The Coquille Valley sentinel., January 11, 1935, Image 1

The Coquille Valley Se
THE PAPER ’THAT’S LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME
COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY. OREOON. I RIDAY, JANUARY 11. IMS.
VOL. XXX NO. St.
President's Ball, Jan. 30
Postal Receipts Increase
The Coquille postoffice gain in
postal receipts in 1934 was 9.2 per­
cent over the 1933 receipts. Last
year’s total was $13,636.96, and the
Stroke of Apoplexy Last Sunday year before $12,492.55. For the quar­
ter ending Dec. 31, the gain over the
Morning Fatal to M. 0.
previous year was $352.23.
Hooton Yesterday
This was just for postal receipts—
stamps, box rent, newspaper and ad­
M. O. Hooton, suffering a stroke vertising mailings—and does not in­
of apoplexy last Sunday morning, clude money orders issued. The local
passed away at 12:45 o'clock Thurs­ office record on that score has been
day morning. He had been uncon­ broken several times the past two
scious most of the time and com­ months, the greatest number in one
pletely so since Tuesday morning.
day being last Monday when 90 were
He had gone out to feed his chick­ issued.
ens about eight o’clock Sunday morn­
The Coquille office is in the sec­
ing and when he did not reply when ond classification, but there are vari­
Mrs. Hooton called him to breakfast, ations of postmaster salaries accord­
she went outdoors and found him ing to receipts within the class. For
lying unconscious in the rain. Neigh­ the past two years the salary paid
bors were summoned to assist in car­ has been $2400 a year, but the in­
rying him in to bed and Dr. Hamil­ crease to $13,636 for 1934 means that
ton was called.
Postmaster Belloni’s salary
will
Mr. Hooton had never fully recov­ jump to $2500 beginning July 1 when
ered from the injuries received five4-'the
year starts.
years ago when his car was hit at
The highest salary the office ever
Seventh street as he was driving on paid was $2600 during H. C. Getz’ in­
to the highway. The case of blood cumbency.
poisoning he suffered last year also
left its mark and he had been grad­
Will Speak at Forum Session
ually failing for several months past.
The first forum meeting of the
Funeral services are being held in
Chamber
of Commerce for 1935 will
the Church of Christ at two o’clock
this afternoon, in charge of the Gano be held in the hotel next Wednesday
Funeral Home. Turner B. MacDon­ evening, Jan. 15, at 6:30 p. m.
The entertainment committee, con­
ald is conducting the services and
interment will be in the Masonic sisting of Lafe Compton and O. L.
cemetery. The pallbearers are Fred Wood, are arranging to have a couple
Nosier, Geo. Swinney, W. A. Sloan, of musical numbers and have invited
C.us McCulloch, Thos. Henderson and Judge Hugh McLain to address the
meeting on county affairs.
C. C. Farr.
The chamber membership now to­
Mr. Hooton was bom in Indiana,
Nov. 21, 1864, being 70 years, one tals 93, and Judge McLain should
month and 19 days of age. He was have a large audience next Wednes­
a plasterer by trade, but for 14 years day evening, unless he is in atten­
after coming to Oregon, taught school dance at the legislature and unable
at Roseburg and Bridge. Since com­ to be present here.
ing to Coquille in 1904 he has been
a builder of fireplaces, and he was Ml
a master of that business.
He was married to Belle Easter,
in Myrtle Point, May 31, 1891. Beside
his widow he is survived by their!
two children, Arthur L. Hooton, and | The farce-comedy, “Oh Doctor!” to
Mrs. Ann Dungey, of this city, and be presented by members of the Co­
two grandchildren, Kenneth and quille schools faculty, is said to be
Beth Hooton.
