment will afford of retiring war The body of Chas. P. Brennan, the rants it should tend to bring the Myrtle Point baker who was sought county’s paper to a better standing, all last week by the officers in con or nearer to par. And it will be bet nection with the axe murder of Mrs. ter to use the two or three hundred ____________ Hazel McGee, _____ was _________________ found in the river thousand dollars tl>e county keeps on j here, a couple of hundred feet below deposit, to retire warrants and stop the bridge, at 9:45 o’clock last Sat- interest, lather than hold it in the urday morning. banks against a possible emergency. Discovery of the body was made by L. J. Post who, with Ellis Fuller, had Materiai in Coon Bay Bridge started down the river fishing. The sheriff’s office was at once no Some idea of the material to be > used in the Coos Bay highway bridge! tified, and indent!ficution made. The can be formed from the following! glasses which he wore were still on quoted at the North Bend Chamber his head, and he was dressed in the if Commerce inking" Monday " by c,othin« wWch ** had d^PP«'- ' cd, gxcept that the straw hat was Raymond Archibald, construction en JUMPED FROM BRIDGE HERE gineer in charge, which are slipped ~ from the Coos Bay Harbor: Pilings will total 470,000 lineal feet or if laid end to end will be 89 miles long. If loaded on a railroad train 235 cars would be required. Of these pilinjs 27,000 feet are treated for protection against toredoes. The lumber of various sizes wiU total 5,509,000 board feet and this would require 183 cars. The 45,000 yards of gravel will re quire 1286 can; 25,000 sand 715 can; 239,000 sacks of cement, 320 can. Reinforced steel 4,410,000 pounds; 44 can; structural steel 7,285,000 pounds, 73 can. 's In all 2855 can will be required if all materials were shipped in here. This number of can would make a train 24.3 miles tong. Materials are in three divisions and total costs are as follows: Steel $430,- 000; cement $160,000; materials $490,000. Labor absorbs the remain der of the two and one quarter mil lion dollar bridge. Junior Class Play Oct. 19 Th* theory of the officers who last week searched along and dragged the river between Myrtle Point and Co quille, to that Brennan boarded the togging train at Myrtle Point at nine o’clock last Monday morning, rode down to Coquille and jumped from the bridge upon the logger’s arrival here. He was last seen at seven o'clock that Monday in Myrtle Point, and one of the two men who boarded the logger there at nine o’ctock came out of the brush to do it. Ordinarily a body does not come to the surface much short of ten days, but warm water caused it to float in five. It came up under tow hanging branches of a tree. C. W. Gano, at the instruction of Brennan’s mother, took the body to Seaside for interment. As far as official investigation goes the body’s discovery closes the mur der case for there is no question but that Brennan committed the crime, whether due to jealousy or some other mental aberration. Teachers’ Institute, Oct. 12 The Junior Class play, “Clarence County Institute will be held in Decides.” will be presented in the Community Building on Friday eve Elk’s Hall, Marshfield, on Oct 12th No schools will be held in the coun ning, Oct 19. Miss Kathleen McClintock, who to ty on this day and all teachers are directing the play, announces the fol required by law to attend. Dr. C. A. Howard, and Dr. James Gilbert of lowing as the cast: Mrs Davenport Barbara Oderkirk the Economic: Department will be Mary AAn Lee Dorothy Yarbrough I the speakers. In the afternoon there Sarah Maude Lee - Lois Geider ! will be an interesting panel discussion Julia May Lee - Eleanor Smith 1 an the propqsed 20 mill tax limitation First John Smith - Lloyd Woods amendment Those to take part are Second John Smith Calvin Savage ; Dr. James Gilbert Dr. C. A. Howard, Third John Smith - Jack Clinton < L. P. Linn, J. H. Fasnacht, Ben Clarence Moore - Howard Hickam . Chandler and Mrs. J. E. Norton. The addresses and the discussion Mrs. Dixby Moore Levelle Walstrom ; Lizette, maid - Dorris Compton, will no doubt be of interest to the public and an invitation is given to Woman’s Club to Meet Oct. 9 any one who desires to attend. The Coquille Woman’s Club will i hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 9, at 2:15 o'clock In the Parish house. A short business session will be held, but there will