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COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 1. 1935.
NO. 1.
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SER* IB STOPPED
Water Main Laying and Fourth
Street Fill Must Wait
Action by Congress
Wednesday evening City Engineer
Stacer, under whose direction the
SERA work in Coquille was started
a few H»ys before, received word
from the SERA office in Marshfield
to suspend all operations.
Whether
the lay-off was general over the
country, or whether it applied only to
Coquille, was not stated.
It leaves the city in considerable of
a mess.
The Fourth Street bridge,
where the fill is to be made just west'
- of the highway, has been tom out and'
Spurgeon street residents must go'
around by Sixth street, with no tell-
, ing how long the Inconvenience is to
The concrete in the streets, where
new water mains were to have been
laid, has been torn up, the pipe has
been purchased and is on the ground,
an expense which would not have
been incurred* at this time had not
the government approved the SERA
project, and agreed to pay for the la­
bor.
It is hoped that the suspension is
due only to some technicality and
that work can be resumed shortly.
This morning the radio broadcast­
ed that SERA work had been stopped
all over the U. S. because the FERA
funds are exhausted. This probably
is a result of the differences of opin­
ion between President Roosevelt and
Congress as to the four billion eight
hundred million dollar bill which is
now before the national legislative
bodies.
Willys Smashed by Ford ♦
Everett Strain’s Willys, in whick
he carries the Coquille-North Bank-
Bandon-Riverton mail, was practical­
ly a total wreck Tuesday morning
after it had been struck by the Ford
V8, driven by Clyde Huntington, of
Marshfield.
Mr. Huntington suffered a broken
jaw, five fractures, but his car was
not greatly damaged.
Mr. Strain had a piece of glass
driven through a finger and he and
Chas. Upton, who was riding with
him, were bruised and shaken up but
not seriously injured.
The accident happened on thé high­
way, at 8:35 a. m„ just beyond the
Sweet place, this side of-Lamps creek.
The Ford was travelling quite fast
and swung back and forth across the
highway as it rounded the curve. Mr.
Strain had no chance to escape being
hit as the rear of the Ford swung into
the Willys.
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FEDERAL HOUS
INGCONF’RENCE
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A county-wide conference in in­
expensive housing improvement and
modernizing the home vegetable gar­
den will be held under the direction
of the Extension Service in Woodmeq
Hall In Coquille, on Tuesday, March
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to an announcement made by George
Jenkins, county agent.
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This is the first annual conference
dealing with these subjects to be
held in Coos county and this is one
of a series of 24 meetings to be held
throughout the state during March
and April. All men and women in­
terested in housing improvements are
invited to be present throughout the
day. Various house plans adapted to
Coos county conditions will be shown
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and explained and materials and sup-
A petition, with 139 names signed , plies for inexpensive housing im-
to it, was filed with Recorder Leslie proverfient will be exhibited
Miss
on Tuesdqy, asking a referendum Claribel Nye, state leadar of home
election on the contract , recently economics extension, and a .member
made by the city with the Mt. States ot the state rural housing committee,
Power Co. It asks that the question W(11 speak during thé afternoon on
be submitted to the voters of Co- the, subject of inexpensive housing
quill« at the 193« general election in I improvement for better family living.
November, unless the city holds a
The program at this meeting will
special election previous to that date, start at 9:45 in the morning with reg­
in which event the petition signers istration. At 10:00 a. m. a few re­
ask that it be submitted then.
marks will be made regarding the
It is a question just whom the pe­ meeting by the county agricultural'
tition signers are trying to get at. If agent. Following this a surprise en­
the contract is disapproved the city tertainment will be offered by a
will lose the twd per cent on the gross group of local persons and group
revenue of the power company which singing will be led by Miss Nye. At
‘ it is now paying, and thq city will also 10:30 a. m. Miss Lucy Case, extension
have to pay for the lights now being specialist in nutritional work, will
used at the city hall, community discuss modernizing the home vege­
building and water works plant. A table garden. Those attending are
vote to cancel the contract would be a being asked to’bring a basket and a
vote to increase the power company's potluck dinner will be spread at noon.
receipts by $200 to $300 a month. During the afternoon, in addition to a
And the city would lose by the same recreational program, Miss Nye will
amount!
discuss the inexpensive housing im-
provements.
WORKATDILWELL
Baby Bonds Now on Sale
U. S. treasury bonds, in denomina­
tions of $25, $50, $100, $500 and $1000,
went on sale at the Coquille postof­
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fice this morning, according to an­
Some Coquille Scout Has Oppor­ First Necessity Is to Shut Off! nouncement of Postmaster Geo.