one of the most screamingly funny
A. O. Hooton, of Bridge, is a broth- plays ever presented in Coquille, Mlu
and
er of th* deceased. Other surviving,, -there are parts in it which the actors
relatives are his stepmother. Mrs take with so true a presentation of
Anna E. Hooton, of Springfield, Mo.; the author’s idea that anyone sub­
a brother. Milton A. Hooton, who re­ ject to heart failure is advised to
sides in Connecticut; one sister. Mrs. forego the pleasure of seeing the per­
A. D. Roper, of Springfield, Mo.; formance.
three half brothers, O. D. Hooton, of
The show will be given in the
Port Madison, Wash., Clarence E„ of Community Building next Thursday
Marshfield, Mo.. Walter H„ of King- evening; Jan. 17. The curtain will
man, Kans.; and a half sister, Mrs. rise at eight o’clock. It is a three-act
Anna Calvin, of Kansas City, Mo.
play, all of them in the village store
Mr. Hooton lived tn Missouri and of the sleepy hamlet of Half Moon.
Kansas before coming to Oregon in The time is the early 1900’s.
1890. The family has lived in Co-
Miss Muriel Dae and her string-en­
quille since 1904.
semble of ten musicians will furnish
Mr Hooton was a consistent and the music before the show and be­
faithful member of the Church of tween acts and this is in itself an an­
Christ, a devout Christian who fol­ nouncement which will make all Co­
lowed the teachings of the Master he quille eager to attend. But the show
professed; a good and kindly man, a itself will be just as entertaining.
faithful husband and a devoted fath­
There is no profit in the perform­
er; a man whose word was good at ance for anyone; the proceeds are to
all times
He was universally re­ be used for Washington school play­
spected and leaves a host of friends ground equipment, Lincoln school 11-
who sincerely mourn his passing.
bary books and high school stage
curtain.
Methodist Men’s Council
Mr Lane anticipating an atten-
■Following is the program for the d«nce of 700 and promises that not
Methodist Men’s Council, edmprising °ne of that number will be disap-
all the M. E. churches in Coos cotin- pointed in the performance
ty, which will be held in Pioneer Hall* Tickets are 35c for adults,
adult! 25c for
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high school students and 15c for
here next Monday evening:
Dinner—Served by the ladies of Erade pupils,
the Pioneer Church at 6:30 p. m. Rev. f
Geo. V. Fallis returning thanks.
Grange Council Session
Group Singing—Win Langworthy.
A small but interested group of
Mrs. M. O. Hawkins accompanist.
Coos A Curry Grange Council mem­
Business Session.
bers met in the city hall last Satur­
Music—Pioneer Church Orchestra.
day. Mrs. Lillian Hines, of North
Violin Solo—Miss Muriel .Dae.
Bend, who is vice president, presided
Devotional Message—Rev. R. E. in the absence of Geo. Hampton. Sev­
Dunlap.
eral interesting papers were read,
Vocal Solo — Rev. W. Raymond
among them being "Helpful Grange
Wi'der.
Visiting” and "What the Social Hour
Indies’ Acapella Trio—Mrs. Ruth
Means to the Grange.” Hugo Rieher
Beyers. Mrs. Birdie Skeels and Mrs.
explained in detail what had been
June Walker
accomplished by his committee on
Address—Hon. Ben C. Flaxel.
he gas co-operative buying plan.
t_ |
General Discusison.
An instructive as well as interest­
Benediction—Rev. R. C. Young.
ing program is promised all who at­
tend the next meeting. It will be held
Contninft ■Mvch Information
Saturday. February 2.
On page seven of this issue will be
found the Coos county tax summary,
To Start Soon at Bear Creek I
prepared by Assessor J. P Beyers. It
Mrs. O. ______
L. Morgan,
secretary-trees-
shows the valuations of all munici-
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palities and districts in the county, urer of the Oregon-California Petro- 1
th s tax rates, the amounts to be leum Corporation, who was here last;
it sed, and a great deal of statistical week, left for her home in Los An-'
information which is valuable to th». geles last “
‘
~
Saturday.
She came up to
taxpayer.
look over the Bear creek structure
on which her company has an inter­
Don Farr Maintains His Record est in the leases secured by J. Ellis
That there
Donald Farr, of Coquille, was one Loreman last summer
of nine students at the university Is to be a test well in the Bear creek
who made straight A’s during the fall section is certain, but Mrs Morgan
term. His sister. Miss Edythe. was did not state just how soon develop­
alro on the university’s honor roll for ment of the property would com­
th'- period, there being a total of mence. It is probable, though, that
94 in the list, according to the Emer­ operations will be started at least by
summer.
ald, student paper at Eugene.