not be a program due to the fact that Wednesday, Oct. 10, the Coos County Federation and the Co- i , quille Woman’s Club are acting as hostesses to the fifth annual conven tion of District No. 2 of the Oregon Federation of Women’s Clubs and the fifth semi-annual convention of the Coos county organization. He la a Great Grandfather ;v 'L ... I U»..,,, COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1984. NO. M. Tax Payments This Year Best Since 1931—Three Months Yet to Go I. Grand Jury to Report Tuesday The grand jury which was called to meet last Monday morning did not get together until Wednesday, due to the Illness of two members. Mrs.. . Viola Newton, of Coquille Js in a hospital in Portland, and Robt. H. ” ' Creager’s name was drawn by the clerk Tuesday to take her place on i the grand jury. After working for two days the body adjourned last evening until next Monday. There are seven or eight criminal cases on the docket for its investigation. As now coriitilutcd the grand jury is composed of A. B. Woodworth, foreman, Hilda Chambers and A. E. Glossop, all of Marshfield; Opal I. Gilman. Ruth Axtell, Chas. H. Oerd- ing and R. H. Creager, all of Coquille. J. W. Currie, of this city, received word Wednesday morning that he had become a great grandfather, an 8H pound son having been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Currie at Missoula, Mont. Jack lived in Coquille for sev Old Papers, good-sized package at eral years and eras employed at the Swift plant. The foe fiva i iI I CO. HEALTH ASS’N. OCT. 26-27 DAI E5 .................... To Give Card Party and Style Bekcted for Annual Corn Show, But It May Hava to Show in I.O.O.F. Building Be Postponed Tomorrow ' c ¿ • d At the joint meeting of the Cham Plans for the benefit card party and Style Show tomorrow afternoqn ber of Commerce and Com Show are nearly completed, This function directors, Tuesday noon at the hotel, ft was voted to hold this year's Cora IS UR. KxWO w savaws v W. aa is SpUIlbUIUU sponsored by the Coos County •• Public Health Association, and is an Show on Friday and Saturday, Oct. effort to raise money for expendi 28 and 27, but later developments tures in the county for local relief in make it uncertain yet as to just when specific cases of need, such as defray it will be held. J. L. Smith called a meeting of the ing expenses for tonsil operations, buying medicines for patients unable Com Show board for last evening, to pay, or assisting in any emer- but with B. D. Webb, J. A. Lamb. gencies arising along public health. Geo. H. Jenkins and Geo. E. Hampton ..41€S. lines. * . ' ***•*■ out of w»v«g, town, ujuj only three viis «•»> were wvsv pizxra pres- Mrs. Roy Neal, acting chairman of ent, Mr. Smith, H. E. Hess and J. E. arrangements, states that a request. Norton, who was selected Tuesday has come from several men who wish noon to fill the vacancy left by Ly- tables reserved for them and both man Carrier’s removal from Coquille, the board of directors and Mrs. Neal’s J One big reason for a postponement committee are so pleased with this of the Oct. 26-27 date is the fact that Interest shown that they urge all gen-' the Coos County Fur Breeders Asso- tlemen who have the afternoon at ■ elation wish to co-operate with the their disposal to take advantage of Corn Show and make a large fox sx- Mbit, but fur will not be prime be the good time offered. Very pretty prizes will be given for fore the second week in November, high score at each table. There will nor can they be ready before that be no progressing. Auction and Con time. The fox business to a growing tract are to be played and a desirable Industry in Coos county and wiU soon prize will be awarded for highest rival the poultry industry in magni De given tude. n It snouia should be given au all co-op- co-op- , room score of each game. Punch will luae. be sold by a group of Camp Fire girls. Frank Martin, of the J. C. Penney > The Com Show directors will hold Company, reports the arrival from a meeting the first of next New York of a shipment of specially will attempt at that time to get ev- i ordered slock for showing at the style show, and a letter of assurance from their New York manager of full co operation in sending him only the lat est and most artistic erections. Lovely models will display this wear, pre ceding the card party. Members of the committee in charge are Mrs. F. L. Gieenough,. Mrs. Roy