Belioni These bonds all mature in
the Water—5-inch Casing
tunity to Go to Washington
ten years and the interest rate at ma­
Being Used
in August
turity figures two and 9-10 per cent.
The interest, however. Is. all figured
A report on the Boy Scout program i Five men have been working at the in the discount, $25 bonds selling for
for this year was made at the Lions i gas well beyond Fishtrap, attempting $18.75: $50 at $37.50; $100 at $75.00;
Club luncheon yesterday noon by J. to shut off the water which interferes $500 at $375.00; and $1,000 at$750.00.
L. Stevens, N. C., Kelley and R. L. with the flow of gas. At that the gas Payment ot the bonds may be made
Stewart, who attended the Scout fan be lighted at the top of the cas­ at any time after 80 days, with a dis­
Council dinner session held in Marsh­ ing. after it has passed through the count from the face of the bonds,
field Tuesday evening. Others from 1700 foot column of water, and it figured according to the time they
here attending were C. C. Farr and burns several feet above the pipe.
have been issued.
Under the direction of W. E. Mar-
Harold Gould.
Other informatjo^ in regard to
The Scout committee named for ridn the crew-of four men has run a these baby bonds may be secured at
Coquille is td be composed of J'. L. string of five inch casing, to the bot­ the*fcos toffice.
Stevens, N. C. Kelley, C. C. Farr, F. tom twice, but without shutting the
water out. Rubber expansion joints
S. Emery and LeRoy Swinney.
Personal Tax Collector Named
It is expected to have two troops between the lengths of pipe has been
W. H. Kennedy, of Marshfield, was
functioning in Coquille in a short used but some rough spot in the outer
time. The Lions Club is paying the casing has so torn the rubber that this week appointed deputy sheriff
Coquille expense for affiliation with .the water could get through. —1----- and ¡iersonal property tax collector
the Eugene-Willamette Council, and ; They expected to have the pip«' by SheriffWm. F. Howell.
the 20-30 Club is to provide the scout­
masters.
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The national Scout Jamboree, to be
held in Washington, D. C., in August,
is an event in which it is hoped some
Coquille Scout can participate. Each
troop to entitled to one representative
at the Jamboree. He will have an 18-
day trip, with nine days spent
in
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ail pulled again by this noon and if
tjie next attempt is no more success-
tl, Mr. Marrion says he will turn his
¡tention to keeping the water out by
pumping.
?, At present there is nothing to re­
port as to drilling at Bear creek or
■Ralf a mile south of the present well.
It has --
not yet started, but the - presi-
the guests of the U. S. government.
He will go east by train and return by
train to Galveston. Texas, where he
has the option of either returning the
rest of the way by boat through the
Panama canal, or continuing home by
train. The expense of the trip will
be $130.
The Lions also yesterday paid $24
for the milk which thè club furnishes
the schools for thé noon lunches of
pupils who would not otherwise have
this necessary part of their diet. The
bill was for January and February.
leuni company is expected to be here
next week and some further
aouncement may be made at
time.
String Ensemble to Be at Liberty
CLUB NETS $50
Fine Evening Enjoyed by Guests
of Woman's Club at Annual
Card Party
The ladles of the Womanb Club
netted a little over $50 from
annual card party, held in I. O.
hall, Tuesday evening, which was
somewhat less than the ' net from
their 1934 party.
There were 150 present, including
players • and hostesses and 35 card
tables were in use. One and all agreed
that it was as enjoyable an event as
he or she had attended for some time,
and even those who did not win a
prize declared it to be worth more
than, the price of admission.
The finance committee of the Wom­
an’s Club, Which gave the party, is
composed of Mesdames C. E. Niles,
J. A. Lamb, E. E. Johnson, Louis
CJharneski, L. H. Hazard and F. W.
Martin.
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The refreshments, consisting of!
coffee and cake, were served by the
Library committee of the club, of
which Mrs. Alice Wilson to chair -
The highway improvement of the man.
The committee .which arranged for
Coast road north from Crescent City,
prizes
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uitatuivi auitr ui
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in vaiituima,
California, io
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of i considerable
in- “ the * distribution of the many
M Oregon alongU
the Coast Highway, and the follow­ Greenough and Mrs. F. S. Emery.