OH, DOCTOR!”
IS A SCREAM
I
Officers and Committee Ap­ Lakeside Man a Candidate for
Place on State Highway
pointments Made and Con­
Commission
firmed Monday
Geo. A. Belloni has been appointed
general chairman for Coquille for
the President’s Annual Ball, which
will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
His appointment came from the na­
tional chairman, Henry L. Doherty.
From the temporary White House
at Warm Springs, Ga., it had been
announced that President Roosevelt
has sanctioned the use of his birth­
day next January 30, for a second
series of community balls throughout
the country to raise funds to combat
infantile paralysis. This enterprise
must* find wide approval and deep
sympathy in every section of the
United States.
Last year a million dollars for
combatting this dread disease and
treating its
victims was raised
through the series of Roosevelt birth­
day balls. A larger portion of this
money went to the Warm Springs
Foundation, which is carrying for­
ward a splendid humanitarian enter­
prise on a wide scale. This year a
large percentage of the funds will be
retained in the community where it
is raised.
Mr. Belloni has appointed the fol­
lowing general committee to serve
with him in arranging for the local
affair: G. W. Haynes, Ellis B. Fuller,
D- E. Rackleff, J. B. Axtell, J. E.
Norton, R. L. Stewart, Clarence Bean,
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C. DF C. MEMBERS
93 Sign and Pledge $838 — To
Support Coast Highway
and Other Activities!
<•
The new city council which will
R. L. Stewart, Chamber of Com­
R. G. Currier, Lakeside citizen,
serve for the next two years was
merce treasurer, reported at the noon
who is developing a tourist and fish­
called to order by Mayor Berg, Mon­
luncheon Tuesday that $838 had been
ing resort at Lakeside on a magnifi­
day evening, after the old council had
pledged to the Chamber for the year
cent scale, is being urged to become
allowed all O. K.'ci bills and had
1935, with a few industries having
a candidate for appointment on the
recommended the granting of a beer
not yet reported what they would
State Highway Commission, He is
license to S. H. Donated, after which
contribute.
There was a balance
a receptive candidate and should
it adjourned sine die.
Nft over from 1934 of $35, and the
Gov.-elect Martin select him, he
Everett Seeley, previously sword
amount in the treasury is now $166.-
would serve.
in, then took his seat and, with all
18, with all bills paid.
The year's
Clubs, civic bodies, cities and in­
members present, the council pro­
budget program is to be reported at
dividuals along the coast are writing
ceeded to get through a lot of busi­
the forum meeting next Wednesday
Gen. Martin urging Mr. Currier’s se­
evening.
ness
lection.
On motion it was Voted to have the
R. A. Jeub was elected as chairman
Dr. G. W. Leslie, accompanied by
of the board, and Mayor Berg an­
names of all C. of C. members for
Mr. Currier, was a caller in Coquille
nounced the appointment of the fol­
ihis year, and the amounts contribut­
Monday and he stated that he had in­
lowing officers, all of whom were
ed, published in the Sentinel as soon
terviewed Gen. Martin and had
confirmed by the council:
as all business concerns have signed
strong hopes that Mr. Currier would
City Attorney—Grant Corby
up.
be named.