Neal, Mrs. L. H. Hazard. Mrs. J. A. I amb, Mrs. Louis Char- neski, Mrs. H. A. Young. Mrs. Frank Martin. Did He Really Get One? A wire from Ferb Emery this morning slates that he got the limit his first shot over in the Lakeview district where he and ‘Dutch” Clin ton went on Wednesday, with three or four others. Last year Ferb com plained, as a reason for not killing a deer, that he was used to a pump gun and he was continually fooled when he tried to work the lever. He traded that gun off before starting this week and secured a slide-oper ated gun, similar to the pump vari ety. Let's hope the telegram this morning was no fake so that Ferb will not be alibiing himself all over town as to why he was “skunked” two years in succession^ How to Summon the Police Police Officer Lewis English says that people often ask him how to summon an officer when it is nec essary. It is a very simple thing to do. Just call central and tell her where the officer is needed. She in turn switches on the three colored lights, one of which is at the Fuhr man Pharmacy corner, another at the First National Bank street inter section and the third at the city hal. interersection. As soon as an officei observes the light he calls central to learn where he is needed. FEDERATED CLUBS PROGRAM Chas. A. Sprague, editor of the erything lined up There to not time Salem Statesman, will be the guest si- — -- —■ the «ntertataMni fesSwii speaker at the Federated Women’» now to get for the two • evenings ready for pte- | Qlub session, to be held in Odd Fel sentaUon in October and it will be lows Hall next Wednesday evening better to hold a good show about Oct. 10. The general public to invit Nov. 10-11 than to put on a mere ed to attend this session which will carnival Oct. 26-27. climax the day's program of the Cooc County Federation of Women’s Clubs and the Second District of the Oregon Coquille F. F. A. at Portland The Smith-Hughes Agriculture de State Federation meetings that day. Others on the program that eve partment of Coquille High School again be represented at the Paci- ning will be Mrs. Maud Woodyard In ternational Livestock Show at with two vocal selections; and violin land with a stock judging team. selections by Miss Muriel Dae. * The district convention, which wil Sam Dola« Talks Football year Future Farmers of Bam DetoM, 8681 i iiqgto>n«n from Oregon, Washington. convene at 2 p. m., will be preside«: parimAit at O. S. C. and who to Montana and California meet •ver by Mrs. Wm. Bell, of Roseburg eral PWA engineer in eharge of con- _ ______ to ____ at Portland hold ______ their regional its president. The program, beside struction of the new Coos Bay bridge. eon/erence ¿g participate in''live- the regular business and election at officers, includes greetings by the was the speaker at the Lions club stock judging-. president; a welcome by Mrs. R. A. luncheon yesterday noon, at which' year the Id>ho 24 were present. charge of the program and all meet- Weraich, a response by Mrs. Reidar Being one of the most noted foot- ingl wiH held ,t th< Multnomah Bugge, of Marshfield; two songs by Mrs. Yvonne Dalen, of Bandon ball referees on the Pacific coast, and no>e] an All-American tackle when he at- ! ^^Kjj three songs by the Chaminade Quar Bill Floten a member of Coquille tended Notre Qame. Mr. Dolan was 1 Chapter F. F. A. was second in the tette of Marshfield; an address by asked to talk on football. He told of state contest which was to determine Mrs. C. S. Heinline, of Roseburg: several incidents which occurred in who would represent Oregon in the “Music as a Spiritual Force; group singing led by Mrs. Wm. Horsfall; games, in which he was the official, regional public speaking contests. and a report on the Western Federa where the spectators disapproved his Members of the judging team from decisions, but usually there were fine Coquille Chapter are Ben Daniels, tion meeting by the state president points which the average spectator Harold Neal, Clifford Norris and Mrs. W. 8. Nicholson, of Marshfield Following the program, tea will be did not realize. One was a play in a Ralph Wilson. Washington Stgte-Oregon game years _ The animals they will be called up served by the Coquille Woman’s ago when “Spike” Leslie was at Ore on to judge will be (1) a class of Club, and a banquet will be held in gon. Just before an Oregon man beef; (2) a class of swine; (2) a class the hotel at 8:45, with group singing jumped and