The list of prizes awarded for the
ing from Jack Juza’s Crescent City
Triplicate will be noted, with interest various games and the door prizes
by all residents of the Oregoq coast: was a long one, but it showed how
"Improvement of the Oregon Coast completely Coquille business houses
Highway, Route 71, of the California co-operated with the Woman's Club
state highway system, from Crescent in making the affair a success, but
City north to the state line, will likely due to the peculiar postal regulations
Re started this year, according to ad­ which characterizes anything given
vices received here from the office of away at a drawing as a “lottery” the
<dJ. W, Vickery of Eureka, district en­ Sentinel ie unable to print the com­
gineer for the state highway depart­ plete list of who the winners were,
ment. The sum of $140,000 has been what they received and by whom
appropriated in the 1935-37 state contributed.
NEW HIGHWAY
IN NORTH CAL.
The String Ensemble, something
different from any other organization
in Coca county, is to be an added at­
traction to the regular picture pro­
gram at the Liberty Theatre next
Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
^farcii 6
7, at no price advance
* This musical organization which
has been practicing under the direc­ highway budget for work on the road
Hung Jury for R. Jordan
76 Farmers Receive Checks
tion of Miss Muriel Da« for nearly a from the state line south to Winton
The trial of Richard Jordan, of year and a half, is making a moat en­ Comers, the other side of Smith Riv-
Benefit payment checks were being
N o rth Be n d, —tor the - - involuntary viable reputation and is really accom­ er.
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distributed from the county agent’s
manslaughter of Nick Soini in plishing fine results They have been
"A crew of engineers of the state office last Monday and from the-Ccxis
Marshfield a few weeks ago, resulted
king conscientiously and persis- highway department started the sur­ Bay Mutual Creamery office in
in a hung j jury at ten o'clock Wady tentty and are worthy of th« helpful vey tor the new, reed north from Marshfield on Tuesday afternoon to
nekday night
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I support of nil music lovers and those Winton Corners last week and will hog producers in Co« county who
The case was the first on the dock­ who enjoy violin music. Perhaps we probably complete the job in about a signed contracts for reduction of their
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et when court convened Monday should have said “encouragement,” month.
I 1934 hog production. A total of ap­
“Engineer Vickery of Eureka stater proximately $3000 was distributed
morning for the February term, and for there is nothing which spurs on
was given to the jury at two p. m. on to greater effort, like appreciation of that it to not probable that actus among 76 farmers from all sections
efforts made.
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Wednesday
construction cf the new road will b< of Coos county and represents the
All the evidence tended to show
In addition to the ensemble, Bobbie started this year, the success of th« ;econd payment of $1 per head on
that Soini was the aggressor He had 3ums, Randolph Ldhenz and Laura entire project hinging largely upon the number of hogs each grower was
applied vile epithets to Jordan as McLeod will appear ofr the program the fate of Governor Merriam's high­ permitted to produce for market in
the latter was leaving the Eagles’ in piano, singing and tap dancing way budget at the hands of the state 1934. This is the second payment to
dance hall, and had then followed respectively.
legislature.
be made to Com-Hog reduction con­
him. When Soini took hold of Jor­
“So far there has been no indication tract signers of last year.
The members of the ensemble are
dan’s arm the latter swung and hit I-eonard Ensele, Audrey Aasen, Lyn- of the routing of the new highway
The first payment of $2 per head
Soini on the jaw.
Soini’s head dell Southstone, LaVelle Dale, Cherie from Crescent City north, although it was made several weeks ago and the
struck the pavement with such Mae Hartwell, Dorothy Glaisyer, Ann is rumored the engineers have recom­ third payment amounting to $2 per
force that the skull was fractured as Hawkins. Louise Woodyard, Marcus mended that no" change be made in head less the local administrative
if from an explosion, the cracks ra­ Shelley, Florence Cary, harpist, and the present junction with the Red­ costs, should be received in the near
diating from the point where his Mrs. M. O. Hawkins, accompanist.
wood highway at the county fair future since all of the local work has
head struck the pavement.
The String Ensemble has been grounds. This means that the route
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Judge Brand has not set the date heard at several semi-public func­ will probably , follow the present
Thunder Startles Tuesday Night
for a retrial.
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tions and their performances have alignment closely out as far as the
Court Sets Roadmaster’s Salary
Several local people who had" been Coos County Women’s Clubs
been greatly appreciated. Now the McKay ranch at least, but from that
late getting to bed Tuesday night,
to Meet at Bandon Monday
Floyd Robb, recently appointed
invitation is extended to everyone to point on .there still remains some
MacDowell Music Club
report that an extremely loud ex­
Xcounty
roadmaster, has been
The MdcDowell Music Club met come and hear how they have . im­ question. 7
The Coos County Federation of
plosion occurred just about one
1 deputy county surveyor by
proved
in
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past
year.