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City Treasurer—W. S. Sickels
The Chamber endorsed the candi­
Beside the resort being developed
Marshal—Lewis English.
dacy of R. G. Currier, of Lakeside,
at Lakeside, Mr. Currier has an es­
Deputy Marshal—Kermit Shaw.
is a candidate for appointment as
tate of his own a few miles up the
Water Supt. S. V. Epperson
state highway commisisoner by Gov.-
lake and his investment in that sec­
Street Com.—Frank T. Dungey
elect Martin and a set of resolutions
tion is around $200,000,
Engineer—J. Loy Stacer
to that effect are being sent to the
Mr. Currier is no stranger to Ore­
Fire Chief—C. W. Gardner
new governor.
gon and its needs. Before going to
Health Officer—Dr. M. Earl Wilson
On motion of Mr. Stewart the di­
southern California five years ago
All are reappointments except
rectors voted to contribute $20 a
he was an Oregon resident for 14
Kermit Shaw.
month, the same as in 1934, to the
years. He has been in Coos county
And Then It Rained
The committee assignments an­
Coast Highway Association, and also
for the past two years.
nounced by the mayor were:
Another cold spell the middle of that $100 be budgeted for use of the
The Coast Highway country has
Finance—Jeub, Bryant, Medley
the week took the thermometer down Chamber’s highway committee which
been unfortunate in Previous admin­
Ordinance—Seeley, Lefevre, Jeub.
to 25 degrees both Wednesday and is working on the proposal to
istrations in having its recommenda­
Fire—Belloni. Medley, Seeley.
Thursday mornings.
straighten and widen the Marshfield-
tions turned down by the governors.
Water—Bryant, Jeub, Belloni.
The rainfall since Sept. 1 now to­ Coquille section of the Coast route.
We have an empire along the west
Lights—Lefevre, Beloni, Seeley.
coast which is entitled to recogni­ tals 40H inches. Last season’s total, As Mr. Stewart stated, the highway
Street»-—Medley, Bryant, Lefevre. tion, and in Mr. Currier we have a from Sept. 1 to June 1, was 44 inches. committee chairman, J. E. Norton,
On the Park Commission Mayor
cannot give publicity to the progress
citizen who is financially able to ac­
Berg named L. W. Claver, R. A. Jeub, cept the no-salary position and one
being made in having this matter
Tracy Leach, L; Lt Bonney »nd O. T. who will work for the development
acted upon by the state highway
Gant; and on the Boxing Commission, of the whole of Oregon as well as for
commission.
A. H. Grimes, R. L. Stewart. C. W. the coast country.
Sixteen of the twenty directors
Gano, F. F. Schram and Dr. V. L.
were present at the luncheon.
Locally the Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton.
and the Lions Club have endorsed'
League basketball rivalry in its
On the Library Board, Mrs.
Grange Met Here Tuesday
Mr. Currier’s candidacy and many embryo stage starts tonight in the
Farr and O. C. Sanford were
individual letters have been sent to Community Building, the initial bar­
Coos and Curry Pomona Orange
pointed, tfae other members
Gen. Martin. The latter has stated rages of hand grenades and showers met in W. O. W. hall here Tuesday
Mesdames H. H. Hartley, G<
that no appointments are to be made of hot shots from howitzers to be with Most Western Grange at Lang­
Ulett, Geo. C. Chaney.
until after the adjournment of the thrown around by the Red Devils and lois also in attendance. Goo. E. Hamp­
The Sentinel was named as the of­ legislature which meets next Mon­
the Bulldogs, Coquille and North ton. master, presided. Mr. and Mrs
ficial paper for the city.
Bend high school teams,'
day ■
Feed Gott, ot Roseburg, State agricul­
The bond of the city treasurer was
Not only will the game start the tural chairman and state lecturer,
fixed at $5000, and Mr. Sickels’ was
Bank Shows $107,000 Increase Coos county high school race fo were present and gave very fine ad­
approved witliDi Jas. Richmond and
The* annual stockholders’ meeting North Bend and Coquille but it wi! dresses during the literary hour.
C. J. Fuhrman as sureties. The re­
At the business session the grange
of
the First National Bank of Co­ inaugurate the 1935 chapter of th-
corder’s bond is $1,000 and he had
staunch
rivalry
that
has
marked
th«
passed
favorably on resolutions re­
secured S. M. Nosier and J. L. Stev­ quille, with nearly all the stock rep­
play between the red and white an< garding the grading of cheese and a
resented,
was
held
in
the
bank
office
ens as sureties.
the Bulldogs since the commencemen state Bangs' disease control law.