grabbed the ball from a of sheep; (4) a class of Jersey cattle; led by Mrs. Horsfall and Mrs. Alber tina Bond. W. S. C. runner and ran for a touch (8) a class of Holsteins. For the morning session of the down, another player ran into Dolan, Prizes will consist of a large , causing the whistle to blow faintly, County Federation, opening at 10 trophy for the winning team and 22 and unintentionally on Sam’s part. banners for winners in the various o’clock. Senator Walter Fisher, ol He called the ball back and disallow classes. Medals will also be given to Roseburg, will speak on “Women in ed the touchdown for the rule to clear the high point individual in each Politics.” Rev. W. Raymond Wilder is to render a group of songs; Mayor that whenever the whistle is blown, class. Berg will deliver the address of wel even unintentionally, the ball to dead The boys left this morning and will “If anyone other than Sam Dolan had return Monday, Oct. 8. They were come, and Walter Fiscus, minister of rendered such a decision, I wouldn’t accompanied by W. M. Cunning, the the Church of Christ, will give the invocation. Mrs. J. E. Norton, chair have believed him,** Spike had said, local Smith-Hughes instructor. man of the county federation, will but Oregon jumped in and made a preside at the morning session. touchdown, tying the score, and “1 Oregon Alumni to Banquet was glad of it,” declared the speaker He characterized the game as a In twenty cities of Oregon next Jail Admittances Front Bay builder of men and a teacher of clean Thursday evening University of Ore There have been several names sportsmanship, and urged that busi gon alumni dinners will be held. It written on the blotter tn the sheriff’s ness men should encourage by their will be in the nature of a celebration office the past week. Two of them presence at games the boys who make of the founding of the University 58 were in connection with the shooting up local teams. There is nothing years ago this month, and also a pep of Ed Lund at a resort on the Bay finer than clean sportsmanship and meeting for the Oregon-Washington Mrs. Vic Miller, wanted as a witness, football builds up that attitude in its football game in Portland the follow attempted to escape, and was given devotees was Mr. Dolan’s conclusion. ing Saturday. a 45-day sentence on a vagrancy Walter Asnlund, of Marshfield, The banquet will be held in the charge, and locked up. Wm. Butler, and Lester Wilson, C. H. 8. football Chandler Hotel at Marshfield at 7: IS, colored, who did the shooting, is held coach, were also guests at the lunch October 11. It will be an informal in lieu of 12000 bail. Lund is ex eon. affair with ticket $1.00. Elton Schroe pected to recover. der, chairman in this district, an James Franklin Wilson was fined nounces that a good program has $25 in justice court at Bandon on an Pomona Grange at Bridge The regular quarterly meeting of been arranged. All Alums are urged old charge of possession of deer meat during closed season. th? Coos and Curry Pomona grange , attend, will be held at Bridge next Tuesday. I Gus Edwin Peterson, for driving a car with a void foreign license, was October 9, starting at 10:00 a. m., ac- Red Devils to Play Tigers cording to an announcement made by fined $25 by Justice Bolt at Marsh Coquille High’s green football George E. Hampton, Pomona master. squad will have its baptism of fir« at*J field, Monday. O. L. and D. L. Spurlock, of Reeds Arthur Brown, state grange deputy. I Bandon tomorrow when it meets the will be at the meeting and discuss Tiger veteran squad. Bandon played port, were drunk, disturbing the co-operative buying. A potluck a scoreless tie last Saturday with the peace and breaking windows in Bunker HUI. They were fined I12.S0 luncheon will be served at noon. Myrtle Point Bobcats and will prove each and sentenced to six months, Moved to Old Home in Wisconsin tough opposition for Lester Wilson’s with a parole for the same period. fighting crew. , Walter C. Smith was arrested on a Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Spires and son, vagrancy charge by Matt Cay at who have resided for several years in Firemen to Meet in Coqnille Marshfield yesterday, and given 60 Coquille and Myrtle Point, left yes terday morning for their former Assistant Fire Chief Frank Schram days in jail. Jack Jinkins was fined $30 by home at Superior, Wis., where they invited the member/ of the city gov will