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meantime
the
old
road
be
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o’clock that night. One man got up Women’s Clubs will meet at Bandon Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. H. H
tween this city and Smith River will E. L. Vinton, county surveyor. The
and looked out the window, another next Monday, March 4. Registration Hartley, and with Mrs. C. V. Smith
be overhauled by maintenance work­ county court this week fixed Mr.
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Monday
presiding.
dressed and came over to the busi­ w|ll take place at 10 a. m.
ers
during the summer, according to Robb's salary at $2000 per year, $50
The Life and Music of Chopin
Before it started to rain last Tues­
The county president, Mrs. James
ness section, while another phoned to
Vickery.
This work will consist of per month to come from the survey­
the Bay to learn what disaster had Gamwell, of Powers, has announced made up the afternoon’s program day night the thermometer took one
eliminating
bad curves and widening or’s budget, $50 per month from the
occurred. ' But another man whe the high lights in the day’s sessions with Miss Audrey Aasen as leader more shot at a low mark and succeed­
roadmaster's and the balance of $800
the present roadbed."
saw the lightning flash, say« it was Mr. Bennett, president of the Bandon A current events paper was given by ed in dropping to the lowest point for
from the county general fund
only thunder with an unusually long Chamber of Commerce, will give the Mrs. R. B. Rogers, and Mrs. Maude the winter—22 degrees, one leis-than
Mrs. Anna Smith Passes
reverberating roar. People of Ore­ address of welcome. Speakers for Woodyard gave an interesting review the December cold snap. This was
Triple Wedding Anniversary '
gon are not accustomed to thunder the day will be Mrs. J. T. Brand, of, ot the Josef Hofmann concert re­ the recorded reading at C. V, Smith's
Mrs. Anna Irene Smith, 69, mother
The J. N. Gearhart home at Dora
place oh Sanford Heights. It’s a lit­ of Mrs. J. E. Axtell, passed away at
and lightning, although this section Marshfield, Mrs. J. E. Norton and cently presented in Eugene.
Three preludes were rendered by tle hard to believe that it was nine her home at Elliott and Third street* was the host for a three wedding
has experienced it twice before this Mrs. Leia Elrod, of Coquille, and
Judge McLain. Mrs. C. V. Smith, of Mrs. C. A. Rietman at the piano, and degrees warmer, or less cold, at Coos last Saturday morning after an ill- anniversaries dinner last Sunday. It
* year.
This writer is not recording his im­ Coquille, will report on welfare work Louise Woodyard played the Ma- . Bay. as the observer over there re­ ry:ss of several months. She had been was the 25th anniversary of Mr and
Mrs. zurka Op. 17 No. I. Geraldine Ensele ported. This was Monday morning a resident here for nearly two years Mrs. Gearhart’s wedding, the 25th
pressions of the Tuesday night dis­ .from the health standpoint.
Nicholson, state president of the Fed-, played a waltz. Opus 64. No. I, and Until some time last nignt the rain
turbance for be slept through it.
The body was shipped to Spokane also for Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bullard,
eration, is expected to be present. At Mrs. Woodyard rendered Opus 15, has been fairly continubus since Mon­ by the Gano Funeral Home last Sun­ of Bullards, and the eighth for Mr.
Vislting Eastern Star Chapters the Cloee of the morning session each i No. II. Dorothy Glaisyer sang, "The day, with a grand total since Sept. 1, day and interment took place there and Mrs. Harvey C. Minard, of Dora.
club president will give a three-min- Maiden’s Wish,” accompanied by of 49 inches.
on Tuesday.
Mrs W. V. Glaisyer, associate ute talk on the work accomplished by Mrs. Woodyard, who also stayed the
Another daughter is Mrs. Berna­
B. P. W. to Meet Monday
grand matron of the Eastern Star for their unit
concluding number on the program, Feb. Receipts at Clerk's Office dette Michener, of Roselle, N. J.; and
The regular meeting of the B. A P.
Oreeon. returned home for a one
The Junior Women’s Clubs of the Polonaise Op. 40, No. I.