Restaurant licenses were granted Monday evening The same board of
of the present decade. For some rea
An efficiency contest was begun
to Lafe Compton, Tommy Wing. directors. L. H. Hazard, O. C. San­
son the Hartley and Adams’ squad with the Pomona Lecturer, Mrs. Beth
ford.
E.
D.
Webb,
H.
A.
Slack
Grace Gilkey, Mrs. R. L. Walker,
and E. L. Detlefsen, who have served have taken great delight in humblin' Culver, chairman of the committee
Frank Cowan and H. R. Dimmick.
the other in the frays between th' in charge. After a potluck dinner at
Card and pool room licenses grant­ since the retirement of Russell De­
noon the following delightful num­
schools.
ment,
a
year
or
more
ago,
was
elected.
ed were to W. H. Fortier and S. H.
Coach Hartley, Red Devil mentor bers were given: Grange Council song
The
report
to
the
stockholders
Donated.
has a squad of ten first stringers' by all; violin solo, Mrs. Everest;
A contract was ordered entered showed a very good increase in-de­
Jess Barton and Powell Yarbrough ’Seeing Nellie Home" by all; an ad­
into with the Hooker Chemical Co., posits and a satisfactory upward
centers; Jim Robison, forward and dress, “Aims of 1935;’’ State Lectur-
for chlorine at nine cents a pound, trend of business. Deposits have in­
creased $107,000 in the past year, and center; Don .Smith, Eddie Moore, r Mrs. Fred Goff; instrumental num­
f. o. b., Tacoma.
I
and Bob Waggoner, forwards; Lewis bers, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Laird and
The monthly and annual reports of $80,000 since the statement last June.
Donaldson, Allan Bailey, Tom Thrift, John A. Martin; pipno duet, Mrs. 1.
the treasurer and recorder were ac­ The amount on deposit the first of
and Howard Detlefsen, guards. Ap­ B. Sevy and Mary Catherine Howard;
the
year
was
$488,664.66.
cepted and ordered filed. The an­
The board of directors met imme­ parently Jim Ray, letterman at Myr­ songs, “By a Waterfall” and "Captain
nual report of the city treasurer,
tle Point last season, has dropped links," Langlois Grade Glee Club;
which the city’s charter requires shall diately after the stockholders’ meet­
basketball, but as yet his status and an address on Agriculture, State Ag­
ing
and
re-elected
the
following
of
­
be published, appears elsewhere in
intentions are not clearly known.
ricultural Chairman Fred A. Goff;
this issue. It shows that the bonded ficers: L. H. Hazard, president; O. C.
It is from this squad that Hartley reading, Hilda Boice; a tumbling act.
Sanford,
vice-president;
E.
D.
Webb,
indebtedness of the city has been re­
will select his first five. Until re- Ralph Adams; reading, Arthur Far­
duced $9.500 during the past year and I cashier; Bess Maury, assistant cash-
rier, and yodeling duet, Mr and Mrs
'
ier.
(Continued on Page Three)
the warrank debt cut $2,768.25, to
John A. Martin.
$38,635.02.
Pomona Grange will meet with
To Publicize Landis Case
Complaint having been made on
I Carl Vogel Killed in California North Bayside, April 9.
the 50 feet of wooden sidewalk, from
Jack De Witte, who is spending
Word was received by Mrs. Edwin
the state highway shop corner to­ this winter in Bandon, and who is a
J.
Brophy that her brother-in-law, League Oregon Cities in Session
ward the depot, it was ordered that steady contributor to such magazines
I
Carl Vogel, hai id been killed in an auto
Mayor J. Arthur Berg and Record­
the owner be notified to repair it.
as the Real Detective, Offical Detec­
I
accident
at
Dii
Inuba,
Calif.,
on
Jan.