again make their home. Mrs ernment, at the council session Mon Justice Maybee at North Bend yes Spires is a sister of Mrs. J. E. Paul day evening, to attend the next meet terday on a larceny by bailee charge, son. of this city, and they have many ing of the Coos County Firemen’s and is serving it out in jail here. friends here who will regret their de Association which will be held in Coquille on Thursday, Oct 18. cision to leave Coos county. CONSERVATION Of City's Water Until It Rains Suggested by the City Engineer At the Monday evening session of the city council, the finane commit tee, the city recorder, the city attor ney and the city treasurer were named as a committee to check over the property in Coquille on which street improvement assessments are delinquent, and to take whatever steps are necessary to protect the . city’s interest in the forthcoming de linquent tax sale which the county will inaugurate next month. Where necessary for protection of its liens the city will foreclose the improve ment assessments prior to the coun ty’s foreclosure. City Engineer Stacer reported to the council that the high dock was in danger of being washed out the first high water that comes. The decking is rotten, the piling are about half gone and his estimate Was that it would cost $2500 for piling in place on which to rebuild the dock. Following a discussion of the need for a dock on the waterfront now, it was decided to build a storage house for water pipe, equipment, etc., on the lot just west of the Coquille Laundry, which the city owns, and to barricade entrance to the high dock. It will be removed later. The engineer was asked to submit esti mates of the cost of such a storage building. Mr. Stacer reported the water sup ply in the Rink creek storage as dropping from 25 million gallons on Aug. 25. to about 16 million gallons the first of October, and that conser vation of water should be practiced by all users until it rains. There to a two-million daily flow of water in Walker creek which is still being diverted into Rink creek for the ben efit of the ranchers up tluit valley, but unless it rains soon that supply will have to be turned into the reser voir. The council directed the city re corder to sell the piano in the com munity building for what he could get. J. H. Chappell, of Marshfield, had offered to tune it and put it in shape for $16, or he would pay the city $16 for it. Being damp in the building, the piano needs reiuning every month or so. This piano was presented to the Community Building by the Mon otony Killers, and when the Cham ber of Commerce turned thq lease on the building back to the city, the pi ano and all other equipment in the building went with it. G. E. Trott was given permission to enlarge the doorway of the build ing on Front street, adjoining the bottling works, and to install a con- arete approach at the curb so that a truck could be given into the build ing for loading. Mrs. Dunbar Here Tomorrow Those who plan to attend the Coos County Public Health luncheon -on Saturday at the Coquille Hotel will, besides hea:-ing a fine talk by Mrs. Saidie Orr Dunbar, have the pleas ure of again hearing the songs of Rev. W. Raymond Wilder. Luncheon at twelve. A short business program will fol low, to be over in plenty of time for the Style Show and card party at the Odd Fellows Hall at 2:20 o'clock. Those sponsoring the Public Health movement urge all who possibly can to attend the moring session to be held at Odd Fellows Hall, starting at ten a. m. It will be conducted in the form of an institute for public health workers, by Mrs. Saidie Orr Dunbar, executive secretary of the State Tu berculosis Society of Oregon, who will be here from Portland. Jailed on Cattle Theft Charge Joe Cliff, who has lived south of Bandon for a couple of years, was lodged in jail here last evening, charged with stealing cattle from Chris Richert, of Bandon, who has lost eleven head in recent months and recovered but one. Cliff was to have his hearing be fore Justice J. J. Stanley this morn I ing. They Can't Promise * Job Postmaster Geo. Bellon) again calls attention to the warnings heretofore sent out by the Civil Service Com mission that schools which advertise their courses ns fitting a person for government employment are for the most part unreliable. They may fit an applicant to hold a job but they have no “pull" with the commission jobs for their students.