Total receipts at the county cleric’s her two sons are Stephen E. Smith, of W. Club will be held in the hotel
day’s stay last Saturday evening, af­
county are especially invited and
office'
during February were $850.75. the Navy, and Reed E. Smith, of En­ next Monday evening, March 4, at 8
ter having been on a trip, visiting during the afternoon session the Ban­
Play at Bandon Tonight
Of this amount. $281.50 was for re­ terprise, Ore. She is also survived by p. m. After the business session the
chapters, for three weeks. She was don Junior Club will put on a one-
The Coquille Red Devils, who have cording. $217.50 circuit court, $37.50 a niece, Mrs. Alice Johnson, of Pull­ program will be in charge of the
accompanied home by her son. Al­
act play. There will be special tables been coming so fast the past month, P’obate, $84 marriage licenses, $30.25 man, Wash.
Health committee, of which Mrs. Ida
dington. at d daughter, Betty, who are
provided for the younger group at p'ay the final game of their schedule miscellaneous. The marriage licenses
Mr and Mrs. Axtell left Sunday Owen is chairman
A social hour
students at U. of O.
They all left the no-host luncheon at noon.
al Bandon this evening.
avcsaged one per day for the 28-day for Spokane and expect to return the will follow the program.
again Sunday evening, Mrs. Glaisyer 1 Mrs. J: H. Dalen. of Bandon, is
in. Next Friday and Saturday eve­ month.
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to continue her visits until March 17. charge of the niusic. .
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nings the district toumameht will be
2-Year Old Badly Burned
All club women, or any who are held in the high school gym at Rose­
Accident Commission Wins
Two Taken to Pen _
Past Grands Not to Meet
interested, are cordially invited to be burg. C. H. S. will participate in
Jean Hayes, two-year old daughter
Sheriff Howell
and
Constable
The
case of Anna L. Majors, who of Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Hayes, of
The Past Grands club of the Odd present.
that tournament.
Campbell left this morning for Sa­ was suing the State Industrial Acci­
Fellows will not meet this Evening
The state high school tumey will lem. taking the Myrtle Point boys, dent Commission for damages, was Gaylord, has been in a serious condi­
on account of the official visit of
Guild to Have Waffle Supper be held in Salem the week foltowing Ovid Weekly and Tommy LeRoy heard by the jury yesterday and a tion at the Keizer hospital in North
Grand Master Poole to Coquille
Weekly, who were sentenced to the verdict returned for the defendant Bend since last Friday. She was seri­
The ladies'of the Episcopal Guild the district tournament.
ously burned at her home the day be­
Txxigo thia evening.
The Past are going to serve a ham-egg-waffle-
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pen for two years for breaking into Her husband. R. C. Majors, suffered
fore when she sat down in a bucket of
Grands’ meeting is postponed until coffee supper in the Parish House 20-30 Sponsors “Sweet Adeline” and robbing the Bill Osborn place in
the loss of a foot at the Sitka Spruce hot water.
next Friday evening.
next Tuesday, March 5. They will .The 20-30 Club is sponsoring, and Myrtle Point a couple of weeks ago. Pulp A Paper plant at Empire in
1 begin serving at 5:30 o’clock and the will sell tiokets for, “Sweet Adeline,’’
1931. and he died 14 months later.’
Will Be Home Sunday
State Income Tax Man Coming j price will be 35 cents for adults, 25c which is to be shown at the Liberty » ■
Opens New Tailor Shop
She claimed that death resulted from
A representative of the State Tax ,or children. Anyone who has en- Theatre on Sunday, Monday and
R E. Carroll has opened a tailor Ithp-injury.
Rev. W Raymond Wilder, pasi^r -•
Commission will be tn Coquille at the
0,10 of the ladle*' waffle sup­ Tuesday, March 10-12. The picture shop in the First National Bank /The/jury was dismissed yesterday ut- the Pioneer church, will occupy the
court house on March 8 from 2:30 to P™ in the past won’t miss this one features Irene Dunne, and will pre­ building, at the rear of the O K. Shoe. 'tepioon until Monday morning when pulpit Sunday, both morning and eve­
5:30 p. m. only, to assist taxpayers in
sent all the music hits which made Shop, and expects in a few days to ,4ie case of Albert Olman, guardian, ning, after being absent fW two
the preparation of their state Income 1 Ask Ned C. Kelley for rates on the stage production so popular years have Ms stock of woolens and »ui>4 vs. Darrell Roberts et al, will come to weeks in Myrtle Creek where he con­
trial in circuit court.
Tire Insurance.
ducted revival aefvicee.
tax returns.
Ings on hand.
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