7.
er
F. G. Leslie attended the meeting
Engineer Stacer reported that it tive, True Detective Adventures and
would cost $65 to $70 to repair the Startling Detective, was in Coquille Mr. Vogel was bom in Germany and of the League of Oregon cities, held
south roof of the Community Build­ this week securing data and pictures came to the United States when two in North Bend yesterday
During the past few year* the
ing where the one-ply paper is so for an article he will write, featuring years old and lived in and around
He was league has been financed in addition
badly damaged that it affords no the murder of Eudaily here in 1901 Coquille most of his life.
protection for the interior. His es­ by Landis, and the finding of the married to Miss Maud Albee in 1923 to fees paid by membership cities by
timate was for using three-ply, and murder's skelton here in April, 1930, and two children were bom to them, grants from the Rockefeller founda­
he was given authority to have that where it is supposed to have lain for Jean aged 8 and Hazel aged 5. Both tion which has enabled the league to
girls survive him but his wife died carry on extensive research work
side re-roofed.
more than 25 years, until discovered
The matter of a franchise with the by Morse and Ruth Stonecypher and here in August, 1931. His mother-in- that proved beneficial to all con­
Mt. States Power Co., or a contract Mrs. Pearl Wimer while they were law, Mrs. Luella Albee, died in July, cerned.
To begin with only 25 cities were
1933, and shortly thereafter Mr.
for furnishing light and power to the nt* rx’aHng chittim berk.
Vogel removed to California where enlisted as members but later the
city, was brought to a focus when a
Mr. DeWitte is securing pictures of
contract, prepared by the city attor­ the principal actors at the time of the his brother, Paul, lives as do also his number increased to over 60, then
This brought discovery, as well as of Bob and sis'ers. Mrs Fred Steffens and the during the depression some losses
ney, was introduced.
former Miss Ida Vogel, who has been were incurred, but these have been
Jack Lefevre to his feet with the an­ Grover McQuigg who found Eudaily _________________
nouncement that if any franchise, or after the murder, and says the story but recently married. Henry Vogel,1 regained until now counting cities
contract, which did not have a def­ he is writing will make very inter­ ■mother brother, also lives at the that have budgeted for membership
same place.
Carl served in the, and others, the league is composed
inite date for its expiration, was esting reading.
American Army during the World of over 100 cities.
voted by the council that he would
Among the matters which came up
demand a referendum on the ques- New S. P. Official Visits Here War and belonged to the Legion
for discussion yesterday afternoon
Poet
here.
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tton-
stated that he had no hopes
Edward T. Hogan, who has suc­
were proposed changes in the liquor
gecur*nS cheap Bonneville power
ceeded Karl De Marias as travelling
law,
bond issues, and city affairs ...
Gas Co. Taxes Were Not Cut
*n thi* lection- because all the other
general.
cities had granted * franchises
to the traffic agent for the Southern Paci-,
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The published statement that the
power company, but he did envisage fie, was a Coquille visitor, Wednesday. |
8« Sign at Myrtle Point
It
was
his
first
trip
to
Coos
county
Coos
Bay Gas Co. had had 30 per
that within a few yean Coquille
At Myrtle Point the member^iip
and he expressed his appreciation Of cent of its taxes remitted is hardly
might be able to build and operate
the climate and the coast scenery. He , correct.
The old county court at­ drive for the Chamber of Commerce
its own power plant.
tempted to do it, and made such an was divided between two commit­
predicted
that
1935
was
going
to
Mayor Berg stated that the propos­
order, but the tax collection depart­ tees. The one securing the largest
ed contract was In no way a fran­ show an increased business activity,
ment, acting upon advices from the number of names is to be entertained
especially
in.
southwestern
Oregon.
chise, but if Mr. Lefevre objected to
Mr. De Marias has been advanced state tax commisison, refused to ac­ with a dinner in the near future. The
it the question of a suitable agree­
to a position in the Portland head­ cept the smaller amount, the law result of the campaign was that the
ment between the city and the power
being Very plain that the county Myrtle Point Chamber has the larg­
quarters
of the Southern Pacific.
company would be referred to the
court has no authority to make such est membership it has ever had, with
(Continued on Pace Two)
M paying members an the list.
Calling carda, M for 11.00.
H.S. BASKETBALL
HERE TO-NIGHT